long night fire

"We have been able to come to the present step by step, and we have investigated so many secrets, it is most likely due to the struggle between the elders.

"What are they fighting for, what are they fighting for..."

"Who is a good person and who is a bad person." Shang Jianyao helped to add the question.

Jiang Baimian laughed and said:

"In this kind of thing, the distinction between good people and bad people doesn't make much sense. We can only see which ones are more beneficial to mankind."

"The ones that are more beneficial to mankind are the good ones." Shang Jianyao is still obsessed with the distinction between good people and bad people.

Jiang Baimian didn't say much, but thought for a few seconds and said:

"Sleep, we will rest in Cliff Village for a few days, you have enough time to go to '506' for room rounds, and try to get some more information."

In dreams, human beings are in a state of unconsciousness, and Shang Jianyao will not be able to get the corresponding answer if he asks anything. This needs to be tried again and again.

Bang, Shang Jian Yao fell down on his own initiative.

……

The next morning, the "Old Tune Team" was invited to have breakfast at the village chief's house, and then followed the village chief to the warehouse where supplies were stored.

"Team leader, I have a question in mind." Long Yuehong walked at the back of the team and said to Jiang Baimian in a low voice.

Jiang Baimian turned his body sideways:

"what is the problem?"

"What are we going to exchange for supplies?" Long Yuehong asked seriously.

The "Old Tune Team" has come all the way, and has never explored the ruins, nor traded other supplies in Wild Grass City. The jeep only has military exoskeleton devices, bionic smart armor, conventional weapons, corresponding ammunition, various cans, and compressed biscuits , energy bars, and a nuclear warhead.

Military exoskeleton devices, bionic smart armor, and nuclear warheads are strategic materials. Unless there is no other way, it is impossible for the "old tune team" to trade them. Even if they do, Cliff Village may not dare to accept them.

As for the cans, compressed biscuits and energy bars, the "Old Tune Group" has already eaten more than two-thirds, and there are not too many left, and they themselves want to replenish these kinds of supplies, so there is no point in exchanging them, unless Just going for a change of taste.

Conventional weapons and corresponding ammunition, the "old transfer team" did not prepare much, which was enough for their own use.

After hearing this, Jiang Baimian laughed:

"We can swipe our cards when we enter the village, and of course we can also use contribution points to trade supplies here."

"You, didn't you say that what you gave was only a closed data package, and you can only verify the authenticity of the electronic card and whether the employee's photo corresponds?" Long Yuehong said that she didn't understand.

Jiang Baimian smiled and said:

"That's right, the payment of contribution points here will not use your original ones, but generate an additional data represented by a negative number. When we return to the company and submit a report, the above will verify the corresponding expenses and help you eliminate them.

"The Cliff Village gets the corresponding data expressed in positive numbers, which can be used as contribution points to purchase supplies from the company's caravan."

"So that's how it is." Long Yuehong finally understood.

Although the equipment in Cliff Village does not have the right to extract most of the data in the electronic card, it can write new data into it.

At this time, Bai Chen had a question:

"There are also people in Cliff Village who understand computers and programs. Without supervision, don't they get as many contribution points as they write?"

This will take a lot of the company's wool.

Shang Jianyao's eyes lit up when he heard it, as if he wanted to do this.

Gnava, an expert in this area of ​​the "Old Tune Group", always wears a burqa and shoes in order not to reveal his identity, and dare not speak.

"No." Jiang Baimian shook his head, "Teams that have completed transactions with contribution points here must keep accounts, and submit them to the higher authorities after returning to compare with the data in the electronic card. I know how many contribution points there are, and if they spend more than the quota, the company will definitely send someone to investigate."

Before Shangjian Yao could ask a question, Jiang Baimian added a few more words:

"But this can't prevent the supply team from Cliff Village colluding with the people here, making false accounts, and each gets a part of the benefits. However, the water is so clear that there are no fish. With the cliff village far away from the company, with the current technical conditions , It is impossible to avoid all the problems, it can only be said that the exposure is checked together, and many teams stay in the ice field forever after resupplying here, and the data cannot be transmitted back to the company..."

