Gao Yanan pointed to the map and said, "We can't use the satellite navigation system, so this is the map." I'm sure everyone can read the map. We all nodded, for the map, maybe only Granny Blue Flower couldn't understand it. Will the special forces not be able to read the map? Ye Simin, a feng shui master, can't read a map? Or are the archaeological surveyors unable to understand the map? Gao Yanan also knows this, this question is just a matter of habit.

I clicked on the map and asked, "How do I get there?" Tell me about it. ”

Gao Yanan, a local man, pointed to the map and said: "We entered Lop Nur from the east, and now we are marching in the other three directions. Ten kilometers is limited. Is that okay? ”

"Okay. So be it. Let's go north. Re-walk Pengamu's path and see if you can run into him. I said with a grin. Well, let's head west and see if we can run into each other. Haha," Lu Liang said with a smile. Gao Yanan looked at us and said, "In this case, we have to go south." Good luck. ”

Lu Liang laughed and said: "There is the ancient city of Loulan in the west, maybe we will bring a Loulan girl back." I envy you to death. ”

We set off laughing, everyone streamlined their gear, bringing only a few boxes of cans and a few bottles of water. And then everyone brought a little antidote. Although there are no poisonous snakes in the desert, there are still many scorpions. We are wearing special military boots, which are more than 20 centimeters in the desert. If it's an ordinary sneaker, if you pour it into the sand, it's miserable, and a few blisters are light.

We also brought a few ropes. Although it's all desert now, who knows there is no quicksand? When we left. Granny Blue Flower actually said, 'Take care'. It's a rare blessing, we've been together for a few months. The first time I saw her, she took the initiative to speak. And it's still a word of concern.

By the time we left the camp, the two teams were no longer visible. The desert is full of sand dunes. After only a few hundred meters, you can't see the camp, let alone another team. Lu Liang's choice of going west is not very wise, there are homes in the south or north, but not to the west. Although it is said that there is an ancient country of Loulan, it is impossible to reach it only ten kilometers. But if you're lucky, you might come across the tomb of the ancient kingdom of Loulan. But the odds are very small.

It's still morning, but the sun is already hot. The weather was very good, there was not a trace of wind, and it was very hot. The golden sand is bright and dazzling. But it's also quite tempting. After walking for a while, Bai Ling said in surprise: "Look, look where." It's so beautiful. ”

There was some red and green sand in front of him, and Liu Qiang asked, "Professor Shui, why is the sand there colored?" I smiled and said, "I really know." The sand is red, black, white, haha, actually. In addition to gray-brown, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, all of these colors are available. Some of the sand also contains mica, and the sun shines on it. It will shine brilliantly. It's magical. ”

Zhang Qiang looked at me and said, "Brother-in-law, why is this happening?" ”

I smiled and said, "The sand in the desert is basically two sources. One is the river. lake impacts, sediments. The other is the weathered material of geological rocks. Components of sand. Mainly quartz and feldspar, they have a smaller specific gravity. They are called light minerals, and there are about 10% heavy minerals, and although they are few, there are many types. ”

Gao Ping smiled and said: "I understand, these colored sand contain heavy minerals. ”

I nodded approvingly: "Yes, there are many heavy minerals in the sand, and there are dozens of them in the most. In the desert of our country, hornblende, garnet, epidote and metallic minerals are dominant. Different minerals give sand different colors. For example, epidote, garnet, muscovite, kyanite...... Haha, you should be able to know their colors. In the Taklamakan Desert, the most abundant is mica, so the Taklamakan Desert is also known as the 'Glittering Desert'. Although there are not as many colors and highlights as the tropical rainforest, it also has its own unique colors in the vast world. ”

Liu Qiang said with a smile: "It seems that it is also beneficial to have a geologist to follow, and they will definitely not be able to explain these things." Even if you know some, it's not as detailed as you know. ”

Turning over the hills, the freshness of the first time it came out was almost gone. We thought we would be ten kilometers away, but after climbing so many sand dunes, we found that we had only walked three or four kilometers, but we were already very tired. Walking in the desert is very tiring, and each foot will sink a few centimeters, and there is a feeling of wading through the river.

We looked at the watch and it had been two and a half hours since we walked. Calculating the time, it was very rich, so we decided to rest in place for a while. It is also somewhat comfortable to rest in the desert, lying on the sand, the feeling of warmth is very comfortable. The sand is soft and has the feel of a bed. It's just that the sun is too dazzling.

After drinking the water, we moved on, walked for a long time, and felt hungry. We stopped, ate, drank enough water, and I pulled out my compass and looked at it. At this glance, I frowned, the compass actually failed. If it weren't for the sun in the sky, I really wouldn't have seen something wrong with the compass.

