The commissioning of the robotic arm was completed three days later, and the exciting moment finally arrived.

Today, it was cloudless and the weather was clear, leaving Su He and Du Yunfei to take care of the botanical garden and Duan Xingze, and the other four people boarded Haichen's sailboat, sailed all the way north, and soon arrived at the shore of the container terminal.

Considering that there must still be traps and traps left behind by the thugs of Thundering Island in the dock area, they gave up on going ashore to open the boxes. When Haichen moored the sailboat on the shore of the dock, Duan Whale and Lin Youqing immediately loosened the Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows fixed on the deck and activated the switch.

With a familiar buzzing sound, Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows rose smoothly into the air and flew towards the west.

According to the navigation map that comes with the drone, a large area near the port belongs to the Binhai New Area of City Z. The drone flies slowly at a low altitude of about 20 meters above the ground, and from this height, every grass and tree on the ground is clearly recognizable.

On the west side of the pier are factories and commercial areas, and occasionally small parks and public facilities can be seen. The streets are wide, and the street trees on both sides are still small trees – which is not surprising, as the Binhai New Area has only been slowly built over the years.

Perhaps because this is the dock industrial area, it is sparsely populated during the outbreak of the zombie rush, and there are not many traces of disturbance on the streets and buildings. Only a few buildings seem to have experienced fires, and there are some mutated giant plants that line the road.

As the drone continues to explore westward, flying over a bridge, the atmosphere begins to become tense.

From the port of the industrial zone into the main city, crashed or burned cars began to appear on the roads. Overturned barricades, shoes, scattered bags and other remnants were everywhere. Thirty percent of the buildings were blackened by smoke, and almost all of the glass was shattered. Crows gather on the ground, and stray dogs can be seen everywhere......

But what is even more shocking is the zombies.

Wandering, standing, and lurking under the eaves of the street, zombies fill almost every corner of the field of vision.

After a few months, these strange creatures that are neither alive nor dead look more terrifying and ugly. Unlike ordinary remains, they are not broken down by microorganisms, but instead form a yellow-green camouflage on the epidermis that looks like moss.

According to Duan Whale's instructions, the drone raised the altitude to 50 meters, tried to avoid the area where the zombies were concentrated, and flew towards the destination.

Last night, everyone opened the electronic map of Z City and conducted a lively research and discussion, and deduced several locations worthy of priority exploration.

First of all, supermarkets and 24-hour convenience stores near residential areas have all been abandoned. There is no need to go to the vegetable market and the farmer's trade center. Large-scale commercial complexes in the city center can also be considered.

According to the navigation map, the drone flew smoothly to the open area of the city center.

Like many other cities, the very center of City Z is also a civic square with a high rate of greenery. The plaza is surrounded by a ring of tall and western-style commercial buildings, and the broken curtain wall glass still glistens in the sun.

It's not hard to imagine how lively it was before the end of the world.

"Be careful, there are good~~ more zombies!"

Lu Rulan reminded loudly, and the others soon saw it too. The black pressure on the square is full of zombies walking slowly. They converge from all directions like ants, forming a familiar scene.

"There's Dianbai." Lin Youqing quickly enlarged the picture.

Sure enough, on a lawn in the square, they saw the strange outer space plant again. This one was bigger than the one in the small courtyard of the urban village, and its blood-red leaves were bright and dazzling.

"I don't understand it anymore." Haichen touched his chin and frowned: "This square is surrounded by concrete roads and buildings, what is the difference between this Dian cypress growing in this kind of place and squatting in prison?" ”

"People may just not happen to float here and settle down, what can they do."

As soon as Lu Rulan finished saying this, she suddenly exclaimed again: "...... Wrong! Look over here, look! ”

He tapped hard at the corner of the surveillance footage.

There is a giant mutant tree growing here, but the mutation is not the point, the point is that the tree actually grows in the middle of the concrete pavement, and the huge root system dismemberes the hard pavement and rolls up piles of soil.

