The sky is full of yellow sand all over the world, and the yellow dust and sand are scattered everywhere in the wind. This is a dry and hot world.
The sun burned the crystal grains of sand, making them boiling hot. At noon, a group of camels walked on the hills, heading into the distance.
They accurately calculated the distance required, and finally arrived at an oasis in the desert to rest before dark.
This is a sheltered place, surrounded by hills covered with yellow sand, and a crescent-shaped lake falls in it. The lake is so clear that it looks like a mirror under the scorching sun, and is extremely beautiful.
Compared with the silence during the day, the place becomes lively at night. Many residents or tourists come out of tents and adobe houses, and everyone gathers in the market, trading goods and exchanging information.
These caravans from far away carried goods from all over the place, piled together, and illuminated by torches, reflecting alluring lights of various colors.
Among them are sugar cubes, wheat grains, utensils and the like from Crancia, fur blankets and bacon jerky from the ancient Fia grasslands, exquisite crossbows, scimitars, alchemical creations from the south, and other items from far away
Exotic wines, special preserved fruits, gorgeous silks, etc. shipped from overseas.
Although the desert is barren, the Falcon hinterland after crossing the desert, the high mountain cliffs, are rich in some metals and gems, which would be priceless to the outside world.
But the most lively place in this oasis today is not the stalls selling goods, but a towering tent. Colorful flags are hung on thin ropes outside the tent, and there is a sound of snare drums and strings, tempting people to come.
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"Tickets are 10 silver coins each. Please line up and don't crowd." A lean man with a bald head shouted loudly with a loudspeaker. In front of him was a group of guests waiting to enter.
"It's so popular?" A visitor who had just arrived here asked in surprise. Judging from his clothes, he must have come from the north.
"Haha, you didn't understand this when you first came here. That's the famous Fenghua Opera Troupe." A slightly tanned companion put his arm around his shoulders and pointed to the metal flower spinning in the wind on the top of the tent.
"The former Blue Diva came from this troupe." He raised his arms and greeted an acquaintance in the distance.
"Anyway, I won't let you down. How about, go and have a look."
"Okay, let's go and have a look." The traveler agreed after a little hesitation, and the two of them joined the queue.
Compared to the hustle and bustle outside, the dressing room in the giant tent is somewhat quiet at the moment.
The candle lamp burned quietly, and a beautiful girl was slowly applying eye shadow. She had light brown smooth skin, and her clothes were very cool. In addition to the purple gauze skirt on key parts, there were also blouses on her wrists and ankles.
The copper bell is ringing.
"Are you ready? Ling Xin, the show is about to begin." A girl with blond hair and a single ponytail walked in. She was wearing a black men's dress with a white silk scarf tied in front of her collar.
"Okay, Lan Li." The girl nodded, then put on her veil and sapphire forehead ornament and walked out of the dressing room.
At night, with the brisk drumbeats, melodious music was emitted from the copper box on the side, and a performance was being screened in the giant tent.
A flexible girl danced lightly on the stage. Her cocoa-colored skin could be broken by the firelight, and the copper bells on her ankles and wrists made tiny sounds with the unrestrained dance steps.
Between the slender arms, several copper rings rotate flexibly, constantly moving back and forth between the arms, waist, and ankles, and sometimes thrown into the air. Then the body flips flexibly on the stage, catches it with the ankles, and continues to throw.
Watching the beautiful and energetic dance, the audience below let out bursts of enthusiastic cheers from time to time, and their eyes seemed to be fascinated, moving with the girl's figure.
In this passionate dance, the girl shines like the sun, and the smart eyes on her veil are like the most magnificent gems in the world, attracting people to fall in love with.
After a long time, as the performance came to an end, the girl showed some sweat on her forehead, which reflected the light in the candlelight. The audience below had already turned into a sea of joy, with colorful ribbons swaying in their hands and twisting their bodies in time with the beat.
Late at night, after the performance, the guests slowly and sparsely walked out of the huge football field-sized tent and slowly returned to their residences to rest.
"Wow, Ling Xin, we are getting rich. We are getting rich~"
Lan Lier was sitting on a hill piled with gold and silver coins, cheering loudly, with little stars in her eyes.
"Okay, come on down. You're not tired after standing all night." Ling Xin, holding a cup of warm milk tea, was sitting on a wooden chair to rest.
"Besides, we have to pay wages to other people in the troupe. After all, everyone has contributed a lot."
"Yeah, I know. But looking at such a large amount of money, I'm still very happy." Lan Li hugged Ling Xin and rubbed it.
Afterwards, the two talked for a while, and Ling Xin and Lan Li packed up and went to bed.
In a camp in the oasis, in the dark, three people were discussing in low voices.
"That opera company made a lot of money tonight, how about we..." One of them suggested in a low voice with a black cloth on his head, his narrow eyes filled with greed.
"Haha, it is indeed a good goal, and that girl, tsk tsk, is really the best." The other one also licked his lips, feeling lustful in his heart.
"However, it is not easy to take action here. The power of the official is not small, and it is not easy to take them away later." The last one should be more cautious.
