Mauser 1893 The limit of the effective range, Liang Hong stopped and picked up his gun, aiming at the approaching carriage.

Bang, the rifle bullet overtook Alpha One and Pitbull from behind, hitting a spotted hyena trying to pounce on the horse. The hit hyena rolled on its side in the air, staggered to its feet after hitting the ground, and then fell weakly again. Liang Hong didn't have the heart to observe the results of the bullet, so he quickly pulled the bolt to load, pulled the trigger again, and another hyena fell in response. This one was the one who threw himself at the miner from the back of the car, jumped high, and was hit by the impact of the bullet and fell backwards.

Shoot, pull the bolt, shoot again, bullets keep hitting the hyenas, covering the carriage to flee safely. The carriage got closer and closer, and the hyenas were still chasing frantically, not in the slightest waver that their companions were hit, and more and more hyenas chased after them. Perhaps, in this grassland, this hyena pack has never been hit by bullets, so it is fearless.

At this time, the pitbull also rushed forward, not afraid of the disparity in size and the disparity in numbers, and bravely tore into a ball with the bigger and stronger spotted hyena. It has to be admitted that the Pitbull is a good dog breed, and despite being inferior in strength, its fighting spirit is not inferior to that of a warrior among humans.

The guard dog stubbornly resisted with blood and life, and finally saved the minecart in danger. Frightened and frenzied, he pulled the minecart and galloped past Liang Hong, leaving the hyenas far behind, and then continued to run frantically towards the farther base, regardless of how the miners in the car steered it.

The rifle in Liang Hong's hand continued to fire, loaded as fast as he could, and pulled the trigger, shooting the hyena that rushed to the front. A zero-yi held a wooden stick, supported Liang Hong's side, and used the wooden stick to knock over the breakthrough who wanted to pounce on the commander.

Five consecutive shots emptied the magazine, and hurriedly took out the magazine to reload, and after a short interval, the chasing hyena was already close in sight.

The muzzle of the gun was almost close to the hyena's forehead, and the bullet blasted open the spotted hyena's skull, and blood even splattered on Liang Hong's body. I didn't have time to think about it, and out of the corner of my eye, I saw another black shadow rushing up from the side. In a hurry, he instinctively raised the barrel of the gun to block, only to feel a strong wind behind him, and in the wailing, the black shadow flew out. The wooden stick that Jia Lingyi picked up hit the invider who was looking at it in time.

There was no time to praise Alpha Zero-One's complementary defense, pulling the bolt and firing quickly, hitting another hyena that pounced on Alpha's back at close range. Without this shot, this loyal soldier would have been torn apart by the hyena.

Humans, dogs, and hyenas all persistently repeat the life-and-death contest with a crazy spirit. Pitbulls are brave by nature, ten dogs are like a mold, the same appearance, the same way of fighting, the same bloody bravery, even if the body is being bitten by other hyenas, but also to bite the opponent at the moment of death. The two humans relied on reason and tactics, and Liang Hong knew that he could not retreat, otherwise he would be pounced and bitten to death by the hyena that caught up with him. Fortunately, with Jia Zero One guarding him, he can only face forward without distraction, which is the cooperation of the team between humans. The hyenas that follow them are also crazy, their nature, the pursuit of food for the stomach, is the instinct of the animals. One by one, the hyenas were hit by bullets and fell, and the hyenas followed one after the other, and then they were shot again.

The desperate struggle was not until a high-pitched howl came from behind the hyena pack, and the strong female hyena leader gave the signal to retreat. The intact hyena staggered away, glancing back at the unwilling gaze from time to time, and the wounded hyena, or struggling to stagger along with the team, or dying and convulsing in a pool of blood, with the occasional scream.

Finally drove away the hyena herd, but the cost of this fight was also very great, ten pitbulls, seven were killed on the spot, and the remaining three were also seriously injured and dying, and they were not alive. Two horses were slightly injured, flashed hooves while running, and were bitten on the buttocks by hyenas. The only good thing is that the miners are safe and sound, and the minecarts can continue to look for and mine.

