Chapter 326: The Rainforest
At the end of the communication, Maya was in a heavy mood, she wanted the two of them to retreat towards the ramp, and she and Lin Wu could provide cover. Since the Sky Base can leave a radio channel on the billboard, it will not be too far from the ramp. But what if it comes? She was only a GP and could not treat the infection.
"Gentlemen, ladies, and the ragged reptiles down there!" A wave of sound burrowed into the cochlea.
Maya and Lin Wu came out of the tent and saw the rooftop of a dozen stories two kilometers away lit up, and two high-power speakers were placed on the rooftop. The man with the microphone thought it was Blue Mountain, and he shouted, "Next, we will ask Miss Mocha to play Sky City for us." ”
The telescope clearly saw that Mocha was wearing a black evening suit, sitting at the piano and starting to play. With the sound of the piano, Lan Shan left with a crowbar in hand, and he stood quietly at the entrance to the rooftop.
Thirty seconds later, a group of zombies rushed out of the tunnel and pounced on Mocha, who was playing the piano. The Mocha characters forgot about it, let the zombies bite it, and insisted on playing the first bar. When the piano stopped abruptly, two rockets hit the piano, and the blast swept through everything, leaving only the flickering colored lights, which seemed to dance to the rhythm.
Lin Wu took back the drone, jumped off the horse and said, "We have delayed people's playing time." ”
Maya still looked at the lanterns and said, "Are they stupid?" Knowing that there are only two people still defending the city, many days have passed since the activity, and they can survive for so long, there must be a way to retreat to a safe place. For example, Highway 88, if you go south or north along the road, you can find a place with resources. ”
Lin Wu said: "Maybe they just don't want to leave." Perhaps after losing their friends and companions, they no longer have the belief to survive. Like us, if I were alone, no matter how great my ability was, I wouldn't be able to return to the shadows and get here. ”
Maya said, "Don't be stupid, either the two of us will die together, or there won't be just one person." ”
"Eat...... That's the thing. "The devil knows if it's called dumplings or dumplings or potstickers. Are fried dumplings potstickers? What category does it count? What about steamed dumplings? Do dumplings contain taro dumplings?
"Hmm." Maya said: "I have met many people after walking 2,000 kilometers. ”
Lin Wu: "If you have a choice, you will choose to walk 2,000 kilometers to meet people after you die, or stay in the shadows alive." ”
"Shadow."
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Sky Base offered a way to what appeared to be Route 99, but they were unaware that Limmar had two horses with him. The two horses and two people add small crookedness and packages, and the weight is close to two tons. First of all, how big do you have to build a bamboo raft to have enough buoyancy? Secondly, once such a large bamboo raft hits the stone or the shore during the rafting process, it is very likely to cause the entire bamboo raft to disintegrate.
Another way is through Fantasy City, from the east side of Fantasy City to the West Refinery. It's a dead end.
"Unless God helps." Lin Wu said: "There will be another typhoon, and all the zombies will be driven back into the building, and we will cross the river and reach the refinery before the flood. "That's next summer.
Maya said, "Or abandon two horses." ”
Lin Wu said: "Abandon the two horses to Highway 99 and hike 750 kilometers? ”
Maya: "The problem is not to walk 750 kilometers on foot, but to abandon phantoms and sandstorms. ”
The two looked at the campfire and were silent, the time in the past month has not been easy all the way, and the two horses are not only tools, but also have become companions on the journey.
Another solution is to settle down in the suburbs, and with the ability of two people, build a fixed base, and there is no problem in survival. But that's not what they were trying to do.
Maya said, "There's only one last option left: bypass Fantasy City." ”
"Bypass Fantasy City, which covers an area of 5,000 square kilometers?"
Maya said: "75 kilometers. ”
"Huh?"
Maya said: "Suppose Fantasy City is a circle, the diameter of 5,000 square kilometers is about 70 kilometers, and the circumference is about 150 kilometers. The semicircle is 75 kilometers. But we can't go around the city close to it, and the total mileage is expected to exceed 100 kilometers. And the process will be very tough. ”
"That's it." Lin Wu asked, "Going around the north, or going around the south?" ”
Maya replied, "The south faces the sea, and the north is surrounded by mountains." ”
Lin Wu had an impression of the surrounding terrain: "You mean to detour along the mountain range with an altitude of more than three thousand to the west?" ”
Maya: "It's not that exaggerated. As long as you don't take the ridgeline and cross the forest area at the foot of the mountain, the basic altitude is about 300 meters. ”
Lin Wu walked out of the tent, it was a good night today, and he could see the outline of the mountains in the distance. If Lin Wu remembers correctly, some of the peaks of this fantasy mountain range have snow at the top, and the altitude is obviously more than five thousand meters.
