The Glory of Noxus.

The next morning.

The scorching sun beamed into the room, bringing with it the heat of a blazing desert sun.

Huo Jixing came out of meditation as usual, and a red-gold light flashed in the room.

He exhaled lightly, his consciousness fell on the data panel, and saw that the four basic attributes were still slowly improving, and he was certain in his heart.

Then he looked at the snow-white Poro lying beside him. It had swallowed all the food packed last night, and its snow-white fur was stained with some brown butter stains.

Seeing the little guy trying to climb onto his body, he gently called for rain and rubbed the snow-white Poro inside and out.

Hearing the noise coming from outside the window, Huo Jixing walked to the window of the guest room and looked at the busy and orderly stone street below.

The smell of fireworks in the early morning, mixed with the scorching temperature of the desert, depicts the market scenery of the rock village.

Huo Jixing can see from the side details that the villagers live a much happier life than the Shurimans in Vikora and Keneser.

This is very difficult to achieve in the current Shurima continent.

Whether it is the chaotic situation or the harsh desert environment, the Shurima people have always been in a state of low living standards.

dong dong!dong dong!

There was a gentle knock on the door, bringing Huo Jixing back to his senses.

"Ordinary people?"

Huo Jixing looked towards the door, a red-gold glow lit up in his pupils, and a white cloud came into view.

It could be the bartender, he thought to himself, and turned to open the door.

In the quiet corridor, a waiter in linen clothes was waiting there with a respectful look.

Huo Jixing narrowed his eyes and looked at the strange waiter. He was not the tribal girl who brought him here last night.

"What's matter?"

"Sir, someone is here to visit you."

The bartender leaned over and pointed out the visitor's location.

Huo Jixing frowned. He didn't know anyone in the rock village.

When he looked in the direction the tavern waiter pointed, he saw a slightly familiar brown cloud hovering in the air.

"Shamara?"

Huo Jixing's eyes flickered. He asked the tavern waiter to wait for a while, turned back to the room, and stuffed the snow-white Poro into his arms.

Then he followed the tavern waiter to the backyard of the tavern, and saw Shamara, the caravan consul of the Midarda family, from afar.

"Mr. Charles, long time no see."

There was an unconcealable surprise in Xiama La's voice. She walked towards him quickly, her eyes like black pearls shining.

She was very surprised. She didn't expect to meet the distinguished guest she had escorted before, Mr. Charles, in this remote village.

But when Xiamara thought of the position of Charles in Master Jarl's heart, she became more grateful for this long-distance business transaction.

Huo Jixing nodded, waved away the bartender, and asked with some curiosity: "Xyamala, why are you here?"

According to the trade route when leaving Bergen, the rock village seemed a little remote.

Xiama La calmed herself down, spoke softly, and gave a reasonable explanation.

"Rock Village is an important location for our trade transactions this time, and it involves the experimental research materials of the Chamber of Commerce."

"Experimental research materials?"

Huo Jixing noticed the key words in Xiamala's words and showed curiosity at the right time.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Charles, but I don't have enough power."

Xiama La shook her head slightly, indicating that she did not have the authority to reveal the relevant information.

"Rock Village is our last trading location."

"If you want to know the detailed information about the experimental research materials, you can return to Beljuen with us and ask Master Jarl."

Huo Jixing understood the difficulties Xiamala faced as the caravan consul. After pondering for a moment, a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"How did you find me?"

"A caravan guard unexpectedly saw you in the tavern last night."

Xiamara recalled the report from the caravan escort returning last night, saying that they encountered an outsider who looked very similar to Mr. Charles.

"The light was dim at the time, and he didn't dare to come forward to confirm, so he could only wait until the early morning and come to visit you. I hope I didn't disturb your rest."

"It's ok."

Huo Jixing waved his hand and looked at the caravan guards and carriages waiting outside the backyard door.

"You live in the Rock Village too?"

"Yes, we have a large and spacious yard in the southeast corner."

As Xiamara spoke, a cloud of worry passed through her brows. She felt a little annoyed when she thought of the strange things that happened in the rock village.

Then an idea flashed through her mind and she invited him sincerely.

"If you don't mind, you can live with us. Once the matter in the Rock Village is settled, we will leave."

Huo Jixing was a little surprised by Xiama La's invitation, but he thought that it would be nice to have a safe place to stay in a strange place.

Moreover, he could learn from Xiamara what happened after the Tomb of the Kings incident.

"Thank you for the invitation, Shamarra."

"I just happen to need a safe place to sort out my thoughts." Huo Jixing responded with a smile.

Xiamara nodded with a smile on her face: "We are happy to serve you."

As they talked, the two walked towards the caravan guards and carriage outside the backyard door, preparing to take the carriage back to their residence.

The southeast corner area of ​​the rock village.

The quiet streets eventually attracted the attention of the villagers, and thick dark clouds filled the air.

From a distance, one can see fully armed tribal hunters imposing martial law on the street exits.

They were wearing armor, holding spears, and their eyes were fiercely scanning every passerby.

Even so, many villagers and caravan members still gathered around, wanting to find out what had happened here.

I heard that some people were shocked to find in the morning that all the villagers who originally lived in this area had disappeared without a trace, not even a trace left.

The number of people missing and the scale of this disappearance are the most serious since the beginning of the disappearance incident.

"Any clues?"

Faisal, the elder of the Rock Village, leaned on his cane and looked at the wizard of Ixtal in front of him.

"It's very clean. Just like before, they didn't leave any clues."

The wizard of Ixtal withdrew his gaze and looked at the elderly man in front of him.

"Although we suspect that it was done by void creatures, according to ancient records, the minds of void creatures have long been twisted, and they should not have such sophisticated means and plans."

“Whether it’s a void creature or not, things are getting serious now. We must deal with the existence behind it as soon as possible.”

Faisal's tone was cold, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his turbid eyes. The sun mark engraved on his bare upper body flickered with a dim light.

"What should we do?" Ixtal's wizard looked at Faisal and noticed the irrepressible murderous intent in the old man's heart.

There were so many villagers missing this time that almost everyone on a street disappeared.

This made Faisal, an elder, extremely angry. The disappearance of the villagers not only meant a decrease in the population of the rock village.

More importantly, this would send a message to the caravans outside that the rock village was no longer safe.

Once the news spreads, the reputation of the rock village will suffer a great blow, and the originally prosperous trade may be seriously affected.

“Gather everyone and prepare to conduct a thorough investigation of the village. We must find clues even if we have to dig deep into the ground.” Faisal said in a deep voice.

As one of the elders of the rock village, he must take the responsibility of protecting the village and maintaining its reputation.

He was ready to immediately gather all the extraordinary people in the village to discuss countermeasures.

Before that, Faisal needs to strengthen the village's defenses and add more hunter patrols.

At the same time, he also prepared to send requests to the caravans outside, hoping to get their help, and use rewards to stimulate the caravan consul to jointly uncover the truth of this disappearance.

“I will use Ixtal’s power to assist the village in search and reconnaissance,” Mage Ixtal promised.

"Thank you for your help." Elder Faisal bowed and saluted.

Then the two of them left the scene together and arranged their own affairs.