Embers Ad Infinitum

Lehman leaned forward slightly, clasped his hands, and said carefully:

"I have some friends at Redstone, and they heard about your feat last night."

He did not dare to say directly that the entire Red Stone Collection knew that you had killed a powerful awakener. Can it be called a secret if it is something everyone knows?

Jiang Baimian did not continue this topic and asked instead:

"Mr. Lehman, what do you want from us?"

Lehman said with some embarrassment:

"I want to entrust you with a task. This will be a bit dangerous, but don't worry, it will definitely be promulgated by the Hunter Guild and accepted by their review and supervision."

Jiang Baimian thought for a few seconds and showed a narrow smile behind the mask:

"Is this mission related to the reason for the destruction of the old world?"

"..." Lehman was at a loss for a while, then shook his head, "Probably not."

Shang Jianyao asked:

"Does that have anything to do with the cause of the 'Wuxin Disease' outbreak?"

Oh, there's quite a tacit understanding... Jiang Baimian praised in his heart.

Rayman couldn't keep up with the thoughts of the two ruin hunters across from him, and replied in a daze:

"No."

He heard that the more powerful the awakened person was, the more unstable their mental state was, or they had very strange habits.

Is this what these two are like?

Is that why we can kill that powerful awakener?

Jiang Baimian held back her laughter and said seriously:

"We don't accept all tasks, I'm sorry."

Lehman suddenly understood that the two questions just now were just excuses for rejection.

He was a little annoyed and felt that the other party was amusing himself.

Of course, as a smuggler, it is instinctive to measure the strength of the enemy and ourselves. After thinking for a while, he gave up his anger and said regretfully:

"What a shame. The reward will be great."

Jiang Baimian did not ask what kind of remuneration he would receive, and once again rejected the other party's proposal:

"Our team needs to rest and we will not take on missions for the time being."

"Okay, if you want to take over, you can come to me at any time. I should stay at the Red Stone Collection for a few more days." Sensing the resolute attitude of the ruin hunter opposite, Lehman stood up and politely left.

After watching the smuggler go away, Jiang Baimian said with a smile:

"If we hadn't already ordered an exoskeleton device, maybe we would have considered his mission."

Now, they are an "old team", not a real team of ruin hunters. They don't support their families by taking on missions.

"Our next goals are three. One is to find a way to contact Dimarco in the 'Underground Ark' to see if he has any information about the destruction of the old world. The other is to go to the island in the middle of the lake to see the sleeping gods. ', and the third is to collect information on 'Machine Paradise' to prepare for future dealings." After returning from his illness, Jiang Baimian's thinking was still very clear.

Shang Jian Yao sighed regretfully:

“It would be nice to get another exoskeleton.”

"That's right." Jiang Baimian thought for a while and nodded, "It would be better if Xiaobai was stronger. Who would have too much of an exoskeleton device? We can use it too. Well, this is not it either There’s no need to take too big a risk if you’re too hasty.”

She was about to take off her mask, take off her coat, lie back on the bed, and continue to be a patient, when she sensed someone coming in this direction again.

"Really, can't we give the patient some time to rest?" She couldn't help complaining.

Shang Jianyao immediately found a piece of paper and wrote a few words on it:

"do not disturb."

As soon as he opened the door and was about to put the paper on the door, he saw Mrs. Teresa trying to knock on the door.

The widow of the arms dealer Herwig still wore the hat with hanging black veil, and was followed by several people armed to the teeth and wearing masks.

Teresa was stunned for a moment and asked bluntly:

"I heard that you recovered the arms?"

"Yes." Shang Jianyao said happily, "The other half of you is in the church."

As he spoke, he glanced at the people behind Theresa.

Feeling his gaze, the bodies of those people tensed up and even trembled slightly, as if they would find a place to hide if they disagreed.

They had personally experienced how terrifying the awakened sub-human was last night, and now, the person in front of them had killed that awakened sub-human!

"It's not a good thing to be too vigilant." Shang Jianyao gave sincere advice.

It was okay that he didn't speak, but as soon as he spoke, the few people who followed Theresa had the urge to turn around and run away.

