Egypt, which has a history of thousands of years, is bounded by the Sahara Desert and is located in the north of Africa, which belongs to North Africa on the African continent.

Geopolitically, it also belongs to the easternmost part of the "Middle East". Among the seven continents of the world, Africa is the second largest continent in the world after Asia in terms of area and population.

Such a huge piece of land has become a forgotten place in international geopolitics.

Whenever people talk about the international situation, they pay attention to Europe, the United States, the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East and other places.

When you think of Africa, you think of poverty, war, hunger, AIDS, Ebola......

Historically, the vast majority of African countries have been colonized by European and American powers, but after the independence of African countries in the 20th century, they have fallen into an environment of endless poverty and war.

To this day, Africa is still the most economically backward and war-torn continent among the seven continents in the world.

One of the reasons why Bi Fang never came near a human city was to avoid these disputes as much as possible, and once he was involved, no matter how powerful he was, it would not be of use.

However, no matter how inconspicuous it is, Egypt is also one of the earliest in human society to enter the state as a high-level social organization form.

Egypt was a civilized state that predates any other place in the world.

In 4000 B.C., two independent kingdoms of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt were formed here, and the legendary Yellow Emperor did not appear until 1000 years later.

In the middle of the desert, Bi Fang, riding a camel, walks on the ancient trade route.

It is a peculiar desert that, although part of the Sahara, is very different.

The desert here is black and white, black and white, the black desert is like the surface of Mars, and the white desert is as white as snow.

Looks strange and unusual.

[What's going on, why is the desert here this color?]

[It's black and white, is the white one snow?] 】

[What a dividing line is this!] 】

The audience in the live broadcast room looked at the terrain like an alien planet and was dumbfounded.

"It's amazing, this is the black and white desert of Egypt, unlike the yellow desert anywhere in the world."

Bi Fang jumped off the back of the camel, half-squatted on the ground, and reached out to grab a handful of black and white sand mixture.

His location is at the junction of black sand and white sand, and the two are mixed together, but the grains are distinct.

"The Black Desert on the left is located in an ancient submarine volcanic zone, so it is covered by a layer of black volcanic material, showing a black and yellow scene."

"The black material from the eruption of the volcano was as thick as a stone and as thin as sand, thus forming the current black desert."

"As for the White Desert, do you see the boulders over there?"

Bi Fang stretched out his hand and pointed to the white rock not far away.

The large and small white rocks scattered throughout the desert are very strangely shaped, and they can be reminiscent of many animal images, as if they have come to a giant sculpture exhibition.

"Here, you can see the strange shape of chalk that has been formed by millions of years of wind erosion, some in the shape of camels, some in the shape of lions."

"This is the source of the White Desert, a metamorphic rock."

"For thousands of years, the sand on the nearby sand dunes gnawed away at these 'lime' boulders after years of manic Sahara Desert storms, leaving only piles of white and black rocks."

"This 'white stone' everywhere is not really a rock, but a metamorphic rock formed by the accumulation of debris of marine life tens of thousands of years ago."

"Beneath our feet is a vast, dead desert that was in fact an ocean in prehistoric times, and has since been covered by forests."

"Until 6000~8000 years ago, this vast depression west of the Nile River became a large grassland, and the ancients at that time could still move freely here."

"Today, it's one of the driest regions on earth."

Fine white sand stretches to the horizon as far as the eye can see.

"The desert was a hostile presence to the Egyptians in all ages."

"In the minds of the ancient Egyptians, there have always been all kinds of evil spirits in the depths of the Sahara, who are stirring up waves in the desert and doing all kinds of evil."

"The situation is similar today, if there is no big invitation, Egyptian guides and tour guides will never take the initiative to take tourists to the western desert for adventure travel."

"Don't look at the Bedouins, who are mainly nomadic traditions, usually have a strong temperament and are not afraid of the sky and the earth, but once they enter the desert, they are still cautious, giving people the feeling of novice drivers who have just gotten their driver's license and hit the road."

"The locals actually have the same inexplicable fear of getting away from the road and into the wilderness."

[I'm scared when I come]

[In such a big desert, you can't see a single figure, and you have to panic if anyone comes]

[I feel the same, even if I know that the direction is absolutely correct, but walking in this kind of place will still be weak and afraid]

[Wasn't Fang Shen afraid? 】

"I was scared before."

Bi Fang did not shy away from admitting this.

The implication is that now I am not afraid.

"As a group animal, humans naturally have a considerable degree of fear of behavior away from the group, but many things, the more you do, the less afraid you are, and the more skills you have, the more confidence you have in your heart."

"As someone just said, in the vast desert, even if you are an expert in discerning direction, you are 100% sure that your direction is right, but after walking for an hour, two hours, or even a day or two, the surrounding environment has not changed at all, and no matter how firm you are, you will slowly begin to doubt yourself."

"But when you're not just an expert at finding directions, you're also an expert at finding water, you're an expert at hunting, you're an expert at survival, and you're a great deal less scared."

"With enough ability and experience, you won't feel panicked anymore."

[Understood, become a god, right]

[Is the old party boasting]

[It's getting more and more shameless, I like it]

"That's true, okay."

Bi Fang grabbed his hair, he hadn't cut his hair properly for more than two months, and now his hair is a little long.

"There are five oases in the desert areas of Egypt bordering Chad and Libya, namely the Baihariya Oasis, the Felafira Oasis, the Dakara Oasis, the Caragaa Oasis and the Siula Oasis."