It seemed that I was frowning, and Leng Feng asked, "What's wrong?" I clicked on the compass and said, "There may be a magnetic field around here, and the compass is out of order." If it weren't for the sun, we would have to get lost. Liu Qiang took out his compass and looked at it and said, "Well, the compass is to indicate the direction of the North Pole, but now it's good, pointing to the west." ”

Hearing that the direction of the compass was to the west, Leng Feng said: "You say, could Peng Jiamu go wrong because the compass failed?" You know, he originally wanted to go east. But then it became northward and finally westward. This time lost in the desert. If it weren't for the sun, I think, we'd be lost. ”

"How far have we come?" Gao Gao Ping looked at me and said, "Let's go back." You see, the sun is already in the west, and if we go any further, we won't be able to find the direction after the sun sets. I nodded. said, "Well, it's time to go back." Even if there are not ten kilometers, there are nine kilometers. Don't be too obsessed. ”

"Wait, you wait. I'll go over for a moment. Bai Ling picked up Leng Feng and walked towards the back of the hill, and said to Zhang Qiang, "Are you going?" Zhang Qiang asked stupidly: "What are you doing?" Bai Ling blushed and said, "Are you really stupid or fake stupid, you really don't understand?" Zhang Qiang nodded. I couldn't help but laugh and said, "They're going to untie their hands." Zhang Qiang let out an 'ah' and hurriedly followed. I smiled and said, "When they're gone, we'll solve it too, so as to save the trouble when we go back." ”

The man was much quicker to untie than the woman, and as soon as he cleaned up, he heard a scream from behind the sand dune, and then he heard Leng Feng shouting, "Shui Xinyue." Hurry up, something happened to Bai Ling. We hurriedly ran over. What's wrong? Could it be that there is quicksand in the back, if you really fall into the quicksand, I'm afraid it will be really bad luck.

We ran over to take a look, only Leng Feng and Zhang Qiang were stupidly growing there, and the little girl Bai Ling was gone. Angry, I shouted, "Didn't you bring a rope?" Why not save her. I can't see it now, why are you so sluggish. ”

Leng Feng shook his head and said, "Husband, I'm sorry, don't worry. Not quicksand. Hearing that it wasn't quicksand, my heart suddenly lightened and asked, "What's going on, tell me more about it." Leng Feng shook his head and said, "Needless to say. Just see for yourself. He pointed to the front. We walked over, and below was a big black hole, and it was black underneath. I couldn't see Bai Ling there.

I took out the rope and threw it to Liu Qiang, saying, "You pull." I'll go down and take a look. ”

Leng Feng said: "It's so dark down there, can you see it?" ”

I nodded and said, "I've got a lighter." It's okay. "It's just a mistake, I knew I came out with a flashlight. Who knew that there would be such an emergency.

Liu Qiang and Gao Gao Ping came to live on the rope, and I slipped down the rope. It took a long time to get to the ground. I estimate that it is about fifty meters or so from the ground. The rope I took was only sixty meters, and now I have more than enough, just leave a little. I took out a lighter and lit it, and with the faint light of the lighter, I saw the little girl Bai Ling lying in the corner. I quickly called out to him, and she quickly pounced on her and said, "I knew you were coming." I didn't expect you to come so quickly. He kissed me heavily on the cheek and said, "This is your reward." ”

I looked around carefully, this is a small sand dune, although it is very high, but the little girl fell on the soft sand dune, and rolled down the dune, counteracting the force of the fall, so she was not injured. It seems that the little girl is really lucky.

I said, "You go up first." Above is Liu Qiang and Gao Gao Ping pulling the rope, and we have to go up one by one. The little girl nodded, grabbed the rope and slowly climbed up. I'm taking a closer look at everything here. It is an underground palace with a ground of hard granite. The place where we fell seemed to be a square with no buildings around. The lighter's head is so small that you can't see it in the distance. Soon after, I heard someone calling me, so I quickly said yes and climbed out along the rope.

"How? What's next? "As soon as I came up, Leng Feng asked. I shook my head and said, "I don't know, I didn't have a flashlight, I couldn't see anything at all." The only feeling down there is silence. ”

After a moment of silence, I said, "Let's go, let's go back." Let's go back and see if we come by tomorrow. The group nodded, and slowly headed back to the camp.

