Chapter 22: Hell Gods (Corpse)
Chapter 757: The Angry Sea of Crazy Waves
Lao Mo tied a bell around the neck of the leader camel, saying it was the life-saving talisman of the camels, because as the leader camels, they are usually camels with rich experience in the desert, and tied bells around their necks to meet sandstorms.
Once the camel caravan was dispersed, other camels could find the leading camel with the sound of their familiar bells.
Lao Mo's camel was well trained by him, which reminded me of the group of camels who had also lived in the desert for a long time when I went to the desert.
Now that I have entered the desert again, I don’t know if my luck will be better this time. Don’t think about the way I used to suffer.
Lao Mo's leader camel only has a small amount of camels, and they are usually used to sit on two and three. I am on the three camels. Because they have to ride people, they are not carrying weights.
The camels and camels behind shared the burden in this way, which made the camels suffer a lot less and the speed of moving forward also accelerated.
According to Lao Mo's plan, it will take at least three days to reach our scheduled destination, and it is the closest route you have obtained after countless explorations.
While commanding the camel, Lao Mo chatted with me. When he talked about the opening of the road, he sighed.
"The road we are taking now is a route that no Cairo mature porter must memorize, and it is not marked on the map. There is no sign. When it was opened, there were countless camel corpses and cold bones buried under the long yellow sand. The desert is cruel. Everyone who comes here must maintain awe of him."
He said.
Upon hearing this, I nodded, "Old Mo, don't worry, I have entered the desert and know the cruelty inside, so I won't make low-level mistakes."
I said.
But Lao Mo looked at me curiously when he heard this, "Have you entered the desert? Are you familiar with the desert environment?"
He asked.
"It's not a good idea to be familiar with it, but I have suffered a lot of sins after living for a while, so I know the cruelty inside."
I said.
"That's easy to deal with. I'm also worried that you won't adapt to the desert environment. Since you have entered the desert, the next journey will be much more comfortable and in a hurry."
When I heard this, my heart moved and thought to myself that Lao Mo had planned two routes, one for Xiaobai to walk, and it should be relatively stable. The other for veterans to walk, and it would be difficult to walk all the way, but in contrast, the distance would naturally be much less.
Sure enough, after learning that I had lived in the desert and had experience in living in the desert, Lao Mo decisively changed his route and directed the lead camel to turn left from the path we were walking.
"Walking like this, we will arrive tomorrow, and we will arrive at the oasis in advance. However, the journey is difficult and we were going to take you on the regular road, but we were worried that you would not be able to bear it. Now, since you have walked in the desert, you will probably be able to withstand the road below."
Lao Mo shouted.
Then, without saying a word, he slapped the camel's butt under him, and shouted at the leader's camel.
So we accelerated our speed and rushed forward. The reason why we set out at five o'clock was to rush more roads before the sun came out of the mountain. This is the truth that every old camel man knows.
Because of the large temperature difference at night, the temperature at this point is not high, but I can also clearly feel it.
The temperature around is beginning to rise. I know the cruelty of the desert and what the rising temperature means. So although it is bumpy, I also hope to drive more roads so that when the day comes, we can be lazy and walk leisurely.
We rushed all the way to the yellow sand. Even though we covered our mouths and noses with a veil, I still felt that the sand had penetrated into my mouth and mixed with saliva. The feeling of eating soil made me feel very uncomfortable.
But this is the case in the desert, and I had to endure it. Fortunately, after the day lights up little by little, the wind becomes a little lighter, and it is still cold at this time. The cold sand does not provide any temperature, but the air starts to slowly heat up.
The sand is slightly cool, which is a good thing for us. Lao Mo told me that when the sun rises from the horizon, I can see the charming side of the desert.
I was quite curious when I heard this and immediately began to look forward to the sunrise, saying it was sunrise. Compared with China, the sunrise here seemed to be very late.
When I looked at the time, it was already six o'clock, but the sun still had no intention of showing its head. Instead, the orange light slowly shone over and brightened the sand dunes in front of me. It looked golden, but it looked as beautiful as gold.
