Chapter 6 The Importance of Food

With the leftover food from last night, Li Lan walked out of the base directly.

As soon as you leave the base, you will be greeted by a towering wall, and various sounds can be heard from inside, which sounds chaotic.

Comparing the positions, Li Lan knew that inside the wall in front of him was a magnetic energy reactor under construction. Seeing that the tall iron sheet completely blocked all visions, he couldn't help but sigh: "This is too realistic!" It's like that. ”

Seeing Li Lan's figure, the general guarding the gate of the base looked very excited, and came to Li Lan's side, his tail swaying like a fan blade.

Li Lan's attention was also attracted by the dark red at the corner of the general's mouth, because it was bloodstains.

"What's going on?" Squatting down and taking a closer look, the blood stains have begun to thicken and blacken, indicating that it has been a while.

Li Lan remembered that when he came back yesterday evening, there were no traces of blood on the general's mouth. Did someone pass by last night? His heart couldn't help but tense.

As if suddenly seeing Li Lan's doubts, the general pulled Li Lan's trouser leg with his mouth, and then ran to the grass on the side.

Li Lan didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly followed.

The site of the incident is not far from the base, and it is estimated that it is less than five hundred meters. Li Lan, who was following behind the general, soon saw the owner of the bloodstains, an animal that had died.

Like a horse but not a horse, there are still stripes of markings around it, gray fur, and the fur on the belly is snow-white.

Although I don't know what breed this poor animal is, Li Lan's heart can be put down, as long as it is not a human, it means that the base has not been discovered.

Judging by the blood stains on the corners of the General's mouth and the bite marks on the neck of the dead animal, it is clear that he died in the General's mouth.

"Well done, I don't have to worry about my stomach these days." Li Lan squatted down, touched the top of the general's head and said, "However, the next time you encounter wild animals, don't worry about it, it's a pity to die." ”

Hearing Li Lan's words, the general wagged his tail as if he didn't understand. Although Li Lan is not an avid conservationist, he also does not like to indiscriminately kill a small number of species.

Ten minutes later, with the help of the general, Li Lan dragged the lost big guy to the base. After asking the base assistants, I learned that the unlucky guy who was bitten to death by the general was an African wild ass.

The African wild ass is a wild animal under the family Equidae. This animal is considered to be the ancestor of the donkey, while it is often classified into the same breed. They live in the grasslands and other dry areas of East Africa.

The African wild ass has a short, smooth fur that is light gray to pale yellowish brown, but quickly turns white on the belly and feet. On the back of all subspecies there are elongated dark markings, and the Nubian wild ass is like a donkey, with markings that go over the shoulders; The Somali wild ass, on the other hand, has black horizontal legs, like zebras. 

African wild ass inhabits arid and semi-arid bare rock desert areas, is resistant to heat and scorching sun exposure, does not require high water sources, and feeds on desert plants. Usually in small groups of 10-15 donkeys, led by an alert female donkey. The lifespan in captivity can be up to 40 years.

Because of the war and social unrest, wildlife is rarely seen in Somalia anymore.

After several hours, the inexperienced Li Lan completely dismembered the wild donkey's carcass, internal organs or something, and directly dug a deep pit outside the base and buried it. After all, on the first day of his arrival, Li Lan had seen lions with his own eyes, and he didn't want the smell of blood to attract those nasty scavengers or large predators.

Although the general, a third-level elite-level military dog, is very powerful, he doesn't want the general to compete with big guys like lions. No matter how strong a dog is, it is still a dog, and it cannot escape the limits of the species. Now only the general is with him as his companion, and he doesn't want to stay alone in this barren grassland.

Throwing all the remaining camel meat in the food bag to the general, Li Lan carried a freshly decomposed thigh and set up a bonfire directly at the entrance of the base and barbecued it.

An hour later, one person and one dog began to enjoy a barbecue meal. Although there was no seasoning, Li Lan felt that this wild donkey meat was much more fragrant than the camel meat he had exchanged for from Muhammadi.

When Li Lan was full, the time had come to noon unconsciously, and the general next to him was lying on the ground, still continuing to taste the taste of the wild donkey's thigh bones.

Although the general is a product of the base and belongs to one of the military units, it also needs to eat, and these days, it has relied on a little food that Li Lan has exchanged from afar, and for the huge general, the food is not enough at all. Today can be said to be the happiest day since it came out.

"Assistant, how much more time will it take for the magnetic reactor to be completed?" In his mind, Li Lan asked the base assistant.

This is also another function of the base, as long as it is not too far away from the base, Li Lan can directly contact the base assistant in his mind.

"It's going to take another 30 minutes."

After a simple question and answer, Li Lan once again focused on the general's body, squatting next to it, and gently stroking the general's hair with his right hand. Watching the general taste the delicious food with relish, Li Lan remembered a very important thing.

The base can be a riot, and you can build Shijie's top tech units, but the base has no way to provide food. And I am in Somalia, where food is extremely scarce, once I start to recruit military units, what will I do with food.

Now there are only two mouths of yourself and the general, and the food is not difficult to solve, but what about later? If there are too many soldiers, how should we feed these soldiers in the early stage?

Although Mohammudi is a wealthy Somali in the region, the extent of his wealth is limited. A hundred camels proved Muhammadi's wealth, but he alone was far from satisfying his own needs.

More food sources are needed! This issue must be resolved as soon as possible.

This is the second time that Li Lan is worried about being in Somalia, and the problem of worrying is also food.

Although Li Lan did not know much about the situation in Somalia, he also understood very well that in this most backward country, food was very scarce. If medical care is backward and many Somalis die of disease every day, but when drought occurs, more people die of famine.

Somalia is located at the key point of the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea, is a bridge between Asia, Africa, Europe and the three continents, and links the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Somalia's economic and industrial base is weak, its industrial structure is backward, and its ranking of important indicators of social development is basically the lowest in the world. In recent years, it has restarted its economic construction after the war, the demand is strong, and the market has great potential. At the same time, however, the threat of terrorism is serious, piracy is rampant, the economic structure is monolithic, the financial and tax systems are unstable, and the solvency is very limited.

The Somali Peninsula is located in the eastern part of the African continent, a peninsula between the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden, shaped like a rhinoceros horn, known as the "Horn of Africa", on which the Somali Republic is located. Situated at the gateway from the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea, the peninsula is a bridge between Asia, Africa, Europe and the three continents, linking the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, and is geographically important and strategically important, making Somalia a country of worldwide concern.

For the time being, Somalia does not yet have a safe investment climate for foreign companies, which severely limits the Somali economy.

After years of turmoil in Somalia after 1991, with local fragmentation and no unified state power, many places have local traditional tribes and warlords who accept contracts from Western companies in exchange for weapons and dollars for cheap resources within the Shili range.

In recent years, with the intervention and mediation of the international community, the President of the Transitional Federal Government, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, was sworn in in Nairobi and the Transitional Federal Government was established. For more than two years, the situation in Somalia has gradually developed in the direction of Haode.

To date, however, the volatile political situation in Somalia has not materially improved, with the Transitional Federal Government not yet taking full control of State power, tribal unrest has not stopped, warlordism remains in place, and armed conflicts remain frequent.

This place is very suitable for Li Lan's development, and it can be said that there is no more suitable Red Police base for Li Lan than here. But there are two sides to everything, there is a haode side, and there is inevitably a bad side.

Industry, people's livelihood, these are very headaches.