In the boundless sea of ​​sand, you can occasionally see clumps of trees dotted. I heard from locals that the thing is called sand willow. Plants that can survive in such places are generally very vigorous. Their rhizomes are deeply rooted in the sand, and some are ten or even dozens of feet tall.

The further direction is the continuous sand dunes, endless. Standing on the car and looking around, the scenery in the four fields is almost the same, vast, chaotic and silent, as if it was back to the ancient wilderness era, the whole world was left with only this team, and it seemed to be abandoned by the whole world.

Although it was cold during the day, it was not too serious. However, at night, you could still feel the biting coldness in the carriage with the warm attributes. When you urinate outside in the middle of the night, you might be frozen. Even with Lu Lingqi's physique, at night, you could only crouch in Liu Yi's arms to keep warm.

"Is this the desert?" Lu Lingqi wrapped herself tightly, and only stuck her head out.

"Yeah." Liu Yi nodded. It was the first time he came back to this place. For desert weather, he only knew that the temperature difference between day and night here was large. It was so hot that it was so hot in summer, but he didn't know it in winter. Now that he came here, even if he was prepared, the night was still so cold that it was shocking.

"I'll make something tomorrow, maybe it's useful." Holding my wife and feeling each other's temperature, Liu Yi's teeth were trembling. This temperature was enough to erase any desires of people, just like now, holding the top beauties in the world and asking for them, but Liu Yi couldn't have any bad thoughts. It's so cold. Now, Liu Yi only hopes to arrive at Juyancheng as soon as possible, where it should be better.

"Yes." Lu Lingqi nodded and retracted her whole body into Liu Yi's arms.

There was nothing to say all night. The next morning, the rising sun dispelled the cold air at night, and the temperature began to warm up. Liu Yi felt as if he had been reborn. In the past, he liked the sunset, but now it was the first time he arrived at the sunset, so beautiful!

The surrounding environment seems to be a little different from when sunset last night, but this is very common in the desert. The sand will move with the wind. Even if it is a high dune today, it may become a valley tomorrow. Here, you can only identify the direction and not the way. No matter how many people walk, there will be no way back here. Therefore, if you want to pave the track, you can only take a detour.

Fortunately, Si Nan is equipped, otherwise such an environment would be really easy to lose its direction.

The convoy continued to move forward, but Liu Yi began to attract a pile of wood on the carriage and began to tilt up.

"Is this... a rail car?" Lu Lingqi looked familiar with the car. She could recognize some mechanisms after being with Liu Yi for so many years.

"Well, but there are no wheels and no tracks." Liu Yi nodded with a smile: "Remember Cheng'er's ice sled that I made for him when he was a child that could slide on the ice? This one is similar to that one, but now it should be called a sand sled."

Lu Lingqi nodded, and did not ask any more questions. She just sat aside and watched Liu Yi make the so-called sled. Lu Lingqi always believed that her husband was the most attractive when she was working, and she didn't feel bored even if she had a day.

Liu Yi didn't care about this either. He was old and married, and Liu Yi was already used to his wife's gaze.

It was almost noon, and the first sled was finally finished. Liu Yi found several people to put the sled off the carriage. Many people looked at the strange equipment curiously. Everyone knew the track car, but with the continuous improvement of the track car over the years, except for the lever that absorbs manpower, everything else has been hidden, so the sled can only recognize a lever.

Liu Yi didn't say much, jumped onto the track car, held the lever in both hands, and pulled it backwards. In everyone's surprised eyes, the sled slid forward about a foot, and then pulled it again, and it seemed much faster.

In the eyes of everyone, Liu Yi kept sliding for several miles before he started to turn around. In just a moment, he could not get off the speed of the horse.

Everyone was unaware of the sternness, and they felt that Sikong seemed to have made another amazing thing. With this thing, it would be much faster to cross the desert.

Sandski: sliding +68, wear-resistant +69, sturdy +67

"How far is Juyan here?" Liu Yi came back, jumped off the sled, and asked the guide.

"I have only entered the desert after returning to Sikong. It will take about half a month to walk." The guide bowed quickly and said. Although the convoy was not slow, it was loaded with a lot of goods and was not much faster. At this speed, it should be almost half a month to reach Juyan City.

"Half a month?" Liu Yi nodded and estimated in his mind that he could make two sand sleds a day, and a car could accommodate up to two people. Just doing this would take three months, which would not be worth it. It would be a bit wasteful if he hired a person. Liu Yi brought a lot of goods this time, but the money was not much, so there was no need to waste it on such things.

"Wei Chang!" Liu Yi turned his head and looked at the two teams on the trip and led the way.

"Sikong." Wei Chang came over and bowed to Liu Yi.

Wei Yan and Liu Yi are not strangers, but in recent years, Wei Yan is stationed in Hanzhong and is now sent to Nanyang. There are not many exchanges. The two little guys are not as relaxed as Guan Xing and Zhang Bao when they see Liu Yi.

