Unlike when Jiang Baimian and others left last time, the entrance to the "underground boat" iron mountain was no longer so hidden, and a groomed road for two trucks to travel in parallel stretched from the foot of the mountain to the cave.
After all, this place is already well known in the Red Stone Collection and the mountain monster group, and it can no longer be used as a secret entry and exit point, so it is better to improve the surrounding environment to facilitate driving when encountering problems.
So, the "old tune team" drove the jeep all the way to the entrance.
There stood four guards in submachine guns, olive green uniforms, who were now part of the Ark Management Committee.
"Stop!" Although they felt that this jeep was a bit familiar, they still dutifully stopped it.
Behind them, deep in the cave, several artillery pieces and cluster rocket launchers adjusted their reticles according to the program settings, ready to go.
Yes, the program edited by Gnava.
As the former interim chairman of the Ark Management Committee and now the honorary president, he single-handedly transformed the defense system of the "underground ship".
"Don't you know us?" Jiang Baimian pushed open the car door and asked with a smile.
The four guards wearing different masks visually measured her height, confirmed the number of members of the next group, and probably realized who came to her senses.
However, as believers in "Yougu" and wary of the sect's followers, how could they believe so easily, still full of vigilance and guarded against friends.
At this time, Jiang Baimian felt that someone was poking his upper arm gently, carefully, and very vigilantly.
Without any reasoning, Shang Jianyao's figure directly appeared in her mind.
She looked sideways, and sure enough.
Shang Jianyao had already taken out a monkey mask with a hairy face and a pointed mouth at some point, and said in a low voice:
"Let's talk about it when we put it on.
"Vigilance will always live!"
Watching this guy put on a monkey mask, although Jiang Baimian didn't want to learn from him, he still followed the folk customs of this place, found the handsome monk mask, and buckled it on his face.
Fortunately, I didn't throw ...... Long Yuehong was half happy and half sad, and put on the fat pig mask.
At the same time, he saw Bai Chen take out a vicious man mask from his tactical backpack.
As soon as several members of the "Old Tune Team" made their "disguise", the guards standing at the entrance of the cave took a step back at the same time, lifted most of their vigilance, and shouted loudly:
"Hello presidents!"
Now, they have completely corresponded the image of Jiang Baimian and others to the previous ones and confirmed that they are correct.
- The reason why they don't cross their arms and put them on their chests while taking a step back is because they feel that this etiquette is not suitable for shouting "President" when they say goodbye, after all, it needs to be accompanied by a corresponding prayer.
Finally...... Jiang Baimian straightened the mask on his face.
She immediately had quite mixed feelings:
This magical place can only be seamlessly integrated by a person like Shang Jianyao, like a fish in water......
The only thing she felt relieved about was that the guards of the "Underground Boat" still retained the habits developed in Dimarco's time, abiding by the corresponding regulations, unlike the armed forces guarding the church, the members of the town guard at the entrance of the Red Stone Collection, and those at the security office, who had to hide when carrying out their guard duties, so that no one could find them.
"Vigilance is God's prompting!" Shang Jianyao did not shy away from suspicion at all and responded with the etiquette of being wary of sects.
Jiang Baimian adjusted his mentality and asked:
"Where is the car parked?"
One of the guards pointed to his left:
"There's a parking lot around there."
Then, he remembered something and quickly reported:
"Report to President Xue, the cemetery has been repaired, just behind the parking lot."
The last time the "Old Tune Team" left the Red Stone Collection, the members of the Ark Management Committee organized people to build a cemetery for those servants who died in vain during the farming season.
"Very good." Jiang Baimian did not skimp on his praise.
She asked instead:
"Are there so many cars to park, and a special parking lot has been built?"
The guard who had just spoken replied with a funny mask:
"Yes.
"Now except for a few people who are used to living underground, everyone has moved to the ruins and guarded their fields, but we still choose to store many important items in the ark, which is safer and easier to defend."
The current "underground boat" is equivalent to a backup warehouse, a final shelter and a psychological support for all members - several key departments of the management committee are located here, so there are often members who need to come and go, and many of them have cars.
On the one hand, this is the accumulation of Dimarco's time, and on the other hand, the management committee took into account the needs of escorting, wilderness hunting, and walking through the ruins of the city, deliberately used some of the reserved arms, traded a batch of broken vehicles from the old world, and repaired them.
