Xianyu never thought that he would see his own merchant fleet in the live broadcast room.

Although people from both parties are looking for the desert oasis, the Sarba Desert is so vast that a team in it is just a drop in the ocean, and the probability of encountering it is even smaller than winning the first prize.

He froze for a moment, then became happy - finally found it! .

For some unknown reason, he and Xiandan have been out of contact for nearly a day. No matter whether he contacted Xiandan or other people in the team, there was no news.

But now, through the live broadcast room, Xianyu saw that the original team of nearly thirty people had dropped by nearly half, and the remaining ten or so people looked terrible, and their condition was not as good as just carrying a water bottle, a dagger, and a backpack. The anchor who entered the desert.

Of the forty camels that were brought into the desert, only three or four were left. It is hard to imagine what happened in the middle.

Xianyu raised his heart involuntarily, his eyes followed Xiandan in the live broadcast room, and he frowned tightly—

They clearly said before they set out that once they encounter problems, they should withdraw immediately and not go deeper. Why are they now approaching such a core hinterland all at once?

Three big trees twisted and growing together cover the sky and block out the sun, and the stretched dense branches fully support the shade of six or seven meters long. Even though the people from the merchant fleet occupy a piece, Lu Liran is still behind the big tree Find a clean shady place to sit down.

【so many people? ! 】

【what's the situation? Do you want to organize a group to appreciate the scenery of the Salba Desert? ? 】

[This group of people doesn't look very good, the equipment is much more sophisticated than Brother Lu, but it seems that everyone vents more air than breathes in]

[It's all like this, why don't you call the search and rescue team?]

The audience in the live broadcast room were discussing in full swing, and Xianyu frowned as he watched the barrage—yes, why didn’t he call the search and rescue team?

At this moment, Xiandan walked up to Lu Liran.

His face was pale and his lips were chapped, but he looked better than others. He asked Lu Liran in a low voice: "Hi, are you Mr. Lu?"

【Alas! Why does this person know Brother Lu? ! 】

[Have you seen Brother Lu's live broadcast? ? 】

【It’s a coincidence that I went here】

[Don't come looking for me, cub, this is not a matter of two oil bottles, it's a string! 】

[Gourd baby doesn't find so many grandpas]

Lu Liran raised his eyes to see the source of the shadow above his head, glanced at Ke Ji again, and nodded after a pause: "It's me."

Xiandan breathed a sigh of relief: "Great, Mr. Lu, we got separated from the guide not long ago because of the sandstorm. We followed the evacuation route given by the guide and finally came here. I saw you and your companion."

Lu Liran raised his eyebrows, the evacuation route? Evacuated to the hinterland of the desert center? Or did they go deeper before?

A few thoughts flashed through his mind, some guesses, and he glanced at the man, motioning for him to continue talking.

"Our terminals, optical brains, and all electronic equipment cannot be used normally after entering this area, and we cannot refer to the optical brain map, so I would like to ask Mr. Lu, how far is this place from the edge of the desert?" Xiandan asked road.

Lu Liran paused, and asked back, "How long have you been away? When did you start to evacuate?"

"We entered the desert the afternoon before yesterday. After walking for nearly a day and a half, we suddenly found that the terminal and the optical brain were not working properly."

"Because most of our water, food, and resources are stored in the terminal, only a small part is carried by forty camel horses. Therefore, after discovering this situation, I discussed with the guide and decided not to proceed further. Go back to camp and reconsider."

Xiandan pursed her lips, and asked tentatively, "According to our pace, it shouldn't be far from the edge of the desert, right?"

Lu Liran looked at him: "Not far from the edge? On the contrary, you have already penetrated deep into the hinterland now."

Xiandan was stunned for a moment, he had some guesses like this in his heart, but after hearing Lu Liran's confirmation, he was still stunned for a few seconds.

The route given to them by that guide not only did not take them away from Salba, but instead led them step by step closer to the center of death.

Xian Yu watched the live broadcast, his back was in a cold sweat, the guide really had a problem, Brother Lu was right again!

"We were obviously wary of the route given by the guide, and the route we determined after repeatedly comparing the general direction, how could it become like this..." A pale middle-aged man walked behind Xiandan, he murmured Said that after knowing that they had actually entered the hinterland of the desert, their mentality almost collapsed.

