Paradise: Ready Player One

Of course, this is not a good thing for Chen Ming who is eager for experience and paradise coins.

Fortunately, Betty and the others were there, so the journey would not be boring.

Sometimes in the middle of the journey, Chen Ming would ask Betty to teleport him back to the mansion in the kingdom, to replenish Ram's magic, and spend some time with Ram by the way.

While heading east along the street, he did not forget to digest the knowledge from the bishop of the Communist Party.

Because it was obtained through the power of "gluttony", it was very easy for Chen Ming to absorb and understand it, as if he was familiar with this knowledge before, and just reviewed it again.

This also made Chen Ming realize the power of this power.

If there is enough time, and if the negative effect brought by the Great Sin Codex can be overcome, the achievement of "omnipotence" is just around the corner.

Time passed by inadvertently like this.

The journey is coming to an end.

The group first arrived at the nearest town to the Augulia Sand Dunes - Milula.

To be honest, this post town is a bit depressed.

Although the small town has a certain scale, it is of course incomparable with those famous metropolises.

This is also a matter of course.

There are no features and facilities worth mentioning here, and the location is very remote, and it has to withstand the invasion of wind and sand every day.

To be honest, it is really surprising that there is such a town here.

……

"...Welcome, guests from afar"

The hotel owner standing behind the counter heard the sound of the door being pushed, and glanced up. After seeing a few strange faces, he casually greeted them.

For the arrival of Chen Ming and the others, there was no sign of welcome on their faces, but they seemed somewhat helpless.

Chen Ming didn't care about the boss's attitude, and stood at the door to shake off the gravel as much as possible.

Elsa and the others are doing the same.

The time when a group of people entered the town was very unfortunate. A "sandstorm" happened to block the sky outside, which is also known as "sand time" by the local population.

So I directly enjoyed a "sand bath".

It can only be said that the weather here is not friendly to outsiders.

"Boss, prepare some hot water"

After cleaning up briefly, Chen Ming said to the boss.

"Of course there is no problem with this, but just to ask, why did you come to this barren area?"

"What else can there be? Besides the Tower of the Sage, are there any other attractions in this sand dune?"

Chen Ming's slightly casual attitude made the boss frown.

"Young man, this is not a joke. If you have an attitude like yours, there is only one dead end. I advise you to go back where you came from."

The boss's tone was not very good, but he was not malicious. He seemed to be worried that Chen Ming might misunderstand, so he deliberately added a sentence.

"I've seen too many people like you, but no one has been able to reach the tower of the sages in the sand sea. It's a blessing to be able to come back alive. Most of the guys are sleeping in the desert."

"That tower has been built in the sea of ​​sand for 400 years. During this period, the number of people targeting the tower has never decreased, but no one has claimed to have arrived there. A few years ago, even the sword master You also failed, do you think you can compare with that sword master?"

It seems that the impact of Reinhardt's failure is far more profound than imagined.

Thanks to this, there are far fewer adventurers trying to reach the Tower of the Sage.

Although this somewhat affected the boss's business, he didn't want to see so many young lives buried in the desert in vain.

So whenever I see a strange face, I try to persuade him.

Chen Ming raised the corner of his mouth, without explaining, he stepped forward and put down a few gold coins on the table.

"Boss, remember to hurry up, I'm waiting to take a shower"

"...Oh, I see"

The boss sighed lightly, seeing the other party like this, he knew that there was no point in persuading him any longer, so he silently accepted the gold coins, and beckoned the waiter to take Chen Ming and the others to the room.

After a night's rest, Chen Ming and his party were ready to set off.

At this time, the sandstorm has stopped, and the town is a little more lively. At least you can see pedestrians walking around, not as lifeless as when you first came in yesterday.

Standing in the town and looking east, you can see the tower named after the sage.

Looking at the distance, it doesn't seem very far away, and it seems that the goal is just ahead, but so far, no one who has stepped into the sand dunes has been able to get close to this legendary tower.

It's like a bait standing in the desert.

Constantly attracting all kinds of people into the trap.

Before Chen Ming left, the hotel owner couldn't help but remind him.

"This has only happened in about the last year, and people have occasionally seen birds flying in the direction of the dunes."

