Lei Man leaned forward slightly, clasped his hands together, and said slowly, choosing each word carefully:
"I have some friends in Redstone Town, and they heard about your exploits last night."
He didn't dare to say directly that the entire Redstone Town knew you had taken down a powerful Awakened. Can something everyone knows be called a secret?
Jiang Bai Mian didn't continue this topic and instead asked:
"Mr. Lei Man, what brings you to us?"
Lei Man said somewhat nervously:
"I would like to commission you for a mission. It will be a bit dangerous, but rest assured, it will definitely be issued through the Hunter's Guild, and subject to their review and supervision."
Jiang Bai Mian thought for a few seconds, a mischievous smile appearing behind her mask:
"Does this mission have anything to do with the cause of the Old World's destruction?"
"..." Lei Man was blank for a moment, and shook his head after a long while, "It shouldn't."
Shang Jian Yao followed up:
"Then does it have anything to do with the outbreak of 'Heartless Disease'?"
Ho, quite in sync... Jiang Bai Mian praised in her heart.
Lei Man couldn't keep up with the two Ruin Hunters' train of thought at all, and replied somewhat dazedly:
"No."
He heard that the more powerful the Awakened, the more unstable their mental state, or they had very strange quirks.
Could these two be like that?
Is that how they managed to take down that powerful Awakened?
Jiang Bai Mian suppressed a smile and said solemnly:
"We don't accept just any mission, I'm sorry."
Lei Man immediately understood that the two questions just now were excuses for refusal.
He was a little annoyed, feeling that they were making fun of him.
Of course, as a smuggler, gauging the strength of the enemy was an instinct. After a little thought, he gave up his anger and said regretfully:
"What a pity, the reward would have been very generous."
Jiang Bai Mian didn't ask what kind of reward it would be and rejected his proposal again:
"Our team needs to rest and won't be taking any missions for now."
"Alright, if you want to take it, you can come and find me at any time. I should be staying in Redstone Town for a few more days." Feeling the firm attitude of the Ruin Hunter opposite him, Lei Man stood up and politely bid farewell.
After watching the smuggler walk away, Jiang Bai Mian said with a smile:
"If we hadn't already booked an exoskeleton device, we might have really considered his mission."
As it is now, they are "Old Tune Group," not a real Ruin Hunter team. They don't rely on taking missions to make a living.
"We have three goals for the next step: one is to find a way to contact DiMarco inside the 'Underground Ark' to see if he has any information about the Old World's destruction, two is to go to that island in the lake and see the sleeping 'God,' and three is to collect information about 'Mechanical Paradise' to prepare for future dealings." Sick as she was, Jiang Bai Mian's thinking was still very clear.
Shang Jian Yao sighed regretfully:
"It would be great to get another exoskeleton device."
"True." Jiang Bai Mian thought for a moment and nodded, "It would be even better if Xiao Bai was stronger. No one would complain about having too many exoskeleton devices. We can use them too. Well, this isn't too urgent, no need to take too much risk."
She was about to take off her mask and coat, lie back on the bed, and continue to be a patient when she sensed someone coming in this direction again.
"Really, can't you give a patient time to rest?" She couldn't help complaining.
Shang Jian Yao immediately found a piece of paper and wrote a few words on it:
"Please Do Not Disturb."
He just opened the door, ready to stick the paper on the door, when he saw Mrs. Teresa trying to knock.
The widow of the arms dealer Hervig was still wearing that hat with the black veil hanging down, followed by several people armed to the teeth, their faces covered with masks.
Teresa paused for a moment and asked directly:
"I heard you recovered the arms?"
"Yes." Shang Jian Yao said happily, "Your half is in the church."
As he spoke, he glanced at the people behind Teresa.
Feeling his gaze, those people instantly tensed up, even trembling slightly, as if they would find a place to hide at the slightest disagreement.
They had personally experienced how terrifying the subspecies Awakened was last night, and now, the person in front of them had taken down that subspecies Awakened!
"Being too cautious isn't a good thing." Shang Jian Yao gave a sincere suggestion.
It would have been better if he hadn't spoken. As soon as he spoke, the people who came with Teresa had the urge to turn around and run.
Fortunately, it was just an urge, not put into practice, which meant they were still normal people.
