Embers Ad Infinitum

　　 "The Eighth Research Institute..." Jiang Baimian repeated the term in a low voice.

　　 Obviously, she had never heard of such an organization before.

　　 Bai Chen, Shang Jianyao, and Long Yuehong are the same, and they look at Qiao Chu with a little more admiration.

　　 Mysterious collocation with strong strength has always been an effective element that makes people fascinated.

Wearing a helmet, Jiang Baimian’s lips moved, and he seemed to be organizing language. He wanted to further inquire where the Eighth Research Institute is located, what technologies it inherits, what is the relationship with the old world, and why should a special commissioner be sent to this location? The ruins of the city deep in the swamp came.

　　 Without waiting for her to speak, Qiao Chu turned his body and walked to the right, leaving only a fluttering sentence:

　　 "Take off the exoskeleton device to save electricity."

　　 "Okay." Jiang Baimian agreed.

　　 This is what she wants to do in itself.

　　——Today, all the electricity stored in the solar charging board was given to the jeep, and it is now night.

　　Although they still have a spare high-performance battery, in such a weird old world city, they must try to make energy a little more abundant and prepared.

　　 When Bai Chen helped Jiang Baimian take off the military exoskeleton device, Shang Jian Yao and Long Yuehong looked at where they were currently.

　　 The first thing that caught their eyes was an LCD screen, which was at least two circles larger than the similar in the "Activity Center" on the 495th floor. It was hung on the wall on the front right and was very eye-catching.

　　 "This is a good thing..." Long Yuehong sighed, eager to try.

　　 If you can pick up the company, no, move back to the company, even if it is broken, I don’t know how many contribution points can be exchanged.

　　Although most of these are items that need to be turned in, the company will also give certain rewards as appropriate.

　　 Qiao Chu walked to the window on the far right and glanced at Long Yuehong and said:

　　 "In the buildings you saw just now, behind most of the glass windows, there is such a display."

　　Long Yuehong recalled the tall buildings he had witnessed before and blurted out:

"so much?"

　　 He then asked Qiao Chu with some confusion:

　　 "Why did you say this suddenly."

Shang Jian Yao next to 　　 interrupted with a smile:

　　 "It means that you have to pick more valuable trash!"

　　 "This is the'bonanza.'" Bai Chen added with a conventional term among the wanderers in the wilderness.

　　 "Bonanza" means that the area is rich in various resources, and there is no need to pick up anything for a certain period of time.

　　 In this case, because the items you can carry are limited each time, you have to choose carefully to live up to your exploration.

　　 This is like entering a gold mine. You must put more gold in your bag instead of ordinary stones.

　　Long Yuehong thought about it for a while, deeply agreed with Shang Jianyao's words, and continued to look at the surrounding things:

　　 Below that LCD screen with many stains on its surface is a set of long, low wooden cabinets. It looks gray and it is barely recognizable as milky white.

On the low wooden cabinet is an emerald green water glass, two palm-sized electronic devices with lines inserted, and a transparent flask.

　　About one-third of the dirty water remained in the bottle, with some black debris floating on it.

　　 This is consistent with Jiang Baimian’s previous judgment:

　　 If the city has not been "maintained" since the destruction of the Old World, the water in the bottle should have evaporated-the windows are closed and the house is dry, not like rain has floated.

　　 Opposite the wall where the LCD screen is hung is a coffee table of the same color and the same style as the low wooden cabinet, on which are placed some dirty water cups, and a pack of dark paper.

There is a trash can full of holes on the left side of the coffee table with a blue translucent plastic bag inside it; beside the door, the coffee table is a group of dirty-looking cloths that are originally made of snow blue or dark gray. Sofa; between the coffee table and the low wooden cabinet, there is a faded folding low stool. Its surface is pink. The outline and patterns seem to form a cartoon-like pig; the right side of the coffee table is a relatively wide area, Qiao Chu Just stand there.

Behind 　　 Qiaochu is a row of dusty wooden railings. Several large glass sides stand on the outside of the railings, acting as walls.

　　 Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong have not learned what these windows are called in textbooks, but I heard Qiao Chu call them floor-to-ceiling windows just now, and I think they are quite vivid.

　　 On both sides of the floor-to-ceiling windows, there is a handwashing area with a stone platform on one side, and a few brown-red clay pots on the other.

The soil in the 　　 tile basin was yellowish brown with some dry cracks, and the plants planted inside seemed to have disappeared long ago, and it was buried deep, leaving no traces.

　　 Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong are in front of an aisle, and there seem to be several rooms inside.

　　 There is a small round table on their left side with a tablecloth embroidered with a few flowers. The original white of the tablecloth is close to dark gray.

　　 Surrounding this round table, there are four ordinary chairs with mottled milky white paint.

　　 One of them has obvious cracks, and the wood inside looks badly corroded.

　　 Opposite the round table, on the side near the door, there is a semi-open room. Shang Jian Yao saw the rice cooker of the same model as his own.

　　 It is also the case that the coating is peeling off, and many places are rusty.

