Asking Immortals: From the Republic of China to Marvel

Just before setting off, I specifically asked if there was anyone who didn't want to go, but all the students said they were not afraid of hardship or tiredness...

Looking at these youthful students, Ye Zixuan was fond of them, but also a little worried, secretly thinking that no accidents would happen along the way.

"Professor Ye, look, there is actually a patch of horse bush here. The growth condition is obviously very good. It is rare for it to grow like this on dry salt crust land with no water source for dozens of kilometers.

Thomas, collect some seeds and specimens and go back. I think this patch of horse bush is very special. It may be a mutated plant. "

As soon as they climbed over a small slope, Ye Zixuan saw Daniel take a few steps forward quickly and squat down. In front of him was a densely grown two-meter-wide patch of horse bush.

Horse thorn is a perennial herbaceous root plant of the genus Iris in the family Iris. It is a dense perennial herb with thick rhizomes and leaves and dense and developed fibrous roots. The normal height is thirty to forty centimeters, and it is distributed in an umbrella shape.

Thomas was Daniel's assistant, a burly Soviet man just over thirty. After hearing Daniel's instructions, Thomas took out the equipment from his backpack and started working without hesitation.

"This thing is called dry cattail in our area. As the name suggests, it is a drought-tolerant cattail grass."

"Hahaha~ Lao Li described it very vividly. Students, remember to take notes and read more and learn more."

Within a few breaths, more than 20 people gathered around. Although it was not the flowering season, middle-aged Professor Li Andai from Yanda University wearing a pair of glasses still recognized the details of this thing at a glance.

Then he explained it to everyone in a very funny way, and the last sentence was said by Professor Zhang Yuping of Huaqing who was his playing partner at the same age. After hearing this, the students took out their notebooks one after another.

"The root system of Hanpu is well developed and can penetrate the soil to a depth of up to 1 meter. The fibrous roots are dense and developed and distributed in an umbrella shape. This not only makes it extremely resistant and adaptable, but also gives it a strong ability to bind soil and retain water."

This was Ye Zixuan's detailed explanation to the students around her. Seeing that they had almost remembered it in their notebooks, Ye Zixuan turned around and continued:

"The flowers, seeds, and roots of Hanpu are traditional Chinese medicinal materials in my country. The dried flowers can be diuretic and laxative when taken. The seeds and roots can remove dampness and heat, stop bleeding, and detoxify. The seeds can also reduce fever, detoxify, and repel insects. As a fiber plant , it can also replace hemp in the production of paper and rope.”

"Professor Ye knows so much, I admire him!"

This is a compliment from Li Andai of Yanda.

"Isn't this nonsense? Do you think the Almighty Professor is joking?"

Zhang Yuping from Huaqing took over Professor Li's words with a proud expression and a show-off tone.

The two schools like to secretly compare each other, comparing students to teachers. We are so close to each other that we often meet. Whenever we get the opportunity, we will habitually step on each other...

Of course, this is just healthy competition, and everyone's private relationship is still extremely good.

A few minutes later, Thomas collected the seeds and specimens, and the group continued to move forward. This time the destination was the main lake in the Big Ear area.

Of course, there wasn’t even a satellite at this time, so it couldn’t be called the Big Ears area… In the past few decades, there were dozens of lakes in the salt marsh, large and small.

Later, due to the evaporation and loss of water resources, Kalakushun Lake has dried up, and the Abdan people have also moved away. Large lakes such as Taitma Lake, Kalakala Lake, and Erhaizi have all dried up, and the oases have also Disappear.

Only the main saltwater lake, rich in potash minerals, still exists, but its surface is shrinking rapidly due to reduced rainfall and drying up of river channels.

Time passed slowly while we were on the road, and soon it was evening time. Because the salt marsh is a low-lying place at a high altitude, it gets dark earlier than other places.

In addition, it is winter again, and it will already be foggy before six o'clock, and it will be completely dark in about half an hour at most.

After walking all day, most of the people were panting and their cheeks were red, especially the delicate students, whose skin was cracked by the cold wind because of the dry and cold air.

At this moment, the team arrived at a Gobi desert. On the salt crust ground, three ancient poplar trees with the diameter of a cylinder mouth were grown tenaciously in a triangular shape, seven or eight meters apart.

Judging from the emerald green spots on it, it is obvious that it has not completely died. It has to be said that this plant that has survived for thousands of years is tenacious.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark and the students were tired, Ye Zixuan took the lead and stopped, and said to Daniel:

"Professor Daniel, let's camp where we are?!"

"Yeah~ Listen to Professor Ye."

Daniel was also a little tired, and he agreed immediately after hearing this. Anyway, he was not in a special hurry.

Moreover, the darkened sky at this moment made the black and yellow salt crust ground even darker, and the sight was also affected. Even if you were driving with a flashlight, you could easily fall and get injured.

"Okay, everyone, set up camp where you are!"

"Huh~ I'm exhausted." "That's not the case!"

"I can finally stop and take a good rest."

"..."

Hearing Ye Zixuan's announcement to camp on the spot, everyone looked happy, especially these students who cheered directly.

Starting from Peiping, they rode in green pickup trucks all the way. When they arrived, they felt nothing but cold. It wasn't until they walked in Yanze for a day that these students understood what it meant to feel uncomfortable.

The hard ground is like a steel needle, the howling cold wind is like a knife, the sense of lifeless silence, and the endless black and yellow land.

The most important thing is the body's response to the harsh environment, which makes everyone understand how happy it is to learn knowledge in school.

Afterwards, the group set up tents under three ancient poplar trees arranged in a triangle, and lit fires. Everything seemed orderly.

About twenty minutes later, before it got completely dark, everyone finished their camping work. A dim mining lamp hangs under the ancient poplar tree, and a triangular tent surrounds the ancient poplar tree.

As well as the five bonfires in the middle area, the twenty-eight people sitting around the bonfire, the kettle smoking on the bonfire, the chirping of insects in the ears and the starry sky.

All this forms a wonderful picture, quiet, peaceful, and empty, with a sense of loneliness and deep fear. This is a brand-new feeling you have never experienced before. Hello everyone, I am just a scumbag... Bah~ A string of words.

There were nine people sitting around the bonfire in the middle. It was Ye Zixuan and five professors from the two schools, as well as Daniel and his assistant Thomas. Of course, Xianyun was also there, sitting next to Ye Zixuan with a happy face.

"Did Professor Daniel discover anything today?"

Li Andai, who was nibbling the naan he bought from Luo Bu Nuo'er, spoke slowly. Hearing this, the others also looked at Daniel, wondering if he had discovered anything special.

After all, we came with a mission this time, and completing the measurement work is only one of the trivial tasks. The country hopes that everyone will take back the solution to the drying up of salt marshes.