Chapter 139: Chapter 139: Discovering the Lizardn
The intelligence related to the mission given by the Black Sail only contained so information about the Desert Lizardn.
As for what kinds of demons are in this place, and their strengths, it remains unknown.
The Wizard Apprentices need to survive in this unfamiliar place, facing so unknown enemies.
Although they had learned a lot of knowledge on Academy Island, they would inevitably encounter enemies they know nothing about in the future, and couldn’t possibly have clear information about their foes in every battle.
Fighting enemies with unknown information tests one’s ability to adapt on the spot even more.
Duke walked over and carefully studied the sandworm’s corpse on the ground, gaining so understanding of this creature’s body strength and weight.
He speculated that this creature’s combat power should be roughly equivalent to a Great Knight, but because it can move swiftly and freely underground, it remains quite a significant threat.
If Duke didn’t have a high perception ability for the Earth Elent, it is highly likely that Anli would have been successfully attacked by this sandworm.
Everyone realized that the seemingly peaceful desert before them actually hid many unknown dangers.
Simon took out a piece of parchnt and a quill, drawing a map of the places they had passed since the beginning.
The role of the map in the desert is not significant, as the positions of the dunes can shift.
It’s very possible that a recently recorded location could look entirely different in the blink of an eye.
Simon’s map didn’t record the terrain, but marked the directions and distances.
Using the direction of the sun as a reference, he drew a simple map.
The group didn’t linger long and continued to move forward.
Being in the vast desert, with the sun constantly scorching above them, they couldn’t find even a place to shade.
Duke and the others were already sweating profusely, their body fluids depleting rapidly, their sweat evaporating soon after it erged. In so parts of their bodies, white crystalline formations could even be seen.
They understood that this was the first hurdle of the assessnt, surviving in such a harsh environnt initially.
Many Wizard Apprentices might not even pass this stage, missing the chance to see the Desert Lizardn, and would be forever buried in this endless wasteland.
Duke and the others walked for four hours straight, during which they encountered several sandworm attacks, all of which were detected in advance by Duke’s perception ability, thus avoiding injuries or casualties.
Their view consisted of almost the sa scenery all the ti, as if they were treading in place.
Finally, Duke saw a small clump of vegetation growing under a sand dune ahead, the hint of green was particularly striking in this place.
"This is at Stone Grass, a common plant in the desert, extrely drought-resistant and a relatively rare magic potion material."
Upon approaching it, Anli imdiately recognized the plant.
On the surface, the at Stone Grass appeared to be so thick-leaved weed, but its roots were greyish-white and remarkably hard.
These roots are a rare magic potion material, supposedly worth one Level 1 Magic Stone per gram.
A single at Stone Grass has roots weighing at least over a hundred grams, worth over a hundred magic stones.
"Let’s collect it first and split it at the selling price after we get out," Simon suggested.
Duke naturally had no objections, as it wasn’t sothing of great value.
Simon had been a longti friend with the trio, and there was no disagreent about the distribution, they had always handled it this way before.
Duke couldn’t help but think, if temporary groups encountered such a situation, they might end up fighting over this single at Stone Grass.
"We might be getting closer to the water source." Duke carefully sensed, and the water elents in the sand beneath were becoming more concentrated.
Though this concentration was only relative, it was still very thin compared to the starting point.
Duke could sense the water elent density beneath the earth, allowing him to infer the general direction of the water source.
The presence of this at Stone Grass also confird this point, and the group continued to move forward, picking up speed.
Now they only wanted to find a place that could provide so shade from the sun, as the heat was becoming unbearable.
An hour later, an oasis ca into view, with lush vegetation and tall trees growing there.
Duke and the others didn’t rush forward but hid behind a sand dune on the spot.
The oasis in the desert would inevitably attract various forms of life, among which there were likely so dangerous demons.
They needed to investigate the situation inside first.
Abel said, "I’ll go, I have Eagle Eye."
Eagle Eye is a reconnaissance type of secondary magic, capable of conjuring a magically ford eagle, invisible to everyone except the caster unless verified by special ans.
Magic energies fluctuated around Abel’s body, and then his eyes glead with a faint blue light as he remained still, his vision reaching above the oasis.
The oasis wasn’t large, and Abel soon figured out the situation inside.
He spoke, "The oasis center is a lake, with so demons active in the woods along the lake’s edge, appearing quite formidable. Besides that, I also spotted two Desert Lizardn."
The Desert Lizardn image had already been depicted on the parchnt, these humanoid creatures standing two ters tall, with slender forms, looked peculiarly like spindles.
The intelligence brought by Abel imdiately made the group vigilant, as it was known from the parchnt that an adult Desert Lizardman’s power equals a First-class Wizard Apprentice, also possessing casting abilities.
"Continue observing, see what they’re up to," Duke whispered.
Abel nodded, and continued with Eagle Eye to observe the situation below.
The two Desert Lizardn appeared to be resting, lying in the woods by the lake, with no demons daring to approach them.
They wore simple leather armor and wielded scimitars, looking quite shabby.
Now near sunset, as if rested, they rose and left the lakeside, seemingly preparing to leave the oasis.
"What’s the range of your Eagle Eye?" Duke asked.
"A maximum of one kiloter," Abel replied.
Duke pondered for a mont, then took out a Basic Magic Recovery Potion for Abel, saying, "Keep observing, we’ll follow at the maximum distance. If I’m not mistaken, they might be heading back to their tribe."
Desert Lizardn live in tribal communities, aning seeing those two represents a near certainty of a Desert Lizardn tribe nearby.
It’s very likely that the two are returning to their tribe, giving Duke and his group a chance to complete one of the assessnt missions.
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