The mobile base vehicle painted with a layer of desert camouflage does not drive very fast to begin with, and the undulating sand dunes make it even slower. Moreover, it also has to consider battery storage. It can only drive for 12 hours a day. Not only does the vehicle have to rest and recharge, but also the vehicle needs to rest and recharge.
As a driver, Chen Fei also needed to take a breath.
Even if you spend thousands of energy points to upgrade the "Super Capacitor" skill to level 50, the capacitance has more than doubled, but the power replaced by the "Optical/Electric/Magnetic/Crystal Energy Universal Conversion and Management Component"
Still can't survive 24 hours.
My whole body felt hollowed out, as if I had no interest in anything, even the beer no longer tasted good.
After a long and tiring journey, the mobile base vehicle drove for three days and arrived at an oasis in the inner circle of the Central Desert. Fortunately, I had a means of transportation, otherwise it would have taken at least ten days to trek on foot.
Moreover, there are many high-radiation areas along the way. If you don’t want to take more anti-radiation drugs, you will have to work hard to go around in a large circle, which will only take more time.
According to satellite positioning, the location of the small oasis with a diameter of less than 1 kilometer is exactly where Team 18 is scheduled to stop.
Oasis has the advantages of an oasis. You can obtain water and some food on the spot, which reduces the pressure on supplies. The amount of radiation in a small area is also very low, so you don’t have to worry about excessive radiation. However, the disadvantages are also obvious. It is not so much a disadvantage as it is a disadvantage.
Rather, it's dangerous.
Oasis will inevitably become an important habitat that mutants instinctively compete for.
"Warning, there are more than 300 mutants within a radius of 5 kilometers, and there are no mutants in the core area!"
"Adam", who was in charge of managing the mobile base vehicle, issued a warning.
The large area surrounding the oasis is clearly a small stronghold of mutants. There are a large number of mutants above and below the sand, and some mutants visible to the naked eye are wandering back and forth.
Perhaps reaching some kind of tacit understanding, those mutants did not crowd the small oasis. Instead, the oasis with a lake, green grass, and scattered big trees and bushes became a safe and pure land.
Perhaps sensing the approach of the behemoth mobile base vehicle, many mutants looked up warily, but none of them made any rash moves. Perhaps they were still in doubt, trying to judge the combat effectiveness and threat of this big guy.
The 20-meter-long mobile base vehicle is enough to frighten some timid mutants due to its size.
Team 04 and Team 18 were secretly sweating.
Adrian Benjamin, a first-level fire magician, said worriedly to the people of Team 18 who were packing their equipment: "Are you really going to go there?"
After all, they only have 12 members, but there are more than 300 vicious mutants outside. The only way to enter the oasis is to attack with all their strength.
However, this is the scheduled assessment point for the 18th team. The mobile base vehicle of the 04th team can bring them all the way, which is the utmost kindness. If they help rashly, both teams may fail the assessment at the same time.
One assessment point can only accommodate the next team.
"Don't worry! It's a piece of cake, you go first!" The gray-bearded captain of Team 18 waved his hand confidently, turned his head and said loudly to the Yu clan brother carrying the rail sniper rifle: "Simba, first
Do the furthest thing.”
"Roger that, sir!"
The young man from the Yu tribe carrying the magnetic rail sniper rifle led the huge and heavy ammunition box, one foot deep and one foot shallow, to the top of the sand slope, set up the thick and long gun body, and took a stance.
This location is enough to cover the entire small oasis.
First, beat the mutants far away until they scream. The mutants near you may still be confused. This is indeed a good way to safely reduce the number of mutants.
"Then... I wish you good luck!"
Seeing that the other party was already prepared, Adrian Benjamin said no more.
This is a severe test that each team must face, and dangers are inevitable, but for those with abilities who are engaged in combat work, these are commonplace.
The members of Team 04 waved goodbye to their counterparts in Team 18. After riding in the same car for the past few days, the two teams also became familiar with each other.
The mobile base vehicle turned around and moved faster and faster. Seeing this behemoth far away from the oasis, the nearby mutants who were paying attention to it breathed a sigh of relief.
Adrian came to the driver's seat in the car and asked, "Chen Fei, how many more days will it take for us to arrive at the scheduled location?"
In order to take the 18th team along, the mobile base vehicle traveled an extra day, but it still needed to arrive at the assessment location within the scheduled time.
Chen Fei glanced at the electronic map and said, "It still takes 18 hours to drive to the destination."
With the current battery life of the mobile base vehicle, it is impossible to drive continuously for more than 12 hours. Even if it could, people would not be able to endure such a long roller coaster state. They must take uninterrupted rests along the way. On the one hand, they need to restore their physical strength;
More importantly, the combat effectiveness of most people must be maintained to deal with mutant attacks that may appear at any time, so the accurate time is two days, and it is not surprising that it even takes three days.
