I nodded and said with a smile: "I'm afraid that when we go back this time, time has passed and the tea has cooled down." The cook looked at the stars with a smile and said, "Even if we have the same adventure as you this time, we'll have five There won't be any big problems in the year. I have already established a talent echelon, and my system cannot be as chaotic as the folklore department in the later period." Suddenly I remembered what happened back then, and said: "Brother, if we It has been many years since I left, has there been a change in power, and is there someone who doesn't want Big Brother to appear?" The cook shrugged, and first looked at Hua Rong, who was confused. Then he said to me: "No one can say about this kind of thing. How things will develop depends on whether my talent echelon is capable and whether there is any supercilious attitude. It's too early to talk about this now. As we will What will be found behind the desert is unknown." After speaking, the cook took another deep breath and continued: "Since you have chosen to be at the center of power, you must be aware of being pulled down."
I smiled: "Oh, look at me, why are you talking about these topics? Our top priority is to cross this desert." Hua Rong took the words: "Yes, we have to concentrate on crossing this desert. Let's drive at night , rest during the day, it would be nice if we don't encounter sandstorms." The cook laughed and said, "Don't be too lazy, we don't have any life-saving equipment."
We walked for another two days. During the day we rested by the Haloxylon ammodendron tree, and at night we walked under the stars and the moon. During this period, I saw creatures flying high in the sky several times, but I still couldn't see what they were. This is also a big stone in my heart, but in order not to cause the cook and Hua Rong to panic, I pretended that nothing happened. After all, that creature is too far away from us, in the stratosphere!
Unfortunately, reality finally made Hua Rong realize his dream. It was late at night, and I suddenly heard a loud noise in the distance. I climbed up the sand dune and saw that a large black sandstorm in the distance was heading here. I hurriedly rolled down the sand dune, connected the three people and equipment with ropes, and hid under a relatively solid-looking sand dune to take shelter from the wind. But the sand dunes seemed to move with the sandstorm and kept pressing on us. We were forced to move back a little bit in embarrassment. Suddenly, Hua Rong tilted and sank into the sand. I was shocked. It couldn't be such a coincidence. , encountered quicksand!
Before I could adjust my center of gravity and pull back, the three of us were accelerated into the quicksand and moved at high speed by the sand. I was about to shout, but suddenly I remembered that sand is not food. Grandpa Li taught me since childhood that it is not food and cannot be eaten (except for girls). So I thought quickly, no, even quicksand does not move so fast. We seem to be drifting with the current. Is this sand flowing somewhere? And it's flowing at a high speed, so we should have sunk down instead of encountering some cave! Unfortunately, I didn’t dare to open my eyes, couldn’t adjust my center of gravity, and couldn’t rely on my strength to stand firm. In short, I couldn’t do anything but drift along with the sand. Fortunately, the three of us are grasshoppers tied to a rope and will not be separated.
Finally, I stopped moving. Relying on the sense of gravity, I used the power of the moon spirit to penetrate my whole body and tried to climb up. As the pressure and light changed, I soon climbed out of the sand pile. I opened my eyes happily and took a deep breath as a habit. Take a sip and admire the strange sight here. Suddenly, I remembered that the cook and the locksmith were still in the sand. They couldn't hold on for long without oxygen. So I hurriedly pulled the rope and pulled him out of the sand pile in a hurry.
When I came to the dark ground, I saw that both of them were unconscious and their faces were blue and purple. I was so frightened that I quickly picked up one of the clothes with one hand, poured out the excess sand first, then quickly cleaned the sand in their mouths and noses, and then performed CPR on them one by one with one hand. Thanks to Yue Ling's power, I wasn't afraid that I didn't press hard enough, but I was afraid that if I applied too much force and broke their ribs, the gain would outweigh the loss. Fortunately, I calmed down and didn't panic and exert too much force. After about a minute, the cook started to breathe. I was so happy that I increased the compression frequency. As a result, Hua Rong yelled: "You're going to take me." It’s crushed! Even though I’m a big man, can’t you be gentler?” I stood up, twisted my sore waist, and said, “The conditions here are difficult, but I would like the Siren to give you compressions. There's artificial respiration, but I can't find them."
