In the early morning of the next day, several members of the "Old Tune Group" simply ate something, packed up their belongings, and prepared to get in the car and leave.
At this moment, the gate of the border settlement across the stream opened, and Ding Ling walked out with Zeng Ping'an.
"So early?" She greeted the "Old Keys Group" with a smile.
The honest businessman asked rhetorically:
"Do you want to invite us to lunch?"
Ding Ling was obviously choked, and she said after a while:
"I want you to wait a moment. I'm just going back to Wubei to report for work, so I can go with you."
The smile returned to her face:
"Follow me, you will save a lot of trouble on the road.
"Our 'Salvation Army' may not be the same as other forces. It is relatively strict. There are no acquaintances to help, no letters of introduction, and no passes. Many farms, forest farms, and settlements will not let you approach, let alone trade. supplies.
"I was also thinking of asking you to help me keep an eye on my husband's whereabouts on the icefield, and I was on the way, so I had to help you, so I told you this directly."
Seeing that Xue Yueyi didn't reply immediately, but just glanced sideways at Qian Bai, Ding Ling added two more sentences:
"It's not mandatory and you can refuse.
"Not going together is just to say that it will make you more troublesome. It does not mean that you can't trade materials or ask for directions. In the wilderness, outside the settlements, there are active relic hunters who act as brokers. Through them, you can do it. A lot of things are just relatively inconvenient and more expensive to pay.”
Considering that Wubei is the nearest super-large settlement to Yunshan, it is almost equivalent to a city in the old world, and it is the only way to go to the ice field—unless you choose to bypass several more dangerous areas, and Bai Chen Nodding again to indicate that Ding Ling's statement was fine, Jiang Baimian pondered for a while and then smiled:
"How could we refuse such a kind offer
"It just so happens that we need to go to Wubei to replenish some materials suitable for the ice field and obtain relevant information. These are very difficult to obtain in the 'First City'."
"First City" does not directly border the ice sheet.
Ding Ling smiled and nodded:
"Don't worry, in Wubei, I still know a lot of people, and I can let you pass all aspects of the review faster and get the pass to the ice field.
"Well, I have an elder who works in the logistics department of the Wubei 'Material Coordination Committee' and can help you introduce some reliable material channels."
Ding Ling stopped at the point, and didn't go into too much detail in this regard.
"Thank you so much!" Shang Jianyao stretched out his hands before Jiang Baimian to express his gratitude.
Ding Ling was a little confused by him, but she actually shook hands with him, feeling the sincerity and joy.
The next second, Shang Jianyao asked seriously:
"If you want to join your 'Salvation Army', what procedure do you need to follow, and how long does it take?"
Seeing that this guy kept holding his captain's hand, Zeng Ping'an couldn't help but interject:
"Have lived on a farm, forest, ranch, or city for at least three years."
"Is that so..." Shang Jianyao withdrew his hand in disappointment.
Ding Ling skipped this topic and turned to look at the simple electronic watch:
"How about the official departure in fifteen minutes?"
"No problem." Jiang Baimian is good at this.
After watching Ding Ling and Zeng Ping'an return to that border settlement, she glared sideways at Shang Jianyao:
"Do you want to leave the company?"
"Nothing!" Shang Jianyao replied confidently, "The me just now doesn't represent me now, and besides, we have a full ten, and it's not a big problem to choose one to join the 'Salvation Army', the other nine are still It belongs to the company!"
"Huh." Jiang Baimian answered succinctly.
In less than fifteen minutes, Ding Ling drove a green bulletproof mountain bike out of the gate of the settlement.
The Jeep of the "Old Tune Group" immediately crossed the creek and arrived beside her.
Jiang Baimian, who was in the passenger seat, glanced at it and found that there were two men and one woman in Ding Ling's car, all wearing the black uniforms of the "Salvation Army".
But this does not include the previous young man named Zeng Ping'an.
"Hey, where is Zeng Ping'an?" Shang Jianyao, who pressed the car window, asked when he asked, quite honest.
Ding Ling, who was sitting in the driving area, looked sideways at them, smiled and said:
"He has to stay in the settlement.
"He and I, and the other two, are considered to be relatively strong fighters here, and we can't leave two at once.
"If he hadn't worried about your problems before and had to help me, I wouldn't want him to accompany me to see you. If it's not good, you might lose a lot."
In this matter, Ding Ling behaved carelessly and quite calmly.
There are four Awakened in such a border settlement? Or people with similar strengths but different strengthening directions? Jiang Baimian suddenly muttered.
No matter what the possibility is, it shows that the "Salvation Army" is extremely powerful, and it is worthy of being the big force that made the "First City" disgraced.
After a few simple greetings, Ding Ling drove the green mountain bike first into the road to the east of Yunshan, followed by the Jeep of the "Old Tunes Group".
