Alien Relic Hunter

"Of course!" The missionary nodded in agreement, "But you will naturally know these things after you officially join us."

He suddenly paused, then raised his hand, pointed to the vending machine not far away, and asked Ke Lan: "I haven't eaten for two days, can you get me some food? "

"Ah? Don't you have any credit points in your personal account?" Ke Lan was speechless... Although the other party looked like a penniless beggar who relied on relief supplies, you must know that this kind of magnetic levitation Train tickets are very expensive. If you exchange them for the cheapest compressed biscuits, you can exchange one ticket for several boxes, enough to last half a year.

"What account...I don't have anything like that."

"No?" Ke Lan was stunned. Could it be that... this guy is an exile? But how did he get into Ark? Although Ark's internal supervision is not very strong, it is completely different externally. Anyone and anything entering Ark from the outside must be inspected multiple times, such as He is such a "three-no" person, and there is still a parasite in his body, so there is no way he can pass the inspection.

"If you don't have a personal account, how did you get on the train? If you don't buy a ticket, you can't even open the door." Ke Lan asked.

There were no other passengers on this carriage, so there was no possibility of someone trying to squeeze in.

"Do you still need to buy a ticket? Isn't the window open?" The other party pointed to a window on Ke Lan's left side.

"There are so many surveillance cameras in the station. If you broke in through the window, the alarm would have gone off, right?"

"Who told you I got in at the station?"

Ke Lan's eyes twitched involuntarily... So, this guy jumped in while the train was traveling at high speed?

Then this person's physical fitness is too abnormal, right? Judging from his appearance, most of his body should still belong to the human category... Can the erosion seed strengthen the human body to this extent?

Not long ago, Ke Lan even thought about pushing the other party off the train, but unfortunately he could not implement it...

"Why do you talk so much nonsense? If I didn't want to attract those annoying things, I would have smashed the machine open."

"Okay, okay, Christian, please wait a moment, I will buy it for you right away." Ke Lan agreed quickly. He walked to the vending machine and put his face in front of the camera.

"Welcome to the No. 9 Transportation Line vehicle-mounted vending machine. Your account information has been read. Please purchase products."

Ke Lan's finger paused on the screen for a moment, then moved to the "View Balance" option and clicked -

"Remaining credit points: 31528814.00, of which the frozen part: 0.00."

These 1.02 million credits are what Ke Lan has accumulated from being a ruin hunter for so many years, and the extra 30.5 million should be the "compensation" paid to him by the Soma Consortium as well as the The "special consultant"'s first month's salary.

"The big consortium is really wealthy..."

After sighing inwardly, Ke Lan bought four whole-wheat breads and a bottle of third-grade drinking water and gave them to the missionary.

"How can this little food be enough?!" The other party's tone was full of dissatisfaction, but he still snatched the food away, tore open the package and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Isn't it enough?"

"It has to be at least ten times as much as this, right? Besides, how can it be done without meat?! You can buy all the meat there, as much as you want."

Ten times, that is forty whole wheat breads. Even a big eater may not be able to eat this amount... Moreover, in addition to bread, he also has to buy all the meat for him... …

Meat, in short, is protein, and he's craving a lot of protein...

In fact, it was not him who was hungry, but the monster dormant inside him.

There is not a lot of food left in the vending machine, and the meat is basically "artificial meat" synthesized from industrially produced protein.

This kind of meat tastes like low-quality soy products, and the taste depends entirely on seasonings...but in terms of protein content, it is no less than real meat...or even more.

The food taken from the vending machine piled up on the seat into a hill half as high as a person, while the missionary sat next to him and kept stuffing the food into his mouth.

"Not bad...much more delicious than the raw meat of those beasts..."

Ke Lan glanced at the missionary who was wolfing down the food. The "raw meat of wild beasts" in the other person's mouth should refer to the meat of the indigenous creatures on Alpha Planet. The meat was rough and difficult to swallow, and most of the species' flesh contained... Toxins and radiation, even the exiles rarely hunt indigenous creatures - their main source of meat is by robbing the Ark's transfer station in the wasteland, and secondly... the same kind they have been killed...

