Embers Ad Infinitum

"Bai Chen?"

Long Yuehong was almost stunned when she heard the shouting from the other side.

He is actually an acquaintance of Xiaobai?

Originally, Bai Chen had given up firing a warning shot because the opponent was about to bypass his team. Bai Chen, who was simply on guard, frowned slightly, as if he was recalling who was on the other side.

"Me!" A head poked out from the passenger seat of the modified vehicle.

This man was a man in his early thirties, with a gray earth race. He was quite clean-shaven, which was quite rare among ruin hunters.

The next second, he seemed to think that if he thrust his head rashly like this, he could easily be sniped by others, he quickly retracted it.

"Has a funny temperament..." Shang Jianyao commented truthfully.

He originally wanted to use words he learned from old world entertainment materials to describe it, but he was still not in good spirits and was too lazy to think about it.

With this "snapshot", Bai Chen recognized who was on the other side.

She glanced sideways at Long Yuehong and Jiang Baimian, and explained simply:

"The ruin hunter who teamed up with me to explore several city ruins is called Zug."

"Since they are acquaintances, let them come over to talk about old times." Jiang Baimian didn't care about this.

Bai Chen nodded slightly and waved his "mermaid" biological prosthetic leg towards the car in Zug.

——She replaced her left arm.

As the two vehicles slowly approached, Long Yuehong opened her mouth, as if she wanted to ask something.

Jiang Baimian glanced at him and looked at Bai Chen with a smile:

"Why didn't you form a team later?"

Bai Chen calmly replied:

"He was an ambitious man and wanted to try his luck with the forces east of the Prime City. I had my own intelligent robot at that time and didn't plan to leave a familiar place. Then he left with a few companions."

Jiang Baimian looked at the two cars:

"He's doing pretty well."

Ordinary ruin hunters can't get heavy machine guns, and there are only two of them.

Several modifications of the two vehicles are also more combat-oriented, and it will definitely not be possible without some resources and contacts.

While Jiang Baimian was speaking, the distance between the two vehicles with fluttering flags widened.

The station in front speeds up and gets closer to the "Old Tune Group", while the station behind becomes slower and slower and stops further away.

——Although their flags are flamboyant, it can be seen that they do not contain religious connotations, nor do they belong to any force. They are more like a random patchwork of various textiles from the old world, such as a gorgeous silk scarf from a certain brand, and a certain brand. A certain brand of flamboyant carpet.

These are intertwined, making the four flags different from each other, but they also reflect the temperament of wanton publicity and resistance to oppression.

Bang bang bang, Shang Jianyao clapped his hands.

"Artists" always appreciate "artists".

This applause made Zug, who pushed the door and got out of the car, stunned for a moment, not knowing how to react.

He has a square head and a square brain, and his appearance is not very good, but he makes people feel friendly.

Zuge calmed down, looked at Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao, Long Yuehong and gray-green Jeep, and said to Bai Chen with a smile:

"You're doing pretty well now."

While he was talking, two people got out of the back seat of the modified vehicle, a man and a woman.

The man is about the same height as Jiang Baimian. He is wearing a floral shirt and a gold necklace. He looks a bit like the flag next to the car.

The woman is less than 1.7 meters tall. Although it is early spring and the weather is very cool, she has already put on shorts and boots.

She used some expired cosmetics found in the ruins of the city to apply eyeshadow and blush on her face. She looked smoky and had just retreated from the battle, and her facial features were quite gorgeous.

The woman looked at Bai Chen carefully, then glanced at Jiang Baimian, and then she was stunned for a few seconds.

"You're not bad either." Bai Chen responded to Zug's words.

She had no intention of introducing Jiang Baimian and others.

Zug didn't care, he still smiled and was amiable:

"This is Shao Liang, this is Mu Chi.

"Why did you come here?

"Didn't you say you won't leave the Black Marsh Wilderness and the area around Prime City?"

Bai Chen answered very concisely and comprehensively:

"This time, that time."

Before Zuge spoke, Jiang Baimian helped Bai Chen add:

"Leaving a familiar environment and going to a strange place, you are either forced to have no choice, or you have to understand it in advance, find a good relationship, and make sufficient preparations. Which one do you think?"

Mu Chi, who was wearing smoky make-up, was about to speak when Zug already answered with a smile:

"From the looks of you, it must be the latter."

"Who said that?" Honest Shang Jianyao retorted weakly, "Am I in good condition?"

"..." Zug was speechless for a moment.

Shao Liang, who was wearing a floral shirt and a gold necklace with a rather artistic temperament, saw this, played with a dagger and said:

"Sometimes I'm in worse shape than you, but that doesn't prove anything."

"You also like to stay up late?" Shang Jianyao didn't realize that there was a slight thorn in the other person's words.

Shao Liang raised his eyebrows and smiled:

"Of course, the night is hot and warm, witnessing mutual trust between people. It is also calm, relaxed and full of inspiration."

