Steel Steam and Flame

　　 Kara pointed to the white front under the moonlight, where there was a little light, and her words were full of excitement. I spent seven days in the desert with no one, but it seemed that a few months had passed. Every day is suffering for her.

　　 Picking up things, the speed of Kara and Cassia became extremely brisk at this moment. Kara was too excited, but Cassia was just happy. The reason for the suppression tube prevented him from opening the cross pupils at will. So he didn't see the light in Kara's mouth.

　　 The two of them were still a long way from the light. After a trot for more than half an hour, they saw the lasing white light under the already rising moon. It was a rather huge high-pressure mercury lamp, which was hung high in the air by a huge iron pillar, and it was now silently contributing its light.

　　 Standing on a sand dune fifty or sixty meters high outside, Cassia and Carla had a clear view of the station on their way in the past.

　　 The station is very big, at least compared to the old station where they got off with only one iron house, the supply station has five big houses on the ground. The houses are connected in a straight line, and there is a clearing in front of them, where three gray off-road vehicles are parked.

　　On the periphery of the station, because the wedge-shaped sand board is built with steel plates, and the room is built in accordance with the perennial wind direction in the desert, although the sand board is not high, it also plays a good role. This also allowed the sand guard in front of the station to accumulate over the years, and gradually build a high wall of yellow sand there, like a series of connected crescent-shaped mountains, enclosing the entire station. The station is just inside the leeward **** of the sand dunes, and during the day, it can resist the hot sun at certain times.

　　 Cassia and Kara slid down the **** of the sand dunes, and raised long yellow sand dragons behind them. Although the unstopped wind gradually decreased a lot, it still formed a whirling air flow behind each sand dune.

　　The stone cement floor under the feet has been dry and cracked and there have been many huge cracks, big enough to fit an adult into it perfectly, and now it is filled with crystal sand. The station in front was silent, except for a mercury lamp that was hung up high, only the middle house was still lit.

　　 "It's really deserted or desolate." Cassia looked around. It was too quiet, and the sound of the wind was isolated by the high dunes. There were some withered plants around, and he saw the last bit of green in the bushes, which was about to wither.

"No, since it is a station, it must be built on the groundwater veins in the desert. Those of us who are walking through the desert may not have the slightest way to get the water in the groundwater veins, but when the station is established, we will draw An underground water source is necessary. It stands to reason that there should be no shortage of water sources here." Cara touched the withered leaves of the shrubs, with a layer of fine yellow sand on them, she said the same doubt in Cassia's heart.

　　 "Maybe it's just the reason why the managers here are too lazy?" Cassia guessed and said with a smile, "It takes a lot of effort to keep these bushes evergreen in such a ghostly weather."

　　 "Perhaps." Kara also looked uninterested. It is already very lucky to be able to run into a station that is still in operation. As for the situation of this station, it seems that it has nothing to do with them.

　　 Are you still afraid of not paying for food? Cara thought in her heart that she was still carrying twenty thousand sacred coins. It should be enough to buy some basic canned food. Water is definitely free of money. This is the rule specially set by the empire when it developed desert resources and built many station supply sites.

　　 The light in front is very dim, maybe only one light is turned on.

　　 The room is built by mixing steel pillars and cement, and there will be an extra layer of wall that can isolate the temperature inside, so as to ensure that the temperature during the day is not too hot and the temperature at night is not too cold.

　　 The door of the room is very solid, and the glass on the side is frosted glass, it is impossible to see the situation inside.

　　 "What design is this?" Cassia looked at the glass window beside him and found it strange. He knocked on the door, and the empty voice echoed around.

　　 No one opened the door, but the door opened with very little force.

　　 The light was projected as the door opened, and Cassia removed the mask. In the black pupils, the room is still designed like an old station, like a pub structure. There are several heavily worn tables and chairs inside. One side is like a counter. There are several cabinets about the same height as the room, on which are placed clean glass cups. All kinds of wine bottles and juices of different colors come in perfect condition.

　　 By the side of the counter, an old man of quite an old grade with gray hair on his head was sitting there with a bright light looking at the books placed in front of him. Next to the book was a glass with half a glass of wine drunk. On the side of the glass was a pot of green plants that seemed to be painted with paint. Cassia could not recognize what it was. The mellow aroma of wine permeated the room.

