No strange things are allowed to evolve!

As for the newcomers who would have different emotions because of this scene, there are actually only Xue Wang and Wang Tiezhu.

For some reason, the quality of this batch of new recruits is truly worrying. Apart from these two, not a single one of them has obtained the power of the desert. But before today, those people had been spending every day in the Awakening Room, immersing themselves in the sand day and night. It wasn't that they weren't working hard, but they still failed.

In response, the Falcon was furious, vehemently criticizing the current generation as being worse than the last, and questioning when the great cause of revival would ever be accomplished.

Secretly, he also felt some self-blame, blaming himself for his bad luck.

When he first met Jiang Shu and his team, he said that they were the worst group of new recruits he had ever seen. Little did he know that his words would come true. The extent of their atrocities was unprecedented in the history of the garrison.

Fortunately, the existence of Xue Wang and Wang Tiezhu made up for this to some extent.

When Snow King first awakened, he was able to easily defeat the best among the crystallized elders. After several days of hard work, Snow King's flesh and skin had become semi-transparent in his sand-like state, and even his bones and internal organs could be vaguely seen.

It is incredibly hard and indestructible. After being damaged, it can also repair itself by relying on the power of the desert. This level of ability is not only among the best in defense, but it is also comparable to the falcon.

While Wang Tiezhu cannot unleash absolute power like Xue Wang after being transformed into sand, she does possess a unique ability.

She can use sand as a medium to provide others with a continuous source of benefit and replenishment.

With her around, others can perform beyond their usual abilities, and if they get injured, they don't need to focus on recovery; they can just wait for her to heal them.

From this perspective, having the help of these two people is actually better than having ten times the number of newcomers.

It's fine against the enemy, but if the purpose is just exploration, the lack of manpower is a real problem. The current situation is no longer suitable for the next deployment according to the Falcon's initial plan of splitting up operations.

"Let's head forward along the hills. Yunjiang will definitely pass through Baiyun City. Although we don't know exactly which section, splitting up now would be too inappropriate with too few people. We can only try to walk on higher ground along the way to broaden our field of vision as much as possible."

"The falcon said."

"Yes!"

The guards responded and then set off, following the falcon's lead.

After they had walked a distance, inside the train, in the fourth carriage, which was the laboratory, three heads slowly rose from behind the observation window.

"Shall we follow them?" Huang Helou asked.

“It’s not the right time yet.” Jiang Shu shook her head, then asked the professor, “Is everything arranged?”

The doctor nodded: "Don't worry, I've already installed pinhole cameras and listening devices on their equipment. We don't need to follow them out; we can know their location, their every move, and what they've encountered just from the car."

"Excellent!" Jiang Shu clenched his fist in satisfaction. "That way, I won't have to suffer like them!"

"Tsk." Huang Helou clicked his tongue. "Aren't you a little too lazy?"

"What do you mean by lazy? What do you mean by lazy?" Jiang Shu asked with dissatisfaction. "This is called making full use of resources. Not knowing how to use existing resources is called stupid, dumb, or trying to make the best of a bad situation."

"Alright then," Huang Helou replied helplessly.

After spending a few days with Jiang Shu, he had a basic understanding of the guy's personality.

Although he has some sense of responsibility and accountability, it's not much. He has some bottom line, but it's not high. Most of the time, he's a sophisticated egoist, and all his thoughts are aimed at making himself more comfortable.

This is actually not in line with the way Yellow Crane Tower does things.

But he did not object.

First of all, it's their freedom, and it's disrespectful to impose your own standards on others.

Secondly, as the person closest to Jiang Shu at this moment, regardless of what Jiang Shu had done to him in the past, he was actually quite comfortable slacking off for the time being.

Jiang Shu had no idea what Huang Helou was thinking, nor did he know that Huang Helou's prejudice against him was so deep. At this moment, he was still smiling confidently and strategizing: "So, it's not too late for us to go there after they have indeed found Baiyun City or discovered the Sand Demon."

"Isn't it too late?" Huang Helou asked with some concern. "By then, they'll be far away from us. Unless we can fly, how will we get there in time if they really encounter any danger?"

"I don't know how to fly," Jiang Shu answered honestly.

