Chapter 49 The Knights of the Round Table
The next day, when it was still dawn, everyone started to work hard.
The mission of this temple is seven days. Although I have not obtained accurate information about the location of the temple in my mind, I cannot see from the time that they will definitely travel in the desert next, so they have prepared a lot of food and plenty of water.
According to Fang Heng's plan, they will supplement their resources before the temperature rises. Considering that the number of people in this trip reached an unprecedented eight, Cao Nian was still full of concerns about food. Although Clausia was a little girl and had a small appetite, barely half an adult level, Zhang Yang was a big eater, and his bottomless belly made his appetite comparable to three or four adults. He alone added a considerable burden to the team.
After telling Fang Heng about this, the latter's face was slightly stiff, as if he had not expected that there was such a foodie in the team.
So, after thinking about it, Fang Heng asked the indigenous people of the oasis for food for four people.
The indigenous people of the Oasis had no objection to this. After all, these people are the legendary warriors, and they only have a larger appetite to show their courage.
Cao Nian, Fatty, Zhang Yang and Longlang were carrying the last batch of food and a large bunch of jerky meat to the place where the off-road vehicle was parked. The Oasis natives looked respectful and admired these four strong warriors, and even the eyes of the young girls were filled with a hint of love. This made the old men feel at a loss. You should know that they are just ordinary people, not the kind of "righteous gentlemen" in the story, Liu Xiahui and others. Looking at these beautiful girls, after a long time, the men will inevitably find it difficult to control themselves.
But they also knew that these girls only admire heroes, not themselves.
"To be honest, it's not a good feeling to focus on everyone's eyes. I really don't know what those people in the real world who do everything to become famous are thinking?" Zhang Yang walked in the middle, and glanced at the charming girls around him from time to time, with a less obvious smile on his lips.
"Come on, who can't tell you are secretly happy at this moment? You should say less of your words. Haha, I heard that Dead House has a heart that has become a heart-wrenching person. It seems that it is true." Longlang held more than a dozen pieces of jerky in one hand, and was still all of them. He put his other hand on Zhang Yang's shoulder and said in his ear.
"Who said I was secretly happy? I, I, this is-" Zhang Yang's eyes dripped, but for a while, he couldn't think of anything to refute.
"I've been told that someone has a thought, haha, I don't know how to refute it all at once. I'm right. Do you know, your face can't hide your thoughts? Look, you're still secretly happy now." Cao Nian said, pointing at Zhang Yang's face.
"Really, is it true?" Zhang Yang touched his face.
Cao Nian continued: "In this regard, you can ask the fat man more. If you want to keep a low profile, I will feel ashamed of myself even if I do. I really don't know why these killers are so fickle?"
The fat man had no statement about Cao Nian's words.
"I said, we bring so many things on the road. If the car is out of gas on the way, we will not be able to carry these things on our back?" Cao Nian asked in confusion.
Cao Nian has always been puzzled about the means of transportation. After all, there are no gas stations or repair shops in such places. If the car breaks down halfway, it will be completely scrapped? In this way, the reward points will be lost and even the task may not be completed.
Longlang said with great confidence: "You don't have to worry about this. Our car has been modified in the future technology and can use solar energy, so in this sunny desert, there is no problem you mentioned."
Zhang Yang asked, "What if it was at night? What should I do if there is no sun?"
Longlang continued: "I heard from that guy Fang Heng that there is a capacitor in this car, probably a rechargeable battery, which can store the excess energy absorbed by the solar panels during the day and use it at night. So whether it is during the day or at night, we don't have to worry about the car not being able to drive it."
Cao Nian nodded: "This future technology is good."
Cao Nian really doesn't know how terrible it can develop in the future. At least from now on, future technology and even micro-future technology are already amazing enough. As for those super-future technologies, Cao Nian thinks of weapons with huge reward points, such as "Star Destroyer", "Continental Shelf Oscillator", "Reverse Gravitational Bomb", etc., and feels creepy, but at the same time he is excited.
