Jiang Baimian turned around and looked over.
At the same time, she quickly pulled out the "Ice Moss" gun with a 9mm bullet.
Jiang Baimian observed it carefully for a while, and then asked:
"Have you seen what that figure looks like?"
Shang Jianyao was on guard and replied:
"The clothes are ragged, but thick, like a groundhog."
Jiang Baimian was not nervous, but blurted out in surprise:
"Do you know what a groundhog is?"
If she remembered correctly, it was the first time that Shang Jianyao came out of the company and came to the surface, and the only place where groundhogs would appear in the company was the "research area", which did not match the identity of Shang Jianyao who had just graduated from University.
The only reason she could think of was that there was a picture of a groundhog in the textbook, and Shang Jianyao made a judgment based on it, but it is difficult for people who have never seen the real thing to have such an association.
Shang Jianyao pointed to the other side of the river with his other finger without a gun:
"There's one there.
"It's like a picture in a textbook."
"..." Jiang Baimian followed Shang Jianyao's fingers, and he found a highly nervous groundhog.
The groundhog let out a cry and got back into the hole.
"Observation is keen." Jiang Baimian held back for a long time and gave his evaluation.
Bai Chen looked up at the sky:
"This season, at this point in time, he is dressed so thickly, and there is only one person, who should be a wanderer in the wilderness. Don't worry too much, there are many of us and we have weapons, so he dare not approach.
"The only problem is that he may have connections with some robber groups, which will cause some trouble, but we won't stay here for too long and will leave soon."
"If there really is a bandit group, it's just for you to practice your skills!" Jiang Baimian looked back, looked at Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong and smiled.
Long Yuehong's heart trembled and said:
"Team leader, aren't you worried that the bandits are too crowded and their firepower is strong?"
Jiang Baimian laughed and said:
"It's not too far from the company, and the Ministry of Security often sends teams over for training and drills. The robber group with many people and powerful firepower has been eliminated long ago.
"Moreover, many robber groups above the dust may not be the same as you think, closer to the state of the homeless hugging together to 'warm' in order to survive, there will not be too many guns, and there will not be too many people , because they can't get enough supplies. Sometimes, the thinner guys in the bandit group are the reserves of others.
"Of course, those famous robber groups are not very easy to deal with. They have all found a way to keep themselves alive for a long time."
Reserve grain... Long Yuehong was inexplicably frightened when she heard this:
"Team leader, how can you describe such a cruel thing in such a plain tone?"
"You'll get used to it after you've been on the dusty soil for a long time. You'll get used to it." Jiang Baimian looked down at the kettle on the solar charging board.
Shang Jianyao was still on guard around him, but this did not prevent him from asking questions and gaining knowledge:
"Why are the people in the settlement also called wilderness wanderers? The one just now was the real wilderness wanderer."
Bai Chen pulled the scarf around his neck and said with a slightly solemn expression:
"Because settlements are never stable.
"Changes in water sources, the quality of the land, the weather, and the migration of monsters all affect whether a place can be used as a settlement. Once the environment changes, people will wander again and find new settlements.
"And of all the factors, the one that affects them the most and makes them migrate more frequently is whether they are discovered by the big forces."
"Why?" Long Yuehong asked curiously.
Bai Chen glanced at him:
"Above the dust, the most notorious gangs are not the biggest robber groups, but the 'Slave Squad' of the 'First City', who often break through settlements and capture people back to serve as slaves.
"In the mines occupied by the 'First City', in the factories built, countless slaves became corpses."
Jiang Baimian nodded lightly and added:
"Some bandits do the same thing, especially one that owns a mine."
"If it wasn't for the 'Slave Squad' of the 'First City', the robbers would be taken back. I think the most active industry in the dust is the slave trade." Bai Chen recalled something, took it over, and changed the topic. "In addition, the production of many settlements cannot fully support all the inhabitants, and they must often leave the settlements to search for fruit in the wilderness, hunt wild beasts, and pick up various items in exchange for what they need. From this In terms of perspective, they are still wilderness wanderers."
Long Yuehong listened and thought of herself.
Although in the past so many years, he could only eat meat once a week, and often woke up hungry in the middle of the night, but at least basic food and clothing were not a problem.
Compared to those wild wanderers, he was like living in paradise.
"It's really pitiful..." Long Yuehong sighed with emotion.
Bai Chen glanced at him:
"It's really pitiful, but when you encounter wanderers in the wilderness, it's best not to be too soft-hearted. The only difference between them and robbers is how hungry they are, how well your weapons are, and whether they are sufficiently alert.
