1224 Empty Bottle (1/2)

Salem thought that Nabari was a little old-fashioned. He agreed with Mr. Wei and Mr. Lee. The jeep was clearly so much more better than camels, as it was faster and more comfortable. A 30-day expedition could be shortened to just 10. If the time was shorter, wouldn't they meet fewer dangers too?

Bedouin's camels weren't the same camels provided near the pyramids for the tourists to ride. They were almost never bathed, and they emitted a heavy stench. You could even find parasites like ticks and fleas in the camels' fur. Most people from the cities in overseas countries definitely weren't used to them. Each camel couldn't bring too much with them, either—at most a bit of water and food. The expedition team had a lot of heavy equipment with them, and the other group had a lot of high-end technological devices.

He didn't think much of it, but he still wanted Nabari to teach him all he knew about the desert. He didn't openly go against him, hoping that as long as Nabari was leading the way, they wouldn't meet any danger.

The convoy drove towards the south, the cars and people that they met along the way becoming fewer and fewer. The openness of this space guaranteed that it was a blank spot on any map.

The excitement the team had had when they'd first set off had dwindled, the songs coming to a stop, the main channel quieting. No matter which direction they turned, the only things they saw were sand and rocks, monotone and boring.

After about two hours of driving, a female voice came through the main channel—there were only two females on the team, so they were easy to tell apart. She asked to take a break to go to the washroom and said that she would catch up with the team after going.

The person that wanted to go to the washroom wasn't her. It was He He. He He had drunk a tad bit too much water before setting off, so she couldn't quite hold it anymore.

Some of the men on the team wanted to pee too, but they were able to hold on for a bit more.

Peter Lee didn't reply immediately, but Nabari had also spoken through the main channel to tell them to stop so he could better navigate. So Peter Lee just ordered the whole convoy to stop and take a break for 15 minutes before setting off again.

The thirteen jeeps slowly came to a stop, kicking up clouds of sand. Everyone got out of the cars to stretch, taking care of their biological needs even if they didn't want to pee. They understood now that even if only one person wanted to pee, they would drag down the whole team. Peter Lee and Wei Kang were firm on this—to go and stop together. They would rather take a longer time than leave one car behind.

When the ladies requested to use the bathroom, everyone was more tolerant of it. If one of the men asked to use the bathroom when they were unable to hold it...even though they wouldn't say much, they would feel it was weird.

Zhang Zian got out of the car too, picking up the half-empty mineral water bottle from the center console and getting out to stretch his body.

When he drank his water, he looked behind him unintentionally. He saw the Scholar who drove Car 5 leaning on the door, watching the distance as he finished the remaining water in his bottle in one fell swoop. He didn't throw the empty bottle away. Instead, he kept it in his palms as he fiddled with it, crackling noises following its manipulation.

The Scholar noticed Zhang Zian's eyes, shooting him a knowing smile. It was something all men would know—the Great Water Bottle Trick!

Zhang Zian returned the smile before throwing away the bottle in his hand, to the Scholar's great shock.

”Gah gah! Why did you throw it away? Everyone else is leaving it! Do you need me to teach you the right way to use the water bottle?” The invisible Richard stood on his shoulder, threatening him.

As the cars were spaced pretty far apart and everyone else was conversing, listening to music, or humming along, he didn't have to worry about Richard being heard by anyone else unless they had ears like Sihwa's.

Zhang Zian calmly said, ”The opening of the bottle is too small. It doesn't fit me. I only use Mizone bottles.”