After dealing with Polly, Lu Li mounted Dahei and drove away.
Calculate the time.
If you don't stop along the way, it will take about a day and a half to reach Rice City.
Of course, there is a faster way.
That is to teleport directly back to Rice City.
However, in this case, Lu Li would not be able to take Dahei away.
There's no way he could leave Dahei in this wilderness, right?
As we walked, a desert village suddenly appeared in front of us.
Only then did Lu Li realize that he had deviated from the route.
Now that you're here, let's drop in and take a look.
This desert village is quite large, with dozens of houses.
There is a fence wall outside the village, which should be used to ward off monsters.
There are many villagers working in the fields, and the whole village looks prosperous.
As soon as Lu Li appeared, he attracted everyone's attention.
Before he could reach the entrance of the village, several strong men in iron armor came out with weapons in hand.
"Stop! Who are you?"
In order to show friendship, Lu Li got off his horse and said to several people: "Hello, my name is Steve. I happened to be passing by nearby."
"By chance? Who are you lying to? This is a desert, who comes here for nothing!"
The leader, a big man, questioned.
"Brother, I really happened to be passing by! If you don't believe it, then I won't bother you, I will leave immediately."
After Lu Li finished speaking, he turned around and left.
"Stop! Who allowed you to leave! What kind of place do you think this is? You can come and leave whenever you want?"
"Then what do you want?"
Lu Li frowned, feeling a little unhappy.
If these villagers were ignorant, he wouldn't mind massacring the village.
After all, he has done many such immoral things in games before.
"You must be in such a hurry to leave, you must have something on your mind! Tell me honestly, are you with that group of horse bandits and want to invade our village?"
the strong man asked.
"Horse bandits...? I've never heard of them. I don't know them."
Lu Li shook his head after hearing this.
"Really? How do you prove it?"
The strong man asked suspiciously.
"Do you recognize this?"
Lu Li asked, pointing to the bronze sword and shield badge on his shoulder.
"This is……?"
The man looked at Lu Li's badge and hesitated.
"Brother Colin, he is from the Knights of the Royal City!"
A man next to the strong man said excitedly.
The strong man named Colin was stunned when he heard this, and then his eyes lit up.
"Are you really a member of the Royal City Knights?"
Once he heard Lu Li's identity, Colin's tone became much kinder.
But he was still a little unsure.
"Guaranteed replacement if fake!"
Lu Li said confidently.
Colin turned around and discussed with the people around him.
Not long after, he put on a smiling face and walked in front of Lu Li.
"Steve Knight, I'm really sorry. I was reckless just now and mistook you for that group of gangsters. I hope you won't be angry."
Colin said sincerely.
Lu Li's brows widened and he thought to himself that this was not bad.
"It doesn't matter, it's all a misunderstanding."
"But... who is the horse bandit you are talking about? It sounds like you two have a conflict?"
Lu Li asked rhetorically.
"This is a long story... Let's go to the village first, and I will tell you slowly."
Lu Li nodded and followed Colin into the village.
As they walked, Colin talked about horse bandits.
"Horse bandits are a group of evil people who roam the desert. They burn, kill, loot and commit all kinds of evil."
"Many villages in the desert were plundered by horse bandits. In order to protect ourselves, we gathered together and built the current Huangsha Village to fight against the horse bandits."
"The desert is dry and rainless, and the living environment is harsh. However, we have a well here that never dries up, so we live a relatively comfortable life."
"However, the activities of horse bandits have become more and more rampant recently. Many of our villagers have been injured. If they attack the village again, I'm afraid..."
Having said this, Colin couldn't help but sigh.
Lu Li was silent, no wonder they were so worried about whether he was an accomplice of the horse bandits.
"Don't worry, I'm here, it's just a bandit, it's no big deal."
Lu Li patted Colin's shoulder and comforted him.
"I hope..."
Although he knew that Lu Li was from the Royal City Knights, Colin still didn't have high hopes for him.
After all, Lu Li is just a bronze knight.
No matter how strong he is, can he deal with dozens of horse bandits at the same time?
Two fists are no match for four, Colin knew this.
Besides, horse bandits are not fuel-efficient.
I heard that many people are extremely vicious fugitives who have become horse bandits because they have no place to go.
Colin took Lu Li around the village.
When passing by the farmland, Lu Li's eyes lit up.
"This is...carrot!"
Lu Li stared at the ripe carrots in the farmland, feeling a little surprised.
"Steve Knight, what's wrong?"
Seeing Lu Li frozen on the spot, Colin asked curiously.
"Brother Colin, can you sell me some of your carrots?"
"Ah? You said this, no problem! It's okay to give you half a set!"
Colin said boldly.
Lu Li pulled out a carrot from the field, wiped it with his clothes, and put it in his mouth.
Carrots have an excellent taste, are crunchy and have enough moisture.
And the carrots here are sweet and very delicious.
Lu Li ate several sticks before stopping.
"Good stuff!"
Although Colin insisted that he didn't want any money, Lu Li still gave him fifty gold coins in the end.
Fifty gold coins was nothing to Lu Li, but it was a huge sum of money to Colin.
He stared at the fifty gold coins in the bag and his eyes almost went straight.
You know, his annual income is only ten gold coins!
Lu Li was holding a large bag of carrots and eating them while walking.
Dahei behind him was not happy anymore, raised his head and started to neigh.
"What, you want to eat too?"
Lu Li laughed and handed Dahei a carrot.
Dahei swallowed the carrot in one gulp and started chewing it.
After eating, it raised its front hooves and neighed happily.
Dahei, who had eaten carrots, stopped eating wheat and kept asking Lu Li for carrots.
Lu Li smiled helplessly and handed it another carrot.
"You guys really know how to enjoy it!"
After walking around the village, Colin brought Lu Li to a small wooden house.
"Knight Steve, it's getting late. You can rest here tonight. I'll see you off personally tomorrow morning."
Lu Li nodded.
Anyway, I can't make it back to Rice City today, so I might as well spend the night here.
In the evening, the village held a bonfire party to welcome Lu Li.
The villagers heard that Lu Li was a knight from the royal city and respected him extremely.
They brought out their fine wines and various delicacies to entertain them.
Lu Li also gradually integrated into the atmosphere and mingled with the villagers.
Just when everyone was full of wine and food, and the fun was still lingering.
The villagers standing guard at the door suddenly ran in in panic.