1233 Holding Vigil Through the Nigh (1/2)

There was a white bone buried in the sand. He He would not dare go to the bathroom where it was located. In order to make her feel better, the locations of the men's and women's latrines were swapped.

Of course, even a man would try to avoid the position of the bones when he was relieving himself. If one peed on it without knowing, there would be no further issue. Yet doing it knowingly would definitely leave marks of regret on anyone who did that.

Zhang Zian and the Scholar hoped that they would still be able to locate the bones when they returned. Not only did they record the GPS coordinates, they also marked the spot with empty food cans, which they filled up with sand.

Peter Lee's team was also equipped with a metal detector. It would not be difficult to find the white bone with the cans and the GPS coordinates.

This little episode gave everyone more to talk about over dinner. Everyone made up stories about the identity of the person and his purpose in entering the desert. Although many of them were nonsense, they still boosted everyone's morale. They felt so much better that they momentarily forgot about the problems they faced during the day.

Nabari did not participate in their conversations. He sat silently smoking his hookah. Salem wanted to participate, but he couldn't keep up with the topic. He didn't even know the difference between Germany during World War II and Germany today.

Peter Lee and his team did indeed have significant funds supporting them. They'd actually set up a satellite communication terminal with a hotspot in the camp. This provided everyone with half an hour of free internet service to send and receive mail as well as engage in network chat.

Although limited by poor bandwidth and too many people, with many pictures hardly loading, for the modern users with severe internet addiction, this move would undoubtedly further improve morale. This was despite the fact that it was only possible to browse webpage texts.

Dinner was a meal of fast food. After eating, they threw the boxes into the desert and put out the camping stove. There was nothing else to clean up.

Everyone was almost done chatting, and they went back to their tents to wash and rest. According to Peter Lee's request, everyone had to get up before sunrise and set off immediately, so those who did not have the task of the vigil would go to bed early and get up early.

Potable water was very valuable. It was only to be used for cooking, drinking, and brushing. If one wanted to wash their face, they could only wipe it with a wet towel. The conditions were difficult, but they could only endure it.

Zhang Zian was in Car No. 4 and was tasked to hold vigil in the middle of the night. He'd slept well last night and had also had to chance to catch an extra wink in the morning. He was not feeling very tired.

He returned to his four-person tent, and Famous was already there. He was chewing on a molar stick to clean his mouth. On the other hand, Fina had fallen asleep on the mat, but upon hearing him enter the tent, she opened her eyes.

It was a silent night. Those who hadn't slept got together to talk quietly. One could just about make out their blurred shadows through the tent.

After a while, there was some wind outside, and the temperature dropped even lower. Everyone turned off the lights and went to sleep, and the camp calmed down.

Zhang Zian lay on the moisture-proof pad and closed his eyes. He had a lot of thoughts in his mind. He first thought of the white bones. Then he thought about Cleopatra. Then he thought of the Holy Cat statue in the trunk of Car No. 4. Suddenly his thoughts drifted to Binhai City and the pet shop. His thoughts were all over the place.

Just as he was losing consciousness, the sound of shoes stepping on the sand came from outside the tent. He opened his eyes. Famous and Fina had heard it even earlier.

”Xiao Zhang, you have to watch the night,” Wei Kang whispered, using his fingers to touch the tent.

”Okay. I know.” Zhang Zian unzipped the zipper and poked his head out, responding softly.

Wei Kang stood outside and shouted, ”It's cold in the night. Wear more clothes, and don't freeze. I will go back to sleep first. After two hours, call the Scholar of Car Number Five to take over for you.”

”Okay, I will. You should go to sleep soon.”