"It's a legend in the dunes!"
"Legend has it, whoever finds the Crescent Spring and the Rejuvenation Wood can turn the entire dune back into an oasis..."
"Before the Great Cataclysm, the dunes had abundant vegetation. The desert... it couldn't be called a desert back then, just a small sand dune..."
Xue Yuli pondered for a moment and slowly explained to Ye Feng.
"Is that so..."
Ye Feng seemed to understand.
"The explorers in these dunes basically belong to various factions. The three largest are the Bald Gang, the Skull Society, and Ocean Paradise..."
"The Bald Gang controls Gas Town, the Skull Society is located in Weapon City, and this place is Ocean Paradise..."
"The Bald Gang mainly..."
...
Afterwards, Xue Yuli provided Ye Feng with a lot more information.
Ye Feng mentally cross-referenced it with the information provided by Li Sen and others.
"Do you know what treasure caused the Heavenly Punishment in the dunes over twenty years ago?"
Suddenly, Ye Feng interrupted Xue Yuli.
"This... I'm not entirely sure of the specifics. I only know it was said to be something that could grant divine power, something that could command millions of hellish legions~"
"Although this thing is just a legend... many factions, not just those within the dunes... are investigating it, openly or secretly..."
After speaking, Xue Yuli looked at Ye Feng cautiously, "Mr. Ye, are you here for this as well!"
"Oh, no~!"
Ye Feng waved his hand and pointed at the Arcane Compass in his hand, "I'm just curious. My goal is to find the Lamp of Creation. This Arcane Compass points directly into the heart of the dunes, and I'm a bit worried~!"
As his voice fell, Xue Yuli looked at Ye Feng with a strange gaze.
"What's wrong?"
Ye Feng frowned.
"Lamp of Creation... you might as well say you're here for that treasure!"
Xue Yuli clearly didn't quite believe Ye Feng's explanation.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Ye Feng's expression changed. He stood up abruptly and took a few quick steps in one direction, only to stop immediately.
"Big brother, what's wrong?"
Xiao Xiao followed him and asked.
"It's nothing~"
Ye Feng shook his head. "Xiao Xiao, it's getting late, let's go back and rest!"
"Okay~"
Xiao Xiao didn't suspect anything. She nodded and walked forward with Ye Feng, leaving behind Xue Yuli, holding a bottle of cola, with a confused expression.
...
Not long after, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao returned to their hotel room in Ocean Paradise.
Xiao Xiao tidied up a bit and then went to sleep. Ye Feng, lying on the other bed, stared with his eyes open, lost in thought.
Back in the Hell Bar, although he only caught a glimpse, Ye Feng was very sure that the mysterious woman in white, whom he had encountered in the Ice City and who was terrifyingly powerful, had appeared.
This was because her gaze was very peculiar, the kind that felt like she could see right through you!
He had wanted to chase after her at the time, but in the blink of an eye, she had disappeared...
"Who is she? Why is she here?"
"Does she know about the Tang Dao?!"
"Why was there surprise in her eyes when she saw me just now..."
With a jumble of thoughts, Ye Feng drifted off to sleep.
...
While Ye Feng was sound asleep, outside the Ocean Paradise hotel where he was staying,
Under the dim moonlight, a figure stood in mid-air, looking at Ye Feng's sleeping room with a gaze of confusion and surprise.
This person was the mysterious woman in white!
...
The next day,
Ye Feng woke up early and skillfully opened the [Shop].
[Su Fei Sanitary Pads x4, Survival Coins 120]
[Mineral Water x3, Survival Coins 200]
[Ice Black Tea x4, Survival Coins 300]
[M8 Armor-Piercing Incendiary Rounds x100, Survival Coins 100]
[NM173AP-S Armor-Piercing Rounds x100, Survival Coins 100]
[Grenades x5, Survival Coins 200]
[Gatling Heavy Machine Gun x1, Survival Coins 500]
[Gatling Ammunition (12.7mm) x1000, Survival Coins 1000]
"Whew~"
Ye Feng let out a sigh of relief, "Finally, weapons have refreshed again!"
Ye Feng was quite pleased at the moment, as his Barrett M82A1 was running low on ammunition. The shop refreshing supplies today was a very timely replenishment.
Especially that Gatling heavy machine gun, the previous one was broken by that dog-headed brute...
Immediately, Ye Feng calculated. He decided to purchase everything except the Su Fei sanitary pads and Ice Black Tea, totaling 2100 Survival Coins. His luck value was 41/400.
"The Survival Coins are a bit tight~"
After purchasing the previous supplies from the shop, he had a surplus of Survival Coins. Not wanting to waste them, Ye Feng hadn't rushed to increase his limit.
After some thought, Ye Feng took the Survival Coins from the several Bronze Treasure Chests and Black Iron Treasure Chests he had acquired through trading in the past few days and let the system absorb them.
"Ding~"
After a crisp beeping sound, Ye Feng's daily refreshed Survival Coin limit became 2500.
Because Survival Coins, or Arcane Origin Coins, were important hard currencies in the entire world of Residual Fire, many major factions were vying for them.
Therefore, even though Ye Feng had offered considerable terms, he still hadn't managed to acquire many Survival Coins, as his demands were somewhat high!
Two of the Black Iron Treasure Chests were even traded for with the revolver he had captured...
...
After a simple breakfast, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao quickly left the Ocean Paradise hotel.
This was because he needed to go to Gas Town today to replenish his gasoline.
The military Hummer had a large fuel consumption, and with the air conditioning on, Ye Feng's gasoline was running low. Furthermore, the shop hadn't refreshed any gasoline recently.
According to Xue Yuli, this desert was vast. Driving to that super sandstorm zone would take at least a week, assuming a smooth journey...
Of course, Ye Feng didn't drive directly towards Gas Town as Xue Yuli had suggested. Instead, he sought out Qi Qu Dan, who called himself an all-knowing person, to verify the reliability of Xue Yuli's intelligence.
...
"Hmm?"
Shortly after Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao finished their conversation with Qi Qu Dan, not far away, a somewhat familiar figure appeared in Ye Feng's field of vision.
It was Li Sen's convoy, whom he had met on the road before and who had given him a map.
At that moment, Li Sen was talking to a few bald men, looking embarrassed and fawning, with a forced smile. He was also handing a pack of something to the leading bald man.
The bald man took it, patted it, and then left with a smile.
"Li Sen~!"
Ye Feng walked up and greeted him.
"Mr. Ye!"
Li Sen seemed somewhat surprised to see Ye Feng.
"Li Sen, were you just with those bald men..."
Ye Feng didn't finish his sentence, but Li Sen and the others clearly understood his implied meaning.
"Ah, Mr. Ye, for convoys like ours working for Ocean Paradise, we have to pay protection fees...
"Sometimes the Bald Gang even sends people to interfere with freshwater transportation, openly or secretly. Last time, we didn't pay enough protection fees and were set up, almost falling victim to the Tremorscale Worm..."
"I've inquired. Nine out of ten water transport vehicles that haven't paid enough protection fees to the Bald Gang in the past six months have encountered trouble..."
Li Sen said with a bitter expression.
"By the way, Mr. Ye, if there's nothing special, you should leave as soon as possible!"
Suddenly, Li Sen seemed to recall something. He scanned the surroundings and lowered his voice, saying.
"Leave as soon as possible? Why?"
Ye Feng was somewhat puzzled.
"Mr. Ye, according to reliable sources, quite a few people have their sights set on you!"
...