"Can you use this sled?" Liu Yi looked at the other party and smiled.

"Go back to Sikong, I'll do it!" A look of eagerness flashed in Wei Chang's eyes. The young man was quite interested in these things.

"You arranged for someone to use this car to patrol the surroundings. If there is any abnormality, tell the guide in time." Liu Yi handed the sled to Wei Chang and said.

Leave professional matters to professionals, he knows nothing about the desert and forcibly wears a pen. He may lead to annihilation of the entire army.

"Here!" Wei Chang agreed, happily took over the sled, handed over the military affairs to his brother Wei Rong, and then carried the sled out.

This kid ~

Liu Yi shook his head and returned to the car to start the next one. Although he could not speed up the marching, he could always prevent the journey from being dull. The endless sea of ​​sand would feel comfortable when he first saw it and suddenly became wider. However, over time, he would feel visual fatigue. It would be good to find something for himself.

"I have a little bit of a personality, and I need to be tempered." Lu Lingqi looked at the direction of Wei Chang's departure and smiled at Liu Yi.

Guan Xing and Zhang Bao came here like this back then. Now they have the style of a general. In a few years, they can stand alone and even be better than their father.

"Come on, see more and more, and people will gradually settle down. Who is not young and frivolous?" Liu Yi nodded and continued to build a second sandsleigh.

Everyone was on the road again, and along the way, they used the novel sledding alternately, and they didn't feel bored. Until dusk, the sky was getting late and the temperature dropped sharply. Everyone did not dare to move forward. They besieged the convoy, and the horses and camels untied their reins and drove them into the circle, and each entered the carriage to rest.

In addition to making two sand sleds during the day, Liu Yi married another layer of leather in the car and sealed the air holes everywhere. The car was not as cold as last night, but it was absolutely not warm. It was still not easy to have such an environment when traveling outside. Liu Yi did not expect to be together with his wife and could have some extra effort to do other things.

After ten days of running like this, there were fifty more sand sleds in the convoy. There were already craftsmen in the convoy. Liu Yi hired a few people to make them with him and made a few more. During the day, some people rode horses, while the other half were riding sand sleds. The team moved forward much faster.

After walking for another three days, the sea of ​​sand that caught my eye changed, soil began to appear, and even sporadic business trips began to appear.

"Sikong..." The guide showed joy on his face and came to Liu Yi.

"From now on, everyone can call me the owner of the manor." Liu Yi said with a serious expression. This guide was a chief clerk under Zhang Yuan. He was in the Western Regions in his early years, so this time he was sent to serve as a guide for Liu Yi.

"Yes, the owner of the manor." The guide patted his head and smiled: "We are two days faster than expected. A further thirty miles ahead is Juyan City. At the current speed, we can arrive in the afternoon."

"I'm afraid I'm going to walk until evening." Liu Yi shook his head and said.

The guide was puzzled, and soon Wei Chang came to Liu Yi's car and bowed and said, "Master, the sleds seem to be broken, much slower."

"Come in the car." Liu Yi nodded. The sled could slide in the desert, but when it came to the land, it was not as fast as the car.

"Here!" Wei Chang nodded and ordered people to load these sleds into the truck. Their sleds were enough. In addition to goods, many of them were occupied by people. The sleds were not large in size and could be loaded on the carriage.

Liu Yi actually wanted to throw it away. These things are not practical and valuable, but I think they have to use them when I go back in the future. There are only so many sand willows in the desert, and Liu Yi can cut them all off. Moreover, this thing is a priceless treasure in the desert. If you use it alone, you can release goods and store water, and the speed is not slow. You can make a profit if you sell it.

Not far from the city, there were more and more pedestrians. Liu Yi discovered that although Juyan was a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, his outfit was very different from that of the Han family. The man often carried a waist knife and a lot of pearls and jade on his body, but he did not lose his masculine spirit.

Older men often have thick beards on their faces. Young men are slender and rarely too fat. Women's cheeks are covered with exaggerated blush, which makes them look taller and deeper in their eyes. Although they are not used to them, they have a unique flavor.

The city gate was not stopped, and it was rare for the Han family to serve here. The Han Dynasty has been in constant civil wars over the years, and merchants who traveled to and from the Western Regions in the past were burned. What's more, Liu Yi's vocation is not only crowded but also carriages and horses, so there are many onlookers along the way, and there are a lot of onlookers around him saying a bunch of words that they don't understand, pointing at this side, but no one dares to approach. After all, although the Han Dynasty is now in decline, its remaining power is still there. The countries in the Western Regions have some awe of the Han Dynasty. This mentality is more obvious as it is closer to the Han Dynasty, not to mention that Juyan was still a vassal state of the Han Dynasty a few years ago.

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Chapter completed!