Embers Ad Infinitum

This uninterrupted mountain range is called Yunshan. If you want to bypass it, you must either go northwest and pass through the "White Knights" sphere of influence, or go southeast all the way to the great plain where the terrain is relieved, where it is the "First City". The front line confronting the "Salvation Army" is the defense zone of the former Eastern Army Corps.

In the old world, Yunshan was not an insurmountable natural danger. Many bridges and tunnels connected the two sides together. But today, many bridges have collapsed and many tunnels have been blocked. Only a few routes are left to cross the mountains. , And this is guarded by people from the "First City" and the "Salvation Army".

Bai Chen in the driving area released a hand and pointed to the mountain road ahead:

"From here, you can climb over Yunshan Mountain without encountering a particularly strict investigation.

“It belongs to a lower-level highway in the old world. It travels around mountains and does not rely much on tunnels and bridges. Although many places have collapsed in the middle, it still barely allows a large vehicle to pass.”

Jiang Baimian first nodded "Yeah", and then asked curiously:

"Xiao Bai, haven't you been here? Why are you so familiar..."

"Because I know how to read maps." It was Shang Jianyao who helped answer.

Bai Chen drove the jeep towards the mountain road, and explained:

"Although I haven't been here, I have already understood it very early on.

"At that time, the'Salvation Army' sent people everywhere to gather the wilderness wanderers and organized them to go to the east of Yunshan. They said that although there was still a certain gap in food, but they depended on the mountains to eat the mountains, depended on the water to draft, and strictly followed the rationing system. Let everyone survive, work together, fight the danger together, open up farmland in less polluted areas, build factories one after another, so that everyone will no longer worry about famine and cold..."

The more Bai Chen said, the slower he spoke, as if recalling the feeling of hearing these things for the first time.

Shang Jian Yao straightened his back and pressed his left chest with his right hand:

"For all mankind!"

"For the sake of all mankind" is the slogan and ideal of the "Salvation Army", and "for the sake of saving all mankind" is Shang Jian Yao's own, and he clearly distinguishes it.

Bai Chen ignored him and said to himself:

"At that time, people from the'Salvation Army' came to our settlement. He described this kind of future to us, and he also gave us a way to bypass the army of the'First City' and pass through Yunshan.

"This is the way.

"In the beginning of the city, when we separately collected maps and intelligence, I noticed it at a glance."

Long Yuehong, who was listening attentively, quickly testified:

"Yes, I remember Xiaobai asked about the situation on this road."

"Yes." Gnawa said it was indeed the case.

Jiang Baimian is not so concerned about the problem of this "path" for the time being. She is even more curious about another point:

"Xiao Bai, was anyone in your settlement following to the'Salvation Army'?"

"There are quite a few, my parents originally thought about it, but because I was relatively young and not suitable for long distances, I decided to wait a few years before talking." Bai Chen pursed his lips. "Later, they passed away, and more than ten In 2009, I never heard that the Salvation Army was still doing similar things."

"That's it..." Jiang Baimian slipped away the topic smoothly.

During the exchange of several members of the "Old Tune Team", Jeep drove into the mountains.

As you move forward, the trees on both sides become more lush and luxuriant, and from time to time there are bird calls from far away.

Less than seventy years after the destruction of the old world, the impact of human civilization on this area has only faded for a period of time. Nature seems to have wiped out all traces, except for the tattered, overgrown, and dilapidated road.

Shang Jian Yao listened to the birds intently, as if thinking about the different ways of cooking in the wilderness.

He only thought of "baking" and couldn't help but raised his hand and wiped the corner of his mouth.

The jeep drove and stopped. Several members of the "Old Tune Team" would come down every once in a while to clean up the insurmountable road stones or get a few trees, and put them in some inconvenient depressions, which made the vehicles pass. How can I not mention the speed.

From early nine o'clock in the morning to more than four o'clock in the afternoon, Shang Jianyao and others were still struggling to advance in Yunshan, but it seemed that they had fallen out of the actual control scope of the "primary city".

When passing an area of ​​high cliffs on the left and cliffs on the right, Jiang Baimian's action to watch the scenery suddenly paused.

She was not fast or slow, and looked out the window quite naturally.

At the same time, she said casually:

"There are bioelectrical signals that look a lot like humans, two."

She can't make very accurate judgments purely by relying on bioelectrical signals. After all, many medium-sized animals are similar to humans in physique.

Shang Jian Yao immediately responded:

"I didn't sense human consciousness."

Long Yuehong and Bai Chen tightened their nerves.

