I'm a villain, not a devil

This huge city is located on the edge of the world's largest desert, the 'Gray Sea'. Compared to other forces, the city's location can be said to be deep.

The Gray Sea is full of dangers, including strange mirages, unreasonable sandstorms, and predatory desert monsters. These dangerous factors make up this terrifying deep sea. Other forces in the Gray Sea are also on the edge, but to be more precise, the territories of those forces are half soil and half desert.

Only the City of Sand has built a huge human camp deep in the sandstorm.

The powerful empire attacked the City of Sand three times, because it was rumored that the treasures of the Grey Sea were collected in the huge treasury of the City of Sand. However, no matter which time, the imperial army had never actually set foot in the golden gate.

Or, to put it in a more realistic and un-embellished way, the Empire failed to capture even the satellite cities of the City of Sand.

According to the records of imperial history, the imperial army tried various methods but failed to block the influence of the sandstorm in the gray sea. This huge sandstorm would directly deprive humans of their ability to walk more than five meters away. The strange thing was that the defense forces of the City of Sand could move freely in the sandstorm.

After repeated attempts failed, the empire finally gave up on this thorny issue - it is said that when the late emperor Bai Wujiu first took office, he was ready to complete the unfinished great cause of his ancestors, but after the army was assembled, Bai Wujiu took the initiative to abandon this idea.

No matter what the reason is, it is enough to show the heritage of this city.

The City of Sand is located in an oasis in the Gray Sea. The city is built with the oasis as its center. There are five satellite cities at the forefront of the city. The names of the satellite cities are also simple, from Sand One to Sand Five - among them, Sand Five is the outermost city with the worst treatment, while Sand One is the best. Of course, life in the satellite cities is naturally not as good as that in the main city.

Yes, the City of Sand implemented a strategy similar to that of Paradise City early on. If you want to enter the main city, you must make sufficient contributions and stay in the satellite city for a sufficient number of years before you can enter. I heard that the standards are very strict.

Many people who are stranded outside for various reasons, such as attacks by crazy beasts, invasions by plunderers, and conflicts between different forces, will try to cross the sandstorm to find the legendary City of Sand, but they can only stay in the satellite cities until they grow old, and have never seen the City of Sand with its ground covered with gold before they die.

This city is extremely mysterious. They never open to the outside world and do not trade with other cities. Occasionally, some "caravans" wearing golden armor will walk out of the gray sea and use precious resources to barter.

This closed yet wealthy city is the dream place of many explorers and the fat meat coveted by countless forces.

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"Crazy, crazy... Bai Ye must be crazy..." In the simple tent, Wall was pacing back and forth anxiously.

Rayleigh on the side didn't think he was annoying, and his face was also full of worry. After all, the once powerful empire couldn't capture the City of Sand, let alone the imperial army that was now severely weakened.

Wall finally stopped walking and sighed, "Bai Ye is crazy about achieving great things... With so few people, I'm afraid they can't even get through the thinnest sandstorm at the outermost edge. This time, I'm afraid we won't even be able to see the shadow of the satellite city..."

Rayleigh asked nervously, "What should we do then?"

"What can we do? We have already reached the edge of the Gray Sea. It is impossible for the army to retreat... My premonition may come true. Our new queen is really going to use us as cannon fodder to explore the way..."

Upon hearing this, Rayleigh's face turned pale, and he stammered, "But, but, even if we send all the conscripted men out to explore the way, there won't be enough troops left, right?"

Wall said irritably, "It's definitely not enough! I heard from my great-grandfather, and it was his grandfather who told him that - that year, the Empire sent out an army of 200,000, and in the end, they lost nearly 20,000 men and retreated in disgrace - and that was the result of two attacks. I heard that the walls of the worst satellite city, Shawu, were a hundred meters high, and the Imperial Army climbed up with ladders and fell down in a short while, like hail falling from the sky."

Hearing his scary words, Rayleigh became more nervous. He didn't want to be cannon fodder, so he could only timidly say, "But, maybe the Imperial Army has a solution this time?"

"What the hell can we do?! The Imperial Army and our conscripts only have 40,000 to 50,000 people combined, and only half of them are capable of fighting... It's over, we have to find a way to escape..."

When the two were in a panic, suddenly, an emergency signal sounded.

Although they were complaining in their hearts, they did not dare to slack off and hurriedly walked out of the tent to gather together.

"Everyone, take your equipment and follow the army."

Rayleigh and Wall's faces turned pale, and when they saw the so-called "equipment", they began to feel confused again.

What are these boxes and tricycles used for?

Does that mean we should let them disguise themselves as vendors entering the Gray Sea and then disperse to explore the way?

……

In the main account of the military camp, the general in charge of this expedition was named Shi Rui, the biological son of the late general Shi Hai. He had made many military achievements before, and his father died heroically in battle, so he directly became Bai Ye's confidant.

"General, why are the orders from His Majesty so strange... Moreover, with so few people, do we really have to attack the City of Sand?" The military staff frowned.

They have already arrived at the Gray Sea, and they don't know the specific strategy of this expedition. They only act according to the secret orders from His Majesty that come from time to time. The knowledgeable military staff naturally understand that this is a taboo in military strategy.

Shi Rui just put on his armor. It was not until the staff officer could not help asking a few more questions that he spoke calmly: "As a soldier, the first priority is to obey military orders. Your Majesty is more capable than you and I can imagine. Just obey orders obediently."

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The staff officer said anxiously: "But the military is badly damaged. Those conscripted militiamen are fine, but if the remaining troops have problems, the empire's door will be wide open!"

Shi Rui shook his head: "Not only our brothers, we have to take those militiamen back too."

"How is this possible..." The staff officer subconsciously denied it. After all, militiamen were consumables most of the time, especially since the current situation of the Imperial Army was worrying.

Shi Rui just smiled and said: "You still don't understand His Majesty's order... Never mind, when we get there, you and I will know exactly what His Majesty is going to do."

"But, General, General... this is not the time for trifling. How about you try to persuade His Majesty?"

"Child's play? Chief of Staff, you should study His Majesty's secret order again."

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At this time, Her Majesty the Queen and Sean were in an area similar to a cave.

"According to the speed at which I sent out the secret order, the army should have set off by now." Bai Ye said.

Sean raised his head and looked up, then smiled: "Then we can do it... I miss this despicable feeling."