But there was one thing that Hong Tao particularly liked, a small backpack in earthy yellow color! Usually, in movies, most American soldiers carry a backpack when they are on a mission, but Randy said that this backpack is different.

Except for special forces, no branch of the US military has reached a level of popularity because the contents of this backpack are not rations, water, or first aid kits, but a small computer produced by Motorola and a matching battery, with a bulletproof shell!

This computer can not only be used as a radio station, but also has a multimedia system. It can connect many subsystems according to different tasks, such as unmanned aerial vehicle subsystems, night vision helmet targeting subsystems, individual close-range anti-armor weapon systems, sniper detection systems, and so on.

Currently, Hong Tao has only activated the most basic wireless communication system according to the instructions. With this backpack, he can connect the wireless communication devices built into the tactical helmets within a certain range, like a mobile mini cellphone base station. In theory, it can share a lot of information, with a communication distance of about one kilometer.

"Sun Ge, this thing is good. Come, you should also carry one! I have adjusted the parameters, so you don't need to worry about anything. Just install the battery in the helmet and turn on the switch, and we can communicate with each other." Such a good thing should not be enjoyed alone, so Sun Ge also carried one, and the others each put on a helmet.

"Pan Wenxiang has been watching for more than two hours and hasn't found anything. Should we let them get in the car and take a look with my gun?" Seeing so many tough guys, Sun Ge suddenly became heroic and even volunteered to be a scout.

"You can choose a gun as a backup, but no one else is allowed to take it privately. You need to keep an eye on it. It would be a shame if you were bitten by a zombie, but accidentally killed by your own people. Also, firearms should not be used indiscriminately unless it is a critical moment. Zombies are very sensitive to gunshots and can hear them from hundreds of meters away. There are many residential buildings, apartments, and office buildings nearby. If they are all attracted, these dozens of boxes of bullets may not be enough!"

Hong Tao did not distribute the weapons in the basement. He only let the members who did not have stab-proof vests and were wearing safety helmets put on bulletproof vests and tactical helmets. No one was allowed to touch the firearms.

Among the four team members, only Sun Ge, Randy, and himself had experience with guns. The others probably hadn't even touched a real gun before, so letting them carry loaded guns now would be equivalent to suicide. It's too dangerous.

"Don't worry, I know what's important. I have locked the loose bullets in an empty box. Guns won't work without bullets. But what about that guy? It's getting late, and it will be more troublesome if we wait until it's dark!" Sun Ge was still not giving up and pointed outside the wall.

"There are a lot of things to do here. You are an old comrade, responsible for the work, and have high prestige. I trust you to handle it. Randy and I will take care of things over there, and let Pan Wenxiang help us."

Hong Tao had already planned it. One of them, Randy, Sun Ge, or himself, had to stay behind. Randy arrived the latest and is a foreigner, so she probably can't command the others. Therefore, Sun Ge had to stay, as an old comrade, he had his advantages.

As for Pan Wenxiang, although his main attribute is a homebody, his expertise in electronic devices is quite useful. Through this practical experience, besides game consoles and mobile phones, he also had some knowledge of photography equipment and was a military enthusiast.

Now it's time for his secondary attribute to shine. In the Marine Corps arsenal, there are not only weapons but also many unknown electronic devices, including thermal imaging cameras. However, there was no instruction manual in the package, and Hong Tao couldn't figure out how to use it after playing with it for a while.

Don't underestimate the power of being a homebody. When Hong Tao found Pan Wenxiang at the base of the south wall, he was sitting on a swivel chair on top of a car, with his legs crossed and drinking sugar-free cola, staring at the screen of his phone without looking away. Hong Tao silently stared at him for two or three minutes, but the chubby guy didn't even move. It's unlikely that anyone else would have this kind of patience!

"Hong Team, the helmet is missing some parts, and it should at least be equipped with detachable ear and neck protection. Can we also have goggles?" But when it came to communicating with others, Pan Wenxiang showed all his flaws. When the leader gives you equipment, you should at least say a polite word, but he not only didn't say anything polite, but also looked down on others. Even if he works until retirement, he will still be a clerk.

