These were wooden sandboats shaped like ships, a unique mode of transportation within the boundless desert. After everyone had boarded ten such sandboats in succession, they swiftly set off across the desert, which was quite the spectacle.
On the sandboat, a man next to the commander took out a water bottle filled with clear water from his storage space, took a hefty gulp, and then muttered to himself:
"Captain, do you think you can trade fresh water at the so-called 'Azure Trade Ground'? Our Sand City has everything except enough water. Without some other way to get it, relying on the few springs within the city, we simply can't support a population of eighty thousand."
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Azure Realm, Abyssal Mountain Range.
