A month passed quickly, and the day for the patrol team to set off again was approaching.
Welling received the new member's information from Lord Yujin.
Wu Huan, forty-three years old, originally served in the reserve of the militia, but his performance was mediocre and he was not selected into the Western Wasteland Army. He returned to the third floor, worked as a mechanic in an ordnance factory, got married and had children.
Now he is reapplying to return to the militia in order to take care of his son Yun Zhuo, who is serving as a regular soldier.
Yun Zhou, eighteen years old, first joined the militia as a trainee member.
Wantong was happy when he heard that Yun Zhuo had joined the team:
"Yun Zhu, I've known him since we were kids. He's a little younger than me. He's so stupid."
"Haha, you are stupid and stupid, you may not be that smart."
After staying together for so long, they have become very familiar with each other, and now Wei Ling occasionally jokes with Wan Tong.
"Hey, I'm definitely not as smart as Brother Wei Ling, but that guy Yun Zhuo is really different from me. I'm just a little sloppy and impatient..."
Wantong was a little embarrassed.
"Then you should take more care of Yun Xi from now on."
Wei Ling is a little big-headed, and he is considered a rookie. Wan Tong is not necessarily very experienced, and he also has a "dumb and silly" cloud axis. This time, the pressure is a bit high.
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As expected, the day before leaving, Wuhu took Yunzhou to Ginkgo Street to visit Wei Ling.
"Member of the Fifth Patrol Team of the Thirteenth Regiment of the Yasi County Militia, Wuhuang (Yunzhi), reported to Captain Welling!"
"Haha, you two don't have to be polite. From now on, we will be teammates who will face missions and life and death together... Please come in!"
Welling invited the two of them into the living room.
Wushuang's face looks a bit older than his actual age, and there are even a few strands of white hair on his temples, but he walks and stands relatively calmly.
Yunzhi is just as Wantong said, with thick lips and a round face, relatively dull and taciturn, and he watches Wu Huan's behavior even when he moves forward, backward, or even when sitting.
Wei Ling remained silent, but kept suppressing the idea of using magic to detect whether this unlucky child was really stupid.
Now Wei Ling and her children naturally have tea, drinks and cakes to entertain guests at their home.
The three children, Nanxing, Shanglu, and Jinnu, quickly poured tea on Wushu and Yunzhu, who were a little embarrassed, and then hid aside and peeped, watching their eldest brother receive guests.
Yun Zhuo accidentally exchanged glances with Jinu. Yun Zhuo quickly turned his eyes away and raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
As he wiped away the sweat, a small shiny black stone bead was revealed in his hand.
It seems that Yun Zhou has been playing with this small stone in his hands to share his attention and relieve stress.
Wei Ling couldn't help but laugh:
"Brother Wushuang, oh, no, I'll call you uncle... You have had a complete service in the militia before, and you must have corresponding military qualities. I am not worried at all... But I can say that I’m really a newbie, so I’ll ask you for your guidance in the future.”
"Haha, the captain is too modest. A person who can be appointed as a captain after only one mission must be exceptional... I myself am the kind of person with mediocre qualifications, and I can't worry about my son Yun Zhu, so I acted selfishly. I have the audacity to join, please let me know if there is anything inappropriate in the future!”
Wei Ling nodded with a smile, then threw the package to Yun Zhu:
"Yun Zhuo, do you know Wantong? He said he is quite familiar with you, which is even better. Only people who are familiar with each other will have more tacit understanding if something happens during the mission."
Yun Zhuo didn't reply and nodded dully.
"By the way, Uncle Wushu, Yun Zhuo, what are you good at? I need to get to know each other in advance."
Welling's question seemed to make Wushu a little embarrassed:
"Captain Welling, I don't really like being a sergeant, nor do I really like things like fighting. I didn't join the militia regiment after serving in the militia.
In terms of abilities, they are relatively balanced, but not outstanding.
Yun Zhuo, tell the captain about your situation. "
Yun Zhuo scratched his head and threw the packet dullly:
“Captain, my dad told me about his situation, and I’m pretty much the same.
