Survival male god

Chapter 289 Weird Phenomenon
The Great Eastern Desert, part of the Sahara Desert, is located in Algeria.

Compared with the central plateau of North Africa, the terrain is relatively gentle, and the entire area is composed of strips of sand dunes with a height of no more than 300 meters.

Minerals and petroleum gas resources are abundant here, but biological resources are extremely scarce. There are only a few oases and some sparse grass plants in the entire desert.

On July 7th, 13 days have passed since we set off from Cairo.

The system shows that Chen Jing’s hiking distance in this period has reached a cumulative distance of 2200 kilometers.

The shortest straight-line distance from east to west in the Sahara Desert is about 4800 kilometers. According to Chen Jing’s own estimation, he will eventually complete the distance and the hiking journey may exceed 7000 kilometers or even longer.

In the past 52 days, his average mileage per day has reached an astonishing 42 kilometers.

The activity range is basically from [-] am to [-] am and from [-] pm to [-] pm.

Excluding unexpected situations, the daily travel time is about 8 hours.

This speed is quite slow for him, averaging only five kilometers per hour.

But there is nothing we can do. It's okay in the Gobi and plateau. After all, we can still find a lot of food and water sources.

Every time he stepped into the land filled with yellow sand, his speed would suddenly slow down.

One is that it is difficult to walk in the desert, and the other is to save energy and reduce the loss of water in the body.

Chen Jing looked at the time. It was already nine o'clock in the morning. The scorching sun was gradually showing its power and the ground temperature rose sharply.

But there was almost no shade around.

"This is why it's difficult for ordinary mammals to survive in the desert."

"I must reiterate a few survival points. First of all, you must not rush under the scorching sun. Otherwise, you must have at least four liters of water to survive in the desert."

"Obviously, this condition is unattainable for me."

"Secondly, without water, you can't even eat too often."

"When the human body is short of water, it often draws water from other organs to digest food, which will undoubtedly increase your burden."

"So once the temperature gets too high, we have to stop and find a place to rest."

"Hopefully if I go a little further, I can see some cacti, palms, or poplars and other plants."

"I need them to provide me with shade, otherwise I will just waste my energy digging a hole in the sand!"

"I don't want to dig a hole at all. If I do, it means I can't go on my way today anymore. I have to rest where I am and collect dew until tomorrow morning."

"Many times, physical strength is wasted little by little until the situation worsens, and then you are left in the desert forever, turning into a pile of withered bones."

Chen Jing's expression was quite helpless, and he even began to miss the Adela Underground Palace.

Although there is also a lack of food there, there is no sunlight, and the air is very humid, so it is easy to find water from the rock crevices.

It was nothing like now. He just felt that his whole body was about to be dried out by the sun, and he was struggling to hold on with only a breath of energy.

Feng Shui turns around!
Two weeks ago, during the rainy season, he had a comfortable life on the Ajer Plateau. Now, his life is miserable.

Food is secondary, but the key is lack of water.

Chen Jing picked up the kettle hanging on his waist. It was empty, and the spout smelled like urine.

He had already collected urine twice and could no longer rehydrate in this way.

"Dying from lack of water in the desert is an extremely painful thing."

"I once saw a story..."

Chen Jing extracted some of the few memory fragments related to the desert from the vague memories of his past life, sorted them out a little, and planned to share them with the audience in the live broadcast room.

"It was about 20 years ago, when I was just born, but then I saw it in a magazine and it left a very deep impression on me."

"At that time, people held a very grand desert cross-country challenge in the western part of the Sahara Desert, closer to the coast, called the "Moroccan Desert Marathon Challenge."

"Because of the slogan of pursuing the limits of the human body, it has attracted the participation of quite a few outdoor sports enthusiasts."

"Thousands of runners need to complete a 6-kilometer marathon within six days, and can only be equipped with limited water sources and supplies."

"The organizers have prepared thousands of tents and more than 200 ambulance personnel for this purpose."

