Along the way, the only greenery they saw was the cactus that could dance and run. Now in Elba Oasis, they could finally see trees pointing to the sky.
They thought that the living environment of the Kentia Desert was so cruel that the country's population and economy should be very backward. But here, they saw a lively market with people coming and going.
The buildings in Elba Oasis were mainly yellow. Every building had thick mud walls, rough and uneven appearance, and few and small windows. It was a building that sacrificed beauty for practicality.
This kind of building could reduce the heat of the sun during the day and prevent the heat from dissipating quickly at night. It was most suitable to be built in the desert.
The yellow buildings on the outskirts of the oasis were scattered and gradually converged inwards. The closer to the center, the higher the height and density of the buildings. In the center of the oasis, a palace stood tall like a crane in a flock of chickens.
There was a place in Elba Oasis for travelers and merchants to raise armored cattle, but there was a fee every day.
Law placed the armored cattle in the shop, paid a considerable deposit, and walked into the lively market with Lin Nie.
"Where are we going next?" Law asked as he looked at the passing crowd.
Lin Nie said, "We're going to see an old friend."
Law nodded and did not ask any more questions.
The deeper they went, the narrower the streets between the buildings and the more people there were. On both sides of the street, there were almost all shops selling all kinds of goods. A curtain was pulled over each shop to block the hot sun.
"Come and see, red monkey butt fruit, juicy and fleshy, the best choice for cooling down the heat!"
"Fresh out of the oven, scorpion, sandworm, ant, sesame snake mix for sale, one or two for 998, only 998!"
"Rock turtle egg for heat and detoxification, only 10,000 rings for one!"
The voices of the shop owners echoed in their ears, weaving a prosperous street scene.
There were people outside every shop, some of them local residents, some of them outsiders, and most of these outsiders were adventurers and merchants who came to trade. Pure travelers like Law accounted for a very small number.
There were also all kinds of special food and snacks sold in the desert, but they were a bit too unique. Many of them were snacks made of insects.
Whenever they passed by a snack stall, they could always smell the tempting aroma, which was rendered by the local spices, which aroused Boharu's appetite and made him constantly look for the food in the shop or stall.
The group walked through several streets and finally stopped in front of a deserted shop. The shop keeper was an old man in his sixties or seventies, and his mind power was stable on the surface of his body.
The goods sold in the shop were snacks made of things such as scorpions.
Black scorpions with a tinge of red, fat and tender sandworms, brightly colored beetles, two-finger-long little snakes …
The appearance of these local snacks were basically the same, and the same...... but the snacks sold in the old man's shop and those outside were different, the fragrance..
Other families' snacks had a strong and heavy aroma, while the old man's snacks had a relatively light aroma, but its appearance was better than the others by a few points.
The old man sat on a low stool on the side of the door, holding a leaf fan in his hand and his head down. He seemed to be taking a nap and was not afraid that the snacks in the stall would be taken away.
Lin Nie walked to the front of the old man, picked up the crutch he carried with him, and knocked it on the ground. The muffled sound made the old man's body tremble slightly.
"Which damn cow kid disturbed your grandpa's dream? Are you tired of living?"
The old man woke up faintly, and before he could see the person who came, he cursed directly.
Law and Boharu were speechless. With this attitude, it was no wonder that there were no customers in this shop.
Lin Nie listened to the old man's scolding, and his face was still expressionless.
The old man looked up at this time and saw Lin Nie in front of him, and his angry old face suddenly froze.
"You are …"
The old man seemed to have seen something incredible, and his eyes widened.
"It's me," Lin Nie said calmly.
The old man seemed to have confirmed something in an instant. He opened his mouth, and the expression on his face was like a bottle of mixed feelings had been knocked over. Thinking of the swear words he blurted out just now, he suddenly felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten feces.
"Sister Nie, I, just now, that was an accident, absolutely an accident!"
For some reason, the old man first smiled awkwardly, then shed tears for some reason, and finally showed a happy smile. His expression changed in a few breaths, as if it had changed in fifty years.
