Above the small bungalow, Chu Ci listened to the discussion of the three people, looking thoughtful.
No wonder the captain of the patrol had a bad attitude towards them. It turned out that this was also the reason.
Then they suffered an unreasonable disaster.
But Chu Ci didn't take it to heart, since they had nothing else to do with Liecheng anyway.
It was the liar who could create water out of thin air, which made Chu Ci a little interested. If he guessed correctly, that person might be a special person with water ability, and to achieve the effect of being able to create water out of thin air, he must be high-level.
The special ones.
A high-level water-type special person doesn't sound like a native of the desert, and as a high-level special person, he can get away with wherever he goes, but he went to the desert to cheat. I don't know what he was thinking?
Shaking his head, Chu Ci stopped thinking about it and flew towards the inner city.
The several locations he found where water sources might exist were all in the direction of the inner city.
Lie City covers a large area. In the desert, the most indispensable thing is the land. There are only 200,000 to 300,000 people in the entire city, but the area is about the same size as Jiuge City.
Viewed from the air, the buildings in the entire city are arranged in a triangular distribution, and the inner city area is the inverted triangle in the center of the triangle.
The inner city area is very small, only 30% of the area of Lie City, but it is the core of the entire city.
As soon as he entered the inner city, Chu Ci immediately felt something different. There were green plants on both sides of the roads in the inner city area, and the houses were much sturdier and more beautiful than those in the outer city area, especially in the central areas.
Basically they are built with the same material as the city wall, flaming stone.
The commander of the patrol team lives in one of the flame stone houses.
In Yanshi's house, a man wearing the armband of the captain of the first patrol team was reporting to the captain.
"Captain, in this month's battle, our tribe suffered a total of 1,463 casualties, including 745 minor injuries, 327 serious injuries, 76 missing, and... 315 dead."
The commander-in-chief closed his eyes for a long time before speaking: "Are there any special warriors among the dead?"
"Yes, two junior soldiers." The captain of the first patrol team hesitated and said: "The deputy captain of the fourth team, Jiali, and the captain of the eleventh team, Li Nan, the two of them were in the sneak attack on Yacheng half a month ago. In order to defend the
Our piece of scorching sand died heroically."
The captain clenched his fists unconsciously and gritted his teeth: "Yacheng! One day, I will destroy them!"
"Captain, don't be impulsive!" The captain of the first patrol team said solemnly: "We have already suffered a lot just from fighting against the Gu tribe. If we add another Yacheng, the tribe's losses will be even greater!"
"...I know." The captain took a deep breath, calmed down his heart, and said calmly: "Otherwise, I would not accept compensation from Yacheng. After all, we still have to consider the surviving clan members."
The captain of the first patrol team breathed a sigh of relief.
Now during the war, the power and prestige of the warriors in the tribe have increased. Especially the captain of the patrol who represents force. Even the clan leader has to carefully consider his opinion. If the captain really wants to attack Yacheng, many people in the tribe will agree with him.
Opinion.
"Have the pensions been paid to all the dead tribal warriors?"
"It was distributed, and the clan leader also signed it."
"Okay, we need to make sure that every pension is handed over to their families. I know that some tribesmen in the city have been in some commotion recently. Don't be affected by them. Just do whatever you want."
"yes!"
After a moment of silence, the captain said slowly: "I remember he is the only brother left in Li Nan's family, right?"
The captain of the first patrol team hesitated and nodded: "Li Nan's eldest brother died while looking for water two years ago, and his second brother also died a year ago. There is only one old mother left in the family. Fortunately, there are still
His sister-in-law is taking care of him."
The captain sighed: "Find an opportunity to double Li Nan's pension and deduct it from my share."
The captain of the first patrol team opened his mouth, but didn't say much.
After a while, the captain remembered something and asked: "How is the water source at Mingtang?"
"It's still the same as before. The folk remedies purchased from the caravan are of no use, and there is no trace of living water at all."
"We should have guessed a long time ago that people outside the desert are unreliable. Fortunately, we didn't have any hope at the beginning. The business line they gave us is the most important."
"Do we really want to explore that trade line? The distance of that trade line is too far and the level of danger is also very high."
"No matter how high the risk is, we must explore. This is our only way out. You also know the situation in Centennial City. With every transaction now, their requirements are increasing. If this continues, no matter how much our resource reserves are,
We cannot afford to double the price, so we must find new trading partners.”
"I understand, I will start on this matter tomorrow." The captain of the patrol team suddenly remembered something and said: "Didn't two pilgrims come to the city today? Maybe you can ask them to see if they know about this.
The situation of a business line.”
The captain frowned: "It's not certain whether those two people are pilgrims. Don't be fooled when the time comes."
"Don't worry, I'm measured." The patrol leader smiled.
The captain nodded and turned to talk about another matter: "The Flame Crystal Mine discovered this time has a lot of output. It must be captured as soon as possible. Tomorrow you will send a team to check to see if the Fire Dragon Sandstorm has disappeared.
…”
The captain of the first patrol team listened to the captain's arrangements with a serious face.
Chu Ci listened for a while and left after seeing that there was no other useful information.
It was Chu Ci's good luck that he happened to overhear the conversation between the two of them, so he didn't have to look for water sources one by one. The captain had already told him.
Mingtang!
This is one of the places Chu Ci suspected, in a simple round earthen house in the center of the inner city area.
The small earthen house is very small, but it is heavily guarded. Several fine pipes extend from the earthen house, leading to a small lake outside.
It's just that there is no drop of water in this lake now, and it can only be vaguely distinguished from the dry river bed that it is a lake.
Chu Ci bypassed the patrolling personnel and quietly entered the small earthen house.
In the earthen house, there is a small well mouth three meters wide. There is a small hole in the middle under the well mouth, about the size of Chu Ci's palm.
The entrance to the cave is very deep and seems to lead to the depths of the earth, which is daunting.
The moment he saw the entrance of the cave, Chu Ci suddenly realized that the water source was an underground spring.
This kind of hole usually leads to groundwater in the desert. In certain seasons, a large amount of groundwater will surge up and flow into the lake outside.
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What makes Chu Ci puzzling is that the resource content of this kind of groundwater is very rich. How can it be said that there is no such thing?
After thinking for a while, Chu Ci used the Earth Escape Technique and went to the depths of the ground to check.