The cook took over: "If it weren't for my brother's special ability this time, the three of us would never have been able to get out. This place is more dangerous than I expected." Hua Rong walked around the cone-shaped hill for a few seconds. Minutes later, he came back and said to us: "I finally figured it out. This huge sand dune is formed by the accumulation of sand flowing down from above. It usually reaches a mechanical and structural balance, so it can't be found from above." Hua Rong dug the sand hard and then said: "But once an external force destroys this balance, the sand above will flow down again, and we will be flowed down." The cook nodded: "If I didn't guess That’s right, there are countless innocent souls buried in these sand dunes. Also, we can’t go up there!” I shrugged and said, “How about we dig to see if there are any animal or human remains? Maybe we can still find them. What kind of equipment did you dig up?" The cook rolled his eyes at me: "Hey, I think I just buried it long enough, so I dug another hole to bury myself in! Our equipment is not lost, so don't waste your energy on meaningless things. It’s done.” I nodded, took the initiative to act as a guide, and observed the surrounding environment.
"Something's wrong!" I shouted suddenly, which scared the cook and Hua Rong to the point where they immediately lay down and pulled out their guns. It made me very embarrassed. So I scratched my head and said awkwardly: "It's not that I'm in any danger, it's that the environment in the distance is very strange." The cook and Hua Rong got up, patted the sand on their bodies, and yelled at me in unison: "I'm being fucked by you." We were so scared that we went crazy. We have just come out of the gate of hell, and we are still in shock." I laughed loudly: "The two dragon-qi body protectors are not so easy to lose their souls. The environment in front is very strange. I have never seen it before. Let me describe it to you, we know it well." The cook nodded: "What exactly is it like?"
I cleared my throat and said: "The light here is dim, but after the yellow sand passed, plants similar to grasslands but not like grass appeared on the entire surface. They covered a wide area. There were no tall plants, but many large plants appeared. There is a large group of mushroom-like flora, one after another, one or two meters high. Moreover, the surface rocks are dark red and brown as a whole. Further away, the light tone changes, and it should be brighter over there than here. In short, I have never seen this kind of landform. Did we fall into a grand canyon?"
The cook used the broken window cone at the end of the flashlight to draw a schematic diagram on the ground, and said: "It's really possible that we fell under a cliff, or a place like a canyon or a sinkhole." After speaking, the cook pointed to the distance: "If My brother is right. There should be a place where sunlight can shine in in the distance, but here is like a huge cave with dim light. Maybe there are tiny cracks nearby for light to pass through, or the light is refracted from somewhere. "Then the cook thought for a moment and said, "The grass-like plants you mentioned should be mosses, giant mushroom-like plants. Are there giant fungi living here?" After speaking, the cook looked at Hua Rong again. Hua Rong also shook his head: "I have never seen giant fungi in any literature or in reality. Because mushrooms are basically very tender and cannot grow that big." The cook nodded: "The environment here is different from our world. If that The plants we grow are mushrooms, so we are in big trouble." I smiled and said, "What's the matter? Mushrooms that are too big will suffocate us?" Hua Rong laughed and said, "Want to eat mushrooms? I'll treat you to amanita mushrooms when you go out." Cook He also smiled: "When we get back, I will personally cook for you to eat Hericium. However, if the mushrooms here can grow so big, then they must be extremely poisonous. Moreover, there must be creatures here that are beyond our imagination." ." Hua Rong nodded, prepared all the cold and hot equipment, and said with a smile: "Let us teach the creatures here how to deal with humans."
After the cook and Hua Rong fully adapted to this dim environment, we started to set off to places with changing light in the distance, hoping to find the entrance of the cave as soon as possible and return to the ground. After walking through Sand Area 3, we officially set foot on the moss-covered area. The dark red roadbed, rocks, and the unusual-smelling air made me feel creepy and uncomfortable. The cook and Hua Rong were only a little cautious, not too uncomfortable.
