Embers Ad Infinitum

Hearing Jiang Baimian's emotion, Bai Chen, who was driving, replied thoughtfully:

"What happened when Zhang Jiu saw the dragon?

"There may be some connection between the 'Higher Heartless One' and the 'Dragon Sect'?"

"Yes." Jiang Baimian nodded lightly, "I can now make a preliminary conclusion that the illusion created by the 'higher unintentional person' is based on his own cognition, knowledge and experience, and has nothing to do with our memory and emotions. . At most, he will constantly make some adjustments based on the reaction of the target. For example, if you are watching a ghost movie and therefore act fearfully, the illusion created by the 'Higher Unintentional' for you may develop in this direction. .”

Having said this, she turned back to look at Long Yuehong and Shang Jianyao, and said jokingly:

“Otherwise, what the ‘Mountain Fox’ bandits saw in their illusions were not deformed monsters, hungry beasts and common ‘careless people’, but us who were full of aggressive tendencies.

"Well, I don't rule out the possibility that they lied about this matter, but I don't think they need to: everyone is barely a grasshopper on a rope now. If we don't deal with the 'higher careless one' as soon as possible, everyone may die. Unless, unless they have been controlled and started to work for the tiger."

Hearing this, Shang Jianyao shook his head:

"He didn't lie."

"Aren't you useless?" Jiang Baimian asked funnyly.

Why are you so sure?

Shang Jianyao answered truthfully:

"Although he killed, robbed, raped and deserved to be hanged, he was a polite man."

"..." At this moment, Long Yuehong wanted to curse and didn't know where to start.

Didn't you teach that guy to be polite? Jiang Baimian was about to laugh and curse when something suddenly buzzed and vibrated in his pocket.

She then took out a palm-sized electronic product.

On the front of it is a black LCD screen, on which a picture of two robots leaning against each other is flashing.

This is a mobile phone.

In Tarnan, because the "Mechanical Paradise" has set up a base station and established relevant departments, this communication tool can be used directly.

Of course, the four mobile phones Gnawa distributed to the "Old Tunes Group" were all models produced by "Mechanical Paradise" and were not repaired relics from the old world.

——The Mayor of Tarnan and the Captain of the Robot Guard probably also knew that the "Higher Heartless One" could interfere with electromagnetic signals to create illusions that could affect robots, but he felt that he could not give up and completely abandon the responsibility for each defense zone. Liaison between teams.

You can't communicate basically by yelling, right?

Sound can also be distorted and tampered with!

When the task is completed, participants can choose to return the phones or keep them as part of their reward.

The only problem is that once you leave Tarnan, the main functions of the phone are basically useless and can only be used as a small computer to read novels and play small games.

——Even if you go to a place like Weedao City where base stations are also installed, you must first register with the competent authority and obtain permission before you can make another call.

Although Jiang Baimian has never used a mobile phone, he has a good brain and has accumulated experience with other electronic products. After struggling for a few minutes, he roughly figured out how to answer the phone, make calls, read novels and play games.

At this time, she swiped her thumb and put the phone to her ear:

"Hello."

"I'm Gnawa." A rich baritone voice with a slightly synthetic feel came from the other end of the phone.

Jiang Baimian asked with a smile:

"Is there any good news?"

"Yes." Gennava responded affirmatively.

Yes... Jiang Baimian's other hand instantly clenched into a fist and waved slightly.

Noticing her reaction, Shang Jianyao turned sideways and extended his right hand to Long Yuehong.

Long Yuehong was stunned for a moment, not wanting to show that she understood this mental illness.

However, under Shang Jianyao's insistent gaze, he still stretched out his right hand and gave the other party a slap in the face.

At this time, Gnawa's subsequent words also reached Jiang Baimian's ears:

"Just now, 'Yuan Nao' gave a reply:

"When this matter is resolved and you have made corresponding contributions, you can ask him the questions you want to ask over the phone. The time limit is limited to five minutes."

Shang Jianyao, who was leaning next to Jiang Baimian's head and eavesdropping on the phone, took a breath:

"This is so difficult. How could we possibly think of a problem that lasted five minutes?"

"..." Gennava on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment and said, "This includes answers."

"That's too short." Shang Jianyao showed no shame at all for his misunderstanding.

Jiang Baimian even had a feeling that Gennava had been deceived by Shang Jianyao's "talking skills".

"..." Gnawa was silent again, and then said, "This is decided by the Source Brain, and I cannot give in."

"No matter what, thank you!" Jiang Baimian felt very good when he saw that the main task had made significant progress.

"Thank you." Shang Jianyao followed.

Jiang Baimian immediately hung up the phone, put away the phone, and said with a smile:

"That's strange.

"Why didn't 'Yuan Nao' agree to the request for a meeting, and his attitude was extremely tough, but he didn't refuse to talk on the phone?"

This was her usual provocative question.

"Because there is something special about the 'Yuan Nao', will the meeting lead to the leakage of secrets?" Long Yuehong is now considered an experienced and knowledgeable relic hunter.