Maya stood beside Lin Wu and looked at the monster-like mountains: "It's better than diving." ”
Ha, I didn't expect you to be humorous. Lin Wu knew there was no other way. Using the Fantasy Mountains to surround Fantasy City is the only feasible way to get to the west. Lin Wu said: "Now it seems that the big city is a barrier and a fortress, and the biggest role is to block the way forward for players. ”
The only good news is that you have a compass so you don't get lost in the mountains. But the thought of living in the mountains and forests for many days makes the forest fog extremely scary. The most terrifying thing in the mountains and forests this season is not the beasts and poisonous snakes, but the mosquitoes. Camping can certainly deal with mosquitoes, but if you camp every day, you will not reach the West Bank until the Year of the Monkey.
Lin Wu said: "Have a good rest, you have to withdraw the tent in the middle of the night." The tone was somewhat frustrated.
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Avoid the bustling city and go into the mountains and forests instead, only in the last days will such a strange situation happen.
The mountain is a serious mountain, with all kinds of large and small trees, not too dense, and there is no difficulty in passing through. It is more tiring to go uphill and downhill for a while, but not to tire the horse. I also wanted to get tired of the horse before, until the forest mist that I was riding through was turned to the ground by a tree branch.
Standing on the side of the mountain, you can see most of the Fantasy City, and no matter how you look at it, you can only go around the mountain to the west. During this process, the sandstorm is noticeably less than the all-terrain enhanced phantom, with its hooves slipping slightly in a few steep places.
The first night was a miserable night of camping, and even with foresight, countless mosquitoes attacked through the blankets like bombers in the sky. The temperature is high, the humidity is high, and it can be half hot near a fire or with a sleeping bag, and even more disgusting, it starts to rain in the second half of the night.
The next day was cloudy, and the roads were so muddy that you could slip your feet on the leaves. Today's woods are denser, and not only are you not allowed to ride a horse, but you have to lead a horse around the trees. Maya told Lin Wu the bad news that from 10 a.m. yesterday to 10 a.m. this morning, they had walked a total of 18 kilometers in the camping situation.
Before setting up camp in the afternoon, they were faced with a choice, which was to take the Highland Mountain route. Or take the low jungle route? Either go up the mountain and advance through the ridge, the problem is that the terrain is not clear, and there is a possibility that there will be cliffs that cannot be climbed by humans. Either through the dense woods at the foot of the mountain range, the road should not be impossible, but it is extremely difficult to walk in the jungle-like woods.
The camp was set up by a small stream, the only open area in the vicinity. Its emptiness is formed by the impact of flash floods during the flood season. Lin Ma didn't know if it was the local flood season in the near future, but there was no other good choice but to act on the opportunity.
Lying in the stream full of stones, Lin Wu was refreshed. In addition to mosquitoes, the biggest difficulty they faced during these two days was humidity. Because the humidity exceeds 85%, it is difficult for them to excrete the heat in their bodies through sweating, so they can only drink water constantly. Because the core temperature of the human body is too high, the whole person is uncomfortable.
It's been a real experience. The worst thing is that it is not over, they have only walked 20 kilometers of 100 kilometers.
Maya stepped on the stream, enjoyed a moment of coolness, and said, "The woods ahead are thicker, and we are going to make a batch of stone knives." From tomorrow, I will open the way in front with a stone knife. ”
Lin Wu touched a pebble: "The stone is there." ”
Maya said, "Our food reserves have bottomed out. ”
Lin Wu picked up a small fish: "The meat is there." ”
There is a murderous aura! Lin Wu sat up and threw the small fish aside: "Stay here for two days to hunt." ”
Maya looked up at the mountains, which were covered with rain clouds: "I'm worried about flash floods, stay for a day at most." ”
"You built a smokehouse, and I left the hunting to me. Give me a hand. Lin Wu stretched out his hand, stood up with Maya's help, and snapped his fingers at the little crook playing on the shore: "If you work, you will know how to play all day long." ”
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With the help of dutiful hunting dogs and high attributes, in less than 1 hour, Lin Wu brought back the meat of three wild boars, a full 40 kilograms. Taking advantage of the freshness, Lin Wu arranged for barbecue and wild vegetable broth, cooked a pot of rice, and took out the kimchi made in the kitchen before.
