As a karez, water naturally depends on the groundwater level in the desert. Therefore, the well is somewhat deep, about ten meters.
He held the torch in his hand, but he couldn't see anything at the bottom of the well. It was still dark.
So Zhou Ke turned the rope on the barrel upside down, tied one end to the middle of the torch to prevent the flames from burning the rope, and slowly lowered the torch into the well.
As the torch gradually lowered, everyone's eyes gradually focused.
The flames on the torches were dancing, but the light was enough for them to see clearly through the dark water of the ancient well.
Just looking at it like this, everyone took a long breath.
On the surface of the well nearly ten meters deep, there was a desert coyote floating. The most important thing was that the desert coyote had become completely swollen and had grown much larger.
Apparently, this desert coyote carcass had contaminated the entire well.
Moreover, this is not the most important thing, because the appearance of this desert coyote is black. All the hair, eyeballs, and even the teeth exposed outside the lips are black.
This dark color does not dye the water black, which is a bit strange.
But this abnormal color made all five people take a breath.
What the hell, just looking at this water, you know you can't drink it. Once you drink it, you will definitely feel like a fairy, soaring up to the sky, without any discount.
Even warriors like Zhou Ke and others are the same.
It is true that they are warriors, but their bodies are just stronger than ordinary people. They are not immune to all poisons. They are just able to stand upright longer after being poisoned.
And they also need to drink water in the desert. Once they drink the water in front of them, the results can be imagined. Maybe they can last longer than Duomaiti.
When a poisoning incident occurs in the desert, the outcome is doomed.
"This water...!" Duomaiti wanted to say something, but couldn't. He could only turn to Zhou Ke and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for saving me."
Zhou Ke nodded, then slowly pulled the rope out of the well, pulled out the torch, extinguished it and put it aside.
"Uncle, how did you determine that there was something wrong with the water?" Zhou Hai felt a little confused. Fortunately, his uncle could find out that there was something wrong with the water, otherwise...
Thank you uncle for saving my dog’s life!
Zhou Ke looked at Zhou Hai with disdain, and then said: "Let you practice well. As long as your level is higher, your sense of smell and other things will be greatly enhanced. Then when you see the water, you will be able to detect
question."
Pointing to the bucket, he continued: "After Duomaiti pumped out the water just now, I smelled a faint fishy smell when I got closer, which made me feel something was wrong. No matter what, how could there be a fishy smell in the water source?
What? Unless the water is turbid and smelly, then it is not suitable for drinking, so I will not let Duomaiti drink the water, and I will ask you to find igniters to see what is going on with the water source."
Zhou Hai and others echoed gratefully, showing their respect for Zhou Ke. Without their uncle, the three of them would have been waiting to receive the box lunch.
"No, this coyote must be fished out, otherwise it will continue to pollute the water source. If people who come here in the future cannot find it, it will be dangerous," Domat said.
People who live in the desert will do things according to everyone for one and one for everyone.
Whether it is the protection of desert oasis or the protection of water sources, we all act very consciously, and there will be no indifference behavior. Because if you don't care about these things today, you may die in the desert tomorrow.
You may never meet travelers in the desert, but some of the behaviors they consciously maintain in the desert are definitely the same.
Zhou Ke also nodded and said: "Yes, it should be fished out, and..."
"What's wrong, uncle?" Zhou Hai asked curiously when he saw Zhou Ke's half-sentence.
Zhou Ke shook his head and did not explain, but said: "Let's find a way to fish out the coyote first."
So, several people started to get ready to fish out the wolf carcass from the well.
However, since there were no tools at hand, only a rope and a bucket, Zhou Hai and others left the water room again and looked for items around to see what items were left behind.
Finally, it took some time to find some half-length ropes, rags, and some firewood.
In fact, nothing was found in the surrounding area. They even found something strange and did some digging.
Of course, after a few digs, most of them no longer want to dig.
Many times, what this group of people dig out are dumplings and other waste that were buried by the people in front of them.
Zhou Hai and other warriors encountered this kind of situation for the first time. It is conceivable that after digging, all the acidic water in their stomachs was vomited out.
Zhou Ke saw that Zhou Hai and others had strange expressions on their faces, and after asking, the expressions on their faces became a little sour.
