Embers Ad Infinitum

Early the next morning, several members of the "old tune team" had a quick bite to eat, packed their belongings, and prepared to get in the car and leave.

At this moment, the gate of the border settlement across the creek opened, and Ding Ling walked out with Zeng Pingan.

"So early?" She greeted the "Old Tune Group" with a smile.

The honest Shang Jianyao asked:

"Do you want to treat us to lunch?"

Ding Ling was obviously choked, and she calmed down before saying:

"I want you to wait a moment. I just have to go back to Wubei to report to work, so I can go with you."

A smile appeared on her face again:

"Follow me and you will save a lot of trouble on the road.

"Our 'Salvation Army' may be different from other forces. Our control is relatively strict. Without the help of acquaintances, letters of introduction, or passes, many farms, forest farms, and settlements will not let you approach at all, let alone trade. Supplies.

"I also wanted to trouble you to help me keep an eye on my husband's whereabouts on the ice field. Since I was on the way, I had to help anyway, so I told you this directly."

Seeing that Xue Yueyue did not reply immediately, but only glanced sideways at Qian Bai, Ding Ling added two more sentences:

“This is not a requirement and you can refuse.

"Not going together just means that it will cause you more trouble. It doesn't mean that you can't trade supplies or ask for directions. In the wilderness and outside each settlement, there are some relic hunters who act as brokers. You can do this through them. Many things are just less convenient and cost more."

Considering that Wubei is a very large settlement closest to Yunshan, it is almost equivalent to a city in the old world, and it is the only way to the ice sheet - unless you choose to go around several more dangerous areas, and Bai Chen nodded again to indicate that there was nothing wrong with Ding Ling's statement. Jiang Baimian pondered for a moment and then smiled:

“How could we refuse such a good offer?

"It just so happens that we need to go to Wubei to replenish some supplies suitable for the ice field and obtain relevant information. These are very difficult to obtain in the 'First City'."

The First City does not directly border the ice sheet.

Ding Ling smiled and nodded:

"Don't worry, I still know a lot of people in Wubei, and I can help you pass all aspects of review quickly and get a pass to the ice field.

"Well, I have an elder who works in the logistics department of Wubei's Materials Coordination Committee and can help you introduce some reliable material channels."

Ding Ling stopped at the point and didn't go into too much detail on this aspect.

"Thank you so much!" Shang Jianyao stretched out his hands before Jiang Baimian to express his gratitude.

Ding Ling was a little confused by him. She actually shook hands with him and felt the sincerity and joy.

The next second, Shang Jianyao asked seriously:

"If I want to join your Salvation Army, what procedures do I need to go through and how long does it take?"

Seeing this guy holding his captain's hand and not letting go, Zeng Ping'an couldn't help but interjected:

"You must have lived on a farm, forest farm, ranch or city for at least three years."

"That's it..." Shang Jianyao took back his hand in disappointment.

Ding Ling ignored the topic and turned her wrist to look at the simple electronic watch:

"How about we officially set off in fifteen minutes?"

"No problem." Jiang Baimian was good at this.

After watching Ding Ling and Zeng safely return to the border settlement, she glanced sideways at Shang Jianyao:

"Do you want to leave the company?"

"Nothing!" Shang Jianyao replied confidently, "The me just now does not represent the me now. Besides, there are ten of us. It is not a big problem for one of us to join the Salvation Army. The other nine are still Belongs to the company!”

"Huh." Jiang Baimian answered concisely and to the point.

In less than fifteen minutes, Ding Ling drove a green bulletproof mountain bike out of the gate of the settlement.

The jeep of the "Old Tune Team" immediately crossed the creek and arrived next to her.

Jiang Baimian, who was in the passenger seat, took a glance and found that there were two men and one woman in Ding Ling's car, all wearing the black uniforms of the "Salvation Army".

But this does not include the young man named Zeng Ping'an.

"Hey, where is Zeng Ping'an?" Shang, who pressed down the car window, asked Yao if he had any questions and was quite honest.

Ding Ling, who was sitting in the driving area, looked at them and smiled:

“He has to stay in the settlement.

“He and I, as well as two others, are relatively strong warriors here, and we cannot leave two of them at once.

"If he hadn't been worried about you having problems and had to help me to help, I wouldn't have let him accompany me to see you. If he didn't do it well, he might have suffered heavy losses."

In this matter, Ding Ling behaved very carelessly and calmly.

There are four awakened ones in such a border settlement? Or people who are close in strength but have different strengthening directions? Jiang Baimian suddenly muttered.

No matter which possibility it is, it shows that the "Salvation Army" is extremely powerful, and it is worthy of being the big force that made the "First City" disgraced.

After a few simple exchanges of greetings, Ding Ling drove the green mountain bike first onto the road to the east of Yunshan, followed closely by the jeep of the "Old Adjustment Team".

