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The southern province, the vast Kassam Mountains.

A railway winds its way between the valleys. From the perspective of God, it looks like a snake traveling between the peaks.

The rails of this railway are already rusty, and only the half surface at the top that is in contact with the train wheels is shining with a metallic luster, reflecting the scorching sun.

This railway is the only line of communication connecting the southern provinces to the north.

Vera Alexandra was walking slowly along the path next to the railway tracks.

The reason why she didn't take the train was because she was not in a hurry to go to the southern provinces, so she chose to walk through the Kassam Mountains in the mood of admiring the scenery on the original road.

Stop and go, twenty days have passed.

After walking a few kilometers, Vera found a flat rock and used it as a temporary camp for today.

After taking a big sip of water, she breathed a long sigh of relief, carefully feeling the sources of symbols around her.

"Sure enough, Fuyuan Desert."

Vera sighed.

This is another reason she chooses to walk.

Pandora No. [-] Snowfield was detonated, and the entire Kassam Mountains were covered by the rune desert. Vera also wanted to experience the magic of the existence of the so-called rune desert.

After this period of investigation, she found a lot of points.

The so-called rune source desert means that there is no rune source in this area, or in another easy-to-understand way, the rune source energy contained in the air is extremely low.

Under normal circumstances, any place in the mainland has talisman energy, and talisman is also the basis for the contractor to use his ability.

For contractors below the half-spirit level, their body is like a rechargeable battery, and the power is the source of talismans. When consuming the source of talismans in battle or in other ways, they first consume their own "power" until they are exhausted. All the sources of symbols are light.

But it doesn't matter if it's exhausted. When the surrounding environment is full of talisman sources, the contractor can slowly restore his own talisman source through rest, so that it can reach a full state again.

The higher the contract level, the faster the "charging" will be and the greater the capacity of the battery.

The reason is very simple.
The strength of the contractor above the half-spirit is precisely because it is not only a large-capacity battery, but also because it can activate the source of symbols between heaven and earth, and the charging speed is so fast that it can almost equal the consumption.

But in the Fuyuan desert, the content of Fuyuan is extremely low.

If it is not replenished, it cannot be "charged", and can only consume its own source of symbols.

Of course, this is not absolute, even in the Fuyuan Desert, there are still special cases, that is, the existence of isolated islands in the sea - in the Fuyuan Desert, there are also some extremely small "oases".

In the oasis, although the talisman energy is not as good as that outside the desert, fortunately there are still some talisman condensed.

This is also the reason why Vera didn't consume all her talisman source after [-] days in the desert. She explored while walking, and after encountering the "oasis", she tried to use it as a camp for the night, resting and recovering Fu source.

The hillside next to the railway track that I have chosen now is an "oasis".

"It's amazing, unpredictable."

Feeling the slowly growing talisman in her body, Vera finally felt relieved and dared to continue the conversation with Mo Ke at this time.

"Yes." An unpredictable voice sounded from her heart.

"The rocks and vegetation in this Fuyuan desert are almost the same as the outside, but there is no Fuyuan."

Through Vera's eyes, Mo Ke also saw the scenery for more than 20 days along the way, and only then did he express his feelings.

In the rune source desert of Mount Kassam, except for the lack of rune sources, the trees, flowers and plants are still green, and the rocks and land have not changed in any way, which is no different from the outside world.

"Well." Vera nodded: "Yes, for ordinary people, this Runeyuan Desert has no effect, but for contractors, this place is like a restricted area."

"Unless the contractor doesn't use the ability, but in that case, the contractor is no different from ordinary people in the Fuyuan Desert."

These words made Mi Ke evoke Tyrande's memory of "homeland".

The homeland is also a rune source desert.

Comparing it now, it made Mo Ke understand a lot of things. The attribute of the Fuyuan Desert may be the reason why the elves in "Homeland" are struggling to survive.

You know, elves are born with the ability to contract, plus they don't have to pay a price, don't have to bear emotional obsession, and don't go crazy. The elves should be very powerful.

