Chapter 250
Perhaps affected by the barren land, according to the map given by Keny, there is only one Mtase city in a slightly larger settlement in a radius of 100 miles. Most other places are wilderness, Gobi and deserts, and it is difficult to see the signs of towns in the middle. In addition, there are only a few trade routes passing by.
But those who are familiar with history will know that the here is indeed the hinterland before the rise of the Gu Rhine Empire. In other words, the Gu Rhine Empire was originally a nomadic kingdom born on the wasteland in history. It made its fortune in such a difficult environment and finally conquered the entire southern continent.
It was not until more than a thousand years after the fall of the Gu Rhein Empire that the Southern Continent completely ended the war and turmoil with the intervention of the church and the Association of Magicians. In the end, this great wasteland that stretched hundreds of miles was divided by the Principality of Marda and the Xihuai Empire in the south. However, due to its far distance from the main cities of the two countries and the extremely harsh natural environment, both countries were far away from this poor mountain and bad water. Later, this place gradually became a place for exiled prisoners, and they surrounded the borders of the two countries.
An oasis established the original city of Mtase and gradually evolved into a paradise for criminals over hundreds of years. Among these criminals, there are many powerful evil magicians. It is not that easy to be determined to chew on them. Therefore, the Duchy of Marda and the Sihuai Empire basically gave up treatment here. As long as the leaders of Mtase did not declare independence, the two countries would no longer be too lazy to spend time to govern. After all, not every country is as huge and rich as the Doron Empire.
This is all Su Wen knows about this great wasteland.
To be honest, the natural environment here is so harsh. After driving away from the King of the Gu Rhein Empire for five or six kilometers, the only thing that catches your eyes is the yellow sand all over the sky and the invisible Gobi Desert. There are pitifully few green plants. Su Wen can occasionally see fragments of carriages, and occasionally exposed weathered bones. Judging from the shape and size of the bones, they should not belong to any wild animals.
Well, where did the car come from...
The old military off-road jeep of the Mustang has a 16-cylinder diesel engine that provides powerful power, and the chassis about one meter high is not afraid of any obstacles. The most important point is that it is much cheaper than those vehicles that use electric and nuclear kinetic energy, and Su Wen can still afford it before exploring more treasure houses to obtain energy.
After more than ten minutes of bumpyness, Su Wen finally saw the road.
This is one of the business roads that travel through the wasteland. Why do such remote areas have business roads? It is not because of the damn barren land. If you want to pass through the East and West Continents, you must detour. The shortest distance to detour is naturally close to the edge of the barren land. So no matter how unsuitable the great desert is for business travel, there are always many caravans who seek shortcuts or think they are not afraid of robbery.
It is these business roads that feed the pitiful economy of Mtase City - not to say that it is robbing money. Although this kind of thing happens every day, even the people in Mtase City naturally will not recognize it. Instead, Tamsay City is almost the only city that can provide supplies within a radius of 300 miles. Although it is a city where criminals gather, legitimate business still needs to be done. Complete chaos and evil cannot last for hundreds of years.
Since you have arrived on the business road, you can avoid the bumps in off-road. Next, you only need to continue driving southwest along the road for less than half an hour to reach the first destination of this trip, Mtase.
However……
When the off-road vehicle drove out about ten minutes, Su Wen saw the thick smoke behind the hillside in the distance, and also smelled the faint smell of blood in the air.
Intuition told him that there must have been a fight ahead.
You really come whatever you say. What else can you do when fighting on such a remote business road? Apart from the battle between caravans and robbers?
If it were Su Wen two weeks ago, he would definitely choose to take a detour to avoid unnecessary troubles and disputes, but now he is worried that there is no such a big or small trouble to come to the door, so how could he give up the current good opportunity of a plot that is obviously a slap in the face? He quickly greeted Liticia and asked her to activate her armor to prepare for battle. Then he kicked the accelerator and drove straight towards the fire.
Generally speaking, after triggering this plot, what happened next must be Su Wen's magic weapon descended from the sky, helping the caravan to overcome difficulties and destroy the robbers and then gaining countless gratitude. However, when Su Wen climbed over the mountain, he realized that he seemed to be one step late.