　　 There are two metal objects that are suspected of cooking stoves beside the rice cooker. On them are two pots, one large and one small. The large one is iron-black, the small one is pink, and the inside is gray.

　　 In addition to these, Shang Jianyao also saw faucets, metal sinks and various cabinets.

　　 Based on his common sense, he came to the conclusion that this should be the kitchen.

　　 "Luxury..." Long Yuehong, who was beside him, followed and looked over and said with emotion.

　　 Shang Jian Yao nodded in agreement:

　　 "Yes, yes."

　　 In their perception, a room with a kitchen can already be allocated by senior employees, and a room with such a large kitchen may have to be found in the management's residence in the "living area".

　　While speaking, Shang Jian Yao raised his feet and stepped back quietly.

　　 Qiao Chu glanced over.

　　 At this time, Shang Jian Yao had retreated to the door and looked up.

　　 "605..." He read the house number.

　　 "What are you doing?" Long Yuehong asked in surprise.

"There are five rooms on each floor, each unit has a total of 20 or 30 floors, and each building has several units..." Shang Jianyao said to himself, "There are hundreds of rooms as big as this. "

　　 Qiao Chu obviously didn’t catch Shang Jianyao’s focus, and said calmly:

　　 "Come in and close the door."

　　After Shang Jian Yao closed the door softly, Long Yuehong recovered:

　　 "There are seven or eight buildings, and there are more buildings around...

　　 "Is this the old world?"

　　Shang saw Yao ignored him, knelt down and opened the wooden cabinet on the right side of the entrance.

　　 The stale smell floated out instantly, and rows of all kinds of shoes were quietly placed inside the wooden cabinet.

　　 "Close it!" Qiao Chu pinched his nose.

　　 Seeing Yao didn't go to take a closer look, Shang closed the door abruptly.

　　Long Yuehong sighed again:

　　 "Luxury!"

　　 What kind of person, there are so many shoes!

　　 At this time, the sunset has sunk below the horizon, and the sky is like gray metal, reflecting a little light.

　　Shang Jianyao and others looked through the floor-to-ceiling windows and saw that the whole city became darker, and the tall buildings were like islands, being swallowed by the increasingly fierce dark "tide".

　　 Their hearts seem to sink with it,

　　 Suddenly, there was a commotion in the neighborhood not far away, and there was a "bang" sound.

　　 Jiang Baimian and others looked at each other and made a judgment at the same time:

　　 This is the sound of gunshots!

　　 Someone shot just now!

　　 Before they could speak, hoarse roars sounded around the area.

　　 The roar quickly "spread", and there were responses from all sides, one after another.

"Roar!"

　　 "Woo!"

　　 This kind of movement is endless, and they are all approaching the gunshot block.

　　 The city that was completely silent just now became lively.

　　 After a minute or two, the roar subsided, and the whole city fell into extreme silence again.

　　 Jiang Baimian, who had already taken off the military exoskeleton device, frowned slightly, thinking for a few seconds:

　　 "The unintentional?"

　　 As far as she knows, many urban ruins have "unintentional people" staying and wandering. The exact number depends on how many local ecosystems and residual materials can feed.

　　 Qiao Chu still carried the silver rifle, facing the floor-to-ceiling windows, watching the dead city road outside:

"Correct."

　　 "The hunter of the ruins who entered the ruins from other roads was attacked by the ‘unintentional’ and fired a shot ~www.ltnovel.com~ which caused a chain reaction?" Jiang Baimian tried to restore the past.

　　 This time, Qiao Chu ignored her and stood there quietly, not knowing what she was looking at.

　　 Shang Jian Yao turned to say:

　　 "Does the roar we heard in the wilderness come from them?"

"Impossible, how could a voice of this level spread so far?" Jiang Baimian responded thoughtfully, "However, what we heard was probably the roar of the unintentional people in the area at that time. , They were responding to that roar that was the most exaggerated at the beginning, and from the direction, the roar that resounded through the wilderness might really come from here..."

　　 "From the power of the roar and the response that can inspire the ‘unintentional’, the monster is probably very dangerous, very dangerous!" Long Yuehong joined the discussion, becoming more and more nervous.

　　 Upon hearing these words, the expressions of Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao and Bai Chen suddenly fluctuated, seeming to remember the original decision not to approach the dangerous area.

　　 This completely contradicts their current state.

　　 Jiang Baimian's eyes moved slightly, his expression gradually became heavy, and he subconsciously looked at Qiao Chu.

　　 At this time, Qiao Chu has turned around and smiled slightly:

　　 "Since you have come here, you can only protect yourself first.

　　 "At the same time, think again about what is the most precious and most desirable thing."

　　 His golden eyes briefly lost their focus, like a deep lake shining with sunlight.

　　 Jiang Baimian pursed his lower lip, his eyes became gentle again:

"I understand."

　　 Shang Jian Yao and others resumed the state before the discussion.

　　 Qiaochu retracted his gaze and looked around:

　　 "Eat supper first, then take turns rest, waiting for the early morning."

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