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They all looked at the map in front of them and pondered. There are many military bases and stations on the map, showing irregular starfalls, all of which are marked with numbers, and highway lines marked with black dotted lines are like blood vessels and veins.

But the map was last written thirty years ago. This means that the data was mapped by professionals 30 years ago. The highways in the desert map are represented by dotted lines, which are also unique features of the desert landform.

The temperature difference between day and night is very difficult to cause strong winds, and the smooth grains of sand that have been worn away for many years are like invisible seawater, and they rush over the sand sea under the force of the wind, and the crescent-shaped chain of sand dunes connected by them is a moving wave. The landscape of the desert changes slightly every year, and in the case of a desert black dust storm, this change takes only a few days.

And the highway built in it is also in danger of being swallowed by the sea of sand at any time. The edge of the desert may not be obvious, but as you go deeper, the sand dunes beneath your feet may be the stations marked on the map.

The official map is supposed to be rotated every five years, and the blueprint in their hands that looks brand new is already a few versions old.

"How long are you going to go?" Gustin was always the first to speak, he put the map away in his backpack, then looked around at the faces of the crowd and said, "Even if the contents of the map are too old, it is now our only way out." ”

Everyone nodded, and the map was as important as the compass.

Then his voice did not stop: "Everyone has seen the map almost as much as possible, and how many military headquarters stations or supply stations there are on it, you should also know in your heart." And how many of them are still in operation, we all don't know. So in order not to be planted on the same route together, I think after we split into three teams, we should choose as little overlap as possible on the routes. One is that we don't know if these stations are still there, and the other is that there are many supplies inside, which also needs to be considered. ”

"Finally, the three of us should agree on a code. According to the information given by the military school, the recent scope of our target 'oil head' Nolida is in the Gerun Oasis. I don't think everyone will be in the same state when they get there, so in order to ensure contact at that time, there should be an agreed password password. ”

"Gulika. It was Leigh Hill's feminine voice, and at this time, he stood aside and spoke, "That's the code." And where we met? Do any of you know the specifics of the Gerun Oasis?"

Leigh looked at everyone's faces, his eyes were deep and dark, and that was the meaning of play. The answer was silence.

"Since there aren't any, let's agree to meet next to the tallest building in the Gerun Oasis. The night of the full moon is thirteen days later, so the time of our meeting is sixteen days later. In the evening of that time, we met with a code. Leigh said what he was going to do, and everyone nodded in agreement.

Then the atmosphere around changed tone again. That's because of Gustin's words.

"I wanted to go right away, and my team needed to bring five hydration bags per person. Because there was no food, they had to hunt the nocturnal animals in the desert to satisfy their hunger. And a few days ago on the outskirts of the desert, there will be a little bit of plants, which is also a source of food. If you're lucky, you can come across a station that's still in operation, and that's the easiest thing you can do with money. The cold of the night is not as cold as the temperature of training in the military school, and it is the best weather condition for the road. The high temperature of the desert at noon is deadly. ”

He hung five water bags on his body, all of which were three liters, so that he could ensure that he had enough water for the first few days, and also did not let the weight of the water bags affect his usual speed. Most of the time to travel is in the evening and early morning, and noon is used to rest and recuperate. But thinking about the efficiency and effectiveness of rest is definitely very bad.

"If you want to join me, you can follow me now. Gustin was ready, and he stood in front of the hallway, and Crichens, of course, took his things and waited aside.

One after another of the twenty people came out, and finally when Gustin and the team left first, only twelve people remained in the basement.

"I want to go it alone. "It's one of the few female members of the team, and she's in the shorter category. She also carried several hydration bags on her back, which were hung in front of her as a repeating magazine-type gun. She stepped forward, drew her predetermined route on the map spread out on the tin box, put on her mask, and disappeared from everyone's attention in a few steps.

The rest of the people also prepared silently, and then two more people chose to go it alone. When the time came to one o'clock in the morning, Riya left with the four of them and set out on the way to the Gerun Oasis.

Kasia stayed at the end, and he originally wanted to go alone, so that he could avoid a lot of trouble. But thinking of the dangers hidden under the yellow sand in the desert at all times, he finally decided to go with the remaining three, which was Kara's team.

However, Kara did not have the slightest intention of setting off now, and she put the sniper rifle in her arms on the iron box and began to disassemble and maintain it, removing the dust that had been stained in the desert.

So the last two resolutely formed a group of two people after getting Kara's answer of "starting tomorrow", and hit the road with water bags and equipment on their backs. They didn't even draw the route when they left, and they must have been angry.

"I knew I was with Gustin or Leigh. The voices of the two men came from the darkness of the hallway, and through the sloping passage they could see the black shadows they had left and a corner of the dark blue sky that was fading in color.

"Aren't you leaving?" the silence that had gathered for a while was broken. Kara assembled the sniper rifle parts one by one, and the movements were familiar and fluid. As if peeling an apple, the slow but precise and graceful movement pulls out an uninterrupted and even peel from end to end.

"I wanted to go alone, but after thinking about it, it's good to have a few partners. But I didn't expect 、、、、、、" Kasia sat on another box, his voice echoing through the empty basement.

"I didn't expect that I would use this way to drive away people who should be companions and comrades-in-arms? I didn't interrupt as a captain, but the assignment of this captain was said by one person, and I didn't nod. Silence does not mean approval. Carla smiled, wrapping her sniper rifle in cloth and carrying it along with her bulging backpack. Then it was filled with a lot of water bags, and a man carried the water bags there and measured them for a while, and finally chose the number of Gustin, five. Gustin's choice of the number of hydration bladders was not a random decision.

"Do you want to go? I think it's nice to have a few companions, though you're the only one left in the end. "Carla is fully ready, wearing a mask.

Kasia put on her backpack and walked out of the basement without forgetting to turn off the high-pressure mercury lamp.

The wind outside finally stopped at this time, and the grit "snorted" under the feet. There was no cover from the yellow sand, and the light of the crescent moon made the sand under the sky a little dull and pale. The two rows of footprints behind him can be seen in the distance, and the shadow of the old station has long disappeared among the undulations of the sand dunes.

Kasia's current destination is another station, nearly seventy kilometers away from the old station, where there may be some food.

But after setting off for so long, the two of them hurried close to the speed of a trot, and there was still yellow sand in front of them, with no sign objects visible. At the same time, the sky has begun to appear white, and the temperature around it is rising rapidly, and it is about to dawn.