Embers Ad Infinitum

Aunt Nan has an "unintentional disease"? Long Yuehong blurted out:

"how come?"

How could that lady who always kept herself tidy and had her hair pulled into a bun suddenly suffer from "unintentional illness" and pass away?

But thinking that Chen Xianyu, the manager of the activity center on the 495th floor of the underground building that she was more familiar with, also suffered from "unintentional disease" without warning, Long Yuehong fell silent again.

This is "unintentional illness".

It can happen to everyone, whether you have experienced hardship or not, and whether you have just seen hope in life.

Bai Chen had seen too many similar things and did not show any difficulty in accepting them.

She was silent for a while, then asked in a slightly lower voice:

"And she was cleared?"

Alas, Xiaobai asking this question shows that she still has some hope in her heart... Jiang Baimian did not speak.

At the same time, she stopped Shang Jianyao from interrupting with her left hand.

"Yes." Ah Fu sighed longly, "The city defense army came to deal with it."

This is the choice that every force will inevitably make when facing patients with "innocent disease".

Bai Chen pursed his lips and said:

"fair enough."

For "unintentional people", the consensus of mankind is to either clean them up as soon as possible to avoid harming themselves and other normal people, and cut off possible infection routes, or to forcibly arrest and send them to the laboratory to successfully treat "unintentional people" for the future of mankind. "make a contribution.

Compared to the latter, Bai Chen was more able to accept that Aunt Nan only suffered for a while and then entered eternal sleep.

She paused and asked again:

"Where is Aunt Nan buried?"

"Cemetery outside the city." Ah Fu said with a wry smile, "To be on the safe side, I paid more and chose cremation."

Regardless of cremation or cemetery, money is required.

The former consumes energy, while the latter occupies land near the city and is always guarded by a team of soldiers.

If someone dies in an ordinary family, they usually take it out to the wilderness, dig a hole and bury it in a random place.

But this does not necessarily allow the dead to rest in peace. Whether they are wanderers in the wilderness or wandering beasts, they are real and potential threats.

Bai Chen nodded:

"Take us there tomorrow."

"Okay." Ah Fu agreed.

Shang Jianyao was finally able to speak, and he asked with concern:

"How are Aunt Nan's sisters doing now? Where's An Ruxiang? Where are the people who pooled money to hire her as a teacher?"

He asked three questions in one breath.

Ah Fu thought about it and said:

"Teacher An taught three classes here, and then went to another courtyard as a temporary teacher, and people kept asking for her.

"Sister Gu, and the girls in the yard have become literate, and most of them have found new jobs through the Hunter Guild. Some of them are living a good life, and some have a worse income, but they can still maintain their lives. , you no longer need to be as worried as before, not knowing when you will get a heart disease or encounter a customer with a brain problem.

“Only a small number of people are not so lucky. They or their family members get sick, have an accident, or are in debt, so they have to work occasionally to supplement their family income.

"In recent years, as long as you are literate and willing to work, you can support your family in the city."

Firstly, many people died in the riot, and secondly, in recent years, Wild Grass City has been the most stable compared to other places in the "Primary City"... Jiang Baimian nodded invisibly.

Shang Jianyao said "oh" twice, and he was very happy visibly.

Seeing this, Ah Fu said a few more words:

"Maybe it's God's blessing. A few girls don't open their eyes and are fascinated by the gang members who specialize in eating women. If they want to live or die, they have to jump into the pit of fire. As a result, those gang members either died in the fire. Here, either they were shot in the dark, and no one had a good ending.

"That seems to be the case with those who set up a trap to force someone to do it."

Jiang Baimian was stunned for a moment and recalled something:

The temporary teacher An Ruxiang's last job was as a relic hunter, and her last job was as a killer.

Bang bang bang, Shang Jianyao clapped his hands.

He smiled and said:

"so good!"

Yes, it's great... Jiang Baimian was extremely pleased.

She took the initiative and said to Ah Fu:

"Later, ask where Teacher An teaches. We haven't seen her for a long time."

"Okay." Ah Fu knew that this group of people had known An Ruxiang for a long time, earlier than the girls in the yard.

…………

South Street, in a rental house.

Jiang Baimian found a seat at random and sat down, and said thoughtfully:

"Why are there 'unintentional diseases' in Weed City?"

"Why can't Yecao City have 'unintentional disease'?" Long Yuehong asked in confusion.

"Unintentional diseases" may appear wherever there are humans on the dusty earth.

