The lion goes wandering

Chapter 12 Expedition to the Desert (2)
At the beginning, although they couldn't open their eyes and had difficulty breathing, they were able to stand still.After a while, the wind no longer blew obliquely, but became a huge whirlwind, and eddies appeared in the desert, the quicksand was turbulent, and the sand dunes were ups and downs like waves, moving rapidly.They couldn't stand still, they were tossed here and there by the quicksand, and swayed left and right by the wind. They all felt their bodies suddenly became lighter, and they were swept into the vortex of the sand by the whirlwind for a while, and they turned involuntarily. I couldn't tell the difference between south, east and north; after a while, I was rushed away by the quicksand, and the yellow sand that covered the sky and the sun was pressed down on my head and face, and I had to struggle desperately to get out of the sand pile.

The big lion was originally standing on a sand dune, but unexpectedly, the violent whirlwind cut off a huge sand dune under its feet like a sickle mowing grass, and it descended to the depression like an elevator.It was still lucky, it was just a little frightened, and no bones were hurt.The red streamer standing side by side with it staggered, and was blown down from the sand dune by a gust of wind. Before it could get up, quicksand poured down from all directions. In the end, only a head and a spine.

Probably because he realized that he was suffering from a catastrophe, the red streamer was flustered and scratched wildly. Unexpectedly, the soft sand nest was dug deeper and deeper, and his body sank more and more like being stuck in a swamp. After a while, Only the lips and the tip of the tail are exposed.

Vomit—vomit—the red streamer’s desperate cry for help came from the howling wind.The big-headed lion hurriedly rolled and crawled along the wind, grabbed the tail of the red ribbon, and pulled it out vigorously, but under the violent sandstorm, the lion's strength became very limited. Not only did it fail to pull the red ribbon out, but Also stuck in the sand nest.Burying the two lions alive is a bit too wronged.It raised its throat and screamed desperately, Scarface and Peach Blossom Eyes struggled to get closer, Peach Blossom Eyes held the ear of the red ribbon, and Scarface scratched the sand on one side, the three half-sized male lions worked together and spent a lot of time With the strength of two tigers, they pulled the red streamer out of the sand nest like a carrot.

The wind is still roaring, and the yellow sand is still dancing like a demon.The big lion looked at the three brothers who were unable to stand still, and thought, if the sandstorm continues to blow, they will soon be exhausted, and they will be blown down one by one, swept into the sand nest, and buried by quicksand.We must find a way to avoid the invasion of this sandstorm, at least to avoid the tragedy of being buried alive.Dust was flying all over the sky, and it was impossible to temporarily find a place to shelter from the wind, so only... Only four half-sized male lions twisted into a ball, could it be possible not to be blown down by the strong wind.

A small tree is easily broken by the wind, and several small trees entangled together can withstand the raging wind, which is the same as the four brothers twisted together.One lion will be blown up and down by the sandstorm, and four lions will be combined into a whole, with increased weight and strength, and may be able to escape death.In any case, this method is worth a try until you don't come up with other better methods.

The big lion made a decisive decision and roared continuously in a hoarse voice, calling the scarred face, peach eyes and red streamer to his side. The four lions hugged me and I hugged you, hugged into a ball, and rolled into a pile.This method is really effective. When they were scattered just now, all of them were blown lightly by the wind; when gathered together, they were like a hill with roots, and the strong wind could no longer shake them.The quicksand that can swallow everything is powerless in front of the four lions huddling together. When the yellow sand falls layer by layer and is about to drown them, they hold me and I hold you, working together , moved a nest, and then the body emerged from the sand nest again.

This is the hug of life and death. You can't live without me, and I can't live without you. Unite as one and overcome difficulties together.

Tropical sandstorms are mostly impatient, come and go quickly.After the sun sank to the horizon, the wind gradually weakened, and after a while, the wind stopped, and the desert returned to its former tranquility and serenity.The moon like a silver disk rose into the sky, and there was no cloud in the sky, and the desert seemed to be covered with a thick layer of mercury, shining white and shining.