　　 The two walked in, the old man raised his head, his face was half astonished and half astonished. It seemed hard for him to see other people in the desert. Especially the two people in front of them are still very young faces.

　　 It is nearly 2,000 kilometers deep into this desert, and 1,500 kilometers ahead is the center of the desert—Gerun Oasis. But the deeper the desert, the greater the danger and risk. This station is already regarded as the foremost building built in this desert by the empire. After this supply station, there is no such a large supply station in the following area, and the small supply station is probably the end of the entire army. At least in recent years, because the outer resources of this desert have been almost exploited, the empire seems to have no plans to continue to build new stations for replenishment.

　　 After all, under the yellow sand, I don’t know how many station wrecks have been buried. When the benefits and costs did not want to wait, the empire decisively abandoned this place. Only the central oasis area is still emerging.

　　 "Hello, old sir." Cassia greeted the old man with his things on his back, and Cara had already taken off the heavy things on her body and placed them on the tables. Heating is now in the room, and the temperature is just right, and Cassia feels an unusually comfortable feeling. That is moisture, and the humidity of the air is also the most suitable state.

"Hello, brave young man." The old man took off the metal framed round glasses he was wearing, and the golden pupils in it were still shining with wise light. "If you can see other travelers here, it should be me. Fortunately, it should be your bravery."

　　 The old man stood up smiling and put the book away under the counter in front of him.

"You can call me old man Donne." The old man walked to the cupboard, took off two empty glasses, and said, "Do you want something to drink? The first three glasses are free. I stayed in this desert like this. For a long time, except for the coldest month of the winter, there will be some tourists coming. At other times, seeing other people depends on luck."

　　 "I want grape juice." Cara is not welcome.

　　 "Would you like some wine? Beautiful lady." The old man Donne poured a glass of dark purple juice, and Cassia took it and handed it to Carla.

　　 "Me too." Cassia said by the way, he also took off his backpack, but he didn't put it on the table like Cara, but put it in the corner of the window next to the window. There is also a huge potted plant. The leaves are curly short of moisture. They have not been trimmed, and they have grown rather messy. They were planted in an earth-yellow ceramic pot, and the soil inside was still moist.

　　 The smell of earth, Cassia hadn't smelled it for a long time, and the moist water rose from the basin. Perhaps it was because of the closeness, Cassia smelled another smell from inside. The effect of the operation makes their sense of smell comparable to that of a military dog, and even with the improvement of the operation stage, these basic abilities will continue to be enhanced~www.ltnovel.com~ It is a faint fishy smell, mixed with the smell of earth, Then it was mixed with the aroma of the wine in the room.

　　 Cassia did not move the slightest expression, and even the movement of bending down and putting on the backpack was not affected in the slightest. He bent over and moved closer to the flowerpot, again to determine if there was a problem with his nose.

　　 But this time the head moved a little closer to the flowerpot, and a semicircular torn piece of glass appeared at the corner of his eye. The glass sheet is very thick, missing a half, lying quietly in the shadow of the flowerpot. The area there is full of dust that has not been cleaned for a long time, but the glass panes are in brand new condition.

　　 Cassia stood up thoughtfully, and when half of the grape juice passed over by the old man Donne had been drunk, Cara had already gone for a second glass.

　　 I have to say that when my throat is extremely thirsty, it is indeed a pleasure to drink such delicious grape juice.

　　 drank the remaining juice in one breath, and Cassia walked over and ordered a second glass.

　　 The old man Donn filled the transparent glass cups, and talked to Cassia and the others in a kind tone.

　　 "By the way, I don't know the name of my brother yet." The old man Donne handed the juice to Cassia, "Of course, the name of this beautiful lady, I wonder if this old man of mine is lucky enough to know."

　　 Old man Donne has been smiling cheerfully.

　　 "Of course, Kara." Kara answered. Old man Donne nodded.

"Just call me Gulica." Cassia replied. He turned around with the cup and went back to his seat. He had already seen an imperceptible smile suddenly rising from the corner of Cara's mouth~www.ltnovel.com~ Welcome. Book friends come to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all at ~www.ltnovel.com~ mobile phone users, please go to read.