Therefore, Qian Yeming and Murong Xiao kept a very low profile. Not only did they disguise themselves, they also didn't even bring any personnel with them.
Black Jade Grass grows in an oasis deep in the desert and is an extremely precious medicinal herb. Despite its rarity, historical medicinal books contain only three records of its harvest and medicinal preparation. This demonstrates the difficulty of obtaining this herb.
The carriage traveled in a low-key manner, and the people in the carriage rarely stepped out of the carriage except to eat, stay in a hotel, and buy dry food.
In this way, the group of four entered the country silently from the southeast, drove straight through the heart of Xiliang, and then headed west. After about ten days of galloping, they finally entered the Gota Desert.
There were six kingdoms in Kyushu, but the Western Liang and Northern Wei combined accounted for half of the entire Kyushu continent. Northern Wei was the largest in terms of land area, and with its northern region stretching for tens of thousands of miles of grassland, its territory was incredibly vast.
While Xiliang's practical territory is relatively small, its entire western portion is bounded by the vast, almost boundless Gota Desert. No one can definitively say how vast this desert is, or how much of it has been restored, as no one has ever truly walked its entire length.
However, in the heart of the desert, there is a magical oasis. Some say that this oasis is a gift left to the world by the mysterious leader of the Divine Religion, while others say that this oasis is the ruins of the ancient Loulan Empire.
In short, this oasis is filled with all kinds of treasures. As long as you have the courage to enter and the ability to get out, the treasures here are all yours to take.
This theory has always been around, but throughout history, few people have actually managed to get a large amount of treasure from the cave and come out alive. Instead, those who are not too magnanimous, who go through untold hardships to get in, only take one or a few things they want most and come out alive.
Once these things are sold on the market, they will definitely make huge profits.
Qian Yeming and Murong Xiao’s destination this time is the legendary oasis in the desert.
The oasis can be said to be a huge treasure, and where there is treasure, there must be its guardian.
The Gota Desert is home to four major families, whose influence stretches across nearly the entire desert. Any caravan entering the desert must rely on the power of one of these families, and then, under the protection and guidance of their desert mercenaries, journey to the oasis.
However, if one survives the oasis, they must give half of the treasure to the family. If the treasure is not convenient to split in half, the price will be appraised at the desert market and discounted to gold or silver.
The four major families of the Gota Desert are divided by power: the Su family, the Han family, the Mo family, and the Gong family. After decades and centuries of struggle, they have annexed other smaller factions in the desert and become the sole overlords.
Each of these four families possessed at least 20,000 mercenaries. Combined, the four families possessed a total of 130,000 mercenaries, which was why the imperial court allowed them to form their own faction in this desert.
The desert is vast and boundless. Even a million strong soldiers would be powerless against these desert mercenaries if they were to be dispatched to suppress them. This is because these desert mercenaries are familiar with the desert terrain and know how to avoid risks.
Once the imperial court sent troops to suppress them, they fled to the central desert.
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(Updated on December 21st)
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