The sandstorm lasted overnight.
The next morning, as the wind died down, it finally dissipated.
The heavy iron door of the governing hall was opened.
Kant stepped out first, and the fine sand blown by the wind had accumulated a thickness of several centimeters, and stepped on it into a soft sand layer, and the entire "Drehem" castle was now shrouded in yellow sand.
Sand everywhere, sand layers everywhere.
The streets, the roofs of the houses, and even the city walls and arrow towers are full of sand.
Earthy yellow sand.
Sensing the dissipation of the sandstorm, the civilians in the residential area also removed the door panels and window panels that blocked the wind and sand. The area that has been eroded by yellow sand erosion looks at each other.
They came from the plains of the Kingdom of Swadia, and they had never seen such a terrifying sandstorm. Even the color of the entire castle changed, becoming much darker and thicker.
Because of the yellow sand blown by the sandstorm, the whole castle was covered with a layer of yellow tulle.
The 3-story barracks are like apartments.
Portals were pushed apart from each other.
The Mamluks who belonged to the Sarandes walked out of the room, swept across the surrounding patches of yellow sand, and the traces of being ravaged by sandstorms, with a strange look of nostalgia on their faces.
They all thought of the Sarande Desert.
However, he still clapped his hands, motioning to those surrounding comrades who were also shocked by the scenery: "It's time to work."
"All together!"
Just below, Fatis' voice has sounded.
He had already walked out of the governing hall, stood on the training ground outside the barracks and ordered loudly: "Continue to be vigilant, maintain the vigilance of the city wall, everyone adjust their mentality, and enter a state of high alert!"
"Yes!" In the three-story barracks, all the heavy cavalry and archers responded in unison.
Then the footsteps hurried.
They quickly began to assemble under the yelling of their respective captains.
The Vikia archers who stayed in the arrow towers and towers of the city wall also reappeared on the top floors of their respective towers. After cleaning up the yellow sand left behind, they continued to guard and watch.
Just inside the city wall, the civilians took their brooms and began to clean the streets and houses.
A large amount of sand was removed by carts and dumped outside the city walls.
The castle-level roads are paved with green bricks, especially the two main roads from the governing hall to the east gate and south gate, which are paved with stones used to build the castle and the city wall, straight and flat.
These roads can provide faster walking on weekdays.
And in wartime, it can also provide effective mobilization of troops to make up for the lack of troops when the two gates encounter fierce enemy troops attacking.
Cleaning up inside the castle is easy.
The sandstorm did not completely damage the main body and details of the castle.
Even the most fragile water diversion channel, with a wooden channel backbone on the top floor, has not been blown down by the sandstorm after reinforcement.
But it was different outside the city walls.
Standing on the large bell tower, Kant looked at the agricultural area to the north with a serious expression.
The sandstorm brought a lot of yellow sand.
After a night of blowing, the newly germinated wheat seedlings were almost covered.
Dozens of acres of farmland can no longer see the slightest greenness.
Even the lush date palm grove, although it is still straight and straight, but after the ravages of sandstorms, many long palm-like leaves are covered with fine sand, which looks wilted and very desolate, gone. It looked like before, as if seeing the miraculous and lush appearance of life.
Most of the agricultural areas were basically destroyed.
At least the wheat fields and the flax fields cannot continue to recover, and a new round of sowing is needed.
It is also necessary to clear the sand layer on the surface when sowing.
Even the sand that was piled up in the canal blocked the lake water and needed to be cleaned up urgently.
As the city gate opened, the civilians took their own tools and walked towards the agricultural area, anxiously planning to clean up the fields they worked on and restore the flat and fertile land to life.
The sand grouse who were driven into the houses also ran out of the city gate and returned to their chicken coops.
However, the thatch on the chicken coop has been blown away, leaving only the main body of the stone and wooden frame structure.
Not only the chicken coops, but even the camel farms and stables in the west have also been blown away by the strong wind and the grass cover on the top layer needs to be covered with new hay to form a sun-shading roof.
There is no building hay such as thatch straw, and linen is an option.
Kant was able to import this material at Stone Pass.
"My lord!"
While Kant was standing on the top of the bell tower, observing his territory, the Vikia archer behind him pointed to the south, and said in surprise, "Is that... our desert bandit?"
"What?" Kant turned around in surprise.
Just to the south, several black spots are rushing from far to near.
We're almost at the city gate.
He could vaguely see the leather armor all over his body, and the handsome desert horse under his crotch.
Indeed desert bandits.
"Go and bring them to see me." Kant gave the order directly.
