Jiang Baimian turned around when he heard this and looked over.
At the same time, she quickly pulled out the "Ice Moss" gun with 9mm bullets.
Jiang Baimian observed carefully for a while, and then asked:
"Did you see what that figure looked like?"
Shang Jianyao replied while being on guard:
"The clothes are tattered, but the clothes are thick, just like a groundhog."
Jiang Baimian was not nervous, and blurted out in surprise:
"Do you know what a groundhog is?"
If she remembers correctly, it was the first time that Shang Jianyao left the company and came to the surface, and within the company, the only place where groundhogs would appear was the "research area", which did not match Shang Jianyao's identity as a recent graduate of 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 this, but it was difficult for people who had never seen the real thing to have such an association.
Shang Jianyao pointed to the other side of the river without holding a gun:
"There is one there.
"It's very similar to the pictures in the textbook."
"......" Jiang Baimian followed Shang Jianyao's fingers and looked over, and sure enough, he found a highly nervous groundhog.
The groundhog screamed and got back into the hole.
"Observant." 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, but he is dressed so thickly, and there is only one person, who should be a wanderer in the wilderness. Don't worry too much, we have a lot of people and weapons, he doesn't dare to approach.
"The only problem is that he may have connections with some bandit gangs and will cause some trouble, but we won't stay here for long and will leave soon."
"If there is really a bandit group, it will just let you practice your hands!" Jiang Baimian retracted his gaze, looked at Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong and smiled.
Long Yuehong's heart trembled:
"Team leader, aren't you worried about the large number of bandits and the firepower?"
Jiang Baimian laughed and said:
"This place is not too far from the company, and the security department often sends teams to train and exercise.
"Moreover, many bandit groups on the gray earth may be different from what you think, closer to the state of wanderers hugging each other to 'keep warm' in order to survive, there won't be too many guns, and there won't be too many people, because they can't get enough supplies. Sometimes, the thinner guys in the bandit group are the reserve food for others.
"Of course, those famous bandits are not very easy to deal with, they have all found a way to keep themselves alive for a long time."
Grain reserves...... Long Yuehong was inexplicably frightened when he heard this:
"Team leader, how can you describe such a cruel thing in such a plain tone?"
"When you stay on the gray soil for a long time and see too much, you will get used to it." Jiang Baimian looked down at the kettle on the solar charging panel.
Shang Jianyao was still on guard, but this did not prevent him from asking questions and mastering knowledge:
"Why are the people in the settlement also called wild wanderers? The one just now is the real wilderness wanderer."
Bai Chen pulled the scarf around his neck and said with a slightly solemn expression:
"Because settlements have never been stable.
"Changes in water sources, the quality of the land, the quality of the weather, and the migration of monsters all affect whether a place can be used as a settlement.
"And among all the factors, the one that affects them the most 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:
"On the ashes, the most notorious are not the largest bandits, but the 'slave traps' of the 'First City', who often break into settlements, capture people back, and serve as slaves.
"In the mines occupied by the 'First City', in the factories built, countless slaves turned into corpses."
Jiang Baimian nodded lightly and added:
"Some bandits will do the same, especially those that own mineral deposits."
"If it weren't for the 'slave trapping' in the 'original city' who would have captured the bandits back, I think the most active industry in the gray soil now is the slave trade." Bai Chen didn't know what he remembered, so he brushed it off and changed the topic back, "In addition, the production of many settlements cannot fully feed all the inhabitants, they must often leave the settlements, go to the wilderness to find fruits, hunt wild beasts, and pick up various items in exchange for what they need.
Long Yuehong listened and thought of herself.
Although he could only eat meat once a week and often woke up hungry in the middle of the night, at least basic food and clothing were not a problem.
Compared to those wilderness wanderers, he was like living in heaven.
"It's really pitiful......" Long Yuehong sighed.