I originally liked control, but after testing, my theoretical knowledge and judgment ability were only average, so I was not suitable for controlling large-scale armed equipment.
The physical fitness is not bad, but the nerve reaction speed is also very average, and it is not enough to engage in fighting as an armed fighter.
His sniper talent is also mediocre, his observation ability is relatively weak, and his ability to analyze environmental information is poor.
In terms of literary and artistic performance, the assessment result is that he is slow and has no special skills.
My biggest specialty is that I can sit in one place and think about it all day without leaving.
I told Wantong that there are ghosts deep underground, many, many, but he didn’t believe it, hehe.
In short, I don’t know what I like or what I can do.
Anyway, captain, I will do whatever you say..."
Before Wei Ling could be surprised, Wushu had already slapped him on the thigh.
Wei Ling was a little dumbfounded. This was what Wan Tong called the silly cloud axis.
It's not that he is stupid, but as he said himself, he is just the most ordinary big kid with acceptable health.
In fact, there is no need for such people to join the reserve force. They can only stay at the rear honestly and peacefully, doing ordinary jobs for ordinary people and spend the rest of their lives.
However, due to the laws of the empire, all young people must serve in reserve service, so this child will have to join the militia, and Wuhuang's worry is naturally understandable.
"You two don't have to worry too much. The militia group is only conducting some basic patrol and reconnaissance tasks and learning some basic military knowledge. It is difficult to encounter particularly dangerous things.
Uncle Wushu should be experienced... You should all be prepared, apply for the exoskeleton weapon that suits you, and wait for departure at the west gate of the county at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning! "
The two nodded in agreement and then left.
"Brother, the abilities of these two people seem unreliable. You should pay attention to your safety."
Nan Xing threw the message dullly.
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Welling thought twice, but still didn't apply for the armed exoskeleton.
After all, he is a warlock-type combatant. Having an armed exoskeleton may not increase his combat effectiveness. On the contrary, it may affect his agility and cause trouble when encountering similar enemies.
As for the communication, far-sightedness, scanning, detection, and long-range sniper capabilities that the armed exoskeleton can provide, Shou Gong, Wan Tong, and others in their team can do it anyway. All they have to do is share the data in a timely manner.
The next day, Wei Ling arrived near the city gate at the scheduled time and saw Wantong, Wushu, Yun Zhu and Shou Gong standing there ready to go.
Knowing Shou Gong's past and facing this platform again, Wei Ling's mood was a little complicated, but he didn't show anything strange:
"Guardian, have the supplies been prepared according to the planned plan?"
The eight legs of the guard sank slightly, as if giving a salute to Wei Ling:
"Captain Welling, everything is properly configured...Thank you Captain for your gift of merit!"
"It doesn't matter, let's set off."
Welling took the lead to walk out of the city gate, followed by several others.
In March, spring is in full swing, and the entire plain area is covered with lush vegetation, emitting a rich fragrance of flowers and plants.
The mountains stretching across the distance also seemed to become more lush and dense.
The patrol path set by Welling was almost the same as the one he set up last time, except for a slight deviation.
Wantong was walking at the front now, tall and armed with a slight hiss, walking very happily.
Now clear out those tall trees that randomly appear in the field of vision, being Ashoka and Cloud Axis.
Three tall "Lynx Type IV" weapons, in the shape of a "pin", inadvertently protected Wei Ling in the middle, while the guard was still at the rear.
The group of people slowly headed towards the mountains in the distance, casually throwing bags and communicating, which felt quite comfortable.
After a few days, both Wushu and Yunzhu seemed to have eliminated the strangeness with Welling, and at the same time they became more familiar with the patrol and detection process. The entire team became more in tune with each other.
Entering the mountains, Wei Ling and Wantong also took the time to pick a lot of mountain spring tea, which was carried by Shou Gong.
When camping at night, the spring tea is roasted over charcoal fire, kneaded repeatedly, and then sealed and stored.
Unknowingly, I collected and made several large packages.
