Embers Ad Infinitum

Drip, drip, drip.

"The radiation pollution of the water here is not that serious. It is within the range that can be purified." The silver-black robot Gnawa squatted beside a stream flowing through the black earth and completed the test.

The weeds here are thick and long, covering almost everything as far as the eye can see, but compared with areas with more serious radiation pollution, they are not exaggerated - in those places, the grass is often close to half a person's height. It is not uncommon to see wild green onions approaching three meters tall.

Although a similar environment is not a key criterion for judging pollution conditions, it can help relic hunters make preliminary judgments at a longer distance and reduce the difficulty of screening.

"Finally..." After listening to Gnawa's words, Long Yuehong let out a long sigh of relief.

When venturing into the North Shore Wasteland, one of the most serious and practical issues is access to water resources.

Here, many water sources are seriously polluted and exceed the capabilities of water purification chips. If you drink it forcefully, you may not be poisoned, but it is highly likely that you will suffer from subsequent diseases or even become deformed.

Because of this, in addition to carrying weapons and food, relic hunters traveling to the North Shore Wasteland also prepare water purification chips to understand the distribution of lightly polluted water sources.

The "old transfer team" is wanted and cannot go to many places. They can only rely on Zeng Duo's experience, Jiang Baimian's knowledge, and Gnawa's pollution detection to find new water sources.

When there was not much drinking water left, they finally gained something after repeated failures.

With emotion, Long Yuehong, Shang Jianyao and others put the stream water into corresponding containers and started processing it with the help of water purification chips.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiang Baimian looked around and said:

"Judging from the current situation, there are about two companies of the 'First City' regular army guarding Chuchun Town. They usually work in platoons and take turns patrolling the surrounding areas under the guise of drills to prevent relic hunters or wilderness wanderers from approaching Chuchun. town……

"The initial guess is that one company will stay behind and one company will patrol..."

By disguising themselves and "making friends", etc., the "old tune team" learned from the relic hunters who entered the North Amherford area during this period the time, place and specific details of the time, place and specific details when they encountered the regular army of the "First City".

With this information, it becomes much easier to analyze the enemy's situation.

For example, it was judged that there were only two companies in the garrison because those ruin hunters only encountered so many people when they came back and forth, and they would often meet familiar faces after a few times.

"They have at least two tanks, two armored vehicles, six drones, heavy machine guns, individual rockets, and grenade guns. As for the awakened ones and genetically modified people, they are not visible on the surface, and there is no way to speculate... ..." Jiang Baimian briefly introduced the situation and finally said, "Based on this level of understanding, I don't think it is a good idea to act now. What we want to rescue is a town. Once it is trapped and surrounded, there will be no According to the plan, annihilation of the entire army is no joke."

Her words made both Han Wanghui and Zeng Duo fall silent.

This was not because they thought there was anything wrong with what Xue Shiyue, nicknamed "Dabai", said. On the contrary, it was so right that it made them a little frustrated.

After analyzing the results, Gnawa asked tentatively:

"Old Han, what was your previous action plan? Tell it and refer to it. Maybe it can bring inspiration."

Jiang Baimian and Long Yuehong almost raised their hands to cover their faces. They forgot to stop this robot with worrying emotional intelligence.

Han Wanghuo moved his lips a few times and said a little embarrassed:

"We haven't had time to formulate a plan of action yet."

In his expectation, wasn't he just to get close to Chuchun Town, make a surprise attack under the cover of night, and then work together internally and externally to get out of the siege and go to the "Land of Hope" chosen by Zeng Duo?

If he fails to succeed, he won't survive long anyway, so he can just use his life to cover the retreat of his teammates.

As the former Hongshiji Sheriff and Town Guard Captain, Han Wanghuo was not unaware that this plan was full of loopholes, but with the resources at his disposal and his own strength, he could only go so far.

In order to prevent Gnawa from further questioning, Long Yuehong tentatively asked Zeng Duo:

"Is there a tunnel in Chuchun Town?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Shang Jianyao's laughter, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat, feeling that he had probably overlooked something and was about to be laughed at.

Jiang Baimian said with a normal expression:

"In the early days, this was a good idea, but the 'First City' has controlled Chuchun Town for several months. With their resources and capabilities, they should not be confused about this situation. Our choice of tunnel is almost equivalent to our own Throw yourself into a trap.”

