Lu Yuan dared not let everyone eat this untested food, since it was made from mutated organisms and it was unknown whether it contained any strange or unusual substances.
If ingesting this food causes illness, it would be a huge loss, since they currently have a relatively abundant supply of food in their dimensional space, which is sufficient to meet their needs.
Lu Yuan transported out all kinds of large excavation and exploration equipment. His daily work now involves traveling back and forth between the inside and outside of the dimensional space, delivering everything that everyone needs.
On the fifth day of exploration, large engineering equipment began to excavate the entire ground. The sand and soil here were so thick that it would be time-consuming, labor-intensive, and wasteful of manpower to excavate by hand. Therefore, using excavation equipment would be very efficient and would allow for a quick determination of whether the area was habitable.
On this day, Lu Yuan and the others had lunch together in the open space outside. The lighting facilities for the entire area had been installed, and the electricity they used was generated from large lead-acid batteries in the dimensional space.
These batteries weigh tens of tons and are enormous. The acid used inside is extracted from the body of a termite queen. The biggest advantage of this acid is that it allows for a full reaction.
In this dim world, this remote, abandoned city is brightly lit.
The flames burning in the distance were from the burning of these monster corpses. As for why he wanted to burn these monster corpses, Lu Yuan was mainly worried that the smell of blood from these corpses would attract more monsters to attack the camp, so burning the corpses was a better solution.
Lunch was very unpleasant because the wind and sand were quite strong, and every bite contained some sand, which made Lu Yuan feel helpless.
When will the exploration team be able to determine whether this place is suitable for building a city?
Lu Yuan was getting impatient; he wanted to move in with his people as soon as possible.
"Don't rush. We've only been here for five days. How could we possibly have explored the entire area? Besides, this place is quite large. It would probably take several days to explore it all!"
Lu Yuan couldn't help but sigh, then put his rice bowl aside and prepared to rest for a while.
At this moment, one of Zhou Tong's team members ran over.
"Captain Zhou, we've just discovered something!"
Zhou Tong put down his chopsticks, then looked at the other person and asked, "What happened?"
"We hunted down ten monsters, but when we went to look for their bodies, we only found three. The whereabouts of the other seven are unknown!"
Hearing this, Lu Yuan couldn't help but turn his head and look: "Are you sure you've killed the monster? These monsters are very resilient. Unless you hit their heads, they won't die easily!"
The team member looked at Lu Yuan seriously and nodded: "Mr. Lu, it's true. We just saw it clearly. We killed ten monsters, but we only found three!"
"That's strange. Could it be that other monsters carried away these corpses?"
Just then, the walkie-talkie in the team member's hand suddenly rang, so he quickly picked it up and answered.
"Some monster entrails have been found in the woods!"
After listening, Lu Yuan and Zhou Tong couldn't help but exchange a glance.
"Could it be that group?"
Zhou Tong then put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and said to the other person, "Take us to the scene immediately! Also, organize people to be on guard immediately, and do not let anyone ambush our people. From now on, this place is on emergency combat readiness!"
Upon hearing this, the teammate next to him immediately realized the urgency of the situation. He quickly saluted Zhou Tong and then picked up the walkie-talkie to relay Zhou Tong's words.
After arriving at the location where the monster's internal organs were found, Lu Yuan and Zhou Tong took a look and immediately determined that it must have been done by that group of people, because only they could have done it with such skill.
Lu Yuan looked through his night-vision binoculars into the forest but found nothing. He then turned to the soldier who had discovered the entrails and asked, "How long ago were these entrails discovered?"
"About half an hour ago!"
"Oh, half an hour? It seems the person has already escaped!"
Lu Yuan sighed softly and looked towards the depths of the forest. He had a vague feeling that this group of people were probably eyeing their camp or food, but Lu Yuan did not want to have any conflict with them.
"Old Zhou, why don't we make contact with their camp and see what they're up to? If they're the enemy, we can just attack them. If they're allies, we can give them some benefits so they won't bother us again!"
Zhou Tong nodded: "I agree with your point of view. Let's negotiate with them first and see what their attitude is. If they really intend to attack our camp, then I will definitely not let them get away with it."
If they're only after the monsters we've killed, then we can give them the meat for free, make friends, and it won't cost us anything. It'll also reduce our workload later.
After discussing it, the two decided to send a few people to make contact with them. However, no one knew the exact location of their camp, so they had to capture someone first to find their camp.
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