There are only two people left in the expert advisory group, but the work still needs to continue. The Gobi Desert is ravaged by wind and sand, and the environment is harsh. The railway still needs to build supply stations, and the location of the station is crucial.
The three of them were recently surveying to find dragons, and now it was time to move on to the acupoint-selection stage.
The ancients said that it takes three years to find a dragon and ten years to find an acupoint. In Feng Shui, mountain ranges are collectively referred to as "dragons" and "acupoints" are places where wind and energy are stored. There are different methods for acupoints. If you are not an experienced master, you will often choose the wrong acupoints, so there will be a problem after acupoints are found.
After preliminary investigation, Chu Qianli planned to use the water method to locate the acupoints. First, the environment in the uninhabited area is harsh, and some acupoint selection methods are not applicable; second, there is an extreme water shortage in the Gobi Desert, and all workstations along the route need water supply trucks. If the station can be built next to the water, there will be emergency response capabilities in the event of an unexpected water outage.
In the wilderness, the construction team leader heard the expert group's idea and said helplessly: "We also want to find water, but after the machine went out for a circle, we couldn't see any water source in the surface image."
The project team often releases drones to inspect the railways along the route and explore the terrain in unknown areas, providing various types of image data for construction.
Chu Qianli looked at the image on the screen. While she was looking through the previous data, she stretched out her hand to point at the map and asked in confusion, "Is there no water in this area?"
"No, I can zoom in and show you." The construction team leader enlarged the image, "Now what you see is all Gobi Desert."
On the screen, the cracks on the ground were clearly visible, but there was no water at all.
Chu Qianli shook her head: "Strange."
"We are looking for the dragon but we are wrong..." Yu Geer said to the construction team leader, who quickly changed his words, "Did we make a mistake in the preliminary survey?"
"No, that should be the Lu water storage." Chu Qianli flipped through the drawing book and checked the work data of the expert group.
The construction team leader was confused and asked, "What is Lu storage water?"
"Oh, that's our professional term." Yu Ge explained, "Lu storage means that water melts and pours, just like the storage of Lu."
The construction team leader was even more surprised: "Can your professional terms be explained in classical Chinese?"
Yu Ge was embarrassed for a moment. He didn't know how to explain it scientifically, so he stammered, "Ah..."
Chu Qianli calmed down and said, "It is the groundwater that surges out of the desert or Gobi to form an oasis. The lake in it is called Lu Chuanshui."
Brother Yu: "...That's right, I just showed off my knowledge and recited a few lines of ancient Chinese literature."
The construction team leader nodded. "I see. But it's really interesting. It sounds pretty impressive at first."
"But there shouldn't be an oasis in this area. At least I can't find any from the images right now."
Although the drone did not bring back images of the oasis, the construction team still went to the area indicated by Chu Qianli to look for the legendary Lu water storage.
Lonely smoke in the desert.
Standing on the desert, the crowd took in the surroundings, but there was no green at all. Drones repeatedly patrolled the area, but did not find any water for a long time.
Chu Qianli's luck was not good at the moment, and she didn't dare approach the dangerous mountain for fear of something happening. However, all kinds of machines had no feedback, so it seemed more appropriate to do a fortune-telling on the spot. After much hesitation, she finally reached an agreement with Yu Ge to open the compass again nearby.
The two sides divided the work and cooperated to find water.
As Yu Ge was putting on his gear, he suddenly asked, "Do you have a special physique? I wanted to ask you that day when I met the vulture, but I was busy and didn't mention it."
Chu Qianli was stunned.
When Yu Ge thought about Tan Muxing's hesitation before leaving, he guessed that Chu Qianli might have something wrong, and said hurriedly: "I was just guessing. When I was a child, I often got hurt and fell ill every two days. Later, I became better after becoming a disciple. They said that people with special physiques are prone to this. So I was quite surprised that the vulture attacked you first that day. There are actually people who are more unlucky than me..."
Chu Qianli: "Brother Yu, your words sound like a mockery."
