The supply town the two convoys arrived at was practically already in the desert.
The area around the town was entirely desert. Go any farther in, and one would truly enter the heart of the desert. The highway also ended here; beyond this point, there were no roads, and people could only enter the desert on camels or on foot.
Back in the day, this desert town had been the starting point or endpoint for crossing the desert. Travelers would resupply here before entering the desert. Thus, the town had once flourished in ancient times.
As a result, there were many classical buildings in town, especially ancient structures with local characteristics, the sort that could be considered antiques.
Of course, with the decline of traveling merchants in modern times, the town had fallen into decline for many years. The people here had originally relied on desert trade to earn their living expenses.
After the desert merchants disappeared, the place gradually became desolate, and more than half of its original residents left.
Fortunately, after the new millennium began, because it was the starting and ending point of ancient desert routes and was close to several Ancient City ruins within the desert, the local government invested heavily in developing the place, turning it once more into a desert tourism center and a supply stop for self-driving tours.
Thus, this town deep in the desert was fairly prosperous, with food, drinks, and everything else one could need.
The two convoys entered town and found separate places to stay and rest up again. As though they had discussed it beforehand, after entering town, the two convoys settled down at opposite ends of the town. As for why the Ability User convoy knew the Martial Artist convoy's whereabouts so clearly, there was undoubtedly an informant