Surviving Endless Disasters

Taking a closer look, some cacti actually bore fruit. Wen Zheng walked over with surprise on his face. You must know that the growth period of cacti is extremely long, and they usually bear fruit only once every few years.

There are not many fruits on these cacti, which are dark red in color. The change from green to dark red is a sign that the cactus fruits are mature.

Moreover, there is a layer of barbs on the outside of the skin. These cactus fruits can be eaten directly. Wen Zheng used a knife to cut off a fruit from the top and caught it with Wang Jing's jerboa fur.

It is best not to touch these cactus fruits without thick gloves, because the barbs on them can easily scratch your hands, and any small wounds in the desert may lead to infection.

Wen Zheng stared at the cactus fruit placed on the animal skin. The dagger was so fast in his hand that the afterimage was almost invisible. When it was done, he saw that the sharp thorns on the outside of the cactus fruit had been cut off. Wen Zheng cut one of them Cut in half, revealing the orange-yellow flesh inside, dotted with some tiny seeds.

Wen Zheng handed a few cactus fruits with the thorns removed to Professor Huang, but Professor Huang pushed them back to Wen Zheng and said, "Don't look at me, you worked so hard to get these. Hurry up and eat two of them first." Moisten your throat.

"Slowly peel away the skin with the spines removed, and Wen Zheng bites into the fresh pulp.

Cactus fruit is a berry. You can feel its freshness and juiciness when you bite it lightly. The sweet juice flows into the throat and brings a refreshing feeling.

Huang Li stood nearby. Instead of picking the hard-to-reach cactus fruits, he used a dagger to cut the tops of the edible cactus. He unconsciously walked forward and saw that there was a cluster of cactus in front of him that had been cut. trace.

Wen Zheng walked over and looked at the surrounding cacti, and finally said: "The cactus fruits have not been picked, only the cactus has been cut.

Such cutting marks could only be made by humans, and the cactus fruits were probably not yet ripe when they arrived here.

"I don't know if I am still here now, or if I have left this canyon.

"Brother Wen, do you think those rescue team members survived? The crashed plane was not too far away from here.

"Huang Li guessed.

"Maybe other members of the expedition team or other adventurers.

"Professor Huang thought of his old friends and students who had no news so far, and they still don't know where they are in this desert.

Wen Zheng observed the surrounding terrain. There was no stream coming here. The color of the land here was still earthy yellow sand, and there were various rocks interspersed with green plants, mostly cacti and willows. He didn't see any. What traces are left.

"Go further ahead and take a look. If someone comes here, they will definitely go to a place with a water source, and maybe they will leave some traces.

"Wen Zheng suggested.

Relying on the cactus to replenish their water and physical strength, Wen Zheng and others became leisurely, sitting on the camels and walking slowly.

The road in the canyon was winding. As the camels led Wen Zheng and others toward the west, the terrain gradually became lower and the temperature also dropped.

Even if the sun is still shining brightly on the horizon, walking in the canyon, as long as you don't walk under the sun falling into the canyon, but stand in the shadow of the falling rock wall, you don't have to worry about the high temperature.

After walking for more than a kilometer, the air became more humid and the surrounding plants increased a lot.

After turning around the tall rock wall, the original land became a little moist, leaving many traces on it.

Wen Zheng sat on the camel and looked down at the traces. There were many animal footprints and some very faint shoe prints.

Suddenly, Wen Zheng's eyes were fixed on the shoe prints. He fell off the camel and looked carefully. Huang Li jumped down immediately and squatted next to Wen Zheng. His face was full of surprise when he saw the traces left on the land. He said, "Brother Wen, are these tire marks?" The pattern was still wide. Wen Zheng thought of the crashed plane and asked, "Is this the mark left by the plane's tires?" "Ah?" Huang Li was lying on his stomach. After looking at it for a long time, he finally scratched his head and said, "I haven't noticed it before, but it doesn't look like a car tire. If it is an airplane tire, then the ones who came here are the surviving rescue team members.

"Just keep walking forward and you will know."

"Professor Huang said.

As the camels continued to move forward, the shoe and tire marks became more and more obvious.

Suddenly, several chaotic shouts came into their ears.

Huang Li's face became complicated and he asked in a suspicious tone: "Am I hallucinating? I actually heard dogs barking and cats meowing in the desert. Could it be that the rescue team also brought cats?" Dog, come here?" Those chaotic barks were extremely clear. They were indeed cat calls and dog barks. Everyone present could clearly hear them, and they were not Huang Li's auditory hallucinations.

Wen Zheng recalled the animals that could live in the desert and explained: "There is a kind of cat that usually lives in the desert. Its scientific name is the sand dune cat. It is very small and its meowing sound is almost the same as that of a domestic cat.

As for the barking of dogs, it should be a kind of canine called fennec fox. Listening to these barks, it seems that they are fighting.

"After listening to Wen Zheng's introduction, Huang Licai vaguely remembered the desert animals he had heard Professor Wang talk about. However, according to Professor Wang's explanation, these two animals had long since lost their traces and had not been discovered for a long time, so He said a few simple words, but he didn't listen carefully.

Listening to the mixed sounds of barking and meowing, Professor Huang and Huang Li became more curious and wanted to see those rare animals with their own eyes.

These two animals rarely attack humans, and may even avoid them. However, it is the breeding season for fennec foxes, so they are more aggressive.

Wen Zheng thought about the size of these two small animals and thought they would not pose any threat to him. It would be okay to go to a closer place to take a look.

The camel made almost no sound when it stepped on the ground. Wen Zheng and others were sitting on the tall camel back and soon saw the two animals confronting each other in front of them.

Wen Zheng and others tightened the reins of the camel, and the camel stopped quietly. Because there was still a distance between them, the two animals did not notice their gaze.

Not far ahead, on several boulders surrounded by bushes, fennec foxes and sand dune cats stood on both sides of the stones, looking at each other warily and making unfriendly calls.

When they saw these two animals, Professor Huang and Huang Li's eyes really lit up, especially Huang Li. Although he was tall and strong, he actually liked these small animals. The two animals in front of him were very cute, and they were so cute that they touched his heart.

The fennec fox is the smallest fox, with a small body and a pair of fluffy big ears, which makes it even cuter in comparison.

Its pale yellow body has a reddish tail, and the hair at the end of the tail is black, which makes people wonder what it would feel like if the tail swept across their arms.

The sand cat is the smallest cat, and its ears are also relatively large, far larger than the ears of domestic cats, which is the result of its adaptation to the desert environment.

The fur of the sand cat is also yellow, closer to the color of sand, and as cute as the cats we usually see.

But these two cute animals are confronting each other. The fennec fox is smaller than the sand cat, but they are social animals, while the sand cat likes to act alone. This is a group fight with more against fewer.

Three adult fennec foxes stood together, staring at the sand cat that was holding a gerbil in its paw. Both animals have small animals such as gerbils on their menus, and it seems that the conflict is caused by food.

"Hey! Can you hear me?" Suddenly, a shout was heard, startling Wen Zheng and the others, and also startling the two small animals that were confronting each other.

The fennec fox, which was more timid, trembled after hearing the noise, and then jumped into the bushes next to the stone one after another, making a rustling sound when the leaves rubbed against each other, and disappeared only after the fennec fox entered its own cave.