Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

"I don't want to do this." Ariheth's tears welled up, flowing down his face mixed with mud and sand.

"Yeah, I don't want to either." She said blankly.

The camel in the distance snorted, as if mocking her.

Violet gripped the hilt of the dagger tightly, and said:

"Keep waiting until night falls."

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sand, twelve

sand, twelve

Now that the sandworms are still here, it's time for me to think about another plan: How can I sneak across to the other side without disturbing the sandworms?

Violet thought about the situation just now.

The sandbag did not attract the sandworms, but as soon as the girl stepped down, the sandworms came out and ate her immediately.

The girl was very thin and almost dehydrated. Her weight was not necessarily as heavy as the sandbag; the sandbag was thrown from a high place, and the vibration caused by the sand must have surpassed the sound of the girl's footsteps.

So why didn't the sandworm attack the sandbag instead eat the poor child?

Girls and sandbags, what's the difference?

Does it smell?

No, if it was the smell, those camels would have been discovered long ago.Violet looked at the camel, which was still lazily lying on the ground and yawning.What's more, I didn't see that bug has a nose-like organ.

What else could it be?

Violet followed this logic to think.

What is the difference between a person and a sandbag?One is alive and one is dead.

What is the difference between living and dead?One is hot and one is cold?Could it be the temperature?

No, sandbags are made of sand, and they are also hot.Since it was all hot, why did the sandworm only attack the girl instead of the sandbag?

Violet swallowed—hardly, she just swallowed dryly.Her throat was almost dry, and when she swallowed, it was like swallowing a knife.

The sun shone on the sand, and the sand was dazzlingly bright. There was a smooth rock beside it, and steam was faintly bubbling from it.Violet thought to herself: The ground is so hot that you can fry eggs.

Thinking of this, she became even more puzzled: Why did the camel lie on the sand dune?Why put the whole belly on the sand, don't they feel hot?

A camel can stand on all fours if it's just for staying still.

Why do you want to lie down?

Why stick the softest belly to the hot sand?

Hot sand, hot...

Did the camel heat itself up with sand on purpose?

Why heat up?Is it to trick the sandworms?

Oh, by the way, sandworms can sense temperature, but only if the temperature is different from that of sand.That is to say, things that are higher than the sand temperature and lower than the sand temperature may become its prey targets.

Then why doesn't it attack a rock?The temperature of stone and sand is always different, why not attack the stone?

Is it because the stone is not moving?

Oh, maybe so?I seem to understand.

Looking at those intelligent desert boats, Violet thought to herself that sandworms have two ways to perceive their prey.The first is to feel the vibration of the surface, and the second is to feel the temperature of the prey.

Once something has two conditions at the same time—namely: first, a living creature in motion; second, there is a difference between body temperature and desert temperature—the sandworm will attack at this time.

By the way, that's right!The sandworm did not attack the sandbag that fell on the ground because its temperature was the same as that of the desert, which did not satisfy the second condition; the stone had the same temperature as the desert, but it could not move, so it did not satisfy the first condition; the sandworm attacked the girl, it was Because she met two conditions - body temperature and lower than sand, and still moving.Camels cleverly avoided the two conditions, so they were very safe.

If I'm going to the camel, I can't bring myself to satisfy both of these conditions at the same time.

Exercise is a must, and this cannot be changed, which means I can only change my body temperature.

Am I going to bury myself in the sand too?Violet looked at the steaming yellow sand and thought, no, I will be scalded to death.

The sun slanted over, and her shadow was gradually elongated.She suddenly had an inspiration!

I don't have to scald myself!I can wait for that threshold of cold and heat.

It will be dark soon, and the temperature of the desert will quickly disappear, from hot to cold.When the sand is infinitely close to my body temperature, that's when I set off.

I just have to wait.

Violet sat by the side of the car, stretched her feet out of the car, and felt the temperature of the sand with the soles of her feet.Ariehus asked her, "Have you come up with an idea?" She replied, "Wait." She didn't want to go on explaining, she was too tired and her mouth was parched.

The slaves looked at her, and gradually someone began to whisper.Violet felt many unfriendly eyes staring at her back.