Seeing this, Teresa quickly introduced:
"They are Hervig's loyal subordinates, now responsible for protecting me."
Both of them were speaking Red River Language.
At this time, Jiang Bai Mian walked to the door and said with a smile:
"We'll take you to the church now to get the remaining arms. Remember, after you get it, go to the guild to confirm that our mission is complete."
Teresa breathed a sigh of relief and said with emotion:
"I didn't expect you to be so strong."
"Uh, I didn't expect you to be Ash Language speakers either."
"I was too emotional at the time. Although my relationship with Hervig wasn't too good, he was still my husband after all."
Obviously, she had learned from others in Redstone Town that this was an Ash Language speaker team.
"It's okay." Jiang Bai Mian had almost forgotten their initial conversation.
Teresa was silent for a moment and then asked:
"Have you found the murderer who killed Hervig?"
"Not yet." Jiang Bai Mian replied truthfully, "We've only ruled out some suspects."
Uh... You haven't even completed the mission yet, how did you just take half of the arms? Teresa wanted to say this, but then she remembered the "remarkable achievements" of the Ruin Hunter team opposite her last night, and felt the tension and unease of her "bodyguards" behind her, so she forced a smile:
"It seems that the real murderer will be found soon."
At this moment, she experienced the feelings that some of the residents of Redstone Town had when facing Hervig in the past few years:
Local tyrant!
Resentful but afraid to speak out!
Jiang Bai Mian was still sick and didn't say much, directly letting Shang Jian Yao and Long Yue Hong drive Teresa's group to the Alert Church.
After seeing Alert Vigilant Song He, they quickly completed the handover. So, Shang Jian Yao and Long Yue Hong stood outside the church, next to the jeep, watching Teresa's people busily counting the arms and unloading supplies with nothing to do.
As they watched, Shang Jian Yao turned his head and looked to the other side.
Vielle, who was only 1.6 meters tall, came around from the side of the church and walked towards them.
After standing next to Long Yue Hong, Vielle looked at Teresa praying in the church hall and chuckled:
"You definitely can't imagine her true appearance."
"Really?" Shang Jian Yao asked with great interest.
Vielle said with a smile:
"During the previous mass, Hervig was busy completing an arms deal and deliberately exposed himself, and was quickly found.
"Not long after, Mrs. Teresa was also found, but she didn't leave the church."
Speaking of this, he was slightly proud:
"I saw in the ventilation duct that she went into Bishop Renato's room.
"Hehe, maybe that's why Bishop Renato was punished by God and became 'Heartless'."
"Ah?" Because Vielle was speaking Red River Language, Long Yue Hong was a little confused for a moment.
After a few seconds, he suddenly realized:
Bishop Renato and Mrs. Teresa were actually lovers!
Just how many secrets has this guy Vielle discovered with the help of the ventilation ducts?
As Long Yue Hong secretly sighed, Shang Jian Yao sincerely commented:
"The Ruling Star is really busy."
"Are you mocking me?" Vielle glanced at Shang Jian Yao and then said, "Everyone has many invisible masks, and only from the ventilation ducts from another world can you see their true appearance after they take off their masks."
Speaking of this, he laughed again:
"Want to know what Vigilant Song's looks like under his 'mask'?
"You would never guess."
Long Yue Hong considered it and said before Shang Jian Yao could:
"This has nothing to do with us. As long as Vigilant Song isn't secretly plotting against us, then what kind of person he is has nothing to do with us."
"Yes, yes." Shang Jian Yao agreed.
Vielle curled his lips and said:
"You'll miss out on a lot of fun."
Shang Jian Yao suddenly became interested, not knowing what he was thinking:
"Then have you observed the situation inside the 'Underground Ark'?"
Vielle chuckled:
"Every ventilation opening in the 'Underground Ark' is guarded, there's no way to sneak in."
After a pause, he added as if talking to himself:
"But the people guarding the ventilation openings also communicate about their daily lives."
Before Shang Jian Yao could ask further, he darted out and disappeared behind a pile of collapsed buildings.
Only then did Long Yue Hong react:
"He means, he still has some understanding of the internal situation of the 'Underground Ark'?"
Shang Jian Yao said thoughtfully:
"If I find him and win against him, would he tell me what he's heard?"