Following the route guided by the caravan, Ning Xue successfully arrived at a smaller stronghold before sunset.
It is built around several deep wells, with low earthen houses and inns scattered around.
Merchants were holding camels and unloading goods outside various inns. They seemed to be transporting supplies to this stronghold.
Ning Xue walked straight to a slightly larger inn.
When the heavy anti-Shamon curtains were opened, the noise and heat wave rushed in.
The lobby was filled with travelers in various costumes. They were holding teacups and sipping water with expressions of enjoyment on their faces.
"Stay in the hotel." Ning Xue walked to the counter and said to the boss.
The shopkeeper glanced up at him, then looked at nothing behind him, and shook his head.
"Guest, it's a bad time to come.
The last few rooms were booked half an hour ago.
The woodshed is quite spacious. If you tidy it up, you can put a blanket on it. The price is only half of that of an ordinary room. How about it?"
Ning Xue looked at the crowded lobby and nodded.
"Okay."
After paying the money and following the guy to the backyard, his eyes glanced at a few inconspicuous corners.
There are several people sitting there. Look at Forehead Protector, it should be the ninja of Sunagakure.
Performing a mission?
He stopped looking any further to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.
The woodshed is indeed simple, with only a corner of the utility room cleared and an old felt spread on the floor.
But compared to sleeping rough on the sand the previous two nights, this was already pretty good.
He didn't light a fire, so he ate a few mouthfuls of water from the kettle and the dry food he bought, and then rested early.
I have been really tired these past few days.
Nothing happened all night.
Those ninjas seemed to be just stopping for supplies, and had no communication with each other or conflicts with other people in the inn.
In the early morning of the next day, he went to the nearby grocery stores and early-rising traders to buy enough water and shelf-stable dry food at a price that was nearly 10% higher than the market price. He also bought a more detailed map.
After all, his original world map was not accurate enough in some areas.
When he was ready, he stopped staying and followed the guidance of the new map to step into the boundless sea of sand again.
Following this detailed map, the journey turned out to be much smoother.
The landscape also gradually changed, with less sand and more wind-eroded rocks and harder paths.
He carefully planned his route to avoid falling into the same predicament as the blind trek of the past few days.
I don't know how long he walked. At dusk, when he climbed over a long gravel slope, the scene in front of him suddenly became clear.
At the end of the sight, there is no longer endless sand and rocks.
A clear green line stretches across the horizon.
It's the end!
He hurriedly compared the map in his hand to confirm the direction again and again.
This time, he was sure.
The boundary of Land of Wind is just ahead.
Standing on the top of the mountain, he exhaled a long breath.
This Desert trip was finally coming to an end, and to be honest, he didn't want to come back a second time.
After all, it is too dry here. My Water Release and Ice Release will consume more Chakra. There is only one that can be used, and Wind Release is not good at it.
If he fights here, not only will his strength be greatly reduced, but if his opponent is local, he will definitely suffer.
He didn't stay here too long, but took a sip of water and wiped the corners of his mouth.
Then he jumped down and ran quickly towards the sparse forest.
(Well, Land of Wind will write more in the future. After all, Sealing Jutsu is not as good as Konoha, but it seems to be better than other countries.
Well, the heroine is coming soon, right? It's possible that the bar will collapse. If it collapses, there will be no heroine, right!)