The next morning, several members of the "Old Task Force" ate a simple breakfast, packed their belongings, and prepared to leave by car.

Just then, the gate of the border settlement across the stream opened, and Ding Ling walked out with Zeng Ping'an.

"So early?" She greeted the "Old Task Force" with a smile.

The honest Shang Jianyao countered:

"Do you want to treat us to lunch?"

Ding Ling was visibly choked. After a moment, she said:

"I wanted you to wait. I happen to be going back to Wubei to report on my work, so I can travel with you."

She put on a smile again:

"Traveling with me can save you a lot of trouble along the way.

"Our 'Salvation Army' may be a little different from other forces, and they are relatively strict. Without an acquaintance to help, without a letter of introduction, without a pass, many farms, forest farms, and settlements will not let you near, let alone trade supplies.

"I was also thinking of asking you to keep an eye out for my husband's whereabouts on the icefield, and I'm going the same way, so I have to help a little. That's why I told you all this directly."

Seeing that Xue Shiming did not reply immediately, but turned to look at Qian Bai, Ding Ling added two more sentences:

"This is not a mandatory requirement, you can refuse.

"Not traveling together just means that you will have more trouble, not that you won't be able to trade supplies or ask for directions at all. In the wilderness, outside various settlements, there are some relic hunters acting as brokers. You can get a lot done through them, but it is relatively less convenient and you have to pay a higher price."

Considering that Wubei is the closest ultra-large settlement to Yunshan, almost equivalent to a city in the Old World, and is a necessary stop on the way to the icefield—unless you choose to bypass it through several relatively dangerous areas—and Bai Chen nodded to indicate that Ding Ling's statement was correct, Jiang Baimian smiled after a little thought:

"How could we refuse such kindness?

"It just so happens that we need to go to Wubei to replenish some supplies suitable for the icefield and obtain relevant intelligence, which are very difficult to obtain in 'First City'."

"First City" does not directly border the icefield.

Ding Ling nodded with a smile:

"Don't worry, in Wubei, I still know a lot of people who can help you pass various reviews faster and get a pass to the icefield.

"Well, I have an elder working in the logistics department of the 'Materials Coordination Committee' in Wubei, who can introduce you to some reliable supply channels."

Ding Ling stopped there and didn't go into too much detail on this.

"Thank you so much!" Shang Jianyao reached out with both hands before Jiang Baimian to express his gratitude.

Ding Ling was a little confused by him and actually shook his hand, feeling that sincerity and joy.

The next second, Shang Jianyao asked with a serious face:

"If I want to join your 'Salvation Army', what is the procedure and how long will it take?"

Seeing that this guy was holding his captain's hand and wouldn't let go, Zeng Ping'an couldn't help but interject:

"At least you have to live in a farm, forest farm, ranch, or city for three years."

"So that's how it is..." Shang Jianyao retracted his hand with disappointment.

Ding Ling skipped the topic and glanced at the simple electronic watch on her wrist:

"How about officially setting off in fifteen minutes?"

"No problem." Jiang Baimian was amenable to suggestion in this regard.

After watching Ding Ling and Zeng Ping'an return to the border settlement, she glared at Shang Jianyao:

"Do you want to leave the company?"

"No way!" Shang Jianyao replied confidently, "The me just now doesn't represent the me now. Besides, there are ten of us. It's not a big problem to have one join the 'Salvation Army'. The other nine still belong to the company!"

"Heh." Jiang Baimian answered concisely.

In less than fifteen minutes, Ding Ling drove a green armored jeep out of the settlement gate.

The "Old Task Force's" jeep immediately crossed the stream and arrived next to her.

Jiang Baimian, who was in the passenger seat, glanced at Ding Ling's car and found that there were two men and one woman, all wearing the black uniform of the "Salvation Army".

But this did not include the young man named Zeng Ping'an before.

"Eh, where's Zeng Ping'an?" Shang Jianyao asked honestly, opening the car window.

Ding Ling, who was sitting in the driver's area, looked at them and smiled:

"He has to stay and guard the settlement.

"The two of us, along with two others, are considered relatively strong warriors here. We can't leave two at once.

"If he hadn't been worried that you had problems and insisted on staying by my side to help, I wouldn't have wanted him to accompany me to see you. It might have been a huge loss."

In this matter, Ding Ling was very frank and generous.

There are four Awakened in such a border settlement? Or people with strength close to it but different enhancement directions? Jiang Baimian was immediately puzzled.

Regardless of which possibility it was, it showed that the "Salvation Army" was extremely powerful, worthy of being the great force that embarrassed "First City" in the past.

After a few simple greetings, Ding Ling drove the green jeep and drove into the road leading to the east of Yunshan first, followed closely by the "Old Task Force's" jeep.

