Chapter 252: Silly Maimaiti
Chu Qiao shook her head. She couldn't tell anyone that it was the system's fault, so she had to find an objective reason. "Sandstorms are common in the desert. The danger of losing control in a helicopter is much greater than that of a person in the Gobi Desert. Besides, the location of the mulberry yellow grass has not yet been determined. I don't want too many people taking risks with me."
Chu Qiao was afraid that everyone would worry, so he waved his hand and smiled: "I have no worries when I go alone, so my success rate is higher."
Her words were full of pride, but no one in the barrage questioned her. In their hearts, Chu Qiao had always been such a confident, even impulsive person.
Chu Qiao was driving in an uninhabited area, and he drove as fast as flying, and soon arrived at the border of the Gobi Desert.
Chu Qiao stopped the car to determine the direction, and stuffed bread and water into his mouth.
The bread was so sweet that it made her throat choke, but Chu Qiao didn't mind. She needed energy now.
[Congratulations, host. The mission has begun. Please remove all non-system items and enter the mission area.]
Chu Qiao looked at the location and compared it with the map in her mind. To reach her destination, she needed to reach the center of this Gobi Desert. Judging from the markings on the map, this Gobi Desert was not flat, but was marked by hills from time to time.
Chu Qiao pointed to a sign prohibiting vehicles from entering. "Cars can't go any further here. I'm going in on foot."
[Is my vision correct? Besides cars, there are also images of people on the no-entry sign. Didn't Mr. Chu see that?]
[Is the person above stupid? Don't say it.]
[Master Chu just didn't see it. The sign was too small.]
[Chicken: The trees are almost covering the sign. Who can see it?]
Chu Qiao's mouth curled up. Of course she saw it. It was a sign specially set up by the government to prevent travelers from mistakenly entering uninhabited areas.
Seeing that netizens were doing their best to cover up for her, Chu Qiao checked all the props in her backpack again.
“The challenge begins now!”
Chu Qiao stepped onto the Gobi Desert. The drone flew in front of Chu Qiao, giving him a panoramic view of the scenery.
The Gobi Desert looks vast and magnificent, so beautiful.
[The yellow sand was reflected red by the sun above.]
I always thought the Gobi Desert was a boring place, but I never expected it to be so beautiful.
The Gobi Desert has a kind of desolate beauty. Chu Qiao looked at the grass growing in the cracks between the rocks and dry land, but she had no intention of appreciating it.
She bent down, picked up a piece of gravel, and said, "Do you know how the Gobi Desert was formed?"
【Master Chu has started his small class.】
Teacher Chu, please speak.
I'm all ears.
I really don't know. I originally thought it was the same as the desert.
Chu Qiao smiled and shook his head. "On our surface, there are many loose rock masses such as sedimentary sandstone and conglomerate. Under the influence of the sun and wind, they are constantly weathered and eroded, turning into a large amount of debris."
"These large and small debris materials collapse from the mountain and begin to accumulate at the foot of the mountain. Once a flood comes, they are washed away to distant places, forming a large area of alluvial plains."
"Whenever strong winds blew, fine sand and dust from the debris on the plains were blown into the sky. The dust was blown thousands of miles away, forming the Loess Plateau; while the fine sand was carried to nearby areas by the wind, forming deserts. The larger gravel was left behind, forming the Gobi Desert landscape we see today."
"The Gobi Desert is a desert terrain with coarse sand and gravel covering a hard layer of soil."
[Wow, this is how the Loess Plateau, desert, and Gobi Desert were formed.]
【I learned something new.】
【Teacher Chu 666】
[The king presented Chu Qiao with an airplane—very good at popularizing science.]
Chu Qiao walked north, frowning and continued: The Gobi Desert we are in is extremely dry, with an annual precipitation of less than 200 mm and a dryness level of more than 20.
The temperature here varies greatly, with an annual temperature difference of over 40°C, and daily temperature differences of over 30°C in summer and autumn. You can see that the sun is shining brightly and the temperature outside is over 30°C, but at night, it can quickly drop below zero.
[Experience four seasons in one day? ]
[I think Mr. Chu should bring a down jacket.]
[Short sleeves during the day, down jacket at night?]
Chu Qiao interrupted everyone's unrealistic thoughts: "Now is the hottest time of the day, the ultraviolet rays are strong and can easily cause sunburn, but the worst is at night. Wait until night and you will easily get hypothermia."
The drone took pictures of the endless Gobi Desert. Although the Gobi Desert is not like a desert where it is difficult to find plants, they are basically just some small shrubs growing close to the ground.
Chu Qiao took a look and the golden sand made her eyes hurt. Soon her scalp and cheeks began to feel hot.
Chu Qiao pulled his collar as high as possible and put on his windproof hood, but it still couldn't block out the glaring light.
This time was different from the last time on the top of the snowy mountain where he had tools to make glasses. The materials on hand were limited. Chu Qiao lowered his head, picked up the mud from the Gobi Desert on the ground, and smeared it on his face.
[Master Chu has already started putting on makeup before he even starts trying to survive.]
[Master Chu is going further and further down the path of self-deprecation.]
[Others care about how high you fly, I only care about when Master Chu starts to make a fool of himself. Here he comes.]
Chu Qiao said unsatisfiedly, "This mud is just a stopgap measure. It only has a small effect, but it's better than nothing. Let's just make do with it for a day."
After Chu Qiao finished speaking, she raised her wrist to confirm her position again.
[Ding Ding Ding——]
【Dangdangdang——】
The sound of bells rang out. Chu Qiao looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man in a yellow turban herding sheep in the distance.
Unlike the sheep raised on the grassland, these sheep are all thin and weak, desperately eating the already scarce grass on the ground.
The herdsmen had apparently also spotted Chu Qiao and were walking towards him.
Chu Qiao's mouth curled up slowly. The herdsmen must be the people who are most familiar with this place. Maybe they know the specific location of Ephedra sinica.
Chu Qiao was inexplicably excited at the thought of getting the ephedra earlier.
She ran a few steps quickly and waved to the herdsmen.
Chu Qiao stood opposite the herdsman in a few steps and said politely, "My name is Chu Qiao, hello."
The herdsman was a tall, dark-skinned, sturdy young man with a slightly open mouth and a naive expression on his face. He took off his hat, revealing his long, curly hair, and spoke in broken Mandarin: "My name is Mamtim, what...what are you doing here?"
"I'm here to explore."
Mamtim's eyes widened, his already silly expression becoming even more bewildered. "My mother said this...this place is dangerous. We herders rarely come here. This sandstorm must be God's wrath."
Chu Qiao didn't believe in God, let alone punishment. It was just a natural phenomenon. But seeing the young man's good intentions, Chu Qiao said softly, "Thank you, but I will be careful."
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