Also, all the prospecting teams this time are equipped with locators. The settings of the locators worn by our Xin'ao team and the cooperative team are the same. The signal distinction is a green light spot, and red means an unfriendly team...
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When Manager Yang said this, he glanced at Ning Xiaofan and others meaningfully and said, "You should understand what I mean, right?
Except for Lao Wang and Xiao Shanzi who were still a little confused, Ning Xiaofan, Fatty and others all knew the unspoken rules and nodded immediately.
"There are also the self-defense equipment you need for prospecting..." Manager Yang said, casually opening another iron box.
As the iron box opened, when two Type 97 automatic rifles, five Type pistols, and Ruoyu magazines came into view, the expressions of Ning Xiaofan, Fatty and others became complicated, gloomy, excited, and worried.
...to name a few.
Manager Yang's expression was normal at this time, and he smiled faintly: "You all distribute these self-defense equipment by yourself, and I hope you won't need them during this prospecting. Of course, you must be on guard against others. With these equipment, once you encounter someone with bad intentions,
You unscrupulous people, you have some means of self-protection. That’s all I have to say, I still have a lot to do and I have to go back to Base 3. You can prepare and then you can set off.”
After Manager Yang finished speaking, he shook hands with Ning Xiaofan, Fatty and others, and then left the conference room...
"What a good thing..." The two fat men were very bright-eyed, holding a Type 97 automatic rifle in their hands and starting to fiddle with it. Look at Hou San, Zhang Chun, and Chen Biao, each of them also has a gun.
The way these people were playing with guns was obviously no novice.
"Brother Xiaofan, what gun do you use? Long or short?" Hou San asked.
"Short one."
"Go on." Hou San threw the pistol in his hand towards Ning Xiaofan.
Ning Xiaofan quickly reached out to catch it and couldn't help complaining: "Be careful, what if there is a bullet and a misfire?"
Hou San smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've already checked and there's no magazine loaded."
Type 54 semi-automatic pistol, a domestic classic pistol, ranked among the top ten famous guns in the world. When Ning Xiaofan was a soldier, most of the pistols he came into contact with were the old Type 54, and he also came into contact with the Type 54, but he rarely used it.
The Type 54 is extremely powerful, but the recoil is also very strong, and the hit rate is low. It is difficult to play without some wrist strength. After the improvement of the Type 54, it is obviously much easier to use, and the hit rate has also been improved a lot.
These models use 8mm caliber, and the magazine capacity is large, which is much easier to use than the 9mm caliber model.
The pistol comes with a holster that can be hung under the ribs. According to custom, Ning Xiaofan hung the pistol under the ribs.
Fatty preferred the Type 97 assault rifle. However, a gun like this was not as useful as a pistol in a space like a sinkhole. In the end, he chose to carry a pistol.
As for the two Type 97 assault rifles, they were given to Lao Wang and Xiao Shanzi to carry and use as sentries, which could have some deterrent effect.
After the tablet, signal meter, and weapons were all properly distributed, Ning Xiaofan first turned on the tablet, clicked on the route map, and then connected with the signal meter to determine his coordinate position. Then, Ning Xiaofan put the fat man, the monkey,
Zhang Chun and Chen Biao called together and began to study the route.
According to the map route, there is only one clear main line. However, the main line is only used as a coordinate reference. Ning Xiaofan and his party need to choose branch roads that have not been explored. These branch roads are marked, and there are more than 40 in total. In theory, these branch roads
If they are connected, we will finally arrive at Base 4, which is the location of the grotto marked on the map.
Of course, once Ning Xiaofan selects an undetected branch road and enters the branch road, he must mark it on the flat map and connect it to the command center through the local area wireless network. In this way, a green display will be displayed on the map route.
icon, the subsequent detection team will not take the same route.
Ning Xiaofan, Fatty and others carefully studied the route map, decided on the route to the fork in the road, tidied up a little, and left the conference room.
On the platform, except for a few armed men walking back and forth, Director Yang was nowhere to be seen. Fortunately, with the route map, no one was needed to lead the way.
At the end of the board house, there is a relatively wide but bumpy mine tunnel.
Before leaving the conference room, Ning Xiaofan and others had already discussed the order in which the team would march.
Hou San was in front to explore the road, and those marching in second place were Fatty, Ning Xiaofan, Lao Wang, and Xiao Shanzi in the middle, while Fatty and Zhang Chun were at the end of the line.
After Ning Xiaofan and his party entered the mine tunnel, at first, there were energy-saving street lamps lighting the mine tunnel. After walking about 700 meters, the street lamps were no longer visible, and the surrounding environment suddenly became deep and dark.
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Everyone turned on their helmet lights and continued to move forward. Not long after, they felt that the mine road was gradually narrowing. Not only that, everyone also felt that the mine road had a certain inclination, and it seemed to be a downhill road.
This mine road is bumpy and uneven, and the slope is getting steeper and steeper. If the mine road below is compared to a mountain road, then Ning Xiaofan and his party are walking down a steep mountain road at the moment.
