Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 385 Water Crisis

"what?!"

Li Zhi's voice suddenly rose.

His face was full of disbelief as he stared at the soldier in front of him, as if asking if the other person was joking.

The soldier in front of him was the one who first discovered the abnormal water consumption.

At this moment, he had a bitter face, his expression was full of helplessness and anxiety, and he stammered: "Sir, that... that black dog doesn't eat anything, it just keeps drinking water. The little water we have stored can't withstand it!"

Li Zhi originally thought that after Wang, who was hiding in the dark, was caught, the problem of excessive water consumption would be solved. But who would have thought that it was not Wang who was playing tricks in the dark, but that this guy was born a "water drinker"!

Li Zhi's face turned pale, and without saying a word, he strode towards the water storage area.

When I got there, I saw Wang's entire body soaking in a basin of water, like a glutton without restraint. The water level in the basin was dropping rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Li Zhi was so angry when he saw this that he rushed forward and without saying a word, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Wang's neck tightly and lifted him up like a chicken.

He glared at Wang fiercely, his eyes seemed to be spitting fire, and roared angrily: "If you keep drinking like this, no matter how much water there is, it won't be enough to fill your bottomless pit!"

After being yelled at, Wang lowered his head instantly like a child who had made a mistake.

Although it has no facial features, Li Zhi can somehow feel its frustration at the moment, like an eggplant hit by frost.

However, Li Zhi was not moved by its pitiful appearance. He tightened his hand around Wang's neck and said through gritted teeth, "Don't play the trick of pretending to be pitiful. If you drink up all the water, we will all die of thirst in this desert!"

He made a vague sound of grievance, and if you listened carefully, it seemed like he was mumbling: "I'm thirsty..."

"Thirst? Who wouldn't be thirsty? The sun is so hot every day that the ground is smoking. Who wouldn't be thirsty? But you can't be so unrestrained and drink like you haven't had water in several lifetimes! If you've used up all the water, what are we going to do?"

Li Zhi became angrier as he spoke, his chest heaving violently.

Just as Li Zhi was training Wang like a dog, Duan Heng and others heard the noise here and rushed over out of curiosity.

"What's going on?" Duan Heng frowned and asked in confusion, looking back and forth between Li Zhi and Wang with a vigilant look.

Li Zhi released his hand that was pinching Wang, and Wang jumped down.

Li Zhi raised his hand and pinched his brows, saying tiredly and helplessly: "This guy drinks too much water."

Duan Heng was stunned at first, then he rolled his eyes and said nonchalantly: "That's it? I thought something big had happened."

Li Zhi glared at him unhappily and said unhappily, "Isn't this a big deal? If you run out of water and your throat becomes smoking with thirst in this desert, I'll see if you can still remain calm. Don't cry and shout for water then."

At this time, Zhang Wenchu on the side also spoke up, looking worried: "But the sun is really strong these days, and the amount of water allocated to us every day is actually not enough to drink..."

Unexpectedly, Zhang Wenchu's words immediately resonated with the others.

They all nodded and said in unison, "Yes, it's so hot today, there's not enough water to drink, and my throat is almost dry and burning."

Li Zhi was stunned when he heard this.

He had never noticed the situation they were talking about and had no idea that such a thing existed.

However, Li Zhi understood after a little thought.

He activated four of his five internal organs. Although he could not achieve a perfect cycle, the circulation of the four organs could help Li Zhi resist most external invasions.

Seeing that everyone else was saying this, he quickly followed suit, shouting in a muffled voice: "That's right, that's right... This is too annoying..."

Li Zhi rolled his eyes at Wang, who was squatting on the ground, and then turned to the soldier and asked, "Besides this guy's lack of restraint in drinking water, how much water is consumed by evaporation every day?"

The soldier looked grim and nodded heavily, his voice filled with despair: "Twice as much as usual!"

Li Zhi raised his head, half-closed his eyes, and looked at the sun hanging high in the sky, which seemed to be scorching everything. He lowered his head and asked Wang, "You have been in this desert for so long. Does the sun often become like this, suddenly getting as hot as if on fire?"

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, he shook his head like a rattle and said in a muffled voice: "It's not Taiyang..."

Li Zhi was stunned, full of doubts. If it wasn't the sun, then what else could it be?

He had a bad feeling in his heart and asked quickly, "If it's not the sun, then what is it?"

He raised his head and shouted at the top of his voice: "It's urine!"

尿？

Li Zhi was completely stunned, bewildered and totally confused.

But then, when he saw Wang flapping his wings, he suddenly realized that this guy must be talking about birds.

But this made Li Zhi even more confused. How was the warming weather related to birds?

"It should be talking about a demonic bird..." Zhang Wenchu frowned and guessed thoughtfully.

Duan Heng's face turned serious when he heard what Zhang Wenchu said: "If it is really a monster behind this, then I'm afraid this monster is quite powerful!"

Li Zhi knew clearly in his heart that this kind of monster that could affect the environment was definitely not a small minion and must be very troublesome.

Nangong Wen, who was standing by, suddenly had an idea and asked Wang: "Do you know that bird?"

Nangong’s question made Li Zhi’s eyes light up. He almost forgot that there was such a “desert native” around them.

He quickly turned his gaze to Wang, his eyes full of anticipation.

I saw Wang shaking his head violently, the amplitude of the movement was so large that he almost threw himself out, and his whole body was full of fear: "Pee is fierce... I am afraid of pee..."

Wang's behavior made Li Zhishun's eyes go dark and he almost fell down.

At this time, the soldier reminded cautiously: "Sir, if the evaporation and consumption continue at this rate, our stored water will not last long. At most, it will only last about ten days."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhi's brows twisted into a knot.

Then, he slowly closed his eyes, his brain working rapidly, desperately thinking of a countermeasure.

When Li Zhi closed his eyes and thought, Duan Heng, Zhang Wenchu and others all quieted down tacitly, waiting quietly for Li Zhi to think of a countermeasure.

Li Zhi's mind was racing.

Right now, although no one knows where the demon bird that Wang mentioned is, Li Zhi believes that the demon bird definitely has no ability to affect the entire desert. Its ability is definitely limited to a certain range.

This means that the location where Li Zhi and the others are now is within the range affected by the power of the demon bird.

In this case, if Li Zhi and his companions continued to move forward, they might run into the evil bird head-on.

But if they took a detour, once the stored water supply was exhausted, they would fall on the scalding sand and turn into mummies before they even encountered the monster bird.

Li Zhi suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes showing determination and resoluteness. He looked at Wang and asked, "Do you know where there is water?"

When Wang heard Li Zhi's question, he first twitched his nose like a dog, sniffed the air, then raised his head and said in a certain direction without hesitation: "There is... but, there is a source..."

Li Zhilai immediately looked at Duan Heng and the others, pointed in the direction Wang indicated, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Everyone speed up and move forward over there! There is no time to waste!"