Chapter 407: The Gobi and the Desert

After five days of jolting in the bed of the truck, Chen Ziyang felt that he was about to fall apart, every part of his body, every bone, and even every muscle was sore, and these soreness was more uncomfortable than the wounds on his left arm and chest.

Yang Lei is slightly better, at least when he goes out to get food three times a day, Yang Lei can still move his body, but Chen Ziyang can only lie there all the time. And the female doctor who took care of Chen Ziyang was not much better, Chen Ziyang's face became more and more pale, and even sometimes, he saw that the female doctor would lean on the inner wall of the carriage alone, and keep slapping his body with his fists.

Although he can't see the situation of others, according to Yang Lei, other people are not much better. Every time the convoy stopped to start eating, Yang Lei would see that the other people were also hunched over, covering their waists with their hands, and the people in the convoy moved very slowly, and it seemed that all the people in the entire convoy were exhausted.

And after five days of driving, the condition of the fleet vehicles has also dropped considerably. When Yang Lei was picking up food, he overheard someone talking about it, saying that several cars had been thrown on the road. However, fortunately, Yoshioka mobilized a lot of vehicles this time, and although he lost a few vehicles, it did not affect the degree of the entire team.

Chen Ziyang knew that all this was because of himself, if he hadn't inadvertently dripped blood on the diamond and opened the blood-colored diamond key early, it was very likely that Yoshioka Xiong and the others would have been much more prepared, and they would not be as embarrassed as they are now.

Calculate the time, Chen Ziyang has now been nearly half a month since the diamond key was opened, and half of the time of a month has passed, no wonder Yoshioka Xiong will be so anxious, and rush to the location of the treasure without sleep for five consecutive days.

Time is indeed very urgent, nearly half of the time has passed now, but I don't even know where the old site of this ancient country is, the yellow dot that represents the location of the old site of the ancient country represents a range of hundreds of kilometers in diameter, and it is not easy to search for the location of this ancient country there.

Even if it was by chance, the location of the ancient country was found, but after so many years, the old site of the ancient country should have been buried underground, otherwise it would have been discovered a long time ago, and Instructor Liu would not have been looking for this blood-colored key for more than ten years.

Excavation is also very time-consuming. Yang Lei once told Chen Ziyang that there were several long trailers in the convoy, and the carriages of the trailers were covered with thick canvas, which looked like they were pulling some large equipment. Yang Lei studied geology before, so he was familiar with some geological machinery, and through his own judgment, he thought that the equipment pulled on the trailer was some large-scale excavation equipment.

First, we have to find the location of the ancient country in an unknown area of tens of thousands of square kilometers, and then we have to dig above the old site, and even if we dig up the old site of this ancient country, I don't know what kind of things will happen inside. All kinds of things add up, and what is needed most is time, but what Yoshioka lacks now is precisely time. So in desperation, he could only let the entire convoy suffer.

Chen Ziyang really doesn't understand Yoshioka Xiong, judging from the size of the team, the financial resources of this Dragon Digging Club are on par with his fifth grandfather Chen Benzhong, and he should also be a rich party. Since these people are already so rich, why are they so concerned about the treasures of some ancient country, and they have to dig up even if they are playing with their lives, money is really so important?

Chen Ziyang also used to worry about money, when his father was seriously ill and needed medical treatment, he became a stinker for the first time. But after this matter was resolved, he no longer had the intention of robbing the tomb for money, after all, he felt that money was enough to spend, and there were more ways to spend and few ways to spend.

Lao Dao once told Chen Ziyang that it is difficult to find a foot in eight feet, how much money a person can earn in this life, how much money can be spent is destined, so Chen Ziyang does not understand Yoshioka Xiong's approach, according to Chen Benzhong, the Yoshioka family is already sitting on a mountain of gold and silver, why should it be insatiable?

