Chapter 215 Desert Journey
Rong Yi slept until he woke up naturally. About half of the natives in the cave were sleeping, while the other half were busy with their own things. It seemed that those who were sleeping were the natives who had hunted last night.
Seeing that she was awake, the native who had led her in last night handed her a piece of grayish-brown dried meat.
Rong Yi shook her head. "You eat it yourself. Here, take this." She gave him the bottled water she had promised to give him last night.
Seeing that she didn't want the dried meat back, the native happily accepted the purified water. This time, she didn't need to do it; the native opened the bottle cap himself and let the water sac beetle suck it all up.
"I was in a rush this time and I don't know much about the millennial sandstorm. Do you know how long this kind of sandstorm lasts and when it usually comes?"
She received a precious water resource—a full liter—after being sheltered for just one night, the natives answered her question.
"The sandstorm will arrive in a month at the latest. You'd better return to your cave city as soon as possible. As for the duration, according to the stone inscription, it will usually last about half a month. However, the next time you come here will be five generations from my descendants."
The location of each cave city is clearly recorded on the stone tablets of the natives, and as long as the tribe has not been wiped out, those who come to this cave city a thousand years later are still descendants of this tribe. If other tribes come in, they will leave after seeing the clear record.
After thanking her, Rong Yi prepared to leave. Some of the natives stared at her curiously, while others continued with their work.
Migrating to the other half of the planet requires bringing quite a lot of things.
Seeing the yellow sand again during the day, she thought the weather was nice today. Before the wind picked up, she pulled her hood tighter and left.
The sandstorm will hit in a month; it would be great if we could find a high vantage point.
She left some energy stones, because during sandstorms, the speed and depth of the sand burial are very strong, and she would have to consume energy to fly out of the sand.
Since there were no stone slabs recording the location of the cave cities, Rong Yi relied entirely on walking and feeling his way around. Whenever he saw a cave city, he would approach it to take a look, and if there were natives inside, he would leave before nightfall.
About half a month later, none of the caves she entered were inhabited by natives.
Knowing that the sandstorm was approaching, Rong Yi decided to stay put and wait for it to arrive in the cave where he was currently staying.
at the same time--
Wei Yanqing has been in this ghostly desert world for so long without finding a place to settle down or seeing any intelligent humanoid beings.
Moreover, on the third day after our landing, a relentless gale began to blow, frequently whipping up thick layers of yellow sand that roared away.
Still no information?
[It's too far away. You should find a place to rest first. The wear and tear on your functional clothing is decreasing rapidly. If this continues, the sand will wear through your clothes.]
Wei Yanqing kept having the system scan the surroundings, but apart from the strange creatures underground, there was nothing else.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, so I had no choice but to sit inside the tent, clutching my protective gear. I took off my clothes and could see that some of them were torn; the sandstorm here was too fierce.
"The planet is so big, at this rate, how long will it take to see it?"
This is not the world we landed in before; we can still communicate using cell phones and use cities as coordinates.
She's definitely trying to figure something out. I see the wind is blowing in one direction the whole time, and given the way those who break the rules behave, they'll most likely end up on opposite sides of the planet.
Wei Yanqing sighed: "Then let's start following the direction of the dust storm today."
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The sandstorm that she had inquired about earlier had arrived, and Rong Yi had no way to go out. Her functional clothes could only last for less than half an hour in the sandstorm before she had to change them. In order not to be buried too deep, she carried her defensive gear with her hands as she walked.
Now, not only the natives, but even the creatures from underground have vanished, seemingly having all migrated to the other side of the planet.
Whether it's day or night, the climate here is always one of strong winds blowing yellow sand.
After walking several kilometers, Rong Yi prepared to take out his tent to rest when suddenly a clap of thunder sounded.
"Seriously? A sandstorm is a sandstorm, but there's thunder too?"
Worried that a bolt of lightning might damage the prop, she quickly carried it with her and continued walking.
As the thunder grew closer, Rong Yi reluctantly took out his tent and changed into a functional suit. If the props broke, he could use the new functional suit to get through the dust storm for a while.
When I came out, thunder roared right next to my ear.
Surrounded by a vast expanse of yellow sand, thunderclouds, accompanied by a black storm, rapidly approached. Rong Yi turned his head to find a direction, trying to get away from the thunderclouds.
When the thunderclouds got closer, Rong Yi was stunned; there were actually living beings inside.
However, now was not a good time to acquire supplies, so Rong Yi simply used a flying device to take off, and a strong wind immediately swept her away into the distance.
The scan revealed creatures of various classes inside, suggesting they were caught in the blast.
For the first time, Rong Yi hoped the wind would blow even stronger, because the thunderclouds were moving too fast!
Even at the tenth level of strength, she could not withstand the natural forces of a planet of this level; it was almost an energy surge across the entire planet.
Unable to control her direction in the wind, and with Wei Yanqing not around, she could only watch as the thunderclouds approached.
Finally, everything went black. Something hit her with a series of crashes. Rong Yi reached out to cover her face, worried that the mask would be broken.
The purple lightning exploded right before their eyes, and a thunderbolt as thick as a bucket struck down from the sky, crashing down into the thunderclouds.
Ouch——
The beasts caught in the vortex roared, and the thunderclouds were like a giant rolling mill, with all the creatures that were swept in echoing within the vortex.
Through the mask, Rong Yi saw bolts of lightning striking down, the light from which temporarily illuminated the surroundings. She saw all sorts of strange creatures, some of which were unlucky enough to be struck by lightning and reduced to dust.
Rong Yi immediately put up her protective gear, and then something moved beside her legs. Rong Yi looked down and saw a cute creature that looked like a Totoro clinging to her legs. Among the many scaly creatures, this furry one was particularly appealing to Rong Yi.
With lightning speed, his arm grabbed the furry creature by the scruff of its neck, and it obediently clung to his hand without moving.
Rong Yi pried open its mouth; its teeth were quite sharp, but its small size meant that its teeth were barely longer than a grain of rice. It had a round head, big ears, and large, round eyes—definitely an adorable creature.
System Scan: [Eleventh-Tier Flying Cloud Mouse]
Is this the eleventh level? If it weren't for the scan, I would have thought it was the first level.
This mouse looks furry, but it has an amazing ability to dissipate heat. Its fur can even store the moisture it releases. I don't know how it evolved.
It's called the Flying Cloud Mouse because it can fly in the air.
In such a resource-rich world, it's truly rare to find creatures that can fly. Rong Yi had been here for a while but hadn't seen a single winged creature.
"You have a good eye for picky. Fine, then come with me."
Since there's no handsome male mom around anyway, it's nice to have a cute, furry pet to relieve loneliness.
Sensing that Rong Yi had loosened her grip, the furry thing climbed up her arm and onto Rong Yi's shoulder, its sharp claws easily tearing through her functional clothing and hooking onto her.
Rong Yi glanced at it but didn't say anything. The Flying Cloud Rat squatted for a while, then chirped and pointed its paws in a direction.
"We can't move inside, so stop pointing."
The flying cloud rat could understand her speech, and seeing that the golden thigh could not move freely, it withdrew its paws.
(End of this chapter)
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