Embers Ad Infinitum

"There has never been a savior, nor a divine emperor.

"To create human happiness, we all have to rely on ourselves..."

Amid the hoarse singing, the jeep drove wildly through the mountains and forests.

"I'm finally going back to the company..." Long Yuehong looked at the endless road and sighed uncontrollably.

Although there are blue sky, white clouds, sun, trees, various scenery and an unusually open environment on the dusty soil, he still misses the stable and quiet life inside the company after being out for a long time.

For knowledgeable people, the name "Pangu Biology" is not unfamiliar, but almost no one knows where the company's headquarters is located, which gives "Pangu Biology" a layer of mystery. ——Many ruin hunters only know that there are several powerful bandit groups entrenched in the area where the "Old Tune Team" is currently located, and they dare not approach them at all.

Jiang Baimian, who was sitting in the passenger seat, heard Long Yuehong's emotion, touched his cochlea, tilted his head slightly and smiled:

"I thought you didn't want to go back to the company at all. Those girls in Qifeng Town are so enthusiastic."

Hearing these words, Long Yuehong suddenly blushed:

"It's nothing, team leader, don't talk nonsense!"

Qifeng Town is located in the mountain forest area of ​​the Black Marsh Wilderness. It is remote and difficult to find. The "Old Adjustment Team" could not even drive a jeep in.

They followed the guards at the foot of the mountain and walked along the path for almost a quarter of an hour before their eyes suddenly opened up and saw a large piece of farmland.

The geographical advantage has ensured Qifeng Town’s safety, but it has also brought about a shortage of water resources.

This is not to say that there is no water on the mountain, but that the water looks very dirty, as if a lot of soil has been melted into it. Even if it is used for irrigation, the residents of Qifeng Town are not at ease, fearing that it will be polluted and unclean.

Before relying on the "Pangaea creature", they had to either collect rainwater or go around to the other side of the mountain to carry water, which was very difficult.

When the season is bad and the mountain roads are difficult to travel, they can only bite the bullet and drink the sedimented dirty water. The average life expectancy is far lower than that in Shuiwei Town.

Therefore, when the "old tune team" sent new water purification chips and repaired the simple water plant, the residents of Qifeng Town were happy and grateful from the bottom of their hearts.

To this end, they took out their treasured food to entertain the distinguished guests.

At that time, many women from Qifeng Town gathered around Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong, with great enthusiasm, just like the men who circled around Jiang Baimian and Bai Chen.

Jiang Baimian smiled and said:

"Hey, I just have bad hearing, but that doesn't mean my eyesight is bad.

"In those days, you were accompanied by girls wherever you went. I think you were quite happy."

"Cough..." Long Yuehong coughed dryly, not knowing how to respond.

He was indeed very happy at the time. After all, this was the first time since he was a child that he was so popular with the opposite sex.

Jiang Baimian did not "understand" the true purpose of Long Yuehong's cough at all, and asked narrowly:

"What? You haven't had a relationship with anyone beyond friendship?

"It shouldn't be..."

Shang Jianyao, who was driving while playing music, interrupted:

"He was terrified."

Long Yuehong wanted to refute, but sadly discovered that this was the truth.

Those girls were so enthusiastic that they scared him and made him afraid to do anything.

Of course, this was also because he heard the team leader say the true purpose of those girls:

Marry into the paradise-like "Pangu creature".

If not, then try to get pregnant and add excellent offspring to the town.

In addition, Long Yuehong had to admit that a small part of the reason why he was scared was that those girls looked dirty. After all, before the water purification chips were delivered, Qifeng Town was short of clean water.

"It's okay to be scared." Jiang Baimian clicked his tongue and asked Shang Jianyao, "What about you? Why didn't those girls bother you anymore? Did you use your power on them?"

Shang Jianyao's body swayed slightly with the rhythm of the music:

"No.

"I just seriously discussed with them the current situation of mankind, about pollution, disease, famine, aberrations and the 'unintentional', and about the fate that each of us should shoulder.

“They were very moved and inspired, and they all said they wanted to go back and think about it.

"Well, this will take some time to digest. I hope they can figure it out as soon as possible."

Jiang Baimian pursed her lips tightly when she heard this, fearing that she would laugh out loud.

"I still underestimated you." She finally praised with a "serious face".

Bai Chen sat in the back row and listened to the three of them chatting. He did not join in, but his expression looked very gentle and he listened very attentively, and occasionally smiled.

The jeep drove for a few more minutes. Jiang Baimian patted the armrest box and said:

"Stop, let me drive next. Otherwise, when you get to the door and pass the inspection, you still have to change."

Shang Jianyao reluctantly parked the car and sat in the passenger seat.

Jiang Baimian immediately turned off the speaker and laughed:

"go home!"

Then, she stepped on the accelerator and headed straight for the entrance of the "Pangu Creatures" underground building.

