Embers Ad Infinitum

Two small remote-controlled cars with simple equipment drove into the cave one after another.

Wang Fugui, Waite and others immediately took out an old and barely functional portable computer, received the pictures transmitted back, and carefully observed every detail.

Glancing at their laggy screens, Jiang Baimian couldn't help but take out the latest model portable computer produced by "Mechanical Paradise" from his tactical backpack.

Immediately afterwards, she connected the computer to Gnawa and shared her "vision."

When Wang Fugui and the others saw this scene, their expressions became a little complicated.

"This passage is not purely natural, it has traces of artificial transformation." Jiang Baimian focused his attention on the computer screen.

In the picture, a deep road stretches quietly in the darkness, with obvious signs of reinforcement on both sides and above.

"But it's not wide enough." Long Yuehong expressed her thoughts.

In other words, vehicles cannot drive on cave roads.

Bai Chen considered it and said:

"Maybe this is a backup passage, only for human access."

"Well, this is just one of the entrances and exits." Jiang Baimian nodded in agreement.

But no matter what, she can already make a formal judgment:

The cave where White Wolf usually lives originated from a human project.

As for whether it was built before the destruction of the old world, or whether it was secretly excavated by the "Primary City" or some force over the years, Jiang Baimian cannot yet give a definite answer.

Next to them, Shang Jianyao was looking at the computer screen and controlling the remote control car with great interest, not giving Gnawa a chance to intervene.

After reaching the limit of exploration and confirming that there were no buried explosives and no other problems in that area, the two teams entered the cave one after another.

Their vehicles were left outside, each hiding in a location unknown to the other.

Of course, the "old tune team" will not put military exoskeleton devices, radio transceivers and other valuable things in the car. If they are taken away by others, they may not have time to recover them.

Jiang Baimian, Long Yuehong, Bai Chen and Gnawa each carried a crate on their backs and carried different weapons, following Shang Jianyao.

This made Wang Fugui, Waite and others' eyelids twitch:

Does this team have three military exoskeleton devices?

Are they sent by a big force to destroy the "Prime City"?

Is this cave actually their destination all along?

Step by step, the two teams reached the edge of the explored area.

So, they started a new round of detection.

After repeating a similar process twice, the "old tune team" and Wang Fugui's team arrived at a fork in the road.

After sweeping the flashlight, Jiang Baimian turned his head and asked about the survivor Long En:

"Which way did you go before?"

Long recalled:

"left."

At this time, Wang Fugui looked over with the light of the flashlight and said:

“How about we split up and explore?

"This saves time."

To show his sincerity:

"You choose first."

Quite kind... Long Yuehong muttered silently.

At this time, because he had gone deep into the cave, he felt quite cold and no longer in the middle of summer.

This feeling made Long Yuehong glance at someone in Wang Fugui's team subconsciously:

The man who was wrapped in a black leather jacket during the advance camp was indeed shivering.

His slender limbs and strong body seemed quite inconsistent with such a performance.

He is really afraid of the cold... Long Yuehong withdrew her gaze.

After these days of contact and inquiry, he had figured out that the man's name was Gray.

"Okay." Jiang Baimian thought about it and accepted Wang Fugui's proposal.

As soon as she finished speaking, Shang Jianyao volunteered:

"I'll choose."

"Which side do you want to choose?" Wang Fugui asked curiously and solemnly.

Shang Jianyao smiled:

"Leave it to God and the executives to decide."

While he was talking, he took out a copper coin worth 5 cas from his pocket with the hand that was not holding the remote control.

Jiang Baimian controlled his expression and silently watched this guy's performance.

Frankly speaking, she didn't quite understand what Shang Jianyao wanted to do this time.

The same goes for Long Yuehong and Bai Chen.

Gennava deduced multiple results, but none of them seemed to be Shang Jianyao's style.

To decide such an important matter by tossing a coin? Wang Fugui, Waite, Gray and others looked at each other and felt that this was very strange.

The next second, Shang Jianyao, who handed the remote control to Gnawa, actually tossed the coin.

With a dinging sound, the coin rolled down and was caught by Shang Jianyao in mid-air.

"Let me see what it is." He looked around, smiled and released his right hand covering the coin.

Immediately afterwards, Shang Jianyao displayed the coins and announced the final result:

"Back side up, left!"

After saying that, he put away the coins and walked into the left passage without looking back.

Jiang Baimian followed with a slightly strange expression.

When the "Old Tune Team" and Long En's flashlights disappeared in this area, Wang Fugui said with sincere emotion:

"He actually left it to Zhi Sui to decide...

"Are they some devout believers?"

Gray, who was very afraid of the cold, was silent for a moment and said with trembling teeth:

"Shall we go to the left too?"

