Jiang Baimian also finished reading the task description and, unsurprisingly, found her alias.
Obviously, the owner of the "Virtual World" and certain high-level figures in "First City" had reacted. They knew that Marcus's access code had been stolen. They were trying to use the Hunter's Guild to drive a large number of ruin hunters to help investigate.
Of course, this was definitely just part of the pursuit measures. The powerful figures in the "Order of Hands" and certain elite squads in the military were likely also involved in finding the culprit.
"Only 10,000 Aolai are given for catching one." Unlike the excitement from the huge bounty before, Shang Jianyao was now quite indignant.
His tone revealed a hint of "the bounty is too low."
Jiang Baimian could understand where this guy's "dissatisfaction" came from:
They had obtained crucial secrets from under the nose of an Awakened at the "Mind Corridor" level who could create a "Virtual World," and they were only being offered a bounty of 10,000 Aolai per person.
"That's much more expensive than a ton of flour," Jiang Baimian said casually, using Qiao Chu as an example to comfort him.
"That's because you only need to provide valid clues to get a ton of flour. This requires catching them," Shang Jianyao was, of course, not so easily fooled.
The difficulty of the two was simply incomparable.
In Qiao Chu's task, the "Old Task Force" could even split the information into several parts and exchange each part for a ton of flour.
--The reward for providing clues this time was divided into three levels: 50 Aolai, 100 Aolai, and 300 Aolai.
Jiang Baimian didn't dwell on this topic and re-read the task-related descriptions.
The issuer was the "Order of Hands," an official organization with sufficient credibility. They didn't mention that the three targets were wanted because they had contacted a key protected person in the arena and stolen important secrets. They simply classified Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao, and Long Yuehong as accomplices of the assassins from the last assassination attempt, suspecting that they were plotting a major conspiracy against "First City," so they significantly increased the bounty amount.
Well, it doesn't matter whether or not they mention the involvement of secrets. Not catching the person on the spot means that the secret will inevitably be leaked and cannot be prevented… "First City" is not trying to cut off the spread of information, but to find out which force did it, haha, and incidentally take revenge… Jiang Baimian looked at the big screen, thinking with stable emotions.
The target portraits provided by the "Order of Hands" came from surveillance cameras, which were not very clear, and were combined with certain corrections from witnesses. Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian had both made significant changes to their appearance, making themselves look like Red River people. As long as they didn't run into acquaintances, they weren't afraid of being recognized.
Although Long Yuehong was still playing the role of a graylands person, he had also disguised himself, and he didn't even leave an alias. In the task description, he was referred to as the "Third Culprit."
At this time, he, who was waiting for the information to be printed out, also discovered the task with a bounty that was generous to a certain extent.
Fortunately, the focus is on the team leader and Shang Jianyao. There isn't much description of me… While rejoicing, he sighed at the amount of the bounty:
"It's really a lot..."
Ten thousand Aolai is enough for a wasteland wanderer to transform into a "decent person" in First City with a house and a shop, as long as he can maintain stability in the future, his life will be good.
Hearing Long Yuehong's sigh, Shang Jianyao turned his head and said with a smile:
"Yes, it's really a lot!"
At the same time, he looked Long Yuehong up and down, as if counting ten thousand Aolai.
Go ahead and turn yourself in if you have the guts! Long Yuehong wasn't afraid to speak this time, but the surrounding environment suppressed his impulse.
There are so many ruin hunters nearby, who knows if there are any with good hearing!
Shang Jianyao withdrew his gaze and looked at Jiang Baimian:
"Should we take it? Anyway, there's no penalty for not completing it."
Jiang Baimian pondered for a moment and said with a smile:
"Sure, even if we can't catch anyone, we can get a lot of money for some clues."
"..." Long Yuehong didn't expect the team leader to really agree.
"I only hope that we can find valid clues before we leave First City," Jiang Baimian added, pretending to be sentimental.
Long Yuehong understood this:
The team leader meant that when they were preparing to leave First City, they would submit several pieces of information about their group to the "Order of Hands" to squeeze out the remaining value.
This is simply, simply too bad… Long Yuehong racked his brains for a long time and finally came up with an adjective.
While Shang Jianyao went to accept the task, Long Yuehong also received the information on the situation of Weter's family.
…………
Red Giant Wolf District, an older community.
The houses here are not very tall and have many traces of repairs. They are connected to each other, forming a relatively closed area.
Unlike the residential habits of the Red River Basin in the Old World, when "First City" was first established, because the environment was harsh and the situation was chaotic, conflicts often occurred, so people in a team often lived in adjacent places, helping each other, or occupying villages that could produce food.
In those days, except for some Awakened and Subhumans, the vast majority of humans could only survive by sticking together. Otherwise, no matter how powerful you are, how many guns can you fire at the same time, and how many "Heartless" and mutated creatures can you deal with?