"Real feelings!" Yu Ge said seriously, "I know you don't believe in religion, but you have a special physique, so I suggest you don't go. Feng Shui fortune-telling is easy to offend the master, so it's better to believe it than not. Don't take this risk, I'll go."
Chu Qianli didn't expect Yu Ge to care about her safety, so she hurriedly thanked him. Finally, both parties agreed that she would open the market at the top and Yu Ge would be responsible for going down to the ground.
Yu Ge slid down slowly and said, "Okay, I'll let you go for the next two days. I'll fight you when your parents come back. I won't bully children without guardians!"
Chu Qianli and Yu Ge used to quarrel every day, but now that Tan Muxing was accidentally injured, the team atmosphere was affected.
Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing fell at the same time. Chu Qianli was unharmed, but Tan Muxing went to the hospital. She had been in a bad state recently and was almost silent. Yu Ge naturally saw it.
Chu Qianli held the compass and watched Yu Ge go down. She had not expected that he had such a strong observation ability and was speechless for a moment.
The construction team leader confirmed: "The safety ropes are all tied up."
"Oh la oh la." Yu Ge patted the safety rope to make sure that there was no problem with the equipment.
The work of a fortune teller is repetitive and boring.
Chu Qianli and Yu Ge not only have knowledge of Feng Shui, but also have modern technology. They each carry equipment with them, so they can get in touch in the Gobi Desert where the signal is poor.
Yu Ge's voice came from the other end of the equipment: "No, it's over. This rope is affecting the performance a bit..."
After a while, Yu Ge, who was conducting on-site survey, still did not bring any good news, and no water source was found for the time being.
At this point, Chu Qianli realized that he could not escape this disaster, so he finally put on the safety rope and went down. Some things can be escaped, some things can't be escaped, and in the end, you have to solve them by yourself.
Her luck had been bad until her return trip, and it was obvious that hiding was not going to resolve the problem, so she might as well face it head-on.
Yu Ge was still downstairs. Hearing this, he asked hesitantly, "Are you really going to come down? I'll look for you for a while."
"I will be careful. I have a safety rope." Chu Qianli slowly got down to the ground with the help of others and met Yu Ge below to start the on-site Kanyu.
"Then let's go one on each side, this way it will be faster."
The scene was surrounded by mountain walls, and it was dark, and there was indeed no water source. Chu Qianli and Yu Ge acted separately, and the construction team assisted in finding the direction and searching for suitable acupuncture points.
People from the construction team came down one after another and followed the two people in their exploration.
"Be careful when you go down there. The rocks nearby seem to be very brittle." The construction team leader's warning came from the equipment.
“Is it crispy?”
"Yes, someone just fell down, and some places are as thin as paper."
Chu Qianli looked around the bare rocks and suddenly remembered something. She took out the Sanqing Bell from her bag and rang it. Normally, with the dirt and rocks around, the bell should have tinkled, but now the sound was distant and loud.
The sound of the Sanqing Bell is the same as that in the empty desert, which means that it thinks this place is no different from the open air and does not create any shielding or obstruction.
Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing had done an experiment before, and found that the Sanqing Bell would only make a jingling sound in a closed space, and there were slight differences in different houses, such as in simple houses and houses built with steel bars.
"What's that sound? Are you ringing the bell?" Yu Ge and Chu Qianli were not in the same place, but he could hear the bell clearly now, so he turned around in surprise.
The ringing sound is particularly clear here, even clearer than in the Gobi Desert.
Chu Qianli continued to ring the bell, and said thoughtfully: "...So this is how it is used?"
She listened carefully to the changes in the sound of the bell, vaguely figuring out the function of the Sanqing Bell, and realized that it seemed to be more than just a musical instrument!
The Sanqing Bell is just like a compass. It has practical value. The sound of the bell changes according to the environment and can definitely provide help for fortune-telling!
Now that I think about it, according to legend, the zombies should be underground, so it makes more sense to use the bell underground.
"Listen to the stars..." Chu Qianli was delighted. She couldn't wait to turn around and share, but she didn't see any familiar figures. Instead, there were unfamiliar members of the construction team behind her.
