A few days later …

In the morning, there were no clouds in the sky. The warm sunlight shone on the oasis of the desert. The broad banana leaves were reflecting an oily green luster. The gravel on the ground shone brightly, giving off a relaxed and peaceful scene. In the middle of the oasis was a lake, the water of which was crystal clear to the bottom. Every spring, the snow melts and flows into the lake. In the summer, this place would gradually dry up, so there was no living thing in the water, only fine soft sand.

A plant called the Aquarius grows by the lake. Their trunks are bottled and can store large amounts of water. If a small hole was drilled in the tree trunk, there would be clear water flowing out. Near the Aquarius tree, there were also some low shrubs that could produce strands of red berries. Desert travelers call it the “Sandsea Psychedelic Fruit”, which has a certain anesthetic effect and is addictive if eaten too much.

Unfortunately, there were no animals here. Otherwise, it would be a paradise in seclusion. Speaking of such a place, there was one place in the mountains, where the Azure Wolf Legion slept. The end of the world was also considered a place. There were endless forests and seas, animals and plants, as well as hot springs. It was very comfortable to live there.

That morning, after Tie Zha woke up, he went to the lake to take a bath, bit a military dagger, climbed up a water bottle tree that was more than ten meters tall, and cut off a branch. Then he peeled off the branches and roasted them by the campfire for a while, then sawed them into small round pieces of wood with the sawtooth on the back of the knife. Then, with the tip of his knife, he engraved some crooked words on the small pieces of wood. Seeing that there were soldiers, horses, and chariots, this was a chess piece that he had made under Lena’s strong request.

After making the chess pieces, he roasted some more meat. It was almost noon when Lena woke up. After eating some barbecue, she pestered him to play chess.

“The chessboard is not ready yet.” Said Tie Zha. He didn’t have the right tools to cut down the thick tree trunk.

“This isn’t simple.” After saying that, Lena jumped up and jumped onto Stone Head Mountain. Then, she used her hand as a knife and sliced off a piece of granite with a whoosh.

“Bang!” The heavy stones landed on the ground, stirring up a burst of dust. When he saw the situation clearly, Tie Zha couldn’t help but take a deep breath. The cut of the stone was incomparably smooth, just like tofu. Lena’s strength had far exceeded his imagination. Even if he held Feng Yao and used all of his strength, he might not be able to achieve such an effect.

After landing on the ground, Lena picked up the big stone and cut it again. A prototype of a small stone table appeared. Then, she twisted it back and forth like peeling grapefruit, making the stone into the shape of a round table, and then used her fingernails to draw the lines of the chessboard.

Just like that, a rough stone chessboard was completed.

‘”Baby ~ Come and play chess with my sister ~” Lena waved her finger at him.

Seeing that it was impossible to delay, Tie Zha could only say, “You can play chess, but you must abide by the rules.”

“What rules?” Lena asked pretentiously.

Therefore, Tie Zha made two requests, one is not allowed to sneak exchange for the chess pieces that were eaten, the other is not allowed to threaten him not to win.

‘”Sure ~” Lena smiled. Her eyes were slender and long. Whenever she smiled, they would bend into the shape of crescent moons. Immediately, her charming and enchanting manner was overflowing. Her eyes were black and bright, emitting a crafty light that would always make people feel that she was looking down on them.

“Swear.” Looking at Lena’s playful smile, Tie Zha said seriously.

“Elder sister swore that she would never sneak a chess piece or threaten my treasure.” Lena raised her right hand and said.

“What if you break the oath?” Tie Zha warned vigilantly.

‘”If you break this oath, I’ll let you bully me every day ~” Lena said.

‘”Another one” Tie Zha said.

“If you violate this oath, I will let you toy my sister to death ~”

Tie Zha rolled his eyes and said, “That would be better than being the first …” Then, Lena swore a few more oaths, but the content did not satisfy him. In the end, he could only threaten, “If you swear nonsense, I won’t play.”

‘”Ya ~ My baby is really angry ~” Seeing that he was unhappy, Lena hurriedly said, “If you break this oath, I won’t force you to play chess in the future.”

After agreeing on the rules, the two of them started the chess game. Although Tie Zha hadn’t read any books, his brain was very clever, and his style was cautious. He rarely made mistakes when playing chess. On the other hand, Lena’s level was a foolish big sister who was often trapped by the iron slag.

Not long after, Tie Zha killed her to the point of leaving behind a soldier and an emperor. However, Tie Zha was also very bad. He was not in a hurry to win. Instead, he was pushing Lena’s “Emperor” to a corner step by step. Then, he would send “soldiers” to watch and slowly kill Lena.

At this time, even if Lena wasn’t good at chess, she could still see his malicious intentions. She blinked her eyes and suddenly picked up the last soldier and ate all of Tie Zha’s chess pieces.

“What are you doing?” Tie Zha asked with a dark face.

‘”Playing chess” Lena said innocently.

“Is there anyone who plays chess like you?” Tie Zha asked.

“Isn’t that what happened?” Lena continued to play dumb.

“Why can your soldiers eat all my chariots and elephants in one go?” Tie Zha asked patiently.

‘”Because …” Lena pointed at the soldier on the chessboard and said, “This is me ~”

“What?” Tie Zha didn’t understand.

Lena pointed at her chest and said, “This soldier is me ~ Look at how powerful my sister is ~”

“You” For a moment, Tie Zha was speechless.

