Chapter 180: We have arrived at the long-awaited city in the sky!
Looking at the gray sky, Lu Yuan felt like he had become a robot. All he had to do every day was ride a tricycle, rest, ride, and rest...
He spoke less and less.
The water source in the storage space is gradually becoming scarce.
Licking his dry lips, he comforted himself, "Maybe I'll find it tomorrow."
[Maybe tomorrow is really here...] Miss Conch also doubted life. She was under great pressure and secretly wondered, could she have remembered it wrong?
Lu Yuan's clothes were covered with a thick layer of salt frost. The smell made the listeners sad and shed tears.
Forget it, it doesn't matter, no one cares anyway.
There was no water, no need to take a shower or change clothes.
On the contrary, Eternal Fire is growing very fast through constant hardships.
In the past two years, Lu Yuan's fire has reached the peak of level three, and Xia Qiankun has reached its limit. Further breakthroughs must be made in order to climb to level four.
His attributes at this moment are:
[Shape: 23.1]
【Qi: 23.5】
【God: 17.3】
The 23-point attribute is probably the upper bound of the human species at level 3.
The old cat also slowly fell silent, knowing that as the sunk costs got higher, the consequences of not being able to find the Sky City would become more unacceptable.
So I don’t have much to suggest at this moment, just ride and be done with it until the day when I can’t hold on at all.
Finally on this day, a turning point... appeared!
"Grow me!!"
At this moment, Lu Yuan transformed into the Tree of Life, standing on a high sand dune.
A tiny vine spreads upward rapidly from the top of the Tree of Life, as if the sky is its end.
The vines spread for more than a hundred meters and finally reached their limit.
Then, the emerald green leaves, like eyes, started to look left and right.
That is the "explorer's eye", looking out from high in the sky.
At this moment, Lu Yuan saw a group of strange things high in the sky.
"Damn it, is that a camel?! That's a camel!!!"
Lu Yuan actually saw a group of camels, just ten kilometers away!
The moment he saw these animals, his long-dry soul suddenly became active, as if a steady drizzle poured into his heart and moistened the cracked land.
He quickly rode a tricycle and rushed over!
This group of camel-like creatures are hiding behind the sand dunes, leisurely avoiding the wind and sand, chewing and ruminating in their mouths.
Seeing Lu Yuan rushing over, the camels seemed a little frightened and dispersed their formation.
The leader of the big camel stood up from the sand dune, its cry of "Uh-huh" sounding like it was snoring.
Don't come over here!
But Lu Yuan didn't care, he just charged.
It bared its big yellow teeth and spit out a mouthful of fishy saliva: "Bah!"
"I'll wipe it, such a luxury, a waste of water?!" Lu Yuan flashed quickly. He instinctively wanted to collect the spittle, and then he suddenly realized it and a smile appeared on his face.
Maybe, we will reach the oasis soon! !
It’s been two years, almost three years, do you know how I survived?
[The Pangu camel's physical characteristics include two layers of hair, long and curved eyelashes, large and wide nostrils, thick and soft padded feet, strong and flexible legs, and two fleshy humps. 】
[This camel has undergone a low-level mutation. Its physical fitness and water-finding skills are stronger than other camels. 】
[Shape: 9.2]
【Qi: 11.2】
【God: 1.8】
[Extraordinary Level: 0]
"A camel that can find water? Master Luo, I beg you, take me to the oasis!" Lu Yuan rushed up and walked around the camels.
[Wow wow wow... camel? 】Miss Conch cheered on the tricycle.
"Uh ah~ uh~" The camel was not that afraid of people. He glared at Lu Yuan rudely and regurgitated the hay in his mouth.
"Look at the backs of these camels!" The old cat pointed at the camels.
Some of them actually carried several large coarse cloth pouches.
Lu Yuan stepped forward and dug through the pockets of these coarse cloth bags, and found a lot of dry food made from semolina and several water bags.
There is still half a bag of water in the water bag!
It's just that after too long, the water smelled faintly, which made him feel embarrassed, whether he drank it or not.