"No wonder, no wonder the more horrible things appeared as we walked, people disappeared one by one, the camels disappeared, the terminal and the optical brain failed, and the search and rescue team couldn't find us, how could we go out... "The man murmured incessantly.

Lu Liran looked at the middle-aged man, and twitched the corner of his mouth. This kind of mentality has already settled half of the ending of death.

Xiandan scolded the man and said, "We can survive."

Lu Liran was not interested in knowing what those people encountered in the desert. He could probably guess that what those people experienced, he had seen with his own eyes.

Xiandan pulled the team leader who was a bit broken to leave, and said in a hurry: "I'm sorry to bother Mr. Lu, I hope I can have a chance to have a good chat with Mr. Lu later."

Lu Liran frowned, and before he could speak, the young man dragged the middle-aged man away.

Lu Liran clicked his tongue.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Ke Ji who hadn't spoken much, frowned slightly, pursed his lips and leaned over to ask, "Is the person you're looking for over there?"

Ke Ji looked at Lu Liran, and slowly shook his head: "Not inside."

Lu Liran guessed it more or less. If he wasn't inside, he was among the other half of the people who had been swallowed up by the desert. There was probably no chance of surviving.

He didn't say anything, just left Ke Ji alone there quietly.

【Ah, this... the first time I saw so many people (scratching head) in Brother Lu's live broadcast room, I suddenly felt very uncomfortable】

[+1 I used to watch Brother Lu's live broadcast and it didn't feel that big of a shock. I just saw that uncle collapsed, and I suddenly realized how hopeless Salba is.]

[If it were me, maybe I would have to take it with me before it collapsed]

【difficult】

The scorching sun at noon is already high in the sky. Through the drone camera, you can see the air waves captured by the camera ball, which are baked by the high temperature and seem to be deformed. The distant and near scenes seem to be distorted.

This is the heat that has killed countless people in Salba, and the clues are already visible.

"The temperature of the sand under the shade of trees is more than ten degrees lower than those directly exposed to the sun." Lu Liran said, breaking the somewhat depressed atmosphere in the live broadcast room, "But there is another way to make the temperature even lower .”

As he spoke, he dug a half-body-sized pit more than ten centimeters deep under the shade of a tree. The sand he dug out was obviously darker in color and much cooler in temperature.

He quickly lay down in it, feeling a cold compress on his hot back in an instant.

"Don't underestimate the ten-centimeter-deep bunker. The temperature inside is at least ten degrees lower than that under the shade of trees." Lu Liran said with satisfaction.

Ke Ji walked to Lu Liran's side, pinched the sand that had been turned over to the side, and asked Lu Liran, "Is there water under here?"

Lu Liran lay in the sandpit, the rare coolness in the desert made him a little lazy, and said: "It's impossible, although there is such a deformed tree with lush branches and leaves, there are no traces of small shrubs growing around here. , which means that even if there is water here, it should be deep underground.”

"A tree like this has a well-developed root system, and several roots can penetrate more than ten meters underground, which is not enough to judge whether there is water." Lu Liran replied.

Ke Ji raised his eyebrows, but he didn't think so.

In the few years before he became a commander, he went in and out of many deserts, and performed many missions unknown to outsiders on the desert map. Once, he found a source of water under such a strange-shaped tree, and the Jedi every life.

But he couldn't tell Lu Liran directly like this, so he thought for a while and said: "I remember someone once said that there is a tree in the desert that plunges into the fire at one end and plunges into the deep pool at the other end. It spreads its arms like a giant in the desert. , to provide shade for travelers, it is so domineering that there are no plants around it that can compete with it for water, that kind of tree seems to be somewhat similar to the one in front of us."

Lu Liran became a little interested when he heard the words. The desert is vast and rich in species. It would not be surprising if such a tree really existed. After a little reflection, he really shouldn't easily conclude that there is no water under it based on his past experience.

He had just stayed in the shade of the tree, three or four meters away from the main trunk—mainly because he wanted to avoid the group of people in the merchant fleet—until he approached, the system jumped out to detect the results, and the tree was named Buddha Belly Artemisia.

