The barbican was the fruit yielded from the wisdom of castle defense.

  It was no problem for Kant to use it to build his own castle.

  Only an indestructible castle could firmly occupy this desert. For example, the barbican and other fortifications with excellent defense thought could be built as much as possible.

  The good defense system of the castle meant that the castle was safe, and the lord still had the right to control this place.

  If it wasn’t for the fact that the bastion was completely used for military purposes and couldn’t take care of civilian life and regional development, Kant would have already built the walls of “Drondheim” Castle into the shape of a bastion.

  After all, a bastion with all kinds of crossfire had a strong side even in the era of cold weapons.

  It also had a good defensive effect against siege towers and other weapons.

  But there was no other way.

  The bastion was a complete fortress, a regular defensive fortification that evolved from modern artillery tactics.

  No civilians could live in it, and it was even more impossible to build a house. Apart from barracks, there were tunnels, and all kinds of ammunition depots and firing points. Even barracks were built close to the city walls, so that the function of the entire bastion could be maximized!

  From the looks of it, building two barbicans were enough.

  “What a pity.”

  Kant felt a little regretful.

  In reality, his strength was still a little lacking.

  The construction of the castle consumed too much of his resources. Moreover, after the construction, a large number of soldiers were needed to defend it.

  Just like the current “Drondheim” Castle. Although there were many archers, they could only focus on defending one city gate. If the enemy attacked two city gates at the same time, they would have to dismount the cavalry unit and help defend the city gate.

  The gate was the key.

  Without high-level siege weapons, a 10 meters high city wall was like an indestructible barrier.

  No general would make such a stupid mistake.

  In comparison, the gate, which was made of iron and wood, could be broken through by low-level siege weapons. For example, a siege hammer, a battering ram, or a simpler sword and axe could cause damage to the gate.

  Therefore, the key to defending the city was actually the defense of the city gates.

  For example, the archers on the towers and arrow towers on both sides.

  For example, the reinforced iron city gates and the defensive footmen guarded behind the city gates.

  Now that they were considering the construction of the barbican to strengthen the defensive ability of the city gates, it was obvious that the defense level of the entire castle had improved in quality. Moreover, with Kant’s invincible cavalry as a threat, it was obviously impossible to attack the city in one go!

  “Firentis, you will be responsible for the construction of the two barbicans at both south and north city gates.”

  Kant instructed Firentis.

  “Ye.”, Firentis answered.

  “Be careful.”

  Kant frowned slightly, his heart still palpitating slightly.

  Looking to the north, in the depths of the Nahrin Desert, he subconsciously touched his heart. “I keep feeling that there seems to be something bad waiting over there……”, pausing for a moment, he sighed softly. “I hope it’s an illusion.”

  But even if it was an illusion, Kant was still wary of the depths of the Nahrin Desert.

  The Lost City of the age of gods was over there.

  The bloodline of the Sun God, the Golden Holy City forged in the depths of the desert!

  Even in the underground cave of the ancient passage, there were remnants of the Sun God, and even the demons, undead, and descendants of the ancient gods.

  If there was nothing in the Golden Holy City, it would be impossible!

  Not to mention the so-called saintess.

  “I remember that I once killed a certain woman in the temple on the mountain peak.”

  Kant pondered.

  That was the descendant of the god who had also appeared in the golden coffin.

  However, the underground water was surging around the platform and the current was rapid, and because he did not have the technology to build a ship, he had not taken out the golden coffin, nor did he check the descendant of the god who had been killed by him.

  There was also the succubus that had been killed by him.

  This meant that the war between the gods and demons had long been in wars, where they fought each other to the death.

  Otherwise, there would not be any god’s descendant, followed the existence of the demons.

  “I need to bring more elite troop class.”

  Kant made up his mind.

  The Royal Knights and Lion Knights that he currently had were the best helpers to ensure his safety.

  As for the ordinary top-tier cavalry, he did not plan to bring too many of them. After all, it was not as convenient as having a few elites. Moreover, they were heading to the unknown desert, where the Golden Holy City might be located.

  30 Swadian Knights and 20 Lion Knights would be enough.

  He was slightly stunned.

  Kant decided in his heart, “There are still mage apprentices!”

  Although the seven mages had all stayed in “Aaron” Town, the current number of mage apprentices in “Drondheim” Castle had increased to five with the recent recruitment.

