Embers Ad Infinitum

After hearing Shang Jianyao's question, Du Heng was silent for a few seconds and said:

"So be it."

His answer was quite vague, completely different from his previous behavior of being a teacher.

Thinking of what Du Heng had said in the ruins of Marsh No. 1, that if he wanted to know similar important information, he needed to exchange information of equal value, Jiang Baimian's mouth that he had planned to ask closed again.

Shang Jianyao thought seriously for a few seconds and asked shamelessly:

"Who is Xiao Chong?"

Du Heng smiled and said:

"Actually, I'm not that clear. I've lost a lot of memories. I only know that one of my goals in life is to find him, and he is very dangerous and may be involved in some secrets of the old world."

"I have a way to retrieve your memory!" Shang Jianyao volunteered.

Regarding this point, Long Yuehong and Bai Chen are relatively confident. After all, the "Old Tune Group" has the "Destiny Pearl".

Du Heng glanced at them and chuckled:

"It's useless, unless you can find someone who has truly entered the 'New World' and is awakened in the 'Bodhi' realm to use 'Destiny Passage'."

Can you guess this? Jiang Baimian was surprised for a while.

When she was talking about Di Marco, she only briefly mentioned what this awakened person had done, and was as vague as possible in terms of his abilities.

Based on only a few words from this part of the experience, combined with Shang Jianyao's performance just now, Du Heng guessed that the "Old Tune Team" had items in hand that could be used to use the "Fate Link".

In this regard, Jiang Baimian could only sigh with emotion: He is indeed a mysterious and powerful person.

Shang Jianyao was not angry at being slighted, and asked doubtfully:

"Did you have your memory deleted by the awakened ones from the 'Last Man' realm?"

"Probably not." Du Heng's tone was not so sure.

The topic reached a dead end until Jiang Baimian turned to ask:

"How dangerous is Xiao Chong?"

Du Heng pondered for a moment, then laughed and said:

"To be honest, he and I have never met face to face until now.

"Well... there are various indications that his danger level exceeds your imagination. If this city didn't have so many awakened people at the 'spiritual corridor' level, he might be able to destroy this place."

Humanoid nuclear bomb? Jiang Baimian's eyebrows moved slightly.

Shang Jianyao laughed out loud:

"Fortunately, he only likes to play games and doesn't like to go out."

Du Heng did not continue this topic, but followed what the "Old Tune Group" had shared before and talked about the various experiences he had experienced during his journey.

"That sect is really interesting. Based on some items and materials excavated from the ruins of the city, combined with the worship of Zhi Sui, they have derived a very, very interesting set of teachings." Du Heng smelled the increasingly rich grilled fish. Fragrance, while talking loudly, "They regard barbells and sandbags as sacred objects, as proof that they have worshiped their own age in the old world. They exercise hard every day. Their slogans are 'Only the body will not let you down' and 'Muscles come first. ', 'Only a strong body can help you open the door to a new world'..."

Fitness god? Such a word suddenly appeared in Jiang Baimian's mind.

Then, she thought of Major Ducasse of the city defense army.

This officer was crazy about muscles.

Shang Jianyao didn't care about anything else and asked directly:

“What is their sacrament?”

"High-protein foods and drinks similar to Old World protein powder are regarded as gifts from the gods." Du Heng chuckled, "They worship the 'Twisted Shadow' of April Zhi Sui."

"From a practical point of view, their teachings are actually more practical than those of many sects." Bai Chen gave his opinion after listening for a while.

Jiang Baimian then laughed and said:

“No matter what angle you look at, there’s nothing wrong with keeping fit.”

"So they have many followers, especially in the army and among ruin hunters." Du Heng nodded, "A good body, coupled with the accompanying good skills and good marksmanship, are really a major factor in the survival of the dust. magic weapon."

The army... Jiang Baimian nodded thoughtfully.

Long Yuehong couldn't help but interjected:

“It’s not that many people don’t want to exercise, they just don’t have the conditions.”

If you don't eat enough and drink enough, exercising will only harm yourself.

"For example..." Shang Jianyao laughed, but did not name him.

