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Chapter 1109**

"How can there be such a large area of quicksand? If there is enough groundwater, it should be possible to form an oasis......

Zhuang Rui scratched his head a little, he didn't know if the ancient temple back then was covered by this quicksand, if that was the case, even if he had great ability, it would be difficult to reveal the secrets in the ancient temple. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's just that Zhuang Rui doesn't know that this area, just at the junction of the desert and the North Gobi, due to the increasingly serious desertification, the wind and sand have been eroding here for decades, so that the original soil structure has also changed, although there is groundwater, it is difficult to change the fate of this land being desertified.

"Huh, this is the soil?"

Just when Zhuang Rui was a little anxious in his heart, he suddenly felt that the aura in his eyes seemed to have left the yellow sand with a trace of aura, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and after concentrating on it for a long time, he finally determined that there was a real existence in this quicksand area about 1,200 meters.

In addition to being happy, Zhuang Rui increased the scope of the aura, but what made him a little disappointed was that even if he released the aura, he couldn't find the existence of the ancient temple ruins, which showed that the ancient temple was still some distance away from this quicksand area.

However, fortunately, Zhuang Rui did not feel the existence of quicksand landforms in front of him, and the only thing to be solved now is how to bypass this area and walk towards the road to the North Gobi.

"Xiaozhuang, what are you doing?"

Just when Zhuang Rui wanted to use the aura to survey the left and right directions, a voice suddenly sounded in his ears, which frightened Zhuang Rui, and the released aura was retracted into his eyes like mercury.

Zhuang Rui looked back and saw that it was Professor Man, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "It's Teacher Man, you...... Your voice almost scared my soul out......"

As the saying goes, people are scared to death, Zhuang Rui was immersed in the release of aura just now, and he was not at all defenseless, and he was really taken aback by Professor Man.

Professor Man smiled and handed Zhuang Rui a cigarette and said, "Ahem, you people who play archaeology, deal with dead people's bones all day long, are you still afraid of this?"

Zhuang Rui took the cigarette, lit a fire for Professor Man and himself, took a deep breath, and said, "Hey, I said, Teacher Man, this archaeology doesn't necessarily live in the cemetery all day long......, right?

"Zhuang Rui is right, those of us who deal with the dead are more afraid that those unclean things will come to the door......"

With a voice, Dr. Ren also got out of the tent, thinking that tomorrow he would survey this quicksand area called the "Devil's Forbidden Zone" by the locals, Dr. Ren didn't sleep well, and when he heard the conversation between Zhuang Rui and the two, he simply put on his clothes and walked out.

"Yes, it's a shame that the two of you are still at the level of associate researchers, and you're talking about feudal superstition here......" Professor Man laughed when he heard this, the two brothers and sisters really couldn't deal with him.

"Teacher Man, this is a matter of ideology, if the quicksand was placed 100 years ago, wouldn't it be the devil eating people, then no one would talk about any feudal superstitions......

After Zhuang Rui and Professor Man made a joke, his face became serious, and then he said: "Teacher Man, may I ask you a question, if according to the information, this place was still inhabited ten years ago, and in just a few decades, why did it become so barren, and the water source of this original oasis did not have the effect of blocking the wind and sand?"

Just after inspecting the quicksand area with his aura, Zhuang Rui has always had doubts, and now Professor Man happens to be an expert in desert management, so he asked.

"Xiaozhuang, the vegetation that grows in this soil is different from the plants in the desert, and when those plants are buried by the yellow sand, they will die quickly......

Coupled with the evacuation of the people who live here, over time, the original water source has been hidden by the desert, which should also be the main reason for the formation of quicksand areas......"

Professor Man took a puff of his cigarette and continued, "Xiaozhuang, you are a student of archaeology, do you know the reason for the disappearance of the ancient city of Loulan?"

"Of course I know, the reason for the disappearance of the ancient city of Loulan is different, but it should also be because it was on the edge of the desert at that time and was desertified, right?"

In archaeology, Loulan archaeology is listed as a separate subject, but Zhuang Rui's main direction is not here, but only a little understanding.

"Yes, but do you know the cause of desertification?"

The night was long, and since he couldn't sleep, Professor Man and Zhuang Rui chatted with each other, he dealt with the desert all day long, and the things he talked about were naturally related to the desert.

"I don't know......" Zhuang Rui shook his head.

"In fact, many places are desertified, and ** is also a very important ......"

Professor Man once participated in an archaeological team of Loulan archaeology in the 90s, and he went there himself, recalling that an ancient city with a glorious history of 500 years disappeared into the desert, and Professor Man was also a little embarrassed.

