Embers Ad Infinitum

Gustburg is also a building with a long history in the old world. The tall towers and solid outer walls have made it withstand the test again and again in the ancient times.

Now, its outer walls and towers have been dug hole after hole, and one after another cannon has been plugged in. Just looking at it from a distance is daunting.

This kind of transformation originally came from the chaotic era. People who gathered in this old castle found a military warehouse nearby, removed a large number of artillery pieces from it, and reorganized the building to fight against the crazy "unintentional" and wandering. the robbers.

Times have changed, and as an important stronghold on the northern frontier of the "White Knights", Fort Gerst has not only been reinforced, replaced with the latest, best and most suitable artillery, but also erected one after another fortifications around it, building a complete defense system.

After the jeep drove over a simple bridge over a ditch, Shang Jianyao, sitting in the driving position, raised his right hand, built a pergola above his eyes, and said with emotion:

"The air quality here is not very good."

The sky was grey, but it was very different from the gloom of Konimeth, which came from a lot of soot, and coal ash deposits on the surrounding buildings.

"It's normal." Jiang Baimian subconsciously covered his nose, "The mountain behind Gustburg is the top coal mine of the White Knights."

The coal resources within the "White Knights" sphere of influence are extremely rich, as are iron ore, copper ore and various mineral resources.

These are their main exports, which, like the genetically modified stock solution, are exchanged for large quantities of grain, some salt, mechatronics, various munitions, and high-performance batteries.

As soon as Jiang Baimian finished speaking, a "woo" sounded in the distance.

This is the coal train coming into the station.

Based on demand, within the sphere of influence of the "White Knights", railway restoration is the best, so that train cannons have become a common weapon, so that many relic hunters choose to take the train to the larger settlements and then lease them. Cars, rush to the ruins of nearby cities to find supplies, or go to the wild to complete corresponding tasks.

Shang Jian Yao was immediately excited, and muttered to himself while driving:

"I haven't been on a train yet."

"After sitting down, you will find that it is just like that." It was Bai Chen in the back row who responded to him.

When she was a relic hunter in "First City", she was fortunate enough to ride the train twice, but she was accompanied by supplies.

——In the "First City" sphere of influence, passenger trains do not exist, and the repaired railways are all used to transport bulk materials.

Shang Jianyao did not continue this topic, because his attention was attracted by the blast furnaces farther away.

Behind Gustburg, there are several steel mills, their chimneys are spewing gray-white and black gas, making the sky more and more foggy.

Shang Jianyao raised his right palm while driving with one hand, and reverently proclaimed the Buddha's name:

"Namo Amatarasamyaksabodhi."

As a member of Buddhism, Master Purdue naturally pays respect to the surrounding towers, which can be either Buddhist pagodas or blast furnaces.

After passing the fortifications on the periphery, the houses on both sides of the road gradually increased. They surround the Gerstburg itself and spread out layer by layer. Some are renovated from old world buildings, and some are purely follow-up new buildings with various styles. , mixed with each other.

Those humans who first took refuge in Gestburg mainly lived in the castle and its annexes. Later, those who came here to mine, make steel, hunt for the fur of ice creatures, and do various supporting services can only do so outside the castle. This area of ​​life within the fortification.

It didn't take long for the "Old Tune Group" to slow down.

In front of it is a checkpoint set up relying on the fortifications. Several soldiers wearing silver and black breastplates are holding submachine guns and assault rifles. Under the protection of armored vehicles, they check the vehicles entering the settlement of Gustburg.

They are all male, with brown or golden hair, tall, with an average height of 1.8 meters.

"It's all 'Heavenly Chosen'..." Jiang Baimian sighed.

"The Chosen One" is a human being who has been genetically modified since childhood.

As a force that is as famous as "Pangu Creatures" and also exports genetically improved stock solutions, the soldiers of the "White Knights" are basically "chosen people".

Of course, the same is true of "Pangaeon". On the jeep of "Old Tune Group", only Genava has not done genetic modification.

Bai Chen looked at the silver-black breastplates on those soldiers, nodded slightly and said:

"Only the 'Heavenly Chosen' whose strength has been optimized can wear the bulletproof alloy armor specially produced by the 'White Knights' and move freely."

The "White Knights", known for their rich mineral resources, also have some unique equipment.

Shang Jianyao heard the words and said with a smile:

"Hey, it's only 1.75 meters after genetic modification, and it looks average..."

"Stop!" Long Yuehong quickly stopped the guy from singing.

"Do you want to go up and make friends?" Genova asked.

