Sand Sea Devil's Nest 12

Professor Chen shook his hand repeatedly: "The coffin that the couple buried together in Pu Mo is a national treasure. We have no conditions and the environment is not suitable. Once opened, it will destroy the sealed coffin and the items inside. The purpose of our trip is to submit an evaluation report to our superiors, apply for excavation, or provide due protection for these ancient civilization heritages. Just go back and ask Patriotic to take Chu Jian and others to make the records, and I will write the report in person."

It seems that I didn't have the chance to see what was good in this coffin. Even though I knew what the professor said was reasonable, I still couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. I immediately crawled back to the sacrificial room with them.

There were originally many animal skins sealed on the stone door of the sacrificial room, and I cut them down with a flat shovel. Professor Chen said that these were all the skins of cattle and sheep. In order to keep the sacrificial room dry and isolate the water vapor of the holy well, the ancient Pumo people brought living animals into the sacrificial room to slaughter them, and then immediately put the skins that had just been peeled off and were stuck on the cracks of the stone door. The meat and internal burial of cattle and sheep were cut cleanly and only bones were shed. The stone door would not open again until the next sacrificial ceremony. This strange ritual of slaughtering livestock skin and bones, and tying corpses with wooden stakes was to maintain the water source of the holy well and make it never dry up. In ancient deserts, people believed that the soul of life came from sacred water, which was very close to Darwin's theory of the origin of life, to a certain extent.

We can't use those animal skins to seal the stone gate. Except for the camels, there are no large animals around them, but the nineteen-peaked camels are particularly precious to us. We can't peel them and seal them, but we just stick them with several layers of tape.

The archaeological team rested in Xiye City for three days, then set out south and finally entered the sand sea called "Black Desert". There are no poplar euphrats in the desert here again, nor are there any undulating sand mountains. The sand dunes around are almost the same, like flat steamed buns, boundless. On the ground, from any angle, the same scenery is the same, without any sign of life.

I asked An Liman if he had ever entered this desert before?

An Liman smiled bitterly and said, "This is the hell of yellow sand. Even Hu Da is unwilling to come. I have only been here once. Isn't this the time this time? If it weren't for your cadres and the white camel that Hu Da favored, I wouldn't have come if I died a hundred times."

No matter how much he complains, An Liman is called a living map in the desert by people, and it is not a false reputation. His familiarity with the desert is like a woman fiddling with pots and pans. Although he was the first time he had entered this taboo black desert in his life, he could use his two shuffle-like eyes to find the sheath, wormwood and other plants in the sand nest. It was only after he followed the traces of these plants and his long-term experience in exploring the desert that he led the archaeological team forward.

There is the largest inland water system in China in the desert, but many of the water systems such as the Tarim River seeps into the sand. The desert that does not grow in grass on the surface is deep underground, perhaps a rushing river.

Some plants that grow specifically in the desert survive tenaciously by relying on the water vapor that rises to the surface of the desert little by little. In fact, in addition to a small number of plants, there are also many animals here, but most of them come out to feed on cold nights.

In the Han Dynasty, including earlier, Takramakan was called the "ancient home". At that time, the desertification level in this area was not serious, and the rivers had not yet penetrated into the ground. There were oasis and towns, Xubao, Buddhist temples, and post stations everywhere. Countless caravans carried silk spices and tea leaves. Until the Yuan Dynasty, the famous Italian Marco Polo also followed the caravan to the Central Plains.

When China arrived in the Ming Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire, which collapsed across Europe and Asia, rose, and war blocked the commercial trade between Europe and the Asian continent. That era was an era of oceans. Navigators opened up new routes, and the main routes of trade were shifted from land to sea. This great era is also known as the era of great geographical discovery.

In addition, the desert erosion is becoming increasingly serious and the living environment is harsh, and countries of all sizes in the desert are completely declining, and their former prosperity and glory are taken away by the gods.

The Black Desert was the earliest abandoned place by the gods. The civilization here stopped in the Jin Dynasty. According to legend, Hu Da's anger swallowed up the pagan city. Until today, the Black Desert is still dead.

