Survival male god

Chapter 267 The disappearing scorpion group

On the morning of May 5, the sun was strong and everything was invisible. Only some tall cacti stood proudly on the gravel desert under the scorching sun.

Chen Jing hid under a huge rock, his clothes wet with sweat.

"The Tibesti Lava Plateau is a typical Gobi landform. Its average altitude is 2000 meters. The highest peak, Kusi Mountain, is 410 meters above sea level. It is an extinct volcano."

"The terrain here is rugged and severely eroded by wind and seasonal water. Near the peaks, there are caves, valleys and ravines everywhere, and at the foot of the mountains are mostly gravel deserts and Gobi deserts."

"The so-called gravel desert refers to a desert where ancient sediments were blown away by strong winds and finer materials were blown away, leaving coarse gravels covering the surface."

"The climate here is also a typical tropical and subtropical desert climate. The annual precipitation is less than [-] millimeters, and it is concentrated in the summer, falling in the form of heavy rain. This is a typical seasonal rainfall characteristic of the ocean monsoon."

"The important components of the Sahara Desert are rocky desert, gravel desert and desert. Of course, desert occupies the vast majority of the area."

"But relatively speaking, the vegetation coverage rate of gravel desert is higher than that of desert."

"I'm sure to find the plants I need here."

Chen Jing wiped the sweat off his head, licked his cracked lips, and continued:
"The previous sandstorm covered these areas with a lot of dust, but it was not enough to turn the entire gravel plain into a sea of ​​sand. The vegetation here was not greatly affected."

"To put it simply, I was able to collect firewood."

"It looks like I have to process the camel meat before I can make the water bag."

"Cut it into strips, roast it and then expose it to the sun to quickly remove the moisture from the camel jerky. This is the only way Chen Jing can think of to preserve it. After all, it is really hot here. If it is not made into jerky, it will easily deteriorate. .”

"The smoke from the barbecue can also provide a layer of protection to the meat."

"I'll cut the meat now and look for firewood later."

"Anyway, no matter what, we have to get this matter done today."

Chen Jing took out the camel meat and started cutting it with a knife.

Its color is dark red, like purple agate, and its texture fibers are thicker, similar to beef. It has only a faint smell of blood, and it also has a strong meaty flavor.

"This is the meat of a wild male camel. It has not been castrated. Everyone should know that it will have a peculiar smell."

"I have chosen the best part. After being baptized by hump meat, I think there should be no food that I can't eat now."

“You’ll have delicious roasted camel meat soon, it’s very good!”

Chen Jing was very fast. In just ten minutes, he cut all ten kilograms of camel meat into two centimeter square strips.

Wrapping it in camel skin and leaving it in place, he looked around for fuel in the scorching sun.

Dry firewood, camel dung, and animal footprints are everywhere on the Gobi Desert.

Included are jackals and wild ass, as well as some cat tracks.

“The Tibesti Plateau mainly raises camels, donkeys and sheep, and cash crops include date palms, barley, watermelons, tobacco leaves and arabic trees.”

"As for wild animals, there are even more, including ferocious predators such as jackals, hyenas, lions and wild cats."

"That's why I said that if you enter Tibesti, you may encounter more terrible crises."

"The footprints I just saw are very fresh and were left after the sandstorm. In other words, they were active near me today."

"We cannot ignore these details at any time!"

"This leg bone is my weapon, but to be honest, even with my bare hands, I'm not very afraid of those guys."

Chen Jing has incomparable combat experience. Until now, except for taboo creatures, he really doesn't look down on ordinary beasts.

"Light the fire!"

He took out the carbon cloth and bow drill from his backpack and started a fire skillfully.

The curls of green smoke float in the sky over the desert, adding a hint of fireworks to this ancient land.

While waiting for the camel meat to be roasted, Chen Jing tried hard to recall the information he had consulted before.

As much as possible, let everyone become more familiar with this unfamiliar territory.

The Tibesti Plateau is a magical place with a vast territory and a relatively superior geographical location in North Africa.

Except for the Nile River Basin in the northeast and Morocco in the northwest, this is the area with the most concentrated population in the entire Sahara Desert.

And there is also the so-called "mystery of the sand sea".

After hearing Chen Jing's narration of local legends, the audience became interested.

