Chapter 214 Desert Journey

To survive in the arid desert environment, the creatures here have evolved many unique water storage abilities, such as this water sac worm, a creature that can store a large amount of water. Apart from its almost lossless outer skin, it has no internal organs and can only use water while alive, just like a water sac. If it dies, it will quickly dry out.

So the natives were sucking water from the insect's mouthparts.

This inexplicably reminded Rong Yi of the red-skinned worm that she had cut in half.

Oh no! I'm going crazy!

Rong Yi simply decided to ignore it.

Regardless of the arrangement of the holes inside the grotto, the outside wind couldn't reach inside, so there was no need to worry about being buried by sand. Rong Yi simply found a slightly flat piece of ground and leaned against it.

I wonder where Wei Yanqing is. Could he be on another planet? That's quite far.

With someone missing, Rong Yi had no appetite for dinner.

Lost in thought, she gradually fell asleep. Whether it was because her bloodline flaws had improved or because her strength had increased, when Rong Yi woke up, all that remained was a pile of ashes; the group of natives were gone.

Yesterday's scans showed that the natives here hunt in family groups to find food. After the hunting season, they return to their home in the cave city. The area around the cave city is the hunting ground of powerful families, and other natives are not allowed to hunt, so they must go out.

She encountered a group of natives who had finished hunting; otherwise, the natives would not have slept last night but would have hunted all night.

With no one watching, Rong Yi took out the tent, crawled inside, ate breakfast, and began to think about the rest of the journey.

First of all, she won't leave the sandstorm area. Crisis is crisis, but there is also opportunity in danger. An adventurous host must have an adventurous spirit. Besides, it's not like she can't buy items to defend against sandstorms.

Rong Yi was reluctant to spend the energy stones he had already earned, so he could only continue hunting and use the resources he obtained to trade with other hosts.

Rong Yi didn't leave. He spent the whole day watching movies and TV shows in the tent inside the cave, and after a short rest, night fell.

Although the desert is cold at night, the temperature drop causes the water vapor that evaporated during the day to slowly descend, allowing many creatures to choose to travel at night, hunt, and collect water.

The battles fought under the yellow sand by day are set up on the yellow sand by night.

Because the wind couldn't reach Rong Yi's resting place, nor could it bring in any moisture, almost no living things entered at night.

Time is precious, and few creatures would waste it fighting against the natives inside the cave.

A hunt that isn't guaranteed to be successful, and you might not even be able to collect any water.

When she came out, it was quite lively outside.

Unlike the harmony of the early morning before sunrise, this is the time for fierce battles between living beings.

The big eat the small, and the small eat the even smaller; it's like a nested doll, and you can't guess who will be the last survivor.

Rong Yi leaped out wielding the Blazing Melt. The rest is unclear, but she is definitely the one.

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Three days of hunting in the designated spot made all the creatures in the vicinity aware that a hunter with a very high position in the food chain had arrived.

Rong Yi then stopped and got what he wanted: a protective shield that could accommodate several people.

After walking for nearly a week, she finally saw the indigenous people again. However, unlike the public cave she entered last time, this time she approached a cave that was owned by someone.

"Outsiders are not allowed to enter; you must go to the grotto over there."

The natives inside the cave bluntly refused her entry, pointing in a direction without saying how long it would take to get there.

The natives always traveled in groups, and they were quite wary of Rong Yi, who was walking alone for the first time.

“I only need to stay one night, I can pay for the resources.”

To make it believable, Rong Yi took out a bottle of water from behind him and shook it.

The native didn't recognize the water bottle, but seeing the pure water so clearly, he couldn't help but swallow hard. He said firmly, "Wait a minute."

He turned back as if to ask the natives inside.

Rong Yi knew that water was a precious resource here, but she didn't expect it to be this precious. After returning, the native allowed her to enter.

A 500ml bottle of purified water is so useful.

Once inside, there were nearly a thousand natives who all cast curious glances at her, this strangely dressed stranger.

Rong Yi gave the bottle of water to the native who had led the way in, but the native had no idea how to drink it.

"How do you want to drink it?" the native asked, unashamed of his status.

"Opening it will expose you directly to the outside, so it would be best to bring one of your water bags."

The native instantly understood her meaning, and brought out a shriveled water sac beetle, which probably contained only a little water to barely keep it alive.

The bottle cap was twisted open, and the water bladder writhed wildly, moving towards the bottle opening.

Rong Yi handed the bottle to the native, who then pointed the bottle opening at the water sac worm's mouthparts. A thin, flexible tube extended out and, in less than a second, sucked up 500 milliliters of water, causing the worm's body to bulge as if by magic.

Rong Yi silently lowered his head, not expecting there to be a hose.

The natives were astonished as they held the water bladder. It was now larger than any water bladder Rong Yi had ever seen before. The previous ones were probably only one or two hundred milliliters, but five hundred milliliters was indeed rare.

"I've been hunting at night a lot lately, so I might wake up late tomorrow. I'll give you another bottle of water before I leave."

Rong Yi needed enough rest to adjust to the time difference and was worried that the locals would wake her up early in the morning.

This time, there was no need to report; the native who led her in simply nodded, "Okay."

He returned to his tribe with the water sac beetle, and the tribe members were all curious and kneaded the large water sac beetle.

"This is the first time I've ever seen so much water."

"Could she give me another bottle? Is it from the capital city?"

"I've heard that some people in the capital city go out hunting alone, using powerful prey to gain status within their families."

"I don't know, but this water is enough for the few of us to use for about two weeks."

Rong Yi was secretly surprised to hear this, not on purpose. In such a hot place, the demand for water was so low. The evolutionary path of the natives must have been very difficult.

The conversation then turned to the millennia-old sandstorm, and the fact that the people living in this cave would be joining the natives who arrived in a week later.

Rong Yi leaned his head against the stone wall. The natives here would wrap their entire bodies in thick animal hides to warm them up before sleeping. They would also warm up their animal hide sleeping bags before crawling inside.

As she drifted off to sleep, the native came over again and said, "Aren't you going to sleep in the leather bag? You'll freeze to death."

Rong Yi forced himself to stay awake, "My clothes insulate against heat and cold, it's fine."

The natives scrutinized her strange clothes, wondering what kind of creature had such a tough exterior, impervious to heat and cold.

Since that's what they said, the natives didn't bother her anymore and quietly retreated.

The natives, upon returning to their tribe, were the subject of gossip.

"So, what did he say?"

"She said her clothes could insulate against heat and cold, and didn't need a leather bag. I've never heard of such leather before." The native's words were full of doubt.

"Perhaps the capital city has hunted down some extraordinary creatures, such as the Red Jade Sandworm."

When this creature was mentioned, the natives involuntarily shrank back. If you were to ask what was the most dangerous thing on the migration route, it would undoubtedly be the red jade sandworm.

(End of this chapter)