long night fire

Chapter 45 The Third Night

The sun is gradually sinking to the west, and the sky is golden and red. On the gray and black wilderness, trees appear occasionally, standing upright.

Long Yuehong looked at the figures heading north in the distance, and asked rather puzzled:

"Why do some relic hunters rely purely on foot?

"Isn't this not as good as the previous batch?"

Since they separated from Wu Shoushi and the others, they had met several groups of relic hunters heading north of Yuelu Station on their way to Black Rat Town.

Some of these hunters drive modified vehicles, some use roaring motorcycles, some rely on bicycles, and some ride tame horses. Although the means of transportation are strange, at least they all have them.

Bai Chen, who was driving, took a look and said simply:

"It's all about getting cheap."

"How to say?" Long Yuehong asked.

Jiang Baimian, who was in the co-pilot position, was maintaining his pistol, and said without raising his head:

"They walked on purpose, not wanting to be the first to reach the ruins of the city.

"In this way, the relic hunters in front can help them step on the mines and eliminate many dangers.

"Although this also makes them lose the right to obtain first-hand information and select precious materials, it is safer. As long as they don't drill into the center of the city, they may survive. Anyway, such a big city, even if There is a team of big forces in front, and there is no way to evacuate all the fringe areas at once, and there is no way to guard all the roads."

Long Yuehong first suddenly realized, and then had doubts:

"But they can't move many things like this. There must be very little that can be carried by shoulders and handbags alone. It's better not to go."

Jiang Baimian raised his head and said with a sneer:

"It seems that you really have no concept of city ruins.

"There are a lot of old vehicles and various parts there. As long as you know how to repair it, you can go there and then 'prepare' the means of transportation. Hehe, this is one of the gains in itself.

"In fact, compared with those who drove past by themselves, they have gained more, and the number is larger."

Long Yuehong thought about it carefully, and found that it was really like this:

Wu Shoushi's relic hunter team consisted of four people before, and they drove a gray off-road vehicle. After reaching the ruins of the city, if they can avoid or solve the danger, they can get up to three vehicles and four vehicles of supplies. It was taken.

If the four relic hunters walked there purely with only tents and weapons on their backs, then they could get up to four vehicles and four vehicles of supplies.

Shang Jian Yao thought for a while, and said to himself:

"Isn't the biggest function of driving to catch up with time and maintain physical strength?"

"Yes, so this group of people will definitely have to rest for more than a day when they arrive at Yuelu Station, anyway, they don't have to hurry." Jiang Baimian hung the "United 202" pistol back on his armed belt, and pointed to the group of people in the distance.

She then looked around:

"It's almost evening, it looks like we won't be able to make it to Black Rat Town today.

"Let's find a place like a dirt slope to camp and wait until dawn before leaving."

"Okay." "Okay." Shang Jianyao, Long Yuehong and others responded one after another.

Not long after, they found a small soil bag on the gray and black wilderness, and set up a tent on the leeward side.

Jiang Baimian looked at the rising bonfire, clapped his hands, and turned his eyes slightly:

"Shang Jianyao, Long Yuehong, you haven't finished the task at noon yet!"

"Ah?" Long Yuehong was a little confused.

It took him a few seconds to remember that there were still tasks to be completed in the ruins of the steel factory - one was to find some food with his own ability, and the other was to draw the layout of the ruins of the steel factory.

"But our exploration was interrupted by Jingfa, and now we can't go back to Black Rat Town." He hurriedly defended.

Shang Jianyao next to him didn't speak, just smiled and looked at Jiang Baimian, as if he understood that the team leader was "looking for trouble on purpose".

Jiang Baimian glanced left and right, smiled and said:

"So, I have to give you another task that can be completed now."

She then looked down at the black electronic watch on her wrist:

"Before dark, complete a hunt, the size of the prey is not limited."

After finishing speaking, she raised her head and said to Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong:

"Show me the part of the map that has been drawn."

Shang Jianyao immediately handed over the page that only drew the area of ​​the hospital and the radio station.

Jiang Baimian reached out to take it, opened it, and his expression suddenly became a little strange:

"Why mark a toilet? That won't work again."

Team leader, what you said is also very strange... Long Yuehong didn't dare to say what was in her heart.

Shang Jianyao responded seriously:

"Meticulousness and authenticity are my requirements for drawing maps."

"Have you drawn a map before?" Jiang Baimian was a little curious.

"No." Shang Jian Yao shook his head frankly.

"Then tell me..." Jiang Baimian swallowed the last word abruptly, shook his hands and said, "Let's go hunting."

Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong didn't delay, each carrying an assault rifle, walked to the top of the small soil bag, and looked around.

The weeds on the wilderness undulate gently in the evening wind, complementing the gray-black soil and various stones.

At a glance, there are only dozens of trees, not to mention active animals.

This meant that Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong couldn't even find a target.

"Which way to go?" Long Yuehong asked habitually.

Shang Jianyao glanced at the creek around the dirt bag:

"Follow it and find the river, there should be fish there."