"Adjust this for me, and it will be yours!" Fortunately, Hong Tao is not a department head and doesn't want to waste time. He held a suitcase containing the equipment in one hand and drew a pistol from his waist with the other.

"Wow, hk45, a real gun... It's so heavy! Can I fire a shot to try it out?" A homebody plus a military enthusiast, that's a fanatic. Pan Wenxiang recognized the model at a glance. After observing it for a while, without any hesitation, he successfully removed the magazine without any fumbling, only to find that it was empty.

"..." Hong Tao pointed to his belt and then to the suitcase.

"Got it! Let me see... " Seeing the magazine inserted on the belt, Pan Wenxiang understood immediately. He took the suitcase and placed it on the machine cover, starting to study it.

"Isn't it? I didn't make a mistake. The equipment has passed the self-check, but why can't I see anything?" It has to be said that some people have a certain talent. There was no instruction manual for this thermal imaging camera, and Pan Wenxiang shouldn't have had any experience with it.

But he managed to start the machine correctly step by step based on his intuition alone. However, the effect was not as expected. There was only a cone-shaped highlight area on the screen, and there was no image displayed whether it was towards the sky, the ground, or people."Could it be a thermal imager?" Hong Tao took it and tried it out, scratching his head in confusion. He had used thermal imagers in the United States before. Although they were not military-grade, they wouldn't be completely useless. The difference would only be in resolution and sensitivity.

"What is this thing used for? Why don't we plug it in and try? This should be the interface!" Randy, despite having served in the U.S. military, was unfamiliar with most equipment not commonly used by the regular army.

She had never even heard of a thermal imager, let alone used one. Seeing Hong Tao and Pan Wenxiang puzzled, she casually picked up a small metal rod from the briefcase and suggested trying it.

With a mindset of giving it a shot, Hong Tao plugged the metal rod's wire into the device. If Randy hadn't mentioned it, he would have thought that the rod was some sort of auxiliary stand or stabilizer, considering that military thermal imagers could be mounted on tactical helmets.

Experience can be a cruel teacher. As soon as the metal rod was plugged in, the device came to life. A green scanning wave appeared in the highlighted area on the screen, sweeping from left to right non-stop.

"Huh... This is not a thermal imager!" But this change didn't excite Hong Tao. After comparing the briefcase and the device for a moment, he became even more frustrated.

Clearly, there had been a mix-up. He didn't know which guy in the Marine Corps had been lazy and put a device that wasn't a thermal imager into the thermal imager's packaging. The evidence was clear: the indentations in the box didn't match, it could only be forced in.

"Hold on... Hong, this thing reacts to people, look!" Just as Hong Tao was about to return to the basement to look for the thermal imager, Pan Wenxiang suddenly spoke up. He hadn't been disappointed with the device and had been testing it with interest, scanning left and right, and had made a new discovery.

"...Step back!" Hong Tao took the device and pointed it at Pan Wenxiang. A small green dot immediately appeared in the highlighted area on the screen. When he moved the device away, the green dot gradually shrank until it disappeared.

"Well, this is like a human radar that can see through walls!" Once Hong Tao became interested in something, someone was bound to suffer. This time, it was Pan Wenxiang's turn.

He was ordered to stand behind a car, then crawl into the office building entrance, then run back to the basement. Just as the chubby man was about to collapse from exhaustion, good news finally came: the purpose of the device had been figured out!

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This device, about the same size as a thermal imager, equipped with two small metal rods and an external battery pack, had no clear name. There were no manufacturer's labels or trademarks on the device, but its function had been roughly figured out.

The metal rods were its sensors, which had strong directionality. The detection width was about sixty degrees to the left and right, which was the width of the conical highlighted area on the screen. The maximum detection distance was 90 meters. If you looked closely, there were colored thin lines in the highlighted area. The red line represented fifty meters, and the green line represented ten meters.