Reborn as Xiao in another world, targeted by the little red bird

Chapter 379: Year of Silence

As the group approached the north side of the town, some noisy sounds gradually reached everyone's ears. Xiao suddenly realized that the journey seemed a little too quiet.

He recalled carefully. It was fine when he was in the Adventure Association. That was the place to accept commissions. Even at mealtime, there were still some people inside. When they were at the front desk, they could hear some conversations coming from inside.

Things started to feel a little strange after leaving the Adventure Guild.

The Adventurer's Guild's building was located in the center of the town. When they came out, they could smell the scent of fireworks filling the entire street.

In Xiao's perception, there are many people living nearby.

Although the surrounding environment is not quiet and there are some noises, these noises do not seem to indicate that there are many people living and moving around here. The whole thing has an eerie feel to it.

This strange feeling completely disappeared until they approached the north end of the town and heard the bustling voices coming from the distant streets.

Xiao thought for a moment and then asked, "What's to the south of town?"

"The natives live in the south of the town." Baili Ling turned his head and looked at Xiao. "Why do you ask this suddenly?"

"The silence along the way was somewhat... eerie."

He heard Baili Ling laugh and say, "That's how the locals are. Just get used to it."

"Is that it?" Xiao repeated these four words in a low voice.

"correct!"

Seeing Xiao with his head down in deep thought, Baili Ling asked, "Xiao, is this your first time here?"

Xiao looked up upon hearing the voice and tapped his chin lightly.

"Then you must remember not to go to the south of town, where the locals live."

"Why?" Xiao tilted his head in confusion.

"I don't know, this is the rule here." Baili Ling shrugged helplessly.

"There are many rules in this town, and the locals never explain why. However, there aren't any strange rules, so just follow them. You won't go wrong anyway. I'll let Lao Zhao explain them to you later."

Zhao Gaoli, who was named, was slightly startled, then smiled and replied, "Okay."

Afterwards, he looked at Xiao again and asked, "Do you plan to introduce us after you book the room, or tomorrow?"

Xiao thought for a moment and replied, "Tomorrow."

He has to chat with someone at night and is busy.

During the conversation, the group came to the area belonging to the north of the town. Just as Li Er said, there were all kinds of shops and restaurants here. There were many pedestrians walking on the street. They were dressed differently and walked in groups of three or five, chatting and laughing loudly. It was very lively.

Lanterns are hung in front of the stalls on both sides of the street and on ropes between shops and restaurants, illuminating the road surface. It seems as if time here is still in daytime.

As soon as Xiao entered here, he felt dazed for a moment. He felt as if he had walked into a food street in his previous life.

This must be a night market. The aroma of food fills the entire street, making it hard not to be tempted.

He immediately put aside his doubts about the south side of town.

But before that, you still have to find a place to live.

Baili Ling led a group of people and found an inn with ease. They came to the front desk and placed a purse on the counter.

The shopkeeper who was fiddling with the abacus paused, his eyes lingered on the money bag for a few seconds, and then shifted to the group of six people.

The next moment, a smile spread across his face. "Are you guests staying overnight or staying at the hotel?"

"I want to stay in the hotel and have six rooms." Baili Ling tapped his fingers lightly on the counter.

"You've arrived at the perfect time. Business has been good recently, and we only have six rooms left." The shopkeeper said as he took out a notebook and picked up a pen from the counter. He turned to Baili Ling and asked, "What are your names?"

Baili Ling called out the names of the others. He placed his arm across the counter, his eyes fixed on the shopkeeper as he wrote. He casually asked, "A lot of people have been coming here lately?"

"That's right. This year is the Year of Silence. There will be more rare treasures appearing in the desert, so naturally more people will come to try their luck."

Not long after, the information registration was completed. After getting the room number plate from the shopkeeper, everyone went to the area where the guest rooms were located.

On the way, just as he left the shopkeeper's sight, Xiao suddenly asked, "What is the Year of Silence?"

Just now, although he didn't speak, he was listening to the conversation between Baili Ling and the shopkeeper, wanting to grasp some basic local conditions.

Xiao was asking Baili Ling, but Baili Ling did not answer. Instead, he turned his gaze to Zhao Gaoli.

Zhao Gaoli immediately understood Baili Ling's meaning and began to explain, "In the heart of the Black River Sand Land to the west, there used to be a spatial rift leading to the ancient wilderness. An army was stationed there to resist the invasion of demonic beasts.

During one battle, a space rift was damaged, and the resulting explosion turned the surrounding area into a desert.

From then on, some strange phenomena would occasionally appear in the Black River sands, and this Year of Silence was one of them.

Every ten years, there comes a time when the desert of the Black River becomes extremely quiet, the wind stops and the sand is still, as if the land is mourning its dead. This is the Year of Silence.

During this period, a creature called the Ghost Willow will appear in the sand. It can produce a treasure with hallucinogenic effects even more powerful than the golden fat of sandworms. Therefore, it attracts many people seeking wealth and cultivating immortality.

It turns out that sandworm golden fat is a treasure with hallucinogenic effects...

Xiao nodded, silently taking note of these words, and then asked, "Are we going to travel through a desert like this next?"

"The Ghost Willow appears throughout the entire Black River Sands. If we take a detour, it will take quite a bit more time."

Zhao Gaoli thought that Xiao was worried that Gui Liu's existence would affect their journey and wanted to take a detour to avoid it. As he spoke, he took out the map he carried with him and unfolded it for Xiao to see.

On the map, the diameter of the Black River Sand Land is almost close to the straight-line distance from Baihe City to Lanyuan Town. If you want to avoid it, you really have to take a big detour.

As expected, the explosion was caused by a space rift. It was so terrifying that it turned such a large area into sand, a place where strange phenomena would appear.

Xiao secretly clicked his lips.

However, the team of six were all king-level warriors, and five of them were experienced adventurers who had encountered various dangerous situations. In addition, with himself being able to break all laws with force, with this team configuration, Gui Liu should not pose a threat, and smoothly crossing the Black River Desert should not be a problem.

Since the treasures produced by Ghost Willow have hallucinogenic effects, it is likely that it itself also has hallucinogenic abilities, but Xiao does not underestimate this at all.

He had been severely tortured many times by the erosion of the dream world, or illusions related to the erosion of the dream world, so he had rich experience in dealing with hallucinations.

Uh...it should be rich, right?

After a while, everyone dispersed and went to their respective rooms.

In addition to Baili Ling, he walked into Duan Shan's room.