Embers Ad Infinitum

　　 Jiang Baimian turned around and looked over.

　　 At the same time, she quickly pulled out the "Ice Moss" gun that used 9mm bullets.

　　 Jiang Baimian observed carefully for a while, then asked:

　　 "Have you seen what the figure looks like?"

　　 Shang Jian Yao was on guard and replied:

　　 "The clothes are ragged, but they are very thick, just like a groundhog."

　　 Jiang Baimian is not nervous, and blurted out in surprise:

　　 "Do you know what a groundhog is?"

　　 If she remembered correctly, it was the first time that Shang Jian Yao came out of the company and came to the surface, and inside the company, the only place where groundhogs would appear was the "research area", which did not match the identity of Shang Jian Yao who had just graduated from University.

　　 The only reason she can think of is that there are pictures of groundhogs in the textbooks. Shang Jian Yao made a judgment based on this, but it is difficult for people who have not seen the real objects to have such associations.

　　Shang Jian Yao pointed his other finger across the river without holding a gun:

　　 "There is one there.

　　 "Like the picture in the textbook."

　　 "..." Jiang Baimian followed Shang Jianyao's fingers and looked over, and he found a highly nervous groundhog.

　　 The groundhog called and went back into the hole.

　　 "Keen observation." Jiang Baimian held back for a long time and gave an evaluation.

　　 Bai Chen looked up at the sky:

　　 "This season, at this point in time, they are dressed so thickly, and there is only one person, who should be a wanderer in the wilderness. Don't worry too much, we are crowded and have weapons, and he dare not approach.

　　 "The only problem is that he may be in contact with some bandit groups, which will cause a little trouble, but we will not stay here for too long and will leave soon."

　　 "If there really is a band of robbers, just let you practice your hands!" Jiang Baimian retracted his gaze, looked at Shang Jian Yao and Long Yuehong with a smile.

　　 Long Yuehong's heart trembled:

　　 "Team leader, don't you worry about the robber group with too many people and fierce firepower?"

　　 Jiang Baimian laughed and said:

　　"This is not too far away from the company. The Ministry of Security often sends teams to train and exercise. There are so many robber groups with fierce firepower, and they have been eliminated long ago.

"Moreover, many bandit groups on the dust may not be the same as you think. They are closer to the state where the Wanderers hug each other to keep warm. There will not be too many guns or too many people. , Because it is impossible to obtain enough supplies. Sometimes, the thinner guys in the bandit are the food reserves of other people.

　　 "Of course, the famous bandit 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 horrified:

　　 "Leader, how can you describe such a cruel thing in such a plain tone?"

　　 "Wait for you to stay on the dust for a long time, you will get used to it if you see more." Jiang Baimian looked down at the hot water bottle on the solar charging panel.

　　 Shang Jian Yao is still on guard, but this does not prevent him from asking questions and mastering knowledge:

　　 "Why do you call the people in the settlements the wilderness wanderers? The one just now is the real wilderness wanderer."

　　 Bai Chen pulled the scarf around his neck, and said with a slightly serious expression:

　　"Because settlements are never stable.

　　 "The 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 among all the factors, the one that has the greatest impact on them and makes them migrate more frequently is actually whether they have been discovered by the big forces."

　　 "Why?" Long Yuehong asked curiously.

　　 Bai Chen glanced at him:

　　"Above the dust, the most notorious group is not the biggest bandit groups, but the ‘slave capture team’ of the ‘First City’. They often break through settlements and take people back to serve as slaves.

　　 "In the mines occupied by "First City", in the factories built, countless slaves turned into corpses."

　　 Jiang Baimian nodded lightly and added:

　　 "Some bandit groups will do the same, especially those that own mineral deposits."

"If it weren't for the'slave capture team' of the'First City', the bandit group would also be captured. I think the most active industry on the dust now is the slave trade." Bai Chen recalled something, and then changed the topic. "In addition, the production of many settlements cannot fully feed all the residents. They must often leave the settlements to find fruits in the wilderness, hunt beasts, and pick up various items in exchange for what they need. From this From a perspective, they are still wild wanderers."

　　Long Yuehong listened, thinking of herself.

　　Although he could only eat meat once a week for so many years, and often wake up hungry in the middle of the night, at least the basic food and clothing is not a problem.

　　 Compared with those wild wanderers, he is like living in heaven.

　　 "It's really pitiful..." Long Yuehong sighed.

　　 Bai Chen glanced at him:

　　"It’s really pitiful, but when you meet the wanderers in the wilderness, it’s best not to be too soft. The difference between them and robbers lies in how hungry they are, what are your weapons, and whether they are adequately guarded.

　　 "When I was wandering in the wilderness, I was often attacked and often attacked by others. In the eyes of the wanderers in the wilderness, there are no good people and no bad people, only alive and dead."