  Although they were not very useful, they were at least mages who had come into contact with mysterious magic.

  If they encountered something related to magic elements, they could first give Kant a warning or give him a suggestion.

  Since he had decided.

  “Alright, that’s it.”

  Kant said, “Firentis, arrange the supplies for this trip.”

  “Yes.”, Firentis nodded.

  Soon, the supplies were all prepared.

  Each person carried five days’ worth of fresh water and food, as well as necessary kindling items and combustible charcoal, as well as leather clothing to keep out the cold and tents to shield them from the scorching sun. They were well prepared.

  After all, they were all extraordinary knights. The warhorses they rode were also quite magnificent and could not be regarded as ordinary warhorses.

  Their load capacity became extremely high.

  Just like how knights possessed extraordinary power, these warhorses were probably contaminated with this mysterious and powerful extraordinary power.

  If these horses were in the Senwaya Range, perhaps even some would mistake them as demonized creatures. After all, ordinary warhorses would definitely not be able to run at such a fast speed with fully armed knights moving at the blazing speed.

  For example, an ordinary Swadian Knight charging at top speed. In fact, it was a very difficult choice to keep up with the Royal Knights’ ordinary marching speed.

  After noon, the scorching sun slightly eased.

  The time was around 2pm.

  “Lord Kant, please take care of your health and safety.”

  Firentis stood in front of the city gate and said with great concern, “Only your existence can prove the value of our existence.”

  The many knights and sharpshooters behind him looked at Kant eagerly.

  If their lord needed them, they were willing to step forward and join the mission to enter the unknown desert region. They would protect Lord Kant, even if they had to die in battle!

  But Kant did not need too many people.

  This exploration could be considered to be light travel. It was mainly for exploration.

  After passing through the alkali soil, they arrived at the unfamiliar central area of the Nahrin Desert. If they continued, they would arrive at the Devil’s Land that the high-level Jackalan of the Kingdom of Gray Mane had mentioned. Perhaps that was the cause of the sandstorm a month ago.

  That was where Kant intended to go and explore.

  “There won’t be any problems.”

  Kant nodded.

  His two legs knocked lightly on the horse’s abdomen. He held the Sword of King by his waist and said in a deep voice, “Let’s go!”

  The Royal Knights and the Lion Knights behind him immediately followed.

  At the same time, the five mage apprentices were also riding on five sturdy pack horses. They moved at a constant speed beside Kant and advanced toward the depths of the desert. Soon, the entire team had left the range of Oasis Lookout.

  With the slightly lower temperature, the journey was not considered a torture.

  The journey was safe and sound.

  On both sides of the road, there were a few Jackalan corpses.

  They were all dirty low-level Jackalans. Their skinny appearance had been dried up by the sun.

  Kant’s eyes swept over them.

  There was not the slightest hint of pity.

  If he had not looted these Jackalans back then and directly risked destroying their camps and wells, or even failed to defend against the attacks of their cousins, the high-level Jackalans, then Kant and his troops should be the ones who had become dried up now.

  No, it should be said that they would turn into a pile of useless, unobservable, Jackalan feces!

  Humans were a kind of delicious and tender meat in the Jackalan diet!

  The strong preyed on the weak!

  This was the Nahrin Desert, it had crueler law than the jungle.

  The resources in the desert couldn’t sustain two forces, or even one force. It was impossible for the low-level Jackalans and Kant’s castle to coexist peacefully!

  There was an inevitable conflict between the two sides.

  The right to survive!

  Whoever wanted to survive had to occupy all the resources in the Nahrin Desert.

  Just like Kant who had already obtained victory and control of the Nahrin Desert, Kant who had already developed, had obtained the final right to survive and could become a victor of a higher level.

  This was the law of the jungle.

  Jackalan were the weak, so they could only be eaten by Kant.

  Only by eating this meat could Kant obtain a stronger body and eat the meat of other weak people.

  The weak could only fail and turn into remains to show their sorrow.

  But what could they do?

  The strong never cared about the weak’s defeat!

  They traveled all the way to the camp of the once low-level Jackalans occupied. From afar, more than a dozen low-level Jackalans were fleeing, as if they had already discovered them.

  However, Kant did not give the order to attack.