"What's so special about an intelligent supercomputer? At least it's hard to see from the outside, right?" Jiang Baimian asked.

Long Yuehong was suddenly speechless, while Shang Jianyao smiled and said:

"Maybe it's not a supercomputer, but a person."

"Then he can talk to us in the shape of a supercomputer. I am hiding far away, where I am not afraid of being detected." Jiang Baimian retorted, following Shang Jianyao's train of thought.

Long Yuehong was confused for a while:

"Then what's the difference between this and communicating on the phone?"

"No." Jiang Baimian laughed, "So it's very strange."

At this time, Bai Chen considered and said:

“If ‘Yuan Nao’ agrees to meet, where will they meet?”

Jiang Baimian nodded slightly:

"The 'Source Brain' should not be able to move, at least not easily.

"So, the meeting must be in the city where the 'Machine Paradise' headquarters is located."

Hearing this, Long Yuehong suddenly realized:

"Team leader, do you mean that the city with the secret is the headquarters of 'Machine Paradise'?"

"Absolutely." Jiang Baimian said with a smile, "I'm very curious, in such a city that mainly produces various robots, there are any secrets that need to be concealed..."

While they were discussing, the jeep drove outside the Hunters Guild.

——Gu Bo, the president of the local guild, is responsible for arranging the defense zone.

Compared to Gnawa who has only been assigned to Tarnan for a few years, Gu Bo, who has lived and fought here for more than forty years, is obviously more familiar with the surrounding environment. Therefore, after collecting a lot of data, he feels that he has no problem in this regard. In the end, Gnawa did not take over everything and fully trusted these "professionals."

On the second floor of the Hunter's Guild, outside Room 1.

Jiang Baimian looked at the two mirrors, one high and one low, hanging on the brown-red wooden door, and said with a slight movement at the corner of his mouth:

"It feels like Tarnan's folk customs have changed overnight..."

Everyone carries a mirror, and every household hangs a mirror.

Boom, boom, boom.

Shang Jianyao knocked on the door politely.

Gu Bo's voice immediately came out:

"Please come in."

He was still wearing the black woolen clothes, holding a silver thermos cup, and his thin and small body huddled on the armchair.

Seeing Jiang Baimian and the others come in and sit down respectively, Gu Bo straightened his gray and sparse hair and said with a smile:

"Fortunately, I didn't offend you before, otherwise I would have been beaten up."

Jiang Baimian had never personally witnessed the conversation between Long Yuehong, Bai Chen and Gu Bo. He only listened to the key points afterwards. Hearing this, he was a little confused as to what was going on, so he had to smile and ask:

"How to say?"

Gu Bo took a sip of water from the thermos cup and replied with a smile:

"You exceeded my expectations with your performance last night.

"Being in the area most severely affected by hallucinations, not only is nothing wrong with you, but you have also allowed so many people to survive. How can you do this?"

Previously at Tarnan General Hospital, Jiang Baimian and the others knew the specific casualties.

It was said there that except for the members of the "Mountain Fox" bandit group, only two townspeople who were shot died of excessive blood loss, and nothing else happened.

Compared to Zhang Jiu's tragic situation where he was the only one left alive in the ruin hunter team, this was really a good thing.

"What does this have to do with whether we beat you or not?" Shang Jianyao's mind was not on Gu Bo's hidden praise at all, he just wanted to figure out this issue.

Gu Bo was speechless for a moment as Long Yuehong coughed.

After a few seconds, he forced a smile and said:

"Just a wisecrack, young man, don't take it so seriously."

"That's it..." Shang Jianyao was obviously a little disappointed.

Jiang Baimian followed this topic and smiled casually:

"President Gu, you are such a powerful person, why are you afraid of being beaten by us?"

"No, no, no." Gu Bo shook his head, "I'm just an ordinary person. I didn't even notice that I was hallucinating last night."

Having said this, he looked around and said with a smile:

“There are many powerful people in this dusty land, but they are also limited and cannot be encountered so casually.

"When we were young, that old woman Musa and I were considered top-notch among ordinary people. We were pretty good in terms of experience, knowledge, marksmanship, physical fitness, and fighting ability. Only then could we survive to this day and become hunters.

"Actually, if we go elsewhere, we might die silently. Fortunately, Tarnan is relatively safe, and the danger from the surrounding ruins is not that great. If there is a serious problem, there will be robot guards to protect it. "

As he spoke, Gu Bo picked up the thermos cup again and took a sip:

"We were not in a good time back then. It was not easy to just eat enough. Unlike now, there might be a day when smuggled genetically modified liquid would come over and there would be an opportunity to modify the robotic arm.

"No comparison with you, no comparison."

He said the last half of his sentence while looking at the four people in the "Old Tune Group" with an expression that was untimely.

Jiang Baimian did not answer the question and asked instead:

"President Gu, how long have you been a relic hunter?"

"When I first started, there was no Hunter Guild." Gu Bo replied with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, Shang Jianyao jumped in front of Jiang Baimian and asked:

"Then do you know a hunter named Du Heng?"

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