Embers Ad Infinitum

Although it felt strange to hear the word "companion" from an intelligent robot, Jiang Baimian could still understand it. After all, from what she had seen and heard so far, she could easily draw a conclusion:

In the "Mechanical Paradise", intelligent robots have a higher status than other robots, and their number is not too large.

Under this circumstance, it is normal for the status and "life and death" of the robot guard members to have a higher weight in Gnawa's core program.

"I understand." It was not Jiang Baimian who said this, but Shang Jianyao.

He looked like he was feeling the loss of his half-brother.

Jiang Baimian did not continue this topic and instead said:

"We also need you to provide more intelligence and corresponding permissions in order to comprehensively assess the risk of the mission and make a final decision whether to accept it or not."

Gennava walked back to the armchair, thought for a moment, and said in a rich baritone with a synthetic feel:

"Okay, what do you want to know?"

At this time, Long Yuehong finally thought clearly about what the team leader had just said, and suddenly felt that there seemed to be something wrong with it:

Even if Gnawa provided more information and granted corresponding permission, the "Old Adjustment Team" seemed to be able to refuse to accept the task and abandon the matter on the grounds that the risk was too high.

Isn't this just a blank slate?

Just by talking, you can get a lot of information without paying anything!

Of course, this is also reasonable if you think about it in reverse. Most ruin hunters will choose to stay away from missions with insufficient information. Therefore, when the client goes to the guild to release a mission, they are often required to provide details that meet the review requirements.

"Is there only one survivor? What did he say?" Jiang Baimian had already thought about what to ask and how to ask.

The blue light in Gennava's eyes flashed twice:

"Yes, there is only one survivor. His name is Zhang Jin, nicknamed Zhang Jiu, and he is a member of a team of relic hunters.

“They originally wanted to go to the southwestern mountains to hunt the wild beasts that were too hungry to survive the winter, but in the end, he was the only one who drove back.

"When he came back, he was covered in blood. He only said to the guard members at the Hedong intersection, 'There are high-level unintentional people' and then fainted. When he woke up, we found that there was something wrong with his mind. He only knew how to run wildly. He shouted, 'Everyone is dead,' 'Everyone is dead,' 'I killed him,' and 'I killed him,' but he couldn't ask for any details."

"Is there no other information?" Jiang Baimian asked.

"No more." Gennava shook the silver-black mechanical head.

"You only knew this bit of information, so you sent out the guards?" Jiang Baimian couldn't help but say.

Even the number of "higher mindless" is not clear, let alone details such as whether the opponent has human companions, what their specific abilities are, and whether they possess certain weapons.

Gennava was silent for a moment and said:

"We have experience in dealing with 'higher careless people'. In the past, there were many 'careless people' in the Chilar Mountains..."

These were wiped out by the robot guards.

Miraculously, Jiang Baimian, Long Yuehong and others actually heard a little guilt in Gnawa's words.

An intelligent robot actually simulated guilt...

"Okay." Jiang Baimian didn't say much.

This is not her subordinate, nor is she her boss. The relationship is not deep enough.

At this time, Shang Jianyao asked curiously:

"Why is he nicknamed Zhang Jiu?

"Because his mother gave birth to nine children and he was last?"

Gnawa opened and closed his mouth and said:

"No. It's because there are ten people in their team of ruin hunters. They are brothers and sisters sworn in accordance with ancient books. He is the second youngest among them."

This sounds a bit miserable. If it were me, I would collapse... Long Yuehong secretly "hissed".

None of the nine sworn brothers and sisters were left, and he himself went crazy.

Jiang Baimian then sighed and said:

"The permission we want is to see Zhang Jiu and see if we can get more information."

"Yes." Gennava expressed his understanding, "But there is little hope. We have used various methods, even using some very advanced machines, but we have not been able to hear other words from his mouth."

"How will you know if it doesn't work if you don't give it a try?" Jiang Baimian controlled himself and did not look at Shang Jianyao.

The "Old Mediation Team" has experts in interrogation, no, negotiation experts, no, communication experts!

Gnawa said nothing more, bent down, handwritten a permission letter, and drew a complex pattern consisting of signature, content, and encryption of key information.

Jiang Baimian felt that he could not match this level of anti-counterfeiting.

However, she was still a little confused:

"There should be a wireless network connection between you. Why don't you just send an electronic permit to the guard members guarding Zhang Jiu, attaching our photos?"

"This is a prescribed procedure, and no tricks can be used, otherwise it will be easy for people to exploit loopholes." Gnawa explained.

The creed of your intelligent robot is "procedural justice"? Jiang Baimian took the permission, took Shang Jianyao and others to say goodbye, and sat back in the jeep.