【Buddha Belly Oil Artemisia】

[Detailed information: After encountering water, the trunk immediately oozes gum, commonly known as "artemisia gum", which has a high economic value of the material]

[Treasure level: Oil Artemisia Gum·Intermediate]

[Estimated economic value: 1000 star coins/100g]

Lu Liran glanced at ten lines at a glance, his eyes lit up immediately, and he walked quickly to the tree, squatting down to push away the fine sand accumulated near the roots.

Seeing near the root, you can see a layer of obvious yellowish-white gelatinous substance, which should be Artemisia oleifera gum.

Don't miss it when you pass by, he took off all the oily gum that was visible to the naked eye on the trunk, and put it in his backpack.

A small ball of milky white colloid the size of a fist weighs about two to three hundred grams.

After Lu Liran finished searching the nearby glue, he began to plan the sand at the root of the tree.

The members of the Merchant Fleet who were sitting on the ground under the shade of the trees looked at Lu Liran in confusion, and said weakly, "Brother, what are you doing? Save your energy and stop digging."

However, Lu Liran looked at Ke Ji, nodded slightly and said to Ke Ji: "This tree is called Artemisia Buddha Belly, and this kind of gum grows when it meets water. Since there is a thick layer of glue near the root, it means that it is near here. There must be water! You're right!"

The people in the Merchant Fleet were stunned when they heard the words, but felt that this sounded unreliable: "How come this kind of gum grows when it meets water, if there is water below, water should come out of the pit you dug there just now gone."

"Stop talking, save some saliva and energy, there is still a way to go..." The other person tugged at the speaker's arm listlessly. Just as he was speaking, his eyes suddenly widened and he stared blankly at Lu Li But there.

Seeing that Lu Liran started digging directly after he finished speaking, he didn't pay any attention to the nonsense that the two merchant crew members said.

The action of digging the sand pit is already very proficient, and a small hole seven or eight centimeters deep is dug out in just a few strokes.

Lu Liran stabbed down hard with the dagger, and saw a jet of water burst out suddenly, and the water continued to flow upwards.

The clear, impurity-free water quickly moistened the surrounding sandy soil.

"Water...is water!"

The merchant fleet exclaimed hoarsely.

Immediately, the dozen or so members of the Merchant Fleet surrounded him with force, staring at the small hole in front of Lu Liran that was almost full with jealousy.

They hadn't been in the water for almost a whole day, and the strings of reason almost snapped when they saw a puddle of water.

Water, the gold of the desert, the source of life!

A team member eagerly took out all his belongings—a well-functioning outdoor watch, an animal fur blanket, and some dry food—he handed them to Lu Liran, and asked earnestly, "Can I have a drink?" Is it? Just one bite!"

Lu Liran didn't take those things. Even if these things are not as precious as water in the desert, they can still save lives.

He pouted lightly around the big tree: "Dig it yourself, I'm not the only one who can dig it out."

The team member was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately, staggered and rushed to the side, and began to dig.

In just one day, the dryness of the desert and the eager desire for water were almost engraved into their subconscious minds, so that the first moment they saw the water, everyone thought it was the only one, and only wanted to occupy it. Thoughts for yourself, but no more.

Xiandan also reacted at this time, thanked Lu Liran in a hurry, and immediately organized the rest of the team to dig sand and find water in an orderly manner.

"There's water... there's water!"

"It's saved, that's great, I thought I couldn't make it through today, it's okay..."

The members of the Merchant Fleet were full of gratitude and rejoicing. They lay on the edge of the sandpit, looking devoutly at the clear water slowly filling the sandpit, and at the same time looked in the direction of Lu Liran and Ke Ji from time to time.

In the eyes of the Merchant Fleet, these two people are undoubtedly like the savior who suddenly appeared in front of them, bringing a miraculous source of water.

[Brother Lu is awesome! Ke Mei also knows a lot! Found water! 】

【Hey Brother Lu, why didn't you accept that person's things? It was originally discovered by Brother Lu and Ke Meiren, so it should be rewarded】

[Agreed, Brother Lu said that the water in the desert is the most precious thing, more expensive than gold! These people are really embarrassed to give some points? ? 】

[Salted Fish Yuyu gives the host 100x Buddha Jumps Over the Wall]

[? ? ? Fuck? ? ? 100 Buddha jump over the wall? ! 】

[Wait, 1 Buddha jumps over the wall for 1,000 star coins, 100 Buddhas jump over the wall, 100,000? ! 】

【Looking at the local tyrant grass】

Xian Yu hasn't finished brushing yet, but the money in the account just now is not enough, so he went to charge some more.