According to Professor Man, the disappearance of Loulan has a lot to do with the destruction of nature's ecological balance. Loulan is located at the heart of the Silk Road, and the Han, Xiongnu and other nomadic countries often provoke wars on the territory of Loulan.

For the sake of the interests of various countries to over-cultivate, so that water conservancy facilities, good vegetation has been seriously damaged, the Loulan people blindly and indiscriminately cut down the soil erosion, wind and sand invasion, river diversion, abnormal climate, coupled with the plague rampant, the legend is called "Rewozi disease", a disease in a village, a death of a family.

In the end, the people of Loulan chose to flee, so far, the glorious ancient city of Loulan has disappeared silently from history forever, and the original ancient city has been excavated today, but it is like a ghost, leaving many unsolved mysteries.

"The reason why this area is formed by quicksand and erosion by desert also has a lot to do with people's living habits, maybe it is not the fault of this generation, but it has tasted the consequences in our generation......

Professor Man shook his head, in today's increasingly serious desertification, China is still exporting a large amount of timber, and even cutting down windbreaks for export in some places, which makes Professor Man sad and full of helplessness.

"A good chat has become my whining, okay, don't talk about it, tomorrow is a lot of work, let's rest early......"

Professor Man smiled self-deprecatingly, and after venting his dissatisfaction, he felt much more comfortable, and actually stood up and waved his hand back to the tent, leaving Zhuang Rui and Dr. Ren looking at each other.

Although he rode on a camel all day, he was also very tired, Dr. Ren yawned, but he couldn't hold it anymore, looked at Zhuang Rui and said: "Teacher Man is also a lover, Zhuang Rui, go to bed early, I have a hunch, if we can find the ruins of that ancient temple, there will definitely be a major discovery......"

"Sleep, sleep......"

Zhuang Rui pouted, "How fresh, it seems that I pulled you to chat, interrupting my buddy to survey the quicksand and not talking about you......"

As for the major discovery, Zhuang Rui also has this hunch, he always feels that this old and young Zhongchuan, coming to China will definitely not be as simple as an expedition.

And the meaning of the word "exploration" is also very wide, the identity of Nakagawa's ancestor Yoshikawa when he went to Dunhuang, isn't it also a Japanese explorer?

……

In the desert in the early morning, a rare trace of fog appeared, shrouded above the quicksand area, and there was silence all around, except for the sound of Zhuang Rui and others cleaning up their tents, there was no sound in the desert.

However, when Erdan and the others, who got up early, looked at the sand surface, they involuntarily recalled the scene of the camel being devoured, and they all subconsciously took a few steps back.

"Erdan, you stay here to guard the camels, Xiaozhuang, let's divide into two groups, survey on both sides, remember, if you fall into the quicksand, don't struggle, the quicksand can only swallow up to the waist and stop......"

After everyone had eaten something, Professor Man assigned the task, he didn't bring some professional tools, so he could only use stupid methods to survey.

"Okay, Mr. Man, I'll go north......"

Zhuang Rui nodded in agreement, "Brother Ren, Peng Fei, don't mess around, wait here, Teacher Man and I will survey the terrain first......"

"Brother Zhuang, that's not good, I'm going to follow you......"

Peng Fei shook his head, he heard what Erdan said yesterday was so thrilling, he didn't worry about letting Zhuang Rui go alone, if he fell into the quicksand, there was someone around him who would be able to rescue him.

"Cheng, then you follow me......" Zhuang Rui thought for a moment and nodded, if he didn't let this kid follow, he would definitely not give up.

In fact, the real danger is not Zhuang Rui, but Professor Man, after Zhuang Rui returned to the tent last night, he measured the depth of the entire quicksand and the width of both sides.

This quicksand area, which is called the Devil's Forbidden Zone by the locals, has a depth of more than 1,000 meters and a width of 400 meters.

Now where Zhuang Rui is located, just on the edge of the quicksand width, as long as you walk more than 40 meters to the north, you can bypass the quicksand area and move forward safely, so in order to avoid wasting time, Zhuang Rui took the initiative to choose to survey to the north.

"Damn, I now know the origin of the name Liusha River, and the dare came out of here......"

Peng Fei followed behind Zhuang Rui, and when he saw the goose warm stone thrown by Zhuang Rui casually, it seemed to be thrown to the water, and it sank directly into his body, and he couldn't help but be speechless.

The weight of a stone can't bear it, so you can imagine what it would be like if a person stepped on it.

"Huh, Brother Zhuang, it's not quicksand...... there"

After walking along the edge of the quicksand for thirty or forty meters, the sharp-eyed Peng Fei finally saw a goose warm stone thrown by Zhuang Rui, which was left on the surface of the sand.