Chapter 539 Felix Oasis
The scorching sun hangs high above the boundless blue sky, baking the boundless desert hot, as if every inch of sand is trembling in the heat wave, releasing a scorching breath.
The sky is a white and bright blue, no clouds dare to appear here, only the sun dominates the sky, ruthlessly pouring down golden light, adding a touch of dazzling gold to the desert.
In this vast and harsh sea of sand, there is almost no trace of life, only a few withered shrubs occasionally, stubbornly rooted in the sand, their branches and leaves have lost their former vitality, but still stand stubbornly, becoming a rare embellishment in this desolate land.
In the depths of this seemingly extinct desert, a caravan stretching hundreds of meters slowly moves, like a thin black line, outlining the trajectory of life on the golden sand curtain.
The camels in the caravan carried heavy goods, and their steps were steady and powerful. White air was emitted from their noses from time to time, which was particularly eye-catching in the hot air. They endured the scorching sun like the guys in the caravan. As the caravan moved forward, the camel bells rose and fell, crisp and long, crossing the silent desert, becoming the most beautiful melody in this desolate world.
It was a little different at the end of the caravan.
Li Si sat leisurely on the camel, swaying slowly and leisurely at the end of the caravan, flipping through a thick and ancient book in his hand.
The special magic props made his body cool and dispelled the heat in the desert.
Even the camel that Li Si sat on was quite comfortable, shaking his head and grasping it everywhere. Maybe this was the first time he had encountered such a relaxing and pleasant journey after being bought by the caravan.
But Duke behind Li Si did not have such a leisurely mood.
At this moment, he was only wearing a pair of white pants, and his chest was covered with sweat mixed with sand, looking quite embarrassed.
Duke followed Li Si obediently, his footsteps deep and shallow.
It had been several days since the sandworms attacked the caravan. During these days, Duke did nothing but followed Li Si wholeheartedly and accepted Li Si's guidance.
Duke's profession was an assassin. He originally thought that Li Si would give him some combat experience and technical guidance, but he did not expect that Li Si would directly teach him several advanced assassin combat skills after asking about his abilities.
Li Si even demonstrated directly in front of him, which almost made Duke unable to react.
Could it be that Lord Li Si was a gold-level assassin?
But what about the bow and arrow that solved the sandworms before? Isn't that a hunter's ability?
Duke was full of doubts, but he did not ask Li Si.
With this time, it is better to learn more from Li Si.
Duke began to train hard under Li Si's guidance, and his days were full and busy.
"Before you break through the golden level, you can't use the power of shadow to cover your tracks. At this time, the assassin's stealth skills are not really disappearing."
"Shadow, wind, cover, blind spot."
"Except for some special cases, the battles of assassins are all based on stealth, so you should try to use the surrounding environment to conceal your actions."
"Yes, teacher."
Duke listened to Li Si's voice from the front, felt the soreness from all parts of his body, and nodded hard.
Li Si didn't mind Duke calling him teacher.
Although it didn't take much effort, he taught Duke for a few days after all.
In the past few days with Bryce's caravan, in addition to guiding Duke, Li Si spent most of his time learning the casting knowledge he got from Mateus.
Mateus left a lot of extraordinary knowledge, but all of them were related to casting.
In fact, Mateus's own strength is also quite strong, but apart from the reminder of the road to godhood, he did not leave any relevant knowledge.
It can be seen that for Mateus, the achievements and inheritance in casting are more important.
For example, the [Mateus's Casting Notes] in Li Si's hand records all of Mateus's experience in the field of casting.
In addition to the casting of legendary weapons and equipment, there is even Mateus's exploration of the casting of semi-artifacts.
Yes, semi-artifacts!
In a sense, semi-artifacts have broken through the legendary level and have some characteristics of divine power.
But few people study this aspect. Just like artifacts, semi-artifacts also have to wait for the blessing of divine power.
How can the high gods waste their own power to create a semi-artifact that is of no use to Him.
Most of the existing semi-artifacts are basically cast by the demigods who are on the road to becoming gods by their own power.
But Mateus's situation is a bit special. He is the son of the dwarf god of forging, which makes him qualified to study semi-artifacts.
There are also many drawings and notes related to it in [Mateus's Casting Notes], which is also quite precious knowledge.
Li Si found it difficult to understand much of the knowledge in this notebook.
This was based on the fact that he had studied equipment casting for a long time, cast legendary equipment himself, and had a good knowledge reserve.
For someone else, the notebook left by Mateus would be like a heavenly book, and he couldn't understand it at all.
This was the situation for Li Si now. Most of his mind was on the casting notebook in his hand, and he paid some attention to Duke.
Anyway, during the month when the power of space eroded his body, Li Si had no way to use his magic power for magic research. He might as well take this opportunity to study Mateus's inheritance.
When he goes back to the Ganuo Mountains, he can turn into a craftsman and go to the Dwarf Capital.
See if he can find a chance to sneak in.
Anyway, with the [Mask of the Transformer], it should still be possible, right?
Just when Li Si was thinking about whether it was practical to sneak into the Holy Land of the Dwarf Kingdom, the entire caravan stopped.
"What's wrong?"
Duke also noticed the situation of the caravan. He looked up at the sky with some surprise. It was obviously not time to rest yet.
After looking at Li Si, Duke consciously took the initiative to go to the front of the caravan to inquire about the situation.
After a while, Duke ran back and came to Li Si and said:
"Teacher, the direction of the caravan seems to be a little off."
"There is an oasis camp ahead. Uncle Bryce and others asked the caravan to stop first. They went to inquire about the location."
Li Si nodded and didn't care too much.
After all, there are almost no fixed road signs in the desert, and the caravan can only rely on the position of the sun and stars to determine the direction.
It is normal to have deviations in direction, as long as the general direction is correct.
