Chapter 775: Route, Risk
The group got on the boat, and as the head of security in the team, the mercenaries were very competent, except for the playboy named York, who seemed to have a crush on the female doctor who was not particularly beautiful in appearance, but had an intellectual temperament, and was trying to talk to the other party.
And the two doctors are obviously boyfriend and girlfriend, and even the people in his own team can't look at the behavior of prying the corner in front of him, but this didn't make York back down, but he felt even more excited!
Sure enough, most of the people who can be mercenaries are people with a little bit of brain problems, even if they didn't have it originally, after going through a few more missions, most of them will have it.
Compared with York, who is just a little lustful and loves to play with special fetishes related to the prairie, the short Latin man who often plays with a sharp knife and licks it with his tongue from time to time, and then shows a perverted smile, and the female man Alice, who is more imposing than the strong man in the team and has the body hair on her arms as thick as a man, these two are the more feared existences of ordinary people, right?
It seems that the only normal person in the team is the middle-aged man who is the boss, but who knows if this steadiness is also a disguise?
A group of people with different minds on this fishing boat that is not much bigger than a small yacht, fortunately, because this fishing boat is used to receive guests rather than fishing, after special transformation, the space is also more spacious, the decoration is not bad and clean, although the space is a little cramped, but the cockpit and the cabin below to accommodate the current nine people are still rich.
And although the fishing boat is said to be a bit old, it is well maintained, and under the operation of the two of them, it was quickly launched and drove towards the river in the northeast direction outside the town.
The rainforest terrain is complex and varied, and the same is true of the rivers that flow through the rainforest, and there are more than a dozen large tributaries scattered in the rainforest, not counting the small branches that cannot be actually measured, because many branches are hidden under the rainforest, and even if you use satellite photography, you can't fully understand the complexity of the entire water system.
Fortunately, Captain Jayquin, who has been running this line for many years, pointed to a rough hand-drawn sketch on the cockpit wall and said to the people behind him:
"I've been on the boat with my father since I was seven or eight years old, and although many rivers in the rainforest are diverted by heavy rainstorms and floods during the rainy season, there is still a context to follow in my eyes, at least it's not the rainy season, and I've gone through the big changes that have occurred since the last rainy season, and I've basically figured out the situation."
As he spoke, he nodded at a fork in the map.
"The location you are going to is in the middle of the rainforest, and there was originally a major tributary that could be traced directly up to that location, and I have also sent many tourists and scientific expeditions like you to enter there over the years, and they have taken this line."
"But you are very unlucky, last year a heavy rain, so that this big tributary that has not changed much for more than 20 years was unfortunately washed away, from here formed a cliff, there is a drop of more than 80 feet, the boat will definitely not be able to pass!"
Debique, the leading employer on the side of the expedition, frowned when he heard this, and asked the captain:
"So what do we do? Is it a landing walk from there? โ
โnonono๏ผโ
Jacques immediately stretched out his index finger and swayed his finger and said, "It's not a good place to land, because the water has washed away the river, causing the underground structure to be extremely unstable, if you don't want to walk in the forest and suddenly collapse and fall into the crypt or whirlpool, I advise you not to have the idea of logging there." โ
The leader of the mercenaries looked at the captain and said:
"Captain, there must be a solution for you to say this, don't sell it, tell us about it!"
Hearing this, Jackie Kun smiled proudly and said:
"Of course, I took your money, so naturally I want to do my job well, and after my research, I can provide you with two new route options."
He pointed to the fork and said:
"The first is to take a detour from another large tributary close to this tributary, then turn around and take a small tributary from here, go down the river to the upper reaches of the previous tributary, and sail a distance of more than a dozen bries to reach the nearest landing point of your destination!"
Debik looked at the route drawn by Jekouenby, frowned, and said:
"Isn't it a long route? Need to spend more time? โ
Jie Kun nodded: "That's right, it will take more than three times as long to take the original destroyed route to take this route, we will need to drive on the water for more than twenty hours, and we will be able to reach the vicinity of your destination after three more days of overland!" โ
"That's four days! What about the second route? โ
Jackie said with a look on his face that I am good for you:
"I recommend you to choose this route, although it is a bit far away and takes longer, but it is relatively safe."
However, seeing Debick's unmoved gaze, he surrendered and said:
โOK๏ผ OK๏ผ The second way is to enter the small branch of the tributary from a few briles in front of the cliff and then change the course of the water continuously. โ
"Although it takes more time than the original destroyed route, we only need to walk about a day to get to the vicinity of the destination, plus the water and land are only more than 20 hours."
The middle-aged mercenary leader asked a key question when he heard this:
"Are there any risks associated with this route?"
Jackie Clapped His Hands and Said:
"Of course, it is very risky, the water conditions of these small tributaries are complicated, and the current is even more turbulent, even I must drive carefully to avoid touching the reef and sinking, and if I change to another boat, it is estimated that even if I know the route, I will not be able to walk out of this area."
"In addition, when we take this route, although the location of the landing is relatively close to your destination, the legendary cannibal tribe is not far from the other side of the landing site, and I have only briefly explored it once, and I have not gone deeper, so I am afraid that there will be some danger on the land!"
Debick looked at the middle-aged mercenary and said:
"What do you think, Sears?"
He could feel the urgency of his employer, and it was obvious that the other party's needs for the target of this operation were very urgent, and the middle-aged mercenary captain Sears thought for a moment and replied:
"If it's just a one-day overland journey, our Manticore squad is confident to protect the safety of the team, but this road has uncertain risks, so you are the employer, you have the final say!"
Hearing this, Debeek sneered a little and said to Captain Jacques:
"Cannibal tribe, huh? Even if there were cannibals, they would be just a bunch of wildlings, and our warriors would tell them what the power of their bullets wouldn't they, Captain Sears? โ
Sears' rightful answer:
"Of course, sir, we only need to be careful of the savage tribe for their sneak attack, and the other automatic rifles can teach them what is called the civilization gap!"
"Good!" Debique nodded to Sears in satisfaction, then turned to Jacques and said:
"Then Captain Jaequin, I'll take the second route!"
Jaaquin was not angry at the ridicule in Debick's previous words, but replied to Sears's words just now.
"OK, you're the employer, you have the final say!"
"But be careful, it's going to be very bumpy later, and if you don't want to be thrown out of the cabin, just tie yourself to the fixture with a rope, and Uncle Jackie is going to fly you!"
"Also, if you are seasick, please prepare a vomit bag in advance, I don't want you to vomit on my Vengeful Beauty!"
Jackie's words made the three mercenaries except Sears collectively roll their eyes, and revenge the Beauty, is this a fishing boat less than thirty feet?
However, the two scientists did not seem to care at all about these risks and route disputes, but ran to the deck with a hint of excitement from the moment they boarded the ship to observe the environment on both sides of the river, and obviously had a great enthusiasm for this trip to the tropical rainforest.