Embers Ad Infinitum

The ruins of Wasteland 13? Hearing Gnawa's answer, Jiang Baimian moved his eyebrows in surprise.

Lehman seemed to have heard a ghost story and took two steps back in horror.

Anyone who has a certain understanding of the "Primary City" is familiar with the ruins of Wasteland No. 13.

The two sides of the Red River, north of the Taiwei River and south of the mountains on the north bank, are one of the most prosperous and lively areas in the old world. A large number of cities are located here, forming an urban area with a large population and dense industry.

When the old world was destroyed, most of the place here became a wasteland, and cities either suffered physical destruction or transformed into paradises for "heartless people" and aberrant creatures.

When the "Primary City" was established based on a relatively well-preserved city here and gained a certain degree of strength, they began to explore different ruins and various relics in this area to obtain resources and develop.

According to common sense, the "Primary City", as the nominal largest force in the gray earth, after decades of hard work, cannot possibly leave the ruins of the city under its nose as it is. It must have taken away the most important and useful resources. , leaving only some leftovers for wilderness wanderers and relic hunters, but there is an exception.

That is Ruin No. 13.

It is very close to the original city, but it seems that it has not been effectively developed. At least the local ruin hunters have almost never encountered the materials and technology from it.

What's even more strange is that even if the "Prime City" doesn't explore by itself, it actually sends troops to guard all roads and prevent anyone from entering Ruin No. 13.

As a result, rumors gradually began to spread among the people, saying that there was something very dangerous hidden in Ruin No. 13. Even the troops sent by the "First City" could not come out again, and the news was completely lost.

There are also rumors that the "Prime City" has discovered some information related to the destruction of the old world in Ruin No. 13, and is organizing manpower to establish a secret laboratory there to launch forbidden experiments.

In short, through continuous adding of fuel and jealousy, the ruins of Wasteland No. 13 have become a mysterious and terrifying place in the minds of ordinary people in the "Primary City".

And the "Tao and Electrical Repair" radio station is located there!

Thinking that Wu Meng had "controlled" all his bodyguards through the radio, Lehman shuddered and no longer regarded some rumors about the ruins of Wasteland 13 as a joke.

At this time, Shang Jianyao said with bright eyes:

"This could serve as a basis for a ghost story."

Then, will you pitch to a corporate radio station? Jiang Baimian subconsciously speculated on Shang Jianyao's purpose.

She immediately gathered her thoughts and said to Gnawa:

"Detect again tomorrow to see if the location has changed."

"Okay." Gennava issued a slightly synthetic baritone voice.

Jiang Baimian turned to look at Lehman and said with a smile:

"Judging from the current situation, the possibility of targeting you is very low. It is closer to the fact that you accidentally ran into a terrorist incident."

Lehman's expression changed slightly, and he asked in a deep voice:

"Are Rondal and Richardson back to normal?"

"Probably, this kind of thing is like magic. Once exposed, it will have no effect." Jiang Baimian said with relief.

At least that's the case this time too.

But some are not... Jiang Baimian glared back at Shang Jianyao's words.

Hearing this, Leiman nodded slightly and said:

"After completing the deal with you, I will leave the First City."

According to Richardson, it was here that he heard the "Tao and Electrical Repair" radio station for the first time.

We don’t need to rush you... Jiang Baimian chuckled secretly, nodded and said:

“Then we close the deal today?

"We have a manor here with an area of ​​farmland..."

After listening to all the exchange conditions given by the "Old Tune Team", Lehman frowned slightly and said:

"It's very troublesome to deal with a manor. It takes four or five days..."

Jiang Baimian could tell that this arms dealer from "United Industries" couldn't wait to leave the First City tonight.

"Maybe we can help..." Shang Jianyao volunteered.

Lehman ignored his words and struggled for a few seconds before saying:

"Okay, it's settled. We will make the delivery tomorrow, and the corresponding Ole will be deposited into this bank account."

That large sum of cash was borrowed by the "Old Adjustment Team" from Terrence, the second boss of the "Black Shirt Party". The same batch of materials will be delivered together with the Left Bank Manor.

Not bad, he is worthy of being a real profiteer, fully embodying the fact that people die for money and birds die for food... Jiang Baimian thought that he could take advantage of Lehman's eagerness to escape from the First City, lower the price, and get the subsequent agency disposal rights of the manor.

That way, there would be no need to tell Lehman about the women in the "Wolf's Den".

Who knows, Lehman would rather take a little risk and save this "fee".

At this time, Leman thought about it for a while and said as if he had a toothache:

"Thank you so much for saving me this time. I, let me give you another discount..."

Bang bang bang, Shang Jianyao applauded his "boldness".

Jiang Baimian suppressed a smile and said:

"No need to discount, just agree to two conditions."

"What?" Lehman perked up.

Jiang Baimian briefly mentioned the fast food restaurants of Tisuna, Li Qiong and others, and gave the condition of supplying them at the lowest price and the corresponding period.

"It's hard to sell the manor at a good price like this..." Lehman muttered a few words, but agreed, "Okay, this is equivalent to giving you another 10% discount!"

He asked vigorously:

"What about the second condition?"

"Do you have a way to get tickets to the noble box in the highest arena?" Jiang Baimian seemed to be asking casually.

Lehman glanced at her, Shang Jianyao and Gennava, and smiled like an old farmer:

"This is not too difficult, but I have a premise."

"What?" Jiang Baimian's eyes moved slightly.

Lehman said sincerely:

"I can only provide tickets after I leave the original city."

Very keen... He is worthy of being an arms dealer who has survived to this day... Jiang Baimian nodded lightly and said:

"No problem. There are three gladiatorial games in total, and each game has five tickets."

"So many?" Lehman blurted out, not hiding his embarrassment and distress.

This seems to cost him a "large amount" of favors, money, and materials.

Seeing Jiang Baimian looking at him with a half-smile, Lehman responded with a polite smile:

"Although it is indeed a lot, it is nothing compared to my life."

Because he still had to get tickets for the gladiatorial match, he pushed the delivery time to eight o'clock sharp the day after tomorrow.

After leaving No. 55 Corne Street, Jiang Baimian and others circled twice before getting into his modified jeep.

After waiting for a while, Bai Chen and Long Yuehong returned to the car carrying boxes containing military exoskeleton devices.

After listening to the team leader's retelling and Shang Jian Yaogui's story-like additions, Long Yuehong said in slight horror:

"That Wu Meng is very powerful..."

If he really affects radio listeners without a specific target, then given enough conditions, he can even destroy a city!

Moreover, he doesn't care about life, other people, or order at all.

Jiang Baimian said "hmm":

"Actually, his name reminds me of an idiom, Wu Xia A Meng."

"This is a name he chose by himself. Does it mean he is different from before?" Bai Chen understood what the team leader meant instantly.

"It may also be that his parents gave it to him to express their best wishes." Gnawa gave another possibility obtained through analysis.

Jiang Baimian did not answer Bai Chen's rhetorical question, but thought to himself and said:

"In the chaotic era when the old world was just destroyed, many people broke away from the constraints of social order and had certain abilities or resources, but they showed extreme disregard for the lives and personalities of others..."

"Not just in the era of chaos." Gnawa added based on the information, "Even in the new era, there are many similar things."

"It's expanded." Shang Jianyao commented.

So, maybe Wu Meng is like this? Did he gain terrifying power from the ruins of Wasteland 13? Long Yuehong recounted her guess, and finally said with emotion:

"The original city really has hidden dragons and crouching tigers..."

The "Old Tune Team" has only been here for a few days, and they have already encountered so many hidden and terrifying powerful people. However, "Prime City" can still maintain order above the standard. One can imagine its strength.

"So, just because we succeeded in killing the real 'priest', we can't think that we can walk away in the original city." Jiang Baimian took the opportunity to educate the group, "Next, we need to be low-key, low-key, low-key again, and take it seriously. It really advances our main mission.”

After confirming that they could obtain the tickets for the gladiatorial match from Lehman, the "old tune team" finally took a substantial step in its main mission of contacting the descendants of Orei.

——The reason why Jiang Baimian asked for tickets to three gladiatorial matches was because he didn’t want to recklessly “get to know” Marcus, Ole’s grandson, and planned to make one or two observations first and act accordingly.

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While waiting for Lehman to get the tickets, the "Old Tune Team" was not idle either. They split up again and looked for Xiao Chong and Han Wanghuo.

Antana Street, the underground black market.

Bai Chen and Long Yuehong found the organ dealer Yan Miao.

"Are you here to buy or sell? If you want to sell, you have to see whether there are buyers and how many buyers there are to determine the final price..." Yan Miao said a lot.

While Bai Chen listened carefully, he noticed that when Yan Miao spoke, he was always observing his and Long Yuehong's reactions.

She nodded invisibly, without saying anything, and took out Han Wanghuo's portrait:

"Have you ever met this man?"

Yan Miao took a look and laughed:

"If I say I haven't seen it, would you believe it?"

"I don't believe it." Long Yuehong felt that this was the answer at this moment.

Yan Miao smiled and said:

"If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do about it."

"..." Long Yuehong didn't know how to answer it.

Fortunately, Yan Miao said again:

"I've seen him before. He came to buy a heart and wanted to transplant it, but the match was not successful."

"When did this happen?" Bai Chen asked calmly.

Yan Miao made a recalling expression:

"Yesterday, yes, yesterday afternoon."

What do you remember about yesterday afternoon? Long Yuehong finally resisted the slander.