Chen Ming looked back, the boss was wiping the cup and talking to himself.

"According to eyewitnesses, the bird looks like it is flying towards the tower. If you get lost in the dunes unfortunately, go look for the bird. If you are lucky, you may be able to let it lead the way to the tower. underfoot"

"thanks for reminding"

Chen Ming thanked him.

The boss's character is a bit cold, but he is a good person.

Elsa has completed the preparations before departure, and the equipment of several people has also been updated.

The original ground dragon was not suitable for long-term raids in the sand dunes, so I bought a new one from a local vendor.

"This is a Gelas species that is good at walking on sandy ground. This dragon species is very suitable for sandy winds and dry environments. Although it is a large dragon species, it has a gentle temper and is easy to control."

Betty was doing science popularization work for Chen Ming.

There are few things in this world that she doesn't know.

But Betty knows that she knows that this is the first time she has seen this kind of earth dragon with local characteristics.

Lucy couldn't help touching it with her hands, being extra careful.

This kind of earth dragon walking on the desert is much larger than ordinary earth dragons, and it looks more scary. People who don't know the details may not dare to stand in front of it.

But as Betty said, the character of this earth dragon is indeed unusually docile.

Ryuzu just touched his head with his hands, and the other party gave in.

"Betty knows a lot"

"That's okay, don't look at whose contract elf Betty is"

Facing the praise of freedom, Betty accepted it with peace of mind.

For Elsa, controlling this kind of earth dragon is not difficult at all, just get started.

After traveling more than ten kilometers away from the town, the last touch of green in sight disappeared completely.

Looking around, there is only one monotonous color left in the world.

In the scene of spreading a sandy land, the wind containing dry sand and miasma is constantly blowing.

If this kind of gravel hits the human skin directly, you don't need to think about how painful it will be, let alone the scorching sun above the head that seems to be evaporating the moisture in the body.

Leaving aside miasma and monsters,

Just this weather is enough to eliminate 80.00% of people.

However, for the few people sitting in the carriage, it didn't have much impact. The entire carriage was magically attached by Betty, which could guarantee that it would not be affected by the heat and sand.

It even ensures that the temperature and humidity are in the best range.

This is not to challenge the desert, it is clearly a luxury RV trip.

As for the miasma, it is actually the magic power polluted by the witch's breath. As long as the absorption of magic power is reduced, it will not have any effect on the human body in a short time.

What's more, Chen Ming's magic power reserves are still full now, and there is no need to absorb the magic power in the air.

"Have we entered the Augustus Dunes?"

Chen Ming left from the carriage and looked around. It was agreed that monsters gathered here, but he didn't see any of them.

"From the map, it should be here"

The well-informed Betty gave the answer.

"Where did all the monsters go?"

Meili raised her hand proudly upon hearing this.

"I did it!"

Mei Li possessed the "protection of magic manipulation" that could control monsters in a wide range, and it was her turn to play it when she reached the Augulia Sand Dunes, but Chen Ming didn't want this kind of play.

"...It's my fault, I didn't tell you clearly, what I want is not for you to drive away the monsters, but for you to attract all the monsters, just like what you did in the Mazas territory back then."

What Chen Ming said made Mei Li curl her lips, and muttered in dissatisfaction.

"I really don't know why the master likes to kill those bad little animals..."

In the eyes of ordinary people, the terrifying and deadly monsters are just bad animals in Meili's eyes.

Who told this guy to be raised by a monster.

Although a little reluctant, Meili didn't mean to refuse, and raised her hand as a gesture of greeting.

The front position is more than 50 meters away from the dragon car.

Accompanied by a slight ground cry, the land of sand suddenly exploded violently, and the gravel was like a gushing spring, splashing tens of meters away.

The existence sneaking under the desert broke through the surface, revealing a huge figure.

The shape of the long and thick body without limbs makes people think of snakes at first.

However, if you look closely, the smooth textured skin of the same color as yellow sand, the floating stench, and the head that has lost its eyes due to degeneration can be recognized.

That's not a snake—it's an earthworm.

The overly huge earthworm with a total length of nearly 20 meters crawled out from the ground, and pointed its head and mouth at the advancing group.