"No need for the moment." Wang Fugui turned to the right first.

Waite, Gray and the other four plus the guide hesitated for two seconds, but still chose to follow him.

In the left passage, Jiang Baimian caught up with Shang Jianyao and glanced at him:

"If it were heads up, would you go to the right?"

Shang Jianyao smiled:

"The answer will not change, because before tossing the coin, I never said what the tails represent and what the heads represent."

I knew it... Jiang Baimian rolled his eyes helplessly.

She saw the problem just now:

Shang Jianyao was just teasing Wang Fugui and the others!

Long Yuehong, who was behind Jiang Baimian, was stunned for a second and couldn't help but cursed:

"In front of those who are devout and religious, you will be tied up and burned to death..."

He clearly said that he would leave it to Zhi Sui to decide, but ended up making the decision himself. This is blasphemy and treating himself as Zhi Sui!

Following Long, the survivor of the "Old Tune Group", he gradually felt that this group of people was not mentally normal.

How dare you make such a joke when you are so serious and in such a dangerous situation?

Next, Jiang Baimian ignored Shang Jianyao, led the team with a flashlight, followed Gnawa, and continued deep into the cave.

It didn't take long before they arrived at the area where Ron had described stacks of human food.

After careful inspection, Jiang Baimian determined from the production date that these were produced in the old world.

"It seems to be related to the old world." As soon as she finished speaking, she sensed a lot of bioelectric signals.

After counting silently, Jiang Baimian turned his head and looked at Shang Jianyao.

"Wang Fugui and the others." Shang Jianyao was quite sure.

He determined it quantitatively.

Soon, at another passage, Wang Fugui, Waite, Gray and others walked out slowly with flashlights on.

They were not surprised at all by the existence of the "old tune group".

At this moment, Shang Jianyao suddenly said:

"Hey, you're missing one person."

"..." Wang Fugui's heart tightened and he quickly looked back at his teammates.

He counted several times to make sure no one was missing.

Has the missing person disappeared from my memory? As soon as Wang Fugui and others had this thought, they heard Shang Jianyao say with a smile:

"Kidding."

At this moment, such a good-tempered person as Wang Fugui couldn't help but grind his teeth.

Jiang Baimian was about to help Shang Jianyao smooth things over, when Shang Jianyao explained seriously:

"I mainly want to remind you that you may encounter strange situations next, and you may forget some things. It is best to keep the key information with you by recording it now."

Then he added:

"We've found canine feces here."

This means that the white wolf is getting closer and closer.

Wang Fugui nodded thoughtfully and said to Waite, Gray and others:

"Make a simple record of the current situation and compare it regularly later."

After their temporary team had finished its work, the two teams set off again, sometimes in parallel and sometimes separately.

Relying on the reconnaissance vehicle and their own chips, Jiang Baimian and Gnawa gradually mapped out the routes they had taken in their "minds".

After eliminating those repetitive roads, they and Wang Fugui's team entered a channel that was wider and seemed capable of driving.

The artificial traces here are more obvious, and the ground is made of concrete.

As they moved forward step by step, they would find dog feces from time to time. After analysis and comparison by Gnawa, they confirmed that they all came from the same creature.

This is most likely the giant white wolf.

"It eats a lot and poops a lot." Shang Jianyao sighed with the wrong emphasis.

This was a tasteful statement, and several people in Wang Fugui's team on the other side frowned slightly.

This passage was very long, and the two teams had to stop from time to time to use remote-controlled cars to scout the situation ahead. Therefore, they only saw the exit at night.

Outside the exit is an overgrown old-world park with a pretty artificial lake.

Starlight fell from high in the sky, making the tall buildings "sunk" in the darkness in the distance come into the eyes of Jiang Baimian and others.

They came to a city that had been buried in history for an unknown number of years.

In a daze, Long Yuehong seemed to have returned to the original time. After passing through the tunnel, she saw the ruins of Marsh No. 1.

The shock of the old-era civilization at that moment was something he would never forget.

When he subconsciously turned his head to look at his teammates, he found that the team leader was looking at the stars in the black night with a slight frown.

After relying on the auxiliary chip to do a simple calculation and obtain a relatively vague positioning, Jiang Baimian ordered Gnawa with a solemn expression:

"Switch to radio mode."

Amid the doubtful looks cast by Wang Fugui and others, Gennava completed the module conversion as instructed.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Baimian exhaled and said:

"Turn to band 119.2."

This frequency band corresponds to the "Dao and Electrical Maintenance" radio station.

Jiang Baimian suspected that he and others might have entered the ruins of Wasteland No. 13.

The old world city in front of them is probably the ruins of Wasteland 13!

PS: Today is the weekend