Embers Ad Infinitum

that? Jiang Baimian suddenly had a bad feeling.

Isn't this an unexpected start?

Do you encounter secretive things even when you are having a meal?

From the hotel not providing food to the restaurants in Gerstburg not having telephones, to the lack of food reserves and having to go out to forage, she seemed to see her group walking step by step towards the deepest part of the river under the arrangement of fate, but failed. There is no choice, no escape.

Bai Chen resisted the urge to glance at Long Yuehong, but Long Yuehong raised her heart and thought "How about such a coincidence?"

Seeing that Yao was not surprised, Shang looked around and asked furtively:

"How much does that one you mentioned cost, and how do you sell it?"

The male waiter took a slow breath and said:

"It depends on which one you want. The cheap ones are two knight silver coins, and the good ones are ten."

"So expensive?" Although Shang Jianyao suppressed his voice professionally, he did not hide his surprise at all.

When they entered the city, they paid a tax of two knight's silver coins, and the suite they lived in cost only one knight's silver coin per night.

They just ordered so much natural and not abnormal meat that they only needed three knight silver coins in total.

"It's not expensive. You can't buy it without spending so much money." The waiter seemed to want to facilitate the transaction.

Shang Jianyao no longer plays riddles:

"Which one are you talking about?"

The waiter blurted out in shock:

"Wine!

"What else do you think it is?"

Liquor... How can selling wine make you feel like selling arms and the latest products of Paradise Island... Long Yuehong was a little stunned when he heard this.

He didn't expect that he was worried for a while, but it turned out that the other party was just selling wine!

Shang Jianyao was disappointed:

"What I want to ask is if you have any Coke, the kind with ice."

The brown-haired waiter, who was similar in age to Shang Jianyao and had obviously undergone some genetic modification, fell silent.

Jiang Baimian could see that he wanted to curse but held back.

In order to ease the atmosphere and pave the way for subsequent investigations, she took the initiative to ask:

"We are coming from the south and want to know who else to ask for information in Gerstburg except the Hunters Guild?"

The waiter took a breath and asked instead:

"Are you ruin hunters?"

"Yes." Jiang Baimian nodded gently.

The brown-haired waiter showed an understanding expression.

He first said to Shang Jianyao:

"There is no Coke. If you really want to drink it, you can find it in the surrounding urban ruins. But I don't know how the Coke tastes after being stored for decades. I can only tell you that I will recycle Coke cans and Coke The cover is a metal one, the price is determined based on the quantity, don’t worry, it’s absolutely fair, my dead grandfather was a knight.”

When Shang Jianyao nodded "Oh," the waiter turned to Jiang Baimian and said:

“You are here early, wait a month or two, and when summer arrives in the ice field, you can go there to explore various urban ruins.

"Because of the weather, almost no one dares to go there in other seasons. Very few urban ruins have been excavated, and there are still a lot of materials left. You can also hunt ice creatures, and their furs are very valuable.

"For us locals, whether our life is good or bad every year depends entirely on how much we can harvest in the summer. It is almost impossible to make a fortune through work."

He is quite tolerant and enthusiastic towards beautiful ladies.

"Why?" Shang Jianyao didn't look at the other person's face at all, and asked whenever he asked, "Why can't you get rich if you work hard and work hard?"

The brown-haired waiter showed a sarcastic smile:

"It's very simple. My dead grandfather was a knight, but my father was just a retainer.

"If I go to the factory, I can at most be promoted to workshop manager. If I go to the circuit court, I can only serve as a trial assistant. There is no way to go up. I might as well become a waiter for freedom. I can resign at any time, and I can find another job when I come back from the adventure. Similar jobs.”

"Why can't you become the top manager of the entire factory or the judge of the circuit court?" Shang Jianyao asked.

The brown-haired waiter said with a serious expression:

"Because knights also have sons."

"..." Jiang Baimian, Long Yuehong and others deeply understood what the "White Knights" meant by emphasizing respect and inferiority.

There are more than twenty great knights under the general leader of the "White Knights". Some of them hold different positions in the headquarters, contributing force, wisdom, or experience, and some are the leaders of a branch of the knights. and the highest civil affairs officer in the area. For example, Gerstburg, as an important border stronghold, industrial base, and mineral city, always has a branch of the Knights stationed there. Currently it is the "Knights of Courage", and its leader is the Grand Knight Javier. He also served as the consul of Gerstburg.

The Grand Knights form the "Grand Knights Council", which determines the most important affairs of the "White Knights". Below them are senior officials who serve as consuls or lords of various settlements (those whose strategic positions are not important enough) and assistants to the Grand Knights. Knights, below the senior knights are knights, divided into three levels, the highest is the white knight, the middle is the purple knight, and the lowest is the red knight.

Below the knights are the retinues, also known as quasi-knights.

Further down are ordinary people.

