The camel team trekked in the desert for more than ten days before reaching the real territory of the Er Empire.
Lingshan Ridge.
Lingshan Ridge is not a spiritual mountain, it just has such a nice name. Perhaps, the people who originally gave it this name had good hopes in their hearts, hoping that this place with poor mountains and rivers could be as full of aura as the rich territory of the Qin Empire.
Lingshan Ridge is a mountain range that is thousands of miles long. It is the main culprit in the formation of the Er Desert, because it is precisely because this steep mountain range blocks the moist air from the ocean, making the desert drier.
The side of Lingshan Ridge near the sea is lush with vegetation, but the side near the Er Desert is barren and extremely desolate.
The Or Empire's national strength is weak. If it were not for the Or Desert, the Or Empire would have been annexed by the powerful Qin Empire. For the Or people, the desolate and dangerous Or Desert is a natural barrier for the Or Empire. This
The barrier has protected the Er people for thousands of years.
In Zhanyun Continent, the Great Qin Empire is the most powerful country. For thousands of years, the Great Qin Empire has been surrounded by more than fifty countries, large and small. In the past years of conquests, some of the wealthy countries close to the Great Qin Empire have been
Some surviving countries were annexed by the Qin Empire for two reasons.
One of them is like a slave. The people are fierce, the whole people are soldiers, and the transportation is inconvenient, so the Qin Empire is temporarily unable to annex it.
The other type is a country like the Russian Empire that has a harsh environment and is protected by natural barriers.
Having to cross nearly two thousand miles of desert was not worth the gain for the Qin Empire.
It is conceivable that if the Er Empire did not have the desert as a barrier, it would have perished long ago.
After killing the thousand-year-old demon wolf and Li Hao by trickery, during this period of time, Zhao Yuan deliberately catered to a group of women. Unfortunately, without Li Hao, these women became noble and cold, losing the closeness they had before.
It was as if he had become aloof and domineering overnight.
In their words and deeds, a group of women showed an obvious sense of superiority. They didn't even bother chatting with a group of porters.
Looking at this scene, Zhao Yuan could only sigh. All his efforts were in vain because of Li Hao's death.
Of course, Zhao Yuan has no regrets. For Zhao Yuan, Li Hao is a powerful enemy. To deal with this kind of enemy, as long as you find an opportunity, you must take the opportunity to kill him. Otherwise, there will only be endless troubles.
According to what the thousand-year-old demon wolf said, there are twelve great protectors on the fairy island, and Li Hao is one of them.
According to Zhao Yuan's idea, kill one by one and lose one by one. As for the perfidious Millennium Demonic Wolf, Zhao Yuan did not feel any guilt at all. In Zhao Yuan's view, the Millennium Demonic Wolf was just a chess piece. The death of the chess piece was a serious blow to the chess players.
There won't be any emotional burden, what's more, the wolf demon broke the contract first.
Now, Zhao Yuan's plan has returned to its original point.
Slave ship!
Only by getting on the slave ship can we board the Penglai Island.
Zhao Yuan spent a total of thirty-two days starting from Jiepai County to Wangcheng, the imperial capital of the Er Empire.
On the thirty-second day, the camel team arrived at Wangcheng.
After receiving his salary, Zhao Yuan left his contact information with a group of porters and the boss. Zhao Yuan declined the boss's offer to stay and left the market where Daqin people gathered on the pretext of visiting.
In Wangcheng, there is a huge market. In the market, more than half of the people from the Qin Dynasty are doing business. They are dealing in the hot commodities of the Qin Empire. The business is very hot. It is the largest free market in the Er Empire. Usually, from the Qin Empire
The porters and merchants who come will only stay in the market for two days, and then purchase some high-value-added products from the Er people to return to the Qin Empire...
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Zhao Yuan did not go around to inquire about information. He directly targeted a group of women. He believed that a group of women would definitely go to Penglai Island. As long as they returned, they would definitely come into contact with the people on the island.
The locking range of Zhao Yuan's "quiet" realm is getting wider and wider, enough to monitor every move of a group of ordinary women.
Zhao Yuan discovered that a group of women arrived directly at a magnificent and towering mansion.
