Xie Yunliu also joined the bird-gathering brigade, muttering as he worked, "My brother-in-law is so damn picky. Me? I don't mind if they're not warm... This'll do!"
Don't let the barrenness of the Great Desert fool you; these vultures were not small at all. Each one was meaty and solid, weighing several pounds with bone and skin included. With a single, casual gesture, the old fisherman Dugu Yibai had provided everyone with over a hundred pounds of meat, alleviating their most pressing crisis.
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A group of Knights used their Qinggong to reach the cliffs above the Valley, where they crouched low. In the distance, a massive, dense army surged like a sea of heads. The sunlight glinting off their fine Armor was a terrifying, brilliant sight.
In the distance, rows of bulging military tents had been pitched, and soldiers from the Western Regions patrolled back and forth.
