Time flies.

The sun sets between the sand dunes in the west, scattering a curtain of dusk.

It's getting dark.

The bright galaxy faintly appeared in the sky, and a crescent moon also shone brightly.

This is the Naren Desert, the sentry oasis.

Dehrim.

The peasants from the kingdom of Swadia are still busy.

With tools in hand, they are carefully digging the sandy soil on the north side of the oasis, clearing out useless weeds, leveling the outline of the cultivated land, and digging canals for the springs to form an effective irrigation channel.

These reclaimed lands are the agricultural areas of Dehrim.

Although it is still bare at the moment and no crops are growing, it is always good to reclaim it in advance.

The main thing is that the irrigation canal is extended to those date palms.

20 adult date palms are the only grain crops in "Dehrim", although they are trees, and they produce strings of dates, but after all, they can satisfy hunger and alleviate the embarrassment of lack of food.

At the same time, these date palms are also a solid line of defense against desert erosion.

As long as the root system of the tree is well developed and the area of growth is large, then the sand in the ground will be fixed.

In this way, the oasis will remain stable, not becoming smaller and smaller due to the erosion of the desert, but will also re-form the soil layer due to the accumulation of many fallen leaves, and with the abundant water resources, the oasis will gradually become larger.

Of course, this virtuous cycle of oasis growth is just a natural evolution over the past hundred years.

"Prepare dinner, we'll add it today."

Kant looked at the tired peasants, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Put more air-dried meat, after manual labor, you need to replenish it sufficiently." ”

The three farmers who were cooks nodded and quickly put away the kitchen utensils in their hands.

They were pre-arranged by Kant, so instead of digging the canals and cleaning the oasis meticulously, they prepared dinner from noon, after all, Kant, the lord, had ordered them to eat better in the evening.

Although their cooking skills are actually not very high, as long as there is meat, it is an excellent dinner.

What's more, there are 40 baskets of dates picked in the morning.

Even if everyone only eats bread and dates and drinks the spring water in the oasis, it can last for 15 days, not to mention the 20 extra bags of flour in the storeroom, which can meet everyone's food consumption for 30 days.

Although they still lack an effective source of food, they do not have to worry about food for the time being.

A fire is lit in the kitchen of the Consulate.

Soon, the smell of food began to spread among the oases, wafting far away with the wind.

The peasants, who had eaten only some bread and dates at noon, were already hungry at this time, smelling this mouth-watering fragrance, and they were all foaming at the mouth, and looking at the kitchen with blank eyes.

The waiting before the meal made them very uncomfortable when they were hungry.

But even more uncomfortable were the Swadian recruits who were armed with spears and guarded between the oases.

They haven't eaten yet, either.

But for the safety of the whole village, they had to make sacrifices.

The 20 people were divided into two teams, stationed on the sand dunes on the east and west sides, and the sky was dark, but with the bright stars and the bright moonlight, they could still barely see the scenery a hundred meters away.

As for the gnolls, they are always on the lookout.

The 10 Swadia militiamen in Dehrim were also on guard.

Thankfully, it's still safe.

But this kind of luck can't let down their vigilance, and no one knows when those ferocious gnolls will appear.

"Dinner is ready."

In the kitchen, 3 peasants moved out of the cauldron.

There is a thick vegetable soup made with baked brown bread, air-dried meat, cabbage, and flour.

Of course, fresh dates are also indispensable.

"Thank you, Lord Lord, for giving us food." During the meal, soft thanks appeared in the mouths of these farmers.

And Kant also nodded, raised his hand and said, "Hard work." ”

This is a simple ceremony, after all, Kant is their lord and the owner of the system, and he is also equal to the supreme king of these Svadians, and the object of respect is reverence from the heart.

Kant's dinner was also prepared.

Black pepper and sugar were added, as well as fine white salt from the desert robbers' straining and steaming.

"It tastes good."

Kant nodded in satisfaction.

The air-dried meat is pre-grilled while sprinkled with crushed black pepper with a rich, enticing smell.

Dipping it in the fine white salt in the wooden dish, he put it in his mouth and chewed it, giving Kant the feeling of returning to the banquet of the lion duke Cameron, enjoying the delicious aristocratic barbecue.

After swallowing it, Kant's eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled and tasted: "Awesome." ”

Dinner was satisfying.

Not only Kant, but also the peasants who had a busy day.

Including the soldiers who took turns to eat at the change of guard, they also expressed their heartfelt satisfaction with tonight's meal.

In this barren desert, you can't eat such delicious food at every meal, and it is really great to be able to enjoy sweet dates and drink sweet spring water after a meal.

Even the farmers were thinking that it would be better to be in bed instead of in a bunker.

Pity.

At present, there are only two buildings in the "Dehrim", the Consulate and the Desert Bandit Stronghold.

If you want to have more dwellings, you also need to complete a new temporary quest, which is to find the origin of salt, and the system will reward 5 standard brick and wood houses in the Swadia Kingdom.

Now, most of them sleep in tents and bunkers.

"Be vigilant at night."

Before going to bed, Kant also gave a message.

The soldiers replied in the affirmative, "Your Excellency, please rest assured. ”

All are tired from the day, so it's always good to rest early.

The soldiers, on the other hand, take turns and keep watch for the night to ensure the safety of all.

Soon, everyone was resting.

As soon as the Swadian peasants returned to their bunkers and lay down, the snoring of the oasis was loud, like a shrill whistle.

The night is getting darker and darker, and the night is approaching.

At the sentry oasis, only the snoring of the peasants continued.

and 5 Swadia militiamen who were in charge of standing guard and keeping watch for everyone during this time period.

"Oh, that's a terrible snort."

One of the militiamen shook his head helplessly and sighed, "I don't feel sleepy at all now." ”

"Persistence, it's no big deal." The militiaman next to him held the heavy spear in his arms, and said in a tone that was not too strange: "Sleeping with you, you don't know, your snoring at night is also very loud." ”

"Won't it?" The militiaman rolled his eyes helplessly: "How do I not know. ”

"You're all asleep." His companion laughed and scolded, "Like a dead pig." ”

The militiaman just wanted to refute, but out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that there seemed to be some black shadows on the sand dunes not far away, which suddenly made his heart burst out.

"Hey, what's over there?"

Instead of being careless, he touched his companion with his arm.

"Huh?" The militiaman also frowned and looked in the direction of the signal.

It was the eastern sand dunes of the Sentry Oasis, where the moonlight and starlight shone, and under the deep dark starry sky, there were patches of earthy yellow sand, with traces of being blown by the wind, which looked very strange.

But the militiaman's face also became solemn: "Something is wrong. ”

"Yes, I saw a dark shadow just now." The other militiaman swallowed and spat.

But he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, and couldn't help muttering: "Could it be, it's those damn gnolls who want to sneak up on us at night, right?" ”

"Go wake up the others."

His companion did not respond to him, but said in a serious tone, "Hurry up!" ”

"Okay." The militiaman was equally solemn and immediately ran under the roof.

Because at the end of the sight of the two of them, at the top of the sand dune, black shadows were slowly appearing on it, looking at it by the moonlight, which did not look like a human, just like an upright beast, how could they not know that the defeated gnolls really took advantage of the night to sneak attack!