long night fire

After passing through the fortifications on the periphery, the houses on both sides of the road gradually increased. They surrounded Gerstburg itself and spread out layer by layer. Some were transformed from old world buildings, and some were purely newly built in various styles. , mixed with each other.

The earliest human beings who took refuge in Gerstburg mainly lived in the castle and its outbuildings. Later, those who came here to mine, make steel, hunt for the fur of ice creatures, and do various supporting services could only live outside the castle. Live in this area within the fortification.

It didn't take long for the "Old Tune Group" to slow down.

In front is a checkpoint set up by fortifications. A number of soldiers wearing silver and black breastplates are armed with submachine guns and assault rifles. Under the protection of armored vehicles, they inspect the vehicles entering the settlement of Fort Gerst.

They are all men, with brown or golden hair, tall, with an average of 1.8 meters, and their bodies look quite strong.

"They are all 'chosen ones'..." Jiang Baimian sighed with emotion.

The "chosen ones" are human beings who have been genetically modified since childhood.

As a force that is as famous as "Pangaea" and also exports genetic improvement liquid, the soldiers of "White Knights" are basically "chosen ones".

Of course, the same is true for "Pangaea". On the jeep of the "Old Tune Group", only Gnawa has not undergone genetic modification.

Bai Chen glanced at the silver-black breastplates on the soldiers, nodded slightly and said:

"Only the 'Chosen One' with optimized strength can wear the bulletproof alloy armor specially produced by the 'White Knights' and still move freely."

The "White Knights", known for its rich mineral resources, also have some unique equipment.

Shang Jian Yao heard the words, smiled and said:

"Hey, he's only 1.7 meters five after genetic modification, and he looks average..."

"Stop!" Long Yuehong hurriedly stopped the guy from singing.

"Do you want to go up and make friends?" Gnava asked along the way.

In the trunk of the "Old Tune Team" Jeep, there are so many prohibited items that it is exaggerated.

If something happened, the whole Gerstburg might be destroyed.

Therefore, in order to pass the inspection, it was a natural and necessary choice for Shang Jianyao to "make friends".

Jiang Baimian glanced at the check card, thought it over and said:

"Being not.

"I don't think those soldiers seem to want to search for contraband, but they are closer to collecting city taxes in this way.

"Even if it's not, with your current ability, you can fully make up for your mistakes in the future."

Those soldiers often only took a look when they opened the trunk.

There was no problem with Jiang Baimian's judgment. When the "old transfer team" was inspected, the soldiers in charge just took a look and estimated the amount of supplies, and said to them:

"Two knight silver coins."

In the "White Knights", the metal coins minted by themselves are commonly used, which are ordinary squire coins, higher-value knight silver coins, and valuable big knight gold coins.

This takes full advantage of their mineral resources.

The "Old Tune Group" had considered going to Gerstburg to investigate the Eighth Research Institute before, so they exchanged some food from Smith's "rootless" team for some "White Knights" currency. At this time, Jiang Bai Unhurriedly, Mian took out two knight silver coins and handed them to the soldier.

As for their appearance, they have already changed their appearance through hair dye, colored contact lenses and other disguised friends to make themselves closer to the mainstream Red River race of the "White Knights".

This time, the "Old Tune Group" did not deliberately play ugly, because there are many people in the "White Knights" who have undergone genetic modification, and their average appearance is not low, so they will not be conspicuous when they enter the sea.

Based on this, Shang Jianyao even wished to have fiery red hair when he was just about to disguise himself, but was rejected in the end.

The "Old Tune Group" successfully passed the checkpoint and officially entered the core area of ​​Gerstburg.

"What shall we do next?" Long Yuehong asked while looking at the various buildings slowly receding outside.

Shang Jianyao answered without hesitation:

"investigation!"

The "Old Tune Group" came to Gerstburg mainly to investigate two things:

The first is the trace of the Eighth Research Institute. They should have a long-term and stable partner here to help them collect the materials they need, that is, to entrust Smith's "rootless" team to deliver a batch of goods to the ice and snow ruins employer.