On the first day we set out, we encountered a slight wind and sand. The sky was slightly yellow, but the wind and sand were not strong, and it just covered the sun and could rush through the day.

Shirley Yang used the notebook left by the British explorer to discuss the route of his journey with An Liman while walking. The notebook records that leaving West Night City, the explorers discovered a place nearby, with a large number of stone graves. They were preparing to excavate when they came back, so they drew a detailed route in their notes.

An Liman's experience and Shirley Yang's notebooks cannot be accurately positioned, but they provide us with great help in terms of distance and orientation.

When camping at night, An Liman found a bulging land. Everyone built a sandproof wall on the dune to settle the camels, and then lit a fire to keep warm on the leeward side of the dune.

It was very hard to walk on this day, mainly because of the wind and sand. Although the wind was not strong, it made people feel upset. An Liman nagged that it is windy now, and there is this kind of weather once every two days in the Black Desert. When there is no wind, the vicious sun will suck the last drop of water on the traveler.

The fat man said: "Hot spots are good. Sweating can help you lose weight. It's so good to have a sunny day. It's just that the wind keeps blowing, and you can't even talk on the road. I'm really frustrated."

An Liman said, what do you know? This is the edge of the Black Desert. Walking for another five days will take you to enter the depths. Although I have never been in, I know some friends who have been in. They are all survivors who have walked back from the Black Desert.

The terrible part of the black desert is not the quicksand that traps people, nor is the gold-eating ant that can chew a car with a clean light, nor is it the black storm. It is said that there is a dreamy place deep in the depths. After people enter, they will see lakes, rivers, beauties, divine beasts, snow mountains, oasis. Those thirsty and tired people are naturally struggling to walk desperately for those beautiful scenery, but they can't even get through until they are thirsty and exhausted. In fact, they are all traps arranged by the devil, luring people to die inside. But Hu Dacheng blesses us, Alahu.

Shirley Yang said: "What they see may be a mirage in the desert. People who don't know the truth are indeed easily confused."

While he was talking, Ye Yixin came over and pulled Shirley Yang aside. The two of them whispered a few words. Shirley Yang turned his head and said to me, "We'll go behind that dune."

I knew that Ye Yixin might be convenient for her. She was timid and didn't dare to go by herself. She wanted to pull Shirley Yang with her. So she nodded to them and instructed: "Bring a flashlight and a whistle, blow the whistle hard if you have anything to do, go and go back quickly."

Shirley Yang agreed and walked hand in hand with Ye Yixin to behind a sand dune not far away.

The fat man asked me if I still have wine?

I said it was gone, even if you brought a bucket of white wine, you couldn't resist drinking like this. Take a few sips of hot water and go to bed quickly. If you can't find the water source in five or six days, by then, even the amount of water per person's daily drinking will be reduced.

This is just to scare the fat man. Even if I can't find the underground river in the desert, I have a way to ensure that everyone can have the minimum drinking water.

But that is a desperate method and it is very troublesome, but it does work. When I was in the army, I learned the technique of survival in the desert. Without water, it is a dead end in the desert. Two-thirds of the human body are water. If you lose five percent of the water, you will have dehydration symptoms.

An Liman refused to enter the Black Desert at first. One of the main reasons was that there was no fresh water in the Black Desert. Although there was a dark river underground, it could not be dug so deep. He dug down from the roots of desert weeds like Halaxy. Three or five meters below, there was only wet sand and salt water. The more you drank, the thirsty it became.

An Liman also understood this method. I repeatedly studied the feasibility of this method with him. I made a private agreement that if I go to a place where even the saxalus is not long, I will never take a step forward. Then he agreed.

People who have received desert survival training in the army have learned that the shallower areas of Xinjiang's desert are mostly salty salt water with a high mineral content. When digging down at the root neck of desert plants, wet sand and salt water can be dug. After simple sunlight evaporation and filtration, a small amount of fresh water can be obtained. Although it is small, it is enough to maintain a person's life.
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