The other party was surprised and asked: "What are you listening to?"
Chu Qianli was stunned: "...Ah, sorry, it's nothing."
The group is still looking for water.
Chu Qianli gradually mastered the secret of ringing the bell. She realized something through ringing the bell frequently and moved forward in a certain direction consciously until she encountered a dead end.
"Is this the way? Should we go back?" The others found that the road ahead was blocked, so they looked around, looking for another way out.
"It should be here..." Chu Qianli rang the bell while looking around. Suddenly, she had a premonition and frowned, "Wait, I'll take two steps back. This doesn't seem good."
The closer to a Feng Shui site, the more likely a Feng Shui master is to be impacted. She felt something was wrong before she even started to tell fortunes.
Under normal circumstances, she would not run away immediately, but now she was quite alert and did not dare to stay for a moment longer.
Chu Qianli tried to retreat by holding onto the wall, but as soon as his hand touched the mud wall beside him, he felt that the point of support was as soft as paper. Several strong winds came out from behind the mountain wall next to him and shattered it in an instant!
Something unexpected happened.
The familiar feeling of falling came over me.
The construction team member shouted: "Don't panic, don't panic, there is a safety rope, relax!"
Although Chu Qianli had received instruction on the ground, it was her first time to actually use the safety rope, and she was still not very skilled at it, and was unable to reduce the force of the fall.
The safety rope finally reached the bottom. She felt a sharp pain from being strangled, and was swayed in the air by the strong wind. She also felt dizzy.
The wind was howling fiercely and she couldn't open her eyes. She finally waited until the strong wind passed and suppressed the feeling of nausea. However, when she opened her eyes again, she saw a shocking scene.
The dim area is sparkling, and the pool of water is like a pearl, so beautiful that it touches the heart.
All trees on the surface are dead and the land is dry, but the source of life is hidden underground.
Chu Qianli was originally feeling unwell, but she was shocked by the natural beauty and instantly forgot the pain in her body. She shouted, "There is water below!"
The construction team members were slowly pulling the safety rope and they successfully pulled Chu Qianli back. Fortunately it was just a false alarm.
After everyone checked that she was okay, they went down to explore the water source and unexpectedly discovered an underground lake!
"It's a lake. There really is a lake. It's not small at all!"
"It's amazing. It's hiding down there. No wonder the birds can't find it..."
The construction team leader was full of admiration for Chu Qianli and exclaimed: "There is actually water, this is too amazing!?"
The drone could only capture images of the surface, and no one expected there was a lake underneath.
The construction team slightly flattened the fragile rocks, and the underground lake was exposed to everyone. Now that they have successfully found the water, they can naturally find the acupuncture point.
The water storage is usually in front of, behind, and around the hole. As long as the construction team has leveled the nearby terrain, they can quickly find a suitable place to build a station.
Water in the Gobi Desert is hard to come by. As long as there is water next to the station, bits of green will spread outward, slowly unfolding a green picture on the wasteland.
In the future, countless tourists and trains will pass through here. They will sit in the carriages and chat and laugh while looking at the Gobi Desert, the small stations along the route, the beautiful scenery of the desert oasis, and finally arrive at the other side of the uninhabited area.
This is a no-man's land, but there are still people stationed in this no-man's land, maintaining the eternal lifeline.
Inside the hospital, Tan Muxing's left arm was already in a cast. He glanced at his phone anxiously, wondering whether he should contact Professor Pan to inquire about the situation at the frontline workstation.
Chu Qianli had been reporting safety recently, but now she didn't reply for unknown reasons, which naturally made him worried. There was no signal in the Gobi Desert, and only the workstation could send messages, but this time the disconnection was indeed a bit long.
Tan Muxing was hesitating when he suddenly heard a knock on the door. He subconsciously replied, "Come in."
He originally thought it was a medical staff, but the person outside the door did not come in for a long time, so he naturally raised his head in confusion.
The next second, he saw her.
Chu Qianli poked her head in and met his gaze. Her eyes sparkled and she smiled like she was singing a nursery rhyme, "What time is it, Stars?"