"I know, so we have to send people to follow. It's best to attack halfway and intercept both people and goods."
"Yeah, but I heard that this opera troupe is quite famous...will there not be enough for us?"
"If there is anything that is not enough, go to the boss for support."
"But the boss is here, and I'm afraid we won't be able to enjoy that beauty..." Another one was quite reluctant to give up.
"Haha, look at your potential, you can't bear to part with it now. Where are you going now? Let's get it first."
"Well...that's all I can do, but I'd better test it first. If I can, I won't call him boss."
After that, the voices of several people gradually died down, and then the tent became quiet.
Three days later, the Fenghua Opera Troupe set off again into the vast desert.
After the team walked through the desert for a day, they came to the foot of a tall hill.
Before the team could move forward, three figures on horseback appeared on the hill.
First there were three figures with their faces covered in black cloth, then a dozen more riders came out, and then dozens more came out, and finally a team of nearly a hundred masked people stood on the hill.
A whistle blew, and the team rushed down quickly, their speed immediately accelerated to the extreme.
Looking at this group of riders holding scimitars, the opera troupe burst into exclamations, and many camels and horses were frightened and ran around.
Seeing this, the crowd shouted louder and made various mocking whistles.
Seeing this, everyone in the opera troupe gave up their luggage and dispersed on horseback to the rear to avoid being killed by these bandits.
"Hahaha, what a bunch of cowards! It's a shame I prepared so many people." The leader laughed, feeling very proud.
But just as he was on his head, a crisp sound burst out, and then a flower of blood appeared on his chest.
Looking at the unstoppable blood in front of him in disbelief, he fell down unwillingly and fell into the sand.
"They have guns!" A cry of surprise rang out among the robbers, and many of them began to hesitate.
"Of course. I'm a famous alchemist. It's normal to carry a gun with me."
Sitting in the hood of the carriage, Lan Li set up the wooden gun butt, aimed at one of the enemies, and pulled the trigger again. Then, the smoke of gunfire burst out, and another bullet shot out, piercing the enemy. Then she pulled the trigger
The bolt is released, the cartridge case is ejected, and then a bullet is pressed into the chamber.
"Chasing is just a gun, what are you afraid of?" One of them looked at the burning carriage, felt cruel in his heart, and gave his life again.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of hoofbeats sounded again, sending up clouds of smoke and dust towards the team in the desert.
Gunshots rang out from time to time, and flowers of blood bloomed among the robbers, and then they were shot to the ground.
But this attack did not last long. After the group suffered 4 casualties, they rushed to the remaining convoy.
"Oh, it would be nice if we could reload faster." Lan Li looked at the enemy getting closer and closer, sighed, then grabbed the gun body, turned over, fired one more round, and jumped to the side.
On the horse, run into the distance.
"Chase! Catch her, I will teach her well tonight!" The remaining leader showed greedy and lustful eyes after seeing Lan Lier's appearance.
"Then I have to thank you very much, uncle." Lan Lier galloped on her horse and looked at the robbers catching up behind her. There was no fear on her face, but she continued to reload ammunition.
She clamped the horse between her legs, turned her body again, and fired another bullet, piercing one of the thieves.
Copper-cased bullets were pulled out of the gun bolt from time to time, bouncing up and falling in the desert. Then Lan Lier touched the magazine on her thigh, took out the bullets she polished, pressed them into the barrel of the gun, and kept firing.
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This pursuit lasted for several minutes, and more than a dozen people were shot down by Lan Lier, but the remaining people also became cunning.
From time to time, they would bend down and hide beside the horse. At the same time, the crowd would spread out, making it difficult for Lan Lier to hit.
"This is trouble." Lan Lier was not worried that she would miss the shot, but that she was running out of bullets.
But at this time, her support also arrived, a phantom-like stream of light streaked across the desert, and then, blood flowers floated among the robbers.
"Wow, Ling Xin finally came to save me." Seeing the group of robbers being knocked down quickly by Ling Xin, Lan Lier shouted happily.
When she was in the academy, Suzhin was known as the God of the West. Although the world has changed, her strength has returned to the fifth level, which is more than enough to deal with these bandits of sequence 2-3.
As for Lan Lier, she is currently only at Sequence 4. Needless to say, she was naturally distracted by Crancia's new technology and did not devote all her energy to her practice.
However, it was also because of this that many new alchemy tools were created, and the musket in her hand was the product of her own improvement.
"Well, it took a while to take everyone to a safe place." Ling Xin simply replied, and then continued fighting.
Chirp————
There were sounds of clashing weapons in the desert. Seeing that these thieves could not beat the bell, several of them still blew special whistles.
Not long after, a black figure also appeared on the hill. He did not cover his face, holding a long scimitar in his hand, and swooped down with the war horse. Although he was alone, he was like a roaring mountain and a tsunami.
The sword's light was sharp, reflecting a dazzling white light in the sun. The figure arrived instantly, slashed the copper ring at the heart of the bell with the long sword, and then quickly fought with him in the desert.