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 " When Director Yang said this, he glanced at Ning Xiaofan and others meaningfully and said, "I think you should understand what I mean, right? Except for Lao Wang and Xiao Shanzi, who were still a little ignorant, 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, two Type 97 automatic rifles, five Type 5 pistols, and Ruoyu magazines came into view. The expressions of Ning Xiaofan, Fatty and others became complicated, gloomy, excited, and worried. and so on. Manager Yang's expression at this time was normal, and he smiled lightly: "You all distribute these self-defense equipment on your own, and I hope you won't have to use it during this prospecting. Of course, you must be on guard against others. With these equipment, once you encounter someone with bad intentions, You guys have some means of self-protection. That¡¯s all. I have a lot to do. You have to go back to Base 3 and get ready.¡± After speaking, Director Yang went to Ning Xiaofan. , Fatty and others shook hands and left the conference room "What a good thing" The two fatties were bright-eyed and started fiddling with a Type 97 automatic rifle in their hands. Looking at Hou San, Zhang Chun, and Chen Biao, each of them also has a gun. Judging from the movements of these people playing with guns, it is obvious that they are not novices. "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 it misfires?" Hou San smiled and said: "Don't worry, I have checked it, there is 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. Type 54 is very powerful, but the recoil is also very strong, the hit rate is low, and it is not very effective without some wrist strength. After the formula has been improved, it is obviously much easier to use, and the hit rate has also been improved a lot. These models use 8 mm caliber and have a magazine capacity, which is much easier to use than the 9 mm caliber model. The pistol is equipped with a holster, which can be hung under the ribs. According to custom, Ning Xiaofan hangs the pistol under the ribs. Fatty prefers the Type 97 assault rifle. However, a gun like this is 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 effects. After the tablets, signal meters, and weapons were all properly distributed, Ning Xiaofan opened the tablet first. After clicking on the route map, the computer connected with the signal meter to determine its coordinates and position. Then, Ning Xiaofan called Fatty, Monkey, Zhang Chun, and Chen Biao together to start studying the route. According to the map route display, 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 an unexplored branch road. These branch roads are all marked, and there are more than 40 in total. In theory, if these branch roads are connected, they will eventually reach Base No. 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 wireless network. In this way, a green display will appear 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 exploring the way in front, and Fatty was marching second, with Ning Xiaofan, Lao Wang, and Xiao Shanzi in the middle, and Fatty and Zhang Chun at the end. 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. . 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 mineThe road was bumpy and uneven, and the slope became steeper and steeper. If the mine road below were compared to a mountain road, then Ning Xiaofan and his party were 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 exploring the way 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 from Hou San. Ning Xiaofan and others couldn't help but feel their hearts sinking. 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 curse Hou San for being so surprised. . Turning the corner, there is a passage no more than a hundred meters long, about 7 meters high, which can accommodate 5 people walking side by side. When people stand in the passage, they can vaguely see a faint beam of light flickering at the end of the passage. ¡°Obviously, that 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. Looking around under the illumination of the helmet lamp, you can see stone milk, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains, stone flowers some are shaped like waterfalls, or shaped like animals, layer upon layer, dazzling, spectacular and magnificent. "It's so beautiful. Facing such an extremely beautiful landscape, this helmet light is obviously not enough to see. Ning Xiaofan and Fatty lingered among them. 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, a beam of light was seen flickering there, and then Hou San's figure was seen. 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 looked left and right with his tablet computer. "Fat brother, we didn't go 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 a little further, at least waist deep." When the fat man heard this, he said: " Sister, no one told us we were going to take the waterway. Who knows how long this waterway is? We wouldn¡¯t have just flowed through it, right? If we had known this, we should have prepared an inflatable raft before we came." As soon as the fat man finished speaking, Lao Wang on the side said hurriedly: "Fat brother, there is a raft. Supervisor Lan notified us to pick up the raft." "Oh, you brought an inflatable raft?" "Yes, Supervisor Lan asked me and Xiao Shanzi to pick up the logistics equipment. "At that time, there were inflatable rafts on the list, and I got them all," Lao Wang 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 higher-ups have already thought of this problem, so what are you waiting for? Take out the inflatable raft quickly." Lao Wang listened. Without saying much, he greeted 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. Each of the pickets 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 boats, Ning Xiaofan walked to an unopened aluminum alloy box and lifted it, but it didn't feel heavy. "What's in it?" Ning Xiaofan asked Lao Wang. "Mostly food, and some auxiliary tools, such as ropes, engineer shovels, pickaxes, energy-saving lamps, batteries, etc" Ning Xiaofan nodded. He also had these equipments. However, due to the heavy load, The equipment is limited and the preparations are 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 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.