Chapter 40: Eastern Desert

Passing through the edge of the misty forest, the land gradually becomes barren.

The misty forest is a special place. There is a certain 'dead magic area' here. Simply put, it is a place where the elemental energy chaotic magic net has holes. The spellcaster will be affected here, and the spellcasting may fail or even become disordered. Most of these places are very dangerous, because there is strong energy radiation, and powerful mutant creatures are prone to appear. In the depths of the misty forest is the place where the gods have fallen. A once powerful god once fell here. So far, very few people have been able to enter.

This is very difficult even for saints who are incarnations of gods. Only a small number of legendary druids can use dreams to connect there.

There were a few fragmented rumors back then.

There are rumors that the depths of the misty gods are connected to a certain kingdom of God, which is a huge half-plane directly embedded in the material plane.

Unfortunately, no one has been able to confirm this.

………………

The wind and sand gradually became violent.

After entering the Gobi Desert, everything in front of them is gradually desolate. This Gobi is the territory of the wolf man, and there are a lot of wolf man active here. There are many half-baked wild monsters in the hinterland of the mainland. Due to the harsh living environment, many of the gnolls here have advanced to the level of professionals. And here is the belief of the abyss lord "king of gnolls" Yeenogu, the demon lord of the 422nd floor of the abyss, one of the most powerful gnolls.

Maybe it is not such a powerful abyss lord, but no one can underestimate it.

Because its old enemies are the Queen of the Succubus and the King of the Tauren, and it has been able to fight these two old enemies for thousands of years without falling. Either it is really lucky, or it really has two tricks.

The King of Gnolls is not a very complicated abyss lord, because Sauron has been to its territory.

The goal of its lifelong struggle is to make the group of gnolls prosper, and for this reason it hunts weak creatures as much as possible. Or plan some conspiracy against the enemy.

It's a pity that the jackals are born to rely on hunting for food, which is doomed to make it difficult for their numbers to prosper.

A gust of wind blew by.

The excellent tracking ability allowed the Gnoll scouts to discover Sauron who was walking alone on the Gobi Desert. They carefully lurked behind and communicated in a special way. Enough wisdom to let them understand that people traveling alone are not so easy to deal with, but the desire for flesh and blood still makes them feel ready to move.

Wordy!

A sharp arrow flew out.

In order to avoid trouble, Sauron directly took out the elf bow. Then an arrow hit the shoulder of a Gnoll scout. Due to the direction of the wind, the arrow deviated, and it should have hit its head.

Appropriate displays of force can save trouble.

Woohoo!

There was a scream, and the Gnoll scouts finally realized that the target in front of them was not something they could deal with, and these creatures quickly retreated towards the Gobi Desert.

The more you enter the Gobi Desert, the less traces of plants there are.

In the end, the desert began to appear in front of Sauron's eyes, and the scene of yellow sand all over the sky was very desolate. There is hardly any green in sight.

This is the disaster brought by the Arcane Empire.

Many once glorious cities are now buried under the yellow sand, and part of the reason comes from humans, because in the past it was severely deforested, so that the water and soil were lost to the point where no trace of plants could be seen.

The rivers have dried up and the land has been deserted.

Humans migrated from here after transitional destruction. It's just that all other creatures are left to occupy this place.

Across this desert is the Eastern Kingdom.

This is the largest desert on the Material Plane, and even using the flying technique would take several days. Sauron's goal is in the desert, for which he needs to find the city in the desert.

oasis!

Since the gradual deterioration of the environment began. Some druids with high morals came here.

They form the legendary 'tree shepherds' who have been creating greenery in this harsh desert for centuries. This is quite a difficult thing to do. Because the deteriorated environment is difficult to repair, and there are still residual energy radiation in many places here. Tree shepherds are another branch of druids. They rarely interfere with the affairs of the mainland. Their task is to sow plants. Build oases one by one in the desert. These tree shepherds have a very high reputation in the desert area, and the oasis on the Eastern Commercial Road was established by them. (Note: Details are mentioned near Elfland.)

Finding an oasis is not easy.

This is also an unfamiliar environment for Sauron, he can only rely on the flying technique to determine the direction, and then follow the traces of life in this barren land.

first day.

He had to spend the night on the dunes, and then continued on his way at dawn.

As we gradually deepened into the desert, some dilapidated buildings appeared in front of us. They were magnificent buildings like Egyptian pyramids. Unfortunately, they were already dilapidated and buried in yellow sand all around. If we wanted to enter, we could only dig out a road. aisle. This is a very dangerous thing. Sauron was almost buried by quicksand in the past. The land under his feet was once a city, but now it has become an ancient relic in the desert. Except for the occasional adventurer who wants to find wealth, no one else will enter it easily.

Because there are too many dangers in it.

This desert buried nearly one-third of the city in the Arcane Empire period, and there were also sealed ancient evils. Exploring here is equivalent to exploring a city, which is a very huge project. Many times you can't find a way out at all, and you can only dig a passage by yourself. The most dangerous place is still in the Eastern Kingdom. There are many such ancient ruins under the monk's monastery, many of which suppress terrible evil things.

Half a day passed like this.

A piece of green finally appeared in front of Sauron, because he saw a river, a river in the desert.

There are tall trees on both sides of the bank, which are very neatly distributed around. These are not natural trees, but artificially planted and transformed places.

The job of a tree shepherd.

Finding the river meant that there was an oasis nearby, so Sauron couldn't help speeding up his pace and moving forward quickly.

A city wall built of sand and stone emerged.

A tall flagpole was erected at the city gate. This place had a completely different scene from the hinterland of the mainland. The entire town was surrounded by it, blocking the wind and sand on all sides. Caravans traveling back and forth no longer use horses, but all camels, carrying heavy cargo on the camels, and there are oriental merchants dressed in a bit of Arabian style beside them. Many of the surrounding buildings are built with sand and stone, which looks rough and desolate.

Sauron entered the city in the desert.

……………(to be continued ~^~)