Lord of the Oasis

The dust storm continued overnight. X

The next morning, as the winds subsided, it finally dissipated.

The heavy iron door of the Consulate was opened.

Kant stepped out first. The fine sand blown by the wind had accumulated several centimeters in thickness and stepped on it into a soft layer of sand. The entire "Drehem" castle was now shrouded in yellow sand.

There is sand everywhere, there are layers of sand everywhere.

The streets, the roofs of houses, and even the city walls and arrow towers are full of sand.

Earthy sand.

Sensing the dissipation of the sandstorm, the civilians in the residential area also removed the doors and windows that blocked the sandstorm, stuck their heads out one after another, and said hello to each other in a low voice. The area eroded by the yellow sand looked at each other.

They came from the Kingdom of Swadia, the plains, and they have never seen such a terrifying sandstorm. Even the color of the entire castle has changed, and it has become much deeper and heavier.

Because of the yellow sand blown by the sandstorm, the entire castle was covered with a layer of yellow veil.

The 3-story barracks are like apartments.

The portals were pushed away from each other.

The Mamluks who belonged to Sarand walked out of the room, swept the surrounding yellow sand, and the traces of being ravaged by the sandstorm, with a strange look of nostalgia on their faces.

They all thought of the former Sarand desert.

However, he still clapped his hands and signaled to the surrounding comrades who were also shocked by the scenery: "It's time to work."

"All collection!"

Just below, the voice of Fatis has sounded.

He had already walked out of the Consulate Hall, stood on the training ground outside the military camp and ordered loudly: "Continue to be vigilant, maintain the vigilance of the city wall, everyone adjust their mentality and enter a state of high alert!"

"Yes!" All the heavy cavalry and archers in the three-story barracks responded in unison.

Then the footsteps were hurried.

They quickly began to assemble under the shouts of their respective captains.

The Vicia archers who remained in the towers and towers of the city wall also reappeared on the top floors of the towers where they were stationed. After cleaning up the yellow sand left behind, they continued to be vigilant and sentry.

Just inside the city walls, the commoners also started sweeping the streets and houses with their brooms.

A large amount of sand was removed by carts and dumped outside the city walls.

The castle-level roads are all paved with blue bricks as roads, especially the two main roads from the Consulate Hall to the East Gate and South Gate, which are paved with stone blocks for building stone castles and city walls, straight and flat.

These roads can provide faster walking on weekdays.

And in wartime, it can also provide effective troop mobilization to make up for the vacancy of insufficient troops when the enemy troops attacked violently by the two city gates.

Cleaning up inside the castle is easy.

The sandstorm did not completely damage the main body and details of the castle.

Even the most vulnerable water diversion channels, the top layer of which is made of wooden trunks, have not been blown down by sandstorms after being reinforced.

But it was different outside the city walls.

Standing on the large clock tower, Kant looked at the agricultural area to the north with a heavy expression.

The dust storm brought a lot of yellow sand.

After a night of blowing, almost all the newly germinated wheat seedlings were covered under.

Dozens of acres of farmland have not seen the slightest green.

Even the lush date palm trees are still straight and straight, but after the sandstorm, many palm-like long leaves are covered with fine sand, and they look very desolate, gone. It made people look like they had seen the miraculous flourishing of life.

The agricultural area was basically destroyed for the most part.

At least wheat fields and flax fields cannot continue to recover, and a new round of planting is required.

It is also necessary to clear the sand layer on the surface when sowing.

Even the sand piled up in the canal blocked the lake water and needed to be cleaned up urgently.

As the city gate opened, the commoners all took their own tools and walked towards the agricultural area, anxiously planning to clear the fields where they worked so that the flat and fertile land could be brought back to life.

The sand grouses who were rushed into the house also ran out of the city gate and returned to their chicken coop.

However, the thatch on the chicken coop was blown away, leaving only the main body of the stone and wooden frame structure.

Not only chicken coops, but also camel farms and stables in the west have also been blown away by the strong winds, and the top grass cover needs to be covered with new hay to form a shade roof.

Without construction hay like thatch straw, linen is an option.

Kant was able to import this material at Stone Pass.

"Lord Lord!"

Just as Kant stood at the top of the bell tower and observed his territory, the Vicia archer behind him pointed to the south and said in surprise, "Is that... our desert robber?"

"What?" Kant turned to look in amazement.

Just to the south, several black dots are rushing from far to near.

Coming soon to the city gate.

He could vaguely see the leather armor all over his body, as well as the handsome desert horse under his crotch.

A desert robber indeed.

"Go and bring them to see me." Kant gave the order directly.