The brown-haired waiter obviously didn't want to talk to Shang Jianyao. He looked at the recorded menu and reminded Jiang Baimian:

"But there is a ruined city in the northeast. Don't go there. It's very dangerous. Well, it's called Cornimis."

Jiang Baimian's eyes moved slightly:

"How dangerous is it?"

"No one who has been there can come back." The brown-haired waiter talked eloquently. "If I hadn't known a lot of people and often went on adventures in the ice fields, I might have said the name wrong. I remember when I was a child, Ken Ningmi There are often businessmen coming here, who knows..."

"Did it become a ruin a few years ago?" Shang Jianyao blurted out in surprise, acting very professionally.

The brown-haired waiter nodded:

"They were destroyed for following the devil."

"Devil?" Long Yuehong did not hide her doubts.

"I heard what others said." The brown-haired waiter shrugged, "When I was underage, my elders liked to scare me by sending me to Cornimis to feed the devil."

"Was that before Cornimis was destroyed, or after?" Jiang Baimian tried to confirm this.

"After that." The brown-haired waiter was sure.

Long Yuehong and others were a little disappointed. They thought there were rumors that Koningmis was following the devil before the accident.

At this time, the brown-haired waiter added:

"When my grandfather was still alive, he told me to try not to get close to people in Cornimis. Haha, he might be afraid that I would be abducted."

In the hearts of the older generation of knights, is there something wrong with Cornynmis? Jiang Baimian did not continue this topic.

She could see that the other party was obviously not sure of the real reason for her grandfather's instructions.

After a few more casual conversations, the brown-haired waiter finally remembered what the "Old Tune Team" had just asked.

He bent his back, suppressed his voice and said:

"What do you want to know about?"

"In all aspects." Jiang Baimian answered vaguely.

The brown-haired waiter pointed to the knight's silver coin placed on the order form:

"I do know someone who is well-informed, but the price is expensive. Do you need me to contact him later to see if I can meet you tonight?"

"No need for the time being." Jiang Baimian forced a smile, "We will go to the Hunters Guild tomorrow to have a look and then decide whether to find him."

It took a lot of effort to prove that it was just a false alarm, and she didn't want to actively cause an "accident".

She just wanted to recharge all the high-performance batteries in peace and replenish the food before launching an investigation.

The brown-haired waiter understands very well:

"I see."

When he went to place the order, Shang Jianyao glanced at the table of guests who were fearfully eating the deformed beef, and whispered curiously:

"Why don't people here suspect that they are spies and simply believe that they come from a newly attached ranch in the south?"

Bai Chen said:

"How could a real spy sneak into the sphere of influence of the White Knights without even knowing the common sense of aberrant beef?"

"Yes, this is basic homework." Jiang Baimian nodded lightly.

Bai Chen then said:

"However, they should also be outsiders, coming to Gerstburg for other reasons just like us."

"Why do you say that?" Long Yuehong was very happy.

Bai Chen calmly replied:

"I just remembered something I heard before:

"The area ruled by the 'White Knights' was severely polluted when the old world was destroyed, and all living things suffered bad distortions. Only a few places and some rivers are relatively normal, and they have become the current settlements. There is clean flour and meat.

"Lao Ge also said before that this area was not suitable for planting and grazing in the old world. In the early years, the people of the 'White Knights' used material trade to exchange for food and meat. On the other hand, they had to Keep so many people alive by hunting aberrant creatures.

"If it weren't for the fight against pollution and aberrations, the humans here would not accept genetically modified drugs so easily."

In the eyes of many people, genetic modification is something that goes against nature and will bring serious consequences.

"The food production here is insufficient and we rely on imports, so there is a 'alcohol prohibition'?" Jiang Baimian immediately understood why the waiter was selling alcoholic drinks in the tone of selling arms and the latest products of Paradise Island.

Bai Chen pursed his lips and said:

"This should also be related to the 'White Knights' advocating simplicity."

While they were communicating, the dishes were served one by one.

Gerstberg is close to the ice sheet and has a cold climate, but there is no shortage of fuel. The food is mainly roasted and cooked, and beetroot is widely used, which is unique.

Considering the possibility of "accidental" collision, plus eating too many cans, energy bars and compressed biscuits, the "Old Tune Team" ate quickly and just wanted to fill their stomachs quickly and return to the hotel.

Soon, after they had eaten and drank enough, they left the table and walked towards the door of the restaurant.

"We don't seem to have much money left..." Jiang Baimian touched his pocket and said with a frown.

Their supplies were limited, and the currency exchanged from Smith's "Rootless" team was not much, and the remaining items on the jeep were not suitable for trading.

Shang Jianyao said excitedly:

"Go to the Hunter Guild tomorrow to pick up some missions?"

While talking, they passed by the previous table of guests.

Bai Chen, who has both ears and eyesight, suddenly caught a word:

"Bodhi".