Chapter 1218: Drawing Star Charts

Yishang felt as if he had truly taken a trip to the gates of hell; of course, he didn't know what the gates of hell were, but that night, he felt he was truly going to die. His whole body was trembling, and his mind kept flashing through the things he had done over these years; even many things he couldn't remember, he saw them all once over.

Of course, these were not the most important things; the most important was that feeling of being just one step away from death, which was very clear and very special. He knew very clearly that if he had been just a little bit more reckless, he would have died immediately. Later, he learned from Baifeng that this feeling was called a near-death experience, a very special experience, though of course, he would not want to experience it a second time.

Because it was at night, no one noticed, and of course, even if they had noticed, it would have been useless; they had no way to help, at most they would have just been the first to discover that Yishang had died.

However, what Yishang didn't expect was that after such a toss and turn, when he woke up the next day, he felt slightly better; he could feel hunger and was willing to eat something.

At this time, more than half of the journey had passed, and in a few days, they would reach the Western Development Group. During this period, because of the illness, Yishang had been tortured until he was no longer human; he often had splitting headaches, and his body hurt so much that he couldn't sleep—he didn't fall asleep, he fainted.

He didn't even expect that he could persist for so long; he had thought he might have died long ago, but he still persisted and lived until now. It seemed there was still a good chance of returning to the Western Development Group alive.

The Soldiers, seeing Yishang starting to eat, also felt much more relaxed; it seemed their mission could be completed smoothly, and they didn't have to fear Yishang dying on the road.

In just a few days, the Western Development Group had undergone a major transformation; after all, a team of ten thousand people going into full operation had an efficiency that was no joke, and in a very short time, the conditions of the Western Development Group had improved a lot.

Changle and Ayuduo also moved into a larger new house, clean and tidy, with good privacy; most importantly, they could light a fire. With the guarantee of skilled old craftsmen from Huaxia, Changle was not afraid of being choked by smoke due to wind or sealing issues.

Although Charcoal didn't have much smoke, and it didn't have the toxicity and lethality of coal, Changle still didn't dare to take it lightly; he definitely had to prioritize his life. At worst, he would just freeze at night; as long as the quilt was thick and tight enough, he wouldn't be afraid of the cold.

Now, Ce had nothing to worry about; the construction of the development group was in full swing, the Prince had returned safely, and all the preparations needed for the development group to pass the Winter were ready. It could be said that he, as the leader, hadn't had to worry much this Winter before successfully solving all the problems.

Changle was now unwilling to go out; there wasn't much left to see around the development group. There were certainly new species, but the rapidly withered Grass had almost lost its research value, and he found it difficult to distinguish the types, so it was better to just lie there.

Don't say, although the wind was strong, the sun was still very warm, and the sky was unusually blue, bluer than what he had seen in Huaxia City, blue to the point of turning purple and black, and the clouds also looked particularly close. He could sit on a chair with Ayuduo for an entire afternoon.

At night, the two of them would also sit and watch the stars. Changle, who had been a bit bored recently, remembered the stories his father had told them while looking at the sky when he was a child. Now, he felt that perhaps counting the stars and drawing star charts was also a very interesting thing.

Although there were countless stars in the sky, there were always some that were very characteristic, very peculiar, and could be recognized at a glance.

As long as one used these stars as reference points, then divided the sky equally, and then pointed out those more special stars one by one, it would work. Every night, one could also compare whether any star was no longer shining or if its position had changed.

Then, one could connect them according to their positions to see what shape they could form. His father had once said that the Big Dipper was on the body of a great bear, called Ursa Major.

After a few days of observation, he had already drawn the bear's buttocks and thighs; as for the other parts, he was still observing, feeling they were not so easy to draw.

At the same time, he also observed that the positions of the stars were not immutable, which was related to the movement of Earth that his father had mentioned, though of course, what was said wasn't that detailed, and he hadn't observed it that carefully either.

Even when he united with the Xuanyuan Tribe to conduct calendar calculations and spoke of his theories, he only gave a rough idea. Only now had Changle truly begun to observe and start drawing charts.

He also began to realize that the chart he was drawing could not only relieve his boredom but could also provide some help for the deduction of the calendar. Furthermore, he could use this matter to make a start and propose an idea; Huaxia had enough young people with a desire for knowledge, and perhaps they could use this to found a new discipline.

Another thing was that Changle had a feeling that the position of the Big Dipper seen here was a bit different from the position he had seen in Huaxia. Anyway, he couldn't say where the difference was, or even that Summer and Winter themselves had differences, but he knew that location would also have an effect.

Changle already had an idea; he was wondering if there was any way to use the stars for positioning, so that he could determine his location with a precise number.