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Weed City, in a rented apartment on South Street.
Shang Jianyao and the others met up with Genava.
As Jiang Baimian walked to the window, she casually asked, “How’s the situation recently?”
As a cold intelligence collector, Genava replied in a slightly synthetic voice, “Due to the news that war will break out between First City and the Salvation Army within the year, the price of food has increased significantly.
“Weed City is located at the westernmost end of First City’s sphere of influence; it’s the furthest from the Salvation Army, so the level of panic here isn’t that strong. It still maintains a relatively normal and stable state. This has attracted more Ruin Hunters, making Weed City more prosperous than before.
“The nobles here control the land in the form of manors and stockpile a large amount of food…”
Upon hearing Genava’s clear report, Jiang Baimian cast her gaze out the window.
On South Street, there was heavy traffic and many pedestrians. The various shops by the side of the road were open, and business seemed to be good.
This formed a sharp contrast to the bleak and quiet atmosphere after the riot.
After Genava finished speaking, Jiang Baimian looked at the classic and modern houses opposite her. She tumed her body slightly and said to Bai Chen, “Auntie Nan’s alley is just opposite. Are you going to pay a visit?”
The Old Task Force didn’t stay in Ah Fu’s Gun Shop this time because Genava had chosen the place.
“That’s right, that’s right.” Shang Jianyao agreed first. “You haven’t even told Auntie Nan that you’re marrie
Auntie Nan should be very gratified to know that Little White has a normal family… Long Yuchong immediately felt tempted. He cast a consulting gaze at Bai Chen.
Bai Chen didn’t wear a scarf, and the number was no longer on her neck. It had been removed when Bai Chen underwent genetic modification two years ago. It was a matter that nobody paid attention to.
Bai Chen walked to the window and silently stared at it for a while. “No. We are burdened with too many things. Don’t implicate Auntie Nan and the others.”
“That’s true.” Long Yuehong nodded immediately.
Shang Jianyao sighed regretfully. “I still want to see how the people taught by An Ruxiang are doing in terms of literacy…”
You probably want to see how those people are doing… Jiang Baimian vaguely guessed Shang Jianyao’s thoughts.
She chuckled and said, “There’s no need to set such restrictions. We are out on a normal mission. If we don’t dare to go places or do anything, that will instead arouse suspicion. Yes, we can’t forget our disguises; there’s a bounty on our heads.”
As wanted criminals of First City, they couldn’t act ostentatiously in its sphere of influence.
“That’s right.” Shang Jianyao clenched his right fist and punched his left palm. “I also want to visit my good brother, Xu Liyan, in Castellan Manor and discuss the Buddhist Dharma with Zen Master Jingnian.”
“You mainly want to freeload on food, right?” Jiang Baimian joked.
Shang Jianyao frankly replied, “You can say that.”
At this moment, the red glow in Genava’s eyes flickered a few times. “Compared to last year’s departure, you seem to have many more worries. Did something happen in the company?”
As expected of a smart bot. Its ability to gather information and carry out logical analysis is sufficiently powerful… Jiang Baimian sighed.
Shang Jianyao wasn’t too convinced. “Why must something happen in the company? Can’t it be that the few of us have a love dispute and are about to splinter off and go at things alone?”
The red glow in Genava’s eyes flickered violently for a few seconds before he said, “That’s also a possibility, but the probability is only…”
“Stop!” Jiang Baimian stopped the honest robot from having his train of thought led astray by Shang Jianyao.
She sensed her surroundings and deliberated before saying, “So here’s the thing—we discovered something not long after we returned to the company…”
She highlighted the series of matters that had been sparked off by the Babymaker talisman.
As Genava listened, his eyes flickered with a red glow as if he was carrying out intense calculations.
“Alright, that’s about it.” Jiang Baimian looked at Genava and asked in anticipation, “Old Ge, what’s your take?”
She had always recognized that artificial intelligence was better than human brains in certain aspects.
Genava replied truthfully, “Frankly speaking, I’m not too surprised that your Big Boss is the Arbiter of Fate. Since First City’s uprising involved a New World dispute and was associated with a few Kalendarium, the other large factions of the same status probably can’t escape the Kalendarium’s influence.
Pangu Biology won’t be an exception.”
“There are exceptions!” Shang Jianyao immediately retorted. “Mechanical Paradise is an exceptioi
Genava was just about to nod and say that this was because their lifeforms were different and that as a powerful artificial intelligence, the Source Brain couldn’t believe in any Kalendaria when Shang Jianyao mocked himself. “Even Omega can be the Life Ritual parish’s Doctor of the Church. Why can’t the
Source Brain be under some Kalendaria?”
Genava momentarily froze.
Jiang Baimian slowly exhaled. “Old Ge, continue.”
“That’s right, that’s right.” Long Yuehong quickly echoed, and Bai Chen nodded.
Genava returned to normal. “As for the Arbiter of Fate raising employees of Pangu Biology as livestock, I don’t think it’s necessarily true.”
“That’s right! That’s right!” This was the first time Long Yuehong found Old Ge blindingly glorious.
“Why?” Jiang Baimian asked.
Genava replied, “Your internal situation is too normal. It’s so normal that there are almost no signs of you being reared.
“The information you previously gave me indicates that the annual mortality rate in the underground building is clearly lower than the average rate in human settlements like Weed City. It’s close to the Old World’s large cities.
“It can even be said that compared to the Old World before it was destroyed, Pangu Biology only had a few more Heartless outbreaks. The incidence rate is far lower than that in most places in the Ashlands.
“If you are being reared, there must be a goal. I can’t figure out the goal now.”
Jiang Baimian nodded slightly and said, “The incidence rate of the company’s various diseases is also very normal. Yes, the premise is that the data isn’t faked.”