This is the first time I heard someone describe that kind of thing as mutual trust between people... This is even more exaggerated than the "Holy Desire" sect and the "Transcendental Spirituality" sect... Long Yue burst into tears.

Without giving Shang Jianyao a chance to take the topic further and further, Bai Chen asked Zug:

“Didn’t you say we were going to the east of the ‘Primary City’?

"What about the rest?"

The Nuhu area is south of the "Primary City", separated by the mighty Iron Mountain.

Others refer to the ruin hunters who followed Zug to look for opportunities with the forces east of the "First City".

Zug's smile did not change, and he still looked cheerful:

“Some of them settled down and became employees of the Orange Company, and some obtained a piece of land that was not polluted, organized a group of people, and established armed farms.

"Me, I have something to do in the Nuhu area."

Bai Chen didn't want to ask the other party what was going on, but Zug just kept to himself and said:

"We are going to Hongshiji this time to attend a meeting."

Meeting? Long Yuehong was surprised.

Except within the big forces, there is little talk of attending a meeting elsewhere.

—At a time when order is limited to large settlements, who can organize who will organize a meeting with many participants coming from far away?

"Meeting?" Jiang Baimian did not hide his curiosity.

Zug smiled and said:

"A Ecumenical Council."

Uh... Does Long Yuehong understand?

Jiang Baimian had seen similar terms in some academic books from the old world, and guessed that it was a meeting within a certain sect to resolve doctrinal disputes and important affairs. This was also called an ecumenical council or an ecumenical council.

But this guy wasn't vigilant at all, he didn't look like someone from the vigilant sect... Jiang Baimian muttered in his heart.

Hongshiji is the territory of the vigilant sect!

Bai Chen didn't ask what the General Education Conference was, but just reminded them because they were acquaintances:

"If you want to go to Hongshiji, you are going in the wrong direction now."

"I know, I know." Zug said with a smile, "We just have to go to other places to meet people first. What about you, what are you doing in this area?"

"Go to the ruins of Tieshan City." Jiang Baimian did not put Bai Chen in trouble.

"Going to the ruins of Tieshan City? Just walk southeast from Weedao City. Why go around to the Nuhu area?" Zug looked at Bai Chen with some confusion.

In his opinion, it is impossible for this person not to know that route, even if he has never actually walked it.

——The ruins of Tieshan City are one of the most famous ruins in the chaotic era. Although it has been silent for the past twenty years, the ruins hunters are still very familiar with its related situations.

Bai Chen nodded:

"Let's go to the Red Stone Collection first and wait for a teammate to come and meet up."

"That's it..." Zug sighed thoughtfully, "That teammate of yours is very strong..."

From Bai Chen's words, he could tell that the friend of the other party came to meet him alone.

Those who dare to trek long distances alone on the dusty soil are either exhausted and have no other way out, or they have considerable confidence in their own strength.

"Yes." Shang Jianyao was convinced of Gnawa's strength.

Zug and others suddenly felt like they were being choked.

Fortunately, Zug has now evolved into a social expert and quickly changed the topic:

"Since you are also going to the Red Stone Collection, why don't you get together later?

"By the way, are you a 'senior hunter' now?"

He looked at Bai Chen and asked.

Bai Chen shook his head:

"Not even close."

This is because the "Old Tune Team" is not that active in completing the Hunter Guild's commission.

For example, after they completed the White Wolf mission in the First City, they never became serious ruin hunters.

Therefore, Bai Chen is still an "intermediate hunter".

Zug politely did not ask any more questions, exchanged a few pleasantries and pointed in a certain direction:

"We have to hurry up and talk later."

"Goodbye." Bai Chen waved his hand crisply.

After watching Zug and others driving away one after another, Jiang Baimian suddenly looked at Bai Chen and laughed in a low voice:

"Xiao Bai, has he pursued you before?"

Huh? Long Yuehong's expression suddenly focused.

Bai Chen nodded:

"When relic hunters team up to complete a mission, single women always have suitors."

"Especially the ones who look pretty good." Jiang Baimian smiled and added helpfully.

Bai Chen continued:

"But this kind of pursuit is mainly to come a few times. If you are really in danger, or the harvest is enough to impress people, most of those people will abandon you without hesitation, or give you a knife in the back. Similarly, male ruin hunters will also Don't expect that any woman who sleeps with you will value you more than material things and won't shoot you back.

"Only a few can withstand the test, time and time again, and eventually become companions."

Jiang Baimian laughed, imitating some men he had seen before, and put his arm around Bai Chen's shoulders:

"So, we are partners!"

Bai Chen struggled a little, but only for a moment.

Bang bang bang, while Shang Jianyao applauded, Long Yuehong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

…………

One day later, towards evening, the "old tune team" arrived at Tieshan.

There is an entrance to the "Underground Ark" here.

As the honorary president of the Underground Ark Management Committee, of course they had to go underground first to take a look.