Chapter 156: Into the Desert
Jiang Xiu felt funny in his heart, this girl, she ran over and asked, and after asking, she said that others don't know how to pretend to understand, isn't it really a contradiction? Picked up some ground powder again: "It's the star awakening grass, let's have a little bit of this." ”
The most feared thing in the desert is severe dehydration, which affects body functions, not to mention, and the most deadly, hallucinations, which are very scary.
"Fifty dollars a pack."
"Get me two packs."
Dehydration can't walk, and the mind is full of hallucinations, in this case, there is absolutely no possibility of getting out of the desert again, so once there is severe dehydration in the desert, it almost means death, and the awakening star grass will not hallucinate after taking it, and it really encounters severe dehydration, this awakening grass is like a life-saving elixir.
People who don't know how to do it, such as Qiu Yinru beside Jiang Xiu, first asked curiously: "What is this medicinal powder for?" ”
Jiang Xiu gorgeously ignored the beauty of Qiu.
But the owner of the stall wanted to do business, and said: "Buy, buy, life-saving, refreshing, do you want this lady to come with two packs." ”
Qiu Yinru shook her head and said, "It's too expensive." ”
Two packs of medicinal powder cost 100, which is really a bit expensive, to put it bluntly, it is to pick Xingxing grass to dry and grind into powder, which is simply a business without capital, but it also depends on where it is sold.
The price of the same glass of water in a roadside stall is very different from that of a five-star hotel, and it is even more priceless in the desert.
Jiang Xiu, the herb here, spent more than 500 yuan, and bought three water skin bags filled with water and put them in his bag, and he didn't buy anything else.
There was a whistle in the distance, Jiang Xiu and Qiu Yinru looked over, and a military jeep drove over, bringing up smoke and dust in the sky, and the car drove all the way to the front of the town government where they were now.
A soldier wearing a camouflage uniform and a submachine gun jumped out of the car, then Professor Xu got out of the car, and then the driver of the car was also wearing a camouflage uniform.
"Students, these two are the two soldiers sent to us by the garrison to protect our safety along the way."
"This is Captain Leng, this is Comrade Xiao Zhang......"
"The local garrison is very supportive of our archaeological operation this time, Captain Leng and Comrade Xiao Zhang are the first-class soldiers in the army, and they are strong in martial arts."
"Everyone's applause welcomes ......"
Bang Bang Bang!
The students applauded excitedly, when had they seen this kind of soldier with a submachine gun on their backs, they were in awe, and the two of them gave a military salute to the people present neatly.
Among them, only Li Chengzhi and his son, and Jiang Xiu disagreed.
"Xiaoqiu, are you all ready?"
Qiu Yinru took out the list and checked the number of people, and then said, "It's all ready, you can leave at any time." ”
In this way, a professor, three experts, two warriors, three mages, and eighteen students formed this expedition team to the ancient desert city.
"Okay, then we'll officially go."
The mighty procession set off towards the desert, Jiang Xiu rode on the camel, he didn't feel very good, because the camel under the seat seemed weak and slow, but he didn't feel much either, because the warrior in his early thirties, who was called Captain Leng, stayed at the end.
There was someone on his back, and Jiang Xiu didn't feel that he was too slow.
"You don't seem to fit in."
Captain Leng's all-round cool is called Cold War, with dark skin, a resolute face, speaking with a local accent, looking like a tough guy, and there are not many expressions on his face when he speaks.
"They pay for it, and I pay for it."
Captain Leng suddenly realized.
"I heard that this archaeological task is very heavy, is to find the disappeared ancient ruins, to be honest, I came here at the age of sixteen, stayed for almost 20 years, heard a lot of similar legends, met the captured desert tomb robbers, let alone the tricks, but no one has really seen the ancient city of Sahagan......"
Jiang Xiu said, "Then you still follow us into the desert?" ”
Cold War said: "The task of the higher authorities must be carried out, and in addition, it is also my responsibility to protect you, and I don't want you to have an accident in the desert." ”
"The bad weather in the desert is terrible, but it's the people who are even more terrible."
