The alpine steppe zone is much more barren than the usual grasslands due to the lack of water and low night temperatures.

Since stepping out of the forest line and into the alpine grasslands, there have been withered yellow meadows as far as the eye can see, and occasionally one or two dwarf and thick trees, like silent sentinels, stand on this vast wilderness.

A primordial turtle circled a few times in the air, but did not swoop down, only screaming and flying away.

This was the second time that Hara had appeared in his field of vision.

Zheng Guo raised his head to watch it leave, and said casually: "The original turtle tastes best when it is boiled, and the texture will be dry and hard when it is roasted." ”

"The big bird is shivering."

"Tell a ghost story, Guo Ye is hungry."

"Zombie Fruit is online."

……

The sun was already obscured by the mountains, and the entire windward side was in shadow, and it was dark in just over an hour.

"It's imperative to find the right shelter, otherwise it's dangerous after dark." Zheng Guo said, "Don't look at the calm here now, at night, the predators go out en masse, and the slightest mistake will be reduced to a supper." That's why it's important to find a safe place to shelter......"

At this point, he suddenly stopped talking, and looked down at the ground thoughtfully.

I saw his right foot on the ground a few times, and then poked it with a stick, saying, "The soil moisture here is obviously higher than before......"

Zheng Guo pricked up his ears and listened for a while, and immediately came to the conclusion: "There is a river ahead." ”

"It means that I didn't hear anything."

"I doubt I'm deaf."

"How can there be the sound of water, the anchor is hallucinating."

……

Zheng Guo walked in the direction where the voice came from.

As they got closer, the ground became more and more damp and soft, the color of the grass gradually changed from withered yellow to yellow-green, and the long-lost sound of insects sounded in the live broadcast room.

The audience, who didn't believe in the river just now, had to re-examine the environment in front of them.

Five minutes later, the sound of the water appeared, which was clearly audible and should be within a few tens of meters nearby.

Zheng Guo stopped and listened carefully for a while, climbed up a small hill, looked ahead, turned his back to the camera, and exhaled with relief.

"It's not just a river," Zheng Guo smiled, "it's an oasis." ”

……

……

In the shot, a long "green corridor" spreads down the hill and passes in front of the mountain bag.

The corridor is in the shape of a ribbon, with a stream in the middle, rushing downstream, mingling with the sound of insects, showing a lively scene.

The stream stops in front of the mountain and seeps into the ground, and the green promenade comes to an abrupt end.

Zheng Guo slid down the hillside and immediately felt a damp breath coming to his face.

"This is where the stream seeps into the aquifer and the entrance to the green corridor," Zheng Guo said, "and if you're lucky, you might be able to follow this corridor all the way to the snowy area, which will save you the trouble of walking through the desert area." ”

"The most important thing is that there is a greater chance of finding food in the oasis, and the large trees that can be found everywhere also facilitate the establishment of shelters, which is simply a gift from Lady Luck."

Zheng Guo walked into the oasis through the muddy grass.

Although there are many large trees and shrubs in the oasis, it is a grassland landform after all, and most of the surface is still covered with grass.

Basically, the oasis is a few tens of meters wide with a stream as the centerline.

The inlet stream is shallow and narrow, as much of the water has seeped into the ground.

"Opportunities often go hand in hand with crises. Caution is required to move around this place, and it is best to explore the path with a stick at every step you take. And always keep your eyes and ears listening, if there is a predator nearby, you must find the abnormality in time, such as the surroundings suddenly become very quiet, at this time you should be vigilant, you are likely to have entered the territory of the predator. ”

Zheng Guo followed the stream deep into the corridor, turned a few corners, and turned back to see the entrance.

As the altitude increases, the flow of water in the stream gradually increases, and the width of the oasis widens considerably.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and the insects were chirping louder.

Dusk is approaching.

……

……

"It's a sawtooth tree, the same species we found at the mouth of the valley, except this one hasn't withered yet."

Zheng Guo stepped on the gravel and left the shore, entered the knee-deep grass, and walked to the sawtooth tree.

Circled around the trees.

It could be seen that the tree was in its prime, with luxuriant foliage, and its thorn-covered branches bent downward, almost hanging to the ground, forming a dense curtain that enclosed the trunk in it, with a radius of more than three meters.

"The branches of the sawtooth tree are natural protection, and wild animals generally do not approach such trees." Zheng Guo pushed aside the thorn strip with a stick, glanced inside, and nodded, "There is a lot of space inside, the trees occupy nutrients and sunlight, there are almost no weeds under the trees, it is a dry clearing." ”

Zheng Guo decided to spend the night under this tree.

Taking advantage of the fact that the sky was not completely dark, Zheng Guo hurriedly went to collect some firewood, dried bark, branches, and leaves, all brought back to the camp, and piled them up into a small mountain bag, enough to use tonight.

A few more bundles of weeds were pulled out nearby and spread on the open space to form a simple bed.

Later, Zheng Guo lit a bonfire under the tree.

As the bonfire is lit, the tiredness accumulated throughout the day slowly spreads and invades every cell in the body.