The following day, in a relatively spacious meeting room within the base.
More than forty members of the Supervision Bureau were sitting below, in groups of several.
Shen Heng stood above and began to speak.
"... Supplies and water need to be stocked up!"
"Reality isn't fiction, and we don't practice fasting!"
"If there is a shortage of relevant resources, and they cannot be replenished in a short time, it will affect our combat effectiveness. If they cannot be replenished for a long time, it may even lead to our direct death."
"Therefore, this is one of the most important and most special conditions."
"If team members have the corresponding abilities, we can consider it depending on the situation."
"But if not, and it's confirmed that supplies cannot be replenished in time, try to get back to base as quickly as possible, and see if you can return when your condition becomes unbalanced."
"If you find other teams on your personal terminal during the journey, you can go and ask them for help."
"Or, if you encounter Calamity Beast, you can try to kill it; Calamity Beast flesh and blood can serve as an emergency substitute."
"However, it should be noted that while the flesh of the Calamity Beast is acceptable, its blood can only temporarily replace the offal; it cannot completely replace it."
"If a situation arises where we need to drink the blood of Calamity Beast, we must immediately begin the return journey."
Shen Heng paused here, then continued after a moment's thought:
"Furthermore, the terrain in this Erosion Zone is also a plateau, resulting in insufficient oxygen."
"Even without fighting, a long march will still lead to physical exhaustion."
Therefore, it is important to allocate physical energy as reasonably as possible.
"To avoid sudden encounters and situations where stamina is insufficient."
That concludes my explanation.
Shen Heng nodded slightly and, under everyone's gaze, walked down to his designated spot.
Shen Heng walked to his seat and stopped, glancing at Zhou Xuan.
Upon seeing that he had returned, Zhou Xuan hurriedly ended his conversation with the person next to him.
Beside him was a middle-aged man nearing 30 with a relatively dark complexion.
Zheng Guoming, Zhou Xuan's captain!
"What are you talking about?" Shen Heng sat down next to them.
"No, we didn't talk about anything!" Zhou Xuan shook his head.
"This kid is saying you have a lot of eloquence!" Zheng Guoming.
Upon hearing this, Shen Heng turned his head slightly and looked at Zhou Xuan.
Seeing that his captain had exposed him, Zhou Xuan could only look at Shen Heng and give an awkward smile.
"Isn't this to say your summary is good? I went out with you, and I didn't think about this at all!"
At this point, Zhou Xuan's expression became slightly more serious.
"Seriously, I'll provide water when we go out, so why would you think of this?"
"It's because of what you provided that I started to make connections," Shen Heng said calmly.
"If Lenovo didn't have you, and the water we were carrying was lost on the way, or destroyed by Calamity Beast, what would we do?"
"Hmm? Could it really be like this? How come I didn't think of that?" Zhou Xuan's eyes widened slightly.
Shen Heng paused slightly, then looked at Zhou Xuan.
"It's not difficult, the key is whether you've even thought about it..."
While Shen Heng and Zhou Xuan were talking, Wang Hu was watching from a distance.
"... Three, four, five, was it only me who left?" Wang Hu frowned slightly as he looked in that direction.
He had assumed that the temporary squad would scatter like birds and beasts after the mission was over.
Unexpectedly, in the end, I was the only one who left.
Turning his gaze away, Wang Hu looked at the figure who had gone back up after Shen Heng came down.
Of course, he didn't care too much.
In that squad, the only one who truly caught my attention was Han Ling at first, and later, after the battle with Shen Heng, it was just that Shen Heng was added to the mix.
As for Zhou Xuan and Qin Yu, although he did not deny their role, he felt that they were not very compatible with his team.
This can be seen from Han Ling, whom he valued most at the beginning, and Shen Heng later on.
What he needs is a teammate with strong combat capabilities.
Zhou Xuan and Qin Yu, one mainly focused on control and the other had little combat ability, so they were indeed not a good match for his current team.
On the other side, the staff officer who was standing next to Zhang Weijun walked up.
He addressed the crowd:
" Inspector Shen has just mentioned the precautions for the expedition. It may not be exhaustive, but I hope everyone will pay close attention to what he said during the subsequent expeditions."
"In addition, the objectives, locations, and distribution map of the Calamity Beast for this exploration have been sent to the personal terminals of each squad leader. The specific actions will be commanded by the squad leaders."
"I won't waste any more words, in short..."
The staff officer paused slightly, his gaze sweeping over the crowd below, before continuing:
Please take good care of your safety!
After leaving the meeting room, everyone quickly made some preparations.
Combat uniforms, and combat backpacks provided by the base containing first aid supplies, food, water, and other items.
Afterwards, the team members gathered on the city wall.
Zhou Xuan turned his head and glanced at the two small teams a little distance away.
One group had already left, while the other remained on the city wall, exchanging words, seemingly uneasy or discussing specific tactics.
He looked at it for a while, then shifted his gaze forward.
Zhou Xuan raised his hand to cover his eyebrows, gazed at the overlapping mountain shadows in the distance for a while, then turned his gaze back to Shen Heng beside him.
Shen Heng was looking ahead, but unlike when he was looking at scenery, he was looking at a map.
Scattered across the map are red dots and data points, which are what they obtained from their previous exploration.
Shen Heng looked at the map, his gaze sweeping across the map in a certain direction, using the furthest red dot as a reference point.
All you can see along the way is a single point, but...
"Will it be there...?" Shen Heng pondered, staring at the single red dot on the path.
"So, what's our mission this time?" Zhou Xuan asked from the side.
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze in that direction.
Shen Heng glanced at the crowd staring at him, then turned his gaze back to the map.
He raised his hand and made a light swipe, and a new solid line appeared on the map in response to his movement.
This solid line starts from the farthest point and moves southeast.
"Follow the direction that the Swooping Wing Bat flew in last time, and see where it intends to take that crystal."
"Is that so?" Zhou Xuan turned to look at the newly appeared solid line on the map.
Han Ling pondered for a moment, then turned to Shen Heng and asked:
"What if it's not one of the two points that have already been explored?"
"Then let's keep searching outwards. Our goal this time is to find that crystal and figure out its purpose," Shen Heng said slowly.
Upon hearing this, Han Ling nodded slightly and did not ask any further questions.
Shen Heng slowly glanced at the crowd who were already prepared.
"Now, let's go!"