A low hill stands in the middle of the desert, the gray-brown rocks are scorched by the afternoon sun, there is not a single wind blowing through the desert air, the heat is unbearable, the rare desert plants hang and the leaves are dead near the desert.

In the scorching desert in the distance, several camels trotted out of the desert driven by the rider with a veil on their backs, and burrowed into a small canyon in the middle of the hill that was only a few tens of meters wide, and part of the canyon was no longer exposed to the sun, which was an excellent place to rest in the desert.

The riders on the camels jumped off the camel's back, ignoring the swords with scabbards hanging on one side of the camel's saddle belt, and quickly untied the various velvet blankets that were tied together in a roll from the other side, and unfolded on the sand in the canyon to reveal the AK74 assault rifle wrapped in the unloaded magazine, more than a dozen magazines full of bullets, and a light yellow tactical vest.

The rider with these gauze scarves did not speak, and after checking the condition of the gun at speed, he inserted the magazine and closed the safety, put the tactical vest on the robe, inserted the magazine in the magazine bag, and hung the velvet blanket on the saddle belt again, and the action was completed in an instant.

One of the big men with a sturdy scarf tucked behind his head to show a bearded and resolute face was none other than Fahad, the leader of the Tuare tribe.

Farhad made a gesture to signal the tribal warriors behind him to disperse the guard, and after filling the camels with salted drinking water with the water bladder prepared on the saddle belt, he sat on the sand with a gun and a fart and took out a topographic map from the pocket of his robe and unfolded it, signaling the nearby Song Xiaoshuang, Isabel and Eliham to come over.

After seeing the three people coming, Farhad said in Chinese in a low tone while pointing to the topographic map with his finger: "We are already close to the border checkpoint and the refugee camp, the distance in a straight line is less than five kilometers, and the future journey can only lead the camel on foot, otherwise the wind and sand stirred up will be easily discovered by the armed bandits occupying the border checkpoint, you must know that there is a slow mountain near the checkpoint, and the last reconnaissance has already found out that they have set up a lookout post near the hill, The specific location of the lookout post and Iliham and I have already marked it on the topographic map, Song Xiaoshuang, do you have anything to add? ”

Hearing what Farhad said, Isabel, who was wearing an expedition uniform, put on a tactical vest and squatting next to her with a gun, took off the scarf on her head, and saw Song Xiaoshuang, who was wearing a gray and white robe next to her, also made the same move, the two looked at each other and smiled, after all, they were not tribal villagers, and it was difficult to get used to this custom of covering their heads and faces.

"I would like to add that the topographic map was secretly downloaded and copied from the Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration after you brought back the tailings ore, this is a very old topographic map, which can only prove that the border checkpoint was established there because there are kimberlite rock formations nearby, and there may be gold mines or diamond mines, but the state has such an idea that this vein is hidden, since we can all get such a topographic map, the armed bandits must have a more detailed topographic map or a more specific mineral distribution map. We can't count on how much this topographic map will help us, otherwise"

Isabel spoke Chinese very quickly, and she reminded everyone that the lookout posts set up by armed bandits may change, the topographic map is rigid and people are alive, and it is extra careful to reconnoiter border checkpoints and refugee camps again, and the experience of the last time may not be useful!

Eliham, who was wearing an AK74 assault rifle scarf to cover her face, still agreed with Isabel's reminder, and quickly said in Chinese with a somewhat strange tone: "That's why Farhad will hold a small meeting again in this place to discuss the action steps, Isabel's concerns we all agree, but there is no better suggestion and it has to be implemented according to the original plan." This time, the plan is to find out the specific situation inside the refugee camp and border checkpoints, our team is only eight people, and we can't compete with the armed bandits of several hundred people, but we can try to destroy their mines and interfere with their plans, you must know that if there is really high-grade golden sand or diamonds mined, the funds of the armed bandits will explode, and the strength will be greatly expanded, which is the worst result, because then it is difficult for not only the people in the camp to be rescued, Armed bandits are likely to loot the surrounding Oasis tribes! ”

