Green Monster Epic

"There are many ways to identify direction in the wilderness. One way is to look at the celestial phenomena. For example, during the day, the direction of the sunrise is east, and the direction of the sunset is west. If you point your right hand to the east and your left hand to the west, you will be facing north, and the direction behind you will be south."

"Of course, at night, you need to find the brightest star in the sky. That star is easy to recognize. Basically, as long as it appears in the sky, it will naturally outshine all other stars and is called the Brilliant Star. The Brilliant Star is located in the eastern sky all year round. Once you find it..."

Having spent 15 gold coins to hire this guide, Allen didn't intend to just have him lead the way. Instead, he took the time to ask him about various common sense things in the wilderness, such as various ways to identify direction, how to recognize paths in the desert, how to find water sources, and so on. Without inheritance and knowledge, the Green Field Tribe members could only stick to familiar territory, not daring to venture out and explore easily. How could they make progress!

Although Allen didn't understand these principles, his subconscious desire for knowledge was invisibly helping the tribe lay the foundation for exploring the future, he just didn't realize it yet.

"Oh, I see!"

Allen nodded his head like he was hulling garlic, as if he had suddenly understood everything.

In terrain like the desert, where the landscape changes constantly, it's completely useless to memorize certain landforms as memory coordinates. Perhaps a large rock that was exposed outside the sand a few days ago will be buried by wind-blown sand in a few days, making it completely impossible to find. However, through the magical means of the Ferun plane, some coordinates can be artificially created. The effect may not last too long, but it is enough for short-term returning teams.

Considering the 15 gold coins, the goblin Jack didn't hold back, sharing the experience he had painstakingly accumulated and the wilderness skills he had learned from other adventurers, which greatly benefited Allen.

While passing through the Tagan Desert, the team encountered some scattered troubles. Intelligent creatures living in the desert, such as lizardmen and snakemen, as well as desert-specific beasts and insects, caused some damage to the team. Fortunately, Allen responded properly, and with Jack's guidance from the side, the team managed to pass through most of the desert with only minor scares.

"Attention!!"

Suddenly, in the cloudless sky, a series of huge phantoms appeared. In the phantoms, crowds of people in various strange costumes shuttled back and forth, like a dreamlike castle built in the void. The goblins in the team were dumbfounded, while Allen issued an alarm with a solemn expression, and at the same time drew the giant sword from his back.

This phantom, which appeared completely without warning, seemed to pose no danger, but in Allen's view, who considered himself to have keen intuition, it was an incredible thing. If this void city truly had hostility towards Allen and his group, and directly appeared around them to launch an attack, Allen felt that it would be difficult to resist.

"It's nothing, just a desert mirage. These are all illusions."

When the other goblins were scrambling to pick up their weapons and prepare to fight at Allen's call, the goblin Jack in the front looked like he was used to it and explained.

"It is said that beneath the sand dunes of the Tagan Desert lives a magical beast called the Sand Mirage. Usually, they always hide under the sand dunes to sleep, but when they wake up to forage, they will open their shells and spew out a kind of mirage gas, covering the sand dunes where they live, creating magical illusions to hunt their prey."

"Don't look at us as if we are only a short distance away from the illusion. In reality, it would take at least two or three days to reach the land of illusion."

"Oh."

Allen put away his weapon dejectedly, looked up at the magical illusion again, and turned into a hundred thousand whys again.

"Then tell me, did this illusion ever really exist?"

The scene in the void was bizarre and grotesque, and Allen couldn't even name many of the creatures in it. However, judging from their brocade clothing and exquisite ornaments, it was a more prosperous place than Thorn Fort, and Allen naturally felt envious.

"Well, I don't know about that."

Jack shook his head and couldn't give an answer. Seeing this, Allen turned to Philip on the other side.

"...I have seen a traveler's account in a book, saying that the illusions released by magical beasts such as Sand Mirages and Sea Mirages are based on things they have seen in their lives. This scene illusion may be a city established by the Tagan Desert civilization in ancient times."

"It is said that the Mansa Wilderness was not as barren as it is today in ancient times, but a prosperous and advanced civilization, and even the several civilizations located on the two continents of the wilderness were somewhat influenced by it. Look at that alien race with skin like crystal, it should be the Crystal People who have become extinct; and that alien race with a cluster of red flowers on its head, it should be the Flower Elves who have also been extinct for ten thousand years."

Philip had a pensive look on his face, full of intoxication, greedily wanting to imprint the miracle in front of him in his mind as spiritual food for future recollection.

"I see."

Having received the explanation, Allen lost interest in continuing to ask questions when he saw that the illusion was not a real scene and he would not have the opportunity to come into contact with it in the future.

"Da Shan, keep an eye on those few stragglers in the back, don't let them run around!!"

"Okay."

Da Shan gave up pestering the female earth goblin next to him and ran back happily, pushing, pulling, and dragging a few goblins who had slipped away back into the team.

"Let's find a place to camp and rest after we cross the sand dune ahead!!"

Seeing that everyone's expressions were becoming tired, Allen looked up at the scorching sun hanging two or three points above the western horizon, and a word immediately made the members of the team cheer.

The human slaves and goblins struggled to drag the vehicles forward, and every few steps they had to laboriously lift the wheels that were deeply mired in the sand and put them back on the sand. By the time they crossed the sand dune that Allen had mentioned, the sun that had been hanging in the sky had already fallen below the horizon, and night was about to envelop the land.

Finding a leeward place, Da Shan, Hua She, and the others skillfully directed the members to set up camp around the vehicles, while Allen stood high on the sand dune, overlooking the entire sand dune.

The scorching temperature gradually dissipated, and a slight breeze carried fine sand dust flying in the sky. Allen sat down on the sand dune with a thud, took off his leather boots, and shook out the sand inside. In the corner of his eye, a black dot seemed to appear in the distant yellow sand dune, slowly heading towards the location of his team.