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Chapter 406 The Poor Boy

Olivia underground was busy discussing life and death and alchemy, and Zhu Jue on the ground was not idle either.
After receiving the information, he immediately prepared to go to the rescue site, but this time was different, because of the confidentiality regulations within the Archaeological Association, Zhu Jue, as a person who did not participate in the rescue, naturally would not know the location of the ruins. It was not mentioned in TALK, so he could only contact the Archaeological Association in Dawn City first.

However, the association did not immediately inform Zhu Jue of the rescue information. The reason is very simple. As I said before, Zhu Jue's status as a consultant is actually a idle job in the eyes of the senior management of the Shuguang City Branch. Let them pay attention, whether it is in terms of personal treatment or work freedom, they have given a high standard.

But this time it involves the rescue mission of the archaeological team, and even the headquarters has already intervened. At this time, their authority is actually not enough to arrange anything, not to mention providing Zhu Jue with a location and pick-up, even some less-than-so Important information is never mentioned.

In this regard, Zhu Jue could only try to contact Olivia again, but several messages and communications did not get a reply, which made Zhu Jue standing on the street outside the building a little helpless.

After a little thought, he still called August.

"Did you know about the recent death of an archaeological team near Dawn City?"

Because I don't know the specific situation, Zhu Jue can only briefly summarize the information that Olivia disclosed before.

"Of course, this matter has recently involved a lot of energy from the association. I remember that Dawn City should also be in the ranks of the rescue team. You can just ask them directly?"

On the other side, August is sitting behind his desk full of ancient books. There is a wooden pipe in front of him. There are still some ash in it emitting sparks. Some of them look like old-fashioned items commonly used by detectives. Don't know where it came from.

"I asked, and they said that this rescue mission has been fully taken over by the Archaeological Association headquarters, so they can't disclose the news to the outside world. It's okay to change it as usual, but my friend is a member of the Dawn City rescue team, and she is also trapped underground now. , just sent me a message, I have to find a way to rescue her."

Zhu Jue didn't mention that he was interested in the things in the underground ruins, because August was also a senior member of the Archaeological Association.

"I know that the headquarters has full power to take over this matter. Just wait a moment. I will take a look at the current progress through the internal network and reply to you later."

Putting on the Bluetooth headset, August picked up the pipe and pressed his finger on the button on the right side of the desk. The light blue screen immediately popped up. After entering the password, there were several consecutive operations.

This large-scale rescue operation naturally has real-time updates, so August saw the second collapse of the pothole tonight and the news that the emergency rescue team was trapped. The content of the field staff dispatched by the headquarters in the message.

Furui Wubo's original expression quickly changed.

"No. 5, No. 16. They are all under those guys. Angie, come in."

Standing up and walking to the window, looking at the colorful night scene of New Rome outside, August suddenly said loudly.

That's right, he is now at the headquarters of the Archaeological Association. Five years ago, he was the core figure among the scholars of the Association, and he still occupies a considerable position five years later.

Perhaps from an internal point of view, his position has not changed much, but the rapid development of the Archaeological Association in the past five years has made the organization's power expand rapidly, and the power and resources possessed by these "old men" are naturally changing day by day .

Subconsciously looking back at the ancient books on the desk, those are the capital of his current position.

Breathing out one or two smoke rings, and raising his hand to touch a certain sigil on his chest, August's expression darkened slightly. If he wants to get something, he has to pay a corresponding price.

While August was thinking, someone came in from outside the door.

"What can I do for you?"

The woman dressed as a secretary pushed her glasses and asked with a slight bow.

"How is the excavation of the underground ruins led by Felix this time? I just saw that he sent out two of his students."

"Not optimistic. The latest news shows that the ruins have collapsed again. There seems to be a spiritual pollution source monster in the underground of the area. The monster number and the possibility of it being the guardian of the ruins have not been confirmed for the time being."

"What's in the ruins that made him so anxious that even the field staff from the headquarters were dispatched so early."

Compared with rescue work, August is obviously more concerned about what is in the ruins.

"I'm sorry, regarding the information in the ruins, Mr. Felix blocked the information in advance on the grounds of the association's confidentiality regulations."

"Understood, you go out."

Hearing the four words of blocking news, August raised his eyebrows subconsciously, then raised his hand to turn on the Bluetooth again, contacted Zhu Jue,

"I can tell you where the ruins are, but I have conditions."

"You said."

Zhu Jue, who was heading somewhere, replied in the car.

"First of all, you can't tell the people at the scene that I told you the location of the ruins. Dawn City should be involved in this rescue mission. You can get in. They won't spend a lot of time checking the rescuers. Secondly, I I can only arrange you into the team. As for whether you can enter the ruins to save people, that is your business. Finally, I know you must be interested in the things in the ruins. If you can go in, don’t forget to collect the The information is shared with me, of course, this also needs to be kept confidential.”

