There were a total of 12 camels in the camel caravan of the old man of Alayi, but in fact, only seven of them actually carried people.

As for the remaining five, all of them were carrying clean drinking water and carrying them in cowhide bags, which were easy to hump.

Survive in the desert, the water source is the most important thing, without water for three days, people will be tortured and collapsed, urine can not be out of water, all the salt and impurities in the body, suffocating people that is called an ecstasy, the whole urinary system can not be said to be sour, it will not be long before people will begin to peel off their skin and dehydration, and finally directly become a dry corpse......

As for the dry food, all of them are in the backpack, basically beef jerky, compressed biscuits, energy bars and the like that can quickly replenish physical fitness, easy to carry, and a total of seven or eight days of rations, because the old man said that when we enter Lop Nur in the early stage, we can still replenish the supplies, because Lop Nur is not an absolute no-man's land, at least there are still some oases in the marginal areas, Most of these oases are small villages with some ethnic minorities, when there were no sandstorms in the desert before, the old man of Alayi also entered Lop Nur a few times, and when he walked the business, he really found a few oases by chance, so he said that we should not have to worry about materials seven or eight days before entering Lop Nur, at least we can replenish in those small oases, but unfortunately the old man of Alayi did not dare to go too deep, because the local people here have long had legends, that is, in the depths of the Sea of Death, The place near the Taklamakan Desert, where the quicksand is a sea, there are many demons and monsters, and it is a place that has been cursed by Allah, and you can't get out when you go in.

After the day was rectified, we set off in the early morning, because at night it is not possible to travel long distances in the desert, it is very easy to get lost, this is definitely not a lie, the desert is full of sand, really go into the vast sea of sand to know how terrible it is, if there is no compass, even if it is difficult to move an inch during the day, let alone at night when you can't see your fingers, if you don't see your eyes a bad look, you may have to be buried alive in the quicksand, and if you walk in the desert at night, It's the most vulnerable to beasts!

What? No beasts in the desert?

Those who say this are definitely Xiaobai!

The danger in the desert not only comes from the endless sand, but also from the animals, wolves, poisonous snakes, these are the two most dangerous animals in the desert, especially a poisonous snake called the horned rattlesnake that lives in the desert, it is quite ruthless, I know a buddy in college, this buddy is a typical backpacker.

The so-called backpacker is the kind of idle egg pain carrying a schoolbag to run around on foot, one year he hid across the desert, when passing through a bush, because he sat down to rest, he ended up sitting on the body of a horned rattlesnake, and was bitten on the anus by the poisonous snake, at that time he was accompanied by a girl, that is, a partner who met on the Internet, anyway, in their backpacker circle, it seems that there has never been such a thing as a sense of security, everyone meets, as long as the route is the same, you can be together, I wasn't afraid that the other party would have a bad heart in a deserted place and kill him.

After all, the girl and my buddy were general friends, and the position in which he was bitten was so special that it was naturally impossible for people to hold his ass and give him drugs, and finally when he walked out, the venom had invaded his internal organs, and he died within a few days.

Therefore, the desert is not safe, some low-lying places because of the accumulation of some water, there are also animals and plants, and those animals in the desert are basically at night, we are easy to encounter wild beasts when we rush in the dark.

To be honest, this is the first time I've ridden a camel, and I always felt that this thing should be more comfortable to ride than to ride a horse, after all, the front and rear humps are stuck, and I can't fall off with stirrups, but after I really ride it, I know that I am wrong, this thing is absolutely uncomfortable to ride, because the man is there......

Anyway, I got stuck not long after I rode for the first time, and my stomach was a little throbbing, so I could only grit my teeth and stiffen up, and after two or three hours, I slowly got used to it.

Riding a camel is not slow, we set off in the morning, basically waited for the evening to walk out of hundreds of miles, at this time we have basically entered Lop Nur, looking at the yellow sand, I am also the first time to see this endless desert, my heart is also a little panicked, always feel like this go down when is the end, the road seems to be incomplete.

