Early the next morning, Li Lin and Kassadin got up early and had breakfast.
When they arrived at the meeting point, Sivir, Cassiopeia and their men were already ready to go.
Last night’s carnival didn’t last long. Those who have enough experience in surviving in the desert will not expend so much energy before traveling that they will be in poor condition the next day.
These are all fatal things.
Li Lin said hello to Sivir, and then moved his eyes to Cassiopeia, who had been communicating with him for a long time last night.
However, she just smiled at Li Lin and said hello, and did not deliberately approach him as before.
In fact, Cassiopeia didn’t have much suspicion last night when Li Lin pretended to be a member of the Black Rose and a subordinate of “Pale Lady” LeBlanc.
“The Black Rose will bloom again” is the slogan that belongs exclusively to the secret society of the Black Rose, and no outsider knows about it.
By saying it, members can establish each other’s identities… only preliminary.
If you want to be completely sure that the other party is a member of the Black Rose Society, you need a series of proofs.
For example, some contacts who perform secret missions will have more special secret words, and some will have tattoos with black rose patterns. Some high-level officials can even use special magic items for confirmation.
But Li Lin was very familiar with Cassiopeia. This young girl’s knowledge of black roses all came from her mother.
Although her later achievements allowed her to join the association’s group against Shurima, her knowledge of the Black Rose was only superficial, and she had never even seen the true face of the “Pale Lady”.
And when Li Lin said slogans last night, he used a few Noxian phrases he learned when he was idle in Piltover, coupled with his extraordinary acting skills and the communication skills he learned from dealing with the powerful people in Piltover. .
Even if he couldn’t guarantee that Cassiopeia, a cunning and wise “venomous snake”, would completely trust him, he would still be confident that he would at least trust her 70% to 80%.
Of course, the premise of all this is only before the girl contacts her mother, or other members and superiors of the Black Rose Society.
After Kassadin checked the supplies carried by Scarash again, Li Lin and he climbed onto their backs holding their horns.
After everyone was ready, the group left the southeast gate of Zuruita and entered the vast sea of sand – the Dashai Desert, under the curious onlookers of the town residents.
In Shuriman, “sai” means a plain of sand and gravel, generally referring to a desert area.
The Desert of Dashai is the largest desert north of the City of the Sun, the ruins of the imperial capital of Shurima today.
It is divided from the dry riverbed of the River of Life in the center of Shurima continent, spanning east and west.
It connects the Targon Mountains to the left and the tropical rainforest in northern Ixtal to the right, occupying almost half of the entire Shurima continent.
However, the danger level of Dashai is no more than that of Farajese west of the City of the Sun. That place is also called the “Endless Plain” by the locals and is a life-limited area covering hundreds of miles.
Although there is an extreme lack of water sources in the Great Barrier, and there are no towns to rest and replenish, a considerable number of nomads are wandering here.
With luck, an inexperienced traveler in the desert may be saved by some kind-hearted herders before dying.
If you are unlucky, you will not only die of thirst in the desert, but your bones will become food for a swarm of Milos beetles the size of a domestic dog or other wild beasts. You will also encounter a ruthless group of bandits. After being exploited, you will be left there to die or be killed. kill.
In a very small number of cases, those bandits who are short of food will take these unlucky guys as spare rations…
Zuri Tower is at least a month away from the ruins of the City of the Sun in the center of Shurima.
In the past few days, every noon or night break, the big guys would hide in the shade or in the lee of a large sand dune, laughing and chatting.
As the expedition team penetrates into the uninhabited area in the center of the Dasai Desert, the daily maximum temperature can approach 50 degrees and the minimum temperature can approach 0 degrees.
Basically everyone lost their initial enthusiasm, and the atmosphere in the team became dull.
Even Li Lin wearing powered armor is the same.
In such extreme weather during the day that an egg could be cooked even if it was buried in the sand, even if he turned the refrigeration function of the power armor to maximum power, he could still feel the heat and boredom.
