September has already entered autumn seasonally, but in the desert, the temperature is still appallingly high.
When we were in Kucheng, the temperature had already exceeded 30 degrees Celsius. Once we entered the desert, the temperature seemed to be even higher.
"Boom."
The road is straight and dark, like a giant's belt, laid out on the desolate Gobi and desert.
The off-road convoys of each department kept a certain distance from each other and did not interfere with each other.
Jiu Si's motorcade was galloping on this road.
Cheng Lin, Fu Zhongting, Xie Qingke and Xiao Ningyu were sitting in the back of the car, looking out through the windows curiously.
The same goes for Cheng Lin.
This was the first time he saw the desert with his own eyes.
The first impression is yellow.
On both sides of the road are endless sand dunes, the sky is high and the sun is blazing.
The field of view can be extended very far easily.
Probably because of the wind, if you look further away, your view will be obscured by the blown sand and dust, making it blurry.
Apart from that, the one I see most often is Populus euphratica.
Those poplar trees stand quietly on this barren land, silent, strong and stubborn. Compared with other "delicate" plants, poplar trees are one of the few tree species that can live in such a harsh environment.
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Cheng Lin had heard the saying before that Populus euphratica "will not die for a thousand years, will not fall for a thousand years, and will be immortal for a thousand years", and today he finally saw it.
Frankly speaking, it is not pretty, especially the "ugly" tree trunk, which is twisted and ferocious, like a big hand with protruding veins, gripping the yellow sand of the earth tightly, but it makes Cheng Lin feel a different kind of tenacity.
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This is life.
Even if there is a trace of nutrients, we must live tenaciously.
Cheng Lin thought.
"Look! Populus euphratica forest!"
Suddenly, the gentle and quiet Xiao Ningyu said with some joy that the two girls seemed to be very interested in this rare place.
I saw that there was indeed a large forest of Populus euphratica in the direction of Xiao Ningyu's finger.
Gathered together, it is a scene that is different from the yellow sand in the desert.
"There are many such woods, and there are even bigger ones ahead," a young man in the same car said with a smile, "It is said that the Populus euphratica trees here account for 90% of the Poplar euphratica trees in the country."
Sure enough, as they walked further forward, they encountered a larger Populus euphratica forest.
Cheng Lin watched with interest at first, but after watching it for a while, he found it boring and too monotonous.
He glanced at the odometer, then calculated it silently, leaned his head out of the car a little, looked outside, and then frowned.
In his calculations, he should have almost reached the projection area.
But when he looked over suddenly, he couldn't see where the boundary of the projection was.
The "sand sea" projection perfectly overlaps with the real desert.
If you don't look closely, it's hard to notice.
Of course, if you use the practitioner's perception to see it, it will be relatively easier to distinguish.
By turning on the "Hazy Eye", Cheng Lin could easily detect the changes in the distribution of spiritual energy in the distant world.
The entire projection area shows a "red" color.
The rich fire-attribute aura formed into ribbons and danced in the air, which was significantly different from ordinary deserts.
This rich fire attribute aura is quite friendly to fire element practitioners. Cheng Lin analyzed that this is the reason why Shen Shanjing transferred Huang Yin here. Her special ability is the fire attribute. Once she enters the projection, her combat power will be greatly increased.
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Thinking about this, Cheng Lin suddenly discovered that the convoy suddenly changed direction, left the road, and began to move along the desolate Gobi.
"Everyone, cheer up, we are about to enter the projection!"
The on-board communication equipment of the off-road vehicle suddenly made a sound, and it was Huang Yin's voice.
Cheng Lin quickly straightened his body, adjusted his posture, and waited for the moment to enter the projection.
About two minutes later, while sitting in the car, he suddenly realized that he had broken through an invisible boundary, and then he keenly noticed that the temperature was getting higher.
But he didn't feel hot, which was a strange experience.
At the same time, he felt that the spiritual energy in his body became a little more active.
"Could it be that the title of 'Flame Spirit' has been activated?"
Cheng Lin thought a little uncertainly.
It wasn't until he saw the obvious discomfort on the other people's faces in the car that he was sure they had entered the projection area.
“So hot!”
Xiao Ningyu complained. Just a few dozen seconds after entering the projection, her whole face was covered with a layer of fine beads of sweat, and her skin also showed some abnormal redness. She began to gasp for breath and looked very...
Something doesn't look right.
"It's indeed very hot. This temperature...is a bit too much."
Fu Zhongting frowned and said, he took a deep breath, but the air he breathed into his mouth was so hot that it almost burned his trachea.
Within a minute, he felt as if he had been fished out of the river, and the front and back of his clothes were soaked.
Only Cheng Lin and Xie Qingke were normal.
Cheng Lin has the title of "Fire Spirit", while Xie Qingke is an ice element monk and has his own air conditioning.
"Everyone try to cover the body surface with spiritual energy! This can resist the high temperature!" Xiao Laoling, who was sitting in the front row, said hurriedly.
Everyone hurriedly followed the instructions, and then they felt better and returned to basic normality.
"Why is the temperature in this projection so high? Ordinary people are afraid that they will faint from heatstroke as soon as they come in." Fu Zhongting said with emotion after wiping his sweat.
In order to avoid exposing the flame spirit, Cheng Lin also imitated others and covered his body with a layer of spiritual energy, and then smiled and said: "Different projections have different climates, but in this way, in order to insulate from heat, the consumption of spiritual energy will be higher than normal.
Things are going faster.”
"Fortunately, I can still sustain this consumption. It shouldn't be a big problem," Fu Zhongting nodded and then asked curiously, "I don't know how high the temperature here is now."
"Anyway, it can't exceed 427°, otherwise the fuel tank of the car we were riding in would have exploded long ago." Xie Qingke said, after a pause, she added, "I mean under normal pressure."
A few people chatted casually and saw the convoy continuing to move forward. Gradually, the sand on the ground became thicker. Fortunately, it was not a problem for the off-road vehicle to run. However, Cheng Lin was a little worried about whether the tires would be damaged at this temperature.
burst……
While I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard the sound of brakes, and the entire convoy suddenly stopped from front to back.
"What's wrong?"
Everyone's hearts tightened, but they did not panic. Instead, they immediately opened the car door and got out of the car, while picking up their weapons and being on alert with full concentration.
All kinds of dangers may occur in the projection, and no one knows what kind of enemies will come and how they will come.
Cheng Lin also jumped out of the car, stepped on the hot sand with his feet, and looked forward.
Then I saw Huang Yin at the front of the car who had already gotten off the car and was standing in front of a sand dune, standing silently.
Behind her, a group of lapels gathered in a circle warily.
"what happened?"
Fu Zhongting couldn't help but asked out of curiosity.
Cheng Lin thought for a moment, glanced at a few people, and walked forward together, "Let's go over and take a look."
However, they had just taken a few steps when they saw Huang Yin suddenly raise her right hand, and immediately a huge flaming whip, dozens of meters long, appeared out of thin air.
"Bang!"
The next second, Huang Yin picked up the whip and whipped it towards the tall sand dune in front of her.
This blow actually exploded the huge sand dune, and the yellow sand rolled down, revealing a huge metal skeleton!
The metal skeleton was covered with a thick layer of rust, and it looked twisted and weird. It looked like the remains of something. The surface was completely rotten, and it looked quite ferocious.
Everyone was startled and immediately looked at each other: "What is this?"