Chapter 216 Red Desert
As Xia Yu and his companions wandered in various types of deserts collecting special sand, time passed slowly, and the three lagging A Lu also arrived at the entrance town of the desert courtyard.
After arriving at the town, A'lu and Xiaosong went first to rent a drinking camel. In this desert without any water source, it is very easy to die of dehydration.
Therefore, if you want to cross the desert, drinking camels is a must.
However, the old lady who rented the camel shop said something that surprised the two of them.
"Another guest has arrived. Welcome."
Hearing this, Xiaosong asked : "Again? Old lady, are there any guests coming before us?"
"Yes, and they were two strange customers. They came to my shop and did not rent a camel, but bought drinks from the camel's hump."
"Eh?" A'lu was surprised by what the old woman said, "Did they take away all the drinks from the drinking camels? Old woman, are there any camels in your store that haven't had their drinks taken away?"
As if she knew what A Lu was worried about, the old woman said with a smile: "Don't worry, the drinks those two people took away were not much, only a few liters each. For a camel that can store 3,000 liters of drinks, that amount is hardly a loss."
"But those two guests were a bit strange. They took some drinks from each camel, but did not rent camels. Instead, they walked directly into the depths of the desert. I tried to stop them, but they smiled and said it was no problem, and then disappeared into the depths of the sand sea."
Is this the case again? Going deep into the desert without any transportation is really daring.
After listening to the old woman's explanation, A Lu lowered his head in thought, but in his memory, there was no corresponding gourmet.
That meant that there were gourmets he didn't know who were also coming for the mellow cola.
As for why he was so sure that the other party's target was also Mellow Coke, it was because many people had come to challenge the Food Pyramid in the past, but almost no one had managed to come back alive, and they all stayed in the desert due to lack of strength.
But this time, not only did these two people not have to take the mountain ladder, they could also go to the desert courtyard alone. Their strength was definitely not comparable to that of ordinary gourmets.
"Xiaosong, it seems we have to speed up our journey, otherwise Coke might be overtaken by others."
Looking at Xiaosong who was still a little confused, A Lu said with a grin.
"If the other party gets the mellow cola first, then we can only hope that the other party is a gourmet who understands the spirit of sharing."
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Xiaosong opened his mouth in surprise, his pupils trembling slightly in surprise: "Someone also regards Mellow Coke as a target? Did they also receive a mission to obtain Mellow Coke?"
"Well... that's not necessarily true. Rich Coke is the target task set for me by the president. It is specially designed for training me. They may just be aiming to challenge the food pyramid ." A Lu thought and expressed his guess.
“But if they enter the food pyramid, they will definitely find clues to the mellow cola, so we can’t waste any more time!”
"I understand, Mr. Alu."
Seeing that Aludu looked serious, Xiaosong immediately went to negotiate with the old woman who rented the camel, but the next moment, loud laughter came from not far away.
“Hahahaha! Those two guys really are too complacent. They actually got here before us. If they really got the Coke, then we can just snatch it from them!”
"Mr. Zebra?" Komatsu subconsciously turned his head and shouted.
"Zebra? That adult is Zebra?"
The old woman who rented the camel cried out in surprise. Before Xiaosong could react, a large number of residents suddenly appeared in those dilapidated houses.
The residents cheered and flocked over, as if Zebra was a star.
This scene stunned Kosong who had been accompanying them. In his opinion, Zebra had always been a vicious and unrepentant criminal, but why was he so famous in this shabby town?
Why aren't those people afraid of Zebra? Even some countries are wary of Zebra.
The next moment, Alu explained the reason to Xiaosong. After hearing the explanation, Xiaosong's opinion of Zebra also changed.
According to Alu's explanation, it was Zebula's intimidation that made the surrounding countries stop the war, so the desert town that had been ravaged by war also got a rare respite.
When the residents of the town learned about this, they almost regarded Zebra as a god, which is why they welcomed Zebra so much here.
Because it was Zebra who indirectly saved the town, the old lady who rented the drinking camels generously gave them two drinking camels.
The Desert Courtyard has a strong desert climate with daytime temperatures exceeding 60 degrees. Therefore, without a large amount of water to replenish water, you can't walk too far.
"So, those two people didn't rent camels. How did they manage to move forward in this desert? I feel like I'm almost exhausted after just walking for a while."
Xiaosong sat on the back of the water storage camel and couldn't help but ask Alu who was sitting in front of him. There were two camels in total, Alu and Xiaosong rode on one together, and Zebula rode on one alone.
Because Xiaosong is Alu's chef partner, Alu also has the responsibility to protect Xiaosong. After all, Xiaosong is just a weak chef.
