Macon and the other two children looked at each other and immediately followed Du Dian.
At this time, the other children were also divided into small groups one after another. Most of them were like Du Dian and the others. They used a few people in their room as a small group, and some were medium-sized groups composed of two or three small groups. The rest Some of the hesitant people joined the person who proposed unity at the beginning, forming a large team of nearly a hundred people.
In the desert, more than three hundred people gradually dispersed like a swarm of ants.
"Why are you going this way? The sun is so big!" Macon raised his hands to cover his eyes, his eyes were so sunburned that he had only been here for less than half an hour, and he was already sweating profusely and his body was dry and hot.
"There seem to be the fewest people in the same direction as us." Another brown-haired and thin child observed the surroundings and said, his name is Sham, one of the four people in the dormitory, with a dull personality, but very hardworking, and he is the only one in the dormitory except Du Dian A person who can fold quilts.
"Even if you avoid competition, you don't have to bask in the sun!" Macon said with a wry smile.
Du Dian whispered: "The climate of the desert has a large temperature contrast between day and night. Although it is the "Black Death Season", which lasts the longest among the three seasons and is also the season with the highest temperature, at night, the temperature here will still be low. The temperature has dropped to the temperature when we just entered the "black snow season". It is now afternoon, and the direction we are going is west. The sun will keep scorching here. At night, the sand grains in this direction will be warmer than other directions. "
The three of them were a little surprised when they heard Du Dian's serious explanation. Macon said with a bitter face: "Even if you consider the problem of heat preservation at night, you don't need to bask in the sun now. It's easy to lack water, and the gain is not worth the loss. Besides, how do you know that the temperature in the desert will drop at night? I feel Your feet are on fire, how can the temperature drop here!"
Sham and another child named Zach were also curious, would it be cold at night in such a hot place
"You will know at night." Du Dian did not explain the heat absorption and heat dissipation effects of sand grains. I can't understand it even if I say it.
"The water source is sure to be found. The only thing we have to pay attention to is that we must not get sick!" Du Dian solemnly warned the three of Macon.
Hearing his resolute words, Macon, Sham, and Zach were a little surprised, but they had already convinced Du Dian and did not question it. They were just extremely curious. In this desert full of sand, how dare Du Dian assert that they will definitely find it? source of water
Not long after, the four of Du Dian went straight into the desert and were completely separated from the other teams around them. This made Mei, Sha, and Zha unavoidably nervous. Never let them down.
"Do you still remember what was taught in the course, how to find water in the desert?" Du Dian stopped and looked around the front.
Mei, Sha, and Zha looked at each other. Macon said: "I remember, first of all, find a cool sand place and dig under the sand, usually you can dig out the water source."
Du Dian raised his finger to the front, where there is a raised sandy slope, the side is not exposed to the sun, and because of the angle, even if the sun is in the east in the morning, it cannot shine, only at noon. Time, "Go there and have a look." He stepped on the sand, walked over first, touched the sand here, and it was really cool.
Seeing this, Mei, Sha, and Zha couldn't help being overjoyed, and squatted down to plan.
Du Dian waved his hands and said, "Wrap your hands first, don't be scratched by the stones inside." After finishing speaking, he tore a piece of fabric from his cuffs, wrapped his hands around him, squatted down and began to plan sand.
Macon smiled and said, "You are still thoughtful."
The three of them followed suit, tearing off the cloth and wrapping their hands, squatting down to plan the sand.
It has to be said that the three months of endurance training have greatly improved the physical strength of the four children. They still have the strength to plan the sand after walking for four or five miles under the scorching sun. However, this is also a gamble. After digging out the water source, they will become dangerous, and their remaining physical strength may not be able to support them until they find the next place where there may be a water source.
Therefore, even Du Dian felt a little nervous, especially after digging to a depth of more than half a meter, he still didn't touch the wet and soft sand, and the hearts of the four sank slightly.
"End it, and change to another place." Du Dian stopped decisively. With this trend, it is possible to touch the wet sand at a depth of at least one meter. If you want to get water, you need to have a depth of at least three meters. Still the most optimistic situation, I can only say that this place is not good.
"I've already dug so much, so I just gave up?" Macon said in disbelief.
Du Dian said with a sullen face: "You can't bet your hope on one time, follow me and move on!" After finishing speaking, he no longer missed it, turned around and continued to move forward.
Macon and Zach were a little bit reluctant to give up. They gave up halfway after planning for a long time, and they were really unwilling. Sham stood up and said: "Let's go, Dean is right, you can't bet your hope on one time." After finishing speaking, he followed Du Dian's footsteps.
Macon and Zach sighed, shaking the sand off their knees, and followed.
However, when God closes a door for you, he will also release a dog for you. Not long after the four of Du Dian left the digging ground, Zaqi, who was walking at the end, screamed in vain, jumped half a meter high, his face paled, and hurried towards Du Dian.
Du Dian, Macon, and Sham looked back and couldn't help screaming in fright. They saw a nearly two-meter-long snake drilled out of the sand. Shine, under the scorching heat, the three of them felt chills all over the place.
"Run!" Du Dian came back to his senses first, roared, turned and ran.
Mei and Sha came to their senses and hurriedly shouted to follow.
With a plop, in vain, Macon ran too fast, tripped his feet, and threw himself on the sand.
Du Dian, who was running at the front, heard the movement behind, and couldn't help but look back, and immediately saw Macon fell to the ground. Ten meters behind him, the yellow-scaled snake wriggled and swam, and the situation became precarious. Gritting his teeth suddenly, he turned and rushed towards Macon.
Sham and Zach were stunned for a moment, and also noticed the fallen Macon, their expressions changed, and they looked at the writhing yellow-scaled snake again, their expressions became extremely ugly, and they hesitated for a while.
At this moment, Du Dian had rushed to Macon, grabbed his arm, and roared: "Stand up!"
Macon used his strength to get up, and when he looked back, the yellow-scaled snake was already two or three meters behind him, and he only needed one leap to pounce. Snake fast
With a whoosh, the yellow-scaled snake jumped towards Macon, with sharp fangs in its gaping mouth.