XXXV. Sula Drinking water

Surviving without supplies in the desert is a skill, but also an art.

One of the most important tips for surviving in the desert is how to find drinking water in the desert. Otherwise, dehydration from the heat alone can take a life in less than two days.

Fortunately, when he escaped from the ruins, it was already evening in Attas, the dark red sun sank into the sea of sand, and the power that had once scorched a qiē gradually faded, and night fell quietly.

Neither Muhadi nor Aisha had the nocturnal vision of elves, but it wasn't too difficult to find directions. As long as the relative position and moon phases between the two huge moons in the night sky are used, it can be easily determined.

After walking for most of the night, Muhati found a small cactus forest, but he was helpless to find that most of the cacti here were tall tree-shaped cacti. In addition to its stout trunk, this cactus grows many branches that stretch straight into the sky. However, although they contain a huge amount of water, they are inedible. A variety of toxins trapped inside the tree cactus can paralyze the nerves, and its peculiar composition of the interstitial fluid is likely to disrupt the electrolyte balance of the body's interstitial fluids.

However, the presence of cacti means that groundwater is present. Muhadi used his gem dagger to dig in the sand, aided by his telekinesis ability.

With every handful of sand dug up, a large part of it rolls back into the pit, making the work long and torturous, with a dry flame in the throat.

Muhadi carefully conserved his body, counting every bit of consumption like a miser. Behind her, Aisha had to close her eyes and rest because she had overdrawn her psionic energy.

The heat from the constant movement made the desert nights less chilly, and after almost an hourglass of work, groundwater finally seeped out of the bottom of the bunker.

The boy endured the cry of every cell in his body for water, so he did not drink the oozing water directly.

This groundwater can contain a lot of microorganisms, and drinking it directly will only cause diarrhea and gastrointestinal upset. So you have to wait until daytime and use the sun to kill the virus.

Waiting for boredom, al-Muhadi began to think carefully about the gains and losses of this adventure.

Master Lyra tasked himself and Aisha to accompany the Desert Warriors on their adventures, but they didn't say they had to succeed. So it shouldn't be a big problem to be killed by Ant-Man and flee this time. Lyra probably just wanted her apprentices to have more experience.

Thinking of the few people of the Desert Warriors, Muhati felt that it was a pity. Even though they only got along for a few days, they still made a deep impression on themselves, and I hope they can survive it.

There is only a little worry, which always lingers in the young man's heart. There was a moment in the hive where he lost control of his body, and an unknown thought came up and took over him. Although that thought was well-intentioned, showing an unknown ability to protect himself, this feeling of not being able to make his own decisions made people feel like a bone in their throats, and they didn't vomit or feel unhappy.

The autonomy of a person's will should be the most basic bottom line. I must not allow this thought, whatever its original intention, to control myself in this way.

Thinking of this, and thinking that he was still a slave, Muhadi couldn't help but feel unhappy, but his psionic training immediately suppressed the negative feelings and transformed them into cold logical thinking. You must do your best to get rid of this identity, otherwise it will be difficult to do anything in this world in the future, no matter how friendly Fatuma seems to be.

Muhathir thought of the conversation he had with Fahd in the "Jewel Skull" that day and the other party's plans, and it seemed that he had to make a trip to Tyre. The city that overthrew the Witch King and abolished slavery became more attractive to him.

The boy reached out, grabbed a handful of sand, and threw it into the air. Incredibly, the sand grains fell into a perfect cone, as if someone had moved them invisibly, and only a few grains of sand fell outside the cone.

It seemed that the precision of his ability to manipulate his mind had improved again, and Muhadi knew that his consciousness had reached a higher level.

By the time Aisha woke up, Muhadi had been looking at her.

"What's the matter?" she said, "is there anything strange?"

"No, no," Muhati quickly explained, "of course not, but you always make me feel familiar." It's been less than a month since we first met, but I feel like I've known you for a long time. ”

Aisha visibly looked depressed, and said in a faint voice that no one could hear, "Someday you will find out the truth." ”

Al-Muhadi had already cut off a relatively clean piece of his robe, folded it up, and put it between his lips and teeth to cover his mouth. Then he picked up a cut of water with his palms, dried it in the sun, and then poured it into his mouth and swallowed it.

The sediment and impurities in the water were filtered through the fabric, and it was barely ingestible. After taking two large sips, Muhadi spat out the rag and asked: "Come and drink it too, this water is drinkable." ”

Aisha nodded gratefully, pulled up her headscarf, and strained her water in Muhadi's example. I choked on a little bit of urgency, and coughed a few times in a row.

"How far away do you think the oasis is?" Muhati asked.

Aisha's small package was still there, and there were some things stored by the Desert Warriors, including maps and other miscellaneous items. Aisha rummaged through the package and found the simple map, "not very far away......

She looked up at the dark red sun, "...... If we go out right away, we'll probably be there shortly after dark. ”

"Then we'll be out at once," the boy decided, "we don't have food, and we're pressed for time." In the oasis we may be able to find something to eat. ”

"Wait. Aisha said, then took out a few small gold coins from the package, which Muhathir recognized as Yurik's struck gold coins, small in size and poor in color. "This is the payment that the Desert Warriors paid us before, and you deserve it. ”

She used her psionic energy to send gold coins, which moved peacefully through the air. Muhadi reached out and grabbed it, "Don't you keep a little bit? I'm not short of money...... I just got a payout not too long ago. ”

"No, I wouldn't have survived if it weren't for you. Aisha shook her head and said calmly.

The two of them soon hit the road, making a difficult trek to the oasis.

Luckily, there were no monsters along the way, but there were no passing travelers or caravans.

After arriving at the oasis, the two of them relaxed. After drinking the clear spring water of the oasis, Muhati set a trap and caught a small lizard that had come to the oasis to drink, roasted it and ate it beautifully.

"Your tribe shouldn't be in the direction of the Scorpion Tribe. The boy waved his hand to drive away the various flying insects that had gathered in the oasis, and asked Aisha in a tone that already knew the answer.

"Hmm. The girl didn't seem to have the heart to answer. "In the other direction. ”

"Then take this dagger and use it for self-defense. Muhadi threw out his gem dagger, and he handed over his own cutlass to Muscle Daddy, and now he doesn't know what happened to him.

"And what about you?" Aisha asked, looking up at him, "did you just walk back to the elves with your bare hands?"

"The only weapon of a psychic warlock is the mind, and the other qiē is nothing more than a prop. Muhadi reiterated one of the teachings of the Lyra.

"Are you saying that I'm not a good psychic sorcerer like you?" Aisha continued to try to persuade, "just a few days ago, you were going to learn psionic abilities from me. ”

"Think of it as satisfying my ambition for self-esteem. Muhadi said indifferently, "I don't like to be humbled by a woman." ”

"Muhadi. She spat out the name word by word, and something flashed through her eyes, "You don't understand anything." ”

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