Embers Ad Infinitum

Seeing Shang Jianyao's smile and hearing his promise, Gennava nodded:

"Is it relying on the awakened person ability you mentioned?"

"Yes." Shang Jianyao was very calm.

Jiang Baimian next to him regretted again and felt that he should not open this topic.

But she knew very well that escaping would not solve the problem, so she had to cheer up and said quickly:

“This plan does have certain feasibility.

"As long as we can break through the outer defense system of the 'Underground Ark' and sneak inside, the problem will be much simpler."

Jiang Baimian followed this direction and deduced the subsequent development with an attitude of "I am also participating" in order to enhance the persuasiveness of waiting for a while:

"We all know that the organizational structure of the 'Underground Ark' is very simple. The master Dimarco occupies the core position. He firmly maintains power by establishing multiple housekeepers, multiple guard captains, and treating guards and servants separately. Caught in hand.

"This makes Di Marco's rule look quite stable. We will face a large number of enemies equipped with advanced weapons and an unknown number of awakened people. But in fact, this organizational structure has a fatal weakness. As long as we can seize it, , then maybe we can make this fortress fall apart in the shortest time and at the smallest cost."

Shang Jianyao was not at all puzzled by Jiang Baimian's change in attitude, and said with a smile:

"That Achilles heel is DiMarco."

When Gnawa heard this, he automatically matched certain cases from the old world and analyzed what Jiang Baimian wanted to express.

"Decapitation tactic?" he asked in confirmation.

Now he enjoys this kind of discussion very much. He feels as if he has really become a human being and is exchanging sparks of wisdom with his companions.

Jiang Baimian nodded gently and said with a smile:

"Yes, as long as we can sneak into the 'Underground Ark' without causing any disturbance, we can directly raid Dimarco's residence and try to defeat the defensive forces around him in a short period of time and control him.

"At that time, we will state our purpose and express that we are not interested in the change of power in the 'Underground Ark' or the ownership of most of the property. We can let the guards and servants build a new ark in which they share rights and take over the corresponding Business channels, then I believe that with Di Marco's usual cruelty and irritability, except for a few loyal people or extremists who have helped him kill too many servants and are completely tied to him, everyone else will fall over to us.

"Furthermore, in the Ark, due to terrain restrictions, many heavy firepower cannot be used, and the distance between them cannot be increased. Shang Jianyao's 'missing hand movements' can be used to the greatest extent."

Bang bang bang, Shang Jianyao clapped his hands:

"This plan is very feasible."

Jiang Baimian gave him a blank look:

"This plan also has a fatal flaw.

"Then does Di Marco himself have a big secret?"

Her expression gradually became serious:

"The defense force around Di Marco's residence should be able to be solved in a short time as long as there are no accidents for our 'Old Adjustment Team'. They can maintain at most two to three military exoskeleton devices and one To two awakened ones and seven or eight ordinary guards, this is within our capabilities.

"But what about Di Marco himself? What confidence does he have that dares to see us alone in the room?"

Jiang Baimian’s guess about the defense strength around Dimarco came from the last meeting:

When Dimarco walked out of the "safe zone" and clearly wanted to meet with outsiders, there were only two new military exoskeleton devices and six ordinary guards nearby. So when he usually stayed deep in the "underground ark", the surrounding defenses The power is definitely not much less.

After all, people get tired and need to be rotated.

At the same time, Jiang Baimian also believes that there are no awakened people at the "soul corridor" level inside the "Underground Ark", because the power of such characters has exceeded the conventional and cannot be dealt with by the guards around Di Marco.

In this case, why didn't he directly replace Dimarco and become the owner of the "Underground Ark" and have to work for the other party?

——At least from the current point of view, the Vigilance Sect does not care too much about who rules the "Underground Ark", as long as the owner of the "Underground Ark" believes in "Yugu".

Neither Jian Shang Jian Yao nor Gnawa said anything, and Jiang Bai Mian raised the question again:

"What if Di Marco is also a strong man himself? A deformed sub-human, an awakened person who has reached a certain level, etc., etc.

"The most extreme example: Di Marco's strength is close to Yan Hu. He is concerned about Yan Hu's current status and is looking for the road to the future and the door to the new world."

In this way, the "decapitation operation" of the "old tune team" will become a meat bun beating a dog, with no return.

——Since the last time she saw Di Marco and heard all his weird behaviors, Jiang Baimian had all kinds of suspicions and inferences. At this time, she just came up with the most shocking thing that she thought was the most shocking to Shang Jianyao. a guess.

Shang Jianyao responded to Jiang Baimian's gaze and smiled:

“So far, the abilities brought about by subhuman distortion are not comparable to those of the ‘Soul Corridor’ level awakeners.

