Unknowingly, half a month had passed. Every day, apart from hurrying, we were still hurrying. With our speed, we probably broke the record for walking in the desert.
In the past half a month, we have been relying on Team Leader Chen's remaining memories and the camel's instinct to know the way to move forward in the same direction.
In front of me was still an endless stretch of golden yellow. Sometimes, I even thought that it would be fun if I took the wrong path.
However, the thing that worries us the most is the potential danger. In the mysterious land of Lop Nur, any strange thing can happen. I began to learn from the old people in my hometown and begged God to bless us with safety.
This kind of " last-minute "" superstition " was really shameless. However, wasn't there a Buddhist saying that " all living beings are protected by Buddha "? Perhaps Buddha sensed my piety, so we were safe along the way.
However, there were still some small accidents. The only thing that left a deep impression on me was that there was once when Yang Liu went to urinate and fell into quicksand. At that time, she didn't have time to lift her pants up, and she only shouted for help when her pants were stuck in her chest.
When we saved her, we closed our eyes the entire time. However, I really couldn't control myself and betrayed my revolutionary friendship. I secretly squinted my eyes and took a peek. However, that girl seemed to have sensed it in advance. I only saw her sharp eyes.
In the end, I was pushed to the ground and beaten up by her. She kept scolding me for being shameless. No matter how I explained, it was useless. Team Leader Chen didn't say anything, but his gaze was very scary. Mosquito didn't dare to come up to stop the fight. He shook his head and sighed, saying that I had brought this upon myself.
As for how hard Yang Liu hit me, I won't say it. Anyway, I almost walked on one leg for the next two days. When I drank water, my teeth hurt, and my vision in my left eye blurred a lot.
This afternoon, we had a routine break. I tried to sit beside Yang Liu, but she kicked me away and scolded me,"Stinky pervert, get lost." This was also within my expectations. From that day onwards, she did not speak to me.
Helplessly, I awkwardly found a topic to talk about. I asked Team Leader Chen if he wanted some water. Team Leader Chen only tilted his head and looked at me without saying anything. Fortunately, Mozzie was a good friend and came over to chat with me. However, this machine gun actually asked me if my injuries from Yang Liu's beating had recovered, if my feet still hurt, and if my eyes were still okay.
After resting for about an hour, Team Leader Chen stopped.
We all know that something must have happened. After spending some time together, I roughly understood Team Leader Chen's personality. If he didn't want to say anything, he wouldn't say anything. If he wanted to say something, he didn't need to ask. If he didn't want to say anything, no one would be able to open his mouth.
"We're almost there."
When I heard him say these three words, I had an indescribable feeling in my heart. I was excited and worried. I yearned for it, but at the same time, I felt very nervous.
But no matter what, after nearly a month of travel, they finally arrived at their destination.
However, I looked ahead and saw that it was still yellow sand. Hence, I asked,"Team Leader Chen, why don't I see anything?”
Yang Liu said in a disdainful tone," Tsk, I really don't know what kind of bad luck I have to become teammates with an idiot like you. Don't you know how to observe?"”
"Observing what? Why don't you teach me what I can observe around here?”
"Who told you that you can only observe the weather and environment?" Yang Liu sneered.”
I really didn't know what Yang Liu wanted to say. I really couldn't find anything to retort to her, so I quickly gave the mosquito a look for help.
The mosquito said,"Look at your compass."”
"Compass? F * ck, did I see a ghost?"
I subconsciously took out a compass from my pocket. After looking at it, I felt as if thousands of f * cking horses were galloping past me. The needle was actually spinning rapidly in circles, and at a very uniform speed.
Under normal circumstances, only places with strong magnetic fields could affect the direction of the compass. Occasionally, such as abnormal weather, it might also cause the compass to not work properly.
But no matter what the situation was, it would only make the compass less accurate. I really couldn't explain the current situation. It could only be said that to a compass, this was a special place with no direction.
Of course, direction was an abstract concept that was not affected by time, space, or dimensions. It existed in any dimension centered around people or objects, from the universe to the smallest speck of dust.
At the same time, direction was a necessary reference for people to walk. For people trapped in the wild, losing direction was equivalent to declaring a death sentence. Whether it could be changed or not depended on whether you found the right direction again.
Although I don't know why this place is like this, at least it means that Team Leader Chen has been here before. Through the anomaly of the compass, we can confirm that our destination is not far away.
Therefore, we quickened our pace and completely forgot about our fatigue. This was the difference between starting and seeing the finish line. It could make people inexplicably excited.
" Team Leader Chen, there's something ahead."