After Duomaiti heard this, he didn't say anything. He also forgot that it is best not to dig around the gathering place, otherwise the probability of digging up Ollie is very high.
Zhou Hai glared at Duomaiti fiercely, but he couldn't say anything and could only think that he was unlucky.
Several people once again managed to make a rope from these half-body parts, rags, etc., and tied it to a torch for lighting. The rope on the original bucket was made into a small slipknot, and slowly lowered into the well water.
After shaking it a few times, the wolf corpse was put into the slipknot and then pulled out.
Fortunately, the wolf corpse did not soak for long and was still in one piece. After pulling it out, everyone smelled a fishy smell, but the fishy smell was not too strong, which made everyone a little confused.
Especially when I looked at this thing that was obviously a coyote, but it didn't have its original fur color, and even its teeth were black, I was a little curious.
Duomaiti stepped forward and observed it carefully. He even wrapped his hands in rags, removed the black and smelly wolf's mouth, looked inside, and murmured to himself: "There is something wrong with this coyote."
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"What's wrong?" Zhou Hai also asked curiously.
"Even if a coyote was looking for water and fell into this well and drowned, it shouldn't be like this. Especially when it's black and smelly, it's very weird," Domat said.
"Yes, if the coyote's body is rotting, then the smell will definitely be strong, and the water should be turbid. But as you just saw, the water scooped out by Duomaiti is still relatively clear.
Even if it has a taste, it’s very bland,” Zhou Ke said.
If it weren't for his keen sense of smell, everyone would have drank this water today.
"Yes, the general appearance of swollen things soaked in water is definitely not like this." Duomaiti has lived in the desert for decades. Naturally, he is well-informed and has seen many things, but he has never seen anything like this.
wolf carcass.
He took a stick in his hand and poked his bulging belly with a little force. Suddenly, something like black mud spurted out along the punctured wound. If Zhou Ke hadn't been short-sighted, he could quickly pull Duomaiti away.
With a handful, the black water might spray onto him.
At the same time, when the black mud-like stuff spurted out, it was accompanied by a huge fishy smell.
Everyone in the small water house couldn't bear the smell, so they had no choice but to strategically dodge outside the house.
"Well……"
Everyone except Zhou Ke started vomiting as soon as they came out of the water room.
It can be said that the wolf has simply transformed into the most vicious biological weapon. As long as it smells a few times, it will definitely send people away to get their lunch boxes.
Zhou Hai and the other three people all looked at Duomaiti with some resentment. Maybe without this guy's poke, it might not be so smelly.
Duomaiti was also a little embarrassed, and her face turned red.
Fortunately, Zhou Hai and the other three people were not ignorant. Naturally, they found Duomaiti to find out the outcome of the matter, so they did it subconsciously.
After the smell had almost dissipated, Duomaiti entered the water room, covered his mouth and nose, and dragged the wolf corpse out.
Moreover, he placed it in a spacious place and used the stick in his hand to open the belly of the wolf corpse.
Under the sunlight, everyone could clearly see that all the internal organs of the wolf corpse had turned into black water, while the wolf had only a thin layer of skin left.
The skin was also polluted and turned black, and even the wolf's fur turned black.
However, the organs and other organs have turned into water, but their appearance is still intact. It is just a little swollen from being soaked in water, and the hair, gums, etc., except for being black, are all intact.
After reading it, Zhou Ke said: "This coyote didn't die for a long time, maybe only a day or two, or even shorter."
Duomaiti nodded and said, "Yes, judging from the appearance, this hyena may only last one night."
After the two of them finished speaking, they were stunned for a moment, and then after looking at each other, they thought of a question at the same time, that is, the coyote had just died, so how did it get into this well?
Also, this is just a place to replenish water sources, and desert animals rarely come here, but why does this coyote come?
In addition, I had just experienced a sandstorm, and all the strange phenomena in it were warning me, and the appearance of this coyote here was also a warning?
Even more, this was not a warning, but an invitation for a few of them to get their lunch boxes.
When we got here today, everyone was already a little thirsty. If we drank this water, it might be a matter of time before we finally received a box lunch. But if we didn’t drink, how far could we go in the desert without water?
They are still several days away from the supply point. They had a car when they came, so it only took them a day and a half to reach the scheduled location, but walking back would not take them a day and a half, but five days.
After six days, I still have to walk at least eight hours a day.