"What is the mystery of the Sand Sea?"

"It's actually very simple. The scientific expedition team conducted an investigation on the Tibesti Plateau and discovered a large number of murals from ancient times. The colors, compositions, and expressions on them are no less than any outstanding art exhibition in the world."

"There are all kinds of lifelike postures of galloping cows and horses, and there are also depictions of people living and working, paying homage to the superiors."

“There are also scenes of powerful armies fighting each other and singing and dancing after victory.”

"People even saw hunting illustrations of ancient people paddling canoes and catching hippopotamuses on rock paintings."

"There are various indications that there was an extremely developed and prosperous ancient civilization in the Sahara region."

"But the Sahara Desert was formed a long time ago. Millions of years ago, the land was already transformed. Tens of millions of years ago, the northern part of the continent dried up."

"So are these rock paintings formed 7000 years ago just false descriptions?"

"Some scholars believe that an ancient and powerful dynasty was once born here, but for some reason, it disappeared directly into the vast sea of ​​sand."

"Unfortunately, this statement is hardly recognized by any authoritative archaeologist."

"History is all about evidence, just like the Loulan civilization."

"It disappeared, but the excavated cultural relics, including various documents, show that in the Han Dynasty of our country, there was indeed a country like Loulan in the borderland."

"As for the Tibesti Plateau, or the former central part of the Sahara Desert, apart from these abstract rock paintings, there is no evidence of the existence of that ancient dynasty."

"Over time, this has become an unsolved mystery in the archaeological community."

"If someone can really find the evidence, it will definitely shock the world!"

"But it's difficult, because since the emergence of wilderness restricted areas around the world, very few people have set foot in those places."

"I believe there are people who have been here before, dreaming of becoming famous all over the world, but maybe they are dead."

After speaking, Chen Jing did not speak again and allowed the audience to imagine.

What place doesn’t have a bit of folklore?
You can't tell whether it's true or false. Until the moment the mystery is truly revealed, you can just listen to it as a story.

Under the scorching flames, the camel meat strips skewered on wooden sticks all exuded the aroma of barbecue.

The combination of animal fat and high temperature is so magical that people can't help but salivate.

Chen Jing was already hungry. When he smelled the aroma, he approached the fire, took out two strips of meat, and ignored the scalding heat. Then he returned to the shade under the rock and began to enjoy the barbecue feast.

Continue baking the rest to remove all moisture.

Just as he was eating, Chen Jing suddenly bounced his butt and jumped up from the ground, screaming in surprise.

Everyone was drooling over the roasted camel meat and thinking about whether to order a luxurious takeaway to treat themselves, but they were caught off guard by him.

["What's better than movement?" "What's wrong?"

"Damn beast, what are you crazy about?"

"Scared me!"]

Chen Jing made a move with his palm, and the camera head suspended in mid-air slowly floated over.

"A scorpion, a poisonous scorpion..."

"One of the most venomous scorpions in the world."

"Look, its whole body is greenish-yellow, and only the stings on its tail are slightly black. If stung by it, ordinary people will die within 24 hours."

"It's the Israeli Golden Scorpion!"

The green-yellow scorpion that Chen Jing was talking about was right next to his feet. It was quite big and was just about to climb onto Chen Jing's elbow.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly, otherwise, if he was attacked by Golden Scorpion, he would have no choice but to squat here and wait for death.

"Come on, don't force me to take action!"

Chen Jing grabbed a handful of sand and threw it at the Israeli golden scorpion, which disappeared from the camera in a few seconds.

"Everyone must remember its factors, lest you encounter it and not recognize it, which would be sad!"

Accidents go as quickly as they come.

Chen Jing didn't take this matter to heart. After eating, he took out all the roasted camel meat, jumped up on the huge rock, and spread out the dried camel skin.

Strictly speaking, this thing still needs to be soaked in water and cleaned. The current conditions are limited, so he just scraped off the excess fat and skin film on it, and then directly dried it.

Together with the camel meat, we plan to dry it all into dried meat.

"Now is the time when the temperature is the highest. I estimate that the temperature can reach [-] degrees. Eat enough, get some sleep first, and then go out to look for yuccas in the afternoon."