"Our route this time passes through the edge of the Siura Oasis in the far west, and then passes through the other four oasis areas from north to south to ensure adequate supplies."

The mission was only to cross the Sahara, and no specific route was given, so of course Bi Fang had to choose the safest way.

At the same time, the oasis is also a gem in the desert, and I always want to see it.

"In ancient and modern times, this area intermittently connected by oases has always been a key link for human survival in the desert region."

"Now the whole of Egypt is from south to north, and the Nile flows through the whole desert into the Mediterranean, and people can go all the way down the Nile to Cairo in a boat if they wish."

"Thousands of years ago, the Nile was not the only way to connect Upper and Lower Egypt, hundreds of kilometers west of the Nile, there was an ancient desert road that ran parallel to the Great River."

"On the ancient route, goods such as ivory, ebony, ***, rhinoceros horn, leopard skin, and even giraffe tails from Sudan and Chad were transported to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea through this ancient desert road, and then exported to European countries."

"This ancient desert trade route is the one we have underfoot, and it is said that it takes about 40 days to hike down the whole way."

The camera moves to the bottom of Bi Fang, but unfortunately it may be too long ago, and there is no trace of the road.

Only the drone rose into the air, and some outlines could be faintly seen, but they were not clear.

This road has been abandoned for more than a hundred years, and some traces can still be seen

Got something.

"In the 19th century, large caravans used this route to transport goods."

"Wilkinson, an Egyptologist in the central country, once encountered a caravan of 600 African slaves here in January 1825. It is said that this caravan can cover about 900 kilometers of ancient desert trade routes in 35 days."

"It sounds slow, only thirty kilometers a day, but it's a caravan, not a lone ranger like me, and it's definitely slower."

"The French naturalist Frédéric Kerriaud also wrote that in 1817 there was a caravan of 16,000 men, more than 6,000 of whom were slaves, on this desert trade route."

"At this scale, it's not a caravan at all, it's simply a veritable army."

"If people had to venture through the desert on this trade route, they would have made a will and entrusted their souls to Allah."

[I don't know anything***, but I know pearls]

【Pony Pearl, right?】

【Bold!】 That's what you can beak too!? 】

[Allah, the name of the supreme and one-truthed and adorable Lord of the universe in the classic Qur'an.] 】

[It's the whole world]

There are two main ways to survive in the wild and obtain food. One is to hunt wild animals and the other is to collect wild plants.

To hunt wild animals, we must first know the habitat of the animal, grasp the life rules of the animal, and then take the methods of pressure hunting, trapping, trapping card and shooting.

This requires a long period of training and practice under the guidance of experts to truly master it.

Comparatively, collecting plants is much simpler.

Although it is easy to collect, how to collect it correctly becomes much more difficult, which also requires a certain amount of training under the guidance of experts to master this knowledge.

"I would like to introduce one of the easiest ways to identify the poisonous and non-toxic nature of wild plants for use in emergency situations."

"Usually the collected plants are cut through a small opening, put in a pinch of salt, and then carefully observe whether they change their original color, usually the discolored plants are not edible."

Bi Fang cut off a piece of cactus meat and sprinkled a thin layer of salt on top.

Salt is actually very easy to obtain in the Sahara, most oases are saltwater lakes, and there are many ores that precipitate crystalline salts, which cannot be eaten directly, but can be treated with a little treatment.

"Of course, this is the most urgent moment, if you don't eat it, you'll die, then you can identify it with the method I just did, if not, then learn from me to do the test step by step."

The test has six steps, look, smell, touch, touch, smear, chew, and taste.

"It's discolored, it's old, it's brightly colored, if you have these qualities, look elsewhere for your dinner."

"Smell is to smell rancid? Does it smell like almond or pear? This is a warning sign from nature as it indicates the presence of hydrocyanic acid. Avoid anything that smells like this, unless, of course, it's almonds or pears."

"The cactus in front of us that looks normal has passed the first two tests."

"The next step is to do a skin contact test, break up the part of the plant you want to eat, and rub the plant juice on the sensitive part of your skin, in the palm of your hand, on your wrist, or in the crook of your arm, under your arm."

"Leave it on for a few hours and see if your body reacts in any way."

Bi Fang cut off a piece of cactus and applied the incision to his arm to wait for the reaction.

"If your skin becomes red and swollen, think about what the plants might do to your interior."

"It's a long time to test, but we have plenty of time, and Alpha has lost a lot of weight during this time, so I'll stay here for a day and wait until tomorrow."

In the evening, Bi Fang, who did not have anything out of the ordinary, began to apply it to his lips, and there was no stinging or swelling either.

"If there are any flare-ups, rinse your mouth with water first."

Then Bi Fang cut off a small piece the size of his thumb, put it in his mouth and chewed it, and then spit it out.

There were no adverse effects.

Finally, a snack piece.

"Wait four to six hours and see what happens."

"Don't drink any water during this time, as this may dilute the toxic effects of the plant and cause you a false negative reaction."

"Of course, don't eat anything else during this time."

"If it's a team, let one person do it, and the rest will wait and see to make sure it's safe."

"The whole process took more than half a day, which is why the method of sprinkling salt just now is necessary."

"It's impossible for a person to spend hours on being safe in a state of extreme hunger."

It wasn't until the moon rose that Bi Fang was sure that the cactus in front of him was edible.

Cut off most of the chunks for today's dinner, while no longer preventing Alpha from approaching the cactus.