Divine Tribulation of the Star Civilization - Chapter Extra 29. Hidden Sand Castle (6)

[Extra 29. Hidden Sand Castle (6)]

As expected, this is a long-abandoned tunnel, and the dark wind blows out from the gaps in the rocks on both sides.

Joyner leaned down and looked through the scattered plant leaves. Looking from her position, the sunlight blocked the two worlds. It was bright outside, but it was pitch black inside the tunnel. After looking for a long time, she couldn’t see clearly what was inside.

She saw the wreckage of dozens of cars scattered near the entrance of the tunnel, so she simply walked over.

These cars are clearly products of pre-civilization times, but they have long since become scrap metal.

Joyner watched all this silently, her fingers touching the rusty frame, the car body shook slightly, as if it would collapse at any time. Her eyes rested on the lower part of the car. There were no tires, only the axle was left, and the body was almost completely covered with soil.

“Maybe hundreds of years ago…”

Her thoughts seemed to be stirred up. Joyner thought that this place should have been a highway a long time ago. After standing there for a moment, she continued walking forward.

Finally coming to the entrance of the tunnel, the scene here is even more vibrant: layers of grass are covered, and the rattan at the entrance of the tunnel is dozens of meters long, covering the rock wall, like a thick curtain of grass, probably already covered by plants. “Search” covers a long time.

Joyner lowered her head, and the word “181” could be vaguely seen on a stone tablet next to her, which seemed to be the number of a road or tunnel. But after racking her brains for a long time, she couldn’t find any relevant information in her memory.

There are more rusty and nearly broken vehicles deep in the tunnel, which look very old. It seemed that something major had happened that caused everyone to abandon their cars and run away.

Joyner walked inside the tunnel. A few dozen meters away, huge rocks visible to the naked eye blocked the way forward, as if they had collapsed from the top wall.

“It seems that this road is unavailable…”

Joyner had no choice but to give up after weighing the situation.

“Huangsha has mercy…”

“I remember… this road to Hidden Sand Castle has long been abandoned.”

She was shaking her head and came to the back of the truck to get some water. When she was about to drink, a voice sounded behind.

Joyner looked for the sound and saw the old man holding on to the iron net and sitting cross-legged on the ground. A trace of uneasiness flashed in his cloudy eyes, as if he knew something.

“What, do you know the way to Hidden Sand Castle?”

Joyner’s heart moved, her brows suddenly filled with joy, and she walked over quickly.

Regarding this legendary Hidden Sand Castle, she heard a few words from the sand bandits. She only knew that it was the largest human settlement here, and she was completely unclear about other aspects. It would certainly be nice if someone could give her more detailed information.

“Let me hear it.” Joyner handed over the water.

The old man didn’t hesitate, took the broken water cup from her hand and drank it in one gulp, then slowly spoke. “I remember, that was many years ago…”

Although he had been intimidated by Joyner and was shocked by her mutant identity and terror methods, the old man was obviously no longer so afraid.

Through conversation, we learned that the old man lived near Hidden Sand Castle when he was young. There were once hundreds of villages scattered around, forming a settlement circle with tens of thousands of people. These people cultivated the land together and exchanged products with each other. Although life was very difficult, they could still fill their stomachs.

Sometime later, countless gangs of thugs fought for territory near Hidden Sand Castle, burning, killing, and looting, making the people miserable.

Years of bloody killings reduced the population there until no one could stay any longer. In order to survive, many people were forced to escape and became refugees in the wild.

“Then do you remember how to go?” Joyner asked calmly after listening.

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“I can’t remember clearly, but I have an impression when I see this mountain. There should be Hidden Sand Castle behind the mountain.” The old man took another sip of water and said in a deep voice.

“Then how do we get there?”

“From the area we are coming from, we have to go around the hills to the west to get to Hidden Sand Castle. The terrain there is relatively low. The path you are taking now is completely wrong and very dangerous.” The old man curled his lips.

“From the hills to the west…?”

Joyner recalled what she saw along the way. It seemed that it was indeed what the old man said. There was a low hilly area in the opposite direction where the sun rose.

She silently calculated the distance and time, and felt that if she drove at full speed, she should be able to cross that area in a few hours and reach Hidden Sand Castle before dark.

“What is the danger you just mentioned?” Joyner looked at the old man with some confusion.

“I can’t say there are any monsters,” the old man shook his head and said, “Generally, places with woods are very dangerous, because there are abundant vegetation and water sources, which means that the beasts are probably mutated. Their claws will not miss any meal.

“I understand,” Joyner looked at the surrounding environment and nodded, “But beasts and other things shouldn’t do that

.”

You know it’s a threat to me.”

The old man sighed slightly and said, “It seems that you really don’t know much about the wilderness.”

“What, did I say something wrong?” Joyner said coldly.

“I have seen many terrifying beasts! For example, raging rats as big as humans, poisonous scorpion nests more than ten meters high. There are also fire-eating ants as big as eagles. They fly into the air in groups and attack. Livestock, with just the powerful blades of its forelimbs, it is possible to cut the neck of a cow…”

Is there such a beast? Joyner’s heart was slightly shaken.

The old man smiled bitterly and continued, “I don’t know why, but sometimes I feel as if you have never lived in a place like this, and you are not… from us here.”

Ha!

Joyner didn’t say a word, looking away, then slowly stood up and said, “That’s because I’m more worried about another beast of this era than the beast.”

The old man sighed, “You seem to be right, People always have ways to hunt them. Beasts are just beasts after all.”

Joyner took a deep breath, looked into the distance, and suddenly said, “How far do you think we have to go before we can meet the guards of Hidden Sand Castle? The

old man thought for a while and said, “Are you talking about the guards patrolling nearby?”

“Yes, Hidden Sand Castle must have its own sphere of influence, right? There must be guards in their sphere of influence, such as sentries and patrols.” “

As far as I know, they do have guards, but they usually don’t go too far from the Hidden Sand Castle defenses, because there are people from other gangs wandering around, and they will constantly harass them once they encounter them. A war will begin immediately. And in order to have a better chance of winning, the thugs in Hidden Sand Castle will try to fight within their sphere of influence.

“Well, geographical advantages are very important to them, and they must not have food supplies, weapons and equipment, etc.” Taking it too far…”

Joyner thought for a while and suddenly asked.

“Then what you mean is that the closer we get to Hidden Sand Castle, the more likely we will encounter other hostile forces?”

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