Alien Relic Hunter

"Look...the flesh and blood on Leviathan's body seems...it seems to be starting to rot!" Layton whispered.

Just as he said, not only the gap that was hit by the fire, but also other parts of Leviathan that were not bombarded began to gradually disintegrate, and large pieces of dark red meat fell from the giant beast's body. Peeling off, the exposed wound showed a gray and withered appearance, and putrid pus-like substance continuously flowed out from every crack in the giant beast's body.

This time, Leviathan really "slept"...

The entire process of apoptosis of Leviathan's body lasted for a full six hours. The majestic mountain range spanning the wasteland disappeared, and was replaced by a black crystal skeleton like a work of art.

Ke Lan always felt that it was a bit strange to use the word artwork to describe such things, but he couldn't find a better adjective for the moment.

Leviathan's skeleton is shaped like a whale bone, but it is different from whale bones in many details. In addition to being many times larger than whales on Earth, the most distinctive feature of Leviathan's skeleton is its body. Six pairs of large wing-shaped fins on both sides.

Although Ke Lan knew that this kind of creature once had the ability to fly in the sky, in his opinion, these six sets of wing fins alone could not provide the terrifying lift needed by this behemoth... But with the power of The dissolution of Vitan's physical tissue will most likely become one of the many unsolved mysteries on Planet Alpha.

The rotten and dissolved flesh and blood quickly seeped into the ground. The originally solid and thick surface rock formations now looked as if they were wrapped in a thick layer of gray-black dilapidated cotton wool. A warship fired a missile towards the ground, but after contacting the corroded rock formation, the missile seemed to be shot into a swamp. It quickly sank deeply into it. Then, a muffled sound came from the ground. It came out from below, and what rose up along with the muffled sound were only a few medium-sized bubbles...

"...How come this ground has become like the corrupt swamp in the southern hemisphere..." The hound who came to the porthole frowned and shook his head, "That was a dead land...for a meaningless pursuit, that place Devoured nineteen of my brothers alive.”

"I know the Corruption Swamp. Tens of thousands of years ago, that place should have been an area similar to the rainforest on the earth. However, the plants that grew there later all died in a short period of time due to some unknown reason. The rotten swamp Plant corpses and moist soil mixed together and turned into peat. In addition, the rainfall in that place was heavy, so such a large area of ​​​​swamps was formed..." Ke Lan said, "But these things are obviously not related to peat. It doesn’t matter at all…”

"Whether it's peat or mud... in short, this big guy should be dead this time." The hound rubbed his chin irritably, "It's really strange, there are so many crystal minerals in Leviathan's body It’s all gone… all that’s left is a skeleton that can’t even be hit by a plasma cannon.”

"Manstein!" The hound suddenly turned around and shouted to Manstein, who was so frightened that he jumped up from his seat and was stunned for several seconds before responding: "Mr. hound... Are you calling me for something?"

"What proportion of the crystallized ore produced by Leviathan accounts for the total output of Ark?"

"This...proportion is not fixed every year...if it was last year, it accounted for almost 27%..." The previous violence against him by the hound seemed to be in the heart of the Soma Consortium executive. It left quite a shadow. Now he was completely timid when speaking, for fear that a word coming out of his mouth would cause dissatisfaction on the other side.

"Twenty-seven percent? There are so many?!" The hound's eyes suddenly widened, and Manstein was so frightened that he took a few steps back, fell down on the chair, and then stood up quickly.

"Yes, yes... Last year's proportion was relatively small... In normal years, it usually accounts for more than 30% of Ark's total output..."

"Ah... if only there was a computer that could be connected to Ark's public network now!" Hound beat his chest and said, "Twenty-seven percent of the output! What if we spent all the money we have now to buy crystal futures? If so, even if several relics with huge crystal reserves are discovered this year, it will definitely not affect the rising crystal prices... Such an opportunity to make a lot of money is a pity... Sigh..."

"No, there is still a chance." Ke Lan patted the hound on the shoulder, "The news about Leviathan will be delayed for at least a week to half a month before it will be announced to the public. Before that, the insiders will There are only the top management of the Ark, the First Fleet and a few of us... If we return with the First Fleet at the same time and start operations immediately after returning to the Ark, even if we can't eat the fattest pieces of meat, we can still drink the soup. I can still drink enough..."

Ke Lan said, turning to Manstein and smiling: "Mr. Manstein, I have a way for you to pay off the loan sharks you owe as quickly as possible and make up for the misappropriation." Are you interested in the funding loopholes generated by the consortium’s public funds?”

"Yes! Of course I do!" Manstein said excitedly. Although his performance before this had always been very awkward, completely sorry for his status as the top person in charge of the mining base, he was not a fool, Ke Landu said it for this reason, so he knew the hidden meaning very clearly.

"Well, I have a proposal - after I go back, I will intercede with Miss Zofia on your behalf to temporarily delay the consortium's processing of you, and you can use this time to help us make money as a client... …As for this method of making money, I shouldn’t need to explain it again, right?”

"I know, I know!" Manstein nodded repeatedly.

As a professional, handing over funds to Manstein for operation, both in terms of profit and efficiency, is much higher than that of laymen like Ke Lan and others in the financial field, and Manstein, as an eyewitness of the Leviathan incident One, plus the fact that Ke Lan and the others have the handle, there is basically no risk of leaks.

"Time is very tight, but if the operation is done properly, the income is still very objective... As a commission, I can give you ten percent of the profit. Of course, if there is a loss, the loss must be borne by you."

"There will be no loss, absolutely not!" Manstein said categorically. If he could lose money on this kind of transaction, he would just jump off the deck of the Ark.

"But there is one more question." Ke Lan turned his attention to Sakurai Nai who was aside, "As a member of the Mitsui Consortium, you should take this news back, right?"

"...Do you care about this?" Sakuraina glared at Ke Lan.

"I really can't control this, but I think I still have to aggrieve Miss Sakurai during this period and stay with us big men for the time being... After all, you just blatantly eavesdropped on our business secrets." Ke Lan said He looked up and gave the hound a look without leaving any trace, and the latter gave Ke Lan a thumbs up secretly from where Sakuraina could not see.

The so-called trade secrets are actually just a reason, and the real purpose of Ke Lan and the others in detaining Sakurai Na is to gain another powerful bargaining chip when negotiating with the Mitsui Foundation.

After all, the missing Liao Zilang was most likely taken away by people from the Mitsui Consortium. Judging from the performance of Mitsui Suke and Sakurai Na, Yui and his group should not have returned to the Mitsui Consortium's back of Leviathan. Base... This shows that there is a high possibility that Liao Zilang... is still alive.

"You...why are you like this? It's not what I meant to hear, it was clearly what you said yourself!" Sakuraina yelled angrily.

"But the result is still the same." Ke Lan grinned at the girl, and Layton immediately put a bracelet with a detonator on Sakuraina's wrist.

"Do you know the consequences of doing this?" Sakuraina grabbed her wrist and asked sternly.

"Then what do you think we should do? Kill you now, and then throw the body into the swamp. Go back and tell the people of the Mitsui Consortium, 'I'm sorry. We almost rescued Ms. Sakuraina, but unfortunately she still died. '...What do you think of this method?"

[P.S. I originally wanted to ask for leave after the bone piercing today, but a big boss came to me as a leader, so I had to add more updates. It would be unreasonable not to add them... As for the leader before Beiyan, I will update first. I'll owe you a few days, and I'll make up for it when I feel better. 】