Embers Ad Infinitum

Jiang Baimian also read the mission description, and not surprisingly discovered his pseudonym.

Obviously, the owner of the "Virtual World" and some senior officials of "Prime City" have reacted and knew that the pass code Marcus held had been stolen. They tried to drive a large number of ruin hunters through the Hunter Guild in the form of tasks. Help with troubleshooting.

Of course, this is definitely only part of the pursuit measures. There is a high probability that those powerful characters in the "Hand of Order" and some elite teams from the military will also be involved in finding the criminal.

"If you catch one, you will get 10,000 Orei." Unlike before when he was excited about the huge reward, Shang Jianyao now felt a little aggrieved.

There was a hint of "the bounty is too low" in his tone.

Jiang Baimian can understand where this guy's "dissatisfaction" lies:

He and others obtained vital secrets from an awakened person at the "soul corridor" level who could create a "virtual world", and they were actually offered a reward of 10,000 Ole per person.

"This is much more expensive than a ton of flour." Jiang Baimian said casually, using Qiao Chu as an example.

"That is, as long as you give valid clues, you can get a ton of flour. You have to catch this." Of course, Shang Jianyao is not that easy to fool.

The difficulty of the two is simply different.

On Qiao Chu's mission, the "old transfer team" was even able to split the information into several parts, and exchange each part for a ton of flour.

——The rewards for providing clues this time are divided into three levels: 50 Ore, 100 Ore, and 300 Ore.

Jiang Baimian did not dwell on this topic and re-read the description of the task.

The promulgator is the "Hand of Order", an official organization with sufficient credibility. They did not mention the three targets of the bounty because the other party contacted the key protected targets in the arena and stole important secrets. They only mentioned Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao. He and Long Yuehong were classified as the accomplices of the last assassination case. They suspected that they were planning a big conspiracy against the "Primary City", so they significantly increased the reward amount.

Well, it doesn’t matter whether it involves secrets or not. Failure to catch the person on the spot means that the secrets will inevitably be leaked and cannot be stopped... The "First City" is not trying to cut off the spread of intelligence, but to find out where it is. Fang Lili did it, haha, revenge by the way... Jiang Baimian looked at the big screen and thought calmly.

The portrait of the target given by the "Hand of Order" is from the camera, which is not so clear. It has been modified based on witnesses. Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian both made major changes to make themselves look like people from the Red River. , as long as they don't meet acquaintances face to face, they are not afraid of being recognized.

Although Long Yuehong still played the role of a Gray-Turk, he also disguised himself. Moreover, he didn't even leave a pseudonym. He was called the "third criminal" in the mission description.

At this time, while waiting for the information to be printed out, he also discovered the mission with a generous bounty.

Fortunately, the focus was on the team leader and Shang Jianyao, and there was not much description about me... While he was thankful, he lamented the amount of the bounty:

"It's quite a lot..."

Ten thousand Orei is enough to turn a wilderness wanderer into a "respectable person" with a house and a shop in the original city. As long as he can maintain stability in the future, his life will be good.

Hearing Long Yuehong's emotion, Shang Jianyao turned his head and said with a smile:

"Yes, it's quite a lot!"

While speaking, he looked Long Yuehong up and down, as if counting ten thousand Olei.

If you have the ability, hand yourself over! It's not that Long Yuehong didn't dare to speak this time, but the surrounding environment suppressed his impulse.

There are so many ruin hunters nearby, who knows if any of them have good hearing!

Shang Jianyao withdrew his gaze and looked at Jiang Baimian:

"Do you want to take it? Anyway, there is no penalty if you can't finish it."

Jiang Baimian pondered for a moment and said with a smile:

"Okay, even if you can't catch anyone, you can get a lot of money by getting some clues."

"..." Long Yuehong didn't expect that the team leader actually agreed.

"I just hope we can find effective clues before we leave the original city." Jiang Baimian added with affectation.

Long Yuehong understood this:

What the team leader meant was to get some information about his team and submit it to the "Hand of Order" when he was about to leave the First City to extract the remaining value.

This is simply, simply too bad... Long Yuehong held it in for a long time and finally came up with an adjective.

When Shang Jianyao went to take over the task, Long Yuehong also obtained information about the family members of Waite and others.

…………

Red Giant Wolf District, an older community.

The houses here are not too high, and most have signs of repair. They are connected to each other, forming a relatively closed area.

Different from the living habits in the Red River Basin of the old world, when the "Primary City" was first established, due to the harsh environment, chaotic situation, and frequent conflicts, people in a team were often used to living in adjacent places, helping each other, or Occupy villages that produce food.

In that era, except for some awakened people and subhumans, the vast majority of human beings had to stick together to survive. Otherwise, no matter how powerful you were, how many guns could you fire at the same time and how many "careless people" and aberrant creatures could you deal with?

