The wall, which was strong enough to withstand the sun, wind, sand and time, turned into soft mud in Shade's hands.
He put his hand into the mud and quickly took out a roll of parchment. Because it was completely sealed inside the wall and cut off the air, the parchment was well preserved. Although the ink faded a little when exposed to the air,
The contents inside can still be identified.
Shade still chose to turn it into a toy. As for the dirty mud-stained hands, water was precious, so he rubbed it on the wall a few times, then bent down and buried his hands in the sand to wash them, which could be regarded as making his hands become softer.
Clean.
The light brown skin faced the sun, showing the fitness and health of the body. Miss Meister continued to lead the way, so under an overturned stone fountain on the outside of the ruins, Shade found another box with its mouth buried.
The metal box is rusty and has a rough surface that will hurt even if you touch it with your hands. The box itself is of little value, the lock has long been damaged by time, and the parchment inside can probably only be used as fuel.
But there was something wrapped in a red rag at the bottom of the box. When Shade opened it, he found a piece of black metal inside.
The approximate shape is one-third of a round cake, with some rough scratches on the surface. This piece of metal itself is not ordinary, because the cold metal is the only one found in the ruins so far that cannot be transformed by [Toy Manufacturing]
Items that become toys.
"Go back, there is nothing else interesting here."
After Shade turned the box that was probably useless into a toy and put it away, the lady standing behind him spoke.
Shade didn't ask to walk around here anymore. In fact, he was already feeling dizzy from the heat at this time. No matter how useful the blessing of the sun was, it would never make Shade completely immune to the environment of this sea of sand.
harm.
He now misses the shade in the temple and wants to find a place to sit down and take a rest.
"Do you need a drink of water?"
When he took out the supplies that Miss Knight gave him, he didn't forget to ask the light brown-skinned lady first. After the other party shook her head in refusal, he drank the entire liquid in the water bottle in big gulps:
"Let's go back. I never knew I hated summer so much."
They came and left empty-handed, and the ruins gradually disappeared behind the two of them. Even after drinking water, Shade still didn't take a few steps, and could only follow the light-brown lady with heavy breathing.
The spatial confusion in this desert was indeed serious. Although he was not completely disoriented, even he could not immediately tell where they came from just now.
The ten minutes when I arrived felt very short, but after my physical condition declined and I walked back again, the time seemed extremely long.
The god was walking in front with his bare feet, and the hot golden sand surface made Shade, who was still half a body behind, feel that he could even smell the smell of those bare feet being steamed by the heat. He regretted this thought in his heart.
, but the heat with nowhere to hide really made his head less obedient.
But soon, most of those inappropriate and charming thoughts disappeared. Shade, who drank a bottle of water again, just wanted to go back to the temple, lie down on a chair or on the ground quietly and do nothing.
Of course, it would be even better if you could go back home directly, sit at the dining table to have breakfast with Miss Carina, Luvia and Lesia, and then touch little Mia.
"You seem to be thinking wildly."
The god's voice came to his ears, and Shade, who was breathing heavily, said "Hmm~", lowered his head and watched the beads of sweat slip down his cheeks, and evaporated before landing on the sand:
"Yes, but I dare to swear that some of the things I just thought about were definitely not my voluntary imagination."
The light brown-skinned lady seemed to smile:
"I want to remind you that this is a very dangerous behavior. Whether you are in the desert or in the fog, once you start to think wildly when your physical and mental state declines, the possibility of walking out of the desert or leaving the fog becomes even more difficult.
It’s low.”
As he spoke, he turned around and looked at Shade's current state with great interest:
"You can ask me for help if you need it."
"Thank you for your kindness, but I won't use it for the time being."
Shade shook his head:
"Although the sun is hot and the rays are melting my skin, I can feel that my body is absorbing the power of the sun and the rays. This may be an illusion caused by my body temperature rising too fast because I am dizzy, but hold on.
There should be no problem. If you encounter difficulties, think of ways to retreat as soon as possible, then the road ahead will become more difficult."
The light brown-skinned woman continued to smile:
"When I met you just now, I knew that you fit my temperament very well. Then continue to persist. If you have not asked me for any help before you help them find the Heart of the Oasis - asking questions does not count, then
At the end, I will give you a gift."
"Thank you. Did I get dizzy from the heat and finally hallucinate? How did I see Granny Siam appearing on the sand dunes in front of me?"
