"Without a regional map, exploration is indeed much slower."
After entering through the door, Lin Yue found himself in a cramped room.
Even after opening the exploration map, it only showed the places he had been.
As soon as Bai entered, it let out a "Gawu" towards the back, leaving Lin Yue somewhat puzzled.
"Whatās wrong with the shelter in the back? Enemies?" he asked.
"Gawu!" Bai nodded at Lin Yue, then looked at the door again.
"Mutant creatures?"
Bai shook its head.
"Humans?"
Bai nodded.
Enemies, and theyāre human.
Even though there were Little Ice Lizards by the shelter, he couldnāt be completely at ease.
"Are there many of them?"
"Gawu." Bai shook its head again.
Lin Yue pondered for a moment, then pushed the stone door open again and returned to the shelter.
He couldnāt underestimate them just because there were few in number.
After all, now was different from before. When the so-called "Storm Clan" last attacked the shelter, itās said those bastards even streamed it live, and perhaps everyone knew the general layout of the shelter.
Although the shelter had changed a lot since then, from a single-walled structure to a double-walled one, walls remained walls.
Moreover, Little Ice Lizards had appeared in front of so many people back then, and when he once accidentally rescued a bunch of survivors, one of them even took a picture of him, a picture he later found online, showing him holding an M19 with Bai standing next to him.
This picture not only demonstrated his combat ability and strength to the entire group and even other survivors worldwide, but also exposed his combat power to everyone.
What was exposed would also become something raiders wanting to attack the shelter would study.
A common saying goes, "A man without sin, his possessions make him guilty."
Being number one in the group, number one globally, itās believed no one isnāt envious.
There would also certainly be jealousy, envy, or even those wanting to claim this vast resource as their own.
Having constantly put a large amount of vegetables, fruits, and liquor on the trading platform, itās only natural he would be a focal point of attention.
This wasnāt surprising. On the contrary, the long period of peace beforehand made Lin Yue feel uneasy.
Now, hearing Bai say there were human enemies outside, Lin Yue actually felt a bit relieved.
This was normal.
Before the storm strikes, thereās always calm, and Lin Yue didnāt think any enemy would be foolish enough to attack his shelter with just a few people.
Lin Yue didnāt remove his gear but immediately went to the first floor of the shelter and climbed the ladder to the rooftop.
He took out the highest magnification telescope, but couldnāt see anything around him.
"Bai, which direction are the enemies?"
"Gawu!" Bai looked towards the northwest, Lin Yue looked again in that direction, but still found nothing.
On the ground, there was only a layer of short grass like a carpet, and the vibrant yet highly toxic flowers of the Mad Poison Herb.
The high-magnification sighting scope in his hand was top-notch, but it still revealed no clues on the ground.
Could these people be hiding behind the hills or...?
Built an underground shelter?
Indeed, these incoming enemies werenāt simple.
Compared to the previous two groups, this one felt like dealing with kindergartners.
Perhaps these werenāt raiders but survivors!
Yet it was also possible they were just passing survivors or those interested in the giant creatureās remains.
Though the likelihood of that was pathetically low.
He climbed down from the roof, retrieved the Little Jiang N300RTK UAV from the warehouse, which had been stored untouched since he found and charged it in the safe.
Speaking of which, Lin Yue hadnāt experimented with this droneās performance to see if it was as outstanding as claimed.
This time, however, was a good opportunity to test its strength.
Lin Yue walked into the living room, unplugged a Tang Wei phone from the charger.
This phone was acquired from a large backpack he found in the Secret Realm yesterday.
At that time, he found a total of 27 phone boxes.
In the end, from these boxes, he got a total of 35 phones, most brand new from a well-known brand, but without chargers, Lin Yue couldnāt power them on.
The rest appeared new on the outside, but the system labeled them as damaged. Lin Yue eventually disassembled and integrated some of the phones, ending up with a brand-new Tang Wei phone, which he then charged up.
He powered on the phone; the system booted quickly. Lin Yue connected it to the UAV via Bluetooth and then did the frequency setup and other operations.
After rechecking the memory cardās integrity, Lin Yue took it back up to the rooftop.
If the sighting scope couldnāt capture the flat ground, how about using the droneās "three-dimensional vision"?
Overlooking the earth, no matter if they were hiding behind a hill or had dug an underground shelter, they couldnāt escape the droneās filming!
Buzz buzz buzz...
The propeller started, fan blades stirred the air, and the drone gracefully lifted from Lin Yueās hand, hovering in the air.
Bai was quite amazed watching the little contraption take off.
Whether it was a mining dog or now this drone that could fly, they made Bai sense a mysterious force.
"Bai, this is technology. Humans canāt fly, so they invent things that can. Be it the small drone over there or this controllable UAV, they were invented for this purpose."
Lin Yue patiently explained to a curious Bai. Little Meng also edged closer, listening to Lin Yue and mimicking Bai with nods.
Though Lin Yue didnāt think Little Meng could understand it as Bai did.
Baiās intelligence seemed inborn. While of the same Ice Lizard species, Bai appeared smarter than the rest, and after evolving a second time, its brain capacity had increased significantly, making it better at accepting new things.
As for Little Meng, Lin Yue felt that even if it evolved a second time, it likely couldnāt match Bai.
Lin Yue looked at the controller in his hand. After connecting it to the phone, he could directly observe what the UAV was filming through his phone, and the camera of the near-silent drone was of ultra-high definition.
He controlled the UAV to fly nearly three to four hundred meters high, ascending continuously, noticing the phone images revealing more details of the desert below.
"At such a height, it would be hard to spot this UAV even if looking up."
The bottom and sides of the UAV were sky blue. Even if someone looked up, theyād find it blended into the sky.
Combined with its almost silent propeller sounds, it was hard to detect at such heights.
"So, even if I control it for reconnaissance, it shouldnāt raise any alarms..." Lin Yue directed it straight towards the northwest.
The images on the phone kept changing. Lin Yue also noticed the image could be zoomed in or out freely, and photos could also be taken.
He fiddled with it for a while, getting completely familiar with the controls.
The images moved forward continuously as Lin Yue observed every abnormal object on the ground.
Finally, he spotted something unusual behind a small hill in the northwest.
"Found it... quite cunning indeed."