Chapter 1598 [Claws of the Wasteland 2] Nomad Village
On the endless sand sea, a light and small sand boat with full sails was riding on the wind and sand, gliding like a flying fish.
"Haifa! It's too fast, slow down!"
Hua Li tightly grasped the hull of the boat with both hands, trying hard to prevent herself from the violent tilting and bumping of the sand boat. He was thrown away and yelled angrily: "Smooth Sailing! Your luggage will be lost!"
"Hahaha! Where are you?" Haifa laughed boldly, "You have never participated in the "Great Desert Feast". Those people are much better at sailing than I am!”
"Haifa!"
"Tsk, okay, okay, I'll be more steady." The swordsman named Haifa smacked his lips, adjusted the sails, and the ship's speed dropped slightly.
Although the current speed of the sand boat can still be called "speeding", at least it is not jumping like a frightened sand fish like before.
Under the dustproof face towel, Huali breathed a sigh of relief.
She finally had the strength to free her hands, took out the map from her bag, and confirmed their current location.
After holding the map and comparing it with the surrounding terrain for several seconds, the young dual-sword wielder fell silent.
In the depths of the sand sea, all you can see are countless giant wave-like sand dunes. Without the necessary reference objects, it is impossible to judge the direction.
"Hey, in this sandy sea, a map alone is not enough." Haifa smiled and showed his fangs like a roaring dragon, "Don't worry, I am very familiar with this sandy sea. I haven't walked the road yet." Crooked.
If we continue sailing for half a day at our current speed, we will almost reach the oasis near our destination in the evening."
Hua Li nodded after hearing this and decided to trust Haifa's judgment.
Although this guy has muscles in his head, a sense of simplicity, and he is a native of the desert, he is still quite reliable overall.
Haifa’s parents are very warm, friendly and easy to get along with.
At least that’s what Huali thinks from the perspective of being a “guest”.
After learning that Huali was traveling and practicing in the Old World recently, Haifa, who had no interest in traveling, was also pushed over by her mother, Ms. Maridan.
I hope Huali can take her to travel with her and gain experience, instead of staying in the comfort zone of Lockark, relying on her mother's reputation to become the king among the young hunters.
Faced with the request of the senior, even Huali, who is used to walking alone, is not easy to refuse.
Just in time, Haifa also revealed her mission slip. No matter how they arranged it later, the two of them planned to complete the current mission first and hunt the tailed axosaurus together.
After discussion, the two gave up their plan to continue looking for other companions and prepared to complete the hunt as a team of two.
To be honest, this is not a wise decision.
As a subspecies of Tailaxosaurus, Tailaxosaurus is also a herbivorous beast dragon monster. Although it does not have sharp teeth, sharp claws, and terrifying tyrannosaurs like the other beast dragon species, Bite force.
But as one of the largest species among the beast dragon monsters, the size of the tail axosaurus itself is their most powerful weapon.
Even with a full team of four hunters, if the hunting process goes very smoothly, it will take a long time to kill them.
Not to mention that there are only two of them, among them Huali uses double swords, a light weapon that is famous for its agility but slightly embarrassing in terms of destructive power.
A protracted war is their only option.
Fortunately, the two of them are not in a hurry, and they should just hone their technical cooperation.
The yellow sand and wind kept sweeping back, and when the setting sun reached the horizon, they finally arrived at the oasis near the area where the target appeared.
Working together, they dragged Haifa’s borrowed sand boat onto a rock platform. After covering it with a cloth and fixing it, they dragged a large pile of supplies to the hunter’s camp at the corner of the oasis. .
Huali carefully counted the supplies and stored them in storage boxes by category.
Haifa sat cross-legged on the lid of the supply box without any image at all, supporting his chin with one hand, watching his companions pack their luggage in an orderly manner, and said as if to relieve his boredom:
"This is the largest oasis within a hundred miles. You don't have to worry about food and water. There are springs and freshwater lakes nearby. There are fish in the lakes, many herbivorous dragons, and many cacti, aloe and the like. .
To be honest, I don’t think there is any need to bring so many supplies. "
Hua Li glanced at her and simply replied: "Just in case. "
Haifa jumped down from the box, "I heard that there is a nomadic village across the lake, on the other side of this oasis.
How about we go there and take a look? Maybe I can get some delicious food. I mean, maybe I can get some information about the presence of the tailed axosaurus. "
Hua Li turned her head and thought for a moment, then put the weapon back on her back, straightened the armor belt, and stood up.
"Okay."
The area of this oasis is indeed not small. Under the leadership of Haifa, the two of them walked around the lake and spent nearly half an hour before finally finding the place the former mentioned. Village.
In Huali's view, this is not even a "village".
There are less than ten households in total. There are no fixed houses. Instead, there are tents made of animal bones, leather and coarse cloth. You can also see several caravans and huge tents enclosed in simple fences. alpaca.
It is more like a traveling caravan station than a settlement.
"They are desert nomads."
(In fact, this picture should describe the ancestors of Lockak, there is not much difference)
Haifa smiled and explained to Huali: "This The scale is small, and the scale can reach hundreds or even more
The predecessor of the mobile city Balubare was actually an alliance of several nomadic convoys. Their lifestyle of moving around in pursuit of the monsoon has continued for countless years."
After speaking, she shouted. He made a few noises to signal the arrival of the two of them, and also to express that there was no hostility.
Unlike people in cities, these nomads who live in the wild will be more cautious when facing strangers.
Fortunately, this was not the first time Haifa had come into contact with nomads. She took the initiative to negotiate with them.
Due to a lack of understanding of local folk customs and in order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, Huali followed Haifa quietly and listened to Haifa's communication with the other party without saying a word.
They use the language of a certain desert nation, which is very different from the common language. As an outsider, Huali cannot understand it at all.
After a brief exchange, the vigilance on the faces of the herdsmen dissipated. The middle-aged man who looked like the leader nodded to them and invited them to rest in the village.
Huali hesitated.
Her original idea was to ask the herdsmen if they had any information about the tailed axosaurus, but looking at the current situation, it seemed that the herdsmen wanted to entertain them?
“What did you say to them?” Huali pulled Haifa and asked in a low voice.
“It’s nothing, I just explained the identity of our hunters and that we are here to hunt some kind of dangerous monster.
This is also a good thing for them, so they are quite enthusiastic. "Yeah." Haifa explained with a smile.
After hearing this, Huali felt that there should be no problem.
Although I was not used to it, I could only follow Haifa and the herdsmen to the bonfire in front of the tent.
Soon, the herdsmen brought dates, cactus, cheese, bacon, scones and other food to entertain them.
Haifa was not polite at all and started eating and drinking lavishly, while Huali behaved more reservedly and only ate a few dates as a token gesture.
The atmosphere around the bonfire gradually became warmer. The gathered herdsmen took out their treasured food and drinks and shared them with them. It eventually turned into a small banquet.
Before I knew it, the sky had completely darkened.
Having a warm campfire with the herdsmen, Huali gradually let down her guard and told the curious children about her experience of hunting monsters.
This was supposed to be a fun night.
Until Haifa accidentally said that the target of their hunting trip was the tail axosaurus.
The atmosphere around the campfire suddenly became weird. (End of chapter)