Wang Fugui had similar experience, or is it that someone is backing him? Jiang Baimian's eyes flickered slightly, deliberately showing that she was thinking about what he said.
Seeing this, Wang Fugui smiled and said:
"I know that you must be hesitant to make a decision for a while. It doesn't matter, you can come to me whenever you are ready."
"If we decide not to take this risk, should we notify you?" Shang Jianyao asked very sincerely.
But his question made Wang Fugui feel choked.
"It's up to you." Wang Fugui kept smiling.
Shang Jianyao interrupted before Jiang Baimian could speak and asked in confusion:
"But if we keep waiting to tell you that we want to give up this adventure, won't you keep waiting, until autumn, until next year?"
Before Wang Fugui could respond, he added:
"You said yourself that we can find you whenever we are ready."
Jiang Baimian easily understood what Shang Jianyao meant by adding this sentence:
It's not that I'm deliberately picking a fight, it's that you didn't make it clear and left a loophole.
On the other side, Long Yuehong almost laughed out loud, feeling the joy of finally not being the only one "argued" by Shang Jianyao.
He turned his head and glanced at Bai Chen, and found that this companion also had a faint smile on his face.
Wang Fugui opened his mouth and slowly exhaled.
He immediately said:
"I didn't consider this issue. Three days, if you don't reply within three days, we will set off on our own."
"Wette and the others also agreed to continue exploring the Wasteland 13 Ruins?" Jiang Baimian asked with some surprise.
Wang Fugui sighed with a smile:
"People die for wealth, and birds die for food. Wette is determined to earn some 'compensation' for his dead companions and is willing to take a risk.
"And the other two are lone hunters. They are quite capable and have some confidence in themselves.
"Well, Wette also has a certain strength, maybe not worse than others."
He said these sentences in Ashlands language.
Bai Chen wanted to interrupt, but didn't say anything in the end.
Jiang Baimian pondered slightly and said:
"We'll give you an answer by tomorrow at the latest."
"Looking forward to good news." Wang Fugui smiled, "With you guys, we will feel much more at ease."
Speaking of this, he paused and said:
"However, your robots and military exoskeletons cannot be brought."
These are essentially electrical appliances, and they are precise, with core components related to circuits.
As for Xue Shiyue's high-voltage current device, he wasn't sure if it counted.
"Understood." Jiang Baimian replied concisely.
Watching Wang Fugui leave, she turned to look at the other members of the group:
"What are your opinions?"
Long Yuehong was about to say, "There's no need to take this risk. Even if we do, we have to apply for support from the company," Shang Jianyao had already said:
"This is both our ruin hunter mission and may be related to our main goal, and we also have important information to avoid danger, why not go?"
The relic hunter mission refers to capturing that white wolf, alive or dead.
Jiang Baimian then looked at Bai Chen.
Bai Chen was silent for two seconds and said:
"Before joining the company, my answer to similar things was 'no need to take risks when there is no need to take risks'. But now, with such a big organization behind us, it seems we can be a little bolder."
Jiang Baimian smiled:
"The company's power doesn't extend here."
She turned to Long Yuehong and said:
"What's your opinion?"
Two people have already agreed, and the team leader seems to be very interested. If I object again, wouldn't it make me look timid? Long Yuehong muttered and said, weighing his words:
"I think we can send another telegram to the company to see if we can apply for any help."
"Okay." Jiang Baimian immediately agreed, and finally asked Genaver, "What are your thoughts?"
Genaver immediately felt that as an artificial intelligence, he had integrated into the team and gained respect, and nodded with satisfaction:
"I'll be on the periphery to respond, there won't be any danger, it mainly depends on your choice."
Jiang Baimian said "hmm":
"Then it's preliminarily determined to go, I'll send another telegram to the company."
This time, "Pangu Biology" replied quickly:
"Be careful in everything."
"..." Except for Shang Jianyao and Genaver, several members of the "Old Task Force" were speechless for a while.
Is the company too stingy?
Huff, Jiang Baimian breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as if to comfort herself:
"It seems that the company really wants us to go, they didn't even try to dissuade us."
Would you listen if we dissuaded you? Long Yuehong muttered in his heart.
However, he felt that the team leader would probably listen, but Shang Jianyao might not.
After a brief silence, Jiang Baimian continued:
"Then let's make a preliminary arrangement. Old Ge, you stay in the cave to watch the equipment and be ready to respond. Little Bai, Little Hong..."
Before she could finish speaking, Bai Chen interrupted her:
"I'll go with you.
"Wang Fugui and the others have four people. If they encounter something tempting enough and choose to turn against us, you will have too few people."
Moreover, it was still inside the Wasteland 13 Ruins, which are full of crises.
Seeing that Bai Chen had stated his position, Jiang Baimian said "hmm" and looked at Long Yuehong:
"You with Old Ge?"
Long Yuehong's mind was racing, and he said with a straight face:
"Old Ge doesn't need looking after, I should follow the main force."