Ke Lan has been able to confirm that this guy is an exile. As for how he entered Ark... Presumably this cult organization that believes in the "True God" has penetrated into Ark's management.

…

Half an hour later, North Fourth District.

Ke Lan and the preacher got off the train. After passing through two commercial streets and a greenhouse garden, they finally arrived at the door of Ivan's private clinic.

There is also a "Closed" sign hanging at the door of the clinic - since Ivan is not only a doctor, but also a relic hunter, and often goes out on exploration missions, so being closed for a long time will not arouse the suspicion of surrounding residents. It's perfect for use as a secret base.

Ke Lan walked to the door and pressed the call button. After a while, Natasha's face appeared on the screen.

"Ke Lan?! Why did you do it so quickly-"

Before she could say the word "discharged", Ke Lan interrupted her with his eyes, and then said: "Yes, we encountered a little trouble in the South Second District, so I hurried back... Oh, that's right. , I met a very interesting friend on the road, and I want to introduce him to Lao Gou. You ask Lao Gou and others to prepare."

"Uh -" As soon as Ke Lan finished speaking, Natasha's expression changed slightly - "Get ready", this was the code word they had agreed on long ago, and its hidden meaning was "the one who comes is not good".

At the same time, Ke Lan raised his hand and blocked the screen by pretending to scratch his hair to prevent Natasha's change in expression from being noticed by the guy standing behind him.

"...Okay, I understand." Natasha also realized her problem and quickly hung up the call.

There was a crisp "click" sound, and the door lock was remotely released. Ke Lan pushed open the door of the clinic and walked in with the missionary.

As soon as the two entered the hall, the door was closed behind them, and all the lights were turned off at the same time, plunging the entire hall into darkness.

"What's going on?" The missionary stretched out his arm with caution. At this distance, if he wanted to, he could break Ke Lan's neck in an instant, and the latter wouldn't even have a chance to dodge.

"I don't know," Ke Lan shook his head, and then shouted loudly, "Hey, old dog! Layton! What the hell is going on? Is this a welcome ceremony you learned from some idiot TV show?"

"No, there seems to be a problem with the circuit system just now. That boy Leighton is working on repairs. Just stand still and don't move. It will be fine soon." The old dog's voice came from the room inside.

"It's a circuit problem." Ke Lan turned to the missionary and said, "Be careful where you step, the clinic is a bit dirty, don't step on anything and slip - ouch!"

Before he finished speaking, Ke Lan's outstretched foot stepped on a piece of stained non-woven fabric, and he fell straight down——

"Boom!!"

At the same time, two ultra-high-brightness searchlights lit up at the same time, shining directly on the face of the missionary behind Ke Lan! A five-centimeter-thick soundproof and bulletproof steel plate with metal foam inside quickly fell down, sealing all the doors and windows in the clinic lobby.

"Bang!!"

The shotgun equipped with a muzzle suppressor opened fire suddenly, blasting the missionary's head into a rotten watermelon, with bone fragments, fleshy foam and gray-white brains flying everywhere.

The four words "Welcome Ceremony" are also a code word, which means "seize the opportunity to kill directly without keeping alive."

This guy is very dangerous, and Ke Lan doesn't dare to get into a fight with it. Once the power of the Seed of Corrosion fully explodes, everyone in the entire clinic together may not be able to subdue it.

"Nice shot!" The old dog holding the shotgun rolled out from behind a table, but before he could get closer, Ke Lan had already jumped up from the ground and yelled at him: "Old dog! Hurry up! Take out that stalagmite—and all the stone cones I brought back! Hurry! There is a seed of erosion in this guy’s body!"

"What did you say?!" The old dog suddenly widened his eyes.

"Why are you still standing there stupidly? Go quickly!"

Blast the head to pieces and kill only the missionary as the host. Although the threat is temporarily eliminated, it is also equivalent to breaking the shackles that control the seed of erosion... It won't take long for the erosion to lose its restraints. The seed will take over this body and completely transform it into a monster!