Alien Relic Hunter

Ke Lan had just put on his clothes when a fully automatic dining car appeared at the door of the ward. Ke Lan opened the cover of the dining car and frowned...

On the huge metal tray, there was only a porridge bowl the size of a wine cup. There was only half a bowl of extremely thin paste in it. Judging from Ke Lan's appetite, this small half bowl of gruel could only hold up to one person at most. Dessert portion size.

"That's it?" Ke Lan couldn't help but ask, "Just give me half a bowl of gruel?"

Ke Lan glanced at the gruel in the bowl and saw strands of white objects torn into filaments floating on it. If he guessed correctly, this thing should be a food called bird's nest in the old era, which was found on many Arks. People who were born have never even heard of this kind of thing. If you say "bird's nest" directly to them, their first reaction is the constant-temperature birdcage made of metal and glass in the ecological warehouse...

This kind of food is completely priceless in this era. Unfortunately, Ke Lan only has one thought in his head at this time...

"I want to eat meat."

"You haven't eaten for four days, in which case..."

"I don't care, I want to eat meat, and I want to use my L8 level authority... to eat meat!" Ke Lan said through gritted teeth.

This time, Mary did not refute. When Ke Lan used this authority, as long as the order issued did not directly violate the "Three Laws", it must be executed unconditionally.

In less than five minutes, the second dining car appeared. Ke Lan didn't even lift the cover, but he could already smell an alluring aroma of meat coming from the gap under the cover.

"Charcoal grilled rib eye steak, teppanyaki pan-fried pork belly, teppanyaki pan-fried foie gras, bacon-wrapped prawns and asparagus... the ingredients used all come from the exclusive farm of Marceau Consortium. There are no artificial substances or additional additives. We hope to cooperate Your appetite." A female voice came from the side, and Ke Lan turned around to look - the speaker was not Mary, but a young woman wearing a black professional skirt. She had dark brown curly hair, tied into a knot on the top of her head. High bun.

"Who are you?"

"I am your full-time secretary, responsible for assisting you in your work and daily life."

"What's your name?" Ke Lan asked as he poked a piece of foie gras with a fork, dipped it in the sauce, and put it into his mouth.

"You can call me Yui."

"Are you from Yamato?" Ke Lan looked at her beautiful face. Although there was a hint of Asian, the overall outline was still that of a European Caucasian.

"I am of mixed race. My mother is a Yamato woman, but my father is not," Yui said.

"Oh... But First Officer Caroline told me that as a special consultant, I don't have much work to do. There is no need to have such a full-time secretary for me. It's a waste." Ke Lan chewed and was burned by the charcoal fire. Just the right amount of rib-eye steak, he said a little casually, but in his heart, he had already started to become alert - could this woman be sent to monitor him?

"Although I say that," a charming smile appeared on Yui's face, and she gently moved the hair on her forehead with her hand, "but I am also your housekeeper, and I will be responsible for your daily life... "

"It's enough to have Cooper as the housekeeper. My little shabby place is crowded enough for one person to live in." Ke Lan thought to himself: As expected, even the beauty trap was used. If it were a pervert like an old dog, Come on, maybe you really fell into the trap.

"The consortium has arranged another accommodation for you. It is a four-story independent villa with a simulated weather simulation system, ecological garden and swimming pool, and..."

"Stop it, stop it." Ke Lan interrupted her again, "To be honest, I can't get used to living in a big villa. I just want to live in my original place. Don't follow me. After I finish this meal, you will leave. Go back where you came from... If the consortium has something to ask me about, just call me directly."

Are you kidding me? Living in a villa provided by the Soma Consortium... even if you don't have to live under their noses all the time? If it were Ke Lan from before, he wouldn't have cared about it, but now the secrets he carries make him have to be careful everywhere.

"Okay." To Ke Lan's surprise, the "full-time secretary" named Yui did not insist, but readily agreed, "Then shall I handle your discharge now?"

"Yes." Ke Lan nodded, swallowed the last piece of pork belly, pulled up the napkin under the plate, and wiped his mouth.

At Ke Lan's request, Yu Yi left after helping him get discharged from the hospital. He himself took a leisurely stroll around the nursing home - in the process, Ke Lan saw a lot. The nurse was so good-looking that he couldn't help but secretly curse: It turned out that the old dog didn't lie to him. There really were living nurses in this nursing home...

However, these nurses only move around on the first to fourth floors, and the fifth floor where the VIP ward is located is completely forbidden to them.

Ke Lan asked these questions from a young nurse who looked less than twenty years old. According to her, only the head nurse has the authority to enter the fifth floor... but there are exactly two of them these days. The head nurse had asked for leave, so she gave Ke Lan the illusion that there was only AI in the nursing home.

"Phew...I can finally go home."

Walking out of the door of the sanatorium, Ke Lan stretched out comfortably and raised his head - in the South Second District, which is the "rich area", the domes here are all made up of modular environmental simulation screens. The sky that appeared was almost exactly the same as the one on Earth.

"Oh, it's a bit far..." Ke Lan's residence is located in the North Fifth District, almost half an ark's distance from the South Second District. If he walks back, it will take at least several days. There is no way, Ke Lan Lan could only open the electronic map - fortunately, there was a maglev train station less than 500 meters away from the sanatorium.

He was lucky. As soon as he walked to the station, a maglev train bound for the northern districts pulled into the station. There were only a few people in the carriage. After paying the ticket, Ke Lan casually found a seat by the window. down.

There was a display screen directly opposite the seat, and advertisements with extremely eye-catching fonts and colors were scrolling back and forth. One of the advertisements immediately attracted Ke Lan's attention.

"The institute recruits volunteers for human experiments, with generous remuneration, food and accommodation, and no life-threatening danger. However, applicants are required to be in good health, aged between 14 and 50 years old, and need to sign a confidentiality agreement. They must be retired soldiers with field experience. , relic hunters and mercenaries are given priority.”

"Volunteer for human experiments..." Ke Lan curled his lips. He believed that the treatment was generous, but it was pure nonsense if there was no danger to his life... He basically had no choice but to leave a fortune for his family. Only those with money would sign up to be this kind of volunteer...

But having said that, the black skeleton that was sent back to the Ark should have been handed over to the research institute now, right? I just don’t know if their recruitment of this human experiment volunteer has something to do with the black skeleton...

Just when Ke Lan was staring at the advertisement in a daze, he suddenly felt a figure approaching from his side. He subconsciously jumped up from his seat and reached out to touch his ribs——

He couldn't touch his gun. Weapons were not allowed in the nursing home. His equipment had already been checked back to his residence in the North Fifth District, and now they should be quietly piled in the temporary storage cabinet at the door.

"Hey, hey friend, don't be nervous..." It was a man wearing a felt cloak, with a thick scarf wrapped around his face, only a pair of eyes exposed... An unbearable smell was constantly coming from him It emanates from his body - this guy probably hasn't had a shower in several months.

"Even the hunter who just crawled out of the ruins may not smell as bad as him." Ke Lan thought, and took a step away from the other party, and asked indifferently: "Is something wrong?"

"Hey...friend, have you ever heard of the great true God?"

"Huh?" Ke Lan was stunned. Did he meet a missionary from a religious organization? It's just that this guy looks like a beggar, so this religious organization must not be doing well on the Ark.

After all, in this era, the vast majority of people are atheists, and very few believe in religion.

"Never heard of it." Ke Lan replied.

"Haha, it doesn't matter." The "preacher" suddenly smiled and shook his head, "God keeps mankind ignorant. This is God's kindness to mankind——"