  The current him no longer cared about these scattered low-level Jackalans.

  Or rather, this group of former opponents had already lost the ability to threaten him, and could not even be considered stepping stones!

  “My Lord.”

  Behind him, the mage apprentices pointed to the front and said, “Right there, we sensed a small amount of water elements gathering.”

  They were pointing in the direction of the camp.

  There was a huge sand pit, which seemed to have been dug out by these low-level Jackalan.

  Kant nodded. “That’s right, there used to be a well there.”

  “Let’s go and take a look.”

  Kant gently knocked on the horse’s belly.

  He led the team over. After all, this was also the place where he had fought bloody battles.

  The knights behind him immediately followed.

  Soon, they arrived at the former camp. The sandstorm had already blown away all the blackish ashes left by the fire. There was only a messy puddle, messy footsteps around, and the remains of bones that had been eaten.

  There were sand gazelle and Jackalans.

  It looked very tragic.

  But Kant did not care. He stuck his head out and looked into the puddle.

  There were all kinds of stones scattered at the bottom of the four to five-meter-deep puddle, but the bottom was still blocked by a large amount of sand. Only water emerged from the ground. It was a small half-meter puddle that was extremely muddy.

  If Kant wanted to drink, he had to filter it.

  This was the well that he had destroyed directly.

  “Well, at the bottom of this puddle……”

  The mage apprentices closed their eyes slightly, after sensing it, they said to Kant, “There seems to be an underground river. We sensed a very dense water element. Although we are blocked from the sand layer, we can still feel that the water is very abundant. That’s why the water could seep upward and form this small puddle.”


  Chapter 296: Arrangements for the Salt Mine Posthouse (second update)

  “As expected.”

  Kant nodded, deep in thought.

  This well used to be the center of that low-level Jackalan tribe.

  The Jackalan Shaman was in charge of distributing the freshwater resources. With this well alone, the entire tribe population of over 2,000 Jackalans could drink fresh water on a daily basis and ensure the reproduction of the entire tribe.

  Based on the amount of water used by so many Jackalans, even the original Oasis Lookout wouldn’t be able to satisfy them.

  After all, the water resources of the Oasis Lookout were at most a pond.

  It wasn’t even a big pond!

  If there were so many Jackalans, no, even if it was 1,000 Jackalans, they could completely dry up the original Oasis Lookout in less than seven days. After all, the amount of daily drinking water of over a thousand people was humongous.

  Not to mention that it was a Jackalan tribe of over 2000 population!

  If this well could not connect to the underground river or the underground lake, it would be impossible to have so much water.

  At that time, Kant had guessed this.

  And now.

  Without a doubt, the mage apprentices had solved this doubt!

  “Since this is the underground river.”

  Kant muttered to himself.

  His eyes flickered, and the system dialog box opened. Seeing the buildings inside, he was enlightened. “It really can be done.”

  Well.

  But it was just the system’s well.

  As long as there was an underground water source, Kant could build the system well at any time.

  Just like when he was at the central posthouse, the direction the system gave him was above the underground lake. That was why he was able to build the well and then build the central posthouse.

  In the Nahrin Desert, water resources were the most precious wealth.

  Occupying the water resources was equivalent to occupying the gold mine!

  In fact, even if there was a gold mine in the depths of the desert, and there was no well or oasis around it. Then this gold mine was equivalent to useless waste. If it couldn’t even be mined, what else could it be?

  The miners who were mining had to drink water!

  “Since there is an underground river here.”, Kant turned his head to the north.

  There had to be a vein in this underground river. If this underground river happened to be located not far from the salt mine, it could indeed solve a lot of problems. For example, the fresh water that had to be transported every week could be lifted. They could go and fetch water for themselves.

  It would also take a day to go from the Oasis Lookout to the salt mine.

  It was already dusk.

  Kant intended to reach the salt mine posthouse before midnight.

  There were already civilians working and living there. At the same time, there were 20 desert bandits responsible for protecting the safety of the place. They were to ensure that the hungry low-level Jackalans would not appear and attack the civilians who had worked hard all day.

  “Let’s go!”

  Kant turned around and got back on his horse.

  This place had already been abandoned, and there was not much future for development.

