Embers Ad Infinitum

This familiar "distance is our friend" made Jiang Baimian and others suddenly feel like they had truly returned to Hongshiji.

This is a gathering place where all members believe in a vigilant sect. Everyone is overly vigilant and always emphasizes hiding themselves and keeping a distance.

——The few people the "Old Tune Team" met yesterday either had no dialogue at all, only weak interactions, or due to the reputation of Hongshi Jiyiba, their posture was very low and failed to reflect local characteristics. and religious practices.

As his thoughts were spinning, Jiang Baimian turned his head and glanced at Shang Jianyao, vaguely gloating about his misfortune.

What she means is:

Look, in order to vent your anger, you leaked the secret before, letting people know that you are an awakened person, and you have enough precautions. Now you can't close the distance, rely on the "reasoning clown" to make key friends, and sneak into the "underground ark" Bar.

This means that at least one-third of the "feasible plan" that Shang Jianyao is formulating is blocked, and this one-third is the part with a relatively higher success rate.

For Jiang Baimian, who is swaying in his heart and prefers to mind his own business, this is a good thing.

She responded to Butler Ulrich with a smile:

"I can understand your wariness."

After what happened last time, you were very polite by not giving us a straight-line rejection.

Butler Ulrich obviously had no intention of making small talk and asked:

"What's wrong with you?"

Jiang Baimian pointed at Gennava who was wearing sunglasses:

"As you can see, we recently got a robot, and the number of high-performance batteries in reserve is relatively insufficient. We would like to trade a batch from you."

When she was talking, Shang Jianyao looked at Gnawa and said in the same tone as an ordinary robot:

"Here, play a song for Mr. Butler."

Gnawa analyzed it and felt that this was the need for disguise, so he started the loaded playback module, and surround sound came out of the "mouth":

"Only..." (Note 1)

He just sang a word and was stopped by Jiang Baimian:

"No, Mr. Butler can understand."

Ulrich had a certain understanding of this ruins team, so he ignored this episode and said without any change in his expression:

"It's still winter, and all the goods stored at the end of the year have been sent out, but the smugglers from Future Intelligence may not come for another month or two."

What he meant was that "Visa Trading Company" had no inventory now, and it would be a long time to wait for new smuggled batteries to arrive.

Long Yuehong’s summary of this is:

The landlord’s family has no surplus food!

——He now quite understands Bai Chen's fear of old world entertainment materials. If it weren't for the team leader's control, the task constraints, and the pursuit of "Machine Paradise", he doubts that he would be addicted to it.

People in the old world really enjoyed themselves!

Jiang Baimian was unmoved and said with a smile:

"The 'Underground Ark' also consumes a lot of high-performance batteries. You must have kept some of them as spares. I wonder if you can distribute them evenly. Can the price be negotiated?

"In a month or two, new products will arrive. Maybe 'Future Intelligence' will have another breakthrough in battery technology, and the new model will be much better than the old battery? We will just help you clean up your inventory."

Ulrich thought about the various performances of this team of ruin hunters at the Red Stone Collection, as well as the fact that his master was frightened but not angry that time. He pondered for a few seconds and said:

“How many do you need?

"If the quantity is not large, I'll see if I can squeeze some out."

Jiang Baimian smiled:

"Fifty dollars."

Ulrich suddenly coughed and could no longer maintain a serious and professional attitude.

Twenty or thirty seconds later, he finally slowed down:

"so much?"

Is this going to form a robot guard?

This small amount of savings can be used to support ten robots - as long as high-energy-consuming modules such as laser weapons are not used frequently, or battles are often required.

"How much is the maximum amount you can provide?" Jiang Baimian asked without answering.

Ulrich thought for a moment and said:

"Five dollars."

"This is too little." Shang Jianyao commented on Jiang Baimian's behalf.

"No more." Ulrich's attitude was quite firm.

I will let Shang Jianyao break into the Ark and turn your warehouse upside down! Jiang Baimian said angrily in his heart, then said after careful consideration:

"Keep these five high-performance batteries for us for three days, and then we'll go and ask elsewhere."

She did not plan to let the group stay in the Red Stone Collection for too long. After all, it had very close trade links with the "Mechanical Paradise", and they also revealed that they passed through the Red Stone Collection in Tarnan. Therefore, the "Mechanical Paradise" There is a high probability that the pursuit team will catch up here.

Although Jiang Baimian already had some different ideas about this, he still felt that caution was the most important thing.

"No problem." Ulrich didn't bother.

In his opinion, taking out five high-performance batteries to send away this team of ruin hunters is definitely a good deal, and it's not like the other party doesn't want to exchange supplies.

…………

After leaving the underground shopping mall, the "old tune team" drove straight to the lake and arrived at the lakeside villa where Ankhbas often lived.

