Chapter 327 The roar of the earth!
"Tilt the Watchtower."

Looking at the tower-shaped building that Lei He manually outlined on the sand, Luo Mu frowned slightly.

He remembered that these watchtowers in the game were basically the landing points for flying taxis when traveling across the map. There were some props on the top of the tower, and a Pokémon called Solitaire lived there.

But it is not clear who built the watchtower and what its purpose was.

Luo Mu personally felt that judging from the degree of dilapidation of some of the watchtowers, they might have been created by the ancient Padya Empire.

Leihe means that the official's tomb is buried beneath the tilted watchtower in the Honghong Desert?

What about the other watchtowers?

As if she could see what Luo Mu was thinking, Lei He smiled and explained, "The other watchtowers were probably just buildings used by the soldiers of the ancient Padya Empire to monitor the surrounding environment and prevent enemy invasions. They were specially built in places with a wide field of vision."

"There are very few watchtowers left on the land of Padia, and many of them, like the Leaning Watchtower, are on the verge of being half-abandoned."

"Other towers like the South Second District Watchtower and the West First District Watchtower have not collapsed due to disrepair because they are maintained by experts hired by the alliance."

"It is this parched desert that is special, not the leaning watchtower. It is just a reference for us to determine the location of the tomb."

Lei He explained it very clearly to Luo Mu, probably because she knew that Luo Mu only chose to help her because he was interested.

For Lei He, she didn't mind spending some time to popularize science for Luo Mu, all for the purpose of finding out the legends of the past.

Next, Luo Mu discussed many details of the action with Lei He and finally finalized the action plan.

After talking about Lei He's side, because they needed to act together next, Lei He became curious about what Luo Mu was going to spend a day doing.

To catch rare Pokémon?
Or can't help but want to try to find the treasure left by the Padilla Emperor in this scorching desert?
But Luo Mu's answer made Lei He stunned for a moment.

"There is a rumor in Ziqin Town that is widely circulated but has not been confirmed."

"Somewhere in the baking desert, there are creatures that have never been seen before that can cause earthquakes. Their footsteps make the earth ring, and their movements stir up dust."

"I'm looking for any signs of these mysterious creatures."

As Luo Mu spoke, he showed Lei He the old map that Terry had given him.

Lei He took the map. As a professional, she could tell at a glance that this was a rough map of the Honghong Desert with a very high accuracy.

But the most shocking thing is the messy line drawn in red pen.

Lei He murmured: "Is this... a moving route or a trajectory?"

In order to investigate the location of the tomb, Lei He naturally heard rumors about the mysterious giant creature in Ziqin Town.

She originally thought that Luo Mu's ideas were nonsense. It was too naive to want to find a huge mysterious creature that almost no one had ever seen in this vast desert without collecting any information.

But when Lei He saw this map, she instantly understood what Luo Mu relied on.

"A friend gave it to me."

Luo Mu smiled slightly. Although he planned to advance straight to the location of Tierueji and Xiongweiya in one breath, since he had let Lei He join his team temporarily, he might as well find an excuse.

"I have verified most of the routes and screened them thoroughly, so I am confident that I can let you wait only one day instead of waiting until I find them."

As the night progressed, the desert temperature dropped.

Luo Mu and Lei He asked the Pokémon that could rest in the Poké Balls during the day to take turns to guard at night to prevent wild Pokémon from attacking the camp.

And one of them returned to the tent, lay in the warm sleeping bag, and fell asleep listening to the crackling sound of firewood in the fire.

Leihe curled up in a space that was a bit cramped compared to the size of the off-road vehicle, and barely fell asleep under several layers of thick clothes.

Before going to bed, Lei He looked at the tent with some envy. In order to store enough supplies for traveling in the desert, the seat space of the off-road vehicle had been compressed to the extreme. Now she couldn't even stretch her arms and legs, let alone take out her sleeping bag.

On the contrary, Luo Mu's place was spacious and casual, which was really enviable. If she hadn't maintained her modesty as a woman, she would have shamelessly squeezed into his tent.

It was a peaceful night, passing without any disturbance.

The next morning.

The engine of the four-wheel drive off-road vehicle roared loudly, and the huge tires turned at high speed, leaving a very deep rut.

next moment.

As the dust was raised all over the sky, the off-road vehicle was like a roaring beast, and under the driving of Lei He, it quickly drove towards Luo Mu's destination.

As the off-road vehicle was driving, many wild Pokémon turned their attention to this big guy, but had no intention of attacking it.

There are also Pokémon like Motorlizard that follow the off-road vehicle in groups as if they are racing with it.

If Chongni were to pull the horse on this journey, it might take until tonight before they could reach Luo Mu's intended destination.

But driven by the tires of the off-road vehicle, the time for this section of the journey was greatly reduced. By noon, the distance to the target was less than ten kilometers.

