Chapter 122: Searching for Remains
At that moment, Gu Fan was intently pondering over one thing - the timing of when he stumbled upon three other teams. The first team was spotted because he was standing on a hill. Standing high, he could see far. And with a telescope, he discovered the first team.
Gu Fan remembered there were more than fifty people in that team. So, he pondered over how these fifty-some people came together. Had they also seen an online post about forming an exploration team to venture out to the Borderlands?
Such posts were rare. Gathering fifty people was indeed a difficult task — perhaps it was a societal group that was seriously venturing into the Borderlands.
The second team was discovered when Gu Fan suddenly turned around to run back and perform a feint attack.
So, Gu Fan wondered, had he not stood on that hill and had he not run back, would he have discovered the other two teams? Apparently not.
Why did the third team appear voluntarily after two teams had been discovered? Was it just a coincidence? Or was it to dispel Gu Fan’s doubts, making him believe that encountering other teams out there was not unusual.
"Difficult, difficult?" Gu Fan scratched his head, expressing he couldn’t figure it out. Maybe he was overthinking?
Now, after progressing for half a day, they saw nothing except the endless desert. If only they could look at a cactus or two.
"God, it’s so hot," Lu Yi whined while walking, sticking out her tongue. Her actions were a bit amusing, but no one laughed. Everyone was just enduring the scorching heat.
The intense heat made travelling difficult. Despite a whole day’s time, the team didn’t make much progress. They couldn’t march at night, not because of the danger the darkness might bring, but because the limited vision could cause them to miss important objectives.
The initial plan was to get a good sleep, recover, and then restart the journey. But Ouyang Jin woke everyone up as soon as dawn broke, urging them to set off before the day heated up and to complete the journey they didn’t finish the day before.