"When I was wandering in the wilderness, I was often attacked and attacked others. In the eyes of wanderers in the wilderness, there are no good or bad people, only living and dead."
The words she said were not too loud, and it took Jiang Baimian's efforts to barely hear them.
The "Pangu Creature" D6 employee with a ponytail shook his head:
"It can't be so absolute. I have met many wilderness wanderers who know gratitude and are willing to respond to kindness with kindness."
"For example?" Shang Jianyao asked.
Jiang Baimian showed a bright smile:
"For example, Bai Chen!"
Bai Chen was silent for a long time and said:
"Team leader, the water is boiling!"
Jiang Baimian nodded and said to Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong:
"Go to the car and get all four water bladders."
After filling up the water, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong began to learn how to drive the jeep.
Because the road is wide, there are no other vehicles, and there is no need to park the car within a fixed range, and the two are a new generation that has undergone genetic improvement, and their concentration, reaction speed, and coordination of hands and feet are all excellent, so , mastered the skill of driving with almost no effort.
"It feels like flying." Long Yuehong reluctantly gave up the driver's seat to Bai Chen.
Shang Jianyao nodded in agreement.
If it weren't for the softer road here and the getting closer and closer to the big swamp, the situation became complicated, and he could drive the car flying.
"It's going to get dark, be careful." When Long Yuehong sat back in the back row, Bai Chen stepped on the accelerator and said, "There is an abandoned building complex in front, which is said to be a rest stop next to the Old World Highway. We'll be camping there tonight."
Jiang Baimian took the opportunity to teach Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong:
"The reason why we don't continue on our way after dark is not because there may be more and more dangerous creatures infested at night. Basically, we will encounter them during the day. The main reason is that after dark, there is insufficient light and you can see The clear range is greatly reduced.
"This will make it difficult for us to detect the potholes and swamps ahead. Similarly, we can't detect the approach of dangerous creatures in advance, which is very deadly. You should remember that most beasts and monsters, as long as they can be found in advance. , For humans with enough firepower, it is not a big problem, our most dangerous enemies are more of the same kind and disease."
Bai Chen, who was driving, interjected:
"I've come across distorted swarms of mosquitoes, each with the size of a finger, the number of which cannot be counted, and they gather together like a large black cloud flying from the sky, blocking all the sunlight.
"Their bites release a terrible toxin that paralyzes the body and slows the mind in humans and animals.
"At that time, dozens of homeless people were densely covered by them, draining all their blood.
"Whether it is a pistol, a rifle, or a machine gun or a bazooka, it is difficult to cause too much damage to them.
"Fortunately, we picked up a few working flamethrowers that time, and relying on them, one-third of the people survived."
Long Yuehong's scalp was numb, and she was a little more afraid of the wilderness.
Shang Jianyao's eyes moved slightly, as if he was thinking about how to deal with this kind of monster.
Jiang Baimian nodded lightly and said:
"In this case, the company's 'weed killer' is a good choice."
While the four of them were talking, the jeep drove to a small ruin.
Several buildings with no more than three floors collapsed, and the surface was covered with dense creepers. The original walls could hardly be seen, as if they were submerged by a green wave.
In front of these buildings, there is a large open space where large and small stones are stacked, and the ground is often cracked, and clumps of plants jump out of it.
After Bai Chen parked the car, he swept around and said:
"No new traces of human activity...
"Just resting here tonight, with clean water nearby."
Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong got out of the car one after another, followed Jiang Baimian's teaching, collected wood, made bonfires, and used the charging pads that had been basking in the sun all day to recharge the high-performance battery of the jeep - unless you knew the wilderness very well, Know where there are settlements or corresponding ruins that can provide gasoline, otherwise fuel vehicles can only operate within their own sphere of influence, or they have enough and filled oil barrels, and "Pangu creatures" are quite short of oil resources.
As for the tent, they didn't prepare it, because they could sleep directly in the jeep—two for vigil, two for rest, taking turns.
Soon, the fire light illuminated the gradually dimming environment. Jiang Baimian took out a few military cans and began to heat it.
Shang Jianyao, who nibbled an energy bar first, carried a company-standard assault rifle nicknamed "Berzy Warrior" and patrolled around to guard against accidents.
Suddenly, he felt something and looked up at the collapsed building complex that was swallowed by a creeper.
At the top and the most edge of the buildings, a black shadow passed by, and then was blocked by obstacles and disappeared.
Shang Jianyao was not panicked, and nothing happened to Jiang Baimian, Bai Chen and Long Yuehong:
"Hurry up and eat."
"Ah?" Long Yuehong looked puzzled.
Shang Jianyao said calmly:
"It seems that something is approaching."