The sunrise I was looking forward to, when it was approaching seven o'clock, the sun finally broke through the constraints of the clouds and revealed its true appearance from the sky.
Unlike the sun I have seen, the sun here is particularly round, like a huge red disc, and it looks like it is in front of my eyes, and you can touch it with your hand. The shock is simply indescribable.
Lao Mo told me that the reason why the sun is so round and looks so close to us is because it is against the equator here, and when the sun stretches out, it looks much bigger than other places.
But I was also very confused. Since it was close to the equator, the sun should not be so late. Lao Mo smiled mysteriously when he heard this.
"I'm confused, I'm also confused, but there's nothing to make a fuss about. This is a mysterious place. Think about it, if it's not special than other places, the Pharaoh of Egypt wouldn't have buried his body on this yellow sand where birds don't shit. You said no."
Lao Mo took a sip of water and spoke.
Upon hearing this, I nodded, because it is not China, and we cannot use the Chinese Yin-Yang Technique to judge, but the world's great way will be the same.
This piece of yellow sand has good Feng Shui, but there are also different places. The Chinese Yin and Yang Technique emphasizes the combination of mountains, water, and qi. However, in this long yellow sand, there is no mountains or water, there is only qi. If you use Chinese Feng Shui to explain it, it will not be explained.
After all, there are differences in culture, and what we think is a blessed place is not necessarily what they think is a blessed place.
After the sun rose, I soon experienced what a super oven was. The temperature rose terriblely and it almost jumped. To be honest, I felt a little cold on my back.
There is no reason why there is no grass growing in the thousand-year-old desert. I originally thought it would take noon and the temperature would not explode until eleven o'clock at the earliest, but I obviously muttered about this land.
The sun that came out at 8 o'clock was just under nine o'clock, and the temperature had reached more than thirty degrees. The scorching sunlight shone on, and I suddenly felt like I was thrown into the stove.
The exposed skin is deeply painful, and the unexposed skin is also stuffy and uncomfortable. Sweat penetrates the skin like running water. In this case, if it takes more than four hours and the water source is not replenished, there will inevitably be a risk of dehydration.
"Can you persist? After passing the hill, you will have to hike. You can't keep the camel's back and you can't stand it."
Lao Mo Road.
Upon hearing this, I shook my head, "Can I still hold on, how far is this oasis?"
I spoke.
"If we don't have more rest, we will be here in the afternoon."
Lao Mo Road.
"That's OK, let's go"
Compared to the previous days, although the sun is bigger, I don’t have much trouble with sufficient water supply.
After we climbed the hill, Lao Mo divided the things evenly, and we walked down the camel to hike forward. This was to preserve the strength of the camel. In the desert, there was a sudden storm, so we must be careful at all times.
Not long after walking forward, we discovered a man lying on a sand dune.
Half of my body was buried, and I didn't know whether I could live or not. Lao Mo and I looked at each other. Actually, I was asking him if he could save him, but Lao Mo was kind-hearted and had no words. He took action on his own and we pulled the camel over.
Lao Mo turned the guy over and planned to save him, but when he saw him, Lao Mo sighed.
"It's a marching ant"
I saw that the people on the ground were eaten to the point of bones. I had heard of the marching ants. They were extremely fierce, but unexpectedly they met them on the first day.
“Is there any nearby?”
I asked hurriedly after hearing this.
Lao Mo shook his head, "No sure, that thing is elusive, you can't stay any longer, hurry up and clean up and continue leaving."
He said.
Upon hearing this, I nodded. After entering the Cairo desert, I was most afraid of meeting three things: one, robbery, two, sandstorm, and three, these marching ants.
These things are eaten and not spitting bones. The guy in front of him may be caught up when he escaped, or he may be killed here and then eaten by marching ants.
But no matter which one is, we should not care about it. Apart from helping him bury his cold bones, we can't do much. After all, in the desert, such life and death are so common.
Chapter completed!