Embers Ad Infinitum

"Ah?" Long Yuehong recalled the past encounter and asked with some horror, "Team leader, you are saying, you are saying that the boss of the 'used clothes shop' at that time dozed off due to the influence of the awakened person's ability. ?That 'senior hunter' gets clues through dreams?"

"It can only be said that maybe." Jiang Baimian responded quite rigorously, "But if not, I can't figure out how Odick determined that the gunman had a female companion before the clues were released, and went all the way to find Lin Feifei. The rented room was found to have been searched by us.”

At this time, Bai Chen, who was listening quietly, interrupted:

"Those who can become an 'advanced hunter' at around thirty years old will always have some powerful abilities."

It's just that some are based on team power, some are based on human resources, and some mainly rely on their own strength.

"Indeed." Long Yuehong said that it was completely acceptable for a "senior hunter" to be an awakened one.

You know, it took Bai Chen so many years to barely surpass the "official hunter" and become an "intermediate hunter", and there is a "senior hunter" between him and the "senior hunter".

——The further you advance in hunter status, the more difficult it will be to advance, and the credit points required will increase exponentially. In the early stage, if you are lucky, maybe one or two missions can turn a person from a "novice hunter" to an "official hunter" ".

Jiang Baimian nodded gently and reminded:

"If you find that guy nearby later, don't go to a secluded place with no one. The more people there are, the safer it is."

Seeing that Long Yuehong was a little scared, she added:

"This is not to say that your lives will be in danger, but that many of the secrets you keep in your mind may not be kept."

It is difficult for people to control what they should and should not think in dreams.

After communicating this matter, Jiang Baimian counted out 50 Ole from the stack of banknotes and handed it to Bai Chen:

"Replenish some bullets and stock up on food for a while."

They came all the way to Wild Grass City. Although they didn't encounter many enemies, they still consumed a lot of bullets.

This is because every few days, they have to stop and do shooting training to prevent their hands from becoming raw and their strength to decline when encountering situations.

Every good shooter has talent on one side and a large supply of bullets on the other.

"Why do we need to supplement food?" Long Yuehong asked without understanding.

There is a lot of food in Weed City, rich and diverse.

Jiang Baimian laughed:

"Maybe I always think too much.

"The disappearance of Lei Yunsong and Lin Feifei, the poisonous organization that promotes knowledge, the death of intelligence dealer Liu Dazhuang, the existence of a suspected 'immortal man' in the guild, and the involvement of a 'senior hunter', these things are intertwined, and there is a kind of It feels like the storm is about to come.

"It's okay if nothing serious happens, but if the situation takes a turn for the worse, more bullets and more food means we have more chances of survival."

"It makes sense..." Long Yuehong thought for a moment and agreed deeply.

He feels this gives him a sense of security.

Jiang Baimian turned and said:

"Your next task is to replenish supplies. Shang Jianyao and I will go back to the Hunters Guild to pay attention to any new clues. When noon is reached, when no one is in Hongluo Alley, we will go find the owner of the 'Used Clothes Shop'."

Speaking of this, she smiled slightly and said:

"Leave the task of finding the traces of Lei Yunsong and Lin Feifei to those ruin hunters."

There is no trick in this. It mainly relies on the number of people to check. Jiang Baimian feels that there is no need to waste the energy of his team. There are a lot of "volunteers" anyway.

——Knowing the line about female companions, it won’t take long for the relic hunters to figure out Lin Feifei, wearing a hat and a mask, carrying a black travel bag, left the rented place, entered Huangjiao Alley, and walked towards South Street.

Although this kind of dress is relatively special and easily attracts attention, not many people will be very impressed without stopping, because people are mainly concerned about things that repeatedly appear in their sight. When walking, Maybe after just one glance, the two sides passed each other.

…………

After separating from Long Yuehong and Bai Chen, Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao returned to the Hunter Guild and sat on the chairs at the edge of the hall, waiting for the follow-up investigation results.

"It feels like a high-ranking member of the guild." After waiting, Jiang Baimian laughed, "We sit while others run errands."

Shang Jianyao raised his head and glanced at the ceiling:

"Then let's change places?"

"Aren't you worried about going up there and meeting the vice-president named Christina? I don't know if she has come back..." Jiang Baimian easily understood what Shang Jianyao meant and asked the question with a teasing smile.

Shang Jianyao replied seriously:

"I thought about it, I could dance with her."

"In which direction do we have to push this? I'm talking about relationships." Jiang Baimian said with great interest, "Godmother? Siblings? Confidants? Friends? Father and daughter?"

Before she finished speaking, she saw the "senior hunter" named Odik coming in from the door, looking around, and walking towards her.

