That night, the expedition team set up camp next to the sand dunes.
Ning Fei didn't set up a tent. The space behind his car was large enough and there were bedding, making him very comfortable to sleep on.
But he still helped others set up the tent.
After setting up the tent, Lin Tao and Liu Wu climbed onto the sand dunes to explore, while other members of the expedition team took out self-heating food and started cooking.
Everyone brought a lot of supplies, ham sausage, mineral water and everything else.
The current conditions of the archaeological team are very good, and the budget given by the above is sufficient, so there is no problem in terms of food and drink.
After dinner, Ning Fei also came to the sand dunes.
This sand dune is very high, about ten meters tall. You need to go around it and then climb up from the side.
At this time, it was when the sun was setting.
The members of the archaeological team are inspecting the road conditions and studying the archaeological route for tomorrow.
Ning Fei sat on the sand dune, looking at the sunset in the distance.
Drones also broadcast the sunset live.
There is only a hint of gold in the entire picture.
Golden sun, golden desert, golden road.
The picture is beautiful.
"It's almost night."
"The desert at night is scary."
"There are often weird sounds in the desert, the strong wind blowing through the weathered rocks, like the hoarse cry of a child."
"In the early years, there were some terrible rumors circulating in Lop Nur."
"It's said to be at night. If you don't leave the desert quickly, you will be taken away by some unclean things."
Ning Fei looked at the sunset and said slowly.
[Guanzhu Ning, stop talking, you are so scared!]
[A bit scary!]
[I have heard that desert nights are scary!]
[Really. Is there a ghost?]
[There are many strange events in Lop Nur. The first Chinese explorer Yu Chunshun, the famous scientist Peng Jiamu and many other people died here.]
[Yes, Loulan Ancient City is not far from here.]
Netizens agreed one after another.
At this time, Lin Tao came to Ning Fei's side.
"Guanzhu Ning is in a good mood. The scenery is indeed beautiful."
Lin Tao laughed and looked extremely polite.
He gestured to the drone, and Ning Fei understood it and turned off the voice system of the drone so that netizens could not hear what they were talking about.
"Professor Lin, did you find any traces?" Ning Fei stood up and asked.
"Not yet, let's see tomorrow." Lin Tao waved his hand.
"By the way, I need to trouble you with something. It's not convenient for you to do it."
After hearing Lin Tao's words, Ning Fei responded: "What's the matter, tell me."
"I see that the trunk of your car is quite big. You know it's too noisy at night in the desert. It's not convenient for a girl like Xuefang. Let her sleep in your car."
"Don't worry, she has her own sleeping bag and it won't take up too much space."
Lin Tao said.
This request is normal. When you go out on an adventure, you really don’t pay that much attention. Moreover, everyone is busy with business and won’t think too much.
Ning Fei nodded and said, "No problem, it's just a joke."
"However, Professor Lin, I don't quite understand why Xuefang came out with the archaeological team. There are certain risks in this archeology."
Ning Fei's problem is normal. It is very hard for the archaeological team to go out for archaeology. It is always inconvenient to bring a girl, and it is also easy to encounter danger.
Lin Tao did not hide anything and responded:
"Xue Fang is the daughter of a friend of mine. My friend died trying to save me."
"In the system, you need some honor, so that you can have a worry-free life."
"This discovery is probably a big discovery, so I took her out."
"Of course, she works very hard herself, no worse than the boys."
After hearing Lin Tao's answer, Ning Fei nodded.
No one can master these things in a second.
Then, it got darker and darker.
Ning Fei turned off the live broadcast and got in the car to rest.
Xuefang also came up with a sleeping bag. She seemed a little reserved and shy, but going out for archeology was very hard, and everyone didn't have the time to think about that. They went to bed early that day.
The next morning, Ning Fei got up earlier.
He opened the trunk and got out of the car, and saw that the lower half of Lin Tao and others' tent had been completely buried by the sand.
This shows how heavy the wind and sand blow in Lop Nur at night.
But at this time, Ning Fei's expression changed.