So next-

[Salted Fish Yuyu gives the host 100x Buddha Jumps Over the Wall]

[Salted Fish Yuyu gives the host 100x Buddha Jumps Over the Wall]

【…】

Another six notifications in one breath.

【I'm numb...】

[Local tyrants are there every day, today is particularly violent, thank you boss! 】

Lu Liran glanced at the live broadcast room, but before he could react, he saw a platform system notification airborne from the live broadcast room——

"Congratulations to the live broadcast room 'Survival in the Wilderness: Giants Under the Black Wind and Sand' for becoming the number one live broadcast room in the ring this week."

"Congratulations to anchor Lu Liran for becoming the host of this week's ring, and the platform will reward you with a three-day opening screen recommendation."

Lu Liran was stunned.

The audience in the live broadcast room also saw it, and they all congratulated and cheered——

[My treasure anchor is about to stand up! —VANGUARD gave the anchor 3x sukiyaki]

[Grass protects my brother Lu! 】

【Come on! Give Brother Lu the best pomp! —Winter Insect’s Words will be given to the anchor 1x Top Wagyu]

Xianyu blinked, he didn't expect this to happen at first, he just wanted to express his gratitude and excitement, he smashed a bunch of Buddha jumps over the wall without thinking, but he didn't expect it - that's it? This is the stage?

Alright, Brother Lu will be the host of the live broadcast in the future!

Lu Liran then heard his own system beeping—

"The host received more than 500,000 rewards from the live broadcast room, and was awarded the title [Danshi Zhizhu], rewarding the host's body repair progress +1%, the current host body repair progress: 95% (the frequency of attacks seems to be getting lower and lower up)”

Lu Liran breathed out: "Thank you for the 700 Buddha jumping over the wall of Xianyuyuyu, and thank you for the sukiyaki and wagyu from other audiences. After I finished speaking, I felt even hungrier."

[Hahahahaha Brother Lu, Brother Lu is looking for something to eat from the Merchant Fleet! 】

[Brother Lu is not easy, I feel like being promoted to the principal of a kindergarten]

[Speaking like this, I suddenly have a good image...]

Lu Liran drank the water slowly with the ready-made straws that he had made before. The water was filtered by charcoal and grass balls, and it was cleaner and clearer than the water emerging from the sandpit. It can be said that it is exquisite drinking water.

He invited Ke Ji to come over to drink too, never thinking of folding this "straw" in half to make two.

The two drank slowly, so as not to get used to drinking too much water after being thirsty for a long time.

After replenishing the water, Lu Liran filled his and Ke Ji's water bottles again, and then lay down in the sandpit under the shade of a tree to enjoy the cool and rest.

But he didn't rest well, and his ears were full of chatter from merchant crew members—

"We stayed under this tree for almost two hours, and we didn't realize that there would be water under it..."

"Who is that man? The string team seems to respect him a lot?"

"It must be very powerful, otherwise how could he find out that there is water here! Much better than our guide!"

"Bullshit guide, shit!"

"Drink the water well, it's so delicious..."

There were whispers from the merchant fleet members around, but one after another, there was no intention of stopping the discussion at all.

Lu Liran twitched the corner of his mouth, and heard the sound of "ton, ton, ton" from the other side drinking water, which showed that these people were really thirsty and drank very fast.

【They drank too much, they must be thirsty】

【Hey Brother Lu said before that you can't drink too fast, you'll throw up? 】

【Ah yes, I almost forgot if I don’t say it】

"Vomit—" A member of the Merchant Fleet vomited, and there was not much in his stomach. All he vomited out was the clear water he drank just now.

This retching sound seemed to be contagious, and one after another, the surroundings vomited again.

"what happened?!"

"Could it be that the water is poisonous! The water is not clean!?"

Lu Liran twitched the corner of his mouth, rolled his eyes, and closed his eyes to rest.

