As expected, this is a tunnel that has been abandoned for a long time, and the wind blows from the gaps in the rocks on both sides.

Joyner leaned down and looked through the scattered leaves of the plants. Looking from her position, the sun blocked the two worlds, the outside was bright, but the tunnel was dark, and after a long time, she couldn't see what was inside.

She saw the wreckage of dozens of cars scattered near the entrance of the tunnel, so she simply walked over.

These cars can be seen from the appearance of pre-civilization, but they have long since become scrap iron.

Joyner watched all this silently, and touched the rusty skeleton with her fingers. The body shook slightly, as if it would collapse at any moment. Her eyes stayed on the lower part of the car. There were no tires, only the axles, and the body was almost completely covered by soil.

"Maybe hundreds of years..."

Thoughts seemed to be stirred up, Joyner thought, this place should have been a highway a long time ago. After standing still for a while, she continued to walk forward.

Finally, when we came to the entrance of the tunnel, the scene here is full of vigor and everything is blooming: weeds are covered in layers, and the vines at the entrance of the cave are tens of meters long, climbing all over the rock wall, like a thick grass curtain, probably already covered by plants. "Archived" covers a long time.

Joyner lowered her head, and the word "181" could be vaguely seen on a stone tablet next to it, which seemed to be the number of a road or a tunnel. But she racked her brains and thought for a long time, but she couldn't find any information related to it in her memory.

Further down the tunnel are more rusted, nearly crumbled vehicles that look very old. It seems that something major happened, so that everyone abandoned the car and fled.

Joyner walked inside the tunnel, tens of meters away, a huge rock visible to the naked eye blocked the way forward, as if it had collapsed from the top wall.

"It seems that this way is not going to work..."

Joyner had no choice but to give up resentfully under the balance.

"Huangsha is kind..."

"I remember... this road to Hidden Sandcastle has long been deserted."

She was shaking her head and came to the back of the truck to get some water. When she was about to drink, a voice sounded behind her.

Joyner looked around and saw the old man clutching the iron net and sitting cross-legged on the ground, a trace of uneasiness flashed in his cloudy eyes, as if he knew something.

"Why, do you know the way to the hidden sandcastle?"

Joyner's heart moved, and she immediately beamed with joy, and walked over quickly.

Regarding this legendary hidden sandcastle, she had heard a few words from sand bandits, and she only knew that it was the largest settlement of human beings here, and she was completely unclear about other aspects. It would be great if someone could tell her more details.

"Let me listen." Joyner handed the water over.

Without hesitation, the old man took the broken glass from her hand and drank it down in one gulp, then spoke slowly. "I remembered, that was many years ago..."

Although he was once intimidated by Joyner, and also shocked by her mutant identity and terror methods, the old man is obviously no longer so afraid.

Through conversation, it turns out that the old man lived near Yinsha Castle when he was young. There used to be hundreds of villages scattered around, forming a settlement circle of tens of thousands of people. These people reclaim the land together and exchange products with each other. Although life is very difficult, they can still fill their stomachs.

In a certain period of time later, countless thug gangs competed for territory near Yinsha Castle, burned, killed and looted, making people's livelihood difficult.

Years of **** killings have reduced the population there until no one can stay any longer. In order to survive, many people were forced to escape and became refugees in the wild.

"Then do you remember how to get there?" Joyner asked calmly after listening.

"I don't remember clearly, but I got a little impression when I saw this mountain. There should be a hidden sandcastle behind the mountain." The old man took another big sip of water and said in a deep voice.

"Then how do we get there?"

"From the area we came from, we have to go around the hills to the west to get to the Hidden Sandcastle. The terrain there is relatively low. The path you are taking now is completely wrong and very dangerous." The old man curled his lips.

"From the hills to the west...?"

Joyner recalled the sights she saw along the way, and it seemed that, as the old man said, there was a low hilly area in the opposite direction of the sun rising.

She silently calculated the distance and time, and felt that if she drove at full speed, she should be able to cross that area in a few hours and reach the hidden sandcastle before dark.

"What is the danger you mentioned just now?" Joyna looked at the old man with some doubts.

"I can't tell if there are any monsters," the old man shook his head, and said, "Generally, places with woods are very dangerous, because the vegetation is abundant and there is water, which means that the beasts are likely to mutate. Their claws will not miss any feast. An opportunity for a meal, so experienced people will not approach this kind of place."

"I understand," Joyner looked at the surrounding environment, nodded and said, "But beasts and the like shouldn't pose a threat to me, you know."

The old man sighed slightly, and said, "It seems that you really don't know much about the wilderness."

"Why, did I say something wrong?" Joyner said coldly.

"I've seen many terrifying beasts! For example, violent rats that are as big as humans, and poisonous scorpion nests that are more than ten meters high. There are also fire eaters that are as big as eagles. They fly into the air in groups and attack Livestock, just relying on the powerful forelimbs and sharp blades, can cut the neck of a cow..."

There is such a beast? Joyner was slightly shocked.

The old man smiled wryly, and continued, "I don't know why, sometimes I feel that you have never lived in such a place, nor are you... one of us."

Ah!

Joyner didn't say a word, turned her gaze away, then slowly stood up and said, "That's because I'm more worried about another kind of beast in this era than the beast."

The old man sighed, "You seem to be right. People always have a way to hunt and kill them. After all, wild beasts are just wild beasts."

Joyner took a deep breath~lightnovelpub.net~ looked into the distance, and suddenly said, "How far do you think we have before we can meet the guards of the hidden sandcastle?"

The old man thought for a while and said, "Are you talking about the guards patrolling nearby?"

"Yes, Hidden Sand Castle must have its own sphere of influence, right? There must be guards in their sphere of influence, such as sentries and patrols."

"As far as I know, they do have guards, but generally they don't leave the fortifications of the hidden sandcastle too far, because there are people from other gangs wandering around, constantly harassing. Once you encounter these people, the two sides will fight Let's go to war now. And for a better chance of winning, the thugs of Hidden Sandcastle will try to fight within their sphere of influence."

"Well, geographical advantage is very important to them. Presumably, food supplies, weapons and equipment will not be taken too far..."

Joyner thought for a while, then asked suddenly.

"Then your other meaning is that the closer we get to the hidden sandcastle, the more likely we will encounter other hostile forces?"

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