◎Happy 120th Day: Grumpy Little Earthworm, Passion Paves the Way◎
Everyone put on thermal clothing in spite of the high temperature.
They planned to move to the sun first.
Company Commander Yu pointed at a few people and said, "Go up to the roof and take down the awning. We'll just clear out this area in the middle."
In fact, according to Captain Yu, earthworms are afraid of light, heat, water and salt. They don't have the conditions to move the latter two out at the moment, but they can try the former two.
These earthworms now only dare to move under the floating house, but there is no sunshade under the awning. So they can just build a larger sunshade and then start working under the awning.
It's better than just hanging yourself out in the sun.
Unfortunately, this suggestion was firmly rejected by Jiang Muyun.
What they encountered was a group of mutant products.
Jiang Muyun just dug out the earthworm. Although it looked uncomfortable, it did not stop it from crawling towards the person. Later, it could not get through and started to curl itself into a ball.
The goose farmer's dig was even more obvious. Even if they fell on the hot sand, they were still thinking about the fresh and alive prey that was close at hand, instead of immediately fleeing and diving into the ground to save their lives.
It can be seen that the "fear" of this group of earthworms is more out of respect for their own prototype. They prefer cool places when they can choose. It is more likely because the location of their prey is in the floating house.
Rather, the temperature under the awning can really threaten them.
What if the location of their prey changes?
Is it more important to dislike the temperature under the awning or is it more important to eat?
Jiang Muyun didn't want to personally test the hardness of the mutant earthworms' newly grown teeth. Since they came out with heat-insulating clothing, Jiang Muyun would rather go out in the sun to bask in them.
Jiang Muyun didn't believe that any carbon-based creature could move through the sand that had been exposed to the sun for most of the day.
If they could tolerate this, Jiang Muyun felt that it was not unfair for him to die here.
"If you don't believe me, I think you can try standing at the door." Jiang Muyun extended his hand and made a gesture of invitation: "If you have nothing to do, we can work under the awning. It is indeed much easier than working in the sun."
Even though it's hot, there's a huge difference between being in the sun and being in the shade.
This gap is magnified countless times in the desert.
The goose-raising warrior was immediately attracted.
However, just as he stretched out half of his leg to go out, he was bitten by his own goose. The pain made him curl up immediately and retract the half leg that had been stretched out.
Captain Yu put his hands on his hips and thought for a long time, but finally listened to Jiang Muyun's words.
If the temperature is too high and the excavation work cannot continue, they can just go home.
It's better than being bitten by an earthworm.
Captain Yu felt really depressed when he thought about this.
Even though you have found a place, the result may still be empty-handed. Anyone would be depressed.
Jiang Muyun is very open-minded about this. Even if Captain Yu goes back on his word and says he won't pay her if he can't dig it out, she will still withdraw decisively.
What the future will be like and how much benefit it can bring are all matters of the future. Compared with the present life, everything has to be put on the back burner.
The mutant animals that came out with them were all calmed down by their respective owners and were quietly waiting for their masters' orders.
In order to facilitate subsequent actions, they moved the supplies originally placed in the floating house to a place outside the door where they would not block the way.
Jiang Muyun tightened the shoulder strap of her backpack again, and turned the small green bottle back and forth in her and Chu Buwen's hands. A strong and familiar smell spread, and both of their gloves were soaked with the smell of Fengyoujing.
Some people with weaker constitutions, such as the owner of the flock of geese, not only applied medicated oil on their hands and masks, but also stuffed a small piece of honeysuckle into their mouths, for fear that they would cause trouble at this time.
Xiaobai was tied with a thermal blanket and followed Chu Buwen. Dabai was also put into Jiang Muyun's pocket.
"Let's go!" Captain Yu gave an order, and everyone in the floating room immediately filed out.
As if to cooperate with the atmosphere of everyone's actions, Jiang Muyun clearly felt the sand under his feet move the moment he stepped out of the door.
Before the first person who went out could step into the sunlight, Jiang Muyun saw a bright red head poking out from the sand in front of him.
However, in just a blink of an eye, that one head turned into a group.
From the direction of the floating houses on both sides, countless red dots emerged from the sand.
The red dots grew larger and denser. When the muddy red became a long strip, they seemed to come alive, their joints twisting and turning in a chaotic pattern as they pushed towards the group of living flesh and blood.
Even through the thick soles of his boots, Captain Yu could feel something surging under his feet, trying to break through the blockade.
