Chapter 1239: Nocturnal Animals

The sun has set, and there is only a little afterglow in the west. People light up camping lights, and the camp is brightly lit.

Everyone's face was full of doubts, they didn't know what Zhang Zian's proposal meant, did they really want to kill Xiao Tianyu?

A normal person needs to drink about two liters of water a day, plus the water in the food, so as not to feel unbearably thirsty, but in the desert, they sweat almost all the time during the day, and it is conservatively estimated that the amount of water they drink should be doubled.

Xiao Tianyu was dumbfounded when he heard that, he rolled and crawled over in panic, crying, "Brother Zi'an, we have no grievances in the past, and we have no hatred in the present, you are killing me!"

Zhang Zian ignored him, and explained to the others: "I didn't make it clear. I didn't give him bottled water. For these three days, he can only drink filtered domestic wastewater."

Everyone was stunned, and some even burst out laughing.

No matter how much you save, bottled water can’t just be used for drinking. It’s also used for brushing teeth and cooking. The domestic waste water can actually meet drinking standards after being filtered. It’s a pity to throw it away. It’s a pity to collect it and pour it into empty bottles for later use A rainy day.

When the team entered the desert, they carried a simple filter device, which could filter salt water or even urine into a drinkable state in the most critical situation, although the taste is not very good, of course.

Zhang Zian's suggestion, firstly, can save bottled water, secondly, can dispose of those domestic waste water, and thirdly, let Xiao Tianyu experience for himself how precious water in the desert is.

Everyone thinks this proposal is good, and some even "well-intentioned" worry that domestic wastewater alone is not enough for Xiao Tianyu to drink, because the ratio of purified water to wastewater after filtration is very low, and one liter of domestic wastewater may be able to filter two to three hundred milliliters There is not much drinking water, plus domestic waste water, and they generously expressed their willingness to contribute their own urine.

Xiao Tianyu had a bitter face, he didn't know whether to cry or laugh, although he saved his life, this will definitely become a black history of his life.

At this time, no one would care about his mood. In order to maintain the stability of the team, everyone's anger needs to be vented. He must be punished, not just a physical injury. This is his own fault.

"Brother Zi'an...Xuetao, Brother Tao...Teacher Wei..." Xiao Tianyu still wanted to plead for himself, but when he saw that everyone ignored him, he turned his attention to He He, who usually had a good relationship with him, "Xiao He, can it be You have the heart to..."

He He looked away in extreme disgust, not wanting to see his face again, and said bitterly: "I didn't even use drinking water to wipe my body, you are fine... don't talk to me in the future, I don't know you!"

That's how things settled down,

Xiao Tianyu was banned from getting close to bottled drinking water within three days, and he will receive extra attention from others in the future.

Although this problem has been resolved, Zhang Zian is not feeling well.

As the saying goes, don't be afraid of opponents who are like gods, but teammates who are like pigs. It doesn't matter if you encounter difficulties, everyone is united, and you can definitely think of a solution, but if you are stabbed in the back by your teammates, then you really can't play.

He didn't dare to fully trust Lippett's team, but his teammates were too unreliable, which made him feel powerless.

Next, recount the supplies, have dinner, and chat. The activities are similar to last night, but everyone can feel it. I don’t know if it is the impact of Xiao Tianyu’s incident, or it may be that the arduous journey continues to wear down everyone’s confidence and atmosphere. Much worse than yesterday.

Zhang Zian didn't have anything to do, and he wasn't a political commissar, so he couldn't organize everyone to sing on the spot.

It didn't take long for people who were tired all day to go back to their tents to sleep.

Zhang Zian didn't have a night watch task tonight, so he returned to the tent, wiped his face with a wet towel, brushed his teeth, and covered him with a blanket.

His mind was in a mess, lingering on various incidents that happened on the road, full of thoughts, he thought he would suffer from insomnia, but he didn't expect that it might be because he was too tired during the day, or he felt at ease because he didn't have a night watch task, so he turned over and fell asleep up.

He didn't know how long he had slept, and in a daze, he felt himself being pushed.

He woke up with a start.

It wasn't too dark in the tent, there was a camping lantern in the center of the camp, and some light came through the tent.

Femas stood beside his inflatable mattress and whispered, "There seems to be movement outside."

He woke up suddenly, turned over and sat up, and saw that Fina had already woken up, staring at a certain direction through the tent.

Zhang Zian listened carefully, but as expected, he heard nothing.

"What's going on?" he asked in a low voice as he put on his clothes.

Femus said uncertainly: "I seem to smell the smell of some kind of animal coming down the wind..."

"Animal? What animal?"

Zhang Zian hoped that it was the original Egyptian cat or other cats of similar blood, so that Wei Kang could quickly complete the scientific research goal, and even if it seemed unjust, he had to leave with the scientific research team early, otherwise he didn't know what would happen if he continued.

"I don't know, I've never smelled it before."

Femus shook his head regretfully.

"Okay, let's go out and have a look."

After Zhang Zian got dressed, he opened the zipper of the tent, and saw that the sky outside was still full of stars, and the night was as dark as a gleaming black gem.

Fina and Femus came out with him.

He looked at his watch by the light, and to his surprise, it was only after 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, and he thought he had slept for a long time.

The camp was quiet, and the snoring from the tent did not break the silence, but instead made the camp seem even more empty.

The night wind was like water, cool and whizzing away, taking away the rest of his drowsiness.

"Where is it?" he asked.

Femas looked to the side of the camp, and said uncertainly: "It may be over there, the wind direction is too chaotic, and the smell disappears for a while..."

Zhang Zian tiptoed to look over there, but his sight was blocked by off-road vehicles and tents.

What about the night watchman? are you asleep?

Just as he was thinking this way, a beam of snow-white flashlight pierced the darkness and shone towards him, covering his body, making him have to squint his eyes.

The flashlight came from the edge of the other side of the camp. It was the night watchmen who found him leaving the tent and behaving strangely, so they sent him questions with the flashlight.

He couldn't see the other party clearly, but the other party could see him clearly, and the other party also had night vision binoculars.

Zhang Zian didn't want to say anything for the time being, and pointed to a convenient place, meaning that it's okay, he just needs to go to the bathroom.

The flashlight went out.

Whose turn is it now to keep watch? The vigilance is quite strong.

He thought for a while, and couldn't remember whose turn it was to watch the night at this time, but it didn't matter, a conscientious night watchman could make him sleep more peacefully.

He took Femas and Fina around the tent, using the tent to block the night watchman's sight, and then ran quietly into the night.