After walking for less than half an hour, Yang Liu noticed the situation from afar. As I got closer, I saw that it was a fighter jet from a certain country. Judging from its style, it was already a product of retirement in the 1970s.
This isn't strange to me. Ever since humans used airplanes to fly, countless airplanes have disappeared in Lop Nur, and many of them have been deliberately concealed. As for the reason, every country had their own secrets.
The planes that disappeared had one thing in common. They were still in contact with the ground one second ago, but they suddenly lost contact the next second.
Therefore, Lop Nur was also known as the bermuda of the desert. It was considered the graveyard of all aircraft.
Although we knew that the accident was caused by the special environment here, we now understand how terrifying the environment here is after experiencing it for ourselves.
Even a human being would easily get lost in such an environment, let alone a plane that flew with the help of navigation. They would die and become an unsolved mystery.
At this time, what we are most afraid of is a sandstorm. At that time, our direction will be easily disrupted.
Therefore, to be on the safe side, we rely on the sun to calculate the latitude and longitude, and then rely on the latitude and longitude to move in a certain direction.
However, I think that many people who have experience in traveling through the desert, especially those explorers, will naturally calculate the latitude and longitude like us. However, there are still so many missing people. There must be some other reason.
As expected, the area in front of them started to become foggy.
I couldn't help but sigh, saying,"Amazing, really amazing."
Although there was fog in the desert, such as the Sahara Desert in Africa, it was only limited to the west coast. Because of the Canary cold current and the relatively abundant water vapor in the coastal area, the water vapor condensed into fog under the combined effect of cooling and wetting.
However, that was only an ordinary phenomenon, and it was only limited to the morning and evening. The fog in front of him was very thick, far exceeding the normal laws of nature. The further they went in, the lower their visibility became until it was less than four to five meters.
This time, we couldn't hold it in anymore. Seeing Yang Liu's expression, she was actually more curious than me. Finally, we couldn't help but complain, saying," It's so foggy in the middle of the day. No wonder so many people went missing in Lop Nur. It'd be a waste of nature if they didn't go missing in this godforsaken place. I think it's necessary to call Approaching Science."”
Mosquito also kept saying," Hard to say, really hard to say."
Only Team Leader Chen was relatively calm. After all, he had been here before. However, his expression became very serious. He reminded us to be extremely careful and to gather together at all times and under all circumstances.
I rarely saw Team Leader Chen reveal such an expression. I couldn't help but whisper in Mosquito's ear,""Looks like we're at the gates of hell." In order to liven up the atmosphere, I continued to tease,"Hey, Mozzie, I want to poop later. You guys have to keep watch for me. Didn't Team Leader Chen say that we have to gather together under any circumstances? Hehe."
"Dead rat."
Yang Liu raised her hand at the side. Seeing that she could not hit me, she put it down again and said,"You stinky hooligan, what else do you have in your head besides shit? Can you not be so disgusting?"
I was scared of her beating me up previously. This girl was really mean when she attacked. After hearing what she said, I didn't dare to answer her.
The fog in front of him was still as thick as ever, and there was no sign of it dissipating at all. His body actually began to feel cold.
This reminded me of a foreign movie I once watched. It was about a small town that was suddenly covered in fog. There were many strange creatures in the fog. I was deeply afraid that the situation here would be similar to that in the movies. Something strange would appear. After all, this was Lop Nur.
Fortunately, nothing strange had happened since they entered the fog. The only thing we need to consider while walking is whether we will get lost.
Fortunately, Team Leader Chen had his own method. He took off the wooden stick he had picked up before entering the desert from the camel's back and dragged the wooden stick on the sand to draw a straight line while walking. Every two or three meters, they would press a dot, and use a straight line to determine if we had gone astray.
After three hours, the visibility gradually increased until a wave of heat came from the front. The sunlight was unusually dazzling, and the temperature was much higher than before they entered the fog. Logically speaking, it was already winter. The Taklamakan Desert, which had a continental climate, should not be so hot.
I couldn't help but look back. On one side was a hot sunny day, and on the other side was a cold fog. I didn't know how those experts would explain it.
He hadn't noticed it before, but now that he looked carefully, the sky above the thick fog was no different from other places. It was still clear and boundless. I've come to a preliminary conclusion that the fog is coming from underground.
"What are you looking at? There are many things that we can't explain. Don't think too much about it.”
Mozzie reminded me. I thought about it and agreed. Fortunately, I don't have OCD and I'm not a top student. Otherwise, I would definitely not be able to sleep at night because I couldn't figure it out.
Not long after, a large pile of round balls appeared in front of them, emitting a dazzling light and looking majestic.
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