Embers Ad Infinitum

Two "Underground Ark" guards wearing olive green uniforms thought that the other party only had one person and one gun, and were considering whether to take a gamble. As a result, someone else fell from the sky and aimed at them with long guns and short cannons.

Gazing across the masks and metal faces wearing sunglasses, the two guards raised their hands in unison, put them behind their heads, and slowly squatted down.

A good man never suffers any immediate loss!

Jiang Baimian looked at the sacks on the ground and asked in Honghe dialect:

"What's in here?"

One of the two guards was a Gray Earth person and the other was a Red River person, but they both had some mixed qualities.

Among them, the one with thick eyebrows and big eyes and a face named Zhang rushed to answer:

"Two dead men."

"What did Di Marco do?" Jiang Baimian asked, motioning to Bai Chen and Long Yuehong to open the sacks.

The other Red River guard nodded repeatedly:

"Yes, it's all Mr. Di Marco. No, Di Marco did it. It has nothing to do with us!"

He has slightly curly black hair and a fat face dotted with many freckles.

"Why did Di Marco kill them?" Shang Jianyao took two steps forward and asked.

The man with the Chinese character hesitated and said:

"She is a servant girl, and her lover, who is about to get married, is also a servant.

"DiMarco fell in love with her and wanted to drag her to the room, but she refused. When she resisted, Dimarco was angered and was strangled to death.

"After Di Marco found out that she had a lover, he was worried about retaliation, so he found the male servant and shot him to death..."

According to the description of the Ark guards, Long Yuehong and Bai Chen had opened the sacks, revealing the upper bodies of the two corpses.

They were a man and a woman, both of whom seemed to be young, probably less than twenty. At this time, the girl's face was blue and purple, her eyes were bulging, and there were obvious marks on her neck. The man's skull was opened, and his chest was stained with blood, and his expression was extremely ferocious. .

At this moment, Long Yuehong was afraid to look directly into their eyes.

Jiang Baimian looked away and sighed inaudibly.

She immediately winked at Shang Jianyao.

Shang Jianyao looked at the two Ark guards and showed an indescribable smile under the sharp-mouthed mask:

"What do you call them two?"

"Yu, Yu Tian?" The man with the Chinese character pronounced his name in Honghe dialect.

The guard with a fat face and dotted with freckles replied:

"Bode."

Shang Jianyao nodded, and his dark brown eyes instantly became deep:

“We came from Vigilant Church;

“Blessed are the guards and servants of the ‘subterranean ark’;

"so……"

Yu Tian and Bo De were confused at first, then suddenly realized, and asked at the same time in surprise, joy and fear:

"The sect wants to overthrow Di Marco?"

"We don't have to endure his cruelty anymore?"

Most of the people in the "Underground Ark" are believers of the Vigilant Sect, but they are not that religious, and due to regulations, they do not have the habit of wearing masks.

——Di Marco and his ancestors did not allow people around them to wear masks to avoid problems, for example, who sneaked into the Ark without anyone noticing, relying on the mask to cover up, and approached the master's room openly.

Gnawa could not understand the rhetorical questions of the two guards.

No matter which algorithm he uses or which module he uses, he can't draw similar conclusions from the two sentences Shang Jianyao said.

After a brief analysis, he believed that this was an awakened person's ability that directly changed the target's cognition.

Shang Jianyao, wearing a mask with a fur face and a sharp mouth, smiled and said:

"yes.

"We are here to save you.

"Do you want to live in Di Marco's shadow your whole life, possibly dying at any time because of his cruelty and irritability?"

Yu Tian subconsciously replied:

"Guards are rarely killed..."

He stopped before he finished speaking, because he recalled the craziest and most violent days of Di Marco.

At that time, the guards lived in fear every day, and people were often killed for trivial matters.

"Don't worry, you have our backing. Don't be afraid of Di Marco's counterattack." Shang Jianyao used specious words to strengthen the effect of "reasoning clown".

Bode's body trembled slightly:

"There are sects and there are sects that support us, we are definitely not afraid."

At this time, Jiang Baimian, who was wearing a delicate monk mask, came closer and said with a smile:

"Don't be afraid. There are very few things you need to do, and there won't be much danger. If we fail, we will give you a few shots, hitting relatively unimportant positions, so that you can hide from the subsequent investigation. If we win, we will definitely need to find some new owners for the Ark, haha, none of us want to live underground for a long time and deal with all kinds of tedious things."

She didn't mention a word about the vigilance sect, but every word she said made Yu Tian and Bode feel that "Yougu" was with them.

After listening, Yu Tian glanced at Bode, gritted his teeth, exhaled and said:

"what can we do?"