During this process, scenes of previous experiences flashed through Long Yuehong's mind uncontrollably:

The battle with the Black Swamp Iron Snake and the military exoskeleton device; the children's reading in Shuiwei Town; the encounter with the Jingfa in the ruins of the steel factory; the massacre of Black Rat Town; Qiao Chu's powerful charm; "higher heartless people" and aberrant creatures; " After the lights are on, the "unintentional people" who look like normal people; the sad songs echoing in the dead city; the enthusiastic Qifeng Town; wilderness survival training...

In just one month, he felt as if he had lived for more than ten years.

Soon, the four members of the "Old Tune Team" saw the entrance to the underground building of "Pangu Biology".

At this time, Long Yuehong's heart finally fell back to its original position, feeling extremely solid and stable.

It's like a fallen leaf finally drifting to the root of the tree.

"After being out for a long time, I want to come back. After being back for a long time, I want to go out again. People are really contradictory creatures." Jiang Baimian sighed while driving.

The vehicle continued forward and approached the gate.

…………

After passing a series of inspections, the four members of the "old tune team" returned to Room 14 on the 647th floor.

"Give me all the things you brought back from outside." Jiang Baimian looked around and said, "These must pass the company's review before they can decide where to go."

She smiled and added a few words:

"Don't worry, everything that will be handed over to the company in the end will definitely be subsidized by contribution points, and I won't treat you badly.

"As for many small things, the company will probably look down upon them and will return them to you.

"Haha, I don't know if Wang Beicheng and his operations team are back. We have an armored vehicle with them."

Upon hearing the words "Wang Beicheng", Bai Chen said thoughtfully:

"I don't know if they have found any useful clues about the various anomalies in the ruins of that city."

Jiang Baimian said "hmm":

“I will ask if we meet again, I hope the confidentiality level is not very high.

"Hey, I think it's not very likely that they will find clues. The laboratory was blown up, and there may not even be any remains of the roaring creature inside..."

While she was talking, Shang Jianyao had already taken out the harvest he had brought with him and put them on the table.

They are:

A pair of black sunglasses, a mechanical watch with a black dial, a transparent glass ball inlaid with yellow petals exchanged from Shuiwei Town, paper from the ruins of the steel factory hospital, the recording pen of the little girl from Black Rat Town, and Wu Shoushi’s black Bei 7 pistol and twelve coins, exoskeleton armored bandit's hunter badge...

-Other gains are in the jeep.

Jiang Baimian glanced at it, pointed at the piece of paper and said:

"What's this?"

"Paper picked up from the outpatient clinic of the ruined steel factory hospital." Shang Jianyao replied.

"Why didn't you say it before?" Jiang Baimian asked subconsciously.

Shang Jianyao is confident:

"forget."

"...Yes, I encountered Jingfa at that time." Jiang Baimian withdrew his gaze, "Just in time, leave it to the superiors and let them study whether there is any useful information."

After finishing this matter, Jiang Baimian asked everyone to sit down and said with a smile:

"I know you are all tired, but you still need to review the entire field training again."

As she said that, she glanced at Bai Chen:

"What do you have to say?"

Bai Chen thought for a while and said:

"What needs to be said has been said in the previous reviews."

"This time we mainly talk about it as a whole." Jiang Baimian proposed the direction of the discussion.

Bai Chen was silent for a few seconds and said:

“There were too many surprises.

"One field training session was as dangerous as the three years I faced in the previous three years."

As soon as she finished speaking, Shang Jianyao nodded seriously and said:

"Mainly because of bad luck..."

Hearing this, Long Yuehong's expression suddenly fell.

"Stop talking." Jiang Baimian interrupted Shang Jianyao's "statement" and said to Long Yuehong with a smile, "I don't believe in fate, luck, these things, they are not scientific at all!"

Long Yuehong breathed out silently and was about to say something casually when she saw the team leader looking at her with a smile:

"But, your name is really not very good. Why don't you go back and change it? How about Long Aihong? Your parents will definitely be very satisfied."

"..." Long Yuehong responded with a dull expression, "Team leader, don't you believe this?"

"On the dusty soil, sometimes, it is better to believe that something is true than something that is not true." Jiang Baimian said and laughed, "Haha, just kidding. Well... I will give it to you in this mission report Mark it as qualified, and also write that you are not adaptable to the life of the old team, and it is recommended to change. In this way, even if you are transferred to another position, there will be no stain."

Long Yuehong was moved when she heard:

"thanks, thanks."

Jiang Baimian smiled and shook his head:

"There's no need to say thank you so early. I only have the right to make suggestions. Whether I can transfer you in the end depends on the ideas above.

"Unless I write that you and I are incompatible, that you are completely unqualified and that you have ideological problems, then I can guarantee that you will be transferred. But in that case, your file will be stained."

"I understand, thank you, team leader." Long Yuehong responded sincerely.

Jiang Baimian turned to smile and said:

"Actually, I still feel a bit reluctant to let you go.

"Sometimes bad luck is not a bad thing. Think about it, if we hadn't encountered so many accidents, how could we have entered the ruins of the city and discovered that humans in the old world were doing some very dangerous experiments? This is a very valuable harvest. !”

Long Yuehong argued weakly:

"Team leader, I'm really not that unlucky..."

PS: Thanks to Feihui Heiduyi for tipping the Silver Alliance~