"Hey, is anyone there?" The green smoke was rising from the sand dune. Xuan Zi couldn't help but shout at the top of her voice, feeling very nervous, afraid that there was no one on the other side of the sand dune.
On the other side of the sand dune, there was a man, a backpack, and a camel. He was dressed like a lone ranger who challenged the desert. He was roasting a yellow goat on a fire, and there was a pot of soup boiling on the fire.
This lone wolf was Kaede Poisonous Island. When Old Hu and the others approached, he could sense their auras, which were similar to ordinary people. If it wasn't for the fact that the life auras in this desert were almost imperceptible, he wouldn't have sensed Old Hu and the others approaching.
Kaede Poisonous Island was a little surprised and nostalgic when he heard Xuan Zi's shout. He hadn't heard Chinese in a long time. He didn't expect that the person he was about to come into contact with in this world would speak Chinese.
Kaede Poisonous Island patted the white camel to make it speak. Anyone who dared to enter the desert would definitely have a camel. The white camel's voice would attract them. There was no need for him to shout at the top of his lungs.
There was no response from the other side of the sand dune, which made Old Hu and the others nervous. Because they did not hear anyone on the other side of the sand dune, it meant that there was probably no one there.
However, unlike Old Hu and the others, the camels under them suddenly became excited. An Liman's excited voice raised the morale of the team again.
"Camel, there are camels barking at the sand dune. There must be people there!”
It was not impossible to encounter camels in the desert, but the appearance of camels and green smoke meant that there were definitely people there. In other words, the green smoke on the other side of the sand dune was the smoke from a fire.
Everyone was excited. There was food, and most importantly, there was water. They did not lack food, but water!
However, when they crossed the sand dune and saw the source of the smoke, everyone's excited hearts felt as if they had suddenly been thrown to the South Pole.
There was a person, but a backpack that was half the height of a person and a white camel that was different from ordinary camels. What was the big deal?
"Brother, are you the only one here?”Xuan Zi asked tentatively, hoping that Kaede Poisonous Island would give him the answer he had imagined.
"That's right, I'm alone!"
Kaede Poisonous Island's answer made Xuan Zi and everyone else in the team feel awkward. Kaede Poisonous Island was alone, which meant that the water resources that Kaede Poisonous Island could give them were limited. Even if Kaede Poisonous Island gave them all the water, how much would they get? It was like a cup of water to put out a cartload of firewood for their nine-person team. Moreover, there was still a camel that needed water.
The fragrant roasted golden yellow sheep emitted an alluring smell, but no matter how alluring it was, it could not stop the spread of despair.
"Looks like you guys are in trouble. You lost your water and food in the sandstorm yesterday, right?”Kaede Poisonous Island immediately knew why this aura of despair had appeared.
"No, brother, you're wrong!" Xuan Zi sat down next to Kaede Poisonous Island and talked about them in a somewhat self-destructive manner.
"We survived yesterday's sandstorm almost unscathed, but when we were about to set off this morning, countless Desert Army Ants suddenly appeared in our hiding place.”
"Those are desert army ants. They are carnivorous. Countless ants the size of fingers darted out of the sand. We saw with our own eyes a yellow goat that was about the same size as this one being roasted being gnawed to the bone in less than a minute. It took us a lot of effort to get rid of them!”
Xuan Zi's face revealed a palpitating expression. Those desert army ants were too suspicious, and they had left a serious psychological shadow on him.
"That's why you lost your food and water.”Kaede Poisonous Island continued the conversation.
However, Xuan Zi shook his head and said,"It's a good thing that only a little bit of food was lost. It's not a big deal." The key is that the water is all gone."
In the desert, the most precious resource was always water. Food was secondary. Losing almost all the water and getting lost was no different from death.
"I still have a lot of water in my backpack. You guys can take it.”Kaede Poisonous Island said calmly. Water was very precious to other travelers in the desert, but it did not matter to him whether he had it or not. It was beneficial for him to be able to use this water to form a friendship with this group of people. He saw that these people had guns on them, which proved that these people were not ordinary unless guns became common in this world.
Xuan Zi was a little tempted, but when she looked at the backpack that was half the height of a person, she still refused. Even if there was water in it, there wasn't much because they were deep in the desert. The water consumption here wasn't small.
"Is this appropriate? You don't have much water left, right? What are you going to do if you give it all to us? I think we can still be saved, like killing camels."
Xuan Zi hadn't finished speaking when An Liman started to argue.
"No, you can't touch my camel. I'll fight anyone who dares to touch my camel."
An Liman clamored and wanted to come over and beat Xuan Zi up, but he was pulled back by Old Hu and a few other people in the team.
"What are you arguing about? If it wasn't for the fact that you couldn't find a way or a water source, I wouldn't have wanted to kill a camel. Today, Brother Xuan will say this.”Xuan Zi was furious, like an angry lion roaring, shocking An Liman for a moment.
However, An Liman was ultimately a patient with a late stage of camel control. When he saw the knife that Xuan Zi took out, his eyes turned red like a rabbit's and he wanted to go forward and fight for his life.
