It is a natural cave that is hidden in a leeward place. In the cave, a sand boat is displayed in front of everyone.

Sand boat, this is a unique means of transportation unique to the Southern Wilderness. Everyone kept looking up and down, some watched the excitement, some watched the doorway, and Yang Qi looked at the structure. Reaching out and touching the hull of the boat, Yang Qi suddenly felt in his heart. It is not known what kind of wood the ship is made of, and the coefficient of friction on the bottom of the ship is very small. The sand boat in front of him was longer and wider than the clipper entrusted to the three gangs of the Long River, but he reached out and tried to push it, and found that five or six ordinary big men could pull it in the empty state.

"In our southern wilderness, in the perennial winds, nothing can be faster than my baby—except, of course, the light skills of the masters. The old blind man proudly introduced: "With it, the day is cool and the night is warm, and you can go wherever you want! Let me tell you, in the entire Southern Wilderness, there are not many people who dare to go to the dead desert, but the blind man I can go to the Nine Dead Desert to roll and pee and then come out." With me, crossing the sea of sand is a piece of cake!"

"Oh......" Yang Qi glanced at the hull curiously, wanting to take note of the structure of this sand boat, which might be used in the future, for example, in the Western Desert. But at the same time, he also said casually: "But why are you so active now......? What's the secret?"

"Uh...... This ......" Yang Qi's casual words made the old blind man pause for a few frames, and then he smiled dryly: "Qixi, in addition to you, there are indeed people who have come to stir me up and want to wrap my sand and sand and snack." But compared to the big devil, this little devil star is more reliable, so it's better to push the boat with the wind (a unique idiom in the Southern Wilderness) and get away with you. ”

"Big Devil?" Fang Lingji couldn't help but be curious. This old blind man is sloppy and prodigal. But it has always been unafraid of heaven and earth. But when he mentioned the big devil, he seemed to be really jealous, so he asked, "What kind of big devil makes you afraid of being like this?"

"Daddy, how can I be afraid!" the old blind man first argued with a hard mouth, and then deflated and said sullenly: "But fine, that big devil really can't be provoked." Alas, women, the more beautiful they are, the more terrible they are, I tell you, you must love life and stay away from beautiful women!"

Fang Hailong didn't have time to talk nonsense with the old blind man. Someone was sent to fetch the convoy over, and at the same time asked, "What else do you need to prepare?"

"Jie, its seat, if you want to open a good sand pull, a silver thin is impossible. The old blind man stretched out a finger with a little embarrassment: "The school seniors under my hand have been bought with a lot of money, and we can only find some silver hands again." I don't want anyone to divide the gold again, but there has to be someone who can sail - what are you laughing at?"

"What are we laughing at?" the three gangs of Changhe glanced at each other and laughed one after another. Xiang Xiaolong came over and patted the old blind man on the shoulder, and he almost smashed the old blind man into the ground as a nail: "Old man, I'll tell you too." Your grandfather, we can't do anything else, sail the boat, it's the right person!"

Sou. Wen Hanlong flew on the deck, looked left and right, and then said firmly: "It's not much different from river boats and sea boats, it's a small meaning." ”

"That's not bad. Yang Qi ordered: "Everyone is ready, we will set off as soon as the things arrive!"

The people of Jianghu are capable, and they have done all the chores in less than half an hour, and then a sand boat quietly appears from the back of a mountain cliff. With a bang, the canvas, which was larger than the sea boat, was raised, and in the sound of rubbing and rubbing, the sand boat gradually accelerated, and finally disappeared into the red glow of the setting sun.

At the same time, at the door of the old blind man's original residence, a black-robed man visited here. The black-robed man was tightly wrapped all over his body, even his face was covered with a black veil, and his eyes were hidden in the shadows. The man went into the old blind man's hut and rummaged through the cabinets until he found a scroll. Unfold it and look at it, it is a map, drawing large and small oases and taboos in the Southern Wilderness.

"Hmph, I didn't come in vain. But this blind man dares to shake me, see if I don't gouge out your eyeballs and drink!" The man's feet moved, and the man had disappeared like a flicker. A few seconds after the man left, the whole room clicked and cracked, and finally collapsed with a bang.

Well, at the end of Black/Mayor Street, the black-robed man flashed out and stopped to stare at the west, unfolded the scroll and glanced at it: "Next, it should be here-Crescent Spring." The man folded the scroll and walked away. Ignoring the dark sky and the cold wind, he walked into the vast sea of sand alone.

...................................................... Daddy's dividing line......................................................

"It's really cold in the desert night~~~~!"

A common emotion appeared in the mouths of many people who came to the Southern Wilderness for the first time. Of course, people like the three dragons and Yang Qi who have internal achievements or have a physical body against the sky don't feel much, but the rest of them can't be so chic. Especially Luo Yuxi, who was shivering from the cold, and his teeth clicked when he spoke: "Ling, Lingji, it's obviously summer, summer, how can it be so cold?"

No wonder she wasn't prepared, she had taken the desert night as much as she could, but in the end she underestimated the cold. As soon as the night falls, the temperature plummets down, and soon after it gets completely dark, it is as cold as winter, and the temperature is minus six or seven degrees Celsius, which is as cold as the bone. Imagine that when you get up early in the morning in winter to catch the unit shuttle, when you blow your hands and stomp your feet warmly, and your nose is red from the cold, this is the temperature. And the wind was blowing, which made the cold feeling even heavier.

"Heh, hehe, the sky in the desert, that's it, this, it's cold......" Fang Lingji was also trembling: "Just get used to it, just get used to it!"

"Hey, you're shivering too!" Yang Qi felt that he couldn't use it, so he took off his cloak and put the two apprentices together to keep them warm each other, and asked at the same time: "I said, old man, how long has it been since you used this ship?

