Chapter 389 Devil Mountain
Although this red light seemed a little blurred because of the distance, there was no doubt that everything Kevin Martin said just now was true.
If the treasure represented by this red light was not left by the ancient Libyans, then there is only the treasure of Mutahim, which the man Somiha Salim hid.
It is impossible for the Sky Eye to read it wrong!
This red light that was both expected and unexpected made Yang Jing's spirit excited. However, he did not show any expression. If there were only four Chris and the others beside him, Yang Jing might have driven directly to that direction, but now there are Carl Morris and the others around him. The eight mercenaries had been in contact with him for too short, and Kevin Martin almost gave his life to the treasure. Yang Jing did not dare to go over to explore the treasure in front of them.
But Yang Jing still pretended to be curious and asked, "Can there be mountains in the desert?"
Kevin Martin didn't realize the meaning behind Yang Jing's problem, and nodded and said, "Some, many deserts have mountains. For example, in the Sahara Desert, there are many mountains, and some are quite high. This Hamra Mountains is just a very short mountain range, similar to hills, and the highest mountain is only about 500 meters. However, the scenery there is quite good. In the first years of the Paris Dakar Automobile Rally, this was one of the stages. It was just nine years ago when the event was transferred to South America, which was too boring."
"There has the Paris Dakar Car Rally held here?" Yang Jing was surprised.
"Well, it was true that there were several years of Dakar Rally that placed two of the tracks in Libya, but that was a long time ago."
"Since even the organizing committee of the Paris Dakar Automobile Rally has chosen this as one of the stages, I have to go over and see what I say at that time. Let's go down, this solar energy has roasted people."
Several people got off the hill and drove back to the highway again. On the side of the highway, you can see the water supply pipeline called the "Godamis River".
Among Libya's 1.76 million square kilometers of land, more than 95% are desert and semi-desert dry plains, and Sebha in the central region is one of the driest areas in the world. The annual average rainfall in the coastal areas of northern Libya is also below 100 mm. Only a narrow and green area is suitable for agricultural production, gathering most of Libya's towns and population, and it is also the main agricultural production area in Libya.
However, Libya has extremely rich oil resources, with reserves of more than 30 billion barrels and natural gas reserves reaching 1.400 billion cubic meters. Libya, which suffers from water shortage, once exchanged oil for water - building a seawater desalination plant. In Sirte, Gaddafi's hometown, there is a world-class super-large seawater desalination plant.
I have to say that Gaddafi is really full of controversy. Although this guy is greedy for money, it is undeniable that during the past forty years when he was in power, Libyans still have a very happy life. Moreover, this guy dares to invest huge sums of money in people's livelihood.
In the 1980s, while exploring oil in southern Libya, he found that there was a wealth of groundwater hidden under the Sahara Desert. So Gaddafi waved his hand and decided to invest 30 billion US dollars to build the "large artificial river" project.
The project is open to be implemented in stages, guiding the southern groundwater to the northern coastal areas. This "artificial river" is actually a water transport pipeline buried underground. The main line is more than 2,000 kilometers long. The reinforced concrete composite pipe used is 4 meters in diameter. It is easy to drive a heavy truck inside.
The water supply pipe in front of me, which was exposed on the surface, was dug out from the sand because of repairs some time ago. Before there was time to backfilling, Yang Jing opened his eyes completely.
Then he drove along the highway, passed by Gudamis Airport for more than a few minutes before he arrived at the area where Durban Eye Lake is located.
Durban Eye Lake is about ten kilometers away from the highway. There is no road, only the sand and stones are everywhere.
There is no one around. In fact, people living in the desert area are cats in the house at this time, and no one wants to go out at this time. Here, lunch is usually eaten at 3 or 4 pm, and they will go out until 5 or 6 o'clock...
Since the road from the highway to Durban Eye Lake is full of stones and gravel, the car drove very slowly, and it took more than half an hour to get there for ten kilometers.
When we arrived here, the color of the ground changed significantly, no longer the unchanging yellow, but the color of the ground here became much darker. This change in surface color just proves that there is extremely rich groundwater resources here.
In fact, the green trees around the lake also prove that there is abundant groundwater here. The lush coconut trees completely surrounded the Durban Eye Lake. Such a green and intoxicating color suddenly appeared in the desert full of yellow sand. It really shocked people who saw this situation for the first time.