Jiang Baimian was silent for two seconds and said:
"Okay."
Bai Chen then said:
"Does the auxiliary chip in your biological prosthetic limb need to be processed?"
To prevent Wu Meng from exerting influence.
"No need, it's directly connected to the nerves and has a special mechanism that doesn't go through circuits in the conventional sense." Jiang Baimian replied with some certainty, "Most importantly, there are tissue structures around it that store bioelectricity, which can effectively block external signals."
The next day, the "Old Task Force" informed Wang Fugui of their decision.
The two sides agreed to prepare for another two days and set off at dawn the day after tomorrow.
…………
In the blink of an eye, the agreed date arrived. The five members of the "Old Task Force" successively sorted out their personal affairs before dawn.
Seeing that there was about an hour before departure, Jiang Baimian smiled and said to Bai Chen:
"Let's drive the car to the gate first, so we don't have to queue up when the time comes."
As soon as it dawns, relic hunters will be busy going in and out.
Because the road was a bit congested, the "Old Task Force" chose to detour in the opposite direction and slowly passed the back of the castle.
At this moment, Shang Jianyao pointed to a corner on the east side and said with a smile:
"Wang Fugui."
Jiang Baimian looked up and saw Wang Fugui, thin, dark, and wearing his unchanging clothes, standing there, facing the slightly reddish sky, not knowing what he was doing.
In fact, Wang Fugui could not directly see where the sun rose, because the castle walls blocked his view.
Suddenly, Wang Fugui raised his hands and made a gesture similar to spreading his wings, but a little different.
Then, he moved his hands and feet from time to time, with a strange rhythm, posing in various inexplicable poses.
"He's dancing..." Shang Jianyao's face showed appreciation.
"It doesn't look like dancing..." Jiang Baimian frowned slightly and said, "It's closer to shamanistic dancing, or some kind of ritual of a certain religion?"
After waiting for a few minutes, Wang Fugui finished that set of movements and turned to walk towards the side door of the main castle building.
"You guys, so early?" He saw Jiang Baimian and others.
"Were you dancing just now?" Shang Jianyao lowered the car window, stuck his head out, and asked instead of answering.
He looked excited.
Wang Fugui was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and smiled:
"No.
"It's a set of calisthenics.
"I found it in an old-world city ruin. There are several sets, called Young Eagle Takes Off, The Times Are Calling... Well, the names may not be accurate, and many poses have been lost. I've added some myself.
"I use them to exercise, and the effect is not bad."
"..." Jiang Baimian, who was well-read, held back her laughter.
She then looked at Shang Jianyao and found that this guy was not only not disappointed, but also eager to try.
"Ahem." After glaring at Shang Jianyao, Jiang Baimian said to Wang Fugui, "See you at the gate."
"Okay." Wang Fugui didn't waste any time and quickly entered the main building.
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At dawn, the two teams, a total of eight humans and one artificial intelligence, drove away from the Forward Camp and arrived at the cave they had been to before.
Although they weren't as cautious as last time, scouting every distance with remote control vehicles, they still proceeded step by step, not rashly, not aggressively.
At about 10 a.m., they saw the open metal gate in the distance.
"Leave all the electrical appliances behind." Wang Fugui ordered.
"Let Genaver watch over them." Jiang Baimian took the initiative to suggest.
The electrical appliances carried by the lone hunter team were nothing more than walkie-talkies and the like, so they weren't too worried and handed them directly to Genaver.
Only Shang Jianyao reluctantly took out the small speaker, held Genaver's hand, and said:
"You must take good care of it!
"Don't let it bump into anything."
"...No problem." Genaver replied after a moment of silence.
After dealing with the electrical appliances on their bodies, the four humans of the "Old Task Force" quickly armed themselves.
Jiang Baimian carried the "Death" individual combat rocket launcher on her back, the "Joint 202" and "Ice Moss" in her waist, and the "Short Neck" submachine gun. Shang Jianyao had the "Tyrant" grenade launcher behind him, the "Berserker" assault rifle in his hand, and the same on his waist as Jiang Baimian.
Bai Chen carried his usual "Orange" rifle, the "Short Neck" submachine gun, Long Yuehong had the "Berserker" assault rifle in his hand, and the flamethrower on his back. As for the pistols, they were all standard.
——Two "Short Necks" and that simple version of the flamethrower were extra things that the "Old Task Force" prepared these two days, exchanged for with some spoils of war.
The four people on Wang Fugui's side were about the same, all fully armed.
At this time, Jiang Baimian also knew the name of the remaining relic hunter.
He was called Fars, with blond hair and blue eyes, and his height was considered good among relic hunters, as tall as Long Yuehong.
"Let's go." Jiang Baimian looked around and said.
The group of eight people immediately walked slowly along the passage towards the double metal door leading to the Wasteland 13 Ruins.
The outside light was just right, and what caught the eye was a large area of weeds that were clearer than at night.