At some point, Ivan, the cook who was driving the front car, couldn't help but ask.
This young man has a typical northern face of Janus, with a turned-up nose, green eyes, a fair complexion on his face, and fine hair. However, a large piece of golden hair on the top of his head has been shaved off and sewn on.
Thin and dense needlework.
At the end of last year, Ivan was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and retired from the army. He sought out a doctor friend with whom he had a good personal relationship for a craniotomy, but after the initial attempt, the doctor chose to terminate it and sew the wound back.
, and frankly said that if he chooses conservative treatment, he may live another two months.
After some psychological twists and turns, he chose to spend the last stage of his life to see if there really were unknown things in the world that went against common sense - even if they were also accompanied by fear and pain, some people couldn't tolerate it.
Meet the same destiny in an established and visible way.
"I heard before that when approaching the boundaries of these abnormal zones, you may see some weird films or water vapor-like substances, and the sky also looks special. Today we started from crossing the cliff and driving down nearly two hundred kilometers.
Are you still in the normal area now?" Ivan held the steering wheel with one hand and raised the telescope hanging on his chest.
It was already afternoon, and the scorching sun had deviated from the high overhead and hid behind the thick rust-red clouds. Everyone saw that near the end of the field of vision in front of them, there were gradually more plants on the ground, and there were beginning to be plants everywhere as far as the line of sight.
There were some lonely big trees.
The surface of the earth seemed no longer dry and crumbled. The soil at the bottom of the potholes and riverbeds seen along the way was now moist brown, and there were even shallow puddles in some places.
This can no longer be called a "desert", at best it is a "wasteland".
"Not all abnormal areas have weird boundaries." Brigadier General Boles, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, said.
He also had a pair of telescopes hung around his neck, and in his hand was a map of the former United Principality of Feton. The location was zoomed in and concentrated on the west of Tia City. At this moment, he was writing and scratching on his hand, making marks from time to time.
At least now, identifying the direction is still an easy thing to do. He constantly updates the outer edge of the map, estimates the mileage, and marks some geographical factors with distinctive characteristics on the map:
"In fact, from intelligence statistics, more than half of the abnormal areas have no clear boundaries. Moreover, the A number at the front of the diffusion means 'discontinuous', and the abnormal areas are just like bubbles.
shape distribution.”
"Well, there is a high probability that we have entered area A." Bishop Tukweil, the co-pilot, also said.
This sentence made everyone's originally slightly nervous state of mind become as if they were facing a formidable enemy. It was their first time to visit this rumored unknown land in person. The team members, including the two priests, all checked the firearms in their hands and
The formation is set.
——When you encounter something wrong, first pour a bunch of bullets blessed by the Holy Light. For priests and sergeants, preparing such a scene in their hearts can always make people feel at ease.
The journey continued nervously until sunset, when the sun set in the west.
After the convoy stopped and replenished fuel, several sergeants jumped out of the car and restored the Schmais 18 submachine guns with the firing safety in their hands to their original state.
During the journey so far, everyone has not seen anything that can be called weird at all, and they feel that their condition is good.
Even after the vegetation on the surface increased, the colors became richer, and undulating mountains, rivers and water bodies appeared, the vision was not so monotonous, and the scenery became more magnificent and vast.
We have only seen two groups of people, from a distance.
They should be some people who were influenced by the teachings of the Divine Advent Society and entered the "Kingdom of Heaven" in groups.
In the wilderness with a wide field of vision, they looked like a group of ants crawling on the edge of the skyline, without any space or possibility of contact with themselves.
The one-armed old priest Durk looked back at the wilderness he had just driven over, feeling that it showed richer colors in the twilight.
"Your Majesty, Bishop, when you entered here, you didn't say you had to sing, right?" He remembered something and broke the silence again.
The Divine Advent Society declares in its teachings that "everyone who leaves this world is singing for joy", and even lists various terrible consequences of not paying tribute in this way. Some dissemination materials also include unbearable illustrations.
The investigation team of the Holy Sun Church naturally ignored the above argument.
Anyone in their right mind would not imitate the practices of esoteric believers, who knows what kind of attention that might attract.
"That's the secret code planned by the false masters." Fan Ning moved his hands and feet to maintain his sitting position for a long time. "There are no such strange rules in the normal official channel information, but those few exploratory experiences that have been clear are not
If it comes to extreme situations, you still have to follow it as much as possible."
The Special Inspection Office has accumulated certain gains in these years of research. Although the core information will not be disclosed, they still briefed the discussion group on some basic precautions.
Fan Ning sorted it out before setting off, and combined it with some of the church's own superficial exploration experience on the outer edge, there are probably a few:
The first point is that "the abnormal area is not a dream." This is the same clear waking world as the normal outside. An important precaution extended from this is not to fall into a dream, because "worms are more terrifying in dreams."
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Since sleep is inevitably accompanied by uncontrollable dreams, in the past, this was equivalent to "don't fall asleep".
But later, Mr. Wax from the Special Patrol Department used "Sneaky Water" to find an effective way to resist worms, which allowed the investigators to sleep appropriately and replenish their energy, providing an opportunity for further in-depth exploration.
The second point is to "try to move on the ground". At first glance, it seems a bit redundant, but in fact it implies unknown dangers caused by flying too high or taking a wading route. Fan Ning is not very clear about the reason now.
, anyway, he never thought of relying on solo flight to carry out such a long cross-continental trek.
The third point is that "the abnormal area is a no-man's land, and there are no native residents." This sentence seems a bit redundant, and Fan Ning also misses the point.
"Don't pay attention to the people who are coming in. It's safest not to interact with each other." After Bishop Tukweil finished speaking, he motioned for everyone to get on the bus again.
The drivers turned on the headlights and stepped on the accelerator again.
As night falls in the wilderness, the temperature drops significantly. The vast starry sky casts a cold light, and the wind and sand caressing the cheeks are like cold and rough hands.
This time, less than five minutes after setting off——
"Click."
Suddenly there was a muffled rolling sound from the car in front, which was not noticeable in the night wind.
"Wait a moment."
Tukweil shouted to stop.
The three cars stopped one after another and switched their lights in the dark night.