Seeing the old man like a child at a loss, Lin Nie's turbid old eyes showed a look of nostalgia, "Where's Sa Ling?"
"Her."
The old man's eyelids drooped, and he said in a tone that was difficult to let go of. "Long gone."
"Is that so …" Lin Nie whispered, "She went 'there' in the end."
"Mm, I couldn't stop her, I really couldn't stop her." The old man stretched out his hands to touch his forehead, and squeezed out tears from his dry old eyes. It was unknown whether he was happy for Lin Nie's arrival, or sad for the person named Sa Ling.
Lin Nie was silent for a moment, and directly changed the subject, saying, "I will stay here for a while with two juniors. Do you have enough spare rooms in your house?"
"Enough, definitely enough!" The old man jumped up from the stool, and then asked eagerly, "Sister Nie, how long will you stay here?"
Lin Nie looked back at Law and Bohara, and said lightly, "Quite a long time."
As soon as her voice fell, she took over the role of the host and walked into the shop.
The old man stared blankly at Lin Nie who walked into the shop with great familiarity, and his mood was extremely complicated. After not seeing each other for decades, he could recognize Lin Nie at a glance, and Lin Nie could also recognize him at a glance, but the two had really changed a lot.
"Uncle, then we'll go in too." Law looked around the shop and said.
"What uncle? Why do you call me so old? Call me Brother Sa! "The old man wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes and stared at Law, and it was really quite powerful.
Law's mouth twitched slightly, and said again, "Brother Sa, can we go in?"
"Come with me." Brother Sa nodded with satisfaction, and then walked into the shop.
"Brother Sa, can I eat these?" Bohara stayed where he was, pointing to the various snacks on the stall.
Brother Sa glanced back at Bohara and said, "Brother Sa is happy today, you can eat whatever you want. You can help me look after the stall here."
"Okay!" Bohara nodded fiercely.
Law's heart skipped a beat, and said, "That's not good, is it?"
"This is my territory, I call the shots."
After Brother Sa finished speaking, he walked inside without looking back. He still had to clean Lin Nie's room, and as for Law's room, he wouldn't take care of it.
Law watched Brother Sa walk up the stairs, looked back at Bohara, and said, "Take it easy."
After that, he followed Brother Sa up the stairs.
At first, Bohara just wanted to taste it, so he grabbed a black scorpion and threw it into his mouth. After eating it, he couldn't stop.
Brother Sa's house was not large, but it had three floors. The bottom floor was a shop, and the second and third floors were rooms. He cleaned the room for Lin Nie, and at the same time asked Law to clean his room on the third floor.
Law didn't know the relationship between Brother Sa and Lin Nie, but from Brother Sa's performance, Lin Nie should be a very important person to him.
Law wouldn't complain if he had to clean the room himself. Walking into the room full of junk on the third floor, the white smoke font suddenly reacted.
"Huh?"
Law suddenly looked at the junk piled on the stone bed. Was there a treasure in it?
After a pause, he didn't hesitate and began to move the junk piled up into a hill on the bed.
Half an hour later, a rough female voice came from outside the house.
"Brother Sa, your shop has been robbed!"
Brother Sa heard the voice, apologized to Lin Nie, and ran to the bottom floor. He was dumbfounded when he saw that the snacks in the stall were all empty.
Bohara sat on the ground with a satisfied face, and outside the shop stood an auntie who was as heavy as Bohara.
Brother Sa looked at Bohara sitting on the ground and asked, "Didn't I tell you to watch?"
"I'm watching." Bohara looked puzzled.
Brother Sa pointed to the empty stall and asked, "What about these? Sold out? "
Bohara shook his head and said, "I ate them all."
"You ate them all!?" Brother Sa shouted.
On the third floor, Law poked his head out of the small window and shouted at Bohara, "I told you to take it easy, and you really ate them all!"
Bohara heard the voice, looked up and said, "But Brother Sa told me to eat as much as I wanted."
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