"These camels actually have owners." The old cat said in surprise, "These fabric backpacks must have been made in the ninth era, otherwise they would have rotted and stink long ago."
"It's impossible for a camel in the eighth era to live so long...meaning there is a civilization here?"
"Hurry up and let it take us to the oasis!" The old cat studied it excitedly, "The workmanship of this fabric seems to be average, the material is cotton... and it is relatively old."
"I think so too..." Lu Yuan complained.
But they are unreasonable, not only spitting at the mouth, but also kicking them with their hooves. They are really a bunch of gentle scum.
"Yes!" Lu Yuan's eyes lit up and he gave them the dry food in his bag.
"You will definitely feel thirsty after eating something so dry."
Dry food is made of starch from certain plants, as well as a small amount of minced meat and salt.
The camels opened their big mouths one by one and kept chewing. They all ate happily.
The mutated camel leader among them even came close to try to eat Miss Conch’s Sea Soul Grass.
It's a pity that it can't eat it at all.
Just as he put his mouth close to it, the small vine shrank back with a "whoosh".
[Mr. Camel, this is my hand, you can't eat it. ]
The camel's round eyes widened. After trying several times in a row, he became a little impatient and kicked the conch several meters away.
[Ouch! You are such an unreasonable scum! ]
Lu Yuan laughed, playing with wild animals, listening to the conch scolding the camel, and was very happy.
He got a piece of yellow leaves from the metabolism of the Tree of Life and let the big camel chew it.
This guy cried "ah uh ah" and ate happily.
It may be because the leaves of the Tree of Life have great attraction to these herbivores, or it may be that these guys have been domesticated by a civilization and are not too averse to contact with humans.
In just a few hours, Lu Yuan got along well with the camels. Even if he rode on them, they didn't object.
But they still didn't understand human language, they just enjoyed the food happily.
There was no way, Lu Yuan could only add a lot of salt to the food. (He got a box of salt from the Li Ze civilization.)
"I don't believe it. You won't be thirsty after eating so much salt."
Camels are indeed very salt-loving creatures. They just accept everything and stuff it into their mouths, which is frightening.
They have been serving these uncles for two days, and they are finally thirsty!
One of the little camels made a "uh uh uh" sound and stuck out its tongue.
The camel leader stood up from the desert and led the camel group in a certain direction.
Lu Yuan was delighted and hurriedly rode a tricycle to catch up.
They walked about 30 kilometers a day, stopping and starting, for five days in a row.
He actually saw cacti and very few weeds. The ground was no longer sandy, but muddy. However, the ground was all cracked, and a few sparse poplar trees were still standing.
After walking for another three days, he stepped onto a loess plateau. His explorer's eyes suddenly became hot and he saw large patches of green light.
Lu Yuan and his group were all shocked.
He saw a huge mountain in the shape of a "plate" character!!
Yes, a "plate" character with thick pillars and beams in the middle.
Above and below, there were huge platforms, which at first glance might be 30 kilometers in size and 1,000 square kilometers in area.
In the middle was a structure like a pillar, but the diameter of the pillar might be as much as one kilometer, and the height was about 1-2 kilometers.
The platform below had been submerged by thick yellow sand.
A small stream of water flowed down from above, forming a tall and small waterfall.
Around the waterfall, there was a small lake, surrounded by wild grass and cacti.
This is... an oasis!
It is also - the city in the sky!
"The city in the sky really exists! My efforts have not been in vain!!" Lu Yuan couldn't help but burst into tears, and his heart beat uncontrollably.
All the strength in his body disappeared at once, and even the muscles in his thighs began to cramp.
As if exhausted, he collapsed on the tricycle.
Then he woke up the turtle.
The stones on the immortal giant turtle cracked one by one, and woke up from his slumber.
"Water!! Grandpa Turtle smells the scent of water! Swim... Grandpa wants to swim!"
In the ninth era, on the 6212th day, Lu Yuan and others finally arrived at the dream city in the sky.
What is coming is... real opportunities and challenges!
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There has never been a moment when Lu Yuan is so looking forward to water, green plants, and wild animals.