Song Xiaoshuang carried a gun in one hand, looked at the topographic map spread out on the sand and was silent for a while, then raised his head slightly and said in a calm tone: "I have a different opinion on the intelligence clues we have, we are all clear about what the leader of the robbers who hung up in the oasis said before he died, the leaders of these armed bandits already know such a thing as energy crystals, and the oasis is looted to obtain energy crystals, which is not contradictory to the purpose of their idea of hitting gold mines and diamond mines, simply put, I suspect that there are enemies in the refugee camps and border checkpoints that cannot be dealt with by conventional methods, ordinary guns and bullets are ineffective against them, they are enemies hiding behind armed bandits, they only need energy crystals, and thinking about the fact that energy crystals are not attractive to ordinary people at all, this possibility is very high. ”

Farhad's eyes were a little suspicious, and he quickly said, "Brother Song Xiaoshuang, are you saying that people with similar abilities to you are hiding in refugee camps and border checkpoints?" What they want to get the Tribal Energy Crystal is that they are not armed bandits? ”

Song Xiaoshuang saw that as soon as Farhad finished speaking, including Isabel and Elliham, they all cast puzzled looks, Song Xiaoshuang sighed secretly and sat on the hot sand, took out a palm-sized half of a pancake from the pocket of his robe, and motioned to Isabel beside him to help him get the military flat kettle on the camel saddle belt.

Isabel wanted to hear what Song Xiaoshuang had in mind, she was used to Song Xiaoshuang's ruffian habits, she just gave a roll of her eyes, hung the gun around her neck with a gun belt, turned around and walked quickly to the camels that were gathering together to eat the low shrubs and plants in the canyon, brought back an old military flat kettle filled with water and handed it to Song Xiaoshuang, a pair of yellow-brown eyes stared at Song Xiaoshuang's face, and it was clear that if Song Xiaoshuang didn't say what was going on, she would beat Song Xiaoshuang violently.

Song Xiaoshuang promised her last night that she had to follow him when he went out to practice, and she went to the tent to find Song Xiaoshuang when the time came, but she got up late at night and went to Song Xiaoshuang's tent to take a look, the snoring of the tribal warriors who were resting together was still there, and Song Xiaoshuang ran away early, and the vast desert was night Isabel hated itchy, although she didn't dare to go out alone and run around in the desert, she could only go back to the tent and continue to keep her eyes open until dawn.

Song Xiaoshuang took the flat kettle and unscrewed the lid of the kettle, poured a few mouthfuls of water into his mouth, stuffed the remaining pancakes in his hand into his stomach, carried the kettle and turned the lid on the kettle, ignoring the crumbs of the pancakes at the corners of his mouth, and said with a serious expression: "Farhad took us to visit the secret room under the sacrificial temple, in order to keep the secret of the oasis and protect the villagers of the oasis tribe from being disturbed, Farhad successfully changed my mind by doing this, but this world is not only only for tribal wizards to have great powers, The connection between energy crystals and armed robbers seems to be very reasonable, but in fact, there are a lot of strange things, based on previous experience, I think that inside the armed robbers, there are still some people with various abilities, so I am ready to try to infiltrate the refugee camps and border checkpoints at night, go alone, if I don't come back, all the people can't take action, and I can't deal with the people you have no hope of defeating! ”

"Song Xiaoshuang, this is just your speculation, which cannot be confirmed yet, there are wizards like you among the armed bandits, you are dictatorial!"

Isabel didn't agree, and after snatching the kettle from Song Xiao's hands and pouring a few sips of water, she shouted that Song Xiaoshuang was very "undemocratic" in doing so.

