Chapter 9 The Stars Are Oriented
In Senior Brother Yun's parting words, there was a sentence, "There is more than one source of heterogeneity", which emphasized the tone very much, and Lingchuan never understood its meaning.
However, after he realized that everyone's water bladder was different, he had a faint feeling of uneasiness in his heart.
The group walked for nearly an hour, and the night completely fell, but fortunately the sky was dotted with stars, and it was possible to barely hurry.
After walking for a while, the fat man fell to the ground, and the rest of the people were also out of breath, and a team of people had to stop to rest.
Because they know the preciousness of water, everyone only takes a sip when they drink water, and even when they sleep, they will hold the water bladder tightly.
Perhaps, at this moment, they are already wary of each other.
The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is very large, and even if the temperature is more than 30 or 40 degrees during the day, it is still shivering at night.
Yunzhi leaned in front of Lingchuan, curled up, and fell into a deep sleep.
Lingchuan didn't feel the slightest sleepiness, he looked up at the starry sky, thinking in his heart, "Xiushui Township at this time should also be shrouded in the dark night......"
The night in the Spirit Continent is different from the night on Earth, Lingchuan has never seen the moon here, and the distribution of the stars is also different.
"At this moment, will I be looking at the same starry sky as the people on the earth, and will one of these stars be the earth......"
Everything in front of him, all the feelings were so real, and under the calm night, he truly experienced life in the Spirit Seeking Continent.
"No matter how mediocre I am on earth, since I have two lives, I have to live here to the fullest!"
As soon as the sun appeared, the simple four men smiled and called everyone up and began to hurry.
Quartet is always optimistic, even the current situation does not make him anxious, both bold and warm-hearted, it is easy to give people a good impression, this kind of person is still rare in Xiushui Middle School.
The morning sun was soft and cool, and it was perfect for hurrying, but when noon approached, the scorching sun scorched the desert without any scruples, and the sand seemed to be hot, and the sweat dripped onto the ground and evaporated in an instant. It was only at this moment that several people truly realized the harshness of the environment in the desert.
In addition, several people also encountered an even more serious problem, under the scorching sun, they could not distinguish the direction of the sun, and they were completely lost.
Just when everyone was at a loss, Lingchuan suggested that everyone find a place to rest first, so that they could rest during the day and hurry at night.
This is because Lingchuan suddenly remembered the content about survival in the desert in the "Exploration and Discovery" column on TV. If you get lost in the desert, you can refer to the position of the Big Dipper in the night sky to find the right direction.
Last night, when Lingchuan was observing the starry sky, he happened to see a very bright star, which had been in the sky due north!
Walking at night not only avoids getting lost, but also reduces water consumption due to low temperatures and low evaporation.
After bothering to explain it a few times, the rest of the people understood the benefits of traveling at night and agreed.
The group found a sand dune, hid in the side of the sun, rested and adjusted, and had nothing to say for a while.
As night fell, the bright star appeared as scheduled.
The people determined their direction and headed due north again by the light of the stars.
Lingchuan looked at the deep starry sky and couldn't help but sigh, "It's really knowledge that changes fate!"
The direction was reset, and because of the low temperature, the consumption of water was much reduced, and the morale of the group gradually increased.
"Brother Ye Tian, look, there's actually a plant there!"
While he was walking, Yunzhi suddenly pointed not far away and shouted.
Looking in the direction that Yunzhi was pointing, I saw a palm-sized plant under the hazy starlight, shaped like a cow's horn, dark red all over, and the surface was full of finger-length red thorns.
A plant that is not very conspicuous, but it makes Yunzhi very excited, because this is the only plant I have seen since entering the desert.
Yunzhi stepped forward quickly, trying to pluck the dark red plant.
"Be careful, don't move!"
At this moment, Pyeongchang, who was walking behind with an angry face, saw the shape of the plant clearly, and saw that Yunzhi wanted to touch it, so he hurriedly stopped it.
Lingchuan was closer to Yunzhi, and when he heard the shout, he grabbed her.
Pyeongchang stepped forward quickly, squatted down, looked at the plant carefully, and said, "This is a tiger thorn, the thorn is highly poisonous, and after poisoning, the blood will coagulate, and it will kill you instantly." ”
"Ah, it's so poisonous, fortunately, fortunately, you stopped me" Yunzhi couldn't help but be a little afraid.