"That's right." Huang Helou showed an expression of certainty.

But Jiang Shu changed the subject: "But I know how to use the Flying Thunder God Technique, or rather, I should call it the Flying Sand God Technique."

"The Flying Sand God?" the doctor asked, puzzled.

But Huang Helou clearly understood, and he asked doubtfully, "Is it the one I'm thinking of?"

"Yeah, that's it."

Jiang Shu nodded:

"I have already left marks on Snow King and Iron Pillar. If I want, I can immediately teleport to their side using sand, but the prerequisite is that there must be sand around them."

However, now that we're all in the desert, finding a place without sand seems even more difficult.

"It really is Flying Thunder God..." Huang Helou was greatly surprised.

The doctor listened, completely bewildered: "What's the principle behind this?"

"You wouldn't have thought of it if you hadn't broken it down into individual grains of sand."

Jiang Shudao:

"But actually, I only discovered this by chance a few days ago. As I became more and more skilled and thorough in decomposing in the Awakening Room, my consciousness began to attach itself to the sand that did not belong to my body."

So I started to think, is it possible that as long as my consciousness is still there, I can create a body that can contain my consciousness? To this end, I studied diligently and finally developed two unique skills.

The Flying Sand God is one of those sects.

"Oh, I see." The doctor suddenly realized, "So, you're not transferring to another place, but using the desert as a medium to transfer your consciousness while simultaneously constructing a new body in that location, thus achieving the effect of instantaneous teleportation?"

"She's quite clever," Jiang Shu said, somewhat surprised.

I didn't expect the PhD to understand it so quickly.

At this moment, Huang Helou asked, "You said there are two gates, so what is the other gate?"

He paused, as if he had already guessed something: "It couldn't possibly be a clone technique, could it?"

"You have a really good eye for people!"

Jiang Shu snapped his fingers, and immediately four people who looked exactly like him burst out of the desert outside the window, waving to the three of them through the observation window:

"There are also limitations; a maximum of four."

"The power of the desert can be used like this..." The doctor stared blankly at the four lifelike clones outside the window.

But Huang Helou realized something was wrong: "Wait, your consciousness is here, but these four outside are no different from real people. Where does their consciousness come from?"

"Well," Jiang Shu shrugged, "they have no consciousness; they are simply under my control, which is why I said there would be at most four."

"Really..." Huang Helou looked out the window with a skeptical expression.

Each of the four ginger-wearing women had a different weapon strapped to their waists: a pair of scissors, a hammer, a handsaw, and even a spindle...

I just feel...something seems suspicious no matter how I look at it.

But seeing Jiang Shu's serious expression beside him, Huang Helou decided to stop thinking about it.

Oh well, he won't let Snow King suffer any losses anyway.

As long as I can successfully conquer the hatchery, whatever.

Chapter 159 A Tacit Understanding

The words are divided into two parts.

The group of guards had already traveled some distance.

Although the desert is like a swamp, where one can easily sink in if not careful, and the resistance to walking in it is extremely great, it is as easy as walking on flat ground for the guards who possess the power of the desert.

However, due to the sandstorm obstructing their view, they dared not walk too fast, for fear of getting separated from the main group.

So in the past three hours, they have moved forward at a steady pace for a total of more than ten kilometers.

Since it was Xue Wang and Wang Tiezhu's first mission, and they were both girls, the elderly people often showed concern for them. In particular, when they saw Xue Wang walking with difficulty and panting heavily, they thought that Xue Wang was having some trouble keeping up.

However, everyone soon noticed that while the others were starting to get a little tired along the way, Snow King remained the same, showing no signs of fatigue worsening.

Is he pretending to be weak while actually being strong? Everyone thought to themselves.

Wang Tiezhu was also puzzled: "Are you alright? I feel pretty good, why do you look so uncomfortable the whole time?"

"Ah, I'm fine..." Snow King forced a smile and asked, "By the way, where did you put the beacon that Teacher Satomi gave you?"

"Of course I'll keep it."

Wang Tiezhu answered matter-of-factly, and then she took out a crystal she had hidden in her bosom:

"Here, it's in the inner pocket, it definitely won't get lost. What about yours?"

“I’ve hidden it too,” Snow King replied, but he didn’t seem to have any intention of taking it out.

