Embers Ad Infinitum

Muric, who was hiding under the table, saw Xu Liyan's situation clearly and rushed out, crawling, towards the corner where Zhao Zhengqi was.

During this process, he shouted loudly:

"Dynamite!

"He tied a ring of explosives!"

Because Zhao Zhengqi and others were far apart and blocked by tables, they couldn't see the detailed situation on Xu Liyan's side, so they had to ask hurriedly and frantically:

"What explosives?"

"What's wrong?"

"What happened?"

Frankly speaking, if they hadn't seen that the situation seemed to be under control, they would have let the bodyguards clear the way without hesitation, rushed out of the room, and met up with their own guards.

"'Little mushrooms'! Xu Liyan had a circle of 'little mushrooms' tied around his body!" Meric quickly shared the situation.

That kind of explosive originated from the "Orange" company, and the model was H404. Because it was very powerful, it was nicknamed "Little Mushroom".

"Shit!" Francisco, another aristocratic member of the Red River race, couldn't help but curse.

If a circle of "little mushrooms" explodes, it means that no one will be spared in the meeting hall and the corresponding outside area - abnormal people are not included in this group.

After a brief confusion, Zhao Zhengqi looked at Odike, Uncle Liu and the "mysterious man" in a burqa, and asked loudly:

"what happened?

"Also, first, first, remove the explosives."

Such a conversation made his liver tremble a little.

"Here comes the poor monk." The five metal fingers of the mechanical monk Jing Nian, under the control of the chip, slowly lifted the explosives tied to Xu Liyan's body with the highest precision.

He is a little annoyed now that he actually made the mistake of "being dark under the light":

In order to work as a bodyguard in Wild Grass City, he had installed some modules that were not usually used. He had just used this to check whether the participating nobles and their guards were carrying enough explosives, but he had ignored the employer himself. .

Odik did not show off, turned his attention to Zhao Zhengqi, and explained simply:

“Not long ago, the ‘anti-intellectual religion’ ‘priest’ attacked City Master Xu and was blocked.

"But his purpose is not to assassinate, but to close the distance, make eye contact, and 'hypnotize' City Lord Xu, so that when he convenes all the nobles for discussion, he will carry out a suicide attack and take away the entire top floor of Weed City in one pot."

He was not sure about the last half of the sentence until now.

Just to assassinate Xu Liyan, there is no need for "Priest" to play such fancy tricks and do a lot of "useless work". His real goal is very big and very difficult.

That is to kill all the big nobles in Weed City!

You must know that Xu Liyan is guarded by the pure mind of the mechanical monk. Any method of quietly "hypnotizing" through contact through normal channels may be destroyed by "precognition", and under the watchful eyes of the "Immortal Man", "hypnosis" The attempt is quite easy to detect, and when the time comes, even if you want to escape, you may not be able to escape.

At the same time, no matter what kind of gathering Xu Liyan attends, other people must undergo strict inspection and can only bring light firepower such as pistols that can be hidden on their bodies.

Under various conditions, it is almost impossible to kill all the nobles in Weedong City at once.

There are still adequate security measures here.

As for the purpose of this big goal, it is temporarily unknown.

"Namo Anuttarasamyaksambodhi, it turns out this is what it is..." The mechanical monk Jing Nian whispered the Buddha's name.

He finally figured out the cause and effect and various details, and also found the real source of the danger premonition - he thought there was a second round of assassinations.

"Awesome!" Shang Jianyao did not hesitate to praise him.

If he hadn't been holding an "Ice Moss" pistol, confronting the guards dozens to dozens, he would certainly not have missed his applause.

Although Jiang Baimian did not look back, one could imagine that there was probably a look of admiration on his face.

I admire "Priest" for playing so big.

Zhao Zhengqi, Francisco and others barely figured out the truth of the matter. They didn't pay attention to the incomprehensible remarks of Odik's minor characters, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

When such a "senior hunter" came to Weed City, they more or less sent people to inquire about the situation. He was no stranger to Odik, and they cast their eyes over one after another and expressed their gratitude:

"Mr. Odik, right? It's all thanks to you, otherwise we would all be blown up to the sky."

"We will definitely prepare some thank you gifts later."

"Fuck, I've experienced so many storms in my life, but today I almost capsized in the gutter and died in vain. I don't even know who killed me. Mr. Odick, let's get closer together until this matter is over. You must come to my manor as a guest."

"When order is restored in the city, the followers of the 'anti-intellectual sect' will be captured as soon as possible and burned to death in the central square!"

While they were talking, the mechanical monk Jing Nian had removed the H404 explosive from Xu Liyan's body and grabbed the black remote control in his hand.

He originally wanted to personally move these high-risk items to other places and keep them away from the meeting hall, but after looking at Xu Liyan, he gave up the idea.

Qualified bodyguards should not move more than three meters away from their employer.

"Who took them out?" Jing Nian raised his arms and asked in an electronically synthesized voice.

Weed City is located on the edge of the Monk Wasteland. Everyone present is familiar with the mechanical monks. At this time, they can roughly guess the identity of Jing Nian, but after looking at the string of explosives and the remote control, they all chose to remain silent. .

Obviously, no noble would lower themselves to do this, and sending bodyguards would weaken the defense around them. As for summoning guards to come in, it would not be in compliance with the rules, and it would easily trigger unnecessary chain reactions—— Let other nobles think that someone is taking advantage of the opportunity to make a commotion.