Looking at the dense red dots in front of him, he didn't even know where to put his raised right foot.
Jiang Muyun stepped on the raised red dots without even looking, and even subconsciously crushed them when he landed.
"Go! Don't look! Don't stop!" Jiang Muyun shouted sternly. When passing by Captain Yu, he and Chu Buwen each grabbed his arm and pulled him forward.
Although he was in the desert, Captain Yu felt like he was walking on cobblestones, which was vivid and terrifying.
He didn't know whether the earthworms had mutated into tough and smooth shells, or whether his own body was out of control.
It was just a few short steps, but Captain Yu slipped several times and broke out in a cold sweat.
Several people who were shocked by the scene before them trembled all over after hearing Jiang Muyun's voice. They gritted their teeth, closed their eyes, and rushed out regardless of the situation, stepping on the group of earthworms.
Fortunately, I listened to Jiang Muyun and didn't try to move under the awning first.
If these earthworms were lured out, they might really be trapped in the floating house and have to hide.
The floating house where Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen lived was the one in the middle. Logically, they should have been the farthest from the outside, but in fact, Xiaobai followed Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen and was the first to run out of the shade and into the sunlight.
The largest mutant dog saw that its owner was unstable and about to fall, so it simply raised its front paws to trip the man, lowered its head, and rushed out with its owner on its back.
A mutant husky named Xiaoguai, who looked more like a wolf than Xiaobai, had his fur pulled out by several mutant earthworms. He wasn't injured, but the fur on his feet was pulled so hard that it hurt. He was reluctant to leave his slow-moving owner and run away.
When Xiaoguai saw the heroic figure of the big brother next door, his eyes rolled and he bumped his head into his owner's butt, then followed suit and carried out his owner who was lying on his back after being knocked by him.
Xiaoguai's owner was a tall man. He didn't realize what happened at the moment he fell down. When Xiaoguai was carrying him forward, he subconsciously used his knees to hook his legs, trying to find a fulcrum to stabilize his body.
However, when his little dog was about to show off his skills, he saw his owner's legs hooked over to block the movement of his front legs. Without thinking, he waved his front legs and directly pushed away the owner's two restless and troublesome long legs.
The moment Xiaoguai started running, the tall man almost slipped off its back.
In just a few seconds, the tall man's long legs fought back and forth with the muscular and flexible forelimbs of his little cutie. He relied on his willpower to prevent himself from falling directly into the group of earthworms.
Even so, when his legs were exposed to the sunlight, the man's head was only two inches from the ground.
An aggressive earthworm jumped up and was just one step away from pouncing on his face.
He could even see the tiny, needle-like teeth in the earthworm's mouth.
Fortunately, his little dog was very capable and brought him into the sunlight before the earthworm pounced on him.
The very second after he closed his eyes due to the sunlight, his head made close contact with the sand.
Xiaoguai ran all the way towards the location where Jiang Muyun and others who ran out first were, until he found that the weight on his back was gone. He stopped and turned back to look for his owner in confusion.
Then it discovered that there was a long ditch following it, and its master was lying on his back not far from it, at the end of the ditch.
The tall man struggled to get up, and his gloved hand accidentally touched the ground. The temperature of the gravel burned him so much that he instantly retracted his hand.
Fortunately, his thermal jacket had a hood, otherwise his head would have been roasted and greasy after being dragged all the way here.
Just a few breaths after Jiang Muyun stepped out of the protection of the awning, he felt as if he was thrown into an incinerator.
If the heat from the flames was sharp and stinging, then the heat now was the dull pain of someone crushing you into a pulp with a stone slab.
Every breath Jiang Muyun took felt like a betrayal to her body, allowing the terrifying temperature from the outside world to invade her body and begin to bake her internal organs.
Her breathing began to become short and rapid involuntarily, and she even held her breath without realizing it.
Jiang Muyun raised his hand to cover his mask and took a few deep breaths.
The smell of medicated oil filled his nostrils, and Jiang Muyun's breathing gradually became calm, his brain freed from the restless emotions.
The tall man fell not far from Jiang Muyun. After being burned, his body lost its balance and swayed twice. He was about to fall headfirst into the sand. Jiang Muyun was quick to pull him up, thus preventing him from turning himself into a pile of sand-scorched pig skin.
The man gasped a few times and wanted to thank Jiang Muyun, but he couldn't speak for a long time.
Jiang Muyun covered his mouth and nose loosely with his hands, letting the smell of the medicated oil stimulate his nerves.
