Volume 2 The Frontline Chapter 45 Internship in the Outlands
After the internship mission began, Ling Hai and the members of the fifth class formed a team and stepped into the practice area outside the defensive cover.
Ling Hai's team, the other members are Shi Jianjun, Barton, Li Dana, Hou Ziqi, and Zhou Quan.
Because everyone is an acquaintance, the leader of the team was quickly elected, and it was Shi Jianjun, the squad leader.
The six-person team, under the command of Shi Jianjun, has been advancing safely in the practice area for half a day. The five Burst Teeth just now were the first beast soldiers they had encountered in more than ten hours.
Originally, everyone thought that the most difficult part of this internship was the collection and transportation of the beast soldiers, because it required combat. But after they actually started, they realized that finding a location was the hardest part.
It can be said that finding the location of the S-shaped defensive shield is the most critical link of the three tasks. The other tasks of reconnaissance and mapping, collecting materials and transporting beasts can be carried out on the way to find the laying point.
The difficulty was that each squad was laying the S-shaped shield in a different location, and the cadets didn't even know which direction their squad was located.
Because the instructor only gave them a partial photo of the scenery of the laying point, as for how to find it, the students had to figure it out by themselves.
As a result, finding a place to lay the shop became the most difficult part of the whole internship.
Finding a spot the size of a house in an area of a few hundred square kilometers is really like looking for a needle in a haystack if it's not a stroke of luck. What's more, there is also the threat of orcs hindering the team's progress during this period, making the mission more difficult.
Ling Hai and their luck was very bad, the instructor gave them a photo of the team, showing part of the scenery on the top of a mountain, such a landscape photo is too low, there are too few clues, it is difficult to find it in a short time. It would be much better if the photo was replaced with a partial photo of the house, after all, you can judge which village it is based on the architectural style and color of the house, and it is faster to filter it when you are looking for it.
There are only rocks and grass on the top of the mountain, and there are hundreds of similar scenery in the practice area. In this case, even if there is no threat from the orcs, it will be a hassle to find a place in two days.
After moving away from the location of the five bursting tooth corpses, the group now marched through the mountains and fields, looking for a place to stay tonight.
Ling Hai and Black Barton were working together at the back of the team at this moment to carry the defensive shield device.
The S-shaped defensive shield device in the hands of the two had not yet been unfolded, and the four root pillars were spliced side by side to form a black iron plate, with a total weight of more than 400 kilograms. If you carry it for an ordinary person for a day, it is estimated that your hands will be tired and broken. But this weight is not so burdensome for Ling Hai and Barton, the two reshapers. Even if he was lifting up and down in the mountains, Ling Hai's breathing was never short.
In addition to its own strength, this is also thanks to the passive talent of the sapper reagent - [Endurance], because endurance can provide soldiers with sufficient stamina and fast physical recovery.
The team waited until the sun went down before they finally found a more suitable resting spot. It was the summit of a mountain, and the summit was surrounded by vertical cliffs on three sides, and the rest of the side was bare rocks except for a narrow path, and there was no trace of it from the foot of the mountain.
Shi Jianjun took a fancy to the characteristics of the peak that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and had a broad field of vision, so he chose this place as a foothold tonight.
"It doesn't seem to be raining tonight, so we don't need to build a shed. After putting the device in place, we gathered around and discussed the next steps. Shi Jianjun put the heavy machine gun in the middle of the trail, and said after the muzzle of the gun was pointed down the mountain.
Ling Hai found a relatively flat place, and walked over after gently putting the device down with Barton.
"Squad leader, I think it will be difficult to find a laying point if you blindly look for it together, so I propose to act in groups. The instructor said that the practice area had already been swept once before we came in, so we could go in pairs to find it, and it was not too threatening, and it was more efficient. Zhou Quan put the drawings he had drawn all the way on the ground, pointed to the drawings and said: "Our current position is probably in the center of the practice area, we can choose these three directions to explore, and the group we find will immediately send a flare, and the other two groups will converge after seeing it." In this way, not only will the probability of finding the laying point be increased, but the drawing range of our team will also be broadened a lot. ”
After Shi Jianjun heard this, he didn't make a decision immediately, but looked at the others, "What do you think?" ”
"I think it's okay, six people can look for it like this, I'm afraid that we won't be able to find a laying point for two days, and we really need to improve efficiency." Dana Lee said.
