For those who do not understand the wilderness, it is of course very dangerous to leave High Wall City alone.
But Lu Xin thought that since he had already had the experience of going out of the city once, it shouldn't be considered too dangerous.
It was my first time out of the city, and the impression left on me outside was not bad. Although Blackwater Town did seem a bit chaotic, the Master Snake in the town were very reasonable and enthusiastic towards others. They not only cooperated with their work, but also gave away a lot of local products before leaving.
Even if it's Happy Town...
... Forget it, places like Happy Town should be avoided if possible.
"Glasses."
Riding on a motorcycle, we drove off the steel suspension bridge.
Lu Xin looked at the road ahead that was winding and twisting toward an unknown place, and softly shouted a few words: "Map."
A bunch of data popped up on the left lens of the glasses, then concentrated in the center, and finally merged into countless lines and squares.
This is a huge map, covering almost the entire northern land.
The map first kept shrinking, and then formed an arrow. The initial point was Qinggang City, and the end point was Central City.
It automatically started to zoom in again, to a ratio of 1:100, and the clear green lines continued forward, pointing out the way.
"Really advanced..."
Lu Xin grumbled and then started the car.
The last time he and Gecko went out of the city, they still used the military map of Qinggang.
But this time, with this pair of "gazing" glasses, it's even easier.
Han Bing helped him make the data, and finally entered it into the glasses system so that it could be called up in time.
According to Han Bing, this data can not only help him plan the best route, but also identify the gathering points and abandoned cities he will pass along the way, as well as the danger levels of these cities or gathering points, so that he can avoid them or replenish supplies in time.
This is a very important thing for anyone walking in the wilderness...
... Because if you run out of gas halfway, you will have to push the car by yourself for a long time.
Of course, Lu Xin still prepared a paper map in case he lost his glasses.
In addition to the map, Han Bing also told Lu Xin that as his information docking specialist, she would always keep her phone with her. Whenever Lu Xin encounters a problem, she can call her and ask for information support.
It's quite touching when I think about it.
"Huh..."
In a conference room of Qinggang City Main City, Professor Bai watched Lu Xin disappear at the end of the road through the display screen.
He took off his glasses, rubbed his eyebrows, and said, "How do you feel now?"
Mr. Su's voice rang on the phone. "I really want to know what he is going to do, but I don't want to know what he is going to do."
"Du..."
That was the sound of Minister Shen directly grabbing the phone.
Professor Bai smiled and put on his glasses and said, "Is Old Shen in a hurry to board the battleship? He didn't even say a word..."
"He may just not like this kind of thing with uncertain results and complete powerlessness, but you still have to ask him."
Mr. Su smiled and said, "The advance team that went to Sea Nation has sent the message back. Do you know the result?"
Professor Bai nodded and said, "Is it different from what you thought?"
"More than just different?"
In the channel, Mr. Su sighed and said:
"We thought this would be a war, but when the first team arrived at Sea Nation, we found that the other party was not prepared to resist at all."
"Their situation simply cannot be delayed any longer."
"After the vanguard team revealed their identities, the first thing they did was to take out the arrest warrants for Old Man Ye and the ability user, draw a clear line with them, and strongly expressed their willingness to join our Qinggang..."
"I just realized that the old man was really cruel to me."
"..."
These things seemed unexpected, but Professor Bai showed no surprise and said, "So, if Old Captain succeeds, Sea Nation will officially invade and take over Qinggang. If Old Captain fails, they will immediately surrender collectively and join Qinggang?"
"This Old Captain is really using his own life to gain the last glimmer of hope for Sea Nation..."
"However, they are not worried that Qinggang will become angry because of this and launch crazy revenge on the civilians of Sea Nation?"
"..."
"They are thinking very Zhou Quan, and all the news has been passed on long ago."
"If Qinggang really does this, it will suffer greater reputational damage than this attack..."
Mr. Su said calmly, "Also, even though Qinggang does hate them in his heart, facing a group of women, children, old people and the weak who don't even have guns in their hands, we really can't make a move. That Old Captain must have figured this out before he decided to give it a go."
