Chapter 181: Ants Survive

If you don't look carefully at what you get, you don't understand it, and no matter how much time you spend, you can't see anything. Vic didn't think of what the last thing he took out would bring to him, and he was anxiously waiting at the entrance of the cave, waiting for two friends to appear, and this wait was several hours.

After a few hours, the two of them still didn't come out, and they mustered up the courage to lean over the edge of the cave and listen inside, it was very quiet, quiet and frightening. There was no sound, it was likely that the two friends would never be able to come out again, and at this moment Vik was cowardly, and in the face of death, he lost the courage he should have, and did not dare to enter the cave to find his missing partner, who grew up together since childhood, and was like a brother and sister.

Vic kept praying, but unfortunately the god did not shed the light, and the darkness in the cave was particularly dazzling under the scorching sun. Pictures of the past keep flashing, and the three of them happily chase, confess to the same girl together, and embark on an adventure together...... In the memory, Vic's weak body gradually gained strength, which was the power that God had not given, which gave him the courage to enter the endless darkness, at this moment, forgetting to pray, maybe too scared to forget, maybe it was ......

"Babu, Tian Wei ......" There was no light, the cave was pitch black, and he had only walked a few meters, and he couldn't even see a vague shadow, only kept shouting, hoping to get a response. Walking forward with memory, every step I took, I counted silently in my heart, and after walking about forty meters, I stopped. Still didn't get a response, just afraid that he would never find it again, Vic thought about continuing to walk, but the road was no longer lying flat, he fell down a few times, his hand was cut, his knee was bruised, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. The injuries on the body are nothing, the surroundings are no longer calm, there are always poignant voices coming, eerie and terrifying.

Vic chose to turn around, and returned the same way as before, without encountering any danger, and exited the hole. Because of this, he didn't understand why he could leave safely while Babu and Tian Wei were missing? Is he religious enough to be protected by God? Still is...... Not religious enough to live yet? The thought made Vic tremble, more terrified than in the endless darkness.

In the basin, after waiting for another day, still not waiting for the two to appear, Vic finally chose to leave, he didn't want to die, even if he survived, he had to live. When he left, he took two utensils with him, and what he exchanged for his life, why didn't he take it with him? Even if it is to bear the punishment of depravity, it will not hesitate.

In the desert, the storm is still the same, but it is much weaker, and you can see the direction of the movement of the dunes, it is winter, and the northwest wind is dominant, and the windward side is northwest. Vic was running out of water and food, and after two days it was completely consumed, and he didn't encounter an oasis or anyone along the way, and he didn't have a chance to resupply at all.

People in difficult situations, especially on the verge of death, either choose to give up, or tenacious support, and those who choose tenacious support often burst out with incredible strength, a force beyond the physiological limits of the human body. Without water and food, Vic continued another day, moving forward mechanically, never stopping, even in the dark. To be precise, Vic has replenished water once, drank very little urine at night, and the urine is not something you can drink if you want to, in the desert in winter, the temperature difference between day and night is very large, and most of the human body water is evaporated during the day, and there will be a little urine only at night.

During this time, Vic thought a lot, relatives, friends, beloved girls, but the most was faith, Allah, the only god in the world: God. On the verge of death, Vic seems to see many things that he can't see in ordinary times, ethereal, but real, these things, he has built a strong fortress of faith for more than twenty years, breaking through the gap, the gap is getting bigger and bigger, perhaps, he is his own master.

Time, for Vic, is already the most illusory thing, I don't know how long I walked, the leather shoes have worn out, the soles of the feet are almost attached to the hot sand, every step is a pain in the heart. Because of this pain, Vic always had a little succumb and knew that if he continued to move forward, as long as he stopped at this time, what was waiting for him would be buried by dust.

When a small oasis appeared in front of him, Vic did not tear with excitement, and the water in his body was not enough to form tears, not even a drop. Vic rushed into the oasis and lay down in the pool, sucking desperately, as if it was a liquid flowing in front of him.

There is plenty of water, but it can't solve the hunger, I don't know how long it will take to get to a populated place, if you are still hungry, it won't take long, you will fall, and once you fall, it is impossible to stand up. Vic pulls weeds by the waterhole and uproots them, and the roots are food, his hope for survival.

There is no imaginary bitterness, no imaginary difficulty to swallow, and when chewing, there is a hint of sweetness. ate one after another, and finally filled his belly, and even Vic himself didn't know how much he ate. Vic had no intention of stopping at the oasis, filling the water bag with water, carrying a handful of washed grass roots, and headed out again.

