Chapter 32
Cities near the desert are more weathered than inland cities. If you gently scratch the wall with your hand when passing by, you may scratch a piece of it. It is very unsafe, so several people dare not enter the smaller alleys and only take the main road.
The main road was safe, but there was no shade. The summer sun scorched down, and the sand on the ground had long been heated by the sun. When a few people walked on it, they felt like they were walking in hell.
"These houses are so weathered, how dare the production crew enter them to store supplies?" Feng Shen wiped the sweat off his face as he walked. Soon, his mouth was dry again. After gulping down a mouthful of water, he said, "The surface temperature here is at least 70 degrees."
The sound of Feng Shen drinking water made the others even thirstier, and they also started to drink water.
"We must prepare enough water before we set off." After Shi Buxi drank a few sips of water, his face wrinkled and he felt so hot that he wanted to breathe out. He had never seen such a high temperature before.
"Do you want to cut your hair?" Seeing that the little girl was sweating profusely and her face was wet, Lu Feng couldn't help but give a suggestion.
"No." Shi Buyi shook his head and insisted on keeping it.
"Why?" Tian Lou asked curiously.
"I must learn the Daoist arts well," Shi Buyi replied. When he was a child, he had long hair. A little boy from a guest family, brought home by his master, saw him and laughed at him for being a little girl. Infuriated, he beat the boy up. His master had asked him if he wanted to cut his hair, and he impulsively wanted to agree, but ultimately refused. However, from that point on, he never let his hair down outside his room again.
The other three looked at him, puzzled. What did hair have to do with learning Taoism? Just as they were about to ask their question, they suddenly saw Shi Buyi raise his hand, exhale from his mouth, and say in a weak voice, "Animals."
A few people were stunned and turned around, only to see a few two-humped camels standing in the shadow of the house in the distance. Because their color was similar to the appearance of the desertified house, they would not be noticed if they were not careful.
"They don't want us to ride camels, do they?" Feng Shen gritted his teeth. It was so hot, and if he rode a camel in the desert, he would probably die of heat.
"Ride a camel." Shi Buyi's eyes lit up, and his mood, which had just been wilted by the heat, instantly recovered. He lifted his robe and said happily, "Let's go see the camels."
As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed out.
Feng Shen and the others wanted to speak, but a gust of wind came and brought a mouthful of sand.
Ahhh, the representative of the children nowadays is me, riding a camel, riding a camel. 】
[Ahem, this wind and sand is enough to choke you. Riding a camel in the desert for half a month would really dry you out.]
[Ahh, where's Xiaoxi? Where are the people? It's all yellow sand. Where did they go?]
Shi Buxi had just run a few steps when he was almost blown away by the wind, especially the fine sand that hit his face. If he hadn't covered his face quickly, his eyes and nose would have been affected.
“Ahem!”
Those who didn't cover their faces in time were coughing because of the wind and sand. When the wind passed and they opened their eyes, they saw Shi Buxi running away, and several people hurried to catch up.
The camels were not too far away from everyone, but because the city was desertified and the ground was all sandy, it was very difficult for everyone to run. By the time they arrived, Shi Buxi's eyes were already shining as he touched the camels and marveled at them.
The production team prepared six camels for everyone, along with a few boxes. Inside were bread and food, but no water, presumably because the boat had water. There were also some salt, oil, and other items, suggesting the production team wanted them to catch wild game to supplement their rations.
"No meat." Shi Buxi swallowed his saliva. He wanted to eat meat, chicken, duck or something like that.
"There's no food either. We're not sure if the production crew will provide a car for the rest of the journey. If we use camels, it'll take us at least a month to get to Area 1. The food isn't enough either. Will it be replenished later?" Lu Feng made a rough estimate and his face darkened.
"It seems we have to collect food while we travel." Feng Shen replied.
"Hey, there are more clothes." Tian Lou opened the last box and found two thick clothes inside, nothing else.
"This thick clothing is specially for Xiaoxi, right?" Feng Shen picked it up, shook it, and touched it. He found that it was different from their clothes and was very thick. "This can't be made of materials from three thousand years ago. The thicker it is, the better it keeps warm."
With the advancement of technology, thermal insulation fabrics can be made very thin. Everyone in their group brought some with them, except Shi Bushi, who only brought two robes. I guess they were for him.
"It's so hot and so thick?" Shi Buxi picked up the clothes and touched them, then looked at the sunny day and sweated even more.
"It'll be cold at night." Feng Shen said, throwing the cauliflower he had been holding into the food box and picking up a piece of bread to chew. Before crossing the sea, he hated eating bread, but after crossing the sea and eating fish for a few days, he felt that bread was still delicious.
"Let's go. It's too hot here. Let's go back first." Lu Feng is strong and sturdy, and he can't stand the heat. His clothes are now soaked.
