The evening of the day when the red moon became visible, a black wind sprang up in the Greenhair Badlands. Similar to the various legends about the desert, it started when the green wind mixed with the redness from above. Closer examination would reveal that the color was actually more like violet.13

As the wind blew, Xu Qing and the Captain left the Green Spirit Pharmacy with a few allies in tow. The others in the group included Ning Yan, Wu Jianwu, Ling’er, Nethersprite, and Li Youfei. It had been very difficult to convince Nethersprite to come along. It was impossible to say how the Captain did it, but eventually she gritted her teeth and agreed. The parrot wasn’t spared, as Xu Qing borrowed him from the Heir Apparent. The parrot had, of course, been dead set on refusing. However, after Xu Qing grabbed him, he inexplicably agreed to go along.21

The Heir Apparent and his siblings were adamant about not joining, but they didn’t do anything to stop the group from leaving.12

And thus, they traveled out into the windy desert.0

As the red moon became more visible, and the tideflow power erupted in the region, the living people experienced...2