Chapter 174 Chapter 174
Perhaps it was because of what he said, Ye Qing was cursing while Gu Weidong slowly opened his eyes.
When Ye Qing was giving first aid to Gu Weidong, although Gu Weidong had fainted, he was actually conscious, but he just hadn't woken up.
So Gu Weidong heard every word of Ye Qing's complaints. He finally opened his eyes and could not help but said slowly:
"I can't repay you for saving my life, how about I give myself to you?"
Although the voice was a little hoarse, Ye Qing still heard it clearly. She turned around suddenly, happy that Gu Weidong had woken up, but also embarrassed by the guy's inappropriate answer. She couldn't help but spit at him:
"Bah, a weakling like you is not my type, you should practice for a few more years before coming back, Crispy Duck!"
Although Ye Qing confronted him so directly, Gu Weidong did not get angry. Instead, he generously admitted that he was not strong enough. After all, he really felt that he was going to die in this vast desert. He never expected that in such a dangerous situation, Ye Qing would come and save his life.
Perhaps seeing Gu Weidong's confusion, Ye Qing briefly recounted her business trip to the Northwest:
"I never thought that I would encounter a sandstorm during my trip to the northwest. What's more, I didn't expect that you would be trapped here too. It's your fate. I was about to withdraw, but I learned that you had lost contact. After all, we are comrades-in-arms who have shared life and death. How can I really watch you die without helping? Besides, we are going to cooperate in opening a pharmaceutical factory in the future. If you die, who can I find to cooperate with?"
Ye Qing said it as if she didn't care at all, as if she had gone to such great lengths to find someone in the desert just to ensure that her pharmaceutical factory plan would not fail in the future. However, only she knew the real situation.
When she learned that Gu Weidong was in trouble, she was in a panic and confused mood. She did not think too much about it at that time. Now that Gu Weidong was successfully rescued by her, she recalled her reaction at that time and she herself found it incredible.
But she was not a fool. She had already realized that her reaction at that time was wrong. It was definitely not just the ordinary comradeship and mutual sympathy!
This made Ye Qing somewhat nervous and guilty. He even didn't dare to look Gu Weidong in the eye, for fear that the intuitive Gu Weidong would notice something.
She quickly changed the subject and asked about Gu Weidong:
"Aren't you studying in Jicheng? Why did you accept this mission and come here with the scientific expedition team?"
Since Gu Weidong confessed his origins to Ye Qing, he no longer hid anything in front of her. There was nothing he couldn't tell Ye Qing:
"In 1983, a camel team in the northwest lost its way after experiencing a sandstorm. Unexpectedly, they accidentally discovered an open-pit coal mine in the heart of the desert."
"The scientific expedition team immediately went in to investigate. Unexpectedly, they not only discovered a large amount of coal resources, but also discovered oil and natural gas under the coal mines. After careful calculations, they came to an astonishing conclusion that the oil and natural gas reserves under the northwest desert account for more than 30% of the country's total reserves!"
"As soon as the news came out, it caused a sensation both at home and abroad. The provincial steel company reacted the fastest and immediately organized a team to go to the northwest to discuss in-depth cooperation with the Northwest Coal Group. The county steel plant where I work also spent a lot of effort to take advantage of the provincial steel company and wanted to get a piece of the pie."
"The county steel plant organized a business delegation to go to the northwest for an inspection, and they needed to draw a few security personnel from the security department to accompany and escort them. At that time, I was assigned to lead the team."
Ye Qing's mind was still working very quickly. After Gu Weidong was reborn, he had used the prophets in his mind to seek benefits for himself. Since he had participated in this business investigation, he must have some understanding of the mineral resources in the Northwest.
There are still eight or nine years to 1983. Since Gu Weidong knows such important information, he will definitely not let go of such an opportunity that is within his reach, so he will definitely take action.
So Ye Qing immediately understood what Gu Weidong meant by this.
Sure enough, the next second, Gu Weidong smiled and said:
"After I arrived in Jicheng for further studies, I took advantage of my free time to go to the library and read a lot of literature. I wrote a detailed geological survey report and submitted it. After waiting for six or seven months, there was no response. I thought it was a dead end, but last month the group suddenly notified me of a mission to lead a geological expedition into the desert."
Ye Qing finally knew why Gu Weidong appeared here.
She couldn't help but raise her head to look at the vast undulating sand dunes around her and asked in surprise:
"So you've been in the desert for more than a month? Don't you know the exact location of the coal mine? Why can't you find it?"
We have been wandering in the desert for a month and almost lost our lives in a sandstorm. It seems that the legendary open-pit coal mine is not so easy to find.
Gu Weidong looked a little bitter:
"It's been so long, I can only remember the approximate location of the coal mine. There is a high probability that there is a large amount of associated iron ore next to this desert coal mine, which has caused disturbances in the magnetic field nearby. Our compasses and survey equipment all failed after we entered, and the distress message was interfered with and could not be sent out at all."