  Perhaps when Kant’s oasis became bigger in the future, this place would become a very good spreading area. After all, there was an underground river. As long as a few wells were built, the oasis could be irrigated.

  However, this would take a very, very long time.

  After all, it was not realistic for the Oasis Lookout to become an oasis group that spanned more than ten kilometers.

  Only by completely opening up an above-ground river and using the river’s powerful irrigation ability to improve the environment on both sides of the river could a large-scale oasis to be established in the desert. Otherwise, it would still be like flowers in a mirror and the moon in the water; an illusion. It would be burned up by the scorching sun in the sky, it would turn into a dry sandbar and eventually disappear.

  Just like on Earth, the desert oasis group that disappeared in various eras was caused by the disappearance of the underground river and the drying up of the above-ground river.

  If one wanted to obtain an oasis like a fertile plain, one needed river.

  Kant had a plan for this.

  However, in the current situation, it was better to develop his oasis lookout more luxuriously.

  The Oasis Lookout that carried the “Drondheim” Castle was Kant’s foundation!

  Time passed.

  Night covered the sky.

  Kant and his troops moved forward and looked up at the top of the dune in front of them. As the starlight shone, there was a faint flame flickering. That was the salt mine posthouse, a place where he and his troops could temporarily rest.

  At least, it was much better than setting up tents in the desert.

  The moonlight was like a soft veil.

  Soon, Kant and the others were also found at the salt mine posthouse.

  Ten desert bandits directly galloped over on their horses, while another ten desert bandits spread out in the surroundings. They rode on their horses and stood on the dune to observe the situation here. Each of them was extremely cautious, afraid that they would run into unfamiliar cavalry troops. If they were defeated, they could still spread out and escape, and be the first to report to the direction of the castle.

  However, their vigilance was quickly lifted. The leading desert bandits saluted Kant very respectfully. “My lord, I didn’t expect to see you so late. It’s really an honor!”

  “Mm, I just arrived too.”

  Kant nodded and instructed him, “Don’t be nervous. Send people back.”

  “Yes!”, the desert bandit nodded.

  As the rhythmic whistles sounded, the desert bandits who were waiting for the results on the surrounding dune immediately galloped over. They all looked at Kant, their eyes filled with honor and excitement.

  To them, seeing Kant was no different from seeing their own king!

  They crowded into the posthouse.

  Thirty peasants in linen clothes were also standing respectfully at the entrance of the posthouse to welcome Kant.

  They were salt miners.

  Their daily work was to pack coarse salt, which could be seen everywhere on the alkali soil outside the posthouse, into sacks and wait for the camel caravan to arrive, to carry it on the camel’s back, so that the camels could quickly return and bring back the raw materials for making salt.

  This work could be said to be hard work, which was why Kant had taken in more than 300 captives.

  There were many slave miners needed in the salt and alkali soil beach.

  Especially when the salt workshop expanded the scale of production, the production of coarse salt here had to be increased.

  However, having so many slave miners could obviously relieve a lot of pressure. At least for the slaves who were captured, Kant didn’t need to care too much about human rights. Even if he had to let them starve every day, they were all consumables anyway.

  Since they had become slaves, they could not be treated as friends!

  When the next camel caravan that delivered supplies arrived, these captive slaves would also be transported over.

  Kant had made perfect arrangements.

  At the same time, he looked at the 20 desert bandits and 30 Swadian peasants in front of him. There was a hint of shock in his eyes. He could not help but ask, “How many wars have you experienced?”

  “Wars? No, not yet.”

  These people were also puzzled and shook their heads in denial. “We have not experienced wars.”

  Kant frowned and said, “Looking at you, you seem to have experienced battles?”

  “Uh, when we came here, we once killed some low-level Jackalans. There were about 200 of them scattered here and there. They were extremely hungry and came to attack us, but they were very weak.”

  The desert bandits and peasants finally remembered.

  After all, when they first arrived at the salt posthouse, Jackalans were still scattered around.

  They were all struggling survivors in the Nahrin Desert. When Kant defeated the entire camp of Jackalan, there were quite a number of them scattered outside, even though most of them were dead. However, there were still many Jackalan who relied on a little water and food to survive, becoming walking corpses that wandered in the desert.

  That’s right, it didn’t matter if they were walking dead, because these Jackalans didn’t have a fixed source of food, nor did they have enough water. They relied on their innate endurance to survive, and when they couldn’t, they would die.

