Jiang Baimian seemed to have expected the hotel owner's rebuttal, and said with a smile:
"I thought the redstone set would be a smuggling hub for things like cheap robots, military exoskeletons, and smart armor."
The owner of the hotel said again through the loudspeaker high in the room:
"It's not cheap, and it's very popular. For me, it's good now. I don't need to waste a lot of materials and rare contacts to improve."
"Is that so..." Jiang Baimian nodded in satisfaction.
Through this conversation, she identified two things:
One is that it is indeed possible to get military exoskeleton devices in the Redstone Collection; the other is that it is very popular, and it is impossible to get it without the corresponding contacts and sufficient materials.
Jiang Baimian deliberately made a "loud" comment just now, just to make some words.
She is not as cheap as Shang Jianyao, and she can't control herself.
The owner of the hotel was quite vigilant. He didn't say more, and repeated the previous question:
"How many rooms and how many nights?"
"Two, twin beds, with bathroom, a week ahead." Jiang Baimian has long considered this issue.
The innkeeper replied through the loudspeaker:
"What materials can you give?"
"Military canned food." Shang Jianyao responded without hesitation.
During the time of going south, the "Old Tune Group" was a little tired of canned food again.
"It must have never been opened." The owner of the hotel emphasized, so as not to be poisoned simply.
She went on to say:
"1 can per room per night for a total of 14 cans.
"You open the metal door on the wall, put the can in, and close the door."
Jiang Baimian motioned Shang Jianyao to open the window-like metal door on the wall.
Inside is a hollowed-out platform with an identical metal door on the other side.
Shang Jianyao was not in a hurry to back away, and took the initiative to say:
"We also want masks."
"Four masks are considered gifts." The hotel owner replied.
Shang Jianyao was overjoyed and asked curiously:
"If I don't ask, will you take the initiative to send it?"
"No." The owner of the hotel was very calm.
Shang Jianyao wanted to say something, but Long Yuehong, who had been hinted by Jiang Baimian, took a few steps forward holding the cardboard box, counted 14 cans, and put them on a tray on the platform.
Immediately afterwards, he closed the metal door on the outside.
With a click, the metal door seemed to be locked.
Shang Jianyao immediately heard a sound of friction, so he asked seriously:
"What if she takes the can and runs away?"
Jiang Baimian smiled, like a villain:
"Then bring our bazooka and blast it against the wall here!"
After dozens of seconds, the loudspeaker at the top of the room rang:
"You can open the door and get the electronic card and mask."
Shang Jianyao, who had been standing by the wall, opened the metal door with great interest.
The cans in the tray are gone, and there are two more electronic cards in a white plastic casing and a cloth mask randomly stacked on top of one another.
Shang Jianyao didn't even look at the two electronic cards, just shook off the cloth mask and carefully selected it.
The four masks are a handsome monk, a monkey with a hairy face and a pointed mouth, a fat pig with garlic in his nostrils, and a vicious man with a full beard.
"It's boring, it's boring..." Shang Jianyao first ruled out monks and men.
Obviously, he thought it was too common.
After some comparisons, he chose the dashing monkey and put the mask on his face.
Jiang Baimian shook his head helplessly:
"You haven't seen a real monkey, you can't imitate the essence."
"Yeah." Shang Jianyao was very sorry.
Jiang Baimian moved closer and immediately ruled out the fat pig mask.
In the end, she chose the delicate monk mask.
Long Yuehong endured anxiety and said to Bai Chen quite humbly:
"You first."
Bai Chen was not polite and took away the ferocious man's mask.
Long Yuehong sighed silently and could only accept the result.
"These masks remind me of some old world stories." Jiang Baimian reached out and grabbed the electronic card, and said casually, "I will tell you when I have time."
The two electronic cards have labels, one is "05" and the other is "06".
According to the introduction of the hotel owner, the "Old Tune Team" drove out of the underground Redstone Collection and went around to the other side of the hill.
It was a flat land surrounded by trees, with rows of blue-and-white bungalows.
At this time, the sky has dimmed, and the surrounding area is silent and deserted, as if no one exists at all.
But whether it was Jiang Baimian or Bai Chen, they could all sense that in some hidden places nearby, there were people hiding and monitoring them.
The rooms "05" and "06" are close to the hills and are relatively spacious. In addition to two single beds and a table and chair sofa, they also have their own toilets for bathing.
"Take a rest, and I'll deal with it later." Jiang Baimian was quite satisfied with the environment of the simple hotel, and did not want to enter the red stone set again to find the hidden restaurant owner.
"Yes, team leader!" Long Yuehong and Bai Chen responded in unison. Shang Jian Yao is quite regretful.
…
After the sky was completely dark, the damp and cold air soaked into the room, making Long Yuehong, who was listening to the story of the old world by the team leader, start to feel cold.
