Although Ah Hu and Ah Bao didn't understand Young Master Tang's idea, they didn't object. It was just roasted snake meat, so it wasn't difficult for them at all.
The miserable rattlesnake was originally the overlord of this area and did not provoke anyone. Unfortunately, misfortune fell from the sky and its head was cut off with a knife. It was buried in the sand dunes and its body was carried away to become a delicious meal for humans.
"Master Tang, the tent is almost set up. You'd better go into the tent and take a rest. The wind and sand outside are quite strong," Ahu said.
"Well, okay, how are you preparing the food?" Young Master Tang asked.
"Most of the things we brought are canned food, which is easy to store and may not taste very good, but it is still very quick to prepare. Oh, by the way, there is a small piece of dead Populus euphratica forest not far away on the left. The tigers come from there.
I got some dry firewood, and the rattlesnake you want to eat has been hung up and roasted." Ahu said with a smile.
"Haha, the snake meat is roasted. Let's go and have a look." Young Master Tang laughed.
Not far from the tent, a fire was set up with four snakes hovering above it...
"Wait, why are there so many?" Young Master Tang asked in surprise.
"Haha, Huzi caught the other ones in the Populus euphratica forest. Huzi said there seemed to be a lot of rattlesnakes there," Ahu said.
"A lot of rattlesnakes? When did rattlesnakes start living in groups?" Young Master Tang asked in surprise.
"According to the habits of rattlesnakes, they have a strong sense of territory and should not get together, otherwise they will fight among themselves. It is not uncommon for rattlesnakes to devour their own kind."
"The main reason is that there is too little food in the environment they live in, so they have a strong sense of territory. There should be only one situation that can cause them to get together, that is, they have no shortage of food..." Ahu slowly analyzed.
"There is no shortage of food? How is this possible? This is a desert area." Young Master Tang frowned.
There is a lack of water in the desert. With less water, natural vegetation is scarce. As a result, animals are also scarce, and the rations of rattlesnakes are naturally reduced.
"It's not clear yet. Why don't we go over there after eating to take a look at the situation. There is a Populus euphratica forest there, which means there must be a water source under the Populus euphratica forest. Maybe that place is the disappeared oasis." Tang Dashao said.
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"Well, let's eat first, replenish our strength, and then go take a look." Young Master Tang nodded.
What we are eating now should be lunch. While the vegetables brought are still fresh, Ah Xing makes vegetable soup and steamed buns.
The smell of roasted snake meat made Young Master Tang frown. Every time he saw Bell eating it with gusto, sometimes he said it tasted like chicken, and sometimes he said it didn't taste good. This time Young Master Tang tried it himself and found that the meat of the rattlesnake was better than
When it comes to chicken, it's obviously a few grades down, okay...
It's woody, hard, and incomparable to canned food...
Ahu had already expected this situation, and Young Master Tang just wanted to be fresh. The taste of snake meat is good. In the south of China, it is made into snake soup, but there are different types of snakes.
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Not every snake species tastes good, and this rattlesnake, for example, doesn't taste very good.
The environment that the rattlesnake lives in is extremely dry, and there is less water in the body. In addition, when it is cooked on a barbecue, the little water in the snake meat is evaporated. How can the hard-dried meat taste delicious...
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Young Master Tang was not interested, but Ye Qun ate it with gusto, which made Young Master Tang feel a little depressed.
Ye Qun's food was delicious as he had never tasted before. It was a little different from Mr. Tang's particular taste...
Although there were four snakes, there wasn't much meat on the snakes. Plus there were so many of them. You took one bite, I took one, and soon there were only bones left...
Young Master Tang and others were eating when Huhe and Ulan also arrived one after another. Huhe went to the right and found nothing, while Ulan went to the left and crossed the Populus euphratica forest and found nothing.
After finishing their meal, Mr. Tang and his party walked towards Populus euphratica forest.
In such a huge desert, there was not even a trace of a person except them.
After crossing a small sand dune, not far ahead is the Populus euphratica forest.
This Populus euphratica forest is not very big. From a distance, I thought that everything was dead. But when I walked in, I saw that there were still many dead trees inside that were exuding life. However, they could only be said to be surviving. It probably wouldn’t take too long.
They will also die.
Major Tang spread the spiritual energy and found that there were indeed many rattlesnakes here. In addition to rattlesnakes, there were more gerbils, scorpions, ants and other animals underneath.
Young Master Tang slowly probed his spiritual energy towards the Populus euphratica forest, and suddenly discovered something.
In the Populus euphratica forest, buried several meters deep in the sand, there are actually ruins...
According to Young Master Tang's detection, this place should have been a small village before. Under the sand, there are human skeletons, stoves, houses and other things. Not far from the village, there are traces of water, but here
There is very little water left and is about to dry up.
