The first snowfall of the second winter in the wasteland lasted for three days.
And as time goes by, the snow becomes heavier and the wind blows harder. Before the small snowflakes fall, they are flying in the air like torn cotton wool, flying around aimlessly. falling.
For the expedition team that has just set off.
Now the difficulty of this war has undoubtedly risen to another level, at least by one-third. However, on the other hand, heavy snow will also become the best disguise for the expedition team.
At least in this bad weather, any creature in the wasteland will reduce its activity frequency.
The expedition team that stretched the front line could slow down the offensive rhythm more calmly and find better opportunities to take action.
On the territory side.
At eight o'clock in the morning, Tianyuan warning wall.
With the flying snow falling all over the sky, the thick city gate had just slowly opened inward, and two Baili Lanterns appeared in the field of vision of the guards.
Compared with those ordinary models of Baili Lanterns, these two Baili Lanterns have obviously been modified in many places.
The first thing that catches the eye is the thick snow tires with anti-skid patterns. It is worth mentioning that although there is still no rubber in the territory to prepare tires, K21 high plastic molecules can be made into rubber tires after special weaving. Almost the same product comes.
Except for the poor wear resistance, it can be returned to the site for repairs after 5,000 kilometers.
The overall performance of K21 high-plastic tires is even better. It can naturally isolate 80% of road noise and will never blow out. It can be said that it is a tire material more suitable for waste soil than rubber.
In addition, the spotlights on the roofs of the two Baili Deng cars have also been modified, and are now replaced with larger snow-penetrating light sets, with a direct irradiation distance of more than 500 meters.
At critical moments, it can also change color and shine into the sky, forming an obvious collective beam to call for help in the distance.
Further back, the color of the body was also painted, turning into a striking yellow.
There are several Chinese characters written on the box.
‘Tianyuan Search and Rescue Team’.
"Brother Yang, are you going out this morning just after dinner?"
As soon as the car window in front was rolled down, the guard saw Xiao Yang's face peeking out.
"There is no way, the task is tight, the worse the weather, the earlier we have to set off."
"How many kilometers are today?"
"Five hundred."
"Oh , this is not a small number, you should hurry up and set off.”
After checking the procedures in a hurry and making sure there were no problems, the guard quickly pulled up the blocking pole.
Snowy weather, unfamiliar terrain, five hundred kilometers.
This would be a bit scary if placed in an uninhabited land on Earth, let alone a wasteland.
At Baili Deng’s speed of fifty kilometers per hour, it would take at least ten hours to reach the destination.
If there is an accident in the middle, I am afraid it will be late at night everywhere.
“Okay, thank you.”
"Pay attention to safety along the way and wish you good wind."
With the blessings of the guards, one after another, Baili Deng drove out of the city gate.
After determining the direction, start driving all the way north.
This is a direction that Tianyuan Territory has never explored before.
Since Somo issued the search and rescue order three days ago, it has been included as the primary exploration target.
Next, the two Baili Lanterns will travel 500 kilometers along the north, then station in a garrison camp and search nearby for three days.
If you can find survivors from Earth within three days, you can choose to come back early or send a vehicle back to deliver the message.
If nothing is found within three days, the two vehicles will return when the time comes.
The garrison camp will become an outpost, helping the next convoy to explore further.
Looking blankly at the city wall disappearing in the rearview mirror, Xiao Yang was startled and took out the map in his pocket to look through it again.
Five hundred kilometers sounds like a very distant number.
But in fact, before the terrain is enlarged, it is only a hundred kilometers away from the boundary of the territory.
The Tianyuan Army has long explored the surrounding terrain, and there are naturally detailed records on the map.
Of course, this is something recorded before the fog.
No one knows whether there are any Blue Star buildings or gathering places five hundred kilometers away during this period, so it is still full of danger.
After looking at the map for a while, Xiao Yang raised his head and looked outside again.
Through the car window, you can vaguely see the magnificent Qinggang City not far away.
As a coastal city comparable in scale to the first-tier cities in China, it is located in the boundless wasteland, and it feels like a giant beast lying on the ground.
"The place where we will be stationed tonight is a hilly area."
"After two hundred kilometers from Qinggang City, turn on the radio frequency broadcast."
