Chapter 426 Blockade Crisis

really.

The thing in the picture looks exactly like a bat if you ignore the monkey that looks like an old man.

While everyone was thinking deeply, Liang Xin'an said: "Three points can be concluded from the existing information."

"First of all, this thing has never appeared in Wuwang Sea before. Leader Kong and Fan Daniu have already confirmed this. There should be no dispute."

Kong Xiangdong and Fan Daniu both nodded when they heard this.

As people who have been sailing in the Wuwang Sea for many years, they know very well what kind of creatures there are in this snowy field.

So it's certain this giant bat has never been seen before.

After all, if such a strange creature had existed in the northern snowfields before, they would not have known about it.

"The second point is that this big bat has an extremely weird ability. It can block a person's perception and control the person's body. This is not the most important thing."

"The most important thing is that it seems to be able to create an area that is isolated from people's perception and attention. Anything that happens in this area is difficult for the outside world to detect, even if it is close at hand."

"That's why there were no signs at all in the two previous disappearances. There was nothing left except a trace of dragging on the ground."

Everyone's expressions were a little solemn.

Because this ability is really weird.

Controlling people's perception and body is okay, but the ability to create an area out of thin air that blocks people's perception and attention is simply incredible.

If this were used on the battlefield, it would be a nightmare.

Imagine that the comrade who was fighting alongside you just now suddenly disappears, and you don't notice anything unusual.

Then a strange creature appeared next to you, and when it attacked you, others couldn't notice anything strange either.

What a desperate situation that must be.

Regardless of the lethality of this method, the blow to morale alone is fatal.

Fortunately, what Liang Xin'an said next made everyone relax a little.

"The third point, and the only good news is that this creature should only be strong in weird abilities, and its actual combat power is not very high, otherwise it would not be broken by this brother Fan's punch."

After listening to Liang Xin'an's summary, everyone present nodded secretly.

Regardless of anything else, after such an analysis, the situation has become much clearer, at least it is no longer as dark as before.

Then Kong Xiangdong frowned and said, "The question is how to prevent this thing? You know, lanterns have been lit all over the camp, but in the end, we still can't stop this thing from attacking."

"That's because the lighting range of these lanterns is limited!" Liang Xin'an said.

"Through Brother Fan's narration just now, we know that this big bat is flying in mid-air, and the light of the lantern is basically pointing downwards, so naturally it has no effect."

"Is that true?" Kong Xiangdong couldn't help but admire Liang Xin'an's keen insight, and then asked.

"So what do we do?"

"Of course there's nothing we can do if it's someone else, but don't forget what we do!"

Speaking of this, Liang Xin'an turned to look at Huang Liang.

"Senior Brother Huang, I'm going to trouble you next."

Huang Liang smiled and said, "Don't worry, this little thing is not worth mentioning at all."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Kong Xiangdong was a little confused as to what Liang Xin'an and Huang Liang were planning to do, but this confusion was soon solved.

In just half an hour, Huang Liang pushed a small cart into the tent.

"This is a mobile lighting vehicle that I just developed with a few juniors from the Astronomical Engineering Department. Fill it with kerosene from here, and then light the cotton twist to light it."

Huang Liang then demonstrated, and sure enough, a huge flame appeared on the makeshift car made of wood, illuminating the huge tent.

Kong Xiangdong circled the lighting truck a few times, then raised his head in confusion.

"It's quite bright, but what if it's windy outside? And it's no different from a lantern. It can't light up the night sky at all!"

Huang Liang smiled and said, "Leader Kong, please be patient. Since it was developed by me and a few junior brothers, naturally it won't be that simple."

As he spoke, Huang Liang took out another wooden box. After opening it, there was a huge crystal cover inside.

"In fact, this simple thing should be made of glass, but there was really no time, so we had to use expensive natural crystals to make it on the fly."

Huang Liang put the cover on the roof of the car as he spoke, and in an instant, the light in the tent increased by at least one degree.