About an hour later, everyone felt that the mine tunnel beneath their feet became smoother, and an L-shaped corner appeared in front of them.
At this time, Hou San, who was scouting the road ahead, had already turned the corner. Just as Ning Xiaofan and his party were preparing to turn the corner, an exclamation came from the headset.
The exclamation was made by Hou San
Ning Xiaofan and others couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling. It had only been more than an hour since they entered the mine tunnel, so something might have happened.
Ning Xiaofan, Fatty and others reacted quickly and pulled out their pistols in unison. At this moment, Hou San's voice came into the headset again.
"Come and see, it's so beautiful"
As soon as Hou San said these words, Ning Xiaofan and others relaxed a little. The emotional exclamation was not something happened, and they couldn't help but secretly scold Hou San for being so surprised.
Turning the corner, there is a passage that is no more than a hundred meters long, about 7 meters high, and can accommodate 5 people walking side by side. People standing in the passage can vaguely see a faint light beam flickering at the end of the passage.
Obviously, the light beam originated from Hou San's helmet light.
Ning Xiaofan and others couldn't help but speed up their pace, and soon, the passage came to the end. When everyone stepped out of the passage, their eyes suddenly opened up, and what they saw was a wide cave, and the faint sound of running water reached their ears.
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Looking around under the illumination of the helmet lamp, you can see stone milk, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains, stone flowers... some may look like waterfalls, or some may look like animals, layer upon layer, dazzling, spectacular and magnificent.
It's so beautiful. Faced with such an extremely beautiful landscape, this helmet light is obviously not enough to see. Ning Xiaofan and Fatty lingered in it, and Yu Jian turned on the flashlight and shined towards the uncanny natural wonder.
"Brother Xiaofan, there is no road ahead." Hou San's voice came from the headset again.
"No way?"
Ning Xiaofan was slightly startled, then he called to Fatty and the others and walked quickly towards the other end of the cave.
All the way along the stalactite landscape, the sound of running water became much louder. Soon, I saw a beam of light flickering there, and then I saw Hou San's figure.
Ning Xiaofan and others came to Hou San. In front of Hou San, there was an underground flow. The flow was not fast. It was about U meters wide. I don't know how deep it was.
"That's not right. According to the route on the map, we didn't go the wrong way, right? How could there be no way?" The fat man next to him was holding a tablet and looking left and right.
"Fat brother, we are not going the wrong way, but there is no land route for the time being. It looks like we have to take a water route." Hou San said.
"Take the water route? How deep is the water?" Ning Xiaofan asked.
"I tried it close before, just above my knees. However, I didn't dare to go any further, so I threw a stone over. I guess it would be farther away, at least waist deep."
When the fat man heard this, he said: "Sister, no one told us that we need to take the waterway. Who knows how long this waterway is? We won't just go through it like this, right? If we had known this, we should have prepared inflatables before coming.
Raft.”
As soon as Fatty finished speaking, Lao Wang on the side said hurriedly: "Brother Fatty, there is a raft. Manager Lan notified us to pick up the raft."
"Oh, you brought an inflatable raft?"
"Yes, when Director Lan asked me and Xiao Shanzi to receive logistical equipment, there were inflatable rafts on the list, and I received them all," Lao Wanghan said with a smile.
The fat man said happily: "Haha, why do we have two more logistics people in our team? The feeling is that the above has already thought of this problem, so what are you waiting for? Hurry up and take out the inflatable raft."
Lao Wang didn't say much after hearing this. He called Xiao Shanzi and took out the inflatable raft.
To be precise, the raft Fatty and Lao Wang mentioned should be called an inflatable rubber boat.
In addition to carrying backpacks, Lao Wang and Xiao Shanzi each carried a picket. On both ends of the pickle, they carried a large aluminum alloy box. One of the aluminum alloy boxes contained an inflatable rubber boat.
While Lao Wang and Xiao Shanzi were getting the rubber boat, Ning Xiaofan walked to an unopened aluminum alloy box and lifted it. It didn't feel heavy.
"What's in it?" Ning Xiaofan asked Lao Wang.
"Most of them are food, and there are also some auxiliary tools, such as ropes, engineer shovels, pickaxes, energy-saving lamps, batteries, etc..."
Ning Xiaofan nodded. He had prepared all these equipment himself. However, due to the limited load capacity, the preparation was not comprehensive. According to Lao Wang, the equipment he and Xiao Shanzi received should be more complete.
At this time, Ning Xiaofan realized that before he set off, Aunt Xiang had told him to pack lightly and not need to bring too many items. He originally thought that he would resupply after going to the mine. It seemed that she had already known that she was doing this.
This small team is specially equipped with two logistics personnel.
There are two inflatable rubber boats, and the rules are for six people. Ning Xiaofan and his group of seven took two rubber boats, one of which held three people, and a backpack could be placed in the free space to salute.
