Embers Ad Infinitum

Hearing Spant asking if he and others had official hunter badges, Shang Jianyao, who also came to the door, showed a troubled expression:

"Yes, there is..."

Spant did not notice the implication of his words and immediately interrupted:

"That's fine."

Jiang Baimian thought for a moment and motioned for Gnawa to get out of the way.

She said to Spant:

"Let's talk after we come in."

Spanter glanced around and saw that the residents on the same floor were not making any movement. He ducked and entered the suite of the "Old Tune Group".

He smiled and praised:

"You are indeed experienced and cautious enough."

"Those who have been relic hunters for several years and have not yet died are all so vigilant." Jiang Baimian said casually, "What kind of mission is it and how much is the reward? There is no need to go into too much detail, just give it a rough outline. , we can't agree to you without knowing anything, right? We really have to agree to you casually, can you rest assured? "

People who choose to participate without a certain understanding of the mission are either too burned out to care about it, or they don't care about the mission, but rather the hirers and other ruin hunters.

Spencer nodded:

"I understand.

“This task is actually relatively simple, but there are certain risks.

"We need to go to a place in the nearby mountains to cooperate with the employer's men to escort a batch of supplies back. We may encounter bandits or people from competitors on the way. We do not rule out the possibility of fighting.

"The reward is a total of three Great Knight gold coins. Although I only have one person and you have four, this is my next task. I am also responsible for contacting the employer and dealing with his subordinates. Therefore, I Take one and you two, no problem, right?"

Five people give three knight gold coins? Do you have any subordinates? The value of this batch of supplies that need to be escorted is not low... Well, I am worried that competitors will find people to set fire to the wild and do not go through the official channels of the "White Knights". The possibility of prohibited items is not small... Jiang Baimian's thoughts were telegraphed. He smiled and said:

“A very reasonable plan.

"Haha, the reward is indeed quite generous, but if this task takes several days, it is not so attractive."

The initial plan of the "Old Investigation Team" is to stay in Gerstburg for two weeks to investigate the affairs of the Eighth Research Institute and Shang Jianyao's father's team. However, if it exceeds two weeks, there will be nothing gained, and they cannot continue forever. If you continue, you will choose to leave and go to Cornimis again for a new round of exploration.

By then, they may be able to find some clues in Konimis, which will in turn promote the investigation in Gerstburg.

Currently, the "Old Tune Team" pays for food, drinks, accommodation and electricity every day. To save a little bit, it costs ten knight silver coins. The reward earned from such a task is enough for them to stay for two weeks and there is still something left.

Once more clues are found in the Bodhi Statue mission and a certain bounty is obtained, Jiang Baimian and others will no longer have to worry about running out of money to stock up on supplies.

The only problem is that if the mission requires leaving Gerstberg for several days, it will disrupt their schedule and make the price-performance ratio less than high.

"It only takes four or five hours to get back and forth." Spant didn't mention that this was without a car.

As the front desk of the hotel, he knew that the four guests came to Gerstburg by Jeep, not by train.

Besides, if you really don’t have a car, you can still rent it.

"If you hurry up, you may even have time to come back for lunch." Shang Jianyao expressed his relief.

Then he criticized himself:

“No, doesn’t this mean that it helps the employer save meal expenses?

"Did you pack lunch?"

"Yes." Spant had seen many fussy ruin hunters and was not surprised by this.

He added slightly proudly:

“I helped everyone get it!

"Eat and drink enough to fight and deal with accidents."

Jiang Baimian nodded gently:

"This mission does sound good."

"You have robots in your team. This mission is not difficult at all." Spant interjected, trying to strengthen the belief of this group of ruin hunters to participate.

Jiang Baimian looked at him with a smile and changed the topic:

"But we have other things to do, and we may not be free until the day after tomorrow. Is it too late?"

When Spant heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief obviously:

“No problem, the employer’s requirement is to recruit enough manpower within three days.

"Shall we go to the guild to register now?"

"You are still at work." Shang Jianyao reminded sincerely.

Spant blinked:

"Then wait until evening."

Jiang Baimian agreed and sent away the relic hunter who worked part-time as the front desk of the hotel.

"Our hunter badges are all recorded. Wouldn't it be bad to register them?" Long Yuehong looked at the closed door and said.

A record of a huge bounty.

By then, the Hunter Guild staff and Spant might be frightened.

