The reason why the border area and the core area are so clearly separated is because there is a wide distance between these two areas.
This is a barren desert.
This is a dense jungle.
This is also an uninhabited swamp.
The diverse ecological environment has created an insurmountable isolation zone between the border area and the core area. To go from the core area to the border area, or vice versa, the most common way people use is to fly.
Over the years, due to the vast land and sparsely populated areas, the original road paved with foundations has long since disappeared. Only the outline of the road can be seen vaguely, and it has long been covered with thorns.
If it weren't for a large off-road vehicle equipped with armor, just driving there would be impossible.
Due to the arrival of the wave, the plants have also changed. The originally weak thorn grass has become as tough as steel. It can easily cut through car tires that are not tough enough. Only by adding armor can it travel smoothly.
Fortunately, this time, Li Yi had the supplies and equipment provided by Zhao Deming, otherwise he would have had to go on foot.
Why don't you take a plane?
If you don't want to be beaten down by the mechanical army that has occupied all the satellite base stations, you can give it a try.
Although he decided to help, it did not mean that Li Yi would increase unnecessary risks.
"Let's find a place to stay first. You need to eat to save the world. You control it first, and I'll take a nap."
Li Yi gave an order, pressed a button, and the seat slowly lowered to a height suitable for lying down.
About half an hour ago, he had entered the isolation zone and drove for more than ten minutes without seeing a place to rest.
This is also normal. Generally speaking, there should not be supply stations and short resting places here, because most of the time the two areas are directly crossed by flying across the isolation zone.
But that's just the normal way.
In fact, before the robot army rebelled, the communication between the two areas was more in a rather secretive way.
For example, smuggling.
When it comes to smuggling, it is more convenient to cross the isolation zone than to fly.
After all, the cost of flight passage is not affordable for smuggling.
The large and small supply stations scattered in the isolation zone serve the smuggling convoys.
You must know that even across this isolation zone, the shortest distance is more than 2,000 kilometers. This is not a journey that can be crossed in just a few days.
In addition, the road in the isolation zone itself is difficult to walk, and the arrival of the wave makes the road conditions even more difficult.
In just over a month, the originally prosperous smuggling business has become extremely withered.
Perhaps the smugglers never imagined that it was not the government and the Four Families that ruined their business, but a sudden rebellion.
"We have arrived at a supply station. Do you want to stop and rest?"
Li Yi was awakened by a reminder, stretched himself, and got out of the car.
He was so suffocated just now that even if this supply station was abandoned, he had to get out of the car and relax.
Along with the patter of light rain, Li Yi felt relaxed all over and his mood relaxed.
I checked it out just now and found that this place has been abandoned. All the supplies have been evacuated. Not even a grain of rice is left, let alone oil.
But Li Yi decided to stay first.
The supplies in his car were very sufficient. Even if he did not pass any supply stations along the way, it would be enough to cover the two round trips to the isolation zone. The reason why he decided to stay was for another reason.
With a snap, Chen Changqing broke a thorn bar blocking the road. After observing for a while, he gave the order.
"Set off."
Immediately, a group of well-equipped soldiers filed out, carefully observing their surroundings, and began a rapid march.
After entering the isolation zone, the special team led by Chen Changqing did not follow Li Yi, but chose another path.
But they didn't expect that the car broke down shortly after arriving at the isolation zone.
Logically speaking, it should be repaired, but the special forces team, which is supposed to be proficient in all kinds of martial arts, can't find a single soldier who can repair the car.
This made Chen Changqing immediately recall Zhao Deming's meaningful smile before they set off.
At that time, Chen Changchang thought he was satirizing their overestimating behavior, but only now did he realize it.
It turns out to be here!
How could the arrogant Chen Changqing give up so easily and immediately made the decision to cross on foot.
He didn't expect the consequences his hasty decision would have on this team.
"Oh? Are they walking through the thorn belt?"
After hearing the route deduced by the system based on the radar, Li Yi was surprised to learn that the team originally following him did not choose the yellow sand road he took, but took another road.
"It's not easy to walk there..."
Because Zhao Deming did not inform him in advance, Li Yi could not speculate on the real purpose of this team. He only occasionally inquired, and the direction of the other party's movement was obviously to distinguish him from him, so he also had a tacit understanding. I chose not to disturb.
"Another point."
"you say."
At this time, Li Yi had already moved into the supply station and was very leisurely watching the tool robots busy with various things under the control of the system. Soon an abandoned supply station became habitable under the care of the robots. .
This can't help but make Li Yi sigh with emotion.
If this were my old self, it would have taken most of the night just to organize a house that was habitable.
The efficiency is obviously not as efficient as these machines, and he only needs to say a general requirement, and the other details are directly left to the system to take care of.
Under his training, the system has been able to control and issue simple instructions to control these single-function robots, although it is nothing compared to the main brain.
But for Li Yi, it is definitely enough.
"They seemed to be advancing on foot."
"Ah? Is that right? Hiking in the thorn belt... How hard they think about it!"
"From the images returned by the radar, the situation is true."
Li Yi said "ha", as if he was sighing with emotion.
Finally, he gave the system a command.
"Continue to pay attention and walk in the direction of where they are. If you encounter danger, I don't mind helping."
He didn't expect that this seemingly elite team would choose an extremely difficult route before carrying out the mission.
He didn't know what the commander of this team was thinking. Maybe he wanted to train the team, which was understandable.
Well, if this team all has superpowers, they should be able to survive.
Thinking of this, Li Yi changed his order again.
"It's better to follow the original route. I think they deliberately avoided my route just to avoid meeting me."
"OK."
A day later, the isolation belt was on the thorny road.
"Captain, we have to think of a way, it won't be a problem if this continues!"
A soldier gasped and leaned next to Chen Changqing. His body was covered with scratches and he looked very embarrassed.
You must know that this person's special power is that his body is hardened, and ordinary swords cannot hurt him at all. It is precisely because of this that Chen Changqing decided to let this soldier be responsible for opening the way.
But just one day's work, a lot of physical exertion, and the endless thorny road turned this soldier who had never cared about sharpness into what he is now.
A day ago, he would never have believed that the soft-looking thorns could easily pierce his skin. Although the degree was not high, he could reduce the damage of such scratches to almost nothing by relying on his supernatural powers, but his physical strength And mental consumption is a big problem.
And because ordinary tactical daggers cannot cause much damage to these plants that have been baptized by the wave, if you want to open a way, you can only rely on your own abilities.
At the end of the day, this soldier with hardened skin spent a lot of mental energy to open a road, but every time he opened a road, after he continued to move forward, the roads behind him began to multiply at an extremely fast speed, except for those away from him A few people who were closer were not accidentally injured, but those who were a little further away were injured by thorns again.
By night, they had barely marched less than thirty miles.
Compared with Li Yi who drove more than a hundred miles in a car while humming a song, the efficiency was not even the slightest bit worse.
These are not bad.
The key is morale.
Looking at the people sitting in a circle, everyone seemed to be in low spirits.
Chen Changqing felt it was necessary to cheer everyone up.
