After a brief introduction, the Goblin Hunting Team 103, led by Nie Hongyi, piled into Nie Hongyi’s small pickup truck.
Nie Hongyi drove the pickup truck to the weapon and ammunition distribution point, where a soldier was already waiting to issue weapons. He acted as a temporary quartermaster.
This Goblin Hunting Team was designated Goblin Hunting Team 103 by Chu Shi.
"Goblin Hunting Team 103 is here to collect firearms," announced Cai Yangyun, the captain of Goblin Hunting Team 103.
The quartermaster replied, "Goblin Hunting Team 103. You're here. The firearms and ammunition are ready. It's right over there."
There were five boxes next to him.
Cai Yangyun, the captain of Goblin Hunting Team 103, went to open the five boxes. Four of them contained primarily machine guns and ammunition, while the fifth box held two small drones.
Goblin Hunting Team 103 had a total of six members. The number of machine guns in the boxes matched their team size.
"Go and transport the equipment to the vehicles."
The other members of Goblin Hunting Team 103, led by Cai Yangyun, came over and loaded all the firearms and ammunition onto the small pickup truck.
The small pickup truck had a cargo bed in the back.
As the ammunition boxes were being moved, another team arrived to collect ammunition.
The captain of the other team announced, "We are Goblin Hunting Team 102, here to collect ammunition."
Cai Yangyun of Goblin Hunting Team 103 asked curiously, "Hello, 102. We're team 103. How many goblin hunting teams are there?"
The captain of Team 102 replied, "I don't know either. But it's definitely not 103 teams."
Just then, another vehicle arrived, also with six people on board.
"We are Goblin Hunting Team 101. We're here to collect firearms."
The quartermaster pointed to the last five boxes of firearms and said, "The last firearms are here. That's it. Don't guess anymore. There are only three goblin hunting teams in total."
All three teams had the same mission.
Therefore, when they arrived at the next mission location according to the instructions, thirty small pickup trucks were already waiting. Many people were sitting in these trucks; they were the lumberjack squads. The three goblin hunting teams were tasked with protecting them.
Following that, the three hunting teams, in numerical order, positioned themselves: one team at the front, one in the middle for support, and the last one at the rear to oversee the overall situation.
The convoy rumbled towards the goblin forest to the south.
Simultaneously, another group of people received different orders.
Several vehicles drove up to the stream that the lumberjack squad had just passed.
This team was equipped with water-drilling equipment.
"Everyone, unload the equipment."
Half an hour later, they assembled the equipment. It turned out to be a well-drilling rig.
"This stream is too small, and the water flow is insufficient. That's why we were ordered to drill a well here. There's definitely enough groundwater at this location. Start the drilling machine."
The drill bit of the drilling machine began to spin, plunging deeper and deeper.
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Goblin Hunting Team 103 was responsible for rear guard duty. By the time Goblin Hunting Team 103 reached the goblin forest, Team 101 and Team 102 were already clearing out the surrounding goblins.
Cai Yangyun of Goblin Hunting Team 103 declared, "We can't fall behind either. Let's start clearing out the goblins around us."
The six members of Goblin Hunting Team 103 disembarked with their machine guns and moved out.
Nie Hongyi, carrying a machine gun, followed the captain behind the lumberjack team.
Cai Yangyun deployed the small drone to survey the surroundings.
"The goblins in the vicinity have been cleared by the first two teams. We will advance another hundred meters to eliminate the remaining goblins. We are responsible for the right flank."
"Yes!"
Nie Hongyi followed Cai Yangyun towards the right.
After walking about ten meters, they saw several goblins lying dead on the ground.
The team had entered the forest. There were some small shrubs around, making it difficult for vehicles to pass, but people could still move easily. The sunlight was blocked by the trees, preventing the undergrowth from growing too dense.
After advancing another fifty meters, the members of Team 103 spotted over a dozen goblins charging towards them.
Nie Hongyi raised his binoculars to observe them and noticed that several goblins were holding stones in their claws.
"They're throwing goblins."
Cai Yangyun, captain of Team 103, shouted, "Throwing goblins can attack from a distance. Eliminate them immediately!"
The members of Team 103 immediately raised their machine guns and opened fire on the goblins a hundred meters away.
"Rattatatat!"
After a burst of gunfire, all the goblins were eliminated.
Then, Team 103 continued to advance.
Nie Hongyi suddenly remembered something important. He said, "We've ventured deep into the forest. Will our lumberjack companions behind us be ambushed by goblins?"
"Don't worry, the lumberjack teams are also armed. And as long as we clear out the goblins around us, we can ensure their safety. Continue to eliminate the goblins ahead. The drone indicates another group of goblins three hundred meters ahead. Advance and eliminate them."
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Behind them, the lumberjack team had also begun felling trees.
This time, their cutting tools had been upgraded. They were no longer using entrenching tools but chainsaws.
With the power of the chainsaws, the felling speed was rapid.
The felled trees were trimmed, then hoisted onto the small pickup trucks.
After being loaded with sufficient weight of wood, the pickup trucks began to return.
Besides the driver, a person armed with a gun sat in the passenger seat of the wood-hauling pickup trucks.
If they encountered any goblins or magical beasts on the road, the person in the passenger seat would shoot them.
The first vehicle transporting wood returned to the camp near the portal without encountering any magical beasts or goblins.
Su Han looked at the first returning truck and said, "Wood. What is this wood for?"
Chu Shi replied, "Wood has many uses. We'll bring it back first. Some of the scarce materials can be replaced with wood."
After the wood was transported back, it immediately began to be processed.
A complete set of wood processing equipment transformed the logs into wooden planks.
Just as Su Han thought these planks were for building wooden houses to live in, the planks were actually being laid down in front of the portal. A path made of planks slowly extended and grew longer.
Su Han observed and finally understood. The grass in front of the portal had developed two tire tracks due to the hundreds of small pickup trucks passing over it. If it wasn't reinforced, the speed of vehicles entering tomorrow would decrease.
"So, this wood is mainly for paving the road."
"Of course. For now, we'll use wood to pave the road. Later, we'll use cement to build a proper road for transporting supplies."