Embers Ad Infinitum

The "Old Tune Team" originally thought that meeting the mechanical monk Jingfa at that time was a matter of coincidence and bad luck - Jingfa happened to pass by the ruins of the Black Marsh Wilderness Steel Factory, and went inside to look for a destined person. As a result, he met Shang Jianyao and Long Yue Hong heard a woman's voice from their walkie-talkie again and went crazy.

Excluding the reason why Jingfa, who mainly operates in the Monk Wasteland, suddenly came to the Black Marsh Wilderness, the rest seems to be no big problem. The development is basically logical, but the "Old Tune Team" is quite unlucky.

Jiang Baimian and others didn't think there was anything strange about this afterward. People always encounter all kinds of people and all kinds of bad luck. Without the mechanical monk's purification method, there might be other powerful people. By.

And now, they suddenly discovered that some of the accidents in this matter may not be accidental:

The mechanical monk Jingfa did not leave his "pure land" for no reason, came to the black swamp wilderness, and entered the ruins of the steel factory.

There is actually one of the five holy places of the "Crystal Consciousness Sect"!

The Monk Order and the "Crystal Consciousness Sect" both worship the "Bodhi" which is held in January. It is completely reasonable for both parties to have similar holy places!

After more than ten seconds, Shang Jianyao suddenly realized:

“It turns out that Zen Master Jingfa went to the ruins of the steel factory to pay homage to the Buddha.

“His devotion to those blast furnaces was real.”

When Shang Jianyao said this, Long Yuehong immediately recalled the appearance of the mechanical monk Jingfa saluting the blast furnace.

A line that often appeared in old world entertainment materials came to his mind involuntarily:

"Good, good, good."

"So that's it..." Jiang Baimian nodded with some relief, "But, can this be a holy place? What relationship does this Buddha have with the steel factory? Did He die among the blast furnace, molten steel, and black smoke? ?”

"His golden body may have been forged in that steel factory." Shang Jianyao used his imagination.

Bai Chen tried hard not to imagine the scene described by Shang Jianyao, and said uncertainly:

"The thing that has something to do with Zhi Sui's 'Bodhi' may not be the steel factory, but something else there..."

Before she finished speaking, she paused, as if she had thought of something.

Immediately afterwards, she, Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao, and Long Yuehong said in unison:

"Medical records!"

This does not refer to the medical record itself, but to the volunteer described in it who became a vegetative state due to a car accident and was sent to a place in the north to receive a new type of treatment.

This is similar to Jiang Xiaoyue's experience in Room 503 of the "Soul Corridor".

Not only did the latter have a room that could be opened in the "Soul Corridor", but a "Dream Protector" from the "Mirage Dragon Sect" was infected with "Wuxin Disease" because he entered her room by mistake.

"Combined with some rumors related to the destruction of the old world, the experiments involving Jiang Xiaoyue and the vegetative man in the steel plant may have touched the forbidden area of ​​​​the gods, so they angered Zhi Sui, caused an 'unintentional disease', and deprived humans of their wisdom?" Jiang Bai Mian recalled the various doomsday theories he had come across, picked out certain statements that could be linked to the current findings, and combined them into a reasonably logical guess.

Bai Chen made further assumptions based on this:

“When Zhi Sui’s ‘Bodhi’ unleashed his anger, did he use that vegetative person at the ruins of the steel factory?”

"It's possible, but we can't verify it now." Jiang Baimian nodded.

Until now, the basis for the cause of the destruction of the old world is still speculation.

At this time, Shang Jianyao raised his hand and touched his chin:

"Isn't it inappropriate for us to discuss this in the temple?"

"..." Long Yuehong was stunned at first, and then felt some kind of fear.

Not to mention that the "Old Tune Group" had already spoken the words just now. Even if they were just thinking about it in their hearts, with Zen Naga's ability to "connect with other minds", they could hear it clearly and clearly.

Would this be blasphemous to the monks who practice hard day and night and worship the Buddha devoutly? Long Yuehong was extremely afraid of experiencing the freezing pain again in the next second.

Fortunately, what he worried about did not happen.

Jiang Baimian said "hmm":

“Indeed, in the temple of the ‘Crystal Consciousness Sect’, some rhetoric should be restrained, so as not to offend them and cause unnecessary trouble.

"Anyway, this is all air-to-air speculation, and there is no need to discuss it further."

Long Yuehong and Bai Chen agreed with these words one after another.

The four members of the "Old Tune Group" turned their attention to the piece of paper again and read the following content:

"3. Bingyuan Taicheng No. 1 Senior High School.

