The Fledgling Sunset Kingdom Chapter Seventy-Six: Ten Thousand Miles of Desert
Left the blacksmith shopkeeper.
Tianxing came to the market, of course, it was impossible to visit the market, but to buy some necessary daily necessities.
The most important thing is to buy spices and dry food, there is no shortage of all kinds of wild things in the grassland, meat is not to worry about, but there is no staple food and seasonings.
Dry food bought thousands of pounds of dry cakes, which are a kind of round cakes made of wheat, steamed and then dried, especially suitable for people who travel far away to use as dry food.
Eating dry cakes and drinking water will cause swelling and a great sense of satiety.
The seasoning only bought salt and chili powder, and salt is indispensable as the king of flavors, so I bought dozens of catties as reserves.
In my previous life, as a loyal lover of chili peppers, I could not know the taste of meat for three days, and a meal could not be spicy.
People in this world don't seem to have many people who eat spicy peppers, so there are very few places to sell chili peppers, but this time I actually saw a stall selling chili powder, and I bought all the chili powder in the stall in one go, which is hundreds of catties.
Before, because there was no mount, it was impossible to carry all these things on your back, but now with the Bull Demon King, you can put twice as many things as you can.
Originally, the Bull Demon King was reluctant to carry these things, and was scolded back by Tianxing.
"These things can make the barbecue more delicious, you can do it if you don't carry it, I buy two horses to carry it, and you don't have to think about the barbecue in the future." ”
Hearing this, the Bull Demon King fell to the ground and asked the guy to put the things on his back.
After purchasing these necessary things, one man and one ox left the tribe and set out for the western edge of the steppe.
There is still a 10,000-mile desert between Youzhou and the grassland, and now there are more than 2,000 miles from the grassland to the desert.
Originally, there were still more than two months to go, and you could go to Youzhou leisurely.
It's only a month now, and while there's no problem with a normal rush, it's hard to say if anything happens on the way.
Just in case, it was decided to set off now and try to reach the edge of the desert in three days.
After all, in the desert, all kinds of complex environments, there are still certain dangers, and it is not so easy.
Walker was not a reckless man, and had carefully observed maps and geography books before leaving for Bell City.
Where danger is likely to occur, where there are Warcraft, etc., there is homework to do.
Three days later!
One man and one ox smoothly all the way to the edge of the Tianhai grassland.
After buying thousands of catties of water from the nearby tribe, he set foot on the barren wasteland.
Connecting the Tianhai grassland is the endless Gobi, where scattered drought-tolerant and cold-tolerant plants survive strongly.
The scorching sun in the sky is basking in this Gobi, and the temperature on the surface of the earth is at least 50 degrees Celsius.
Except for a few sturdy plants, there was no other creature in sight.
Tianxing wrapped a layer of cloth for himself and the Bull Demon King, which was used to block the sun's exposure and also had a certain heat insulation effect.
He even applied a layer of oil on his body, which was butter bought from a nearby tribe, and was applied to his body to protect his skin.
Under exposure to the sun and high temperatures, water in the human body evaporates very quickly, especially in the skin layers.
Although Tianxing has now succeeded in refining the skin, there is no problem in a short period of time, but in this desert, I don't know what situation will be encountered, and in the absence of energy replenishment, the body can't stand it.
Even the Bull Demon King's body was coated with thick butter, and the Bull Demon King didn't care that the butter on his body was cow's.
The Howling Cows are completely different creatures from the cows in the human mouth, and no one thinks that they are the same creature as the monkeys compared to humans and monkeys!
One man and one cow endured the scorching heat and marched forward, without too much communication, and minimized superfluous activities.
The danger of walking in the Gobi stems from disorientation, high temperatures, extreme heat and lack of water, as well as various poisons.
There is no problem with the high temperature and scorching heat and lack of water for the time being, and the water is relatively well prepared.
In terms of direction, you can only walk in a straight line during the day with a sense of direction, because the environment next door is the same, and it is impossible to distinguish the markings on the map.
At night, you can judge the direction by the stars, so you don't have to worry about getting lost.
Then the remaining danger is the attack of poison, not only ordinary poisons, but even demonic beast poisons.
With Tianxing's current physical fitness, it is difficult for ordinary poisons to cause fatal injuries, but they can also bite and kill elephants.
If you are bitten by a monster poison, your life may be in danger.
It was almost noon, the time of day when the sun was at its most toxic and the temperature was at its highest.
The journey began to be a little difficult, and the Bull Demon King began to gasp, and the heat made it unbearable.
After all, he has always lived in a relatively comfortable grassland environment, and it was difficult to adapt for a while, so Tianxing decided to find a place to take refuge.
Looking up, there was a poplar tree not far away, which had long since died.
Sand poplar tree, drought and flood resistance, tenacious life, is a unique tree species in the Gobi Desert, the age of the tree can reach more than 1,000 years.
There are "three thousand years of immortality, three thousand years of immortality, three thousand years of immortality." It is also known as the Nine Thousand Trees.
It refers to the fact that the poplar tree can live for 3,000 years, and it can not fall to the ground for 3,000 years after death, and it will not decay for 3,000 years after falling.
Tianxing planned to use the forks of the poplar tree to build a parasol out of cloth, so that he could rest underneath and avoid the scorching heat.
When he came to the poplar tree, he shook off the cloth and hung it on the branches, and tied the four corners of the cloth with ropes.
"Bull Demon King, come below, let's take shelter here first, and then we will set off in the evening. Tianxing said to the somewhat sluggish Bull Demon King on the side.
Moo!
The Bull Demon King replied in a low voice.
"Come, drink some water. ”
After taking all the water and food off the back of the Bull Demon King, he fed him some water, and added a little salt to the water to replenish the salt.
The remaining water in the water bag is then poured onto the cow's back to help cool down and dissipate heat.
Tianxing blamed himself a little, he was a successful refiner, and he was not afraid of this environment, so he didn't think much about the situation of the Bull Demon King.
The howling cow itself is more suitable for cold and wet environments. There are few sweat glands on the body, and the skin is rough and thick, and there is thick hair.
In general, howling cattle are reluctant to leave the grassland, which has a lot to do with their body structure.
After some shade and sun protection, sprinkling water to cool down, the Bull Demon King finally returned to normal, his mental state improved, and his godless eyes brightened again.
"Bull Demon King, let's rest here in the afternoon, and then we will rest during the day and hurry in the evening and early morning. ”
Moo!
The stopped Tianxing carefully planned the next trip.
It was only the first day to enter the desert, and the difficulty was much more difficult than before, and it was only at the edge of the desert, and it had not yet entered the depths of the desert.
I can carry it in a short time, but after a long time, I can't carry it without water and no energy supplement.
What's more, there is also the Bull Demon King, fortunately, the Bull Demon King is already a junior and advanced level, and he is stronger than the average howling cow, otherwise he is probably unwilling to enter this desert at all.
This made Tianxing sound a person named Bei Ye in his previous life, who was not personally experienced, and it was difficult to understand the difficulty of surviving in the wilderness, and he admired him a little when he thought about it.