After a short argument, Xiao Lin and the others finally stepped into the Sunset Canyon, although he himself did not have full confidence, but if he didn't want to die of thirst here, he could only find the supply station first.
The whole Sunset Canyon is V-shaped, the entrance is relatively narrow, after turning the first corner, the field of vision in front of you immediately becomes broader, looking from afar, the canyon meanders, the surrounding rocks are stacked on top of each other, with the twists and turns of the Grand Canyon, like a link, walking and dancing on the earth.
Although the heat was unbearable, clusters of plants grew between the crevices of the rock formations, and some even produced light red, thumb-sized wild fruits, despite Xiao Lin's repeated warnings, but some people couldn't help but taste one, and then within a few minutes, this unlucky guy covered his stomach and rolled on the ground in pain, his face was pale, and finally Xiao Lin could only knock him out first, hesitated, and let others take turns to help him continue to move forward.
This episode made the speed of the team even slower, and the water was consumed faster than expected, especially since many people did not know how to distribute the limited amount of water, and drank most of the pot in one go, and after only about two hours, about half of the people drank all the water.
The heat and thirst tormented many people, but there was no trace of the supply station that Xiao Lin said, and some people already regretted it: "Actually, we should go all the way with Wang Dalin, not to mention the others, the rear is the plain area, I also looked at the signs on the map, and the distribution of water sources is basically in that area." ” Xiao Lin glanced at the idiot's eyes and swept him, and said angrily: "Can you think of this, can't the garrison of the Thunder Kingdom think of it?"
The climate around here is very dry, and if you want to ensure the supply of water, the garrison's barracks must be built near the water source. ” "Why are you so sure that they can't escape, although I don't want to take risks, but Wang Dalin's words actually have some truth, the success rate is at least five or five, there is a risk, but as long as it is not discovered......"
"It's impossible!"
Xiao Lin sighed: "Have you noticed how the required mission is written, getting rid of the pursuit of the kingdom army, this is a prerequisite for the mission, which actually means that the enemy already knew that we were coming from the beginning. ” Xiao Lin scratched his hair with some distress: "I've been thinking about this since just now, this premise is very contradictory, if it is a complete simulation of real combat examples in history, then the enemy should only know about our existence after the exam begins." ” "How do they know?
There were no scouts like scouts. ” Xiao Lin spread his hands: "I don't understand it either, but if my guess is true, if I go over to reconnoiter now, I will purely look for death." ” "It's impossible, even if you find it by accident, just disperse and retreat......"
"Wolf cavalry."
Xiao Lin shook his head and interrupted the other party's words: "Didn't you read the information carefully, this garrison includes two infantry brigades and a wolf cavalry squadron. ” "What about the wolf cavalry, uh, okay......"
It was a dark-skinned man with a longbow on his back, but he was also honest, realizing that he was thinking too simply, and took the initiative to apologize to Xiao Lin.
Anyone with a little military common sense can understand how terrible the impact and speed of the cavalry in the plains are, Xiao Lin does not know the wolf cavalry as a troop, and it is not written in detail in the information, but he can't believe that their group of freshmen who have not even reached the black iron level can outrun the four legs of the cavalry on the plain with only two legs.
The man hesitated, and then asked, "If the garrison of the Thunder Kingdom is really prepared, with the advantage of cavalry, they may not be able to escape, why don't you remind them?"
” Xiao Lin smiled bitterly: "Wang Dalin definitely didn't expect this, but others may not have thought of it, all this is just my baseless speculation, to put it bluntly, this is still a risk." ” The others nodded approvingly, compared to Wang Dalin's radical approach, they appreciated Xiao Lin's steady conservatism, Xiao Lin's choice was based on the premise that his own side was discovered, in this case, entering the canyon to avoid the pursuit of the wolf cavalry was the best choice.
Xiao Lin glanced at Gu Xiaoyue slightly, this girl was also frowning at him, but her eyes were not very good, Xiao Lin smiled, he had to admit that Gu Xiaoyue's lifespan made him feel like a fish in his throat, and he couldn't approve of the risk at all, it was good to succeed, and he could complete optional tasks to get additional rewards, but if he failed, this girl only had 2 years left to live!
The man who spoke patted Xiao Lin on the shoulder and said, "My name is Lu Renyi, and I am taking a course in the direction of bows and arrows. ” The man was about thirty years old, and he was quite strong, and he seemed a little embarrassed to call the squad leader, and Xiao Lin didn't mind: "Call me by my name, Lu Renyi?"
If I'm not mistaken, your basic archery has reached lv2. ” "That's right, I randomly got a big knife in the entrance test, and I rushed out and killed only a few zombies before I was killed."
Lu Renyi nagged with a regretful face: "Later, I learned from the pain and felt that melee combat was too dangerous and easy to die, so I took a bow and arrow course. ” It turned out that he was afraid of death, Xiao Lin couldn't cry or laugh, there were far fewer people who took bow and arrow courses than people in spells and melee classes, Xiao Lin occasionally used his squad leader authority to check other people's skill information, and paid special attention to the few people in the class who chose bows and arrows.
Xiao Lin's explanation temporarily stabilized everyone's irritable mood, and after a short rest, the team moved forward again, if Xiao Lin's map was not wrong, they still had about half a day's journey to reach the location of the suspected supply station.
"This road seems to be a little far from the agreed meeting place."
Lu Renyi said suddenly, he also had a map drawn by hand in a hurry, and the drawing was very blurry, but he still vaguely felt it, but he didn't have any other ideas, just curious and asked.
"According to what Squad Leader Xiao just speculated, as long as those people are discovered, there is no possibility of retreating on the plain at all, there is no need to assemble in the first place, we just have to go on our own!"
Another girl helped Xiao Lin answer.
"That's right, just survive this mission!"
Lu Renyi didn't think too much about it, or these people who followed Xiao Lin were all aiming to survive as the ultimate goal of this exam.
Gu Xiaoyue threw a strange look at him again, but did not speak, Xiao Lin smiled slightly bitterly, his careful thinking may not be able to hide this girl.
Gu Xiaoyue was against setting up a meeting point, and Xiao Lin insisted on doing so, but the direction of the two people's considerations was actually the same, and they didn't think that Wang Dalin's group could really detect intelligence or even leave safely under the enemy's nose.
But Xiao Lin's conversation with Song Junlang the day before the exam made him think more, they are the invaders of this world, if the exam is almost 100% simulated, then it is not only the environment that is restored, their enemies may only be NPCs, but at least they are also very intelligent advanced NPCs.
The Thunder Kingdom they are facing this time also belongs to the human kingdom, not zombies without intelligence and reason, when the enemy catches a group of invaders of unknown origin, will they really be killed on the spot?
Xiao Lin put himself in his shoes, if he was the commander of an army and caught the spies or scouts of the invaders, he would definitely give priority to finding ways to dig out the information and intentions of the other party.
As for the method of obtaining information, torture or the use of special spells, the means are not important, anyway, Xiao Lin does not think that once Wang Dalin and those people are caught, they have the spirit of preferring to die and unyielding.
When Wang Dalin decided to take the initiative to carry out an investigation operation, it almost meant that their group of people would be 100% exposed.
Xiao Lin agreed to set up a meeting point, not to fool Wang Dalin and them, but to deliberately convey this information to the commander of the enemy's garrison through the captured students!