Zooming in a little further, there is one of these mutated trees growing every 100 meters on the long main road.

Lu Rulan was stunned: "Dian Bai can't cross the concrete road, so it manipulates the zombies to drop tree seeds in the cracks in the road surface, so that the root system of the tree breaks through the road surface and helps it take advantage of the gap!" ”

"If this thing is really that smart, it's going to be a problem." Haichen also became nervous: "Should we think of some way to curb its arrogance?" ”

"We have to find a way, but not now." Duan Whale nodded: "Let's go to the mall as originally planned." ”

The drone circled high in the square and flew towards a huge bright white cube building to the north. It used to be the most exclusive luxury mall in Z City, but now it is nothing more than a huge ruin.

The main entrance of the mall faces the square, and a bold intrusion may cause the corpses to chase after them. Duan Whale did not act rashly, he continued to raise the height of the drone, overlooking the whole picture of the mall from the top.

To ensure that the atrium patio is lit, about one-third of the mall's roof is made of tempered glass. On the west side of the top floor, there is also an open-air café with a bottle tree planted in a large flower pot on the side. This tropical plant has been languishing for months without special care.

"We'll walk from the rooftop."

Duan Whale manipulated the Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows to lower the height, and soon came to the sky above the open-air café.

After adjusting the drone's main perspective to the bottom camera, Lin Youqing began to control the robot and tried to grab one of the wine bottle trees.

"Watch out for zombies!"

Haichen suddenly reminded loudly.

I saw that the small screen on the right side of the surveillance screen showed that a zombie rushed out of the coffee house next to the tea house and flew towards the low-flying drone!

At the critical moment, Duan Whale urgently pulled the Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows to the right side and fled into the air outside the terrace.

The zombie crashed into the railing, and Lu Rulan and Lin Youqing also screamed in fright. The two of them clutched their hearts, and it took a long time to realize that they were just watching the drone footage and didn't really fall from the building.

The zombie in front of him was obviously smarter than the previous ones, at least he knew the truth of reining in from the precipice. Duan Whale lowered his altitude several times and tried to seduce, but failed to trick it into jumping off the building.

He had to change his strategy and compete with the zombies.

"Are you ready?"

After communicating with Lin Youqing, Duan Whale manipulated the Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows to circle in mid-air, and suddenly swooped down. At the same time, Lin Youqing had already opened his mechanical arm. Just as the swoop reached its lowest point, it pinched the slender neck of the wine bottle tree accurately.

The zombies on the terrace turned around and pounced, trying to grab the flower pots. Fortunately, the drone rose faster, and in the blink of an eye, it had already flown steadily into the air with the wine bottle tree and flower pots.

"If my brother knew that we had kidnapped a tree, he would have to curse him." Lu Rulan stuck out her tongue.

"If he had known that we were going to tear up the ticket, he would probably have beaten someone."

As he spoke, the drone had already taken the bottle tree to an altitude of sixty or seventy meters. Duan Whale said, "It's okay", and Lin Youqing immediately let go of the mechanical arm.

I saw the wine bottle tree with the flower pot smashing heavily on the glass ceiling of the mall, and in an instant, the solid tempered glass turned into tens of thousands of fragments and fell towards the interior of the mall.

"Let's go!"

The drone quickly lowered its altitude and passed through a huge hole in the center of the glass ceiling to successfully enter the mall.

**The interior of the high-rise shopping mall has a milky white marble floor, ivory dry-hung stone walls, golden bird-shaped decorations hanging in mid-air, and a sightseeing elevator like a crystal birdcage. A qiē looks extraordinary.

But that's just the glamorous side of the mall, and its dark and terrifying side is soon revealed in front of the camera.

In the sightseeing elevator, on the escalator, and on the ground of the atrium, there were dried black blood stains everywhere in the east and west pools, and some were dragged dozens of meters away. I can't count the two corpses that have been moderately ** hanging on the railing of the first floor, and their heads have disappeared.