Jiang Baimian looked forward and suddenly smiled:

"Ding Ling probably knows a little about Zeng Ping'an's thoughts and deliberately found high-sounding excuses not to take him with her."

Bai Chen nodded in agreement:

"Women are relatively sensitive in this regard."

Uh... Long Yuehong suddenly became nervous again.

Fortunately, Jiang Baimian did not continue this topic.

Several dangerous or severely damaged areas were slowly left behind by them, and the road gradually became wider and smoother before everyone's eyes.

There are obvious signs of maintenance.

"Isn't this better than the old and disrepaired wilderness road in the 'Primary City'?" Shang Jianyao pointed out the window quite proudly.

If there is someone here who doesn't understand the basics, I'm afraid he will think that he is from the "Salvation Army".

Jiang Baimian did not glare at him or sneer at him. He nodded and said sincerely:

"The former Salvation Army had a very strong mobilization ability, which is evident from these details."

As soon as she finished speaking, the green mountain bike in front stopped in a relatively open place on the side.

"It's noon. Let's take a rest, eat something, and then go out in one go." Ding Ling opened the door and got out of the car, shouting in the direction of the jeep.

"Okay!" Shang Jianyao answered quite positively.

This made Jiang Baimian couldn't help but doubt something:

In this guy's mind, who is his leader now?

Because eating is a common need of all team members, except for Gnawa, Jiang Baimian is not the kind of person who likes to make trouble and is narrow-minded. She has to do the opposite, so she led the team members to get out of the car naturally and Direct them to search for firewood.

——The energy accumulated by the solar charging panel and the battery power can be saved a little bit.

Ding Ling saw this and waved:

"No need to bother, let's go together."

Several of her subordinates had already lit the fire.

"Okay." Who doesn't want to be lazy when they can, and Jiang Baimian is no exception.

She walked over, scanned around, smiled and praised:

"Your men are very motivated!"

Many things did not need to be told, they were done by themselves.

Ding Ling sat cross-legged on the floor, smiled and said:

“Because it’s a benefit to them.

“In border settlements, except for the fixed holidays every year when you can go home, you have to stay there at other times and are not allowed to leave without permission. It is the common expectation of all of us to be able to go to Wubei for the reason of a mission.

"When I was selecting people this morning, they were so aggressive. They forced me to make a decision based on their merits when they were attacked by the First City last year."

The two men and one woman who were busy preparing lunch were all smiling and nodded frequently, indicating that the captain was right.

Hearing this, Shang Jianyao asked with concern:

"Was the attack last year particularly dangerous?"

A male member of the "Salvation Army" who was only 1.7 meters tall and had a pitted face replied rather fearfully:

"Yes, Captain D almost died. Fortunately, Ping An struggled to save her. At that time, Ping An was shot three times. We all thought that we could not save her. Fortunately, he was young and in good health, and he finally survived that hurdle."

That's it... Jiang Baimian forced himself to hold back and didn't let himself look at Ding Ling.

"It's all over." Ding Ling smiled and reassured her subordinates.

She turned to ask Xue Shiyue:

"You came from the 'Primary City', did you bring a lot of money?"

"Not much, most of them have been replaced with supplies." Jiang Baimian answered calmly.

She also found a place to sit down.

Ding Ling nodded:

"That's good. The main reason is that our Salvation Army officially doesn't recognize the banknotes from the First City. You can only go to the underground black market to exchange for various bills. The discount rate is very large."

The daily life of the "Salvation Army" is mainly based on bill transactions, supplemented by banknotes.

"We just took this into consideration." With Jiang Baimian's character, how could he go to the territory of the "Salvation Army" without doing his homework?

The "Old Adjustment Team" and Ding Ling and others had lunch quickly. At this time, a military jeep suddenly drove over from the east.

Seeing Ding Ling on the side of the road, the military jeep braked suddenly and stopped quickly.

A man also wearing a black uniform left the passenger seat, walked around to the open area here, approached quickly, and shouted loudly:

"Captain Ding, I have something to ask you!"

He glanced around and spotted Jiang Baimian and others.

"Who are these?" He asked Ding Ling suspiciously.

"My friend." Ding Ling introduced simply.

The man said no more, took out a document and handed it over:

"Captain Ding, there are two moles who have stolen some military supplies and may defect to the 'Primary City'. You should pay special attention to similar characters in your settlement."

Ding Ling's expression became solemn. She opened the document and read it for a while before handing it back:

"I am about to go to Wubei. Please continue forward and go to the settlement to inform the soldiers who are staying behind."

"Okay." The man took back the documents and jogged back to the military jeep.

Shang Jianyao and others didn't ask any questions, and ate their lunch without squinting or listening.

After starting again, Jiang Baimian looked at the green mountain bike ahead and said thoughtfully:

"The stolen military supplies are probably very important..."