Embers Ad Infinitum

Chapter 843: New Friend

As he drove, Spant paid attention to the road conditions and observed the people in the approaching cars.

Frankly speaking, he was a little nervous. When a mission had considerable risks, the participants would more or less be a little nervous unless they had sufficient confidence.

But gradually, Spant understood something.?I have a sufficient understanding of my strength and know that there are risks involved in this mission. Therefore, I’m not too confident. However, I’m very confident in the Ruin Hunter team I’m working with!

With their equipment and performance, a single one of them could kill all the armed personnel present alone! This was also the case for any enemy assailants!

After confirming that he was standing on the same side with such powerhouses, Spant suddenly felt a heavy sense of security and deep confidence.

Upon understanding this, he relaxed and threw his nervousness to the back of his mind. He even looked forward to any aggressors discovering the unexpected powerhouses and realizing that the dangerous prey—which only required a little effort to dispatch—had become invincible devils.

When that happens, I would love to see the looks on their faces…?Spant almost spaced out.

His sedan circled the bends one after another and went deep into the mountain’s mines.

Even when they left the mountains and saw Gesterbourg, Spant still didn’t discover anyone suspicious.

The journey was uneventful.

There was no attack? Was the information Sandro received fake??Spant muttered silently. Not only did he fail to heave a sigh of relief, but he also felt a little disappointed.

He was disappointed that the ‘great battle’ he had looked forward to never happened.

Gesterbourg was close to Icefield. The climate was cold, and there were plenty of mineral resources. The people there were inevitably a little intrepid. Therefore, after feeling that his safety had been guaranteed, Spant rather hoped to see the military exoskeletons and bionic artificial intelligence armor battle the enemy who only had ordinary firearms. He wanted to see how strong such high-level equipment was.

The other person—who also felt high strung—was the cargo owner’s safety supervisor and the employer of the few Ruin Hunter teams, Sandro.

He was mostly confused.

His boss was a well-informed person; he had proven this in many ways in the past. He had informed Sandro with great certainty that someone was targeting this batch of goods and had organized a group of powerful figures to launch an attack along the mountain path.

But now, the boss’s words didn’t come true. The entire process of escorting the goods was as calm as an armed demonstration.

Did Boss get bad information??This was the only explanation Sandro could come up with, but he didn’t relax. He definitely wouldn’t lose his vigilance until the goods were delivered into the warehouse.

It wasn’t like attacks inside Gesterbourg were unprecedented!

Bai Chen drove the jeep and followed the sedan in front of her through an inspection point.

Perhaps it was because the guards had been bribed in advance or perhaps it was because they never usually checked the vehicles coming from the mines, but in short, they didn’t stop them and allowed the convoy to successfully enter the large settlement, Gesterbourg.

After driving along the road outside the factory area for a while, Spant turned into the warehouse area according to the planned route. Before long, he stopped the car in front of an ordinary-looking warehouse that only had two security guards guarding it.

There were indeed no attacks… It was a little wasteful to spend 12 Grand Knight gold coins on Ruin Hunters…?Sandro muttered to himself silently and signaled for the driver to speed up and rush to the warehouse’s entrance to complete the handover.

The bulletproof armored car he was in drove past many trucks and headed for the warehouse entrance.

On the way, Sandro—who was in the passenger seat—kept looking to the right and examining the convoy, hoping not to fall just before reaching the finish line.

As he examined the area, Sandro’s pupils suddenly dilated—it reflected a window and an iron-black python head behind it!

Sandro then confirmed that it wasn’t a python but a person wearing the corresponding bionic artificial intelligence armor.

On the other side, the woman driving wore a cold and stiff military exoskeleton.

If it weren’t for the fact that he was still rational and that another man wearing a military exoskeleton had suddenly crossed his body over his companion horizontally and waved ‘amiably’ through the window, Sandro would’ve already reflexively used his abilities.

The price he paid was the inability to be excited. He had lost his passion, excitement, and other emotions—even sleeping with women was only a routine. This brought about considerable negative effects in many aspects, but it still played a significant role at times.

Sandro—who couldn’t become excited—always reacted a little slower at critical moments. This effectively prevented any accidents such as friendly fire from happening.