The rice is tossed with chopped kimchi, and the barbecue and fragrant broth make the two forget the hard work of the past few days. Because it is by the creek, the surrounding area is empty, and there is a cool breeze blowing from time to time, so the environment and food are no different from the holiday experience.
Eating and drinking, Maya was busy with bacon, and Lin Wu went to the creek to play with Xiao Wei. As the day approached, when the mosquito army was about to be dispatched, the tent was set up. Lin Wu couldn't help but sigh: It's a beautiful day.
The tent base is much stronger against mosquitoes than the ordinary base, and only the indoor building facilities of the ordinary base will not be infested by mosquitoes. The inside of the tent base is completely immune to mosquitoes.
It was dark, and Maya, who had been busy for a long time, sat down to have a good dinner. There were no candles or champagne, but with the fiery clouds and icy streams from the west, the atmosphere for dinner was quite nice.
Thinking of staying for another day tomorrow, Lin Wu returned to the dormitory and fell asleep after a while. I don't know how long I slept, but Lin Wu was woken up by Maya who broke into the dormitory.
"Huh?"
"The water level is rising, remove the tents immediately."
Lin Wu was weak: "Our tent is set up on a high place. ”
"Right now!"
Lin Wu walked out of the tent unhappily, and was greeted by a flash of lightning and thunder, wow, the sound insulation of the dormitory is really good. No, not the time to think about it. With the help of the candles sent by the system outside the tent and the flashlight he got from Lin Meng, Lin Wu saw that the rising water level was still fifteen meters away from his tent, two meters high.
Maya is already drenched in the rain, and she's covering the smokehouse with a large sheet of leaves, trying to keep the meat stuffy for a while. Lin Wu stepped aside to help: "There's no need to remove the tent, right?" ”
"Yes!"
Lin Wu said: "It won't be such a coincidence. ”
Maya: "When did you start believing in chance?" Set the probability that the object is still at the dawn of the case. ”
Saying this, Lin Wu's heart was half cold, yes, dawn.
"From a scientific point of view, there have been signs that it has been raining in the direction of the mountains since noon. How about tents? How do you calculate the damage if it is flooded or washed away by a mudslide before it is put away six hours ago? ”
"I don't know." Lin Wu said: "I'll ask." ”
summoned the little white rabbit, and after asking, Lin Wu understood the situation. The tent base has a durability value that will stand until the durability reaches zero, and the total durability is the sum of the durability of all facilities. For example, if the total durability value is 100, and the durability value drops to 80 due to zombie siege or other reasons, the reduced durability value of 20 points will be divided equally among each facility. Durability can be restored by repairing the facility.
The bottom is not a big problem, of course, it is not possible to build it in a river, and the impact and pressure of the water flow will cause damage to the durability of the tent. Once the durability reaches zero, the base is destroyed and the tent ceases to exist.
Maya looked in the direction of the mountains: "That is, the only thing to consider is the mudslide. ”
Lin Wu spread his hands: "Maybe there is lightning." ”
Saying anything, a bolt of lightning struck a tree more than twenty meters away, and the tree fell in response to the sound and lay across the stream. Maya looked at Lin Wu in astonishment, and saw that Lin Wu, who was also shocked, was about to speak: "You, shut up, go back to the tent, and don't speak." ”
"Oh." Lin Wu returned to the tent.
The tent is in the process of being closed and all facilities at the tent base, including the dormitory, will be unusable during this time. Of course, you can also sleep in the hall. The tent size does not change until the end of the reading strip. Once the tents were collected, there was no interruption, and the first thing that was taken away was the carpet on the ground, which was now pristine moss, mud and stone. Secondly, the tent loses its function of blocking mosquitoes.
The only thing that is humane is to keep the campfire. Lin Wu stood by the campfire, as close to the bonfire as possible, after all, mosquitoes also know that this is the best place to shelter from the rain. Fortunately, this is a mountain forest, and there is a lot of wood, so you can just cut down two trees and burn them overnight. After the forest fog added fuel, the fire rose, keeping the darkness and mosquitoes five meters away.
"Lin Wu." Maya enters the tent.
"I'm here."
Maya said, "The water of the stream has become muddy, so you should lead the horse to a high place and tie it up." "If you can't keep the tent, you have to keep two horses.
"Okay." Lin Wu came out of the tent, and his clothes that had just been dried by the fire were instantly wet by the rain, which made him extremely uncomfortable. Lin Wu took two horses and went uphill into the woods from the side, tying them to the trees. He had to do this, because Sandstorm recognized him, but Phantom did not recognize Maya.
It turns out that it is so painful to be trusted.
(End of chapter)