The Sand Loomer was one of the largest land creatures Rhodes had ever seen, and the slender body of the Sand Loomer in front of him was more than forty meters long, and its entire body was protected under the huge back armor, especially the head, which was almost completely protected by the carapace, with only a small mouth and a tongue that stretched out from time to time.

As if to better dig through the desert, the Sand Looker has duck-like flippers between its four claws - and the fins look thicker and more reliable than the duck's.

As the Sand Loomer left the sand and came to the surface, Rhodes keenly saw the people between the layers of the Sand Loomer's back armor, these people were ragged, some old and some young, but they seemed to be in good spirits, they should be the scavengers that Cassadine said.

"Sand Lookers are very long-lived creatures." Cassadine stopped beating the drum, "They tend to live for hundreds of years, and every ten years, they have an extra layer of armor, because the route of the sand loomers is fixed throughout their lives, so the scavengers tend to build a temporary home between the gaps in their back armor, after all, it is safe and cool." ”

As they spoke, the two men approached the Sand Beast.

The giant sand lurker seemed to be a little confused by the sound of the drums, and the scavengers between the gaps in its back were wary until Cassadine shouted something in their native dialect.

Soon, Cassadine made some deals with the scavengers, and after paying a few golden hexes, Cassadine and Rhodes entered a gap in the back armor of the sand beast.

As Cassadine slowly tapped the tambourine several times again, the regained consciousness of the Sand Beast finally burrowed back into the gravel—in this case, the place where the two men were plunged into darkness.

Somewhat uncomfortable, Rhodes cast a light spell, and the soft white light was lit up, and he looked around, only to see large patches of upturned gravel flowing past him.

"Interesting, right?" Cassadine pointed to the sand around him and said, "These cavities are all open backwards, and as long as the sand lurks are moving, the sand around them can't be squeezed in. ”

"That's how to hitchhike?" Looking at the tumbling gravel not far away, Rod thought thoughtfully, "Hiding in the back armor of the Sand Beast, moving underground?" ”

"That's right." Cassadine nodded, "This is also the way the scavengers hide from the sand pirates, the sand pirates are rarely able to find the sand lurk, and even if they do, they often have a hard time getting this big guy out of the sand, without a tambourine, even if they dig it, it is impossible for them to dig it out completely." ”

"And the back armor will also stop their attacks?" Rhodes raised his eyebrows, "I guess the sand thieves hate this kind of big guy, right?" ”

"Of course." Cassadine said as if he was telling a joke, "You know, among Shurima's sand pirates, the Sand Beast is the worst swearing, probably equal to the shrunken turtle and the super coward, which shows their dislike for the Sand Beast. ”

"It's kind of funny." Rod nodded, "I just don't know...... What happens if a scavenger goes to sand piracy. ”

"This has happened before." Cassadine was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect Rhodes to think in that direction, "But even if they are scavengers, few people can fully grasp the trajectory of the sand beasts, after all, for the hitchhikers, the journey is pitch black, and few people can figure out the time and route of the hitchhiker." ”

"And our goal?"

"So we need to change cars a few times." Cassadine said lightly, "As far as I know, the female sand crunker we're riding on now is at the time of fertility...... And on her cruising route, there is also a male. ”

Hearing Cassadine say this, Rod blinked, and suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.

And the next moment, the hunch came true.

"As soon as this sand looker starts mating, we'll be able to turn around......"

Rod covered his face a little helplessly.

"There are very few male sand loomers in the desert, and if nothing else, the one who mates with her is the one I used to ride, and he will take us to find the tomb of the Immortal King."

Although this route seems to be quite reliable, for some reason, Rhodes always felt that his journey was strange......

Even if Cassadine was adamant, Rhodes still felt weird—he never dreamed that he would one day take advantage of such a thing.

……………………

No matter what resistance Rod had in his heart, things turned out just as Cassadine had said.

On the eighth day of their journey, the Sand Beast suddenly stopped.

Just as Rod was screaming badly, the back armor of the sand loomer was hit rhythmically.

Although the Sand Loomer does not make any strange noises due to the degeneration of its vocal organs, for Rod, the impact and vibration are already difficult to accept.

In this case, Rod, who didn't know what kind of expression he should show, could only follow Cassadine, and took advantage of the opportunity of this sand beast to complete the life inheritance, and quickly shifted his position - with the help of spatial positioning, after leaving the gap in the back armor, the two quickly transferred to the body of another sand beast.

"You should be glad you did." After settling down again, Cassadine looked at Rod with a painful face, and his tone was full of ridicule, "I can't stand it?" I'm telling you, if we don't have access to space spells, then you really can't stand it! ”

"What do you mean?" Rod was confused, "If you don't use space spells, you can't stand it even more?" ”

"Think about it, if it's an ordinary waste picker, how should you change cars?" Cassadine seemed to hold back a smile, "What's the only connection between these two big guys?" ”

The only part of the connection?

Blinking, Rod reacted immediately.

"What you won't say?!"

"That's right, that's what you think." Cassadine nodded, breaking Rode's last bit of luck, "Scavengers who need to change cars do need to take a fast lane, trust me, it's not a fun experience, compared to them, we're lucky." ”

Glancing at Cassadine, Rod finally stopped talking - feeling the regular vibrations, recalling what Cassadine had said before, at this moment, Rod was completely autistic.

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Coach, this is not the same as saying yes!