When Bai Chen started the car, she asked:

"What can you infer from the current intelligence?"

Shang Jianyao said immediately:

"Zhang Jiu probably didn't lie."

"Why do you say that?" Jiang Baimian asked.

Shang Jianyao responded sternly:

"A madman can't lie."

What kind of theory is this? Jiang Baimian spat angrily and funny.

Shang Jianyao immediately added:

"The 'Father' can let Zhang Jiu kill his companions by himself. The 'Advanced Heartless One' might have similar abilities."

"After Zhang Jiu woke up, he couldn't accept the truth and suffered a mental breakdown?" Long Yuehong followed, thinking this was the most reasonable explanation.

"It's possible." Jiang Baimian nodded lightly.

During the discussion, the "old team" returned to Hedong, but they did not rush to Tarnan General Hospital. Instead, they went to the Hunter Guild first to see if anyone else had more information.

Entering the hall, they glanced around and discovered that a team of ruin hunters had already taken over the investigation task.

"Who picked up?" Jiang Baimian stopped a hunter and asked.

This is so confident!

The hunter glanced at her and smiled unconsciously:

"It's an outside team. The leader has a little half of his head made of metal."

"The handsome guy's companion!" Shang Jianyao said happily.

Jiang Baimian nodded and thought of who it was.

This should be the team of ruin hunters who alerted them to the presence of "Higher Heartless" at the water replenishment point in the Chilar Mountains.

Well, survivors can not only choose Tarnan, but also escape to different places in Chilar Mountain... That person said at the time that several teams of ruin hunters paid heavy casualties... From this point of view, when encountering "high-level" It is not only Zhang Jiu and his team who are "unintentional", but also other ruin hunters. These people may have more and more critical information... The team that reminded us has obviously encountered other survivors and knows some details, so they dare Accepting this task... Of course, we do not rule out the possibility that they are extremely powerful and confident... Jiang Baimian's thoughts turned around and he figured out a line.

She asked the confused passerby:

"What about the outside team?"

"We have already set off and entered the mountains." The passerby replied truthfully.

After asking around again, the "old investigation team" couldn't get any more information, so they had to drive to the north side of Binhe Avenue and turned towards Tarnan General Hospital.

Outside Zhang Jiu's ward, there was a member of the robot guard wearing a dark green uniform standing tall and straight.

Jiang Baimian explained his intention and handed Gnawa's handwritten permission to the other party.

The member of the robot guard's eyes flashed with blue light as he scanned the complex symbols on the paper.

There was a beeping sound, and it nodded and said:

"Approved, no problem, you can go in."

How convenient... Long Yuehong admired secretly.

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In the ward, Zhang Jiu, who was not actually very old, was huddled on the bed, wrapped in a thick white quilt, shivering, and his eyes were extremely scattered, as if there was no focus.

Although it is still winter, his performance is really exaggerated.

Jiang Baimian winked directly at Shang Jianyao, stopped at the door, and closed the door behind his back.

Shang Jianyao walked over and sat beside the bed. Zhang Jiu, whose stubble was becoming more and more obvious, hurriedly shrank into a corner, showing an obvious stress reaction.

"Don't be nervous, look..." Shang Jianyao laughed, "You are a human, and I am a human too; you are a relic hunter, and I am also a relic hunter; so..."

Because Zhang Jiu could understand human speech and knew how to answer questions, Jiang Baimian judged that the "reasoning clown" could have a certain effect.

As for what you can ask from a crazy person after it works, that's another matter.

After Zhang Jiu listened to Shang Jianyao's words in a daze, his body gradually relaxed and he stopped shaking so violently.

"You, are you Wang Da?" he asked hesitantly and a little excitedly.

Jiang Baimian, Long Yuehong, and Bai Chen were stunned for a moment, and then they realized who Wang Da was.

After they figured it out, they felt a certain sense of sadness coming over them.

"Yes." Shang Jianyao nodded lightly and asked straight to the point, "Why do you want to kill them?"

"I..." Zhang Jiu paused and his voice became a little higher, "I didn't, I didn't! Wang Da, listen to my explanation, I, I was just killing monsters!"

As he spoke, he fell silent, and then laughed until tears flowed from his eyes:

"Haha, yes, it was me who killed them! It was me, it was me!"

Shang Jianyao raised his right hand and made a pressing gesture:

"Besides monsters, what else did you see?"

Zhang Jiu calmed down a little, and his eyes slowly became a little dull, as if he was stuck in the memory of slow-motion playback frame by frame.

Suddenly, he shook his messy black hair and blurted out:

"Yes, there is a dragon!"

The sound echoed in the room, as if it had some kind of resonance.