Teyvat: The road to becoming a god begins in the desert

The grass squares that people had worked so hard to put up were also uprooted, and even the caragana fence was uprooted and thrown everywhere like garbage. This piece of land that had been tidied up had now changed. It is riddled with holes and pits as far as the eye can see, like a honeycomb, which is unbearable to look at.

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Disiya and Candice, who also saw this scene, looked at Rhodes in unison.

You could see him clenching his fists, his whole body shaking with anger, and his teeth clenched until they rattled.

Lean less.

A roar resounded throughout the wasteland, and even the villagers as far away as Aru Village faintly heard some sounds.

"who is it!"

"Who dug my land!!!"

Chapter 44 Kelai

"Don't let me catch that little thief who stole my food and destroyed my land!"

"Otherwise I will definitely hang her on the Seven Heavens Statue at the entrance of the village and feed it to the vultures!!!"

This was a heartbreaking declaration made by Rhodes after discovering that his experimental field had been destroyed.

However, after the real culprit was caught.

He was stunned.

I don't know whether I should punish this little thief severely according to the cruel words I said.

"Brother Rhodes, he is this little bastard."

"When we caught her, she was making a fire with those straws in your field."

"Oh, yes, there are vegetable leaves that fell down where she slept. There are also vegetable leaves on her mouth and in her clothes."

"It must be her."

"You little brat, you can really run."

"We found her a full three kilometers away from your experimental field."

"If Hisham hadn't said he saw the fire, we wouldn't have found her."

"Oh, this little bastard is so fierce. Look at the teeth marks he left on me."

The person who was spitting at Rhodes was Harlan of the Blazing Beast, the unlucky guy who had his panda eyes punched out by Rhodes.

Just as he said.

There will be a very deep tooth mark on his right arm, the bite was very hard, and there is still a large amount of bruises to this day.

And the vegetable thief who was kidnapped by the mercenaries of the Blazing Hunter.

She is a young girl.

She has short grass-green hair that reaches her shoulders, and a face that is tightly wrapped in bandages, revealing a pair of beautiful light purple eyes that are inconsistent with her slovenly appearance.

She was wearing a cloth hat that looked like a windbreaker, and most of her exposed skin was covered with bandages. She had no shoes, and her bare feet were also covered with bandages. With sharp eyes, Rhodes saw that the soles of her feet had been covered with gravel. There were traces of blood stains.

When you get a little closer, you can smell an unspeakable stench, which is somewhat similar to the smell of rotting animal carcasses in the desert. Rhodes has smelled it many times while wandering in the desert.

"By the way, brother Rhodes, be careful, this little brat seems to have some disease."

Seeing Rhodes walking in front of the vegetable thief, Harlan quickly reminded him again.

"Demon scale disease."

Desiya, who was watching on the sidelines, sighed.

"what?"

Harlan and the mercenaries who went to catch the thief all turned around and asked.

"That's right, it's magic scale disease."

"Same symptoms as those who got sick in the village."

Candice also confirmed Desiya's judgment.

Demon scale disease.

This is a disease unique to Sumeru, named after the gray-black scaly tissue that appears on the patient's body.

In the early stages of the disease, the patient will only feel some numbness in the area where the skin has changed. However, as the disease progresses, there will be a loss of strength and occasional loss of feeling in the fingers and toes. Eventually, the patient will become unable to control his body and completely lose control of his body. Loss of mobility.

Even in Xumi, which has advanced medical treatment.

This disease is also a terminal illness with no cure, and as long as you suffer from it, you will definitely die.

When he learned that this vegetable thief was actually suffering from magic scale disease, Harlan, who had been nagging just now, immediately shut his mouth and looked at her with a little more pity.

So does everyone else.

A child who looked to be only about ten years old was actually suffering from such a terminal disease.

"Ugh--"

Rhodes also sighed and walked closer again until he reached the vegetable thief and squatted down to look at her levelly.

Even when tied up.

But the vegetable thief was still struggling hard. When she saw Rhode coming, she jumped up and bit him viciously.

"Brother Rhodes, be careful."

Harlan reminded him hastily.

Rhodes waved his hand to indicate that it was okay.

Looking at the little girl who almost bit him, he felt extremely complicated.

Collet.