Black Barton scratched his head and smiled, "I...... I'm stupid, so I don't care...... Opinions, I listen to your ...... Arrangement. ”
Barton is an outlier in Class 5, he has a remarkable physical talent, and during his training, every time he fights alien creatures, he shows great bravery, but only in terms of human sophistication, Barton appears to be surprisingly sluggish and clumsy, and is particularly poor at thinking.
"It's good to be in groups, but isn't it too dangerous to work in groups of two? Although the internship area has been swept by the military once, the orcs will definitely replenish it. I estimate that from tomorrow onwards, the frequency of our encounters with orcs will increase dramatically, will we be able to deal with it in groups? Hou Ziqi asked.
"Monkey, you said that there is indeed a situation, but our actions are mainly based on reconnaissance, and when we encounter beast soldiers, we will evacuate and do not take the initiative to seek battle, such a degree of danger is enough for two people to deal with. Besides, the orcs will replenish, but we also have more than 4,500 mercenary cadets on our side, and others will help us share the pressure while they are acting. In the end, even if we really encounter a difficult situation that cannot be solved, we can still apply for military assistance, so I think this risk can be taken. ”
Shi Jianjun nodded after hearing this, then turned to Ling Hai and asked, "Ling Hai, what do you think?" ”
"Squad leader, can you show me the picture again?" Ling Hai, who had been silent for a while, suddenly said.
"Of course, No."
Ling Hai didn't speak in a hurry after taking the photo, but looked at it silently.
After Ling Hai looked at it for 5 minutes, he still didn't speak, and Li Dana couldn't help but say out loud: "The scenery in the photo is the same as other places, there are no special signs at all, Ling Hai, what can you see if you continue to look at the photo?" I think we should make a decision early and act on it. ”
Li Dana didn't say this to Ling Hai, he just felt that it was not worth wasting time on photos, so he was in a hurry to speak out.
Shi Jianjun saw that Ling Hai had remained silent, and the expression on Ling Hai's face didn't look like he had come up with a solution, so he gradually gave up his expectations.
"Since the others don't have better ideas, then let's act in groups according to Zhou Quan's method. I was in a group with Dana, Zhou Quan and Barton were in a group, and Ling Hai was in a group with Monkey. It's not convenient to move with a device, so let's hide our things here first, and only bring weapons. Next, the first task is to find a laying point, and act lightly, is it okay? ”
"Okay." Li Dana and the others replied in unison when they heard this.
"Now put your personal arms together and check your firearms. Let's divide the equipment...... 12 grenades per set, 2 flashbang grenades per set, and 10 flares per set. There are 20 fluorescent reagents in each group and 2 iron-backed reagents in each group. We explored separately along the three directions on the map, and remember to draw as much as we could, because the wider the map we draw, the higher the score, so that even if we don't find a laying point, we can get a little points. After separation, you have to rely on your own food, and if you really can't find food, you must at least find drinking water to keep your energy up. In the case of water, with the physique of us all injected with sapper reagents, it is not difficult to survive three days. Don't reluctantly challenge a group of too many beasts for food, you can't get it. ”
"As long as we find a laying spot, we can assemble and then food will not be a problem. The day after tomorrow is limited to 12 noon, if the three of us still haven't found the laying point by then, we will go back here to gather and complete the task of collecting materials and transporting the beast soldiers first. Now, let's build a hiding place with a defensive shield and a heavy machine gun out of stones, and then rest for 10 minutes, let's set off again, and let's move now. Shi Jianjun said after thinking about it.
"Wait, squad leader, maybe we can find a way to lay it faster." When the others got up and prepared to act, Ling Hai, who had just taken his eyes off the photo, said this.