Embers Ad Infinitum

　　 Facing the heavy stone gate inlaid on the black metal wall, Shang Jianyao took a silent breath, leaned forward, and pressed his hands up.

　　 In the three grooves above the stone gate, bright lights lit up one after another, as if there were few stars in the sky.

　　 In these three "stars", illusory words tumbling and appearing, and quickly fixed, they are:

　　 "Inference Clown", "Sympathetic Person", "Lack of Hand Movement".

　　 Shang Jian Yao concentrated his attention, and the white light representing the "inference clown" suddenly became brighter and brighter.

　　 Almost at the same time, the gray Shimen trembled lightly, and in the sound of Zaza, he retreated bit by bit and kept retreating.

　　 In just a few seconds, the gray stone gate that had troubled Shang Jianyao for many days was completely opened.

　　 He immediately retracted his hands, inserted his trouser pockets, and stood quietly, staring at the back of the stone gate.

　　 There is a silver-white metal ladder standing silently, extending upward, without seeing the end.

　　 There is boundless darkness on both sides of the stairs, as if it can swallow the whole world.

　　 "Sure enough...Shang Jian Yao whispered, pulling out his hands, stepping forward, passing the gate without hesitation, and stepping up the stairs.

　　 One step, two steps, three steps... Although he can't see the end of the stairs, he still walks calmly and powerfully, without hesitation or haste.

　　 During this process, only the sound of his footsteps reverberated around him, other than that, there was no movement.

　　 This superimposed on the faint darkness on both sides, bringing indescribable fear.

　　 I don't know how long I went up layer by layer, Shang Jian Yao finally saw another color in the deep black.

　　 It is a gray-white stone gate similar to the previous one. It is still embedded in the black metal wall where the upper, lower, left, and right boundaries cannot be seen, and there are also three grooves above it.

　　 If it wasn't that the situation at his feet had changed, and if there were no "stars" around, Shang Jianyao thought he had returned to the original hall.

　　 He thought for two seconds, quickened his pace, and ran and jumped to the new stone gate.

　　 Then, he turned his body slightly, with one hand in his pocket, and the other pressed against the door.

　　 As he expected, white lights rose up one after another in the three grooves on the gray stone gate, converging into illusory stars.

In 　　 "Stars", countless words rolled over, and it didn't take long to be fixed, the same is:

　　 "Inference Clown", "Sympathetic Person", "Lack of Hand Movement".

　　 Among them, the white light representing the "inference clown" is much brighter than the other two groups.

　　 It is a pity that this time, the gray stone gate only trembles slightly, and does not move back.

　　 Shang Jian Yao pushed gently from one hand, gradually turned into force with both palms, and his back bends accordingly, as if he wanted to put the weight of the whole person on the stone gate.

　　 The swaying amplitude of the heavy Shimen remained unchanged, and the gap did not expand.

　　 Shang Jian Yao retracted his hand, straightened his body, glanced at the rather bright "Reference Clown" and the slightly bleak "Sympathetic Man" and "Lack of Hand Movement", and nodded thoughtfully.

　　 When these three groups of white lights dimmed and disappeared, Shang Jianyao's figure also blurred.

　　 He truly fell asleep.

　　 After an unknown period of time, Shang Jianyao suddenly felt his body shake.

　　 He opened his eyes instinctively, and saw Jiang Baimian's black and straight eyebrows and those bright and energetic eyes.

　　 "What did you encounter?" Jiang Baimian breathed a sigh of relief when Shang Jian Yao finally woke up.

　　 Shang Jian Yao thought about it seriously and replied:

　　 "Sleep too soundly."

　　 Jiang Baimian's eyebrows moved lightly, seeming to use a lot of strength to restrain himself, and Long Yuehong in the left seat of the back row made a "poof" sound.

　　 Bai Chen, who was in charge of driving, got heavier when he stepped on the gas pedal, and the Jeep swooped faster, almost getting off the "road" with no debris.

　　 "Hoo..." After a few seconds, Jiang Baimian let out a sigh of relief, "It seems that he has fallen out of the abnormal range. Bai Chen, find a relatively hidden place nearby to park."

　　 She turned her eyes to Shang Jian Yao and Long Yuehong in the back row:

　　"We will camp here in the next few days. After lunch, Long Yuehong and Bai Chen will sleep together. Shang Jianyao and I will be responsible for guarding and patrolling.

　　 "Before the team sent by the company gave a signal, we trained in this area to survive in the wild."

　　 "Yes, team leader." Shang Jian Yao and Long Yuehong had no objection.

　　…………

　　 One day later, in the old tune group camp.

　　 Long Yuehong, who had just had lunch, took out a longan-sized fruit covering a blue-grey hard shell from her pocket.

　　 He then bit the husk with his teeth, revealing the white and plump flesh inside.

　　 Long Yuehong sucked the juice overflowing from his mouth first, and then sucked the pulp out, chew it in his mouth.

　　 "It's delicious..." After swallowing the pulp, he exclaimed from the bottom of his heart.

　　 In the past day of training, his biggest gain is to know this kind of food called "fresh fruit".

　　 This comes from a widely distributed drought-tolerant hard-leaf shrub, which has a short growth time and can be stored for a long time without any toxins. The only problem is that the yield is very small, and a bush can only grow a few bushes. It cannot be used as a staple food and no one will collect it specially.

　　 According to Bai Chen, this is the most fond memory of the childhood of many wilderness wanderers.

　　 Shang Jian Yao also had fresh fruit in his hands, and he was stuffing the last batch of tender white fruit into his mouth.

