Embers Ad Infinitum

"What is it?" Shang Jianyao asked impatiently.

A smile gradually bloomed on Gitis's face, and her eyes became a little brighter.

She spoke neither quickly nor slowly:

“The matter of Cornynmis.

"This is included in the remaining value of the deposit and there is no additional charge."

Although Jitis tried to show her generosity, Long Yuehong and Bai Chen still felt like "losing money".

They knew before that if the old team that Shang Jianyao's father belonged to did come to Gerstburg, there was a high probability that it was to inquire about Konimis, but now it was only confirmed.

Of course, no matter what, it's always good to have confirmation.

"What specific aspects are involved?" Shang Jianyao asked.

Jiang Baimian couldn't even try to grab it.

Gittes picked up a piece of waste paper on the table and the absorbent pen at hand, and said seriously:

"I asked a lot of people, and most of them know about Cornimis about the same as I do. If you pick up any local over thirty years old on the street, you can ask for the same information. That Huitu The team couldn't get much more out of them either.

"I don't think you are interested in this."

"No." Jiang Baimian shook his head slightly, "I still want to know what questions the Gray Tutor team raised."

This can also infer some things.

Gitis nodded:

“The main question was what they knew about Cornimis, and the focus was on whether the residents there who came to Gerstburg to trade had mentioned anything unusual. Obviously, the Gray Earth people team could not get a satisfactory answer.

"This is included in the remaining value of the deposit and there is no additional charge."

That's pretty much it... Long Yuehong finally felt that the deposit was worth it.

Gittes once again showed a mysterious smile:

"However, there are five people. I think they should know more about Cornynmis. There are various signs to prove this, but they all just gave me standard answers, which are not much different from other people who asked."

"Which five?" Shang Jianyao asked again.

"This requires additional payment." Gitis maintained her previous expression, "Two knight silver coins for one name, five is ten."

Ten pieces? Jiang Baimian's teeth ached when he heard this.

The "Old Tune Team" now only has six knight silver coins in total, which is barely enough for today's meal. The accommodation and electricity bills can be paid every few days, as long as they don't exceed the deposit too much.

"We have a mission tomorrow, and we can get the bounty." Shang Jianyao proposed very actively, "Do you accept the mortgage?"

"Do you need a mortgage for ten knight silver coins?" Gitis seemed to have not seen such a person for a long time. "What are you going to use as mortgage?"

In the flash of lightning, Jiang Baimian doubted that Shang Jianyao would answer "nuclear bomb".

She quickly replied:

"A handful of 'United 202'."

She immediately took off the "United 202" from her armed belt.

Apart from these relatively common weapons, the "Old Adjustment Team" really couldn't find any items suitable for mortgage that would not scare others.

If they are really desperate, they can only send Lao Ge to act as collateral.

Gittes took the pistol, checked it and said:

"On the black market, a good 'United 202' can be sold for 25 to 30 knight silver coins. There is no problem in using it as collateral."

The "White Knights" has a considerable arms gap, and the price of weapons is higher than that of places such as "United Industries".

When walking the streets of Gerstburg, the most common weapons the "Old Tune Team" saw on ordinary people were shotguns and modified hunting rifles.

"Deal!" Shang Jianyao smiled.

Jitis used an absorbent pen to write lines of words on the waste paper, and then handed it to Jiang Baimian.

Although it was Shang Jianyao who was mainly negotiating this matter just now, the intelligence businessman seemed to be keenly aware of who was in charge.

Shang Jian brought his head to Jiang Baimian's shoulder and looked at the information that was still inked on the scrap paper:

"1. Deputy leader of the local knights, assistant to the great knight Javier, senior knight Iman.

"2. Franz, the president of the local Hunters Guild.

"3. Esther, director of the local mining federation.

"4. Another intelligence businessman Moore.

"5. Smith, the leader of the Far Traveler business group."

When the "Old Tune Team" gathered around the scrap of paper, Kittis said in an endorsement-like tone:

"Iman's father was the former lord of Gerstburg, a great knight, who passed away seven years ago. The Gray Earth people team confirmed that they visited Iman's father, and he was also present, and as the former ruler of Gerstburg The son of one of the leaders of trade with Cornimis, I believe he knows quite a bit.

"Franz has been the president of the local Hunter Guild for almost thirty years. The current chief hunter definitely knows a lot. There is reason to believe that the Gray Earth people team also visited him back then.