"First of all, tell us the general situation inside the Ark, mainly the monitoring system and isolation system." Jiang Baimian asked about the corresponding matters according to the predetermined plan.

Bode rushed to say:

"We are not the guards responsible for monitoring, we don't know much..."

He explained in detail what he knew:

The guards responsible for monitoring are selected from each guard team and are on duty in turn; they are never assigned to go out to bury corpses, guard various entrances, exits and vents, and are absolutely isolated from the outside world; there are also A small monitoring room, he likes to stare at the screen when he has nothing to do...

According to the descriptions of Bode and Yu Tian, ​​Gnawa drew a rough layout diagram in his "mind", including the location of the surveillance cameras, the direction of the lines, the location of the computer room, etc., etc.

Soon, he opened a flap on his chest and projected the picture directly onto the ground.

"Is there anything that needs to be changed?" Gnawa asked in a rich, slightly synthetic baritone.

Yu Tian and Bode were a little dumbfounded. After a few seconds, they came back to their senses and checked them carefully:

"No, no."

When Jiang Baimian saw this, he could only sigh in his heart:

"Technology changes life..."

This is so easy!

After Yu Tian and Bode confirmed the map situation, Shang Jianyao asked further:

"Do you have access to the guards responsible for surveillance?"

"Okay." Yu Tian quickly replied.

Shang Jianyao immediately fell into deep thought.

Is this guy thinking about how to achieve human-to-human transmission of "The Clown"? There is currently no sign that his awakener ability can do this. It's too far off... Jiang Baimian speculated on Shang Jianyao's thoughts and was a little frightened.

She thought about it briefly and asked according to her own thoughts:

"Do you have the opportunity to ask those people about the specific situation of the system?"

"They are very tight-lipped. If Dimarco finds out about this, he will definitely be beaten to death." Bode first gave a rather pessimistic answer, and then changed the subject, "But over the years, except for a few, Everyone is dissatisfied with Di Marco’s brutality, but before there was no support from the sect, we were isolated and did not dare to resist. Now, now I can try to persuade the most easily swayed among them and get the corresponding intelligence.”

He was a lot more confident than before, because he believed that those who supported him were the vigilant sect and the strong men who were protected by Zhi Sui's "Yougu".

This... from a certain point of view, it can be regarded as the "reasoning clown" passed down from person to person, but it is not the super power, but the subtlety of the human heart... As soon as Jiang Baimian had such a sigh, Bode asked a question :

"But after we get the information, how will we hand it over to you?"

Jiang Baimian pondered for a moment and said:

"When you go back, will your belongings be checked?"

"Yes, there will be explosion-proof inspections and electronic items inspections, very strict." Yu Tian's answer made Jiang Baimian's plan aborted.

Gennava, Long Yuehong, and Bai Chen each thought about ways to pass on the information.

Jiang Baimian turned to ask:

"Do you know your mission schedule for the next three days?"

"I know, the two of us are in a group." Yu Tian nodded, "After today, we will take turns at a checkpoint at the entrance and exit of Tieshan, and at the vent on the second underground floor next to the church... We have one day off every seven days, and we will work again. Once you start work, you will get all the arrangements for the next six days. If there are no unexpected events, this will not change. Well, we don’t know what tasks others will be assigned.”

Well, if the guards are arranged to do things randomly every day, it will definitely cause great chaos. This is impossible without a powerful intelligent center... After Jiang Baimian listened to Yu Tian and Bode's answers, he felt vaguely came up with a new plan.

"When were you on duty at the vent on the second basement floor next to the church?" she asked further.

Bode answered without hesitation:

"The day after tomorrow from 11pm to 5am."

Within the time limit... Jiang Baimian didn't know whether he was disappointed or happy:

"Is it just you two?"

"No, there are three groups of six," said Bode.

Jiang Baimian turned his attention to the map projected by Gnawa and carefully examined the following:

"Three security cameras for each vent?"

"Yes." Yu Tian wanted to say, isn't this what he emphasized just now, but he didn't dare.

While Jiang Baimian was pondering, Shang Jianyao turned to Gennava and smiled:

"Why not advance to the Ark and then analyze and invade the system through the network inside?"

"It is feasible, but there is a risk of exposure." Gnawa gave a professional answer.

Jiang Baimian said "hmm":

"Maybe... you can give it a try."

She asked for many more details, told Yu Tian and Bode some things, and then let them go.

After glancing at the two people who started to bury the body, Long Yuehong caught up with the team and asked Shang Jianyao doubtfully:

"Why not make friends with them instead of misleading them about our identity and purpose?"

Making friends is obviously more reliable!