Dunn and Annie turned toward the voice.
The speaker was a handsome young man with dazzling long golden hair and a bright, sunny smile.
His appearance alone made people instinctively take a liking to him at first glance.
"Sorry, I wasn't deliberately trying to pry into your backgrounds. It's just that outsiders rarely visit this oasis, so I took the liberty of disturbing you."
Seeing Dunn and Annie looking at him without speaking, the newcomer hurried to explain.
"So, what do you want?"
Dunn's question came out rather stiffly.
Eating sand for over ten days had already put him in a foul mood. He had finally reached an oasis to rest, only for someone to come bother him. The fact that Dunn had not simply smacked him was already a testament to his upbringing in his previous life.
"My sincere apologies. I'm Maddy. Some friends and I have put together an expedition, but we're still short a few people, so I wanted to invite you two. If you're interested, you can come find me. I'll be staying at the inn for the next few days."
Noticing Dunn's unwelcoming attitude, Maddy immediately and quickly stated his purpose, then smiled and nodded at the two of them before turning to leave.
Once Maddy had left, Annie immediately said to Dunn:
"What do you think? Want to go have some fun with them? We don't have any particular destination right now anyway."
The two of them were staying in the Old World primarily for Annie's advancement, while Dunn also wanted to take the opportunity to explore the Old World properly.
After all, given the current situation, Dunn might find it difficult to return to the Old World after this trip.
That would remain true even after he advanced to Legendary. After all, Dunn's