Odik, who was wearing a dark black woolen coat, glanced at the metal object in Jiang Baimian's ear, slightly increased his volume and said:

"I can exchange your harvest with the information about the area where the woman named Lin Feifei went last.

"But you need to make sure you get something valuable."

"So fast?" Jiang Baimian deliberately pretended to be surprised.

She suspected that Odik used his awakener ability to quickly complete the investigation and find out where Lin Feifei left Huangjiao Alley.

——Human beings cannot recall many things when they are awake, but they can reproduce the corresponding scenes when they dream.

Shang Jianyao clapped his hands, not knowing who he was praising.

Odik was a little stunned by Shang Jianyao's applause. He was silent for a few seconds before saying:

"I have my own way."

Jiang Baimian considered for a while and said:

"Okay, I guarantee we have found valuable clues in that room.

"If you don't believe it, we can trade it in the form of a task, with the guild as a guarantee."

She proposed the latter option in order to prevent the other party from choosing it. After all, she did not want the information about the organization's involvement to be made known to everyone, which might put Lin Feifei and the others' lives in danger.

The reason why she believed that Odike would probably not choose him was because she judged from the other person's style of doing things and his current status that he was a person with certain morals and quite confident.

Or maybe it has to do with the price he pays.

——When the owner of the "Used Clothes Shop" dozed off, he could obviously just take the clothes and walk away.

In addition, if he does have the ability to make people fall asleep and influence dreams, and he was doing an investigation at the time, then after getting the results, he can wake the person up and leave. There is no need to buy an old piece of clothing.

Odik thought for a moment and said:

"Need not.

"If it's not worth it, I'll get the difference back."

When Jiang Baimian heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief. After all, she was not absolutely sure.

After this incident, she had a clearer understanding of Odik's character and behavior.

"Deal." Jiang Baimian laughed.

Odik nodded slightly, pointed at the guild door and said:

"Go and talk outside."

Jiang Baimian stood up slowly, glanced at Shang Jianyao secretly, and rubbed his index finger with his thumb.

The meaning of her gesture is to activate plan two:

Be prepared and use your abilities immediately if something goes wrong!

You know, the opponent is probably also an awakened person, and his ability is in the realm of sleep and dreams.

As for Jiang Baimian himself, his position is to attract firepower, become the opponent's first target, and buy time for Shang Jianyao.

Although she was confident and had done a lot of homework to deal with the awakened ones, she still felt that she could not completely prevent them at close range and needed to rely on Shang Jianyao.

This is because the abilities of the awakened ones are too diverse, including cardiac arrest and memory erasure. It is impossible to target them all without mastering the information in advance.

After leaving the Hunter's Guild and coming to West Street, Odik lowered his hands and said casually:

"Lin Feifei carried a black travel bag. After leaving Huangjiao Alley, he first walked to South Street, then to the Central Square, then turned to West Street and walked into the alley."

At the end of his words, Odik stretched out his right hand and pointed to a place diagonally opposite.

It was the entrance to an alley, with a straight-line distance of more than 40 meters from the Hunter's Guild. Next to it were two bars with ostentatious decorations, called "Flying Bird" and "Wild Tree".

"Flying Bird Bar..." Jiang Baimian whispered the name.

Odik thought she was asking a question and added:

"That alley was called 'Wild Wolf', and the name was changed later. There were places like bars in it, and the underground trading market of Weed Grass City was also hidden.

"It took a lot of effort to find a few witnesses and confirm Lin Feifei's whereabouts, but it stopped when I got there.

"People in Wild Wolf Alley didn't get up so early, so there wouldn't be any witnesses. We have no way of knowing now whether Lin Feifei walked through the alley and went somewhere else, or entered a bar inside."

"That's it..." Jiang Baimian thought for a moment and took out the leaflet from his pocket.

"We found this under the bed of the room Lin Feifei rented." She handed the flyer to Odik, and then paid close attention to the change in his expression.

If she determines that the other party is related to the organization that promotes poisonous knowledge, she will immediately ask Shang Jianyao to "make friends"!

After Odik took it, he started to read, his brows gradually furrowed:

"them……"

"Do you know him?" Jiang Baimian's heart moved and he asked.

A strong person who can be promoted all the way to "Advanced Hunter" in the Hunter Guild, no matter which field he is strong in, should have knowledge in all aspects.

Odik glanced back and forth between Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao twice, and said in deep thought:

"Such a concept and this kind of slogan are very similar to a religious organization that has been more active here in recent years."

"What are their names?" Jiang Baimian asked with a no-questions-asking attitude.

Odik replied with a slightly solemn expression:

"Anti-intellectualism."