At the moment everyone was packing up and continuing to set off. After Alexander smelled the danger, his action became even more urgent. Looking at his expression, it turned out to be a bit of excitement.
Zi Yang frowned and shook his head constantly. This foreigner is really a donkey-tempered. It's something to look for. No matter how dangerous the front is, he must walk through the alley in the dark.
As if they were afraid of chasing behind them, everyone drove the camels in a rush. As the team continued to deepen, the desert landscape in front of them also changed significantly, gradually showing the typical Lop Nur Yadan landscape.
Lop Nor (LopNor), also known as Lop Nao (nào), is known as the "ear of the earth" and the "sea of death".
The geography masterpiece "Shan Hai Jing" in the pre-Qin period is called "Youze", and it is also called Lize, Yanze, and Puchanghai. Rob Nur is a Mongolian transliteration name, which means a lake where many waters gather. Located at the lowest point of the Tarim Basin, the former Tarim River, Kongque River, Cheerchen River, and Shule River converge here.
In the Han dynasty, Lop Nur was "a vast area of three hundred miles, and its water pavilions do not increase or decrease in winter and summer". Its abundance makes people guess that it "sneaks underground, and the southern part of the river is a Chinese river."
Some people call the Lop Nur area a "devil's triangle" on the Asian continent. The ancient Silk Road passed through it. Throughout the ages, many lone souls and wild ghosts have traveled here, with dead bones everywhere. When Fa Xian, a high-ranking monk of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, traveled west to take the scriptures and passed by here, he once wrote, "There are many evil ghosts in the sand river, and those who meet the hot wind will die, and none of them..."
Although fresh water is abundant here, many people died of thirst not far from the spring, and incredible things happen from time to time.
When the area of Lop Nur was the largest, it exceeded 10,000 square kilometers. Later, with the increase of human activities and the impact of climate change, the lake surface gradually shrank. Before 1970, there were more than 600 square kilometers of lake water in this place. Later, there were waves of reclamation. A large number of inland people moved to the west to form a construction corps. .
After the 1970s, Lop Nur dried up quickly. However, according to official data, the recorded water source of Lop Nur was depleted in 1962.
After Lop Nur dried up, the surrounding ecological environment changed drastically. Herbs all died, and poplar trees died in pieces. The desert advances to Lop Nur at a speed of 3 to 5 meters per year, and it quickly merges with the vast Taklimakan Desert. Lop Nur has since become a place where nothing grows, a real "sea of death"
After listening to Zi Yang's introduction, Su Rui bowed his head and said nothing for a long time: "Natural disaster, ***?"
Zi Yang also sighed that everything in the world, the vicissitudes of life, and the vicissitudes of life, in front of nature, nothing is eternal. Lop Nur, once deep in water and grass, has become a desert in just a few decades—even without the footprints of modern humans. How long can it last
Looking at Alexander leading the way in front of the team, Zi Yang thought to himself, where did this Lop Nor attract his attention? With such a desperate move forward, is there something important waiting for him to discover
Fearing that the "Smoke Soul" would attack again, everyone moved more quickly, except for occasionally stopping to replenish water and food, they almost rode on camels along the way.
Although Tamerlane chose good young and strong camels, it was too exhausting after such a tossing.
When everyone was walking until midnight on this day, the old Wang shouted that he couldn't do it and he wanted to take a rest. Alexander took a look at the state of the crowd and knew that he was close to the limit. In addition, Lao Wang was already sitting on the sand, and he had no choice but to order an encampment.
Lao Wang complained to Zi Yang secretly, "Does this foreigner have the same virtue, knowing that there is danger, but desperately rushing in, clearly showing the rhythm of death. I wonder if there is an old Chinese saying that is called'curiosity kills a cat'?"
Zi Yang said, "Others are the truth-seeking spirit of scientists, and people in your realm can't understand it."
Zi Yang actually has the same thoughts as Lao Wang, but he knows Lao Wang’s ass temper. If I have your opinion at this time, Lao Wang will definitely break up with Alexander. As for after the breakup He didn't bother to think about what to do.
"We have rushed so far. Besides that Smoke Soul was shot twice by you, there should be a psychological shadow and won't follow it again." Zi Yang comforted the old king and at the same time comforted himself in his heart.
Lao Wang nodded and said: "Yes, what comes out of the barrel of a gun, these days I am afraid of being stunned, afraid of being dead, and afraid of having a gun." He patted his waist. Pistol, I'm not afraid to have the ability to bite me.
Zi Yang frowned and said, "When this matter is over, you should quickly dispose of this thing. It is a big crime for our country to hold a gun privately. We can't do such illegal things!"
Lao Wang curled his lips and refused to accept: "You are so enlightened, you look like the Young Pioneers."
Su Rui watched Lao Wang get up and went to explain his kung fu, quietly asked Zi Yang: "Do you think that Smoke Soul will not come back again? Is it really afraid of guns?"
Alexander came over with a cup of hot coffee and handed it to Su Rui, and said: "Not necessarily, I have seen the strongest Marines. If they are hit by two bullets, they will immediately lose their combat effectiveness-shooting at close range like that. The monster just stopped for a while, and its speed and agility didn't seem to be affected at all. I'm afraid we won't be so lucky next time."
