Chapter 2073

"That's not hard to understand at all." Grant chuckled. Then, he explained, "Didn't we learn this back in primary school? Someone could wear thick clothes in the morning but switch to light fabric by the afternoon. At night, everyone would huddle by the fireplace and eat cooling food. "It's the same for desert regions and their outskirts. The temperature swings drastically between day and night. It's scorching under the sun but bitterly cold once darkness falls. "If we're heading into the desert, we'll need sleeping bags or tents." Perseus fell silent. He rubbed his nose, looking a little embarrassed. He was an educated man—how had he overlooked something so basic? "But the most important thing isn't just the climate," Grant continued. "It may be a desert now, but was it always a desert? Would the ancient Kingdom of Kroraina have built its empire in the middle of barren sands? "Satellite images show hills, plains, even traces of ancient riverbeds beneath the desert. It wouldn't