"Everyone, don't worry. My water is enough for you to recover your strength temporarily. There's a water source nearby. It's not far from here.”Kaede Poisonous Island came out to smooth things over, and his words surprised everyone.
"Brother, is what you said true? Is there a water source nearby?”Old Hu was extremely excited.
"That's right. There's a water source nearby.”Kaede took out a monitor from his pocket and looked at it. The water source he saw the day before yesterday had a signal transmitter that matched this monitor. Coincidentally, he had been circling around the water source when he was chasing the white camel. Not long after, he had been swept into the sandstorm and rested for a long time. He had not left the signal reception range of the monitor. He could definitely find the water source.
"But I found that water source the day before yesterday. I wonder if the sandstorm yesterday buried it? However, it shouldn't be. After all, the water source wasn't exposed to the surface. It was in the ruins of a building. A sandstorm shouldn't be able to destroy it!”
Kaede Poisonous Island was not 100% sure that the water source was fine, but this piece of news made Old Hu and the others overjoyed.
"Brother, we will remember your favor. If there is a problem with the water source, we will kill the camel and give you all the camel blood!”With Kaede's signal, Old Hu gratefully opened his backpack to get some water.
Kaede had a lot of water in his backpack. Other than one and a half bottles, the rest were all full. Old Hu felt that this was normal because he had just replenished his water supply not long ago, so he only drank a little. Although he was a little surprised that the bottle was so beautiful and transparent, he did not ask.
Old Hu only took two bottles of water. Although Kaede Poisonous Island said that they could take all the water, what was the use of taking so much? Two bottles of water were enough to maintain their health for a short period of time. Too much would be a waste. It was more important to keep them for emergencies.
"Great, there's finally water!" Ye Yixin, who was in Old Hu's team, said weakly. The others also smiled.
Seeing Old Hu take out two bottles of water and pass them to everyone, An Liman's eyes were filled with tears. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the white camel. He knew that the white camel must be a messenger sent by God. Last time, it was because of the white camel's guidance that he was able to walk out of the desert alive. This time, it was also because he saw the white camel that they had hope of survival.
An Liman's actions puzzled everyone, but no one paid him any attention.
"Brother, Xuan Zi, I have to thank you today. You are our great benefactor!”Xuan Zi was extremely grateful, and even choked on her words.
"By the way, what's your name, brother?”
"Me, my name is Ye Feng, Ye as in Shuye, Feng as in Fengye!”Kaede Poisonous Island said. Although he had just come into contact with him, he felt that it was better to use his old name. After all, Kaede Poisonous Island might be hated by others if he said his name.
"Ye Feng, then I will call you Brother Ye!”Xuan Zi patted Kaede Poisonous Island's shoulder and started introducing himself.
"My name is Wang Xuan. You can call me Wang Xuan. This is my brother, Old Hu, Hu Yi. Don't look at him like an artistic youth. He was also part of the Eighth Route Army who fought Youzi on the battlefield. It's just that he's retired now and is the leader of our national archaeological team."
Xuan Zi, no, Wang Xuan introduced the members of their team to Kaede Poisonous Island one by one, and very honestly said everything that should not be said.
Their team was not here to travel or cross the desert to do business. Instead, they were a national archaeological team. They were here for the lost ancient city, Jingjue Ancient City.
There were nine people in the team. The guide, An Liman, Old Hu Hu Yi, Wang Xuan, Wang Xuan, the sponsor, Miss Yang Li, an overseas Chinese, Professor Chen, the professor of archaeology, and Professor Chen's students, Hao Jianguo, Sa Dipeng, Chu Jian, and Ye Yixin.
Hearing Wang Xuan reveal so many things, Miss Yang was anxious and wanted to stop him from continuing. Their group's operation was considered a state secret, okay? Was it something that could be brought up just because they caught someone? Moreover, they hadn't even asked!
"Let Xuan Zi say it, this time, he owed Ye Feng a huge favor, there is no need to hide from him, and he is alone, don't worry!”Old Hu Hu pulled Miss Yang back and dispelled her thoughts.
The others in the team were also a little resentful of Wang Xuan, but they had no intention of stopping him. After all, Kaede Poisonous Island was the only one who could survive this time. Moreover, Kaede Poisonous Island was only one person, so they did not need to worry about him interfering with their operation.
The only one who had an objection was An Liman. He didn't know that Hu Yi and the others were here for archeology or to dig graves. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come to the desert even if he was beaten to death. Therefore, he was throwing a tantrum and was comforted by Hu Yi and the others.
Kaede Poisonous Island listened to Wang Xuan's endless introduction and was instantly glad that he had used his previous name.
"It seems that this world also had a war between China and Japan, and it just ended a few years ago. It should be a period of time after 1945.”
Hu Yi looked young, and the name of the Eighth Route Army was changed after the founding of the New China. However, because many people still used the name of the Eighth Route Army for a long time after the change, the timeline was uncertain.
However, Kaede Poisonous Island did not need to confirm the timeline. The history of this world had nothing to do with him.
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