On the 13th day, the expedition team encountered a nomadic people coexisting with two Doman beasts.
These very slow-moving behemoths are dozens of meters tall, have huge and thick chitin carapace to protect themselves, and can roam in arid and harsh environments for long periods of time.
Due to the unique advantages of the Doman behemoths, some nomadic peoples have settled on these big beasts to achieve “cooperation” and live together.
The riders of the Doman beasts use hooks and claws to navigate through the complex network of knots to repel mosquitoes and clean the bodies of the beasts.
The Doman behemoth will use its special senses to find hidden fresh water resources in the desert.
The expedition purchased additional water resources and dry food from this group of nomads with a population of more than 100, and followed the Doman beast to escape a sandstorm.
On the 15th day, the nomads drove the Doman beasts to the west, and the expedition team continued southward under the leadership of Sivir.
Time flies, and another week has passed.
The scorching sun hung high in the sky, and the dazzling light cast down burned the earth, making everyone feel like they were in an oven.
Under the guidance of Doman Riders, everyone found a hidden water source closest to the ruins of the City of the Sun.
Sivir sent a few of his men to look around, and asked the others to replenish their drinking water.
Then it was time for the animals to drink water.
Li Lin handed his Scarash to Kassadin, and then walked towards Sivir, who was washing his face with his head lowered.
Realizing that the footsteps were approaching him, Sivir wiped his face and raised his eyes.
Seeing the visitor’s appearance clearly, a smile appeared on her face, “How have you been feeling these past few days?”
“In such a harsh environment, it’s hard to say whether it’s good or not.”
As he spoke, Li Lin controlled the power armor to unfold his upper body, took out a wooden ladle from the shoulder bag he carried, scooped up water and poured it on his gray and shaggy hair.
He let the cool water slide down his cheeks and into his collar, washing away the dryness and pain on his skin caused by staying in the desert for a long time.
The last time I experienced this feeling of cold water sliding over my skin was in Zurita’s hotel.
Li Lin raised his head slightly and took a deep breath of the moist and cool air in the oasis.
It feels like a world away…
“You really exceeded my expectations, Li Lin.” Sivir said in a teasing tone, “I thought that a noble son from a big city like you would go back crying after walking half way. .”
Li Lin could tell that this was a joke, so he shook his head helplessly and said with the same smile: “If I didn’t have this power armor, maybe I would be like you said.”
He poured another ladle of water on his head, turned to look at Sivir, “We still have about a week to go from the City of the Sun, right?”
Sivir looked at the cloudless sky and said, “If nothing happens…”
However, before she could finish her words, she saw dust and sand rising from the distant skyline in the east, as if something was approaching.
Sivir, who hurriedly took off the Chaliker from his back, frowned slightly, squinted and looked into the distance.
“Looking at the dust, it doesn’t look like a sandstorm or any other wild carnivorous creature…”
Then all that’s left is…
Suddenly, Sivir’s face suddenly changed, and he immediately shouted to remind everyone: “It’s a robber! Everyone, be on guard and protect Miss Du Cacao… Bring the camels and Scarash over there!”
robber?
Li Lin controlled the power armor to refit his body, and said in a loud voice: “Didn’t those Doman beast herders say that there is no threat from bandits in this area?”
Sivir directed his men to surround Cassiopeia and the Noxian guards protecting her, and then waved to the people who were drinking camels in the distance, as well as Kassadin to drive the camels and Scarash over. This way.
After a while, she took the time to answer Li Lin’s question: “In the desert, as long as there is a water source, anything can happen… They probably also discovered this place.”
As the earth trembled, messy horse hooves quickly approached from a distance.
When the mercenaries and Noxian guards were all ready and waiting, Sivir held her breath and carefully discerned the sounds coming from the air.
“There are more than thirty horses in total…generally, there won’t be so many people in a bandit group that comes out to rob.”
Sivir suddenly opened his emerald green eyes, a trace of resentment flashing in his eyes.
“This is Saenz Nomad!”