  Or they would be killed by the desert bandits and the peasants.

  To them, these Jackalan who came to attack them were pitiful like beggars.

  Even if they were peasants, they could defeat a few with the tools in their hands. The starving Jackalans were no threat to them.

  Not to mention the 20 desert bandits that were specially stationed here.

  After two weeks of defense, they had killed quite a few Jackalans, almost turning the surrounding Jackalans into corpses. This gave them enough experience points and allowed them to level up.

  Kant didn’t hesitate and directly chose the level up option.

  30 Swadian militiamen.

  20 elite desert bandits.

  After level up, although they were still low-level soldiers, it was easier to guard this area.

  Moreover, there were more than 300 captives coming over as slave miners. With these 50 guards, they could handle it. Even if they couldn’t handle it, they could starve these slaves for a few days and treat them like dogs.

  How could the weak slaves resist?

  They slept late at night.

  Tomorrow morning, Kant continued to lead the team.

  There was still a long way to go to the depths of the Nahrin Desert.

  According to the route reported by the captives of the Kingdom of Gray Mane, it would take three days just to get pass this alkaline soil beach, and after another five days, they would be able to see the Devil’s Land.

  However, the Devil’s Land was extremely hot, and no one could pass through it.

  The expedition army of the Kingdom of Gray Mane chose to use ten days to bypass the Devil’s Land.

  However, Kant went in there directly.

  His mission was to enter the Devil’s Land to investigate, and the so-called saintess of the Sun God sect might be in the Devil’s Land. After all, the Sun also associated with high temperature, and the Devil’s Land was extremely hot, both things might have a great connection!

  He replenished his food and water at the posthouse and continued his journey.

  Along the way, he went deeper and deeper into the Nahrin Desert, and the vast sea of sand occupied his field of vision.

  The next day was filled with deserts.

  The deeper he went, the smoother the desert terrain became.

  More and more sand appeared in front of them, and the higher the temperature, the more Kant and the others were drenched in sweat.

  Even knights with extraordinary powers and mage apprentices with elemental powers were beginning to feel a little powerless against the Nahrin Desert. All of them had fatigued expressions on their faces, and they were all enduring with difficulty.

  Kant was also enduring.

  “Is this the depths of the Nahrin Desert?”

  He gulped.

  His dry lips were no longer moistened by saliva. Even the saliva that he had managed to gulp down with great difficulty was like a knife cutting through his dry throat.

  The cruelty of the Nahrin Desert became more and more obvious as they went deeper.

  The forbidden zone of civilization.

  The desert of the race.

  At this moment, it was obvious!

  With his hands under the awning, Kant looked ahead. It was still an endless sea of sand.

  He could not help but take out a water sack from his pocket. He opened the stopper and took a small sip, allowing his mouth and throat to be slightly moistened. However, when the thirst in his throat became more and more intense, Kant closed the lid again.

  Now was not the time to gulp down fresh water. He had to make sure he had enough water.

  Chapter 297: Anomaly At the End of the Horizon (third update)

  “My Lord.”

  The mage apprentices behind him urged their horses over.

  The weaker ones were even more exhausted. They could not help but advise, “Let’s rest first. The environment here is really harsh. We really can’t continue trekking.”

  “Then let’s rest.”, Kant sighed softly and waved his hand. “Set up the temporary camp!”

  “Yes!”

  The knights immediately replied in a deep voice.

  These extraordinary knights had stronger physiques than Kant. After all, they had been infused with elemental energy and acquired extraordinary strength. It could be said that they could not be judged by common sense.

  If they continued to walk, the mage apprentices would definitely not be able to hold on.

  After all, they were flesh and blood in the real world.

  The temporary camp was quickly set up. Tents rose one after another, casting a rare shadow on the sand that had been scorched by the scorching sun for a long time.

  It was a shade that could allow them to have a good rest after a long journey of several days.

  A handful of sand was thrown out.

  A half-meter-long sand pit was dug out of the tent and covered with a thin linen blanket.

  After the layer of sand on the surface was dug out, this sand pit could bring a more pleasant and cool feeling. At least after Kant laid down in it, the fatigue from the long journey immediately dissipated. After pouring himself two mouthfuls of fresh water, he could not help but squint his eyes, he wanted to lie down in this sand pit and have a good sleep.