Outside the corresponding underground parking lot, as soon as Bai Chen stepped on the brakes, Jiang Baimian looked at the entrance and said in confusion:

"There's no one inside..."

"Yes." Shang Jianyao and Gnawa gave affirmative answers respectively.

Jiang Baimian immediately turned back and looked at Gnawa:

"Have you loaded the minesweeper?"

"Yes." Gnawa pointed outside and said, "Do you need me to do a check-up?"

"Of course." Jiang Baimian smiled.

After watching Gnawa get out of the car, Shang Jianyao said with regret:

"I thought he had Minesweeper loaded."

He seemed to envy things like that.

Jiang Baimian thought for a while and said:

“That should be unified in the entertainment module.

"Well, how can he, an intelligent person, play minesweeper? His computing power is much better than ours."

During the chat, Gnawa confirmed that there were no mines or explosives at the entrance to the underground parking lot, and it was very safe.

Jiang Baimian then asked Bai Chen to drive the jeep in.

After a more detailed search, they found some traces of human life, and they were quite fresh.

"Did he leave in the morning, or in the middle of the night yesterday?" Jiang Baimian made a preliminary judgment in a questioning manner.

She suspected Ankhbas and his men were still here last night.

Bai Chen thought and said:

"Maybe he received the information that we were returning to Hongshiji and left overnight."

"Isn't this too much of a reaction? We won't do anything to him!" Jiang Baimian said angrily and funny.

Of course, she also admitted that what Bai Chen said was very likely.

It’s not surprising that this happened to the “Yougu” believers. Besides, it’s not like Ankhbas has never been tricked by the “Old Tune Group”.

…………

At the hotel camp, Shang Jianyao and others returned to their rooms.

It's not even noon yet.

——They went to Hongshiji to inquire with members of the town guard. Ankhbas indeed left with some of his confidants in the middle of the night yesterday, saying he was going to "United Industries" to discuss a business.

At this point, Jiang Baimian was certain that this guy was scared away by the news of the return of the "old tune group".

"Are we so terrible?" Jiang Baimian asked in the car.

No one answered her.

After sending the telegram to the company and explaining the itinerary, Jiang Baimian walked out of the room and saw Shang Jianyao standing outside the door, looking at the other side of the hotel camp, lost in thought.

"What are you thinking about?" Jiang Baimian asked warily.

Shang Jianyao did not move his eyes and said to himself:

"I was wondering if I could use the 'reasoning clown' to sneak into those servants and get into the 'underground ark'..."

"It's not feasible." Jiang Baimian directly rejected Shang Jianyao's idea, "Those servants will receive training for a period of time on the underground floor of the Vigilance Church. Only after passing the qualification can they enter the 'underground ark'. Do you think you can monitor the situation?" You've been disguised for so long? It's not like Dimarco and his butlers don't know you."

Just as Shang Jianyao was about to say something, the silver-black intelligent robot Gnawa came closer and asked in a slightly synthetic voice:

"Do you want to sneak into the 'underground ark'?"

"He, not me." Jiang Baimian "cleared" the relationship.

Gnawa held the sunglasses exchanged from the Red Stone Collection in one hand and said in a straightforward tone:

"The system transformation of the 'Underground Ark' is the responsibility of our 'Mechanical Paradise'."

Yes...Jiang Baimian instinctively asked:

"Didn't it mean that all the corresponding data were destroyed? Didn't it mean that only non-intelligent engineering robots could be sent in?"

"Did you secretly back up or leave fatal loopholes?" Shang Jianyao also asked excitedly.

Gennava shook his metal head:

"We have a professional ethics."

He further expressed his thoughts:

"As long as there are data networks, the potential for intrusion exists."

"Do you have any idea?" Shang Jianyao asked.

Gennava said without changing his tone:

“In this situation, I can’t rely on myself alone, there must be someone inside to cooperate.

"He needs to tell me the general system structure, and I will write a corresponding virus, install it in a flash disk, and he will bring it in and insert it into a node of the data network..."

Jiang Baimian could understand what Gnawa was saying, but it felt a bit unrealistic.

She had never been exposed to this method of "war".

Although she once relied on the auxiliary chip to crack the hunter badge, and once tried to invade the internal system of the mechanical monk Jingfa, this kind of relying on data network intrusion to open a "door" to a force was really only found in some books in the old world. Read.

——On the dusty soil, most places do not have computers, systems, or networks, so there is no soil for similar things to happen. Jiang Baimian naturally lacks enough experience to directly correspond the descriptions in the book to reality.

Jian Shang Jian Yao and Jiang Bai Mian both looked at him without speaking. Gennava added:

"Writing viruses is very simple for intelligent people, and there are many templates to refer to.

“The most important thing in this matter is to find insiders who can provide help, which requires social engineering to achieve..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Shang Jianyao smiling:

"Leave this to me."