Chapter 161: Desert Oasis
Guliaisha has a topographic map of the Western Regions, but in the desert, it can only be used in certain areas, and it needs to have a reference.
This desert is called the Sand Sea by people in the Western Regions, thousands of miles horizontally, seven or eight hundred miles wide vertically, and more than 100 miles in the narrowest place.
The landscape is all the same.
Without a reference, no one can be sure where they are.
In the evening.
Li Huai kept his word and taught them how to fetch water in the desert, and they tried it that night.
The next day, I got a small amount of water.
In this way, they walked for a few more days.
In fact.
They still have at least two jugs of water, but once they start drinking it, they have to leave the sand sea immediately.
These jugs of water were used for evacuation.
this day.
Li Huai took out the binoculars, glanced to the west, put down the binoculars, and looked again.
"There seems to be a place of residence up ahead."
Odd.
How can there be a place to live in this desert?
"How did you see that?" Guliaisa asked in surprise, but she was not surprised that there was a place to live in the desert.
Li Huai handed her the binoculars and told her, "The small one is aimed at the eyes, and the big one is looking out." ”
They had noticed that Li Huai often looked at a cylinder, but they didn't know what he was looking at, thinking that he liked to see things from the tube.
It's just a peculiar hobby.
No one would have thought that this thing was a telescope.
Guliaisa tried to glance at it, startled, squinted, and picked up the binoculars again to look at them.
Make sure it's not an illusion.
The scene in the distance suddenly became larger.
Li Huai was right, there was indeed a place of residence in front, and because she was a martial artist, she could see it more clearly than Li Huai.
It's strange that after looking through the binoculars and putting down the binoculars, I can see it.
I couldn't see it before.
Li Huai didn't tell her, not that he couldn't see it before, but that his eyes saw it, but his brain filtered it out.
After all, with the naked eye, they are a few inconspicuous black spots.
Here's an example.
When you look up at the stars at night, you always see bright and conspicuous stars first, and you need to concentrate to spot those stars that are weaker.
It's like it came out of nowhere.
If they explain the reason for this, it is estimated that it will be very troublesome, and even their cognition may not be believed.
So simply don't say it.
Gul Aisha's companions all rushed to play with binoculars.
Li Huai then asked Guli Aisha, "Aisha, is there this residential area on the map?" ”
Gul Aisha nodded, smiled bitterly, and said, "We have reached the end of the Sand Sea, which is the 'Sand Sea Oasis'. ”
This residential area is artificially built, known as the 'Sand Sea Oasis', and seeing this settlement proves or walks out of the Sand Sea.
The Sand Sea Oasis is also known as the lighthouse of the Sand Sea.
古力阿伊莎开始埋怨这片沙海太小,她们似乎并不想这么快走出来。
Because they found nothing in the sea of sand.
When Li Huai heard her say this, he knew where he was, and he had already completed half of the journey.
When you arrive at the west end of the sand sea, out of this sand sea, it is Yangguan, and after Yangguan is the famous Yumen Pass.
After passing the Yumen Pass, you will enter the largest state in the world, Zhuzhou!
The core region of the Western Regions.
Li Huai had a question, "Since they are all about to leave the sand sea, why build the 'Sand Sea Oasis' in the desert?" ”
Wouldn't it be better to build it out of the desert?
"The Sand Sea Oasis is an exchange." Gul Aisha said.
"Exchange?" Li Huai wondered, what is the transaction?
Gul Aisha explained: "Not everyone is looking for cheats, they are all for their own cultivation, most of them are actually looking for money. ”
"These people will trade the cheats they find here before leaving the sand sea, and after leaving the sand sea, no one will look for anyone, and no one will know anyone."
I see.
People like Gul Aisha, who talk a lot and love to make friends, are extremely rare in this sea of sand.
Most of the people are more like Li Huai, they don't like to talk, they don't like to make friends, and the team is organized before entering the sand sea.
Everyone is very guarded.
The most important point is that people in the sand sea will never easily tell others their names and identities.
Even if it's on the same team.
"Give it back to the family, let's go." Gul Aisha said to her companion.
This group of people is very special, some people especially listen to Gul Aisha, and some people deliberately keep their distance.
那个玩着望远镜的人,就正好是前者,听到古力阿伊莎的话,很是恭敬的,双手递还了望远镜。
Li Huai now felt that he might be wrong that he thought Guli Aisha had no scheming, but he didn't explore too much.
Put away the binoculars.
They moved on.
Soon.
