Chapter 804: A Distinguished Family's Son?
"This desert is truly enormous; it truly deserves its name as the 'Sea of Death'!" Gu Yin gazed at the pyramid-shaped sand dunes, where a terrifying danger lurked beneath the calm surface.
Upon hearing this, the leader opened his eyes and chuckled: "What you read in books can never compare to seeing it with your own eyes. There are many places that people can't reach, and the equipment is useless in many places. You'll see in the future. Our country is vast and rich in resources, and the mysterious ancient kingdom is not a myth."
Just then, the commander raised his eyebrows and nodded towards the window: "Look there."
Gu Yin had just seen it; it was a wolf, or more precisely, a gray lone wolf being swallowed by quicksand.
"Will it die?" Gu Yin frowned as she looked at it.
The leader chuckled: "What? Feeling sorry for it? Want to save it?"
Gu Yin shook her head upon hearing this: "It's not that I feel sorry for it. I understand that it's a dog-eat-dog world. It's just that it's a bit of a pity that it survived in such a harsh environment until now and was taken away by quicksand." She's not a saint. She can't even guarantee her own life. How could she let the car stop to save a wolf?
The commander nodded upon seeing this: "In a place where a life can be lost at any moment, the most useless thing is excessive kindness. Whether it escapes or not, it is its fate. Our vehicle cannot stop here. Once it stops, the quicksand will not sweep it away, but us."
"Therefore, we must still have a sense of awe for nature." After saying this, Gu Yin turned her head away from the wolf whose fate had already been sealed.
Upon seeing this, the leader smiled and shook his head again: "Take another look."
Gu Yin looked back in confusion and saw several wolves running quickly toward the lone wolf that was being dragged by quicksand.
Gu Yi wanted to see more, but the car had already passed them, and the sand dunes blocked their view, so they could no longer see them.
"Can he be saved?" Gu Yin asked expectantly.
The leader shook his head and then nodded: "I don't know. This kind of thing happens often in the desert. Some can be saved, some can't. No matter what the outcome is, its teammates didn't abandon it and risked their lives to save it. That's worth it. There's a reason why the spirit of wolves is so admired and respected."
Gu Yin remained silent, and the commander did not require her reply; the car continued to drive silently and quickly.
The journey was always long, and under a sky full of stars in the middle of the night, they finally left the desert and reached the next supply point.
Gu Yin followed the leader out of the car and saw the long line of people waiting there.
"The temperature difference here is significant, so please change into these special clothes." The leader of the group had someone hand the clothes to the two of them.
Gu Yin reached out and took it, then thanked her.
The leader looked very young, around thirty years old, wearing a thin plain robe. Gu Yin looked at the top of his head; well, he had short hair.
The man clearly noticed Gu Yin's gaze and said with a smile, "I am a Taoist priest, but I don't have long hair. You're actually a girl. Among the newcomers, you're the only girl. Go change your clothes first, it's quite cold here."
Gu Yin was indeed cold. She nodded, went to change her clothes, and when she came out, the leader was already sitting at the table with the others, waiting to eat.
Upon seeing Gu Yin come out, the leader raised his hand and gestured, "Come sit here."
Hearing this, Gu Yin sat down next to him, looking at the boiling hot pot, and asked curiously, "The altitude here is so high, how can the water boil?" Hearing this, he felt that he was ignorant. He could drive a car as if it were flat ground, so what was the big deal about boiling a pot?
Sure enough, the man smiled and pointed to the stove, saying, "See? This is what's working."
Gu Yin tilted her head and saw that a yellow talisman was pasted there.
"So the car too?"
The man nodded: "That's right, these are just simple talisman effects. Don't be surprised. Once you get inside, there are many more powerful ones. Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I am Bai Wuwen, a member of the Bai family. The Bai family's main skill is talismans. My current main task is to escort comrades in and out, ensuring their safe passage through Death Valley."
The leader smiled and said, "I don't need to introduce myself, everyone knows me."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yin introduced herself: "I am Zhou Gu Yin, a student."
Bai Wuwen was still waiting for Gu Yin to introduce herself, but she remained silent. He was surprised and asked, "Which family are you from? What skills do you have? Can't you say that? It's okay, you'll have to introduce yourself when you get inside. You can say that."
Gu Yin glanced at the leader and saw that he was just smiling, so she said helplessly, "I'm just a student with no special skills. As for why I came, maybe it's because I'm smart? Or maybe I'm good at physics? Otherwise, I don't know why I came."
Bai Wuwen exclaimed in surprise, "You're not a special talent? You're so young, yet you have academic research? I find this a bit hard to accept. But the country must have its reasons for selecting people, but everyone guessed wrong, hahaha, I can laugh at them when we get back!"
Gu Yin asked in confusion, "Everyone? Are you the people inside? Everyone, guess which family I belong to? Why would you guess I belong to a family?"
Bai Wuwen explained, "Usually, those who come are academicians and generals. There aren't any researchers this young. The youngest one is Xiao Sheng. He came with his mother and because of his special physical condition, he came to be a test subject. There are five people who came this time. Except for you, who is under twenty, the others are all over sixty. They are all researchers. According to conventional standards, you are still studying at your age, so everyone guessed that you were from a prominent family. Now it seems that everyone guessed wrong."
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