If you have these things in your hand, then the destruction of the world is just a flip.
Zhang Yang left the hand that Longlang put on his shoulder, walked to Cao Nian and asked, "Brother Cao, do you know what these people are talking about?"
Cao Nian looked at the Oasis Aboriginal people beside him and found that they all folded their hands together, placed them in front of their chests, leaning their noses slightly against their index fingers, making a pious prayer posture. And like many believers, they were muttering words in their mouths.
Cao Nian shook his head: "I don't know, Fang Heng has taken back the cross."
Zhang Yang was stunned: "No, he is really it's not the same as that thing on whose hand, and he still has to go back? This is too stingy! Why don't you exchange one with Yuan after you go back?"
Cao Nian said: "That thing is more useful in Fang Heng's hands than in mines."
Zhang Yang whispered: "Brother Cao, you're a bit self-deprecating. What does it mean to be more useful than in your hands? Are you... trying to hand over the captain's position to someone?"
Cao Nian said, "What are you talking about? You are also involved in the captain's position. I don't have as many thoughts as you."
Zhang Yang lowered his voice again and said in a voice that only two people could hear: "Brother Cao, to be honest, don't you want to be this captain at all?"
Cao Nian had no smile on his face. When he thought of Zhang Yang's words, he couldn't laugh much.
When Zhang Yang saw Cao Nian stop talking, he immediately lost interest in this topic. After all, it was always a bit disappointing to talk about these things at this time. He curled his lips, deliberately slowed down and retreated behind Cao Nian.
The four people continued to move forward in their original formation. Zhang Yang and Long Lang continued to dominate the topic, saying giggling words from time to time. However, as the saying goes, the speaker is unintentional, and the listener is intentional. Cao Nian thought about Zhang Yang's seemingly unintentional problem along the way.
After bringing the food to the gathering place, the food is loaded into the truck.
After filling the last little gap, the food reserves had reached a situation where even Zhang Yang shouted to rest assured. At this moment, the most important question was over and everything was ready. Then, they should sit in the car, sing, tell jokes, chat, and move towards their destination day and night like children on a spring outing.
After completing the sacrifice, go home and sleep. What will this world become, this desert, this oasis, and what these people will become have nothing to do with them.
The sun in the horizon also climbed up the horizon and was blushing towards a higher place. It won't take long before this guy showed his power. However, the group did not set out for a long time because the most important person had not yet taken place.
"Is that little girl still crying?" Cao Nian asked.
Xu Nuo, who had just returned to the meeting place, nodded helplessly: "After all, I am just a child. After leaving, I will never see my family and friends again. It is impossible not to be sad. No matter how we persuaded me, it is useless. It is just a constant pain. The whole family can't even pull it away."
Cao Nian sat under the tree and rubbed his temples. Although everything was expected, it was also very embarrassing. He is a typical person who is "soft and not hard". He is not afraid of you being tantrums or being tempted, but afraid of you crying, let alone a little girl.
Not to mention that it was promised, Cao Nian had no choice but to do it himself.
All he could think of was waiting.
Cao Nian continued to ask, "Where is Fang Heng? He is watching?"
Xu Nuo nodded.
Cao Nian said in confusion: "I don't miss him."
Xu Nuo said: "He said that if compulsory measures are taken, it is likely to cause resistance from Clausia and affect the progress of our mission."
Cao Nian thought to himself: "Then wait a little longer."
Another half an hour passed after this wait.
During this period of morning, the changes in sunlight and temperature are very significant, almost every minute and every second. Under the shade of the trees, everyone's clothes that were wet with dew were slightly dry, and the temperature around them also increased significantly.
Although everyone didn't speak, they seemed patient and calm, at least on the surface. Of course, if Zhang Yang did not pace and Long Wolf did not fiddle with the heavy machine gun, and the fat man's movement of wiping the sniper rifle stopped, it would be even less obvious.