"This, old baby, is usually reluctant to use it, so ...... Hey, hey!"

"Hey, hey, it's a yarn, it's in disrepair after all!" Do-it-yourself, plenty of food and clothing. Yang Qi decided to transform his surroundings: "Find me some materials." I'm going to fill the hole!"

Alas, the journey was a bit of a mess from the start. An old ship, an old blind man, and a boat of people who are not good people, just started the journey to the southern wilderness. Hot during the day and cold at night. Not to mention the cold, when it is hot, it is more than 50 degrees. The big solar sun makes people sunburned, and the soles of their feet on the sand will have a sense of instant feeling of fried chestnuts with sugar.

This old ship is also a problem, broken here, rotten there, there are no major problems but small problems continue. And Wen Hanlong and they have a wrong sentence, sailing in the desert is completely different from sailing in rivers, lakes and seas. To put it simply, the sand in the desert is also a casual personality, but there are still sand dunes and valleys. The difference between the highest and lowest places is probably more than ten meters.

Sailing in a place like this is like surfing in the middle of a big wave. Be sure to consider the terrain. In particular, the huge sand dunes can also change the direction of the local wind, so the important role of the old blind man is highlighted. Avoid places you can't get by. Breaking through the small bumps and ditches, if you walk smoothly, sandboarding in the wind is a very passionate and refreshing feeling. But if you don't walk smoothly, for example, if you don't react in time and hit your head into a sand dune.

"Legend has it that there is a kind of kung fu called 'iron sand palm', you have to use hot iron sand to practice, or now is the right time to take the opportunity to practice iron sand feet, right?"

"Less nonsense, hurry up and pull the rope!"

Yes, a group of people must be like the ex-husbands of the Volga...... Well, like a slender man, pull the boat out of the sea of bitterness and get back on its way.

The pain of sailing in the desert doesn't stop there.

"I kind of understand why people in desert countries like to wear veils. After seeing Xiang Xiaolong sneeze out two pillars of smoke and dust from his nostrils, Yang Qi was highly sure of the role of masks. The children's shoes of Jingjin Tang think that they are hazy? Come and walk around, you will know what is miserable, at least the haze will not scratch your face!

In addition to the endless wind and sand, the complex and changeable wind direction is also enough. The direction of the wind changes three times a day, there is no fixed number, and the people of the three gangs of Changhe are busy with all kinds of work. If it happens to be a headwind, then well, brothers, put away the sails and hold the ground with a pole like a captain to go forward. No wonder the sand boat is so flat, if the windward side is bigger, it may be blown backwards!

In addition to the natural environment, getting along with people is also a problem. Fang Hailong and the old blind man are completely opposite types of people, and all kinds of unbearable things will always happen after they meet each other. Especially the old blind man's accent, which makes people weak, for example, he has always emphasized that he "Daddy, I am not from the Southern Wilderness, but from the Southern Wilderness!" Yang Qi knew that one of his "wilderness" should be "Fang", but which one was Fang and which was the wilderness, Yang Qi could only shrug his shoulders hehe.

In addition to these...... It's all fine.

The desert is a place of freedom, but it is so free, so free that it is easy to get lost. The social form of the entire Southern Desert is completely composed of large and small oases. These oases are like small islands, waiting to be visited by navigators. Starting from the Wind Wailing Pass, the first oasis to go must be the Crescent Spring. After two days of sailing, the group arrived at Crescent Spring.

After supplying all kinds of supplies, Fang Hailong also found the mark left by the big dragon's head, and then everyone set off for the next oasis.

Along the way, I met caravans and robbers. The caravan was not to be mentioned, and the robbers simply mentioned it. It was still a fairly large sand pirate group, driving several large and small sand boats, with more than 100 people. A hundred people is nothing in Middle-earth, but in the desert it is definitely a lot of people. More than a hundred against twenty, no matter how you look at it, they have won steadily, so they rushed up with a cry, like a hungry wolf pack.

The leader jumped onto the deck with a bang, and shouted fiercely with a wave of his sword: "All valuables, all women, hand them over!"

Then they met Fang Hailong, who had just been stimulated by the old blind man and was in an unhappy mood.

Then there is a harmonious and loving plot between water thieves and sand thieves.

Then they obediently offered everything of value. If it weren't for the fact that there was no one here who was a good man, I'm afraid the leader's chrysanthemum wouldn't be able to keep it.

After a robbery/robbery incident that was like an entertainment show, the group dragged three small boats like assault boats behind the big boat. This kind of small boat is a special equipment for sand pirates, two or three people can be driven, the speed is extremely fast, and it is also equipped with a lot of hook nets, usually when encountering a caravan on camels, it is a catch. Based on the aesthetics of the water thieves, the three dragons felt that these three small boats were more valuable than gold and silver treasures, so they all grabbed them.

On the fifth day of the voyage, the old blind man watched the sky at night, and then solemnly admonished: "Everyone be careful, from the Jieli forward, it is a forbidden area for ordinary silver." He pointed to the endless sea of sand in front of him, and his face was shadowed: "Here, it's the 'Nineteen Dead Desert'. ”

"Nineteen Dead Deserts?" Yang Qi looked at the old blind man unexpectedly, and repeated it in a straight voice: "Do you mean 'Nineteen Dead Deserts'?"

"Yes, Nineteen Dead Desert, what's wrong?" the old man didn't know.

"Nothing. Yang Qi stared blankly: "I just think it's a bit amazing to hear 'Nineteen Deaths' instead of 'Xi Jiuxi' from your mouth." (To be continued......)

PS: I always feel that this chapter is more emotional with a little Arabic-style music. Imagine the kind of fast-forward shot that is common in Hollywood movies while singing.