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At dawn.

As the first rays of sunlight pierced the solemn darkness, the crowing of the sand grouse resounded through the oasis.

It's a sign of dawn.

The drowsiness of the entire sentry oasis was cleared, and people opened their houses and windows, stretched deeply, greeted each other, and laughed at their usual jokes, ushering in a new day.

The citizens responsible for the bell tower have also woken up.

After getting dressed, looking at the sun in the sky, I already estimated the time in my heart.

It was about 5 a.m.

Walking out of his room, he walked briskly towards the bell tower.

Citizens and peasants had already appeared on the streets, greeting each other with smiles on their faces, although they had come from different places, but since they had all come to the sentry oasis, they were their own people.

He is a resident of the Sentry Oasis, a close fellow countryman of the Land of Wonders, and a citizen of Lord Kant.

The peasant women carried buckets to the spring.

They also got up early to prepare breakfast for the many civilians and soldiers.

It's not an easy job.

The citizens in charge of the bell tower sighed in their hearts, after all, it was the food of more than 1,000 people, three meals a day, and the supper of the night watchers, if it were not for the busy work of these strong peasant women who got up early and greedy at night, then there would definitely be soldiers or civilians who were hungry.

After breakfast, it's lunch, and after the lunch break, it's dinner.

After dinner, it's time for supper.

In addition, everyone's wooden bowls, plates, knives and forks and other cutlery need to be washed.

For this reason, all 50 peasant women applied to James, who was in charge of the current chores, and another 50 citizens were mobilized to help, otherwise there would be so much work to be done, and there would be very little time for sleep and rest.

The citizen was especially glad to think that his job only needed to ring the bell.

Come to the bell tower.

Next to it is the towering consul hall made of stone.

The citizen subconsciously swallowed and foamed.

At the entrance of the Consulate stood two Swadia sergeants, under the linen robe covered by a bulging double layer of chain mail, only holding a heavy iron-inlaid fan-shaped shield, carrying a heavy half-sword at the waist, bringing an elite fierce aura.

This is the strongest elite infantry in Svadia.

Any man who is eager to make a career is secretly envious in his heart.

But he hasn't forgotten his job.

Enter the top floor of the bell tower.

A bronze bell hung in the middle of the top floor, next to it a wooden ram, and with the gentle force of his hands, he swung the ram to strike the bronze bell with skillful force according to the rhythm that he had already memorized.

"Knock-knock-knock-"

The gentle sound of the bell suddenly appeared in the bell tower.

And as the bell wall vibrates, the bell that represents time also reaches the ears of everyone throughout the oasis.

It was 5 o'clock in the morning.

After the citizen rang the bronze bell, next to the chair, he sat down and looked at the busy figure that began to appear on the street below, with a pleasant smile on his face, and then his task was to ring every half an hour, and it was good to strike the bell at the full hour, although it was boring, but for him, who was already in charge of the bell tower in the city before immigration, it was extremely simple.

Boredom leaning against the wall.

He looked up slightly.

It was at the top of this bell tower that on his first day of work, he found the yellow disc inlaid at the top, which seemed to be made of gold, and was painted with inexplicable and mysterious patterns.

The infantry in charge of telling the time had warned him not to attack the idea of the golden disc.

Because this is the private property of Lord Kant.

Of course he understands.

Likewise do not dare to move.

The private property of the nobility was sacred.

If there is an accident, he, a small citizen, is estimated to have to pay with his life.

There have always been many citizens in the continent of Calradia who went bankrupt and died because they offended the nobles.

But today he couldn't help frowning.

For some reason, he found that the gold disc today seemed to be much brighter than when he first came to this bell tower, and as the sun rose, the gold disc embedded in the top floor and attic became more and more bright, as if it was absorbing the sun's light and secretly storing itself.

He was a little confused.

While I was thinking, there was a lively sound in the street outside.

Shaking his head, he didn't pay too much attention to it, but just wrote it down in his heart.

It's just down the street under the bell tower.

Lord Kant was walking out of the consul hall and standing in front of the gate to give some orders, while someone brought his war horse and slowly walked towards the south gate under the escort of 40 Salander riders.

Thirty dromedaries loaded with sacks were also urged by 10 farmers.

………………

At dawn, the temperature is still slightly cold, but it's a good time to get out and about in the desert.

Breakfast was already eaten half an hour ago.

Freshly baked bread, as well as antelope meat, and a dollop of mutton fat mixed with salt and spices, are meant to ensure physical strength for the rest of the trek, as well as to avoid going hungry quickly with easy-to-digest food.

After leaving Drehem, there will be no great enjoyment.

"Please be careful."