If you are not careful, you can easily die in this desert that has swallowed up many gourmets.
"So those two people were too complacent and dared to go deep into the desert without taking anything with them. I really want to meet them soon." On the other camel, Zebula said with a laugh while eating.
In response to Zebula's statement, Xiaosong could only smile awkwardly. Alu did not respond. He was not sure if he could defeat the gourmets who could cross the desert.
But the road ahead is always full of uncertainty, and now we can only keep moving forward.
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At the same time, the two people that Xiaosong was talking about had already arrived at the resource desert area.
Since arriving at the desert courtyard, the two Xia Yus have been circling around it non-stop, because the very center of the desert courtyard is the red desert and the food pyramid.
The surrounding deserts surrounding the red desert are various special desert areas.
Xia Yu and his friends first set out from the desert town, then went directly to the food desert area, then followed the food desert to the gem desert area, and finally circled the desert courtyard before returning to the resource desert area in front of the right side of the entrance.
"It really is rare earth quicksand. It's just lying there, and no one is collecting it."
Zombie Xia Yu reached out and scooped up a handful of rare earth, grinding it carefully, although he couldn't see anything, after all, he was just a cook.
However, when he first encountered the rice desert, he could tell that the rice there was indeed a rare and high-quality rice, but he didn't know whether the rice there could be used to grow rice.
Well... I don't think so. After all, the rice there is not grown, but grows out of the ground.
It would be great if this kind of rice desert could appear in famine areas , then no one would starve to death.
Although this is an era of gourmet food, poor and hungry people still exist. It seems that this is the law of the world. No matter how abundant the resources in the world are, there will always be poor people.
Zombie Xia Yu sighed and put down the rare earth in his hand, then placed his hand on the entire rare earth desert. The next moment, half of the rare earths in the rare earth desert disappeared.
“What the hell—!”
Xia Yu, the delicious food standing on the other side, screamed and fell into a deep pit that suddenly appeared, but soon he flew back staggeringly.
"Couldn't you tell me before you put it away?"
Looking at the zombie Xia Yu floating in the air as if he was standing on flat ground, Gourmet Xia Yu couldn't help but roar.
Zombie Xia Yu just glanced at him calmly and said, "Why are you yelling so loudly?"
The corpse said... Zombies seem to be corpses...
Xia Yu scratched his head, suppressed the awkward feeling in his heart, and asked casually: "Now that all the special deserts have been collected, should we go to the red desert?"
"Otherwise, we have almost completed the tour of the periphery of the entire desert courtyard and have collected all the special sands. It is time to move towards the red desert." Zombie Xia Yu said while looking at the map.
"And I calculated the time. Alu and the others should have arrived. We should hurry up, otherwise they might take the Coke first."
"Okay, okay, I'll do as you say." Xia Yu shrugged and followed.
Although Zombie Xia Yu said that he wanted to hurry up, he did not choose to fly directly to the Food Pyramid, because there were still many precious ingredients in the desert courtyard.
He came to this world originally to collect food, and all the animals and plants that appeared in the desert courtyard were within his collection target.
Of course, he didn't waste time collecting animals and plants that he couldn't eat, and he quite admired the principles that A Lu had always followed.
If it is not for eating, there is no need to kill. This is the principle of respecting nature and respecting life.
As Xia Yu and his companions collected food and moved forward, the red desert in the center of the desert courtyard appeared before them.
The red desert sand is as its name suggests, it is bright red under the scorching sun. This is because the sand contains a large amount of iron, which acidifies into red under the sunlight, and is also mixed with the scarlet flesh and blood of a lot of ferocious beasts.
Just by looking at it, you can tell that the red desert and the outside world are two completely different things.
“We’re finally here.”
Looking at the red desert in front of him, Gourmet Xia Yu sighed, if it weren't for the zombie Xia Yu wanting to collect food along the way, they could have flown here directly.
"Let's go. If we can avoid flying, then we should. It's still very exciting here. Let's just take it as an opportunity to see a different kind of scenery."
Zombie Xia Yu stepped in, and in an instant, a wave of scorching air hit him in the face, almost melting him.
The next moment, all the scenery in front of his eyes changed, turning into a maze with no rules or direction at all.
A mirage, also known as a dessert maze, is an illusion formed by the refraction and reflection of light due to temperature differences in the atmosphere.
In the red desert, due to the different environment, the mirage that was originally an illusion directly formed a real mirage like a maze.
The illusions and entities are real and fake, real and unreal, and there are ferocious beasts hidden in them, which make all the gourmets who come here die in regret. It is almost impossible to survive in the red desert.
Of course, to Xia Yu and others who possess spiritual awareness, the mirage is not a problem at all; it is just a special scenery.
