The sky gradually darkened, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the endless desert, rendering the entire desert red, like burning clouds in the sky, which was really beautiful.
More than 40 kilometers away from where Zhuang Rui and others camped, there was also a camel team with six camels arched together, surrounding the four people. There was also a small bonfire inside with an iron pot on it and water in it.
It's already boiling.
That's right, this is where Erdan camped. Probably because this desert was an oasis a hundred years ago, the groundwater is relatively rich, and the area within a radius of twenty to thirty meters is covered with green desert plants.
The water source Erdan found at this place was richer than that at Zhuang Rui's place, and the alkali content was not high. Both humans and camels could drink it directly. The conditions were much better than those at Zhuang Rui's place.
Night fell quickly, and the desert became increasingly quiet. Except for the "crackling" sound of the fire licking the dry firewood, the only sound was the breathing of a few people around the campfire.
The camel didn't carry much dry firewood, so Erdan carefully added a piece of chopped dry firewood, shrugged his nose greedily, and smelled the aroma of the meat in the pot.
“@@￥#%……”
Suddenly, a voice interrupted the silence of the desert, but it was Zhongchuan who was sitting by the campfire and said something to the translator.
"Brother Erdan, Zhongchuan asked me to ask you, have you moved away from the people behind you?"
Nakagawa is a very well-known entrepreneur in Japan. When this person is busy with work, he will exercise less. Nakagawa is also in his forties. After two days of toiling in the desert, his face is full of exhaustion.
They had been walking in circles in the desert for the past two days, and they even walked back through some places. Thinking about it in Zhongchuan, no one could keep up.
"Um...I'm not sure, what does Mr. Nakagawa mean?"
Erdan has not received the fifty thousand yuan promised by Nakagawa, so of course he dare not guarantee it, otherwise when Mengzi and others show up, he is afraid that Nakagawa will refuse the money.
"Nakagawa said that he felt that it was almost done and wanted to find the ruins of the ancient temple as soon as possible. I said Brother Erdan, find it as soon as possible. Let's take the money and leave. Why are you hanging around here?"
Although Yan Xiaowei's family background was average, he had never suffered such hardships since he was a child. If it were not for the generous rewards, he would have given up his job long ago, and there was no trace of respect for Nakagawa in his words.
"Hey, little Viagra, let's go around for two more days. Doesn't this little devil feel that the money is worth spending?"
Erdan laughed and continued: "Since he said it, Xiao Weiwei, tell him that we will go to the quicksand area early tomorrow morning. It is not far from here and we can arrive at noon..."
This was what Nakagawa himself requested, and Erdan suddenly felt no more psychological pressure. Even if Mengzi and others caught up with him, he would have an excuse, and the money that should be given to him would not be less.
"Teacher Man, Nakagawa said, I'll leave it to you tomorrow..."
After hearing Yan Xiaowei's translation, Zhongchuan looked at Professor Man and murmured a few more words. Zhongchuan could not forget that his father was buried in this desert, and there is still no body left. He didn't want to step down.
Nakagawa's footsteps.
"Mr. Nakagawa, please rest assured. Tomorrow we will move the supplies and let a camel go ahead. If we encounter quicksand, we can also respond..."
Professor Man nodded. This was a matter that was related to the lives and fortunes of several people. He did not dare to be careless at all. As a desert expert, he was the most aware of the dangers of quicksand.
After the broth was boiled, Erdan put out the firewood. This desert was completely desolate, and any supplies had to be used sparingly. As night fell, several people after dinner got into their tents, and the desert
It became quiet again.
Unlike Erdan and others who fell asleep when they lay down, Zhongchuan was tossing and turning and couldn't sleep. When his father died, he was still very young. Tomorrow he would go to the place where his father disappeared. This made Zhongchuan feel unspeakable.
the taste of.
…
"Come on, pack your things..."
At around five o'clock the next day, Mengzi shouted at everyone to get up and pack their things. The sun was scorching in the desert during the day, and people living here would take advantage of the early morning to walk a little more.
Zhuang Rui and his team had a good rest yesterday, and today was the last day to follow the Erdan Camel Team, so everyone seemed to be in good spirits.
After packing up, the sky was getting brighter. In the desert which was full of yellow sand, there was a bit of mist floating in the sky. Mengzi looked at the sky with a little worry and said: "The weather is not right, maybe there will be strong winds. Let's
Find a flatter place..."
The strong wind in the desert is very terrifying. Often when a strong wind blows, the hill-like sand dunes will turn into flat ground, and the originally flat sand bed will suddenly stand up into a sand mountain.
Therefore, when encountering strong winds, it is best to find a flat place and hide under a camel. This is the only way to avoid the desert wind.
After Zhuang Rui heard Mengzi's words, he looked back and forth and said, "Otherwise, let's stay here..."
