The border counties are located in the westernmost part of the empire, with barren land and backward economy, but they have nurtured the most brave and warlike people in the empire.

Nearly 3,000 years ago, the first group of pioneers from the Eastern Continent landed on Dongli City and came to this brand new continent. After that, they continued to expand their footprints to the west, crossed the wet and fertile eastern fertile land, and then crossed the central hinterland of the empire, and came to a undulating wilderness.

2,800 years ago, the first person to step onto the border county land asserted that this place would become the border of the Western Continent. Then the land experienced the colonial era and the two imperial dynasties before and after. The territory of civilization expanded northward to the foot of the distant snow-capped mountains, and to the southward to the large area of ​​southern rainforests, but the pioneering in the west was always progressing slowly.

The mountain roads are rugged, the land is barren, there are many wildernesses and few vegetation, and even minerals are not rich. Such land really does not have the value of pioneering.

Since the colonial era, border counties have attracted some frustrated people. People who commit crimes in the east or lose their fortunes and find it difficult to survive will spontaneously go to the west. After a long period of time, these people established towns in border counties, reclaimed thin fields on barren land to reproduce, and then after more than two thousand years, they have honed the unique culture of border counties.

To this day, the territory of the Great Qin Empire has expanded dozens of times compared with the colonial era, and the land of border counties has become more fertile and suitable for human survival under the influence of magical energy. However, anyone who set foot on the land of border counties can immediately realize that this is different.

It seems that everything is incompatible with other civilizational territory, take transportation as an example:

First of all, the scarcity of channel technology. There are less than a hundred channels connecting other counties of the empire in the entire border counties! This number is far less than any other place.

Part of it is limited by natural conditions. The magical climate in border counties is unique, and the cost of establishing passages is much higher than that in other regions, and even higher than the gray plains near snow-capped mountains. However, border counties have never been known for their wealth.

The other part is the isolated culture inherent in the border counties, and people are not willing to have such close contacts with people from other places. Therefore, the construction of the passage has always lacked strong support.

In addition to the passage technology, the transportation technology of border counties also looks unique.

Due to the many Gobi wilderness in the border counties and the special sky ecosystem, there is neither the train technology elsewhere, nor the use of flying magic tools. The most mainstream means of transportation is a giant magic tool called "Sand Boat". The core principle is to blend the hull into the earth, eliminate resistance, and then the high-energy magic furnace supplies energy to pull the sand boat forward.

Compared with traditional horse-drawn carriages, rail trains, flying boats, etc., the speed and endurance of sand boats are inferior, but in border counties, this is the most commonly used and safest mode of transportation.

Bai Xiao went to the border county and was riding on a sand boat.

Although there is a passage directly connected to Baiye City in the Gao family's manor, Bai Xiao can go to Baiye City first and then go to Gao family directly, but...

There is also an important destination for a trip to the border counties, or an important fellow traveler.

At the Sazhou ticket office of Bianjun, Zuo Qingsui's face turned red and pressed the throbbing in her heart, standing behind Bai Xiao. A little head that was usually calm was filled with: Master, senior brother is going to my hometown?! My hometown ahhhh!

Bai Xiao took out three perfectly qualified Dragon Tears in front of the ticket seller: "Three VIP Cabin Tickets."

The ticket seller looked at the crystal clear gem on the counter, swallowed his saliva, and said, "It is recommended that you go to a special shipyard to buy a boat, where only tickets are sold."

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The so-called true fragrance theorem is fully reflected in Bai Xiao.

Before the holiday, he was firmly in the laboratory and expressed his determination to live and die with the library, but when he left the empire's hinterland and came to the border county, he was immediately attracted by the unique natural scenery here, and he didn't even care about reading the textbooks he carried with him.

Riding on the sand boat racing on the earth, Bai Xiao looked into the Gobi through the transparent glass window, his eyes widened, staring at the distant horizon. Looking at the hazy and distorted sky and earth under the scorching sun, his mood couldn't help but open up.

Gao Yuan, who was sitting not far away, said proudly: "Senior Brother, it's not a waste of this trip to the Gobi Desert? Although it's a bit desolate, it also condenses the efforts of mankind for nearly 3,000 years..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zuo Qingsui smiled and said, "Senior Brother Gao Yuan, you are exaggerating again. How long does the history of the border counties last for so long..."

Gao Yuan couldn't help but tremble when he heard this: "Please don't call me a senior brother, please, our Hongshan freshman has the only designated senior brother!"

Zuo Qingsui covered her mouth and chuckled: "If you are not careful... In short, the border county is not that great, after all, it was the destination of the frustrated person back then."

"... Qingsui, you are a native of the border county, don't you have the pride of your hometown that you should have?"

"Be realistic, and this does not prevent me from liking such a border county at all." Zuo Qingsui said, his eyes unable to help but cross the glass window to the distance.

