Book 4: Near Blood - Chapter 1: Mountain Overlook City (1/2)
Book 4: Near Blood
Mountain Overlook City
This place was located at the intersection of Crow Region and Wolf Sion North of here was the no-man’s land, the Lonely Swan Ramparts
The Lonely Swan Ramparts was a vast territory, but virtually no one lived there
The place was extre here, resources were scarce, and traveling through the region was very difficult As such, it was not an environment in which humans could thrive
The Sand Race were one of few Intelligent Races that could survive in this kind of place
The Sand Race required very few resources They could survive off of just a bit of water Even in the most barren environments, they could survive, and their tenacity for survival was astounding
In the 1200th year of Long Sang Country, Long Sang Country invaded the Sand Race and forced a peace treaty with the leader of the Sand Race The Sand Race would acquiesce to the hue they would leave the Sand Race a refuge for survival
That place was the Lonely Swan Rao, a massive earthquake suddenly occurred in the Lonely Swan Ramparts
After the earthquake, the Lonely Swan Rae round rivers burst forth, creating an oasis within the Lonely Swan Ra to the Clouds Mountain, the Rising Spring River, and the Abyss Oasis
Mountain Overlook City was originally started as a s through the Lonely Swan Raion with food and water After the Abyss Oasis appeared, because of the unique geography of this location, a few special redients had appeared Every year, the nurew, and Mountain Overlook Station turned into Mountain Overlook Townshi+p before beco Mountain Overlook City
Because the city was so young, it had a unique kind of lively at it
The streets were lined with peddlers hawking their wares, including a few tall, brawny Sand Race individuals
The Sand Race appeared similar to humans, but their skin was extreest difference between them and the human race was that they had two small whiskers in the back of their heads These s they and utilize it As such, the Sand Race were inherently talented in controlling the earth They didn’t need any wind to conjure up frighteningly powerful sandstorms, and they could create sand soldiers, sand shi+elds, etc
The Sand Race were naturally violent and belligerent Having grown up in harsh circumstances, where resources were very hard to co and forcefully seizing those precious resources
The Sand Race had been one of the biggest sources of headache for the human race
Even now, their interactions with the Sand Race were conducted very gingerly
“Howand Su Chen walked side by side down the streets of Mountain Overlook City Night Demon, Iron Cliff, and a few experts from the Immortal Temple followed closely behind
Because they were near Lonely Swan Ra items that Su Chen had never seen before This piqued Su Chen’s interest
Su Chen walked over to one of the street vendors and pointed at a purple stained glass bead, asking about the price
This kind of stained glass bead had no effect It was just rare because it was a unique product of the Lonely Swan Raht Su Chen’s eye, and he was planning on buying a strand of thein Stone for a single bead,” the Sand Race individual replied
A single Origin Stone for a useless bead? Su Chen was badly startled
He shook his head and refused, but unexpectedly the Sand Race individual becaan to curse at hi when shi+ Mingfeng said beside hi, don’t ask what price they are selling it for Otherwise, you’ll be cursed at, threatened, or even physically assaulted”
“That overbearing?” Su Chen was shocked
“That’s exactly how overbearing they are If you don’t want to stir up trouble, you should at least by one,” shi+ Mingfeng said
“What would I do with a single bead?” Su Chen asked
shi+ Mingfeng shrugged “Lose a bit of ht given that we’ve just gotten here, right? You don’t really care about a single Origin Stone anyways”
“But I don’t like the feeling of being extorted” Su Chen tossed over a single Origin Stone, retrieved a single purple glass bead, then left