Chapter 817 Where to Come From

With the number of awakened people the Eighth Research Institute has, it is completely reasonable to create such an exaggerated array for a large transaction... However, this is mainly my personal guess, based on the fact that Icefield is a member of the Eighth Research Institute. In the sphere of influence, if there is any problem, it is appropriate to put it on their heads first... Jiang Baimian, with lowered eyes, looked at Smith and others again, and asked:

“Have you confirmed the situation near the square?

"For example, are there a lot of traffic marks?"

The area around the square is covered with snow. It is impossible for a team of dozens of vehicles to appear and disappear out of thin air. There will definitely be evidence of tires crushing the snow.

Smith replied with a wry smile:

“If it had, we wouldn’t be here in a daze, not knowing what to do.

"We wandered in the northern part of the gray earth, and we have seen awakened people, including ourselves."

What he meant was that there were no traces of other vehicles around the square, and the goods escorted by their "rootless" group seemed to have evaporated.

Shang Jianyao jumped up on the spot, using a military exoskeleton device to jump five or six meters high.

Then, while in the air, he relied on his condescending advantage to quickly examine the situation around the square.

Snow covers the roads, streets, and abandoned vehicles, making everything pure white.

On the pure white surface, except for the route taken by the "Rootless Ones" convoy into the ruins of the city, there are no wheel marks at all and only a few human footprints.

This was obviously left by Smith and others who split up to look for clues.

And they seemed to have been in this ruined city for several days, so much of the original wheel marks were covered up by the snowfall a few days ago.

In other words, there are indeed no new vehicle tracks in the surrounding area.

when! Shang Jianyao fell back to the ground under a pair of slightly dull eyes.

He asked Smith:

"Are you sure it's the supplies that disappeared last night?

"Will it be sooner?"

Smith thought about it for a while, exchanged a few words with other "rootless people", shook his head and said:

"That's how we remember it."

His answer was not too sure, because since there is such a thing as large-scale memory deletion, there might be large-scale memory tampering.

"Even if the supplies were picked up on the day Smith and the others arrived, the subsequent experiences are all forged memories, and the vehicles transporting the supplies would not be able to leave traces in the snow." Jiang Baimian refuted the speculation put forward by Shang Jianyao.

Shang Jianyao laughed:

"What I mean is that those wheel marks were not left by Smith and the others, but by the group of people who took away the supplies. Smith and the others actually arrived here earlier, and the corresponding marks have been completely buried in several heavy snows. .”

"Although this is indeed possible, it is too complicated. It is easier, more convenient, faster and less troublesome than directly deleting memories on a large scale." Jiang Baimian said this, and still turned on the military exoskeleton device. He used the intercom and ordered his teammates in the distance, "Lao Ge, Xiao Hong, Xiao Bai, go to the intersection ahead and follow the tire tracks in reverse direction to see where the vehicle is heading."

What she didn't say was that even if that group of people didn't have the ability to delete memories on a large scale and only had the conditions for tampering, they wouldn't make it more difficult for them to forge memories for several days. At most, they would be able to modify the memory after completing the "transaction". Memories involving experiences of an hour or two.

People tend to be lazy. When there is no obvious advantage or disadvantage between the two options, no one will torment themselves.

Shang Jianyao just said that casually, turned around and forgot about the matter, and happily chatted with Smith and others about the abnormalities they felt might exist.

He even asked what grade of gasoline the other party preferred for perfume and whether he had any special dishes.

Finally, Jiang Baimian waited for Gnawa's reply:

"The vehicle traces are heading south, do you want to continue tracking?"

"No need for now." Jiang Baimian calmly gave the order.

She turned to Smith and others:

"These vehicle marks should be yours."

"How could they move so much supplies without a car..." Smith expressed confusion again.

Even if the other party uses helicopters that are not very dependent on the location, they would have to dispatch many helicopters at once, and there is no reason why they would not leave any traces.

However, given the environment and weather of the ice field, it was barely possible to transport people by helicopter over a short distance, but transporting supplies over long distances was because he felt that he would not die quickly enough.

"Is the base of that group of people nearby?" Jiang Baimian was also thinking in this direction.