It’s not that the caravan has been destroyed, but that the gang of thieves attacking the caravan have become completely frozen.
Although the scene in front of me was a bit tragic, and broken corpses and blood could be seen everywhere, it was no longer chaotic. Several carriages were ignited by fire magic, and were emitting thick smoke. Women and children were gathered in the safest central area. Some of the other merchants and people were counting the corpses, some were comforting the frightened flatteries, some were rescuing the wounded, some were extinguishing the fire and transferring supplies; at the outermost perimeter, a group of fully armed guards of about 50 people surrounded them in the center and kept alert all around. As soon as Su Wen's off-road vehicle appeared, they were discovered by the caravan guards. They drew out blood-stained swords and crossbows and gathered towards this side.
This was very embarrassing, but it was not good to turn around and leave at this time. Su Wen had to bite the bullet and drive over, and then was stopped by a group of murderous guards.
Seeing that the situation seemed to be about to start a war with a disagreement, Su Wen felt that he had to say something.
"Well, relax, I'm just borrowing a road. You won't ask me to walk from the hillsides on both sides?"
"There are not often people who act alone in the Gu Rhine wasteland."
Soon, a middle-aged strong man with a beard walked out. He looked like the leader of the guards, with strong muscles and sharp eyes, and the blade of the sword with both hands was still stained with unwiped blood. He looked at Su Wen and Douglas, who were resting with his eyes closed in the back, and the strange vehicles under them, and said vigilantly: "Please tell me your origin, otherwise you will not be allowed to pass here for the safety of our customers."
"Forget it... I'll take the hillside."
Su Wen was really too lazy to arrange an identity. Since there was no need to pretend, there was no need to stay. It was impossible to beat these caravan guards. Although he wanted to know more about the Southern Continent, wouldn’t it be better to wait for Mtase City to consider it?
"Slowly! Just say it, just go. I think you have a ghost in your heart. Come on, take this guy with a suspicious identity and take it to Mtase City with those robber captives!"
"!"
Su Wenxin said you are not over yet, but the group of guards had just been attacked, and it was understandable that everyone was a robber. He quickly pressed down on Liticia, who was invisible state and was about to use a rail sniper gun to lock the guard leader, then jumped out of the car, raised his hands, and instantly rubbed two unactivated fire rushing techniques.
Sure enough, seeing this strange situation, in addition to being able to keep calm in the guard leader, the group of people behind him were immediately shocked and retreated one after another.
This reaction made Su Wen very satisfied. It seemed that although the identity of a magician was not a rare thing, it was still not a big problem to suppress this group of ordinary people. He then rang the railway while the heat: "I am just a magician passing by and I don't want to cause trouble. You guys seem to have just been attacked, and I feel very sympathetic, but I can guarantee that I have nothing to do with the attacker. Can I let me pass?"
Su Wen thought that as soon as this was said, he would definitely not be entangled. After all, although this group of people is large and powerful, Su Wen has already observed that they are all ordinary mercenaries who are licking blood from the edge of the knife. There is not even a primary magician who is just able to be a combat power, so it is impossible for him to be embarrassed.
But what he didn't expect was that someone really didn't intend to give this face. He saw the guard leader in front of him, the strong middle-aged man who did not retreat but advanced instead. His big eyes stared at Su Wen, full of tenacity. Then, a light blue fighting spirit suddenly burst out from his body, showing his identity as a mid-level knight.
"Sorry, you can leave here, but because you are a magician, you are absolutely not allowed to approach the caravan for the safety of your customers."
Su Wen was surprised. There are not many people who are so upright and abiding by principles these days, but his goal has been achieved. Since the caravan is safe and sound, it doesn't matter. If you don't get close, don't get close. He is not a domineering master. At worst, he can only bump a few more times.
"The courage is commendable, so goodbye."
Su Wen sincerely praised and planned to drive away.
But at this moment, he heard a sound coming from a little far behind.
"Ahhh, isn't this Su Wen?"
Chapter completed!