In fact, no one is not anxious, and no one is relaxed.
Thinking of this, Cao Nian stopped his hand and no longer tapped his forehead with his fingers.
When it comes to time, they are indeed abundant, but this half hour makes people feel a lot of torment. This is a kind of depression that has nothing to do with the sense of urgency.
"I've been waiting for a long time, everyone." Fang Heng's voice brought a hint of anger to the dead team.
Finally here? Have you cried enough? Or are you ready to part?
Everyone looked at Clausia and found the blonde girl lying on Fang Heng's back, asleep peacefully.
"Is this?" Cao Nian asked.
"As you see, she fell asleep." Fang Heng handed Clausia to Xu Nuo's arms.
Among this team, the most suitable person to take care of this child is not the five big men, nor is Chu Jianqing, who is still a child himself.
Fang Heng opened the car door, got into the driver's seat, and started the off-road vehicle with one click: "We will set off now. When she wakes up, she will be far away from the village, and there will be no complex of reluctance."
Everyone was silent, and no one thought it was an inhuman idea, or it was the most straightforward and direct method.
Cao Nian nodded: "Okay, go now."
Everyone squeezed into the car.
When the car slowly started, the surroundings were already surrounded by the indigenous people of the oasis. These foolish and pitiful people looked at the huge off-road vehicle with great respect and fear, and slowly knelt down.
Their muttering words, their voices were soothing and gentle, and they were not like praying, but more like singing.
Fang Heng was driving the off-road vehicle attentively. Although he was the only one who could understand what the people around him were singing, he did not have any explanation for you.
The behemoth weighing several tons left two winding ruts on the oasis full of grass. Through the back window, Cao Nian looked at the indigenous people of the oasis kneeling on the ground and snuggled together to say goodbye to them with his eyes.
"They were crying for us, are they?" Zhang Yang also saw this scene and felt a little heavy.
"Don't think too much, the people will always cry for themselves. As for the so-called warriors, they will die if they die, but they just add a touch of tragic color to their so-called legend." The fat man closed his eyes after he said this.
Chu Jianqing frowned and said to the fat man, "What are you talking about? Could it be--"
Seeing that the little girl who had been frowning for a morning suddenly attacked, Zhang Yang quickly persuaded and said with a smile: "Fatty, I can't speak. Miss Chu, don't bother with him. Everyone feels uncomfortable. Don't look at the fat man's cold words. In fact, he is also a person with a sharp tongue and a ton of heart."
After hearing this, the fat man twitched his lips.
Chu Jianqing glared at Zhang Yang: "Don't feel good? Then why are you laughing? You are so angry."
Zhang Yang did not dare to get angry, and quickly became serious: "Laugh? Who is laughing? I feel so uncomfortable."
Chu Jianqing snorted coldly.
Cao Nian said to Fang Heng who was driving: "We don't even have a map to the temple. You just drive forward like this, is it okay?"
Fang Heng said: "Map? Isn't the map right in our car?"
Everyone looked at him in confusion.
Fang Heng pointed to Clausia who was sleeping deeply and said, "She is our map."
she?
Cao Nian looked at the girl lying in Xu Nuo's arms and asked, "Do you mean she knows the map?"
Fang Heng said: "Of course, but what she knows is just a rough idea. From her previous conversation, I can roughly infer the direction of moving forward. But she needs to wake up immediately, otherwise we may deviate from the right direction."
Cao Nian said, "Do you want to wake her up?"
Fang Heng said: "In half an hour, if she hasn't woken up yet, we can't wait."
Cao Nian nodded. If he woke up this poor child now, he would be a little reluctant.
"By the way," Fang Heng manipulated the steering wheel with one hand and took off the pendant around his neck with the other: "Put it on her so that she can communicate with us, and there will be no communication barriers."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!