The Difficulties Mount

Zhang Zian carefully looked at the Excel spreadsheet. Besides the appalling average fuel consumption data, there was some surprising information.

The information pertained to Car No. 1, which Nabari and Salem had taken. It was loaded with two people, but the fuel consumption and the consumption of drinking water were much lower than the other cars. The reason was nothing more than this: Nabari had rich experience in desert driving and controlled the car well. Secondly, the Bedouin people adapted well to the high temperatures and rarely need air conditioning. They also did not need to drink a lot of water to replenish sweat, since they did not sweat much. This helped to save fuel and water.

However, the oil and water they'd saved were not enough for the rest.