After a two-day break, on January 12, the mining van finally set off again. This time, Liang Hong personally led the team, brought Jia Lingyi and the five guard dogs that had just been built, and left Jiang Lingyi and Jiang Linger to guard the base and continue to build the fence that was almost completed. Liang Hong is really ruthless, if there is no output, the hope of smooth development in the future will become more and more slim.

Along the way, the miners got out of the car from time to time to inspect, picked up a stone to look at, and dug a hole in the ground to take a closer look. At first, seeing the miners' moves, Liang Hong was still full of anticipation, and after more disappointments, he gradually became numb.

In the blink of an eye, it was noon. The sun rose overhead, scorching the ground, and the minecart probed eastward nearly ten kilometers from the base. Two miners, surveying not far away, are now digging a pit with a shovel and pick, perhaps finding clues of interest to them. Liang Hong and Jia Lingyi picked up firewood from the surrounding area and lit a fire on the spot to prepare lunch.

The dead branches of the bushes lit a roaring flame, and a large iron pot was set up on a hastily improvised stove. The iron pot is the field cooking utensils provided by the mining trucks, and the pot is now stewed with sun-dried hyena meat. The meat was the spoils of the bloody battle a few days earlier, and the carcasses of the killed hyenas were transported back to the base and then skinned and dried to make jerky.

The boiling water boiled, the hyena meat pieces had already changed color, and the picked wild vegetables were poured into the pot. Carefully sprinkle in a small handful of salt, this thing is a pure consumable, Liang Hong does not know whether he can produce his own salt. A pot of pork and vegetables has not only calories and protein, but also various vitamins necessary for life, although the taste is not necessarily good, but it is enough for people to live healthily.

The two miners were still persistently searching, and Liang Hong sat by the stove and watched. They have been tinkering there since they started preparing lunch, and after such a long time, they may be pleasantly surprised. He really wanted to find the deposits from under his feet at once, so that he could quickly smelt them into wealth, build weapons workshops, and make rifles and bullets. The biggest crisis at the moment is that the bullets are getting fewer and fewer, and after the last fight with the hyenas, there are less than 70 rounds left. Without bullets, a rifle is equivalent to a burning stick, and the carnivorous beasts of the steppe alone will put everyone's survival in danger.

Just as Liang Hong was about to ask Jia Lingyi to come over and greet them back, a surprising scene appeared. The two miners suddenly let out a loud cry of joy and jumped and jumped in their arms with excitement. If you don't know that they are working, if you don't know that they are cyborgs created by the system, and you don't have that kind of biological instinct, just looking at the actions in front of you, you might think that the two people are working on the foundation.

"A zero one, go and see what's going on."

"Yes, sir."

Hearing the order, Jia Lingyi immediately got up, spread his legs and ran over. A good soldier who obeyed orders, but unfortunately there was no gun for him, and now he is at best a herald and a heavy soldier.

Soon, three men returned with a carriage and at the same time brought back a black stone. The stone is not very heavy, and it is sad that it is black instead of shimmering gold. Although it was only a low-value lump of coal, Liang Hong was happy, at least it represented a hope that at least a truckload of coal could be exchanged for money from the system, albeit very little, but also money.

After lunch, Liang Hong specially followed the mine truck to the site where the coal was found. The coal seam is shallow and the ground is covered with only half a meter of mud layer, which can be mined in the open pit simply by digging up the soil. finally has a way to get money, although this road can only be regarded as a small road on the road of wealth, but at least the heart is relieved. The next step is to continue to look and see if we can find a wider and more profitable road.

Three days later, more than a dozen kilometers away from the base bunker, the minecart found another black stone. This time the stone was heavy, very hard and had a metallic sheen. The miners produced by the primary base are all based on traditional experience in prospecting and mining, and they only know that this is a kind of mineral, and they can't say what it is.

Liang Hong is a layman for mining, and when he takes the ore in his hand and listens to the miner's simple explanation, he knows that it will be a good thing. First, the bright light on the ore is called metallic luster, which means that there are metal components in the ore. The second is that the ore is unusually hard, and even if the axe is chopped, it has to be curled, proving that the metal contained in it is far more expensive than steel and gold.

As for wanting to know what the value is, it is actually not difficult, Liang Hong has his own way.