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Chapter 922

Chapter 922 Where Did The Watermelon Come From?

Wang Yu squatted next to a plant, identified it carefully, and said: "This is a halophyte grass, which mostly grows in the Gobi Desert. It is generally distributed in Asia and a small amount in North Africa.

You can see that there is a layer of white frost on the surface of this land, and the vegetation nearby is sparse, even if the distribution is some salt-tolerant plants, it looks like a saline-alkali land. "

"You know, dehydration will also lose the inorganic salts and minerals in the body. Not everyone is as lucky as me and can encounter a vast salt rock in the desert.

If you are trapped in the desert and want to replenish the inorganic salts in your body, you have to put your mind on the ground and find a salt land like the one under my feet, which can often replenish the salt. "

"The replenishment method is very simple, you just need to buckle some white salt frost on the ground, and it doesn't matter if you bring some soil, just hold it in your mouth or put it in the water."

As he spoke, Wang Yu put his fingers in his mouth, dipped some white particles on the ground with his saliva, rubbed them twice, and put them in his mouth, a salty taste came immediately.

Wang Yu frowned and said: "It tastes very salty, but when you encounter this kind of salt land, you must not be in a hurry to eat it. You must carefully observe the side beforehand. There were once wild survivors who encountered a piece of salt land in the desert and couldn't wait to eat it. Want to add salt.

Unfortunately, the hoarfrost on the ground was not table salt, sodium chloride, but caustic soda, which was corrosive, and his skin was burned on the spot!"

Everyone in the hall was surprised when they heard the words, and couldn't help asking how to distinguish the difference between caustic soda and table salt.

"Actually, it is a bit difficult to identify based on appearance alone. There is another method of identification that is not difficult, but it requires a certain price. It only requires some water. After being moistened, the caustic soda feels smooth and greasy, just like soapy water."

Wang Yu explained that this was why he rubbed the food with his saliva-stained fingers before eating it to confirm that it was correct before eating it.

“In fact, in deserts, salt land like this is not uncommon, especially in places where there was once a swamp or abundant groundwater. They are often formed after long-term water and salt movement.

The groundwater dissolves the saline substances in the rock strata, and after rising to the ground, the surface water evaporates, while the mineral salts remain on the surface forever, forming saline-alkali land. "

Wang Yu explained that saline-alkali land like this is very common in the North China Plain. Unreasonable irrigation during spring can easily lead to the emergence of secondary saline-alkali land. Most crops are intolerant to salt and alkali, so many crops are intolerant to salt and alkali. As a result, fertile farmland was left uncultivated.

If he had encountered this salt field a few days ago, Wang Yu would have been very pleasantly surprised, but now he has salt rock with higher purity and fewer impurities. This kind of surface salt has high impurities. For him now, Not the slightest bit attractive.

On the contrary, he doesn't even want to come across this kind of salt land now, because once they appear, it means that the vegetation is sparse and there is a lack of shade trees, and they often appear in a large area, which may be within a few kilometers, or even There are salt lands within dozens of kilometers, and except for some salt-tolerant plants, it is almost a barren land with no grass growing.

It was already noon after walking out of this saline-alkali land, and Wang Yu hid in a protruding area of ​​a huge rock, which was the only place within a radius of nearly one kilometer that could provide rest and shelter.

In addition, there are saline-alkali lands everywhere, and there is almost no vegetation cover, let alone some tree species. There is no way to survive in such a place.

Lunch at noon is still ostrich eggs. To be honest, this kind of food that can not only replenish water but also be rich in protein nutrition is one of the most ideal foods for desert survival. You can choose to drink it raw or cooked, and it can also be used for a long time. store!
Unfortunately, Wang Yu only had the last one left. With great piety, Wang Yu ate the last ostrich egg. This also meant that he no longer had the fresh water resources to supply his body. up.

After drinking the last ostrich egg, Wang Yu's feeling of hunger and thirst was swept away, but he couldn't be happy, but fell into melancholy.

"The easy life is over for the time being. Starting tomorrow, I will embark on a journey to find water sources again!"

Wang Yu wiped off the egg liquid from his mouth with a helpless tone. It is not easy to find drinkable fresh water in the desert. In the past two days, he has not obtained any water source except for the dew collected by the dew pit.

They only caught some small animals like sand scorpions and sun-avoiding spiders, and didn't even touch a snake.

"There must be a way for a car to go to the mountain, and a straight line for a boat to reach the bridge. You can only take one step at a time. I hope my luck will be good enough!"

After saying that, Wang Yu rested on the rock wall, waiting for the highest temperature of the day to drop. When that time comes, he would choose to continue on his way. He must now leave this saline-alkali land with almost no vegetation as soon as possible. In a place like this Wanting to obtain water is simply a dream.

In the afternoon, the power of the sun began to weaken, and Wang Yu started to hurry. After walking for more than half an hour, he finally walked out of this vast salt field.

There are some low shrubs growing here, and the yellow-looking weeds are tenacious. Wang Yu walked among the weeds, stepping heavily, so as to remind snakes that there may be nearby to stay away from him.

Suddenly, Wang Yu felt that something had been kicked by his toes, and he bent down to search in the weeds in doubt. Soon, he took out a round green fruit from the weeds. Everyone was dumbfounded when they saw it. Nima in the wilderness actually has a watermelon!
"Fuck, where did you get the watermelon!"

"It's over, the props team has brought out the fruit!"

"It's embarrassing, how can this place produce watermelons? There is no such thing as a prop group?"

"How can there be a prop group? That's what everyone was joking about before. It's just because they've grown up. Anyway, I believe Master Yu wouldn't do that!"

"Is the watermelon good? It's just that it's not ripe, it's only the size of a palm!"

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Wang Yu didn't care what the barrage was saying, but just smiled in surprise: "Look, what I found, it turned out to be a desert gourd. I thought it was a watermelon at first glance, but think about it, how could it be here?" There are watermelons."

"You can't blame me for being blind. Look, is it very similar to the watermelon we usually see? The texture on it is like a special type of watermelon. It is not. It is called desert gourd, which is completely different from watermelon. Species, but they do look alike!"

After hearing Wang Yu's explanation, everyone realized that this was not an immature watermelon, but it was so similar that most people were confused by its appearance.

(End of this chapter)