Looking at the grey sky, Lu Yuan felt he had become a robot, whose daily routine consisted only of pedaling his tricycle, resting, cycling, resting...
He spoke less and less.
The water supply in his Storage Space was also gradually dwindling.
Licking his dry lips, he comforted himself, "Maybe I’ll find it tomorrow."
[Maybe tomorrow really will come...] Miss Conch also began to doubt life, feeling immense pressure and secretly wondering if she had remembered wrongly.
Lu Yuan’s clothes were coated with a thick layer of salt crust, a sight that could sadden the viewer and bring a listener to tears.
Forget it, it doesn’t matter anymore, since no one cares anyway.
Without water, there was no need to bathe or change clothes.
On the contrary, the Eternal Spark was growing rapidly amidst the relentless tribulations.
In these two years, Lu Yuan’s Spark had reached the Peak of Level Three, and the Lower Qiankun had reached its limit, requiring a further breakthrough method to ascend to Level Four.
His current Attributes were:
Twenty-three points in Attribute was approximately the upper limit for the human species at Level Three.
Old Cat slowly fell silent as well, knowing that as the cost of sinking grew, the consequences of not finding the Sky City became harder and harder to bear.
So, at this moment, there was nothing else to suggest; just keep cycling until the day you can’t persevere any longer.
Then, on this very day, a turning point... appeared!
At this moment, Lu Yuan, transformed into the Tree of Life, stood atop a tall sand dune.
A slender vine rapidly climbed upwards from the top of the Tree of Life, as if the sky were its limit.
The vine spread over a hundred meters before it finally reached its own limit.
Then, green leaves, akin to watchful eyes, began to look around.
That was the "Explorer’s Eye," surveying from high above.
In that instant, Lu Yuan, from high in the sky, spotted a group of odd things.
"Holy shit, is that... camels?! Those are camels!!!"
Lu Yuan actually saw a group of camels, about ten kilometers away!
The sight of these animals instantly reinvigorated his long-parched soul, as though a gentle rain had begun to fall into his heart, moistening the cracked earth.
He hurriedly pedaled his tricycle towards them!
This group of camel-like creatures was leisurely hiding behind the sand dunes, leisurely avoiding the sandstorms, and chewing their cud without stopping.
As Lu Yuan approached, the camels seemed a bit panicked and scattered.
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The lead camel rose from the dune, its "uh-ah" calls sounding like snores.
But Lu Yuan charged ahead regardless.
It bared its big yellow teeth and violently spewed a mouthful of smelly saliva: "Ptui!"
"Crap, such extravagance, wasting water resources?!" Lu Yuan agilely dodged, instinctively wanting to collect the saliva, then immediately realized what he was doing and smiled.
Maybe, I’m about to reach the oasis!!
Two years have passed, almost three, do you know how I’ve made it through?
[Pangu Camel, characterized by its double layer of fur, long, curved eyelashes, large, wide nostrils, thick, soft footpads, strong and flexible legs, and two fleshy humps.]
[This camel has undergone a minor mutation, and its physical condition and skills in finding water are a bit stronger than other camels.]
[Extraordinary Level: 0]
"A camel that can find water? Mr. Luo, I beg you, take me to the oasis!" Lu Yuan rushed up, circling the group of camels.
[Wow wow wow... camels?] Miss Conch cheered from the tricycle.
"Uh-ah~ uh~" The camel wasn’t so afraid of humans, giving Lu Yuan an unceremonious stare and continuing to chew the dry grass in its mouth.
"Look at what’s on these camels’ backs!" Old Cat pointed out to the group of camels.
Several of them were actually carrying large, coarse cloth pouches.
Lu Yuan went up and rooted through these cloth pouches, finding quite a few dry food made from coarse flour and a few water bags.
There was still half a bag of water in the water bags!
However, the water was slightly spoiled from being stored too long, making him feel awkward whether to drink or not to drink.
"These camels actually have owners," Old Cat exclaimed in surprise, "these cloth backpacks must have been made in the Ninth Epoch, otherwise they would have rotted and stank by now."
"Eighth Epoch camels couldn’t possibly live this long... does that mean there’s a civilization here?"
"Quick, let’s have it take us to the oasis!" Old Cat excitedly studied the situation, "The craftsmanship of this cloth seems ordinary, the material is cotton... quite old as well."
"I want to as well..." Lu Yuan complained.
But they were unreasonable, not only spitting, but also kicking wildly with their hooves, truly a group of uncouth brutes.
"I’ve got it!" Lu Yuan’s eyes brightened, and he fed the camels some of the dry rations from the pouch.
"Such dry stuff, after eating it, they’re bound to get thirsty."
The dry food was made from the starch of some plant, with a little bit of meat and salt.
The camels opened their mouths and chewed non-stop, all eating joyfully.
The mutated camel leader even came closer, trying to nibble on Miss Conch’s Sea soul grass.
Unfortunately for it, the attempt was in vain.
As soon as it got close, the small vine "swooshed" back.
[Mr. Camel, that is the equivalent of my hand, you can’t eat it.]
The camel’s round eyes widened, trying several times, becoming a bit impatient and finally kicking the Conch several meters away.