No one can tell Gu Zhuo how long he will search in this endless desert. The result may be found in half a day, or the search may continue.
The real horror of the desert is not only its vastness, but also its quicksand that can swallow people up at any time, its accidents hidden in the dark, and its life-threatening territory without any sense of direction.
And the thirst hidden deep in the human soul.
Fortunately, Gu Zhuo has a Doomsday Fortress. As long as they stay in this car, their chances of survival are much higher than others.
At this time, Gu Zhuo and his wife had been driving in the desert for about an hour. During this hour, he saw nothing but sand dunes, a blue sky dripping with water, and two golden sun wheels that could not be seen directly in the sky.
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"I estimate that other people, those ordinary people, can only live in such a desert for three or four days at most."
Gu Zhuo was no longer driving. He and Chao Ying sat in the living room together and let the mechanic take over the control of the Doomsday Fortress and let it run.
The reason for doing this is also very simple. The sight of the loess in front of him makes his eyes hurt. If he drives in the snow for too long in winter, he will suffer from snow blindness. Then driving in a desert full of yellow sand will have the same effect.
in this way.
Chaoying heard what he said and nodded:
"This should not be a place where ordinary people come. They cannot survive, whether it is due to natural or man-made factors."
"Yeah. But there's nothing we can do about it. Whether we come or not, whether we look for it or not, it's still a matter of death. If we die looking for water, there is still some hope."
After Gu Zhuo finished speaking, he thought of Jia Sheng and others he had placed in the base, and he immediately called to ask how they were doing.
If you want to communicate with the base, you can use the intelligent robot butlers in the base to do so.
Those robot butlers have taken on many responsibilities, one of which is specifically designed to connect Gu Zhuo with people in the base.
Gu Zhuo waited on the other end of the phone for a while, and then Jia Sheng and others appeared in front of him.
Gu Zhuo connected the phone's display to the TV screen, so that he could see Jia Sheng and others on the screen, which was very convenient and clear.
As soon as the call was connected, Jia Sheng hurriedly asked Gu Zhuo anxiously:
"Gu Zhuo, how are you doing over there? Is there any accident?"
Gu Zhuo shook his head:
"No, there are no accidents yet, but we haven't found anything yet. We are all in the desert now, looking for the spring water that will not dry up. I called here to ask how you are doing there. Is everything normal?"
Gu Zhuo was afraid something might happen, so he quickly asked.
Niu Zheng took Jia Sheng's words from the side and said sadly:
"Even the crops we planted are wilting due to the changing weather. They are not dead, but they look in bad condition and are probably about to die."
Hearing this, Gu Zhuo's expression was a little solemn:
"Those crops, aren't they in ecological greenhouses, how can they still be affected?"
"There is nothing we can do about it. The changes brought about by the two-wheeled sun are more terrifying than we imagined. It changes the gravitational force between the earth and the sun. Although some things cannot be seen, they will change quietly. Just like the distance between the moon and us
The distance will also cause the tide to rise and fall, causing plants to wither and grow, not to mention two suns."
"In other words, even our ecological greenhouses can't protect those crops?"
Niu Zheng heard Chao Ying's words and asked on the other end of the phone.
Although it was frustrating, Chaoying had to admit this fact and nodded:
"Um."
This is sad news, but there is nothing we can do about it.
In order to appease everyone, Chaoying added:
"But one thing is that the crops on our car are still growing. I guess it is because our body armor can better block the outside environment and create a new ecological environment completely independently, so the crops on the car are still growing for the time being.
Nothing will happen.
"For now, we can still have a fixed source of food."
"Okay, this can be considered a blessing among misfortunes."
Jia Sheng and the others nodded repeatedly,
"Anyway, the food reserve now is completely enough to wait until you come back."
"That's good."
Seeing that Jia Sheng and the others had nothing to do, Gu Zhuo had nothing else to say.
Now Jia Sheng and the others are nesting in the stone hall with the white wolves all day long, not going anywhere. On this day, there is no need to go out at all.
Thanks to the sufficient resources and energy reserves in the base at that time, they turned on the air conditioner in the stone hall, which could be turned on for a long time. In short, the life was not too bad, but I was worried, not knowing what the future would be like and when.
I can see the head.
"Okay, as long as you're fine, I don't have anything else to worry about here. I'm just worried about what happens to you. Since you're fine, I'll hang up first."
Gu Zhuo said, preparing to hang up the phone.
