1295 Amazing Oasis (1/2)

The elfins did not really agree with Zhang Zian. The bird was too far away, and the probability of catching up with it was not great. Instead of wasting energy on futile attempts to catch it, it might have been better to wait for the next bird to appear.

Nevertheless, he still decided to chase after the bird. He was not sure if another one was ever going to appear.

Old Time Tea prudently put forward another possibility. ”Zhang Zian, how do you know that the bird is returning to its nest? If it is out of the nest to search for food, shouldn't it head for the south instead?”

The other elfins had a revelation. They wanted to track the bird to find an oasis, but if the bird was flying away to look for food, it would bring them further from the oasis.

Zhang Zian did not stop working his brain despite his fever. He had reasons for his actions.

He gestured for them to look outside.

It was already afternoon, the sun was obviously westward, and the light was much weaker than it had been at noon. According to his experience, there were only two to three hours left before the sun set.

He explained, using Richard as an example. ”Most birds have night blindness. This means that it will return to the nest within three hours. Otherwise, it will be dangerous to land at night when it can't see things.”

He had considerable confidence that the bird was returning home.

The elfins realized that what he was saying made sense. As they had good night vision, they tended to ignore the night blindness of birds.

With the exception of migratory birds, most birds would return home during the night. Besides, it was currently summer, and migratory birds did not undertake the journey during this season.

As long as they did not lose this bird over the next two to three hours, they were likely to find its habitat, and they hoped that there was an oasis where it resided. Even if there was no oasis, there would likely be some cacti. Cutting them for some cooling cactus juice would also suffice.

The elfins and Zhang Zian were all staring at the bird. The drone tracked its flight path in the air, followed it off the original route, and headed east.

As time passed, the sun gradually sank. However, the bird was always flying with no sign of trying to land. This made Zhang Zian question his own judgement.

That was not right. Could it be…that the bird was also a drone? Or was it a mirage?

There were a few times that they had to go around sand dunes and lost the bird. Had it not been for the wide vision of the drone, they might have truly lost where the bird was heading.

As the sunlight dimmed, it became increasingly difficult for the naked eye to follow the black spot.

Just as the sun was close to setting, as Zhang Zian had begun to doubt life itself, the black spot suddenly began to fall—the angle of the drop was smooth. As the light was waning, he did not realize it immediately.

”Look over there! Reflection!”

Vladimir jumped on top of the car. He was able to see farther, and his eyes caught a shining reflection on the horizon.

Reflections found deep in the desert were generally from rocks or even...a lake.

Zhang Zian and the elfins were excited. If there was a lake, despite it only being a small spring, it could completely solve their water problem.

This area was indicated as blank on the map and did not show the existence of an oasis. Nabari had not mentioned it either. It could be an oasis of springs that had been emerging from the ground.

The drone's battery was running low, but on its last glimpse before landing, it captured an area full of large black shadows. These were suspected to be tall trees. It also captured a shimmering flash in the sunset.