At this time, the small boat that Li Sanduo Lan Bo Wei Dongli was riding in had been rowing at the front of the fleet to explore the way.

Not far from entering the river, the sunlight is almost completely blocked by the trees on both sides of the creek, only a line of sky is exposed to let the sunlight shine directly on the water, in the shade of the trees on both banks, a layer of mist rises on the dark water surface, the water is full of dead branches and duckweed, the stream is flowing quietly, there is a burst of unknown birdsong from time to time, a fish belly occasionally turns out of the water, and sometimes you can see the crocodile that suddenly submerged into the water from the shore.

However, such a scene did not make the people on the ship feel nervous, after more than two years of travel, and so many exploration activities, everyone has long been no longer the original fuss about everything.

However, the people on the boat did not have the slightest sense of relaxation, and there was still no clear conclusion about the shooting incident that occurred yesterday morning, so the mood of everyone remained tense, in a word, they are not afraid of crocodiles now, they are afraid of people.

At this time, in addition to the sound of paddling on the water, only the whispered situation report came from the walkie-talkie from time to time along the way, and everyone's expressions were very serious.

Not long after rowing the dinghy, Li Sanduo, who was the head, suddenly found that there was a river bank not far ahead, and the waterway had disappeared into the jungle, as if there was no road.

Li Sanduo, who was standing at the bow of the boat, used the walkie-talkie to notify the dinghy behind, telling everyone that because the view ahead was blocked by the river bank and the jungle, the dinghy behind was temporarily stopped.

The dinghy he was in slowly approached again to find out, and if there was really no way to go, and he couldn't find a gap to get ashore, he had to go back the same way to find another landing point.

Gu Jin repeatedly emphasized before everyone set off that they must not be brutal, they must not take risks with luck, and they must not underestimate the dangers in the jungle.

Therefore, once you find that there is no road ahead, even if you return to the starting point and start again, you are not allowed to force your way forward.

After listening to Li Sanduo's briefing, everyone consciously stopped the ship on the spot and quietly waited for the news of the No. 1 boat.

Boat No. 1 slowly rowed towards the jungle, and when the people on the boat felt that the trees by the stream were about to completely close the narrow waterway, the stream made a sharp turn, and the sappers shoveled away the branches that extended to the front of them, and actually rowed into a bend, and then, the eyes of everyone on the boat suddenly lit up.

It turned out that the stream had already penetrated the dense forest belt along the coast, and in front of Li Sanduo and them was a large hilly area with meadows and palm trees.

The open horizon suddenly opened up before them, where the sun was shining, the birds were singing, the peace and tranquility were there, some unknown critters and colorful butterflies appeared and disappeared in the grass, and the gently rolling hills and palm trees stretched as far as the eye could see.

It's a paradise.

Seeing this scene, the three people of Boat No. 1 finally breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately used the walkie-talkie to beckoned the dinghy behind to move forward, and after the follow-up boat team turned the corner, everyone also saw such a bright scene, and finally someone whistled happily, and the people in high spirits began to row hard, and after going up the current for about a few hundred meters, they rowed to the bottom of a small hill.

At this time, after carefully comparing the map, Li Sanduo immediately ordered the boat to stop here and go ashore, all the boats were dragged to the shore of the shallow water area and ran aground, and everyone climbed up the small hill with some excitement to look back at the way they came.

The view on the high slope is very wide, everyone looks far away, you can actually see the sea surface of the Gulf of Carpentaria from the branches of the mangrove forest through the gap, the blue water is like a sapphire inlaid in the distance, many people took out the high-powered military low-light telescope, and actually saw the towering mast of the Nicole moored in the bay, and the blue pennant fluttering above the high communication tower, the blue sky and white clouds on the sea in the distance and the palm grove close at hand, all of which can be seen very clearly in the telescope.

People couldn't help cheering, and at this time, Li Sanduo took out the walkie-talkie from his arms, adjusted the frequency, and shouted:

"We're landing safely!"

"Nicole received!"

"Pride received!"

After a while, the other party's response came from the walkie-talkie, and a few seconds later, a long whistle suddenly sounded on the Pride, and everyone was surprised, and replied on the walkie-talkie:

"This is how we are announcing to the new world---- this land will be ours!"

Depend on! Don't make too much of a fuss?!

At this time, Gu Jin could only complain in his heart in the cockpit of the Nicole, but he knew that the people in front of him must be very excited, and at this happy moment, he didn't want to blame these crew members.

After the small festivities, everyone began to clear a small piece of ground with a sapper shovel, and then set up several iron tripods with a large multi-purpose kettle hanging on it, and lit a bonfire underneath.

Seeing that it was about to be half past twelve o'clock in the afternoon, Li Sanduo decided to let everyone have a full meal first, and then prepare to use this as the center to explore the surrounding area of two to three kilometers.

According to the data mapped by this road, the current location should be two or three to five kilometers away from the north bank of the Jing River, so that everyone is only about two kilometers away from the central mine identified by Cao Limei, so it seems that the exploration team will soon reach the destination.

Lunch was simple, each person took a piece of hard cake mixed with various meat and dried vegetables from their backpack and put it in a cylinder kettle with water, which was similar in shape to a steamed bun, but dry and hard enough to be used as a brick before entering the water. This is the "compressed food" specially prepared by Lao Wang for the exploration team, this kind of food is very durable, and it is very simple to cook--- put it into the kettle and then add water to boil, and when the "compressed biscuits" in the kettle become a bubbling paste, each person scoops a spoonful and puts it in their own lunch box to eat.

Lao Wang said that this kind of food is nutritious, and the taste is also modulated, so it is not difficult to eat, of course, if you eat it every day, it is another matter.

Fortunately, the food on the boat has been good in recent days, and this is the first time everyone has eaten this kind of thing in the wild, so everyone eats with relish.

While it was time to eat, everyone gathered around to discuss the afternoon's work, and according to Old World sources, the core mining area ---- Weipa open-pit mining site was somewhere within a radius of about two or three kilometers.

Everyone knew very well that although it was only less than three kilometers away, it was definitely not to be taken lightly in this wild place, so after everyone took a break after eating, they began to consciously check their equipment.

At this time, Li Sanduo, Zhu Beiguo, and Xu Zhi, who were leading the three teams to explore, were checking their respective walkie-talkie channels with each other, holding pocket watches to check the time, and checking the signal guns.

Everyone is asked to double-check their weapons, AK47 to bring at least six **, Colt **** bullets to carry at least 100 rounds---- and this does not include the six rounds that have already been loaded.

In addition, everyone was required to tie their neckline, cuffs and trouser legs, a fully enclosed helmet had to be worn, gloves, sapper shovels, small knives and all kinds of wilderness survival items were to be checked, even details such as whether the laces were fastened.

After everyone was ready, Li Sanduo announced that the group exploration operation began.

After the agreed three hours, the groups returned to the meeting place on time.