"Beep!"
Not only Chen Fei, but also various electronic notification sounds sounded from everyone else.
"There's a message coming!"
Adrian, a first-level fire magician who was talking to Chen Fei, frowned slightly and took out his mobile phone to check the group messages that everyone received at the same time.
Due to the ubiquitous nuclear radiation and mutants, it is impossible to establish a large number of communication base stations in the central desert of Yangzhou Continent to cover signals to every corner, so everyone's communication equipment can be connected to satellites.
There are also multiple relay drones following the aircraft that will alternately stay in the air for long periods of time to help compensate for the signal strength and minimize the impact of nuclear radiation and special mutants on communications.
"Team 07 is destroyed!"
Adrian, who was the first to see the news, looked in disbelief.
It had only been a short while before Team 04 had even arrived at the scheduled assessment location when they received the news that another team was suddenly wiped out without any warning.
You must know that the personnel ratio of each team has been carefully considered, and the capabilities are comprehensively covered. Even if the overall combat effectiveness of the teams is high or low, there will not be too much difference.
Everyone in Team 04 was already mentally prepared for the dangers in the desert, but...
Another loud call ring rang.
It's Gori's liaison officer Rossi. This guy has been indifferent to Team 04 since the departure. It's probably not good to call him at this time.
"It's Rosie, please keep your voice down, and Apu, don't talk nonsense!"
The cautious Adrian explained it once before answering the call.
"Why are you only connected now?"
Rossi's voice was as if he had been given gunpowder, full of impatience and irritability. Before Adrian could answer, he spoke quickly: "You all already know about Team 07, right?"
Adrian responded businesslikely: "Got it, Liaison Officer Rossi!"
Rossi said very rudely: "You all, please be careful and don't die so casually!"
"Hey! Old Man Luo, are you worried about your bonus?"
The big black guy Apu really made a splash, and he couldn't control himself anymore and started telling the truth.
There was silence in the carriage of the mobile base vehicle.
"..."
Good guy, it's really hard to say anything surprising.
Everyone's eyes focused on the big black man again, and they stared so hard that he had to swallow his next words, and instead looked innocent.
This upright boy is talking nonsense again.
"Who? Who's talking? Is it you? Adrian?"
There was a sudden silence during the call, and then the furious voice of the liaison officer came from the phone.
He will not admit that his bonus is tied to the team responsible.
Team 07 was wiped out unexpectedly. Not only did all the bonuses of the liaison officers go to waste, but they also had to be held accountable to determine whether the liaison work and various warnings were conveyed in a timely manner.
"Uh...it's not me, someone is watching a movie!"
Adrian had no choice but to open his eyes and tell lies with a wry smile. It wasn't a video call anyway. He could just talk nonsense without any proof.
"Humph! Be careful!"
Liaison officer Rosie gritted her teeth and hung up the call.
I couldn't get off the stage twice, and no matter who it was, my mood would become very bad.
"call……"
Adrian let out a sigh of relief and slowly put away his phone, finally getting through it.
He turned his head, straightened his face, and said in a bad tone: "Apu, next time someone calls, stand farther away!"
Twice in a row, the liaison officer was furious at this big black guy. Sooner or later, everyone in Team 04 would have to settle this debt. Why did this unexpected disaster happen?
"Oh! Oh!"
The big black man touched the back of his head, feeling a little at a loss.
Until now, he has not realized his mistake.
…
After 15 hours of driving on the continuously bumpy mobile base vehicle, a terrain that was incompatible with the vast sea of sand appeared in front of the field of vision.
A rocky hill appeared on the desert horizon.
Captain Adrian Benjamin, who temporarily acted as the navigator, compared the satellite map and positioning coordinates and said loudly: "Fifteen kilometers directly ahead is the crater of an extinct volcano. That's right, that's our assessment point."
The mobile base vehicle arrived near the assessment point earlier than expected.
Maori Meixin, who was exhausted from the car ride, lay on the table and said feebly: "We can finally stop!"
She has gradually begun to adapt to the bumpy ride, but she still feels dizzy and cannot tell the difference between east, west, north and south.
Adrian's cell phone rang. He picked it up and looked at the others. He quickly looked at the others and said, "Shh! It's Liaison Officer Rossi!"
Then they glared at Apu fiercely, and the others immediately pushed the big black man into the toilet and locked him in.
"Hey! What are you doing? Let me out!"
Bang bang bang!
Monk Zhang Er was confused and Apu slammed the door hard in the toilet.
"Don't make any noise, the captain needs to answer the phone."
There was a guy, Kitli, the A-level metal superpower, kicked the door angrily.
"oh!"
The big black man finally calmed down, and the others all showed expressions of relief.