For a moment, the scenery on the Gobi Desert even made her forget Bai Xiao who was so close to her.

However, just as the girl was ecstatic, a harsh alarm suddenly sounded in the cabin.

"Warning, if you encounter a sand beast in front of you, the sand boat will be suspended. Please stay in your seat and follow the instructions of the security personnel..."

In an instant, Zuo Qingsui and Gao Yuan restrained their expressions and sat back on their seats seriously.

This VIP cabin is the only VIP cabin in the entire giant sand boat. Although there were only three passengers, shortly after the alarm sounded, four fully armed soldiers from Daqin border county walked over. They were wearing heavy armor and holding bursting firearms, emitting amazing evil spirits.

A short-sized officer in the lead said with a slightly kind smile: "Please don't be panicked, it's not a big problem. We have a special person to wipe out the sand beasts, and it will be over soon. By then, the sand boat will continue sailing and it should not be delayed."

Gao Yuan, who is a local, smiled: "It's all from border counties, I know."

Hearing Gao Yuan's unconcealed Bianjun accent, the smile on the officer's face became even more natural: "It's easier to deal with it if you are all your own people. Many outsiders are prone to fuss when they encounter this situation, and they don't obey our commands very much in panic, so that's trouble."

Gao Yuan glanced at the patterns on the officer's breastplate and asked, "How many are from the Flying Cavalry?"

"Um."

"That's even more reassuring. A mere sand beast may not be enough to exercise the muscles and bones of the flying cavalry."

The officer smiled when he heard this: "It's too much."

At this moment, the entire cabin shook slightly, and a long brown beast broke out from the ground in the distance!

Even a hundred meters away, the people in the cabin could still deeply feel the unrivalled huge body of the sand beast. When it rose to the ground, it was like a huge hill. Its sharp head was like a steep cliff on the top of the mountain. With the roaring sound, the body more than a hundred meters long rushed up, as tall as a jade pillar that was rising to the sky.

"My God, it's super big." Gao Yuan murmured by the window, "Luckily, this time it's the flying cavalry to be protected."

The Flying Cavalry soldiers in charge of security in the car also changed into a stern look: "It is indeed a super-large level, so please be sure to follow our instructions later."

The next moment, above the sand boat, more than ten soldiers sprayed a scorching airflow from behind. Their bodies were pushed back by the airflow and flew straight into the sky, facing the sand beast that broke out from the ground.

The soldiers held a burst firearm of more than one person and started shooting continuously at a distance of two hundred meters. The weapons driven by the miniature magic furnace and the powerful explosives as the warhead caused huge damage, and the terrifying bloody wounds were constantly torn from the 100-meter-long body of the giant beast.

These flying cavalry soldiers were well-trained and could still maintain the accuracy of the fire concentration point even in the air where strong winds whistled. More than a dozen soldiers gathered fire in a moment and cut off the insect killing in half.

A feast of blood and flesh, the hundred-meter-long sand beast broke into two pieces, and its head fell weakly, causing the earth to shake again.

However, the several flying cavalry soldiers in the cabin did not look relaxed at all.

The officer whispered to himself: "It's a little troublesome."

"Yes." A tall soldier beside him also frowned, "I thought it was the head, but it turned out to be the tail?"

Gao Yuan also changed his expression when he heard this: "Damn, that's the tail? No wonder it broke so quickly... But the tail is so huge? Isn't the head..."

"Congratulations on winning the first prize, the super-large level." The officer said, waved his hand, and the soldiers immediately scattered and came to every passenger. "If you are lucky later, it would be fine if the sand beast retreats by itself. If you are not lucky, the sand boat may not be able to be saved. You must follow us closely at that time!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw the half of the sand beast buried in the soil twisting, and a green turbid current ejected from the cross section, and then rushed into the ground and disappeared without a trace.

The tense atmosphere was relieved in the cabin, and all the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's okay, it's okay, the sand beast has escaped, everyone can enjoy the rest of the journey."

At the same time, the captain's announcement sounded in the cabin, with similar contents aimed at appeaseing the passengers. The lingering fears in the voice also fully demonstrated the sinister situation just now.

Now even Zuo Qingsui, the local man, was not calm: "Is the risk of sand boats so high?"

At this time, the officer of the flying cavalry explained: "Generally not. 90% of sand boats will not encounter any accidents during navigation, and 90% will not be a sand beast when encountering accidents. 90% will not be a super-level one when encountering sand beasts. 90% will not be a super-level one, and in the event of a super-level accident, less than 10% may be the first prize... However, sand beasts are indeed not very stable recently, and I feel that they will encounter them frequently in the past few days."

Speaking of this, a subordinate reached out and touched him.

The officer quickly changed his smile: "In short, please enjoy the vibrant journey to the border county!"
Chapter completed!