Chapter 108 Stone Desert City
Hai Bodong stood up slowly. He looked at the young-looking Xu Haoyu and kept thinking in his mind how he should answer.
Judging from the situation, this young man must know the secret of the map, and he would be unwilling to hand it over so easily.
Want to fool around? Such a young man should not be considered well-informed, so he has a chance to fool around!
But the next moment, when his eyes met Xu Haoyu's completely, the pressure at that moment made Hai Bodong feel as if he had been seen through and there was no secret left.
He cried out in his heart, what kind of monster is this? He is so powerful at such a young age. Even the Yunlan Sect cannot cultivate such a young man.
Finally, Hai Bodong gritted his teeth. This map obviously contained a secret. He could hand it over, but he had to gain benefits for himself, so he said in a calm but firm voice:
"My dear friend, you are right. This map does have another half. I cut out the other half of the map on purpose."
"I split the map into two parts, one is outside and the other is hidden, just waiting for a destined person. You can see the extraordinaryness of this map, so you must be the destined person. However, I don't sell this map easily. If you want to buy it, you can get at least three plants of Sand Mandragora, which is a kind of medicinal herb that only grows in this desert. However, because it is close to the tribe of the snake people, it is full of dangers and cannot be easily picked."
"My friend, I see that you have an extraordinary appearance and an extremely powerful aura. I believe you can pick the Sand Mandragora from the Serpent People's tribe. As long as you can bring three plants, I will definitely give you the remaining half of the map."
For Hai Bodong, figuring out the secrets of the map is secondary; the key is to unlock the seal on himself.
He had his fighting spirit sealed by Queen Medusa. In order to break the seal, he found the recipe for a sixth-grade elixir, the Evil-Breaking Pill.
He gradually gathered all the medicinal herbs, but the main herb, Sand Mandragora, although not too rare, he did not dare to go and pick it.
Queen Medusa had placed a seal on him, so as long as he dared to get close, he would not be able to escape Queen Medusa's perception. Once caught by her, he could foresee that he would definitely die miserably.
Xu Haoyu nodded secretly. Although Hai Bodong did not tell the truth completely, he did intend to have a good talk.
He wanted to exchange the remaining half of the map for three Sand Mandalas. This was not an exorbitant request; it could only be said that each party got what they needed.
Xu Haoyu is not a robber. Since the other party is willing to talk, there is no need for him to use force.
It was a good opportunity to look for strange fire, and to search extensively in the desert, picking a few medicinal herbs, just as a matter of convenience.
Xu Haoyu nodded and said slowly:
"Okay, that's fair. I'll take this half of the map first. I'll exchange the remaining half when I come back with the Sand Mandala."
"Also, shopkeeper, please prepare a map for me. I want a map of this desert. The more detailed the better. I also want to know where to find the tribe of the snake people."
Hai Bodong heaved a sigh of relief, it seemed that the decision he made was correct. As long as he could get three Sand Mandalas, he would have all the herbs to refine the Evil-Breaking Pill. He would no longer have to be trapped in the desert. He could go back to the Gama Empire to find a sixth-grade alchemist to refine the Evil-Breaking Pill, and he would be able to recover.
"Okay, okay, it's only right that you provide the map."
As they were talking, Hai Bodong returned to the counter and picked out the most detailed map. He had imagined that if Queen Medusa went out one day, he would find an opportunity to sneak into the territory of the snake people to pick the Sand Mandragora.
Therefore, the map is extremely important. This map clearly marks every tribe of the snake people, as well as human cities and the oases that humans and snake people fight over.
Xu Haoyu took the map, took a quick look at it, and then put it into his ring along with the remaining map of the Demon Fire. He turned to Zi Yan and said, "Zi Yan, let's go. This city is too far back. Let's go to another city in the Tagor Desert, the Stone Desert City!"
When Zi Yan heard what Xu Haoyu said, she swung her ponytail, turned around and followed him.
When the two walked out of the door, Hai Bodong also walked to the door. Looking at the two young figures, he felt very complicated:
"Which family cultivated these geniuses? There are two of them. Although I cannot judge their specific realms, judging from the energy in their bodies, both of them have the power to rival Dou Huang. When did Dou Huang masters become so rampant..."
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Let’s talk about Xu Haoyu and Zi Yan again. After getting the map, they were both Dou Wang powerful warriors. Their Dou Qi turned into wings and they flew very fast. They arrived at Shimo City before dark.
Mocheng and Shimocheng, although there is only one word difference between them, they are indeed two cities, one on the outskirts of the desert and the other in the middle of the desert.
This place is considered the frontier of the struggle between humans and snake people. Fierce conflicts often break out between human mercenaries and snake people's scouts, so there is great hatred between both sides.
After Xu Haoyu and Zi Yan entered the city, they saw that it was getting late, so they decided to find an inn to stay in first.
Walking on the streets, watching the mercenaries coming and going, and listening to the vendors shouting their wares, you can tell that this city is quite prosperous.
Suddenly, a group of mercenaries and some civilians formed a circle in the distance, pointing and shouting insults at the center of the circle, making no effort to hide their malice.
This attracted the attention of Xu Haoyu and Zi Yan. They looked at each other, and wanted to watch the fun, so they went over directly.
After getting closer, they could see clearly what was going on. It was a drama of selling oneself to bury the mother. In the corner of the street, there lay the skinny corpse of a woman, covered with a patched rag.
Behind the female corpse was an even thinner girl, kneeling on the ground, curled up into a small ball, with tattered clothes, messy hair, and despair and numbness on her tender little face.
Originally, even if this pitiful scene did not attract the sympathy of the public, it would not attract such malice, simply because the girl had some fine scales on her body.
She is not a complete human being. Judging from the situation, she is probably the offspring of snake people raping humans. She is very innocent and has no control over her own life experience. However, most people here have a grudge against snake people, so they all take their anger out on her.
Xu Haoyu could guess the girl's identity, Qinglin, without even asking.
Because of her background, no one in this Stone Desert City would be kind to her. After her human mother died, she even had difficulty surviving.
It is estimated that in the end, it will be Xiao Ding and Xiao Li who came from the mainland, because they have less hatred for the snake people, who will give Qinglin a chance to eat and absorb him into the Mocheng Mercenary Group.
Since they happened to meet, he decided to take care of it and then said:
"Zi Yan, let me help you find a companion."
Zi Yan understood and nodded. Looking at the girl, she thought of herself for some reason. She was also unwanted and was also being chased away by other monsters everywhere.
How similar they are...
(End of this chapter)