Embers Ad Infinitum

In this report, Jiang Baimian still did not mention the gaze of the suspected "ghost aunt" on the night Bishop Renato suffered from "unintentional illness".

On the one hand, she felt that the "Old Tune Team" was still in Hongshiji, still wary of the church's sphere of influence, and still in the area of ​​concern of "Yugu". Taking the initiative to leak this matter might arouse Zhi Sui's anger. Of course, she is still an atheist. She temporarily treats Zhi Sui as a powerful creature beyond imagination. She does not have a particularly serious sense of awe or a strong impulse to worship because of this. She only considers it based on reality-people are under the roof. I had to bow my head.

On the other hand, she has always known that the company hides many secrets, and her attitude towards the ruined old world is worth pondering. Therefore, during the investigation process, she instinctively wanted to keep some gains that were not related to the mission.

Moreover, they now have a friendly relationship with the Vigilance Sect, and they also respect "Yugu" very much. They have not done any blasphemous behavior, and there is no need to seek help from the company for the time being.

Regarding the matter of Zhi Sui watching, Jiang Baimian did not tell Long Yuehong and Bai Chen in detail. He mainly reminded them that Zhi Sui might really exist in this world, and that he would also watch the dust and even come to the world.

She did not share the fear, hopelessness, and shock that she felt at that time, so as not to scare the two team members.

As soon as it got dark, the "Old Tune Team" who had had dinner received a call back from "Pangu Biology":

"You can do some investigation, but you should pay attention to the following things:

“1. After entering the temple, you cannot touch anything directly with your hands. You must wear latex gloves, rubber gloves and other items;

“Two, the body of the so-called ‘spirit’ cannot be moved unless necessary;

"Third, you can't stay in the temple for more than a quarter of an hour, you can't stay in the area near the temple for more than half an hour, and you can't stay in other places on the island for more than three days."

After translating the content, Jiang Baimian said with emotion:

"The company is no stranger to this kind of thing. We have already formulated a formal handling process."

She is more curious about the reasons behind these taboos, and whether the company has figured out the source of the problem, or whether it has relied on human life to create a product of experience.

"How else could he be the biggest suspect in destroying the old world and the ultimate villain of the current gray earth?" Shang Jianyao responded to Jiang Baimian's emotion in the tone of a radio drama.

Long Yuehong hesitated for a moment, then asked:

"Are you really sure you want to go?"

After seeing the precautions listed, he was not so afraid.

The unknown is the most frightening thing. Knowing how to deal with it will definitely make you less scared.

In this regard, Long Yuehong’s most direct thought is:

It feels great to have the company behind you!

"I should go." Jiang Baimian was embarrassed to say that she wanted to leave now, and smiled slightly, "But at least you have to wait until you receive the exoskeleton device and improve your strength before you think about it."

"Okay." Long Yuehong felt even more relieved.

At this time, Bai Chen looked at Jiang Baimian and asked thoughtfully:

"If the company doesn't let us explore, are you going to go secretly?"

"How could it be?" Jiang Baimian opened his eyes wide and denied it, "I'm not Shang Jianyao!"

"You can consider becoming Shang Jianyao." Shang Jianyao suggested enthusiastically.

Bai Chen ignored Jiang Baimian's denial and whispered:

"Are the people left behind not considered companions?"

"Ah?" Jiang Baimian made a quick decision, raised his right hand and touched his ear, "What did you say?"

Then, she said righteously:

"I will not leave any companion behind, but everyone has their own tasks to bear."

Bang bang bang, Shang Jianyao clapped his hands.

Jiang Baimian became angry, turned around and shouted, "You want to practice more fighting", stood up, and moved his hands and feet.

Next, Shang Jianyao saw what it meant to go all out with Jiang Baimian.

…………

The next morning, Shang Jianyao took off his clothes, leaving his upper body bare, and asked Long Yuehong to help him apply medicine to the bruises on his back.

"It's almost gone. Your recovery ability is indeed better than mine." Long Yuehong sighed sincerely.

This is the second dose of medicine.

Shang Jianyao sincerely made suggestions:

"Being beaten more often can effectively improve your ability to resist beatings."

"Haha." Long Yuehong laughed dryly, "I'm not you, how could I last so long under the team leader? The team leader is really amazing. She just recovered from her illness yesterday and can perform to that level. Normally she seems to be I have reservations.”

"If you don't reserve, you may only be able to practice fighting once a week." Shang Jianyao said with a smile, "The main thing is you. If you practice once, you will probably have to stay in the hospital bed for a week."

Long Yuehong wanted to refute, but in the end she nodded with deep feeling.

During the conversation between the two, Shang Jianyao suddenly turned his head and looked outside.

At this time, Jiang Baimian, who was enjoying Bai Chen's medicine in the next room, had pushed the door open and said hello:

"Captain Han."

"Your exoskeleton device is here." Shang Jianyao jumped out and put on his clothes.

Long Yuehong couldn't hide her excitement and ran to the door quickly.

After Shang Jianyao put on his mask, he immediately opened the door.