Based on this "folk custom," the oldest communities in "First City" had buildings that did not exceed five floors, and there were only a few entrances and exits, similar to a city within a city.
Once chaos occurred, this kind of place could be defended for a long time as long as obstacles were placed.
Of course, the premise is that the enemy does not have heavy firepower.
Today, similar communities are inhabited by citizens of "First City" who can still maintain a certain status and income.
"Weter's wife and children live here?" Long Yuehong looked in surprise at the community composed of multiple buildings in front of him.
If it weren't for the fact that the information in his hand had been certified by the Hunter's Guild, he would have suspected that he had encountered a scammer again.
Although Weter was an Awakened, he didn't seem to be doing too well.
"Maybe he took most of his gains home and didn't leave much for himself," Bai Chen had seen too many similar ruin hunters.
When they are adventuring in the wilderness, they may indulge themselves and release pressure, but this does not affect them being very good to their families, and even willing to be stingy with themselves for this.
"Let's go in," Jiang Baimian glanced at the silent Shang Jianyao and took the lead to walk towards the community entrance.
After registering and a simple inspection, they bypassed buildings and arrived in front of a five-story building.
Weter's home was on the first floor here.
Standing at the door, Long Yuehong suddenly felt a little uneasy. He didn't know what kind of reaction Weter's wife and children would have, and whether they would be so sad that they couldn't control themselves.
If I died outside, would the team leader and the others have similar concerns when they went to my house to notify them? Long Yuehong slowly took a breath and rang the doorbell.
The sound of the bell echoed, and a burst of footsteps approached, and the door was opened.
What appeared in front of the "Old Task Force" and others was a Red River woman in her late twenties.
She was wearing a white shirt, and although her clothes were old, they were washed very clean.
Sunlight shone in from the outside, making the room bright and clean. Two children were surrounding the sofa, curiously looking towards the door.
On the coffee table in front of them were some children's books unearthed from the ruins of old world cities.
"Who are you?" the Red River woman asked hesitantly.
She was a little wary and a little dignified, as if she had a bad premonition.
Seeing that Jiang Baimian and the others remained silent, Long Yuehong opened his mouth and said:
"Are you Weter's wife?"
The woman's face suddenly turned pale.
She asked urgently:
"Where is he?"
"He died on an adventure," Long Yuehong didn't say that Weter killed himself.
The woman's body swayed involuntarily, and she asked:
"Where is his body?"
"In the forest outside the No. 2 forward camp in the Northern Bank Mountains, we made a mark..." Long Yuehong's words gradually became fluent.
Energy is precious in the mountains, and similar deceased cannot be cremated. It is quite lucky to have someone dig a hole to bury them.
After all, in some places and among some groups, this is also food.
The woman's lips moved for a while, and finally she uttered a word:
"Thank you."
Her voice was very low.
Jiang Baimian glanced at Shang Jianyao, signaling him to confirm.
Shang Jianyao completed this matter with the "Reasoning Clown" without leaving any traces.
That was Weter's wife.
Long Yuehong then took out Weter's belongings and handed them over:
"These are the items on him."
Weter's wife took the bag, opened it, and an uncontrollable look of surprise appeared on her face.
This was more than Weter had brought home on every previous occasion!
After a few short seconds, the woman said eagerly:
"How much should I, how much should I give you?
"I heard Kornier say that this kind of thing requires giving a portion to the returners as a reward. Hehe, Weter is his alias..."
As she spoke, the woman's eyes turned red and her voice became choked.
Just as Long Yuehong was about to decline, Jiang Baimian opened her mouth and replied:
"We have already taken our portion."
She didn't exchange any more pleasantries and waved her hand:
"Bye-bye."
Weter's wife raised her hand and wiped her eyes, repeating her previous words:
"Thank you."
Shang Jianyao smiled at her:
"New life is like the sun."
These inexplicable words successfully stunned Weter's wife.
As the "Old Task Force" left, they heard a child's voice from behind:
"Mommy, who are they?"
"They are Daddy's friends."
"Where's Daddy? Why hasn't Daddy come back yet?"
"Daddy went to a very far place..."
Weter's wife's voice always remained gentle.
…………
After sending "compensation" to the family of Weter's teammate, the "Old Task Force" arrived on another street in the Red Giant Wolf District.
This was where Long Yuehong had previously seen Han Wanghuo's back.
He looked around and asked hesitantly:
"Team leader, where should we start looking, asking door to door?"
This range would be very large.
Jiang Baimian's eyes turned slightly, and she chuckled lightly:
"This is also the question I wanted to ask."
"Ah?" Long Yuehong was a little confused.
Jiang Baimian said with a smile:
"A surprise test to see if your ability to analyze problems and handle things has improved."
Team leader, how can you do a surprise attack like this? Long Yuehong tried his best to get his brain working.