Hearing Jiang Baimian’s sigh, Bai Chen, who was driving, replied thoughtfully:
“Zhang Jiu seeing the dragon?”
“That ‘Advanced Mindless’ might have some connection with the ‘Mirage Dragon Cult’?”
“Yes.” Jiang Baimian nodded slightly. “I can now preliminarily determine that the illusions created by that ‘Advanced Mindless’ are based on his own knowledge, experience, and insights, and have nothing to do with our memories and emotions. At most, he will make some adjustments based on the target’s reactions. For example, if you are watching a horror movie and therefore appear frightened, the illusion that the ‘Advanced Mindless’ creates for you might develop in that direction.”
Speaking of this, she turned to look at Long Yuehong and Shang Jianyao, and joked:
“Otherwise, what the ‘Mountain Fox’ bandit group saw in the illusion wouldn’t be distorted monsters, starving beasts, and common ‘Mindless,’ but rather us, full of aggression.
“Well, I don’t rule out the possibility that they are lying about this, but I don’t think they need to: everyone is barely in the same boat now. If we don’t solve that ‘Advanced Mindless’ quickly, everyone might die, unless, unless they have been controlled and have begun to act as accomplices.”
Shang Jianyao shook his head upon hearing this:
“He didn’t lie.”
“Didn’t you say you couldn’t use your ability?” Jiang Baimian asked back, amused.
Why are you so sure?
Shang Jianyao answered truthfully:
“Although he kills, robs, and rapes, and deserves to be hanged, he is a polite person.”
“…” At that moment, Long Yuehong didn’t even know where to begin his吐槽.
Wasn't that guy’s politeness taught by you? Just as Jiang Baimian was about to scold him jokingly, something in her pocket buzzed and vibrated.
She then took out an electronic product the size of her palm.
Its front was a black LCD screen with a picture of two robots leaning against each other flashing on it.
This was a cell phone.
In Tarnan, because "Mechanical Paradise" had set up base stations and established relevant departments, it was possible to directly use this kind of communication tool.
Of course, the four cell phones that Genava distributed to the "Old Task Force" were all "Mechanical Paradise" self-produced models, not repaired remnants of the Old World.
——This Tarnan Town Mayor and Robot Guard Captain probably also knew that the "Advanced Mindless" could interfere with electromagnetic signals to create illusions that could affect robots, but it felt that it couldn't give up contact between the teams responsible for each defense zone just because of a minor problem.
You can’t just rely on shouting for communication, right?
Voices can also be distorted and tampered with!
When the mission is completed, participants can choose to return the phones, or they can keep them as part of their reward.
The only problem is that once you leave Tarnan, the main function of the phone is basically scrapped and it can only be used as a small computer to read novels and play small games.
——Even if you go to places like Wildgrass City, which also have base stations, you have to register with the relevant departments and get permission before you can talk again.
Although Jiang Baimian had never used a cell phone before, she had a good brain and accumulated experience with other electronic products. After tinkering for a few minutes, she roughly figured out how to answer the phone, make calls, read novels, and play games.
At this time, she slid her thumb and brought the phone to her ear:
“Hello.”
“This is Genava.” A mellow baritone with a slight synthetic feel came from the other end of the phone.
Jiang Baimian asked with a smile:
“Any good news?”
“Yes.” Genava gave an affirmative reply.
Yes… Jiang Baimian clenched her other hand into a fist in an instant and waved it gently.
Noticing her reaction, Shang Jianyao turned his body and extended his right hand to Long Yuehong.
Long Yuehong was stunned for a moment and didn’t want to show that he understood this lunatic very well.
However, under Shang Jianyao’s insistent gaze, he still stretched out his right hand and slapped it against the other party’s.
At this time, Genava’s subsequent words also entered Jiang Baimian’s ears:
“Just now, ‘Source Brain’ gave a reply:
“Once this matter is resolved and you have made corresponding contributions, you can use the phone to ask him the questions you want to ask, with a time limit of five minutes.”
Shang Jianyao, who was eavesdropping on the phone next to Jiang Baimian’s head, gasped:
“This is so difficult. How can we come up with a full five minutes of questions?”
“…” Genava on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment and said, “This includes the answers.”
“That’s too short.” Shang Jianyao didn’t feel ashamed for misunderstanding at all.
Jiang Baimian even had the feeling that Genava had been tricked by Shang Jianyao’s "rhetoric."
“…” Genava was silent again before saying, “This was decided by ‘Source Brain.’ I can’t budge.”
“Anyway, thank you!” Jiang Baimian felt quite good because the main mission had made significant progress.
“Thank you.” Shang Jianyao followed suit.
Jiang Baimian hung up the phone, put it away, and said with a smile:
“This is strange.
“Why doesn’t ‘Source Brain’ agree to a meeting request, and the attitude is extremely strong, but it doesn’t reject phone calls?”
This was her usual heuristic question.
“Because ‘Source Brain’ has something special, and meeting will cause secrets to leak?” Long Yuehong was now considered an experienced and knowledgeable ruin hunter.
“What’s so special about an intelligent supercomputer? At least it’s hard to tell from the outside, right?” Jiang Baimian asked back.
