Embers Ad Infinitum

Shang Jianyao was looking at Zhou Yue, the master of Nanke Temple, with a look of curiosity and eagerness to try.

He seemed to also want to bottle talisman water, bring a Bagua mirror, a peach wood sword, and fight the "high-level heartless person" for eight hundred rounds.

This is a term that the "Old Tune Group" learned incidentally when collecting information on the "Eternal Years" sect.

However, Shang Jianyao quickly retracted his gaze, walked towards the surveillance camera that made the sound, and said in a tone as if he had finally seen a fellow villager:

"You finally spoke!

"I thought you were dead, and I was thinking about holding a funeral for you and preparing for the first seven days..."

The surveillance camera was silent and did not respond.

Shang Jianyao turned to the topic:

"Tell Gnawa quickly that the target has gone down the mountain."

The surveillance camera once again emitted an electronically synthesized sound:

"Wait a moment, I will transfer you to Chief Gnawa."

Shang Jianyao was stunned for a moment, then asked excitedly:

"Are you actually a phone disguised as a camera?"

The surveillance camera responded with an emotionless voice while receiving the signal:

"I am a multifunctional surveillance robot."

As soon as it finished speaking, Gnawa's rich, synthetic baritone sounded:

"Hey, who is it?"

"Your brother." Shang Jianyao answered without any hesitation.

"..." On the other side of the surveillance camera, Gennava saw clearly who the target was.

He skipped the previous question and asked:

"What's matter?"

Shang Jianyao replied seriously:

"That 'high-level careless' broke into the town and knocked out people in the bar. Come and take a look."

Seeing that he finally explained the matter clearly, Jiang Baimian said to Long Yuehong and Bai Chen at the door of "Wild Pigeon":

"Open the doors and windows and simply deal with the injured."

Her hidden meaning is to ventilate it and don't let any anesthetic gas remain inside, lest someone analyze the ingredients and affect subsequent use.

After Long Yuehong and Bai Chen started busy, Jiang Baimian walked towards Zhou Yue, the master of Nanke Temple, who was carrying a sack and holding a Bagua mirror, and said with emotion:

"Master Zhou, these artifacts are really effective!"

Just now, she saw clearly that it was precisely because Zhou Yue launched an "attack" with a water bottle and a Bagua mirror that he got from nowhere that the "high-level unintentional person" was frightened and ran away in a hurry without holding the bag. Pull the trigger of the pistol.

Zhou Yue said haha:

"These are all magical weapons recorded in our sect's classics. Only then did I know they were really useful."

Jiang Baimian glanced sideways at "Wild Pigeon" and said thoughtfully:

"I was wondering if the 'Higher Heartless' was afraid of light, so he didn't enter the bar and used the chaos caused by the illusion to complete the hunt. But after I saw him appear under the streetlight, I understood that this guess was true. Wrong, and he also caused massacres in the southwestern mountains during the day.

"Monster Zhou, I saw that you immediately threw away the flashlight in your hand as soon as you found that 'high-level careless person' standing under the streetlight. Do you have similar speculations to me?"

Zhou Yue was stunned for a moment, then said with a dry smile:

"Everything is a fantasy, why take it seriously?"

Without giving Jiang Baimian a chance to respond, she frowned in confusion:

"By the way, do we know each other?"

"You probably haven't seen many women as tall as me." Jiang Baimian replied.

Zhou Yue showed an expression of sudden realization:

"Yes, yes, although I can't remember your face, I won't forget your features. You are a member of that four-person team..."

While the two were talking, a clanging sound of metal could be heard, and each member of the robot guard wearing dark green military uniforms rushed outside the "Wild Pigeon" bar as fast as a speeding car.

The leader is Gennava, the mayor of Tarnan.

With so many intelligent robots appearing at the same time, not to mention Zhou Yue, Jiang Baimian was also a little dizzy and could hardly tell who was who.

But after careful observation, she found that these intelligent robots had certain differences in height, arm span, facial contour, body thickness, etc. There were no two completely identical robots.

Among them, Gnawa has a square face and is above average in height. He looks strong and tough.

The most important thing is that he also wears a dark green military cap with "0" and "1" symbols, which is obviously different from other intelligent people.

I don’t know whether they have been fine-tuned before leaving the factory to ensure their individual uniqueness, or whether they have saved their own contributions, bought their own parts, and made their own modifications? Jiang Baimian thought with interest.

"Your team goes in to confirm the status of the townspeople and send those who need to be sent to the hospital as soon as possible." Gnawa said to three subordinates.

A team of Robot Guards consists of three to four intelligent robots and multiple non-intelligent combat robots that assist them.

Therefore, it was not just the ten intelligent robots that lost contact with the Robot Guard in the southwest mountainous area.

"Your team searches the surrounding area and keeps in contact at all times..." Gnawa gave orders one after another, and then walked towards Jiang Baimian and others.