Besides, who knows if there are other remote controls for the pile of explosives? What if the "priest" and his accomplices are hiding in the city lord's palace and press the switch when the time comes?

At that time, whoever is holding explosives will not even have ashes left!

Of course, it is their consensus to move dangerous items away as soon as possible.

With similar thoughts, they looked at Odik again, hoping that he would let his men do this.

Before they could speak, Shang Jianyao volunteered:

"I come!"

He was quite interested in the large bunch of "little mushrooms".

"Okay!" "Have courage!" All the nobles present unanimously agreed and signaled the guards to put down their weapons and stop the confrontation.

Shang Jianyao quickly walked towards the mechanical monk Jing Nian, stretched out his left hand and took the pile of things.

Then, he stretched out his right palm and made a forward gesture of shaking hands.

Jing Nian was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his right hand made of metal frame in a daze, and shook hands with Shang Jian Yao.

"Zen Master, I will listen to a song for you later. You will definitely like it." Shang Jianyao said enthusiastically.

If the situation wasn't quite serious, Jiang Baimian would have wanted to raise his hands to cover his face.

Mechanical monk Jing Nian didn't know how to answer for a while. Fortunately, Zhao Zhengqi helped him out:

"Now we can wake up the city lord. Only he knows some details."

Odike had no objection and nodded to Jing Nian.

Mechanical monk Jing Nian immediately grabbed Xu Liyan's shoulders and shook him.

Shang Jianyao was watching with interest, but because he was holding dangerous items, he was unanimously asked to get out quickly.

He had no choice but to move his steps and move closer to the door inch by inch.

Two or three seconds later, Xu Liyan woke up.

He was confused for a while, then hurriedly lowered his head and looked at his waist.

"City Master Xu, you were hypnotized by 'Father'." Odick reminded.

Xu Liyan's expression changed continuously, and he leaned back on the chair as if he was exhausted:

"I remembered...

"While I was cleaning, the sounds of 'blow them up' and 'blow them up' rang in my head, and then I found a bunch of explosives from the secret arsenal in the room..."

After the attempt failed and he was told the truth, his "hypnotic" effect was lifted.

"City Lord, it's not that I'm relying on my old age to show off. You should be more cautious in doing things in the future and don't always run to the Hunter's Guild." After hearing this, Zhao Zhengqi gave an insinuating lesson.

Xu Liyan cheered up and ignored the incident. He looked at the guard outside the door and said murderously:

"Tell Sun Xuefeng that as soon as the team is organized, we will launch a counterattack and strive to push those wilderness wanderers outside the city within an hour."

Seeing that the alarm had been lifted, Meric and others relaxed, walked back to the long table and expressed their opinions:

"Yeah, those damn beasts destroyed so many things. I just hope they didn't destroy the supplies too badly."

"We have worked hard to grow our food, so why should we give them an advantage? If we could give some of them the opportunity to be slaves, that would be a mercy to the heavens."

"Can't they just stay quietly outside the city and wait for the other slave-catching teams from the First City to arrive?"

"Who told them not to stock up on food? Who can blame them for starving to death?"

"I don't think we can just push them out of the city without giving them a cruel lesson, or they will still dare to do it in the future!"

"It's troublesome to keep them. It's better to find some way to solve them without wasting bullets."

In the midst of all the talk, Zhao Zhengqi and others pointed the finger at Xu Liyan's premised aftermath strategy:

"City Lord, you can't be kind to women."

"Even if we need relief, we can't give it in vain. Don't those citizens still have real estate, shops, and furniture? They can exchange it for food..."

"With so many people dead, there shouldn't be any shortage of food, right?"

"We need to urge them to bury people as soon as possible. If there is a plague, it will be troublesome."

"This can save us for a while, but it won't save a whole winter. We still have to consider a better way. How about you, the city lord, come forward and lend a batch of food and supplies to the 'First City'?"

"The worst we can do is recruit new citizens. There are plenty of people to come."

"In this world, food is more valuable than people..."

"Everyone, everyone, peace is the most precious thing, harmony is the most precious thing."

Various sounds reached his ears, making Xu Liyan's head buzz again.

boom!

Just then, there was another gunshot.

The broken crystal chandelier fell directly and hit the long table with a clang.

Meric, who spoke and acted slowly, once again slipped under the table. The fat Zhao Zhengqi left his seat like a cat and jumped to a sheltered corner. This time, he was in such a hurry that he didn't even bother to pull his eldest son in.

When the group of nobles dispersed again, Odike hid at the top of the long table and looked at the door with the mechanical monk Jing Nian.

Shang Jianyao stood there, holding the string of "little mushrooms" and the black remote control board in one hand, and holding the "ice moss" in the other hand, aiming in the direction of the long table.

Noticing the gazes coming towards him, he asked with a bright smile:

“If I press this button, will this string of bombs go bang?”

Upon hearing this question, especially the accented "bang", the hearts of all the nobles, including Xu Liyan, stopped for a beat.

Odik blurted out:

"Are you crazy?"

Shang Jianyao looked at him with an undiminished smile and responded:

"You just knew?"

Jiang Baimian next to him sighed helplessly, turned around, raised his pistol, and helped him guard his back.