Jiang Baimian stared ahead and suddenly smiled:

"Ding Ling probably knows a little about Zeng Ping'an's feelings, so she deliberately found a plausible excuse not to bring him."

Bai Chen nodded in agreement:

"Women are relatively sensitive in this regard."

Uh... Long Yuehong tensed up again.

Fortunately, Jiang Baimian didn't continue this topic.

Several sections that were either rugged and terrifying or severely damaged were slowly left behind them, and the road gradually became wider and flatter in front of everyone.

This obviously had traces of maintenance.

"Isn't this better than the dilapidated wilderness roads of 'First City'?" Shang Jianyao pointed out the window with considerable pride.

If someone who didn't understand the bottom line was here, they would probably think he was a member of the "Salvation Army".

Jiang Baimian didn't glare at him or sneer at him. She nodded and sincerely sighed:

"The 'Salvation Army' used to have extremely strong mobilization capabilities. This can be seen from these details."

As soon as she finished speaking, the green jeep in front stopped on a relatively open area on the side.

"It's noon, let's take a break, eat something, and then get out of the mountains in one go." Ding Ling opened the door and got out of the car, shouting towards the jeep.

"Alright!" Shang Jianyao answered very enthusiastically.

This made Jiang Baimian couldn't help but wonder one thing:

In this guy's heart, who is his leader now?

Because eating was a common need for all the team members, except for Genaweier, and Jiang Baimian was not the kind of person who liked to be awkward and petty, so she didn't have to go against it. Therefore, she led the team members out of the car naturally and directed them to look for firewood.

——The energy accumulated by the solar charging board and the battery power can be saved as much as possible.

Seeing this, Ding Ling waved her hand:

"No need to bother so much, let's do it together."

Her subordinates had already started a fire.

"Okay." Who wouldn't want to be lazy when they could? Jiang Baimian was no exception.

She walked over, glanced around, and praised with a smile:

"Your subordinates are very motivated!"

Many things didn't need to be told, and they did them themselves.

Ding Ling sat cross-legged on the ground and smiled:

"Because this is a benefit for them.

"In the border settlement, except for the fixed holidays every year when they can go home, they have to stay there at other times and are not allowed to leave without permission. Being able to go to Wubei on a mission is everyone's common expectation.

"When I was picking people this morning, they were so enthusiastic that I could only decide based on the size of their contributions during the 'First City' attack last year."

The two men and one woman who were busy preparing lunch were all smiling and nodding frequently, indicating that the captain was right.

Shang Jianyao heard this and asked with concern:

"Was that attack last year particularly dangerous?"

A "Salvation Army" male member with a height of only 1.7 meters and a pockmarked face replied with lingering fear:

"Yes, Captain Ding almost died. Fortunately, Ping'an rescued her desperately. Ping'an was shot three times at the time, and we all thought he couldn't be saved. Fortunately, he was young and had a good physique, so he finally survived."

So that's how it is... Jiang Baimian forcibly restrained herself and didn't let herself look at Ding Ling.

"It's all over." Ding Ling smiled and comforted her subordinates.

She turned to ask Xue Shiming:

"Did you bring a lot of cash from 'First City'?"

"Not much, most of it has been exchanged for supplies." Jiang Baimian replied frankly.

She also found a place to sit down casually.

Ding Ling nodded:

"That's very good. The main thing is that our 'Salvation Army' official doesn't recognize the banknotes from 'First City'. You can only go to the underground black market to exchange them for various vouchers, and the discount is very large."

The "Salvation Army" mainly uses vouchers for transactions in daily life, supplemented by banknotes.

"We took this into consideration." With Jiang Baimian's character, how could she run to the "Salvation Army's" territory without doing her homework?

The "Old Task Force" and Ding Ling and the others quickly had lunch. At this time, a military jeep sputtered and drove over from the east.

Seeing Ding Ling by the side of the road, the military jeep braked sharply and stopped quickly.

A man also wearing a black uniform left the passenger seat, went around to the open area, and shouted loudly as he approached:

"Captain Ding, I have something to tell you!"

His eyes swept over and found Jiang Baimian and others.

"Who are these people?" He asked Ding Ling suspiciously.

"My friends." Ding Ling introduced simply.

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 'First City'. Your settlement should pay special attention to similar people."

Ding Ling's expression became serious. She opened the document and read it for a long time before handing it back:

"I'm going to Wubei. Please continue forward and notify the warriors staying behind at the settlement."

"Okay." The man took back the document and trotted back to the military jeep.

Shang Jianyao and others didn't ask any more questions and ate lunch with their eyes straight ahead and their ears closed.

After starting again, Jiang Baimian looked at the green jeep in front and said thoughtfully:

"The stolen military supplies are probably very important..."