Be a legal businessman in Liyue!

Xingqiu thought about the corpse he had just seen, which was killed by the aftermath of the explosion.

I thought again about what Wang Que had just described.

"Perhaps, it is a necessary sacrifice?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Que looked directly at him, his expression suddenly becoming serious. "That's not something you should say, Xingqiu."

Xingqiu was suddenly startled.

Then my heart suddenly shook.

Yes, when did he feel that this was a necessary sacrifice?

Sacrificing oneself for justice is a hero.

Sacrificing others for the greater good is not chivalrous!

Xingqiu took two steps back. "Phew, I've been reading some theories about natural selection lately. Maybe I've been thinking about it a little too much."

"You are too smart. You can learn anything you read, especially theoretical things like this. So, I think you should read fewer similar books recently and focus more on reality." Wang Que reminded.

Natural selection, survival of the fittest.

The strong still protect the weak.

Similar ideas are most likely to distort a young person's cognition.

These two topics can lead to countless disputes.

Xingqiu is obviously somewhat affected now.

Xingqiu was silent for a moment, he knew Wang Que was right.

I came here originally just to have fun.

But his habit of reading led him to read many travelogues and biographies of the predecessors of the House of Commons.

Each of these sages had his own ideas.

He is also a smart man and can understand every kind of thought.

That's why I just said something like 'necessary sacrifice'.

"Huh, I want to go and see for myself." Xingqiu said suddenly.

Wang Que was stunned: "What?"

"I want to go out for a walk by myself, to see what life is like in the desert, to see what kind of life they live, and then come back and compare it with what you did. Maybe this way I can tell whether what you did was right or wrong." Xingqiu said seriously.

Under Wang Que's astonished gaze, Xingqiu said word by word, "Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. I have to go and see for myself!"

"..."

Wang Que hesitated for a moment, but did not refuse: "Okay, but for your safety, I will assign you a floating platform with a positioning system. You cannot leave the floating city's positioning."

He brought people here, but he couldn't really let Xingqiu travel thousands of miles in the desert.

But it’s not good to refuse either.

As a person who loves reading, Wang Que can see that Xingqiu is now in a process of enlightenment.

The process of unity of knowledge and action.

If he could really realize something during this process, perhaps the Guhua School would have one more ancestor.

"Okay! Thank you!"

Xingqiu knew that Wang Que was doing this for his own good, so he didn't refuse.

Wang Que nodded and spoke directly, "Intelligent Computer, arrange for a new floating module, store enough supplies, and transfer control to Xingqiu."

[Command received, No. 083 floating module is starting.]

A response came from the hovering floating city.

Soon, a brand new floating platform appeared outside Xingqiu Camp.

This is the latest floating module developed by Raymondo.

It still has a standard area of ​​100 square meters, equipped with a weapon system, an intelligent computer system, a signal enhancement system, and can be connected to the floating city database.

In addition, compared to the original version of the floating module, this one has certain element recycling capabilities.

Greatly improved battery life.

After filling it with supplies, it should be enough for Xingqiu to use.

At this time, Xingqiu was quite decisive like Keqing.

He didn't even prepare to eat lunch and went straight to the floating platform.

"be careful."

Wang Que gave another instruction.

Xingqiu waved his hand: "Don't worry, if there's any danger, I'll run away!"

He has a lot of life-saving props on him.

The floating platform took off and flew towards the interior of the desert.

"Intelligent brain, monitor carefully and report any dangerous situations immediately."

Watching Xingqiu leave, Wang Que gave another order.

[Command received, number 083 floating module is being monitored in real time.]

...

Xingqiu didn't know that Wang Que was worried about him and asked the floating city's intelligent computer to monitor this place.

After leaving the territory of the Cassia tribe.

He turned on the intelligent module of the floating platform.

The map system was called up.

After the additions from the Cassia tribe, the map in the floating city database has become more detailed.

Xingqiu didn't have any purpose. He found the nearest small tribe and made it his target.

In the floating city system, this small tribe does not belong to any force.

It is the most ordinary tribe in the desert.

There were no more than two hundred of them, occupying a very small spring, barely surviving in the desert.

The speed of the floating platform is naturally slower than that of the floating city, but it can also reach nearly 100 kilometers per hour.

More than an hour later.