But the accident happened at this moment.

At first it was just a wisp of yellow sand dancing gently in the wind.

But in the blink of an eye, this force quickly grew stronger, like a violent beast roaring in the desert. In just a few breaths, the sandstorm swept across the surrounding world, dyeing the sky a dim yellow.

The wind was whistling outside the car window, and the dust was surging like a raging tide, constantly hitting the body of the off-road vehicle, making a rustling sound.

"Sandstorm"

Luo Mu and Lei He's expressions suddenly became serious. They didn't expect that after a smooth day, they would encounter a natural disaster like a sandstorm when they were about to reach the target area.

My vision has been occupied by the yellow sand. Now that I can't see the direction clearly, moving rashly is obviously the stupidest thing to do.

Fortunately, before going to the desert, Lei He spent a lot of money to modify and upgrade her beloved off-road vehicle. At least there would be no situation where sand and dust penetrated into the car through the window gaps and air-conditioning inlets and outlets, making the air inside the car turbid.

"It seems we can only stay here temporarily."

Lei He held the steering wheel, took one foot off the accelerator, stepped on the brake and pulled the handbrake directly to prevent the off-road vehicle from being forced to move by the strong wind.

Luo Mu knew that now was not the time to be brave and move forward, so he could only nod and plan to wait until the sandstorm stopped before making any plans.

Although Luo Mu understood that as long as he called out Dragonite to let it fly into the air and break through the sandstorm in one breath, and at the same time used the Storm Shield to protect himself, he would be able to continue moving forward.

But considering Leihe who came with him to the depths of the Hot Desert, as well as some wild Pokémon that could move in sandstorms and wait for opportunities to attack, Luo Mu finally did not take any action.

After all, I chose to explore the Honghong Desert because I was interested in what would happen when two Earthquake Masters were in the same Honghong Desert, as well as the secret seasonings in their nests and the mysterious evolution item.

There is absolutely no need to fight so hard.

Fortunately, the off-road vehicle customized by Leihe was of high quality and weight, and the intensity of the sandstorm did not rise to the level that could overturn the off-road vehicle.

Although the car body will sway slightly due to the strong winds blowing from all directions, the amplitude of the shaking is not large, so there should be no problem in surviving this sandstorm.

During this period of waiting, Luo Mu discussed with Lei He the treasure of disaster that she was interested in.

Legend has it that in the past, during the era of the Parthian Empire, a visiting merchant met with the then Parthian emperor.

He brought four treasures from the East, namely tripod, sword, tablet and jade.

The merchant sold the treasure to the emperor at a sky-high price.

But that very night, the four treasures suddenly turned into four Pokémon and started causing chaos in the empire's royal city, which directly led to the destruction of the royal city.

The truth behind the Pokémon transformed from the four treasures causing havoc in the royal city is that the four Pokémon, as treasures, passed through the hands of many people, and during this process, human desires and curses gradually attached to them.

Coupled with the last straw, the lust of the emperor of the Parthian Empire turned into a disaster and destroyed the royal city.

If the emperor had not called in the famous Pokémon Messenger to protect the Padia Empire from the invasion of the four disaster Pokémon, and launched a fierce battle to quell the disaster, the inheritance of the Padia region might have been cut off in that generation.

"These are fairy tales that are circulated among the people in the Padya region. Whether they are true or not is still in doubt, so I will try my best to verify this fairy tale, this legend."

"Do you think this story is fiction?"

Lei He asked Luo Mu in a slightly confused tone.

She made a lot of efforts to explore the authenticity of this fairy tale and legend.

This included giving up tomb robbing, earning a degree as an archaeologist, and even applying to be a history teacher at Orange College's largest library in Padia.

She spent a lot of time along the way just for that seemingly illusory story.

In response to Lei He's question, Luo Mu was silent for a long time before he spoke: "I think"

But before Luo Mu could finish his words, several huge roars sounded in the distance, and then the earth began to shake violently, with the violent shaking seeming to overturn the desert, just like the earth dragon turning over in the story.

Even the town of Ziqin outside the Honghong Desert was shrouded in the violent earthquake. The streets were in chaos, and even some ranch fences collapsed. Ordinary cattle and sheep were frightened and fled. The Pokémon huddled together to eliminate the fear brought by the earthquake.

In the hot desert, inside the off-road vehicle.

As the roar got closer, Luo Mu and Lei He finally saw the culprit that was rolling at a very high speed and causing the earthquake.

Lei He was shocked as she looked at the two huge objects that were at least three to four meters tall and vaguely visible in the dust. She murmured in a low voice, "Could that be the Dunjia?"

"But is there really such a huge Dunjia in this world?"

"No, that's not Dunjia!" Staring closely at the two huge figures that were rolling madly as if they were racing, Luo Mu's voice was firm, "Their names are Iron Track and Magnificent Fang!"

(End of this chapter)