Long Yuehong knew that she couldn't answer this sentence. The first time she answered it, she would definitely say, "Hey, I am only 1.75 meters tall after genetic modification..."

He closed his mouth and waited for Du Heng to answer.

Du Heng smiled self-deprecatingly:

"I don't know exactly how they develop followers, but they should give them some food regularly."

This is the biggest tool for preaching in the dust... Jiang Baimian nodded lightly.

After talking about this organization called "Sacred Body Cult", Du Heng talked about his experiences in different places. He even went to a place where the "Holy Desire" sect and the "Transcendent Spirituality" sect controlled each side, forming a confrontation. The "Spiritual Island" is also what many people call the "Bliss Island".

It is suitable for growing fruits, cannabis and other things, and has mature supporting industries in exchange for various supplies.

After listening, Shang Jianyao suddenly asked:

"Have you been to the Salvation Army?"

"I've been there," Du Heng said with a smile. "It's not really that unique there, but the people's mental outlook may be different, and there are two extremes..."

As soon as he said this, the chef grilled the fish, separated the skin, steak, meat, etc., and brought it to them.

The rich fragrance made everyone take a deep breath.

Pretended by Gnawa.

"It's ready to eat." Du Heng took the lead in forking a piece of fish steak, half closing his eyes, and took a bite.

Shang Jianyao went straight to a piece of fish skin. It was a combination of those seasonings and had its own uniqueness. The two together made people secrete saliva like crazy and leave a fragrant mouthfeel.

This meal was a feast for the guests and the host, and even Gnawa was filled with several batteries.

When the 'Old Tune Group' bid farewell to Du Heng, the sky was completely dark, and the number of pedestrians on the road was hurried, many times more than in the afternoon.

"It's a pity that I didn't leave any contact information." It was not just Shang Jianyao who regretted it, but also Jiang Baimian.

Du Heng neither had a mobile phone connected to the First City Network nor gave an address or telegraph frequency band. Facing the inquiry from the "Old Tune Team", he just waved his hand coolly, turned around, walked into the crowd, and disappeared around the corner.

Hearing this, Gennava "thought" for a while and said:

"You want to get his help?"

...Don't put it so bluntly... Also, when did you learn the word "rub"? Jiang Baimian's expression almost froze on his face.

The most important thing this rotten robot should learn is to be humane!

Hey, I would have known that Shang Jianyao would be left feeling emotional... Jiang Baimian couldn't help but look to the side.

Shang Jianyao said seriously:

"As long as Xiao Chong is still in the First City, sooner or later we will meet Teacher Du Heng again.

"When the time comes, I will learn from him how to make myself look mysterious."

"...I hope." Jiang Baimian sighed and said to Long Yuehong and Bai Chen, "Go back separately."

This time the destination is one of the safe houses.

…………

Seeing that the time was almost up, the "old tune team" turned on the radio transceiver.

This is waiting for the "United Industries" arms dealer Lehman to give the time and place for the transaction.

——Terrance from the "Black Shirt Party" has already given Shang Jianyao a reply, saying that it is indeed difficult to raise such a huge amount of funds, but supplies of equivalent value can be attached.

They can charge no interest, provided sufficient collateral is given.

Jiang Baimian's plan is to mortgage the old military exoskeleton device first, and then change it to a new type of robotic arm after the transaction is completed. Since that thing won't be used for a while, it can be placed in Terence first. There, I and others slowly pay off the debt.

Shang Jianyao proposed using Gnawa as a mortgage, but Terrence rejected it without hesitation.

Now that everything was ready, they wasted no time and went to the specific safe house to contact Lehman, and then waited for a reply at the agreed time.

After a long time, a signal came in from the radio transceiver.

While receiving, Jiang Baimian relied on the auxiliary chip to quickly and simply decode.

As soon as the first word was translated, her eyelids jumped.

That is:

"Help!"

Jiang Baimian sped up the progress and quickly completed the translation of the entire telegram:

"Help! 55 Kornet Street."

After seeing the contents of the telegram, Long Yuehong blurted out:

"Is Lehman in danger?"