Jiang Xiu said, "You mean? ”
Cold War said: "There are far more and more fierce bandits in the desert than outside, and the desert has become their natural umbrella, and there are even people who organize armies and build countries inside." ”
Walking to the center of the desert, one day later can reach the white hump area, according to the ancestor of Xie Sanxian, their direction is right, all the way to the west, they continued to chase in the desert for seven days and seven nights, and then completely lost, that is to say, the first seven days to go west, and then the specific direction depends on the materials collected by those experts, to find the corresponding geographical characteristics.
Unconsciously, the sky is dark, the desert climate is harsh, the physical consumption is very large, we must ensure rest, so as soon as it gets dark, we will not continue to hurry, the big guys will rest on the spot, set up tents for tents, boil water for cooking.
Professor Xu and others gathered to study the map.
"In the Ming Dynasty, a folk memoir, it is recorded that the ancient desert city is the remains of the gods, so there are often visions in the sky where the ruins are located, according to the above, it will not rain in other places in the desert, and it will rain in the desert ancient city, and there is even an underground drainage system in it."
Professor Qian Deshen said.
Professor Xu pushed his glasses and said: "Many folk miscellaneous records are exaggerated, and the author likes to add his own imagination to describe it, we must believe in science, God can only exist in the way of faith, but not really exist." ”
This Professor Xu is an atheist, and he expressed this opinion when he talked to Jiang Xiu.
Qian Deshen: "Why, Professor Xu thinks there is no god in this world?" ”
Professor Xu smiled and shook his head.
"Yes!"
An extremely resolute voice came, and everyone heard the prestige, but it was Li Chengzhi, the first teacher, who stood up and walked slowly: "There are gods in this world, and the two are scholars, it may not be clear, there are actually some underground strength under the surface of our world, that is a group of martial artists, you can also understand it as rivers and lakes, there is a list of underground strength called the demigod list, which is well known to us, some of them have lived for more than 100 years, and some have even lived for more than 200 years, and the ultimate goal of these people is to become gods." ”
When had the professors and experts heard this, and the students looked incredulous.
Professor Xu said, "Master Li is joking, right? ”
Li Chengzhi shook his head and said: "This is a fact, people who have come into contact with the relatively high-level underground forces have a consensus on these things, there are thirteen Chinese countries on the list of demigods, and there are also strong people from other countries." ”
"After Professor Xu's trip to the desert, if you have any doubts about this, you can enter Sichuan, there are many legends about gods and sword immortals in Sichuan, and there is a lot of evidence left."
"The demigod in Shu is still ...... on the list"
Professor Xu smiled, he doesn't like to argue with people, the so-called mage in his heart, that is a trick of the rivers and lakes, to put it bluntly, it is a ninth-rate livelihood, it is a trick to deceive people, of course, he does not deny this ability, nor does he deny the role of his tomb, but in his heart he is still biased.
This is the character of a literati.
"Still don't believe me, professor?"
Li Chengzhi said: "The professor has studied historical antiques and relics all his life, and has not found some mysterious things that cannot be solved by science. ”
Professor Xu said: "Of course, I have encountered many things that science can't solve, but this does not mean that there are gods, but because my science and technology have not yet reached that point." In another 510 years, many mysteries that cannot be solved now will be solved accordingly. ”
Li Chengzhi said: "Harness the flames, tread water, and kill people in a hundred steps...... Could it be that all of this is also related to science? ”
Professor Xu said, "Yes, ......"
In his opinion, what is the difference between a mage playing with fire and a magician playing with fire, he also saw on the video that the magician stayed in the water for a day, and someone was lying flat in the void, these are nothing more than tricks, but you can't solve the mystery inside, once you say it, it is worthless.
The two of them argued as they spoke, and the air smelled of gunpowder in confusion.
Of course, the students and experts all stood in line to teach.
The professor said: "Master Li firmly believes that there is a god in this world, dare to ask, have you seen it?" ”
Li Chengzhi: "This ......"
His face stiffened, the gods were ethereal, even the demigods didn't dare to really say that there were gods, they could only vaguely feel that there should be gods.