Genshin Impact: Rise of the Desert

Ivan discovered a serious problem.

Dolly's mercenaries were all killed by her own group, yet none of them knew how to sail a boat.

After the group of twenty people stripped off their clothes and dried them on the deck, they divided the "Cargo Ship Navigation Manual" among themselves and began to study it intently.

Two hours later, Ivan discovered that each cargo ship needed at least ten people to sail safely.

One person controls the direction, seven feed the dying slime elemental oil as needed, and two observe from a high vantage point.

Ivan thought for a moment, "Our gilded warriors are the strongest among humans. It's not a problem if one of them can do the work of two, right?"

One person controlled the direction, three fed the dying slime elemental oil as needed, and one went to a high place to observe.

No problem.

Having figured this out, after two hours of emergency training, everyone except Yang Zhenzongma quickly went to various parts of the cargo ship to prepare for its launch!

.........

Keqing acted swiftly and decisively. She hoped to drive the desert people out as soon as possible, so she led 50,000 elite troops as the vanguard, carrying only three days' worth of rations, and marched all the way.

Along the way, there were countless refugees, stripped naked and forced to walk on the road without any dignity.

Ke Qing felt a tightness in her chest, and the anger in her heart was burning!

Zhenxiang was originally a guard of Yuheng Mountain, a commander of a thousand men. In Liyue, generals are only appointed in places relatively far from the administrative center, such as Blackrock Depths and Shenyu Valley. In other places, except for Qixing, the highest military authority is held by a commander of a thousand men.

Zhenxiang, having killed many monsters, was also adept at managing the soldiers' emotions, and was promoted by Keqing to be her deputy, helping her manage the Thousand Rock Army.

On this day, 50,000 vanguard troops set up camp outside Yilongbu. Keqing sent Zhenxiang to Yilongbu to persuade them to surrender.

The Desert Army's positions consisted of simply adding more barricades to the existing militia positions; they did nothing more. Instead, they set up numerous traps within the city.

Zhenxiang strode towards the desert people's position, which had been prepared for a long time, and stood there shouting loudly: "I want to see your Chanyu and have him come out to talk to me!"

He stood behind the barricades, his brows furrowed.

Ivan swam to find a boat, and also transferred the spoils, food and other supplies to the northern beach. He then led a group of thousand households to guard Yilongbu.

Across the river, separated by several layers of barricades, came the reply: "You dogs, you dare to challenge me! I'm telling you, no way!"

Zhenxiang shouted a few more times, only to be met with a barrage of insults from the desert people. He then slunk back to the Thousand Rock Army's position.

He Zhong originally planned to launch a night attack, but the Qianyan Army's night watch was impenetrable. These Qianyan soldiers were all armored and carried white-tasseled spears, a force that Zhou Chen's army could not match.

He Zhong's eyes darted around, wanting to open fire, but after wandering around for a while, he found Esen and discovered that the long-barreled cannons were important military supplies that had already been moved to the northern beach.

Faced with this ridiculous plan, Kawaya was almost about to lose his temper. But then he thought that firing the cannons might force the Thousand Rock Army's high-end combat forces to deploy ahead of schedule, so he held back his anger.

Although the Chiyan Army was a vast, dark mass that stretched as far as the eye could see, everyone knew that this was just the vanguard.

Because they didn't have cannons.

Early the next morning, Keqing led the Thousand Rock Army in a fierce attack.

Looking at the desolate barricades, Ke Qing was completely baffled.

Yesterday, the desert people were shouting here, but now there's not a single person left?

Keqing, along with several other users of the Eye of God, jumped over the barricades, ready to conduct a thorough inspection.

at this time!

"It's really troublesome."

A grumbling voice rang out, and two joined scimitars, imbued with ice element, hurtled toward Keqing at breakneck speed.

Ke Qing reacted swiftly, waving her hand towards the sky: "Swift as a sword!"

In an instant, a lightning wedge appeared in the air about ten meters above the ground. The next second, Keqing vanished from her spot, and instead of the lightning wedge disappearing, Keqing reappeared high in the sky.

The others were not as agile as Keqing. Although most of them dodged the attack, four people were still cut in half at the waist by the curved blade.

The curved blade imbued with ice elements cut through, and the wound was instantly sealed by ice. The person who was cut in half at the waist did not feel any pain due to the low temperature.

But these people continued to scream in agony.

“Ah….Ahhhhhhh!”

These people watched themselves being cut off, yet felt no pain. In terror, they supported themselves with their hands on the ground, screaming and retreating as they looked at their lower bodies.

Ke Qing looked at everything before her, her pupils bloodshot, as she stared at the attacker.

"Turn into dust!"

A powerful voice rang out, and a huge rock suddenly smashed a hole in a house, sending the boulder flying into the air and hitting Ke Qing precisely.

"Boom!"

Huge plumes of smoke and dust erupted in the air. Ke Qing leaped out of the smoke and dust with a backflip, crashing into a barricade.

Keqing enveloped herself in lightning the instant the boulder struck her, but she was still reeling from the impact. She had abrasions all over her body, and the impact with the barricades brought on another wave of pain.

She had never suffered such grievances since becoming the Jade Balance Star.

The attacker slowly emerged from the house with a large hole in it.

"Nankha Tsering, a commander of a thousand men under Ivan Chanyu!"

"Temur of the Yellow River, a commander of a thousand men under Ivan the Chanyu!"

"I'd like to learn from you!"

Upon seeing this, the other Eye of God users immediately made their moves. Several melee fighters flew forward, while the others threw spells, arrows, and talismans.

Nanka Cairang and He Zhong didn't even look at each other, and after making some threats, they turned around and ran away.

Upon seeing this, the few possessors of the Eye of God quickly gave chase.

Ke Qing stood up after a while, feeling her blood surging from the boulder hitting her. She almost coughed up blood.

At this moment, the Qianyan Army stepped forward and moved the barricades aside.

Zhenxiang walked to Keqing's side: "Lady Keqing, how are you?"

Ke Qing waved her hand and stood up from the ground: "It seems they want to fight us in urban warfare."

"Then what do we do?"

"What can we do? We have no choice but to fight! Crossbowmen, archers, and strategists, go up to the rooftops to scout the enemy. The rest of the soldiers, led by their squad leaders, will enter the city!"

"Yes!"