At a glance, he saw Han Wanghuo carrying a rifle, two tattered off-road vehicles, and several members of the Hongshi Town Guard.

They were moving a crate towards Jiang Baimian.

"An 'AC-42' universal exoskeleton device, please accept it." Han Wanghuo said in a businesslike tone.

Jiang Baimian looked sideways at Long Yuehong and said with a smile:

"Here, check it out."

Long Yuehong and Shang Jianyao both walked over impatiently, opened the crate, and inspected the black exoskeleton device with a metallic luster.

At the same time, Jiang Baimian said to Han Wanghuo:

"Didn't you say we have to wait two more days?"

Han Wanghuo, who was not wearing a mask, showed a rare smile:

"You all came to urge them, and they didn't dare to delay."

The powerful figures in the town guard unanimously approved.

Jiang Baimian laughed dumbly:

"Are we that terrible?"

"Yes." A member of the town guard who had just brought a box of food whispered back.

Fortunately, Jiang Baimian didn't hear clearly.

Shang Jianyao hummed a ballad:

"The young monk went down the mountain to transform the house..." (Note 1)

The lyrics behind him were blocked by Jiang Baimian's glare.

When Han Wanghuo saw this, he felt deeply and said:

“There are many powerful teams of ruin hunters on the gray soil, and they can destroy a large settlement by themselves.

"Now, in the eyes of many townspeople in Hongshiji, you are just such a team of ruin hunters."

How terrifying the fish-men awakened that night was, and how deep the shadow it left in the hearts of the townspeople of Red Rock Market was, and how exaggerated their awe and fear they now have towards the "Qian Bai Team".

Jiang Baimian, who was praised, said modestly:

"A large settlement like Hongshiji with the blessing of Zhi Sui cannot be destroyed by a team of ruin hunters, including us."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw several members of the town guard looking over at the same time, their eyes seeming to say, "You have really considered destroying the Red Stone Collection."

Are you too wary? Being overly sensitive is not a good thing... Jiang Baimian felt a mouthful of blood rushing to his throat.

Soon, Long Yuehong, with the help of Shang Jianyao, put on the black exoskeleton device with a very simple weapon module.

After trying to move his body, he once again felt the power of this equipment.

After some experiments, Long Yuehong happily reported back:

"no problem!"

At this time, Bai Chen also checked the boxes of food to make sure the portions were just right.

Jiang Baimian then said to Han Wanghuo:

"The transaction is officially completed."

Han Wanghuo breathed a sigh of relief and said instead:

"Didn't you say that you collected information about 'Machine Paradise' within a week?"

"Has it been done?" Jiang Baimian asked in surprise.

Han Wanghuo shook his head:

"Not yet, but I see a problem from the information I have found so far."

"What?" Shang Jianyao came over with interest.

Han Wanghuo pondered for a moment and said:

"No one has ever seen a human being from 'mechanical heaven'.

"It will always be intelligent robots that deal with them."

"That's it..." Jiang Baimian was not surprised.

Xu Liyan, the lord of Wild Grass City, also mentioned a similar situation.

After exchanging this matter, Han Wanghuo saw that several town guard members were at a certain distance from here and were looking for a place to hide at any time, so he lowered his voice and said:

"There is something I need to ask you."

"What?" Jiang Baimian asked doubtfully.

Han Wanghuo organized the following speech:

"On the night Bishop Renato was urgently recalled to the headquarters of the vigilant sect, besides you, who else knew about this?"

Seeing that "Qian Bai Team" didn't answer for a while, he simply explained:

"This morning we exchanged prisoners with the fishmen and mountain monsters, and the Gaudi you know was released.

"He said that after he was captured, he heard some discussions among the fishmen: They originally had to prepare for a month and wait until the situation was clear before launching an attack. As a result, they suddenly received the news that Bishop Renato had left and that the new bishop The news had not yet arrived, so in order to seize this opportunity, we started taking action in advance.

"Because the operation failed and even lost the divine envoy, they complained to each other and revealed this information."

Jiang Baimian understood what Han Wanghuo meant:

"Someone betrayed this key information to someone else?"

"I think so." Han Wanghuo did not hide his thoughts.

The news that people have received is that Bishop Renato has been recalled to the headquarters? This is a bit interesting... Jiang Baimian said thoughtfully:

"That night, the church warning men and guards were all there, as well as Baz and Viel..."

And what these people know is that Bishop Renato suffers from "unintentional disease"!

Han Wanghuo listened quietly and nodded:

"I will check them one by one."

Jiang Baimian smiled and said:

"We seem to be suspects too."

Han Wanghuo was speechless for a while:

"If you are the one who betrayed this information, the only reason can only be that you want to hook out the fish-man awakener and use our exoskeleton device to deal with him."

"Good reason!" Shang Jianyao clapped and expressed that he was deeply inspired.

…………

In the afternoon, the well-prepared "old tune team" entered the lakeside area and borrowed the town guard's speedboat.

With the help of Han Wanghuo, they have planned a route that bypasses the fish-men gathering area.