"Old Task Force" was located in a safe house in the Olive Green District.

Jiang Baimian finished sending the telegram, and let out a long sigh of relief, saying:

"We can prepare to depart."

She had already reported the team's gains during this period to the company, partly to apply for subsequent funding, and partly to hope that the company could provide clues to crack the "virtual world."

With the backing of a large force, not knowing how to utilize the organization would be simply foolish!

Perhaps other "Pangu Biology" field personnel had encountered similar situations in the past and accumulated some experience?

"I didn't expect that after all this, we still have to go to the Northern Shore Mountains to find that white wolf." Long Yuehong said with a sigh.

For the current "Old Task Force," searching for the white giant wolf had triple significance:

First, it was the most lucrative mission from the Hunters Guild recently, and as long as they could complete it, the "Old Task Force" could repay most of their debts.

Second, the Nightmare Mare was likely to be in the white giant wolf's activity area.

Third, the relic hunter who knew about the Mirror Church's intelligence was in the Northern Shore Mountains, hunting down this white giant wolf. Shang Jianyao had already asked about his name, age, and appearance.

Under such circumstances, Jiang Baimian finally decided to take on this mission and take a trip to the Northern Shore Mountains.

Anyway, they had experience dealing with Qiao Chu and wouldn't be at a loss.

More importantly, they now had Genava, a new member who wasn't afraid of "charm."

Others were immune to persuasion, but he was immune to salt but not oil, and nothing else either.

"This is the arrangement of fate." Shang Jianyao responded to Long Yuehong's sigh with a smile.

Long Yuehong rationally abandoned the impulse to "discuss" this topic and instead said:

"But we also have to prepare in advance, just like we did when dealing with Qiao Chu."

Jiang Baimian and Bai Chen then looked at Shang Jianyao.

Shang Jianyao smiled and said:

"This is simple, even simpler than the Qiao Chu case. As long as we deepen our understanding of 'People cannot, or at least should not,' we can resist it."

"But how can this be accomplished with 'Reasoning Clown'? Doesn't 'Reasoning Clown' distort results? How can it deepen understanding?" Bai Chen asked.

Shang Jianyao smiled and said:

"Deepening itself is a kind of distortion."

He raised his finger at Long Yuehong:

"Start with you."

Long Yuehong hissed inwardly, hesitated for a moment, and said:

"Okay."

He then followed Shang Jianyao into the inner room, looking at him with vigilance.

"You can't do that. Too much vigilance will lead to poor results. Did you think you'd have a super-friendly relationship with that white giant wolf later?" Shang Jianyao joked with a smile. "I don't even know if there is reproductive isolation between distorted creatures and humans. If not, your child will become something like a liger in the future; so..."

The first sentence made Long Yuehong feel that this was a chat before the official start, so he listened quietly, looking for places to refute.

Listening and listening, his expression suddenly twisted, his face full of gloom, not knowing what kind of picture he had imagined.

"No! Absolutely not! Humans must have their own moral bottom line and cannot do this kind of thing! Pervert! Too perverted!" Long Yuehong said repeatedly.

Clap clap clap, Shang Jianyao applauded for him:

"Well said!

"You can go back now."

"Ah? It's over?" Long Yuehong looked dazed.

Shang Jianyao nodded:

"No need. You have a very strong moral consciousness and are good at self-management, so there is no need to deepen your understanding further."

"Is that so..." Long Yuehong glanced at Shang Jianyao, finding his face full of sincerity.

With a suspicious mindset, he returned to the outer living room, recalling every detail of what had just happened.

But no matter how he recalled, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

"Next." Shang Jianyao put one hand in his pocket and walked to the door separating the two rooms.

"I'll go." Jiang Baimian said to Bai Chen.

She quickly entered the room, closed the wooden door, and looked at Shang Jianyao with a smile, saying:

"You bullied Little Red again?"

"I haven't even used any strength." Shang Jianyao said with a sigh.

Jiang Baimian smiled and said with anticipation:

"Let's begin."

"Not in a hurry, let's chat for a while." Shang Jianyao said in a relaxed state.

Jiang Baimian raised her eyebrows:

"You want to add conditions while chatting to complete 'Reasoning'?

"Okay, I'll cooperate with you."

Shang Jianyao's expression suddenly became serious:

"I just want to discuss your views on love with you."

"Hmm?" Jiang Baimian made a nasal sound.

Shang Jianyao further said:

"A woman like you who combines beauty and wisdom..."

"Pfft." Jiang Baimian laughed out loud, "Don't be so exaggerated, get to the point."

