The heavy snow has long stopped, but there are still white residues on the roof and roadside, covered in silver.
Jiang Baimian ignored Shang Jianyao's attempt to squeeze an oversized snowball, smiled and said to Lei Yunsong and Lin Feifei:
"Wait back to the company to have a good chat."
The previous turmoil was too sudden. Before they could get the self-assembled radio transceiver, the mission was completed. They could only contact Chen Xufeng, the intelligence officer in charge of Weed City affairs, and reported the general situation to the company through him. , and helped the Lei Yunsong team to apply for basic materials.
In the end, the company asked Chen Xufeng to prepare two vehicles for Lei Yunsong's team, enough food for half a month, and corresponding weapons and ammunition, and asked them to return to the underground building as soon as possible to report for work, receive psychological evaluation and trauma treatment.
Lei Yunsong, whose eyes did not seem to be fully open, responded to Jiang Baimian while pressing the door:
"You must not forget the people who touch the 'Mechanical Paradise'.
"They must hold some of the secrets of the destruction of the old world!"
In the previous exchange, the recovered Lei Yunsong and Lin Feifei explained the reason why their group went to Weed City and their subsequent encounters:
They found several broken chips originating from intelligent robots in a wilderness homeless settlement to the south.
After repairing, cracking and data restoration, they extracted some useful information from it.
This information told them that the chips came from the robot guards of "Mechanical Paradise"-they were attacked by enemy forces during a certain business transaction and suffered heavy losses, and some components were lost as a result.
In addition to the origin, the term "mastermind" appears repeatedly in these messages, giving people the feeling that it has taken over various industries in "Mechanical Paradise" - no matter which aspect of life, it cannot escape its control.
In addition, some of the time points in the information indicate that the "mastermind" probably existed and was put into operation before the destruction of the old world.
In order to confirm these things and obtain more information, the Lei Yunsong team chose to come to Weed City and start the investigation from the local Hunter Guild—they cooperated closely with "Mechanical Paradise".
It is obviously impossible for a homeless wanderer to be treated equally. In order to make the inquiry go smoothly, Lei Yunsong deliberately chose the best hotel.
They didn't know when they were attracted by the "priest" who was "anti-intellectualism". They could only be sure that it was the sick man they met after they went to Beijie and visited the city owner.
For Lei Yunsong's "request", Jiang Baimian said "um":
"In the end, it depends on the company's arrangements.
"The lines you found are likely to hold you accountable to the end."
Lei Yunsong heard the words and sighed:
"After returning, we may not have the opportunity to go out to work.
"Our group is likely to be disbanded."
After doing the old-fashioned work for so long, they still have certain feelings and obsessions about this matter, so I hope that Jiang Baimian's team can take over this line, investigate and give them an answer.
Jiang Baimian said with relief:
"It depends on the final evaluation results, and the chances are still quite large."
Lei Yunsong glanced at his team members, smiled and said:
"It's actually a good thing.
"We all have families and families. Every time we leave the company and come to the surface, we are very uneasy, afraid that we will never be able to go back again. No, this time it was almost gone.
"To be able to take this opportunity to turn all of them into internal work is a lost cause. You don't have to worry about your wife, children, parents and brothers. Anyway, you have been wandering in the dust for many years, and have been to many places, and you are much better than most of the company's employees. Well, it's time to be content."
You say that, I can tell with your toes that you are a little reluctant... Hey, there are very few company employees who are accustomed to living on the surface, and there are very few people who don't miss the outside world, even if this place is full of danger... Jiang Baimian slandered a few words and put on a smile , waved his hand and said:
"No matter what the final result is, it's a good thing, at least I'm back alive.
"Bon Voyage!"
"See you later!" Lei Yunsong and the others also waved, opened the car door, and got in.
After watching their vehicle drive to South Street, Jiang Baimian slowly exhaled, and said to Shang Jianyao beside him:
"How many times have you tasted it, why should you expect it?"
Shang Jianyao was biting at the oversized snowball he pinched again.
"I'm just thirsty," he replied vaguely.
Jiang Baimian gave a "tsk" and walked towards the bulletproof off-road vehicle that Xu Liyan sent:
"It's time for us to do something."
While talking, she turned around and waved to Bai Chen and Long Yuehong who were behind the window on the second floor, indicating that they were busy.
After all, the Eugene Slave Squad is still outside the city, and the task of chasing down the "kidnappers" is still pending.
The latest news that Bai Chen inquired about was that the Eugene gang decided a new leader after a short fight and inherited the slave arrest certificate.
The new leader obviously doesn't want to get Eugene back. He just wants to catch a "true murderer" to show his loyalty and convince the public.
Throwing away the oversized snowball in his hand, Shang Jianyao got into the driver's seat and started the car.
