This solitary boundary monument erected in the desert is more than one meter high and more than half a meter wide. It is engraved with rows of characters in several languages such as Mongolian and Xinjiang. Neither of them can understand, but it is in the middle. Both of the four largest Chinese characters can read clearly: "Military restricted zone!"
At the bottom, there is a line of small Chinese characters written in Chinese, most of which have been eroded and blurred by wind and sand, and only the last few words "XXX District People's Government" are still vaguely visible.
The two looked at each other and took a breath.
"What kind of road are you taking!" The old Wang next door turned his head and yelled at Alexander.
Everyone knows what the military restricted zone means. People don’t care about your adventures, whether you get lost or not, whether you’re a college student or not, even if you have a shot, you have nowhere to reason.
Alexander also ran up and squinted his eyes for a while, and said casually, "This is a boundary marker from decades ago, and it has now been abandoned-Lop Nur was indeed listed as a military restricted zone decades ago because of nuclear tests. However, nuclear tests have been banned by various countries, and most of them are now carried out by computer simulations in laboratories. Therefore, nuclear test sites have also been closed. Over time, such military restricted areas have also been abandoned."
This kind of explanation is difficult to satisfy. Alexander was sneaky along the way, and their route was tortuous, as if they had been avoiding something. Could it be that Alexander had been leading them to avoid the military restricted area
This boundary monument has been integrated with the desert from a distance. If it weren't for Lao Wang's sharp eyesight, looking for wild rabbits, it would be really hard to find.
Alexander didn’t give much explanation to Zi Yang’s suspicious eyes. Facts speak louder than words. He took out a handheld radiation monitor. "Look, the above indexes are all normal. If it is a nuclear test forbidden zone, it should be reflected. Right?"
Lao Wang said, "I read few books. Don't fool me. These are all English letters. How do I know that this is a radiation detector? Maybe it's a blood sugar tester. The old man in the countryside uses this stuff."
Alexander explained patiently to him, "Look, there is the model R280 on it, which is a handheld storage type β, γ, X multifunctional radioactivity detector produced by Coly in Germany, which can detect even a small amount of radioactive dust."
When Alexander was doing science popularization with Lao Wang, Zi Yang also squinted his eyes to observe the surroundings, knowing the picture to find a military target such as a sniper. He is not interested in Alexander’s explanation. The military restricted zone does not necessarily represent a nuclear test site. Maybe there are other military facilities and uses
After Alexander’s patience to explain his doubts, the team embarked on a journey again. There was no alternative, they were scientists, and they had food and water with them. If you don’t follow it, you can’t do it. The key is that this inexplicable boundary marker doesn’t have an accurate division. Where and where does it belong to the restricted area? Maybe they had already crossed the military restricted zone when they saw the boundary marker.
It's terrible to have no culture. Now I am a grasshopper led by Alexander. Alas, it's all because of insufficient scientific knowledge. Zi Yang thought to himself.
After walking for a while, Zi Yang and Lao Wang finally found that it was abnormal. The compass they were carrying was out of order and the pointer was spinning randomly.
The old Wang lost his temper with Alexander again, "Don't turn around, you have to listen. It's fine now. I'm lost and the compass doesn't work anymore. What should I do?"
Alexander said calmly, "I didn't get lost, I went well. I used the GPS satellite positioning system of the United States, which has high accuracy and wide coverage." The implication is that you can't compare with broken compasses.
Lao Wang said in disbelief, "You can receive signals in this ghost place? Besides, we have seen foreign scientists on TV. They are basically poor. How capable are you to receive signals from military satellites? Did the military satellite drive your home?"
After saying this, the old Wang stared at Alexander, his squinted eyes flashed coldly, "You are not a military special sent by the American emperor!!"
Sometimes Alexander was really afraid of this second bastard's brain opening. Pay attention to him, be entangled, leave him alone, he will really get a shit.
In order to prevent Lao Wang’s worries from aggravating Zi Yang’s worries, Alexander explained to him patiently: "The U.S. military satellites are not completely confidential, and some civil and scientific rights are also opened. Don’t hear about military satellites. Just mentally nervous, in fact, the US military’s GPS satellite positioning system has been widely used all over the world. I, I am not very fluent in Chinese, Su Rui, please explain it to them."
Su Rui smiled, "The full name of GPS is GlobalPositioningSystem. It is a global positioning system built by the US government, but most of its functions are used in the civilian field. This system has a total of 28 satellites distributed in 6 intersections 60 degrees apart. On the track surface, the distance from the ground is about 20,000 kilometers.
