The scorching sun was like thousands of sharp arrows, falling from the sky and covering the entire desert.
Walking in the sunlight makes you feel like a fish on a heated iron plate. In order to avoid being roasted, he could only walk as much as possible on the back of the sand dunes, and even so, after walking for a while, he felt a sharp physical exertion.
At the same time, a feeling of hunger was faintly conveyed to him.
Jin licked his lips, his lips were extremely dry, and it was difficult to swallow a mouthful of foam.
Dry mouth.
The needle was silent as iron, and while actively slowing down, strolling forward, calculating the time.
Because he was in a coma, he didn't know how long the specific time had passed.
"But for at least one night and half a day, I didn't eat or drink anything. It's normal to feel hungry and thirsty."
Under normal circumstances, if a person does not eat for such a long time, he must be hungry and thirsty. What's more, the needle experienced a terrifying sand storm, and this ordeal consumed him a lot of physical strength and energy, and the struggle between life and death also caused a strong impact on his spirit.
"This snake is the only food I have now." Needle Jin glanced at the snake corpse on his shoulder and silently thought about his situation.
The island is vicious, and the situation is very serious to survive in the wild.
In the rainforest and forest before, the needle was in distress several times. Now in the desert, the resources here are very barren, and in comparison, the rainforest forest with abundant products is simply a paradise.
"Fortunately, during this time, once I have time, I will ask Cangxu for advice and know many ways to survive in the desert."
Because he didn't understand the teleportation mechanism, Goldin had long considered that he might be sent to the desert in the future.
For this reason, he had already made some preparations.
"It's best to find an oasis so I can immediately replenish a lot of water and food."
"It's good to meet cacti."
"But specific cacti. According to Cangxu, many cacti are inedible and contain toxins. And digging cacti will consume a lot of physical strength and water in the body. If you do it blindly, the gain outweighs the loss."
The exploration team was also teleported to the desert before. They mainly rely on their own food and water.
In this regard, the needle is not unprepared.
Every day, he carried a certain amount of food and water with him, and even when he fell asleep in the tent at night, he placed important survival resources such as food, water, and weapons by his side.
For the exploration team led by Needle, teleportation is silent and cannot be disobeyed.
Related life forms or items around the teleported life form will also teleport.
Therefore, the entire exploration team was sent into the desert together, and no clothes, equipment, etc. were left behind.
This time the teleportation was teleported, and the entire camp ordered by Needle was teleported.
But no one expected that after teleporting to the desert, it would be shrouded in raging wind and sand.
After the needle was awakened at that time, he was bent on saving people, but he just grabbed a knife and ran out of the tent.
Therefore, the food, water, etc. in the tent were swept away by the wind and sand and buried.
The original leather armor of the needle did not have time to wear out, and the weapon made of spider blade and spider feet and limbs was only this one in his hand.
"Thankfully, even though I was unconscious, I grabbed my weapon and didn't let go. At least this did not put me in the dilemma of being defenseless again."
"But I still have water for food, basically nothing. I should replenish these reserves. Without them, I wouldn't be able to live at all."
An invisible pressure silently accumulated in the teenager's heart.
And soon, this pressure grew bigger and bigger, as if he was carrying a boulder in his heart, and it became heavier and heavier.
Needle's breathing became shorter and shorter.
This was not just because of the scorching air in the desert, nor was it just because of his declining physical strength.
"Surviving alone is completely different from before." The young man felt a deep emotion in his heart.
He couldn't help but stop slowly, pausing in the shadows of a sand dune, holding his knees with both hands to give himself a chance to breathe.
How long has it been?
Surviving alone had already made him feel that his whole body was slowly and involuntarily nervous.
A strong sense of loneliness wrapped around him firmly.
No one can rely on it, no one can expect it, only rely on himself.
It seemed that he was the only one left in the world, as if the entire human race was dead.
He must face all difficulties and dangers alone.
"Maybe I will die here, flesh and blood gnawed by predators, leaving only white bones, exposed to the sun during the day and cold at night in the desolate desert, and finally worn into pieces by the wind and sand, completely disappearing in this vast and indifferent world."
Such similar thoughts kept popping up in Needle's mind.
No matter how much he pressed it, he couldn't stop.
A trace of panic spread in his heart and expanded rapidly.
Needle gold gritted his teeth, showing a bitter smile.
Cangxu once warned him: According to his research, humans are actually social animals that need the company of others from the deepest part of their bodies.
Once people survive alone, especially when facing the huge pressure of survival in the wild, they are easily nervous and panicked. If left unchecked, negative emotions can become deadly killers. Even if there is enough food and water, and the surrounding environment is safe enough, it can cause people to lose control of their emotions, have mental breakdowns, hallucinate, and become crazy.
Now that the young man has experienced it himself, at this time he recalled Cangsu's theory, and suddenly had a very deep understanding.