"Has the target escaped?" Although it already knew the general process from Shang Jianyao, it still asked cautiously.

Its main mode chip analyzed Shang Jianyao's words and actions and judged:

This person has mental problems and is suspected of being an awakened person.

However, Shang Jianyao's attitude of treating him as a brother made Gennava think that the other party was ill or that the price he paid was not that serious.

Jiang Baimian nodded when he heard this:

"Thanks to Master Zhou."

This is both truthful and concealing the performance of his own group.

Gnawa twisted his metal neck and looked at Zhou Yue:

"Thank you."

For it, which is responsible for the security and defense of Tarnan, if a large number of casualties occur this time, it is very likely that it will be dismissed and transferred back to the "Mechanical Paradise" headquarters.

"It's all blessings." Zhou Yue raised her body slightly, raised her hands slightly, and saluted the "broken mirror" in the void.

Gennava then asked about Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao:

"Was anyone else attacked?"

"Those people from the 'Mountain Fox' bandit group." Jiang Baimian answered truthfully.

After the "high-level careless one" was scared away, she was wondering what happened to the remaining thirteen members of the "Mountain Fox" bandit group.

Of course, this is just a matter of thinking. For these bandits, it would be fine if she didn't give them a few more shots. It would be a dream for her to organize a team and take risks to try to save them.

Gnawa immediately contacted the intelligent robot team responsible for the search through the loaded communication module and briefly explained the situation.

Not long after, the team reported the results:

"found it.

"Five people died, and the rest were sleeping in a pool of blood, shivering from the cold and not waking up."

"Quite lucky." Shang Jianyao commented.

Jiang Baimian knew that this was relative to Zhang Jiu.

At this time, the intelligent robot team in charge of the "Wild Pigeon" bar successively sent injured townspeople, relic hunters, and caravan members to Tarnan General Hospital, including those who had no external injuries but were still in a coma.

Seeing this, Gennava ordered his adjutant:

"Charlie, go and invite the leaders of the major sects to come over and discuss how to solve the subsequent hidden dangers."

Only then did Zhou Yue say "ah":

"It turns out to be Chief Gnawa."

You only recognized it after co-writing... Jiang Baimian cursed and said to Gennava:

"Then there's nothing for us to do here, right?"

Just now, intelligent robots have asked them one by one about what happened and various details.

In this regard, although the "old tune team" did not collude in confession in advance, it has enough professional qualities, that is, it blurs its own performance, does not make up details, and only talks about basic points.

As for how to connect these basic points, of course it is up to the team leader Jiang Baimian to take care of it. Others, when asked about similar topics, simply blamed hallucinations.

"You can go back." Gnawa paused and said, "But I may have to rely on you in the future."

Its flashing blue eyes scanned the four of them, Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian, and said in a slightly low voice:

"You guys are awesome."

"Can you tell?" Shang Jianyao asked in return.

"We probably understand Zhang Jin's situation. The fact that there was no tragedy in the Wild Pigeon Bar is a testament to your ability." Gnawa explained simply.

It then added:

"Thanks."

"You're welcome. Brothers don't need to say thank you." Shang Jianyao put on a righteous look.

Gnawa's program didn't seem to have any settings for responding to such words, so it could only remain silent.

After bidding farewell to Gnawa, the "Old Tune Team" returned to the "Youmeng" Hotel in a cautious manner. No one spoke during the journey.

At the front desk of the hotel, the proprietress Aino was huddled there, looking at the computer, trembling.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Baimian asked with concern.

Aino picked up the handkerchief, wiped his eyes, and replied tremblingly:

"Watching, watching a ghost movie."

Scared to tears? Jiang Baimian found that this lady, who appeared to be in her thirties and sounded over fifty, seemed to have a girlish heart.

Although Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong had never seen ghost movies, ghost stories occasionally appeared in the "Pangu Creatures" radio program, which made it easy for them to understand what this word meant, so they all curiously explored He took his head out and looked at the screen directly in front of Aino.

On the screen, a pale face suddenly enlarged, revealing a bloody mouth.

Long Yuehong was startled, and she even heard her own heartbeat pounding in her ears.

He wanted to shrink back, but he didn't want to look timid in front of Bai Chen, Shang Jianyao, and Jiang Baimian, so he held on and didn't move.

"So ugly." Shang Jianyao commented deliberately.

Jiang Baimian did not give these good friends a chance to find excuses to watch ghost movies, and said directly:

"Go back to your room first, we have something else to do."

Shang Jianyao reluctantly withdrew his gaze. Although Long Yuehong was scared, she couldn't help but peeked at Ainuo's computer, wondering what would happen next.

Returning to room 221, Jiang Baimian closed the wooden door, looked around and said:

“Don’t forget to review.

"I ask the first question:

"What do you think the 'Higher Heartless One' was scared away by?"

Bai Chen had already thought about it and replied calmly:

"That Bagua mirror, Bagua mirror."

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