- Because Long Yuehong didn't open the window, Shang Jianyao gave up the idea of throwing snowballs at him, which would break the glass.
"There are two things next." Jiang Baimian, who was in the co-pilot position, leaned back, took out Chen Xufeng's "reply letter", and said simply, "First, find Xu Liyan, and show that we are people of 'Pangu Creatures', I hope A mutually beneficial relationship can be established; second, personally interrogate a fake 'priest' to learn as much as possible about the 'anti-intellectualism' situation."
This is a new task that the company has given them.
Because Shang Jianyao was addicted to playing with snow in the past two or three days, Jiang Baimian worried that he didn't listen carefully at that time, so he had to repeat it again.
"Now it's a mutually beneficial relationship." Shang Jianyao and Xu Liyan said they were brothers of life and death.
Jiang Baimian sneered:
"How long can this last
"The company also saw that there was a gap between Xu Liyan and the 'First City', and only thought about whether it could win over.
"If it can be successful, even if you have developed from 'brotherly love' to 'cutting robes and breaking justice', we don't have to worry about not being able to get out of Weed City."
Interest relationships are the easiest and most stable to change.
Shang Jianyao thought about it for a while, and then asked:
"What is a mutually beneficial relationship?"
"It's just that everyone's names are not the same, but if you have money, you can earn together, you can share your blessings, and if you have difficulties, uh, I will give you some support depending on the situation. I must be very satisfied." Jiang Baimian explained casually.
"Why are they like children?" Shang Jianyao commented.
Jiang Baimian rolled his eyes in response.
…
As the city lord's life and death ties, Shang Jianyao met Xu Liyan without much effort.
Next to him is still the mechanical monk Jing Nian, who is covered in robes.
As soon as he saw Jing Nian, Shang Jianyao shook his body slightly, with a strange rhythm, and was glared back by Jiang Baimian.
"City Master Xu, there is something I want to share with you." Jiang Baimian indicated with his eyes that this was not suitable for Zen Master Jing Nian to hear.
Xu Liyan smiled and shook his head:
"With my relationship with Jian Yao, feel free to say anything.
"Well, never mind the Zen master, we have a nondisclosure agreement, and the monks have always been very trustworthy."
Jiang Baimian didn't insist either, pulled out the chair opposite the desk, and sat down.
She smiled slightly:
"City Lord Xu, have you considered enhancing your own strength?"
Hearing this sentence, Shang Jianyao glanced sideways at the team leader and tightly closed his mouth.
Xu Liyan's expression suddenly became serious:
"How do you say that?"
Jiang Baimian's eyes swept from Xu Liyan to the mechanical monk Jingnian, and then took it back:
"Like this attack, once the enemy broke through the blockade of the bodyguards and restricted the activities of Zen Master Jing Nian, you are like a lamb to be slaughtered, and others can rub them as they want.
"I know that you can hire a lot of bodyguards, including the guild's 'senior hunters'. Normally, it's hard for someone to assassinate you, but you're not afraid of 10,000. If your strength can be enhanced, then At the critical moment, it might be a winning hand.
"You should be well aware that there are too many weapons beyond the conventional, as well as human beings in this world."
For Xu Liyan, the "priest" incident was the most dangerous situation he had ever experienced since he was born. Whenever he thought about his shivering and helplessness at the close of the moment, he was terrified and uneasy, so he had nightmares for several days. .
"Then what should I do?" Xu Liyan tried to make himself less eager.
Jiang Baimian smiled:
"On the ash, there are many ways to improve yourself, but very few beyond the norm:
"One is to become an awakened person, but it really depends on fate, not to try hard, not to have power and power to succeed; the other is to upload consciousness and become an 'immortal person', which is indeed a great opportunity for human beings in their later years. It’s not a small temptation, but the city owner is still young, and there is still a lot to enjoy; the third is mechanical transformation. With your relationship with the 'prime city', it is not so difficult, but you may not be able to get the best equipment, and , the image is not so good…”
After talking a lot, Jiang Baimian changed his words:
"Look, my biological prosthesis doesn't look abnormal in appearance, but it has the ability to surpass humans."
Silver arcs jumped between her fingers.
Xu Liyan was silent for a moment and said:
"Are you from 'Pangu creatures'?"
"Yes." Jiang Baimian responded with a smile, "Compared to less mature genetic modification, bioprosthetic technology is quite reliable."
Xu Liyan watched her quietly for more than ten seconds, and finally asked:
"What do you want?"
Jiang Baimian laughed:
"We want very little.
"You are still alive, you still control Weed City, and you maintain the freedom of Weed City. For us, that's enough.
"We would be very grateful if we could also buy some items here that we can't get in normal trade.
"City Lord Xu, putting weights on one side of the scale will not maintain balance."
Xu Liyan thought for a moment, but did not answer directly:
"I'll think about it again."