Although the memories related to this employer have been erased by the awakened people of the Eighth Research Institute, "everyone who walks will leave traces", Jiang Baimian believes that it is still possible to investigate something in Fort Gerst.

At the very beginning, Jiang Baimian wanted to find out from the acquaintances of Smith's "rootless" team. After all, it is definitely not something that strangers can do if they can take on such a weird and dangerous mission that requires going to the ice field in spring. Yes, but later, Jiang Baimian gave up this idea again, because "acquaintances" can be created, whether it is "tampering with memory" or "reasoning clown", it can be easily done.

In the end, she decided to start with the source of the corresponding materials.

Those goods will not be affected by the abilities of the Awakened.

The second thing is whether Shang Jianyao's father's old tune team has come to Gerstburg, the closest human gathering point to Conimis, to see what information they have gathered here, or have revealed something.

Jiang Baimian refuted Shang Jianyao angrily and amusingly:

"Our first priority now is to find a place to charge, and the investigation must be in the back!"

Shang Jianyao immediately agreed:

"Yeah, Lao Ge hasn't taught me how to dance these two days, just to save power."

He did what he said, and soon found a hotel called "Fire and Iron" on the street near the exit of the city.

As soon as he entered the door, Shang Jianyao with flaxen hair asked the man at the front desk:

"Do you have charging points in your hotel room?

"Are there frequent power outages here?"

"From the south?" The man was stunned for two seconds before asking back.

He is not very old, only in his twenties, about the same height as Jiang Baimian, with blond hair and blue eyes, good facial features, but no temperament.

"How do you know?" Shang Jian Yao opened his eyes wide with curiosity.

The man laughed:

"From your accent."

Shang Jianyao's Honghe language has a certain "prime city" characteristic, which is more similar to the southernmost accent of the "White Knights".

"Oh." Shang Jianyao suddenly realized.

The man glanced at the four of them and Gnava, who was pretending to be an ordinary robot, and said confidently:

"Don't worry, we don't have much else in Gerstburg, only coal, iron, and thermal power plants!

"If you choose the most advanced suite, the electricity fee is included in the room rate and you don't need to pay separately."

Shang Jian Yao was startled:

"Really?"

"Really, we can sign the contract." The man nodded solemnly.

Thinking of the large number of high-performance batteries that need to be charged urgently in the group, a thought flashed through Long Yuehong's mind:

Is there such a good thing?

Chapter 57 白骑士团

In the end, the "Old Tune Group" did not take advantage of the electricity bill, and chose an ordinary suite where the electricity bill was calculated separately. After all, Shang Jianyao claimed to save all mankind, and would never allow his group to do such things.

Sometimes, Jiang Baimian would feel in private that this guy is really the conscience of the "Old Tune Group".

All the way into the suite, Shang Jianyao looked at the sky that was not yet evening, and said eagerly:

"When Lao Ge is fully charged, are we going to go out to investigate?"

"Let's wait quietly for a few days before we talk about it." Jiang Baimian let out a "heh".

She also dyed her hair a flaxen color, instead of keeping it pure black like in the original city, because although they are both of the Red River race, there are basically no black-haired ethnic groups on the side of the "White Knights".

As for the contact lenses, she also did not use the previous pair, but asked the company's relevant technical staff to help make biomaterials before going out to perform tasks.

Of course, the color is still blue.

"Why?" Shang Jianyao seemed to have been slapped in the face by someone.

He wears green contact lenses.

Jiang Baimian quietly rolled his eyes:

"The top priority at the moment is to fully charge all the batteries. Before that, we try not to go out and do no investigations, lest we find any clues, cause trouble, and force us to leave Gerstburg early.

"At that time, it will not be easy to find a place to charge safely."

She has enough awareness of the "disaster-causing physique" of her team, and she often has lingering fears about it. She suspects that if she is unlucky, if she waits for someone to investigate the clues of the Eighth Research Institute or Shang Jianyao's father's team today, she will be there in the evening. There are gains, and then the conflicts are intensified, and things get bigger and bigger like a snowball. In the end, they have to flee Gerstburg before dawn.

