They did not need water, so after collecting the spoils of war, they began to explore this oasis.
This oasis was quite large, and it was filled with trees they had never seen before. They must have had strong wind resistance, otherwise, it would not have existed until now.
Within the oasis, there were indeed other animals. They saw some low-level animals with no offensive capabilities, and even some animals that curiously observed them.
"I didn't expect there to be such an oasis in a place full of monsters, and more importantly, these small animals," Diao Chan and the others said with curiosity.
"They are indeed very cute. I wonder how they survive here," Zhen Mi also said with a smile, looking at the little creatures around them with great curiosity.
"If Sister Diao Chan likes them, you can take them back. Our living space is large enough anyway," Sun Shangxiang suggested.
Although she also liked these little creatures, she only appreciated them. She still preferred training armies and conquering battlefields.
Diao Chan shook her head upon hearing this, "There's no need for that. They naturally live here. If we forcibly take them to another world, it would harm them."
"Sister Diao Chan is truly thoughtful," Zhen Mi admired Diao Chan. She hadn't thought of this.
"This oasis is so vast, are we still in the desert? Is there any possibility of getting out of the desert?"
They hadn't expected that after walking underground for so long, they would be so far from the desert.
This place had nothing to do with the desert; it was like two different worlds.
However, before long, they saw the fierce wind attacking again, carrying a hint of yellow sand. This place was indeed still within the land of storms.
"I really hate these storms."
Watching the wind grow stronger and stronger, they simply braved the wind and continued to move forward. After all, with their strength, they could still handle the current intensity of the storm with ease.
They walked for a long time before reaching the edge of the oasis and then continued to venture deeper into the desert.
Before long, they sensed some monsters approaching. Moreover, these monsters were very fast and came from the desert. They did not appear to be very large.
The monster emerged from beneath the desert and attacked one of the soldiers.
Zhou Yan saw the appearance of this monster. It resembled a fox, with earth-yellow fur all over its body. It was about the size of an adult human. When it opened its mouth, it revealed sharp teeth.
[Monster: Sand Fox]
[Quality: Elite]
[Race: Demonic Fox]
[Level: 60]
[Special: Sand Control]
A level 60 Sand Fox, capable of controlling the power of the desert.
Before the Sand Fox could bite, the soldier thrust his spear, piercing its throat, and it fell to the ground.
The soldier collected the monster, then picked up the dropped items and brought them to Zhou Yan.
One hundred and twenty soul coins, a six-star earth-yellow crystal core, and a piece of sand crystal.
A new type of material had been discovered.
It seemed that every type of monster could drop a new material, and he had not yet found a need for these materials in his territory.
He collected them and put them in the place designated for storing materials, which contained thousands of types of materials, most of which he could use.
As for those he did not need, unless they had great value, he would not actively purchase them.
Many new types of materials were collected during the exploration of the Lord's Continent.
"These Sand Foxes look quite good, just a bit too ferocious," Sun Shangxiang replied.
"If their level were a bit higher, it would be good to capture them as mounts. It's a shame they are only level 60," Zhou Yan said.
If these Sand Foxes were level 70 or above, he might have captured a batch to use as mounts.
Level 60 Sand Foxes were still too weak for his liking.
They continued to walk, encountering many more Sand Foxes along the way. These Sand Foxes seemed to prefer to be active during windy and sandy conditions, and they could also use the power of the storms to strengthen their control over the desert.
These Sand Foxes began to control gusts of sand and then attacked Zhou Yan and his group.
These attacks did not cause significant damage to them, and they were all eliminated.
These monsters were also relatively scattered, not forming group attacks, which greatly disappointed Zhou Yan.
He preferred large-scale monster tides because they yielded greater profits.
Unfortunately, not all monsters lived as densely as Blood Scorpions.
At most, a dozen of these monsters would appear together, and sometimes they might not even encounter one in half an hour.
Thus, Zhou Yan and his group traversed the desert every day.
The variety of monsters here was quite diverse, and each type of monster dropped different materials for them.
These items were indeed quite good, but the lack of monster hordes meant they did not obtain much.
Fortunately, they had a large number of people, and when dispersed, the items obtained were not too few.
However, with eight thousand people scattered in different locations, Zhou Yan had not encountered any group so far.
This place was clearly vast, like a desert world.
Although the harvest here was good, the storms were something Diao Chan and the others greatly disliked.
If their strength wasn't sufficient to form spiritual energy shields, their skin would have been unbearable from the abrasion.
On the fifth day, Zhou Yan and his group discovered a building. However, the buildings were weathered and looked dilapidated, clearly indicating that they had existed for an extremely long time.
"Let's go take a look." They braved the sandstorms and walked towards the building.
These buildings were in disrepair, as if a stronger storm could blow them down.
It was truly not easy for them to have stood until now.
Even many buildings were buried under the yellow sand. The buildings here seemed to be exposed from beneath the desert only because the fierce winds had blown away the sand covering them.
"This place is quite large. It looks like it was a huge city before," Zhou Yan said, looking around. He found no signs of life.
"There were once intelligent beings living in this secret realm. I wonder why they disappeared."
The women were all curious and began to search everywhere, but they did not find much useful information.
It had been too long here, and the interiors of many buildings were filled with sand, seemingly without any valuable contents.
"Let's rest here for the night."
After half an hour, they hadn't found anything. Zhou Yan instructed the soldiers to clean out a relatively good-looking house, and they would rest there for the night.
However, a soldier came to report that while cleaning the house, they had discovered an underground passage.
"An underground passage? Interesting, let's go see," Zhou Yan walked towards that place.
Upon careful observation, it was discovered that this building should be the central area of the entire ruins. From the outline of the ruins, it could be vaguely seen that this was supposed to be the ruling center of the city.
Moreover, the buildings here were probably the best-preserved structures in the entire ruin.