Chapter 40: The Black Desert
"These exquisite murals are really treasures of national culture!" Professor Hao's face was attached to the murals, eager to go straight in. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ ο½ο½fo
"That's priceless. The fat man said with a hippie smile.
This guy only has a baby in his heart.
"Nonsense, this is a priceless treasure!" Obviously, Hao Aiguo gave a harsh criticism to the fat man's copper-smelling concept: "This belongs to the country, to the nation, and to all mankind!"
"Is it necessary to say that big?" muttered the fat man.
Hao Aiguo's nose was crooked: "You, rotten wood can't be carved!"
Lao Hu saw that the two of them were about to do it again, so he hurriedly came out to pull the fight: "I said everyone, we don't need to reminisce about the past in other people's graves and imagine the future, right?"
"Yes, yes, yes... If you want me to say, let's open this stone coffin first, and open our eyes while everyone is there!"
"This is absolutely impossible!" Professor Chen, who has always been kind and pleasant, also became stern: "The coffin where Prince Gumo and his wife were buried together is a national treasure." We don't have the conditions now, and the environment is not suitable, and once opened, the sealed coffin and the contents inside will be destroyed. Patriotic!"
"Teacher?"
"Take the students to make notes, and when I go back to write the report myself, submit the assessment, apply for excavation, or take appropriate conservation measures, these are all precious cultural relics. β
A hint of fanaticism flashed on Hao Aiguo's face, "Yes, teacher!"
As he spoke, Hao Aiguo took the students to write and draw, and even took more than a dozen photos with him.
At this moment, Professor Chen suddenly stared at a mural behind the coffin, his eyes burst out with excitement, and his whole body trembled: "Shirley!"
"What's wrong, Professor Chen?" Shirley Yang hurriedly ran to Professor Chen's side.
Professor Chen didn't look back, still staring at the mural in front of him, for fear that the mural would disappear if he didn't pay attention.
"Notebook, quick!"
Shirley Yang also knew that Professor Chen had made a major discovery, so he quickly handed the notebook to the professor, and then personally lit him with a flashlight.
Professor Chan flipped to a page of his notebook, and there was a black mountain range divided in two, the same shape as the mountain drawn on the top of the mural in front of himβZagrama!
"The desert engulfed the royal city along with the army... It's the Zagrama Valley!
"Exquisite Ancient City?!"
Professor Chan was incoherent with excitement, but everyone understood what he meant: the Exquisite Ancient City is in the Zagrama Valley.
"It's not far from us, it's not far away..."
"Great!"
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"Everyone, let's strike while the iron is hot, and it's best to be able to set off early tomorrow morning!" Professor Chen was full of confidence.
Professor Hao also smiled from ear to ear, "According to our previous research, the geographical location of Gumo Country and Jingjue Country is not far away, and now that we have discovered this mural, coupled with the notebook we found earlier, it is the best evidence of our research, and we should take advantage of the victory to move forward!"
"Yes, Teacher!"
"Well said, patriotic!"
Just when the group was immersed in the exciting atmosphere, An Liman couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water:
"What's the matter? Do you still have to go forward?"
"That's right!" Professor Hao was categorical.
"It's too dangerous, it's going to die, it's the wind season, the wind season!"
But it was impossible for Professor Chen to turn around and return, "Brother, we are about to find the Exquisite Ancient City after a lot of hardships, and we must not give up!"
"Uncle Anliman, you can help us. β
"yes, help us. β
The three students also begged.
Hearing this, the old man waved his hand: "Don't speak, don't speak, I really don't know the exquisite ancient city you are talking about, I just heard others talk about it, and I have never seen it." Now, I've reached the depths of the Black Desert, and if I go any further, there will be no way, and drinking water is a big problem. β
Then, Hu Bayi also expressed his opinion, he believes that we should be cautious, we must put safety first, and I also revealed that I wanted to give up.
But then Shirley Young took out the notebook, which recorded that after leaving West Night City, the explorers had found a place nearby, with a large number of stone graves, and they were going to dig again when they returned, so they drew a detailed route in the notebook.
As soon as they heard that there were ancient tombs along the way, it was impossible for the two professors to give up.
Eventually, the group was ready to move on.
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After resting for three days in West Night City, the ancient team set off to the south, and finally entered the sand sea called the "Black Desert" by the locals, where there is no more poplar in the desert, and there are no undulating sand mountains, and the sand dunes around are almost the same, like flat steamed buns, boundless, looking at any angle, it is the same scenery, there is no sign of life.
Walking in the boundless sand prison, only talking can relieve loneliness, and it can also prove that you are still alive, not a walking corpse.
"Old man, have you ever been to the Black Desert before?"
An Liman's eyes narrowed, and he seemed to be a little unable to keep up. "This is the hell of the desert, few people have been here, I've been here a little once, uh~~ Isn't this this the time now?"
In the face of this cover of "no silver three hundred taels here", Chu Nan did not expose him, after all, everyone has their own secrets.
"If it weren't for you cadres, I wouldn't have come to kill me. β
Hearing this, Chu Nan was even more speechless, and could only comfort him:
"Old man, we are all people favored by God, and we will definitely be able to go back safely. β
"Yes..."
At the end of the day, it was very hard to walk, although the wind was not strong, but it was blowing upset.
When he camped in the evening, he found a convex ground, and the people built a sand wall on the sand dunes to settle the camels, and then lit a fire on the leeward side of the dunes to keep them warm.
"Hey, this wind has been blowing for a day, why doesn't it stop?"
Hearing the fat man's complaints, An Liman nagged that it was the wind season, and there was an average of once every two days in the Black Desert in this kind of weather, and if there was no wind, it would be even more difficult to endure the vicious sun.
While talking, Ye Yixin came over and pulled Shirley Yang aside, the two of them whispered a few words, Shirley Yang turned his head and said to Chu Nan and the others, "Let's go behind that sand dune for some business." β
Lao Hu was careful and handed them a whistle directly, and Shirley Yang took it and pulled Xiao Ye to turn around and leave.
Looking at the figures of these two ladies leaving, the fat man didn't control his broken mouth: "Hey, it's convenient at this time, shouldn't you keep it?"
No need to ask, this guy was sprayed by Chu Nan and Lao Hu in turn. However, the fat man's face was already thicker than the corner of the city wall, and he didn't care if he was sprayed, but walked up to An Liman with a wicked smile on his face, and said flatteringly:
"Old man, do you still have mare's milk wine? take a sip to relieve fatigue. β
Hearing his tone of learning An Liman, Chu Nan almost squirted out the water he had just drunk in his mouth, this girl is too cheap!
"Hey, not much. "Anliman is lighting a fire, and he doesn't lift his head.
"We're all friends, give me a drink. β
An Liman dodged the fat man's outstretched claws, and then touched the water bladder hidden in his arms. "This is a life-saving thing, you can't drink it casually anymore, and you don't have to worry about it in the future. With that, he hid to the side.
The flattering smile of the fat man immediately collapsed, and then complained to the two people: "This old man, iron rooster, does not pull out a hair!"
"Okay, stop nagging, you don't have to salivate to speak?"
Wang Fatzi was choked and speechless all of a sudden.
At this moment, Shirley Yang and Xiao Ye were suddenly heard shouting for help:
"Help!"
"Someone, help!
It's bad, something is wrong! Chu Nan made a big jump, and climbed the sand dunes next to him in three or two, only to see Ye Yixin's half body stuck in the sand, she kept struggling, Shirley Yang was grabbing her arm and dragging her out desperately.
It's quicksand!