Found it, this should be the oasis of life described in the message, but now there is no human habitation here, and even the living quarters are buried under the sand. The water sources are gradually drying up. Even the strong vitality of the Populus euphratica forest is about to be exhausted due to lack of water.
And is about to die.
The gerbils, scorpions, etc. here rely on the Populus euphratica forest to survive, while the rattlesnakes rely on eating gerbils and scorpions. A small food chain is formed here.
If all the Populus euphratica forests die and the gerbils have nothing to eat, the rattlesnakes will scatter in search of territory, otherwise they will starve to death.
Everyone came to the Populus euphratica forest, walked around in a circle, and shouted: "Mr. Tang, this Populus euphratica forest should be the oasis of life you are looking for, but it is obvious that this oasis has been swallowed up by the desert.
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"The Populus euphratica forest here is also dying, which means that the water source below has dried up. Even if we don't come, this place will probably disappear completely in a few years."
Or the Populus euphratica forest is called the patron saint of the desert. After death, it is nothing. The desert is like a huge monster that will swallow up everything living in it...
"Well, it should be here. This means that the location we found is correct. Genghis Khan's tomb should be nearby. This small oasis was where the descendants of Genghis Khan's tombkeepers lived. Later, it may be
Because the water in the oasis is getting less and less, so they moved here," Mr. Tang nodded.
"Mr. Tang, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find this space. This area is neither big nor small. If large-scale excavation equipment is mobilized, it should be a simple matter to find the location. However, it will be troublesome to rely on manpower alone.
Yes, there are sand dunes everywhere here." Huhe said.
"It is absolutely impossible to mobilize large-scale excavation equipment. This is the border between China and Outer Mongolia. If we come in with a dozen or so people and a few cars, it will not attract people's attention. Mobilizing excavation equipment is too exaggerated. It will definitely
If you attract their attention, you will be in trouble." Young Master Tang shook his head.
"Outer Mongolia? Huh, those people don't have the blood of the Golden Family. Genghis Khan is the ancestor of the Golden Family. Mongolia belongs to China. The Yuan Dynasty is also the history of China. Genghis Khan's mausoleum should also belong to China. Why should they interfere!"
Harmony.
Young Master Tang smiled bitterly when he heard this. He said that he really deserves to be from the army. He speaks so straightforwardly. If everything in this world can be explained clearly with reason, then why does it need force? What does the country need the army for?
Moreover, this place does belong to the dividing line between the two countries, but it is vague. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is from China, or that it is from Outer Mongolia.
If they are from Outer Mongolia, what they do is no different from stealing. If they are from China, their behavior of privately digging graves is also illegal...
Therefore, if you don't take advantage of both ends, it is better to dig it secretly and avoid disputes.
When the time comes, take out the cultural relics and put them on display in your own museum. Who knows where they came from?
At worst, if the time comes, if you donate part of it to the country, you can always get some benefits, right?
"This question is difficult to discuss. Political matters are left to politicians to resolve. You are a soldier. Tell me what is the bounden duty of a soldier?" asked Mr. Tang.
"Absolutely obey!" Huhe said in a deep voice, while giving a military salute.
"Well, that's enough." Young Master Tang nodded, turned and left, leaving Hu He with a depressed look on his face...
After finding the small oasis, I can only rely on Young Master Tang alone.
This area used to be a grassland, but later turned into a desert. During the exploration process, Mr. Tang would often find some bones, including those of humans, cattle and sheep, at a depth of five to six meters.
In addition to Young Master Tang, the two brothers Ye Qun and Ye Hua were also busy driving around in their cars. The rattlesnakes nearby would be in trouble. Anyway, Young Master Tang had snake meat in every meal...
Two days later, Young Master Tang's footprints had almost completed all the terrain nearby, but there was still no news about Genghis Khan's mausoleum, which made Young Master Tang very depressed.
At this time, an even more depressing news came...
Two brothers, Ye Qun and Ye Hua, were driving a car and accidentally broke into a place with quicksand. If it weren't for Ye Hua's martial arts and extraordinary ability, and he pulled Ye Qun out in time, something would have happened to the two brothers...
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Ye Qun and Ye Hua came out, but the only Land Rover off-road vehicle they drove over was stuck...
The quicksand devours things very quickly. Anyway, by the time Mr. Tang got there, the car had long disappeared, and the quicksand was still the same as before, as if nothing had ever happened, and it had returned to its original appearance...
"Third brother, fifth brother, are you okay? Wucuo Novel Network has a lot of words," Young Master Tang asked.
"It's okay, it's just that the car is gone, and many of our supplies are still inside..." Ye Qun said with a bitter smile...