On the eastern outskirts of the Tagore Desert.
A young, youthful figure gazed at the distant outline of the massive city, a trace of longing in his eyes.
It was Xiao Le. After leaving the Xiao Family, he had headed straight for Stone Desert City in the eastern Tagore Desert.
As he drew closer, the rugged aura unique to the desert rushed toward him. Stepping into Stone Desert City, he found that the passersby's clothing, words, and mannerisms were completely different from his own.
The residents of Stone Desert City were all remarkably open. Children ran through the streets wearing nothing but bellybands, while the women dressed boldly, no less striking than the beauties he had seen on the streets in his previous life.
Before he had gone far, Xiao Le was blocked by a crowd.
The area ahead was packed with people, as though something exciting was happening. Xiao Le turned, intending to leave.
"Hmph, it's only the Storm Mercenary Group. Our Desert Metal Mercenary Group isn't afraid of you!"
Hearing the words "Desert Metal," Xiao Le stopped, because his two older brothers had founded the Desert Metal Mercenary Group here in Stone Desert City.
Squeezing into the crowd, he saw two groups facing each other. The weaker side had only three people, while the other had thirteen.
From the scattered comments of the surrounding crowd, Xiao Le quickly understood what had happened.
Not long ago, the Desert Metal Mercenary Group had encountered a sand lizard while hunting in the desert. After great effort, they had finally killed it. However, the sand lizard had apparently been prey of the Storm Mercenary Group. It had merely escaped after being injured, allowing Desert Metal to reap the benefit.
The Storm Mercenary Group had also lost quite a few men because of