Black-bellied academics are always duplicity

"Actually, desert foxes theoretically sleep during the day, because they have to avoid the hot sun, and only come out at night. Usually seeing it means that there will be bushes nearby, and it can survive on those even in conditions of lack of water. It's been a long time." The boy said with a raised brow, "But we don't have to stick to the mundane in the background of the assessment now, we can go to it and ask for directions."

"Ask it..." Yan Qixing was about to say, "Can it understand you?", but this is not the real world, and it doesn't matter if animals can talk... right?

When the two walked towards the desert fox, the other party didn't respond, as if they were waiting for them there. When Tan Hengye came to it, he asked openly, "Hello, can I ask you something?"

"Please speak." The desert fox's voice was also soft and small, which was quite nice.

"We are looking for a broken treasure map, do you know where it is?"

"I know. It's hidden in an underground palace. I can give you a map. You can only get there on foot. You only need to complete the test in the palace to get the treasure map."

"Okay, thank you!" Tan Hengye said happily, and at the same time, Yan Qixing received another message on his communicator, which was a map.

"Let's go first." Tan Hengye bid farewell to the animals, and went to the location indicated on the map with Yan Qixing.

This map is dynamic, that is to say, it will display their current location, relative position to the target, etc. at any time, and the location of the palace is marked with a red dot, which is not in the same direction as they were originally walking.

But this is not the point, the point is that it will also show the straight-line distance between them and the palace, which is 130 kilometers?

"Well, it just said that it can only be reached by foot. Does it mean that we can't use any means of transportation?"

"Yes..." Tan Hengye supported his forehead.

"But, if we leave, it will take two days, right? Or is it that we don't rest much except for sleep, is this intended to train us from the beginning?" Yan Qixing said angrily.

"You can think of it this way. In theory, we should not encounter the same test. That is to say, if we encounter the desert now, it means that we will not encounter it in the future. And it's only two days away, which is not too much. I will definitely protect you Yes." After speaking, he gave him a comforting smile.

Yan Qixing's complexion didn't improve much, "Then what about our water and food?"

At present, he only has that pot of water. If it is used for two days... it will be more difficult.

"Although I don't know what the designer of the assessment thinks, I have water and food. You know, there is a storage container."

Talking, Tan Hengye showed him the ring on his hand, "The food stored here is enough for us to eat for a long time, but I think theoretically the GM must want us to hunt here, except for the one we saw just now. NPC, if we see ordinary desert foxes coming out at night, we should be able to catch them and kill them."

Yan Qixing looked at his ring, which should also be made of platinum, and really learned a lot. It was the first time he had seen the real thing, but if he had to kill such a cute animal to eat... forget it.

Tan Hengye looked at him with some amusement, "You are now in a relatively safe condition, of course you will have this kind of benevolence, but if you really come to a similar place in the future, there will be no water and no water. Food, and you may not be able to find the target at all, you will definitely keep yourself alive at all costs."

"..." Yan Qixing just didn't want to think about such a distant thing now!
They are walking with a purpose now, and this kind of promising itinerary will at least not make them lose motivation, but places like deserts are no better than cities after all, and Yan Qixing feels tired after walking for a short distance.

I have to say that things like sand really exercise people. Practicing with sand in your mouth will help you speak clearly. Wrap it in cloth and hang it to practice arm strength. Now if you walk on it, it will sink a little bit, and you have to use more. A lot of strength to keep moving forward, really honed the mind and foot strength.

They don't have a crisis in water resources, so they don't hold back much. Whenever they are thirsty, they will drink a little, and there is another person by their side, so they don't feel bored.

But in any case, the amount of exercise is still relatively large. They have to walk for an hour before stopping to rest for a while, but the target location is still very far away on the map, which really makes people feel like racing against time.

"We should be able to get there tomorrow evening," Tan Hengye looked at the map, "and then go to the underground palace to have a look. If we can finish it early, we can move on to the next one."

"Okay..." Yan Qixing sat on the sand, with a hint of "qi like a gossamer".

Compared to him, the kid from the Phantom Clan has never shown the slightest sign of fatigue. Of course, this is not because of how strong he is, but...he just happened to be born in that clan. Even so, Yan Qixing is still very upset!