Fortunately, it was just an impulse and not put into practice, which shows that they are still normal people.

Seeing this, Teresa hurriedly introduced:

"They are subordinates loyal to Herwig and are now responsible for protecting me."

The conversation between the two was in Honghe dialect.

At this time, Jiang Baimian walked to the door and said with a smile:

"Now I will take you to the church to get the remaining weapons. Remember to go to the guild to confirm that our mission has been completed after you get it."

Teresa breathed a sigh of relief and said with emotion:

“I didn’t expect you guys to be so strong.

"Well, I didn't expect you to be Gray Whisperers.

"I was so emotional at the time. Although Herwig and I didn't have a very good relationship, he is my husband after all."

Obviously, she knew from other people in the Red Stone Collection that this was a Gray Whisperer team.

"It doesn't matter." Jiang Baimian had almost forgotten the original conversation.

Theresa was silent for a moment, then asked again:

"Have you found Herwig's murderer?"

"Not yet." Jiang Baimian answered truthfully, "I just eliminated some suspects."

Uh... You haven't completed this mission yet, so why did you just take away half of the arms? Theresa originally wanted to say this, but then she remembered the "great achievements" of the team of ruin hunters opposite last night, and felt the tension and uneasiness of the "bodyguards" behind her, so she had to force a smile and said:

"It looks like the real murderer will be found soon."

At this moment, she realized how some of the residents of Redstone Market felt when they faced Herwig in the past years:

The local leader!

Dare to be angry but dare not speak!

Jiang Baimian was still ill and didn't say much. He asked Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong to drive Teresa and her group to the Vigilance Church.

After seeing the warning person Song He, they quickly completed the handover, so Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong waited outside the church, standing next to the jeep, idly watching Teresa and others busy counting the arms. , moving and unloading materials.

Looking at it, Shang Jianyao turned his head and looked to the other side.

Vier, who was only 1.6 meters tall, walked around the side of the church and walked towards them.

After standing next to Long Yuehong, Vier looked at Theresa who was praying in the church hall and chuckled:

"You can't imagine what she really looks like."

"Really?" Shang Jianyao asked enthusiastically.

Vier smiled and said:

“During the previous mass, Herwig was busy completing an arms deal, deliberately exposed himself, and was quickly found.

"Not long after, Mrs. Teresa was also found, but she did not leave the church."

Speaking of this, he looked a little proud:

"I saw her in the ventilation duct entering Bishop Renato's room.

"Haha, maybe this is why Bishop Renato suffered divine punishment and became a 'careless person'."

"Huh?" Because Weier spoke Honghe dialect, Long Yuehong didn't understand it for a while.

After a few seconds, he suddenly realized:

Bishop Renato and Mrs. Teresa are actually lovers!

How many secrets did Vier discover with the help of ventilation ducts?

Long Yuehong sighed secretly, and Shang Jianyao commented sincerely:

"Zhi Sui is really busy."

"Are you mocking me?" Vier glanced at Shang Jianyao and said, "Everyone has many invisible masks. Only through the ventilation ducts and from another world can you see their true identity after taking off the masks. look like."

Having said this, he laughed again:

"Do you want to know what Song Warner looks like under his 'mask'?

"You'd never guess it."

Long Yuehong thought about it for a moment and said before Shang Jianyao:

"This has nothing to do with us. As long as Warning Song doesn't plot against us in private, then what kind of person he is has nothing to do with us."

"Yes, yes." Shang Jianyao agreed.

Vier curled his lips and said:

"You'll lose a lot of fun this way."

Shang Jianyao didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly became very interested:

"Then have you observed the situation inside the 'Underground Ark'?"

Vier chuckled:

"Every vent in the 'Underground Ark' is guarded by someone, so there is no way to sneak in."

After a pause, he added as if talking to himself:

"But those manning the vents also communicate with each other about their daily lives."

Before Shang Jianyao could ask any more questions, he jumped out and disappeared behind a pile of collapsed buildings.

Only then did Long Yuehong react:

"He means that he still has some understanding of the internal situation of the 'Underground Ark'?"

Shang Jian Yao said thoughtfully:

"If I find him and defeat him, will he tell what he heard?"