But the man was too tall, at least 1.9 meters, so Jiang Muyun's hand-raising posture was a bit awkward.
Chu Buwen walked over with a smile and stuffed a piece of gauze with Fengyoujing drops into the man's hand. Then he squeezed in between the two men, hooked their shoulders and walked towards Captain Yu and the others. "Don't talk for now, brother. Take a deep breath and catch your breath. We'll talk after you've recovered."
The tall man covered his mouth and nose with gauze, took a few deep breaths, and bowed slightly to Jiang Muyun in gratitude.
Jiang Muyun waved his hand: "It's just a matter of convenience."
Then Jiang Muyun took Xiaobai away, ignoring Xiaoguai's reluctant look at Xiaobai.
Those who had run to the other side before were still in shock. They did not dare to stop even under the sun. They just walked around the floating house and ran towards where Jiang Muyun and others were.
It was not until they reunited with everyone else that they felt a little relieved. Some of them even felt dizzy the moment they relaxed. If they had not had their companions to help them, they would have probably fallen into the sand.
A group of people gathered together without saying anything. They all held gloves or masks soaked in medicated oil and took a deep breath. The pounding heartbeats exploded in everyone's ears.
Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen were the ones who adjusted the fastest.
After their physical conditions stabilized, they walked a few steps toward the floating house, and then dug a shovel diagonally into the sand.
After a few shovelfuls, Jiang Muyun didn't find any earthworms in the sand. Only then did she feel truly relieved.
Humans can temporarily withstand the scorching sun and scorching sand with the help of various types of clothing, but if the group of earthworms want to come over, they can only resist with their own bodies.
Fortunately, they are still creatures from the Blue Planet, and there is a limit to their mutation.
"What's wrong?" Captain Yu covered his mouth and nose with one hand and gasped as he spoke.
Jiang Muyun shrugged: "Don't worry, Blue Star has not yet connected to the cultivation plane, and those earthworms dare not chase here."
Everyone couldn't help but laugh out loud, and some people couldn't adjust their breathing and coughed twice because of choking.
"You are amazing." Captain Yu said with a wry smile.
Jiang Muyun fished out a few sticks of chewing gum from his pocket, which had been softened by the high temperature. "I don't know if it's expired, but it doesn't look spoiled. Want a bite to calm your nerves?"
After experiencing the continuous stimulation of the mutated earthworms and high temperatures, everyone's hearts were beating uncontrollably. Even with the soothing effects of wind oil and other things, they still couldn't calm down for a while. Many people were frowning and rubbing their chests.
After hearing Jiang Muyun's words, everyone was a little hesitant at first. After all, chewing gum was a luxury item these days. It wasn't until Captain Yu spoke that they dared to accept it, and then they all thanked Jiang Muyun.
Captain Yu took the familiar green rectangular packaging, peeled it open, and found that it was still intact. He couldn't help but jokingly said, "So generous? This stuff is hard to find even at the transit station these days."
Jiang Muyun put the gum in his mouth and chewed it for a few times: "Don't worry, when the stuff is dug out later, the little you ate today will be nothing."
As the frequency of chewing increased, Captain Yu's heartbeat gradually calmed down. Seeing that everyone's breathing rate had slowed down, he began to organize everyone to drink small sips of water to prevent heatstroke.
He was silent for a moment after hearing Jiang Muyun's words, and then he slowly said: "Our previous agreement was that we just needed to find the place, not that we had to dig it out."
Captain Yu sighed, "Forget it. Let's rest for a while. You guys take down the awning. Once the earthworms have retreated, we'll pack up and leave. If you can't hold on any longer, you can just leave your belongings behind and drag a few cars out."
Having just run out of the camp and then been stressed by the high temperature, Captain Yu's heart was beating so fast that he felt like he was going to die in the next second.
Even though he knew clearly that he had calmed down and those earthworms could not keep him frightened for that long, his heart was still beating rapidly and completely uncontrollably.
He himself is in this situation despite his excellent physical and mental qualities, so others will only be in a worse situation.
The human body is absolutely unable to withstand such high temperatures and slowly consume energy with a group of earthworms under the sun.
Captain Yu, having figured it out, sighed and then asked loudly, "How are Xiaoguai and the others? Can they still run?"
Before the owners of the mutant animals could respond, Jiang Muyun said, "It's not that serious yet. Let's dismantle the camp first and find a place to escape the summer heat. We can discuss this matter later."
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