Only one day passed, and when he saw the crowd, Vic fell to his knees excitedly, not praying, I don't know when, he had forgotten to pray, or rather, instinctively resisted. He walked to the small bungalow with difficulty, and although he had very little money, the other party still gave him food and a place to rest. When leaving, he also lent a lean horse, saying that it was borrowed, but it was no different from giving it away, just to make it less difficult for Vic to accept the gift. Don't look at it as just a skinny horse, it is extremely important for Vic, I have asked the route clearly, there are still forty or fifty kilometers to get to his house, if you walk, I don't know when I will be able to go home.

Returning home safely, Vik was greeted by the funeral of the three men, who had been missing for twenty-one days, and in the desert, and everyone thought that the three had returned to the arms of Allah. When Vic returned, Babu and Tian Wei did not come back, crying with joy and screaming in pain, and the relatives of the three were both ice and fire.

Vic didn't mention the matter of the basin to anyone, instinctively wanted to hide it, someone asked about the death of Babu and Tian Wei, but said that they died in the depths of the desert, and died in the depths of the desert, but in normal, no one was entangled. After recuperating at home for a few days, he left for Urumqi City, wanting to go to the big city and sell the two things he had gotten.

When he came to Urumqi, Vic went to the antique street, he was smart, he just took a thing and asked the price around, the price far exceeded his expectations, a vessel that did not look exquisite, the highest bid was actually 300,000. 300,000 is a real huge amount of money for poor Vic, and I don't know how many years it will take to earn so much money.

After selling something, Vic is ready to go home, and the money he gets has far exceeded his expectations, so another gold wine glass, not ready to be sold, as a memento of the death expedition. It's just that before he left, he was stopped, to be precise, kidnapped, because the other party wanted to know where the things came from.

The kidnappers of Vic were none other than Li Gong and others, who had come from the Turpan area, where they had stolen an ancient tomb and come to Urumqi to find a buyer. I just happened to see what Vic was selling, and it felt very strange and somewhat familiar, so I secretly followed. Don't look at it as being kidnapped, in fact, it saved Vic's life, Vic sold things aggressively, obviously not what he could have, I don't know how many people peeped, Li Gong and others secretly drove away several groups of people who were ready to start. Li Gong and others are not good people, but they will not kill people at will, while it is difficult to say about other people.

Li Gong kidnapped people, and the gold wine cup that Vic carried with him was naturally searched, and the gold wine cup worth hundreds of thousands in Vic's heart was actually worth millions, but in fact, this was not a wine glass, it was a vessel used by Gaochang in the ancient country of the Western Regions. Sacrificial utensils are not accessible to everyone, but only those who preside over the sacrifice to the heavens, and are a symbol of power.

recognized the value of the "wine glass", and it was even more impossible to let go of Vic, and kept asking him, and at the same time gave enough temptation, money and beauty were not a problem. Vic is a wise man, and when he knows a lot of things, he knows that the cave encountered in the desert basin is a real treasure cave. Vic knew that if he didn't say anything, he would never leave. At this moment, he didn't care about the temptation of money and beauty, but instead gave birth to a thought, that is, to go to the desert basin again, to continue the unfinished adventure, or to determine whether Babu and Tian Wei were really dead, or for his own ...... The heart that is already throbbing is not willing to be dull.

Vic finally spoke, on the condition that he go with him to the desert and that he be given a settling-in fee. Li Gong agreed without thinking about it, he originally wanted Vic to lead the way, how could he not take him with him, and the settling-in fee was nothing, if he could really find an ancient tomb, he would get a hundredfold or even a thousandfold return. The next day, Vic, Babu, and Tian Wei received 150,000 settling-in fees, and Vic embarked on a desert journey again, a trip that I don't know if there was a return trip.

Walking along the way back, driving three modified off-road vehicles, one of which is specially used to load gasoline, food, tents, etc., there are professionals such as Li Gong, although they encountered a sandstorm, but it was still very smooth, did not experience too much torture, and had reached the depths of the desert. In the vast desert, the endless sand dunes, they all look the same, there is nothing obvious to signpost, but Vic always knows the direction, as if there is an invisible line pulling it, and it will not deviate no matter what. He also asked Vic how he determined the direction, and Vic seemed at a loss, he didn't know, but his feelings told him where to go.

Finally, I came to the desert basin again, I didn't need to walk into it and knew that I had come to a magical place, in the case of a sand and dust storm all around, it could not be buried, it was completely inconsistent with the laws of nature, Li Gong and others were full of expectations, there will be magical things in the magical place, maybe this time the harvest, no longer have to take risks.