Fortunately, it's November now, and the desert is basically not so hot, it's a little dry, and it's relatively cool overall, but it's a little cool at night, but it's not as exaggerated as the book says, what "wear a cotton jacket in the morning and wear yarn in the afternoon, and eat watermelon around the stove", people who have really been to Xinjiang know that this place is actually peaceful all year round, and it is a very suitable place for people to survive, otherwise how could so many beauties be bred back then? The beauty of the Western Regions was the best tribute in ancient times, when the Western Regions countries worshipped the Emperor of the Central Plains, the beauty of the Western Regions was an indispensable item, and I don't know how many emperors of the Central Plains were happy because of this, in fact, not to mention ancient times, even now there are many beauties in Xinjiang who cover their faces, with high proportions, high quality, three-dimensional facial features, tall and enchanting, and very regional characteristics.

Because the supplies in the early stage were still sufficient, so at the beginning, our group had not deeply experienced the power of the desert, but we were a little tired, but walking for six or seven days in a row and not seeing the size was also a huge challenge for our psychology, anyway, my patience was fading little by little......

When we arrived at the first oasis, it was already seven days later.

This oasis is not too big, but the ecological chain is still quite sound, living here is a small village of Hui people with only about 100 people, they have lived here for generations, as if it began in the Ming Dynasty, because of nostalgia for the homeland, has been unwilling to move out, in this oasis lived for hundreds of years, away from the war and the changes of the world, the folk customs are quite simple, we just paid a little money after we went in and received a very warm hospitality.

Because this village has little contact with outsiders, and the things at home are handed down from my ancestors, I was really shocked when I first entered, because they were full of "antiques", not to mention anything else, just these old things are worth a lot of money when they are taken out and sold......

But this really woke me up, and I thought that if I solved all these problems and survived in the future, maybe I would take Mulan around, collect waste goods and earn money to make a living, and the rest of my life would be good.

In this small village we stayed for a day and then went on the road again, this time the drinking water is obviously more than before, it is estimated that it is at least enough for our group to use half a month, Alayi old man and we said that after I am afraid there will be no oasis, we must find the place we are looking for before the drinking water is exhausted, or find the ancient channel of the Peacock River, the ancient river channel has flowed for thousands of years before it was diverted, there must be a rich groundwater accumulation in the ground, find the ancient river channel and dig it can also find the water source, otherwise you must return in time, Otherwise, we'll be trapped in the desert.

The old man Alayi, who was an expert in the desert, naturally accepted his advice, so after some discussion, we decided to speed up, and we had to continue on our journey with only seven hours of rest every night.

After only one day of this high-intensity journey, I was almost exhausted and collapsed, and by the time night fell and we found a small sand dune to rest, I was almost paralyzed, and I fell asleep against the soft sand after a hasty bite.

As a result, I woke up from freezing after not sleeping long!

When I woke up and was about to get some clothes, I found that my teammates were almost awake, and the old man was sitting on the sand, smoking a dry cigarette, his eyes were looking into the distance, and his brows were locked very tightly.

After a few days of contact, I know that this old man is actually a very optimistic person, except for a little greedy for money......

Now that he suddenly showed this expression, it made me a little suspicious, and I couldn't help asking, "What's the matter?" ”

The old man looked at me and suddenly said, "Don't you think...... Did it get a lot colder all of a sudden? ”

"I feel it."

I nodded and said with a smile: "I didn't see that I was woken up by freezing, isn't it just cooling, this season is normal, just add some clothes and continue to sleep!" ”

"No, it's not normal, it's not normal!!"

The old man said in a deep voice: "The temperature in the desert is gradual, it will not become cold or hot all of a sudden because of the change of seasons, if there is a sudden rise or fall in the temperature in a short period of time, then there is only one possibility......

I saw that the old man Alayi said solemnly, and I couldn't help but ask what that might be.

There was a hint of fear on the face of the old man of Alayi, and he exhaled a long breath and said, "The black storm is coming......

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