Embers Ad Infinitum

om having gone through thick and thin together.”

Do you think we will believe you? Long Yuehong muttered silently.

Bai Chen nodded.
“I’m relatively sensitive to such matters.”

Uh… Long Yuehong became nervous and uneasy.

The honest Genava said, “I didn’t detect that, but I found something through analysis.”

“What is it?” Long Yuehong took the initiative to ask.

Genava moved his metal neck.
“Ding Ling and her husband have been married for almost ten years, but she didn’t mention a child just now.
Most factions in the Ashlands encourage childbirth as one of the most basic policies.
The Salvation Army is no exception.”

Jiang Baimian looked around and sighed.
“It’s possible that they didn’t manage to raise the child after giving birth, or it’s also possible that she didn’t discover her pregnancy immediately.
She might’ve encountered an intruder or an attack from First City and accidentally suffered a miscarriage.

“There are many reasons.
The outside world isn’t like the company; the environment for childbirth isn’t that good.”

“Alright.” Jiang Baimian clapped her hands.
“Let’s prepare dinner.”

Just as the Old Task Force was cooking the new variety of pickled vegetables and pork canned food they had recently traded, a derelict jeep peppered with holes drove from east of the stream and stopped at the settlement’s entrance.

“Captain Ding, we’re here to update the data!” A head popped out from the jeep’s passenger seat.

He had shifty eyes under a thin felt hat, and he looked travel-soiled.

Ding Ling knew him, but she still sent her subordinates to body-search the two people as usual.
They also checked the car before letting them in.

Ding Ling came down from the wall by a flight of wooden stairs and asked the shifty-eyed man, “Why are you so late? Didn’t you say that you would arrive in the morning?”

Unlike the gentle restraint she had when communicating with the Old Task Force, she was now feisty and strong.

“Gosh, don’t blame me! Captain Ding, our car broke down on the way.
We spent a lot of time repairing it,” the shifty-looking man quickly explained.

His name was Zhang Chenguang, a staff member of the Ubei Hunter’s Guild.
Together with his companions, he was in charge of regularly updating Hunter information for all the settlements and border outposts in a large area to ensure that the data was in sync.

Ding Ling didn’t say anything else.
She led Zhang Chenguang and his companions into the two-story building covered in burn marks.
She then pointed at a laptop and said, “Check why it lags all the time.
It took me a while to find information on a few Hunters, and it was incomplete.”

“Alright!” Zhang Chenguang was a technical personnel who had undergone professional training.

Of course, he was also a part-time Ruin Hunter.
As he usually traveled, he naturally completed some missions.
For example, helping some outpost soldiers send messages home.

After a round of cleaning, Ding Ling’s computer was restored to normal.
Zhang Chenguang then inserted a flash drive and uploaded the latest Hunter information from all over the Ashlands, replacing the original.

Ding Ling nodded slightly.
“Help me pull up October Xue, Zhang Qubing, Qian Bai, and Gu Zhiyong.
I didn’t see why they were wanted in First City.

“Hunter IDs are…” Ding Ling picked up a piece of paper beside her and read the numbers on it.

“Alright.” Zhang Chenguang typed hard on the keyboard, and he quickly pulled up Jiang Baimian and the others’ information.

“Reward of 20,000 Oray?” Zhang Chenguang suddenly stood up as if there were nails under his butt. How many pounds—no, how many tons of pork can I buy with that? How dangerous is a Hunter team with such a high bounty!?

“I know that,” Ding Ling said with a look of disdain.
“Help me see why they’re wanted.”

If not for the Old Task Force’s high bounty and the fact that they were on the way to Icefield, she wouldn’t have asked for their help.

Zhang Chenguang sat down in fear as if a few monsters were lurking outside the room.

“Plotted, uh…” Zhang Chenguang was stunned.
“Plotted a major plot against First City.”

“A major plot against First City?” Ding Ling suspected her ears. There are only four people and a robot outside?

Zhang Chenguang nodded mechanically.
“That’s what it says here.”

“Yes, the reason given by First City might not be true.
Sometimes, they will find an excuse to cover up the real reason.” Ding Ling quickly calmed down.
“However, the people outside definitely did something impressive for them to be treated with such grave importance.
I have to report it and see if we should make further contact.”

She cast her gaze at the radio transceiver in a corner of the room.

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