With such a powerful contract ability, how could the mere mystery of the Sea of ​​Violence restrict them?
If the homeland is the Fuyuan Desert, then it is another matter.

The few oases should be where the Twelve Tribes are located. This should not be wrong, but even so, I am afraid that the "charging piles" of the elves are not enough
The elves can only recover the talisman sources within the tribe, and those places with high talisman sources are controlled by the bishop, and the tribesmen are only allowed to enter after permission. That is to say, the elves have to wait in line for charging. Let me explain—even in the tribal oasis, the total amount of runes is not enough.

Otherwise, why is it so troublesome?

It is very dangerous for the elves to go deep into the desert because they cannot replenish the source of talismans. Every time they go deep into the desert, it is a test of life and death. Of course, this is also related to the harsh natural environment of their homeland.

After the talisman source in the body is exhausted, the elves are only equivalent to ordinary people, and they live in the vast desert.
Wait, desert?
Unpredictable has seen the terrifying sandstorm in his homeland, and when it comes to the natural environment, this comparison has made him discover a bright spot. The desert of Fuyuan in Mount Kassam is just the desert of Fuyuan. The mainland was originally a desert environment?

It should be like this. In Tyrande's memory, the food of their elves is very scarce. Tyrande himself has never even seen a wild rabbit. This is indeed an ecosystem that fits the desert environment.

Moreover, in the Iron Mountain Secret Realm, Mo Ke used "backtracking time" to explore the history of the Iron God period. The so-called homeland of the elves was actually the "slave camp" of humans at that time, and it made sense to choose it in a desert with harsh conditions. .

Withdrawing his mind, Mo Ke remembered another thing, he couldn't help laughing and said:
"Captain, do you feel that the source of this contract ability, that is, the talisman source, does not look like a 'force field'?"

"Force field?" Vera didn't know why.

The unpredictable voice came again: "I only thought of it after you reminded me that the talisman source of this continent is like an invisible force field, which is similar to the electromagnetic field that exists objectively in physics. "

"What is an electromagnetic field?" Vera asked, still shaking her head.

"Ah" Unpredictable can't explain it, so I couldn't help but paused, and then I thought about it and said: "In short, Fuyuan is a 'field' proved by physics. Objective things have no effect."

"The Fuyuan desert is the place where the Fuyuan force field is disturbed, or the area where the force field partially disappears. Therefore, in the Fuyuan desert, the animals, plants and objective existence are not affected, and the contractor alone cannot mobilize the Fuyuan. energy."

"I'm not sure if you can understand, but that's what I think anyway."

Vera tilted her head and pondered for a moment: "I probably understand what you mean."

"You mean, the form of Fuyuan's existence is like the aura formed by air. This metaphor is not appropriate. After all, the Fuyuan field can't be felt like air, but an electromagnetic field like what you said."

"Yes, that's what it means." Mo Ke chuckled.

Vera pondered for a few seconds: "Indeed. Kind of like it."

"Just, how can this be verified?"

In this regard, Unpredictable is indeed what he came up with just now, but it is just a guess, and it cannot be verified at this time.

Unpredictable, however, chuckled: "I don't have the ability to verify it, or rather, it doesn't need to verify it. We don't need to study it so deeply. What we need to ponder is how to use this desert of talisman sources."

"Using the Fuyuan Desert?" Vera was stunned.

"Of course." Mo Ke chuckled, "This Fuyuan Desert was given to me by Cang Lan herself. How could I not study it carefully, um. There is no rule for Fuyuan energy. If it is used well, A powerful weapon."

After being reminded by Mi Ke's words, Vera came to her senses, but she was still surprised by Mi Ke's thoughts.

Of course, what surprised me was not how Mo Ke used it, but that Mo Ke didn't even let go of the Fuyuan Desert. His style of balding whenever he saw a goat really came from the Requan City Supervision Office. revealed.
After pondering for a moment, Vera nodded: "I thought about it."