August's speech was very slow, and these conditions were obviously said after he temporarily thought about it.

"I can understand the first two conditions. What does the last one mean? You are a senior member of the Archaeological Association. If you want to know what is in the ruins, do you need me to tell you?"

Zhu Jue thought he had misheard. Before, he had prevented him from going to the ruins because he was afraid that August would know that he was interested in the ruins, but what the other party meant was that he wanted him to steal information from the ruins.

"Mr. Zhu, what kind of organization do you think the Archaeological Association is today? With the rapid development of these years, what do you think we rely on to rise? Human beings panic about the source of spiritual pollution? That is just some official rhetoric to the outside world. The Archaeological Association can Not that great, at least not from my inside perspective."

August took another sip of the pipe, letting the smoke that exudes the fragrance of medicinal herbs linger around his face. The somewhat exhausted spirit became clearer. He paused for a while, and then continued to say,

"We are able to establish chapters in major super cities and obtain a considerable amount of privileges, not because of public appeals, but because of cooperation with major consortiums. Those who stand at the top of the capital pyramid do not have a single philanthropist."

"I probably know what you mean, but what does it have to do with what I just said?"

Zhu Jue has always known the inside story of the rapid development of the Archaeological Association. Since the discovery of the Fangdoushan ruins in Yecheng five years ago, Yuanfan Machinery has sent a large number of equipment to support it without asking for any obvious rewards. From this point of view, it is not simple.

It's just that Zhu Jue has always been indifferent to things that don't belong to him, so he hasn't investigated or asked anyone's meaning until now. It's right that the terrorist fund flow of the Archaeological Association fell from the sky.

It's just that August suddenly mentioned it now, which made him a little confused.

"The Archaeological Association is not the simple archaeological organization that it was back then. We are constantly excavating the pearls left in the long river of history. This is like those gold diggers who sifted gold in the river. Their work seems boring and meaningless, but As long as there is something to gain, it will be of great value. This is the situation of the association today. By studying the monsters of spiritual pollution sources and their history, we are looking for the gold nuggets buried in the river sand. The crux of the problem is that we The 'gold nugget' found may be worth more than diamonds, and it will make many people abandon their original intentions, and the brave man who saves the world will never be a robot who can not eat or drink!"

Those indescribable things involve too many mysterious items, the benefits of which can make anyone crazy, the best example is the dreamland space gate that Zhu Jue now controls, the gentleman relies on it to get from an ordinary businessman in Swelled to its current status in a few years.

Who can guarantee that there will be no similar existence in that ruin?
Intelligence sharing?

Do not make jokes!
"Understood, I won't say much else, just pass on the specific coordinates of the ruins, at least this time, no matter what I see in the ruins, you can see it."

Zhu Jue is not interested in discussing the filth within the Archaeological Association with August now, not to mention that these things will not be finished in a short time.

"No problem, I'll send it to you now, but how do you plan to get there? As far as I know, it's an undeveloped valley there, and there are no traffic routes around it. Do you want me to help you arrange it?"

The rescue team and equipment from the Archaeological Association are directly transported by air with the aircraft affiliated to the Association. Zhu Jue is only one person, and it is a secret operation. Naturally, it is impossible to follow the path of the Archaeological Association. It will only leave people with a clue, so August is ready to help with his own resources.

"No, I have my own means of transportation. Although it is a second-hand product left by others, it is still easy to use. I will hang it first. Driver, stop here."

He reached out and patted the back of the airboat driver's chair in front of him and said.

"Sir, this is Airboat Yard No. 3 in the center of the city. It's exclusive to the rich. I can't stop here. Did you say the wrong place?"

Looking at the holographic projection light board below, the airboat driver turned around and asked in surprise.

He clearly remembered that the person in the back came from the Heywood community, which was a place where the middle class lived. If he stayed here, he would not only be expelled by the security personnel in the empty boat yard, but in severe cases, he might even be detained.

"It's here, just go down."

"That's fine."

Since it was requested by the customer, the driver had no choice but to slow down, for fear of being misunderstood.

It's just that even though he was very careful, when he landed, he still found a person in a black suit approaching in front of him.

"Hey, we've been discovered, I'm going to be killed by you!"

The driver said with an ugly face.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that his guests had already left his airship and boarded a luxury airship not far away surrounded by those people outside.
"It turns out that he is a guy who has watched too many movies, and he likes to pretend to be a poor boy and an idiot!"

The driver pouted, not hiding his opinion at all.

(End of this chapter)