"Before Cornimis was destroyed by the disaster, it had relatively close trade relations with our Gerstburg. Esther even set up a branch there and spent half of his time there every year. Fortunately, Unfortunately, disaster strikes in the other half of the time.

"Moll is my competitor. He is old and can barely earn some pension by relying on his original connections. But twelve years ago, he was still an energetic middle-aged man who knew many things he shouldn't know.

"Smith is the leader of the 'Rootless' team that you know. His business group is called 'Far Travellers', which is the main carrier of our various transactions with Corning Meath. He has been to Corning Meath. More times than anyone else in the area.”

"We didn't ask Smith about this at first!" Shang Jianyao sighed sadly.

That was his brother. As for whether he is now or not, it depends on the situation.

The reason why the "old tune team" didn't ask at the beginning was because it hadn't yet linked Shang Jianyao's father's old tune team with Gerstberg.

Gittes was in a daze for a few seconds before speaking:

"You can visit these five people yourself and ask about the relevant matters, or you can ask me for help, but to pry open their mouths, I have to find enough chips, so the price will not be low, one big knight gold coin per person .”

Just one big knight gold coin? On the contrary, Jiang Baimian felt that Ji Tisi's price was surprisingly cheap.

It’s not that the Grand Knight gold coins are worthless. The Bodhi Statue mission only offered a reward of 50 Grand Knight gold coins, and it attracted a large number of ruin hunters. Many people even thought that if they could get the full bounty, they wouldn’t have to worry too much in their subsequent lives. .

Because money can make money, sometimes faster than a gun, sometimes slower than a gun.

Of course, sometimes, it will go to other people's homes.

The reason why Jiang Baimian thought it was cheap was because it was impossible to pry open the mouths of people at the level of Iman and Esther with just a knight's gold coin.

Will they be short of one big knight gold coin?

There is more than just a few things leaking out from between their fingers!

Does Kittys have some unorthodox method? Jiang Baimian thought and smiled at Jitis:

"Let's try it ourselves first. If it doesn't work, we'll call you again."

"Okay." Kittis was not surprised at all by this answer. Normal people seemed to choose this way.

"What about the other two things?" Jiang Baimian asked.

Gitis thought about it for a while and said:

“As for the Bodhi statue, there is currently no news beyond the Hunter Guild’s information.

"Part of the cargo shipped by the Smith Merchant Group came from Esther. The specifics are unclear at the moment. This information is worth ten knight silver coins, and I included it in the collateral."

Esther...Jiang Baimian and others repeated this name silently.

"Is there anything else?" Kittis asked.

After getting a negative answer, she fell into her usual wandering mind.

Shang Jianyao left the hotel and suggested eagerly:

"Let's go to Smith first. It's easiest to negotiate with him."

Jiang Baimian showed a comforting smile:

"Don't worry, I haven't had breakfast yet.

"Well, there shouldn't be any accidents at Smith's place. You can ask about it later. The other four will consider it after we complete the task tomorrow."

"Okay." Shang Jianyao had no objection.

However, when they had something to eat and started looking for the "Far Traveler" business group, an accident happened.

Smith took his team of "rootless people" to transport a batch of goods to a settlement in the southeast. They had set out for several days and had almost five days to return.

Shang Jianyao was very disappointed with this and could only go back to the hotel and wait patiently.

Another day has passed, and the "old tune team" filled with all high-performance batteries is full of confidence.

Boom, boom, boom!

In the early morning, Spant knocked on their door.

"Are you ready to go?" He glanced at Gnawa, who was tall, strong and full of metal, and felt that this mission would be very simple.

Any possible enemy with eyes would not ignore the existence of such a dangerous item!

In comparison, those four humans were just additions.

They are so lucky. When will I also have an intelligent robot of my own... In that case, I can save some more money to buy the latest and most effective potions, and the range of choices will be wider... Spante's eyes swept over Jiang Baimian and others, and he felt a slightly sour envy in his heart.

Shang Jianyao touched his belly and asked seriously:

"Is there free breakfast?"

Spant was not surprised by this question at all. He laughed and said:

"some!

"I haven't had breakfast yet either."

As a ruin hunter, it is customary to be able to take advantage of a little bit.

Shang Jianyao nodded with satisfaction and greeted Jiang Baimian and others:

"lets go!"