  There was no other way. They had already been in the depths of the Nahrin Desert for many days. After leaving the posthouse, they had barely had a good rest. Their minds and bodies had long been tense, and they were about to reach their limits.

  This was also the reason why the mage apprentices would suggest to rest.

  They were too tired.

  In fact, everyone wanted to rest a little.

  Even Kant had the same idea.

  However, Kant still stood up with his hands on his body and went outside. The knights were building a tent for their warhorse while feeding them fresh water. They were considerate and caring towards their own work.

  “Rest until dusk.”

  Kant announced.

  At the same time, he instructed the knights, “When you are resting, get your spirits up and make arrangements for the sentries!”

  “Understood!”, the knights replied.

  After that, Kant went back to his tent.

  The knights did a good job.

  They fell into a deep sleep.

  After a while, the temperature became hot. Kant woke up with sweat all over his body.

  There was some noise outside.

  “Dang dang dang.”

  It was the sound of a wooden spoon hitting the wooden barrel.

  It seemed that the lunch had been prepared and food was being distributed according to the usual practice.

  “It’s really hot.”

  Kant sat up in the sand pit and stretched out his hand to pull off the linen robe outside.

  Although he was wearing thin clothes inside, he still felt his whole body heating up when he slept. It was as if his entire body had sunk into a sauna, and it was unbearable as if he had been steamed.

  Now, he even missed the cool room in “Drondheim” Castle.

  Unfortunately, he had yet to find the destination of the system quest. It was obviously unrealistic to go back just like that.

  Kant was a bit upset. ……

  [ Ding…… Side Quest issued ]

  [ Side Quest: Last Wish ]

  [ Reward: Spring eye X1]

  [ Introduction: you found this spirit body in the temple. It originated from the ancient survivors from thousands of years ago. He told you his last wish. You plan to go to the depths of the desert in the north according to his last wish. After all, the sandstorm that appeared in the depths of the desert is now shrouding your heart. ] ……

  This was a temporary side quest.

  However, Kant was still exhausted. He had been in the desert for a few days. He did not know what the so-called depths of the desert was. Could it be that he had to enter the true Demon’s Land?

  Kant smiled bitterly.

  According to the system’s nature, it was really possible.

  Just like the temporary side quest to explore the ancient passage, the final completion was to enter the underground city wall in the karst cave. Only then could it be considered complete, and he had even killed that terrifying abyssal demon.

  This time’s mission, he definitely would not be able to escape into the Devil’s Land.

  Fortunately, he had brought a lot of supplies.

  However, if the Devil’s Land still had those terrifying abyssal demons, or even an army of demons formed by abyssal demon, it would be a little troublesome to fight the enemy with only 56 of them.

  To be precise, there were 50 knights in charge of the battle, one commander, and five mages who increased their status buffs.

  “What a headache.”

  Kant rubbed his temples.

  This time, they were only exploring the depths of the desert. If they encountered an irresistible force, they would just retreat.

  At the very least, these extraordinary knights and mage apprentices were unable to fight against too many enemies. However, there was absolutely no problem for them to escort him away. Even if they were surrounded, they would just kill their way out!

  In order to protect Kant, as the knights of the supreme lord, they were willing to sacrifice themselves!

  Just as he was thinking.

  The noise outside eased.

  At the same time, footsteps came from outside the tent. They said, “My Lord, lunch is ready. Should I bring it in for you? You can have your meal first.”

  “Yes, bring it in.”, Kant nodded.

  The tent was opened, and the royal knight walked in with a wooden tray in one hand.

  There was roast meat and toast on it. The rich aroma was appetizing. In front of Kant, there was also a bowl of porridge. It was mixed with wild vegetables and date palm, and it was stewed until it was mushy.

  “You don’t have to prepare oatmeal for me in the future.”

  Kant looked at the slightly red oatmeal in the wooden bowl and sighed. “You have to conserve your water.”

  “This is the treatment you should enjoy.”, the royal knight comforted him. “To us, my Lord, if you can obtain a certain level of material protection, it’s not a big deal even if we suffer a little.”

  He had a deep sense of class.

  As the supreme lord, it was only right for Kant to live a luxurious life.