The Vicya archers behind them immediately took orders to convey that they would soon bring the five desert robbers to the Consulate. Kant had already arrived at his seat and was waiting for them.

However, when he saw the five desert robbers coming, Kant's brows were wrinkled.

They were all dirty and sandy.

With a look of exhaustion on his face, but still with determination in his brows, he saluted Kant respectfully: "Lord Lord, we have just arrived, and we haven't had time to wash up. I hope you won't be offended."

"Won't."

Kant waved his hand and asked directly: "Which zone are you from?"

"It's Aaron Village." The leader of the desert robbers said, swallowing and spitting. His cracked lips made him look like a refugee. His body was covered in sand and dirt. In fact, he had nothing to do with refugees. Apparently, they encountered the sandstorm during their long journey.

This is indeed the case. He didn't care about his embarrassment, but reported to Kant quickly: "We found an abnormal situation in the ruins under the village. The water level of the underground river dropped, and an ancient passage appeared!"

"What?" Kant stood up instantly: "Ancient passage?"

"Yes!"

The desert robber nodded and continued to report: "This passage extends westward along the underground river. I don't know where it leads. Just when we were about to block it, we were attacked by demonized creatures. Among the ancient passages that appeared, some There are a lot of demonized creatures, and they are dominated by the demonized wolves that we have encountered before!"

"That's it." Kant frowned, but asked back: "Has Bandak reached Aaron Village?"

"not yet."

The desert robber replied: "When we came, we encountered Mr. Bandak and the escort. According to the time, it is estimated that it will take 2 days to reach the village of Aaron."

"Well." Kant's face was solemn, and he nodded: "I see."

After saying that, he waved his hand and signaled to the servants to take them down and rest for a while.

Eventful autumn.

This terrifying sandstorm and anomalies in the depths of the desert have just appeared.

There was another abnormality in the village of "Aaron" in the Sangwaya Mountains. There was also an ancient passage with a large number of demonized creatures, which really caught him off guard.

This chain of events happened too quickly.

"But the system also asks you to go there and have a look." Kant pondered: "Does it matter?"

In the introduction of the system task, it is clearly recorded that Kant needs to go to the underground ruins and explore the mystery before completing the task. If this ancient passage and sandstorm that just appeared, and the legendary lost city, it doesn't matter, he will not. Believe!

When he arrives under the village of "Aaron", everything will be revealed.

time is limited.

Kant intends to leave immediately.

Turning his head and looking out the window, the early morning sun is still mild, and the temperature has not yet reached the highest value at noon.

Immediately said in a deep voice: "Notify Fatis that when I leave the castle, he will be fully responsible. If there is an abnormal situation, I will recruit according to the measures I once told him!"

"Yes." The knight as a messenger immediately turned and left.

However, Kant also greeted another knight and arranged for him: "Gather all 188 Swadian heavy cavalry, and immediately follow me to Aaron!"

"Understood!" The knight immediately went to convey the order.

This time, Kant was careful.

188 heavy cavalry, the strength is sufficient, the force is sufficient, and the combat effectiveness is also sufficient.

As the strongest heavy cavalry among the 4th cavalry, they are proud enough.

The equipment, armor, weapons, and war horses are all top-notch. After forming a scale, the charge is like overwhelming. Even in the dismounted battle, the formation of a long spear phalanx is comparable to the senior spearmen of the Rhodok.

As the direct successor of the Calradia Empire, the Kingdom of Swadia is not bad in terms of training and combat.

At the same time, Kant also has his own ideas.

If you encounter those demonized wolves, these heavy cavalry can completely kill the enemy and accumulate experience.

The fake version of the demonized wolf pack is no match for the regular army.

When the massacre occurs, a lot of experience will give birth to this group of heavy cavalry, and they will be upgraded to level 5 knights. At that time, not only will their combat effectiveness skyrocket, but they will also be able to accumulate another batch of powerful knights for the "Drehem" castle!

The current administrative center and military center are, after all, sentry oasis.

The village of "Aaron" focuses on the development of agriculture and handicrafts. In the ordinary military aspect, it is enough to protect itself.

The troops packed up their salutes and supplies.

Fatis personally oversaw, making sure that the food and water, as well as the tents for camping, were perfect.

After everything was ready, Kant did not have too much nonsense, and immediately led the team to set off. 188 Swadian heavy cavalry stepped on the soft sand, leaving a long series of footprints.

The ancient passage under the village of "Aaron" was still waiting for him.

What's more, the system mission has also pointed out that this may be the key place to make up for the bad consequences. rw)!!