"What happened to Shurima after the collapse of the empire?" Lux murmured, "Why did that prosperous empire become like this now?"
"This is what I want to know too." Kalya's tone was low. "Although during the Icathia War, many Ascended people became Darkin like me - but even without the Ascended people, Shurima at that time was still the same.
It is the greatest country in Runeterra."
"..."
"If possible, I would also like to know what exactly happened at that time, so that when I first woke up, all the efforts I had made were buried under the thick dust.
"Karya continued, "I have a hunch that this trip will give me the answer."
"I will find the answer!" Lux clenched her fists and nodded, "Don't worry, it will definitely work."
"Don't think so far ahead!" Sensing Lux's emotions, Kalya finally let go of the topic temporarily, "Shurima is very big, and there are many secrets here. What's more important now is to continue to move forward.
West, across the entire continent, and finally reach the top!"
"Believe me!" Lux assured with a smile, "Everything will be fine!"
With the dried meat of Doman Behemoth and the dried tea mugwort, Lux's main supply goal has been completed.
The next thing to do is to take Scarash out for a big meal and feed him before setting off!
In Wenbo, there is a special beast of burden station, and for only a few symbolic coppers, you can take Scarash with you and have a full meal until you are full.
Naturally, the boss is not doing charity at such a price - the price for allowing Scarash to enjoy a "buffet" is that the excrement that goes in and out of his body belongs to the boss.
Obviously, this beast of burden station should have business dealings with certain spice manufacturers and is a supplier of raw materials for the manufacture of agarwood stones.
Lux was naturally very satisfied with the fact that she could feed her pets without having to shovel the poop herself. After she and Ino inquired about the beast of burden station, they led Scarash there, and then
Give it a good meal.
Scarash enjoyed his meal.
Lux and Ino were happy without having to shovel poop.
The owner of the beast of burden station was in a great mood when he saw the "high-quality raw materials" discharged by Scarash because he had eaten a meal of squid. For this reason, Lux and Ino were holding hands with him.
When Scarash left with satisfaction, he also gave Scarlash a free bundle of needle moss as a "snack", hoping that they would come back in the future.
Three wins, really a win.
In this way, after feeding Scarash, getting enough supplies, and confirming that there would be no storms in a short period of time, Lux and Ino finally set off again, leaving the small town of Waynebo and continuing on the journey to Bumang.
travel.
The day after leaving Waynebo, Lux finally understood the meaning of what Kalya said, "This is the real Dashai Desert."
This sentence is not rhetoric, but an extremely appropriate description.
After entering the Dasai Desert, Lux and Ino saw a large number of undulating sand dunes. The sand and gravel were blown by the wind, forming sand dunes like undulating mountains, layer upon layer, endless.
During the journey from Wayne Bo to Bu Mang, the wind came much faster than before. Driven by the strong wind, many sand dunes were even moving at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Even though Scarash walked carefully on the ridge of the dune, his wide feet would still sink into the gravel from time to time.
Although Sklash's strides were long, Lux and Ino's journey became slower and slower. They bumped on Sklash's back all day long, and at night, they calculated the straight-line distance carefully before they could reach a hundred miles.
"From here to Bumang, we even have to walk for a month." On the evening of the third day, when Ino was feeding Scarash ice cubes, Lux said to Kalya with some worry,
"In a month, our supplies will be fine, but can Scarash really hold on?"
"Don't worry. As long as there is drinking water, it won't be a big problem if Scarash doesn't eat for a month."
"That's good." Lux breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with some worry, "But if we go for a month, will we encounter a storm in the second half of the journey?"
"No." Hearing this, Kalya chuckled and said, "Do you know why storms often blow here?"
"I don't know." Lux shook her head honestly, "Is it because there are no mountains around?"
"On the contrary, there will be storms in the west of Weinbo, but it is because of the Barren Hills Mountains." Kalya explained, "The Barren Hills are a mountain range that runs from northeast to southwest, and because the trade winds in the desert almost never stop all year round.
Because the ground blows toward the Valoran Strait, the barren hills and mountains are like the outlet of a blower, pricked by the trade winds."
Lacus blinked and immediately took out the map. She pointed her finger at the map based on Kalya's words.
"This is the Huangqiu Mountains?"
"Yes, there is no name on this map - it is the Barren Hills Mountains."
"So that's it." Looking at this mountain range slanting on the map between Nasramei and Bergun, Lacus was a little surprised, "The southeastern foothills of the Barren Hill Mountains have tightened the wind outlet that was not violent at first.
Is this why desert storms in this area are far more severe than elsewhere?"
"Yes, so as long as you get to the northwest foothills of the Huangqiu Mountains, there is almost no wind there."
"But, if that's the case, isn't there a strong wind blowing in Talishni every day?" Lux looked at the mark on the map, "It looks like it's right on the wind's edge!"
"No, Talishni's location is very special." Kalya knew the topography of the city well, "It is actually located at the end of the Barren Hill Mountains. The Barren Hill Mountains are divided into two mountain ranges here, and Talishni is on both sides.
Between the mountains.”
"So there's actually no wind in Telishni?"
"Yes, Telishni's port is the one with the least wind and waves in the entire Valoran Strait."
"That's it...it's unbelievable. The direction of a mountain range can actually cause a storm to blow in an area. Kalya, how did you discover this knowledge?"
"Well, I guess I can draw inferences from one instance." Kalya thought for a while and decisively began to criticize, "I can't remember, it happened too long ago..."
Fortunately, Lux was still looking at the map, observing the direction of the mountains, trying to combine the information on the map with what she had seen and heard along the way, and did not notice the subtle hint of guilt in Kalya's tone.