The most important thing is that a huge and bright aperture also appeared on the top of the tent.

Not only that, Huang Liang used his hand to move a device on the cover, and the aperture slowly moved accordingly.

"I have calculated that as long as eight such lighting trucks patrol according to specific routes, the entire camp can be covered in all directions without blind spots." Huang Liang said confidently.

Kong Xiangdong became excited instantly, "Then when can we make other lighting vehicles?"

"Don't worry, when I came, those junior brothers were working non-stop. The key is that this thing is not difficult. This first one is made of crystal for testing, and the others can be made with ice cubes. , at most, just change it every day.”

really.

For the Tiangong Department, who are used to making all kinds of large-scale machinery, such a lighting vehicle is not difficult to make, so the remaining seven were made in just over two hours.

The most critical component, the light guide, was also made of ice according to Huang Liang's instructions.

When the eight lighting vehicles appeared in the camp and illuminated the entire night sky, it also caused a lot of commotion among the people in the camp.

What happened to Fan Daniu had already spread. Although those people were not in danger of life, they were too frightened and could not get out of bed in a short time.

This also made the sensitive nerves in many people's hearts more tense.

Although no one dared to say it openly, the discussion in private has never stopped.

"Hey, have you heard that Fan Daniu almost died?"

"I heard it a long time ago. It was said that a big bat did it. I wonder how big a bat it must be to drag so many people away without anyone noticing."

"What bat? I heard that it was a flying monkey, and this monkey can talk, and it likes to eat human brains the most. At that time, Fan Daniu was almost blown off the top of his head, so he tried his best to resist."

"I also heard from the old man that such monkeys are formed by the condensation of resentment, and they are here to seduce people's souls. They are extremely powerful."

For a while, there were all kinds of things said. The camp could no longer be described as panic-stricken. It was simply shrouded in a ghostly atmosphere.

Under such circumstances, the appearance of these eight lighting vehicles naturally caused quite a stir.

Especially, the night sky that was illuminated gave people a full sense of security, and the originally panicked hearts gradually calmed down.

It must be said that Liang Xin'an's proposal really hit the point.

After these lighting vehicles appeared, there were indeed no disappearances in the camp in the next few days.

People's hanging hearts finally gradually let go.

But just as people were rejoicing, in the big tent in the center, Kong Xiangdong, Jing Rou, Huang Liang and Liang Xin'an sat together, with unprecedented solemn expressions on their faces.

"Are you sure our camp is blocked?" Jing Rou couldn't help asking.

Kong Xiangdong nodded solemnly, "Yes, because according to convention, the supply caravan should have arrived yesterday, but there is still no news until today."

"Is it possible that this supply caravan had an accident on the way, so that the date was delayed?" Jing Rou said.

"Impossible, first of all, this is already the edge of the northern snowfield, there is not much danger, and secondly, even if this kind of supply caravan is generally divided into three teams to act, in order to prevent accidents and annihilation of the whole army."

"As for the delay date..." Kong Xiangdong paused, then continued.

"In the Northern Snow Plain, no one dares to joke about time, because a day is often the difference between life and death, so those who want to do this business must regard the date as more important than their lives."

"And the caravan I cooperated with is an experienced old business. No matter what accidents they encountered over the years, they have never been delayed. Now they suddenly have no news, which can only prove that they are all in trouble."

"But you can't be sure that we are blocked!" Jing Rou asked unwillingly, and Huang Liang and Liang Xin'an also listened quietly.

Although they are members of the Mechanical Sect, their experience in the Northern Snow Plain is not richer than that of ordinary people, so they must ask Kong Xiangdong.

Kong Xiangdong sighed, "Because I had secretly sent people out to investigate yesterday, but... no one returned."

In an instant, the faces of the people in the room became even uglier.

For them, a real fight is not scary, but the feeling of not being able to see where the enemy is and having to passively defend is too awkward.

