Wilderness Live

Chapter 240 The Time of the Highest Temperature in the Desert

Deserts, especially areas with severe water shortages in deserts, have always been rare places for human footprints.

"There are grass tracks ahead, let me see..."

"Hey, this is a kind of grass unique to the Rub Khali Desert, called Naxi."

Jia Long stepped forward and pulled up the short grass leaves.

After observing it, she picked up the white and tender part of the rhizome and cut it off, then patted the white stem as much as possible, and then threw it into her mouth.

"It's sweet and a little watery, but it's mixed with sand and soil, so it's generally not satisfactory."

"This grass, called Naxi, grows abundantly in the Rub Khali Desert and is one of the staple foods of many creatures, including elands."

Jia Long explained while chewing.

In fact, the water in the grass is not too much, it can only be regarded as better than nothing.

There is more green on the ground, and it can be seen that there will be more vegetation ahead.

"You may think that the desert must be like the scenery just now, with nothing. But in fact, not all deserts are the extreme terrain of sand dunes."

"Even in the desert, the dune area we just walked through is one of the extreme areas."

"In addition to the sand dunes, there are not only plants in other terrains of the desert, but also some unique vegetables or fruits that are only found in deserts. Do you find it surprising?"

"Of course it's impossible to see the luxuriant foliage of the primeval forest here."

Jia Long said so, but in the desert she walked slowly, there were still not many plants.

It looks green from a distance, but it becomes sparse when you get close, one tree here, one tree there.

Ordinary plants are of no help to Jia Long now. She needs a relatively large amount of water right now, and ordinary plants cannot satisfy her.

Her eyes kept looking around.

Soon, Jia Long's expression brightened.

Because she found a plant that can help her solve her current predicament.

"Look, everyone, you all know that kind of plant, right?"

Accompanied by Jia Long's surprised words, the drone's camera turned in the direction of what she said.

After seeing the plant in the shot, everyone can say its name.

"cactus?"

"There is actually a cactus, and it's such a big one."

That's right, the direction Jia Long was looking at was a huge cactus.

It is more than one meter high and has several stems.

Jia Long walked towards the cactus, which was more than one meter high and had many thick stems.

"Cactus, also known as the desert plant room, is a plant of the cactus family. It is characterized by the characteristic of dormancy in the dry season. The existence of this plant is evolved to survive in the dry area."

"In order to prevent water from escaping, their branches and stems become wide, and their leaves become needle-shaped, with occasional fluffy white hairs on them. This is evolved to minimize water loss and reduce the damage of sunlight to plants."

"And cacti also have ribs, which allow them to shrink the stems to a certain extent. When the water in the plant is sufficient, the branches and stems elongate to accommodate more water as much as possible. When there is not much water, the plants shrink inward to reduce Moisture is lost."

While Jia Long said so much, he had already observed the cactus in front of him.

"Fortunately, this cactus should have accumulated a lot of water."

"As long as you cut off a part of the stem, you can get water. Looking at its wide and thick stems, you know that it must hide a lot of water."

Jia Long licked her long thirsty lips.

Then she didn't say much, reached out to touch the back of the belt, and pulled out the small straight knife exchanged from the system.

Pulling out the scabbard, Jia Long lit up the sharp blade.

pyri.

With a knife in hand, cut off a cactus stem about 25 to [-] cm long.

After it fell onto the sand, soon there was a stream of clear water gushing out.

Jia Long quickly used the blade again to shave off the thorns on this section of the stem, and then raised her bare hand to pick up the thorn-removed stem in her hand.

Looking at the still dripping incision, Jia Long hurriedly moved his mouth to the broken section, and then drank the dripping juice.

Not to mention, such a small section can actually drip a lot of water.

After drinking about a sip, the water in it stopped dripping.

"The taste is very strange, and many types of cacti actually contain toxins such as alkaloids. Generally, if you can't distinguish clearly, I don't recommend that you just drink the water in the cactus."

"However, the one I drink is non-toxic. It is called cactus, and it contains many trace elements. It has even been discovered recently that it has the effects of beautifying, beautifying, and treating diabetes. It can be said to have many effects. Everyone If you want to try it, you can find edible cacti to try."

After Jia Long finished speaking, he picked up this truncated cactus. It was such a large piece, and the weight was not too light.

Looking left and right, after searching for a full 5 minutes, I found several huge raised stones on a back slope 100 meters away.

"Let's go over there. There are some rocks there. It seems that the symbols don't meet the requirements of our shelter for temporary rest."

It was past ten o'clock, and the sun above his head became extremely venomous.

Jia Long even felt that he couldn't sweat anymore, because he was dried out as soon as he came out.

"Everyone feels that there is no, the highest temperature time in the desert is coming."

"Now my body temperature is definitely over 35 degrees, and it may exceed [-] degrees later. At this high temperature, I have already begun to feel signs of heat damage in my body."

"Although it's not yet heat stroke, my hands and feet have a slight cramping sensation. This is because the water in the body is lost and a large amount of salt is taken away."

"These signals are warnings from our body. If we don't deal with it, it will become a life-threatening problem. Therefore, I must find a cool place to rest as soon as possible. Otherwise, what awaits me will only be heatstroke like Nanyang Island. Of course, this time The conditions are not as good as Nanyang Island. If I suffer from heat stroke, I will be alone in the desert, and I can only complain that every day should not work, that the land will not work, and I will be lonely waiting for death.”

Jia Long said, and hurried to those places that looked like big rocks.

Sure enough, here, there is a sunken terrain, which is covered by a high ground in a shadow, and the size can only accommodate two or three people.

Jia Long looked at the sky, guessing that even at noon, this place would not be directly exposed to the sun, so he took the cactus stem and climbed into it with satisfaction.

The drone seems to be unafraid of the high temperature, slowly following the place.

"In the desert, it is very good to find such a relatively shady place. At least we can avoid the sun as much as possible, and even at noon, here should be able to block a certain amount of light, allowing us to have a good rest."

"And our lunch at noon is also settled, everyone see..."

　Three changes completed.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)