"what is that?!"
He took a few steps forward.
At this time, Lin Tao heard Ning Fei's movements and walked out of the tent.
"What's wrong?"
Then, members of the expedition team came out one after another.
When they saw Ning Fei's discovery, everyone's faces became wonderful.
"There are a few footprints here."
"Judging from the shape, it looks more like human footprints!"
"It wasn't here yesterday."
"Anyway, something was here last night."
Ning Fei squatted down and looked at the soil under the sand dune.
The quicksand of the desert is constantly moving, so no traces are left on the sand.
But at the bottom of the dune, there are some hard rock formations and mixed soil.
It is these rock formations that can preserve footprints.
"Liu Wu, look at the video, did you capture anything?"
Lin Tao's face didn't look very good.
They came for archaeological research.
Now something was approaching the tent in the middle of the night and they didn't even notice it!
Fortunately, Lin Tao was prepared. A small camera was tied to the tent to record what happened at night.
Everyone gathered together to check the footage captured by the camera.
At night, it was pitch dark outside the tent and the light was very dim.
But everyone still saw a dark figure with a stooped waist, sneaking to the edge of the tent, lying on the tent and looking inside.
Then, he lay on the window of each off-road vehicle and watched the scene inside the vehicle.
Seeing this scene, the members of the archaeological team felt their bodies go cold!
This scene is so scary!
Late last night, when everyone was asleep, there was such an unknown thing running back and forth in their camp!
If ordinary people experienced such a scene, they would probably be scared out of their wits!
"These apes are so active now!"
"Nothing strange has appeared in Lop Nur for hundreds of years. Why do these great apes keep running out in recent times?"
"Where do they live and why do they come out?"
Liu Wu on the side adjusted his glasses and looked at the footprints.
After hearing his words, Lin Tao said: "These are the answers we want to find."
Then, he shouted to everyone:
"Everyone quickly wash up and pack your things. After breakfast, we will go up and take a look."
In the morning, Ning Fei and the archaeological team came to the sand dunes to explore. At the same time, he also turned on the live broadcast.
Netizens quickly entered Ning Fei's live broadcast room.
Ning Fei's expedition has attracted a lot of attention from the outside world.
After all, Lin Tao, the captain of this archaeological team, is also a famous archaeologist.
Coupled with Ning Fei's reputation, it would be difficult for them to avoid attracting attention during this investigation.
Everyone looks through the drone footage.
The members of the expedition team all wore straw hats and carried brown mountaineering bags. They also wore masks.
The six people spread out from each other, forming a hexagonal shape, and carefully explored the ground.
"We found traces of humanoid activity in this area."
"In a desert area like Lop Nur, it is absolutely impossible for humanoid creatures to appear."
"The most likely possibility is that there is a ruin in this area that has not been discovered by humans."
"What we are looking for now is this ruins."
Ning Fei explained to the drone while searching.
After hearing Ning Fei's words, netizens suddenly became excited.
[Ning Guanzhu said, are there ruins in Lop Nur?]
[It turns out that this is the purpose of the archaeological team’s archeology!]
[Oh my god, there are ruins in the desert!]
[This is amazing.]
Ning Fei is exploring the sand dunes. According to his experience, if there is an underground city, it will never be in the desert because the sand is constantly flowing.
In the area where they were located, there were a lot of mounds, like towering hills, scattered everywhere.
Here is a forest of mounds!
The only possible place for the entrance is under the mound.
Therefore, they need to carefully explore every mound.
At this moment, Ning Fei's skill Danger Sense suddenly came into play.
"dangerous!"
His expression changed.
Then, he looked into the distance.
I saw dark clouds in the distant sky, and it looked like there was a violent storm!
[what is that? Stormy?]
[Where is the storm in the desert!]
Netizens couldn't help but exclaimed when they saw such a scene through the live broadcast room.
It was still a hot summer day, but suddenly, the heat turned dark!
Then, Ning Fei's deep voice was heard:
"Oops, it's a sandstorm!"
(End of chapter)