Therefore, he didn’t attack the Old Task Force immediately. He calmly observed the situation and believed that the team opposite him didn’t have any ill intentions.

What he didn’t know was that Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian had already prepared to cast Literary Hipster and Spatial Hallucination.

Sandro’s sedan car passed the Old Task Force’s jeep and overtook Spant before arriving at the warehouse door. Sandro then alighted from the car and exchanged a few words with the two security guards guarding the door.

The door to the warehouse opened, and the cargo vehicles drove in.

The four hired Ruin Hunter teams were left outside.

Apart from Spant and the Old Task Force, the Ruin Hunters from the other three teams were overjoyed.

The bounty this time was a piece of cake. Furthermore, it gave them three Grand Knight gold coins!

It was as if they had picked up a large sum of money while out on a field trip. The only difference was that they remained tense and felt a little uneasy—it didn’t have the languor of a field trip.

After all the cargo vehicles entered the warehouse, Sandro signaled for the two security personnel to close the door as he walked to the Old Task Force’s jeep.

Shang Jianyao had already swapped seats with Long Yuehong. He raised his visor and smiled at Sandro through the open window. “It’s only slightly past ten. Are we still getting the free lunch?”

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Sandro—who had long thought of what to ask and how to ask—didn’t expect to encounter such a question. For a moment, he was like a robot encountering a bug. He stood there in a daze for a few seconds.

“I don’t think so.” Sandro finally understood what the other party was asking. The reason he replied was that he had to report to the boss quickly since the mission had been completed ahead of time. He couldn’t leave these Ruin Hunters around the warehouse and be with his men.

Upon seeing Shang Jianyao’s obvious disappointment, Sandro added, “I’ll convert it to Knight silver coins and pay it together with the commission.”

Shang Jianyao immediately smiled. “You’re indeed a nice guy—you’re generous and friendly.”

“Oh right.” He suppressed his voice and asked curiously, “Who’s your boss?”

Sandro shook his head silently. “This isn’t something you should know.”

“Since everyone completed the mission together, we are definitely considered friends. It’s normal for friends to share secrets.” Shang Jianyao tried his best to persuade him and even used Thought Implantation.

He planned on taking the opportunity to get Sandro to help keep his team’s secret.

Spant would enjoy the same treatment later.

Sandro’s eyes glazed over for a moment before he whispered, “It’s Mr. Aester.”

Director of the Gesterbourg United Mining Association, Aester? One of the five people we want to ‘visit’ in the future??Jiang Baimian quickly gestured for Shang Jianyao to continue asking.

“Oh!” Shang Jianyao was very excited. “We happen to have something to discuss with Mr. Aester. I wonder if you can introduce us?”

“No problem.” Sandro agreed without hesitation. “Follow me later.”

“You’re such a bro!” Shang Jianyao was touched and praised him. For this, he generously said, “You don’t have to pay for the meal. Keep it for yourself.”

Without waiting for Sandro’s response, he looked at the warehouse and suppressed his voice again. “What are the goods this time?”

Sandro looked around and replied softly, “Some are hard liquor made from potatoes, and some are rare metals.”

The former was highly profitable in Gesterbourg and all the settlements in the White Knights. The latter was a strategic resource for many factions.

“Oh, oh.” Shang Jianyao lost interest.

After his subordinates unloaded the goods, Sandro left them in the warehouse. He led the three Ruin Hunter teams, the Old Task Force—who had already removed their equipment—and Spant to the Hunter’s Guild to wrap up the commission.

After receiving the two Grand Knight gold coins, Shang Jianyao tossed them and said in dissatisfaction, “I think it’s better to exchange it for Knight silver coins. A large pile just feels better!”

This was worth 200 Knight silver coins.

Jiang Baimian angrily confiscated the gold coins in his hand. “Isn’t having it portable better? Look at the people in Gesterbourg. Most of them have to bring an additional money bag.”

Wallets excavated from the surrounding city ruins weren’t practical here.

At this moment, Sandro approached and said to Shang Jianyao and the others, “Let’s head over to Mr. Aester’s house.”