"Copy that." A muffled reply came from the intercom.
Obviously the undulating bumps not only made Xiao Yang a little dizzy, but also the twelve guards accompanying him in the two carriages were also a little overwhelmed.
On the other hand, the two people driving the car looked in high spirits and seemed to have found new happiness.
But when driving in such an open place, besides snow, it is still snow.
For people who ride in a car, it is a bit boring.
"Also. I'll take a nap first. If you have any questions, just call me."
"Okay."
Facts have proved that radio frequency broadcasting is indeed the best means of transmitting information in the wasteland.
Although it is difficult to make a homemade radio transceiver, it not only requires circuit design, but also transistors and other materials.
Looking at more than 2 billion people, it is estimated that only one in 100,000 people can really succeed.
However, half a year in the deep sea has really allowed mankind to regain a lot of energy in the field of technology.
With the help of inns, trade between fleets.
Even ordinary survivors who cannot afford a transmitting device can buy a device for receiving radio frequency signals at an inn or a large power store.
The price is very cheap!
One machine only requires a month’s rations for ten people.
Six hundred kilometers north of Qinggang City, winding and undulating mountains lay on the ground like twisted centipedes, forcibly turning the land into horizontal and vertical irregular shapes.
At this time, as the day dawns, the snow weakens slightly.
In an inconspicuous mountain, more than a dozen humans in white clothes suddenly emerged and stepped out cautiously.
They are players from Earth and survivors who migrated from the New World.
Unlike those who stay on the shore longing for stability, almost everyone who chooses to move immediately has a strong sense of adventure.
If the sudden heavy snow hadn't blocked their progress, they might have reached the vicinity of Tianyuan territory by now.
These people went out for about five kilometers in different directions. After collecting enough information, they returned. When they returned along the road, they carefully cleaned up their footprints. It can be said that they did not leave any traces behind. Traces of human tracking.
"Unlucky, no prey took the bait today."
"It's the same here. When it snows, those mutated beasts will just disappear."
"I It’s good here, there are two mutant rabbits”
"Alas, two rabbits may not be enough to fill the gap between teeth. It seems that this mountain range has been hollowed out by us."
"We have to leave. If the mountain is blocked by heavy snow, it will be even harder for us to leave." "."
More than ten people set out, but in the end only three of them brought back the loot.
Two of them caught small mutant animals, and there was not much meat that could be cut out.
However, this is already a blessing in misfortune.
After all, they have been here for more than ten days. Even the weakest mutant beasts may have discovered that humans are hunting them.
Now if we want new prey, we must either take risks and go further, or we must mobilize all members to move to another place and settle down again.
After discussing at the door for about half an hour, more and more exploration teams came back from all directions.
“Let’s go in first, it’s really cold waiting here.”
"Let me count the number of people. Why hasn't this guy Lin Cheng come back yet?"
"He's in trouble. I guess he didn't find any prey today and went farther away."
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“What a nonsense!”
A few people immediately looked unhappy and subconsciously condemned.
Of course, what they condemned was not Lin Cheng's risky behavior. After all, this was within the scope of action allowed by the exploration team, as long as they came back before dark.
But finding prey for a person infected with the hell flower virus is a bit of a joke.
Who doesn’t know that the hell flower is a terminal disease, and as long as you get it, you can only wait to die?
To feed prey to patients is to pour it into a bottomless pit, which is simply ridiculous.
"You got it, after all, it's his mother, not an outsider."
"Yes, just say a few words. If your mother gets sick, I don't believe you can still sit still."
"Forget it, let's go back first. We won't look for anyone until he doesn't come back later."
"Let's go in first."
Looking for someone is not because we are afraid that Lin Chengzhen will die outside. Instead, he was worried that the traces he left behind would reveal the location of the migrating tribes.
Many members of the exploration team died outside before, and everyone finally buried his traces hastily. As for where the person went, almost no one except his relatives would care.
However, there are exceptions. Cheng Fei, who did not go out today, is one of them.
As the members of the exploration team worked together to lift a huge stone, a passage extending inward appeared in front of everyone.
The length of the passage is at least thirty or forty meters, and it does not look like a natural terrain at all.
