The drone, in infrared mode, transmitted somewhat blurry human figures and machine outlines on the Mountain Road.
"Straight-line distance: 3 kilometers. Actual route: 7 kilometers. Forward speed: zero. Fifteen exposed personnel. Four medium-to-large equipment engine heat sources, including one outdoor heavy-load multi-legged mechanical platform and three Off-Road Vehicles; additionally, two suspected weapons carriers... Probably old-model Exoskeletons. Tsk, tsk, their setup is far more complete than ours!"
Long Qi leaned over for a look. "What old-model Exoskeletons? Those are the Wu Five models, standard issue for military police. The production line is still being iterated on."
Zhao Xi clicked her tongue. "I could make ten modified versions of the Wu Five with my eyes closed. But now, the only place we can play with this stuff is in Wilderness Ten Days."
Long Qi was already in a bad mood, so he casually chimed in, "Let me give you some advice: don't mention Wilderness Ten Days in front of someone. Especially after the revision. He's got a huge issue with it."
"Thanks for the reminder. But remember, I watched the livestream too... Boss Ronan is annoyed by the 'mutant evolution' route. Classic human hero equipment didn't offend him."
"Then why does he never use Deep Blue Walker, huh?"
Seeing the topic was about to veer off into the stratosphere, Fris came over in time to steer it back. "Can you tell what kind of group they are?"
Zhao Xi gave a casual analysis. "They look a little like an expedition team, but they have too few weapons. They also resemble a transport convoy, but there are too many Off-Road Vehicles, and the Heavy Load Platform is a little too empty. Still, this is the Real World. You can't expect everyone to follow a sensible loadout.
"Under normal circumstances, if there was a