Tomb Raider: I Can Hear Antiques Talk

Chapter 67 The Voice in the Wind and Sand
The first part of the journey into the desert has begun. According to the plan that has been made, this part starts from Bosten Lake, finds the Kongque River in the southwest, and then goes west to the southward river.

An Liman reminded everyone: "This section is not considered a desert. After passing the ancient river bend of the Kongque River, we will listen to Hu Da!"

It was the first time for Xiao Ran to see the Bosten Lake mentioned in the book. The golden sand and clear water directly reach the sky, giving people a feeling of tranquility and distance.

The two-day journey was like an outing. The three young students played happily beside the camels, chasing each other.Relying on his good physical condition, Xiao Ran performed consecutive somersaults by the lake. His figure was as vigorous as a gull, which aroused everyone's amazement.

Even Professor Chen was moved by this happy atmosphere, and sang unique songs of that era with the young people.

Xiao Ran saw Hu Bayi sitting on the camel in a serious manner, and knew that he couldn't hold back his joy, and wanted to dance and sing in this clear water and golden sand, but due to his status as the team leader, he could only carry it.

On the other hand, Fatty is very fond of poetry. After a while, he said, "Sand gulls fly together, Jinlin swims, and all kinds of frost compete for freedom", and later he said "Golden sand and water shoot clouds and cliffs to warm", which made Shirley Yang a little amazed. Unexpectedly, he was full of money. Triumph, and a poet.

Xiao Ran originally wanted to tease the fat man, but he gave up, and took it as the starting point for the relationship between Shirley Yang and Wang Kaixuan to improve.

Passing by scattered lakes and lakes, saying goodbye to those red-billed gulls, pochards and oases, the black desert that An Liman mentioned is close at hand.

The reason why An Liman is called An Liman is because he is not inferior to the current navigation at all.In this fluid desert, if you want to rely on the so-called topography to track your way, you will find yourself entering a rougelike world, where every scene is similar, but every scene is different.

But An Liman can remember those details in the desert that will not be easily lost, such as the ancient castles, houses, and towers with only half of the roof exposed, as well as the Populus euphratica and the small Haloxylon forest blown down by the wind. Each coordinate point is intertwined with each other to form a complete map.

At the end of these coordinates is the destination of this time—Jingjue Ancient City.

When passing by those old buildings that were buried, Xiao Ran heard faint voices underground again and again.There should be many ancient objects swallowed by the yellow sand.

But these relics covered by the mobile desert are difficult to find, and An Liman repeatedly told that this black desert is used by Hu Da to punish greedy people, and if you take away a gold coin, you will get lost in the desert.

Xiao Ran didn't believe what An Liman said, but the purpose of this trip was not these ancient relics buried deep in the sand, and he didn't want to annoy An Liman either.

The scorching sun in the desert at noon is scorching physically and mentally, so the journey is chosen in the morning, afternoon and evening.Seeing that the east was white, a ray of sunlight pierced the darkness of the horizon, dyed the clouds in the sky into carmine, and the red clouds and golden sands and Populus euphratica reflected, as magnificent as an oil painting.

Everyone was shocked by the scenery, and they were busy taking photos, but An Liman's face was full of solemnity.

Xiao Ran knew that a big sandstorm was coming.That is, after this sandstorm, everyone will arrive at Xiye Ancient City.But before arriving, all the situations are random, and he can only do some safety matters in advance.

While Hu Bayi was talking to An Liman, he hinted at the second uncle at the end of the team, and the two of them used ropes to string all the camels together.He reminded the second uncle that when the sandstorm is coming, as long as you don't fall off the camel and follow An Liman closely, you will be safe.

He helped Professor Chen onto the camel again, and fixed Professor Chen's legs on the camel with ropes.

Professor Chen was very puzzled and felt that Xiao Ran was making a fuss out of a molehill, but he couldn't stand Xiao Ran's repeated demands, as long as he was obedient.

What else?Xiao Ran thought for a while, found a thin string, and handed it to Hao Aiguo, asking him to tie up his glasses and hang them on his chest, so that he would not have to borrow them if he lost them when the wind and sand came.

When he was almost ready, he walked towards Hu Bayi and An Liman, and saw that An Liman was already kneeling on the carpet, with his eyes slightly closed and began to pray.

"Quick! Quick! Get on the camels!" Xiao Ran hurriedly greeted everyone.

Under his urging, everyone rode on the camel inexplicably and put on goggles.Ye Yixin joked to Xiao Ran: "I can't see that you are so timid..."

After everyone was seated, An Liman opened his eyes, hurriedly put away the carpet, and shouted to everyone behind him, "Run..."

But when he saw the people already sitting on the camels, he was stunned for a moment, then stepped on the camels and said, "Well, if you don't run away, you will be buried in the black sand!"

After a whistle of "Oh Yo Yo Yo", An Liman's big camel led the team and galloped.

The camel team was speeding through the yellow sand, and everyone was very nervous, but fortunately, Xiao Ran made everyone prepare in advance.During this flight, except for the sweaty camel, everyone was safe and sound.

After running all the way until noon, An Liman asked everyone and the camels to rest for a while.Everyone was amazed at Li Ran's vigilance, especially Hao Aiguo was the happiest, saying that his glasses had slipped several times just now, but fortunately he had tied the rope in advance after listening to Xiao Ran's words.

As for Professor Chen and Ye Yixin, they were still so disturbed that they couldn't eat at all, so they had to continue to rest on the camel's back.

"The trade wind is coming! Run for your life!" An Liman shouted suddenly.

Only then did he realize that his camel and the camel behind him were tied together in a string.He tried to solve it, but was stopped by the fat man and Xiao Ran, so he had no choice but to climb on the camel.

"Everyone is here! Let's go!"

Hu Bayi counted the number of people and rode on the camel.Seeing that the sky darkened in an instant, the surrounding fine sand was blown into the air by the wind, and the twenty big camels ran wildly again under the leadership of An Liman.

The wind and sand came in an instant and quickly surrounded everyone.In the dim wind and sand, Xiao Ran suddenly heard the voice of Jiujiu: "Before...there is..."

"what?"

Xiao Ran shouted loudly, he didn't know if there was something in the wind and sand that could isolate the voice in his heart, or he was too nervous, in short, the voice of yaojiu was very indistinct.

He had no choice but to hold on to the rein with one hand, and with the other he took out the yoke, trying to hear it more clearly.

But through the goggles, he saw that the tentacles of Achilles Jiugui turned into a compass again, and the pointer dangled and pointed forward.

He raised his head and looked in the direction of the camel caravan. Could it be that they were running to the location of the next piece of debris?

Before he could think about it, the camel team suddenly stopped.Twenty camels knelt on the ground, buried their heads in the sand, and could not get up no matter how much An Liman whipped them.

It seems that this sandstorm is really interesting, and it seems that it really has a taste of God's punishment.Not only were the camels too scared to run away, but even the sounds of those artifacts seemed to be blocked from the signal.

Hu Bayi, Fatty, Shirley Yang and others all came together, and now they and Xiao Ran seem to be a spontaneous leadership group.

Hu Bayi shouted through the scarf: "What should I do?"

Xiao Ran replied: "Wait for a miracle!"

"What? A miracle?" The fat man was puzzled.

Xiao Ran nodded firmly, almost at the same time, Shirley patted a few people and pointed to the west.

(End of this chapter)