Jiang Baimian nodded:

"Either two big'monkeys' or two awakened ones.

"A patrol of the'Salvation Army'?"

Since this is a hidden route given by the "Salvation Army," it must be under their supervision.

"What do you do next?" Long Yuehong did not follow Jiang Baimian and looked to the cliff covered with a lot of vegetation on his right.

Jiang Baimian smiled and said:

"Don't worry about it, we are dealing with the people of the'Salvation Army' after all. Pretending to be a fool is not necessarily a bad thing."

"Well, we also know Xu Datong of the'Public Security Management Committee'." Long Yuehong agreed with the team leader's statement.

The core organization of the "Salvation Army" is called the "Material Coordinating Committee," and the "Security Management Committee" directly belongs to it.

In the old-world parlance, the "Salvation Army" is a highly unified force between the army and the government. In terms of internal administration, many places have strong military characteristics.

In the dust, this is not a special case, but the norm. Only a few places clearly distinguish between the army and the manager, for example, "Pangu Biology".

Upon hearing Long Yuehong's words, Shang Jian Yao sighed:

"How do you know that there is no political struggle within the'Salvation Army', and no factionalism?

"What if you encounter a political opponent of Committee Xu?"

Long Yuehong was speechless for a while.

As far as the old world entertainment materials he has seen and the several forces he has experienced, there are fights where there are people.

Jiang Baimian sneered at Shang Jian Yao:

"Don't you always believe that the'Salvation Army' has fallen, thinking that they are still that ideal and brilliant organization?"

Shang Jianyao's expression became a little darker, and he said sadly:

"That's why I told the worst case in advance."

Uh, is it the sentimental Shang Jian Yao, or the Shang Jian Yao who is jealous and hateful and takes the responsibility of saving all mankind as his mission? Jiang Baimian's turn to Gnawa Road:

"Keep the pace just now."

Not long after, a female voice suddenly sounded at the corner of a dangerous road:

"parking!

"Don't move on, or you will be bombarded from a distance!"

This is in dusty language, but with a slight accent.

Jiang Baimian looked up and found a slightly rusty loudspeaker tied to a tree on the edge of the road.

It is connected to the line, and the line is hidden in the vegetation.

"Stop." Jiang Baimian said to Gnawa with preparation.

The Jeep stopped in the middle of the road, and several members of the "Old Tune Team" got out of the car one after another.

In such an environment, sitting in a car is not so safe, it is too easy to become a target, and it is not convenient to dodge.

"Who are you and why are you here?" The female voice rang through the radio again.

The sound may be slightly distorted because of the old equipment.

Jiang Baimian replied:

"We are relic hunters, and we want to seek a life east of Yunshan."

"Why don't you stay in the'First City'?" the woman asked in an empty voice.

She is outside of Shang Jian Yao's sensing range.

Jiang Baimian looked "helpless":

"We are unlucky and wanted by the'First City'.

"I think there should also be a Hunter's Guild on your side. You can use them to check if we are really wanted by the'First City'."

"Name, hunter number." The female voice was still polite, and she didn't let the "old tune group" directly hand over the hunter badge.

When Jiang Baimian finished reporting the fake name and real number, the female voice asked:

"Why are you wanted?"

Uh... Jiang Baimian couldn't remember for a while that he and others were first wanted for something.

Wanted by "First City" too many times!

"We robbed three military exoskeleton devices and two bionic smart armors!" Bai Chen, Long Yuehong, and Genawat were unable to stop Shang Jianyao from exploding.

The opposite fell silent for a moment.

Shang Jian Yao followed and smiled:

"Kidding."

The opposite is still silent.

After a while, the female voice came through the radio again:

"After confirmation, you are indeed wanted by the'First City', and the reward is very high.

"And you haven't been arrested until today, it shows that you are very strong."

"Yes, yeah~www.readwn.com~ Shang Jianyao is not humble at all.

Jiang Baimian smiled and said:

"But we came with kindness, and our ultimate destination is the ice field.

"Should you not exclude foreign hunters?"

At least no one mentioned that the "Salvation Army" would not allow relic hunters from other forces to enter.

"Ice Field?" The female voice suddenly became a little strange.

She paused for a few seconds before saying:

"We just don't welcome the kind of relic hunters who act as spies.

"You can move on now. When you encounter a settlement, you can't enter. You can only camp outside unless you receive further inspections."

Seeing that the communication was fairly normal and smooth, Jiang Baimian quietly breathed a sigh of relief:

"OK."