章節 1209: Sudden Attack

Not long after, the sleepy desert was suddenly replaced by lush crops and date palm trees, and the farms on both sides of the road were planted with peanuts, wheat, cotton, corn, and other crops, including mint.

Egypt was rich in mint, and it could also be exported to China. In China, the mint was further processed into cooling balm before being re-exported back to Egypt. Egyptians especially enjoyed the cooling balm, but strangely, no one thought of making it a national product.

They'd reached the Faiyum Oasis.

Zhang Zian slowed down and decided to stop and rest for a while here. He would have his lunch here as well. After all, this would be the last...city before reaching the oasis—if a permanent population of 20,000 was considered a city.