Versatile Mage: Get the Desert Emperor clone at the start

Chapter 21 Desert Erosion and Inaction at the Cape of Good Hope
The rescue was out of his own will. He didn't want the place where he had lived for two years to become infested with demons and suffer many casualties. Especially after he had enough power, he would try his best to avert some tragedy.

Since the rescue was a fact, he deserved the credit and good reputation, so he let Qingning take it over.

Qin Xiaonan has already planted a seed in Tang Yue's heart. She is a true totem guardian. Maybe in the future she can really confirm Qing Ning's totem identity and let her be recognized by people like Xuan Snake.

As the "guardian" of Qingning, his status naturally rose.

With the support of a demon monarch, Qin Xiaonan believed that those villains who usually liked to cause trouble would be afraid and would not dare to provoke him easily.

After all, no one wants to be an enemy of a monarch-level demon.

As for the sandworms devouring the wolves and establishing a new demon tribe, Qin Xiaonan had carefully planned this after consulting with the sandworms. He couldn't keep the sandworms hidden underground forever. After all, if they were away from the desert for too long, the power of a monarch-level sandworm would gradually degrade. Therefore, he decided to use the opportunity of devouring the wolves to establish a desert not far from Bo City.

This practice serves two main purposes.

First, the Tsar had sent more demons to Bo City than just Sandworm and Qingning, and they too needed a suitable habitat. This sandy land would not only provide them with shelter but also serve as a stronghold around Bo City. Secondly, Qin Xiaonan hoped to cultivate his own forces outside of Bo City. That way, if anyone was so foolish as to attempt to harm him, he could leverage the power of these demons to counterattack, making his actions much more convenient.

Qin Xiaonan wasn't worried about whether the military would send troops to encircle and suppress them. Human mages were already at a disadvantage in the struggle against demons, and unless absolutely necessary, they rarely took the initiative to cause trouble for demons.

After all, demons are powerful, especially those at the monarch level, which are even more intimidating.

Back then, a monarch-level Silver Dome Lord left many people helpless, and they finally had to rely on the totem black snake to drive it away.

The parasitic ability of the monarch-level sandworm, as well as its ability to devour life and desertify the land, what kind of losses would humans have to bear if they wanted to deal with it? Moreover, other monarch-level demons would arrive in the future. If someone took the initiative to cause trouble for them, Qin Xiaonan would not care.

Qingning's figure shuttled through the streets of Bo City like a gust of wind, and demons fell down wherever he passed.

Even those demons hiding in the corners could not escape her keen perception. In a short time, the remaining demons in Bo City were cleared out, and the entire city finally returned to a brief period of peace.

When Qin Xiaonan brought Qingning back home, it was not yet completely dark.

The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the streets, adding a touch of warmth to this city that had just experienced a disaster.

Qin Xiaonan pushed open the door and called softly, "Mom, I'm back."

Hearing her son's voice, the mother immediately rushed out from the kitchen, her face full of anxiety and worry. Her hands were still covered with flour, obviously she was preparing dinner.

Seeing Qin Xiaonan standing at the door safely, her eyes instantly moistened, and she said in a trembling voice, "I'm glad you're back, I'm glad you're back."

His mother was just an ordinary person, but when she saw the huge shadow of the demon fox outside, the shocking scene frightened her. She knew that something big must have happened in the city.

However, as a mother, she did not care about those earth-shaking changes. She only cared about whether her family was safe. As long as Qin Xiaonan could return home safely, she would feel relieved.

Qin Xiaonan looked at her mother's eyes full of concern, and a warm feeling surged in her heart. "Mom, don't worry, I'm very strong, no one can hurt me." Father Qin Xuan came back tonight, reported that he was safe, and then left in a hurry.

The follow-up of the Xuefeng Mountain Post Station and the three affected areas in the city still need to be handled by their military magicians.

The crisis in Bo City has come to an end for the time being. Qin Xiaonan's intervention has prevented many ordinary people from being involved in this crisis, but there is one hidden danger. Saran has set her sights on the sandworms, and she will definitely take action later.
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On the other side, in the Sahara Desert, the Tsar's clone has taken root here for two years.

During this time, the desert's boundaries quietly expanded outward, as if an invisible hand was pushing the yellow sand to spread. The original oasis and desert edge were gradually swallowed up, replaced by new sand seas.

The area of ​​the desert continued to expand, as if announcing that the Tsar's rule was gradually increasing.

In the center of this vast desert, a huge sun disk hangs high in the sky, emitting a blazing light.

Its presence was like a second sun, shrouding the entire desert in a golden glow. The surface of the disc was engraved with ancient runes, each pattern seemingly imbued with boundless power.

Many demons in the desert became stronger and stronger under the influence of this power.

With the tacit approval of the Tsar, demon tribes such as sand ants, sand scorpions, and lizards gradually expanded outward.

On the border city wall, a young military wizard looked into the distance with a heavy gaze.

A hundred miles away, yellow sand filled the sky. His face was filled with frustration and unwillingness. His voice was low and angry: "Are we going to retreat again and again like this? In just two years, the desert has expanded by a hundred miles! If we keep retreating like this, sooner or later our country will be completely swallowed by this yellow sand!"

His words were full of helplessness and anger. As a defender, his duty was to protect this land and the home behind him.

However, faced with the continuous encroachment of the desert, he could only watch helplessly.

Another defender standing beside him sighed, patted his shoulder, and said soothingly, "The commander-in-chief has ordered us not to act rashly. All we can do is wait quietly. Perhaps the higher-ups have already come up with a solution, but we just don't know about it yet."

"Countermeasures? What countermeasures?" The young defender's voice suddenly rose, a hint of sarcasm in his eyes. "Didn't the Cape of Good Hope Magic Association begin negotiations two years ago? But what's the result? Two years have passed, and instead of a solution, we've only seen repeated setbacks! Is this their 'countermeasure'?"

His words were like a sharp knife, cutting straight to the heart of the matter.

As the continent's most authoritative magical organization, the Cape of Good Hope Magic Association should have shouldered the responsibility for responding to the crisis. However, two years of negotiations and discussions seemed to have yielded no substantial progress. The desert's expansion was far faster than expected, and their response seemed slow and ineffective.

The other defender was silent for a moment, his gaze also cast towards the endless yellow sand in the distance.

His voice was low and tired. "Perhaps things are not as simple as we think. Behind the expansion of the desert, there may be a more powerful force hidden. We are just ordinary people and cannot understand the thoughts of those higher-ups. All we can do is hold our posts and wait for orders."

(End of this chapter)