1260 New Arrangements (1/2)

Since entering the desert, the expedition team finally had an opportunity for a comfortable day with nothing major going on. They did not have to sit in the furnace-like cars, and they did not need to endure Peter Lee's roll call every morning. The male students followed Wei Kang to set up the infrared cameras. With that, they could relax.

Several fat, thin, tall, black, and white bodies lay on mats without their tops. They wore only beach pants and sunglasses. They had a few cans of hot beer on hand and lay in a daze, thinking of nothing and merely waiting for the sun to set.

It was a fabulous day, fit for a king. This was the research life that scientific personnel expected.

The cat was a nocturnal animal, and it would only come out at night—assuming there were cats nearby.

Wei Kang did not enjoy life like his students. Instead, he talked to Nabari about the desert. Nabari had seen all kinds of strange things in the desert for decades, and that was more interesting than any storybook.

Salem had constantly stalked Zhang Zian, asking him to teach him Chinese, so much so that he did not know what he had taught him. He He didn't mix with anyone. She merely sat alone and sighed. Sometimes Gao Ke came over to chat, but she did not seem interested in having a conversation.

Perhaps she was a pampered young girl who had come to Egypt and suffered hardships. She might have been frightened. She must have been eager to return to her parents.

Time flew by, and it was soon evening.

A few days ago, everyone had been tired and took every opportunity to sleep. After dinner, they could only think of sleep. However, today, no one was tired, since nothing much was going on. The relationships of the students were also not as cordial as before. Whatever conversations they had were rather awkward. In the end, no one spoke, and all made excuses to return to their tents and use their mobile phones to pass time.

Zhang Zian was annoyed. In order to force Salem to stop bothering him, he taught him tons of Chinese (in the Northeast Chinese accent) and then let him slowly digest it. He finally got some time to himself.

During the day, the drone was used to explore the nearby terrain. As the sand in this area was tighter, it was conducive to driving vehicles. In addition, there was no undulating parallel sand dune blocking the outer area of ​​the Devil's Sea. It was expected that the speed of the fleet would be greatly improved. In addition, the expedition team was not following them as well. With a full day of driving, Peter Lee's team would likely have made it to the central area of ​​the Devil's Sea by tomorrow morning at the latest.

What would they see there? Saying that Zhang Zian was not curious at all would be a lie.

The students returned to their tents, and he sat there alone with the camping lights, deep in thought.

”Xiao Zhang, what are you thinking about?” Professor Wei Kang walked over with a cup of coffee to chat.

”I'm not thinking about anything, just zoning out.” Zhang Zian straightened his body and said, ”Did you have a good rest, Professor Wei Kang?”

Wei Kang looked for the folding chair to sit down. ”I miss Peter Lee's team. Will they meet with danger in Devil's Sea? I also worry about whether the location of the infrared camera will work. Finally, I also want to discuss vigil duties for the night.”

They had originally shared the vigil task with Peter Lee's team. However, now that they had left, the expedition team could only rely on themselves.

”Now that we have a small number of people and there is no abnormality along the way, do you still think the vigil is necessary? After all, there seem to be no large beasts around,” Wei Kang said.

Although it sounded like a discussion, Wei Kang had, in fact, indicated his preference on night vigil.