There are actually many things to do next, including sewing water bags with yucca fiber, polishing bone rods, looking for fresh water, etc...

It is obvious that now is not the right time. The high temperature will completely knock people down. Chen Jing does not want to suffer from heatstroke in a place like this. If he faints in a place exposed to the scorching sun, then even if he has ten lives, he will probably have to give it to him. here.

This time, he slept until four o'clock in the afternoon.

When I wake up, I still first check if there are any bugs on my body. Those guys like to look for shady places and may have got into my clothes.

But he was lucky, he was clean and had nothing on him.

When I turned over the stone, I saw that the camel jerky had already taken shape. It was dark with blood and had a faint smell of barbecue. The camel skin was also very dry, and it was almost impossible to roll it.

Fortunately, camel skin is not very thick.

Chen Jing cut the remaining camel skin into the size needed to make the water bag and folded it up again. It must be excellent to use as a thermal blanket at night.

Continue forward and head northwest.

It didn't take long for Chen Jing to find Yuclan.

"Yucca belongs to the Agave family. Yucca is an evergreen shrub with sword-shaped radial bases at the base. Yucca leaves have developed fibers and can be used to make ropes."

"I will tell you the fastest way to extract fibers. You pinch off the tip of the yucca leaf, and then pull it hard, and the tough fibers with the tips are just... extracted. You see, it is quite perfect. "

As Chen Jing spoke, he rubbed the fiber bundles under the leaf tips vigorously and twisted them together.

"In this way, it becomes a "needle and thread" with a sharp tip, which can be used to sew a water bag."

"The tip of this leaf has hardened wood. Once you bake the camel skin a little to make it softer, you can easily penetrate it and sew the opening."

"I don't have time to make it very fine. In short, yucca is quite useful. It just depends on how you use it."

Another hour or two passed when Chen Jing was doing this.

After the water bag was sealed, he decided to continue on his way. It was still early before it was too dark and he had to try to find the water source.

In the desert, fresh water is the scarcest thing, and it often holds the power of life and death for countless lives.

This place is not an oasis. Chen Jing believes that his luck will definitely not be as good as the first time.

If fresh water cannot be found, Chen Jing needs to prepare, at least before midnight, to dig a sand pit to collect condensation water.

As Chen Jing moved forward, he encountered more unexpected things as he passed by.

After climbing over the hills and entering a valley, Chen Jing couldn't help but take a breath of cold air at the sight he saw.

【"what is this?"

"What are those dense things?"

"Like scorpions, they are all Israeli green scorpions"]

Chen Jing stared for a moment, shook his head and said:

"Everyone's guess is correct. The animals you see on the camera now are all Israeli golden scorpions. There are probably no less than [-] of them."

"They are all migrating to other places. I don't know why this is happening, but can I write it down and think about it another day?"

With so many Israeli Golden Scorpions, Chen Jing didn't dare to go down to the valley rashly. He didn't have any protective measures. If he continued like this, it would be no different from committing suicide?
Although scorpions are social animals, it is rare to see so many Israeli Golden Scorpions staying in the same place.

Where are they going?What are you going to do?
Chen Jing knew nothing about this.

"But I don't think this behavior is normal. Something strange must have happened, so that the Golden Scorpions would gather in one place and then leave in unison."

"This gave me the illusion that these Israeli golden scorpions really looked like an army."

"Let's follow it!"

Chen Jing quickly made a decision.

He carried his bag and followed the golden scorpions in the direction they were going until nightfall.

"Those golden scorpions got into the foot of the mountain and disappeared without a trace. I don't know where they went. It's really weird. I even thought it was my hallucination!"

"You also saw the golden scorpion, right?"

"I couldn't find any water. I had no choice but to take extreme measures."

Chen Jing found the immortal pillar, cut it open, made a container, and then untied his trousers.

"To survive in the desert, sometimes we have to drink our own urine to stay alive."

"Stay one night at the foot of the mountain tonight, and climb up this barren mountain tomorrow. I will definitely be able to find a source of water inside."

"But I'm still curious, where did those tens of thousands of Israeli golden scorpions go?"

"What is the reason that drives them to behave like this?"

"Does everyone know?"

"They brought back some not-too-wonderful memories for me."

"In Manchak Swamp..."

(End of this chapter)