Zhang Xiao sat on the flying carpet, watching dunes flash past nearby. The speeding carpet stirred up clouds of sand in its wake, looking like a yellow dragon of dust from a distance.
The wind was strong, but in this scorching desert, it felt like the hot air from a hair dryer.
Like other flying vehicles, the flying carpet offered absolutely no protection from the wind. Everyone's hair streamed straight out in the roaring air.
Occasionally, a gust of sand struck their faces like needles, rattling against their goggles.
Sitting in the "VIP" seat right in the middle, Zhang Xiao finally understood why flying carpets were banned in most countries.
They were incredibly unsafe!
A flying carpet wasn't rigid in flight. It rose and fell with the wind like a rug floating on water, all while traveling at tremendous speed.
Someone sitting at the edge could simply vanish halfway through the journey.
On this trip alone, if the people beside them hadn't reacted quickly, the little fellows who had been "forced" to surrender the central VIP seat would have been thrown off countless times.
The scenery never changed. It felt as though they had traveled for ages without moving at all. The endless sea of sand merely watched everyone who entered it in silence.
Kreleg sat behind Zhang Xiao, holding a golden compass and adjusting their course from time to time.
Nobody wanted to speak in such harsh conditions. Fortunately, the flying carpet finally began to slow.
"We're here-" Kreleg jumped off the flying carpet and called his goblin subordinates over to set up camp.
While they bustled about, Zhang Xiao examined the legendary Pyramid No. X-1 through his own unique perspective.
This stretch of desert looked decidedly strange. There were no rolling dunes, no rippling patterns in the sand,