Ghostly Tomb

Chapter 802
The car horn sounded outside the gate, and the guy from the gas station brought the big truck, along with many large desert tents for wind protection.

This kind of tent is the brand of the local Egyptians. It is said that it is stronger than the tents of the Germans. It can effectively prevent wind in the desert, and it is painted with stinky fruit paint to prevent foxes in the desert from attacking.

Egyptian girls are very good at handling food. Puna has already prepared enough fresh water and dried meat. They put their bags, big and small, in the car, and then drove the camels into the truck and started to the desert ahead. .

Atba himself has a very good off-road vehicle with wide wheels, sand-proof and durable, and the back compartment of the vehicle is filled with big tents and equipment supplies. The large truck that he borrowed is super huge, and there are several camels on it. This is The common method used by the Egyptians to enter the desert, in the words of Atba, is that the road always has an end. When the vehicles can no longer move forward in the vast desert, only camels can really help them.

The car sped along the straight asphalt road, the world just now disappeared like a dream, there were no more people and lights in front of my eyes, only the sound of the car engine and the sound of the wind blowing through the window.

Looking through the car window, there is an endless yellow desert in front of you. A road is like a broken bamboo, which divides the boundless desert into two halves. There is no car on the road at night, only the strong smell of sand.

The car was driving all the way forward, and the sand on the road was blown into sandstorms by the strong wind from time to time. The scene was very spectacular, but the camels on the other truck were very quiet, stretching their necks hard to look into the distance, concentrating It makes people feel that they seem to be able to see somewhere that humans cannot reach.

The desert is the ultimate living environment, and it is a test for human survival endurance. In the Egyptian territory, the green area suitable for human habitation only accounts for 4% of the country's land area, and the other 96% are all deserts. They are all dealing with the desert, and have already learned to survive in the desert.

The road will soon come to an end, and there is a simple little station here, surrounded by sand and some abandoned broken water bags, dark green plants like cactus, Atba parked the car here, and then Drive the camel down.

It was ten o'clock in the middle of the night, and the endless desert was pitch black. When the car stopped here, the sandstorm in front suddenly stopped. Atba said it was a good sign, indicating that the desert welcomed them.

The Western Desert as a whole belongs to the Golden Desert, which is a barren sandy land south of the Bahariya Oasis in Egypt. The brown-gold desert gold is vast and invisible, and it looks extremely mysterious at night.

After untying the camels, they put supplies and water bags on the camels' backs, and then rode on the camels to continue their journey. After walking for several hours in the desert, the sky gradually brightened.

The morning glow awakens the whole desert from its deep sleep. Under the sunlight, the whole desert in front looks like a golden ocean.

When the morning sun in the sky shone on the desert, Chen Zhi found that there seemed to be a little bit of brilliance in the depths of the desert, and the brilliance shone like a diamond.

Chen Zhi once read in the data that those that shine are not diamonds, but special minerals. The desert was once a vast ocean millions of years ago. The rocks are all exposed to the surface. When the volcano erupted, the lava cooled and solidified into coarse-grained iron-quartz sand, which covered the entire sand sea, making this desert shine brightly in the sun.

The sky was getting brighter and the temperature was rising gradually. The scorching sun immediately shone mercilessly on them. Chen Zhi felt that the water on his body evaporated quickly, and his body was roasted by the merciless sun.

People can also be seen in the desert during the daytime. Behind them, an off-road vehicle passed by them. The people in the vehicle were all veiled and wrapped tightly. Their eyes were full of hostility, and they stared intently. Looking at Chen Zhi's team, and at Mina and Ji Ying, the spear in his hand kept pointing at them until they disappeared.

Abate told them that there is no law in the desert, anyone can shoot at each other for any reason, and then throw the body in the sandpit, maybe it will never be found, and no one will be held accountable, if there is no male Accompanied by her, a woman walking alone in the desert is finding her own way out.

By the afternoon, everyone felt that their bodies were depleting water very quickly, especially Pang Wei, who had already suffered from heat stroke, complained on the humming camel, and now they knew why Egyptians used to wear headscarves, in the scorching desert In the middle of the day, the exposed skin would be burned at any time. They put scarves around their heads, and felt that their bodies were sweating like they were in a steamer. It was too hot.

The oasis in Abate's mouth was far more distant than they imagined. They walked forward in the hot desert for more than seven hours. Butt said it was time to rest.

They parked the two cars together as a foundation to withstand the strong wind at night, and then surrounded the car with a circle of cloth as a shelter, and planned to eat and sleep under this circle tonight.

Before leaving, Puna brought a few packed chickens. Before the sun went down, she wrapped the chickens in oiled paper and buried them in the sand. This is the desert roast chicken.

Under the scorching sun, the temperature under the sand is extremely high, like an oven, and the heating is even. Fat Wei and Abate set up a tent together, and Chen Zhi helped Mina set up a bonfire. , this fire brought them not only warmth, but also a signal of safety. Puna cooked mint tea for them in the desert. I heard that this tea can effectively prevent heatstroke, and it is like escaping the heat in the desert. medicine.

The sand under the bonfire heated up quickly. After a while, Puna dug up the sand, and the aroma of the freshly baked desert roast chicken could float seven miles away. Isn’t it true? covered.

Everyone walked for a day without eating, so they all gathered together and broke open the roast chicken to eat. The roast chicken was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Although there was a little sand on the top, everyone still ate very happily.

After eating, Abate told them that the leftover bones must be thrown outside the tent. Foxes in the desert have a keen sense of smell and will soon be attracted to them.

After they threw the chicken bones out of the tent, they saw a group of little desert foxes appearing in the desert. Those thin figures looked like ghosts in the dark, with blue cold light shining in their eyes, scrambling to tear them apart. Bite the chicken bone.

They drank peppermint tea around the campfire when the sun had fully set.

The night is filled with darkness, and the entire desert is plunged into darkness. The sky here is very transparent, and the details of the Milky Way are very clear. There are meteors passing by in the sky from time to time, which is as beautiful as a dream.

Fat Wei walked for a day in the scorching heat and felt much better after drinking mint tea. Now he is looking for a place where no one is convenient. For this vast desert, civilization has no meaning, and any place is a toilet.

Although Atba is a rough man, he can see that he loves his daughter very much. He set up Puna's camp next to him, and expressed his willingness to watch the night for everyone. The main reason is to ensure his daughter among a group of foreigners. safety.

Everyone sleeps in tents at night. Atba suggested that everyone must wear more clothes, because the temperature will drop sharply in the second half of the night.

Ateba was right. Chen Zhi woke up several times in the middle of the night. When he opened his eyes, he saw that there were still bright stars outside. Ateba faithfully kept vigil for everyone by the campfire.

The last time Chen Zhi woke up from the cold, he couldn’t sleep well. He kept his eyes closed and half asleep. It’s more than three o’clock in the morning in Cairo, and the desert in the middle of the night is very quiet, except for the grunting sound of Fat Wei next to him. .

At this time, there was a rustling sound outside the tent, which was very clear in the tranquility.

Chen Zhi sat up reflexively, looked carefully, and saw a figure reflected outside the tent, that figure was very short, like a child, waving at Chen Zhi...

(End of this chapter)