Bai Chen glanced at him:
"It's really pitiful, but when you encounter wild wanderers, it's best not to be too soft-hearted, the difference between them and the bandits is only how hungry they are, how your weapons are, and whether they are guarded enough.
"When I was wandering in the wilderness, I was often attacked and attacked by others. In the eyes of the wilderness wanderers, there are no good people or bad people, only living and dying."
Her words were not too loud, so Jiang Baimian took a lot of effort to hear them.
The "Pangu Bio" D6 employee with a ponytail shook his head:
"It can't be so absolute, I have met many wilderness wanderers who know how to be grateful and are willing to respond kindly 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 bring all four water bags."
After replenishing 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 hand-foot coordination are all excellent, so they have mastered the skill of driving almost without much 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 soft road here, and the situation was getting closer and closer to the Everglades, the situation was starting to get complicated, and 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 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, and we will camp there tonight."
Jiang Baimian took the opportunity to teach Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong:
"The reason why we don't continue to travel after dark is not because there may be more and more dangerous creatures at night, but basically, what we will encounter during the day will also be encountered, mainly because after dark, the light is insufficient, and the range that can be seen clearly is greatly reduced.
"This makes it difficult for us to detect potholes and swamps in advance, and similarly, we cannot 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 detected in advance, are not a big problem for humans with enough firepower, and our most dangerous enemies are more of the same kind and diseases."
Bai Chen, who was driving, interjected:
"I once encountered swarms of aberrant mosquitoes, each of which was finger-sized, and the number was incalculable, gathering together like a large dark cloud flying from the sky, blocking all the sunlight.
"Their bites release a terrible toxin that paralyzes both humans and animals and slows them down.
"At that time, dozens of wanderers were densely covered by them, sucking up all the blood.
"And whether it is pistols, rifles, machine guns, or bazookas, it is difficult to cause much damage to them.
"Fortunately, we picked up a few flamethrowers that could still be used, and relying on them, one-third of them survived in the end."
Long Yuehong's scalp was numb when she heard this, and she was a little more afraid of the wilderness.
Shang Jianyao's eyes moved slightly, as if he was thinking about what else was suitable for dealing with such monsters.
Jiang Baimian nodded lightly and said:
"In this case, the company's 'weeding bomb' is a good choice."
While the four of them were talking, the jeep drove to a small ruin.
Most of the buildings no more than three stories had collapsed, and the surface was covered with dense creepers, and the original walls were almost invisible, as if they had been submerged by a wave of green.
In front of these buildings, there was a large open space, stacked with large and small stones, and there were many cracks on the ground, from which clumps of plants jumped out.
After Bai Chen stopped, he swept around and said:
"There are no new traces of human activity......
"I'll rest here tonight, there is clean water nearby."
Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong got out of the car one after another, following Jiang Baimian's teachings, collecting wood, making bonfires, and using charging pads that had been exposed to the sun for a day to replenish the high-performance battery of the jeep - unless you know the wilderness well and know where there are settlements or corresponding ruins that can provide gasoline, fuel vehicles can only operate within their own sphere of influence, or have enough and full oil drums, and "Pangu Bio" is quite short of oil resources.
As for the tent, they did not prepare it, because it was possible to sleep directly in the jeep - two people kept vigil, two rested, taking turns.
Soon, the fire illuminated the gradually dimming environment around him, and Jiang Baimian took out a few military cans and began to heat them.
Shang Jianyao, who nibbled on an energy bar first, carried the company's standard assault rifle nicknamed "Berserker" and patrolled around to guard against accidents.
Suddenly, he felt something and looked up at the collapsed building complex that was devoured by creepers.
At the edge and top of those buildings, a dark shadow swept by, and then it was obscured by obstacles, and there was no trace.
Shang Jianyao was not frightened, and said to Jiang Baimian, Bai Chen and Long Yuehong as if nothing had happened:
"Hurry up and eat."
"Huh?" Long Yuehong looked puzzled.
Shang Jianyao said calmly:
"It seems like something is approaching."
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(End of this chapter)