The hot temperature wore out people's patience, and Violet was worried that these slaves would do stupid things. In desperation, she had to spend some saliva, and she said to those people: "The black sandworms will leave when the sun comes out." Of course. No, she lied.

Someone asked her, "How do you know?"

"The Lord of Seven Colors told me." She showed the knife, "He also gave me this knife. It gave me this thing to kill evil people."

It is really evil that a slave has an extra sacrificial dagger on his body for no reason.And Violet had just killed the slave owner, which also made people feel awed by her.People looked at her suspiciously, and an old man said, "You swear. Swear to the yellow sofa."

People in the Western Regions don't swear to the sky, to gods, or to altars, they only swear to yellow sofas.They believe that spirits reside in every grain of sand.And they believe in the power of oaths.

Violet didn't care about such things, she said: "I swear, if I deceive you, I will..." What?She wanted to make a poisonous oath that everyone could believe, but she didn't know much about the customs of the Western Regions, so she hesitated for a while.

The old man said to her: "You will be hooked by the devil to take away your soul, and you will fall into the endless abyss forever after death."

"You will be hooked by the devil, and you will fall into the endless abyss forever after death." She repeated.She doesn't care about this kind of oath, so it's an understatement.

People probably believed her, at least everyone quieted down.

The next step is to wait quietly.

The sky is getting darker and the sand is getting cooler.The sand under her feet was no longer so hot. 10 minutes, she thought to herself, it will be almost there in 10 minutes, and then I will go to the opposite side.

She whispered to Arihes: "Little gentleman, listen, the sand gets cooler at night, and the cooling will affect the judgment of the sandworm. I will try to get a camel from the opposite side in a while. If I can reach the other side successfully, Then you use the same method to find me on the other side. If I fail, then you have to set off, and you have to ride a camel while the sandworms are eating me. If the camel does not run, you stab it with a dagger Ass. Do you understand?" Violet handed him the dagger.

Ariheth took the dagger with a look of surprise, and he looked up at Violet—the boy had beautiful blue eyes, which were clear and sad.He said to Violet, "Ma'am, let me take the risk this time, I'm a man, please!"

"I thought so, but..."

Violet was also conflicted.She wants to live, but she doesn't want to sacrifice Arie Hess - because Ari Hess is a person, he is not a slave, and Violet can't bear to watch him die.And she likes the boy's eyes, she likes the boy.

"Listen to me, little gentleman." Violet leaned over and took his right hand holding the knife with both hands, letting him hold the handle tightly.

"If I listen to you," the boy gripped the knife tightly, "can you guarantee that you will not die, beautiful lady?"

"I promise." Violet lied again.

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ps: I always compare the two characters Violet and Hyacinth together.When I wrote it just now, I felt that Violet was easier to write than Hyacinth.

Hyacinth's setting is too stupid, so even if I come up with some ideas, I can't put them on her-because she can't think of them.

Violet is very smart, so it's much easier to write, so don't worry.

But compared to Hyacinth, Violet's spirit is too fragile.

This also led to the fact that in the following plot, the two will take two completely different paths.

Well, Violet's play is still very long, please take your time to watch it w

sand, thirteen

sand, thirteen

In fact, Violet was not sure at all.It's just that she has to act, because the moisture in her body can't survive the night.It is said that people can last for more than a week without food, but they can stay up to three days without water.However, in a place as dry and hot as the desert, they can stay up for another night at most.By the next day, Violet might not even be able to stand up, let alone try to get out of the desert.

She was counting down the time, and the temperature of the sand under her feet was gradually cooling down. When she felt that it was about the same, she would jump out of the caravan and climb towards the camel.But what is this temperature?She can't control it very strictly.It can only be said to be hit and miss.

The sand became cooler and cooler, gradually approaching her body temperature.Fear filled my heart more and more—is my guess correct?She thought to herself, if I was wrong and I was eaten by sandworms in one fell swoop, what should I do?

Fear, anxiety, confusion about the unknown.Violet, who has never believed in God, can't help but pray in her heart, begging the Lord of Seven Colors to bless—since you have chosen me, you should let me survive.If I can survive today, then I am willing to serve you all my life.

"Look, ma'am!" Ariheth shook her shoulders, "Camel, camel!"