Pyeongchang smiled faintly and replied elegantly, "I run a pharmacy at home, so I'm familiar with medicinal herbs." ”
"Brother Pyeongchang, thank you!"
If Yunzhi is touched, it is accidentally scratched, and the consequences are unimaginable, Pyeongchang can be regarded as saving Yunzhi's life this time, and Lingchuan sincerely thanks.
"Brother Lingchuan, don't be polite, if you say thank you, we should thank you for discerning the direction" Pingchang returned the salute and responded appropriately.
"Yes, yes, everyone is a good friend, and we will be the same door in the future, so you don't have to be polite~" Quartet smiled heartily.
"Is it really as poisonous as you say, bluffing, right?"
At this time, Ma Gao pouted very rudely and said disdainfully.
Pyeongchang didn't pay attention to it immediately, but carefully removed the thorns on the surface of the tiger thorn one by one, and then held up one of them, "Brother Ma, if you don't believe it, you can give it a try." ”
"Hmph, what am I trying to do with this?" Although Ma Gao looked fearless, his body still took a step back.
"The venom of the tiger horn is mainly concentrated on the thorns, but the main stem is non-poisonous," Pyeongchang said, plucking the tiger horn that is thornless and describes the horn of a cow, holding it in his hand, and then piercing the surface of the tiger horn with the tip of his fingernail, and a sticky juice flowed out of it.
"There's a bit of water in it, and anyone who doesn't dislike it can drink it," Pyeongchang continued.
"One will be non-toxic, one will be poisonous, pretend to be a ghost, drink it yourself, don't be disgust......ing here," Ma Gao said coldly.
"I'll drink!" the fat man suddenly interrupted, stepped forward, grabbed the main stem of the tiger's thorn, and sucked it hard.
The juice in the main stem of the tiger thorn was like green saliva, and when he saw the fat man sucking it hard, he turned his head one after another, unwilling to take another look.
The fat man pursed his lips, as if he still had a feeling of unfinished, "The taste is okay ......"
The rest of the people didn't answer anything, because everyone saw that the fat man often couldn't bear it and drank water, and among the seven people at this time, he had the least water left.
Chu Chu kept looking at everything in front of him and didn't say a word. In fact, in the past two days, she has rarely spoken, and even when she has to speak, she has to say at most two or three words at a time.
"Since plants can grow, will there be water under this tiger horn?" Lingchuan remembered the content of "Exploration and Discovery" again.
"The rhizome of the tiger thorn can be extended to a long time, and we can't dig that deep for a few ......."
"It's almost three meters long, with a few of us and no tools, it's really impossible" Lingchuan couldn't help but shake his head.
The scorching sun came again, and the group barely found a place to hide, but they were all depressed when they should have rested.
Lingchuan pursed his chapped and pale lips, but there was almost no saliva in his mouth at this time. For the past two days, he has been trying to save more water, so he drinks very little.
How many times did he want to drink a few sips of water, but he kept holding back, because he knew that the price of a moment of pleasure could be death in the desert.
"It turns out that thirst is ...... this feeling"
When he was a child, although Lingchuan lacked food and clothing, he was born in Xiushui Township, but he never lacked water, so he had long forgotten the feeling of thirst.
Yunzhi leaned on Lingchuan's shoulder, silent, as if thinking about something.
"Yunzhi, if you're thirsty, drink some water," Lingchuan said after half a sound.
"Brother Ye Tian, no matter what, we all have to be together, you can never leave me alone!"
The meaning of Yunzhi's words is obvious, the two of them will either join the Honglin Sect together or give up together.
Through her observations in the past two days, she seemed to have guessed Lingchuan's thoughts, that is, "If the two of them don't have the opportunity to go to the Honglin Sect together, then leave the opportunity to Yunzhi alone......
This is also the reason why Lingchuan has been saving water, and he hopes to use the water he saves to leave a way for Yunzhi to survive when he has no choice.
"Girl, what do you think, I won't leave you~" Lingchuan squeezed out a smile, but there was some worry in his eyes.
"Whether it's pain or thirst, all the sensations I've experienced here are real. So, what happens if I die here......"