"Yes." Long Yuehong relaxed.

He hesitated and said again:

"But does this count as hunting?"

"From the point of view of purpose, it definitely counts." Shang Jianyao replied indifferently, "The only question is how far do you have to go to find the fish."

"...How about we hunt other animals by the way?" Long Yuehong suddenly had a strange thought, "Shang Jianyao, do you think you can use the ability of 'reasoning clown' to directly lure the prey back? "

Shang Jianyao looked Long Yuehong up and down:

"First, you have to make them understand me, and second, you have to make them stop and listen to me."

"... also." Long Yuehong opened her mouth, as if she wanted to ask something, but she didn't speak in the end.

He thought about it and said:

"You can't go hunting blindly, let's ask Bai Chen for advice first."

"Okay." Shang Jianyao didn't mind, turned around and walked to the jeep near the campfire.

Long Yuehong looked at his back, was silent for two seconds, and sighed softly.

"Bai Chen, where might there be prey nearby?" After approaching the jeep, Shang Jianyao asked bluntly.

Bai Chen pointed to a place with sparse trees:

"You can go over there and have a look, there should be rabbits.

"You have to pay attention to distinguishing footprints, feces..."

She briefly talked about the skills of hunting rabbits, and finally said:

"If it's an ordinary person, I would suggest using traps and tools, but your marksmanship is enough, as long as you can keep calm and don't panic."

"Mmm." Long Yuehong and Shang Jianyao looked forward to it.

……

An hour later, when the afterglow of the sun was still struggling to slide down, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong returned to the campfire position in disgrace.

The former held a hare with gray fur in his hand, and the blood was dripping down.

"After all this time, you only caught one rabbit?" Jiang Baimian, who was warming up comfortably, stood up.

"Rabbits are too sensitive, they run fast, and they have so many holes..." Long Yuehong posed difficulties.

Jiang Baimian smiled and added for him:

"And there are too many people passing by today, those rabbits are frightened, and it is even more difficult to catch."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Long Yuehong hurriedly responded.

Shang Jian Yao thought for a while and said:

"It's because we underestimated the rabbit too much, and felt that we could easily catch it."

"Yes, with experience this time, it will be easier in the future." Jiang Baimian pointed to the bonfire, "Fat off the hair, clean up the blood, and roast it."

Soon, the rabbit was strung on a thicker branch, rolling around on top of the red flame.

Bai Chen sprinkled salt on the rabbit from time to time, making the surface gradually turn golden, letting a scent that Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong seemed to have never smelled permeated the rabbit.

"It seems to be delicious..." Long Yuehong and Shang Jianyao said at the same time.

Jiang Baimian smiled and shook his head:

"I can only say that it will be done.

"There's no oil to brush on, no spices to sprinkle on, and the rabbit meat is relatively cheap, so it's barely edible."

"It's so extravagant." Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong responded subconsciously.

When grilling, you have to brush oil while grilling, what a waste!

Jiang Baimian kept staring at the small rabbit without looking up:

"Sometimes, there is no container for the boiled oil, so we have to solve part of it on the spot.

"In the wild, you must know how to adapt to the environment."

As soon as Jiang Baimian finished speaking, he suddenly raised his head and looked to the side of the little soil bag:

"There are two people coming."

Long Yuehong, who was already guarding her surroundings, immediately raised the muzzle of the Berserker's "Assault Rifle", and Shang Jianyao and Bai Chen followed suit.

After a few minutes, they saw the two men.

This is also a combination of a man and a woman. The former is less than 1.8 meters tall and is in his forties. He has long black hair and a beard around his mouth. Even though he is almost middle-aged, he can make people feel relaxed. See that he was once a handsome man.

The female is over 1.7 meters tall, with blond hair and blue eyes, profound facial features, and is very glamorous.

What they both have in common is that they are both wearing loose, rare robes, one is dark black, the other is gray-blue, and the latter has various strange and abstract symbols on its surface.

Jiang Baimian raised his eyebrows and asked loudly:

"What are you two doing here?"

The blond-haired, blue-eyed woman in a gray-blue robe stopped immediately, wrapped her right hand with her left hand, raised it to her eyebrows, bent down and saluted:

"Blessed Immeasurable Heavenly Venerate."

She spoke the gray earth language with a correct accent, not the Red River language that she seemed to be able to use.

The middle-aged man smiled and said:

"I don't know her very well. Not long after we met, I smelled a fragrance here. I wanted to come here to try my luck and see if anyone showed kindness."

"Maybe I can't be kind." Jiang Baimian calmly pointed to the small rabbit on the bonfire.

"Then since we met, wouldn't it be great for everyone to chat?" The middle-aged man maintained a smile, "I'm not boasting, everyone I met praised me for being knowledgeable and well-informed."

Hearing this sentence, Jiang Baimian made a covert gesture to Shang Jianyao and others, telling them not to relax their guard.

She then laughed and said:

"Okay."