It's like a gorgeous hell on earth.

The crowd, who had been a little excited just now, became heavy because of such a picture. It was still Duan Whale who reminded him in time, "Pay attention to your surroundings and do serious things".

The drone hovers in the atrium patio. As far as the 360-degree field of view goes, no moving objects appear to be found.

But they still didn't dare to take it lightly, and while watching carefully, they began to move in the direction of the elevator.

On the wall facing the elevator door, there is a shopping guide map of the mall. The product themes for each layer are listed in detail.

Food and sugar tobacco and alcohol are in the basement, which is not very convenient to yearn for. Fortunately, there is no shortage of food on Foguang Island, so give up for the time being.

On the ground floor, gold jewellery and international luxury brands are located. It's tempting, but it's not very functional, and there's no need to loot it right away.

The second and third floors are women's clothing and women's salons of all ages, thinking of the bundle of women's clothes that Haichen brought back, Lu Rulan didn't forget to tease a few words. The fourth floor is for men's clothing and men's products, but you can take a stroll.

Further up, the fifth floor is the baby and child pregnancy and bedding. Duan Xingze's clothes were settled, and a few people who had been making do with the tablecloth as a bed sheet were also overjoyed.

The sixth floor is digital electrical appliances, and in addition to common household appliances, there are also several technology concept stores, which make Duan Whale and Lin Youqing very interested.

The last seven floors, also known as the top floor, are filled with kitchenware, gym equipment and other miscellaneous items, and the other half is filled with cafes and restaurants.

Next, it's time to pick up the goods.

According to Duan Whale's approximate visual observation, the height of the first floor of the mall is about 5.5 meters to 6 meters, and the height above the second floor is at least 5 meters. Such a spacious space means that as long as the drone pays a little attention to the flight altitude, there is no need to worry about being caught by zombies.

After a brief discussion, they first headed to the menswear section on the fourth floor.

The drone flew forward against the ceiling, and soon found an important target—a wall full of underwear boxes under a huge black and white English signboard, which was dazzling to see.

"Oh! It turns out that happiness can be so simple. ”

Haichen spoke his mind at the moment on behalf of everyone.

The drone continued to slowly navigate the floor, making sure there were no zombies around, and found shopping baskets scattered all over the floor in a men's fast-selling store.

Grabbing the two handles of the basket at the same time really requires some skill, and it's easy to get proficient. Lin Youqing manipulated the mechanical arm to lift the basket, and the drone immediately turned around and went straight to the underwear heaven just now.

They first place the basket on the container and then maneuver the drone to approach the shelf. Lin Youqing picked up the panty cartons in rows, waited for Duan Whale to let the drone return to the container, and then steadily put the carton in the basket.

The two people cooperate seamlessly, and the synchronization rate is 100%. Do this four or five times until your basket is full of panties. Duan Whale steered the drone to take off again, and steadily transported the basket of underwear from the hole in the glass ceiling of the mall to the outside.

Considering the efficiency problem, Baxin Baji did not immediately return with this basket of panties. Duan Whale found a flat and safe place on the roof, put the basket down, turned his head and flew into the mall again.

Over the next few hours, they watched and listened in all directions, and successively carried out six shopping baskets from each floor. From clothes, shoes and pants to notebooks, CDs, and even kitchenware, fishing tackle and some novelty products from concept stores.

During this period, they encountered zombies a total of three times, but the five-meter floor height helped save the day again and again

When all the shopping baskets were piled on the roof, they began the long haul work. It took another two hours, and all the loot was safely transported back to the sailboat. When you calculate the cost of time and the safety factor, it is far better than a few of them taking risks in person.

The first use of the robotic arm was a great success. Everyone was busy retrieving the loot into the cabin. The sailboat left the dock again and headed home.