To a certain extent, when nothing happened at all, it meant that life was peaceful, which could be considered a good thing.
But the problem now was that what had happened before had been far too serious. Afterward, they had been unable to obtain any information for a long time, and not knowing what was going on always left people feeling uneasy.
Compared to Li Ce, who was bearing the pressure at the front line, Shi Lei, stationed at the desert border, had been having a much easier time lately.
After all, with Li Ce at the front, almost all the pressure had fallen onto his shoulders. As the border-defense general, Shi Lei had spent the past two months completely absorbed in logistics.
For one thing, the three oasis outposts in the desert now needed continued supplies, and the task of organizing the supply lines and providing logistical materials had naturally fallen to him.
For another, there was still plenty of development work to be done along their desert border itself, including desert control, sand prevention, and even camel breeding.
With Shi Lei stationed there, he truly had no shortage of things to keep busy with.
Now that Li Ce had taken over the most stressful task and helped share the burden, Shi Lei was delighted.
On the new day, just after confirming the latest frontline report sent back by Li Ce, Shi Lei happened to receive a communication from Black Moon City as well.
Upon learning that Empress Yalveth was preparing to come and take command there, Shi Lei used the opportunity to report the latest developments at the front.
They had not expressed any doubts about Shilke's judgment. Besides, an ordinary sandstorm could not possibly make two Vajra Realm combatants—the Snake Person King and the Desert Giant Snake—vanish