Embers Ad Infinitum

Chapter 10: "The Chosen Son"

　　 Long Yuehong thought that Shang Jian Yao would echo a couple of sentences to comfort herself, but the other party didn't say a word and went straight forward, as if she hadn't heard what she was saying.

　　 Long Yuehong opened her mouth and wanted to repeat it, but in the end she didn't say anything, just sighed silently.

　　 walked in silence for a while, and the two reached the fourth elevator area at the corner of the C area.

　　While waiting for the elevator to arrive, Long Yuehong felt that time passed very slowly, and every second was suffering, making her breathing difficult.

　　 Finally, the elevator on the left opened the hall door.

After 　　 entered, Shang Jian Yao swiped the electronic card and turned on the 647 button.

　　 The car door closed immediately and the elevator began to move upward.

　　 Seeing the changes in the floor numbers, Shang Jianyao suddenly spoke, his voice low:

　　 "Everyone has his own mission."

　　Long Yuehong was startled for two seconds, then smiled bitterly:

　　 "I just want to stay in the company, find a good wife, have two lovely children, one boy and one girl, and then try to get them to eat meat three times a week..."

　　His voice is getting lower, as if he already feels that such a goal cannot be accomplished.

　　Shang saw that Yao didn't speak any more, and Long Yuehong didn't know what to say. The two closed their mouths and stood still, making the time inside the elevator seem to stagnate.

　　 I don’t know how long it took, the elevator stopped on the 647th floor.

　　Long Yuehong walked out, lowered his head and asked:

　　 "Shang Jian Yao, what were you thinking just now? I was thinking, fortunately I have a younger brother and younger sister."

　　 "In a daze." Shang Jianyao said, looking ahead.

　　 "...You have a good mentality." Long Yuehong couldn't help sighing.

　　 "After all, I applied by myself." Shang Jianyao cast his gaze to the right to check the house number.

　　 "..." Long Yuehong was speechless, and then searched for Room 14.

　　 is different from the 495th floor, the 647th floor is not divided into several streets, and the rooms are not separated by only two or three meters wide.

　　 Here is a "training field" as the center, and they are surrounded by several rooms with a large area.

　　 Soon, Shang Jian Yao and Long Yuehong arrived outside Room 14.

　　 There is no nameplate on the door, making it impossible for the two of them to guess which action group, squadron, or group of the Ministry of Security.

　　 Long Yuehong opened her mouth, inhaled hard, ready to adjust her mentality and face fate.

　　 At this moment, Shang Jian Yao didn't hesitate at all. He bent his finger and knocked on the door.

　　咚! Boom! Boom!

　　 The sound came a bit suddenly, interrupting Long Yuehong's deep breath.

　　 He was about to complain about Shang Jian Yao, and a slightly hoarse female voice came out from it:

　　 "Please come in."

　　 Shang Jian Yao twisted the handle and pushed open the door.

　　Long Yuehong immediately looked inside and scanned it roughly.

　　 This room is at least three times larger than his home. Inside, there is a desk painted with brown and red paint and two large bookcases.

　　 There are three tables on the left side of the wall outside, which are black and quite old.

　　 The middle and right areas serve as the "living room". There is a group of scarred cloth sofas, a coffee table, four back chairs, two benches and four low stools.

　　 At this time, in the single sofa position, a woman stood up and looked at the door.

　　 She is in her twenties and she is close to 1.8 meters tall. The proportions of her head, body, and legs are excellent, her skin is wheat-colored, and her black hair has a light ponytail behind her head.

　　 is different from the common girls in the "living area". She wears a uniform belonging to the "Ministry of Security"-a gray background with a certain camouflage pattern, which looks heroic.

　　 And her facial features are also very suitable for such a dress, with thick eyebrows, big eyes and full of heroic spirit.

　　 "Are you the new team members?" The woman smiled cheerfully, but her voice was a bit loud.

　　 "Yes, yes." When Long Yuehong saw such a beautiful woman with such an unusual temperament, she was a little restrained for a while.

　　 The woman frowned slightly and said:

"louder please."

　　 There is an unspeakable clarity in her voice, obviously not the person who said "please come in" just now.

　　 Long Yuehong was taken aback, thinking that she didn't know how to offend her boss.

　　 Shang Jian Yao took a step forward and opened his throat:

"Yes!"

　　 His voice echoed in the room and spread to the corridor.

　　 The woman smiled again and pointed to her ear:

　　 "Don't have to be so loud, I just have hearing problems, and I am not deaf."

　　 Long Yuehong followed her fingers and saw that she saw silver-white metal objects in her ears.

　　 "The cochlea." The woman said frankly.

　　 She immediately reduced her smile, and said in a voice much louder than normal:

　　 "Introduce yourself, I am your team leader, Jiang Baimian.

　　 "Said it is the team leader, but he hasn't reached D7 level yet, currently only D6."

　　 "Yes, group leader." Long Yuehong responded loudly.

　　 "Hello team leader!" Shang Jian Yao looked very happy.

　　 Jiang Baimian pointed to the couch position:

　　 "She is another team member, Bai Chen."

　　 Bai Chen is only about 1.6 meters. Although he is also wearing a gray camouflage uniform, he is obviously much smaller than Jiang Baimian.

　　 There is an old gray scarf wrapped around her neck, her black hair has just passed her ears, her facial features are fairly delicate, and her skin is rather rough, as if she is often hit by wind and rain.

　　 is different from Jiang Baimian's dark brown eyes, her eyes are closer to brown and yellow.

　　 "Hello." Bai Chen greeted with a slightly hoarse voice.

　　 "Hello." Long Yuehong was still a bit cautious.

　　 "Hello!" Shang Jianyao's voice was still loud.