　　 The flesh of this wild fruit is not as soft and dense as he first thought, but a bit like an apple, with a crisp taste.

　　 Its taste is slightly sour, but it does not mask the sweetness, making it more refreshing as you eat.

　　 After chewing and swallowing a few thin seeds hidden in the flesh, Shang Jian Yao clapped his hands and stood up.

　　 Jiang Baimian was about to announce the start of training in the afternoon, when he suddenly saw three fireworks exploded in the northern sky, one yellow, one green and one blue.

　　 "The company's flare..." She frowned slightly and said to herself in a loud voice, "Is it coming too soon?"

　　 "Someone forged it?" Bai Chen thought of a possibility.

　　 Jiang Baimian distinguished carefully and shook his head:

　　"This is a special signal flare made by the company, and outsiders cannot forge it, and the color sequence is correct.

　　 "Maybe, it happened that a team from the Ministry of Security was training nearby and came directly? Or, the company had already noticed the abnormality north of Yuelu Station, the night we first heard the roar?"

　　Shang saw Yao after listening, suddenly smiled:

　　 "Or, send Long Yuehong over to confirm?"

　　 "Why me?" Long Yuehong asked in shock.

　　 "I can only command to move you." Shang Jianyao was very calm.

　　 Long Yuehong squinted at him, deliberately showing disdain.

　　 At this time, Jiang Baimian smiled and said:

　　 "Shang Jian Yao also made sense."

　　 Long Yuehong's face suddenly turned pale.

　　 Jiang Baimian continued:

　　 "Let's return to the Black Mouse Town area first, and when we arrive nearby, we will send someone to wear an exoskeleton device to do a reconnaissance."

　　 Hearing the exoskeleton device, Long Yuehong immediately recovered her composure.

　　 He raised his hand and patted his forehead, and whispered:

　　 "Why did I forget this..."

　　 Jiang Baimian tilted his head. Although he did not hear clearly, he still roughly guessed what Long Yuehong would say.

　　 She smiled and retorted

　　 "Do you think you are qualified for the task of reconnaissance?

　　 "How many employees of the safety department do you know?

　　 "When you get there, even if you want to scout, it must be me."

　　 After finishing speaking, Jiang Baimian opened his legs and walked to the jeep, leaving only a fluttering sentence:

　　 "You pack it up."

　　…………

　　 Near the evening, the "Old Tune Team" returned to the hilly area where Black Rat Town was located.

　　 After reconnaissance by Jiang Baimian wearing an exoskeleton device, they thoroughly determined that the person who released the contact flare was the "Pangu Creature".

　　 Put the exoskeleton device, Bai Chen drove, and brought Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong to the bottom of the hill.

　　 There are more than a dozen "Pangu Biology" employees wearing gray and black clothing. They are holding standard "Berger" assault rifles and block the roads at different locations.

　　 Bai Chen stopped the jeep in accordance with the opposite gesture. Jiang Baimian opened the door first and walked over.

　　 On the way, she took out a rectangular nameplate with gold lettering on a red background and put it on her chest.

On the 　　 nameplate, the words "Pangu Biology" shone against the setting sun.

　　 Two fully armed employees with the same nameplate greeted them, one holding a handheld electronic device with a screen, and the other asking:

　　 "Electronic card number."

　　 "02310162155." Jiang Baimian spit out a string of numbers expertly.

　　The security department employee holding the handheld device entered this string of numbers and called up Jiang Baimian's related information.

　　 He quickly compared the photos and features, and raised his hand in a salute:

　　 "Good evening, Mr. Jiang."

　　 After Shang Jianyao, Long Yuehong and Bai Chen had verified the employee's electronic card number, the two security employees on the opposite side stepped out of the way at the same time.

　　 "Which brigade are you from? Why did you come so fast?" Jiang Baimian asked casually.

　　 The security department employee who just asked for the electronic card number replied:

　　 "After the news of an abnormality north of Yuelu Station came back, we set off and only saw the emergency signal flare you fired on the way."

　　The employee holding a handheld electronic device added:

　　"We are from the 23rd Brigade~www.readwn.com~ Jiang Baimian’s answer to them is not surprising at all, and he is relieved a lot:

　　 "How many groups have you come to?"

　　 "The whole brigade is here, and there are armored vehicles." The security staff on the opposite side did not hide it.

　　 "Not bad." Jiang Baimian showed a slight smile on his face.

　　 Within "Pangu Biology", the "Ministry of Security" is responsible for external operations, and the basic unit is the combat team.

　　 Each combat team has 20 to 30 people, with a team leader (D7 level) and a deputy team leader (D4 to D6 levels are possible).

　　 In order to facilitate the command, there are more detailed divisions within the combat team-they often set up three to four classes, each with a squad leader (D4 or D5).

　　Similarly, the three combat teams form an action group. With the addition of additional personnel, an action brigade has about 100 people, and the captain's rank is generally D8.

　　 Further up is the action group, between 400 and 500 people. This is the largest team of the Ministry of Security, and the corresponding supervisor is D9 level.

If a large-scale war breaks out, the action groups will be formed in several groups to temporarily form multiple action clusters, which are commanded and controlled by different action cluster directors (M1 level management)-the boss’s exclusive guard and the management directly under the control Clusters and important project defense clusters are permanent exceptions, and the number of people is less than that of real action clusters.

　　In other words, the Operation Group can be regarded as the mainstay of the establishment of the Ministry of Security.

　　 "Where is your captain?" Jiang Baimian asked instead.

　　 "In Black Mouse Town." The employee holding the electronic device on the other side answered honestly.

　　 Jiang Baimian nodded:

　　 "Take us over, there is important information."

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