502 Mysterious Footprints
The crowd rested for about four hours in this simple ring of work. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info and then hit the road again.
After the swamp, there is the desert. However, between the swamp and the desert, there is a buffer zone of about ten kilometers or so. In this buffer zone, the ground is not as muddy as in the swamps, nor is it full of sand and dust like the desert, but like the ordinary ground, there are some plants that are not very lush.
After they walked about two kilometers, the ground began to get dry.
Originally, it was a dirt floor, but when it was near the desert, the water in the soil evaporated a lot, so the ground became the surface and soft on the inside.
It was still Ai Li who walked in the front, and Lao Ba and Lao Hu walked on the left and right sides respectively.
Da Fan and Xiao Fan are still in the palace.
The ground here is very open, and there are no mutant beasts or anything like that in the distance. The mentality of everyone was very relaxed, and they strode forward.
At this time, Ai Li suddenly raised his right hand and motioned for everyone to stop.
The other four stopped.
Ai Li crouched down and pointed to the ground with his right hand: "Footprints have appeared again." ”
The people looked to the place where Eri was pointing, and sure enough, there was a footprint on the ground. And this time the footprints are clearer than the last one.
And this time the footprints were not one, but a string, stretching into the distance.
Eri stood up and followed the footsteps slowly.
The footprints stretched for more than 500 meters, and gradually, the ground became drier and drier, and the footprints became shallower and shallower. Eventually, the ground gradually deserted, and the footprints disappeared.
Ai Li looked at these footprints carefully, squatted on the ground and touched them, and then leaned on the side and sniffed, his face was very solemn.
Seeing that Ai Li didn't speak for a long time, Dafan next to him was a little anxious, and asked, "Ai Li, aren't you good at tracking?" What conclusions can you draw from these footprints? ”
Eri looked up at the sky, looked at the footprints on the ground, and after a moment, said solemnly, "Well, it's a human. ”
"Poof......
The others were covered in black lines, and fools knew that these were human footprints.
Dafan came to his senses and said, "Nonsense, I also know that this is an adult human." ”
"And looking at this shoe print, it's likely to be an adult male." Xiao Fan also coaxed and said.
Lao Ba also smiled and said, "Ai Li, can you not be so funny?" We're in a hurry now. ”
Ai Li smiled and said, "Just kidding and relaxing, don't you mind?" Then he said solemnly again: "Actually...... This is not a person. ”
"What do you mean?" Lao Ba asked, "Could it be that these two people left it?" ”
Dafan laughed twice: "Ai Li, the more you talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes, if this string of footprints is left by two people, then how high should the tacit understanding of these two people be?" Two people must wear the same shoes, and the person behind must step on the footprints of the person in front of them, and ensure that the footprints are not messy, how is this possible? Even if Xiaofan and I are so smart, it is impossible for us to do it. ”
Xiao Fan also waved his hand again and again: "Impossible, impossible, Ai Li, you are joking again." ”
Ignoring the suspicions of the two of them, Ai Li said, "Can the two of them only be one in front of the other?" Isn't it okay to go up and down? ”
As soon as Ai Li said this, Lao Ba immediately reacted and asked, "What do you mean...... One on the back of the other? ”
Da Fan and Xiao Fan then understood: "No, you can see this?" ”
Alley said, "Look at the footprints we left behind, they are about half a centimeter shallower than this string of footprints. That is, it is simply impossible for an ordinary person to leave such deep footprints. ”
Dafan asked rhetorically: "Maybe that person is carrying a backpack of more than 100 catties?" ”
Ai Li shook his head and said, "Impossible, the footprints left by people when they carry their backpacks are different from those left by humans. As for how exactly it is different, there is so much knowledge involved that it is impossible to understand with your IQ. But think about it, when you carry a person who weighs a hundred pounds, do you feel the same as when you carry a backpack that weighs a hundred pounds? ”
Dafan subconsciously shook his head and said, "Of course it's different. ”
"That's it, in short, the other party is two people, it is likely that one is injured and the other is carrying the wounded on his back."
Lao Hu, who had not spoken, nodded approvingly, while Lao Ba patted Ai Li's shoulder appreciatively and said, "Yes, this can be seen." You're better at tracking than us old fritters who run around outside the walls all year round. ”
Da Fan and Xiao Fan also looked admiring, and they could see the number of each other from a string of footprints, which was really not simple.
Ai Li hurriedly waved his hand modestly and said: "Don't dare, I just be a little more careful than you, a little more knowledgeable, a little more observant, and a little more prominent in reasoning." ”
"Good boy, are you modest or embarrassed?"