They arrived at the Sand Sea Oasis, and everyone didn't need to communicate, so they spontaneously ran to a restaurant.
This is also the most lively place in the sand sea oasis.
Almost everyone chooses to come here after arriving at the Sand Sea Oasis and drink a glass of mellow wine first.
Regardless of whether there is a harvest or not.
The main products sold here are milk wine from the Western Regions, as well as grain wine and rice wine from the Central Plains, as well as sweet tea.
Sweet tea is also very popular in the aristocratic circle of Yuguo.
Li Huai is not used to drinking anything, drinking tea is drinking tea, what's the matter with sugar, is it still tea?
They asked for some snacks and barbecue, and a few jugs of milk wine.
After drinking a lap.
Li Huai lifted the wine bowl and said, "I don't know when to leave, I will salute you first, thank you for taking care of you." ”
Guliaisa was stunned, "Aren't you going to the end of the sky?" You're not going with us? ”
Li Huai was stunned, "Aren't you looking for treasure in the sea of sand?" Do you also want to go west? ”
"If we don't go west, where else can we go?" Guliaisa asked rhetorically.
Li Huai was stunned by her, and after a little stroke, he finally figured it out.
The remnants of the sect who fled in the previous dynasty fled until Zhuzhou and then dispersed.
So their route is also from Shahai to Zhuzhou.
It means that you have to travel hundreds of miles.
"Shall we ...... Keep walking. Li Huai lifted the bowl again, inexplicably a little embarrassed, and spoke too fast.
It's as if I can't wait to get rid of them.
After eating and drinking.
They opened the room again, ready to rest for the night.
After walking for so many days, I am indeed too tired.
Guliaisa was so energetic that she had made friends in a desert oasis, though few people were willing to take care of her.
She still enjoys it, and can talk to anyone.
Li Huai gradually discovered that she was not simply making friends, but listening to the news and deliberately releasing some news.
That is, she told people everywhere that her name was Guli Aisha, wasn't she afraid that after she went out, someone would trouble her?
Gul Aisha is so active, the effect must be there, and people ignore her during the day.
However, at night.
All sneaky to find her.
What they talked about, Li Huai didn't know, and he didn't care too much.
Go to bed!
It's almost early in the morning.
Bang!
In the room where Li Huai was, a hole was broken in the window, and a black thing rolled in.
There was still smoke.
Explode...... Bomb!
"it!"
Li Huai woke up violently, and one rolled over and jumped out of the window.
Rumble!
There was a loud bang behind him.
Then.
Rumble! Boom!
Several rooms next to him were filled with loud noises and fires, all of which were their team's rooms.
I was miserable by Guli Aisha!
Fortunately, they were all vigilant and escaped as soon as possible.
The enemy did not lay a dead hand either.
The fuse of the bomb was long, giving them time to slip away.
Ahem!
Guli Aisha coughed and ran over and found Li Huai, "Li Shaoxia, are you okay?" ”
Li Huai shook his head, "It's okay." ”
It's just that being disturbed by someone while sleeping makes him a little annoyed.
"That's good."
Guliaisha patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
Didn't go either.
Li Huai was a little strange, he was not prominent in the team, after the explosion, Guli Aisha cared about him, didn't care about the rest of the team, and ran over as soon as possible.
"I know who did it, let's go to him." Guliaisa gathered her team and prepared to take revenge.
But there were a few people missing in the team, and after the explosion, some people sneaked away without saying hello.
Li Huai regretted not slipping away sooner.
Now that he was targeted by Guli Aisha, he was embarrassed to slip away and was taken to another restaurant.
Bang!
Gul Aisha kicked open a door.
There were two men behind the door, presumably waiting for them, these two men were fierce and vicious, and their hands were always on the hilt of their swords.
But he didn't pull it out in advance.
They didn't seem to want to fight for their lives, they just wanted to scare her.
Guliaisa didn't think so, she stepped forward with an arrow, and the dagger in her hand slashed through two arcs.
The two guys clutched their throats and fell down unwillingly.
This girl is ruthless enough!
"Aisha, you're crazy!" In the window of the room, there was a figure standing, too dark to see clearly.
But it can be judged that this guy is ready to jump out of the window and run away at any time.
"Where's Longqu?" Guliaisa asked.
When Li Huai heard this name, he was very familiar, if he remembered correctly, Longqu was the prince of a certain royal family in the Western Regions.
Or the kind of prince who inherits the throne, which is equivalent to a crown prince.
is not an heir, and Li Huai will not remember his name.
Gul Aisha, what kind of people to provoke.
Who is she?