Early the next morning, Li Lin and Kassadin got up early and had breakfast.
When they arrived at the rendezvous point, Sivir, Cassiopeia, and their men were already ready to go.
Last night’s revelry didn’t last long. Those who had enough experience in surviving in the desert would not expend too much energy before setting off, so as to be in poor condition the next day.
These are all life-threatening matters.
Li Lin greeted Sivir and then turned his gaze to Cassiopeia, with whom he had communicated for a long time last night.
However, she just smiled and greeted Li Lin, and did not deliberately approach him like before.
In fact, last night when Li Lin pretended to be a member of the Black Rose and a subordinate of "Pale Lady" Leblanc, Cassiopeia did not have much suspicion.
"The Black Rose will bloom again" is the slogan unique to the Black Rose secret society, and no unrelated outsiders know it.
As long as it is said, members can confirm each other's identities...it's just a preliminary step.
If you want to be completely sure that the other party is a member of the Black Rose Society, you need a series of proofs.
For example, some contacts who carry out secret missions may have more special secret codes, some may even have tattoos with exclusive black rose patterns, and some high-level officials can even use special magic items to confirm.
But Li Lin was very familiar with Cassiopeia. This young girl, who had just reached adulthood, knew everything about the black rose from her mother.
Although her later achievements allowed her to join the group of the association targeting Shurima, her understanding of the Black Rose was only superficial after all, and she had never even seen the true face of the "Pale Lady".
Moreover, when Li Lin spoke the slogan last night, he used a few Noxian words that he had learned when he was free in Piltover, combined with his extraordinary acting skills and the communication skills he learned from dealing with the dignitaries of Piltover.
Even if he couldn't guarantee that Cassiopeia, the cunning and wise "venomous snake", would completely trust him, he was confident that she would trust him at least 70% to 80%.
Of course, all of this is only possible before the girl contacts her mother, or other members or superiors of the Black Rose Society.
After Kassadin checked the supplies carried by Skarash again, Li Lin and he climbed onto their backs by holding their horns.
After everyone was ready, the group left from the southeastern gate of Zurita under the curious gaze of the townspeople and entered the vast sea of sand - the Dasai Desert.
In Shurima, "Sai" means a plain of sand and gravel, and generally refers to desert areas.
The Great Sai Desert is the largest desert north of the ruins of the imperial capital of Shurima - the City of the Sun.
It stretches from east to west, with the dried-up riverbed of the River of Life in the center of the Shurima continent as the dividing line.
It is connected to the Targon Mountains on the left and the tropical rainforest in northern Ixtal on the right, occupying almost half of the entire Shurima continent.
However, the danger level of Da Sai is no less than that of Faraj Sai west of the City of the Sun. That place is called "Endless Plain" by the locals and is a life-restricted zone with a radius of hundreds of miles.
Although there is an extreme lack of water in the Great Pass and no towns to rest and resupply, a considerable number of nomadic peoples roam here.
With luck, a traveler with no experience in the desert might be rescued by some kind nomads before dying.
If you are unlucky, you may die of thirst in the desert, with your body becoming food for swarms of Milos beetles the size of domestic dogs or other wild animals. You may also encounter ruthless bandits, who will exploit you and leave you to die or kill you.
In rare cases, those food-starved bandits would even take these unfortunate souls with them as backup rations...
Zurita is at least a month's journey from the ruins of the City of the Sun in the center of the Shurima continent.
In the first few days, during the rest time at noon or in the evening, everyone would hide in the shade or in the leeward side of a large sand dune, laughing and chatting.
As the expedition team went deeper into the uninhabited area in the center of the Great Sai Desert, the daily maximum temperature could reach nearly 50 degrees and the minimum temperature could approach 0 degrees.
Basically everyone lost their initial enthusiasm, and the atmosphere in the team became dull.
Even Li Lin, who was wearing power armor, was the same.
In such extreme weather during the day, where an egg buried in the sand could be cooked, even if he turned the cooling function of his power armor to maximum power, he could still feel the heat and stuffiness.
On the 13th day, the expedition encountered a nomadic people who coexisted with two giant Doman beasts.
These slow-moving behemoths are tens of meters tall and have huge, thick chitinous shells to protect themselves, allowing them to roam for long periods of time in arid and harsh environments.
Due to the unique advantages of the Doman beasts, some nomadic peoples settled down on these big guys in order to achieve "cooperation" and live together.
The riders of the Doman beasts use hooks to navigate a complex network of knots, keeping the beasts clean and free from mosquitoes.
The Doman beast will use its special senses to find hidden fresh water resources in the desert.
The expedition bought water and dry food from this group of more than a hundred nomads, and followed the giant beast Doman to avoid a sandstorm.
On the 15th day, the nomads drove the Doman beast further west, while the expedition team continued south under the leadership of Sivir.
Time flies, and another week has passed.
The scorching sun hung high in the sky, casting dazzling light that burned the earth, making everyone feel as if they were in an oven.
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