"Ah......h Sneezing ...... Ah sneeze ...... "On the sixth day of continuous driving of the convoy, Yang Lei, who was leaning on the carriage, rubbed his nose after a series of sneezes, and said to Chen Ziyang: "I said Er Yang, do you feel that there is an earthy smell in the carriage." ”

Chen Ziyang also felt this for a long time, the carriage was very dark, there were a few golden rays of sunlight projected through the cracks in the canvas, through these pillars of light, Chen Ziyang saw that there were a lot of particles floating in the air of the carriage, which was much more than usual, and a strong smell of sand filled the entire carriage.

After seeing Chen Ziyang nodding, Yang Lei walked to the back of the carriage, stretched out two fingers, lifted the corner of the canvas, and looked outside.

The long convoy is now driving on an endless stretch of sand on the Gobi Desert, except for a few drought-resistant plants and a few bare rocks. The long convoy rolled up the billowing yellow sand, which was blown away into the distance by the wind.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Yang Lei cursed secretly, no wonder there was so much dust in the carriage, it turned out that the convoy had already run to this kind of place. I don't know if this piece of Gobi Desert is like this, or because of the season, Yang Lei is now very dry sandy here, and the particles of sand are very fine, and it is easy to float.

Yang Lei remembered very clearly that the car behind them was a white off-road vehicle, but now it looks like the white off-road vehicle has turned yellow, and a thick layer of sand and dust covers the surface of the body. Yang Lei even saw that more than an inch thick yellow sand had fallen on the front bumper of the car behind.

After telling Chen Ziyang about these things, the two of them studied it, I don't know where the convoy has gone now, according to the map provided by Diamond, this should be the west of Shaanxi Province, is it Qinghai Province?

It was in the afternoon of this day that the convoy, which had been running for six days, finally stopped. Yang Lei, who was sleeping in a daze, had already developed a conditioned reflex in the past few days, and as soon as the car stopped, he grabbed three lunch boxes in a daze and walked outside the carriage.

But Yang Lei, who arrived outside, realized that the reason why the convoy stopped this time was not to have a meal, but to rest. All of a sudden, his snot bubbles bubbled out. Yang Lei hurriedly stood in place, stretched his waist hard, stretched his body, and even an iron man couldn't stand the bumps for six consecutive days.

Yang Leixian, who was doing radio gymnastics and humming a small song, many people in the convoy looked in the direction of the previous convoy, so he also turned his head and craned his neck to look hard.

It was the afternoon, the most sunny time of the day, but at the junction of the blue sky and the loess, there was a very obvious black line. Yang Lei looked at it carefully, it was not a black line, it looked like a large dark cloud covered the entire sky, is this why the convoy stopped?

The curious Yang Lei shook his arms while walking around the convoy, secretly listening to other people's conversations. After all, this is the endless Gobi Desert, and Instructor Liu and Yoshioka Xiong don't have to worry that he will escape, not to mention that even if Yang Lei runs away, it is useless, Chen Ziyang, who they need the most, can only lie in the carriage honestly, and he can't run at all. In addition, the two are nominally cooperative, so Yang Lei still has a certain amount of freedom in the team.

After two laps of the long convoy, Yang Lei intertwined the conversations he overheard other people's conversations, and at the same time added his own guesses, and finally summed up the reason why the convoy stopped to rest.

A dozen kilometers further forward from where the convoy was located, it was no longer the Gobi Desert, but a desert. If you want to drive in the desert, you can't use the tires of your vehicles now, so Yoshioka and they have to change the tires of all your vehicles.

However, it didn't take much time to change the tires, and there were two main reasons why the team stopped to rest, one was that it was very difficult to get supplies in the desert, so Yoshioka allocated some vehicles to buy supplies nearby, especially food and water. This is to prepare the logistics for the convoy to enter the desert.

Another very important reason is the weather, the dark clouds that Yang Lei saw before were not real dark clouds, but sandstorms rolled up by the strong winds in the desert.