Before Smith and the other "rootless people" could respond, Shang Jianyao smiled:

"The answer is simple, I know what's going on."

"Tell me about it." Jiang Baimian exhaled with the mentality of hearing "magical ideas".

The so-called "magic thinking" is the abbreviation of the strange thinking of mentally ill patients.

Shang Jianyao casually pointed to the snow on a street near the square:

"If it were me, after the main body of the convoy left, I would drive away while 'interfering with matter', manipulating the snow, and burying all traces."

This... On the one hand, Jiang Baimian felt that this was a bit ridiculous, just like in the old world entertainment materials, the characters could have flying hair and handsome postures when they appeared because someone was blowing them with an electric fan nearby. On the other hand, she After thinking and deliberation, I think this is quite possible.

Except for the high mental consumption, this is more reliable than the previous guesses.

The only problem is that the ability possessed by the awakened ones in the "Last Man" realm is "electromagnetic interference."

However, the other party is at least an awakened person who has explored the depths of the "soul corridor", and it is normal to have the ability to "interfere with matter".

Thinking of this, Jiang Baimian asked Shang Jianyao:

"How long can you keep manipulating the snow like this?"

If it can only last within an hour, then the "Old Tune Team" can use this square as a dot, draw a big circle outward, and circle around to find traces of the convoy.

Shang Jianyao looked at the trucks and RVs of the "rootless people" and estimated:

"Two or three hours."

This is difficult to handle... Jiang Baimian frowned slightly.

The awakened person who is suspected of being able to delete memories on a large scale has probably explored more rooms in the "Soul Corridor" than Shang Jianyao, and has persisted in manipulating Xue for a longer period of time. After all, the latter has entered the "Soul Corridor" since Deep down, I was "addicted" to going to room "506" and peeking into "102" and "205", and never explored other rooms.

Drawing a circle based on the distance that the fleet travels for two or three hours will cover too broad a range, and the time and energy consumed will increase exponentially.

As time went on, considering the weather conditions in the ice field, there might be another heavy snowfall.

Besides, the other side may not only send one awakened person at the level of the ‘spiritual corridor’ to “pick up” the supplies.

If it was really the Eighth Research Institute, with the number of awakened people they had, they would be able to do such a thing.

Jiang Baimian suppressed the urge to search for traces with water grinders and decided to get clues from another direction.

She looked at Smith and others and said:

"Where did you take this business?"

Although the appearance, name, and image characteristics of the cargo owner have been deleted, Jiang Baimian believes that the large-scale settlement where the "Rootless" team set out involves the transportation and loading of many materials, and involves a lot of other things. It is a big deal to delete them all. It takes hard work and is quite difficult, and the person who takes action may not be willing to do it.

This doesn't affect anything.

Smith quickly replied:

"Gerstburg."

This is a large settlement belonging to the "White Knights", near the ice sheet area.

"Hmm..." Jiang Baimian silently wrote down the name and planned to go back there to see if he could find any clues.

At this time, Shang Jianyao comforted his good brothers:

"You don't have to worry. I can't remember the owner of the goods anyway. What's the difference between missing supplies and not?"

"At most, I will lose half of the freight. Just treat this trip as an official trip."

Although Smith didn't quite understand the old-world phrase "official travel", he still understood the meaning. He nodded and said:

"it's the only way."

Jiang Baimian thought for a while and asked:

"Do you know a human city that was in ruins just over ten years ago?"

She gave a rough description of the situation where Shang Jianyao's father last appeared.

Smith immediately laughed and said:

"I know!

"Before it was destroyed by Wuxin, we often transported supplies there for trade."

Having said this, Smith's expression turned serious:

"You want to go there?"

"Yes!" Shang Jianyao replied without hesitation, "We are not outsiders. Please tell us the specific location."

Smith frowned:

"I don't recommend you go."

"Why?" Shang Jianyao asked.

Smith looked at him and Jiang Baimian respectively and said:

“Many relic hunters try to hunt for treasure there, but few come back alive.

"It is said that there are 'careless' viruses all over there. As long as you enter, you may be infected. It is very easy to get infected."