"Speak up." Shang Jian Yao looked like "I didn't hear clearly".

Jiang Baimian glanced at the village chief who was walking ahead, but ignored him.

After stable development in the past 30 to [-] years, the population of Cliff Village has increased a lot, and the originally empty scenic spot has gradually been filled. It took a while for the "Old Tune Team" to arrive at the warehouse where the supplies are stored.

"The upper part is the conventional warehouse, and the lower part is the cold storage." The village chief pointed to the building in front, "The list of materials is in the hall, you can choose by yourself."

"Okay." Jiang Baimian stepped forward and stood side by side with the village chief.

The village head pointed to the half-century old man who was sitting at the door of the warehouse and blowing the wind:

"Old Zhao, just like you, he used to be a volunteer. After he came back, he was given a relatively easy job according to the company's regulations."

Old Zhao looked about the same age as the village head, but his hair was thinning a lot, the wrinkles on his face were more obvious, and he was wrapped in a thick cotton jacket.

In this place near the ice sheet, even in April, the weather is still a bit cold.

"What project did you participate in?" Shang Jianyao didn't hide his curiosity at all.

Old Zhao heard last night that people from the "Panguan Creature" came to the village, and there were all handsome men and women in front of him, so he easily guessed the identity of the "Old Tune Group".

He stood up and said with a smile:

"What kind of human cold resistance experiment."

"Why does the company keep doing experiments in this area?" Shang Jianyao looked like "I am well-informed".

Jiang Baimian then laughed and said:

"What was your experiment like?"

Old Zhao showed an expression of reminiscence:

"The first time we were dragged to the depths of the ice sheet, and we were only given single clothes. I almost froze to death, but fortunately I was rescued...

"The second time I gave him thick clothes, but I couldn't stand it, it was so cold...

"The third time I went a little south, and the temperature was much higher. I tried single clothes, thick clothes, and a padded jacket like mine, but they didn't work. Some people still had problems with freezing..."

Old Zhao Xu was chattering, which made Jiang Baimian and the others quite puzzled.

What is the purpose of the company's experiment?Is it really to test the cold tolerance of human beings in various situations?

Chapter 31 “守株待兔”

It is rare that someone is willing to listen to the experience of the year. Old Zhao stood at the door of the warehouse and talked about it happily while recalling it.

But the experiment he participated in was repeated over and over again in a certain place on the ice sheet, wearing single clothes, thicker clothes, and padded jackets, staying for different lengths of time, and then entering the simple house for inspection. There was no other tricks, boring and boring.

According to Jiang Baimian's judgment based on the ice field data provided by the company and collected by himself, the temperature experienced by Lao Zhao and the others ranged from minus 41 to minus [-] degrees Celsius, and there were various stages, which were very detailed.

The temperature is above zero, so what kind of human cold resistance experiment is it?As a former researcher, Jiang Baimian felt that there was a mismatch between the purpose of the experiment and the experimental plan.

She suspects that the data the company really wants to capture isn't hardiness.

"What items do you have when you check your body?" Jiang Baimian asked after deliberation.

Old Zhao thought about it seriously for a while:

"Everything was checked, head, neck, chest, stomach, hands and feet..."

It's hard to tell what kind of data you want to collect... Long Yuehong muttered in her heart.

"What impresses you the most?" Shang Jianyao always focused on something wrong.

"Aren't all inspections the same?" Old Zhao didn't quite understand the question, "I just remember that the simple house is still relatively cold."

Clap, clap, Shang Jianyao applauded with satisfaction.

He seems to want to get the answer of "the most impressive thing is cold".

Old Zhao was obviously stunned by his applause, and the village chief next to him also looked blank.