"Really." Shang Jianyao was very serious, "You should have been doing scientific research before, and now you can fight tigers on the mountain and capture dragons in the sea. The most basic requirement for love is that both parties can have a common language, can communicate, can communicate, and can have resonance in mind and soul. No matter what, animals cannot possess human wisdom, cannot speak, cannot think about complex problems, let alone become idealists; so..."

Jiang Baimian listened with a gradually softening expression, nodding gently and saying:

"That's true. Creatures without wisdom can only be pets."

"Okay, you can go out, let Little Bai come in." Shang Jianyao laughed.

Jiang Baimian revealed a look of understanding, didn't ask, didn't think, turned around and opened the door, summoning Bai Chen over.

"What do you plan to say to convince me?" Bai Chen asked Shang Jianyao with some curiosity.

"I think it's possible for you to fall in love with an animal, as long as it stays with you and doesn't abandon you as a companion." Shang Jianyao gave a rare serious pre-assessment.

Bai Chen was silent for a few seconds, nodding almost imperceptibly:

"Maybe."

"So, let's talk about robots instead." Shang Jianyao pulled out a sunny smile.

In less than a minute, Bai Chen opened the door and went out, his expression as usual.

Shang Jianyao then looked at Genava eagerly:

"Old Ge, do you want to give it a try?"

"Sure." Genava was still very willing to try.

Then, Shang Jianyao failed shamelessly.

...

Because they already had three sets of military exoskeletons, the Old Task Force couldn't just drive one car, so they rented another off-road vehicle.

The two cars, one in front of the other, drove along the road they had taken to enter Initial City, towards the bridge leading to the Northern Shore Wastelands.

As soon as they got on the bridge, Jiang Baimian noticed something was wrong.

This time, not only did cars and people entering the city have to be inspected, but those leaving the city also needed to be.

In front of them, old and broken vehicles from the ruins were blocked there, undergoing careful searches by the City Defense Force soldiers at the bridgehead. It took several minutes to let one vehicle through.

"What's going on?" Jiang Baimian whispered.

Entering the wasteland to hunt distorted creatures was a rather dangerous thing, and with the current strength of the "Old Task Force," they couldn't take it lightly.

Therefore, they brought all their equipment, except for the mechanical arm that was mortgaged to the Blackshirts.

If they were inspected, three sets of military exoskeletons would be enough to cause a sensation, making them regarded as terrorists by the City Defense Force.

--In front of these controlled items, a man-portable rocket launcher was not worth mentioning.

"Catching the assassins' accomplices from the arena? Preventing them from escaping?" Shang Jianyao, who was stroking his chin, answered Jiang Baimian.

"Possibly." Jiang Baimian agreed.

With a sweep of her eyes, she suddenly saw a familiar figure.

It was a Red River person, with naturally curly black hair, dark brown skin, and a height of no more than 1.65 meters.

He was none other than Jiadi, who had wanted to rob the "Old Task Force" but was forced to help Shang Jianyao and others pass the city entry inspection.

At this time, Jiadi went to the side of the City Defense Force armored vehicle, talking and laughing with several soldiers.

"Go ask what's going on." Jiang Baimian instructed Shang Jianyao.

Shang Jianyao had long had this intention, excitedly pushed the door open, walked through the traffic, and headed towards Jiadi under the aim of a row of submachine guns.

Jiadi was also pleasantly surprised to see him, obviously still not free from the influence of the "Reasoning Clown."

He hurriedly said to several soldiers:

"My friend, my friend."

He then pulled Shang Jianyao aside.

"What happened?" Shang Jianyao asked straight to the point.

Jiadi subconsciously looked left and right:

"An assassination took place in the arena the day before yesterday, you know? Well, the murderer was caught on the spot and confessed his accomplices.

"Heh, you wouldn't have thought, would you? His accomplice turned out to be the one who caused the explosion in the citizen assembly case! And, and it is said that he is related to a certain faction in the military.

"To prevent him from escaping the city, now even leaving the city requires inspection."

"So...checking people, not checking contraband?" Shang Jianyao asked for confirmation.

Jiadi nodded:

"Yes, but if they are found incidentally, they have to be arrested.

"If you want to leave the city, wait two more days. I can't do anything now. It's very strict. There are officers watching."

As he spoke, he turned his body and pointed to the other side of the armored vehicle.

Not far away, a dark gray bulletproof command vehicle was parked, with a major sitting inside.

The major was wearing a gray military uniform, with short hair and eyes that were reddish-brown, muscular, and had a cold temperament. He was none other than Ducas, whom the Old Task Force knew.

A smile suddenly appeared on Shang Jianyao's face.

ps: It's the weekend, there is only one update