Moreover, since the establishment of Weed Grass City, there have been several outbreaks of "unintentional diseases" every year, with more or less numbers and large or small scales. It has never been a paradise.

Jiang Baimian looked around and said:

“Our previous investigation results were that the ‘Wuxin Disease’ was related to the ‘New World’ and leaked into the dust through various nodes, randomly infecting surrounding humans.

“But Wild Grass City doesn’t look like a place with a ‘New World’ node.

"Well, many human settlements are also different, and there are still "unintentional diseases" appearing."

They had previously rejected the speculation that the spread of "unintentional disease" was a fluctuation caused by the collision of some "new world" forces. As a result, they now encountered an incomprehensible situation.

"Yes... This is contradictory to our speculation." Long Yuehong nodded lightly.

While speaking, he spotted the nuclear warhead placed by Gnawa in the corner of the room from the corner of his eye.

He always felt weird chatting next to such an object.

Although this is absolutely safe and cannot explode at will, but thinking about the rumored power, Long Yuehong feels a little bit like "accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger".

Bai Chen thought for a while and said:

"The nodes of the 'New World' can be either people or things. The former either belong to a larger force or are sleeping in a secret place. They should have nothing to do with Weed City, but the latter may be everywhere, or Big or small, the effect is different.”

What she means is that although there are no strong people in the "New World" in Weed Grass City, it does not mean that there are no hidden, very small "New World" nodes here.

Jiang Baimian said "hmm":

"After paying homage to Aunt Nan tomorrow, let me wear the 'Six Senses Pearl' or the 'Angel of Life' necklace and wander around the city to look for any nodes in the 'New World'.

"If there is, we will use high-voltage current to surge and destroy it, so that there will no longer be a worry about 'Unintentional Disease' for a long time. If not, then we may have to re-establish speculation on the source and transmission mechanism of 'Unintentional Disease', or Talk about corrections.”

Next, Jiang Baimian wanted to say, "Anyway, Wild Grass City is not big. I have planned a route to satisfy the current sensing range and my 'friendship' with Xu Liyan. It will not be difficult to check them all." However, the hero was short of breath and could only look around. Said to Gnawa:

"Lao Ge, you plan the route based on the sensing range of Hi, so as to cover every place."

"No problem." Gennava didn't think this was a problem at all.

"Then when are you going to visit my good brother Xu Liyan?" Shang Jianyao asked.

Xu Liyan may not want to see you... Jiang Baimian murmured something and replied with a well-prepared answer:

"Without the city lord's warrant, we won't be able to go to many places, let alone conduct induction inspections. Therefore, after paying homage to Aunt Nan tomorrow, the first thing we will do is to find your good brother Xu Liyan."

Although with Shang Jianyao's level and ability, he could make friends and come and go freely in a small place like Weedao City, but since there was a better and more convenient way, Jiang Baimian felt that there was no need to do so.

Who knows if there is some dangerous cult lurking here, or some unfriendly Zhi Sui worshiped by him!

"The chef in the City Lord's Mansion is quite good." Shang Jianyao commented pertinently.

He immediately made a suggestion:

"Let's go to the City Lord's Mansion first, and then pay our respects to Aunt Nan."

Hey, do you want to be so realistic... Before Long Yuehong could say this, Shang Jianyao added:

“This way we can pack some delicious food for Aunt Nan!”

Bai Chen pursed his lips and said:

"Wouldn't this just be a waste?"

"No." Jiang Baimian said, "In the customs of the old world, the food used for sacrifices was distributed to relatives and friends after the ceremony was completed."

Bai Chen said "hmm" and nodded.

After discussing this matter, Jiang Baimian turned to Shang Jianyao and said:

"When do you plan to go to room '506' again?"

Shang Jianyao said in an impatient tone:

"Now!

"I plan to go there in the next two hours, but I don't believe she doesn't sleep!

"This time I entered her dream. I'm going to use my ability to see if it has any effect."

"Hmm." Jiang Baimian thought for a while and said, "By the way, observe the dream of the owner of the room. If the ability is ineffective, we can use the dream to infer which area and place she lives in, what kind of person she is, and come to visit her in reality. .”

"Okay." Shang Jianyao agreed very readily.

…………

Tarnan, Youmeng Hotel.

The proprietress Aino sat in front of her laptop, forced her eyes open, and kept saying to herself:

"Can't sleep, can't sleep..."