Jia Sheng nodded and emphasized:
"Okay, but Gu Zhuo, if there is someone who needs our help, you must say that no matter how dangerous it is, we will definitely rush over, no matter what!"
Hearing this, Gu Zhuo smiled bitterly and shook his head:
"Hey, just protect yourselves. Nothing will happen to me right now. Don't worry. If something happens, you guys probably won't be able to help me if you come here. Just don't make unnecessary sacrifices."
The two exchanged casual greetings for a few more words before Gu Zhuo hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, he and Chaoying looked at each other, wanting to say something, but nothing came out.
"Let's take a rest and get something to eat. We've been working around for so long."
Chaoying thought about it for a long time, and finally told Gu Zhuo.
"good."
Gu Zhuo nodded.
If Chaoying hadn't reminded him, he would have almost forgotten that he had been spinning for almost two days without much rest.
It never got dark, and he had no concept of time at all.
"I'll go get some food. You wait for me here."
Chaoying said, got up and went to the kitchen.
"good."
Looking at her back, Gu Zhuo sighed softly.
I am quite lucky. No matter whether it is a heavy snowfall that closes the city or a severe drought, I can always have a bite to eat and a place to sleep.
Except for Chen Haidao, who lived in a large prison, he could not imagine how difficult other people's lives would be.
This dog's day, I don't know when it will end.
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After eating and resting for a while, Gu Zhuo lay down on the table in the living room and slept for a while. Before he fell asleep, he heard the cell phone Feng Hongxi gave them ringing loudly.
This kind of mobile phone is specially designed so that its ringtone cannot be turned off at all, in order to prevent someone from turning off the sound and not receiving important information.
Gu Zhuo was startled and was woken up by the ringing of his cell phone. Chao Ying, who was lying next to him, also woke up quickly with his sleepy eyes still open.
Gu Zhuo glanced at the phone screen, but it didn't show who was calling.
He answered the phone and heard the voice on the other end was unfamiliar, not like an acquaintance:
"Help me, I'm stuck in quicksand, help me..."
"Who are you?"
Gu Zhuo asked him.
The other party reported his name and it turned out to be the leader of a miscellaneous fish force.
When they were looking for water, they did not pay attention to the traps hidden in the yellow sand, and accidentally fell into the quicksand. The people he brought with him followed the car and sank under the quicksand.
They wanted to start the car and escape from the quicksand, but found that the faster the car's engine started and the stronger the motor, the more it sank into the quicksand and could not get out at all.
Soon, only the front end of the entire car was left outside.
In order to survive, they had no choice but to abandon the car and run away.
But when they climbed out of the car, they found helplessly that even if they got out of the car, there was still no way to save themselves.
The quicksand will mercilessly swallow everyone, without exception.
Therefore, at the last moment, he would call others for help.
"Help me, my direction is..."
"Shut up, you're calling me just for such a trivial matter? I thought I found water, and I was so happy!"
It's Chen Haidao.
All mobile phone signals are common.
Gu Zhuo could hear him and reply to him, as could everyone else with a cell phone.
Chen Haidao's angry and disdainful voice came from the phone. He snorted coldly and continued,
"I told you before we left, don't call me because of this kind of thing, it will affect my mood. Do you think I am the aunt of the neighborhood committee? I have to save you if something happens to you? It has nothing to do with me if you die thousands of times.
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After Chen Haidao finished speaking, another desperate voice sounded over there:
"Just this once! Please, someone come and save me! I don't want to die so soon! You will definitely encounter this situation too, just think it's for yourselves..."
The following words could not be heard clearly. There were some murmurs and muffled sounds. It might be that the person had eaten a few large mouthfuls of sand.
"Don't worry, this won't happen to me. If you want to die, stay away from me!"
Chen Haidao dropped these last words and hung up the phone.
Afterwards, the others also hung up the phone, leaving Gu Zhuo alone listening to the voice on the other end of the phone.
"Save...save..."
Gu Zhuo glanced at the coordinate direction of the sound, and then at his own.
There is no other way, he is too far away and cannot be saved at all. This is his life. He is destined to die in the quicksand today.
Gu Zhuo shook his head and said nothing, and in the end nothing could be heard on the other end of the phone. He only heard the sound of "rustling", like a lot of sand flowing together.
Even Gu Zhuo hung up the phone.
It's hopeless, totally hopeless.
Only five hours had passed since we set off, and a group of people had already died in the desert.
Gu Zhuo glanced out the window. The colors outside were so dazzling that it seemed that the surface of the desert was still reflecting a thorny halo.
This is really a journey without an end, a destined great purge.