"Is this considered bullying us into reasoning?"
"..."
"Only women, children, the old and the weak are left?"
Professor Bai pushed up his glasses and captured the key points.
Mr. Su was in the channel, sighing lowly and said, "Yes, the remaining ones, I think they are no longer human beings..."
"Is this the curse that Old Captain said?"
Mr. Su quickly thought of the key and sighed softly.
Then a smile slowly appeared on his face, "Old Captain is very generous, giving us so much research materials at once..."
"..."
"Don't look at me as just a sheep..."
"The cruelty of the sheep is unimaginable..."
While singing softly, Lu Xin drove his motorcycle on the path.
He is learning Gecko and singing to kill the boredom on the road.
It's just that he feels that his singing is not as passionate as Gecko, and he doesn't remember the lyrics very clearly.
Last time he and Gecko went out of town, Mom and his sister were still sitting in the back seat. They could chat together and watch their sister being thrown out. But this time, neither Mom nor his sister accompanied him on the way.
Maybe it's because the motorcycle is already fully loaded. There is an item box on the back seat, and there are also mechanical dogs and weapon boxes hung on both sides. Mom If you want to take a car, you can only sit cross-legged in the back seat.
She obviously disliked this inelegant sitting posture.
As for my sister, she used to be able to sit on the handlebars, but she seems to have stopped clinging to herself recently because she got a new toy.
So, it was agreed that the family would go to visit relatives, but in the end, I was left to ride on a scooter.
Now he was taking a road frequently used by transport convoys. Because there were too many vehicles and the maintenance could not keep up, the road was cracked and bumpy. When the car drove fast, a piece of soil was thrown up, covering his bright silver bumper with a layer of dust. There were lush weeds and rows of tall trees on both sides of the road, but it was so quiet that the only sound was the engine of his motorcycle.
One thousand four hundred kilometers...
This is the distance from Qinggang to Central City shown on the map.
In the previous planning that Han Bing helped her make, she suggested that she should run up to four hundred kilometers a day and find a place to rest.
When rushing in the wilderness, don't be too impatient, otherwise something will happen.
Based on this calculation, it will take me about four days to arrive at Central City, so it's not bad at all.
As for what to do after arriving at Central City, Lu Xin hasn't thought about it yet.
He now only has one address where he found the person named Chen Xun, and this address is still the old address when "Stealth Operative" found him. The building must be empty now, but Lu Xin believes that he can find him.
As for Central City, as the center point of the twelve High Wall City alliances, the location of Eclipse Research Institute is also the center of the High Wall City alliance and one of the most prosperous High Wall Citys. Lu Xin feels that the people there must be very reasonable. Although I just ran there to find someone, there may be many people there who are willing to help me and provide convenience for me.
At noon, Lu Xin stopped in an open area. After checking around and making sure there was no danger, he picked up some dry firewood, lit it with a lighter, put a portable small aluminum pot on the fire, and cooked himself instant noodles.
A large piece of canned beef was dug into it.
After eating, he drank some water, filled the fire with soil, packed up the utensils, and continued on his way.
Although it was his second time out of the city, he still remembered the precautions Gecko taught him the last time he left the city, and he implemented them very seriously.
At four or five o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Xin began to search for a place where he could spend the night on the map.
It is said that after Crimson Moon rises, some mysterious things will often appear in the wilderness, causing people to encounter incomprehensible dangers.
Therefore, those who are rushing in the wilderness should find a good place to camp before Crimson Moon rises.
Although Lu Xin feels that this statement is not very consistent with scientific theorems, he still abides by the principle of traveling in the wilderness.
Besides, it was Han Bing's plan to find a place to rest in advance when he arrived at four or five o'clock on the road.
This plan also has scientific basis.
I don't need a rest, the motorcycle needs a rest too...
The fuel tank of his motorcycle has been modified. When full, it has almost ten liters of fuel, which can support him to run about three hundred kilometers. In addition, I brought an oil drum of about 15 liters, which together can support me to run more than 700 kilometers.
