Embers Ad Infinitum

There are still some guests in the hotel camp, who should be smugglers and relic hunters coming and going, but Jiang Baimian is not in a hurry to contact them. After all, he is unfamiliar with the place and is wary here, so the other party may not be willing to communicate. This may lead to some bad misunderstandings.

Therefore, after telling the beginning of the story about the old world, Jiang Baimian asked everyone to go back to their respective houses to recharge their batteries.

Early the next morning, they had a simple breakfast and drove the old man along the road outside the park to the lakeside.

A gray car that was very "harmonious" to the environment had been parked here, and sitting in it was a man with a gauze cloth covering his head.

Although Jiang Baimian knew that this was the red stone collection custom brought by the Vigilant Sect, he still felt strange when he saw such a scene.

At this time, a lyric came from Shang Jianyao's beloved small speaker:

"I'm going to blow up the school..."

"Stop! Turn it off, it's time to get to work." Jiang Baimian, who was in the passenger seat, looked ahead and gave the order.

As they approached, the hooded man rolled down his window and shouted:

"Follow me!"

"Why?" Shang Jianyao responded without showing any weakness.

The man in the hood was stunned:

"Didn't the bishop invite you here?"

"Be vigilant forever!" Shang Jianyao shouted the slogan "It has been planned for a long time."

The man in the hood was dumbfounded. He didn't know how to persuade the other party, but he was unwilling to give up and went back to invite Bishop Renato.

Long Yuehong on the jeep had to admit that when Shang Jianyao was not targeting himself, the "laughing fruit" he created was pretty good.

Jiang Baimian decided not to tolerate Shang Jianyao's nonsense anymore, opened the car window and shouted:

"Lead the way!"

The townspeople of Hongshi Market wearing gauze hoods breathed a sigh of relief and started their cars.

Along the lakeside road, they drove towards the mountains on the edge of the ruins of the city.

The roads along the way seemed to have been repaired, and there were no big potholes or obstacles. Nearly twenty minutes later, they left the "city" and came to a two-story fortress-like building.

Renato, wearing a black cloak and a white mask with black stripes, stood on the balcony on the second floor of the "Fortress" and said to Bai Chen and others:

"Please come in."

"The data characteristics are consistent. It is initially judged that there is no substitution, it is still the same one last night." Jiang Baimian compared the contents recorded in the auxiliary chip and said.

In this place where no one likes to show their faces, she can only judge whether she is a target by recording physical characteristics, voice characteristics and electrical signal data.

——Electrical signals cannot exist as unique identifying things such as fingerprints and irises. However, due to different physical conditions, exercise habits, etc., the electrical signals may still be different for each person. On the other hand, the same person's body Changes in conditions and current actions will also cause changes in electrical signals, so electrical signal data can only be used as a reference.

After getting confirmation from Jiang Baimian, Long Yuehong and others opened the door and got out of the car, following the "guide" wearing a gauze hood into the solid-looking gray "fortress".

At this time, Renato had come down from the second floor and was waiting for them in the lobby.

"Is this your church?" Jiang Baimian looked around with interest.

The extensive use of red here gives people a sense of danger and the need to be vigilant.

Mixed in with the red is golden, which seems to represent something sacred.

There is a huge symbol painted on the wall at the deepest part of the hall. It is a white door. The door is ajar, and behind it is darkness, hiding a looming female figure.

"The above ground part is." Renato said matter-of-factly.

"Is there any underground part?" Jiang Baimian asked.

She didn't mind being seen as the leader of the group.

Because in this case, if there is any surprise, she will be the first to attack, and she thinks she has faster reaction speed and higher survival probability than other members, including Shang Jianyao.

At this time, Shang Jianyao was muttering to himself:

"Tomato scrambled eggs."

Obviously, he was talking about the color scheme here.

However, he did not raise his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth.

This made Jiang Baimian suspect that he was missing his friend Xiao Chong, the child who was suspected to be the "King of the Heartless" and had a tomato-scrambled egg color outfit.

Renato answered Jiang Baimian's question just now:

"The underground portion, which is probably ten times the size of the above-ground portion, belongs to Mr. DiMarco."

"Ten times? Was this built after the destruction of the old world, or did it originally exist?" Bai Chen asked on behalf of the others in the "Old Tune Group".

Renato explained simply:

"Mr. DiMarco's ancestor was a doomsday enthusiast who believed that disaster would eventually befall the earth.

"He spent a lot of money, hired specialized personnel, and spent many years finally building an underground shelter that could support hundreds of people. It is said that it has ten floors.

"He himself failed to use this shelter, but he left a gospel to his descendants. Mr. Di Marco's great-grandfather relied on this shelter to successfully escape the destruction of the old world and the wars of the Chaos Era."