Based on this "folk custom", the older communities in the "Primary City" have buildings with a maximum height of no more than five floors and only a few entrances and exits, making them similar to a city within a city.

Once chaos breaks out, such a place can hold on for a long time as long as it is blocked with obstacles.

Of course, the premise is that the enemy does not have heavy firepower.

Today, similar communities are inhabited by citizens of the “original city” who can still maintain a certain status and income.

"Waite's wife and children live here?" Long Yuehong looked at the community consisting of multiple buildings in front of him with some surprise.

If the information in his hand had not been certified by the Hunter Guild, he would have suspected that he had encountered a liar again.

Although Waite is an awakened person, he doesn't seem to be doing very well.

"Maybe he took most of the harvest home and didn't keep much for himself." Bai Chen had seen too many similar relic hunters.

When they take risks in the wilderness, they may indulge themselves and release stress, but this does not affect them being good to their families, and they are even willing to be hard on themselves for it.

"Go in." Jiang Baimian glanced at Shang Jianyao, who was silent, and took the lead towards the entrance of the community.

After registration and simple inspection, they walked around the buildings and arrived in front of a five-story building.

The Waite family is on the first floor here.

Long Yuehong stood at the door, suddenly a little uneasy. She didn't know how Waite's wife and children would react, or whether they would be so sad that they couldn't help themselves.

If I die outside, will the team leader have similar concerns when they go to my home to notify me? Long Yuehong exhaled slowly and rang the doorbell.

As the sound of jingling bells echoed, footsteps approached and the door was opened.

What appeared in front of the "Old Tune Group" and others was a twenty-seven or eight-year-old Honghe woman.

She was wearing a white blouse. Although the clothes were old, they were clean.

Sunlight shines in from outside, making the house look bright and clean. Two children are gathered around the sofa, looking curiously at the door.

On the coffee table in front of them were some children's books unearthed from the ruins of old world cities.

"Who are you?" the Honghe woman asked hesitantly.

She was a little wary and solemn, as if she had a bad premonition.

Seeing that Jiang Baimian and others remained silent, Long Yuehong opened her mouth and said:

"Are you Waite's wife?"

The woman's face suddenly turned pale.

She asked quickly:

"He, where is he?"

"He died during the adventure." Long Yuehong did not say that Waite killed himself.

The woman shook her body unconsciously twice and asked:

"Where is his body?"

"In the woods outside the advanced camp No. 2 in Gunshan on the north bank, we have marked..." Long Yuehong's words gradually became smoother.

Energy is precious in the mountains. It is impossible for the dead to be cremated. It is quite lucky to have someone to dig a hole for them and bury them.

After all, in certain places and among certain groups, it is food.

The woman's lips moved for a while, and finally she uttered one word:

"Thanks."

Her voice was low.

Jiang Baimian glanced at Shang Jianyao and motioned for him to confirm.

Shang Jianyao completed this matter with a "reasoning clown" that left no trace.

That was Waite's wife.

Only then did Long Yuehong take out Waite's relic and handed it over:

"These are the items he had on him."

Waite's wife took the bag and opened it, with an uncontrollable expression of surprise on her face.

This is more than what Waite has received every time he comes home!

After just a few seconds, the woman said urgently:

“Should I, how much should I give you?

"I heard Corne said that a portion of this kind of thing must be paid to the person who returns it. Haha, Waite is his pseudonym..."

As she spoke, the woman's eyes turned red and her voice became choked.

Just as Long Yuehong was about to shirk, Jiang Baimian answered:

"We've taken our part."

She stopped talking and waved her hand:

"Bye-Bye."

Waite's wife raised her hand to wipe her eyes and repeated her previous words:

"Thanks."

Shang Jianyao smiled at her:

"A new life like the sun."

These incomprehensible words successfully stunned Waite's wife.

When the "Old Tune Group" left, they heard a child's voice coming from behind:

"Mom, who are they?"

"They were daddy's friends."

"Where's dad? Why hasn't dad come back yet?"

"Dad went to a very far away place..."

Waite's wife's voice remained soft throughout.

…………

After sending "compassion" to the family members of Waite's teammates, the "Old Tune Team" came to another street in the Red Giant Wolf District.

This is the place where Long Yuehong saw Han Wanghuo's back before.

He looked around and asked hesitantly:

"Team leader, where should we start? Ask each household?"

This range will be huge.

Jiang Baimian rolled his eyes slightly and chuckled:

"This is also a question I want to ask."

"Ah?" Long Yuehong was suddenly confused.

Jiang Baimian smiled and said:

"A temporary assessment to see if your ability to analyze problems and handle things has improved."

Team leader, how can this be a surprise attack? Long Yuehong tried her best to use her brain.