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Chapter 699 Sailboat in the Desert (Second)

Although the pony horses of the Tatars are a bit funny to ride, they are more stable in endurance and are good at walking dangerous mountain roads. Therefore, they are most practical in places like the Western Regions where there are no flat official roads.

Zuo Yang, Mr. Conch, and Li Hanqiu walked on this vast prairie. Because of the blessing of pony horses, the 500-mile journey originally took about 5 days, but now it only took 2 days. It has entered the endless yellow desert.

The environment of this desert is obviously much harsher than the desert where the Longmen Inn is located, neither the temperature nor the wind and sand are at the same level, and therefore, their "thirst value" and "hunger value" increase significantly faster A lot, and the consumption of supplies has naturally increased.

In addition, the pony has gradually exposed its disadvantages.

Their legs are relatively short, and the soles of their feet are not as broad as those of camels. When carrying people on their backs in the soft and loose desert, they will easily sink into them. This situation can be summed up by the word "difficult to walk". Naturally, it has been greatly affected, and sometimes it is not as good as Zuo Yang and the others walking by themselves...

And this time, it is not like the Tatars took care of the horses when they went to the capital of the Tartars. Zuo Yang and the others had to share some food and water to feed the three short-footed horses in addition to taking care of themselves. needs are greater than people.

Before entering the desert, Zuo Yang specially observed that these pony horses need twice as much food and fresh water as a person every day. If they have been walking on roads outside the desert, the speed is as fast as a normal person. In this case, even if the consumption is higher, it is still profitable. After all, it saves a lot of time and energy, and it is obviously very inappropriate to bring these horses after entering the desert.

So on the first day in this desert, Zuo Yang made a decision: give up riding a pony and walk forward!

"But brother, how do we deal with these horses? Are they left in the desert to fend for themselves?"

Uncle Conch was still a bit reluctant, these short-legged horses could not be like the flattery rented by the post station, they could be put away as soon as they were said, and summoned when they were called out.

"It's not enough to live on its own. As the saying goes, old horses know their way. These horses are well-trained. As long as their bridles are removed, they should be able to leave the desert quickly. As long as they return to the grassland, they will not be hungry even if no one feeds them. Die of thirst, and it won’t be long before we return to the capital of the Tatar king.”

Zuo Yang said with a smile.

In this regard, Li Hanqiu did not express any opinion at all, even before Zuo Yang finished speaking, she jumped off the horse and took off the bridle, slapped the horse's buttocks, and sent it away.

This woman is very decisive in doing things, and even some men are a little inferior compared to her.

So, the three of them continued on foot in the desert.

As for which direction to go, Zuo Yang directly drew a straight line on the map full of black mist, and this line pointed directly to the capital of the Western Xia Kingdom that had been marked based on the clues provided by [Experiences in the Western Regions].

The idea is simple, their supplies are limited, and there is basically no place to replenish supplies in the desert, so they have been staying in this desert to find a target that may take a lot of time and may not be able to find it. It is undoubtedly a very stupid decision. If the supplies are exhausted and they still haven't walked out of the desert, basically there is only one dead end.

So Zuo Yang decided to use the "fate method" to search first. To put it bluntly, he went straight to the main destination of this time, the capital of the Xixia King. They realized that they could also pass through the desert in the shortest possible time, finish the affairs of the Western Xia King's Capital first, and then consider whether to return to the desert to search again.

In addition, until now Zuo Yang has not mentioned the "Loulan Secret Cave" to the two people who were traveling with him.

Because he still has some concerns about Li Hanqiu, one is because the two know too little, and the other is that this woman is only thinking about revenge, and she will do some unscrupulous things in order to achieve her goal, and Since the [Desert Star] in the "Loulan Secret Grotto" is called a heaven-defying treasure, it must have some outstanding features that are not yet known. What if this woman has a wrong mind?

As for Uncle Conch, Zuo Yang was not worried.

But this guy has a big mouth, if he slipped his mouth in front of Li Hanqiu, it would be bad...

……

Time flies, and the three of them have been walking in this desert for four days without knowing it, and they all look dusty.

However, until now, Zuo Yang still doesn't know where the end of this desert is.

He could only use the line marked on the map full of black mist to estimate the time to arrive at the Xixia King's Capital, and it would take at least another 20 days, because the environment of this desert is too harsh, and their Travel speed has been greatly affected.

If the 20-day journey is all in the desert, their supplies must be insufficient.

But Zuo Yang knew that the capital of the Western Xia Kingdom was located in a basin on the plateau, and it was close to the source of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. These two rivers were the mother rivers that crossed the entire Central Plains. It is absolutely impossible for a large area to be a desert, so before the supplies are exhausted, they still have a very good chance to get out of the desert, and as long as they leave the desert, the problem of water sources will be solved first, and dry food should also be available. It won't be a big problem.

In the afternoon of that day, the three of them didn't want to say anything about being ravaged by the harsh environment, but they were just hurrying along.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Suddenly there was a vision in the distance.

"Won't there be another sandstorm?"

Uncle Conch suddenly became nervous. They had encountered a sandstorm in the past few days. Although the scale of the sandstorm was not large, it still almost buried the three of them alive.

"Looks like a boat?"

Li Hanqiu's skill level is high, and his eyesight is stronger than Zuo Yang and Mr. Conch. After taking a look at Xun Sheng, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"It is indeed a boat!"

As the sound gradually approached, Zuo Yang finally saw clearly the thing that was moving fast over the sand dunes.

There was a huge white sail on the boat, and with the help of the wind, the boat cruised in the desert very smoothly as if in water, dragging a long trail of dust behind it, looking very uncomfortable.

"How can there be a boat in the desert, and..."

Uncle Conch immediately raised his vigilance, pressed the weapon on his waist and said, "... This boat seems to be heading straight for us!"

　Thanks to [I'm Xiaomengxin] the boss's reward of 100 starting coins.

　　Thank you [Fated to Be Lonely] boss for the reward of 100 starting coins.

　　Thank you [Weiwei Nanlaifeng] boss for the 100 starting point reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)