  Even in such a situation where he had to live frugally, he had to consider the minimum amount of ostentation. He had to live up to Kant’s status. It wasn’t just this royal knight. Everyone outside thought the same.

  At the very least, there was still plenty of food and water.

  “I said cancel.”

  Kant waved his hand.

  He took the tray and instructed the royal knight, “We don’t know how many roads are ahead. We might enter the legendary Devil’s Land. If you can save some water, save some.”

  “Yes.”, seeing Kant’s insistence, the royal knight could only nod his head.

  He waved his hand and let Kant leave.

  Kant ate the food quickly. It was not considered exquisite, but he swallowed it reluctantly.

  It was standard military food.

  He had been living like this for the past few days, so he was already used to it.

  After eating lunch, Kant walked out with a tray. Many knights were eating lunch in their respective tents. When they saw Kant coming out, they all wanted to stand up and greet him.

  “No need to be so polite.”, Kant shook his head.

  These guys were good at everything, but they paid more attention to etiquette.

  Putting down the tray that served as the kitchen, Kant turned his head to look at the desert around him. The horizon was still looked yellow. Other than the light blue in the sky, there were very few clouds.

  Clouds were formed from water vapor. With the terrifying temperature of the Nahrin Desert, it would be very difficult to form white clouds. Even if they were formed, they would be vaporized by the terrifying temperature in the blink of an eye, let alone rain, it was impossible to appreciate the appearance of the clouds even in the daytime.

  Kant looked at the horizon in the north and could not help but narrow his eyes slightly.

  The scorching temperature made the entire horizon seem to shake. This was the effect of the evaporation of water on the surface of the Earth.

  However, he strangely discovered a little difference.

  “Look ahead.”

  He took a few steps back and greeted the royal knight who was standing guard behind him. He pointed at the horizon and asked, “It’s at the end of the horizon. Look, there it is. Is there something there?”

  “What?”, the royal knight was slightly stunned. He looked carefully but did not find anything unusual.

  “You didn’t find anything?”, Kant frowned.

  When he looked at the horizon, he felt that something seemed to be hidden in the shaking image.

  It was like a cheetah hiding in a dense grassland, waiting for its prey to fall into its trap. As long as it entered the ambush range, it would be a fierce battle.

  “I feel…… that something is wrong.”

  Kant touched his chest.

  His heart was beating slightly, and he couldn’t help but take a deep breath. “It’s better to be cautious.”

  Everyone rested.

  At dusk, they continued to set off.

  However, Kant gave an order to maintain vigilance.

  Especially as they were getting closer to the depths of the Nahrin Desert, he ordered everyone to be careful. They had to report any unusual situation, even if it was just a slight movement of grass.

  This was the Nahrin Desert, a vast expanse of yellow sand. Where did the wind come from, and where did the grass come from!

  Being cautious would not make a big mistake.

  After tidying up all the tents and checking the supplies, they could still maintain drinking water and food for ten days. They had to be careful, even if it was only for fifteen days. This was thanks to the increased load capacity of the extraordinary warhorses.

  Everyone continued to move forward.

  Even the mage apprentices held their magic staffs tightly in their hands. They looked around nervously while riding on their workhorses.

  As spellcaster, their mind power was extremely high. Moreover, the perception that they possessed also allowed them to notice the abnormality. They could not help but remind, “My Lord, the elemental power here…… is somewhat chaotic!”

  “That’s right. We also feel that there’s a chaotic burning sensation here.”

  The knights also spoke.

  Although they were not spellcaster, as extraordinary knights, they also had extraordinary senses.

  Kant nodded and said in a deep voice, “Everyone, be careful.”

  The entire army continued to march forward.

  The dusk quickly faded.

  The dark starry sky began to cover the land.

  The moonlight was like soft gauze that covered the entire world, bringing with it a pure white soft light.

  In a short moment, the temperature in the desert plummeted.

  Everyone changed into leather clothes.

  Even the warhorse beneath them wore a fur cloak to keep them warm.

  The desert in front of them was a plain as far as the eye could see. If they moved a little faster, the movement would also increase the body temperature. Especially the warhorses beneath them, they no longer looked like they were exhausted by the sun.

  But Kant and the others were even more cautious.

  Because right in front of them, on the horizon under the moonlight, there was a group of figures marching in formation.