"Calm down, calm down, don't panic."
The needle forced himself to calm down, but it didn't work.
"God, my great emperor, you have the name of wisdom. Your followers pray to You here, asking You to give me the strength of my humble heart, so that I will no longer be weak and panicked. Let me bravely walk the path that You have led and make Your name known to You."
He prayed to his god again, but the result did not surprise him in the slightest - the god did not respond.
He simply sat on the sand.
He looked at the endless desert, watching the monotonous and boring yellow spread, eventually confused with the blue of the sky.
The scorching sun made the air twist like crazy.
The young man suddenly felt that the entire desert was like a madman who was calm on the surface, but in fact there was no cure. Here, sooner or later, he will be melted and driven crazy!
"Needle, needle, how did you fall into this situation?"
"How can you fall to this point?"
"You are the only heir to the Hundred Needles family, you are Miss Zi Di's fiancé, are you here now?"
The boy angrily questioned himself.
The situation was so bad that he couldn't even protect himself.
But what can be done?
Faced with these self-blame, he could only remain silent.
After a long time.
The silent boy let out a breath and said to himself, "Indeed, there is nothing worse than now, isn't it?"
Then, he smiled bitterly.
He himself actually found it strange that he could actually laugh out loud in this situation.
With this laughter, the anger and panic in his heart dissipated a little, and a new feeling of sadness, helplessness and self-deprecation was added.
Then, miraculously, the young man with complex feelings slowly calmed down.
The calm needle looked around, and immediately realized that he had made a huge mistake before.
He was too concerned about food and water before, he chose one direction at will, which was simply a dead end in the desert!
Perhaps, he was so nervous at that time that this emotion filled his mind, and without thinking about it, his body was forced to act directly.
"I should have found the right direction and kept it going."
"Without direction, my journey is likely to go around in a huge circle in the desert, which is worse than spinning in place."
It was noon during the day, and there was no star or moon to guide the way.
But Zhen Jin mastered another method, which was the method he had asked Cangxu for advice on identifying the direction.
First, insert a stick into the ground and make a mark on the top of the shadow printed on the ground. After about ten minutes, mark the shadow of the stick after the offset.
After the two marks are connected into a line, the middle vertical line of this line points north and south.
As for which end of the bottom line is south or north, it depends on the position of the sun.
The position of the sun, the end point of the middle vertical line is south, and the other end is north.
Needle did not know the topographic map of this island, but he clearly remembered that the exploration team was teleported to the desert before, and the direction chosen by Sosu was due south.
Therefore, without any other basis for judgment, he had no choice but to take a bet this time and chose the direction due south.
Set off again, and the needle tried to hide from the sun and walked on the back of the dunes.
His speed dropped again and again, trying his best to save his energy.
Many times, he takes the initiative to stop and rest.
"I have to save my energy."
"Trekking in the desert during the day can be physically demanding. What's more important is that after the body sweats, a lot of water will be consumed."
"The more you sweat, the closer you are to death."
This is all the valuable knowledge that Needle and Cangxu have learned when they communicate before.
And when Needle remained calm, loneliness and survival pressure also stimulated him, making him more mentally agile and his mind clearer.
He remembered what the other party said when communicating with Huang Zao before.
"At that time, I had just boarded the ship and was still a novice. The first time was very difficult. I worked on deck all day with a lot of work and got sunburned quickly. At first, it was just itchy. People can't help but scratch it with their fingernails. Later, the flesh and skin become stinging, forming blisters that are close together. I started to have a low-grade fever, my mind was dazed all day, and I could only lie weakly in a hammock every day. Then the low-grade fever turned into a high fever, and I started to stink, and the other sailors did not dare to come near me. Someone even suggested to the captain to throw me away, thinking that I had a plague and would infect others."
"Fortunately, my brother got herbs from the local natives of the island when a sea ship docked. This herb is said to be made from sea mud and local leaves. After applying it, there is a cool feeling, which is very magical."
"In the end, I survived. Since then, I have never dared to underestimate the most ordinary sunshine. I also maintain the purest respect for these ancient potions!"
Thinking of this, Zhen Jin took off the outermost layer of clothes and tried to wrap it around his head.
He was glad that his underwear was long-sleeved trousers, which left him with very little bare skin in the sun.
"Although I have the strength and physical fitness far exceeding that of Xuanzao, this is not the Phoenix Desert, and the possibility of sunburn is very low. But by doing so, I can also keep as much water in my body as possible."
ps: Recommend a good-looking book - "I Am a Killer of Feelings". Excellent writing at the level of a god!
I am like a pigeon killer;
I have feelings;
Also, how can you get money?
I am Yi Haizhou, who is surnamed Yi;
The man who was half proficient in the four major inventions;
I didn't want to talk to you and threw a BENG......