There has never been a moment when he saw an oasis and was moved from the bottom of his heart!
He ran quickly towards the water source, and then his eyes flashed red.
There is danger hidden in the water...
A crocodile-like thing is hiding in the small lake, staring at it.
He wanted to cry, his whole body was trembling, and he was even unwilling to easily pollute that relatively clean water source...
He thought that staining this water source with blood was simply a blasphemy!
"Today is a festive day, it is not appropriate to kill."
Lu Yuan patted his chest and stopped the manic heart that rushed in.
Unexpectedly, almost all of his friends agreed with Lu Yuan's point of view.
"Don't worry, observe for a while."
The water resources of the Sky City are still rare.
Because the reason for the formation of this oasis is not abundant rainfall and groundwater, but the architectural structure of the Sky City itself, which is suitable for receiving rainwater.
Even in the desert, it will occasionally rain, but the desert has serious soil erosion, and the fine sand can't store water at all.
But the Sky City is different. As a giant man-made city, it has basic structures such as reservoirs, reservoirs, and sewers.
These water storage facilities are the real source of the oasis.
Lu Yuan followed the camels and walked forward. He saw one "Yardang" after another.
In fact, these Yadans are weathered man-made buildings, and nothing can stop the erosion of time.
The remains of the Sky City are much older than those of the Meda Civilization. The Meda Civilization may have only decayed for hundreds of years, while the fall of the Sky City may have been thousands or tens of thousands of years.
Perhaps in tens of thousands of years, it will also be weathered into a pile of yellow sand and become the dust of history.
"Ah~" the camels called out in front. They bypassed the small lake and went further away.
Many parts of the city have collapsed.
With the breaking of some load-bearing columns, large areas of the upper buildings collapsed, forming a small hill that can be walked up.
But for Lu Yuan, this is undoubtedly a real paradise!
His heart to pick up garbage is stirring, and there are green and golden lights everywhere.
There is garbage everywhere.
This feeling is so wonderful. The function of the explorer's eye can be fully utilized here.
He picked up a shovel and dug heavily in the soil along the golden light, and dug out a small thing like a music box.
This music box is actually coated with a thin layer of gold, and there is not much rust inside.
After winding it up, soothing music came out.
This is actually a music box with extraordinary power. The beautiful singing from another civilization conveys a strong joy, and even the surrounding air is like a rainbow, colorful.
[The traveler's footsteps stopped here. 】
【Laughter floated over with the wind. 】
【We took off the flower crowns on our heads,】
【Then threw them into the sky...】
【Aloha Hey, Hey Aloha Hey, Hey Aloha Hey, Hey! 】
The singing was indeed beautiful and moving, and it was played just right, as if the whole world was welcoming the arrival of the travelers.
Lu Yuan walked and dug along the way.
Curious!
Really too curious!
In addition to the music box, what gold, platinum, metals of unknown use, and books were picked up? These are indeed books!
【I... I will translate! 】 The ready-made translator volunteered at this time.
The Sky City really did not disappoint Lu Yuan's expectations for so many years, and the materials left behind were extremely rich.
In particular, these extraordinary technological creations that do not know the principles of science and technology bring people a lot of reverie - a mere music box is like this, what about other things? How powerful is this civilization?
Not long after, the camels found a small puddle in a corner of the upper level.
There was a small amount of water accumulated in a small puddle.
They drank in the puddle, then left without looking back, heading towards the desert.
"Hey, buddy, where are you going?" Lu Yuan shouted, "Leaving now?"
"This may be the only oasis in this super desert." The old cat's pupils reflected the scorching sun, "Don't just focus on treasure hunting, think about what will happen?"
The area of this desert may be comparable to half of the earth!
It's a real pain.
"All the animals are gathered in this area of hundreds of kilometers... and there are obviously not too few extraordinary lives in the ruins."
Lu Yuan frowned slightly: "In other words, the survival pressure in this place is actually quite high, so the camels will leave after replenishing water?"
"Yes." The old cat's eyes rolled around, "A good opportunity to recapture Palu!"