Now they were heading in the direction of a violent wind, which swept up the sand and gravel in the desert and formed a violent sandstorm. And this time the sandstorm is very wide, the wind is very fast, and the convoy can't get in at all now, and can only wait until the sandstorm stops before moving forward.

After knowing that the convoy would stay here for at least more than a day, Yang Lei almost jumped for joy. Although he also knew that Yoshioka Xiong didn't have much time left, but it had nothing to do with him, the bumps for six consecutive days made Yang Lei feel uncomfortable and wanted to cry, and now that he finally had a chance to rest, could he not be happy.

So Yang Lei hurriedly returned to the carriage and told Chen Ziyang the good news, and at the same time helped Chen Ziyang massage the stiff muscles on his body.

Hearing what Yang Lei said, Chen Ziyang frowned. Although he was very happy to know that he could finally rest, he was more worried. Yoshioka Xiong: They have indeed put a lot of effort into the study of the treasures of this ancient country, which can be seen from Instructor Liu's forbearance for more than ten years, and their research has indeed achieved certain results.

At that time, these people didn't know the specific location of the ancient country's old site, but Yoshioka Xiong and they were able to prepare the tires for the vehicle to drive in the desert early, and it seems that they have some understanding of the approximate location of this ancient country.

Now that he has some understanding, Yoshioka Xiong is still carrying so many people this time, it seems that the scale of this ancient country is definitely not small. Thinking of the magic of that blood-colored diamond, coupled with the scale of the ancient country, Chen Ziyang couldn't imagine what he was going to face.

Especially after the convoy enters the desert, the traces of the vehicle will easily disappear. At that time, I don't know if Umbrella Shishuai and Liu Cong can find themselves.

In the evening of the next day, the convoy that had gone out to resupply joined the main army. After dinner, the people in the convoy were busy, and it seemed that they were ready to leave.

In this more than a day, in addition to massaging Chen Ziyang, the most Yang Lei did was to climb above the carriage and stare at the sandstorm in the distance. In Yang Lei's heart, the last thing he wants is the disappearance of the sandstorm, which means that it will continue to be bumpy.

Seeing the meaning of the convoy, Yang Lei looked at the sandstorm again, although the current light was not very good, but he could see that at the junction of earth and sky, there was no longer any shelter, and it seemed that the sandstorm had stopped.

As soon as it got dark, all the cars in the convoy turned on their headlights and drove into the desert one by one. Strings of white and yellow headlights form a long line through the desert.

After more than a day of rest, Chen Ziyang's physical strength has recovered a lot, and he can barely sit up with Yang Lei's support. He leaned against the rear of the carriage and looked out through the slit in the canvas. Although it was driving in the desert, the convoy was not slow. All the vehicles in the fleet have been replaced with special tires suitable for driving in the desert.

These tires are very wide, almost two as wide as normal tires. And the special texture on the tires makes the car almost impossible to roll up the sand and gravel in the desert when driving. Looking at the strings of car lights in the dark night, a feeling of loss permeated Chen Ziyang's heart, and he was a little homesick.

Early the next morning, when the convoy stopped for dinner for the first time in the desert, Yoshioka and Instructor Liu got into the carriage where Chen Ziyang was.

After handing over the blood-colored diamond to Chen Ziyang's hand, Yoshioka said to Chen Ziyang: "Mr. Chen, we have almost reached the location pointed out on the map, and we still need you to give us clues as to where we are going now." ”

After scratching his head, Chen Ziyang looked at the blood-colored diamond, he really didn't know what to do. But recalling the previous scene in the ancient tomb under the villa, Chen Ziyang took out the dagger, pressed the thumb of his right hand on the dagger, and cut a wound, and then he stretched out his right hand to press the wound on the diamond.

"Eryang, are you crazy? Your left arm is gone, and now you don't even want your right arm? Yang Lei shouted excitedly.

After giving Yang Lei a look and telling him not to talk too much, Chen Ziyang pressed the thumb of his right hand on the diamond under the expectant gaze of Yoshioka Xiong and Instructor Liu.