While Peter and Wei Kang were talking, Zhang Zian braced himself and looked at the map again. According to the scale of modern maps, the so-called Devil's Sea was not large. On the ancient map, it was shaped like a depression or valley. If everything went well for Peter and his team, it would only take two days at most to enter and exit.
The expedition team could use these two days to find traces of the original Egyptian cats on the periphery of the Devil's Sea.
It sounded good.
But …
This also meant that the two teams would have to temporarily separate.
To be honest, the expedition team was not united, and their quality was worrying. They relied on Peter's team for everything. It was like a child that needed a nanny to take care of them. It was not Peter who needed the expedition team, but the expedition team that needed Peter.
Peter's team went deep into the Devil's Sea. If nothing happened, it would be fine. If something happened … the expedition team could only leave the desert on their own.
After a few days of getting along, he had some understanding of Peter's team. Other than the fact that they always liked to talk about mysticism during breaks, they were impeccable in other aspects. They were much more reliable than Wei Kang's four disciples. He could only envy them.
If the expedition team left the desert on their own, it would be quite difficult.
Wei Kang had already acquiesced to Peter's proposal. Nabari wanted to say more, but Peter spoke first. "Mr. Nabari, if you are afraid of entering the Devil's Sea, it is okay. You can stay outside with the expedition team and wait for us to come out."
Nabari was obviously irritated. He raised his voice and said, "I can't bear to see you die! You don't know how terrible the Devil's Sea is! "
In the eyes of Wei Kang and Peter, Nabari's vision was very narrow. In other words, he had not seen the world. No matter how terrible he described the Devil's Sea, it was just exaggeration.
"Mr. Peter, if you don't come out as planned, what will you do?"
Zhang Zian suddenly threw out a sharp question.
Peter asked casually, "Jeff, do you think we will encounter danger in the Devil's Sea, such as … encountering the devil?"
His team members chuckled.
"I mean, we have to consider this possibility." Zhang Zian was unmoved. "Materials are limited. The expedition team cannot wait outside indefinitely. There has to be a time limit."
Peter Lee exchanged a few words with his team and held up three fingers. "Three days. You wait for us outside for three days. If we haven't come out after 72 hours, you can leave first. "
Along the way, although Peter's team members had low morale, they had never doubted or wavered in the goal of this trip. Even when Nabari described the Devil's Sea as terrible, they had laughed it off.
Nabari tried his best to persuade them, but both Wei Kang and Peter had already made up their minds. Wei Kang's disciples, on the other hand, were uneasy. If possible, they would rather go home now and return to the daily life they had despised. They had had enough of this unlucky desert.
On the one hand, he was inclined to stay outside with the expedition team. It was safer. After all, a gentleman would not stand under a collapsing wall. On the other hand, he was also considering going into the Devil's Sea with Peter and the others.
He stole a glance at Fina, who squinted his eyes and looked in the direction of the Devil's Sea with a burning gaze.
Even if he chose to stay outside, it seemed that Fina would go in, and he would certainly not trust Fina to take the risk.
In addition, the problem of the Holy Cat statue in the car had not been solved. If there was a pyramid in the Devil's Sea that was unknown to the world, it would be a good place to place the Holy Cat statue.
Helping Peter Lee was actually helping themselves. When they left the desert, the expedition team still had to rely on Peter Lee and the others.
According to the map, there was still about a day and a half to travel to the Devil's Sea. Zhang Zian still had a day and a half to worry about.
Seeing that they had made up their minds, Nabari sighed and gave up trying to persuade them. He muttered a prayer to God.
After lunch, at three o 'clock in the afternoon, the intensity of the sun had decreased, and the team continued to set off.
The closer they were to the destination, the closer they were to the date of returning home. Although the sun was still blazing, most people were in high spirits.
Nabari followed Peter Lee's instructions and led the team away from the ancient camel road, heading deeper into the unknown desert.
From now on, even Nabari was not sure what was in front of him. He had only walked this road with his father a few decades ago, but the roads in the desert could change dramatically in just a few days, let alone a few decades ago.
Time passed slowly. In the torment of the day, the sun was setting in the west, and the sky was turning from bright to dark. It was evening.
Nabari, who was driving at the front, stopped the car and told Zhang Zian through the walkie-talkie that there was a tall sand dune in front of them. He asked him to get out of the car and use the drone to check out the situation.
The other team members heard the conversation and stopped their cars. They stretched and got out of the car to walk around. Two or three people gathered together to chat and laugh. Some people discussed their speculations about the Devil's Sea with great interest.
It was getting late. They would probably be able to set up camp after crossing this sand dune. In addition, the high temperature had subsided, so everyone was in a more comfortable mood. It was like getting off work on a Friday evening.
Zhang Zian controlled the drone to take off. He had done this many times, and it had become a routine. Every time, he completed the task successfully. The team members had seen it many times, and they had lost interest in watching.
Nekhbet flew over the sand ridge and first took a 360-degree panoramic view. The image was transmitted to the screen of the remote control in real time. This way, they could roughly estimate which side had the lower terrain. According to experience, the side with the lower terrain often had a slower slope.
The light in the evening was not very good. The places that were illuminated by the sun were still bright, but the places that were not illuminated were very dark. The contrast between light and dark was very strong.
The sunset from the west had a strong impact on the line of sight. Zhang Zian fine-tuned the height and shooting angle of Nekhbet to minimize the interference of the sunset.
Halfway through the 360-degree panoramic view, something suddenly flashed on the screen of the remote control. When Zhang Zian looked again, it stopped flashing.
"Strange, what is it?"
He reversed the joystick and manipulated Nekhbet to turn back in the opposite direction.
There was another flash.
There was no mistake this time. Something flashed in the distance behind the sand ridge.
He let Nekhbet hover in place, pointed the camera in that direction, adjusted the focus, and zoomed in on the image.
A vague black spot appeared in the picture. Because the light was too dim, even if the focus was as far as it could be, it was still hard to see what it was.
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