The previous disappearance incident was like this, but I didn't expect that just after solving this problem, such a thing would happen again.

"How long can the reserves in the camp last?" Liang Xin'an asked in a deep voice.

"The food and drinks are still sufficient, but there is not much kerosene for lighting. This caravan is mainly for us to deliver kerosene, and this happened."

After listening to Kong Xiangdong's words, even Huang Liang, who was the most patient, couldn't sit still at this time.

Because everyone knows what kerosene means to the camp now.

Once the kerosene is cut off and the camp falls into darkness, there is no need for foreign enemies to invade, and the collapse of morale alone is enough for everyone to drink a pot.

"I'll think about it later and see if I can minimize the consumption of kerosene while ensuring brightness." At this time, Huang Liang could only make this statement.

No one said anything.

Because everyone understands that this is just a psychological comfort.

After all, no matter how much improvement is made, kerosene must be consumed.

As for changing to other fuels.

Let alone the fact that the brightness of coal after burning is not enough, that thing is used by people for heating. Once this reserve is consumed, even without the ghost monkey's sneak attack, the cold alone can freeze people to death.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Liang Xin'an suddenly said: "I have an idea."

"What idea?" Kong Xiangdong asked immediately.

"Before, we lit eight lighting vehicles to cover the entire camp, but this is too wasteful."

"Now that kerosene is used less, it is better to gather people together. This way, we can prevent sneak attacks and reduce the consumption of lighting vehicles."

No one had any objection to this proposal.

However, Huang Liang was older and more mature, so he added: "Remember to handle this process more naturally, especially don't reveal the news that the camp has been blocked and isolated, so as to avoid unnecessary commotion."

"Don't worry, I know my limits." Kong Xiangdong said.

In fact, the seafarers under his command and the disciples of the Mechanical Sect are not bad, but the key is the others who stayed.

Most of these people are seafarers from other forces, and some even have their leaders staying.

They either wanted to follow Kong Xiangdong to resist the enemy out of loyalty or wanted to fish in troubled waters to see if there was any benefit to be gained, but they didn't expect to encounter such a thing.

Once these people know the inside story, it is easy to cause riots.

Once the formation is in chaos, the camp is probably over.

Kong Xiangdong acted very quickly and quickly gathered people together. Then, in the name of preventing sneak attacks and saving fuel resources, they gathered people in several large tents in the central area.

In this regard, except for a few people who had some complaints, the others basically obeyed and did it.

After all, compared with the inconvenience of sleeping in a large bunk bed, one's own life is the most important.

After people gathered together, the task that originally required eight lighting vehicles to complete now only required three.

The consumption of kerosene was reduced by more than half.

But it is not a solution to always eat up the mountain like this, after all, the kerosene will run out one day.

If Zhao Ya had not brought people here before then, wouldn't he be waiting to die?

For this reason, Liang Xin'an suggested that he planned to go out of the camp to explore the situation outside.

Jing Rou agreed without hesitation: "Count me in!"

Then he said to Huang Liang and Kong Xiangdong: "Captain Kong, Senior Brother Huang, you two stay here to guard the camp, Xin An and I will go outside to see what's going on."

Huang Liang did not stop him, but nodded solemnly: "Then you two must be careful."

"Don't worry, I have a real thing with me, I want to see what can survive the bombardment of this thing."

Jing Rou took out an extra-large hand cannon from his leather bag.

This thing is called a gun, but it is almost the same as a cannon.

Not only that, Jing Rou has prepared a bag full of items such as flares and thunderbolts.

If there is really a strange thing that dares to attack, Jing Rou guarantees that he will give the other party a big "surprise".

Huang Liang also made an improved version of the lighting vehicle, which can not only illuminate, but also has places to set up machine crossbows and firearms, and key parts are also well defended.

After completing all the preparations, Liang Xin'an and Jing Rou pushed the lighting vehicle and left the camp under the gaze of everyone.