Fast Travel: I Don't Want to Save the World

Chapter 287 Lop Nor

On the first night in Lop Nur, Ye Qing tried to use the bell to open the light door again, but still failed to get any response.

Ye Qing believes that they can come out of the light gate, and they can also enter the light gate to return to ancient times. The reason why they can't open it may be the same as Rong Sheng's string of Buddhist beads, which requires a waiting period.

Early the next morning, the two cars drove out of town.

The area around Lop Nur is covered with black scorched dirt roads, which are very bumpy. Zheng Hongmei has already passed half her life from Hami to Lop Nur Town. She stayed in the town, and the others prepared supplies and continued to look for Professor Gu.

It is not only Professor Gu who is missing, but also three students including Jin Xi.

"What was the situation at that time, and where did they disappear?"

Ye Qing, Shi Yin and Xie Lai sat in the back seat, and a man in his early thirties was in charge of driving. Qi Huaimei called him senior, and Qi Huaimei sat in the passenger seat.

Qi Huaimei turned around and told the three of them about their experiences in detail.

"According to the coordinates given by Professor Hong, we found the low wall he mentioned. Professor Gu compared Gu Le's notes. Starting from the low wall, we walked for three days. It was strange that we saw that wall again. .”

"The weather was bad at the time, and Xu Jia and I were not feeling well. The senior and the others stayed behind to look after us. Jin Xi and Professor Gu went to look around, and they came back after more than three hours. when……"

"Jin Xi discovered that the wall was not the one we saw three days ago. I heard them say... there are some patterns on it."

"There was a lot of wind and sand, and the sky was dark. Suddenly, we heard a bell ringing, as if someone was shaking the bell in our ears. Not only us, but they all heard it." Qi Huaimei pointed to the senior who was driving. , Then, her eyes darkened: "The wind and sand are really big, and when the wind and sand pass, Professor Gu and the others will disappear."

When she said this, Shelley asked, "Didn't they get in the car to escape the wind and sand?"

"Theoretically, it should be, but I'm not sure. At that time, for some reason, all five of us fell asleep."

Those who have experienced those few days can't help feeling weird.

After walking for three days, why did you return to the original place?
Where did the bell come from?
Where did they go?
Qi Huaimei and others searched around for a whole day, but there was no sign of any of them, so they hurried back to the town and asked the mayor for help.

Together with Ye Qing and the others, the place they are going to is still the low wall.

Once, Lop Nur was designated as a military restricted zone.

Between 1964 and 1996, a total of 45 nuclear tests were conducted in Lop Nur.

Because of its shape resembling a human ear, Lop Nur was known as the "ear of the earth", and later it was also called the "sea of ​​death".

In fact, in the Mongolian phonetic translation of the name, Lop Nur means a lake with many waters.Before 330 A.D., the lake was full of water, and Loulan City on the northwest side was the throat of the famous "Silk Road". Later, due to climate change and the impact of human water conservancy projects, in the 1960s, due to the interruption of the lower reaches of the Tarim River, Lop Nur quickly dried up.

After Lop Nur dried up, the surrounding ecological environment changed drastically. Herbaceous plants all died, and the poplar trees that guarded against sand died in pieces. The desert moved towards Lop Nur at a rate of 3 to 5 meters per year, and soon merged with the vast Taklamakan Desert.

Since then, Lop Nur has become a place where not a single blade of grass grows, known as the "Sea of ​​Death".

Ye Qing is no stranger to Lop Nur.

Because it once appeared in "Shan Hai Jing", it is called "You Ze", and it is also called "泑 Ze", "Yan Ze", "Pu Chang Hai" and so on.

There are many rumors about Lop Nur.

For example, in 1949, a plane flying from Yushi to Dihua disappeared, but in 1958, it was found in the east of Lop Nur, and all the people on board died.What is puzzling is that the plane was originally flying in the northwest direction, why did it suddenly change its course and fly to the south?
For another example, in the summer of 1995, three farm workers in Milan went missing in a Jinghua jeep to search for treasures in Lop Nur.Later explorers found the bodies of two of them 3 kilometers away from Loulan. The cause of death is unknown, and the whereabouts of the other is unknown. It is incredible that their car is in good condition, and there is no shortage of water and gasoline.

In addition, there is another saying that Lop Nur is related to parallel time and space.

They drove to the depths of the desert for four days to find the place where Professor Gu and others disappeared.

After getting off the car, Ye Qing glanced at the surrounding environment.

The ground was yellowish white under the feet, and the wind blew up the yellow sand on the ground, which burrowed straight into the collars of several people. When they breathed, the tip of their noses and throats were full of sand and gravel.

Ten meters away from several people, there was a dirt slope, on which there was only a low wall, the height of which was no more than 1.5 meters. If there was a strong wind, the wall would probably be stripped to nothing.

However, when Ye Qing approached, she realized that the low wall was not as fragile as she had imagined. It was about fifteen centimeters thick, and the lower part of the wall was deeply buried in the soil, like the roots of an old tree, firmly grasping the ground.

Standing by the low wall, she probed downwards with her spiritual sense, and there was no hidden space inside.

If you look closely at the low wall, the pattern Huaimei mentioned earlier is not painted on it.

She asked, "Do you still remember the road that Professor Gu took you through?"

The biggest problem facing us now is the exact location of Professor Gu's disappearance.

They really walked for three days, and the time was correct, so they don't know if there is a deviation in space.

What might have affected their group? They have been going around in circles. If they disappeared here, the place Ye Qing and the others searched for should spread around here. If they disappeared in another place similar to here, things would inevitably become confusing. .

Where can I walk for three days to find a similar low wall?

If Qi Huaimei heard correctly, Jinxi said that he found some patterns on the low wall, and there are two possibilities for this matter. First, Jinxi had hallucinations, and second, they did find very similar short wall.

In any case, if you go all over again, you should be able to find some clues.

However, when Ye Qing asked about the original way, several people shook their heads.

The boy in charge of driving said: "Archaeology pays more attention to practice. Our qualifications are still too shallow. Not only professional skills, but also practical skills are far behind. We are all following the professors."

Professor Gu applied to the school for an outing plan, but the destination of the outing was only in the Hami area, not Lop Nur, and the few students who came along failed to do their homework in advance.

When they learned that Professor Gu was going to go deep into Lop Nur, several people insisted on following him.

Another girl in the team walked up to Ye Qing: "If you have any idea, just tell us, we will definitely cooperate, and they will be safer if you find the professor early. Meimei told us that you are very good at finding people, although you It looks young, and we won't be unconvinced."

Several people expressed their opinions and wanted to listen to Ye Qing's suggestion.

She said directly: "Then stay here."

"How can I find a professor while staying here?"

"Wait."

"What are you waiting for?" Everyone looked at Ye Qing.

(End of this chapter)