He regretted a little why he didn't come back with more clothes on.
At this moment, the door of room "05" was knocked.
Shang Jianyao, who had already sensed it, had put on the monkey mask, came to the door, and asked:
"Squeak?"
"..." The person outside the door was obviously stunned.
Jiang Baimian sighed helplessly:
"Use human words."
Don't imitate monkeys!
Shang Jianyao returned to normal after this:
"Who?"
"Is Qian Bai there?" It was a man outside, speaking in grayish dialect.
Qian Bai was Bai Chen's name when he registered as a hunter.
"Do you have anything to do with me?" Bai Chen stood up and put on the mask.
The man outside the door lowered his voice:
"I have a mission I want to entrust to you."
"Why?" Bai Chen asked.
"Because you are an 'intermediate hunter', and you are about to become a 'senior hunter'," the man outside the door explained briefly.
Bai Chen glanced at Jiang Baimian and saw that she nodded slightly, so he said to Shang Jianyao:
"Open the door."
Shang Jianyao immediately opened the door and stretched his face with the monkey mask forward a little.
The man outside the door was about 1.7 meters tall, wearing a black cloak and a mask with black stripes on a white background. He was not surprised to see a scary "monkey".
In redstone sets, this is basic "etiquette".
What mask has he not seen
After entering the door, the man crossed his hands, placed them in front of him, and took a step back:
"Always vigilant."
"Are you someone who is wary of the sect?" Bai Chen led the conversation, and Jiang Baimian chose to listen with great interest.
The man in the cloak and mask nodded:
"I'm Bishop Renato of the Vigilant Sect in the Redstone Set."
"Sit down." Bai Chen pointed to the empty seat on the sofa.
Shang Jianyao continued to stand at the door, holding his arms, posing as if I was a thug.
After Renato sat down, Bai Chen asked:
"As the mainstream sect of the Redstone Set, you should have good strength. Why did you entrust me and my team?"
Renato was silent for a while and said:
"Some things are inconvenient for believers to know, so I didn't pass the Hunter Guild either."
"If it's too difficult, don't say it." Bai Chen chose to communicate in his own style.
Renato said quite honestly:
"I don't know if it is difficult or not, and how dangerous it is."
"Then briefly talk about it first." Bai Chen nodded.
Renato glanced at the others in the room:
"You should have heard Gaudí say something about our sect.
"We just held a mass a few days ago, and the theme was still 'hiding', in order to please the gods, that is, the old 'yougu' of our faith.
"In this hiding game, there is still one person who has not been found."
Hearing this, Shang Jianyao responded quickly:
"Viel!"
"Yes." Renato affirmed, "Because he has been hiding for almost three days, and everyone else has been found, I decided to end the mass and let him come out, and the result..."
Speaking of this, Renato's tone changed slightly. As for his expression, because he was wearing a mask, he couldn't see it:
"As a result, I didn't find him either.
"And he didn't take the initiative."
What do you call me no? You seem to be better at finding people than other believers? Because it is an awakener, can it sense the existence of consciousness? Vielle is dead, or is he awakening on his own and can hide his consciousness? Jiang Baimian grasped Renato's words and analyzed it in his heart.
Bai Chen nodded slightly:
"You want us to help you find Viel?"
"Well." Renato sighed, "If something goes wrong at the mass ceremony, the believers will question my piety and think that I have shamed the gods."
Bai Chen pretended to discuss with the team members, first swept over Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong, and then looked at Jiang Baimian.
Jiang Baimian nodded lightly.
Bai Chen immediately responded to Renato:
"We can take this task and trust your credit, but without knowing the details, I can't guarantee that it will be completed."
"I understand." Renato expressed his understanding. "What kind of compensation do you want?"
"Introduce me to an arms dealer who can buy heavy weapons and advanced equipment." Bai Chen said calmly, "This is part of it, and the rest will be discussed after the exploration site, and will be paid when Viel is found."
Just making an introduction was no burden to Renato, and he replied without hesitation:
"no problem.
"Then when are you going to explore the site?"
"It's already dark, tomorrow morning." Bai Chen was not in a hurry at all.
"Yes, very vigilant." Renato praised, got up and said, "Tomorrow morning, you will drive along the road outside the park to the lake, and there will be people waiting there."
"Okay." Bai Chen followed and got up, "I wish to cooperate happily."
Renato crossed his hands again, put them on his chest, and took a step back:
"Vigilance is a reminder from God."
After watching him leave, Shang Jianyao closed the door and announced with bright eyes:
"The final showdown has begun."
Jiang Baimian took off his mask and said "ha":
"If you dare to hide so that I can't find it, I will leave you in the Redstone Collection!"
"I'm a spear." Shang Jianyao emphasized that he didn't want to hide, but to break the opponent's "shield".