Theoretically, Lu Xin only needs to find a place to refuel once during the journey.
But there is another issue that cannot be ignored: water.
When traveling on a motorcycle, the load was carefully calculated, so he only brought three one-liter bottles of water.
I used more than half of it to cook noodles at noon. I ate too much canned beef and was a little thirsty, so I just drank it all.
The remaining two bottles of water are definitely not enough, so we need to find a place to replenish them.
I didn't see any water source on my way here, and even if I found it, filtering it would be troublesome.
Therefore, finding a gathering spot, resting and replenishing your water supply is the best option.
"Glasses, showing surrounding gathering points..."
As the voice of Lu Xin fell, the picture on the glasses began to change.
Soon, two or three different dots were displayed, some flashing red light, some flashing green light, and some black dots.
This represents different levels of danger. If the red light flashes, there must be armed forces entrenched.
If there is a black spot, don't even think about going in if it doesn't have a fully armed team ready to fire and reduce numbers at any time.
Lu Xin was going to visit relatives, not to fight, so he directly chose the flashing green light.
It's about thirty kilometers away from here, and we can almost arrive before nightfall.
Toot toot toot...
The motorcycle made a monotonous roar, and Lu Xin found a small road and turned off the main road.
The road to this gathering point was surprisingly difficult, full of potholes and gravel. If his motorcycle was not developed by the Special Purity Department and used anti-nail tires, Lu Xin would be worried that sharp stones on the road would blow out his tires.
There was a section in the middle where he even drove directly into the dry river bed and then pushed the car up.
Even walking on a normal trail, I passed through several dark forests.
The most indispensable thing in the wilderness is this kind of forest. After thirty years of crazy growth, every abandoned village has become like this.
It's dark, weird, and thick, and I don't know what's dormant inside.
Unfortunately, almost all paths either pass through here or pass close to these places.
However, Lu Xin was finally lucky. At the last moment before nightfall, he successfully arrived near the gathering point.
Looking from a distance, I found that it was a small village nestled at the bottom of the mountain.
The surrounding cultivated farmland showed that there were indeed people living here, but from a distance, there were no lights, only tall and dense trees covering everything. It was no different from the dark villages and forests that I encountered along the way.
"The greenery is so nice..."
Lu Xin sighed, then drove the motorcycle in with a beep, and came to the dark and quiet village road.
"Is there anyone?"
He stopped the car, kicked off the ground, and shouted to the dark houses on both sides, "I'm here to stay overnight."
It was quiet all around.
Only the Crimson Moon overhead shone on this quiet little village.
The surrounding trees are growing densely, and under the Crimson Moon, it looks like they are spreading their teeth and claws.
"Squeak..."
In the darkness, there was suddenly a sudden scream, heartbreaking and eardrum-piercing.
Lu Xin hurriedly turned around and saw his sister appearing on the roof of a dilapidated house nearby.
She held the Squeaky Chicken with an expressionless face, and there was a skinless puppy beside her.
Squeaky Chicken seems to have been torn into pieces and sewn back together. There are dense stitches on it, and there are obvious misalignments and distortions.
It stands to reason that after re-suturing, it should stop barking.
But my sister not only can scream, but her screams are obviously more miserable, making it sound like she is crying...
The younger sister pinched Squeaky Chicken with an indifferent expression, looked at the room below, and curled her lips.
"My sister is my sister, and she knows how to report to me at the critical moment..."
Lu Xin confirmed that there was someone in this room, so he shouted directly in that direction, "Is anyone there?"
"Don't be afraid, fellow villagers. I came from Qinggang. I will stay here for just one night and leave tomorrow."
"..."
"Shua" "Shua"
At this time, there were crackling sounds on both sides of the road.
A stooped man appeared from the darkness. At a glance, there were at least dozens of them, all looking at Lu Xin in silence.
They look very strange, their eyes seem to glow faintly in the dark.
"Sure enough, someone..."
Lu Xin's mood has improved a bit, and so many people have come to greet him, which is quite enthusiastic.
Recently, I've been eager to add more updates...