Embers Ad Infinitum

Zeng Duo was startled, and instinctively wanted to retreat towards the door, and drew his gun with his backhand.

As a relic hunter who has been adventuring in the wasteland of the North Shore for many years, she has never seen aberrant creatures, but this is the first time in the original city.

Han Wanghuo's reaction was similar to hers, but not that big, because he saw that Xue Shiyue, Zhang Qubing and others were still in the same state as before, doing what they should do without panicking at all, and even taking a second look. Neither is willing.

"Meow~" The Sleeping Cat meowed again, lay down and spread out its body.

At this time, Jiang Baimian's heart moved, he put down the kitchen knife in his hand and walked to the balcony.

She squatted in front of the sleeping cat, considered it for a few seconds, and said hello with a smile:

"You came back from the North Shore Wasteland?"

The sleeping cat glanced at her and made no sound.

"Which way did you take, didn't you meet anyone from the 'First City'?" Jiang Baimian asked straight to the point.

She came and went freely from the sleeping cat to the North Shore Wasteland, and saw the hope of the "Old Diao Group", Han Wanghuo, and Zeng Duo to leave the First City.

"Meow." The sleeping cat answered.

"..." Jiang Baimian froze there, subconsciously putting on an awkward yet polite smile.

Only then did she remember that she had no "skill" to communicate with cat creatures.

Sleeping Cat's previous performance always made her ignore this problem intentionally or unintentionally.

Seeing this, Long Yuehong turned his head to the side to prevent himself from laughing. When he turned his head, he saw Bai Chen pursed his lips tightly.

Shang Jianyao, who was playing the game, his eyes lit up and he was about to apply for a timeout and go over to help translate.

As for whether the translation is accurate or not, that is another matter.

At this time, Xiao Chong muttered:

"It said that he just came back from the mountains on the north coast, and there were no official people from the First City on the road he took."

He can really translate... But can a simple "meow" cover so many meanings? While Jiang Baimian sighed silently, he quickly looked at the sleeping cat and asked:

“Is that road passable by cars?”

"Meow!" The sleeping cat's voice was a little more impatient.

Xiao Chong answered helpfully while playing the game:

"Can."

Jiang Baimian did not hide his joy and asked calmly:

"Can you take us that way?"

"Meow!" The sleeping cat's cry became short.

"From six o'clock in the evening to six o'clock in the morning, you choose a time yourself." Xiao Chong said without looking back while looking at the computer screen.

After hearing this, Long Yuehong, Bai Chen and others came back to their senses and began to wonder what Jiang Baimian had just said:

"A 'meow' says so many things? Is this cat language?

"Well, Sleeping Cat can really understand human speech. Xiao Chong didn't even help with two-way translation..."

At this time, Zeng Duo and Han Wanghuo also saw that Xiao Chong was unusual, and had a certain understanding of Xue Shiyue's team coming to cook and clean in a dangerous situation.

"Then seven o'clock in the evening." Jiang Baimian pondered for a while and answered.

If the time is later, there will be fewer pedestrians on the street, and there will not be many vehicles passing by, so they will easily attract attention. Before seven o'clock, the summer sun has not completely set, and there is natural light.

This time, the sleeping cat made no sound and responded with a yawn.

"It said, 'OK, follow it when the time comes.'" Xiao Chong completed the translation work conscientiously.

After confirming this matter, Jiang Baimian stood up.

She glanced at Han Wanghui and Zeng Duo, and said with a smile:

"You can't be idle, tidy up the bedroom."

She deliberately didn't say, "You guys are not in good health, just rest nearby." She just arranged the easiest task for the two of them.

Han Wanghuo and Zeng Duo agreed immediately.

…………

As night fell, Narcisse, the owner of the "virtual world", still stayed in the building next to the parking lot northwest of Antana Street, but he changed from standing to sitting.

"Will the prophecy of the 'Enlightened One' be inaccurate?" Constance, a middle-aged and elderly gentleman in the room next to Narcisse said hesitantly.

Theodore stared straight ahead:

“Prophecies always come true in ways that no one can predict, so don’t take it too seriously.

