Kapitel 40: The Desert Iron Mercenary Group
"Ugh!"
Seeing the bizarre way he died in the text simulation, Xiao Feng curled his lips in disgust. "Shameless! Who told you to lust after her?"
Zhou Miaotong was the female lead in the movie "Brotherhood of Blades" and also the object of Shen Lian's affection.
In the text simulation, he had treated Zhou Miaotong like a bicycle, and it was no wonder Shen Lian killed him!
[Extracting Simulation Rewards. Please purchase the required simulation rewards before randomly drawing one reward from the list below.]
[Standard Embroidered Spring Knife (Price: 1 Merit Point)]
[Set of Flying Fish Clothing (Price: 1 Merit Point)]
[Zhou Miaotong's Original Belly Band (Price: 1 Merit Point)]
[One Piece of Silk (Price: 1 Merit Point)]
[One Hundred Taels of Silver (Price: 1 Merit Point)]
[One Golden Phoenix Hairpin (Price: 1 Merit Point)]
[A True Work by Hokusai (Price: 1 Merit Point)]
[A Dog-Beating Stick (Price: 1 Merit Point)]
[One Bowl of Sweet Tofu Pudding (Price: 1 Merit Point)]
[One Scallion Pancake (Price: 1 Merit Point)]
Seeing this, Xiao Feng muttered to himself, "As expected, a bunch of junk. Thankfully, I didn't use the main projection for the simulation, or I'd be left with nothing but underwear."
Unfortunately, the free lottery chances obtained after each simulation could only be used on rewards from the corresponding simulated world.
Otherwise, Xiao Feng would have saved this lottery chance for a more valuable reward.
"I want to draw a prize!"
With a silent thought, the ten randomly drawn rewards turned into ten identical treasure chests.
Since they were all worthless, Xiao Feng randomly chose one, which turned out to contain a red belly band.
After permanently storing the belly band in the system space, Xiao Feng took out a Spirit Nourishing Pill and swallowed it, fully operating the Nine Transformations of the Swirling Dragon.
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The Next Morning, after having breakfast with Xiao Yixian, Xiao Feng and she set off for Stone Desert City.
Not long after entering the Tager Desert, they deeply felt the harshness of the environment.
Under the scorching sun, the yellow sand beneath their feet felt like burning iron pellets, each step was agonizing.
In the vast desert, wind and sand raged, the strong winds mixed with fine sand stung their skin.
Fortunately, Xiao Yixian had purchased summer clothing in advance and wore a white robe woven from ice silkworm silk.
Ice silkworm silk is produced by an ice-attribute magical beast known as the "Ice Silkworm." Its durability rivals steel wire, with excellent heat insulation and cooling effects.
Under the protection of the ice silkworm silk robe, neither the scorching sun nor the raging sand could harm Xiao Yixian.
However, Xiao Feng was in a worse condition, wearing only a pair of shorts, grimacing as he trudged through the desert.
Every step Xiao Feng took, his feet sank into the scorching yellow sand, the rough, hot sand grinding his legs until they bled.
The strong winds mixed with fine sand constantly battered Xiao Feng, leaving tiny scratches on his skin.
Luckily, Xiao Feng had an astonishing recovery ability. Otherwise, his body would have given out under such dual torment.
Xiao Feng's misery was self-inflicted, using the harsh environment to toughen his body.
Since being enveloped by the wind and sand, Xiao Feng felt his wind attribute Dou Qi becoming more active, significantly increasing the efficiency of the Nine Transformations of the Swirling Dragon.
Besides the enhancement of Dou Qi, Xiao Feng also felt his skin gradually becoming tougher through constant abrasion and recovery.
"Whoosh!"
As Xiao Feng and Xiao Yixian trudged under the scorching sun and fierce wind, a black shadow suddenly shot out from the distant yellow sand, lunging at Xiao Yixian.
"Roar—"
With a high-pitched roar, Xiao Feng leaped forward, using the move "Dragon Subduing Palm," sending the black shadow flying.
The black shadow, struck several meters away by Xiao Feng, twitched on the yellow sand a few times before becoming still.
"It's a Poison Devil Scorpion!"
Seeing the black shadow's appearance, Xiao Yixian's eyes lit up. She quickly took out a sharp knife from her spatial ring and began dissecting the magical beast's corpse.
The Poison Devil Scorpion is a common desert magical beast. An adult's size is comparable to a basin, often hiding under yellow sand to ambush passersby and other magical beasts.
Although it is only a first-tier magical beast, its ambush nature and the scorpion venom on its tail make it one of the most troublesome beasts in the desert.
Xiao Yixian quickly extracted the Poison Devil Scorpion's poison sac, pouring the venom into her homemade fruit wine.
After dealing with the Poison Devil Scorpion's corpse, they continued their journey.
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Time flew by and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
After a long journey of over half a month, Xiao Feng and Xiao Yixian finally reached the vicinity of Stone Desert City.
Normally, it would take about ten days to travel from Desert City to Stone Desert City, but some unexpected events occurred along the way.
Xiao Yixian overdosed on poison, causing her to fall into a coma twice, and Xiao Feng had to set up camp and rest for three days.
When Xiao Yixian woke from her first coma, she successfully formed a Qi Vorext, breaking through to a one-star Dou Practitioner.
Upon waking from her second coma, she broke through to a two-star Dou Practitioner.
Even though Xiao Feng had mentally prepared himself, he was still shocked by her rapid progress.
No wonder she possessed the legendary Woeful Poison Body, it was like having a cheat code!
If this trend continued, Xiao Yixian would surpass Xiao Feng in strength within two months.
Truly terrifying!
Seeing the huge city ahead, with "Stone Desert" written above the gate, Xiao Yixian couldn't help but cheer, "We've finally arrived! I can finally take a proper bath."
After half a month of training in the desert with Xiao Feng, Xiao Yixian felt she was about to stink. All she wanted now was a good bath and a comfortable sleep.
"Let's go to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group!"
Xiao Feng, also showing a joyful expression, led Xiao Yixian toward the mercenary group's headquarters.
Compared to Xiao Yixian, who had been wearing the ice silkworm silk robe, Xiao Feng had suffered more.
After half a month under the scorching sun, Xiao Feng's once jade-like white skin had turned into a healthy bronze, giving him a more mature appearance.
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