Chapter 651: An Assistant
The first batch of "enemies" dissipated without a trace, which made Cheng Lin, who had planned to watch a serious battle, feel a little unpleasant.
At the same time, he also realized the power of "group" operations, and it is true that this new way of orchestration sacrifices coordination and flexibility, but it also really has another kind of destructive power that can be called terrifying.
After a short silence, the team continued to set off, and in the following period, it encountered several "dangers", let's call it that, from Cheng Lin's point of view, this is really crushing.
After a few battles, everyone also has a certain understanding of the enemies in this projection: most of the energy reactions are around the middle level, and the attack methods are weird, but the defense is not strong.
After a few tweaks, the attacks are no longer wasteful, but they can achieve the same effect.
There are not many plants on the Gobi, and they have a wide field of vision, and they are often far away, so they will be discovered and warned by the sensing system, and there is sufficient time to respond.
Cheng Lin saw with his own eyes a row of dozens of moving poplar-like trees being burned and cut off, and also saw the petals of a wildflower erupt like sharp knives, covering the area, and finally being uprooted......
The dead bodies were also transported to the back of the line, where they were sampled and collected by those at the Institute.
And Cheng Lin's flank never even had a chance to shoot.
After doing nothing like this for several hours, when the sky was dark and the command center announced that he was resting and eating, Cheng Lin had not touched a single plant.
"Rest! Rest in place! ”
Someone shouted on the desolate Gobi, and the team of more than 2,000 people shrank into a circle under the command.
Immediately, some practitioners took out the improved version of the photothermal stove from the storage ring and lit it, and a series of "bonfires" lit up in the vast wilderness.
Cheng Lin sat down with the rest of the monks in the flanking array.
At this time, the huge fireball at the edge of the western sky had already fallen, the red glow had dissipated, and the air had become much cooler, but fortunately, the season in the projection seemed to be midsummer, so it was not cold.
"Smack."
Cheng Lin sat on the dirt floor that had been swept by the flames, and saw the light and heat stove in front of him being pressed on.
Then light and heat smudged his placket.
The monks next to them took out the kettle and high-calorie food from the storage ring, ate slowly, and chatted.
In contrast, the physical and elemental monks in the distance, who contributed a lot during the day, were more savor.
"When will we be replaced as the main force? It's been an idle afternoon, and I haven't ......caught any merits," a monk next to him swallowed a piece of compressed biscuit, choked on his saliva, and complained.
"That's up to the above arrangement, but I think we have to play a role next, well, we'll be out of the Gobi soon." The other man stepped forward to Nunu's mouth.
Cheng Lin also looked over and agreed with this in his heart.
Right now, a group of people have come to the edge of this Gobi, well, the speed is a little slow.
After all, when you just entered the projection, even if you encounter the enemy temporarily, you can't survive a few rounds of fire, but you can't lose the caution you should have, and some research and specimen collection have also slowed down the progress.
After resting, we will probably go deep into the forest sea in front of us.
Cheng Lin thought in his heart, didn't speak, just looked at the central command office, and looked at the monks of the First Division wearing power armor walking over there.
All afternoon, there was no movement over there.
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The area in front of the campfire camp is also the most conspicuous because of the largest "light and heat stove" that burns in the center.
The monks of the First Division walked or sat and lay down, talking and laughing with each other, and the atmosphere was not tense.
"Dean Wu." Suddenly, Wu Mingxun, the leader of the accompanying research team, walked over, attracting many people to greet him, who bowed his head slightly, and immediately walked to the front and stood by the "bonfire", with his hands behind his back, looking at the figure in the dark forest in front of him.
"Chief Shi, this is our analysis report." The glasses on the bridge of Wu Mingxun's nose reflected the shadow of a burning lamp, and he handed over a document in his hand.
Shi Shengcun suddenly realized the arrival of the other party, he smiled apologetically, hurriedly took it, and explained: "Thinking about something, a little distracted, Dean Wu has worked hard." ”
"It should." Wu Mingxun smiled.
Then he saw Shi Shengcun stretching out his hand to read the report, nodded, and asked, "The plants killed have an extremely high concentration of spiritual energy?" ”
"Yes, much higher than on earth, mainly referring to the juice in it, the purity is no less than our injection, of course, this is only limited to those aggressive plants, ordinary ones are not obviously abnormal, well, we even did an experiment, and found that it can be drunk directly, and the toxicity is low, it can be used as medicine." Wu Mingxun explained seriously, and at the end, he added, "Of course, due to the limitations of experimental conditions, more specific component analysis cannot be done." ”
"That's enough, it's a big find!" Shi Shengcun shook hands with Professor Wu, sent him away with solemn eyes, and then handed the document to a team leader, and then looked back at the forest in front of him.
"Danger ahead?" Suddenly, Liang Jing walked over from not far away and asked in a low voice.
Shi Shengcun nodded, shook his head, and said with a smile: "Where will there be no danger in this place?" ”
Seeing that Liang Jing was a little embarrassed, he said gently:
"It's really more dangerous than here, obviously, many of the plants in this projection have powerful and weird powers, and the forest environment will only be stronger, so I'm thinking about whether to explore in a different way."
"What?"
"You see, the terrain was wide before, so you could set up several layers of arrays, and at the same time give the order to carry out a concentrated fire attack, but when you enter the forest, the environment becomes cramped, the field of vision is limited, and the position of personnel will be adjusted, so some changes must be made."
Saying that, after a pause, Shi Shengcun turned his head:
"I'm going to explore the way, and you lead the team to walk along the path I marked, which is safer and more efficient."
Pathfinding? Liang Jing was stunned when he heard this word, and instinctively wanted to object.
But after thinking about the combat power of the other party's eight pins, and having the ability to perceive, it seemed that he couldn't find a reason to stop it, so he could only nod.
He immediately asked, "Do you need anything else?" ”
"Yes," a smile suddenly appeared on Shi Shengcun's face, "I need an assistant, well, an assistant above the five-grade realm, who has no shortcomings in all aspects." ”
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Next to the hot and light stove, when Cheng Lin was chewing a chocolate bar a little leisurely and chatting with other people casually, suddenly, he saw that the people next to him closed their mouths and looked behind him.
Cheng Lin's eyes moved slightly, and when he turned around, he saw a monk of the First Division who he had never seen before coming over: "You are Cheng Lin of the Ninth Division?" ”
The man's gaze swept around him, finally froze on him.
"Is there something wrong?" Cheng Linruo asked casually.
The latter nodded, "There is a mission." ”