And this is also true. There are many blue star characters carved on both sides of the mountain wall.
If people who are familiar with Blue Star Language are here, they will definitely see the eye-catching signs.
‘Dabie City Artificial Wilderness Survival Base’
It is one of the entertainment facilities built by Blue Star people in order to meet the citizens' needs for exploration.
Unexpectedly, as the game was released, it would appear in the mountains of the wasteland.
Soon, everyone came to the end.
After turning two more times along the bifurcated passage, we arrived at the location of the exploration team.
Cheng Fei was sitting on a stone wiping his dagger. When he saw the crowd coming in, he couldn't help but be startled.
"Where's Lin Cheng?"
"He, he probably went farther away."
One of the members of the exploration team replied casually, and then began to take off his clothes while talking and laughing. equipment.
Others in the field did not react at all. It was obvious that everyone had completely lost sight of life and death after migrating here.
Of course everyone is happy to be able to come back alive.
If you are unlucky enough to die outside, it can only be a fate.
“It’s strange. Yesterday I could see a lot of migration traces of prey, but today I didn’t find any.”
“Maybe it was covered by too much snow, or maybe it was They won't come out when the weather is cold."
"You better be careful, I always feel that this is not a good sign."
"Oh, it's not good for us without the radiation beasts around. I can definitely have a good sleep.”
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There are forty people in the exploration team. At this time, they are talking and laughing, and the atmosphere is very relaxed.
After taking a deep look at the person who just spoke, Cheng Fei frowned and suddenly felt a little strange in his heart.
In his impression, Lin Cheng was not that adventurous person.
Even if his mother did get the hell flower virus, she would not rashly go further to look for prey in such bad weather.
After all, there are still a lot of supplies stored in their secret base.
Even without venturing out, it can feed four people for about two weeks, which is enough.
"Are you sure he went farther away to find prey?"
Cheng Fei stepped forward and put his hand on the shoulder of the person who just spoke.
“Of course, I don’t believe that I can go out and see.”
"That's right, if you don't believe it, just go out and look for it yourself. It will save us the trouble."
Backing away in silence, Cheng Fei's expression changed and he gave up the idea of communicating with these people.
In fact, although the entire migratory tribe now only has 800 people, it is internally complicated, with at least dozens of different small groups.
Ordinary people can still get along with everything, but in the exploration team it is not so harmonious.
“Something must have happened.”
Taking a deep breath, Cheng Fei became increasingly uneasy and had no choice but to put on his equipment and walk to the rear passage.
The entire wilderness survival base is shaped like a huge beehive.
Each ten-square-meter grid space is connected by slender passages, like a maze.
The person who originally designed this shape may have wanted to blend combat with adventure and puzzle solving, but it was probably that the war happened not long after it was built, and there didn’t seem to be many Blue Star people left inside. traces.
Walking through several grids in a row, Cheng Fei turned around and walked in at an inconspicuous place.
"Ahem."
Before entering, an obvious coughing sound could be heard.
It is Lin Cheng’s mother, a middle-aged woman in her forties.
"Is Cheng'er back?"
"It's me, Cheng Fei." In the grid space, a middle-aged woman was lying on two layers of straw mats, struggling to hold herself up with her hands. Wanting to sit up.
Next to her, there was a thin little girl, curled up and sleeping in a ball.
Didn’t dare to get close, Cheng Fei responded in a low voice from about ten meters away.
In the World Channel, the Hell Flower is recognized as a 'terminal disease', an existence more terrifying than the Black Death. It takes almost one to two weeks after the onset of the disease to kill someone.
Moreover, the way the Hell Flower Virus spreads is so unpredictable that some people will be selected as targets even though they have never been in contact with an infected person. Like Lin Cheng’s mother, she became a victim inexplicably.
If it weren’t for some people who would not be infected even if they were in close contact with a patient, just like Lin Cheng’s sister Lin Yin, she would come into contact with a patient tomorrow without any sign of infection.
It is estimated that no matter how courageous all the survivors are now, they dare not go deep into the New World right away.
"Is it Cheng Fei?" The middle-aged woman struggled to squeeze out a smile and quickly patted the girl next to her: "Yin Yin, get up quickly and say hello to Brother Cheng."
(End of this chapter)