Where they are now, the presence of cacti indicates that this place has not been covered by wild sand, so it should be a relatively safe place.
Mengzi waved his hand, and had been looking at the fog on the desert. Suddenly his eyes became a little straight, and he shouted loudly: "Ahem, you are lucky, you can actually see the mirage!"
"Mirage? What is that?"
Zhuang Rui was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but he immediately lost his intention to ask, because Zhuang Rui also saw the scene in front of him, and he was suddenly shocked. The piece of dried meat he was holding in his hand fell to the sand and he didn't even know it.
.
"Sea... mirage?"
On the desert in front of the camp where Zhuang Rui and others were camping, the originally scattered fog became thicker, and in the middle of the fog, there seemed to be many scenes, which were so blurry that it was difficult to distinguish them.
Everyone was attracted by Zhuang Rui's exclamation. In fact, there was no need to point it out in particular. As long as they looked up, they could see a city standing out of thin air in the desert in front of them, with human figures shuttled among it.
The legendary illusion appeared in front of them, and everyone was shocked by this sight. They stood on the spot, motionless, looking at the mirage in the distance.
Zhuang Rui reacted quickly and impulsively took out his backpack from the camel, took out a small camera from it, opened it and pointed it at the modern city in front of him.
A mirage is a natural phenomenon formed by the refraction of light, also referred to as a mirage. It is a virtual image formed by the refraction of light reflected by objects on the earth through the atmosphere. Scientists call it an optical illusion.
You know, this kind of scene is extremely rare, and even fewer can be videotaped. Of course, Zhuang Rui will not let go of this opportunity.
"That...that's a car, damn, and the sea. I really want to jump in and take a bath..."
After about three or four minutes, the originally blurry scene gradually became clearer. Towering buildings appeared one after another in front of everyone, and the speeding cars seemed to be like movie scenes. They were in the mid-air in the distance.
Speeding past.
Zhuang Rui looked at the scene in front of him. Next to the modern high-rise buildings on both sides of the road, busy ferry boats shuttled between the north and south sides. Fishing boats, cruise ships, sightseeing boats, 10,000-ton giant ships and their whistles,
Interweaving together a wonderful bustling scene on the sea.
The more Zhuang Rui looked at it, the more familiar it became. The more he looked at it, the more familiar it became. He couldn't help but curse: "Isn't this... isn't this the Victoria Harbor of Hong Kong?"
We are not in ancient times, so there is no scientific explanation for mirages. However, the chance of seeing a familiar scene in a mirage is very small, which makes Zhuang Rui feel like he has won a big prize.
Zhuang Rui once stayed in a hotel next to Victoria Harbor for a few days. He was extremely familiar with the scenery there. He could guarantee that he was definitely not dazzled.
"That's right, it's Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong. Brother Zhuang, I found that as long as I follow you, I can see any miracle..."
Peng Fei, who was beside Zhuang Rui, was also muttering to himself. He was even more familiar with Victoria Harbor than Zhuang Rui, because he once stole a luxury cruise ship worth hundreds of millions from here. It took him two days just to visit it.
time.
"It's so beautiful. Is that... Hong Kong?"
Although it was not the first time that Mengzi saw a mirage, he still looked at the beautiful scenery in the distance without blinking. From birth to now, the furthest he had been was Dunhuang. Although he knew about Hong Kong, he had never been there.
"That's right, it's Hong Kong, Brother Mengzi. You can go and see it if you have a chance in the future..."
Zhuang Rui replied to Mengzi's words without moving his eyes for a moment. Although the scene was familiar, seeing this scenery in Hong Kong was definitely two completely different feelings.
"I must go and see it in the future..."
Mengzi nodded. In ancient my country, mirages were regarded as fairyland. Emperor Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wu of Han once led people to Penglai to search for fairyland. They also sent people to Penglai many times to seek panacea.
Being able to go to the fairyland in person is probably the ideal in every desert person's heart. So after hearing what Zhuang Rui said, Mengzi also made a decision in his heart. After leaving the desert this time, he must travel to Hong Kong.
of.
The mirage in the distance lasted for about forty minutes, and the fog gradually became lighter.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew through the desert, and the yellow sand fascinated everyone's eyes, which were round and a little sore. However, when they opened their eyes again, the mirage in front of them had completely disappeared, leaving only a blue sky and endless waves.
desert.
"Grandma, why is it so blurry..."
When Zhuang Rui saw that the mirage had disappeared, he quickly picked up the camera in his hand to check. However, he was disappointed to find that the scenery that was so clear in his eyes was blurred, and he could only barely distinguish some images.
But being able to see this wonder with his own eyes, Zhuang Rui was satisfied even if this trip to the desert was fruitless.
