The first batch of "enemies" just disappeared without a trace, which made Cheng Lin, who had planned to watch a serious battle, feel a little unsatisfied.
At the same time, he also realized the power of "group" operations. Indeed, this new arrangement method sacrificed coordination and flexibility, but it also really had another kind of terrifying destructive power.
After a brief silence, the team continued to set off. In the following period, they encountered several more "dangers". Let's call it that. From Cheng Lin's point of view, this was truly a crushing defeat.
After several battles, everyone has a certain understanding of the enemies in this projection: most of the energy reactions are around the mid-level, the attack methods are weird, but the defense is not strong.
Several adjustments were made so that the attacks were no longer so wasteful but still achieved the same effect.
There are not many plants on the Gobi, and the field of vision is wide. They are often very far away, so they will be discovered and warned by the perception system, so there is sufficient time to respond.
Cheng Lin witnessed with his own eyes a row of dozens of moving Populus euphratica-like trees being burned and cut off. He also saw a patch of wildflower petals spurting out like sharp knives, covering the entire area, and eventually being uprooted...
These dead bodies were also transported to the back of the team to be sampled and collected by those at the institute.
Cheng Lin's flank never even had a chance to take action.
After doing nothing like this for several hours, when it got dark and the command center announced that it was time to rest and eat in place, Cheng Lin had not touched a single plant.
"Rest! Rest where you are!"
Someone shouted in 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 light-heat furnace from the storage ring and lit it, so "bonfires" lit up in the vast wilderness.
Cheng Lin sat down with the other monks in the flanking array.
At this moment, the huge fireball on the edge of the western sky has fallen, the red clouds have dispersed, and the air has become much cooler. Fortunately, the season in the projection seems to be midsummer, so it is not too cold.
"Crack."
Cheng Lin sat on the dirt floor that had been swept away by the flames and saw the photothermal furnace in front of him being turned on.
Then light and heat smeared across his front.
The monks nearby took out kettles and high-calorie food from the storage rings, ate slowly, and chatted.
In contrast, the physical and elemental monks in the distance who put in a lot of effort during the day looked more rough.
"When can we be replaced as the main force? We've been idle all afternoon, and we haven't achieved any merit..." A monk next to him swallowed a piece of compressed biscuit, choked and hurriedly drank some water.
, complained.
"Then we have to listen to the arrangements from above. However, I think we have to play our role next. Well, we will be out of the Gobi soon." Another person moved forward and pursed his lips.
Cheng Lin also looked over, quite agreeing with this in his heart.
Now, a group of people have arrived at the edge of the Gobi Desert. Well, the speed is a bit slow.
After all, I had just entered the projection, and even if the enemies I met temporarily had not survived several rounds of concentrated fire, I should not lose the caution. Some research and specimen collection also slowed down the progress.
After resting, we will probably go deep into the forest ahead.
Cheng Lin was thinking in his mind and didn't say anything. He just looked at the central command post and the monks in power armor walking over there.
There was no movement there all afternoon.
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In the front area of the center of the bonfire camp, the largest "photothermal furnace" is burning here, so it is also the most conspicuous.
The monks in the first division were either walking, sitting or lying 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, came over, attracting many people to say hello. The latter nodded slightly, then walked forward and stood next to the "bonfire", with his hands behind his back, looking towards the dark forest ahead.
That figure.
"Chief Shi, this is our analysis report." The glasses on the bridge of Wu Mingxun's nose reflected the shadow of the burning lamp, and he handed over a document in his hand.
Only then did Shi Shengcun realize that he was aware of the other party's arrival. He smiled apologetically and hurriedly took it, explaining: "I was thinking about something and was a little distracted. Thank you, Dean Wu, for your hard work."
"It should." Wu Mingxun smiled.
Then he saw Shi Shengcun reaching out to read the report, nodded, and asked: "The plants that were killed had extremely high spiritual energy concentrations?"
"Yes, it is much higher than on earth. It mainly refers to the sap in it. The purity is no less than our injections. Of course, this is only limited to those aggressive plants. There are no obvious abnormalities in ordinary ones. Well, we even make
We conducted an experiment and found that it can be drunk directly, has low toxicity, and 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 composition analysis cannot be done."
"That's enough, this is a very important discovery!" Shi Shengcun shook hands with Professor Wu and sent him away solemnly with eyes. He immediately handed the document to a team leader, and then turned his attention to the forest ahead again.
"Is there any danger ahead?" Suddenly, Liang Jing came over from not far away and asked in a low voice.
Shi Shengcun nodded, shook his head, and said with a smile: "How can this place be without danger?"
Seeing that Liang Jing was a little embarrassed, he said gently:
"It is indeed more dangerous than here. Obviously, many plants in this projection have powerful and strange powers, and the forest environment will only be stronger, so I am thinking about whether to change the way of exploration."
"What?"
"You see, the terrain used to be wide, so we could set up several layers of arrays and issue orders at the same time to conduct concentrated fire attacks. But when we enter the forest, the environment becomes cramped, the field of vision is restricted, and the personnel positions will be adjusted, so some changes must be made.
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After saying that, Shi Shengcun turned around after a pause:
"I will explore the path, and you will lead the team along the path I marked. This will be safer and more efficient."
Exploring the path? Liang Jing was stunned for a moment when he heard this word, and instinctively wanted to object.
But after thinking about the opponent's eighth-level combat power and perception ability, I couldn't seem to find a reason to stop him, so I could only nod my head.
Then he asked: "Do you need anything else?"
"Need," a smile suddenly appeared on Shi Shengcun's face, "I need an assistant, well, an assistant above the fifth level, with no shortcomings in all aspects."
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Next to the light-heating stove, while Cheng Lin was chewing a chocolate bar leisurely and chatting casually with other people, suddenly, he saw that the people next to him had closed their mouths and looked behind him.
Cheng Lin's eyes moved slightly, and when he turned around, he saw a monk from the First Division who he had never seen before walking over: "Are you Cheng Lin from the Ninth Division?"
The man's eyes scanned the surroundings and finally settled on him.
"Is something wrong?" Cheng Lin Zhuangruo asked casually.