The gray-green jeep drove slowly on the mountain road with the withered green plants, heading for the wilderness in the distance.
Who is the team leader waiting for? Why are you driving so slowly... Long Yuehong just had such a thought when she saw the jeep parked on the side of the road.
Jiang Baimian cleared his throat and said:
"Which one of you will sit in the co-pilot?"
When they set off, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong gave up the co-pilot and chose the back row, as if they were saving a seat for Bai Chen.
Uh... When Long Yuehong was at a loss, Shang Jianyao vigorously pushed the door to get out of the car and moved to the passenger seat.
Jiang Baimian looked ahead and gave the order:
"You show the way, do manual navigation."
Then, she pretended to add:
"The price I pay is having obstacles in recognizing the way."
"Lu Chi..." Shang Jianyao suddenly realized.
Long Yuehong was stunned for a moment before she understood:
It turned out that the team leader chose the "Broken Mirror" field, at the cost of Lu Chi...
No wonder she drove very slowly all the way after she got into the car, because she was afraid of getting lost!
Lu Chi... Jiang Baimian asked in a joking tone:
"What, do you think it's funny?"
Long Yuehong subconsciously replied:
"No, the price is so serious."
In order to enhance the persuasion, he added another sentence:
"No matter how wonderful it is, can there be a wonderful price for a business meeting?"
Jiang Baimian nodded secretly and glanced at Shang Jianyao:
"I thought you would laugh."
Shang Jianyao replied with a serious expression:
"I laughed a long time ago."
As he spoke, he smiled.
Jiang Baimian grinded his teeth:
"Let's show you the way!"
"First of all, I have to know where we're going." Now it's a calm and rational businessman.
Jiang Baimian had already thought of his destination:
"You can choose any place within two kilometers from the entrance of the underground building."
"Why is it limited to two kilometers?" Long Yuehong was the first to express confusion.
Jiang Baimian glanced at the rearview mirror:
"We came to the surface to prevent accidents caused by Shang Jianyao's exploration of the psychological shadow, and the 'weird' leaked out, affecting the surrounding neighbors
"You don't have to worry about them now, but you have to think about yourself.
"It is two to four kilometers away from the company. It should still be within the sensing range of the strong people who enter the 'New World' or the awakened people who have explored the depths of the 'Spiritual Corridor'. Once things go wrong, they can quickly provide assistance."
"That's right..." Long Yuehong felt that the team leader had really considered everything.
His choice to stay in the "Old Tune Group" does not mean that he is no longer afraid of death or all kinds of accidents.
"Believe in my Buddha's mercy." This time, it was the cyborg monk, Zen Master Purdue, who responded.
Of course, in the real world, he couldn't get a metal body, and his eyes glowed red.
Afterwards, he was outspoken by Shang Jianyao:
"Do you still need to show the way, isn't there only one way
"Let's talk about it when we enter the Black Marsh Wilderness."
There is only one road means that there is only one formed and relatively wide road, but there are still many natural "roads".
Aren't I afraid to drive up the mountain? Jiang Baimian, who wanted to go back to business and see Yao, was inexplicably guilty.
After driving along the withered road for a while, Jiang Baimian, relying on his outstanding eyesight, found an army approaching in the distance.
There are dozens or hundreds of them, all wearing the gray-black costumes of the "Pangu Creatures" Security Department, driving multiple vehicles and dragging an artillery piece.
Among them, the most conspicuous of their team are several armored vehicles that look very heavy.
"My colleague..." Shang Jianyao was very happy.
"What are you happy about?" Jiang Baimian asked sideways.
She has determined that she is about to encounter an action team of the company.
Shang Jianyao replied seriously:
"Meeting is fate, it's better to invite them to the bonfire tonight."
"When did you say there was a bonfire party?" Long Yuehong was confused.
Shang Jianyao nodded:
"As soon as I see them, there are."
I'm so stupid, why should I ignore him... The price is getting worse! When Long Yue slandered, the two teams got closer and closer.
When the distance was only 100 meters, Jiang Baimian realized that he had met an acquaintance.
This is Wang Beicheng's 23 Action Brigade!
In the case of Swamp No. 1 Ruins, the reinforcements sent by "Pangu Creatures" were this action team.
"You guys?" Wang Beicheng, who was sitting in the passenger seat of an armored jeep, stuck his head out.
Compared to last year, he is still handsome, but seems to have tanned a little more.
"Long time no see!" Shang Jianyao stretched his right hand out of the window and waved it a few times.
After leaving the car and standing beside the road, Jiang Baimian smiled and asked Wang Beicheng:
"Captain Wang, are you back from the ruins of Swamp No. 1?"
