In four days, Ma Tao basically got a feel for the environment around Eden Town.
Eden Town is surrounded by a very wide river from the north to the west. It is twenty to thirty meters wide according to visual inspection. The water flow is relatively fast and it is blocked by people and vehicles. It is estimated that only birds can fly across.
There are mountains to the south and west, and there are no roads. Over the past few days, almost all the monsters encountered were ants, including giant ants, sour ants, and gold ants. Ma Tao even doubted whether he was When we arrived at the ant nest, the artillery shells were not consumed very much, and they were all crushed by the tanks.
During this period, the convoy encountered several marching ants, but the ant colonies were not very big. The densely packed ants looked a bit scary, and the visual impact was unbearable for those with trypophobia.
Ma Tao originally thought that this thing was difficult to destroy, but unexpectedly, the newly modified 160 smoothbore cannon fired two shells and directly wiped out the ant group. Those who were lucky enough to survive also fled in all directions. It is estimated that It takes some time for the army ants to gather again and form a swarm.
At this time, the convoy was parked in front of a relatively hidden valley entrance in the south of Eden. It was probably because no one walked here all year round. The valley was lined with green trees, and even the weeds were as tall as half a person. There was a person hidden inside. It's all so easy, just squat down and there's no chance of finding it.
"It should be here"
After observing the surroundings, this valley was the only direction leading to the south, Ma Tao said using his communication watch.
"Are we going south?"
Xiao Jinzi asked.
"Congratulations, you got it"
Gao Han’s voice also appears on the communication watch.
"Then will we encounter that monster?"
Hearing this, Xiao Jinzi was very excited.
"lets go"
Ma Tao didn't want to mention this too much, because he knew that four days had almost exhausted Su Lanyu's patience. The reason why she hadn't asked to leave until now was because she hadn't found a suitable opportunity yet. If she continued to delay, Ma Tao wouldn't Make sure she will not leave secretly without ever returning.
The watch fell silent again.
Some of the valleys in this gap are like gourds. The entrance is relatively narrow, but once you enter, it is very spacious. Although the trees on both sides are very lush, the passable area in the middle is enough for several tanks to drive side by side. .
After driving for about two or three kilometers, a section of railway exposed in the sand appeared on everyone's on-board screens, which further confirmed the identity of this canyon. There was no doubt that it was definitely here.
This section of the remaining railway is not very long, only about a hundred meters long. The rails have all disappeared, leaving only the roadbed stubbornly buried there, being covered up little by little by time. Maybe it won't take long. The roadbed will also be completely swallowed up by wind, sand and time.
The winding valley stretched for about ten miles, and what was exposed in front of everyone was a semi-collapsed tunnel.
Four tanks stopped at the entrance of the tunnel. Ma Tao immediately turned off the engine, opened the hatch of the tank and jumped out. Until now, none of the monsters in this place could take a fancy to them. They were all weak ones, wearing steel. The mecha-clad Ma Tao can kill these bad guys even without using the weapons in his hands, so there is no need to consider safety.
The stone walls outside the tunnel have been damaged by the wind and rain. Even the stone sign with the name of the tunnel has fallen down. The gray-black foundation stone inside is exposed at the break. It seems that you want to know the name of this tunnel. It's simply impossible.
Looking outside the tunnel, one third of the entrance may have collapsed due to a landslide or other factors on the left side, and mud mixed with gravel poured down, blocking the lane of the tunnel. However, from Judging from the area of the collapse, it is unlikely that the inside would be affected.
Ma Tao carefully observed the surrounding environment of the tunnel. Ma Tao discovered that he suddenly noticed that there was a passage left by people trampling on the weeds growing on the edge of the tunnel entrance.
Someone has been here!
This discovery made Ma Tao immediately move to that seat.
"Is something wrong?"
Noticing that Ma Tao must have discovered something, Gao Han, who was lazily leaning on the seat to rest for a while in car No. 6, immediately asked.
"Brother Tao, wait for me. I'll go down right away! Looking for you."
Xiao Jinzi, who was worried about Ma Tao, was also paying attention in the car and quickly answered.
"It's okay, you don't have to come down"
Originally, Ma Tao planned to go take a look, but when he turned around, he saw that Xiao Jinzi and his sister had already opened their car doors, so he simply didn't stop them and walked towards the trampled grass by himself. The location was passed.
When he arrived, Ma Tao was even more sure that someone had been here, and the dense footprints on the land explained everything.
"Someone has been here!"
Xiao Jinzi, who followed, saw the footprints sunk into the soil at a glance.
"Most of these footprints are over forty years old. Judging from the depth of the footprints, they should all be male, and they should all be carrying a lot of supplies. There are no less than ten people in total."
