The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts
Chapter 230 Heading towards the desert
Yushadu is not young, at least sixty years old. It is said that he fought several tough battles in the Sinai Peninsula with President Nasser when he was young. Later, after going back and forth, he hooked up with the Soviets.
This hookup lasted nearly forty years.
Arahaya was once a small stronghold of the former Soviet Union. Scientific expedition teams with various purposes entered the desert from here. And Eushadus often acted as their guide.
In fact, Yoshadus was not called by this name when he was young, but it was difficult for people in his field to bear his real name, so he simply used a pseudonym. This pseudonym is extremely appropriate. Jushaddu means "guide" in Arabic, and he has done this job well for decades. After going back and forth, no one knew his real name.
Jushad was leaning in front of the broken board door, holding an Egyptian-style hookah in his mouth, "Davarish, I'm sorry, I won't accept this mission, old man. Now is not the time to go into the desert. God will punish me if I do it knowingly or intentionally." of."
Suddenly the two parties were at a stalemate.
But a baby crying in the backyard broke the deadlock.
Peter glanced at Eushatus. Jusha said unhurriedly: "My daughter-in-law's belly is full of energy, just like a ewe, she has given birth to another calf with a handle."
"In a few years, I'm afraid I'll eat all the skin off your old bones - you're just a kid, you're going to eat me to death." Peter laughed.
Yusha ignored him and just puffed on the hookah.
Finally, he looked at Peter with cloudy eyes and said: "40 years ago, I would have dared to reject you. At that time, you were a group of people with ideals, but now, I don't have the courage - not just now. , twenty years ago I would not have dared to disobey your will."
"I will give you a large sum of money, enough to last your three grandchildren until they come of age." Peter promised, and at the same time threw three bundles of dollars to Eushadus.
"Yes, I'll sell you this old bone," Yoshadus agreed decisively to Peter, knowing well the consequences of not eating the toast and being punished with wine. And for him, this deal is a good deal: at his age, he doesn’t know how many years he has left to live, and this $30,000 is enough to cover his family’s expenses for the next ten years.
After Jushadus agreed, he made a request: "You can't drive in the desert, you can only ride camels. Camels are messengers of God. With them, maybe God will forgive us. Moreover, even if God's factors are not considered, the desert is not good for cars. It’s also very unfriendly.”
Everyone in the team fell into silence. If they were unable to drive, their movement speed and carrying capacity would be reduced by several levels.
Tom recalled his dream and couldn't help but say something for the old man, "It is true that camels are more reliable."
Alyosha frowned, but Peter tugged on the corner of his clothes, so he shut up and nodded.
Dr. Hunter also agreed. The old man from Ushadu was more professional than everyone present when it came to entering the desert, so naturally he would listen to him.
In the desert, camels, which can go without water for more than ten days or even longer, are indeed excellent mounts. After reaching a consensus, the old man from Jushad raised thirty strong camels for the team in just a few hours. Most of the camels raised in the town were dromedaries, and all the camels chosen by the old man from Yushad were dromedaries.
Camels are divided into single-humped and double-humped camels. From the literal meaning, the single-humped camel has only one hump, while the bi-humped camel has two. The reason why the old man chose single-humped camels is that they are more adaptable to the desert. Bactrian camels are better suited to cold climates. The dromedary camel, which has been domesticated by people in Arabia for thousands of years, is more adapted to the environment here.
The old man in Jushad drove thirty camels outside his house. The camels were three meters long and two meters high. They had thick eyelashes and small, hairy ears. After gathering the camels, the old man struggled to move out a large bucket. Seeing this, Alyosha quickly took it over.
The bucket weighed seventy or eighty kilograms, and Alyosha's expression didn't change.
The bucket is clear spring water. The old man sprinkled a bag of salt inside.
In addition to water, the old man from Yushadu prepared a lot of concentrated feed.
"Eat! After eating, we have to go into the desert." As if they understood the old man's words, the camels ate the feed and drank water.
The camel's stomach has three chambers. The first stomach chamber has 20 to 30 water capsules, which can store water. Their red blood cells can also expand greatly to absorb water to store water. Therefore, camels can go without drinking water for many days. When there is enough water, they can drink at once. More than fifty liters of water.
It took a long time for the old man to feed the camels. During this period, Alyosha and everyone put the prepared equipment on the camel. In addition to his own supplies, he also brought a lot of feed and salt bricks.
Tom thought for a while and brought a bag of tea and a bag of dried dates. Dates are a good thing. There is a local saying in Egypt that in the desert, one date palm is enough to sustain your life for three days: on the first day, you eat the skin of the date, on the second day you eat the pulp, and on the third day Eat the core every day.
Although it is a bit exaggerated, dates are indeed a gift from nature to mankind. In both Eastern and Western cultures, dates are sacred and are gifts from gods. The East even associates jujube with immortals. During the Qin Dynasty, An Qisheng, a Qi practitioner, told the First Emperor that he had been to Penglai Immortal Mountain. The immortals on the mountain entertained him with jujubes as big as melons. The First Emperor believed it and gave him tens of thousands of golden jade.
Of course, Tom and his party also brought plenty of water. In order to prevent the water from spoiling, Dr. Hunter also added a little rum to each water bag. Alyosha and his team also had several bags of spirits hanging around their camel necks. : Vodka, rum and local liquor.
The team that Tom is in is somewhat like an ancient camel team. Without revealing his identity as a wizard, the team carries enough food for them to eat for a month and enough water to drink for half a month. The role of the old man from Yushad is Find oases and underground rivers for them to replenish water on the road.
But to be honest, with the speed of the wizard's "clear water like a spring", Tom and Hermione were exhausted and couldn't provide enough fresh water. Of the thirty camels, only eighteen were actually carrying heavy loads, and the rest were all The team members’ mounts. The old man from Yoshad also brought a few packets of black powder, which was said to be a special drink that could be brewed into a drink to relieve the heat.
According to the records in the ancient books that Dr. Hunter found, the ancient city they were looking for was in the direction of the Gerberto ruins. This ancient human relic is located in a remote area of the Sahara, in the Tenere Desert, known as the "desert within the desert". Scientists have discovered more than 200 human tombs here. Also included are the bones of several animals, large fish and crocodiles - the area was once a lake.
It is hard to imagine that this barren land was once a lake with lush water and grass.
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