Hearing this, Long Yuehong felt inexplicably relieved:

It turns out that many people in the old world have a sense of crisis and have built underground shelters in advance. The difference between the company and them is that the construction is a bit bigger... Well, it's a bit too big...

Renato’s story hasn’t stopped yet:

"After that, he converted to our Lord Yougu before his death and permanently leased the above-ground part to our sect.

“With this church, we have a firm foothold in Hongshiji.”

Speaking of this, Renato couldn't help but praise:

“Vigilance is a reminder from God!”

"You speak Hui Tu dialect very well." Shang Jianyao praised.

Renato smiled and said:

"More than half of the people in Hongshiji speak Gray dialect."

"Is that so..." Jiang Baimian asked instead, "Is Mr. Dimarco considered a citizen of Hongshiji?"

She became quite interested in the DiMarco family.

——The family that has been passed down since before the destruction of the old world may have some important information.

"Yes, he is the honorary mayor." Renato explained simply. "The Red Stone Collection originally existed because Mr. Di Marco's great-grandfather and grandfather exchanged supplies with foreign countries, which attracted a group of merchants and wilderness wanderers. If It's not that Mr. DiMarco is unwilling to leave his 'underground ark', he must be the real mayor now."

"Mr. Di Marco has never been to the ground?" Bai Chen didn't expect that besides the employees of "Pangu Biology", there were such people elsewhere.

"Not only is he unwilling to go to the surface, but he also doesn't allow others to enter the 'underground ark', except for accepting slaves once a year. But those slaves will also receive at least half a year of inspection and training on the top level of the 'underground ark'. It's really Be alert!" Renato praised sincerely, "If I hadn't asked you to come here to help this time, no one would have taken the initiative to tell you about Mr. Di Marco."

If he hadn't been able to enter the "underground ark", he might have wanted to personally award Di Marco with a "Believer" medal.

"Who is responsible for the Dimarco family's foreign transactions?" Jiang Baimian asked.

"Mr. Di Marco's three butlers are each responsible for a part." Renato pointed to an elevator at the edge of the hall. "Let's go to the place where the mass is held."

When he was talking to the four members of the "Old Tune Group", there was not a single believer in the entire hall, and even the man who led the way before did not know where he was hiding.

This makes the church seem extremely quiet, empty and scary.

Of course, Jiang Baimian and the others could find that there were people hiding in many key locations.

Entering the elevator, Renato pressed the minus one button.

"Didn't you say that the underground part belongs to Mr. Di Marco?" Bai Chen asked keenly.

Renato said "hmm":

“This floor actually belongs to the separation area between the ‘underground ark’ and the above-ground buildings.

"When Mr. Di Marco is not training and inspecting slaves on this level, he will lend them to us for mass."

Shang Jianyao immediately asked:

"Is this floor suitable for hide-and-seek?"

"The hiding ritual," Renato emphasized.

While he was talking, the elevator had finished going down and the door opened.

Ahead is a small hall with multiple passages extending to different places.

Renato, wearing a white mask with black stripes, continued:

“This is a big place with many rooms and corridors, making it a suitable place to hide.

"If it wasn't here, we would probably have an area in the ruins of the city where we would hold mass, and it would be even harder to find."

Bai Chen looked around and said:

"Take us around first. It's best not to miss anything."

Only after the site has been explored can we discuss the subsequent remuneration.

"Okay." Renato did not hesitate and led "Qian Bai Team" into the first passage on the right.

This should be a planned area for people to live in. There are many rooms of the same size, equipped with old single beds, double beds, bunk beds and various cabinets and chairs.

"Every place we can find has been searched." Renato emphasized while leading the way. "During Mass, we also have people guarding the entrances and exits such as elevators and stairs."

"We will not believe blindly!" Shang Jianyao waited for a long time and finally got this opportunity.

This moment made Renato speechless.

Bai Chen, who temporarily became the leader of the scene, had no choice but to add:

"The previous search process can only be used as a reference, otherwise it will interfere with our judgment and miss some important places."

Renato expressed his understanding and praised:

"major."

At this time, Jiang Baimian frowned slightly, looked at the corner at the end of the corridor and said:

"Let's move on."

No one had any objections.

As they walked, Shang Jianyao and Renato simultaneously cast their gaze into the air at the corner ahead.

There is the ceiling.

"Who's up there?" Renato quickened his pace and asked loudly.

Soon, the grating on the ceiling vent moved away, and a man jumped out.

This is a half-grown boy, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with yellow hair hanging softly on his head, and green eyes filled with a cheerful luster.

He was just over 1.6 meters tall and looked at Renato with a harmless smile:

"Good morning, Your Excellency, Bishop."

He spoke Honghe dialect.

Renato's voice deepened and he replied in Honghe dialect:

"Viel, where were you hiding before?"