Chapter 68: Chapter 59: Batteries, Concealment, Beast Horde, Rift Valley

The electric car leaving Oasis Town slowly moved along the rocky slope on the right side of the avenue.

Due to a slope of twenty to thirty degrees, the speed was cut by more than half when going uphill, leaving only two kilometers per hour.

This is also a major flaw of the electric car without a power reserve system.

In other words, an electric car with added photovoltaic power is just the basic means of transportation; it doesn’t possess the off-road attributes for the wild, and can only stay within Oasis Town, travel on the flat Oasis Avenue, follow the main team, and keep moving forward.

This type of vehicle is also called a passive electric car, large in size but light in weight, with low kinetic energy.

To enhance power intensity, solely relying on the real-time energy provided by photovoltaic panels is far from sufficient. Additional energy must be added to increase the input power.

Therefore, storage batteries form the last and most expensive piece of the complete electric car puzzle.

A small battery installed on a bicycle can upgrade a human-powered pedaled bike into an electric bike, easily reaching speeds of twenty to thirty kilometers per hour.

Back then, after Lin Feng and his group completed the wolf hunting mission, they were attacked by a squad from Nongzhuang Village riding electric motorcycles on their way to Holy Spring Village to deliver the task with twenty-one wolf carcasses.

Fortunately, the distance between villages in Oasis Town was close enough, Lin Feng pedaled hard to reach a speed of over twenty miles per hour, and with the help of the Holy Spring Village guards, they narrowly escaped a crisis.

Otherwise, if the distance were just a few kilometers more, Lin Feng’s squad’s armored tricycle would have been shot to pieces.

In the face of electric propelling, manpower is trivial.

Earlier, when setting out for the wolf hunting mission, Lin Feng also saw Evolvers leading their Desert Hunting Team, driving a small four-seater electric car, speeding away from the slow-moving Fifth Village at sixty miles per hour, racing across the wilderness.

At that moment, he longed from the depths of his heart.

And now, seeing the uphill struggle of the passive electric car, Lin Feng had secretly decided that after returning this time, he must purchase more than ten sets of batteries to be installed in the car, enabling it to reach speeds no less than thirty or forty miles per hour.

Capable of free galloping across the wasteland.

The car creaked as it crawled over the hundred-meter-long slope. The downhill journey was much lighter; however, to prevent violent bumps from losing control, the experienced Liu Mingfei opted to descend diagonally to avoid large piles of stones, slowly going downhill.

After successfully descending, and driving another kilometer, they encountered their cooperative hunting partner for this journey, the Duncan Squad.

At the back of their electric car, they were pulling two carts. One was filled with supplies, covered with a black cloth, and the other housed a special iron cage Lin Feng had seen before, which also contained supplies both inside and out.

Their electric car was larger than Lin Feng’s squad, and even though it dragged so much stuff, the speed was not slow at all, indicating that the power was very sufficient.

Lin Feng estimated that they should have installed storage batteries, but the quantity wouldn’t be too many, providing some additional thrust.

After encountering each other, Lin Feng got out of the co-pilot seat, stood on the iron plank corridor beside the car, and waved his hand:

“Hey! Are you leading the way?”

Although Lin Feng already knew the location of the Desolate Beast gathering from the map given by Father Su An, it was the major reliance and secret of the squad, and also the basis for independent hunting thereafter.

There was no need to expose it.

Such a detailed map on the uninhabited wasteland was like a signal light guiding the way, valued higher than batteries.

After hearing Lin Feng’s call and inquiry, Lisa, sitting in the co-pilot seat of the Duncan Squad electric car, rolled down the window and said to Liu Mingfei and Lin Feng:

“Follow us, the herd of Rock-Horned Horses has advanced dozens of kilometers, we need to hurry up!”

Having said this, their driver hit the gas, quickly advancing at a speed of three to four kilometers per hour.

Luckily, Lin Feng’s squad’s electric car had upgraded photovoltaic panels, and after repairs, it also had a maximum speed of five kilometers per hour, barely able to keep up with the Duncan Squad’s pace.

Lin Feng returned to the co-pilot seat, Ding Yi, Liu Qian, and Chen Shanshan were sitting in the back row, with the Divine Dog sleeping beneath the seat all the way.

Ah Lian and Ah Ming were lying on the bunk bed in the rear compartment, conserving their state and strength.

Looking at the electric car ahead, Liu Qian put away the Hunting Wasteland Notes and said:

“The fastest speed of the Rock-Horned Horse can reach thirty to forty kilometers per hour, equivalent to ten meters per second. But this speed can only be maintained for three to four kilometers and is used for escaping the pursuit of hunters.”

“The normal migration speed of the entire herd is usually less than two kilometers per hour, advancing half a meter per second.”

“Primarily to take care of the herd’s young and new generation, and this speed consumes the least energy.”

Lin Feng nodded. This knowledge was briefly introduced by Chen Shanshan when hunting the Level 9 Rock-Horned Horse:

“The direction in which the Duncan Squad is heading aligns with the map’s indicated location of the Desolate Beast gathering.”

“Seems like we are not going the wrong way.”

Then Liu Qian suddenly asked:

“The supplies they brought seem to be a bit much. With a team of six, it’s just a hunt for a group of Rock-Horned Horses; are they planning to stay for ten days or half a month?”

“Originally, Lisa said that they discovered the tracks of a herd of Rock-Horned Horses. Logically speaking, they should be following the tracks on the ground.”

“Based on the current location of Oasis Town, tracking the traces of the Rock-Horned Horses at that time, their forward direction could not possibly point directly to the Desolate Beast gathering area…”

“Unless, their goal is…”

Lin Feng narrowed his eyes, seemingly having subconsciously overlooked this issue. Now, thinking back carefully, it indeed seemed odd:

“You mean, they already knew of the existence of the Desolate Beast gathering area, and their previous words were just an excuse?”

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