992. Enter the Sahara Desert
After receiving the task, everyone didn't stay in Yang Tianlong's room for too long, and they all dispersed.
That night, Yang Tianlong rested early, because the next day he would follow Hassan and them into the desert area.
Because he rested early, Yang Tianlong also got up early the next day, in fact, not only did he get up early, but even his guys got up early in the morning.
Lion's Head was no exception, and after breakfast, everyone was divided into two Toyota SUVs and prepared to head out into the desert.
When the lion head sent Yang Tianlong to them, he always felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but he couldn't say what it was like.
According to Yang Tianlong's plan, they will travel by car to the village of Saab, where they will stop driving off-road vehicles and will switch to the local means of transport, camels.
Saab is a village located on the edge of the desert, and there are two villages founded by nomadic people ten kilometers away from Saab village deep into the heart of the desert, and their destination is these three villages, because if you want to go deep into the heart of the Sahara Desert from Egypt, there must be a supply place for these three villages.
At first, they could still see patches of oasis territory, but as they progressed deeper into the village of Saab, the oasis in front of them had been replaced by the desert and the poplar trees that had long since died.
"It used to be an oasis as well. Hassan said with a serious face.
"You can see the tall and withered poplar forests. Yang Tianlong nodded.
"The environment here is so bad, what do the villagers of that Saab village live on?" Akinfeev has lived in the plains of Russia since he was a child, where the land is fertile and flat, and it is a famous granary in Europe.
"Actually, Saab is okay there, it's just a small village on the edge of the desert. Hassan said with a smile.
"Yes? I thought there was yellow sand everywhere, like Afuhan. Akinfeev said with a smile.
"You'll find out when you go. Hassan said.
Compared to Akinfeev's words, Doc changed his previous excitement, and he seemed a little drowsy on the tossy buggy.
As the vehicle gradually deepened, the road under the ground was relatively difficult to walk, and by the time they arrived at Saab Village, it was already past eleven o'clock in the afternoon.
Sure enough, Saab Village is like a holy place in the desert, with dense sea buckthorn trees and tall poplar trees, like an isolated village in the desert.
"Are the other two villages like this one?" Yang Tianlong couldn't help but ask.
Hassan nodded, "That's pretty much it." ”
"That's fine. Yang Tianlong nodded.
When they got out of the car, they didn't all get out of the car, Akinfeev and Doke stayed in the car, each taking care of a car, and Ajid, Hassan and Salaha walked down with Yang Tianlong.
Ajid was a native of the country, so it was only natural that he would communicate the language with the villagers.
After a brief exchange, Ajid returned to Yang Tianlong and the others.
"They said that there had been a few groups of people who had been deep into the desert recently, and they were all carrying camels, but because of the distance, they didn't see exactly who those guys were, but judging by the clothes, they didn't look like locals. ”
"In which direction are they going?" Yang Tianlong couldn't help but ask.
Ajid shook his head, "They didn't say anything about it, because there was a fork in the desert from this place, almost ten kilometers from here, and after that, it was split into two, one to Bucha and the other to Zabu. ”
"What is the distance between those two villages?" Yang Tianlong frowned, in this desert, a journey of ten kilometers was comparable to the time it took to travel hundreds of kilometers.
"More than thirty kilometers away. Ajid said after a moment's thought.
"After ten kilometers from here, they branched off, and then the two villages were thirty kilometers away, which is probably what it means, right?" Yang Tianlong repeated.
"That's right, that's probably what it means. Ajid nodded.
"Okay, I see, what about the camels?" Yang Tianlong decided to wait and use the high-definition electronic map to check it out.
"I'm going to rent their camels now. Ajid nodded.
In a short time, Ajid brought six camels, one for each of them.
"Let's have dinner here, and then we'll head into the desert. Ajid suggested.
Seeing that there were indeed no suspicious people around, Yang Tianlong also called Akinfeev and Doc down with a happy face.
Hassan suddenly had some advice of his own: "Old man, wouldn't it be better for us to find a local guide?"
This was addressed to Ajid.
Ajid smiled, then shook his head, "Don't worry, old man, I'm still familiar with this place, and camels are quite good at reading their way, so you don't have to worry about us getting lost in the desert." Ajid said as he pulled out several compasses from his body, all of which were mechanical products of reliable quality.
"Well, since you're also a live camel, I'm not going to say anything. Hassan smiled.
After lunch in Saab Village, everyone added some special food of the local villagers, a special food similar to a certain Xinjiang food in China, which is said to be stored for a month without spoiling, and caravans used to bring these when entering the desert.
"I'll look for a place for water. Ajid said with a serious face.
Although Ajid swore that he would look for the water source, for the sake of safety, when he set out, everyone drank their water bladders and belly to their heart's content.
After resting for half an hour, they finally headed for the desert at one o'clock in the afternoon, braving the scorching sun.
Less than a kilometer into it, they found themselves completely in the desert, with vast yellow sand in front and behind, no edge in sight, no vegetation, only the white bones that emerged from the yellow sand from time to time also showed that people had come here, but they were all dead.
For these white bones, while full of awe, Yang Tianlong and they still sighed more.
Although Ajid brought several compasses, the position of the southeast and northwest was still easy to distinguish under the scorching sun.
Along the way, everyone didn't talk much, all to save the body's water.
"What's up ahead?" Suddenly Doc asked, looking at the yellow sand in front of him.
Ajid lowered his head to himself, as if he hadn't noticed, and when he saw it, his face couldn't help but be shocked.