Lord of the Oasis

“Pitter — Pitter –”

The rain was getting heavier.

The soldiers who poked their heads out of the tents couldn’t help but frown.

This was the first time they were prepared to travel on the road when it was raining. However, for the autumn valley, this kind of situation was quite normal.

“It really is ‘the house leaks rain every night’. It seems that the heavens want us to stay in this valley for a while longer,” Abel said to the rain.

“But there’s nothing to see in this valley. What are we going to do here?” Claremont reached out to catch the rain and said.

“This bit of rain isn’t enough to make us stop,” Devitt said as he looked at the distant valley.

Abel crossed his arms and said, “I didn’t feel much when I walked into the valley. After a shower of rain, the temperature has indeed dropped quite a bit.”

“Even the elves feel cold,” Claremont said, shaking his head.

“Let’s set off after breakfast.” Devitt looked at the sky and left the small circle of the three people with his hands behind his back.

Because the rain didn’t seem to have stopped, the soldiers could only pack up their food and eat their breakfast in their tents.

“The rain is getting smaller,” Abel said, pointing to the sky.

“Indeed,” Claremont said, glancing at the dark clouds that were gradually dispersing.

After breakfast, everyone carried the luggage they had packed the night before and gathered in the open space of the camp.

“Since everyone has rested well, put on your energy and hurry on your way. It is common for rain to fall in this valley. Don’t think that you can slack off just because it is raining. If you can’t reach the designated place today, don’t think about stopping to rest,” Devitt reprimanded.

“Yes!”

On the way, everyone stuck their trouser legs into their boots to prevent rain from dripping in.

As they advanced on the muddy mountain road, the soldiers’ speed was not affected at all.

“Everyone, you’ve worked hard. Rest for ten minutes.”

Because the soldiers’ enthusiasm was much stronger than they had imagined. When Devitt passed by a cave that could take shelter from the rain, he ordered everyone to stop and rest.

There was a lot of dust at the entrance of the cave, and there were even spider webs.

“Take shelter from the rain inside this cave.” Devitt looked at the pitch-black cave and ordered the other soldiers.

Everyone stood under the rock wall and used towels to wipe the parts of their necks that were wet from the rain.

Ten minutes passed quickly. Devitt continued to lead the march. After leaving the vicinity of the cave, they heard the roar of a bear coming from behind them.

“Don’t worry about it. Let’s keep moving,” Devitt replied calmly when the soldiers cast inquisitive glances at him.

Until noon, raindrops were still falling from the sky.

As the sun was now high in the sky, the fog in the forest became heavier.

Devitt retreated from the lead position and walked with Claremont at the back of the group.

Abel was in charge of taking his place.

The Caradia soldiers rarely saw such a scene in the desert. Their expressions became a little twisted.

“You don’t like this?” Abel looked back in amusement.

“Haha, it’s my first time seeing it. I’m a little at a loss,” a soldier replied.

“I do like this kind of environment.” Abel looked at the fog that was attached to his body and said, “But if you find it inconvenient, just let them disappear.”

After saying this, Abel raised his right hand, which was clenched into a fist, and his five fingers suddenly opened.

The fog that was floating in the forest suddenly turned into water droplets and fell to the ground.

“Crackle, crackle…” it was even clearer than the sound of the rain in the early morning.

In the eyes of the Caradia soldiers, their field of vision suddenly became clear.

“Wow!” the soldiers exclaimed.

“It’s quite powerful.” Claremont and Devitt looked at each other and smiled as they said.

“For the water elves, this kind of terrain should be unique,” Devitt also commented.

After casting the spell, Abel took a deep breath. He looked at his palm, spiritual power was constantly flowing out of it.

Without the obstruction of their vision, the group walked out of the forest after half an hour.

“Watch your step. Poisonous snakes will appear here,” Abel reminded them.

Hearing this, the soldiers became even more cautious.

Although there was no snake venom that elven healing spells could not cure, no one wanted to slow down the entire group’s journey because of themselves.

Seeing that the sun was already setting, Claremont frowned and said to Devitt, “The sun is setting faster and faster. I don’t know if we can still cover a few miles in a day in winter.”

“Hmm.” Devitt also fell into hard work.

“Why don’t we count the time at night?” Claremont said hesitantly.

“On this small island, the situation after the sky turns dark is too dangerous for us,” Devitt voiced his concerns. “Moreover, if we advance openly, it will easily attract the attention of other races.”

“That makes sense…” Claremont thought for a while in his mind, but he still couldn’t find a suitable method.

“We’re here.”

Before the sunset, Abel led the soldiers to the location marked on the map.

After praising the soldiers’ performance. Abel led a few soldiers out to hunt for prey.

“It just rained. I don’t think any animals will come out to wander around,” Claremont said.

“It depends on luck. We can’t be lucky all the time,” Devitt said. “If the hunt doesn’t produce any results, we can only use the last of our remaining food.”

An hour later, the construction of the camp was completed. Everyone was anxiously waiting for the return of the hunting team.

At this time, Abel led the soldiers back to the camp gate with a dejected expression.

He was holding a bulging bag in his hand.

“How was it?” Claremont mustered up his courage and walked forward to ask.

“I didn’t find any. I only found some fruits in the forest over there,” Abel said regretfully.

After opening the bag in his hand, he saw a pile of yellow fruits.

“It’s not bad to have fruits. It’s too extravagant to eat meat every day,” Devitt also walked up and comforted him.

Abel handed the whole bag of fruits to the soldiers in the kitchen. He said dejectedly, “The soldiers have been walking for a whole day. They should eat something hot.”

“Don’t we still have some rice? It’s not bad to cook porridge with these fruits,” Claremont said.

“Yes, it would be good to cook wheat bread with this porridge,” Devitt said with a smile.

“Yes,” Abel sighed and replied.

After the soldiers saw the results of the hunt, although they were a little disappointed, they were not too depressed. They all walked to the side of the soldier in the kitchen and watched him cook.