Why didn't anyone tell me this is a parallel world?

They also tried to persuade Xia Liuying to stay, but she was too determined to leave and could not be persuaded.

Before the sandstorm, Xia Liuying had been hiking in the desert for seven days. Now the sandstorm has lasted for six days, which means it has been nearly half a month.

Xia Liuying still had three locations where she needed to drop desert lizards. Although because of the sandstorm, Base No. 12 wouldn't say anything even if she failed to complete the mission, Xia Liuying still felt bad about it.

It's not a difficult task in the first place. How can she feel comfortable if she can't even do it well and still has to make excuses?

Xiaodai didn’t understand all this, he only knew that if he followed Xia Liuying, he would have endless cakes to eat.

Before leaving, Xia Liuying exchanged other food for a pile of flour from other people, half of which was given to Xiaodai for free.

It was given by the sisters. Because the younger sister was just an ordinary person, and after encountering the sandstorm, the elder sister didn't plan to take her any further. After the sandstorm was over, they would return along the same route and would not need so much food, so they simply gave it to Xiaodai.

According to the white-collar worker in the company, the sandstorm will end in three days at the latest. His special ability is related to the weather, and he can roughly predict weather changes, otherwise he would not have been arranged to work in the desert.

This shelter was initially established by white-collar workers in the company.

However, the accuracy of weather forecasts needs to be improved. The error is basically no more than ten minutes within a day, more than an hour after two days, and half a day after three days. As the number of days increases, he will not be able to predict it, and the probability of error is very high.

After Xia Liuying learned the specific time, she felt much more relieved. According to her estimation, she continued on her way and would reach the second drop-off point after the sandstorm stopped.

At that time, it would be much safer to leave the desert hiking route.

No unexpected situations occurred. On the third morning as predicted by the white-collar worker in the company, the sandstorm disappeared unexpectedly.

When Xia Liuying woke up in the morning, there was only a slight breeze blowing towards her. She was stunned for a while before she suddenly realized that the sandstorm was over.

Someone nearby screamed, and the sound quickly spread throughout the entire campsite, waking up several people with special abilities who were staying there.

On the desert hiking route, there is a campsite suitable for camping approximately every one to one and a half days. On the first day of the sandstorm, many people chose to stay where they were and form a shelter with each other.

Xia Liuying arrived here long after nightfall yesterday. Most people had already fallen asleep in their tents, except for one who was on night watch and welcomed Xia Liuying. Xia Liuying had not seen anyone else yet.

This time they met everyone in one go, but before Xia Liuying finished her breakfast, half of them had packed their luggage and left.

Some of them had stayed here for nearly ten days, and finally waited for the sandstorm to end. They were unwilling to stay any longer, as they had some dry food that they could eat on the road.

As for the remaining half of the people, they had no intention of greeting the newcomer Xia Liuying. Maybe they didn’t even know that there was a newcomer.

Although they were not as anxious as those who left without having breakfast, they were not slow either. They hurried over and not long after Xia Liuying finished her breakfast, most of the people had already left.

There was only an elderly grandfather who grabbed a handful of beans to feed Xiaodai while chatting with Xia Liuying. He was also the one who was on guard last night and welcomed Xia Liuying.

"We've been stuck here for too long. Now that we can finally leave, we can't stay any longer. You are one of the few who dare to travel in a sandstorm."

Xia Liuying smiled and withdrew her gaze from the backs of the group of people. She was considered to be a skilled and courageous person. If she was weaker, she would not dare to take such a risk.

But on the other hand, she has such strength and confidence, so she should have such courage.

"What about you? You have been here for a long time, too. Why aren't you in a hurry to leave?"

Hearing this, the old man touched Xiao Dai's head and said, "When people get old, the thing they have the most is time. Some people might even blame me for having too much time left, so why are you in such a hurry? The road is there, and you can walk it sooner or later."

Xia Liuying was silent for a moment. She always felt that there was something else behind the old man's words, as if it contained some grievances and hatreds of a whole family. However, she was just a passerby and could not interfere in other people's affairs.

When things were almost packed, Xia Liuying called out to Xiaodai who was asking the old man for beans. Xiaodai blinked, hesitated, and finally took a bite of the beans in the old man's hand, then turned around and caught up with Xia Liuying.

Although he was a little dull, he was surprisingly decisive.

The old man was still smiling as he looked at Xiaodai's back, until he realized that Xia Liuying was leaving in the wrong direction, then his expression changed. He raised his hand and was about to take care of Xia Liuying who had gone in the wrong direction, but suddenly he remembered something and retracted his hand.

The Charity Association for People with Special Powers always issues special tasks to some special people with special powers. This is no secret.

Sometimes, when a large number of people with special abilities gather together, they will guess who has a special mission. Although they are special missions, most of them do not need to be kept secret.

It’s just not suitable for public publicity.

For example, Xia Liuying’s mission would not matter at all even if others knew about it. It was just a means to detect and explore the local ecological environment.

The desert lizards used are all biological species from their native places, and they have only undergone corresponding genetic adjustments to achieve the desired effect without contaminating the racial genes or causing environmental pollution.

Unless some unknown force has created an underground kingdom under the Tulum Desert and does not want to be discovered, they would be likely to cause trouble. Otherwise, no one else can find a reason to object.

But just think about it and you will know that it is impossible. The Tulum Desert is located completely in the country, with only one edge connected to the outside world...but there are troops stationed there.

Any detour from anywhere else is safer than going directly to the edge of the Tulum desert.

In addition, existing technological means cannot support the construction of an underground kingdom under the desert. Even a base like Base No. 12 requires extremely strong logistical support.

The old man was well-informed and quickly reacted. Looking at Xia Liuying's back, he couldn't help but sigh, "She's really young."

What was he like when he was young?