Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Desert Highway
The temperature in the early morning is still a little low.
Stepping on the early morning sun, Ye Xuan walked briskly in the vast desert, leaving a series of footprints behind him.
"I saw an audience member asking how to keep walking in a straight line in the wilderness. ”
Glancing at the barrage, Ye Xuan explained with a smile: "First of all, you must know that no matter what environment a person is, it is never possible to keep walking in a straight line. A scientific research team once conducted an experiment in which 100 people walked blindfolded on a vast flat ground. In the end, it was concluded that these people would return to the starting point by the time they reached about 5 kilometers. That is, these people are actually walking along a circle with a circumference of 5 km. ”
"Walking in the desert is like walking blindfolded, because without a suitable directional reference, and with the constant sand dunes and sunken depressions, it is impossible to keep a straight line. This is also the reason why many people are trapped in the desert and cannot get out. ”
"The sun?" Ye Xuan nodded, then shook his head and said, "That's right, the sun and the moon can indeed be used as references, but they are not directional, the sun and the moon will move with the passage of time, for the first hour or two, you may still be able to keep it, but as they gradually move, you will continue to have small deviations." It is the accumulation of these small deviations that ultimately leads to a huge gap between you and the intended direction. ”
"So in the wilderness, you can only keep going in the right direction as much as possible, but you can't go in a straight line. Desert travel often requires a combination of knowledge and skills. Don't look at me all the time following the sun, in fact, every half hour, I reorient myself through the direction of the dunes and the position of the sun. It's just that this adjustment is very subtle and not easy to detect. ”
The warm sun shines on the body, which is particularly pleasant.
In that oasis, after a day of repair, replenishing fresh water and food, his whole state returned to its peak.
It seemed that he felt that he was about to go home, and Ye Xuan was in a very good mood.
As time passed, the plants in the desert appeared more and more frequently. A few days ago, when I was in the heart of the desert, I often walked all day without seeing a single plant. And now, almost every few hundred meters, clumps of camel thorns and reeds appear in his field of vision.
"Folks, do you see? Plants are starting to appear frequently, which means that I am gradually leaving the heart of the desert, and once I get to the edge of the desert, it is much easier to survive. Because here, food and fresh water can be easily found. ”
While speaking, Ye Xuan walked quickly to a clump of emerald green plants, squatted down and continued: "This is a spotted aloe vera, also called Chinese aloe vera. It is native to South America, and it is a variant that has been bred since its introduction. Originally, the northwest area was planned to be planted vigorously to green the sandbar. But unfortunately, spotted aloe vera is drought tolerant, but not cold-resistant. After the temperature drops below zero, you get frostbitten. ”
"Another word of caution, don't eat aloe vera. Because out of the more than 500 species of aloe vera in the world, only 6 species can be eaten. Other aloe vera is poisonous, some are highly toxic, and accidental ingestion can even lead to death. ”
Ye Xuan said and took out the dagger, cut off a long and narrow leaf, and after peeling off the outer skin of the leaf, the jelly-like mesophyll inside was suddenly revealed.
Taking a bite of the crystal clear mesophyll, he continued: "Spotted aloe vera is not only edible, but it is the only aloe vera among the six types of edible aloe vera that does not have any toxic side effects. So, you can eat boldly with confidence. ”
"It's juicy, it's smooth, and there's a strong aroma of aloe vera. Neither blowing nor black, this should be the most delicious plant in this desert. ”
Holding a few aloe vera leaves in his hand, Ye Xuan ate them while walking, looking particularly comfortable.
Although there was water in the kettle, there was more delicious aloe vera, so he was reluctant to drink the salty and bitter saline water.
"Aloe vera looks delicious. ”
"I've eaten raw aloe vera, it doesn't taste good, but it tastes good. ”
"Damn, I always thought all aloe vera could be eaten. ”
"Don't eat it, let's talk about where the next show is. ”
"Yes, patriarch, when will the next live broadcast start?"