Long Yuehong was immediately a little speechless, while Shang Jianyao said with a smile:
“Maybe it’s not a supercomputer, but a person.”
“Then he can talk to us with the appearance of a supercomputer, and hide himself very, very far away, not afraid of being sensed.” Jiang Baimian retorted along Shang Jianyao’s line of thought.
Long Yuehong was confused:
“Then what’s the difference between communicating by phone?”
“There’s no difference.” Jiang Baimian laughed. “So it’s very strange.”
At this time, Bai Chen said after deliberating:
“If ‘Source Brain’ agrees to meet, where would the meeting be?”
Jiang Baimian nodded slightly:
“‘Source Brain’ should be unable to move, at least not easily moved.
“So, the meeting must be us going to the city where ‘Mechanical Paradise’ headquarters is located.”
Hearing this, Long Yuehong suddenly understood:
“Team Leader, do you mean that the city, the headquarters of ‘Mechanical Paradise,’ has a secret?”
“Almost.” Jiang Baimian said with a smile, “I’m very curious. What kind of secret would a city that mainly produces various robots need to be specially covered up…”
While they were discussing, the jeep drove outside the Hunter’s Guild.
——The arrangement of the defense zone was the responsibility of the local Guild President, Gu Bo.
Compared to Genava, who had only been assigned to Tarnan for a few years, Gu Bo, who had lived and fought here for more than forty years, was obviously more familiar with the surrounding environment. Therefore, Genava, who had collected a stomach full of data and felt that he had no problems in this regard, ultimately did not take on everything himself and fully trusted these "professionals."
Hunter's Guild, second floor, outside Room 1.
Jiang Baimian looked at the two mirrors, one high and one low, hanging on the reddish-brown wooden door, and said with a slight movement of her lips:
"I feel like Tarnan's folk customs have changed overnight..."
Everyone carries a mirror, every household hangs a mirror.
Knock, knock, knock.
Shang Jianyao politely knocked on the door.
Gu Bo’s voice then came out:
“Come in.”
He was still wearing that black woolen clothing, holding a silver thermos cup, his thin and small body shrunk in a high-backed chair.
Seeing Jiang Baimian and the others come in and sit down, Gu Bo tidied his white and sparse hair and said with a smile:
"Fortunately, I didn't offend you before, otherwise I would have really been beaten up."
Jiang Baimian had not personally experienced the conversation between Long Yuehong, Bai Chen, and Gu Bo, and had only heard the main points afterwards. Hearing this, she was a little confused as to what was going on, so she could only ask with a smile:
"How so?"
Gu Bo took a sip of the water in the thermos cup and replied with a smile:
"Your performance last night was beyond my expectations.
“Being in the area most severely affected by the illusion, not only were you all fine, but you also allowed so many people to survive. Could you have done this without some ability?”
Before, at Tarnan General Hospital, Jiang Baimian and the others had learned about the specific casualties.
They said that besides the people from the "Mountain Fox" bandit group, only two townspeople who had been shot died from excessive blood loss, and the others were fine.
Compared to the tragic situation of Zhang Jiu’s ruin hunter team, where only he survived, this was really as good as it could get.
"What does this have to do with us beating you up?" Shang Jianyao's thoughts were not on Gu Bo's hidden praise at all, and he just wanted to figure out this question.
Amidst Long Yuehong’s coughs, Gu Bo was momentarily speechless.
After a few seconds, he forced a smile:
“Just saying something playful, young man, don’t be so serious.”
“I see…” Shang Jianyao was obviously a little disappointed.
Jiang Baimian followed up on this topic and said with a casual smile:
“Guild President Gu, you’re such an amazing person, are you still afraid of us beating you up?”
“No, no, no.” Gu Bo shook his head. “I’m just an ordinary person. I didn’t even realize I was in an illusion last night.”
Speaking of this, he looked around and said with a chuckle:
“There are many powerful people on this grey earth, but they are also limited, and you can’t just meet them casually.
“When I and that old woman Musha were young, we were considered the top of the ordinary people. We were okay in terms of experience, knowledge, marksmanship, physical fitness, and combat ability. That’s how we survived until now and got a hunter identity.
“Actually, if we went somewhere else, we would have died silently. Fortunately, Tarnan is relatively safe, and the dangers of the surrounding ruins are not that great. If there are serious problems, the Robot Guards will be there to handle it.”
As he spoke, Gu Bo picked up his thermos cup again and took a sip:
“We didn’t catch up with the good times back then. It wasn’t even easy to get enough to eat. Unlike now, who knows when smuggled gene modification fluids will come over, and there are opportunities to modify mechanical arms.
“Can’t compare to you, can’t compare.”
His last half of the sentence was said while looking at the four members of the "Old Task Force," with an expression of being born at the wrong time.
Jiang Baimian didn’t pick up on this topic and instead asked:
“Guild President Gu, how long have you been a ruin hunter?”
“When I first started, there wasn’t even a Hunter’s Guild yet.” Gu Bo replied with a smile.
Just as he finished speaking, Shang Jianyao asked before Jiang Baimian could open his mouth:
“Do you know a hunter named Du Heng?”
ps: Asking for monthly tickets at the beginning of the month~