Even if a team with a bounty of tens of thousands of Ole says nothing or does nothing, it can easily make others tremble, and words such as "extremely vicious, murderous, and moody" automatically appear in their minds.

Shang Jianyao replied righteously:

"What does it matter? This is the 'White Knights', not the 'First City'."

"What I'm worried about is that my identity will be exposed, which will attract the attention of the 'White Knights' on the surface and the Eighth Research Institute secretly." Long Yuehong didn't say that there might be many ruin hunters who would be driven by greed and want to deal with her. et al.

Because for the "old tune team", this is likely to be a windfall.

Bang bang bang, Shang Jianyao clapped his hands.

He praised Long Yuehong:

"This time it was very comprehensive."

He sounded like he was the team leader.

Jiang Baimian thought for a while and said:

"Use the current image to register a new hunter identity, and then let Lao Ge invade the local guild's system, modify our permissions, and help us upgrade to 'official hunters' so that we can take on subsequent tasks."

"No problem." Gennava imitated Shang Jianyao and patted his chest.

After finalizing the matter, several members of the "Old Tune Team" sat down again and looked at the information on the mission of the Bodhi Statue.

After finishing the exchange, Bai Chen pursed his lips and said:

"No valuable clues."

"It's a little bit." Jiang Baimian smiled, "For example, people who have been in contact with that ascetic said that he looked bad and was in poor physical condition. This is consistent with the result that he died of illness and passed away."

"Well..." Jiang Baimian pondered for a moment and then said, "Let's discuss it freely and see if we can inspire some inspiration."

Shang Jianyao was the first to speak. He said with a serious face:

"The death from illness may be a real death from illness, or it may be a disguised death from illness."

"The body has been cremated. The Gerstburg Sheriff's Assistant who was responsible for handling the matter and the forensic examiner who examined the scene have been approached by many relic hunters. They have always stated that the deceased had no external injuries, no poisoning, and no traces of homicide." Long. Yue Hong quoted the content in the information.

Bai Chen said "hmm":

"Although there are probably one or two awakened ones among so many ruin hunters, and the corresponding words should be true, we still need to confirm it ourselves."

"What I mean is." Shang Jianyao quickly changed his mind, "The ascetic monk did die of disease, but the disease was caused by the ability of the awakened person, and there were no external traces."

At this moment, a word popped up in Long Yuehong's mind:

"Cardiac arrest."

Jiang Baimian nodded gently:

"No matter what the situation is, judging from the information, the ascetic monk has been ill for a while. Does he feel that he is not far from death?"

"It's hard to say." Shang Jianyao retorted, "Why would a person who is so close to death go to the factory area in the middle of the night?"

According to the data, the result of the survey at that time was that there were no traces of dragging at the scene, and there were no footprints of other people.

"Maybe I made an appointment with someone there, and that person 'broke the appointment'?" Long Yuehong tried to guess.

"This is a possibility, but no one knows who the deceased went there to see and why. Three years have passed, and there is no clue in the data." Shang Jianyao said, and whispered the Buddha's name, "Nawu Another possibility is that the monk who knew he was about to die took the initiative to pay homage to the steel-making furnace in the factory area and sit in front of the symbol of the Tathagata who is free to live in the world."

"It's very reasonable." Gennava felt that this convinced him.

Jiang Baimian thought for a while and said:

"Assuming this possibility is true, how would a monk who is about to die of illness arrange the Buddha treasures next to him?"

As a folklorist, she refers to the Bodhi statue as a Buddha to show its importance.

"If it were me." Long Yuehong spoke enthusiastically, "Without companions, I would hide the Bodhi statue somewhere in advance, and then send a telegram to the headquarters to inform the headquarters of the matter and ask them to pick it up in time. Well, It ended up being lost.”

Gnawa moved his metal neck from left to right:

"If so, the information provided by the employer must contain the hidden location. This is a very important clue, which can be used to launch a more efficient and targeted investigation."

The reality is that it is not in the data.

"Then I don't understand..." Long Yuehong whispered.

At this time, Shang Jianyao smiled sinisterly:

"Perhaps the employer is not equal to the ascetic's fellow disciple."

Jiang Baimian nodded slightly:

"Also, why did the ascetic monk come to Gerstberg, which is close to the ice sheet and has a harsh climate, despite being in poor health and carrying a Buddhist treasure? He thought he could not die quickly enough and the Bodhi statue could not be easily lost. ?”