XXIII. Sand
Trample...... Trample......
Stepping on this piece of yellow sand, in front, is an endless beach and dunes, behind, or an endless beach and dunes, overhead, is the scorching sun that follows the shadow, under the feet, is the hot yellow sand, and then look back, only the two strings of footprints left by himself and Xiaohu are gradually moving away on the road. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
In order to avoid getting lost, Red Star memorized the entire desert map, especially every supply camp and iconic sight on the map.
Map description,You don't have to look at it.,It's not about the plot.,I'll upload the map (sketch) of each area in the future when I'm free*******
At the bottom of this square parchment map is the starting point, Huangsha Village;
There is a supply camp [First Class] about 100 kilometers to the northeast and northwest of Huangsha Village; Similarly, about a hundred kilometers to the northeast and northwest of the two supply camps [First Estate], there are a total of three supply camps [Second Estate]; By analogy, at a distance of about 300 kilometers from Huangsha Village, there will be four supply camps [Level 3], and at a distance of 400 kilometers from Huangsha Village, there will be five supply camps [Level 4];
At present, six classes of supply camps have been set up in the explored area, the farthest exploration location is 600 kilometers away from Huangsha Village, and the number of supply camps is a total of twenty-seven, the scale of these supply camps is not large, basically using a large number of stones to make a conspicuous mark, and then digging a pit at the marked location to bury a certain amount of supplies, mainly water and food, and then replenished regularly by specialized personnel;
However, the material and human resources consumed by this kind of replenishment are extremely huge, and the farther the supply camp, the more resources are consumed, in fact, even the Hunter Guild with a lot of capital can only barely maintain the supply camp of the six classes, and if there is a seventh class, it will not be able to take care of it at all, which is the most important reason why the exploration progress of the pioneer team in the desert area is only about 700 kilometers away from Huangsha Village-the supply can no longer keep up!
Leaving aside the twenty-seven supply camps, the remaining landmark scene, the Hengduan Cliff, is located 70 kilometers west of the leftmost supply camp [Fifth Estate], and the preliminary estimate is that this north-south cliff is 200 kilometers long;
The source of the Ancient River depicted by Red Star himself on this map is located in the middle of the first and second supply camps [Fourth Rank] from right to left, then turns northwest, passes through the third and fourth supply camps [Fifth Rank] from right to left, turns northeast again, passes through the second and third supply camps [Sixth Rank] from right to left, and then the flow is unknown;
The two ruins were found, located at the source of this ancient river channel and at the junction of the northwest and northeast turnbacks.
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In addition to the two iconic scenes of "Hengduan Cliff" and "Ancient River", there are also "Cactus Oasis" and "Misty Sand Rift Valley", etc., but the direction of Red Star's exploration this time is the ancient river, and he will follow the flow of the ancient river all the way, unless he gets lost, he will not pass through these places.
"Little Tiger, watch out for those sand fish that swim, they may attack you because of your small size."
Hongxing looked at the sand fish on both sides that were swimming in the distance with the dorsal fin of the sand exposed, these guys who bully the soft and are afraid of the hard, and they will never be polite to the prey that is good to bully.
"Meow, when are you going to give me water compared to them! I'm dying of thirst! ”
Xiaohu looked like he was half dead by the heat, and the whole cat was weak, and he followed Red Star step by step, and from time to time stretched out his paws, put on Red Star's pants, and walked with strength.
"Come on, bear with me a little longer, here, we have to moderate the use of water."
Walking in the desert, no one knows what will happen, maybe the next moment the water bag will be knocked over, or when you arrive at the supply camp and find that there are no supplies inside, as an experienced hunter, Red Star knows that you can't put all your hopes on others and other things.
In the eyes of the traverser Red Star, these sand fish that swim like sand as water are completely contrary to common sense, but this extraordinary phenomenon, in this world, is really just ordinary common sense.
Red Star's first step in the desert was to scoop up the sand with his hands and observe the composition of the sand.
Sure enough, there is something strange about these "sands".
Sand, or sand, is a type of particulate matter. Sand is a naturally occurring rock that is divided into small pieces, so the composition of sand varies depending on the rock. On Earth, inland and non-equatorial coasts, the most common component of sand is silica, usually in the form of quartz, because it is chemically stable and hard enough to resist weathering; The rocky source of coral sand found along the equatorial and subequatorial coasts is limestone. In addition, sand in some regions can contain different components such as magnetite, chlorate, glauconite or gypsum.
So, what is the composition of the sand in this desert in the Monster Hunter world?
The answer is...... I don't know!
The only thing he can know is that most of these sand particles are spherical or spherical, light in density, hard in texture, and with tiny pores, which are probably the reason why creatures such as sand fish can swim and breathe freely in the sand.
If Red Star and Little Tiger had not worn the special boots they were wearing for desert walking, and had replaced them with normal boots, they would have fallen into it as easily as if they were stepping on snow.
"Meow, you've said this to me many times!"
Xiaohu didn't have the consciousness of being a companion cat at all, he walked all the way, he was hot all the way, and he complained all the way.
"It's not because you've complained so many times, instead of wasting your saliva talking, it's better to keep your mouth shut and endure it a little longer! If you want to be a hero, you won't be able to endure such hardships, right? ”
Hongxing looked at Xiaohu and smiled, and his words provoked him slightly.
"Woo meow, I'm just joking with you, this hard work is nothing at all!"
Although the four-and-a-half-year-old Xiaohu is already a young cat in the Ailu cat family, in the eyes of Hongxing, he is still a child, as long as he finds the right way to attack, it is too easy to deal with.
"Well, let's go, it's less than ten kilometers away from the next supply camp, and we should be able to arrive before the sun sets today, and we'll have a good rest then."