When Long Yuehong said to himself, "Yeah," Zeng Duo answered his previous question:

“There is no tunnel.

"For us, the town is our last resort. Leaving it will be more dangerous. There is no need to dig tunnels."

In the North Shore Wasteland, there are many "careless people" and aberrant creatures. It is not safe to open tunnel exits anywhere. In comparison, when encountering a crisis, it is safer for the entire town to fight and retreat and evacuate in batches. Good choice.

"Is there a river around the town? Are there mountains nearby?" Bai Chen joined the discussion.

"What do you want to do?" Shang Jianyao looked "fearful".

Bai Chen did not hide his thoughts:

"Man-made natural disasters create opportunities."

"There are only small rivers and streams around the town. It is on the edge of hills and there are no mountains." Zeng Duo's answer made Bai Chen's proposal declare bankruptcy before it entered the refinement stage.

Jiang Baimian nodded gently:

"It's difficult to control the extent of damage caused by man-made natural disasters. It's not that there are no other ways, so try not to try."

At this point, she sighed:

"The most important issue now is not how to rescue Chuchun Town. This is something that needs to be considered later. Only when we understand the situation of the regular army in the 'Primary City' there can we formulate an effective plan.

“What worries me the most is that this matter will be presided over by an awakened person at the ‘spiritual corridor’ level or a deformed person of a corresponding level. In that case, the level of trouble will skyrocket.

"Moreover, those two companies may also have a few military exoskeleton devices or bionic smart armor."

With the equipment owned by the "Old Tune Team" and the strength currently displayed by the Chuchun garrison, they can't say they are very sure. At least they have a lot of hope in a night raid.

But the problem is that what the other party surfaces may not be all of its strength.

The expressions of Han Wanghuo and Zeng Duo, who had already been taught by the "Old Tune Group" what the "soul corridor" is, became quite solemn.

If the "First City" experiment in Chuchun Town was not so important, Jiang Baimian's worries would not arise, but if that experiment involves many people, it is almost a high probability that a strong person will preside over it.

"But how should we figure out these situations? I can't contact anyone in the town at all." Zeng Duo did not hide his worries.

As soon as she finished speaking, Shang Jianyao sighed:

"It's all because those ruin hunters are timid."

"Ah?" Not only Long Yuehong was confused, but also Han Wanghuo, Zeng Duo and others.

Jiang Baimian smiled and explained helpfully:

"What he means is that the ruin hunters retreated as soon as they encountered the regular army of the 'Primary City' and had no intention of going deeper.

“That way, there would be no conflict, and no conflict would mean that the regular army in the ‘First City’ would not be able to show its true strength.

"Well, if the awakened ones at the 'soul corridor' level exist, they will definitely stay in Chuchun Town, monitor the surrounding area several hundred meters away, and will not go out to patrol..."

If I were a relic hunter, I would not conflict with people from big forces without any stakes... Besides, those regular armies are organized in platoons, with thirty or forty people acting together, and their weapons and equipment are very sophisticated. How dare the team of ruin hunters offend them? They would only worry about being forcibly identified as robbers and plundering property... Long Yuehong muttered in his heart.

"Let's try to fight a patrol?" Han Wanghuo put forward his own suggestion.

Jiang Baimian pondered for a moment and laughed:

“That’s the idea, but there’s a better way.

"If you can't do this kind of thing personally, don't do it in person, so as not to alert the enemy."

Before Han Wanghuo could ask again, she looked at Zeng Duo:

"What powerful bandits are there in the North Amherford area and surrounding areas? Where do they often hang out?"

"You want to drive the bandit group to attack the regular army?" Han Wanghuo asked with understanding, "But how could they do such a thing..."

Han Wanghuo's voice gradually became lower, as if he remembered something, and Long Yuehong had a similar muttering in his heart.

"They are easy to get along with and easy to persuade." Shang Jianyao showed a kind smile.

Jiang Baimian also laughed:

"Sometimes it's not up to them."

For some reason, Zeng Duo silently mourned for those bandits at this moment.

She quickly came to her senses and tried her best to search for possible targets in her memory.

This made her feel like she was picking the "unlucky guy".