"Guess what?"

"On the first day alone, two-thirds of the players abandoned the competition, and the remaining ones encountered a sandstorm on the third day. More than 50 people were missing and 16 people died."

"But there is a man named Sethus who survived alone in the desert for nine days after getting lost, and finally survived."

"You know, that was an era when survival knowledge was extremely scarce. Well... it was pretty much the same as the previous two years."

"Setus just managed to get through the first few days by eating everything he saw, eating whatever he saw, and drinking urine."

"By the fifth day, he couldn't bear it anymore and fell into despair."

"On the eighth day, he was lying in the pit, tortured until his will collapsed, and he cut his wrists with the knife he carried with him in an attempt to commit suicide."

"As a result, due to the severe lack of water in his body, even his blood became extremely viscous and clotted as soon as it came out, so he did not die."

"After waking up, the search and rescue helicopter finally found him, and the guy was rescued."

Chen Jing pursed his dry and cracked lips, looking extremely tired.

"Honestly, my current state is almost the same as him, but it is impossible for me to seek death, because I am confident that I will definitely survive..."

This is the difference between ability and cognition. Chen Jing does have the confidence to say this.

At least so far, he still has a lot of trump cards that he has not used.

Such as those heaven-defying props and skills.

In addition, he is always learning and improving, and always adjusts his coping strategies according to different environments.

Chen Jing is a person who is very good at observation and thinking.

Of course, luck is also very good.

With a glance, Chen Jing suddenly saw two huge poplar trees appearing on the horizon ahead, and Chen Jing suddenly looked surprised.

Looking closer, his breathing became heavier.

"Fuck!"

The rare ups and downs of mood and exclamations made the audience in the live broadcast room excited.

【"What's wrong?"

"Why are you yelling so loudly?"

"My ears are almost deafened by your yelling!"

"What happened to your kidney? Master Chen."

"Aren't they just two trees? What are you shouting about?"]

Chen Jing half-closed his eyes and started running quickly.

"Huh! I'll zoom in. Look carefully. There's light reflecting under the tree, and it's all shiny."

"There are not only trees there, but also water, maybe a quagmire..."

Chen Jing visually measured the distance. It was about three to four hundred meters. The place was hidden in the ditch between two large sand dunes. It was far away and could not be seen because of the terrain.

He was glad that he had not stopped because of fatigue and heat.

Otherwise, you will definitely miss this treasure place.

As he ran closer, Chen Jing saw flies flying in the air.This made him more certain that his guess was correct.

"In the Gobi and deserts, vegetation means sand and moist soil, and insects and reptiles, as well as birds, indicate the possible presence of water around them."

"But this experience may not be applicable in the vast sea of ​​sand."

"Because the environment here is harsher, small animals are most likely dependent on dew to survive, and large predators, including birds, are also able to obtain moisture from their prey."

"Not to mention, some eagles and vultures are very thirsty. They can even survive without drinking water for more than two weeks."

"So later, I learned new survival experiences."

"If you see flies nearby, there is no doubt that there is a probability of more than 100% that there is a water source within [-] meters nearby."

"Even if it's a quagmire, a pile of fresh wild ass, camel dung."

"Anyway, once you see the flies, you can find the water."

"Today we once again tested this theory."

This is one of the results of Chen Jing’s continuous adjustment, progress and reflection.

Soon, Chen Jing rushed under the poplar tree.

Sure enough, there was a mud pool about three to four meters in diameter. There were animal footprints and feces on the mud, as well as less than stagnant water.

Although it looked turbid, Chen Jing was still very excited.

"The wind blew away the fine sand on the surface, and the soil was solidified by the well-developed root systems of the two Populus euphratica trees. Perhaps it was the consecutive days of precipitation two weeks ago that caused some water to accumulate in the low-lying areas of the desert."

"We can see that there are many camel and wild donkey footprints in the mud. They came earlier and drank enough water."

