"Your Highness the Little Princess" is of course not Alice, but Veronica.
Papa Lal is one of Veronica's teachers. Although his strength is not very strong, and he has only just touched the edge of false saints, he is good at military strategy, knowledgeable, good at astrology, geography, identification, Various "miscellaneous arts" such as herbalism, and also in charge of the treasure map of a secret storehouse of the former royal family.
Although the Yunteng Empire has been destroyed for a long time, it is one of the former holy empires after all. The line of the Yunteng Royal Family has never been extinct, and there are still a group of loyal followers.
These followers are different from the black dead who believe in evil gods, they are the real loyalists of the royal family, most of them oppose the union of the royal family and the mysterious church, Regia (Papa Lal) is one of them, when Veronica was just The teenage little princess was chosen by the mysterious church as the "God's Favored One". Regia and others, who strongly opposed this matter, wanted to escape with Veronica, but in the end they were captured because of their failure. In order to save the lives of Regia and others, Ka voluntarily agreed to participate in the ceremony of the gods, but Regia and others were expelled.
On the way, Regia and others were besieged by the Church of Light again, and were seriously injured, in order to keep the secret of the treasure map. When Regia and two companions fled to this border town, they were chased by the referee sent by the church.
Outnumbered and outnumbered, the three of Regia were forced to flee into the depths of the desert. The referees were still chasing after them, and finally a decisive battle was launched in the desert. In the area of the phantom spring water, except for Regia, who was the least poisoned, all the enemies and the enemy were poisoned and died.
Regya barely escaped, and since then he has lived in seclusion in this border city under the alias of Lal, but because of the poison of the phantom spring in his body, which cannot be removed by all means, his strength has weakened bit by bit.
Over the years, he has lived a rough life. He has participated in an adventure group, worked as a guide in the desert, and was captured by sand bandits. With his knowledge and wit, he improved the desert boat for the sand bandits, and finally left the bandit's den safely.
Chen Rui appeared before and used "divine favor" to disperse the poison on Regia's body, but the crown of thorns was also recognized by Regia, and he increasingly believed that it was related to the church. In order to eradicate the grass, the resourceful Regia first made false claims with this "high-ranking church", brought Chen Rui to Shima Town, and deliberately lured him to conflict with the bald head of the shipyard. It means that there are "big fish" appearing.
On the desert boat, Regia pointed out that the bald Okafor could do it, and reminded to be careful about eating and drinking. This great enemy is completely eliminated.
Unexpectedly, all these calculations fell into the eyes of the other party, and even more unexpected, this person actually "summoned" the soul projection of the little princess Veronica!
Soon after, the desert ship named Red Sand set foot on the voyage again. It stands to reason that this kind of big ship cannot be driven by Chen Rui and Regia alone, and it needs at least ten crew members. However, the death of the bandits does not mean that Chen Rui has no crew. I was a novice in "Sand Sea Sailing", but quickly grasped the essentials, and the speed of the Red Sand was faster than usual.
These crew members are of course sand people. In this desert with extremely rich earth elements, the power of sand people is stronger than that at sea.
"Regea," Chen Rui frowned: "Just now you heard me tell Veronica that I completely destroyed the main altar of the Black Dead, and almost all the high-level members of the Yunteng Empire who joined the mysterious church died. It can be said that the Yunteng royal family no longer exists. Speaking of which, I am still the enemy of the royal family... "
Regya interrupted Chen Rui's words: "Your Excellency is wrong, they are black dead disciples, they are no longer descendants of the Yunteng Emperor, Her Royal Highness is the only one, to be precise, it is Her Highness Little Princess who was rescued by Your Excellency. "
"Even so, didn't Veronica say that? You are completely free."
"No, my lord, please don't underestimate the previous oath, it is the highest oath of loyalty of our Yunteng royal family."
Chen Rui knew that Regia did not lie. The oath made by Regya has formed a master-slave spiritual link and appeared in the super system: "I understand, but as long as you want, it can be easily lifted with my power. Tell you , in fact, I don't belong to this sunny world, do you understand?"
"Since the demise of the Yunteng Empire, we have been walking in the dark. The loyalty of the guardian covers any time and any place. If the Lord cancels the power of my oath, then not only the oath and loyalty will be dissipated, but also me s life."
Regya said stubbornly: "I am loyal to you not because of your strength, but because of your highness, the little princess. My lord is the most important person of the little princess, and she is also her supreme guardian. Of course, if The adults look down on my strength and loyalty, and can kill me at any time."
Chen Rui thought of the phrase "the most important person" that Veronica introduced him, and sighed softly: "Okay, I formally accept your allegiance."
