Chapter 76: Mirage
However, what everyone never expected was that they were happy too soon.
Even if the desert is empty, look at the mountains and run dead horses.
It's not that from morning to evening, Mount Zagrama still looks out of reach, right?
"Something is wrong!"
Gao Xing beckoned the camel to stop, frowning at the shadow of Mount Zagrama.
"Yes, we walked for most of the day, and it felt like we didn't move at all......"
The fat man yelled loudly.
"That's right!" Hu Bayi sighed: "Based on the speed at which we walk, we should be able to reach the ...... at the bottom of the mountain."
"Could it be a mirage?" Fluttershy can't help but say.
"It's really possible......"
Fluttershy's words wake up the crowd.
"No wonder, the legend says that Mount Zagrama is horizontal from any angle, and maybe it's a mirage when people see it."
"What then? This thing hurts people......"
That's right, in the desert, a mirage can be called a killer.
It can mislead people in the wrong direction, and they will be trapped in illusions until they die of exhaustion.
According to the current analysis of the situation, there is indeed a high probability that the Zagrama Mountain they saw is indeed a mirage.
Hu Bayi couldn't help but say: "It's over, we have been following its direction, and it is likely that we have deviated from the direction again." ”
"This ......," Professor Chen thought for a while, and said, "But we are not entirely sure that it is a mirage now, otherwise, we will find a place to rest for the night and see the situation tomorrow." ”
"Okay!"
So, the group found a nearby sand dune and dug a sand hole to camp and rest.
"Uncle Anliman, according to your experience, is the Zagrama Mountain we saw real or false?"
Shirley Yang walked up to An Liman and asked.
As a result, An Liman couldn't tell.
"I don't know...... As I said, this is a place abandoned by Allah, full of crises, you don't listen to persuasion, you have to go deep into ......."
Get.
It's a vain question to ask.
In desperation, Shirley Yang went to find Gao Xing and Hu Bayi again to discuss the matter of Zagrama Mountain.
"Do you think what we're seeing is a mirage?"
Hu Bayi smiled bitterly: "I think so, otherwise we wouldn't be headless if we walked for so long." ”
Gao Xing said: "I also feel a little weird, but it's not good to jump to conclusions too early now, and wait until tomorrow during the day to take a look." ”
"Still leaving?" Shirley Yang frowned.
"If we can see its shadow tomorrow, let's walk for another half a day. If you can't see it, it's definitely a mirage. ”
"Well, that's all there is to it." Shirley Yang sighed.
Nothing was said all night.
In short, everyone's mood is a little heavy.
After all, the psychological gap is too big, and I thought I had found the right direction before, and I excitedly walked towards Zagrama Mountain.
How did you know this would happen?
If it's a mirage, it's a big problem. Perhaps, the direction has long been deviated.
It was dawning.
The sun is rising, and the morning glow is full of sky.
"Look, Zagrama ......"
Ye Yixin pointed to the mountain shadow that appeared in the distance, but his tone was not a trace of excitement, but a little heavy.
After looking at it for a while, Shirley Yang walked up to Professor Chen and said, "Professor Chen, Gao Xing means that we might as well go for another half a day to try." No, let's figure it out again. ”
"Okay, there's nothing else we can do now......"
Professor Chen shook his head and smiled bitterly.
The group sorted out and moved on.
As a result, it continued until after noon, and the result was still the same as yesterday, with a mountain shadow, and there was no sign of approaching it at all.
"Balagu Tutu ......"
At this time, Anliman jumped off the camel, knelt on the sand, closed his eyes, and did not know what to say.
"What's wrong, old man? Did you find anything? ”
Hu Bayi couldn't help but ask.
"Alas!"
An Liman let out a long sigh and said, "This is a holy mountain, and ordinary people have no way to approach it." ”
"? Can the mountain still become a refinement? ”
The fat man responded angrily, and said: "It seems that this is undoubtedly a mirage, what should I do?" Do we move on or do we go in a different direction? ”
"Or, Hu Bayi, you and Gao Xing try to measure the direction again?"
Shirley Yang couldn't help but say.
"Okay!"
Hu Bayi nodded, and walked up to the sand dunes with Gao Xing to begin to calculate the direction.
But, the weird thing is that not to mention Hu Bayi, even Gao Xing is now difficult to locate.
The hands of the compass seem to be wobbly, flickering from east to west, and it is impossible to determine the exact position.
In desperation, a group of people sat down and spread out the map.
"It was here when we first discovered Zagrama. After discovering it, we should have been following this route, so it stands to reason that there should be nothing wrong with the direction, right? ”
At this time, Gao Xing couldn't help but say: "The general direction may not be wrong, but I suddenly have a feeling now, most likely, we have been going around in circles......"
"Circling?"
"Yes, that is, what we see in Zagrama may be real, but we have not been able to walk in a straight line......
Why?
Maybe Lao Hu was also suspicious just now.
Our compass is difficult to locate, and the most likely reason is that it is affected by strong magnetic fields.
And this magnetic field has an effect not only on the compass, but also on the human brain, including camels, which have lost their sense of direction. ”
"Huh? And this kind of thing? The fat man was surprised.
"Makes sense......" Shirley Yang nodded thoughtfully: "Just like Bermuda, whether it is an airplane or a ship, as soon as you enter that area, you will get lost because of the special magnetic field. ”
"That means there's a similar special magnetic field here?"
"Possibly!"
"Is there a way to deal with it? Can this magnetic field interfere with us? ”
Gao Xing looked up at the sun in the sky and said slowly: "We can use the sun to locate it, but the biggest problem is that we don't have a clear direction now, which direction are we going to go?" ”
"Yes!" Hu Bayi nodded: "We are already biased, and it is indeed difficult to locate." This damn mirage has caused us a lot of trouble, and if it weren't for its appearance, how would we have gotten lost? ”
At this time, Professor Chen couldn't help but ask, "How long can our water last?" ”
"Two days at most, after all, we lost a lot of water bags before, and we can't carry too much water."
"Two days ......"
Professor Chen couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"Otherwise, I'll set up a small altar and test it again, I'm not sure if it has any effect, so I can only give it a try."
Hearing what Gao Xing said, everyone was in high spirits, and it seemed that there was a glimmer of hope.
Actually, Gao Xing is really not modest.
After all, he hasn't been cultivating for a long time, and everything is still being explored.
Moreover, the altar to be arranged is limited to theory, and it has not been arranged before, and I don't know if it is effective.