Jiang Baimian looked ahead and suddenly smiled:
"Ding Ling probably has a little understanding of Zeng Ping's thoughts, and deliberately made a high-sounding excuse not to take him."
Bai Chen nodded in agreement:
"Women are relatively sensitive in this regard."
Uh... Long Yuehong became nervous again.
Fortunately, Jiang Baimian did not continue this topic.
A few sections that were either dangerous or badly damaged were slowly left behind by them, and the road gradually widened and smoothed out in front of everyone's eyes.
There are obvious signs of maintenance.
"Isn't this better than the old and disrepaired wilderness road in the 'First City'?" Shang Jianyao pointed out the window quite proudly.
If there are people here who don't understand the basics, I'm afraid they will think that he is a "Salvation Army" person.
Jiang Baimian didn't stare at him, didn't sneer at him, nodded and said sincerely:
"The mobilization ability of the previous 'Salvation Army' is very strong, as can be seen from these details."
As soon as she finished speaking, the green mountain bike in front parked in a more open place on the side.
"It's noon, take a break, eat something, and then get out of the mountain." Ding Ling pushed the door and got out of the car, and shouted in the direction of Jeep.
"Okay!" Shang Jianyao answered quite positively.
This made Jiang Baimian couldn't help but suspect one thing:
In this guy's heart, who is his leader now
Because eating is the common demand of all the team members, except for Genawa, Jiang Baimian is not the kind of person who likes to be awkward and narrow-minded. Instruct them to find firewood.
- The energy saved by the solar charging panel and the power of the battery can be saved a little bit.
Seeing this, Ding Ling waved:
"Don't bother, let's go together."
Several of her subordinates have already started a fire.
"Also." Who doesn't want to be lazy when he can be lazy, and Jiang Baimian is no exception.
She walked over, swept around, smiled and praised:
"Your subordinates are very motivated!"
A lot of things don't need to be told, just do it yourself.
Ding Ling sat cross-legged on the ground, smiled and said:
"Because it's a boon for them.
"In the border settlements, apart from having a fixed holiday every year to go home, you have to stay there at other times, and you are not allowed to leave without authorization. It is a common expectation for all of us to be able to go to Wubei for the reason of a mission.
"When I picked people this morning, they were so aggressive, forcing me to make a decision based on the merits I made when I was attacked by the 'First City' last year."
The two men and one woman who were busy preparing lunch were all smiles and nodded frequently, indicating that the captain was right.
Shang Jian Yao heard the words and asked with concern:
"Was that attack last year particularly dangerous?"
A male member of the "Salvation Army" with a height of only 1.7 meters and a pitted face replied in a rather frightened manner:
"Yeah, Team Ding almost died. Fortunately, Ping An tried his best to save her. At that time, Ping An was shot three times. We all thought that we would not be able to rescue her. Fortunately, he was young and in good health, and finally passed the test."
This is it... Jiang Baimian forcibly held back, not allowing himself to look at Ding Ling.
"It's all over." Ding Ling smiled and reassured her subordinates.
She turned to ask Xue Yueyue:
"You came from the 'First City', did you bring a lot of banknotes?"
"Not much, most of them have been replaced with materials." Jiang Baimian replied calmly.
She also found a place to sit at random.
Ding Ling nodded:
"This is very good, mainly because our 'Salvation Army' official does not recognize the banknotes in the 'First City', you can only get it in the underground black market to exchange various bills, and the discount is very large."
The daily life of the "Salvation Army" is dominated by bill transactions, supplemented by banknotes.
"We just took this into consideration." With Jiang Baimian's character, how could he go to the "Salvation Army" territory without doing his homework
The "Old Tune Team" and Ding Ling soon had lunch when a military jeep suddenly came from the east.
Seeing Ding Ling on the side of the road, the military jeep braked suddenly and stopped quickly.
A man also wearing a black uniform left the passenger seat, went around to the open area here, approached quickly, and shouted loudly:
"Captain Ding, I have something for you!"
He glanced around and found Jiang Baimian and others.
"Who are these?" He asked Ding Ling suspiciously.
"My friend." Ding Ling introduced briefly.
The man didn't say more, took out a document and handed it over:
"Captain Ding, two inner ghosts have stolen some military supplies and may defect to the 'First City'. Your settlements should pay special attention to similar characters."
Ding Ling's expression became solemn, and she opened the document and read it for a while before handing it back:
"I'm going to Wubei, please keep moving forward and inform the soldiers who are staying at the settlement."
"Okay." The man took the document back and trotted back to the military jeep.
Shang Jianyao and the others didn't ask more questions, and ate lunch without squinting and listening.
After restarting the journey, Jiang Baimian looked at the green mountain bike in front and said thoughtfully:
"I'm afraid the stolen military supplies are very important..."