Embers Ad Infinitum

Felinton's voice echoed in the street, making Long Yuehong's skin crawl.

He subconsciously wanted to move the muzzle of his gun, aim at the relic hunter, and hit the opponent with a shot to prevent any subsequent words that might come out of his mouth.

He was faster, and Shang Jianyao was even faster. He stepped over in one stride, raised his fist, and hit Felin Tong behind the ear.

boom!

Felinton rolled his eyes, fell to the ground, and fainted.

Jiang Baimian then turned his head and said to Long Yuehong, Bai Chen and others:

"Immediately review your status to see if you have any adventurous urges that you want to stay a little longer, want to come here for a long time to collect supplies, or want to solve the mystery of the radio station."

Long Yuehong's heart tightened and she began to reflect on herself.

He quickly shook his head:

"No."

At this moment, he couldn't wait to leave the ruins of Wasteland 13 in the next second.

"No." Bai Chen responded.

"Not only did I not want to take the risk, but I also planned to evacuate." Waite said he was only frightened.

Wang Fugui, Fars and Gray did not dare to neglect, they also looked at themselves and shook their heads.

"Huh, it seems that Wu Meng's influence cannot be spread through the language of the affected person." Jiang Baimian breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Shang Jianyao, "Check Felin Tong and see what items he has on him."

Shang Jianyao quickly squatted down and rummaged through Felinton's pockets and found a stack of banknotes, a pile of coins, a pistol, four or five loaded magazines, a lighter, and a strip of shotgun ammunition. A small cloth bag, a few expired compressed biscuits, an Old World thermos with a lot of water in it and a neatly folded newspaper.

"Newspaper?" Jiang Baimian glanced at it and felt that the least "social" of these items and the most likely to have problems was the newspaper that was folded to the size of a tofu cube.

After all, Felinton didn't look like the kind of person who would read a newspaper when he was in danger.

She reached out and took it, looked at it carefully for a few seconds, and found that the outermost part was the front page, the part with the name of the newspaper:

"Fah Post"

The paper of this newspaper has turned yellow, but it is not so fragile that it will fall apart if touched.

Jiang Baimian quickly browsed through the news folded on the outer layer, only confirming that it should be a relic of the old world, and found nothing worth paying attention to.

This was not a good time to study seriously. She took the newspaper and said to Shang Jianyao:

"Put the stuff back into him and wake him up."

Not long after, Felinton opened his eyes, his eyes blank.

He doesn't seem to remember who he was attacked by.

When he got up, Jiang Baimian asked solemnly:

"Something was wrong with you just now."

"Abnormal?" Felinton asked in horror.

Jiang Baimian did not answer, but shook the newspaper in his hand:

"Do you remember it?"

Felinton frowned and looked carefully for a while:

"It's a bit impressive, but not too deep. I should have seen it somewhere here."

"We found it from you." Shang Jianyao told the truth in the tone of telling a ghost story.

Felinton's pupils suddenly dilated:

"how come?"

Jiang Baimian thought for a moment and asked a new question:

"How many days have you been here?"

"It's been more than ten days..." Felinton recalled.

"Ten days, even on foot, is enough for you to cross this city and leave from the opposite direction, but why are you still not far from the entrance and exit of the cave?" Jiang Baimian stared into Felinton's eyes and asked. road.

Felinton's body suddenly froze, and after a few seconds, he said with a faint trembling:

"I thought that there must be a lot of valuable materials in such a ruined city. It would be a shame to leave like this. The more dangerous it is, the more risks we have to take..."

At this point, Felinton stopped in horror.

Jiang Baimian's heart moved and he asked another question:

"It's true that you don't have any electronic products on you, but have you used any electronic products during this time?"

Felinton suppressed his panic and fear and said in retrospect:

“While I was looking for expired food in a mall, I found a radio that looked still working, so I put the old-world batteries I had in it and it just fit.

"I fiddled with it and it really worked. I received a radio station called 'Daoyu Electrical Repair'. The host of the radio station was talking:

"The more dangerous it is, the more risks you have to take..."

As he spoke, Felinton's expression changed continuously, as if he had finally woken up from a dream.

"I, I actually stayed here for so long..." he said to himself slightly hysterically.

After calming down for a few seconds, Felinton added:

"I have an impression of that newspaper. I, when I shouted for help and ran away, I took the newspaper from a car.

