I don't think the answer to this question is very optimistic.
I shook my head and said to Xiaoye: "I don't know. If he leaves the Tutu Lake Oasis and keeps walking northwest, there should be a chance of finding us. I'm afraid he can't tell the direction now."
Sister Yuan raised her head and glanced at the sky: "Yes, the sky is so dark that you can't even see the sun. He doesn't know the direction of the sun. I'm afraid he won't be able to tell the difference between south, east, north and west when he comes out. How will he find us then?"
"Isn't there a compass?" Sharp Mouth reminded.
I also reacted to his reminder. I immediately took out the compass. As a result, the compass needle kept spinning and could not stop at all. It was obviously invalid. This was not the only compass we brought with us when we came out. I also took out the compass. I took out a few others and looked at them, and the results were the same.
Sighing, I smiled bitterly and said, "It's really confusing now. If Tuboy's compass fails, I'm afraid he really won't be able to tell the direction, and it will be really difficult to find us."
"Ah? What about his camels? Camels always know the road, right? People and horses also know the way. These camels have been walking in the desert all year round. Their ability to recognize the road should be much better than horses, right?" Jianzui asked again at this time. asked.
"I guess it's not possible. Camels also recognize the road based on the terrain. Now that the sand dunes have been smoothed out, how can the camels recognize the road? Besides, the black clouds above are still there. Maybe something evil will happen, country boy. I don’t think the possibility of finding us is very high.”
"Ah? What's the deal? If we don't have him, let alone looking for the tomb, it will be difficult to go back the same way. It took us five or six days to get here, and the distance is quite long. When the water and food run out, will you die in here?"
"Stop saying such depressing words, I found that you like to say such words the most." Sister Yuan glanced at him and said.
Jianzui ignored Sister Yuan, but continued to look at me and kept asking me what to do now.
I was about to speak when Xiaoye suddenly asked me: "Are those compasses malfunctioning due to the influence of evil spirits? Can you sprinkle quicklime or chicken blood on them to restore their function?"
I said I could try it.
Then, I took out the quicklime from my pocket, and before I sprinkled it, I said in a disappointed voice, "It's useless to try. Even if you succeed, the country boy doesn't know this method, and his compass still won't work. Then he can’t find us either.”
I said that if he can't find us, we can go to him according to the compass. If he is still in Tutu Lake Oasis, there will definitely be a chance to meet him.
Then, I sprinkled quicklime and chicken blood on the compass. Unfortunately, the compass didn't change at all. The pointer was still shaking around. It was obviously completely broken and could no longer be used.
We also brought some other navigation equipment with us on this trip. I took them out and tried them all, but they all failed. We had nothing in our hands except a map.
But this map can only provide an approximate direction, it can only be used as a reference, and it does not have the ability to guide the way.
Now I was completely desperate.
Without a compass, the sun and the starry sky as reference points, we are like a giant ship in the sea without a navigation map in the desert. We can only drift wherever nature takes its course.
Although I was panicking, in order to prevent everyone from being too depressed, I smiled and said, "It's okay. Since the sandstorm has passed, it means that the dark clouds will also pass soon. When the dark clouds pass and the sun comes out, I believe that the country boy will They will find us soon."
"But even if he comes towards the northwest, the sand dunes are gone and the visibility is so low, he may not be able to meet us." Zhao Hu said.
I said that there is no other good way at the moment, and the clouds in the sky have not dispersed, so I can only wait quietly.
"Oops!" Sister Yuan suddenly slapped her thigh at this time: "My water glass fell to the place where I rested before. What should I do?"
While she was talking, she was trying to climb down the dune to find where we first rested.
However, how can this be found?
Zhao Hu told Sister Yuan to stop looking. There was no point in finding the location. The sand layer underneath had thickened so much that it was impossible to dig all the way down to find a water glass.
Sister Yuan sighed: "Then whose water glass should I drink from later?"
While talking, she looked at me. To be honest, although I have never liked getting too close to Sister Yuan, if she wanted to use my water glass at this time, I would definitely have no objection.
I was about to tell her that she could use my water glass, but Xiaoye said first, "Yuan...Sister Yuan, we can just use one water glass."
Sister Yuan looked at Xiaoye, then laughed: "Okay? You love clean people so much, don't you mind if I use your water glass?"
"Sister Yuan, what are you talking about? I don't mind it!" Xiaoye said quickly.
Sister Yuan thought for a moment, and she probably felt that Xiaoye was just saying this out of politeness. She must still be a little resentful in her heart, so she waved her hand and said forget it.
At this time, Zhao Hu said that he couldn't use his, but Sister Yuan waved her hand in disgust: "Pull it down, I would rather starve to death without drinking water than use your water cup."
"Why, do I have bad breath? No, right?" Zhao Hu said, taking a breath and smelling it himself, then frowned: "I have been short of water in the desert these days, and I haven't been well. It does smell a little bit when you brush your teeth, haha.”
Sister Yuan rolled her eyes at him, and then looked at me. Before she could speak, I said, "I'll give you my water glass. Are you thirsty now? If you are thirsty now, I will give it to you now."
Sister Yuan was stunned for a moment. She probably didn't expect that I would agree so readily. Then a happy smile broke out on her face, and she ran over and stood in front of me: "My brother Jianjun is better. Thank you so much, sister!"
"Sister, am I not good enough? I was the first one to let you use a glass of water. You..."
As soon as Zhao Hu said this, Sharp Mouth suddenly growled: "Stop talking yet, squat down!"
I looked at Jian Zui, and he was looking ahead nervously.
I looked towards where he was looking and seemed to see several figures, probably fifty or sixty meters away from us.
Because the visibility was not high due to dark clouds at this time, it was not clear whether they were men or women and what they looked like.
Sister Yuan's eyes were probably not as good as ours. She glanced over there, and then asked in a low voice: "What are you looking at? Why can't I see anything?"
I hurriedly said: "Someone is coming, let's hide in a low-lying area first!"
"Is there someone? Where is it?"
I said hide it first and point it out to her later.
Then, we hid in a low-lying area, with only one head exposed and looking over there.
It looked like there were three figures, and there were no camels or anything around them, just three lonely figures.
Zhao Hu said it might be dirty things, and then immediately ran to the camel, planning to use a gun to deal with it.
