The wind continued to howl, and the dust and sand hit more and more violently. In just 10 minutes, the weather began to become bad, and the temperature began to continue to drop.
"It's minus 20 degrees, no wonder it's so cold!"
Hu Xue and Luo Zhenzhen were right next to each other in the alley between two dilapidated houses. Not far away, at a place with ruins on their backs, captains Kakuri and Sophia were looking at a light and shadow screen. On one side were the scores of the team members.
On the other side is the route, and the two of them are looking at the route.
"This situation should last for more than an hour. It would be too much of a burden for them to continue walking."
Sophia said, and Kakuri nodded. The extreme temperature difference between day and night is also one of the signs of the barrier area. The wind will get stronger and stronger in such cold nights, and will reach an extremely low temperature of minus 60 degrees in the barrier area around 4 o'clock in the morning.
After a few degrees, it starts to calm down, and when Bright City starts to heat up early the next morning, the airflow will start to change drastically again.
Kakuri was still hesitating whether to continue walking or wait for the situation to get better. If he continued, he was afraid that points would be deducted when the team reached the first resource supply point.
"What are you doing, silently!"
At this moment, Luo Zhenzhen's frightened and slightly angry voice came from the alley opposite. Hu Xue hurriedly pressed her down. On the left side of the two of them, Sun Lu walked over without saying a word.
"Here, eat some if you feel uncomfortable!"
Sun Lu raised a hand with a small bottle of liquid in her hand. Luo Zhenzhen grabbed it and took a look. It was stomach medicine. She didn't think much, took off the veil and drank it. Her stomach was very uncomfortable at this time.
"Better not Zhenzhen!"
Hu Xue patted Luo Zhenzhen on the back. She raised her head and looked at Sun Lu and said thank you, but there seemed to be something wrong with Sun Lu's eyes, as if she was worried.
The two of them ignored Sun Lu because she was usually taciturn. Sun Lu, like Yu Tong, were two misfits in Team 144. At this time, in a dilapidated small building not far away, several female team members
They ran out, and with a burst of collapse, the entire small building collapsed. Several female team members looked at it with fear in their eyes.
"It's almost time! Gather!"
Along with Kakuri's voice, members of the team appeared from all over the town and quickly gathered. Some team members seemed to have not yet recovered.
"Please be patient, you may have to move forward in the wind and sand later, take action!"
Kakuri gave an order and led the team members through the town and soon returned to the wind and sand. The team members were close together and moving forward slowly. The women were in the middle, while the men
outside.
Yu Tong and Hu Xue were on the left and right, supporting Luo Zhenzhen who was in some condition. Hu Xue was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Yu Tong would take the initiative to help. Some girls kept saying that Luo Zhenzhen was about to leave and still eat.
So many snacks and the like.
"Shut up!"
Sophia, who couldn't stand listening, said something, and the team became quiet for a while. Kakuri's idea was to let the team members take a good rest after arriving in some larger towns. If they fall behind and slow down at this stage, the entire team will
Those who are eliminated can, as long as they reach the city of Nimu in the northwest quickly enough, let the team members have a good rest for a day. After being refreshed, they can directly continue to the north for more than 100 kilometers and then have a good rest.
In the previous route selection, Kakuli was very lucky and picked two better places on the northwest route. They both need to pass through the City of Rebellion and be close to the largest town gathering place in the south, Jizhigla, which means the place of happiness.
That place is controlled by the three largest armed forces in the south, is relatively stable, and is 100 kilometers away from the City of Defiance.
During the 30-day march, when Kakuri drew the route a few days ago, he discussed it with the team doctor Sophia. It was the safest way to take two days away to rest. Fatigue will reach the critical point after ten days.
Sun Lu was at the end of the team, with three male team members beside her. The three of them looked at Sun Lu from time to time, always feeling that the look in this woman's eyes was a little scary tonight.
At this time, Sun Lu's mouth kept moving. Because she was wearing a veil, no one could see it. Sun Lu's cheeks began to become slightly distorted. Under such a dark night sky, no one noticed her slight smile.
He opened his mouth and smiled with a strange look in his eyes.
You all must die!
........
The roar of the engine stopped. Xima got off the motorcycle. There were bunches of bright lights in the distance behind her. They were the governing officers and level 3 section officers. Xima glanced at the time: 3:31
, this is a large town about 200 kilometers south of the Western Guard Station. It is also the first material supply point for this military exercise. The materials will arrive later.
At this time, many houses in the town still have lights on, and most of the houses in this town have been repaired. This is also the benefit that Section 3 gave them after the leaders of the barrier area had a meeting at the guard station.
Supplies to repair the house.
