Wu Jian and Huǒ Shuchang arrived in White Tiger City with two weeks to spare. They had made decent time crossing the desert despite how much trouble they ran into.
Cities in the Qing Desert all shared common features that were different from anything Wu Jian had seen up to this point.
Deserts were characterized by their harsh environmental conditions. The temperature difference between night and day was high, the summer was hot and winter cold, there were extreme changes in relative humidity, an absence of vegetation, and even the monochrome landscape affected people.
All the buildings were made from a type of sunbaked mud brick the color of sandstone. The light color prevented the exterior from absorbing heat from the sun.
There were two types of buildings: structures that had been bu