　　 She didn't say these few words too loudly, and it took Jiang Baimian a lot of effort to barely hear them.

　　 The ponytailed "Pangu Biology" D6 employee shook his head:

　　 "It can't be so absolute. I have met many wilderness wanderers who know gratitude and are willing to respond with kindness to 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 Jian Yao and Long Yue:

　　 "Go to the car and get all four water bladders."

　　After filling up the water, Shang Jian Yao and Long Yuehong began to learn how to drive that jeep.

Because the road is wide, there are no other vehicles, and there is no need to park the car in a fixed range, and the two are a new generation of genetically improved, and they are excellent in concentration, reaction speed, and coordination of hands and feet. , Almost effortlessly mastered the skill of driving.

　　 "It feels like flying." Long Yuehong reluctantly gave up the driver's seat to Bai Chen.

　　 Shang Jian Yao nodded in agreement.

　　 If it weren't for the soft road here, and getting closer and closer to the swamp, the situation became complicated, he could drive the car to fly.

"It's getting dark, be careful." When Long Yuehong sat back in the back row, Bai Chen stepped on the gas pedal and said, "There is an abandoned building in front of it, which is said to be a rest stop by the Old World Highway. We will camp there tonight."

　　 Jiang Baimian took the opportunity to teach Shang Jian Yao and Long Yuehong:

"The reason why we don’t continue on the road after dark is not because there may be more dangerous creatures in the night. Basically, we will encounter them during the day. The main reason is that after dark, there is not enough light to see. The scope of clarity is greatly reduced.

"This will make it difficult for us to spot the potholes and swamps ahead. Similarly, we cannot detect the approach of dangerous creatures in advance. This is very deadly. You should remember that most beasts and monsters, as long as they can be spotted in advance. For humans with sufficient firepower, it is not a big problem. Our most dangerous enemies are more of the same kind and diseases."

　　 Bai Chen who drove interjected:

　　 "I have encountered a group of distorted mosquitoes. Each of them has the size of a finger, and the number cannot be counted. Together, they are like a large cloud flying from the sky, blocking all the sunlight.

　　" Their bite releases a terrible toxin, which paralyzes human and animal bodies and slows their thinking.

　　 "At that time, dozens of vagrants were densely covered by them, sucking up all their blood.

　　"Whether it is a pistol, a rifle, a machine gun, or a rocket launcher, it is difficult to cause much damage to them.

　　 "Fortunately, we picked up a few still usable flamethrowers that time, relying on them, in the end, one-third of the people survived."

　　 Long Yuehong's scalp numb when she heard it, and she felt a little more afraid of the wilderness.

　　 Shang Jian Yao's eyes moved slightly, as if he was thinking about what else could be suitable for dealing with this kind of monster.

　　 Jiang Baimian nodded gently:

　　 "In this case, the company's ‘weed killer’ is a good choice."

　　 While the four people were talking, the jeep drove to a small ruin.

　　 Several buildings of no more than three stories collapsed for the most part. The surface was covered with dense creepers, and the original walls were barely visible, as if they were submerged by a green wave.

　　 In front of these buildings, there is a large vacant lot on www.uukanshu.com, where large and small stones are piled up, and there are many cracks in the ground, and clumps of plants jump out of it.

　　 After Bai Chen stopped, he swept around:

　　 "There are no new traces of human activity...

　　 "I will rest here tonight, there is clean water nearby."

Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong got out of the car one after another, followed Jiang Baimian’s teachings, collected wood, made a bonfire, and used the charging pads that had been exposed to the sun for a day to recharge the high-performance batteries of the jeep—unless they knew the wilderness well. , Know where there are settlements or corresponding ruins that can provide gasoline, otherwise fuel vehicles can only move within their own sphere of influence, or they have enough and filled oil drums, and "Pangu Biology" is quite short of oil resources .

　　 As for the tent, they didn't prepare, because they could sleep directly in the jeep-two people watched the night, two people rested, taking turns.

　　 Soon, the fire light illuminates the gradually dimming environment around, Jiang Baimian took out a few military cans and began to heat it.

　　 Shang Jianyao, who ate an energy bar first, carried a company-standard assault rifle nicknamed "Berker", patrolling the surroundings to prevent accidents.

　　 Suddenly, he felt something, and looked up at the collapsed building group that was swallowed by a creeper.

　　 At the uppermost edge of those buildings, a black shadow passed by, and then blocked by obstacles, no trace.

　　 Shang saw that Yao was not panicked, and nothing happened, and said to Jiang Baimian, Bai Chen and Long Yuehong:

　　 "You guys eat quickly."

　　 "Huh?" Long Yue red looked confused.

　　 Shang Jian Yao said calmly:

　　 "Something seems to be approaching."

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