And the oasis is the most common and important landmark in the desert.
An oasis is a piece of fertile land in the vast desert, appearing in places where there is a constant source of fresh water all year round. Oases vary in size, like beautiful pearls on the vast desert, inlaid in the desert, flashing magical colors.
Oases are naturally formed, and some are formed by others transforming the terrain, but without exception, oases are the most sacred place in the hearts of desert travelers.
Whenever they encounter an oasis, the caravans crossing the desert will visit it.
On the one hand, they ask about their own location, and on the other hand, they replenish supplies such as water.
Over time, many oases have formed fixed camps to provide services to passing caravans and travelers.
A moment later, Duke brought back new news.
"Teacher, the Felix Oasis is ahead. Uncle Bryce and his men are going to enter the oasis to make some repairs."
"Felix Oasis?"
Li Si looked at Duke in front of him and confirmed again.
"Yes."
Duke nodded repeatedly.
There are many oases in the desert, but Li Si still knows the name of Felix Oasis.
Like the destination of the caravan, the Turte Oasis, Felix Oasis is one of the large oases in the southern desert. Tens of thousands of people live on this land with abundant water and grass, and a city-state has been established on this oasis.
But.
If Li Si remembers correctly, the directions of Felix Oasis and Turte Oasis are a bit far apart!
The direction is almost 30 or 40 degrees off.
Li Si was a little speechless, but he was not in a hurry.
When the period of space force erosion is over, when he can use space spells, he can leave the caravan and don't have to rush like this.
After waiting for a while, the caravan started to move forward again, heading due west.
After turning four or five sand dunes, a piece of emerald green came into view.
In the depths of the boundless desert, the sun poured down like molten gold, baking the sand to boiling hot, and a golden color extended to the horizon, seemingly endless.
On this horizon where despair and thirst intertwined, a refreshing picture emerged miraculously, like an oasis gifted by God, suddenly and mysteriously embedded in the embrace of the desert.
As if it were the most exquisite ink painting of nature, a vast lake quietly appeared in the desert, the lake water was clear and sparkling, and it shone like an emerald luster in the sun. This lake is not only the source of life, but also more like a bright pearl in the desert, attracting the eyes and hearts of tired travelers. The lake surface ripples gently, and occasionally a few water birds fly over the water, leaving a few circles of delicate ripples, adding a bit of agility.
Surrounding this large lake, emerald green forests and dense bushes are like a green ocean, slowly spreading around, forming a sharp contrast with the surrounding desert. These green barriers not only provide habitats for many creatures, but also seem to have magic to block the invasion of moving sand dunes, protecting this precious oasis from the harassment of wind and sand.
In the heart of the oasis, a city surrounded by khaki walls can be vaguely seen. It stands quietly in a corner of the lake, blending with the surrounding natural landscape without losing its unique charm. The wall has been baptized by wind and sand, and it looks simple and solemn, as if it is the guardian of time, witnessing the changes of this oasis from ancient times to the present.
At the moment of seeing the oasis, many people in the caravan cheered.
After many days of boring and arduous travel in the desert, even Li Si felt a little happy at this moment.
Li Si looked at the oasis in front of him and sighed in his heart.
Felix Oasis is quite special in the desert. It is not a naturally formed oasis, but the territory of a legendary druid.
Strictly speaking, it is an oasis transformed from scratch by the legendary druid [Oak Sage] Felix.
The western desert on the Fanor continent was formed after a great war in ancient times. The influence of the residual power has made this land barren.
Some druids who specialize in maintaining the balance of nature came here specifically to restore the once rich land.
Felix Oasis is one of the places that the druids successfully transformed.
Although the achievements of those druids are still quite different from those of the entire western desert.
But no one will laugh at the vision that those druids have been fighting for all their lives.
Because the oasis that the druids have worked hard to build has become the home of many lives in the desert, and countless people rely on it to survive.
Therefore, if someone wants to destroy the oasis, the druids don’t have to take action, and all those related to it will volunteer to fight with them.
It is said that the creator of Felix Oasis, the [Oak Sage], is still living in the city in the oasis, guarding the oasis.
Thinking of this, Li Si remembered something.
Because there are relics from ancient times under the desert, there are some special places in many places in the desert.
For example, the temple of [Azus, the God of Fantasy and Knowledge].
And Felix Oasis also has a very peculiar place.
In the desert not far to the west of Felix Oasis, there is a quicksand vortex called [Gavin Vortex].
Just like the eye of the sea, the quicksand there is constantly swallowed by the vortex like water, as if there is no end.
Someone once wanted to try to explore the bottom of the quicksand vortex, but no one has ever succeeded.
It's okay at the edge, but no one who goes deep into the [Gavin Vortex] survives, and over time no one dares to try.
But this does not mean that no one goes to the [Gavin Vortex].
Some people have found that the quicksand vortex has a unique power. The temperature of the sand in the quicksand area is quite high, and as long as you stay in the quicksand vortex to exercise your body, your body strength will slowly become stronger, and the effect is quite good.
So quite a lot of people come here to exercise their bodies here.
After all, as long as you don't go deep into the [Gavin Vortex], safety is still no problem.
The reason why Li Si knew this was because he had been here in his previous life.
For players, as long as they stay in the quicksand vortex for a certain period of time, they can get a specialty called [Quicksand Body Refining], which has a certain bonus to endurance attributes and physical strength.
This expertise is almost free, and the attribute bonus is also quite considerable, so players who come to the Western Desert will basically come to Felix Oasis for this.
Since you are in Felix Oasis, it is just right to go to [Gavin Vortex].
It's a good idea not to take the expertise for free!
Li Si thought so, but when he came to [Gavin Vortex], he saw an acquaintance.
An acquaintance that surprised him!
"Why is she here?"