These satellites and ground support systems form a network that broadcasts information to users around the world every 1 to 3 seconds. Users anywhere on the earth can use the receiver to receive signals from at least 4 satellites at any time.
After receiving the signal, the receiver can determine its position through the principle of differential positioning. The current single-machine navigation accuracy that can be achieved is about 10 meters, and the accuracy can reach centimeter and millimeter levels for comprehensive positioning. However, the open accuracy of the civilian field is about 10 meters, which is enough to cope with most situations. "
Old Wang suddenly realized, "I have been listening to people talking about GPS and GPS. I thought it was a small instrument or something. It turned out to be such a high-level thing—well, since this thing is so easy to use, can you get it for me? One? Don't be too expensive, just under 100 yuan."
Su Rui laughed, "You can ask Dr. Alexander to give you one."
Alexander said boldly on the spot that if this expedition can be successfully concluded, I can give you this one. You have to be obedient.
Lao Wang picked up a big deal, and all the negative emotions at the moment were wiped out, and he even cast a charming look at Alexander.
Seeing Lao Wang's admiration for foreigners and foreigners, Zi Yang didn't get angry. "Don't be so boring, I will buy you a compass, sextant or something online. With your IQ, it's enough."
Old Wang said, "The compass is a fortune-telling thing, a superstitious thing, can it be compared with the high-tech of Brother Shan? Stop it."
Su Rui said sternly, "The compass is not that simple. Don't underestimate the wisdom of the ancient Chinese. Many of their inventions are very advanced today."
At the moment everyone wrangled and continued to advance under the guidance of Alexander. Although the atmosphere became a little relaxed under the pharaoh's gag, the shadow of the smoke soul still lingered in everyone's hearts, plus the "military restricted zone" "These four characters are even more worrying.
After walking for a long time, the sun became stronger and stronger, and Alexander ordered the team to rest for a while.
Zi Yang took a sip of water in his mouth and observed the situation of everyone by the way: Xiao Hei squatted in front of the camel and chewed his nails, Timur touched the camel's head and muttered something in his mouth, and seemed to be saying a few thoughtful words to the camel. .
Alexander was sitting on the ground with his back to the crowd, studying the GPS locator in his hand and a lot of drawings.
Pharaoh and Su Rui were whispering something. Su Rui kicked the gravel with his toes, with a smile on his mouth—it is estimated that Pharaoh was still concerned about the GPS gift.
Wearing a pair of cool sunglasses, James found a flat place on his own, put the huge backpack on his back on the sand to block the sun, and sat down and leaned on the backpack. He took off his army boots and shook his soles, poured out a pile of gravel, then threw the boots aside, lying on his back, his face seemed to have an expression of comfort and enjoyment.
After all, it was the army who stayed. Under such a harsh environment, everyone else was sluggish and panicked. Only he was calm and comfortable, just like his own backyard.
Zi Yang watched James lying there stretched out, and suddenly there was a subtle feeling in his heart, faintly feeling something strange, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
Zi Yang slowly walked up to Pharaoh and Su Rui, and pointed at James with his chin, "Look at this guy, we are all half dead, this guy is also sunbathing."
Lao Wang also said enviously: "This guy came from the US special forces. Anything on his body is a treasure. Losing that scimitar is like nothing. Look at his glasses. I'm in the magazine. I’ve seen it. It seems to be called the “ESS Crossbow”. It is not only bulletproof, but also anti-fog and UV filters. The material is very light, and it doesn’t feel like you wear it..."
Su Rui smiled softly: "Do you like this? I will ask someone to get one for you after I go back."
The old Wang was grateful and excited: "So polite? Ah, I'm sorry, it's expensive, isn't this?"
"Zi Yang, do you want to?" Su Rui saw Zi Yang staring at James without saying a word, thinking that he was also looking at the glasses.
Zi Yang didn't seem to hear what they said just now, and said softly, "Let's tell Alexander to leave now. I always feel that something is wrong here or here."
Lao Wang patted the gun in his waist and said, "What's wrong? Lao Tzu has a gun in his hand. If the Smoke Soul comes again, it won't be cheap to take advantage of. This time Lao Tzu has experience, and he will burst his head when he comes out! I’m here on this expedition to ensure everyone’s safety..."
Probably two precious gifts were given one after another. Lao Wang was eager to express himself, and he had the invincible spirit that Lao Tzu had a gun in the world.
Zi Yang didn't listen to him bragging, his eyes looked at James' direction, and the anxiety in his heart became stronger and stronger, and suddenly he shouted: "James, run away!!!"