Violet raised her head abruptly—huh?Why?

The camels stood up one after another. They snorted, looked left and right, and moved their hooves tentatively, as if they decided to leave here.

Why?Violet puts her toes on the sand—the sand is still hot, not yet!Are the camels not afraid of sandworm attacks?Or has the sandworm gone?

She froze for a moment, then suddenly thought: Is the body temperature of a camel different from that of a human?

If so that's bad!Now the temperature in the sand is higher than my body temperature, but it is infinitely close to that of the camel, so the camel will leave before me.

But I can't!The sand is hotter than me, and I...

The camel has already started to go.Ariheth urged Violet anxiously, and said, "Ma'am, do something! Or let me go? If the camel leaves, we..."

"Shut up." She stepped out of the caravan gently, "Ariheth, wait for me."

"Miss, be careful! It...it's not gone yet!"

Violet could no longer answer the boy's words.As soon as she came to the sand, she immediately crawled, and she didn't dare to walk forward with her feet, because there was too much movement.

Since the temperature cannot meet the conditions, then I will minimize the exercise, she thought to herself, this is a chance after all, but I have no other choice.

She crawled forward little by little, leaving a snake-like trace on the sand behind her.However, crawling was more exhausting than walking, and she had to stop and rest before climbing far.Fortunately, the camels were also walking very slowly, and those guys were leaving one by one—they were also very careful.

At this moment, the ground under Violet's belly shook.

Sandworms were wriggling right under me!She stopped breathing in fright.

The monster seemed to be swimming just below her, and Violet remained motionless, waiting for it to leave.

One person and one worm were in a stalemate here, Violet subconsciously made a movement of swallowing saliva, but she had nothing to swallow, and her throat was coughing and smoking.

There are only three camels left, I must move on!

She ventured forward, left, right, left, right... She was out of breath.

In this way, she came to the camel.

Now Violet was only a few steps away from the camel, and the nearest camel was standing there, grinding its teeth with a dull expression.Violet just needs to stand up and take a few steps to get on its saddle.Violet had already seen what was on the camel's saddlebag, which was bulging and full of things.There are also a saber and two water bags hanging on the saddle.When the camel turns its head, the water bag will also shake.Violet was so close that she could hear the water sloshing in the pocket!

She swallowed again, this time a drop slid down her throat.

I'll drink up first and then run, shall I?She couldn't help thinking.

At this moment, she suddenly heard Ariheth's scream.

"Ma'am, be careful!"

Violet's heart trembled, and she felt her whole body cool down instantly.

it found me?Violet turned her head sharply, but there was no sandworm.

She saw several slaves coming towards her—two men, two women, and an old man.The man was running, shouting "Camel!" "Water!" "Bitch, don't run!" The two women limped and supported each other.After walking three steps, the old man had to stop to catch his breath, and the sound of breathing was like a broken bellows.

At this moment, Violet couldn't help thinking: I should have killed them all before I came out.

Yes, it was a nasty thought, but she wasn't guilty at all now.If she had the knife in her hand, she would have killed these idiots in no time.

There is a loud noise from under the ground!

At this moment, Violet didn't care about how the slave was eaten, she got up from the ground and sprinted towards the camel!She had never run so fast in her life.

Behind him came the screams of slaves and the sound of cracking sand.The camels were also shocked!They ran like crazy one by one.Violet grabbed the nearest camel, and just as it was about to run, she put her foot on the stirrup and jumped on it.But when she got on the camel, her left foot was slammed by the stirrup, and she gasped in pain.But at this time she can't control so much, I have to leave here immediately!she thought.

Violet held the camel between her legs and whipped it with the rein, urging it to run.The beast ran fast on four legs, and rushed up the sand dune in the blink of an eye.Violet crouched between its two humps to keep from falling.

But at this time she heard someone shouting from behind: "Ma'am! Help me, save me!"

Then she remembered that there was a boy waiting for her.

"Go back!" She grabbed the rein violently, her hands hurting from the rough rein.The camel let out a strange cry, as if asking her: Are you crazy?

Originally, the violets couldn't pull a camel, but because they were running up the sand dune, the sand dune was very steep, and it was difficult for the camel to get up.With such a tug, the camel could only turn around and run back.