Everyone has already practiced using camels in the holographic game "Survival" in the selection competition. Although there were some twists and turns when it came to reality, they successfully made the camel kneel down and sit on the box after tying it up.
Lu Feng and Tian Lou rode in front, leaving the two middle camels empty. Feng Shen and Shi Buxi sat in the back, respectively, as the group headed back in a mighty procession. Sitting on camel backs was much cooler than standing on the ground.
Everyone returned to the beach in a hurry. Zong Ziyu and Jian Xiaonan were sitting cross-legged in the shadow of the small steamer, looking eagerly. When they saw Shi Buxi and others, they were happy at first, but when they saw Luotuo, their faces darkened.
Camels are not like cars. Not to mention the wind, rain and sun, just the swaying when walking is enough to make people uncomfortable. If you sit on it for a long time, your butt will be hurt.
After everyone gathered, they ate lunch first, and then started to fill water into empty bottles. They also collected the things that could be used to store water or cook in the small boat and hung them on the camels with ropes. When everything was done, it was around three o'clock in the afternoon. They didn't plan to stay on the small boat, and set off on camels.
Everyone changed into light-colored clothes for this trip. Since Shi Buxi didn't have enough clothes, everyone else gathered together two sets of light-colored clothes for him. In addition, everyone covered their heads, leaving only their eyes exposed.
"If I had known earlier, I would have towed the two cars onto the small ferry." Feng Shen walked in front of Shi Buxi and said loudly.
Shi Buxi was swaying on the camel, feeling drowsy. When he heard Feng Shen's words, he looked around blankly. Seeing that no one answered him, he responded softly.
"Haha, did you just come out of the water?" Feng Shen turned around and saw Shi Buxi sweating profusely from the sun, his eyes almost closed. He couldn't help but laugh, "We're still in town now, and the buildings are blocking the wind. Once we leave town and enter the desert, it will be much cooler."
"Hmm." Shi Buyi responded weakly, lowering his head. His body swayed with the ups and downs of the camel, which frightened Feng Shen and the audience.
[Actually, I think it's OK for two people to ride on one camel, Contestant Feng, what do you think?]
Ahhh, I'm so afraid he'll fall down.
[It was just like that at the beginning. The children really persevered and walked out of the desert.]
[The production crew is really badass. Even without zombies, it would be hard to cross the desert like this!]
[Ah, no way, there are still zombies. ]
Shi Buxi became much more sober after listening to the chattering of the audience in the live broadcast room. He raised his hand to wipe away the sweat from his eyes. He looked up and a gust of wind came over. An endless yellow desert appeared before his eyes.
"Alive." Shi Buyi murmured, reached out to the camel, took out the water bottle and drank some water.
"This is just the beginning." Feng Shen glanced at Shi Buyi and tapped the terminal.
Shi Buxi was puzzled. He lowered his head, rolled up his sleeves, opened the terminal and looked at the map. When he saw the yellow area on the map, he fell silent.
Three thousand years ago, due to climate change, desertification in Area 2 was severe. The group predicted before they set out that it would take at least a week to get out of the first desert area. Time was very tight, so on the first day, they stopped at a grassy spot near dark.
"It's so cold, I need more clothes." Shi Buyi jumped off the camel, shook his sleeves and ran to open the box. He took out a thick coat and put it on. It took him a while to feel better.
The others looked at Shi Buyi's jumping appearance and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. They said that Shi Buyi had no mental power, so how could he do so many earth-shattering things. They said that he had mental power, but he couldn't withstand the cold at all.
Since the program crew only provided dry food, after unloading the things from the camels, everyone took the bread and watched the camels nibbling on the grass.
"Do we have to keep watch at night?" Tian Lou still felt a lingering fear when he thought of the vampires that appeared in District 3 without keeping watch.
"Of course," Feng Shen said, his feet numb at the thought of being besieged by that group of vampires. "We'll form a team of two, each guarding for three hours. We'll draw lots to decide the duration of the night watch. Is that okay?"
"Okay." Shi Buyi responded, and the others had no problem with it either.
Everyone quickly devoured their bread and then divided into groups, drawing lots. Shi Buxi and Tian Lou were in the same group, with the time being from 12:00 AM to 2:00 AM. After deciding on the time, everyone set up their tents. Looking at the time, it was 8:30 PM. Tired from a long day, the night watchmen all went into their tents to sleep.
"Be careful, there will be wolves, snakes and other creatures in the desert, so be careful." Feng Shen reminded Lu Feng and Zong Ziyu who were on guard first.
"Don't worry, we have played games before." Zong Ziyu couldn't help but complain when he saw that he looked worried.
Lu Feng waved his hand and didn't bother to pay attention to him.
Feng Shen gritted his teeth, well, he was really going to become an old woman.
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