The Vikia archers behind them immediately took the order to convey that the five desert robbers who would soon come led to the governing hall, and Kant had already arrived at his seat and waited for them.
But when he saw the five desert robbers who had arrived, Kant frowned.
They were all dirty and full of sand.
There was a tired look on his face, but there was still determination between his brows, and he saluted Kant respectfully: "My lord, we have just arrived and we haven't had time to wash up yet. I hope you won't be offended."
"Won't."
Kant waved his hand and asked directly, "Which defense zone are you from?"
"It's Aaron's Village." The leader of the desert bandit captain opened his mouth and swallowed. His chapped lips made him look like a refugee, covered in sand and dirt, but in fact he had nothing to do with refugees. Apparently during their long journey, they encountered that sandstorm.
This is indeed the case. He didn't care about his own embarrassment. Instead, he quickly reported to Kant: "We found an abnormal situation in the ruins under the village. The water level of the underground river has dropped, and an ancient passage has appeared!"
"What?" Kant stood up instantly: "An ancient passage?"
"Yes!"
The desert robber nodded and continued to report: "This passage extends westward along the underground river. I don't know where it leads. Just when we were about to block it, we were attacked by demonized creatures. In this ancient passage that appeared, there are There are a large number of demonized creatures, and the demonized wolves we have encountered before are the main ones!"
"That's right." Kant frowned, but asked rhetorically, "Has Bundak arrived at Aaron's village?"
"not yet."
The desert robber replied: "When we came, we ran into Mr. Bundak and the escort. Based on the time calculation, it is estimated that it will take two days to reach the village of Aaron."
"Yeah." Kant nodded solemnly, "I see."
After finishing speaking, he waved his hand and signaled the servants to take them down for a rest.
Eventful autumn.
This horrible sandstorm and the abnormality in the depths of the desert have just appeared.
The "Aaron" village in the Sanwaya Mountains had an abnormality again, and there was an ancient passageway, which contained a large number of demonized creatures, which really caught him off guard.
This series of events happened too quickly.
"But the system also asks to go over there to have a look." Kant pondered: "Does this matter?"
In the introduction of the system mission, it can be clearly recorded that Kant needs to go to the underground ruins and explore the mystery to complete the mission. If this ancient passageway, sandstorm, and the legendary lost city just appeared, it doesn’t matter. believe!
When he got to the village of "Aaron", everything would be revealed.
time is limited.
Kant intended to leave immediately.
Turning his head and looking out the window, the morning sun is still mild, and the temperature has not yet reached the highest value at noon.
Immediately ordered in a deep voice: "Notify Fatis, when I leave the castle, he will take full responsibility. If any abnormal situation occurs, follow the measures I told him before!"
"Yes." The knight who was the messenger immediately turned and left.
However, Kant also greeted another knight and arranged for him: "Call all 188 Swadian heavy cavalry and follow me to Aaron immediately!"
"Understood!" The knight immediately went to convey the order.
Kant took this action cautiously.
There are 188 heavy cavalry, enough troops, enough force, and enough combat effectiveness.
As the strongest heavy cavalry among the 4th-level cavalry, they are proud enough.
The equipment, armor, weapons, and war horses are all top-notch. After the scale is formed, the charge is like overwhelming the sea. Even in the dismounted battle, the formation of the long spear phalanx is comparable to the senior spearmen of Rhodok.
As the direct successor of the Calradia Empire, the Kingdom of Swadia is not bad in terms of arms training and combat.
At the same time, Kant also had his own ideas.
If you encounter those demonized wolves, these heavy cavalry can go to battle to kill the enemy and accumulate experience.
The fake and inferior version of the demonized wolf pack is no match for the regular army.
When the massacre occurs, a lot of experience will give birth to this group of heavy cavalry, who will be upgraded to level 5 knights. At that time, not only will their combat effectiveness skyrocket, but they will also accumulate another batch of powerful knights for the "Drehem" castle!
The current administrative center and military center are, after all, sentry oases.
The "Aaron" village focuses on the development of agriculture and handicrafts. In terms of ordinary military affairs, it is only enough to protect itself.
The troops packed up their salutes and supplies.
Fatis personally supervised and confirmed that the food and water, as well as the tents for camping, were complete.
After everything was ready, Kant led the team off immediately without too much nonsense. 188 Swadian heavy cavalry stepped on the soft sand, leaving a long series of footprints.
The ancient passage under the village of "Aaron" still awaits him.
What's more, the system task has also pointed out that this may be the key point to make up for the bad consequences.
(end of this chapter)