Embers Ad Infinitum

As an employee of "Pangu Biology", Jiang Baimian is no stranger to things like nuclear warheads. He knows that several major forces possess them, relics from the old world, and they themselves seem to have mastered the corresponding maintenance technology.

However, over the years, except for the record of the use of nuclear bombs in the chaotic years, after entering the new era, such weapons of mass destruction in the true sense created by humans in the old world have not appeared again. They only exist for deterrence. stage.

The intelligence personnel of "Pangu Biology" once suspected that as the years went by, the nuclear warheads left over from the old world gradually became ineffective and could no longer be used. Both the "Prime City" and the "Salvation Army" lacked the ability to re-energize. Manufacturing capabilities.

Now, Jiang Baimian was inevitably a little confused when he suddenly heard the term nuclear warhead and it appeared in the current city.

"Nuclear warhead?" Long Yuehong was also shocked.

In his mind, these were weapons that could destroy heaven and earth. Many cities in the old world were in ruins because of them.

Among the various rumors about the destruction of the old world, this is the source of nightmares alongside "innocent disease".

Once someone detonates that nuclear warhead, the entire Wubei may be affected, and the "old tune team" in this city will most likely not be able to survive alone.

Bai Chen also blurted out:

"How much weight?"

As far as her habit is concerned, talking about bombs without mentioning the yield is like being a hooligan, except for those whose mission is to create radiation or chemical pollution.

Shang Jian Yao looked curious:

"Uranium, plutonium, or, uh, hydrogen isotopes?"

For a moment, he forgot how to write that word and what its pronunciation was.

Ding Ling shook her head:

“I don’t know much about this, I just heard such a rumor.

"I'm telling you mainly to remind you so that you don't complain about being stuck in the hotel and not being able to get out."

"I have no complaints now. I just want to escape." Shang Jianyao answered honestly.

Yeah yeah! Long Yuehong shouted crazily in her heart.

All he wanted now was to leave Wubei and escape from the range of the nuclear warhead.

Ding Ling heard this and said with relief:

"Don't believe those rumors in the wilderness. Nuclear warheads are not that powerful. A single nuclear warhead cannot destroy a city. Moreover, nuclear warheads that can be stolen must be miniaturized, and their yield is estimated to be only a fraction of the original. "

But now Wubei is incomparable to the big cities in the old world. There is a question mark as to whether it is even one-tenth the size... Jiang Baimian muttered something in his heart, but did not say it out loud.

Wubei, like the First City, was rebuilt on the ruins of a relatively well-preserved city, but the population here is quite different from that of the First City. Currently, only the part of the ruins close to the Yuelin River is used.

Seeing that several members of the "Old Tune Group" were silent for a moment, Ding Ling added:

"After meeting a member of our Wubei Material Coordination Committee today, if you are willing to accept a more stringent inspection, I can take you out of the city early.

"Don't worry, I've already reported the military exoskeleton devices and bionic smart armors, and there's no problem."

Long Yuehong was about to say "Okay, okay" when Shang Jianyao suddenly spoke righteously:

"no!

"How can you escape in the face of battle? There are still hundreds of thousands of humans here!"

Ding Ling was immediately speechless.

You say bad things and you say good things. What do you want?

Jiang Baimian hurriedly cleared his throat:

"Your members of the Wubei Materials Coordination Committee want to see us?"

"Yes." Ding Ling breathed a sigh of relief seeing that the topic was back on track, "He is in charge of the statistics and distribution of military supplies. He wants to know more about your experience in Wasteland No. 13 Ruins."

Uh, why is he meeting us? We won't contribute military supplies to him... Long Yuehong was a little surprised for a moment.

Jiang Baimian, who had a deep understanding of the old world, understood what was going on.

"Military" and "statistics" combined probably represent intelligence agencies.

A name is often just a code name.

"No problem." Shang Jianyao answered in place of Jiang Baimian in a tone that said everyone is one of us, so why should we be so polite?

Jiang Baimian rolled his eyes at him, took a breath and said:

"Go there now?"

"Yeah." Ding Ling nodded, "You can't bring your military exoskeleton device and bionic smart armor. Well, it's best to leave two people here to watch. Although the security of our 'Salvation Army' is pretty good, there are cases of theft Not many, but many of the people staying in this hotel are foreign relic hunters, and you should be very aware of their operating style."

Most ruin hunters often work part-time as bandits when they are in the wilderness, and turn into thieves when they enter larger settlements.

