Chapter 381: Dig or Not to Dig? (Ask for Subscription)

The audience did not doubt the knowledge of water intake described by Xu Ye.

It's just a description of the taste of lizard meat, which is slightly confusing.

This creature is so ugly, its flesh is really so delicious?

However, they thought that after all, Xu Ye had been hungry for most of the day, and since he came to the Sahara, he had not eaten a decent meal, so they understood a lot.

Perhaps, in the eyes of the audience, this is just a piece of roasted lizard meat, but in the eyes of Xu Ye, this is KFC's luxury supreme deep-sea sturgeon burger!

Chen Xu ate about a quarter of the meat of the entire desert monitor lizard.

Not only did he fully replenish protein, fat and nutrients, but most importantly, his posture detector showed that his moderate dehydration had become mildly dehydrated.

This shows that this full meal has also added a lot of water to him.

Then he began to lie down and rest for two hours in the shade of the cliff.

It wasn't until three o'clock in the afternoon that he began to set off again.

Two hours had passed since I returned to the cliff, but the internal organs and bones had been left untouched, and not even a single rot-loving fly had been found, which simply reflected the desolation of the Sahara vividly.

If this was in the forest or rainforest, it would have been eaten by other scavengers!

Chen Xu walked near the intestines he had dried, and the two small intestines and large intestines had been dried by the sun.

He rubbed it on the wasteland again, picked it up, and pulled it twice.

"It's sturdy, and it's no problem to make ropes!"

After putting the intestines in the backpack, Chen Xu used his watch to check the direction and began to continue to move in the southwest direction.

By the afternoon, the sun had stopped shining directly over the desert and the temperature had dropped considerably.

But after he walked for more than half an hour, he still sweated a lot.

A strong feeling of hunger and thirst came from inside his body again, and he needed a mouthful of real water now!

Chen Xu knew that if he couldn't find a water source today, then he would definitely die in this desert tomorrow.

Scenes from the past kept coming to his mind.

He shook his head, brushed aside all the distractions, and surveyed the nearby terrain with peace of mind.

As long as you pay attention to the changes in terrain and vegetation, it is still possible to find a water source.

Another kilometer was walked.

Finally some green shrubs and verdant grass appeared.

Chen Xu looked at these "cute" plants, a little excited, "Look, there are a lot of green plants around here, they can't grow out of thin air, there must be a stable water source nearby, let's take a look!"

With that, he began to search the neighborhood.

However, after looking for a long time, let alone seeing the river, there is not even a small puddle!

Some viewers began to wonder if Xu Ye had found the wrong position.

But Chen Xu believes that there is definitely a water source nearby.

Otherwise, those shrubs wouldn't have grown so green!

Is it groundwater?

He knew that parts of the Sahara had an abundant source of groundwater and even underground rivers.

However, as long as there is an underground water source, which is not more than ten meters deep, or even tens of meters below.

With his current equipment, it is impossible to dig it up.

And just when he almost wanted to give up, a sand pit in front of him on the left attracted him!

He immediately trotted over, observed for a long time, and said something that should be considered shocking:

"I found it, the water source needed for the growth of nearby desert plants should come from here, that is to say, this should be a well!"

When the audience heard this, they almost didn't scare their jaws off:

"Master Xu, you're not blind, are you? This is obviously a sand pit, how can it be a well!"

"Xu Ye won't be a mirage, right?"

"It's over, it's over, Xu Ye has already started to go crazy!"

"Will Master Xu drink the sand as water later?"

Chen Xu looked at the barrage and found that everyone didn't believe it, so he explained:

"You can take a closer look, first of all, there are so many green plants in this vicinity, which means that there is definitely a stable water source, and second, I don't know if you have noticed it, the sand in this sand pit is different from the desert soil next to it. ”

"There is only one reason for this phenomenon, and that is that the well has been flooded by the sand blown by the desert, but the different colors also give us a hint that the sand is still very new, and it definitely took the past two days to blow here. ”

"In other words, the well should not be buried too deep in the sand, which makes it easier for us to dig, at least much easier than finding groundwater or digging water from the roots of shrubs!"

So, Chen Xu immediately squatted down and demonstrated to everyone in person.

He groped around the bunker and then began to dig through the sand with both hands.

In a few moments, an earthy yellow dead wood was displayed under the lens of the drone.

He pointed to the dead wood and said, "See, this is the fixed plate at the wellhead, I guessed right, this is indeed an ancient well!"

"Modern well-digging manufacturing technology uses stone to make wellheads, and this technology of using wood should be at least in the ancient camel period, when it was still dominated by Arab camel traders, and it is not surprising that it has been lost for at least several centuries since now!"

"The reason why it is said to be lost is because in the whole of the Sahara Desert, water is very scarce, and it is generally regarded as a treasure, which is stolen by various tribes and drawn into a map, and only the core members of the tribe can know. ”

"And when this tribe is affected by a disaster, or is destroyed by other tribes, the treasure map of the wells is missing, then those wells will no longer be found, because there is no one to maintain them for a long time, and they will naturally become what they are now, buried by sand!"

Some viewers can't help but wonder, since it is an ancient well hundreds of years ago, can water still be dug now?

The answer given by Chen Xu is very affirmative, it will definitely be possible!

Because the green vegetation in the neighborhood is more dense than in other places, which is the best proof of this!

The only difference is how deep you have to dig!

"Ordinary wood wells will not be dug very deep, because the deeper the wet rot, the heavier the rot, the easier the wood will rot, so the depth of sand burial will not be particularly large. ”

"I gave it a prediction of 1 meter to 1.5 meters, of course, this is also a big depth for me, if I can really dig water, then it will save my life!"

"On the contrary, if I don't dig up a water source after spending a lot of physical strength, sweat, and time, then the result will be fatal for me!"

Chen Xu's words are not exaggerated.

He had been thirsty for nearly a day and a night, and if there was no more water to replenish him, he would surely die!

However, if he exerts all his energy to dig and finds nothing, then the sweat and a lot of physical strength will also make his body collapse, and he will not even be able to survive tonight!

Chen Xu hesitated.

To dig or not to dig?