Wei Ling has never dared to relax at all. Fortunately, he has never encountered the situation. This is the most expected result.
Until they went deep into the mountains, close to the edge of the information barrier support, and received the intelligence shared by the military, Welling's eyebrows frowned.
The intelligence received said that a patrol team discovered that there were images of a large number of Xi Xuan wilderness hunters not far from the outer boundary of the barrier, but the other party had not penetrated in yet.
It is worth noting that there seem to be more Xixuan sergeants among these Revenant hunters, as well as a small smart weapon that has not been encountered before.
This small smart weapon looks like a mechanical locust. It is about three meters long. It travels by bouncing with anti-joints. Its jumping ability is amazing, and its combat effectiveness and lethality are unknown.
Judging from the intelligence images, there are quite a lot of these mechanical locusts, mixed among the strange wilderness hunters, moving quickly and coming and going suddenly.
The current intelligence interpretation is that the actions of the Xixuan Federation are unusual, and the county and city are worried that Xixuan may restart the war.
The boundary system warns all outgoing teams to pay attention to detection. Once an enemy team is found infiltrating, they should immediately report and call for support. It is not recommended to rush to try to annihilate them.
Welling analyzed various details of the mechanical locust from the images and predicted its fighting style, feeling a little uneasy.
He always had an intuition that his team would encounter such an enemy.
This is a rather mysterious feeling. There is no reason or basis, it is just a feeling.
In ancient times, it was said that there were monks who would have a legendary "whim" when their cultivation and spiritual awareness reached a certain level. This seems to be the case.
Welling did not explain this to the team members too much. He just arranged the daily itinerary to be shorter in the future, preferring to extend the outing time rather than take any risks.
Every time we walk a certain distance, we will arrange for the geckos and others to conduct long-distance super vision scans to confirm that it is safe before proceeding.
This undoubtedly greatly hindered their speed, but based on caution in the new situation, everyone also strictly implemented it.
A few days later, they reached the far end of the barrier support system. Under normal circumstances, they should have gone south for a while and then turned back east.
Standing on a mountain, Wei Ling looked at the green mountains and rivers.
The mountains in the west are crisscrossed, and countless large mountains reach the horizon.
From here, you can see several huge mountains running parallel to the southwest.
The four mountain ranges of Gaolibosu Mountains, Shennu Mountains, Mangyun Mountains, and Qubialu Mountains extend from here to the distance, and this section happens to be the gentle area where these mountain ranges meet.
Mengshui River, Kuanglan River, and Tongtian River are three turbulent rivers, sandwiched between these mountains, winding and undulating, moving forward inexorably.
Looking to the west from afar, Wei Ling remained silent for a long time.
The air of this era no longer has smog and severe air pollution, and the blue mountains in the distance appear very transparent.
"Raise the drone, scan at an altitude of 500 meters and beyond visual range once."
Wei Ling gave instructions to the gecko.
Shou Gong had no complaints about Wei Ling's unnecessary glance.
The armor behind the smart platform opened, and a small rotary-wing aircraft soared into the sky.
The distant images were instantly shared with everyone with the support of the guardian.
Several people were stunned at once.
Just behind the farthest mountain range in the distance, there is a medium-sized camp under construction.
Many service-oriented intelligent machines are busy under the command of dozens of Xixuan wilderness hunters.
Countless small armored boxes covered with mountain camouflage stripes have been assembled into temporary camps, and a large number of ground-to-air weapons have been deployed.
Many mechanical locusts with alternating green-gray and dark brown stripes were hopping and patrolling around the camp. Each time they jumped, the height reached tens of meters, and the distance even exceeded a hundred meters.
There are also many small black spots hovering over the camp, scanning and monitoring the surrounding area.
The sudden discovery made several people's hearts beat violently and became frightened.
Wei Ling issued a series of instructions:
"Send the coordinates and images to the barrier system immediately!"
"Immediately hide, disguise the environment, and wait for system instructions!"
"The aircraft maintains altitude and continues to conduct follow-up detection!"