In the trunk of the "Old Tune Group" Jeep, the number of prohibited items is exaggerated.

If something were to happen, the whole Gustburg might be destroyed.

Therefore, in order to pass the inspection, it is a natural and necessary choice for Shang Jianyao to "make friends".

Jiang Baimian glanced at the inspection card and said after deliberation:

"Being not.

"I don't think those soldiers are trying to find contraband, it's closer to collecting city tax in this way.

"Even if not, with the ability to feed now, the follow-up can completely make up for the error."

Those soldiers often open the trunk with only one glance.

Jiang Baimian's judgment was not wrong. When the "Old Tune Team" was inspected, the soldiers in charge also just looked at it, estimated the amount of materials, and said to them:

"Two silver knights."

In the "White Knights", the metal currency they minted themselves is commonly used, which are ordinary squire coins, higher-value knight silver coins and expensive large knight gold coins.

This takes full advantage of their mineral resources.

The "Old Tune Team" had considered going to Gustburg to investigate the Eighth Research Institute, so they exchanged food from Smith's "rootless" team for some "White Knights" currency. At this time, Jiang Bai Mian took it easy, took out two silver knight coins, and handed them to the soldier.

As for their appearance, they have long since changed their friends in disguise through hair dye, colored contact lenses, etc., to make themselves closer to the mainstream Red River race of the "White Knights".

This time, the "Old Tune Group" did not deliberately pretend to be ugly, because there are many people in the "White Knights" who have undergone genetic modification, and their average appearance is not low.

Based on this, when he was just about to disguise himself, Shang Jianyao even wished he had fiery red hair, but he was eventually rejected.

The "Old Tune Group" successfully passed the level and officially entered the core area of ​​Gerstburg.

"What are we going to do next?" Long Yuehong asked while looking at the slowly receding buildings outside.

Shang Jianyao answered without hesitation:

"survey!"

The "Old Tune Team" came to Gustburg to investigate two things:

The first is the trace of the Eighth Research Institute. They should have a long-term and stable partner here to help them collect the materials they need. That is to entrust Smith's "rootless" team to deliver a batch of goods to the ice and snow ruins. 's employer.

Although the memory related to this employer has been erased by the awakened people of the Eighth Research Institute, "everyone who walks by will leave traces." Jiang Baimian believes that it is still possible to investigate something in Gustburg.

In the beginning, Jiang Baimian wanted to start from the acquaintances of Smith's "rootless" team. After all, they could take on such a strange and dangerous mission that they had to go to the icefield in the spring. It was definitely not something that a stranger could do. Yes, but later, Jiang Baimian gave up this idea again, because "acquaintances" can be created, whether it is "tampering with memory" or "reasoning clowns", it can be done easily.

In the end, she decided to start with the source of the corresponding materials.

Those goods are not affected by the Awakened's abilities.

The second is whether Shang Jianyao's father's old-fashioned team has been to Gustburg, the closest human gathering point to Konimis~www.readwn.com~ to see what information they have obtained here, or have revealed order something.

Jiang Baimian retorted Shang Jianyao angrily and hilariously:

"Our priority now is to find a place to recharge, and the investigation has to be at the back!"

Shang Jianyao immediately agreed:

"Yeah, Lao Ge hasn't taught me how to dance for the past two days, just to save electricity."

He did what he said, and soon found a hotel called Fire and Iron on the street near the exit.

As soon as he entered the door, Shang Jianyao with flaxen hair asked the man at the front desk:

"Do your hotel rooms have charging ports?

"Will there be frequent power outages here?"

"Coming from the south?" The man was stunned for two seconds before asking.

He was young, only in his twenties, about the same height as Jiang Baimian, with blonde hair and blue eyes, and good facial features, but he didn't have any temperament.

"How did you know?" Shang Jianyao opened his eyes wide and looked curious.

The man laughed:

"From your accent."

Shang Jianyao's Honghe language has a certain "prime city" characteristics, which is more similar to the southernmost accent of the "White Knights".

"Oh." Shang Jianyao suddenly realized.

The man glanced at the four of them and Genava, who was pretending to be an ordinary robot, and said confidently:

"Don't worry, we don't have much else in Gerstburg, just a lot of coal, iron, and thermal power plants!

"If you choose the most advanced suite, the electricity bill is included in the room rate, so you don't need to pay it separately."

Shang Jian Yao was shocked:

"real?"

"Really, we can sign the contract." The man nodded solemnly.

Thinking of the large number of high-performance batteries that need to be recharged in the group, a thought suddenly flashed in Long Yuehong's mind:

And such a good thing?