I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 176 The advantage is mine
[Station Master Xu, he's lying!]
The Bactrian camel let out a loud, deep moo.

[When my companion and I were carrying goods, we overheard them talking about crossing borders, European buyers, and hiding the goods among handicrafts to confuse them.]
Xu Ying narrowed her eyes upon hearing this.

These people are incredibly audacious; they've smuggled cultural relics across borders.

They sell their country's cultural treasures overseas for money.

"Tsk, lying is not a good habit."

Xu Ying's eyes were sharp and sinister as she swept them over the tomb raiders: "You clearly intend to hide the items inside handicrafts, take them to Outer Mongolia, and then sell them to European buyers from there!"

"Aren't you going to tell the truth now?"

The tomb raiders turned pale the moment they heard what Xu Ying said. This woman must be a goddess, how could she know this?

They had no idea how much this woman knew, and even if they wanted to lie, they didn't dare gamble on whether Xu Ying knew the truth.

[How dare they lie to our Station Master Xu! Look at this needle!]
Upon learning that these guys were still lying, the Desert Golden Scorpion raised its tail and, with a whoosh, plunged its stinger into the ankle of one of the lying tomb raiders.

"hiss--"

Seven or eight desert scorpions stung him one after another, and the lying tomb raider felt like he was about to ascend to heaven.

Another desert golden scorpion, seeing that it was late and there was no room at the tomb raider's feet, was about to stab the tomb raider in the groin with its stinger, which scared the tomb raider so much that he clenched his legs and knelt down.

"I confess! I've confessed everything!"

"Ancestor, please get these things away from here right now!"

My lower body is about to be ruined, I'm going to become a cripple, there's no point in arguing anymore.

"The antiques stolen from the tomb were indeed mixed with antique-style handicrafts, transported to Outer Mongolia, and then airlifted from Outer Mongolia to Europe."

The tomb raider said with a mournful face, "The first batch of antiques has probably already arrived at the border."

Upon hearing this, Deputy Officer Yang and the others looked grave. They took out their phones and reported to their superiors: "What batch of export goods are you packing for handicrafts?"

The tomb raiders shook their heads, looking helpless: "We don't know, we're just lowly errand boys."

Xu Ying asked sternly, "Where is your boss right now?"

The tomb raider shook his head vigorously: "We don't know anything; he was directing us remotely."

Seeing that these people genuinely didn't know, Xu Ying asked again, "Where did the other five camels go?"

The tomb raider honestly replied, "Our off-road vehicle that was transporting goods had a flat tire, and luckily one of our brothers found a group of Bactrian camels, so we tied them up and used them to transport the goods."

"Of the six Bactrian camels we tied up, one of them, the one next to you, escaped halfway through the journey."

Bactrian camels weigh between 500 and 800 kilograms more than dromedary camels, and they can carry more, up to 200 to 300 kilograms of cargo.

Historically, Bactrian camels have been recorded carrying 350 kilograms on the Silk Road, though they needed to rest frequently.

The tomb raiders thought the Bactrian camels were quite useful for hauling goods, but they didn't dare say it aloud: "After we finished carrying the five camels, we just left them in the desert and didn't care about them anymore."

Xu Ying pressed further, "Where did you take the camels?"

Tomb raider: "After we brought the goods up from the tomb, we led the camels southwest until we met up with the vehicle sent by the boss."

Xu Ying: "About how long have you been gone?"

Tomb raider: "We've been walking and stopping for about a day and a night."

Xu Ying: "How much cargo are they carrying?"

The tomb raider said, "On average, each camel carried about 150 kilograms. In addition, the three of us who were delivering the goods rode on their backs, urging them to travel all night and not letting them rest..." From the perspective of protecting the health of camels, it is appropriate for camels to carry no more than 25%-30% of their own weight in cargo.

The heavier the load a camel carries, the shorter the distance it can travel each day and the slower it can go.

When camels are not carrying cargo, they walk at a speed of about six kilometers per hour, which is close to the speed at which a human walks briskly.

Xu Ying was calculating in her mind.

The tomb raiders concluded, "After unloading the cargo, they just collapsed in the desert. We were in a hurry, so we didn't bother with them."

[tui——]
After hearing what the tomb raider said, Shanfeng spat in his face.

When camels feel threatened or agitated, they will spit at their enemies.

Saliva is composed not only of saliva, but may also contain partially digested hay and stomach acid, and has a very pungent smell.

The tomb raider, sprayed by the mountain peak, closed his eyes in pain and had no choice but to bury his head in the sand.

[tui——]
The mountain peaks indiscriminately attack all tomb raiders present, and the camels can control the direction of their spit, reaching a maximum distance of two meters.

The tomb raiders present were all baptized by the mountain peak, their faces turning green with disgust.

The mountain peak snorted: [You big bad guys!]
"You're only getting spat on right now, which is letting you off easy."

Xu Ying took a folding basin from the sand motorcycle, took out a 5-liter bucket of water from the storage box, and added water to the plastic basin.

She patted the mountain peak's head: "Come on, are you thirsty from all that yelling? Have some water, you've worked hard."

"Leave the finding of our companions to us!"

When facing Xu Ying, Shan Feng, who had just been cursing venomously, immediately became docile and harmless.

[Thank you, Station Master Xu!]
The mountain peaks bowed their heads and drank the water in large gulps, and the water in the basin was soon emptied.

Bactrian camels can drink 60 to 80 liters of water in ten minutes. Their humps are not used to store water, but to store fat.

Camels produce metabolic water during metabolism, which is why they become thin when dehydrated.

The connective tissue under a camel's skin can absorb a lot of water, and after drinking water, their bodies will temporarily swell up, somewhat like a sponge.

Camels are very resilient; they can survive for seven to ten days in the high temperatures of the desert without drinking water.

Five days have passed, and there's a high probability that the five camels that fainted from exhaustion are still alive.

I just don’t know if the heavy load and overwork will break their bodies.

"We need to find the other five camels quickly."

Xu Ying drew a rough diagram on the paper: "These camels have traveled about 45 kilometers in the southwest direction."

Lieutenant Yang: "We'll send a helicopter over!"

"It's alright, I have a more flexible solution!"

Xu Ying shook her head, her gaze drifting to the top of the armored vehicle: "Could I borrow your loudspeaker?"

"Of course!" Lieutenant Yang warmly invited Xu Ying onto the armored vehicle. "Come on, I'll teach you how to operate it!"

Xu Ying was flattered: "I can get on the armored vehicle?"

Lieutenant Yang was both amused and exasperated: "You've already received military medals, what can't you do?"