Tan Hengye also sat down next to him, "How about I give you a storage ring after this assessment is over? Actually, I thought about it when I gave you 'Scorching Sun' this time, but I think this is the first ring I gave you." It's better for a gift to be more expensive."

"..." Yan Qixing said in his heart, you really don't have to think so, I have nothing to do with you, and I don't need any "precious" things at all, why don't you give me something practical!

But of course he didn't say these words, it was his wish anyway, so he smiled slightly, "Then thank you."

On the first morning of the assessment, in Yan Qixing's opinion, he just walked and walked without encountering any danger. At lunch time, while eating the bread that Tan Hengye handed him, he really wanted to lie down on the sand and sleep.

"Aren't we going to be able to take a nap today?" He asked, swallowing a piece of soft bread.

"Yeah, I still need to cooperate with the sand assessment. It's important to hurry." Tan Hengye said and motioned for his bread, "I made this myself, how does it taste?"

"not bad."

"I'll do something else for you in the future. Of course, I still have to wait until the assessment is over."

Yan Qixing didn't want to answer.

Continue to walk in the afternoon. Of course, the nap is really cancelled. The feeling of sleepiness and fatigue seems to get worse with each step. It is really a major test of willpower.

Yan Qixing didn't want to worry about whether this "no sleep at noon and crash in the afternoon" game was healthy. After all, it was only these two days at most. He just felt that this kind of tempering experience was still very good, and it could make him stronger and easier to withstand blows.

They met a desert fox in the morning, and Yan Qixing really wanted to see if they would encounter other animals in the afternoon, but it seemed that, as the person said, animals usually come out at night, unless...

When the sun was closest to him, he was naturally more sleepy. Fortunately, he didn't have that unbearable feeling of hunger, thirst and heat, and he could still move step by step. The goal that was approaching a little bit provided him with endless motivation.

When he took the next step, he seemed to feel a cool breeze, and then his body was lifted into the air by someone!

Yan Qixing was immediately shocked!

He looked at the people around him in disbelief, he, he actually flew up with himself! !
At the same time, there was a roar from the ground, he lowered his head, and saw a bright red...big bug jumping out from the sand!

"What, what is this!!"

"Bloodworm, have you heard of it?"

"no!"

"Then you will see it!"

As he spoke, he picked up a fireball with his right hand and threw it at the blood worm!
He can use spells! ! !

……

But that's all for Yan Qixing's surprise. Before that, he had only seen this kind of high-end gadget in the game, and now it was used by a person generously. For the Phantom Clan, spells are naturally only standard skills.

As for the opponent he is currently fighting, it is a two-meter-long worm with a big bloody mouth and a ring of sharp teeth at the front. There is absolutely no possibility of breaking free and surviving.

But this bug is terrifying, it is absolutely at a disadvantage in the current battle, because the phantom boy can fly and use spells, but it can't fly and can only attack physically!

The so-called battle is just a one-sided "slaughter"!
Even so, Yan Qixing had to think about it. This is the two of them entering here together, and he can fight completely by himself, but if he encounters a treasure hunting task in a solo assessment, can he, who has almost no attack skills, just At the mercy of others? ?

It seemed that the blood worm disappeared from their sight less than a minute later, Tan Hengye put him down, "Okay, let's go on."

Still not blushing or out of breath, it seems that just a full-level player went to Novice Village to kill a monster!
As Yan Qixing continued to walk, he really didn't know what to ask in the first sentence...

"Actually, this kind of insects can't be encountered in nature in theory," the boy also offered to give him a "science popularization", "because there is no evidence to prove their existence. It is said that they guarded the tomb of an ancient emperor. If you find them, you will find the emperor's tomb, and it will definitely cause a sensation in the world, but unfortunately, it is definitely not found now."

Yan Qixing: Oh...

"However, it's not surprising that we saw it in this kind of illusion assessment," the boy continued, "In fact, there is indeed a very powerful insect in the sand in reality, called the bobbit bug, which looks different from the blood bug. The structure of the head is also relatively complicated, but the teeth are still very sharp. They are just like the bloodworms just now, hiding in the sand."