"I also caught the last train. At least it hasn't completely dried up yet. It looks like it can still hold at least a few jugs of water."

"But it's too dirty. There must be animal feces, urine, and a lot of bacteria in it."

"In this case, never drink it raw. Once you have diarrhea, you will die!"

Chen Jing took off his clothes, covered the kettle and filled it with water.

"This can filter out impurities with large particles. There will definitely still be unclean things, but as long as we boil it, it's almost ready to drink."

What Gu Jingmo left for him was a multifunctional marching kettle, which could be used to fill water, boil water, and even cook food without any problem.

Of course there was firewood, and a lot of dry branches had fallen from the two poplar trees.

Chen Jing made a fire three times, five times, five times, and two times, and immediately hung up the kettle with a wooden stick.

After a while, the kettle buzzed and the water inside boiled.

He couldn't wait to regain his strength and condition now.

But the kettle was still hot and I couldn't drink. I could only tell myself to wait patiently.

Just like that, after another 10 minutes, Chen Jing finally took his first sip of serious drinking water in several days.

Although its taste is not appetizing, it can be said that it is nine or even ten points unpleasant, with a fishy smell of urine and earth.

But Chen Jing still drank it all in one breath.

Then fill the water again and boil the water.

After all the busy work, it was already approaching ten o'clock in the morning.

Chen Jing was not willing to continue his journey.

There are trees and water here, making it an excellent place to rest.

Unfortunately, there was nothing to eat in the quagmire.

Of course, the rewards are also huge.

Such a pot of water is enough to sustain him for several more days.

Moreover, in addition to precious fresh water, Chen Jing also got some other information.

Within a day or two, several camels and wild asses drank from the mire and then headed west.

Chen Jing decided to grasp this detail.

Of course, it would be impossible not to eat. If he could find a wild donkey or camel, the next situation would change amazingly.

This change has huge benefits for Chen Jing right now.

"I originally planned to rest here until the afternoon and wait until the sun sets before rushing on."

"But these findings made me give up this idea."

"Whether it's a camel or a wild donkey, they don't move very fast. If I work harder, I might be able to find these guys ahead."

"But in order to protect myself from the terrible sun exposure, I had to spend some time and build myself some tools."

"For example, a sun hat made of poplar leaves..."

"With it, I can avoid the damage caused by the sun to a large extent."

At eleven o'clock at noon, Chen Jing continued on the road with a full water bottle and a hat made of leaves and branches on his head.

Unfortunately, his good luck did not last, and he walked for two full days on the rest of the way.

Not to mention the figures of camels and wild donkeys, not even their footprints could be seen again.

This made Chen Jing very confused.

"It's now after four o'clock in the afternoon on July 7, and there is less than one-fifth of the water in my kettle left."

"There are definitely a lot of camels and wild donkeys, at least seven or eight, but along the way, I never saw their figures or footprints again."

"It's like they disappeared out of thin air!"

"I can look for a few more hours at most. Once it gets dark, I have to give up and make a new plan of action. I have to look for food."

In more than a day, Chen Jing walked nearly [-] kilometers. He had gradually penetrated from the outer areas of the eastern desert to the center.

But as time went by, he gradually felt something was wrong.

Because there are fewer and fewer creatures in the desert.

"It's strange. I could see some living creatures like geckos, lizards, and beetles before."

"Why is there nothing now?"

"The key point is whether everyone feels that the herd of camels and wild donkeys disappeared very inexplicably."

"In the past two days, we have also found a lot of plants growing such as cacti, camel thorns, and aphrodisiac."

"It stands to reason that camels and wild donkeys will definitely stop and eat in these places."

"But I still can't find any traces related to them."

"Can these animals grow wings and fly away from this desert?"

Chen Jing shook his head and smiled strangely, feeling that his idea was a bit absurd.

But he was smiling and laughing, but suddenly he couldn't laugh anymore. He just felt that the hairs all over his body were standing on end, and he felt a little scared.

"Could it be..."

(End of this chapter)