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Chapter 351 Entering the Desert
Early morning: 03:30!

Considering the high temperature in the desert during the day, Fang Xiaocao decided to set out in the early morning when it was cool, rest when the temperature rose during the day, and continue on the journey after nightfall. This would not affect his rest and would also reduce the torture of the desert heat.

Fang Xiaocao's convoy consisted of two pickup trucks, six camels and five people.

Among the five people, except Fang Xiaocao and Taotie, the other three are elites of the tomb-raiding lineage.

A Feng Shui master named Liu Yishou is responsible for determining directions, giving directions and exploring caves.

Liu Yishou is in his fifties. He is the old master of the tomb-raiding lineage and a disciple taught personally by the master.

Although his military skills are only second-rate, with a compass in hand, he can quickly identify the direction of the exit according to the Five Elements and Eight Diagrams in any complex terrain maze. With him in the team, Fang Xiaocao and her team's chances of survival are greatly increased in the desert where it is easiest to get lost.

The second one is called Gopher. He uses a Luoyang shovel and an engineer shovel in each hand. He is best at digging holes and is a first-class master. He is also an expert in identifying plants and animals and has expert knowledge in survival in the wild.

The mole knows everything, including what is poisonous, what is edible, and how to rely on animals and plants to find an oasis. He has successfully led tomb-robbing teams from the tomb-robbing sect that were in desperate situations to cross the desert and escape successfully many times.

The third one is named Xiao Luban, a woman in her twenties. She is said to be a descendant of Luban and is extremely good at cracking traps from ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad. Even today's high-tech anti-theft systems are no problem for her.

Moreover, Xiao Luban himself is also a first-class master and serves as the technical consultant for Fang Xiaocao and her team in this operation.

With her around, no matter whether the pawnshop uses modern high-tech anti-theft systems or ancient traps to hide the gold bricks, she can ensure that Fang Xiaocao and the others can get the gold bricks smoothly.

Liu Yishou and Drill Rat drove the first pickup truck in front to lead the way, with most of the supplies on board. Taotie drove the second pickup truck, carrying Fang Xiaocao and Xiao Luban, following behind.

There was a small amount of supplies on Taotie's car to prevent any accidents. If they got separated from Liu Yishou and his men, it would ensure that the three Taotie could hold on for a while, giving Liu Yishou and his men time to come back and look for rescue.

At the same time, the six camels were also tied to the back of Taotie's cart.

Camels were Fang Xiaocao and her friends' main means of transportation in the later stages of their time in the desert.

When the pickup truck's reserve fuel runs out, or the pickup truck gets stuck in the sand and cannot be rescued, Fang Xiaocao and her companions will abandon the pickup truck and ride on camels to continue their journey.

You can live without a car in the desert, but you cannot live without a camel.

As for hiking...

It's really no different than suicide.

In the blink of an eye, it was almost morning.

Fang Xiaocao and her friends had been trekking in the desert for six or seven hours.

At this time, the sun was hanging high in the sky, casting scorching sunlight. Fang Xiaocao tried to stretch one hand out of the window. The scorching sunlight made Fang Xiaocao's skin feel hot, and it felt like it was being roasted on a fire.

"Taotie, send a signal to Liu Yishou and the others. We are not leaving. We will set up camp here and rest."

"It's so hot, if we keep going, the car will be baked into a furnace by the sun."

Fang Xiaocao said to Taotie who was driving.

"Yes!"

Taotie responded.

Immediately picked up the car intercom.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess has ordered us to set up camp!"

"Roger that!"

There was an immediate response from the intercom.

The pickup truck in front slowly stopped.

Liu Yishou and Mole got out of the car.

He lifted the tarpaulin on the pickup truck bed and began to set up the tent.

Taotie also got out of the car to help set up the tent.

Fang Xiaocao and Xiao Luban prepared food.

There is actually no need to prepare food.

It was just some compressed biscuits and canned food. Each of the five people had a pack of compressed biscuits and 500 ml of water. They also opened three cans of food, two of which were meat and one of which was fruit, to supplement the protein and vitamins needed by the body.

Although Fang Xiaocao and her companions had prepared sufficient food, they had to go deep into the desert and no one knew what they would encounter. They could not guarantee to return on time. So from the moment they entered the desert, Mole suggested consuming as few supplies as possible in case of emergency.

They are still only on the outskirts of the desert. When they go deeper, the mole rats will rely on their ability to survive in the wild to hunt some animals in the desert to satisfy their hunger and save more supplies and food that are easy to store.

After a simple meal, Fang Xiaocao and the other three left the mole to keep watch while they went back into their tents.

There were two tents in total, one for the two girls, Fang Xiaocao and Xiao Luban, and one for the three men, Taotie, Liu Yishou and others.

The sentry duty is also taken up by five people in rotation.

Originally, Taotie didn't want Fang Xiaocao to participate, but Fang Xiaocao insisted on not asking for special treatment.

After all, we have entered the desert, and there is no need to be so picky. Everything should be distributed fairly to ensure that there will be no accidents to the greatest extent possible.

Taotie couldn't persuade Fang Xiaocao, so he had to agree to Fang Xiaocao's request.

The mole is on the first shift, Liu Yishou is second, Taotie is third, Xiao Luban is fourth, and Fang Xiaocao is the last shift.

We start taking a break at ten in the morning, two hours per person, ten hours for five people, and then continue our journey in the evening. This happens to avoid the noon and afternoon when the sun is the strongest, and also ensures sufficient rest time to the maximum extent possible.

Lying in the stuffy tent, Fang Xiaocao tossed and turned, unable to sleep. She began to miss the air conditioning in the Jiang family manor.

Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. She is everyone's leader and cannot take the lead in backing down.

"Fang Xiaocao, if you can't even overcome this little difficulty, how can you become the strongest?"

"You don't want the gold bricks anymore, right?"

Fang Xiaocao questioned herself in her heart.

When she thought of those gold bricks, she closed her eyes and counted sheep to force herself to fall asleep quickly.

When Fang Xiaocao counted the ten thousandth sheep, she slowly felt sleepy and fell into a deep sleep in a daze.

Time passes minute by minute.

The campsite remained peaceful.

When Fang Xiaocao woke up again, it was six hours later. It was the voice of Taotie calling Xiao Luban to change shifts that woke Fang Xiaocao up.

Fang Xiaocao was lying in the sleeping bag. Although she was awake, she still didn't open her eyes.

I heard the rustling sound of little Luban crawling out of the sleeping bag and fell into sleep again in a daze.

"Your Highness, wake up!"

In a daze, Fang Xiaocao vaguely felt someone pushing her. She immediately became alert, opened her eyes suddenly and looked directly at the person who pushed her.

"call……"

"Is it Little Luban?"

"Is it my turn to stand guard?"

After seeing clearly who pushed her, Fang Xiaocao breathed a sigh of relief, rubbed her eyes and asked.

"Yeah, it's been two hours."

Little Luban replied with a smile.

"it is good!"

"You take a rest, I'm going out!"

Fang Xiaocao responded, crawled out of the sleeping bag and walked out of the tent.

At this time, it was exactly 18: in the afternoon.

The temperature has dropped a little, and it is not as hot as in the morning...