Xianyu hates iron for being weak, and drank water urgently, wondering why the water in the house is not clean.

"Drink slowly, it's no wonder you're so anxious." Xiandan said to the team members, frowning, and then greeted the others, "Go and see if there is anything that can be removed from the supplies on the camel horse Those who hold water, fill up with water and go.”

"yes!"

Xiandan took a look at Lu Liran, saw that Lu Liran had his eyes closed, and paused slightly as he was about to walk over, and immediately he was keenly aware of a warning gaze falling on him.

He subconsciously raised his eyes to look over, and saw the beautiful Omega who had been by Lu Liran's side looked over faintly, his eyes were dispensable and threatening, as if the pressure before was an illusion of his own.

Xiandan looked at the handsome man suspiciously, then at Lu Liran, did not disturb the other party's nap.

Lu Liran just closed his eyes and considered how to go next.

This is the second day he came to the desert. The original plan was to notify the airship after he found the cocoon, and he would be ordered to pick him up at any time, but judging from what Xiandan said just now, the communication was also disconnected.

He tried his own optical-brain communication in private, but there was also no movement.

In this way, he will definitely have to stay in the desert for five full days—the original plan was that no matter what, he would definitely leave the desert on the fifth day at the latest. There was no need for him to communicate with the airship, and the airship would be waiting all day on the fifth day Wait for him to show up—it's just that after the communication function fails, if he doesn't show up at the original location on time, the pilot may think that he died in the desert, and there is no contractual obligation to wait for him for the exceeded time.

In other words, if he didn't arrive at the appointed place before the end of the fifth day, he might never be able to wait for the support from the airship, and he had to get out of Salba by himself.

If so, it's a nightmare come true.

The eyeballs under Qianqian's eyelids rolled left and right uneasily, and then opened suddenly.

Lu Liran saw Ke Ji sitting on the side, as if looking at himself.

"Having a nightmare?" Ke Ji asked.

"Hey, I didn't sleep." Lu Liran said, looking at the sand dunes rising and falling in the distance, "I'm thinking about what to do if the communication hangs up."

[Ah, the communication is down? No wonder the team didn’t call the search and rescue team]

[Brother Lu's live video camera still works? ? 】

[Brother Lu's equipment is really awesome! In the last live broadcast, I remember that a big guy said that Brother Lu’s camera ball is very powerful, the kind that is the treasure of the shop]

【Hahahaha Brother Lu's equipment is a little short】

Ke Ji squinted his eyes slightly when he heard the words, and suddenly looked at the drone: "Is your live broadcast room still working normally?"

Lu Liran was taken aback, then nodded: "Normal."

Ke Ji couldn't help looking at the camera ball, which was also a communication device, how could this drone camera ball ignore the negative effects of this weird desert?

"If necessary, you can ask the audience in the live broadcast room to help you get in touch," Ke Ji said.

Lu Liran's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands: "It makes sense."

【Can! I do! 】

[+1 More people are more powerful! It's always helpful! 】

[Brother Lu, you're welcome! 】

Seeing that Lu Liran woke up, Xiandan walked over quickly, smiled at Lu Liran embarrassedly, and said, "Well, I want to ask if you can ask the fans in your live broadcast room to call the rescue team?"

Lu Liran nodded, but soon realized that the Merchant Fleet had a flaw, frowned and said, "It's no problem to call the rescue team, but the optical brain can't be used, so you can't accurately locate your position. Even if the rescue team comes, It’s also looking for a needle in a haystack.”

Xiandan was taken aback when he heard the words, he didn't expect this.

Their reliance on optical brains and terminals is too deep, which is a common problem of almost all modern interstellar people, and it is also because these two are too powerful and omnipotent, and there has never been a situation like the present.

Xiandan's expression turned ugly. With an inexperienced team like them, after a day and night full of death traps, they had completely given up the idea of ​​leaving Sarba by themselves.

Their only hope is to wait until rescue.

But now, Xiandan is not sure whether they can wait for rescue without the precise positioning of the optical brain.

After personally experiencing the power of Salba, he even wondered whether the rescue team would encounter misfortune on the way to find them.

Because here, all the high technology they rely on for their livelihood has become waste, and without these things, their ability to survive is almost zero.