It's decent...... Jiang Baimian nodded with satisfaction.
As they parked their vehicles and were about to pass through the hole, one of the guards suddenly said:
"Wait a minute!"
"What's wrong?" Jiang Baimian, who was wearing a handsome monk mask, asked sideways.
The guard pointed to Long Yuehong's right arm and said quite quickly:
"I, I remember that President Gu didn't have a robotic arm last time.
"Could he be disguised by someone else now?"
"......" Jiang Baimian and Long Yuehong were speechless.
Be too vigilant, you guys!
Shang Jianyao understood and respected the folklore of Hongshiji, and helped explain:
"The last time he saved beauty, he broke an arm and had to replace it with a robotic arm."
Hearing that the hero saved the beauty, Long Yuehong's face became hot, and she was very glad that she was wearing a mask now.
The folklore of Hongshiji is sometimes quite good......
Seeing that the other three honorary presidents were willing to testify for Gu Zhiyong, the guards gave way and no longer doubted.
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Inside the ark, on the second basement floor, the reception room where Dimarco met the "old tune group" before.
On the sofa opposite Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao and others sat Ulrich, Yu Tian, and Bode, three members of the Ark Management Committee who happened to be underground today.
Among them, although Ulrich was once one of Dimarco's three major butlers, he did not help and abuse at the beginning, but would help appease the servants after Dimarco vented his emotions, so he was recognized by everyone, and as a key person who was familiar with the smuggling business and mastered the corresponding channels, he entered the Ark Management Committee.
Compared to other committee members who were servants or guards, he was experienced, experienced and convincing, and was elected interim president when Gnawa left.
When he has served for two years and has not made any mistakes, the word "temporary" will also be removed.
Yu Tian and Bode were the first guards to surrender and help the "Old Tune Group", and they were the two signs they erected, so when Gnawa was still in the ark, he specifically mentioned them according to Jiang Baimian's opinion, and after receiving Gnawa's words and deeds, they were able to perform their duties as committee members qualified.
"Has anyone from the 'Salvation Army' come to Redstone recently?" After exchanging pleasantries, Jiang Baimian asked.
Ulrich is in his forties, his black hair is still neatly combed, and his body is dressed in a dark formal dress, but he is no longer wearing a bow tie and a straight dress as before.
His blue eyes moved slightly, and he said thoughtfully:
"I'm not sure if it's the Salvation Army people, because they didn't deal with us, they went straight to those gray words, uh, gray people.
"There are less than twenty of them, all gray people, living in an abandoned building near several members of the Tan family, not in a hotel camp."
The "Salvation Army" has members of the Red River people, which reflects their common destiny of human unity, but because their current sphere of influence belongs to the Grey Earth rule area in a broad sense in the Old World, the number of non-Grey Earth people is small.
"Do you know what they are here for?" Shang Jianyao was very curious, looking like he was going to help.
Of course, because he was wearing a mask, others couldn't see this.
Ulrich shook his head:
"I don't know, but you can observe what the members of the Tan family or other gray people are collecting later."
Jiang Baimian nodded lightly and looked at the ceiling above his head:
"Have there been some strangers in the church recently?"
"Yes." Yu Tian, who had a Chinese face, immediately replied, "Several groups of people from other places lived directly in the church, but Bishop Antoniola did not tell everyone the reason or introduce it."
Inside the ark, none of the three members of the committee wore masks.
"What about Warning Song, what did he say?" Jiang Baimian thought for a moment.
"I didn't say anything." The one who rushed to answer was Bode with freckles.
Shang Jianyao suddenly lowered his voice, as if he was wary of someone, and asked:
"Did those people quarrel with each other?"
Yu Tian thought for a few seconds and said:
"I met it once.
"They sat on either side of the cinnamon, accusing each other.
"One said that vigilance is the result rather than the cause, the other said that vigilance is the most critical purpose, and there is another person who is there to persuade the quarrel to let them live in peace."
For some reason, Jiang Baimian suddenly thought of Kang Na who raised a swearing parrot.
This Awakened person at the "Mind Corridor" level once showed an ability to make people friendly.
(End of this chapter)