Jiang Baimian sighed secretly, and helped explain:

"My colleague likes to play around, say things that others can't understand, and do weird things."

"Oh..." Lao Zhao suddenly realized, "There were also such people among the volunteers at that time."

"Could it be my half-brother? What happened to him?" Shang Jianyao asked anxiously.

Old Zhao shook his head:

"I don't know, he is from another settlement.

"He was pretty quiet at the beginning, but later he showed a joking side. Later, when the experiment was over, I went back to the village. I don't know where he went."

"Some people only show their true selves when they get to know each other well." Shang Jianyao said in a tone of "I can understand it very well".

Jiang Baimian thought for a while, and kept this matter in his heart.

She turned to ask:

"How many people came back alive from your experiment?"

Old Zhao Wrench counted:

"Sixty to seventy percent. The manager said that the experiment itself would have killed fewer people. If it weren't for the fact that many volunteers were recruited from various settlements, they seemed to be in good health. In fact, they were so weak that they wouldn't even die.

"Hey, most of the living ones also suffered from various kinds of frostbite, and some of them had problems with freezing their brains, going crazy."

Got a brain freeze problem?Jiang Baimian has never done a similar experiment, nor has he read the corresponding report, so he doesn't know if this is normal.

She looked sideways at Gnava.

Gnawa, who was wearing a burqa, shook his head, saying that he did not have the corresponding knowledge in his database.

Jiang Baimian didn't ask any more questions. First, he acted too curious and looked into the bottom line, which would easily attract suspicion. Second, Lao Zhao obviously didn't know much. He should have said almost everything he could remember.

"Being a volunteer is hard work. Back then, I..." Shang Jianyao was forcibly stopped from sharing the past.

Jiang Baimian interrupted his words:

"Okay, let's go in and pick out the supplies."

The village chief winked, and immediately said to Old Zhao:

"Open the door, and I will let the distinguished guests in."

When Lao Zhao opened the warehouse door, Jiang Baimian casually asked the village chief about the topic just now:

"Is the company's scientific research team that went to the ice field last week large?"

"Not much." The village chief replied indifferently, "There are only five or six cars, and there are more than twenty people in their early years. It seems that half of them are volunteers."

After finishing speaking, the village chief said with a sneer:

"Compared to you, the scale is quite large."

"How many days have they stayed in the village?" Jiang Baimian smiled and changed the subject.

"Three or four days, um, less than four days." The more the village chief recalled, the more certain he became.

At this time, the door of the warehouse was opened, and he led the "Old Tune Group" inside.

Jiang Baimian let out a "hmm":

"Going to the ice field, they must have replenished a lot of supplies, right?"

"Fortunately, half of their cars are equipped with various machines, uh, instruments." The village chief shook his head.

Jiang Baimian suddenly showed a curious expression:

"What kind of car do they drive that can hold so many instruments?"

"Just ordinary off-road, the trunk has been remodeled." The village head replied casually.

Jiang Baimian circled around the scientific research team again and asked a few questions that did not seem to involve confidentiality, all of which were answered satisfactorily.

Then, the "Old Tune Group" began to select materials according to needs.

After the corresponding supplies were moved out of the warehouse and onto their jeeps, Jiang Baimian browsed through the bill given by the village head, and paid the contribution points with his own electronic card.

At this time, there was still some time before noon, and Jiang Baimian led Shang Jianyao and others for a walk in the cliff village.

Most of the villagers went to work in the fields, and a few stayed at home, either doing needlework while watching the children, or handling different affairs in the office.

They saw that the "Old Tune Group" was very enthusiastic, and from time to time, villagers wanted to invite Shang Jianyao and others to their homes.

"Young man, little girl, come to my house for lunch!" An old lady who was older than the village head was basking in the sun by the window, when she saw the "Old Tune Group" passing by, she got up quickly, walked out of the gate, and shouted loudly.

Before Jiang Baimian could respond, Shang Jianyao said on his own initiative:

"We can't help you join the company!"