“What good news!? What bad news!?”
Jack was completely baffled.
“The bad news is that a group of desert bandits has set their sights on us and are tracking us.”
Lu Hao chuckled lightly, informing Jack of his recent discovery.
Behind their caravan, a group of bandit scouts were riding camels, trailing far behind them, refusing to give up.
“What!?”
The three of them were shocked. How did they get another group of bandits?
There were mercenaries in front, Arab Restoration Warriors in the rear, and now bandits popping up.
People often say, "Wealth moves people's hearts."
But these people who want to get rich are just too numerous.
They are coming in waves! !
Jack glanced in the direction Lu Hao pointed to, and he could see a small group of camels following them in an abnormal manner.
His heart sank, knowing that Lu Hao was right, they were indeed being targeted by the sand bandits.
Thinking about it, he glanced at Lu Hao and asked, “What's the good news?”
“The good news is that I discovered a group of desert bandits has set their sights on us and is tracking us.”
“……”
Jack said speechlessly, "What's the difference between that and the bad news you just mentioned?"
“There's a difference, of course.” Lu Hao said seriously, “Jack, we must look at things dialectically. Bandits tracking us is certainly bad news, but precisely because I found they are tracking us, we can prepare in advance, avoid being ambushed, and prevent a capsizing in the gutter. How can this not be good news!?”
“……”
Jack was speechless, he couldn't argue with Lu Hao, so he could only nod in agreement.
Lu Hao stroked his chin and analyzed, “They probably think our caravan is a merchant caravan and that we are fat sheep, so they are targeting us.”
“Let me see!!"
Aida took the telescope, looked out the window and observed the small group of camels, discovering that these people had vicious faces, including a one-eyed man.
They were also armed with spears, clearly not good people.
“Bad news, it really is bandits.”
Aida withdrew her head and exclaimed anxiously, “Jack, Lu Hao, what do we do now? Should we change our route to shake them off?”
“We'll just have to deal with it.”
“What do you mean?”
“Stay put, wait for the other side to make their move, the Sahara Desert is unlike other terrain, we cannot change our route arbitrarily, otherwise we will easily get lost in the great desert.”
The Sahara Desert is unlike other grasslands and forests with water and food.
Once you stray from your course in the desert, you are very likely to be lost and never get out.
So they could only move forward according to their planned route.
“Yes, what should we do.”
Aida finally remembered her title of desert expert, that in the desert you really cannot change your route at will.
“Eat well and sleep well.”
Lu Hao shrugged.
As for the bandits, they could only increase their vigilance and avoid trouble.
Of course, if the bandits really dared to come, Lu Hao would let them know what cruelty means.
Why not avoid them? !
Because they are not afraid!!
All fear stems from insufficient firepower.
And Lu Hao had just obtained a machine gun, the time when he was the most explosive output.
Especially with his Master-level marksmanship, he was even more terrifying.
The caravan rushed through the desert road in a slightly tense atmosphere. When night fell, they chose to set up camp in a palm grove.
Lu Hao took off his half-man-high outdoor backpack and took out a tent from "inside" skillfully setting it up.
He had gone deep into the desert with Peach for so long that setting up the tent had become second nature to him.
When he had finished setting up the tent, he looked back and saw that Ilsa was battling the tent awkwardly. He shook his head and laughed, going forward to lend a hand and help set up the tent.
“Lu Hao, thank you.”
Ilsa wiped the sweat from her forehead and was very grateful to Lu Hao for his help.
Lu Hao waved his hand, motioning for Ilsa to not be polite to him, “We are a team, we should help each other.”
“I'll see if there's anything else I can help with.”
After a brief chat, he left Ilsa in the camp and walked around. All the tents were already set up, the hired local guides were picking up firewood, preparing to build a fire and cook.
Colonel Bird and Colonel Banner moved a folding table and small chairs out of the car.
This looked less like a deep-sea expedition in search of treasure, and more like a camping trip, leisurely and comfortable.
“Jack, we're going to have people watch at night, in case those sand bandits attack us at night.”
Lu Hao came up to Jack, Jack was standing on the sand dune, using binoculars to scan around, trying to find the bandits.
However, since they set up camp, the bandits had disappeared as if they had given up their idea of robbing them.
However, Lu Hao and Jack knew that they could not let down their guard at any time, especially when there were signs of danger.
“Tonight, you, me, Colonel Bird and Colonel Banner will take turns watching.”
Jack put down the binoculars and made arrangements for the night watchmen.
He didn't trust the four local men he hired, fearing they were bandits’ informants and spies.
“That's it.”
Lu Hao nodded. Having people watch at night would allow them to issue a warning if they saw the bandits, preventing them from being held up at knifepoint in their sleep.
“Jack, Lu Hao, come and eat.”
At this time, Ilsa waved happily, calling them over to eat dinner.
After dinner, Jack called Colonel Bird and Colonel Banner over. This treasure-hunting team held a small meeting.
“Lu Hao, you tell them.”
Jack motioned for Lu Hao to tell everyone what happened.
Lu Hao nodded and said seriously, "Everyone listen, we've been targeted by a group of sand bandits. They are likely to attack here at night, so we must find a way to deal with them."
Hearing that they might be attacked by bandits, everyone's attention was drawn to this topic.
Aida and Ilsa already knew that they were being followed by bandits, so other than a little fear, they didn’t react much.
“Bandits!?"
Colonel Bird and Colonel Banner looked at each other, their expressions grave, "This is a bit of a hassle. We lack weapons. If they attack, we have no way to fight back."
“I have two guns here, you can take them to defend yourselves.”
Lu Hao took out two handguns he had seized from the mercenaries and handed them to Colonel Bird and Colonel Banner.
The two of them took the guns and their worried hearts were relieved a little.
That is the sense of security that firearms bring.
“Don’t worry, the desert is barren, resources are scarce, and there isn’t much money or food to steal. So a typical sand bandit group wouldn’t be very large, at most a dozen or twenty people.”
To put it simply, the money and food that the bandits robbed would not be able to support a large group.
This place is too poor, it cannot support so many bandits.
Hearing Lu Hao's analysis, everyone was relieved.
They could rely on the terrain for defense. They had a good chance of repelling this number of bandits.