In this way, how many high-performance batteries can be filled?

What to do afterwards?

Considering the real possibility of this kind of development, Jiang Baimian is cautious and intends to lock the team members in the hotel, wait until all the spare batteries are fully charged, and then start the corresponding investigation.

Shang Jianyao understood what Jiang Baimian meant, and glanced at Long Yuehong:

"What about you!"

Long Yuehong was angry and funny:

"It's like you haven't found any clues?"

He used a different hair dye, which made his hair brown and his contact lenses yellow.

Like him, Bai Chen made a pair.

During the dispute between the two, Gnava walked to a corner of the living room of the suite and charged himself.

He then sat down on the single sofa next to him, as comfortable as a carbon-based person after a busy day, took a hot bath, and lay down on the bed very relaxed.

Bai Chen found another socket and charged another high-performance battery.

Looking around, Jiang Baimian took off his tactical backpack and walked to the window of the living room.

She is no stranger to the "White Knights". Although she has never been here before, she has read a lot of information and met some members of the "White Knights" or humans who have been to this great force.

The "White Knights" was established in the early chaotic era after the destruction of the old world.

At that time, some people who advocated chivalry in ancient times and survivors of several religious organizations in the old world gathered together, trying to lead people out of chaos and rebuild order.

At that time, there were no rumors about the age of the year, and the gods preached by several religions in the old world did not appear, nor did they give any hints to humans, so the corresponding religion collapsed, and the survivors, under the guidance of their companions, showed their chivalry. To fill one's own soul, the "White Knights" was born.

In the chaotic era, the knights emphasized and abided by the creeds of simplicity, thrift, restraint, compassion, humility, bravery, and justice.

The "Salvation Army" also appreciated the actions of the knights. Although they didn't approve of their emphasis on dignity, obedience, and the low status of women, they didn't provoke them much.

Therefore, with the same long border, the "Salvation Army" went all the way to the southwest, trying to save the humans in the "Original City", but they coexisted peacefully with the "White Knights" without any offense to each other.

In terms of belief, the "White Knights" does not worship any gods on the surface, and takes chivalry as the highest code of conduct, but Jiang Baimian is not very clear about what it actually is.

They may be like the "Salvation Army", which has never been influenced by the executives, or they may be like the "First City", where there are several executives playing games behind them.

"I really want to visit the great knight of Fort Gerst." Before Jiang Baimian walked to the window, Shang Jianyao expressed his thoughts again.

As an important border stronghold, mining city, and industrial base of the "White Knights", Fort Gerst is always garrisoned by a great knight.

——The ruling class of the "White Knights" is the "Grand Knight Council", which is composed of a famous knight. The supreme leader is Godfrey, who is also known as the chief knight, the supreme master, and the guardian.

According to what the "Old Tune Group" heard from Smith's "Rootless" team, the current knight in charge of Fort Gerst is called Javier.

Jiang Baimian turned his body sideways and looked at Shang Jianyao:

"Why do you want to visit the great knight here?"

"I want to communicate with him about chivalry." Shang Jian Yao was sincere and sincere.

"I'm afraid, you will be disappointed." Bai Chen paused and said, "The current white knights are no longer those of decades ago."

She had heard a lot of rumors about the border between the "White Knights" and the "Original City".

Jiang Baimian nodded:

"The extreme environment at the beginning could only create extremely pure people, but now it is barely stable for decades, and the new knights are unlikely to be like the older generation. Even if there are special cases, they are a minority, while the older generation is overwhelming. Some of them have withered, or based on reality, there have been certain changes.

"'The Salvation Army' is an example."

The extremely desperate environment will lead to a lot of depravity of human nature, and will create a large number of "humanoid beasts", but it will also stimulate and give birth to a group of relatively pure and mentally tough idealists.

"Hey..." Shang Jian Yao heaved a long sigh after hearing the words.

Then, he raised his right hand, pressed his left chest, and solemnly said:

"For all mankind!"