"I didn't know about this beforehand. After all, I haven't learned any professional knowledge about geology, so I couldn't predict these risks in advance. It was only after the expedition team came in with me that they discovered this situation and told me that it was probably caused by the influence of iron ore."
"No wonder such a large mine has been hidden in the desert for so many years without anyone knowing. I originally thought it was because the mine was hidden in a hidden place. Now I understand that it is because of the magnetic field. People who enter are lost and can only be trapped in the magnetic field and cannot get out!"
"It's because our equipment is too backward. It will take another seven or eight years for various survey equipment and excavation technology to improve before we can meet the conditions for mining."
Ye Qing suddenly fell silent.
After a while, she couldn't help but ask Gu Weidong: "What are you going to do? Give up this investigation and go back, or continue looking?"
Gu Weidong suddenly laughed. He looked so proud now as he had looked so miserable before. He suddenly raised his hand, revealing a stone in his palm:
"What do you think this is?"
Under the firelight, the stone was dark, yet it seemed to be shining brightly.
Ye Qing's eyes suddenly widened, as if he remembered something, and turned back in disbelief to look at the big sand pit where Gu Weidong was found before.
Before, she was only focused on dragging Gu Weidong out of the big pit and didn't notice anything unusual at the bottom of the pit.
No wonder this guy has been trapped in this damn place for two days without food or water, and yet he still insisted on digging such a big sand pit. He really doesn't care about his life just to find minerals!
Ye Qing hurriedly stood up and ran towards the pit. Without hiding in front of Gu Weidong, he directly took out the poplar branch and reached out. Soon the roots of the poplar quickly drilled into the sand, and soon a large area of sand was pushed up, revealing the mineral layer several meters deep below.
The black rock layers are exposed. When you throw a torch in, you can easily see coal blocks burning quickly. It is certain that the thick rock layers underneath are all coal mines.
Ye Qing quickly covered the coal seam with sand to isolate the air, and the coal fire that had just been lit would be extinguished immediately. However, the discovery just now was enough to verify Gu Weidong's guess. He was right. This was the location of the open-pit coal mine in the northwest desert!
Everything was easy once the place was found. Ye Qing immediately summoned a few vultures and asked them to remember the location so that they could act as guides for her.
People, animals in the desert, and even survey equipment may become lost due to the chaotic magnetic field, but vultures flying high in the sky will definitely not be affected. It will definitely be right to let these vultures mark this area.
Gu Weidong's physical condition was still good. After the others woke up, he quickly ate a few roasted corns and half a watermelon. Then, his spirits had mostly recovered. Although he was still a little feverish, he was no different from a normal person.
Seeing this, Ye Qing didn't delay any longer in the desert. He made a sand sled with branches and put a few desert wolves on the front. He now had a means of transportation. He raised the tree whip and hit it in the air a few times. He then fed the desert wolves some magical watermelon rinds. Then, the guys started running wildly in the desert, pulling the sand sled. With a vulture leading the way, their return journey was particularly smooth. There was no chance of them getting lost!
However, on the way back, every ten or so kilometers the sled had traveled, Ye Qing would shout at the wolves to stop and rest, and she would jump off the sled, walk a distance, and use her special powers to quickly move branches in the desert, planting a large area of poplar seedlings in the sand in an instant.
On the surface, these saplings appear to be only about 20 to 30 centimeters tall and inconspicuous, but in fact, in the invisible place under the desert, Ye Qing has allowed the roots of these poplars to quickly take root dozens of meters deep in the ground, and also spread outward, spreading over a large area, forming a dense network. In less than three or two years, this patch of poplars will grow rapidly and may even develop into a mature oasis.
On the return journey of several hundred kilometers, Ye Qing herself couldn't even count how many such small poplar trees she had planted. She kept squandering them until all the supernatural energy accumulated in her body was used up. She turned pale and could hardly lift her arms.
Gu Weidong saw everything and silently picked up the whip to replace Ye Qing as the driver. He drove the sled on the sand while taking care of Ye Qing. While Ye Qing was planting trees, he roasted all the corns and sorghum that Ye Qing had planted before, and squeezed all the watermelons into juice and put it in a military water bottle. When he saw that Ye Qing looked unwell, he quickly handed the corn and juice to him to replenish Ye Qing's strength in time.
This stop-and-go journey took a whole night. On the third day after Ye Qing entered the desert, the two finally relied on a broken sand sled and stumbled back to a small village on the edge of the desert.
After making sure that the last bit of supernatural power in his body had been exhausted, and thinking of the efforts she had made for the northwest desert that night, Ye Qing smiled at Gu Weidong Xuanyan, and finally passed out with satisfaction.
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