Siheyuan, don't yell at me

It happened so quickly that He Daqing's figure flashed and disappeared from his original position in an instant.

After entering the space, he gently patted his heart, which was beating violently due to nervousness, and sighed secretly:

"Damn it, I was so careless!

If I didn't have this space to rely on, I, He Daqing, would probably be dead here today!"

After a long while, He Daqing gradually came to his senses and left the space.

At this moment, He Daqing, lying on the sand, was like a tenacious lizard. He increased the contact area between his body and the sand and crawled out of this dangerous quicksand with difficulty and speed.

Finally out of danger, he breathed heavily with relief.

When he arrived at the oasis, He Daqing found that the water here was a little turbid, but he could still see some tiny insects playing in the water, and he could even occasionally catch a glimpse of a few small fish swimming leisurely in it.

“It’s really fresh water!”

He Daqing was delighted and, completely ignoring the dirtiness of the lake water, he immediately filled up the seven or eight empty water bottles he was carrying.

Of course, this water was not for his own drinking, but to be brought back to the camp to share with Paul, Professor Wu and others.

After all, the water in his space was too pure, and its source was difficult to explain to others, so he would never take it out unless it was a matter of life and death.

An hour later, He Daqing returned to the temporary camp and immediately shared his gains with everyone.

He took out a few potassium salt crystals and handed them to Professor Wu.

"Old Wu, take a look, is this the potassium salt you mentioned?

It’s just behind this ancient city, about an hour’s journey away.

There are huge swamps full of this stuff, and the water is almost entirely brown brine."

Professor Wu held the potassium salt crystal and examined it in the remaining light of the setting sun, and even licked it with his tongue.

Excited Professor Wu waved his fists vigorously several times and patted his face hard, his joy was beyond words.

"He Daqing, you are really a lucky guy.

Just because you are the first person to discover this potash mine, your name, He Daqing, will surely be recorded in the history of our Chinese nation.

Millions of Chinese people will also live a life of plenty because of you.

He Daqing, come on, take me to see..."

He Daqing stopped Professor Wu and patted him on the shoulder.

"Old Wu, calm down.

The potash swamp is right there, and it has no feet, so it can't run away.

Our top priority is to bring this news back to the main camp, and then use a high-powered walkie-talkie to notify the higher-ups to send support."

Others also started to persuade Professor Wu, and finally he calmed down.

He Daqing patted the jingling kettle at his waist.

"There is another good news. There is an oasis not far from the Potash Lake. This is the water..."

Good news came one after another, and everyone in the temporary camp ate a few more bites of even the hard-to-swallow naan.

The water in the kettle, after being slightly filtered through a towel, was placed on the kettle and boiled.

These are basic operations unless you run out of ammunition and food.

If you venture into drinking lake water in the wild, especially stagnant water, there is a high chance that you will be infected with parasites.

Everyone drank water, ate naan and discussed the next course of action.

He Daqing expressed his thoughts.

“Since potash brine has been discovered here, the main camp must be moved here tomorrow.

You four old guys should stop messing around and just deal with it here tonight.

The rest were me, the guide and Platoon Leader Chen.

I'll stay here and keep watch for you.

Guide and Platoon Leader Chen, you have worked hard, please go back and report the news."

Since the old men agreed readily, it would be their great pleasure to save themselves from the pain of running around.

Platoon Leader Chen was in a dilemma. For the sake of the old professor's safety, he insisted that the guides stay behind while he went back alone to report the news.

He Daqing refused without even thinking about it.

"Platoon Leader Chen, listen to my advice, traveling alone is not a fun thing.

I just went out alone and stepped into some quicksand, with most of my body stuck in it.

If I hadn't grabbed a dead tree, I would have almost never been able to come back.

How can you be picky here?

You are just a small platoon leader, how dare you disobey orders?

Go ahead, this is an order..."

Platoon Leader Chen and the guide traveled light, carrying only a water bottle, ropes, flashlights, compasses, necessary weapons, and a signal gun.

After the sun went down, Lop Nur was no longer subject to the deadly high temperatures and was no different from any other wilderness. He Daqing was not worried about the safety of Platoon Leader Chen and the guide.

In a sheltered place inside the mound of the ancient city, He Daqing re-established a temporary camp.

Spreading the bedding on the sun-baked sand would at least last until the second half of the night.

Considering the amount of sleep old men get, they should be well rested by that time.

By warming yourself by the fire and chatting a little, it's easy to make it through until dawn.

The old men were indeed tired. After eating some naan soaked in water, they soon fell asleep.

Under the starry sky, He Daqing leaned against the mound, smoking a cigarette and drinking Lushan Cloud Tea. He was actually quite comfortable.

There were even the remains of half a roast chicken on the iron plate next to the fire, emitting a strong aroma of meat.

He Daqing tilted his head, as if he heard an unusual sound.

He tilted his ear and listened carefully. He heard a rustling sound, as if something was scratching the earth wall behind He Daqing.

He Daqing stood up and turned to look behind the earth wall.

Behind the wall, there were several wild wolves with green eyes staring at He Daqing, almost scaring him.

The earth wall not far away has been scratched into an elliptical outline. Judging from the thickness of the outline, if it is dug another seven or eight centimeters at most, the entire earth wall will be scratched through.

Behind the earth wall was where the four old men slept, very close to the wild wolves.

He Daqing was furious.

"Fuck, you bastards, are you still trying to play dirty tricks on me, He Daqing?"

He grabbed a brick from the space and smashed it on the head of the wolf that was scratching the wall.

The powerful brick smashed the wolf's head.

Before the wolf could react, He Daqing threw another brick at him.

There was a muffled "puff" sound.

Another wolf fell to the ground.

The remaining four wolves ran away, took advantage of the mound, and disappeared in a flash.

He Daqing, who almost had his house robbed, was still furious. He jumped over the wall and tried to chase after the trail.

After taking a look at the earth wall scratched by wild wolves, He Daqing suddenly calmed down. If they fell into the trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain, the old men would probably be eaten by the wolves.

Summoning the Siberian tiger from the space, He Daqing softly ordered:

"Da Huang, chase them and bite those puppies to death..."