It has been a long time since the Yunteng Empire fell, and those who can become guardians without joining the Black Dead can be said to be absolute loyalists. Regia was tough and resourceful. If it wasn't for the absolute power gap, it was very likely that Chen Rui had already fallen for him.
"Thank you, my lord." Regia solemnly performed a courtesy.
"Okay, I don't need to say anything extra. This time I came to the Hell Desert to find the dream oasis. I have two purposes. One is the condensed fire crystal sand, and the other is the phantom ice spring. These two things are very important to me. , can be said to be determined to win. I want to hear your suggestion."
"I have only seen the condensed fire crystal sand in some ancient books. It is a rare treasure that combines the essence of fire and earth elements. Its function is unknown, and I don't know if it is in the oasis; the phantom spring water is what I witnessed with my own eyes. After that, I am not sure whether there is a phantom ice spring in it. I am only sure of one thing, that is, the phantom spring water, like the dream oasis, can move freely, the position is not fixed, and it will be invisible. It gives me the feeling that it is Like some kind of prey."
"Living creature?" Chen Rui was slightly surprised. He didn't expect that the phantom spring water could move and become invisible. It really deserved the name "Phantom".
"Let's talk about the dream oasis again," Regya said solemnly, "I have joined a certain desert adventure group over the years, and I have gradually become familiar with the terrain in this area. Later, the adventure group suffered heavy casualties during a mission and disbanded, and I was seriously injured. , coupled with the relationship of toxins, almost lost his strength, so he started to work as a desert guide. For more than ten years, due to staying in this kind of place for a long time, he also has some "smell" of seeking good luck and avoiding evil. Apart from being chased by the referees of the church, I only encountered the dream oasis once, but it disappeared before I could get there. In the past few years, my legs and feet have become more and more inconvenient, and little Jim is gradually able to take care of himself. So I don’t work as a guide any more. I know that your lord is extremely powerful, but I must remind you, don’t underestimate the Black Prison Desert, and you must be cautious at all times, otherwise, even if you can escape unscathed, you may not be able to escape. Get what you want."
"I understand." Chen Rui nodded, "The sand people are now proficient in manipulating the sandboat, why don't we rest in place for a while, and then set off at full speed after recovering enough energy."
"No, we must proceed at full speed during this journey," Regia said apologetically, "Because I mistook you for an enemy, I also thought about what you should do if the sand bandits can't solve it... The so-called just in case, I used a bit of scheming when guiding the way. Although we can reach the core area as quickly as possible in this direction, it is a very dangerous area. There are many terrifying creatures, such as sand scorpions, monitor lizards, and the most terrifying monsters. earthworm."
"From your point of view, I should applaud your exhaustive strategy." Chen Rui shrugged: "But you don't have to worry, it's already good to be able to arrive as quickly as possible."
Just as he was speaking, Chen Rui frowned suddenly, and Regia felt his vision blur for a while, as if some kind of displacement had occurred in the space. When he regained his vision, he found that the whole ship had retreated tens of meters in an instant.
Where the ship was originally located, the ground has been broken, and a huge body appeared. Only half of this body was exposed, like an enlarged earthworm.
"Desert monster earthworm!" Regya blurted out, "Damn it, it really alarmed this thing!"
The desert devil earthworm is a kind of giant sandworm with infinite strength. It usually lurks deep in the sand and attacks the passing creatures. It is the most terrifying predator in this area. In the air, the blow that broke through the sand just now can shatter the entire hull.
After the giant monster missed a blow, it made a low whistling sound towards the ship moving ahead. Regia's strength was already close to the level of the false saint (demon emperor). cold.
Seeing Chen Rui's figure appearing above that huge body instantly, the whistling sound of the magic earthworm stopped abruptly, and instead of attacking Chen Rui, it fled quickly into the sandpit, as if seeing something terrible.
Another feature of the desert devil earthworm is that it hides from the ground. Its huge body sneaks extremely fast in the depths of the ground, and there are no undulations on the surface of the sand dunes at all.
I saw Chen Rui stretching out his hand slowly, leading towards the void ahead, a huge body broke out from the sand and suspended in the air, judging from the desperate struggle and panic screaming, it was obviously not "voluntary" of.
Soon, the sandworm returned to the ground, burrowed into the sand, revealing half of its body.
"If this thing is the scariest monster in this area, then I think that no 'guest' will dare to approach us before leaving this area."
Chen Rui's voice sounded beside Regia again, and under Regya's stunned gaze, the monster earthworm was undulating in the sand in front, like a guard opening the way.