Back at the camp, it was already dark. We turned out to be the first to return. The two teams haven't come back yet. Granny Blue Flower greeted us with a smile, and she said, "Congratulations, congratulations." We were stunned and asked, "Where does the joy come from?" Granny Blue Flower smiled and said, "You have sent an underground ancient city, shouldn't you be happy?" We asked, curiously, "How do you know?" ”

With a move, several small insects flew out of us and flew back to Granny Blueflower. Our faces changed, and we said in surprise: "Gu? Are you playing tricks on us? ”

Granny Blue Flower said with a smile: "Don't worry, these Gu worms are not harmful, I just give you a life talisman." With them, you are missing, and I will rely on them to find you. They told me what you found. ”

I was surprised and said, "Can they talk?" Granny Blue smiled and nodded. It seems that only he can understand. I said, "Cook and eat when they come back." I guess they'll be back soon. ”

After waiting for a long time, we couldn't help but start eating. Just full. And they came back together. We said, "Why did you come back?" What did you do? ”

Lu Liang said meaninglessly: "Haha, I fell to." We walked to the back and actually ran into the instructors, haha. We came back together. Li Meiting said coldly: "I'm embarrassed to say." It's all the way you lead. If it weren't for Mr. Janssen's presence this time, we wouldn't have been able to come back. ”

We hurriedly persuaded and said, "Eat first, eat first, and then talk about it when you have something to eat." ”

When they were full, Gao Yanan asked, "Professor Shui, have you found anything?" I smiled and said, "What about you?" Gao Yanan shook his head and said, "There is nothing, and so are Lu Liang." I nodded and whispered, "We've found an ancient city." Deep underground. We didn't bring a flashlight. So what's down there we don't know. ”

Yang Sen jumped up all of a sudden, and said anxiously: "Really, you found him?" Over there? We went fast and finally found it. His grandmother's, poor me in the desert for thirty years, finally found it. ”

We looked at Yang Sen in astonishment, Gao Yanan also coughed dryly, and said, "I'll tell you about this later." Where is that place? We shook our heads and said, "I don't know, but I think we can find it." Rely on the sun to show the way. Over here. Didn't you notice that the compass was malfunctioning? ”

Lu Liang said: "Yes, we found out. I only noticed it after I lost my way. It wasn't until we met Janssen and the instructor that we realized how important maps were. Really, just relying on a compass doesn't work. You have to know how to read maps, not just maps. It's about finding directions on the map. That's all that matters. In the past, we were still careless, and we must strengthen our training in this area when we go back this time. This trip to the desert was worth it. ”

Seeing Lu Liang's serious look, I know. It's the same with us, when there's no end in the desert. If there is no sun as a reference, finding directions on a map is the key to survival. We all have weaknesses in this area. Just like in the Amazon jungle, there is no way to distinguish between east and west, north and south. Fortunately, with Billy and General Yatu pointing us in the direction, otherwise, we would have been as chaotic as the French expedition team, and the danger would definitely increase a lot. I don't know what happened to the French expedition team now, but I still have the plastic gun, and I think of them whenever I see it. I hope I can see them again in the future.

Gao Yanan said: "Since you want to rely on the sun to guide the way, we will set off again tomorrow." I'm tired today, go to bed early. The night duty is still carried out according to last night's shift. We nodded, I knew that we were going to be on duty tonight, and they wouldn't be doing any more at night.

I spent the night safely, and I got up early in the morning. When we got up, Janssen had already made breakfast, and it seemed that he was really anxious to see there. What's out there? How could this Janssen live in Lop Nur for thirty years, and how could he be crazy after knowing the address? And Gao Yanan was also silent, always hesitating and not saying why. These mysteries make us unsavored and uneasy.

After eating, we loaded all the equipment into the car, we led the way in front, and the rest of the car followed. Four Humvees roared towards the place they had seen yesterday. From time to time, we stop to check the direction in order to find the right road. We remembered the shadow of yesterday's death, but today came early, and we no longer recognize the right direction. We had to stop the car and wait for the sun to rise, waiting for the right time. The sand dunes in the desert are basically the same, and if the reference is not a problem, you can't go back there.

Gao Yanan saw that we stopped, and hurriedly ran over to ask why. When she knew the situation, she retreated without a word. We watched the scenery carefully outside the car, where Janssen kept walking around, and his irritability was unmistakable. Since I drugged him the night before, I don't have a good impression of him. In particular, his green eyes made me nervous all the time, because those eyes were so horrible, they looked like beasts or zombies. No, he is also a transformed person like Qin Shi Huang and Nuwa, and besides that, I really can't think of any other explanation.

The sun slowly rose, and we looked carefully and found that we were in the right direction. I said hello, and everyone went back to the car. The convoy moved on. It took one more stop to find where we had been. As soon as he stopped the car, Janssen ran out, like a wild dog that had just been released, constantly searching for the location.

When we came down, we didn't say anything, but watched quietly as Janssen looked around like a scalded dog. Gao Yanan couldn't help but ask, "Professor Shui, where is that dungeon?" I pointed to the sand dunes in front of me and said with a smile: "It's right in that ......" Before I could finish speaking, I heard Janssen's scream: "It's here, it's here." The voice was full of excitement, full of anticipation, and gave a sense of hysteria.

We all followed, and saw Janssen circling around the hole, still muttering words in his mouth, really like a neurotic, giving people a strange feeling. Even though the sun was shining, we still felt a chill down our backs. (To be continued......)

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