After the Oasis tribe killed some desert robbers, Isabel had a more iron-blooded temperament, and she also wanted to try to enter the refugee camp under the nose of the armed bandit sentry, according to Song Xiaoshuang's approach, everyone had to hide in the dark and watch Song Xiaoshuang act alone with binoculars, this guy takes himself too seriously, right?

"Isabel, I'm not a wizard I've said it many times, do you remember the pact between us? When you get to the Oasis, you have to listen to me about dangerous things, if you don't do it now, you can let the tribal warriors send you back to Attar and continue your anthropologist research, we are a small-scale military operation, the good shooting does not tell the problem, the opponent is far more powerful than you expected, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will have braids, understand that there are no Boy Scouts? ”

"Well, well, I listen to you, who called you is now my boss!"

Song Xiaoshuang rebuked Isabel in an unusually stern tone, reminding her that she was no longer an anthropologist but just a member of the reconnaissance team. Isabel, who is so strong, has slightly red eyes, and muttered and whispered to Song Xiaoshuang, she is willing to listen to Song Xiaoshuang's orders, this guy is doing things very outrageously. Isabel felt that if she didn't agree to Song Xiaoshuang's request, Song Xiaoshuang might really knock her unconscious directly, and then let the tribal warriors escort her back to the oasis.

Farhad was noncommittal about the "complicated" relationship between Song Xiaoshuang and Isabel, but since Song Xiaoshuang said so, there must be reasons for him to think about it.

Farhad and Elliham beside him looked at each other, and after reaching a consensus, Farhad put away the topographic map and put it in the pocket of his robe, and said quickly: "That's it, now we don't make a fire and eat some canned biscuits, well, that, Song Xiaoshuang, where did the pancakes you ate just now come from, I seem to see date fruits on it?" ”

"This, it was the night before when I was drunk and ate pancakes and mutton, I don't know how to put it in my pocket, I kept it in my pocket and didn't care about it, it has been two days and has a sour smell after a long time, but we can't waste food casually, that's all"

Song Xiaoshuang sneered with an unnatural expression, as if he hadn't heard the broken thoughts of Isabel saying that he was a foodie

In the middle of the night, deep in the desert against the backdrop of the Gentle Mountains, sits at a border checkpoint in a small oasis.

There are many small shrubs near the more than 10 adobe bungalows at the checkpoint, tall date palms dotted around, and a large area of sand is fenced with barbed wire, which basically encloses the checkpoint, leaving only a passage for vehicles to pass through.

At this time, at the border checkpoint, you can faintly hear the sound of the low operation of diesel generator sets, there are sparse lights everywhere in the adobe bungalows at the border checkpoints, and a large horn with a diameter of two meters is erected on the top of an adobe bungalow, and soldiers wearing desert yellow training uniforms patrol in circles around the area encircled by barbed wire with guns on their backs, because more than 100 meters outside, there are hundreds of low tents covering a wide area and stretching in the refugee camp area in the desert.

The dark camp area occupies a large sandy area with small bushes and grasses, and the occasional cry of children can be heard from the tents, and the neighing of goats and camels sounds terrible in the night.

"Made, it's really wrong, how come the armed bandits who are watching the camp outside the camp can't be seen? Didn't those soldiers be captured by armed bandits, but it was the soldiers at the border checkpoint who patrolled with guns on their backs! ”

In the corner of a rocky colony on a hill two kilometers southeast of the camp, Isabel looked away from the small night vision goggles set up on a tripod for field surgery and muttered in a low voice.

Soon, a figure moved under the cover of the night, leaned in front of the night vision device to observe for a moment, suppressed the shocked expression, and whispered: "Isabel, when did Song Xiaoshuang leave, the situation in the refugee camp is completely different from the last time, the loudspeaker erected on the roof has not been seen last time, and the armed bandits who set up heavy machine guns to monitor the refugee camp have not seen any of them, are they all in the bungalow of the checkpoint?" Or go to a nearby mine, and there are soldiers patrolling with guns, which is weird"