The floating platform slowly descended amidst the yellow sand. Xingqiu looked through the porthole and saw several stone houses that had been eroded by the wind to the point where they had almost merged with the sand dunes.

Unlike the tents of the Cassia tribe, the tribe here seems to have settled here.

Xingqiu tapped the control panel. "Intelligent brain, confirm population."

The invisible field force fluctuations from the floating platform swept across the village.

[Thermal sensing shows that there are 117 people currently alive, a 41% discrepancy with the database record]

“The gap is huge.”

Xingqiu was secretly shocked. The data provided by the Cassia tribe said that this was a tribe of less than two hundred people.

Looking at it now, there are no less than 200 people, but just over 100.

When the floating platform came to a stop, a dozen desert dwellers wearing tattered turbans had already gathered around it.

After confirming that these people were not carrying any weapons.

Xingqiu opened the escalator of the floating platform.

Walked down from the platform.

Seeing a young man in clean clothes, the surrounding desert people were in an uproar.

Soon, a skinny old man stepped out from the crowd. He looked at Xingqiu, his eyes shining. "Sandstorms have engulfed our trade routes. No travelers have passed through here in three years. Outsider, are you a merchant?"

Xingqiu hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Is this the Kassaq tribe?"

The old man nodded and said, "Yes, this is Kashak. I am Amur, the clan leader and the village chief."

Xingqiu quickly bowed. "Hello, I'm Xingqiu, a merchant from Liyue."

"Liyue! Ah, this is really... unheard of." The old man showed a surprised expression. He knew Liyue. There was some information about Liyue recorded in the tribal records.

But I have never seen a Liyue merchant appear here before.

"Guests from afar, please follow me. The sandstorm is coming. Let's go inside and talk."

Amur was surprised for a moment and then began to invite Xingqiu.

Xingqiu sensed no ill will.

After thinking for a while, he looked around and saw a few skinny children around, hiding behind adults and looking at him.

He felt he should also show some kindness.

So he took out a bag of candy, which was left over from the distribution to the children in Aru Village.

"This is a gift for you to share with the children."

Seeing Xingqiu take out the gift, the surrounding desert people became noticeably more enthusiastic.

The eyes that looked towards Xingqiu softened a little.

"Hahahaha, you're just as friendly as the records say. Please come in, distinguished guest from Liyue."

"Go prepare some food to entertain the distinguished guests."

Amur gave an order, then stretched out his hand and began to lead the way himself.

We came to a stone house that was relatively less dilapidated.

There was no furniture inside, only a piece of pack animal skin spread on the floor.

Everyone sat on the ground, of course, most people were not qualified to come in.

Xingqiu also sat down. The feel of the pack animal's fur wasn't very pleasant, but it was something new to Xingqiu.

Soon, several women came in and placed some white meat and some sauce made of unknown ingredients in front of Xingqiu.

"Please enjoy it." Amur said politely.

Xingqiu hesitated slightly.

It’s not that he doesn’t trust the other person, but he discovered that only he has it and no one else has it.

"You guys...don't want to eat?"

He asked subconsciously.

Amur smiled and waved his hand: "We have all eaten it, please try it, my dear guest. This is sand scorpion meat, it is delicious."

He was not lying. In the Great Red Sand Sea, some tribes called sand scorpion meat "Milk of Sand". This snow-white tender meat could provide sufficient nutrition and was a very rare food.

Xingqiu tried it and his eyes lit up: "Delicious!"

"Hahahahaha, as long as the distinguished guest likes it."

As Xingqiu accepted their kindness, the atmosphere in the stone house gradually improved.

Xingqiu also asked his doubts: "I learned your location from the Cassia tribe. They said there are nearly two hundred people here. What's going on?"

Village chief Amur's expression darkened slightly: "Because the water source has dried up."

From his narration, Xingqiu gradually understood.

The Kasak tribe is a fixed village tribe that relies on a small spring in the center of the village for its survival.

But in the past two years, the spring has become increasingly dry, and many young people have left the village in search of a way to make a living and become members of the Gilded Brigade.

In order to let their children survive, some elderly people also quietly left the village.

This resulted in fewer and fewer people in the village.

"Recently, there have been traces of sandworms around the village. If you hadn't come, Kasak might no longer exist in a few years." Amur said with a sigh.