Alley thought seriously for a moment and said, "It's both. ”
At this time, Dafan suddenly grabbed Ai Li and asked, "Wait Ai Li, you just said that you can't understand it with my IQ?" ”
Ai Li hurriedly accompanied the smiling face and said, "I was wrong, I was wrong, your IQ is fine, but the reaction is too slow." ”
"Damn, you're looking for a fight!"
Dafan swung his fist and smashed it at Ai Li.
The others were laughing, and even Lao Hu, who had never spoken much, had a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
Lao Ba seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to say to Lao Hu: "Since this kid joined us, our travel has become a lot more interesting." ”
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But laughter is laughter, and now that they have found footprints, they must pay attention to it.
Originally, the fighters had a fixed range of movement outside the high wall, and basically the soldiers would not leave that range of activity. Because that means greater danger.
Now that they have taken this path, they have already left the range of activities, and it stands to reason that there should be no one else here. Unexpectedly, footprints suddenly appeared, and the direction in which the footprints were going was exactly the direction they intended to go, which had to make Ai Li pay attention to them.
All they can do at this point is to follow this footprint.
The crowd followed the footprints and walked quickly, and soon they were in the middle of the desert.
When you reach the desert, the footprints are naturally covered with yellow sand. Lao Ba reminds everyone to be careful and pay attention to their surroundings.
The desert is not very large, and it is expected to take only 12 hours to get out of it.
Of course, the premise is that everything goes well, and the maximum temperature in the desert during the day can reach more than 60 degrees, which is not suitable for travel. So they set up a makeshift tent and rested in it, and it was not until about seven o'clock in the evening that they packed up the tent and continued on their way.
The walk lasted until midnight.
The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is very large, and at night, the temperature is less than 10 degrees. However, this is just right for Ai Li and them, everyone takes advantage of the cold night and hurries to hurry. At this rate, it is expected that by the time the sun rises tomorrow morning, it will be just in time to get out of the desert.
But it's still the same sentence, the reality is the childish teacher Cang, but the reality is only the old man and no teacher.
When they reached the middle of the night, Eri, who was walking in front, raised his right hand again and motioned for everyone to stop.
Everyone was stunned and stopped.
Then, following the direction that Eri was pointing, they saw a trail of footprints.
The footprint stretched forward, and the five of them quietly followed it. At first, the footprints were shallow and not very noticeable. But the further you go, the more visible and deep the footprints become.
When they walked up a sand beam, the footprint suddenly disappeared again.
Seeing this, Dafan was stunned and said, "I went, why did I suddenly disappear again?" This suddenly appeared and disappeared suddenly, could it be a ghost? ”
Ai Li glanced at Dafan and scolded: "What age is this, all kinds of high-tech are emerging in an endless stream, and all kinds of natural phenomena that are not understood have been scientifically explained one by one. Do you still believe in ghosts in this situation? Ignorance, ignorance! ”
Then Ai Li put on a thoughtful look and said solemnly: "In my opinion, maybe it's an immortal." ”
"Uh......"
Dafan was directly speechless.
Lao Ba said: "Ai Li, don't be joking, the side of this sand beam just now is leeward, so the footprints are not buried by the sand, and this side is just on the tuyere, so the yellow sand buries the footprints." ”
Ai Li suddenly realized: "Oh, it turns out that it is not an immortal, it seems that I am thinking too much." ”
Lao Ba asked Lao Hu: "What should I do now?" ”
Lao Hu didn't think about it, and replied directly: "Continue on your way." ”
The five men walked forward again, and after half an hour of walking, the footprints appeared in front of them again. And this time it's clearer than before.
Eri lowered his voice again and walked quickly forward.
There was hardly any wind and sand that night, and looking at the footprints, it seems that they were left not long ago, and it should not be possible to be buried by the wind and sand. This time they must catch up with the people in front. Otherwise, they are really unsure in their hearts.
I walked forward for more than two hours, and it was already past four o'clock in the morning. The footprints were becoming clearer and clearer.
They could clearly feel that they were getting closer and closer to the owner of the footprint.
At five o'clock in the morning, Alley suddenly said to the others, "There it is! ”
The others looked in the direction Eri pointed, but saw nothing.
Although their eyesight is much stronger than that of ordinary people, it is night at this time, and the distance is too far for them to see there at all.
It was because Ai Li was wearing a military night vision device that he saw a figure about a few kilometers away.
But he could only see that it was a figure, and as for one person and two people, whether it was a man or a woman, he couldn't see clearly.
Lao Ba saw that there were only two people on the other side, and said, "Let's catch up." ”
Da Fan and Xiao Fan saw that each other was a human being and not some ghost or god at this time, and they both came to the spirit. The crowd quickened and chased after the man in front of them. (To be continued.) )