There is only one main street in the town, and across the street is a large auditorium. There are high towers erected in many places around the town. The lights on the two high towers at the entrance of the town immediately turned on, and the two black muzzles were
It stretched out from the small hole in the watchtower. Xima ignored it and walked over. Immediately, the bells rang in the town, and the lights on the streets of the town also turned on. Many people opened the door and walked through the gap.
Watch inside.
After Xima walked for a while, the door of the auditorium opened, and a group of people wrapped in big coats ran out quickly.
"Sir Xima, I thought you would arrive around 5 o'clock. Sorry, please go inside first and have a glass of hot wine."
In front of him was a tall man who was one of the leaders who had negotiated at the guard station. His name was Batu, and he was almost killed by Xima. Xima left an indelible scar on his chest, but
Batu did not resent Hima, but was grateful that Hima did not kill him.
At this time, more than 20 officials from Section 3 behind him also arrived. They all carried equipment on their backs. Almost all the lights in the town were on. Everyone looked a little happy, because the special inspector had been here before and had already
It was agreed with them to use their town as the first supply point. In exchange, they would naturally be given some food and water.
Even in such a cold night, the arrival of food and water warms the hearts of the people here. Some management militants are already shouting, asking everyone to line up to get food later and not to mess around.
Come.
Xima was not polite to Batu, and followed Batu and the others directly into the town's auditorium. The auditorium was full of people, including more old people, women, and children. Batu took Xima directly to the opposite side of the auditorium.
, a table separated by laminates, with sofas and some daily utensils inside. The water on the induction cooker was already boiling. Batu brought a glass of wine to Xima. After Xima drank it in one gulp, her body was warmed by the chill.
He stood up, and his subordinates were all smiling.
Batu also looked respectful. Everyone knew that there were not many opportunities to get in touch with senior officials in the business department.
"Your Excellency Xima, I wonder how the establishment of the agricultural experimental base is going!"
Batu has already made plans. As soon as it's almost time, he will take his people to station near the experimental base that the Business Department will establish. He has more than 2,000 people. At least he can find a job, and everyone's life will be easier.
.
"We have reached the stage of land recovery and planting."
Many people in the room showed joy.
"Have you heard anything suspicious lately?"
Xima asked directly, Batu shook his head. After Xima finished talking about discovering that armed forces in a factory town were massacred, the expressions of Batu and his men changed.
"It shouldn't be. I remember that place was Chen Chao's territory. The number of mutants there was more than ours. They were massacred, and they were massacred silently. I think...
.”
Xima didn't say much, and directly opened a light and shadow screen. Batu stared blankly at the sea of ​​corpses on the light and shadow screen. Discussions broke out in the room. Some said that they had been there half a month ago and there were no problems there at all.
No, the place where they were massacred was right between the City of Defiance and Jizhigla, very close to both sides.
"Can you trouble your people to make a trip? People in the barrier area probably don't know about this yet. Your people are far more convincing than our people from the business department."
Batu nodded, and immediately several of his men stood up and were willing to make a trip.
In the town, many council officers climbed to the roof, began to adjust the equipment, and began to set up a communication network.
A large amount of supplies will be shipped here soon. The first batch of trucks should arrive at 5 a.m., and the teams on subsequent trucks will lay out network signal devices on 100 routes along the way, and finally converge here.
In the town, go directly back to the southern guard station and transport supplies again to the second supply point.
The remaining two material supply points will be visited after half a month of the exercise.
Then Batu took the people out, and Xima stayed alone in the room. Looking at the information on the light and shadow screen, the network for several routes had been set up. The real-time status of the team members could be seen. Sure enough, there was already a team.
The members were deducted a lot of points. The team member who had the most points deducted was 20 points and was already on the verge of being deported.
If you want to get extra points, you can only arrive at the food supply point early. The earlier you get, the more points you will get. However, the fastest record in the past years is 1 hour, 38 minutes and 21 seconds earlier. If you arrive early, you will get 5 points. If you arrive more than half an hour early, it will be 10 points.
, more than 1 hour and 15 minutes.
All team members carry beacons and can only march along the prescribed marching route. The error must not exceed 1 kilometer. If it exceeds, points will be deducted.
Each team's route is planned based on the information obtained from on-site investigations by the special inspectors of the barrier area over the years. Each route has three places where it can be relatively comfortable for repair.
Due to the heavy workload in the city, Xima has not directly participated in military exercises for two years. This time she is a little worried. The 5,400 recruits are the largest number of recruits in history. The route planning alone has already taken a month.
time.
The two massacres in particular were what made Hima most uneasy. Many special inspectors had been dispatched to conduct investigations in the barrier area, and they had negotiated with some forces to build communication equipment within the scope of these forces.
Didi didi
To be continued...