Of course, Shade had no hallucinations. It was indeed the old elf from the Yuexi clan who came to greet them.
The bright sun made it difficult for everyone to open their eyes, but this old thirteenth-level witch also saw them at the same time.
Mother-in-law Siam Nod did not waste her energy and walked over to join them. Instead, she waved her arms. After confirming that Shade had also seen her, she waited for the two of them to come.
Soon the three of them came together, and the God of Mist in the form of a saint once again transformed into "Miss Meister". Of course, his appearance and temperament did not change, but Shade told himself in his heart that there was no one here now.
gods.
Because of the protection of the [Eternal Youth Leaf], Grandma Siam seemed to be in good condition. After seeing Shade, she even supported him. It was probably the influence of the gods. She had no doubts about why Meister
The young lady looked completely fine, while Shade looked like he was almost out of breath:
"Kid, hold my hand."
She said to Shade. After grabbing Shade's hand, some cool green breath penetrated into Shade's arm. Although Shade didn't feel cooler, the feeling of heat stroke was relieved a lot:
"Thank you, I probably really need to rest."
He thanked him softly:
"Mother-in-law, how far is it from the temple?"
"It's very close. I feel like I haven't been out for too long. Let's go back quickly and hold on for a while, kid. The temple is right in front."
The elf mother-in-law, whose face was full of wrinkles, looked really worried about Shade. When she was about to lead the way, she even gave him her crutches.
When he first arrived at the temple, Shade knew that the crutch was a relic, and the danger level was definitely not low. But he felt that he could hold on for a while, so he let Granny Siam take the crutch by herself:
"When I get home soon, I must lie down on the floor first to let the skin all over my body cool down. Unfortunately, No. 6 St. Teresa Square has a wooden floor, not the tile floor in my hometown, otherwise it would be cooler if I stick it to it."
A very simple wish arose in his heart, and "she" smiled softly in Shade's ear.
The team of two became three, and the sun above their heads was still so hot. In fact, after arriving in this desert, Shade did not carefully observe what the hot thing in the sky was, because the sun was really
It's too dazzling.
When he followed Grandma Siam and Miss Meister back to the temple, when this sudden thought occurred, he squinted and tried to raise his head to look at the sky:
"Oh~"
He groaned and immediately covered his eyes. Tears flowed from his eyes in severe pain, but what he saw just now was only a glowing thing like the sun.
"Silly boy, how dare you look at the sun?"
While Shade was covering his eyes, he heard the helpless voice of the old elf. Then he felt that he was being supported by someone, and the person who was supporting him was obviously not Granny Siam Nord who was walking at the front:
"Let Miss Meister hold you up first. Don't worry, this is not permanent blindness. You will be able to see clearly again in a while."
"Mother-in-law, I just need to support Mr. Hamilton."
The lady next to Shade said, and Shade, who felt that his whole body was stiff, had no choice but to continue moving forward with his eyes closed with the support of Miss Meister.
The brief blindness ended quickly as expected, and Shade politely thanked him and moved away from the light brown-skinned lady. Even if he looked like a human being, he was still a real god. A stranger came here.
The world's time is not short, and we know what God means to people.
While thinking wildly, Grandma Siam suddenly stopped. Shade thought she had seen the temple, but when she raised her head and looked forward, she saw dozens of people lying on the bright sand illuminated by the sun.
With white bones.
"What's going on? Were these things on the way here just now?"
There was no need to worry about the resurgence of the undead in this level of sunlight, so the three of them quickly walked forward to check the situation. Shade could tell almost at a glance that these bones belonged to elves. He knew from the knowledge of elves that there were some differences between elven bones and human beings.
What Shade could see, Siam Nord's mother-in-law could obviously also see. She squatted down next to a skeleton, and then picked up a necklace from the neck of the skeleton with trembling arms.
"this"
Then she came to another skeleton and checked the scar on its right leg bone. Just as she was about to continue checking other bones, she heard Shade say:
"There's more here! There's more!"
If you continue to move forward on this sandy land, you have to slide down the sand dune before you can continue forward. When Shade stood on the edge of the sand dune and looked down, what he saw was a sand pit that was almost filled with white bones.
In addition to being surprised, he also saw more details. The white bones that his eyes could catch were all the remains of elves. At the same time, the posture of those bones clearly showed that they died in struggle and panic.
Granny Siam and Miss Meister also came to Shade on the edge of the sand dune and looked down. The latter said softly:
