Embers Ad Infinitum

Wang Fugui had an armed belt tied around his waist and two pistols inserted, but he had no other weapons.

As soon as he walked into the bar, he greeted different ruin hunters familiarly:

"Williamson, how are you? Did you find the abandoned military base?"

"Locke, you're still alive. Didn't you go find that giant white wolf?"

"What prey did you catch today?"

"Are the 'heartless' and aberrant creatures in the mountains at peace lately?"

…

Wang Fugui, a gray native, behaves like a local snake here. He knows everyone and can chat with everyone.

Just like that, he slowly walked to the bar and knocked on the table:

"Have a cup of meat-stuffed rice."

While speaking, he turned his head and looked at Waite

This allowed him to catch Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao and others.

An expression of surprise suddenly appeared on Wang Fugui's face, and he laughed after a few seconds:

"You finally came."

He didn't specifically use the Gray dialect.

"Did you recognize us?" Shang Jianyao looked "incredible".

Although he wore less disguise than the two ladies, only wearing a wig and slightly modifying his face, it was not easy for Wang Fugui, who had only met him once, to recognize him.

Wang Fugui glanced at Jiang Baimian, smiled and said:

"You guys have left a deep impression on me. A team like yours doesn't look like a relic hunter. Oh, and there are robots?"

His admiration afterward was genuine.

No matter where they are, having a team of ruin hunters equipped with robots is something to be envied.

"Isn't this a rare situation in the area around the First City?" Jiang Baimian responded with a rhetorical question.

Before Wang Fugui could speak, she asked with unconcealed curiosity:

"Have you ever encountered that giant white wolf?"

"Not yet." Wang Fugui shook his head mockingly, "Otherwise, you might not be able to see me. Although the guild has provided some useful information, many ruin hunters have died or disappeared as a result."

Having said this, he patted Waite on the shoulder:

"Just like this one, he lost all his companions, but don't underestimate him. Being able to come back alive shows that he is not as ordinary as he looks."

Waite's expression suddenly changed slightly, and he immediately retorted:

"What's so ordinary about my appearance?"

There is no denying that he is not ordinary... How much of his sadness, fear, and panic just now were just fake? Or is it that a powerful ruin hunter was frightened out of his wits by the giant white wolf? While Jiang Baimian was muttering inwardly, nothing changed on the surface.

"It depends on who you are competing with." Wang Fugui had no idea of ​​fighting to the end and easily deflected Waite's question.

He smiled and said to several members of the "Old Tune Group":

"There is no guild here, no notarization, only the most basic and weak order. You have to be careful about everything.

"Did Waite just want to sell you information on the whereabouts of the giant white wolf?

"Haha, he is indeed sad, but that does not prevent him from finding ways to make money. This is the instinct of most ruin hunters.

"I'm not saying that there is definitely something wrong with his intelligence. He will fall out with me. I can only remind you that any piece of intelligence obtained here and any sentence heard must be verified by multiple parties before it can be believed."

Wang Fugui behaved very friendly and looked after his "fellow fellow".

"We took the initiative to bring up this matter." Jiang Baimian said something for Waite.

Shang Jian Yao asked curiously:

"Then what you just said needs to be verified by multiple parties before you can believe it?"

Wang Fugui was immediately speechless, and it took him a long time to laugh at himself:

"you're right."

"Haha." Waite laughed when he saw this.

He wiped the corners of his eyes and said:

"King, you can finally understand how I usually feel."

He immediately exhaled and said:

"I still insist on staying here and selling information instead of running back and crying under the quilt because they still have families and need money and supplies."

Wang Fugui responded seriously:

"You seemed to have completely collapsed. I suspected you would go crazy at any time. I didn't expect you to come out."

This... Waite's image has changed again in Long Yuehong's heart.

He initially thought he was a poor man who had lost his companion but was quite lucky. After Wang Fugui revealed that Waite had been selling information about the giant white wolf during this period, he thought he was an old man. He might be sad, but more importantly. Most of them are for business, which is nothing to condemn. Most people on the earth are like this. Everything is for survival, and survival is everything.

But now, Long Yuehong has raised her evaluation of Waite, and it is difficult to describe this person in specific words. She feels that he is very complicated, with both a good side and a cunning side, and he must be wary at certain times. he.

Wang Fugui looked at the "Old Tune Group" again and continued the previous topic:

"It's not peaceful here. Someone might pull out a gun and kill you at any time. Haha, where's your car? Is there anyone watching? I'm afraid you won't be able to find it when you go out."

"We have installed alarms and surveillance cameras." Shang Jianyao replied sincerely.

This is the electronic equipment purchased when dealing with the real "priest". The "old tune team" sold part of it and kept part for emergencies.

"..." Wang Fugui suddenly felt that his reminder seemed a bit unfounded.

The team on the opposite side seems to have broken away from the level of needing to leave people to guard it. Compared with most ruin hunters, they are at least one level better in technology.

Some hunters know how to use these electronic items but can't afford them, and some simply don't know how to play with them.

Jiang Baimian smiled and resolved the other party's embarrassment:

“With robots, we don’t need to worry about these things.”

"That's right." Wang Fugui took the cup pushed over by the boss and chewed the stuffed meat.

The "Old Tune Group" also ordered a drink each to taste the characteristics of this advanced camp.

As for Gnawa, a place to recharge has been found.

There was a sign with the price written on it.

The stuffed meat was very fishy, ​​which was Long Yuehong's first impression. Then, the slightly sour taste spread, but it was suppressed by the strong plant fragrance, which made it not so unbearable.

All the flavors were mixed together, and it turned out to be pretty good.

After eating the stuffed meat and eating a loaf of bread, Wang Fugui stood up and waved his hand:

"I'm going to rest. If you have any difficulties, you can come to me."

As he spoke, he smiled:

"Charges."

After watching Wang Fugui leave, Waite looked at Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao and others:

"Have you known each other for a long time?"

"No, I just met him somewhere else before." Jiang Baimian answered truthfully.

She deliberately showed a curious look:

"Do you know what he is like?"

Waite was silent for two seconds and said:

"I just said that here, hunters often need to form a team to ensure their own safety, and only a handful of them are loners.

"He's one of those people who only occasionally moves with people."

Long Yuehong raised her eyelids slightly when she heard this, and subconsciously glanced at the door of the bar again.

He remembers what Waite said about the Lone Walker at the time:

Terribly powerful.

After spending 20 Ore to buy Waite's information, Jiang Baimian and others stood up and prepared to return to the parking place.

They did not ask how bad the security situation here was because Bai Chen had informed others in advance.

There is no security here unless you are willing to pay.

Responsible for maintaining order in the forward camp is a group of "First City" soldiers. Their main responsibility is to monitor changes in the mountains and provide timely warnings to the outside world.

As far as they were concerned, as long as the relic hunters didn't cause a large-scale gun battle, they didn't need to worry about it. Anyway, the people who died were not their acquaintances.

Therefore, it is not too uncommon for someone to be stolen, robbed, or even assassinated in the advance camp.

The subtext of Waite's previous words about loners is: they must stick together to survive.

This is the case in many places on the dusty earth.

Perhaps it was Gnawa's image that frightened those who spied on him secretly. The alarm placed on the car by the "old tune team" was not set off, and no one was caught on the surveillance camera trying to get close.

Because they had spent too much time driving the mountain road before, it was already very dark now, and the crows of crows echoed not far away.

"Old rule, sleep in the car and take turns staying on duty at night." Jiang Baimian pressed the front hood of the jeep and gave the order.

This advance camp has a hotel and provides secure parking, but not many relic hunters stay there.

On the one hand, they trust the gun in their hands and the companions they have known for many years, but on the other hand, they are reluctant to part with it.

The only reason why the "Old Tune Group" couldn't stay was that Jiang Baimian wanted the members to adapt to a similar environment.

Just like Bai Chen said before, the wilderness wanderers and ruin hunters on the gray earth live a life of today and no tomorrow, which is gloomy, depressing, and painful.

In similar situations, they will naturally look for channels to vent in certain aspects, and become flamboyant and wanton from time to time.

At a glance, Long Yuehong saw a large number of modified vehicles and motorcycles, which had a completely different temperament from the modifications of the "rootless people". They emphasized uniqueness and individuality, and they were all kinds and strange.

In addition to this, after a man and a woman meet, as long as there is no partner around, the other person is pleasing to the eye, and they can ensure safety - safety in all aspects, they will not hesitate to have a super-friendship relationship. In this way, they will forget that it will eventually come. Tomorrow, stay in the happy present.

Of course they couldn't bear to go to the camp hotel, and they didn't dare to go out into the wild woods. They would either make do in the car or find some cover in a corner.

Ever since, certain sounds penetrated into Long Yuehong's ears from time to time, and certain vehicles shook and made him blush.

At this time, Gnawa suggested:

"Why don't I take full responsibility tonight? Is there enough battery anyway?"

"No." Jiang Baimian said seriously, "Everyone has their own responsibilities, and you can't replace them every time."

While Gnawa was analyzing this sentence, a huge roar suddenly sounded somewhere in the mountain:

"Ouch!"

This gave Long Yuehong and Bai Chen an instant illusion of returning to the ruins of Swamp No. 1.

However, this roar was not that terrifying, not that exaggerated, and no one responded.

"That giant white wolf?" Shang Jianyao was excited.