"This Fuyuan Desert is indeed a useful existence. Just imagine, if two contractors fight here."

Unpredictable chuckled: "That's right, that's it."

"Here, even if Shadow Fang comes in person, he must comply with the rules of this desert, once his talisman sources are exhausted."

These words really aroused Vera's many associations.

Then, I can't help but feel "admiration" for the unpredictable brain hole.

However, Vera is a Punisher captain with great tactical literacy. Hearing the unorthodox idea of ​​Unpredictable, she couldn't help but immediately consider the feasibility:
"Well, it's a good idea, but some conditions are still difficult to meet. The existence of the half-spirit level, the talisman source is very difficult to consume, and they can easily escape from the desert and rise to the sky. In short, it is difficult for us to really use it. They have been controlling this rune source desert."

The unpredictable voice came again: "If the conditions are not met, then we will find a way to create conditions to satisfy him!"

Vera hasn't said the second half of the sentence yet, but this time, it's needless to say it.

No conditions, create conditions!
Unpredictable's thinking was so detached, she found it difficult to keep up.

Mo Ke also knew that there was no need to discuss this issue too deeply at this time. After all, it was a matter that had not been written yet, so he changed the subject immediately and thanked Vera:
"Captain, I still have to thank you very much."

"You have been exploring along the road for more than 20 days, and you have marked all the places with oases, which really helped me a lot."

Vera smiled and waved her hands: "You're welcome."

But she thought of another thing, and suddenly laughed and said:
"Unpredictable. You are thinking about how to use this rune source desert. Is it because you are running out of cards?"

"Hehehe, in the past few days, the train bound for Qinghu Province along the way is full of Hesse people."

What she said was exactly what she had seen and heard in the past few days.

Because along the only railway transportation line from the southern province to the outside world, Vera discovered a phenomenon, that is, the trains leaving the southern province are full of Hesse people in the recent period.

However, the trains going in the opposite direction to the southern provinces are "sparsely populated".
The characteristic of the Hesse train is that it stops everywhere regardless of the station. Vera also had the opportunity to chat with the Hesse people on the train several times, and she also knew the latest situation in the southern province.

Under the turmoil of the New Party, the provincial council has already shown its disadvantages, and the existence behind the provincial council is not its own team member.

The southern province is in chaos, and a large number of Hesse are "immigrating" and fleeing the southern province
Mo Ke suddenly laughed out loud: "Captain, you can even see this."

Vera also looked up at the sky: "I'm also your captain, not an idiot."

"Hey." Mo Ke laughed again.

Vera sighed and asked, "What are you going to do next?"

"What should I do?" Unexpectedly asked.

Vera smiled bitterly: "Isn't the situation bad now? I want to ask if you have a solution."

"Ah," there was no trace of sadness in the unpredictable tone: "Where is the situation going wrong?"

"Isn't everything going well?"

Vera shook her head and laughed: "You are still stubborn! Your Hesse Ironmen are going to run away."

Then, she heard an unpredictable question: "Isn't it a good thing that the Hesse people have run away?"

"I'm just worried that these guys are running too slow!"

Vera was stunned when she heard the words, and she thought of something in her heart, and her tone fluctuated:
"What did you say?"

"Could it be that you want to let the Hesse leave the southern province?"

Unexpectedly, there was no answer this time.

Vera was even more surprised in her tone: "You really plan to do this? Is this your purpose?"

Unpredictable chuckled: "I have many goals, and this is just one of them."

He admitted it!

From the unpredictable joke, Vera confirmed her guess.

My team member, the lord of the southern province, actually wants to abandon his Hesse people?
This matter, no matter how you think about it, feels unrealistic.

What government doesn't want ironborn?
It is said that Mo Ke has just been conferred the title of national teacher and has become the officially recognized speaker of the southern province.

You want to "drive away" the people under your command before your butt is hot?
She asked incredulously, "Why?"

It's just that Mi Ke didn't answer yet, the sound of the train's whistle came from a distance, interrupting the conversation between the two.

A train is coming from afar.