Chapter 77 Desert Army Ants
The members of the archaeological team survived the disaster, and everyone's face turned yellow and stayed in a big house with a broken roof.
Although the ancient city has walls to block the wind and sand, some parts of the city walls have been broken. Over the years, a large amount of sand has been blown into the city by the wind, and the damaged houses are covered with fine sand, which is more than two meters thick.
This big house that takes refuge is quite tall. Even so, you still have to hold your waist and just raise your head and hit the wooden beam above.
As soon as Laura entered the big house, she scanned the surrounding situation and found a pile of bones on the ground and the ant holes of desert marching ants.
These ant holes are not big outside, and it is difficult for ordinary people to find them, but they can't hide Laura's scan.
Discovering the hidden danger, Laura immediately informed Xiao Li of the situation she had scanned.
Professor Chen, Ye Yixin, Hao Aiguo and other people with poor physical fitness collapsed on the ground when they entered the house, took out a kettle and drank it, looking in a shock.
Fatty Wang took a breath and said with a smile: "We have recovered our lives."
When Xiao Li heard Laura's report, his eyes flashed into the house, knowing that the nests of a large number of marching ants were below. He was not afraid, but was just thinking about whether to tell everyone.
Hu Bayi saw that Xiao Li looked strange and asked, "Brother Xiao Li, is there any problem with this room?"
Wang Kaixuan, Sardin, Chu Jian and others also looked at Xiao Li.
Xiao Li thought for a while and pointed to a bone exposed in the yellow sand: "There are desert marching ants in this place, so everyone should be as quiet as possible."
"What are desert marching ants?" asked Fatty Wang.
Laura explained like a textbook: "The body of the desert marching ants is black and the tail is blood red. Ordinary soldier ants are as big as a knuckle. Thousands of marching ants are invincible in the desert. Once attacked in groups, humans will only be gnawed in front of them."
When Fatty Wang heard this, he exclaimed: "My mother, then you can't stay here. Let's leave quickly."
Ye Yixin, Satipeng and others were not shy when they heard this. They thought this was a shelter given to them by God, but they did not expect it to be the canteen for the marching ants.
"Fatty, please speak softly."
Hu Bayi covered Wang Kaixuan's mouth and said angrily: "Go, where to go? The black sandstorm outside will be dead if you go out."
Xiao Liyan said: "It is now scraping sandstorms. These marching ants will not come out. We will leave when the sandstorm stops. There will be no problem. If you find a small number of marching ants appearing, don't panic. Just step on them to death. If there are too many, it will not be too late for us to go out again."
Having said that, An Liman, Ye Yixin and others still seemed very nervous, but due to the weather, they could only stay in the house.
"Laura, you watch in the room, Fatty, Chu Jian, Satipeng, go out with me to pick up some firewood."
Xiao Li greeted him and walked out first.
The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is very large. At night, if the fire is not lit, it is easy to get sick. Especially for people with weak physiques like Professor Chen and others, once they get sick, it will become very troublesome!
The sand outside the house was covered with wormwood, which was a kind of hay. Xiao Li pulled some of it, returned to the broken house, took out the solid fuel, lit a small fire to keep everyone warm.
Because they knew that there were marching ants, the people in the archaeological team were worried and paid attention to the surroundings carefully.
Xiao Li burned a pot of hot water, took out a piece of meat from the king salamander from the ring, sliced it with the Dragon Sword, put it in the pot to stew the soup.
At this time, she had entered the depths of the desert, and Xiao Li no longer needed to deliberately hide it.
No one can be wronged by his stomach.
Fatty Wang asked curiously: "Brother Xiao Li, what kind of meat is this? Where did you beat it?"
Seeing Xiao Li taking out a large piece of fresh meat out of thin air like a magic trick, Satipeng, Hu Bayi and others were curious about how he did it?
But they were not too surprised. Perhaps they had seen too many magical things in Xiao Li. Even if Xiao Li said he was a god, they would probably believe it.
"The meat of the Overlord Salamander is delicious in texture, has extremely high nutritional value, is non-toxic and pollution-free, and can just allow everyone to replenish their physical strength. As for how it turns out, this question is quite complicated, and you won't understand it if you say it." As Xiao Li spoke, he took out some seasonings and side dishes and put them in the pot.
After a while, the fragrance filled the air. Everyone sat around in front of the fire and chatted casually. Shirley Yang walked into the broken house and said seriously: "I just found some wolf footprints on the wall."