　　 Jiang Baimian pointed to the coffee table and said loudly:

　　 "Let’s find a place to sit by yourself, yes, introduce yourself first."

　　 "Shang Jian Yao!" As soon as Jiang Baimian finished speaking, Shang Jian Yao called out his name, then closed the door, took the lunch box, walked over, and sat on a back chair.

　　 "I'm Long Yuehong, my father's surname is Long, and there is a red letter in my mother's name." Long Yuehong subconsciously explained the origin of his name, and then he sat on the back chair next to Shang Jian Yao.

　　 Jiang Baimian sat down, looked around, and said with a smile:

　　 "Since everyone has arrived, I will briefly talk about the situation of our group."

　　 "It's all here?" Long Yuehong blurted out.

　　 There are only four people?

　　 How can a team of the "Ministry of Security" have more than 20 people, right?

　　 Jiang Baimian was taken aback:

"what did you say?"

　　 "He said there are too few people!" Shang Jianyao helped translate.

　　 Jiang Baimian stretched his eyebrows and said with a smile:

　　 "We are not a combat team."

　　 is not a combat team? Long Yue had a happy heart.

　　 Jiang Baimian glanced at Shang Jian Yao and said:

　　"The full name of our team is the'Old World Destruction Investigation Team', or'Old Tune Team' for short.

　　"Well, I am not the only old-tone group. Both the Security Department and the board of directors have other old-tone groups, but they don’t know each other’s specifics.

　　 "Remember! This is the key, confidential matter!

　　 "Uh, don't worry about repeating the investigation. Although we don't know which old-tone teams and what the progress looks like, we will share the latest and most valuable clues with us."

　　 Having said that, Jiang Baimian paused, his expression serious:

　　 "Compared with ordinary combat teams, the'Old World Destruction Causes Investigation Team' may face more and greater dangers.

"Why are there so many mini-groups undertaking the same task? It's because there was only one old tune group with a large number of people. Then, in an out-of-office investigation, it disappeared completely and no one returned. The corresponding losses were very heavy and hard to make up. "

　　 Long Yuehong's face paled when she heard:

　　 "This, it's so dangerous..."

　　 "What did you say?" Jiang Baimian only saw Long Yuehong's mouth moving, and hardly heard any sound.

　　 Long Yuehong looked at Shang Jianyao subconsciously, and found that he had a serious expression, remained silent, and had no idea of translating for himself.

　　 Long Yuehong took a breath and shouted:

　　 "So dangerous?"

After 　　 roared like this, he found that his emotions had eased a lot.

　　 Jiang Baimian nodded:

　　"The old-tuned team may go deep into the wilderness, investigate the ruins of the city, or go to other forces to find clues. We will face various situations and encounter various enemies.

　　 "It can be said that even senior employees of the Security Department are not too willing to join the old-tone team."

　　Long Yuehong's face turned paler:

　　 "How could we be so unlucky?"

After 　　 talked to himself, he yelled:

　　 "How could we be so unlucky?"

　　 Jiang Baimian looked left and right in confusion:

　　 "I'm not unlucky...I wasn't assigned. Our old tune group was actually established after I applied."

　　 She smiled and added:

　　 "I always think that we need to figure out the reason for the destruction of the old world. Only in this way can we avoid making the same mistakes, find the root of innocence, and free all human beings from this fear.

"Furthermore, you have also heard rumors that there is a door to a new world hidden deep in the ruins of a certain city on the dust. If we never explore, we will never enter the new world, and we will never enter the new world. , Distortion, and monsters as companions.

　　 "This is my dream, so I took the initiative to apply to the high level of the Ministry of Security, hoping to establish a new and old team.

　　 "Hehe, I also like to dig out the past history from the ruins of the city, observe the social conditions of other forces, and get in touch with people and things in different places and conditions."

　　 Bai Chen sitting quietly on the couch suddenly said:

　　 "I heard people mention you, and he said you are a'sociologist' and his goddess."

　　 Jiang Baimian chuckled and said:

　　 "Ah, what did you say? I didn't hear the last thing you said. Forget it, let's talk about your own situation."

　　 Bai Chen looked at Shang Jian Yao and Long Yuehong, and said in a slightly hoarse voice:

"I applied for joining on the initiative. You may see that I am not an insider of the company. I used to be a wilderness wanderer and was later absorbed by the company. At present, I do not have the qualifications of a formal employee. And the old-profile team can help me accomplish this goal as soon as possible and upgrade the staff's level as soon as possible. When that happens, I will be eligible to apply for genetic modification."

　　 Jiang Baimian tilted his head, as if he hadn't heard Bai Chen's words clearly.

　　 She smiled and asked:

　　 "Did she speak ill of me behind my back?

　　 "Hehe, we will definitely be active in the wilderness often. We need such a guide who is familiar with the wilderness and has dealt with multiple forces and multiple settlements. Regardless of her age, she has a lot of experience."

　　 After speaking, Jiang Baimian looked at Shang Jianyao:

　　 "I have read your files and can probably guess the reason why you applied to join the old tune group.

　　 "Are there other reasons besides that?"

　　 "To save all mankind!" Shang Jianyao said loudly.

　　 Jiang Baimian's expression was dull, and he raised his hand and touched his ear:

　　 "Ah, what did you say?

　　 "Hehe, no need to repeat, Long Yuehong, why did you join?"

　　 "I was assigned...I just graduated this year, and I am unmarried..." Long Yuehong said cryingly.

　　 After speaking, he reacted and repeated it loudly.

　　 Jiang Baimian blinked his eyes:

　　 "Among so many people, are you the only one who didn't get married?

　　 "Among so many graduates, you may be the only one assigned to the Ministry of Security, and you are still an old-style group?"