After passing through the hall, it turned out that the owner of this mansion was actually the grain officer of the Er Empire. He was mainly responsible for supervising the grain reserves of the Or people. His position was not very high, but his power was terrifying.
After finding out the background of the owner of the mansion, Zhao Yuan mingled with a group of Orr coolies. This group of coolies squatted in a prosperous place most of the time. It is said that people from the government often came to look for people in that place.
Transport food.
In Wangcheng, the number of coolies is extremely large. In addition to the Er people, there are also many wanderers who come here to look for food. According to the coolies, the biggest advantage here is that wages are settled every day, which is helpful for some people who have temporary difficulties.
For me, working as a coolie for a few days here is the best choice. It is precisely because of this unique environment and the population mobility in this place that people leave every day and new faces appear every day.
Sure enough, at noon that day, a smart-looking middle-aged man arrived, and a group of coolies swarmed up.
The middle-aged man didn't say much, casually named some strong people, and then left with a group of people.
Zhao Yuan, who has a strong body, was lucky enough to be chosen.
Careful Zhao Yuan discovered that among the more than fifty people selected, about half were from the Er ethnic group, and most of the others were from other countries, with various skin colors.
The group of people was taken to a granary to transport grain.
Zhao Yuan did this job for two full days.
In the past two days, Zhao Yuan discovered that, intentionally or unintentionally, someone would ask about their identity and background, and the target of the inquiry was obviously an outsider like him.
On the third day, Zhao Yuan and more than 20 outsiders went to the dock dozens of miles away to load and unload goods. In addition to food, the goods were some daily necessities. When I asked the people around, no one knew.
Where is this cargo ship destined for?
After just one day of observation, Zhao Yuan was sure that this was the legendary slave ship.
Zhao Yuan waited calmly, and everything developed as he expected.
Tomorrow, we will set sail.
The day before departure, Zhao Yuan and a group of people were arranged to carry goods to the cargo ship. After boarding the ship, they entered the cabin. The cabin was filled with an intoxicating fragrance. Dozens of coolies suddenly fainted. Zhao Yuan also pretended to faint.
, then, a group of big men came in and put heavy shackles and handcuffs on them.
When a group of coolies woke up, the cargo ship was already sailing on the boundless sea.
From beginning to end, Zhao Yuan remained awake. When the cargo ship started sailing, Zhao Yuan began to use the "quiet" realm to search for the cargo ship.
This was a huge cargo ship, nearly thirty feet in length, loaded with all kinds of supplies. In some cabins, there were about sixty strong coolies imprisoned.
Except for some imprisoned coolies, there were about thirty crew members on the cargo ship.
not good!
During the search, Zhao Yuan felt a familiar aura.
They were the dozen women who followed Li Hao.
Zhao Yuan complained secretly. He did not expect that he would board a cargo ship with a group of women, which disrupted his plan.
If he is seen by a group of women, his identity will be exposed, because a group of women believe that with his ability, he will never be captured. Even if the women believe that he was drugged and then captured, they will focus on guarding against him.
After all, those women saw him fighting the wolves with their own eyes.
While worrying about a group of women, Zhao Yuan was worried that there were masters like Li Hao on this cargo ship.
Through the search, Zhao Yuan did not find anyone powerful, and it was precisely because he did not find anyone that Zhao Yuan was worried, because only true masters could avoid his search.
At this point, Zhao Yuan had no other choice but to pray to God and pray to avoid being discovered by those women.
According to common sense, a group of arrogant women would definitely not come into a dirty and messy slave cabin. So, this means that the chance of Zhao Yuan being discovered is actually low.
Unfortunately, Zhao Yuan's wishful thinking came to nothing.
The next night, a group of women checked along the cabin. When they opened the cabin door and saw Zhao Yuan, all of them had a look of astonishment on their faces.
"It's you!" Lili frowned and looked at Zhao Yuan who was wearing shackles and handcuffs.
"Lili, help me." Zhao Yuan pretended to be overjoyed and shouted for help.
"Why are you here?" Lili winked at the big men around her. Immediately, a group of big men pressed towards Zhao Yuan, and a sharp steel knife was placed on Zhao Yuan's neck.