Although his appearance was very different from that in the game, and his body shape was slimmer and shorter, Rhodes still recognized the identity of this vegetable thief.

The trainee ranger who suffered from magic scale disease.

"Rhode, what should I do?"

The person asking the question was Candice.

The food thief in front of me is indeed pitiful.

But suffering from demon scale disease is not the reason for her to break the rules of Aru Village. As the defender of the rules, Candice needs to ask Rhodes for his opinion.

Stealing within the village.

This is punishable by flogging.

What's more, she also destroyed the experimental field that Rhodes had worked so hard to create to that extent.

The place where Rhodes lives is still within the scope of the village, so according to the rules, the vegetable thief must receive these whips.

"Forget it, leave it to me."

Rhodes shook his head and asked Xiang Disiya: "Is there anything to eat?"

"what?"

"Oh, yes, there is."

Disiya was startled for a moment, then hurriedly took out a few pieces of date palm honey from her pocket.

The date palm honey in her pocket were all square pieces similar to the shape of cut cakes, which could be eaten as a meal or as a snack.

As for other white milk candies

This was a gift from Rhodes, and it wasn't much in total. She even ate a lot of it yesterday.

She couldn't bear to give away such good candy.

After receiving the date palm candy, Rhodes first untied the rope from Kelai's body, and then handed over the pieces of candy.

"Come on, eat something, you won't be hungry anymore."

responded to his.

It was a hard bite on his hand.

"Rod!"

"Rod!"

"Brother Rhodes!"

This mouthful really scared everyone present.

In the desert, there are various rumors about how the disease spreads. One of them is that the way the disease spreads is through the patient's saliva, sweat and other bodily fluids.

Harlan was bitten before too.

But fortunately, his skin was rough and his flesh was thick. Kelai didn't bite the skin, so he could just wash it off.

But now Rhodes' hand has been bitten by Kelai, and bright red blood is flowing down the corner of her mouth.

Out of worry, someone immediately stepped forward to pull Kelai away.

"It doesn't matter, this disease is not contagious."

Rhodes waved his hand to stop them again, then tried his best to smile gently and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm not here to catch you."

This sentence "I'm not here to catch you" seems to have some magic power.

As soon as Rhodes finished speaking, Kelai loosened his grip slightly and raised his head to look at him in confusion.

"Don't worry, I'm not the one who injected you with medicine, nor am I here to take you back."

"This is Aru Village."

"No one can catch you from here."

Rhodes ignored the blood on his hands and continued to comfort the frantic Cole.

I don’t know if what I said just now worked, or if the sweet smell of date palm honey is just too tempting.

In short.

After hesitating for a long time.

Kelai finally let go of her mouth, and then tentatively took a piece of candy from Rhodes' hand. After taking the first bite, a flash of light suddenly appeared in her eyes, and then she started chewing it. While she was doing it, she ate all the date palm honey that Disiya brought over.

"Any more? More."

Seeing that Kelai was still licking the crumbs from his hands, Rhodes asked Disiya for a few more pieces of candy.

This time.

Kelai no longer bites people as he did before. Instead, he grabs the candy and wolfs it down as soon as he sees it.

After eating more than a dozen pieces in a row, she patted her belly with satisfaction and stopped asking for sweets.

"what's your name?"

Only then did Rhodes speak to her again.

"My, my, my name is Cole."

It seemed that he hadn't spoken to anyone for a long time, and when he suddenly wanted to speak, Kelai thought for a long time before saying his name clearly.

"Collet."

After repeating Kelai's name, Rhodes said: "Your body is not suitable for running around in the desert. Stay here for a few days and I will find the best doctor in the village to prescribe some medicine for you."

"No, no, I don't want to see a doctor! I don't want to see a doctor!!!"

The word 'doctor' seemed to be the biggest taboo for Kelai. As if she was stressed, she jumped and shrank into the corner, waving her hands wildly, with fear written on her face.

"Okay, I won't look for a doctor anymore. You can rest here for a few days."

Rhodes hurriedly went to comfort her, and at the same time said: "I still have a lot of the candy here. If you stay here, you can eat it every day."

In one fell swoop, he promised many benefits of staying.

Kelai stopped shaking and asked timidly.

"Really, really?"