After hearing that the target of the audience was the treacherous black desert, the old man shook his head loudly.

However, Professor Chen's identity is special, and their archaeological expedition this time has received the support of the state, and An Liman's refusal can only be obedient before the group of people in front of him.

In the end, the old man An Liman had no choice but to make one suggestion, that is, not to drive a car, but to carry twenty camels.

Regarding this, Xue Yang and the others did not have the slightest opinion!

Camels are much more reliable than cars in the desert, and they are known as the ships of the desert, not only as an animal with the ability to carry them, but also with many skills left over from their ancient ancestors, such as desert storms and quicksands, or to carry their weight in the scorching sun without eating or drinking.

The old and experienced camel will lead the owner to find the water source in the vast barren sand, and at night, the vigilant camel can also play the role of a sentinel, prompting the owner when the wolves and other beasts take advantage of the dark sneak attack.

Not only that, but some people who lost their way in the desert and lost their food and water would also survive in their last days through the flesh and blood of camels.

Of course, no one wants to do this until the last minute, because it is just drinking to quench thirst.

So, in the desert, you can do without all kinds of equipment and you can not bring a lot of food, but you have to bring two things.

One is water, the other is camels!

After choosing a camel and bringing a suitcase, everyone did not delay, and directly agreed on the route with An Liman, and set off quickly.

According to the predetermined route, the first leg of Xue Yang's itinerary started from Bosten Lake, went all the way to the southwest, and walked west along the Peacock River until they found the ancient river channel to the south.

In the desert, it is necessary to find groundwater hidden under the land in order to maintain the sufficiency of the water source, and then not worry about the water source in the subsequent walk.

On the sixth day of entering the desert, everyone rode camels, known as the ship of the desert, and walked the desert, leaving rows of deep hoof prints behind them.

Scorching sun, windswept sand, loess!

The crowd marched on the desert, and the wind flew along with the loess, covering everyone's bodies with a heavy layer of yellow sand.

Because they had already been prepared, everyone's heads and faces were tightly wrapped, but even so, occasionally yellow sand soaked into the body through the cracks.

Like countless ants that keep beating, the constant movement around the body makes everyone's already impetuous heart more and more restless.

It has been the sixth day since entering the desert, and in the first two days, everyone's enthusiasm is still very high, Sa Dipeng and Chu Jian, Ye Yixin, Wang Fatzi and others are very interested, they are all the first time in their lives to enter the desert, and they feel that it is both fresh and fun.

Riding camels whistled back and forth, playing with each other and playing some small games, but after walking for several days, everyone had no enthusiasm at all, and only a feeling that life was worse than death remained.

"Those who have never been in the desert will never know what terrible pain lies in that yellow sand. ”

Xue Yang thought of that special desert swordsman, even if he grew up in the desert, he was still respectful of the desert, leaving a deep fear.

Xue Yang's toes touched the earth, and the soles of his feet were still connected to the earth, even though the heat on the land was raging, Xue Yang was still walking on it with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

He did not ride a camel, but led it through the land.

The desert land was scorching, with a terrible heat wave, and when you stepped on it, it was as if you were surrounded by flames, and the steaming heat completely enveloped your ankles.

If you are an ordinary person walking in such a desert with such a scorching sun, it will not take long for your feet to start to burn.

But obviously, Xue Yang won't!

The strength of his body was attached to the soles of his feet, and Xue Yang walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow, his skin pores were already rising, and his whole body was constantly breathing.

Feel the pulse of the earth on your heels, and the yellow sand in the sky is in your eyes.

In this vast, dead sea of sand, there is only a monotonous yellow, which is like a scorching heat wave, the turbulent waves of nature, completely solidifying the surroundings in an instant, making it stand still forever.

"Brother Xue, do you want to drink water?"

Ye Yixin drove the camel to Xue Yang's side, because the camel's hump was very large, Ye Yixin sat very steadily.

"No, it's getting late, so let's find a leeward place to set up a tent as soon as possible. ”

Although the scorching sun was still strong at this time, with the experience of these days, Xue Yang had already seen that the sunset was constantly slanting westward, and it was not far from the time of setting.

In the desert, the alternation of day and night comes suddenly.

All of a sudden, the sun will set!

Anliman walked at the front of the procession, whistling and directing the camel procession to move forward little by little, and the camels brought twenty camels, except for those ridden by the others, the rest were full of food and water.

Food and water are paramount in this vast desert, because no one knows how long it will take to find water or where to find prey to eat.

Even the experienced Anlimon can only expand this probability, but cannot absolutely guarantee it.

"Old man, let's find a place to rest, I think it's going to get dark soon. ”

Brushing aside the wind and sand blowing with gusts of wind, Xue Yang took a step forward and came to An Liman's side and said to An Liman.

"Well, okay, there should be a leeward place not far ahead, so let's rest there tonight. An Liman agreed, smiling and pointing ahead.

An Liman's attitude is good, but his goodness is only for Xue Yang, for Xue Yang, a person who does not rely on camels and can walk freely in the desert, he is quite in awe, and therefore, the communication between the two has always been harmonious.

Turning over the small slope in front of them, everyone looked into the distance with their eyes, and in the sea of sand in front of them, a cluster of trees suddenly appeared, which was sand willow.

Although there were few clumps of sand willows, a slight discoloration suddenly appeared in this desert that was all soaked in yellow, which inevitably made everyone's hearts a lot more happy.

"In a place like this, there are still plants that can survive, and I thought the desert was full of yellow sand. ”

Wang Fatzi looked at the sand willow in front of him with some admiration, these days, they have been facing yellow sand and sand sea all day long, except for yellow, maybe only the starry sky at night can give them some different feelings.

However, the temperature difference between day and night in the desert is too great, and at night, there is almost no chance for everyone to go out, which also causes everyone to feel inexplicably intimate when they see this clump of sand willows.

"The more difficult the environment, the more great and tenacious life can be raised. Hu Bayi sighed, his lips were already chapped, and there was no trace of moisture in his throat.

He was hungry and thirsty, but he couldn't drink at this time.

Long before entering the desert, the people had allocated the daily amount of water, and he had only a small amount of water left today, which he needed for the next dinner.

He had to keep the last source of water, because without water, he couldn't digest the dry and hard food.