Early the next morning, several members of the "Old Tune Team" had a simple meal, packed their belongings, and prepared to get in the car and leave.
At this moment, the gate of the border settlement across the creek opened, and Ding Ling walked out with Zeng Ping'an.
"So early?" She smiled and greeted the "old tune group".
The honest Shang Jianyao asked rhetorically:
"Do you want to treat us to lunch?"
Ding Ling was obviously choked, and after a while, he said:
"I want you to wait, I just want to go back to northern Wubei to report to work, I can go with you."
A smile appeared on her face again:
"Follow me, you can save a lot of trouble on the road.
"Our 'Salvation Army' may be different from other forces, it is relatively strictly controlled, without the help of acquaintances, without letters of introduction, without passes, and many farms, forest farms, and settlements will not let you get close at all, let alone trade supplies.
"I was also thinking of asking you to help me keep an eye on my husband's whereabouts on the ice field, and I was on the way, so I had to help you so I told you this directly."
Seeing that Xue Shiyue did not answer immediately, but just glanced sideways at Qian Bai, Ding Ling added two more sentences:
"This is not a mandatory requirement, you can refuse.
"Not going together just means that it will cause you more trouble, it doesn't mean that you can't trade supplies or ask for directions at all, in the wilderness, outside each settlement, there are some ruin hunters who act as brokers, and you can do a lot of things through them, but it's relatively less convenient, and you have to pay more."
Considering that Wubei is the closest super-large settlement to Yunshan, almost equivalent to an old world city, and is the only way to go to the ice field - unless you choose to bypass through a few more dangerous areas, and Bai Chen nodded again and said that there was no problem with Ding Ling's statement, Jiang Baimian pondered for a moment and then smiled:
"How could we refuse such kindness?
"It just so happens that we need to go to northern Wubei to replenish some materials suitable for the ice field and obtain relevant information, which are very difficult to obtain in the 'Initial City'."
The "First City" does not directly border the ice field.
Ding Ling smiled and nodded:
"Don't worry, I still know a lot of people in northern Wubei, so that you can pass all aspects of the examination quickly and get a pass to the ice field.
"Well, I have an elder who works in the logistics department of the 'Material Coordination Committee' in northern Wubei, and I can help you introduce some reliable material channels."
Ding Ling stopped at the end and didn't say too much detail in this regard.
"Thank you so much!" Shang Jianyao stretched out his hands before Jiang Baimian to express his gratitude.
Ding Ling was a little confused by him, but she actually shook hands with him and felt the sincerity and joy.
In the next second, Shang Jianyao asked with a serious face:
"If I want to join your 'Salvation Army', what procedures do I need to go through, and how long do I need to go?"
Seeing that this guy was holding his captain's hand and not letting go, Zeng Ping'an couldn't help but interject:
"You must have lived on a farm, forest farm, ranch or city for at least three years."
"That's right......" Shang Jianyao withdrew his hand in disappointment.
Ding Ling skipped this topic, turned her wrist and looked at the simple electronic watch:
"How about officially leaving in fifteen minutes?"
"No problem." Jiang Baimian is good in this regard.
After watching Ding Ling and Zeng Ping'an return to the border settlement, she glared sideways at Shang Jianyao:
"Do you want to leave the company?"
"Nothing!" Shang Jianyao replied confidently, "The me just now does not represent the person I am now, besides, we have ten of us, and it is not a big problem to divide one to join the 'Salvation Army', the other nine still belong to the company!"
"Huh." Jiang Baimian replied concisely.
In less than fifteen minutes, Ding Ling drove out of the gate of the settlement in a green bulletproof mountain bike.
The jeep of the "old tune team" immediately crossed the creek and arrived next to her.
Jiang Baimian, who was in the passenger seat, glanced at it and found that there were two men and one woman in Ding Ling's car, both wearing the black uniforms of the "Salvation Army".
But this does not include the young man named Zeng Ping'an before.
"Hey, where is Zeng Ping'an?" Shang Jianyao, who pressed the car window, asked questions and was quite honest.
Ding Ling, who was sitting in the driving area, looked at them sideways and smiled:
"He has to stay in the settlement.
"He and I, along with two others, are relatively strong warriors here, and we can't leave two at once.
"If he hadn't been worried about your problems before, he would have to follow me to help me, I wouldn't have wanted him to accompany me to see you.
In this matter, Ding Ling behaved carefreely and quite calmly.
There are four awakeners in such a border settlement? Or people with similar strength but different directions of strength? Jiang Baimian muttered suddenly.
No matter which it is, it shows that the "Salvation Army" is extremely strong and is worthy of being a powerful force that disgraced the "First City" at the beginning.
After a few simple greetings, Ding Ling drove the green mountain bike and drove into the road to the east of Yunshan, followed by the jeep of the "old tune team".
