Battle of the Twin Cities: The Ninth Councilor

Chapter 165 Neuropathy!
I went on a long trip without a guide, and there was an unexpected harvest on the way.

Thalia!
Marcos is so familiar with this name!
Rock sparrow - Thalia!

One of the heroes of the Shurima region, the daughter of the desert, specializes in earth magic, can easily change the terrain and condense boulders.

Of course, this is not her best place.

The most brilliant thing is that in the near future, she will have an intersection with two extremely popular heroes.

One of them was in Ionia, a merry man chasing the wind and the master of the chalice.

The other one had to be met when she returned from Ionia, back home.

Talia's homeland is bordered by Icathia, the place where the historical wizard kingdom fought against the Shurima dynasty and summoned the Void.

From there, a girl who is astonishing in both beauty and ability will emerge.

Well, though the girl might be as old as Marcos' ancestors.

"From your tone, you seem to know me?" Thalia pulled the veil that covered half of her face vigilantly.

The reason why she appeared here was because she wanted to go to Ionia through the nearby sea area. I heard that that continent is extremely tolerant of magic, and it belongs to the area with the most outstanding magic attainments in the world.

It's true that she has awakened earth magic, but she doesn't know how to use it.

In other words, the restless magic elements sometimes disobey her orders.

I came to the market all the way from my hometown, and the supplies I brought were almost consumed, so I could only stay in the market as a guide and earn some money to cross the sea.

It's just that there is no guide, and the market is so bleak now. She has stayed in the market for five days, and Marcus and others are the first business she came into contact with.

"I don't know," Marcus realized that his tone was wrong, he suppressed his emotions and pointed at Wei, and said, "I'm a familiar person, and I will be more enthusiastic when I meet someone who is compatible. If you don't believe me, you can ask her."

"...?" A question mark appeared on Wei's forehead.

How can you be familiar with yourself?

Will acquaintances pack them up and send them to prison shortly after they meet?
Talia glanced at Wei, for some reason she was a little afraid of this girl who always put on a cold face and pretended to be cool.

Especially the sharp eyes that the other party showed when looking at him, as if it could kill people.

He tugged at the scarf uneasily again: "Come here to find me after you have made your preparations tomorrow morning."

"it is good."

Seeing that Thalia was not interested in chatting, Marcos got up and told the waiter at the bar at the door: "The girl's consumption here is mine, and I will come to pay tomorrow morning."

Saying that, he threw out a gold coin casually.

This counts as part of the advance.

The gathering point for the guides was originally a tavern-like shop, and they had all the items that ordinary taverns could provide.

The consumption is not low compared to the past, if you save a little to stay here overnight, you will have to pay a high price of three or four gold coins.

He could see Thalia's predicament, and this was a way to make friends with the other party, after all, they had unlocked five skills for him.

As long as he wants to, he can consume points to master a series of magic at any time.

In recent years, as long as Marcus has some spare money, he will invest in the system, especially after the Hex Flying Gate was put into use, his net worth has skyrocketed, and now the number of points has exceeded six figures.

Aside from being unable to exchange for skin blueprints, he could unlock as many of those skills as he wanted.

Back at the rented tent, Wei had no problem with sharing a room with two men, so she found a corner to lie down and rest.

Early the next morning, Marcos and the others were awakened by the smell of food. After a simple wash and breakfast, they bought the necessary dry food and water in the market, as well as the camel milk wine mentioned by the middle-aged man yesterday. On to Thalia.

A group of four people went straight westward and walked into the yellow sand all over the sky.

"Tell me, which ancient emperor's tomb are you going to find?"

After everyone left the market, Talia asked Marcos.

In the history of Shurima Continent, there have been several generations of kingdoms, and it is also the place where the civilization of the entire Rune Continent originated. In the depths of the yellow sand, an unknown number of emperors were buried.

In addition to grazing for a living, the tribes living in the desert make a living by excavating ancient tombs, obtaining ancient treasures and exchanging wealth with other countries.

In such an environment, there are also a large number of treasure hunters from other countries entering the Shurima Desert. As long as they can successfully excavate a tomb, it will be an unimaginable harvest.

In addition, there are also archaeologists like Ezreal's parents who will go deep into the desert, and the number is only a lot more than that of treasure hunters.

More people died because of this!

Every year, countless people never hear from them after entering the desert, and even their bones cannot be found.

Talia thought that Marcos and the others came to the Shurima Desert with such a purpose, so she didn't ask Marcos where they were going last night, and only asked after leaving the market.

"As long as you give a general direction, I will leave the rest to you."

Thalia is very confident. With her abilities, the desert environment is simply her paradise.

As long as she doesn't run into insidious creatures like sand worms, she's safe from any situation.

Marcus shook his head: "I'm not interested in the tombs of ancient emperors."

"what?"

Thalia was surprised: "Didn't you come here for the treasure? Then what are you doing in the desert? Going out?"

"Looking for someone." Marcus looked at the endless desert sea and asked, "Do you know where the most powerful sand bandit camp is?"

Talia was even more surprised: "The purpose of your coming to the desert is to find sand robbers?"

Is there something wrong with this guy?

Anyone who enters the desert keeps a respectful distance from the group, but he actually sends it to the door instead?
The desert environment is harsh and resources are exhausted. While countless treasures are hidden, there are also countless dangers hidden.

The most notorious of them, besides the sand worm, is the desert bandit!
Living in a difficult situation, they don't do production, and wander around in the territory they have seized all day long. Whenever they find something profitable, they will rush to it.

Unlike robbers in other places, they will restrain themselves for long-term plans, and grabbing some property will not endanger their lives.

Sand bandits are more cruel and perverse, as long as they are their prey, they will not stop until they peel off a few layers of skin.

Sometimes the reward is too little, and it is not surprising to kill the target and throw the body away in anger.

Thalia traveled from her hometown to the edge of the desert, and encountered countless weathered corpses along the way.

They lay silently in the yellow sand, most of their bodies were buried by the gravel, and the exposed parts were either eaten up by scavengers, or luckily dried out by the sun.Dry by the wind.

And this is just a layer exposed on the surface of the desert. How many bones like this are there in the deeper depths?
No one can figure it out.

"Take me to the nearest sand bandit camp." Marcos emphasized: "The bigger the better."

Neuropathy!
Thalia regretted it. If she had known that these were three lunatics, she shouldn't have accepted the business yesterday!
(End of this chapter)