V3.Chapter 40

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

The foggy forest is a special place. There is a certain 'dead zone' here. Simply put, it is a place where the elemental energy chaotic magic net is covered with loopholes. The caster will be affected here, and it may fail to cast the spell or even get confused. Most of these places are very dangerous, because of the strong energy radiation, powerful mutant creatures are prone to appear. The depths of the foggy forest is the place where the gods fell. A once powerful god once fell here, and there are very few people who have been able to enter.

This is very difficult even for saints incarnated by gods, and only a small number of legendary druids can connect there with dreams.

There were a few scattered rumors back then.

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

Unfortunately, no one has been able to confirm this.

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The sandstorm gradually became more violent.

After entering the Gobi Desert, everything in front of you is gradually desolate. This Gobi is the territory of gnolls, and there are a lot of gnolls active here. Many wild monsters in the hinterland of the mainland, because of the harsh living environment, many of the gnolls here have advanced to professionals. And here is the belief of the abyss lord 'King of Gnolls' Yenogu, the demon lord of the 422nd floor of the bottomless abyss, one of the most powerful gnolls.

Maybe it's not that powerful abyss lord, but no one can despise it.

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

The gnoll king is not a very complicated abyss lord, because Sauron has been to its territory.

The goal of its life's struggle is to make the group of gnolls prosperous. For this reason, it hunts weak creatures as much as possible, or plots some conspiracies against the enemy.

It is a pity that the gnolls are born to rely on hunting for food, which is destined to be difficult for their numbers to prosper.

A gust of wind blows.

The excellent tracking ability allowed the gnoll scouts to find Sauron walking alone on the Gobi Desert. They lurked carefully behind and communicated in a special way. Wisdom enough to understand that people who travel alone are not so easy to deal with, but the thirst for flesh and blood still makes them feel just around the corner.

Shout out!

A sharp arrow flew out.

In order to avoid trouble, Sauron took out the elf war bow directly, and then shot an arrow on the shoulder of a gnoll scout. Because of the wind direction, the arrow was deviated, and it should have hit its head.

Appropriate displays of force can reduce trouble.

Ow!

A scream sounded, 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 further into the Gobi Desert, the fewer traces of plants.

In the end, the desert began to appear in front of Sauron's eyes. The yellow sand filled the sky was very desolate, and there was hardly any green in front of him.

This is the disaster brought about by the Arcane Empire.

Many once splendid cities are now buried under the yellow sand, partly because of humans, because in the past it was so heavily deforested that the soil was so eroded that no trace of plants could be seen.

Rivers dry up and land deserts.

Humans migrated from here after the transitional destruction, leaving all other creatures entrenched here.

Passing through this desert is the eastern kingdom.

This is the largest desert on the Material Plane, and even the use of flying takes days. Sauron's goal is inside the desert, so he needs to find the city in the desert first.

oasis!

Since the gradual deterioration of the environment, some druids with noble morality have come here.

They formed the legendary 'tree shepherds' who have been creating green in this harsh desert for hundreds of years. This is quite difficult, because the degraded environment is difficult to repair, and there is residual energy radiation in many places. Shepherds are another branch of Druids. They rarely intervene in the affairs of the continent. Their task is to sow plants and build oases one by one in the desert. These shepherds have a high reputation in the desert region, and they built the oases on the Eastern Trade Route. (Note: Details are mentioned near Elf Kingdom.)

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 position, and then pursue the traces of life in this barren land.

first day.

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

As we gradually went deeper into the desert, some dilapidated buildings appeared in front of them. They were magnificent buildings like the pyramids of Egypt. Unfortunately, they were now in disrepair. The surrounding area had been buried by yellow sand. aisle. This is a very dangerous thing. Sauron was almost buried by quicksand in the past. The land under his feet used to be a city, but now it has become an ancient ruin in the desert. Except for the occasional arrival of adventurers looking for 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, including the sealed ancient evil. Exploring here is like 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 out a passage 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 are suppressed by terrible evils.

Half a day passed like this.

A green field 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 strait, which are very neatly distributed around. These are not naturally grown trees, but artificially planted and transformed places.

The work of the shepherd.

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

A city wall built of sand and stone emerged.

A tall flagpole was erected at the gate of the city. There was 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. The traveling caravans no longer use horses, but all camels, carrying heavy goods on the camels, and there are oriental merchants dressed in somewhat Arabian-style clothing beside them. Many of the surrounding buildings are built with sand and stone, which looks rough and desolate.

Sauron entered the desert city.

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