"Then let's assume that Di Marco is a strong man who has explored the depths of the 'soul corridor'..."

As he spoke, he reached out and patted Gennava on the shoulder with a bright smile:

“And we have an Awakened nemesis.

"As long as Dimarco's ability is not to interfere with the environment, then he will not be able to affect Gnawa."

Speaking of this, the corners of Shang Jianyao's mouth became more and more obvious:

"If you are still not at ease, let's go to the island in the middle of the lake again. I think Yan Hu won't be able to return with the help of Gnawa's spiritual world. He doesn't have this thing at all.

"That means we can take away the branch bracelet, if it's still there."

Looking at Shang Jianyao's smile, Jiang Baimian suddenly had a realization:

Now it's Shang Jianyao who is dangerous and a little crazy.

The next second, Gnawa spoke:

"Our internal information mentioned something: Even if you are an intelligent person, you must be cautious when encountering a powerful awakened person."

"So, as long as you are careful enough, there will be no problem?" Shang Jianyao asked with a smile.

Jiang Baimian thought about the meaning of Gnawa's words:

"The abilities of certain awakened people can affect intelligent people. Is this not limited to illusions that distort environmental information?"

It was a little difficult for her to understand the principle. After all, intelligent people did not have such a thing as human consciousness and could not be the target of the awakened person's ability.

She can only think that there are many awakened people with abilities that directly affect the environment and interfere with reality, and this will become more and more obvious at the "soul corridor" level.

Jiang Baimian glanced at Shang Jianyao and said after careful consideration:

"This plan does have certain feasibility, but it needs to be treated step by step, and whether to go ahead will be decided based on the situation."

After saying these words, she felt inexplicably relaxed:

“I now authorize you to make the first attempt: find an ‘internal agent’.

"What are you going to do now that the housekeepers are vigilant enough and will not touch you easily again?"

Shang Jianyao had already had an idea and said with a cheerful expression:

"Go to Iron Mountain and guard the corpse dumper."

This refers to the guards who discarded and buried the bodies of servants through the Iron Mountain entrance and exit of the "underground ark."

It's as I expected... Well, if no one comes out to dump the body in these three days, then the plan will be terminated on its own... If so, then there is a high probability that Dimarco killed another servant, showing his cruelty. , He should be "doing justice for heaven", this may be his fate... When the time comes, arrange less risky tasks for Xiaobai and Xiaohong... Jiang Baimian slowly exhaled and said:

"Before that, we first go to the church to find out from Song Warner the attitude of the wary sect."

This is the place where Zhi Sui's "Young Gu" is watching!

"Okay!" Shang Jianyao agreed eagerly.

…………

In the bright red and golden church, the huge symbol and the female figure hidden behind the half-closed white door once again gave Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao and others a solemn and very dangerous feeling.

Standing under the holy emblem of "Yugu" is Antoniola, the new bishop of Hongshiji.

He was over 1.8 meters tall and looked quite strong even with a black cloak on.

Except for his hairless head, his facial features were covered by a minimalist mask.

The mask seemed to be made of white cardboard with holes corresponding to the eyes, nose and mouth poked out.

"May your vigilance last forever." Antoniola looked at the "Old Tune Group", raised his hands, clasped them in front of his chest, and then took a step back.

Long Yuehong, Bai Chen and others responded with a slight bow.

"Distance is our friend." Only Shang Jianyao in the entire "old tune group" returned the favor in a wary sect-like manner.

Antoniola glanced at the masks on their faces and said with a smile:

"Thank you for your previous help to the sect on the Red Stone Collection."

He used a relatively unfamiliar gray dialect, which he seemed to have mastered only a few years ago.

"Did you recognize us?" Shang Jianyao asked in shock.

Antoniola was stunned for a moment and said:

"The news of your return to Hongshiji was spread last night."

It is indeed a place where vigilance and hiding are the folk customs... Jiang Baimian sighed in his heart with some humor.

After a few pleasantries, she asked directly:

"I wonder if Song Warner is here?"

Antoniola turned sideways, pointed diagonally behind and said:

"I've sent someone to ask for him. What can you do?"

"Visiting a friend." Shang Jianyao answered happily and sincerely.

Antoniola smiled:

"Don't trust your friends blindly."

Jiang Baimian was lamenting that the bishop was always preaching, and Song He without a mask had already entered the hall.

There were still no wrinkles on his face, only his temples were a little gray.

"You are back so soon?" Song He first saluted Antonio La, and then asked about Jiang Baimian and others.

"The main reason is that the goal was achieved ahead of schedule." Jiang Baimian explained simply.

At this time, Shang Jianyao looked around and said:

"Viel is hiding again?"

Song He's slightly sparse eyebrows moved slightly, and he was silent for a few seconds before saying:

"He didn't show up for two days."