"Moreover, the prophecies of those monks often only have a vague hint, and it is normal for the interpretation to be wrong."

Although if he could rely on prophecies and catch Xue Shiyue and Zhang Qubing's team, all the small mistakes Theodore had made before would definitely be exposed, he still said what he wanted and did not let his expectations affect his judgment.

"It looks like we have to wait here until early in the morning." Constance looked around, "Let's take a look at all the previous surveillance videos. Maybe we can find the details that the prophecy really points to. Anyway, we have nothing to do."

After the prophecy "took over" the parking lot, the "Hand of Order" deployed supplies and replaced all the broken cameras with intact ones.

"Okay." Theodore raised his hand and rubbed his eyes.

The constant inability to move his eyes made him easily tired of his eyesight.

At this moment, Wall, the wall-like Sheriff, returned to the room from outside.

"How's it going? Did you get anything from that line?" Constance asked.

Wall nodded:

“Now it is certain that there is something wrong with the man that Xue Shiyue and Zhang Qubing rescued on the street.

"Based on feedback from various sources, he is suspected to be an intelligence agent of a certain force."

"Have you caught anyone?" Theodore cheered up.

Wall sighed, shook his head and said:

"He showed up again this morning, but no one has seen him since."

"It seems that you have been warned." Constance nodded lightly.

Wall turned and said:

“However, I found someone with a complicated relationship who had a close relationship with him.

"That man's name is Old K. He has connections with several senators and nobles. On the surface, he is an import and export businessman. He has business dealings with the 'White Knights', 'United Industries' and the 'Salvation Army'. In fact, he is doing What, I don’t know yet.

"The man Xue Shiyue and Zhang went to rescue was named Giuseppe. He was once Old K's assistant and was deeply trusted by him. Later, he slept with Old K's mistress and switched jobs to his rival, the Red Army. There."

"Old K didn't even think of a way to kill him?" Constance, who has been wandering in the circle of ladies for many years and has become more and more distinguished as he gets older, joked with a smile.

Wall smiled:

"Why do you think Xue Shiyue and Zhang Qubing wanted to save him?

"Well, I'll find him as soon as possible."

Constance nodded:

"If you can figure out which force he works for, the whole thing will be very clear."

Having said this, Constance looked at Theodore who was still observing the parking lot, raised his right hand and said:

"Let's eat something first, then watch the surveillance video, and wait for the guy who checked the source of the vehicle to come back. Hey, I hope I can gain something."

…………

At seven o'clock in the evening, the "old transfer team" moved all weapons and other supplies to the car.

In order to show that they and others were calm, they did not let Han Wanghuo and Zeng Duo separate. Instead, they allowed the other party to drive the dark black off-road vehicle. They only sent Gnawa to help - if not, there would be all kinds of things. The Jeep of things simply doesn't fit.

After glancing at the sleeping cat that sometimes trotted in the shadows of the street and sometimes walked on the roof of the house, Jiang Baimian stepped on the accelerator and started the car.

She didn't let Bai Chen drive because during the rest of the journey, the Sleeping Cat would often walk in invisible places on the street in order to avoid humans. It could only rely on bioelectric signal sensing and distorted biological consciousness sensing to determine its location. .

Therefore, she and Shang Jianyao can only take turns driving.

The two cars drove out of Jinmaisui District and headed northeast.

Jiang Baimian was slightly relieved when she saw this, because she didn't know how far the temporary checkpoints of the "Hand of Order" had been deployed. She believed that the risk of exposure was high if she went further towards Antana Street and the factory area.

In this way, they passed through the red giant wolf area and entered the green olive area. Finally, under the light of the street lights, they saw a familiar area.

West Port!

The first city of Westport!

At this time, many ships were moored at the edge of the Red River. Warehouses and container stacks lay quietly in the darkness. Port guards patrolled by from time to time.

The sleeping cat jumped out from the shadows on the roadside, walked towards Pier 1 with elegant steps and proud head.

"This is its so-called road?" An idea suddenly flashed through Long Yuehong's mind.