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Chapter 872 - 425: Bard in the Desert_3

Chapter 872: Chapter 425: Bard in the Desert_3

Of course, even though I can’t personally go and pioneer the world behind the tower, watching someone else’s pioneering process to satisfy my curiosity is no problem.

The second day after the strategy appeared, a variety of "pioneering live stream posts" sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain.

The content of these posts was quite consistent, involving word-for-word transcriptions of their own explorations in the Titan world into the posts, along with some personal reflections.

But even with such simple transcriptions, even for paid posts, the number of viewers was extremely high.

Most netizens had perused all the pioneering posts, not finding them tiresome but rather enjoying the read, especially the amusement of watching these usually high-and-mighty experts getting tormented by all manner of lowly creatures like ants and bugs in a foreign world.

And for Mu You, these posts were an important source of intelligence.

Mu You quickly summarized the pioneering results of these people, and, unsurprisingly, nearly half of the pioneers died at the hands of various lower life forms, with nearly another forty percent perishing in the first tidal wave.

The remaining ten percent didn’t survive the tidal wave either, but rather chose to stay near the exit to extend their survival as much as possible, climbing back up the cliff before each incoming wave, and continuing their exploration once it had passed.

While this was safe, the area they could explore was vastly reduced, basically just wandering around the area near the exit.

...

While players were busily climbing the tower and exploring new worlds.

Mu You, accompanied by his game character, passed through Dawn City’s Teleportation Gate and arrived at the City of Dawn.

The City of Dawn rested in the Blue Stone Desert, which in turn was located on Star Spirit World’s largest sand continent that included the six largest deserts, amongst them Mu You’s destination: the Crimson Desert!

Previously, Solomon provided information that a gang of sand bandits on the Crimson Desert had formed the "Caesar’s Cult," which might be related to the Desert Emperor "Radath Caesar" he was seeking.

Mu You’s trip was to confirm what this organization was all about.

[You’ve received ’Sandproof Cloak,’ ’Pioneer Turban,’ ’Windproof Mask,’ ’Desert Boots’ from Solomon.]

[You’ve received ’Qingyan Desert Map’ from Solomon.]

[You’ve received ’Drought-resilient Camel’ from Solomon.]

"Thanks a lot!"

Upon arriving at the City of Dawn, Mu You immediately received a warm reception from Solomon, who, upon learning of his plan to enter the desert, generously gifted him a full set of desert equipment with a grand gesture.

"No need to thank me, but, big shot, are you sure you don’t need me to assign some men to accompany you?" Solomon asked.

"It’s unnecessary, you carry on with your own tasks, I’ll go alone."

Mu You politely declined Solomon’s offer of help and jumped down from the City of Dawn, officially setting foot in the desert.

[You’ve arrived at the Blue Stone Desert.]

[Looking around, you see nothing but a vast expanse of golden hues, countless wrinkles of sand and stone rising like layers of petrified waves, stretching all the way to the golden horizon.]

[Currently during the windy season, fierce winds howl across the desert, tornadoes lifting the sand, like large towers of smoke rising from the ground, whirling and sprinting across the sands. The sand, baked by the sun all day, is hot like a scorching iron plate, with waves of heat sweeping across every inch of land, making it hard for you to catch your breath. Your life is slowly ebbing away...]

[In such harsh conditions, even slowly walking outsiders would find themselves dizzy and quickly succumb to heatstroke. But fortunately, you have a Drought-resilient Camel that remains steady, carrying you forward in this formidable environment...]

The desert environment was worse than Mu You had imagined, where even just being here caused one’s health to drop naturally! In such special conditions, mounts like Chocobos simply couldn’t adapt. No wonder Solomon had specially given him a camel.

Mu You shook his head and set ’Crimson Desert’ as his destination, but the prompt that popped up made him frown.

[Traveling to the Crimson Desert, estimated arrival in three days and ten hours...]

It would take three and a half days of travel?

Mu You felt a headache coming on; this journey was way too long.

But there was no helping it, as the wilds of the Crimson Desert were said to be even more hostile than here, a true primeval wilderness with no nations existing within, and certainly no advanced features like a Teleportation Array, so for now, he truly had no choice but to make his way on foot...

[In the desolate desert, you suddenly hear a melodious string music carried by the wind. Do you follow the sound of the music?]

At this moment, such an option appeared in the game, and Mu You paused before hurriedly choosing ’Yes.’

[Following the music, you traverse sand dunes and see in the shadow of a nearby stone pillar a local dressed in desert attire, with an oil lamp hanging from his waist, holding a small harp and playing as if oblivious to the world.]

[The local notices you and stands up to walk toward you.]

["Hello!" The local gives you a friendly smile and introduces himself: "I am a Desert Wandering Minstrel. You seem a bit lost, traveler. Would you like to hear me sing a song?"]

Three options appear below.

[Ask for a shortcut to the Crimson Desert],[Listen to a random wandering minstrel’s tale],[Inquire about the Lamp God.]