Fatis and James stood in front of the city gate to say goodbye.

"Okay." Kant beckoned, and with his troops and caravans, he headed south into the depths of the desert.

Look out at the horizon in the distance.

I don't know if it's an illusion, the continuous hills of the Sanwaya Mountains seem to be faintly visible, but for them, it is indeed the destination of the advance, the location of the solid stone pass.

40 Salander riders scattered around.

Holding a refined military spear in his hand, he looked at his surroundings with a grim face.

Occasionally, scrawny low-ranking gnolls appeared, as if they had discovered a new world, and rushed through with a smacked horse's belly, and with a terrible howl abruptly stopped, their spears stained with bright red blood, and returned to the ranks.

These riders in Salander's chain mail are more powerful than those desert bandits.

After all, it belongs to the heavy cavalry.

It is also the more flexible assault cavalry among the heavy cavalry.

Low-level gnolls, encountering is death.

Kant rode forward, looking at these Salander riders, and he also remembered that when he first went to the Solid Stone Pass, there were only 5 people, and the others were more desert bandits, and their combat effectiveness was almost vastly different.

If you encounter the danger you once had.

It is estimated that these 40 Salander riders charged side by side with guns strapped together, which would be enough to crush most of the enemy head-on.

It's a show of strength.

At the same time, it is also a guarantee of the safety of the caravan.

The caravan behind him consisted of 10 farmers and 30 dromedary.

The camels carried 120 bags of fine white salt as trade goods, equivalent to 4 bags per camel, plus an additional 4 bags of food and water for each camel, as well as feed for the horses and camels.

The name Ship of the Desert is not for nothing.

As it is now, it is like a flat boat carrying goods, and it is swimming briskly in the sand sea.

The march is neither fast nor slow.

The pace of the trek is well-balanced.

A mere 3-day desert trek can be supported by war horses, let alone these dromedary camels.

From the sentry oasis to the rocky pass, it is easy to be.

After all, these "elves" in the desert are better at long-distance travel, using their amazing endurance and strength to cross the entire desert, rather than transporting goods over short distances.

Kant couldn't help it.

At present, the only object he has to trade with is the Solid Stone Pass.

If he had a road north of the Naren Desert, on the coast of Mannheim, and a trade partner, he didn't need to mention it, at least a trading camel team of 50 dromedaries would trek directly across the desert.

According to those high-ranking gnolls captives.

The coast of Mannheim, close to the Sea of Stars, is also one of the most prosperous areas for maritime trade.

Every day, hundreds of merchant ships dock at the royal port of the Greymane Kingdom, unloading large quantities of supplies from overseas into warehouses, and loading various specialties from the coast of Mannheim into merchant ships, forming a complete trade chain.

Just thinking about it is exciting.

Take, for example, the Duchy of the Lion, with which Kant was most familiar.

The Reston River, which flows from the Everglades of the East and nourishes the soil on both sides, is nearly 200 meters wide and is filled with dozens of merchant ships every day during the busiest months.

And the Lionheart City Wharf, which focuses on river trade, does not berth more than 30 merchant ships every day.

This is also due to the fact that the southern county directly under the Principality of the Lion is a grain-producing area.

If the Resniston River, which means the river that has been transporting grain, appears in the desolate North County, it is estimated that there will not be 5 merchant ships per day, and it should be more likely to transport supplies to the short produce of North County, rather than engaging in mutually beneficial trade, transporting large quantities of important grain along the river to the territory of other principalities or kingdoms to earn large silver coins.

"I'd love to see the Mannheim coast."

Kant's face was a little expectant.

A region dominated by maritime trade, not dominated by humans.

It's really quite appealing to him.

However, this is just an idea, a simple idea, after all, the current "Drehem" has just finished solving the expeditionary force of the Graymane Kingdom, and it is basically in a hostile state with the coast of Mannheim.

If you really rush to the north of the Narun Desert.

It is estimated that the final result is not to harvest trading partners, but to be pursued by the forces of the sensitive Gnoll Order.

For the sake of safety, Kant will not travel to the coast of Mannheim for the time being.

When he has completely established the sentry oasis like an impregnable wall, so that the Duchy of Lion has to face up to his existence, Kant will choose to send a few elites to the coast of Mannheim to reconnoiter the situation.

What he needs now is to make himself stronger as soon as possible.

After absorbing the dividends of this campaign.

First upgrade the "Drehem" to a castle, and at the same time, set up a new Consulate in a hidden area of the Sanwaya Mountains, so that your power can start to spread and thrive!

PS: The second update, everyone, the recommended ticket continues~ Monthly passes or something, come to some ~ [.]