"I don't know why I want to take it easy..."

The more Felinton talked, the more he became confused, frightened and confused.

"What does Wu Meng mean by asking him to take this newspaper?" Wang Fugui looked at Jiang Baimian's right hand.

"Go back and read it from beginning to end." Jiang Baimian put the newspaper back into his tactical backpack.

On the one hand, she felt that reading now was a waste of time and would delay her evacuation. On the other hand, she was afraid that something bad would happen if she read the newspaper. She thought it would be safer to find a safe place to do it.

"Okay." Wang Fugui obviously thought so too.

The group of nine people no longer stopped or took any detours, and walked towards the entrance of the cave along the same route they came from.

They had already obtained the supplies that were easier to obtain on the way, and Waite and others focused their attention on the shops facing the streets on both sides.

They either go in directly and take away the items they like, or they break the glass and reach out to take out the shining target, all in an effort to make a quick decision without delaying their return.

While walking, Jiang Baimian suddenly turned his gaze to the side.

Long Yuehong followed her line of sight and saw a shopping mall whose signboard had fallen to the ground.

"Is there something going on?" Bai Chen asked.

Jiang Baimian frowned slightly:

"There are loudspeakers installed at the entrance and exit of the mall. There seemed to be some movement just now..."

She didn't say she felt the flash of electricity.

"Wu Meng wants to use a loudspeaker to tell us about 'Tao and Electrical Maintenance'!" Shang Jianyao clenched his right fist and punched the "Berserker" assault rifle held in his left hand, as if he already understood the truth of the matter.

"Hiss..." Waite stole Long Yuehong's lines again, "Leave quickly, don't listen!"

Felinton's experience left a deep impression on him and made him feel uneasy.

"Yes, yes." Long Yuehong agreed.

Jiang Baimian withdrew his gaze and continued to move forward.

After walking a few steps, she said to herself:

"The earliest time, Wu Meng controlled Gnawa. Well, our robot also said through the broadcast, 'The more dangerous it is, the more risks you have to take. As the saying goes, the opposite is the movement of the Tao.' Why were we not affected? ?”

Wang Fugui and others were concentrating on this issue when Shang Jianyao suddenly smiled:

“When did you get the illusion that we weren’t affected?

"We explored twice more in such a short period of time. Is this normal?"

Long Yuehong and others were all shocked.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Jiang Baimian glanced sideways at Shang Jianyao.

Shang Jianyao smiled and replied:

“Because I was affected too.

"This effect is too weak. Unlike what Felinton encountered, it just slightly strengthens some of our tendencies. It is difficult to detect through self-examination without causing problems."

You're quite proud... Long Yuehong couldn't help but sneered.

Bai Chen pursed his lips, not showing any weakness in his heart.

Wu Meng is really defenseless!

"Wu Meng is really scary..." Wang Fugui sighed with emotion, "I actually wanted to find out the secret of this ruined city before and find out what kind of existence he is."

As soon as he finished speaking, Waite said like a frightened bird:

"I remember he said twice using electricity, 'The Tao is in circuits, electrical panels, and electrical appliances.' Will this have any impact on us?"

"This sentence does not involve subjective semantics, so there should be no problem." Jiang Baimian was quite certain about this.

Gray, who was wrapped in a leather jacket, expressed his doubts as he walked:

"Why didn't Wu Meng seize those two opportunities and insist on saying this nonsense?"

No one could explain it, only Shang Jianyao smiled and replied:

"Maybe he has obsessive-compulsive disorder and must first preach to the target before exerting influence."

"This is not impossible..." Wang Fugui thought for a few seconds and finally agreed.

As they communicated, their pace did not slow down at all, like a monster behind them that wanted to devour others.

No, it's not like, it is.

After bypassing the building where the loudspeaker might be located, the group of nine people finally saw the park again.

…………

Because the elite team from the "Primary City" had not arrived yet, the "Old Tune Team" returned to the advance camp, preparing to rest here overnight before going down the mountain.

In the sunshine of the evening, they, Wang Fugui and others read the newspaper found on Felintong's body.

This is a local newspaper, and its content focuses on various affairs in the Fakh region, mixed with some international politics and entertainment gossip.

While browsing quickly, Jiang Baimian saw a piece of news:

"The 29th International Biotechnology Expo was held in Fahe, and Northern Company showed the latest genetic research results..."