When Yang Jing jumped out of the car and saw the two pools of blue lakes like eyes, even he had to sigh at the magic of the Creator. How could this piece of water survive in a desert with such a huge evaporation?
Kevin Martin stood beside Yang Jing and said, "BOSS, isn't it magical?"
Yang Jing nodded, "I'm really curious, how can this lake exist here? With such a large evaporation, let alone a lake with such a small area, even if Lake Superior is here, it will probably be able to evaporate completely in a few years, right?"
Durban Eye Lake is not big. It is composed of two nearly circular lakes, one large and one small. The large lake has a radius of about thirty meters, and the small lake has a radius of about fifteen meters. The two lakes look across a seven or eight meters wide land, one south and one north.
This kind of lake is not much larger than the fish farming pond in rural China, but for many years, these two lakes have never dried up.
Kevin Martin smiled and said, "The waters of these two lakes are very deep. No one knows how deep they are. Three divers tried to dive to more than 30 meters, but they have not seen the bottom of the lake. Some people even said that there are waterways underground here that connect the sea, so they will not dry up. Although it is hundreds of kilometers away from the Mediterranean Sea and the terrain is far higher than sea level, it is theoretically unlikely to reach the sea, but what is impossible in front of the omnipotent Creator?"
As Kevin Martin said, although the green lake water is very clear, it is impossible to see the bottom at first sight. No one can guess how deep these two small lakes are.
"In fact, near Durban Eye Lake, there are several similar lakes, such as the 'Eye of Hilaria' over there, and several lakes further north, all of which are exposed on the surface and are freshwater lakes that have not dried up for many years. BOSS, if you look down from the air, you will definitely find that this area with a radius of about fifteen kilometers is actually a huge lake. Perhaps a long time ago, this was a huge lake. The Tynarut dry river we had just seen on the hill eventually flowed into it. Unfortunately, except for these small lakes, all other places in this area have dried up."
Listening to Kevin Martin's introduction, Yang Jing really liked this place. It is worthy of being called "miracle", and it is really great here!
Even in the scorching desert, a few people were sitting under the shade of trees, and there were two clear lakes in front of them, which made people feel much cooler. Chris even made a pot of water from the lake with a kettle, but it was taken back and tasted. The water was slightly salty, but it was absolutely fine to drink it.
The group rested here for half an hour. Seeing that it was almost four o'clock, Yang Jing and the others got in the car and continued to set off.
This time I didn’t go anywhere else, but went to Hamra Mountain, about thirty kilometers south.
Since the boss wants to see the unique scenery of Hamra Mountain, they who act as bodyguards naturally can only accompany the boss.
In fact, Mount Hamra is not far from Durban Eye Lake, and this very weathered mountain range is just south of the Dalaiji Highway.
In fact, in a strict sense, Mount Hamra can no longer be called a mountain range, because this mountain range, which was not originally very high, has almost been weathered by the strong winds in the Sahara Desert for many years. Many places have simply formed a stone desert similar to the Gobi Desert, and the peaks have also been weathered into various strange forms by the strong winds in the desert.
The highest place in the entire Hamra Mountain is only about 500 meters above sea level. The overall color of the mountain is a strange dark red, just like this mountain range contains extremely rich hematite.
But in fact, this dilapidated mountain range has no mineral resources at all. The reason why it presents this strange color is purely due to weathering.
Apart from their group, there is no one here. In fact, if it weren't for those who came here to travel specifically, locals wouldn't necessarily come here within a year. Because the shape formed by Hamra Mountain under the influence of weathering is so strange that this mountain range is called "Devil Mountain" by the locals.
There is a fierce and cool sun in the sky, with dark red mountains on both sides, and a desolate stone desert under the wheels. It is no exaggeration to say that if you come here alone, even in broad daylight, you will involuntarily get goosebumps all over your body.
The title of "Devil Mountain" is indeed not a random call.
The mountains here are all weathered one by one, and there are obviously dry river channels in the valley. Yang Jing and his convoys are moving forward in this dry river channel.
After walking in about ten kilometers, Yang Jing chose a hill above the ground and stopped. After getting off the car and strolled around, he sighed at the magical skills of nature and directly ordered him to go home.
Chapter completed!