"Nima, the patriarch has eaten everything that can be eaten in the desert. ”
"It's true, but I didn't eat poplar trees and camel thorns. ”
"Patriarch: There is nothing that cannot be eaten, if there is, then cut off the head and roast it before eating!"
"666, my brother's steady stroke. ”
Looking at the barrage in the live broadcast room, Ye Xuan thought for a moment and replied: "The location of the next episode of the show has not been decided for the time being. If the money allows, I would definitely be more inclined to go abroad. ”
Hearing that they were going abroad, the audience suddenly became energetic, and some people took the lead in saying that crowdfunding, 10,000 viewers, ten yuan per person is 100,000, which is completely enough to go abroad to do a show.
"Fang Guan Banana loves to drink water: Patriarch, money is not a problem, if there is difficulty, I can sponsor hundreds of thousands of pocket money first. ”
At this time, the banana tyrant also came out to bring a wave of rhythm.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the live broadcast room was pushed to a climax, and the barrage asked him to leave the payment method and prepare for crowdfunding.
Seeing this scene, a warm current rose in Ye Xuan's heart, but he shook his head and refused: "Thank you for the support of the banana tyrants and brothers, I understand your kindness." There is no need for sponsorship and crowdfunding, and I still don't lack the money to go abroad. ”
Although this is the audience's kindness, he always feels that he is a bit like an Internet beggar by doing so.
In these two episodes of the program, he received a lot of gifts, according to four or six points, almost more than 10,000 yuan, plus some Taobao stores and other advertisements, there should be 20,000 or 30,000.
Do you know how much an advertising space in the PDD live broadcast room costs?
1.5 million!
Although Ye Xuan is not as terrifyingly popular as PDD, he is barely a 10,000-person anchor, and the price of advertising space will not be less than 20,000.
As for the tens of thousands of yuan owed by Huabei and credit cards before, you can repay them slowly in installments without having to pay them off all at once. So it's no problem to go abroad to do a live broadcast.
At noon, due to the resumption of normal live broadcast time and the effect of classification recommendation, the number of viewers in the live broadcast room officially exceeded 10,000. The number of followers reached 8,600 and continues to grow over time.
At this moment, Ye Xuan was officially promoted to a 10,000-person anchor.
Looking at the number of people in the live broadcast room, he couldn't help but sigh. Almost a month ago, he was still a rookie anchor with only a few dozen people when he first started broadcasting, and in just one month, he was promoted to a 10,000-person anchor.
And everything at present is what he has bought with his own efforts.
Ye Xuan always believed that the system might allow him to quickly improve his strength and even break through the limitations of genes, but it could not improve a person's willpower.
He was glad that he didn't get the help of the system in the first place, which led to dependency. In these two episodes, his biggest gain is that his willpower has been honed.
A person's strength comes from the strength of the heart. I believe that in the days to come, no matter what kind of difficulties and hardships he encounters, he will be able to face adversity and face difficulties. Instead of relying on the system in the first place, relying on foreign objects.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Ye Xuan stood on the high sand dunes, with a bright smile on his face.
At the end of his front, a dark highway appeared quietly, like a black dragon, winding and entrenched in the golden sea. The road is long and there is no end in sight. On both sides of the road, large expanses of reeds and poplar trees grow.
Looking at the desert highway in the distance, Ye Xuan smiled excitedly: "Have you seen it, audience? The road ahead is the famous Tarim Desert Highway, which was completed in 1995 and is the longest mobile desert highway in the world, and has successfully set a Guinness World Record. When you are trying to survive in the middle of nowhere, seeing this road means that you are rescued!"
"This episode of the wilderness survival program has touched me a lot. At the same time, it also made me remember the preciousness of fresh water thoroughly. In the future, when I use water, I will definitely remember the image of eating reed stalks and even drinking my own urine for a little water!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, let's go home!"
Ye Xuan laughed, rushed down the sand dunes, and sped quickly towards the desert road in the distance.