My sister, who has advanced computer processing capabilities, systematically determined a series of information by scanning the footprints on the ground.
Then, my sister leaned down and carefully observed the broken grass leaves on the edge, and then folded them with her hands. Then she stood up and said: "The broken parts of the leaves have lost a lot of water. These people should have already lost a lot of water." It’s been more than 24 hours since I’ve been there.”
"Who are they?"
While Xiao Jinzi lamented the power of a humanoid computer, he was also curious about how someone could suddenly appear here.
"The only thing we can do is ask them after we get in."
Sister R glanced at the depths of the dark tunnel and replied.
"Why worry about this? Wouldn't it be nice to have someone help us find the way?"
My sister has analyzed everything that needs to be analyzed. Ma Tao is also staring into the depths of the tunnel, his eyes can't help but frown. He frowns slightly, but soon becomes relieved and continues: "Let's get in the car." "
Ma Tao's goal has been achieved. He came here to check whether the traces trampled here are from humans or monsters. Just confirm this.
The dark tunnel was extremely dark. The Zongheng convoy, which turned on all the searchlights, slowly drove into the tunnel and was gradually shrouded in boundless darkness. This unknown tunnel was like the giant mouth of a monster, swallowing them up bit by bit.
The interior of the tunnel is very wide, and the two-way six-lane design can infer how busy the traffic flow is before entering. It can be regarded as an important traffic thoroughfare.
Rumble…
Rumble…
Not long after driving in, bursts of sounds similar to the operation of some large machinery were heard in everyone's car, and the business was getting louder and clearer.
"What's the sound? Does it sound like a conveyor belt?"
Xiao Jinzi stopped and spoke with his watch while listening to the sound of machinery running outside.
"You'll know after a while. Everyone, pay attention, we've reached a corner ahead!"
Ma Tao, who was on the first line, didn't care about the sound at all. They wouldn't be scared away by the slightest sound.
As the road turned twists and turns, the team turned an extremely right-angled corner, and suddenly a bright view appeared in front of them.
"No way! There is electricity in this place!"
Xiao Jinzi's surprised shout came from the watch.
"This...this shouldn't be..."
Even Gao Han didn't quite believe the scene before her, but the next second, the lazy look on her face began to disappear little by little.
When things go wrong, there must be a monster. The first thing that is displayed in front of everyone is a huge, giant mobile elevator that looks like a conveyor belt. The reason why it is called giant is that it is not a problem to transport large trucks on this mobile elevator. At this time At this moment, this giant transport elevator is running non-stop, but the direction of transport is from north to south, which is opposite to the direction Ma Tao and the others are entering now. Therefore, even if this giant transport elevator can transport When the car drives up, it goes in the opposite direction and cannot go up at all. Fortunately, there are steps for pedestrians to pass next to the giant transport elevator.
"There's a control box over there"
Su Lanyu, who was riding with Gao Han, noticed that there was an electrical box running on the right side of the motorcade, and the green light representing electric power was always on.
Ma Tao thought about using the power control box to see if he could control the direction of the elevator. He found that the power control box only had two red and green buttons. Considering that having electricity here was better than no electricity, Ma Tao did not turn off the power.
There is also a notice posted next to the power control box. Unfortunately, due to the age, the writing on it has long been blurred. I think it is not something important that can be posted next to the power control box.
The giant teleportation elevator could not change direction. It was unknown what was going on inside, and they could not leave the car here. Ma Tao looked at the steps on the other side for people to pass, and drove the chariot directly down the steps.
The tracks of the chariot made of steel rolled over the stone steps, crushing them to pieces. However, due to the horizontal and vertical running characteristics of the tracks of the chariot, there was really no bumpy feeling when driving on these steps. The No. 3 minibus at the end was a tire-moving vehicle, so it was a bit uncomfortable to drive on such road conditions. However, the three steel behemoths in front had almost crushed the edges of the steps. When the minibus passed by It's still bumpy, but much better.
The convoy went all the way down and came to a platform. Xiao Jinzi noticed at a glance that there was a big box placed in the corner of the platform. His intuition told him that there must be something in it. However, he thought that the previous wave of people had already preceded them. It's been a long time since I've been here, so I guess if there's anything in there it should be taken away.
When he got to the box, the boy jumped out of the car and took a look. Sure enough, the box had been opened. He was a little frustrated, but when he opened the box, his face was filled with surprise.
Inside the box is a BUL1 model engine. Although it is very hot compared to the engines they use now, this was something that was enviable before.
After telling everyone that there was an engine in the box, Ma Taoxiang didn't want to. He got out of the car and planned to follow Xiao Jinzi to find a way to get the BUL1 into the car. Even if it can't be used now, selling it will still make money.