Fatty Wang didn't care: "I forgot if you don't say it. I just saw six or seven yellow sheep by the wall outside."
An Liman looked at Xiao Li with some fear, and then said worriedly: "You only see the yellow sheep now, maybe there are wolves and leopards hidden. Now, sandstorms are shave in the sky, and the animals on the ground are frightened. After the sandstorm passes, you will find that the wolf and sheep are hiding in the same room. At that time, if it is a wolf, it should bare its teeth. If it is a yellow sheep, it should stretch out its horns on its head."
"What are you afraid of? With Brother Xiao Li here, no matter whether he is a wolf or a leopard, in front of the brother, it is just a dish."
Fatty Wang gave a thumbs up and said this. The archaeological team members thought that Xiao Li easily controlled the fire ladybug to destroy the wolf pack, and thought that it would be no problem to deal with some wild wolves and leopards, so they let go of most of them.
Hu Ba nodded: "The fat man is right. With Brother Xiao Li here, you don't have to be afraid of any monsters and monsters. I am still worried about when this sandstorm will pass. We just entered the desert on the first day and encountered a sandstorm that has not been seen in a century. Now everyone has learned the power of the desert!"
Professor Chen took a while, recovered some physical strength, and forced himself to smile: "We are called fighting with the sky and fighting with the earth, and there is endless fun!"
When Xiao Li heard this, he rolled his eyes.
Just your old bones, you still want to fight against the sky and the earth. If Laura hadn't brought you up before, you would have gone to hell and fought against the ghost.
The scene of Xiao Li rolling his eyes happened to be seen by Shirley Yang opposite him. Xiao Li usually looked cold and mysterious. Now that he suddenly made such a childish move, Shirley Yang felt a little funny, and he also felt a little more intimate.
After a while, the broth was cooked and Ye Yixin served Xiao Li a bowl. Xiao Li took great care of them along the way, so they naturally remembered them.
Professor Chen was the second one. He took a sip of delicious broth. Professor Chen was very energetic and put down the soup bowl: "I used to work in the wild all year round. Later, I was locked up in a cowshed and went to the labor reform farm to dig stones. I have never suffered any crimes, and I have survived them! But now I am old and useless! Thanks to Comrade Xiao Li and Miss Laura today, if it weren't for you, my old bones might have been left in the desert and dried into mummies. Thank you! Thank you!"
As he said that, Professor Chen bowed to the two of them.
"Professor Chen, don't be polite. Since I have taken this errand, I will naturally be responsible for everyone's safety." Xiao Li helped Professor Chen well.
To be honest, these archaeological team members are very old-fashioned, with more stubborn tempers than the other, and they are burdensome to the group.
But they are sincere and kind, and they like to specialize in research, which still makes Xiao Li respect him.
Laura had no expression on her face and ignored her at all.
The people from the archaeological team along the way knew Laura's "personality", so they didn't care.
Ye Yixin kindly brought a bowl and handed it to An Liman, but the old man would rather chew the jerky meat than eat it, as if he was afraid of being poisoned.
Hu Bayi ate a piece of meat and felt that the meat was tender and extremely delicious. He ate a bowl in a few seconds, put it down, glanced at the members of the archaeological team, and then said, "I believe everyone has realized the harshness of the desert. If we continue to walk, we will enter the center of the Black Desert. The environment there is even more cruel than it is now. To be honest, I am very worried that your physical condition will not be able to support it!"
Professor Chen also knew his physical condition, but he devoted his whole life to the archaeological industry and had long put life and death aside.
"I understand, you don't have to worry about me. My life is for archaeologists. Besides, this rare big sandstorm is not seen in a century and will not be found often. Since we have escaped it, we will have good fortune!"
After hearing what Professor Chen said, Hu Bayi knew that the other party would not give up until the Yellow River and could only sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman.
After almost all the meals and drinking, the group spread out their sleeping pads and took turns to sleep, leaving two people to guard the entrance to prevent anything from happening.
First, prevent it from being buried by wind and sand.
Secondly, I was worried about being attacked by marching ants and other wild beasts.
The angry cock stayed by Xiao Li's side, very peaceful.
A red and black ant crawled out of the sand, slowly crawled towards Xiao Li, who was meditating and meditating, and pecked at the angry cock with slightly narrowed eyes.
With a crunch, he swallowed it, and then continued to squint his eyes and take a nap.
Chapter completed!