No one expected that six or seven strangers would be blown over by a black sandstorm. Each of them was carrying bright brass sharp knives. The unfamiliar girl Chen Guangda had saved was obviously one of them. Chen Guangda grabbed her neck without hesitation, and the others immediately pulled out their weapons to attack.

“Don’t misunderstand! We don’t have any ill intentions …”

A man on the right suddenly shouted. He hurriedly inserted the sharp knife back into the scabbard. He couldn’t wait to take off his scarf and follow the wind mirror to see that it was actually a very young man. He then shouted, “We used the knife to fix our body on the ground in order not to be blown away by the strong wind, not to attack you!”

“Who are you …”

Chen Guangda scanned his surroundings with extreme vigilance. Apart from their three camels, there were no other animals nearby. These people didn’t look like caravans either. However, even if it was a caravan, he didn’t dare to be careless. The villains of Desert kept their sabers and were caravans. When they pulled out their sabers, they were bandits.

“We are residents of Moonshine Bay. We went to Dragon Back Slope to hug Nostoc …”

The young man spread out his hands sincerely. The others also hurriedly put away their brass knives. Only then did Chen Guangda and the others notice that there were actually two middle-aged women among them. They looked like ordinary village women.

“Why do you bring a knife with you? Who are you fooling?”

Chen Guangda glared at the other party impolitely. Actually, he didn’t even know what “Nostoc” was, but the young man scratched his head and said, “Big brother! You’re not from our side, are you? There are many corpse wolves and sand snakes on Dragon Back Slope. How can we protect ourselves without knives? If you don’t believe me, look at our bags, they’re all fresh nostools!”

As he spoke! The young man hurriedly took off his backpack and took out a large ball of black stuff. Chen Guangda finally understood why it was called Nostoc. It actually looked exactly like his hair. The young man hurriedly said, “Big Brother, we really didn’t lie to you. Quickly let go of my girlfriend. I’ll give you this nostoc, okay?”

“Open all your bags …”

Yan Qing raised the wooden crossbow and shouted, A few men and women hurriedly unpacked their backpacks and opened them. Apart from the black hairdressings, there were also a lot of messy Elaeagnus angustifolia and aloe vera. Only then did Chen Guangda let go of the girl in his hand and asked, “How far is Moonshine Bay from here? We’ve already lost our way to avoid the black sandstorm!”

“It won’t be far. We can arrive in half a day at most …”

The young man hurriedly came up and hugged the girl. The girl’s face was so pale from fear that she didn’t even dare to lift her head in the young man’s embrace. However, the young man also said, “Big brother! Thank you for saving my girlfriend. If you don’t mind, come and sit with us. Oh right! My name is Shen Yanwei. This is my girlfriend Liu Xiaona!”

“No need, we still have to hurry to the Fairy Lake …”

Chen Guangda waved his hand without hesitation and directly walked towards Yan Qing and the others. At this time, everyone relaxed their vigilance and hurriedly pulled out the camel trapped in the sand. However, Xia Fei suddenly cried out in shock, “Oh no! The camel carrying the water is gone, everyone hurry up and look for it!”

“Let’s see how much water is left …”

Chen Guangda hurriedly went forward to inspect the goods on the camels. Who knew that apart from a few boxes of daily necessities, only the small water bags on their bodies were left. In this vast desert, there was no way to search for the missing camels. Eighty-ninth of them were buried alive by the black sandstorm.

“It will take at least two days to get to Fairy Lake from here. If we walk, it will be even slower. This little bit of water is simply not enough for us to get there …”

Pan Lu looks at Chen Guangda anxiously. Fairy Lake is the richest place in the Middle Five Continents and also one of their destinations for this trip. However, Chen Guangda suddenly turns around and shouts at Shen Yan, who is about to leave, “Wait a moment, we lost our camels carrying water. We need to go to your place to replenish our supplies!”

“No problem! You can stay at my house tonight …”

Shen Yan Weixing hurriedly ran over. He couldn’t see any scheming look on his face. However, it was impossible for Evil Man Mo to be all bad people. There were also many ordinary survivors living among them. Chen Guangda took out two bottles of shampoo and threw them to him. He said, “Arrange for us to be more comfortable. Don’t tell anyone about our identities!”

“I know! I know the rules …”

Shen Yanwei nodded happily. He put away the two bottles of shampoo like a treasure. After Chen Guangda and the others tidied up, Shen Yanwei took the initiative to lead the way. Chen Guangda soon discovered that this kid was a talkative person. He talked endlessly along the way, but Chen Guangda learned a lot.

Moonshine Bay was also within the scope of the Middle Five Continents. However, the conditions in all aspects were the worst among them. Compared to the chaotic Lower Six Continents, it didn’t seem to be much better. Because Moonshine Bay had neither a county magistrate nor a police officer. It was entirely up to the residents to protect themselves. Reasonable reasoning depended on whose fists were tough.

Unknowingly, the desolate desert passed by, replaced by the vast desert that was almost flat. This place was almost a paradise of stones and bare rocks. The sparse plants were just a decoration, but at least there was a bit more vitality than the desert.

However, the peculiar wind-eroded landform gave people an indescribable sense of yearning. It was like Chen Guangda’s favorite prairie, allowing people to unrestrainedly release their souls, or wildly run naked with their butts bare.

