Embers Ad Infinitum

Although Jiang Baimian had a certain premonition when Bai Chen asked if he was the Aure from "Prime City", she was still a little shocked after hearing the series of identities revealed by "Yuan Nao".

Bai Chen felt that this seemed to be a kind of fate.

Even if you go around in circles, you still can't get around the "Primary City".

"Yuan Nao" did not wait for them to calm down, and continued without much fluctuation in his voice:

“If you want to trace the affairs of other institutes and figure out the origin of ‘Wuxin Disease’, you can go to the ‘Primary City’ and find his descendants to see if he has left any clues.

"As the chief scientist of the Third Research Institute, he had very high authority before the destruction of the old world and had access to more secrets than I did."

Jiang Baimian's thoughts flashed and he responded sincerely:

"Thanks."

At this moment, she already had three choices for the next direction:

The first is to go to the Prime City and find Aure Ubis, the descendant of Maximian, to see if the chief scientist of the Third Research Institute, the first citizen and dictator of the "Prime City" has any words left behind.

——In the last few years of his life, Ole Ubis, who firmly held the power of the "Prime City" in his hands, briefly called himself emperor. At that time, the Senate was marginalized and was roughly equal to the Prime City Council, only the Prime City Council. Responsible for the daily running of the city.

The second is to pursue Qiao Chu and get clues from the special correspondent of the Eighth Research Institute.

The third is to try to increase the authority to see if there is anything worth exploring inside "Pangu Biology".

Jiang Baimian now has some doubts that the original body of "Pangu Biology" is also one of those research institutes, just like "Mechanical Paradise" originated from the Third Research Institute.

Of course, these directions are not mutually exclusive and you can do all of them.

"Yuan Nao" didn't say much, and his voice rose and fell with the changes in the virtual vortex on the screen:

"Is there anything else you want to ask?"

As soon as it finished speaking, Shang Jianyao took a few steps forward and took out a piece of slightly thicker and tougher paper from his pocket.

He asked a little faster:

"Have you seen this man?"

Jiang Baimian looked over and found that Shang Jianyao was holding a photo.

That photo seemed to come from the electronic card information inside "Pangu Biology", and it seemed very standard.

Above is a man, in his thirties, with a gentle temperament, black hair that is not too short and neatly combed, and his appearance is somewhat similar to Shang Jianyao.

Jiang Baimian understood and closed his mouth.

"Yuan Nao" scanned it with the help of multiple cameras and answered:

"No."

If it says no, then it definitely doesn’t exist. There is no possibility of forgetting or ignoring.

Shang Jianyao looked at the whirlpool on the big screen, remained silent for a few seconds, and then put away the photo.

"Thank you." In a low voice, he stepped back to his original position step by step.

The mature voice of "Yuan Nao" echoed again:

“It’s almost time.

"Let me give you a few final reminders."

"Please speak." Jiang Baimian hurriedly replied.

The vortex on the big screen slowly rises and falls:

"Tracing down the cause of the destruction of the old world is a very dangerous thing. No one has done it before, but they either disappeared or died, and none of them achieved good results.

"You should be able to understand what this means: someone is secretly stifling all efforts to find out the truth.

"You may have gone smoothly before and have not encountered any obstacles, but after focusing on the source of 'unintentional disease' as the main investigation direction, danger may come quietly. When the time comes, some of you may not be able to survive.

“Please be prepared for this change and don’t be careless.”

Although Jiang Baimian had been mentally prepared for this when he formed the "Old Tune Team", no one had ever pointed out the degree of danger so directly as "Yuan Nao".

What the "Old Tune Group" will face may be a force that once destroyed the old world!

This made Jiang Baimian and Bai Chen's breathing become unsmooth for a while, and Long Yuehong even felt suffocated.

"Isn't this a good thing?" Shang Jianyao replied with a smile, "It's much easier for them to jump out on their own initiative than for us to investigate slowly."

That's right... As long as we can escape the first wave of attacks and catch the personnel sent by that force, we can follow the clues and make things clear. At that time, the company can unite with the "Primordial City" and other major forces to encircle and suppress them. Target... After hearing Shang Jianyao's words, Jiang Baimian became a lot more optimistic.

Of course, she also knows that the final result may not be as she wishes. What if the major forces encircle and suppress the "Pangu creature"?

And she was also considering another thing, which was to ask Bai Chen and Long Yuehong if they wanted to continue to stay in the "old tune group" when she returned to the company to rest.

If they don't want to, she will fight for another chance for them to be transferred.

"Yuan Nao" did not refute Shang Jianyao's words, and said in a calm voice:

“May you maintain this mentality in the future.

"Okay, the time has come."

Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao, Long Yuehong and Bai Chen responded in unison:

"Thank you for your answer."

They had discussed the issue of politeness beforehand and agreed that they should not be disrespectful just because the other person was not a human being.

The vortex on the big screen rose and fell twice, then slowly subsided and there was no longer any light.

"Go back." Jiang Baimian looked around and took the lead towards the door of the conference room.

After leaving here and saying goodbye to Gnawa, they took the elevator all the way back to the ground floor of the town hall building.

As soon as Bai Chen got into the driver's seat, he saw a black seven-seater car with a somewhat complicated structure turning in and parked in front of the building.

The car door opened silently, and five robots with blue eyes stepped out.

Different from the smart robots in the town, their uniforms are pure black.

Jiang Baimian watched these robots enter the town hall and said thoughtfully:

"Reinforcements sent by 'Mechanical Heaven'?"

Before the "Higher Heartless" was dealt with, Gnawa requested assistance from the "Mechanical Paradise" headquarters.

"They didn't come by helicopter." Shang Jianyao said that the reinforcements were not professional enough.

There is a special landing pad in Tarnan. They have seen it before, so they know that there are many airplanes in "Mechanical Paradise".

"Maybe it was no longer necessary later." Long Yuehong gave her own understanding.

To them, this was not a matter worth caring about, and they quickly gave up the discussion and returned to Hedong.

…………

Bang bang bang, after Jiang Baimian sent the information provided by "Yuan Nao" back to "Pangu Biology", he breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back on his chair, and said with a smile:

"The next step is to buy food and prepare for the return journey."

"Pangu Biology" does not have a trade representative in Tarnan, so they cannot ask the company to raise supplies and can only do their own business.

Of course, after returning to the company, the corresponding efforts will definitely be reimbursed, and they will not let their gains go to waste.

"I'm afraid..." As soon as Long Yuehong said these three words, she saw Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao and Bai Chen all looking at her.

He said "uh" and instinctively closed his mouth.

Jiang Baimian guessed what he was worried about, smiled and reassured:

"We won't be sent directly to the 'prime city'. This hanging should give us a breather.

"We have been out for so long. If we don't go back to rest, we will have problems regardless of our mental state or mental condition.

"Since the company has previously stated that it can go back, it means that the internal matters have basically been resolved and there are no excuses."

"That's good, that's good." Long Yuehong was the one who missed home the most in the group.

Before Shang Jianyao could tease Long Yuehong, Jiang Baimian added two more sentences thoughtfully:

"Besides, we can't just believe what the 'source brain' says. Although it may not lie, it may not tell the whole story and want to drive us to investigate other research institutes.

"So, we still have to go back to the company to see if we can apply for relevant information and make the best preparations. We have someone to support us."

"Yeah." Long Yuehong said that it was imperative to return to the company.

"Yes, you can't blindly believe it." Shang Jianyao once again transformed into an honorary believer of the "Vigilance Sect" - unilaterally.

Bai Chen said nothing and watched them discuss.

When Shang Jianyao brought the topic to the topic of what to order for the first meal back at the company, she finally couldn't help it and made some comments.

Since there was still a thank you banquet for the townspeople of Tarnan and the baptism ceremony of the "Melting Pot Sect", the "Old Tune Group" was not in a hurry to collect food for the return trip and leisurely dug through the old world they bought. Books, looking at the small amount of old-world entertainment materials that Shang Jianyao shamelessly copied from the proprietress Aino - Bai Chen was still a little afraid of this, while Jiang Baimian was worried that the team members would fall from grace, so he not only limited the quantity, but also censored Selected content.

She was very afraid that Shang Jianyao would become even more powerful from now on.

In the evening, they went out for a walk to the Riverside Avenue, shopping, looking for food, and picking up supplies.

As soon as he turned into this most lively street, Jiang Baimian keenly realized that something was wrong.

The number of patrolling robots has increased significantly!

Whether it is intelligent robots or corresponding auxiliary robots, there are many more than usual.

"What happened?" Jiang Baimian muttered to himself in confusion.

She was just about to find a familiar local to ask when she saw Shang Jianyao walking up to a member of the robot guard wearing a dark green military uniform and asking:

"Alpha, what happened?"

Alpha...Alpha Stuart? That intelligent robot friend that Shang Jianyao made? Shang Jianyao actually recognized it... Jiang Baimian was a little surprised.

For these intelligent robots, if there were no auxiliary chips to help record features, she felt that she would be a little face-blind.

Alpha answered Shang Jianyao's question in a serious tone:

"The Hall of Law sent a team over to review Chief Gnawa's degree of humanization."

ah? Jiang Baimian, Long Yuehong, and Bai Chen all felt a little dazed and confused.