Jiang Baimian thought for a moment and said to Bai Chen, Long Yuehong and Gnawa:

"You stay here to guard the supplies. Hey and I will follow Captain Ding to see the committee member."

She actually wanted to keep the awakened ones aside to prevent accidents, but she was worried that Shang Jianyao would suddenly go out to help find the lost nuclear warhead and save the entire Wubei residents, but no one could restrain him.

Bai Chen and others immediately agreed.

…………

Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao did not drive their own jeep, but got on Ding Ling's green mountain bike. After going around and around, they saw the Wubei Management Committee building they had visited before.

This time, Ding Ling did not stop, but chose to take a detour and arrived at a quiet courtyard in the next street.

Deep in the courtyard stands a three-story building. A vertical plaque hanging at the door reads "Wubei Materials Coordination Committee" and other words.

After being inspected by several soldiers on duty at the door and handing over their weapons and registering, Ding Ling drove the green mountain bike in and parked it in a corner of the courtyard.

Then, she led Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao to the west wing of the small building and exchanged a few words with a young man wearing a black uniform of the Salvation Army.

The young man turned around and disappeared around the corner of the corridor. He came back after a few minutes and said to Ding Ling:

"Commissioner Huang is in the reception room. Come with me."

After passing three overt or covert sentry posts along the way, Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao followed Ding Ling and entered the reception room with the door ajar.

In the reception room, there was an old man sitting in the chair. He was also wearing the black uniform representing the "Salvation Army" soldiers, but he did not wear the epaulettes.

Ding Ling respectfully pressed her right hand on her left chest and saluted:

"For all mankind!"

Shang Jianyao wanted to follow suit, but his right arm was quietly grabbed by Jiang Baimian's left hand and he couldn't move.

Ding Ling immediately said:

"Commissioner Huang, Xue Shiyue and Zhang Qubing are here."

Commissioner Huang is not too tall, probably less than 1.7 meters tall, but he is full of momentum. When he is not moving, he is as calm as an abyss. He looks around and makes people dare not speak. At first glance, he looks like he has come from a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

His white hair was neatly combed, and he stood up without any pretense. He first responded to Ding Ling with the same courtesy, then pointed to the sofa opposite him and said:

"sit down."

After Ding Ling signaled Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao to take their seats, she exited the reception room and closed the door.

Commissioner Huang sat down again, the sharpness of his eyes not diminished by age.

He laughed and said:

"Don't be nervous. We all came from different places back then. Who are locals and foreigners?"

After sweeping his eyes, he said:

"The older I get, the more impatient I am, so I won't be too long-winded and let's get straight to the point.

"How did you discover that there was a 'New World' node in that secret laboratory?

"Don't talk about normal people, even the awakened ones, most of them can't notice it."

Jiang Baimian turned his head and looked at Shang Jianyao.

This was indeed one of the few loopholes in her previous narrative of choice.

Shang Jianyao tacitly took off his tactical backpack and took out the ordinary-looking silver angel pendant.

"We have such a prop." Jiang Baimian gave an explanation before him.

This is the real truth, but not the whole truth.

Commissioner Huang narrowed his eyes slightly, as if sensing the breath in the "Angel of Life" necklace.

"Do I need to hold it for examination?" Shang Jianyao asked kindly.

Commissioner Huang opened his eyes, glanced at him, and replied with dignity:

"good."

He wasn't worried at all that it was a trap.

Shang Jianyao stretched out his hands and jumped towards Commissioner Huang.

One foot.

Commissioner Huang was well-informed and did not lose his dignity because of this. After pondering for a while, he took the "Angel of Life" necklace and nodded:

"The price is paralysis of one of the limbs?"

Seeing that he really took away the "Angel of Life" necklace for inspection, Jiang Baimian finally confirmed one thing:

This committee member should also be an awakened person, otherwise he would not be able to discover anything with the props and would only suffer the price.

After a few seconds, Commissioner Huang returned the "Angel of Life" necklace to Shang Jianyao, who was still standing on one foot in front of him.

He nodded with satisfaction and said:

"You're not lying. The aura of this item is indeed special and can help you sense the nodes of the 'new world'."

He didn't ask the other party where he got this prop. The "Salvation Army" still had some magnanimity.

However, Shang Jianyao, who could not resist the idea that there was a mole in the "old tune team" and turned his back on Jiang Baimian, found an opportunity and took the initiative to confess:

"We got this from a special correspondent from the Eighth Research Institute."

Commissioner Huang raised his eyebrows and said:

"Special commissioner of the Eighth Research Institute?"

There was a bit of surprise in his tone.