"4. Under the old locust tree at the entrance of Linhe Village, Dajiang City.

"5. Reproductive Medical Center in Hom, Fakh Region."

Although they were shocked by the information about the ruins of the steel plant, when they saw these holy places, Jiang Baimian and others could not help but ask questions:

"What kind of holy places are these?"

"When the monks of the 'Crystal Consciousness Sect' see these names, won't they be suspicious?"

"It feels so absurd, rustic, and funny that it's hard for people to believe it. Could it be that someone is deliberately playing a prank, right?"

"Also, 'Bodhi' came to the world at the Reproductive Medical Center? Is he so abiding by the law? Or, is he preaching there?"

"Fah is the area where the ruins of Wasteland 13 are located?"

After a while, Jiang Baimian calmed down and said to himself:

"This shouldn't be anyone's prank. Even if a normal person is joking, they would never think of a holy place like the United Steel Plant..."

And this actually has a certain connection with certain secrets.

Long Yuehong took advantage of the situation and asked a question that she wanted to ask before:

“Who put this piece of paper in the scripture?

"We just asked before breakfast what the five holy places were, and were told it was a secret. Now we have the answer. Isn't it a coincidence?"

"This is called following your words!" Shang Jianyao clenched his right fist and struck his left palm.

Jiang Baimian rolled his eyes at him, looked at the mottled wall and said:

"Who could have left this? Specially for us?"

No one answered her.

"It seems that Zen Master is not listening to our thoughts now." Shang Jianyao laughed.

Long Yuehong breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time felt quite regretful - with Chan Naga's honesty, he might really be able to tell them the answer.

Jiang Baimian thought for a moment, took the paper, and carefully cut out a few words, the ones without clear direction.

Then, she smiled slightly and said:

"Go back and ask the monk who delivered the meal if he recognizes the inscription."

In the following time, the "Old Tune Group" sometimes read scriptures and sometimes controlled the addiction to "Garibaldi". Lunch was soon waiting for them.

Jiang Baimian took out the scraps of paper and asked the young monk:

"We found these things in the scriptures. Do you know who wrote them? The writing is quite beautiful."

The young monk took it and looked at it and said nonchalantly:

"It was written by the chief. He always likes to put drafts into scriptures."

"Chief?" Jiang Baimian's pupils dilated slightly.

"Yes." The young monk nodded, "That's the one who died last night."

Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao and others immediately recalled a bloody and evil scene:

An old monk jumped from the top of the temple and fell to the ground, his brains and blood flowing out.

And he went to a certain scripture and put a piece of paper with the names of the five holy places written on it.

…………

In the wasteland on the north shore, after Han Wanghuo picked up Gnawa, he looked in the rearview mirror and said in a deep voice:

"There may be something wrong with that ruin hunter team. Where are the nearest ruins of a city or town?"

Zeng Duo responded immediately.

Han Wanghuo didn't waste any time, stepped on the accelerator and drove directly to his destination.

Speeding by lightning, it didn't take them long to reach the ruins of a smaller city.

Then, Han Wanghuo drove the car into a relatively intact underground parking lot and stayed a little inside the entrance and exit.

Zeng Duo originally wanted to say, "Is this reaction a bit excessive?" Suddenly he heard the sound of a drone flying in the air outside.

The sound circled the ruins of the city several times and gradually moved away.

"It's so thrilling..." Zeng Duo followed Gnawa who checked the surrounding situation and got out of the car, and said sincerely, "I have never been hunted down by a big force."

No experience in this area.

In the dust, there are actually many people who have had similar experiences and are still alive. After all, there are empty areas of power everywhere. Once they leave their strongholds, the major forces do not have that strong control over the wild areas.

As soon as Zeng Duo finished speaking, his brows suddenly wrinkled, his face quickly turned pale, and his sick appearance became more obvious.

Han Wanghuo, who had already gotten out of the car, saw this scene and wanted to reach out to help him, but his heart suddenly stopped.

He shook and almost fell backwards. Finally he took out a small bottle, poured a pill and stuffed it into his mouth.

Han Wanghuo bent his back, supported his knees with his hands, breathed heavily, and slowly calmed down his heart palpitations.

He saw Zeng Duo making similar actions, and when he saw himself in her eyes, his expression was equally bad.

While looking at each other silently, Zeng Duo laughed at himself.

The two of them maintained their current posture and continued to breathe. No one spoke, and everything was quiet.

"Actually, you should be able to last longer with a pacemaker." Gnawa, who came back from patrolling the area, saw this and broke the silence.