As Scarash's pace became faster and faster, almost making a fuss, Ino, who had been sleeping soundly, woke up in a daze.
"What happened?" She rubbed her eyes and looked at the rapidly retreating scene around her. She seemed to be frightened. "Why is Scarlash running so fast? Is there something chasing us?"
"No, no, no, it was Scarash who smelled the oasis." Lux said excitedly, "Just now when you were sleeping, Kalya and I talked about Bakai..."
Just when Lux briefly told Ino the content of the conversation with Kalya, Scarash finally began to climb up a sand dune and soon climbed over the dune.
The next moment, an incredible, jade-like oasis appeared in front of Lux and Ino.
"This shouldn't be a mirage, right?" Ino murmured, "I really saw an oasis, among the boundless yellow sand!"
"The light is normal. It's not an illusion, it's an oasis!" Lux confirmed, "We have arrived at the oasis!"
An hour later, with Scarash running wildly, Lux and Ino finally arrived at this oasis.
Jumping off Scarash's broad back, Lux and Ino stepped on the leathery leaves of an unknown plant. Looking at the green scene around them, they felt a little like they were in another world for a moment.
feeling.
It is clear that one step away is boundless yellow sand, but within one step there are plants growing vigorously. This is simply a miracle of life!
Squatting down, Lux carefully pushed aside the layers of leathery leaves covering the ground, and finally saw the black soil well protected by these leaves.
The soil here is not fertile, and it is not moist when held in her hands. But Lux, holding the soil in her hands, felt the urge to cry. After driving for ten consecutive days, she finally
I saw colors other than yellow and the familiar land!
Beside her, Ino was also excited at this moment and could not control herself. Although she did not bend down and grab a handful of soil like Lux, she was still taking deep breaths, as if to remove the dry air from her lungs.
All replaced by the slightly humid air in this oasis!
As for Scarash, who had carried them all the way here, he spread his legs to both sides, lowered his head on the spot, and began to chew on the wide and thick leather leaves on the ground.
These leathery leaves, whose surface reflects the waxy brilliance, are quite strong in texture. If you cut them with a sword, they would probably be no different from cutting the hide of an animal.
However, in front of the rapidly replaceable incisors and millstone-like molars in Scarash's mouth, these strong leathery leaves are no different from young leaves!
I saw this Skalas open its big mouth and gnawed most of the leaf in one bite. After cutting it off with its incisors, it chewed and sipped it, and soon ground it into small pieces, and swallowed it as soon as it raised its neck.
Go down - and then, with the help of swallowing, its gastrointestinal motility quickly accelerated.
When Lux and Ino saw this, they were moved and immediately chose to avoid it - then, they saw Scarash swinging his short tail, fattening the plants behind him.
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Finding an oasis means finding a source of water.
After confirming with Kalya that Scarash would not eat up his stomach, the two of them split into two groups - Ino stayed to watch Scarash, while Lux took her sword and started looking for this piece of land.
Oasis water source.
"Generally speaking, the water source of the oasis is the groundwater that naturally emerges from the ground, so it is often at the lowest point of the oasis, where the surrounding plants are the most lush." Kalya introduced to Lacus, "But this oasis looks like its own
It is located in a basin, and there are many oilseeds growing there, so you must be careful and be careful not to step into the air."
"Takong?" Lux was stunned for a moment after hearing this, "Is there a cavity underground here?"
"No, the reason for being careful about stepping into the air is to prevent you from stepping into the water." Kalya explained with a smile, "The oilseeds are plants with wide leaves on the ground. They can not only grow on land, but also adapt to
Salt water with a lower concentration can spread out in layers like this even on a salt water lake."
"..."
"Maybe what you see is leaves, but in fact, they are just camouflage floating on the water, so you must be careful - although the water in the oasis is the source of life, it is often not as clean and clear. If you are
It would be quite embarrassing if you plunged into the water!"
Hearing what Kalya said, Lux very carefully pulled out the broken blade, held the scabbard in his hand like a short stick, and began to beat it on the ground.
Not to mention, Lux really heard the sound of water while knocking.
Leaning down, she carefully opened the leathery leaves of a few oilseed plants in front of her - and then, along with a not-so-pleasant smell, a source of life appeared in front of Lux.
Not caring about the wonderful smell of the stagnant oasis water that was masked by the oily leaves, Lux burst out laughing on the spot regardless of her appearance.
Although the water here is obviously not drinkable and cannot be used directly for bathing, it is easy for Ino to make ice cubes next to the water source. As long as he waits for the ice to melt, he can take a comfortable bath!
And just when Lux laughed loudly, not far in front of her, the leaves of the oilseed were opened row by row, and on the calm lake, a small boat appeared in front of Lux.
"Are you the outsider Bono mentioned?" Inside the boat, a child poked his head out, "Welcome to the oil silk oasis!"
This child's Shurima language is not standard, with a hint of an indescribable accent - but, with Kalya here, there is no problem in communicating with Lux.
Facing this polite little guy, Lux waved to him happily.
"Is this called the Yousi Oasis?" Lacus blinked and showed a very friendly smile, "My name is Lacus, and I am a traveler who happened to pass by here. I plan to stay overnight nearby and visit the oasis by the way.
Replenish your supplies."
"Bonu said that the oasis does not belong to anyone." The child tried hard to act like a young adult, trying to make himself look more like a mature person, "You can use it as long as you don't waste it.
"
"Don't worry!" Lux nodded with satisfaction after hearing this, "My friends and I are still experienced people, and we will never damage the environment here - let's not talk about it for now, I will go back and take care of the place right now.
Take Kalash to one side and don't let him chew on one area, otherwise it won't be good if the oily strands are chewed out and alopecia areata appears!"