“Sister can kill them all by herself. If you don’t believe me, find them and give it a try.” Lena said confidently.

“I’m not playing anymore.” Tie Zha said unhappily.

“Ah ~ Sister won’t be playing in the next round.” Lena said.

The situation in the second set was similar to the first. Tie Zha quickly ate all of Lena’s chess pieces and forced her “Emperor” into a corner.

However, just as he was about to eat the Emperor, Lena suddenly used his horse to eat his Emperor.

“What are you doing!” Tie Zha shouted angrily.

‘”He betrayed” Lena explained calmly.

“What?” Tie Zha was dumbfounded.

“That’s right, just like that girl called Muyu Qinxin, she has betrayed me.” Lena said, taking it for granted.

“Stop playing!” Tie Zha said as he fell off the chess piece.

“Hmph ~ When elder sister is not around, find another woman to play with.” At this point, Lena stopped, her eyes glowing fiercely as she threatened in a deep voice, “I’m going to kill her.”

“This” Tie Zha couldn’t help but scratch his hair, looking extremely helpless.

Thus, the third chess game began …

After losing a few sets for no reason, Tie Zha refused to play anymore, because he felt that if he continued to play, there would be a psychological shadow.

Lena, on the other hand, was in a good mood and suggested to find a caravan of sand sea merchants to get some food. Tie Zha originally didn’t want to rob the caravan, but seeing that the food was getting less and less, he could only agree.

Old Man Tie had his own unique views on robbery. He believed that it was wrong to use force to seize other people’s property. However, if he wanted to survive, then he would snatch it! As long as it was for the sake of survival, there was no right or wrong. However, he had always stressed that even if he was about to starve to death, he could not eat the same kind of meat. This was his bottom line.

Therefore, when necessary, Tie Zha would also do some petty thieves, or even steal things. For example, back in Luoyan Town, he had stolen compressed biscuits from the second-hand market because he had no money. Afterwards, he also obtained the lightning hammer through deception.

However, Tie Zha was still a little embarrassed about obstructing the path of robbery. Thus, he found some gunny sacks to hold supplies, cut them open with a knife, and put on straw ropes to make simple cloth robes.

“Mm ~ It smells like bacon and garlic.” Lena sniffed Tie Zha’s new clothes and commented.

Tie Zha didn’t say anything. He just raised his head and revealed a pair of bright eyes. He glanced at her with a look of resentment.

‘”Don’t be angry, sister is wrong ~” Lena hurriedly hugged him and coaxed him in a low voice.

“How?” Tie Zha ignored her boredom and asked seriously.

Lena revealed a mysterious smile and said, “Come ~ I’ll bring you to see our family’s golden scum ~”

“Gold dregs?” Hearing this strange name, before Tie Zha could protest, Lena swayed out of the oasis.

After passing through a small forest, and then past a group of cacti, the front suddenly opened up, and the undulating sand dunes were endless, endless.

Lena placed her fingers on her lips and whistled. A loud whistle immediately resounded through the sand sea. Suddenly, sand waves rolled in front of him, followed by an incomparably thick pillar of sand soaring into the sky. The yellow sand poured down like a rainstorm. In an instant, amidst the sand and dust that filled the sky, a huge figure winded up like a skyscraper that had risen up, causing people to feel insignificant and helpless. Looking up, a dazzling light flashed above, resembling the stars in the night sky, dazzling and dazzling.

A golden sandworm suddenly appeared in front of him. Tie Zha couldn’t help but swallow his saliva. Although he knew that he was in an absolutely safe environment, he couldn’t help but tighten his muscles as if he was on guard.

“Golden slag slag, come here.” Lena hooked her fingers at it, and the golden sandworm immediately lay on the ground, dancing with thousands of knuckles and slowly crawling over. Because its body was too long, even if its head swam to Lena’s side, more than half of its body was still in the sand.

The head of the Golden Sandworm was similar to the head of an eight-wheeled truck behind the Great Wall. Its eyes were covered in colorful gemstones, reflecting a dazzling glow in the sunlight. It was mysterious and profound.

‘”Come ~” Lena waved her hand at it and pointed at Tie Zha. “Let’s get to know each other. This is our family’s treasure.”

“Squeak!” The golden sandworm raised its head and let out an ear-piercing scream, as if it was protesting.

“If you don’t listen, I’ll kill you!” Lena’s eyes narrowed as she said in a deep voice. The voice wasn’t loud, but it was incomparably clear, as if it had directly entered his mind.

The Golden Sandworm immediately bent down, appearing exceptionally docile. However, there was a hint of grievance in that cry.

“He is your true master. He took you from the Golden Sandworm Squeaky.” Lena said.

“Squeak.” The Golden Sandworm turned its head and looked at the weak human with dozens of compound eyes.

At the same time, a voice sounded in Tie Zha’s mind.

“Squeaky … Tie Zha … Lena … Gold dregs … Master …”

Suddenly, Tie Zha recalled the scene a few years ago when he met Squeaky and said, “I’m not your master, I’m your friend.”

“Tie Zha … Gold slag … Friend …”

“Yes, friend.” Tie Zha nodded and said.

“Friend … Friend …”

A cheerful voice sounded in his mind. Then, the Golden Sandworm called Golden Residue lowered its head and blinked its eyes, as if it was signaling Tie Zha to climb up.