“This is the first time you’ve come here, right? A casual kick from this place could be the first time that the earth has been trampled upon by humans since its formation …”

Shen Yanwei worked tirelessly as a tour guide for everyone. From his accent, it seemed that he came from the south. Even his girlfriend was no exception. However, Chen Guangda soon discovered that he was actually taking a detour. He deliberately circled around the straight route. Chen Guangda immediately asked suspiciously, “What are you doing circling around?”

“Ah, the Sand Hidden Lizard, you guys don’t even know about this, do you?”

Shen Yanwei looked at him puzzled, but Chen Guangda said without changing his expression, “Actually, this is the first time we’ve gone far away. Our guide was bitten to death by a corpse wolf, so I’ve only heard of the sand lizard before. Tell us about it!”

“Do you see those tunnels? They’re all tunnels dug by sand lizards. They can lead to many places …”

Shen Yanwei pointed at the several tunnels in front of him and said, However, their eyesight is not very good. They only rely on the ground tremors to sense their enemies. Therefore, we can only dodge the underground cave from far away. If they bite them, they will become alive. Moreover, they will send out dozens of them. The largest sand lizard is the size of a crocodile, and can swallow a sheep in one bite!

“Then wouldn’t it be very dangerous for you to come out and hug Fa Cai …”

Chen Guangda instinctively frowned, but Shen Yanwei helplessly sighed, “Who told us to be poor? The land in Moonshine Bay is too barren, and we can’t afford to buy livestock for breeding. In order to survive, we can only take the risk to hug Nostoc flagelliforme. I lost three companions early this morning!”

“Then why don’t you go to West Xia? You guys shouldn’t be wanted criminals, right?”

Yan Qing asked impatiently. Who would have thought that Shen Yanwei would spread out his hands and say, “How can we go to West Xia? We have to cross the great desert to go to West Xia. Moreover, when we get out of the evil people’s desert magnetic field, we disappear. There are people-eating monsters everywhere. Only the Horse Gang know how to get there. If we go, we will die in vain!”

“You’re right …”

Chen Guangda nodded his head as if he was enlightened. Even the few of them had come here with their lives on the line. To ordinary people, the desert was a natural chasm. The living corpses outside the desert were even harvesters of human lives. Only by staying here peacefully would it be the wisest choice.

Almost as the sun was about to set, a gray earth city finally appeared on the horizon. From afar, broken earth walls could be seen intermittently. When everyone quickened their pace to the front of the earth city, a destitute aura immediately pounced on their faces. The poorest village Chen Guangda had seen was several dozen times richer than this.

“This is the so-called Moonshine Bay? Are you kidding me?”

Chen Guangda was dumbfounded as he looked at the city gate. A small puddle in the shape of a moon was not even half the size of a football field. Beside it, there was a small stunted tree. Not only was the water extremely cloudy, there were also many cattle and sheep drinking and pulling in the water. He would rather drink urine than drink the water inside.

“We can’t compare to your Fairy Lake. Otherwise, we would have been captured by the Great Horse Gang …”

Shen Yanwei shrugged his shoulders helplessly and led everyone into Earth City. The city gates were almost open. Only Little Geezer, who was the gatekeeper, lived in the shack behind the door. When they entered, they were even more dumbfounded. There was not a decent house in the city. It was either an adobe house or a wooden shack.

“Isn’t this too poor …”

Yan Qing and the other ladies all stared in disbelief. The houses here were not decent. Even the pedestrians on the road were ragged. Many people didn’t even have pants to wear. Just putting a plastic bottle on their feet was considered a shoe. Those who didn’t know it thought they had entered the Beggars’ Sect’s headquarters.

Seeing this, Shen Yanwei and the others were considered wealthy. At least they still had a sheepskin jacket. Although their shoes were much worse than plastic bottles, they were in a dilemma that only the arid regions of Africa could compare to. Even if the door was opened and the bandits came to rob them, they wouldn’t have the time to deal with them.

However, Shen Yanwei was quite open-minded. Holding his girlfriend’s hand, he laughed and said, “The people living here are all poor. The rich people have moved to Fairy Lake or Zhenbei Fort. However, although the conditions here are bad, they can barely survive!”

“Boss! Do you want peanuts? Do you want some good sweet potato wine?”

Shen Yanwei’s words hadn’t faded yet. A large group of people suddenly surrounded them, holding all sorts of dry goods and peddling them. However, just as Chen Guangda was about to ask for the price, Shen Yanwei waved his hand and said, “Don’t waste time. They simply can’t afford to exchange your things or use them. Unless you want to wholesale them, five bars of soap here can be exchanged for a sheep!”

“What do they need soap for …”

Chen Guangda subconsciously looked at his camels. They had brought a lot of soap, but Shen Yanwei said, “They definitely didn’t need it. They used it to exchange for caravans passing by here. There were many rich people in the Upper Five Continents. It was said that their lives were even more luxurious than before, and they were immediately full of big fish and big meat!”

“Ai ~ It really stinks of Vermillion Gate wine and meat. The road is freezing to death …”

Chen Guangda sighed deeply. This apocalypse had sent humanity back to before liberation. The people here were almost reduced to primitive society, but there were still people who were happy and worried. This world was always so unfair.