Wang Beicheng, who was nearly ten years older than Jiang Baimian, replied calmly:
"Yeah, for the past year, we have been stationed in the Swamp No. 1 ruins in turn with the other two battalions, doing our best to explore."
Having said that, he smiled and gave a military salute:
"I have to say thank you on behalf of my entire team.
"Without your help, there would be no chance for us to participate in the excavation of the ruins of Swamp 1.
"A city ruin that hasn't been explored much is really a gold mine!"
Over the past year, every time the 23rd Brigade returned to the "Panga Creatures" for rest, they brought a lot of "trophies" with them.
Although these will not be directly attributed to them, the "Pangu Creatures" are relatively kind, and will be converted into contribution points proportionally and distributed, and the employees of the entire 23 Brigade have made a lot of money.
This does not include the harvest of the hunters who have been authorized by the company and have entered the ruins of Swamp 1 to explore.
Jiang Baimian shook his head and smiled:
"You would be there without us.
"Aren't you rushing over there after knowing that there was an abnormality north of Yuelu Station?"
"But then we will lose a lot of important information, and we will not be able to avoid several hidden dangers." Wang Beicheng's attitude was quite sincere, "Besides, didn't you also support us with an armored vehicle and a heavy machine gun?"
"The company has converted them into contribution point rewards and sent them to us." Jiang Baimian took them in one stroke and asked curiously, "Have you found anything in the ruins of Swamp 1?"
Wang Beicheng raised his hand and touched the gray-black beret above his head:
"That lab was destroyed and we found very little.
"At present, the one-fifth of the ruins we have explored has a lot of valuable research materials, involving various technologies, but it should not be of interest to you..."
Jiang Baimian nodded:
"Have you met those 'higher unintentional ones'?"
"In the beginning, there were two times. Because we obtained information from you in advance, we handled it fairly well, and there were no casualties. After that, we never encountered them again. They may have shrunk to an area of the ruins that has not yet been fully explored. "Wang Beicheng didn't hide it.
No, it should be a part-time job... Long Yuehong, who was next to her, replied silently in her heart.
Wang Beicheng did not continue this topic, because there are many related matters that need to be kept secret, and he has not confirmed the authority of Jiang Baimian and others.
He looked at Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong, smiled and said:
"I heard that you have been promoted to D5
"Over the past year, I have done a lot of great things."
Seeing Long Yuehong a little surprised, Wang Beicheng smiled and added:
"A relative of mine has a colleague on your floor and heard about you.
"Isn't that the case inside the company? It's a relationship."
"Yes." Long Yuehong nodded slightly.
At this time, the honest Shang Jianyao corrected Wang Beicheng's statement:
"D7, we're already D7."
"Ah?" Wang Beicheng did not hide his surprise and turned his attention to Jiang Baimian.
He didn't know where Jiang Baimian's group went or what they did.
This is not what his current authority can understand.
Shang Jianyao immediately helped Jiang Baimian to add:
"D9."
"Really?" Wang Beicheng couldn't help but want to confirm.
"It's a fluke." Jiang Baimian replied humbly.
Wang Beicheng glanced left and right, and sighed slowly:
"It's just the beginning of a year, and you've risen so many levels... You've really done a lot of great things."
As a D8-level action brigade captain, he knows better than anyone how difficult it is to D8 to D9.
He has been at this rank for more than five years, and when she met Jiang Baimian last year, she was only D6.
"This is for life." Shang Jianyao solemnly pointed to Long Yuehong's mechanical arm.
Wang Beicheng expressed his understanding:
"I remember you had a companion, she..."
"She has undergone genetic modification and is recuperating." Long Yuehong was worried that Wang Beicheng would say something unlucky, and hurriedly gave the correct answer.
Wang Beicheng, who originally wanted to chat more with Jiang Baimian's team, suddenly lost his temper and reluctantly maintained his politeness:
"We have to go back to the company to rest, you guys are going well."
"See you tomorrow!" Shang Jianyao was very polite.
Jiang Baimian smiled and said:
"See you tomorrow."
…
After saying goodbye to Wang Beicheng and his 23rd Brigade, the "old tune group" entered the wilderness and found a place near water and rocks to camp.
Although it was still early, Shang Jianyao couldn't wait to enter the "Spiritual Corridor" holding the "Six Senses Pearl", the "Angel of Life" necklace and the restored medical records.
In the "Tieshan No. 2 Food Company", Shang Jianyao shrank in the darkness at the entrance of the stairs on the second floor. He waited for the sound of footsteps at the end of the corridor before sneaking up to the third floor.