Four half-sized male lions crawled out of the sand den weakly and shook their bodies. At least a dozen catties of sand were shaken out of each lion's fur; their nostrils and mouths were also filled with sand. Sneezing and sneezing, spitting sand vigorously.Spitting and spitting, the red streamer's throat made a crackling sound as if sand was rubbing against it. Its long tongue stuck out of its mouth, and it also raised a paw to stick it into its mouth, trying to remove the sand from its throat. It was extremely painful to pull it out; the long tongue sticking out of the mouth was no longer moist with saliva, and it was as dry as a piece of bark that had been exposed to the sun for 100 years.

The big-headed lion, the scarred face and the peach blossom eyes are similar to the red streamer. The tongue is stiff due to dryness, and it is impossible to stretch out the mouth to lick the sand on the beard.

The red streamer was probably too uncomfortable, opened his mouth and let out a roar, vomit, spit out a liquid mixed with sand and blood.

Looking at the hair on each other's bodies, they all looked like they had been scalded by flames. The hair tips were curled up, mottled and messy.

Compared with typhoons on the Pacific coast and tornadoes on the Eurasian continent, tropical sandstorms have a significant difference, that is, they are dry.Typhoons and tornadoes are either accompanied by torrential rains, or the wind is full of moisture, which is full of moisture and moist; tropical sandstorms are like a coal fire that has not been extinguished in an oven. The monsters that are particularly greedy to extract water are not vampires, but water suckers. They suck up the little moisture in the air. In the desert, water suckers are much more powerful than vampires.

In a tropical sandstorm, the wind does not bring the slightest coolness. On the contrary, the hot and dry wind is the tongue of the water-absorbing ghost, or the powerful sucker of the water-absorbing ghost, sucking out the moisture in every living being. .

At this moment, the four half-grown male lions withered and haggarded, like scum that had been squeezed dry by water suckers.

Because they were fighting fiercely with the sandstorm just now, their fear of death suppressed their thirst. Now that the sandstorm has stopped and the desert has returned to tranquility, the god of death has left, and their thirst has become stronger.To describe the thirst of the four and a half male lions at this moment with words such as dry mouth, smoky throat from thirst, hoarse noise from thirst, and scorched lips from thirst, is not only out of line, but also far from competent.They no longer only feel dry lips, dry tongue, and dry throat, but every pore in their bodies has turned into a small mouth with sensation, opening desperately, eager to drink water; Like a stranded fish, longing for life-saving water; even the superficial skin, like the cracked land that has been dry for a long time, is so dry that it is torn open.

A lion is not a camel. A camel's eyes have double eyelashes, its ears and nose can be closed tightly to keep out the wind and sand, its big and thick hooves are suitable for walking in the desert, and its stomach has a lot of water storage tanks.The fat stored in the hump accounts for one-fifth of the body. When food and water cannot be found, the stored fat and water can be used to maintain life.

According to observations, camels can survive for 21 days without drinking water, and they can walk hundreds of kilometers. Rarely; the nasal cavity also has the function of absorbing moisture in the respiratory gas.Camels can maintain normal blood volume and blood concentration without dying even when they lose a quarter of their body water content.Once encountering a water source, a camel can drink 10 liters of water in one breath within 95 minutes. Therefore, the camel has always been known as the ship of the desert.

The ability of lions to endure hunger and thirst is far inferior to that of camels. With just one stomach, there is neither water storage nor the function of storing fat as war preparations. To drink, to sweat when you move, to pee when you are in a hurry.This physiology is certainly not suitable for long distance treks in the desert.

The four half-sized male lions ate a full meal of blue wildebeest meat before walking into the desert. Although they were also hungry, they were not so hungry that they were overwhelmed and dying, but their thirst had reached its limit.

