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" Thank you If it wasn't for you" Sihed and narrowed her eyes to slits "It's nothing It just happened that I was ahead of you in the order"

"Really" He lowered his head with some embarrassment

He and Molly were both members of the Fishbone clan, and they had conversed with each other on occasion He had always been fond of this hazel-eyed, black-braided-hair girl, but having heard that she already had a sweetheart, he had thought it wiser not to reveal his feelings to her

After soazed at her while she leaned over the side of the ship, curiously observing the scenery on both sides of the river He could not help asking, "Are you not the least bit worried about where we're going?"

She turned her head back "Blackwater Valley?"

"Indeed I've heard from the other clansmen that it's close to the Choke Swamp and Rotten Wasteland, and has been cursed by the Three Gods Anyone who enters without permission will never be able to come back alive"

"So, did they apply for perhed involuntarily "Don't they hope that as little people as possible get this job, so that their own clansmen may receive more money? You've also heard fro to the chief's instructions, you'll never have to worry about the material needs of your family, while your tribe will also receive resource subsidies" She puffed out a mouthful of white air "Besides, do we have a choice?"

The last sentence truly shut Sily follow Osha to the Southern Territory of Graycastle were predominantly small tribes which found it hard to continue in the Silver Stream Oasis Fishbone was one of the devoured by the desert, while the increasingly dry tributary of the Silver Streauarantee the survival of the clan In order to survive, they either had to join another big clan, or venture towards the Southern Territory

"Thinking positively, at least the chief has fulfilled his first pro to death in the desert, right?"

Si to Lady Silvermoon's explanation, even those ere not able to attain a job out at sea would be able to receive a basic ration As long as they could perform odd jobs for the reconstruction of the Southern Territory, they would not starve to death

"Besides, there are Osha people following us to Blackwater Valley You don't have to worry too hed and pointed at a ruined port in the distance "Look there the land allotted to our clan should be near to that black tower, right? It'll be great if we can stay here forever"

Simbady looked towards the direction she pointed at The Port of Clearwater appeared to have been divided into two Half of it was a burnt-doasteland which seeed houses and scorched wooden frames everywhere, and the courtyards were filled eed Conversely, the other half already possessed a budding vitality Here, the Ironsand people had set up a series of tents, and people could be seenknocked down one after another, while freshly whittled as continuously being transported into the area

Molly's se of anticipation to rise in his heart

"Perhaps, after I'm done with the next three months of work and return here, near to the toill be a line of brand-neooden houses?"

The being-reconstructed town slowly disappeared in the distance, until the ship began to bobble up and down on the waves The only scenery at present was the clear and boundless skyline

They had entered into the ocean