Jiang Baimian looked ahead and suddenly smiled:
"Ding Ling probably knows a little about Zeng Ping'an's thoughts, and deliberately found a high-sounding excuse not to take him."
Bai Chen nodded in agreement:
"Women are relatively sensitive in this regard."
Belch...... Long Yuehong became nervous again.
Fortunately, Jiang Baimian did not continue this topic.
Several dangerous or severely damaged areas were slowly left behind by them, and the road gradually widened and flattened in front of everyone's eyes.
This clearly shows signs of maintenance.
"Isn't this better than the desolate road of the 'First City' that has been in disrepair?" Shang Jianyao pointed out the window quite proudly.
If there is a person here who does not understand the root cause, I am afraid they will think he is a "Salvation Army" person.
Jiang Baimian didn't stare at him, nor did he laugh at him, nodded, and said with sincere emotion:
"The previous 'Salvation Army' was extremely capable of mobilizing, which can be seen from these details."
As soon as she finished speaking, the green mountain bike in front of her stopped in a more open place on the side.
"It's noon, take a break, eat something, and then go out of the mountain in one go." Ding Ling pushed the door and got out of the car, shouting in the direction of the jeep.
"Okay!" Shang Jianyao replied quite positively.
This made Jiang Baimian can't help but suspect one thing:
In this guy's heart, who is his leader now?
Because eating is a common need of all team members, except for Gnawa, Jiang Baimian is not the kind of person who likes to be awkward and narrow-minded, so she led the team members to get out of the car and instructed them to find firewood.
——The energy stored by the solar charging panel and the battery can save a little.
Seeing this, Ding Ling waved:
"Don't be so troublesome, let's do it together."
Several of her subordinates have already started a fire.
"It's okay." Who doesn't want to be lazy when they can be lazy, and Jiang Baimian is no exception.
She walked over, swept around, and smiled and praised:
"Your subordinates are very motivated!"
Many things do not need to be ordered, and they do it themselves.
Ding Ling sat cross-legged on the ground and said with a smile:
"Because it's a benefit for them.
"In the border settlements, except for a fixed holiday every year to go home, we have to stay there at other times and are not allowed to leave without permission.
"When I picked people this morning, they called me a positive one, forcing me to decide based on the size of my meritorious service when I was attacked by the 'First City' last year."
The two men and women who were busy preparing lunch were all smiling and nodding frequently, indicating that the captain was right.
When Shang Jianyao heard this, he asked with concern:
"Was last year's attack particularly dangerous?"
A male member of the "Salvation Army" who was only 1.7 meters tall and had a pitted face replied quite frightenedly:
"Yes, Team Ding almost died, but fortunately Ping An struggled to save her, Ping An was shot three times at that time, we all thought he couldn't come back, but fortunately he was young and had a good physique, and he finally survived that hurdle."
That's right...... Jiang Baimian forcibly held back, not letting himself look at Ding Ling.
"It's all over." Ding Ling smiled and comforted his subordinates.
She turned to ask Xue Shiyue:
"Did you bring a lot of banknotes from the 'First City'?"
"Not much, most of them have been replaced with materials." Jiang Baimian replied calmly.
She also found a random place to sit down.
Ding Ling nodded:
"This is very good, mainly because our 'Salvation Army' officially does not recognize the banknotes from the 'First City', you can only take them to the underground black market to exchange for various bills, and the discount is very large."
The "Salvation Army" mainly trades bills in daily life, supplemented by banknotes.
"That's what we're thinking about." With Jiang Baimian's personality, how could he run to the territory of the "Salvation Army" without doing his homework?
The "Old Tune Team" and Ding Ling and a few others quickly had lunch, when a military jeep suddenly drove over from the east.
Seeing Ding Ling on the side of the road, the military jeep braked sharply and stopped quickly.
A man in a black uniform left the passenger seat, went around to the open area here, and shouted loudly as he approached quickly:
"Captain Ding, I have something to look for you!"
He swept his eyes and found Jiang Baimian and others.
"Who are these people?" He asked Ding Ling suspiciously.
"My friend." Ding Ling briefly introduced.
The man didn't say anything more, took out a document and handed it over:
"Captain Ding, two insiders have stolen some military supplies and may defect to the 'Original City', so your settlement should pay special attention to similar people."
Ding Ling's expression was solemn, and she opened the document and looked at it for a while before handing it back:
"I am about to go to northern Wubei, please continue to move forward and inform the soldiers left behind in the settlement."
"Okay." The man retrieved the documents and trotted back to the military jeep.
Shang Jianyao and the others didn't ask too much, and ate lunch without squinting their eyes or listening.
After starting again, Jiang Baimian looked at the green mountain bike in front of him and said thoughtfully:
"The stolen military supplies are probably very important......"
(End of this chapter)