"Hmm... alright then." Wang Tiezhu didn't think much of it and said, "Just tell me if you're not feeling well, and I'll help you replenish your energy anytime."

"it is good."

Snow King responded, then slowly lowered his head, staring only at the road beneath his feet. At the same time, he subconsciously reached out and covered his stomach, a faint smile playing on his lips.

After seeing the paralyzed version of Jiang Shu with a crooked mouth and slanted eyes, she was actually very worried.

Fortunately, Jiang Shu found her soon after and appeared in her room that very night.

To be honest, the situation at the time was actually quite frightening.

I was taking a shower in my room, but instead of water, sand came out of the tap, and then the sand turned into a person.

However, since the person who transformed was Jiang Shu, the Snow King didn't find it scary.

After appearing, Jiang Shu first briefly told her about the current situation, and then informed her that she and Wang Tiezhu needed to continue to play the role of model interns in front of the falcon. He would then help the two of them become the only two people among this batch of newcomers to obtain the power of the desert.

At first, Snow King was puzzled as to how Jiang Shu could only grant the two of them the power of the desert.

But as she interacted with other new guards, Xue Wang gradually realized that the situation she and Wang Tiezhu encountered in the Awakening Room was completely different from that of the others.

With her keen intellect, she could easily guess that this was Jiang Shu's doing, and that this was what he meant by "the hermit has his own ingenious plan."

Considering Jiang Shu's application of desert power and the desert power that would flow into his body on its own, which was completely illogical, Xue Wang had already guessed that he had actually been by her side all along, but deliberately kept it a secret because of the state she and Wang Tiezhu were in when they were cultivating.

Since Jiang Shu didn't say anything, Xue Wang tacitly refrained from asking.

After all, asking questions like "Did you see everything?" is rather awkward, regardless of whether the other person admits it or not.

However, although she felt there was a reason for it, there was nothing she could do about it.

But after she learned about this, she still felt somewhat embarrassed to go to the Awakening Room and soak in the Sand Pool. At first, she couldn't even calm down and comprehend the power of the desert.

Fortunately, after gradually adapting, she opened up and was not only able to feel the power of the desert, but also to experience a unique kind of fun.

From then on, she began to casually show off her figure in the sandpit, stretching, twisting her shoulders, and sometimes she would gently sweep her long legs as if she were really soaking in a hot spring.

This naturally caught Wang Tiezhu's attention.

"What are you doing?"

The Snow King asked with a smile, "Tell me, have you ever seen anything like that?"

"What is that thing?" Wang Tiezhu asked, puzzled.

"It's... like those risqué things online."

"Eh!" Wang Tiezhu was stunned. She didn't understand why Xue Wang would bring up such a topic at this time and place.

But as I said before, when it comes to the intimate conversations among the ladies, the men have to take a backseat.

Wang Tiezhu immediately blushed, lowered his head, and said in a voice barely audible, "You probably wouldn't believe me if I said I hadn't seen them... Actually, I've seen quite a lot in private..."

"Don't you think that this kind of cultivation method, which relies on skin contact to extract the power of the desert from the sand, is actually quite astringent when you think about it carefully?" Snow King blinked.

“This…” Wang Tiezhu’s earlobes turned red: “Actually, I’ve had this feeling for a while, but I didn’t know you before… so I was too embarrassed to say it.”

"Hehe." Upon hearing this, the Snow King revealed a wicked, fox-like grin.

Just then, she noticed that the desert power, which should have been flowing endlessly, suddenly became sluggish.

Then she laughed even more triumphantly, her body trembling with laughter.

Honestly, I thought you were really unmoved. I almost thought you weren't here and that I had misjudged you.

She wondered if Jiang Shu would discover that she had known about his existence all along.

But she hoped that Jiang Shu would never find out.

If he discovers this, then this game between the voyeur and the voyeur will lose its appeal...

That evening, Snow Queen pieced together the piece of cement that she had crushed when she first entered the Awakening Room—she had retrieved it on her first day back in the Awakening Room and placed it in the drawer of her bedside table.

At that time, she simply found the sudden appearance of this thing suspicious.

But now that we know its origin, it has naturally been given a different meaning.