The weather was nice today.
The sunshine in the desert was lovely, and the wind was only strong enough to stir the girls' hair and skirt hems gently.
Li Qiuzhi and the others had now left Caravan Ribat and officially entered the desert.
Although the weather was good and no sandstorms had stirred up, the temperature was high. It was afternoon now, making the heat even worse.
"Put on a cloak. Staying out in the sun too long will give you heatstroke."
Leaving footprints in the sand as she walked, Dehya took a cloak from her Vision's Burdened Space and draped it over herself.
"Before coming to the desert, I used the Akasha to learn about all the things to watch out for here, so of course I packed a cloak well in advance!"
Nilou also took out a cloak that protected against wind, sand, and sunlight, and put it on.
"Good." Dehya nodded approvingly, then looked in surprise at Li Qiuzhi, who had made no move. "Hmm? Don't tell me you didn't prepare anything."
"...Ahem, I don't need to go to all that trouble." Li Qiuzhi coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment.
With that, he used Hydro to condense a thick cloud of mist above their heads, blocking the sunlight. Wisps of moisture drifted down, making them feel refreshed.
"Uh, even you shouldn't waste Elemental Power like this... never mind, forget I said anything."
Dehya looked up at the mist overhead. She had wanted to remind Li Qiuzhi that wasting too much Elemental Power would leave him in trouble if he had none left during an emergency.
But then she remembered he could face even a god head-on. Something like this was surely trivial for him, so she let him be.
"Don't worry. It barely makes a difference."
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