Zi Yang rolled his eyes, thinking that Zhuganzi didn't understand the feeling of pity and cherishment at all, would you not lie to the little girl? How can foreigners be so direct.
Alexander asked him if he would like coffee while holding the kettle, Zi Yang shook his head and said, "I'm not used to drinking that stuff, I'd better drink mineral water."
I simply finished eating and drinking that night and arranged to rest. Everyone still had lingering fears about what happened during the day. At the moment, they discussed that they would no longer divide the tent. The seven people each took their sleeping bags and squeezed into Alexander's tent. Fortunately, the tent was big enough, although it was slightly It's a bit crowded, but it's okay to fit everyone.
Lao Wang and Zi Yang were next to Su Rui in a tacit understanding. Although separated by a thick sleeping bag, Lao Wang felt that it was worth his life to snore on the side of the beautiful woman's bed.
"Don't worry, I'm here, whoever wants to hurt you must step over my corpse." Old Wang patted Glock 17 on his waist again.
Su Rui smiled, "Thank you, but don't say such unlucky things."
With the affirmation of the goddess, Pharaoh was cautiously plopping, Zi Yang looked at him and thought, this kid can't sleep tonight.
Alexander and James took out four iron rods from the instrument, one pointed and the other opened like an umbrella leaf.
Su Rui explained to Zi Yang: "Inductive radar, these four poles are inserted in the surrounding ground, and any creatures or changes within a hundred meters around will sound an alarm."
Pharaoh watched James working there and complained with his arms akimbo beside him, "Why didn't we take out this good thing early, so that our Xiao Su was almost bitten by a monster."
Zi Yang said, "Idiot, don't you know about energy saving, environmental protection, and power saving? This thing should be used for detection. No one expected this kind of ghost stuff to appear on the way."
The old Wang said cleverly again, "What detection radar, this is probably the doctor comforting us? If this thing is really so evil, are we not living things with this camel? Then why doesn't the alarm sound? It's malfunctioning, right? Fake?" Pharaoh seemed to be very expert, looking at the screen and pointing.
Zi Yang sighed and said, "It's terrible to have no culture. Don't you know that this thing can set the range and direction, and can lock the target?"
Alexander and James set up the detection radar, then put the laptop receiving the signal at the door of the tent, and got in to see the people. "Get a rest early, and we will set off tomorrow before dawn. Hurry up. Timur said the sandstorm. Coming soon."
Lao Wang was said to have lost face by Zi Yang. At this time, he was trying to find an excuse to vent his anger, and he sneered at this Timur now, "Yeah, the master still knows the weather forecast?"
Zi Yang looked at Timur who was sitting at the door of the tent. This guy had been sullen since they met, and there was almost no second expression. This Alexander must owe him a lot of money.
"I have to hurry to sleep, otherwise the Daluo god will not be able to sleep when the old Wang snores, and he must hurry up in front of him." Zi Yang thought.
I don't know how long he slept, Zi Yang suddenly woke up suddenly, opened his eyes and found that Su Rui was lying on the opposite side and looking at him with wide eyes open.
"Can't sleep?" Zi Yang was stunned by her.
Su Rui nodded gently.
"Did the old Wang snoring and quarrel you? I beat him up."
Su Rui waved his hand and said, "No, I'm just...somewhat homesick..."
Zi Yang suddenly felt ashamed. He had been skeptical and vigilant about her all the way, but ignored that she was just a little girl in her early twenties and thousands of miles away from home.
Most young people at this age are still in the shadow of their parents. Let alone travel far away, they can't even take care of their personal lives, not to mention exploring in this harsh environment and encountering the danger of life and death.
Thinking about Su Rui's reaction during the day is fast enough. If she hadn't subconsciously fell to the ground to avoid, even if Pharaoh had a gun and James had a knife, everyone would be too far away. It was a mummy lying in the desert.
Seeing Su Rui curled up there, her eyes revealing fatigue but not daring to sleep peacefully, she didn't know what to say at the moment, so she stammered and comforted her, "Don't worry, I see all these people except me. It is a person with stunts, this project will be very successful, after returning, take a good look at their arrogance in the Mediterranean."
Su Rui smiled and said, "I hope so—you go to sleep, and you have to travel a long way tomorrow," she said and closed her eyes. Seeing her long eyelashes covering her moon-like face, Zi Yang couldn't help feeling pity.
A hint of blush slowly floated on the snow-white face.
Zi Yang quickly turned his attention away and turned over. I looked at my watch, it was only 12:30, and I slept for more than an hour after lying down for a long time. This damn biological clock has been disordered.
I didn't know how long it had passed, when I suddenly heard a strange noise coming from the door of the tent. Zi Yang opened his eyes and saw that Timur was squatting at the door of the tent staring at the outside. The laptop screen at the door of the tent turned on, and a small green dot bounced on the screen, making rhythmic sounds of cooing, cooing, and cooing. It's like a beating heart.
Alexander and James also woke up, James lowered his voice, "There are creatures approaching outside."