With my sister here, this kind of strenuous work is not a problem, and I put it directly on the No. 3 minibus, because this car is the only one with enough space. However, after getting the BUL1 engine on the car, there was still a little problem. piece of cake.
Overweight.
Over the past few days, everyone has not encountered any dangerous monster species at all, so the shield of the tank has basically not been reduced. Fortunately, the BUL1 engine is not heavy, and some of the shield armor of the No. 3 tank has been removed. solved.
An engine was collected before anything happened, but Ma Tao didn't think this was a good start. This engine was placed in such a conspicuous position here but no one took it away, or everyone who came here opened their eyes. You're blind, or they just don't care about this kind of crap.
After passing the gentle platform, the road below is still a long step, and the old rules are still followed, with tanks in front and minibuses in the back.
Continuing to roll down the steps, the depth reached nearly a hundred meters, and the space suddenly opened up. At this moment, Ma Tao estimated that they were at least forty or fifty meters away from the ground. At this distance, at this distance, There was a chariot battle underground and there was no sound at all. The only thing you have to worry about is whether it will collapse. No one likes to be buried alive.
After going down to the bottom, there is a right-angle bend. No, more accurately, it should be a T-shaped opening. Both sides can pass. However, the passage to the right is blocked and cannot be passed. The place closed by the cement wall has collapsed. A lot of soil has poured into this underground passage, completely blocking the road to the right, so you can only go left.
The space in the underground passage is wider, more than enough for racing in it, and the ground is very flat. But when we get here, the giant transport elevator next to it has reached the end. I looked around and found no control facilities. It seems that This can only be a one-way elevator.
"Detected life forms around"
The convoy had just descended to the passage and was about to walk along the passage. At this moment, the C device on Ma Tao's car suddenly alarmed. The screen showed that there was something directly behind the convoy, that is, in the collapsed closed position. A small red dot flashed moment by moment.
"There's something in the mound out back!"
Xiao Jinzi, who was driving the Panther tank, suddenly turned the helm to the side, and the No. 4 car broke away from the team, and then made a big swerve. Taking advantage of the spacious space in the passage, this guy also showed off his driving skills. , turned the tank around directly.
Ma Tao and the others didn't have this skill, so they honestly adjusted the car back and forth twice before turning the front of the car around.
But when all four tanks turned around, the red dot on everyone's vehicle screen was still flashing, and its position had not changed at all.
"what's the situation?"
This scene made everyone a little confused.
It stands to reason that there will be no errors in the tank's C device. If there are living beings there, there must be them. But why doesn't the other party react at all? If it was a monster, they should have launched an attack before they could change direction. If it were some other small animal or wild beast, they should have been scared away by such a large formation on their side, but that red dot was right there. Didn't even move.
"It shouldn't be a monster. How about I go down and take a look?"
Sister's voice reached everyone's ears through the communication watches worn on everyone's wrists.
"I'll accompany you! I've been driving and it's time for some exercise. I feel like I'm almost suffocated."
Gao Han answered.
"Let me come too"
This sentence was said by Su Lanyu. She was tired of staying in the car and wanted to get out of the car to do some activities.
"Be careful, or else put on a mecha."
They wanted to get off the bus together. Ma Tao didn't stop them, which was regarded as acquiescence, but he still had to say what should be warned.
Not to mention sister, the skills of Gao Han and Su Lanyu alone are more than enough to deal with some emergencies, not to mention the fact that there are sisters together. If Xiao Jinzi goes to check on Ma Tao alone, he will definitely get out of the car. Someone is preparing fire support in the car, right?
“No need”
Gao Han rejected Ma Tao because she knew very well that with Sister R around, she was absolutely safe. If something could hurt her under Sister R's protection, it would be best to get back to the car.
In the end, Gao Han and Su Lanyu still didn't wear silver-clad mechas. They got off the chariot lightly and easily, and met up with their sister. The three of them cautiously walked towards the position marked by the red dot.
Ma Tao, who was sitting in Mosquito Car No. 1, stared at the figures of the three people without blinking. At the same time, he turned on the spotlight tactical light on the car and pointed it at the area marked by the red dot.
"Brother Tao, could it be that monster?"
Being able to say the most out-of-touch things at the most out-of-the-ordinary moments is a must.
"Shut your crow's mouth, and don't open the pot to pick up the pot."
Ma Tao raised his arm and used his watch to reply to him, but the boy remained silent.
"Is it a wooden box?"
When Gao Han and the three of them got closer, with the cooperation of tactical lighting, they could see that there was a tattered wooden box placed beside the pair of collapsed soil, in the corner of the wall, so the damp Come on, there are many places on the surface of the wooden box that are a bit moldy. There are some weeds around the box, and there are biological excrements everywhere. A strong and choking smell fills the area, and it's smokey. Gao Han and Su Lanyu had to cover their noses with their hands and quickly took a few steps back.