Thirst is more uncomfortable than hunger. Because of the lack of water, the nerves lose their elasticity and toughness, become loose and brittle, and seem to break if touched lightly; There is also a dry white cloud, and the world has become blurred; the blood is diluted due to the lack of water, the concentration increases, the flow rate slows down, and it is in a semi-coagulated state; the muscles are like withered flowers, limp due to the lack of water nourishment The ground has lost its strength; the bones are lacking in water, the joints are hard, the whole body is like a machine that has forgotten to be oiled, and every movement is rusted; No longer flowing, even thinking is stagnant.

The red ribbon turned around to leave. Obviously, it couldn't endure the hardships of the desert journey any longer. It wanted to go back home and go back to the Luolian Prairie.At least, there is water there, so I won't die of thirst.

Plans are aborted, ideals die, and efforts to open up new living spaces are abandoned halfway. How can this be done?Besides, they are already so thirsty, it is impossible for them to persist in trekking in the desert for a day and a half to return to the Lorian Prairie, halfway back, they will be dehydrated to death due to excessive thirst, and collapsed In the desert, after several years, turned into four mummies.

There is no turning back when the bow is opened, and a good horse never turns back.Of course, lions don't understand these rhetoric, but there is one thing that big-headed lions know. They walked all the way from the swamp, there was no water along the way, and turning back was definitely a dead end.Now, the only way to survive is to bite the bullet and move forward.It quickly ran to the front of the red streamer, put its head against the red streamer's chin, and forced the red streamer to change its direction and walk towards the set goal.

The red streamer was obedient, and turned back as soon as he was persuaded, but when the morning star rose, he was exhausted due to extreme thirst, and changed from walking to crawling, and then crawled forward for a while, and could not even crawl. Falling limp to the ground.The big lion understands that the red streamer is suffering from "desert thirst syndrome". If he can't drink any more water, he will go into shock soon.Although the scarred face, peach blossom eyes, and itself are in better condition than the red streamer, they also have the early symptoms of the "desert thirst syndrome" to varying degrees, and will soon collapse.

Water, the carrier of life, the warming bed of life, is the most important factor indispensable to life.

In the vast desert, where is the water?Where can I find water?
The big lion turned around in a hurry.Suddenly, it saw Taohuayan's limbs stretched out, his hips sank slightly, his tail curled to the right, and he assumed a typical feline peeing posture.It had an idea, and a novel idea flashed in its mind: use urine to quench thirst!It thought, although urine is not water, but urine is made of water, and both urine and water are liquid, maybe it can save the emergency.

During the period when the cubs are just born, in order to stimulate the cubs to urinate normally and keep the nest clean, the lioness will use her tongue to lick the cubs’ buttocks and eat the cubs’ urine without leaking.

Now, before Taohuayan urinates, the big lion takes the first step and starts drinking with the urinal in its mouth.This is very uncivilized and unsightly, but it is impossible for a lion to use a container to hold urine and then drink it slowly. It can only drink urine to quench its thirst in the most primitive way.

The big lion drank two sips of urine. Although the taste was not good, it was bitter and astringent, fishy and smelly, but it was liquid after all, which could lubricate dry lips, tongue and throat, and relieved the unbearable feeling of thirst a lot. I was a little more excited, my mind was a little clearer, and I seemed to have some strength.It's a pity that the water in Taohuayan's body is almost exhausted, and the urine is pitifully low. After taking two sips, the thread is broken.

The big lion started, and Scarface and Peach Blossom Eyes immediately followed suit, you drink my urine, I drink its urine, and each other uses urine to quench their thirst.The big lion poured his urine into the mouth of the red streamer. After a while, the red streamer was able to stand up and walk again.

The big lions know that they can't last long with only two mouthfuls of urine. Before dawn, the "desert thirst syndrome" will strike again, and it is impossible for them to use urine to quench each other's thirst again.This is the first time they pee in the desert, and it is also the last time they pee. Just like a dry sponge that cannot be wrung out, water cannot be squeezed out, and their bodies cannot produce urine due to lack of raw materials.

God bless, let them walk out of the Batia Desert alive.

(End of this chapter)