Wizard's Journey

Chapter 1959 Betrayal in Secret

The wizard's departure was, to the people here, merely a trivial interlude.

At the same time, the weather also became strange.

According to the records of previous years in the Sandstorm World, the rainy season usually lasts for seven to half a month, but this rainy season lasted for an astonishing twenty-three days, even causing flooding in the main city. This is truly an unprecedented irony!

As a result, the number of sandworms in the desert has also decreased dramatically.

"Green, what did that wizard mean by 'Spring Ancestor'? Does the Spring Ancestor World Group really intend to intervene here and wage war against the wizards?"

Millie guessed, then shook her head and said, "Given the fragmented state of the Spring Ancestor World Group, competing with the current Wizarding World would be tantamount to courting death."

Green thought for a moment, then said, "Perhaps this world originally belonged to the territory ruled by the Spring Ancestor World Group?"

"How is that possible? If that were the case, given the unique way the Spring Ancestor World Group exists, it would surely have formed a massive amount of water elements in this world, and it could never be in such a dry state as it is now."

Millie initially dismissed the idea, but then, considering the multifaceted perspective of a wizard, she dismissed it herself: "Could it be a Spring Ancestor with special abilities? For example, a Spring Ancestor that can draw upon the element of water?"

Green remained silent, seemingly also engaging in bold hypothetical thinking about this.

In the distance, several dark-skinned miners walked over, their faces beaming with enthusiasm. This year's unusually long rainy season was a loss for the royal nobles in the city, who lived in low-lying and flooded areas, but it had no effect on the poor people living scattered outside the city. They not only filled all their water containers, but also followed Green and Millie's example and planted a large area of ​​sea buckthorn saplings.

Aside from the nobles whose palaces and factories were submerged, the worst off were the city's water suppliers. It was almost certain that all water suppliers would suffer for a year, especially those who had stored large quantities of pure water.

"Green, we've almost exhausted this poor mine. With this rainy season being so long, I think we could try venturing deeper into the desert to find a richer crystal mine. What do you think?"

This old miner was over forty years old. Compared to the average lifespan of the poor in this world, who are generally in their fifties, this is considered old age. But for the poor in this world, it means they live to work until they can't work anymore, which means it's time for them to die.

As Green picked sand berries after the rain, he gazed at the distant desert and said slowly, "Logically speaking, even here isn't safe during the dry season. It's only because the roots of these sea buckthorn trees collect water that mining here is relatively safe, and so far there haven't been any sandworm attacks. But if we leave this saline-alkali land and go to the desert region, the water under the dunes will evaporate completely in at most half a month. Even if there are rich mines then, we won't be alive to mine them."

Green knew the miners' plight and frowned, saying, "I think that wizard from before must have some background. Let's hang in there; maybe things will turn around in a few years."

……

Time passed, and another three years went by.

For three consecutive years, the rainy season grew longer each time, and this time it lasted an unprecedented thirty days. This caused great suffering to the people in the city. Nobles rushed to move their factories and properties outside the city. The original city walls have now been transformed into flood control dikes for the lakes, and the oasis has expanded several times over. All the water merchants have gone bankrupt and changed their professions.

In contrast, the value of the sea buckthorn forest in Green has increased many times over. The number of households in the vicinity has grown to more than thirty, and with the oasis's abundant water supply, a large area of ​​fertile land has been developed. The former miners have now become farmers, and Green and Millie's fame has grown as a result.

The annual rainy season has arrived again, and people are speculating how long this year's rainy season will last.

Something seems off.

In the night sky, the astrologer standing on the observation platform, responsible for observing celestial phenomena, said: "There has never been a record of this strange star in history. It appeared in the southeast for no reason a few months ago. According to those caravans, it is a blood-red moon in the southeast. We can't see its full appearance because we are too far away."

In fact, there's no need for an astrologer; people can distinguish this extra star in the distant sky with the naked eye, but nobody pays attention to it.

Except for... Green and Millie!

"After the Shadow Wizard's Demon Hunting Expedition, once the sandworms of this world were wiped out, the wizards' advanced civilization would make conquering the native sub-humans of this world a piece of cake. We were lucky enough to catch a Demon Hunting Expedition."

Even the stargazers couldn't understand what the blood-red moon represented, but as creatures of the sandstorm world, they could vaguely feel a trembling unease in their bodies, a sudden, ominous fear.

The prolonged rainy season over several years, coupled with the spread of an unknown parasite, has led to a continuous decline in the number of sandworms, especially larvae. While they are not extinct, they have greatly facilitated the travel of desert caravans and significantly enhanced communication between the various forest oasis kingdoms.

……

Unknown desert, deep underground.

"Destroy them!? Easier said than done. Do you even know who they are? They are wizards! Wizards who have destroyed countless worlds, wiped out countless creatures, and brought endless terror!"

The small mountain of crystal ore was melting at a visible rate, and with the phantom's roar, the melting of the crystal ore mountain accelerated.

Below the crystal mine hill, a gigantic sand worm, hundreds of meters long, earnestly pleaded, "Great Ancestor Yu Hanquan, the late king's offerings to you have never diminished. The Sandstorm World is also your private territory. The sand worm race has guarded this world for tens of thousands of years, doing its utmost with unwavering loyalty. You cannot abandon us!"

In the end, the giant sandworm even sounded somewhat pathetic.

"snort……"

The illusory figure of the Spring Ancestor on Crystal Mountain said slowly, "According to my agreement with the wizards, the Sandstorm World, along with several other branch worlds, has been sold to the wizards as a package, and the source of the dry spring in this branch world is being gradually removed. There was no other way; you have no idea how crazy and terrifying those wizards are. Now your only way out is to quickly gather the elite direct descendants of the Sandworm Ancestor. I will open a portal as soon as possible and find a new world for you to guard."

It turns out that this Spring Ancestor had secretly sold the Sandstorm World, along with several other surrounding worlds, to the wizard!

It is unknown what price the wizard paid.

"No, the late king hasn't been found yet; he's only temporarily gone. We can't leave. Without the late king's orders, the Sandworm race will never leave the Sandstorm World. This is our home!"

The sandworms roared, seemingly determined to resist to the death.

"You have no right to talk to me like that!"

The phantom over there was also enraged. It was only out of pity for the Sandworm Clan, who had been so devoted to protecting the Sandstorm World for so many years, that it showed mercy. But it didn't expect that the Sandworm Clan would not appreciate its kindness.

"If you don't leave, then go and experience the terror of wizards, and wait to be exterminated. No one can stop them. The lucky ones will become their slaves, their henchmen, and cannon fodder as they conquer the next world."

Snap! Boom!

The crystal mountain collapsed, leaving the giant killing insect standing alone, terrified by the wizard depicted by the Spring Ancestor, yet unable to retreat.

(End of this chapter)