"Look at that!"
The sharp-eyed Su Lanyu noticed at a glance that there was some food placed beside the box, including some dried meat and compressed biscuits. He pinched his nose and said.
The appearance of these foods is incompatible with the dirty and messy surrounding environment, and it is also very conspicuous.
Because they were so close, Gao Han and Su Lanyu could still faintly hear the faint sound of sleeping soundly. It was very soft and faint. You really couldn't tell it if you didn't listen carefully. This was because both of them were Lian Jiazi can only hear clearly if he has very good ears. Even so, he can only hear clearly when he is close.
"There's someone inside"
When Gao Han saw the food on the wooden box, he immediately realized that there must be someone inside. He then gently reached out and took out the neutron cannon from his back and held it in his hand.
Sister R also directly summoned the small aircraft hidden on her body, and the next second her wrist was transformed into a weapon form.
"what's the situation?"
Ma Tao, who was in car No. 1, couldn't help but frown.
Because the position where they were standing was obscured by the mound of earth, Ma Tao and Xiao Jinzi in their respective tanks could only see half of their bodies. As for what was behind them, they could not see it, but their conversation could still be clearly seen through their watches. However, it was really uncomfortable to hear the sound but not know the actual situation. Ma Tao secretly swore that next time this situation happens again, he would rather go out alone than sit in the car and worry.
After hearing Ma Tao's words on the watch, but none of the three people answered her, Sister R took a closer look at the broken wooden box and the surrounding environment. After making sure that there was no danger hidden, she carefully addressed the person who kept saying "Evenly and Soundly Sleeping". Zhisheng's wooden box came closer. Gao Han glanced at Su Lanyu. After all, he was a person who liked close combat. The two nodded in tacit understanding and walked a little closer to both sides of Sister R. The three of them began to approach together.
Just when the three of them were less than two or three meters away from the big wooden box, the sound of sleeping in the box suddenly stopped. The three people's footsteps immediately stopped, and their eyes were fixed on the dark interior of the wooden box. , Sister R and Gao Han slowly pointed their weapons at the wooden box, and Su Lanyu gently pulled out his alloy knife, both of them were ready for battle, because the cessation of the sound of sleeping meant that there was something inside It is very possible that they have been noticed.
Sure enough, a few seconds later, a black humanoid creature with a big furry head suddenly sat up from the wooden box. Just as Su Lanyu was about to take action, he saw Gao Han quietly waving to him, asking him to wait. Wait, Su Lanyu, who was about to take action, slowly retracted the knife, otherwise the blade would be exposed to refracted light when it was unsheathed.
The dark humanoid creature seemed to wake up naturally. He sat there and relaxed for two seconds, then stretched himself and said: "Ah! You've slept well, it's so comfortable, Pete? Do you feel comfortable?" "
The moment they heard the black figure speak, Gao Han, Su Lanyu and the other three breathed a sigh of relief. Ma Tao and Xiao Jinzi in the chariot also relaxed their nerves instantly. As long as they confirmed that this was a person, combined with the surrounding environment, Ma Tao Tao knew that this person should be a poor homeless person such as a homeless person. As for why the C device did not recognize it, it was of course because this person did not have a communication watch or other equipment. Think about it, he has been living here. How could there be electronic equipment, so Device C can only identify it as an unknown life form.
But when they heard that this guy was still greeting someone named Pete, everyone was shocked again, because they all clearly remembered that the C device showed a living body.
But soon, the shadow gave the answer. The shadow with a furry head was groping around him for a while, and then he pulled out a tied scarecrow. The next second, he was hugged tightly by it. In my arms, I kept mumbling, "Oh, I'm sorry, I pressed you down, I'm sorry...I'm sorry, does it hurt?"
A pathetic psycho?
Needless to say, this person lives alone in a place like this, talking to the scarecrow by himself, and his identity has been determined.
"Hi? You...hello"
At this time, Sister R was only less than two meters away from him, but this person should have her back to them, and was unaware of their existence. Suddenly she heard a voice behind her and was startled, as if she was being attacked by a dog. As if bitten, he jumped up from the ground, holding the broken scarecrow he called Pete in his arms and huddled directly into the innermost part of the wooden box.
"Don't be afraid, we won't hurt you"
Seeing this scene, Gao Han was ready to comfort this person first.
"Uh...huh? What? Are you...who are you?"
Seeing clearly the appearance and identity of Gao Han, Su Lanyu and Sister R seemed to have made him let down a lot of vigilance, but maybe he was used to living alone for a long time, and he was a little awkward when talking to others, but fortunately he was still able to Able to communicate.
