Alien Relic Hunter

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Except for the troops who stayed to guard the remains of Leviathan and the scientific researchers who traveled with the fleet, the remaining ships of the First Fleet embarked on their return journey after confirming that "Emergency 000" had been lifted. Ke Lan and the others as The only survivor of this incident followed the first fleet back to the Ark.

As soon as they landed, they were escorted by a team of elite soldiers to a beautifully decorated reception room, and the person who received them in the reception room was Lieutenant General Maginot, who had dealt with Ke Lan once before.

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"In short, the general situation is like this... Although you have made a huge contribution in this matter, except for verbal commendations, I have no way to award you even a medal." Maginot spread his hands and said, He said with regret, "I'm really sorry, but given the current situation, this matter must be kept secret... Several other consortiums have also received the same notice."

"Keep it secret? Can it be kept? The gap in crystallization production is real. As long as the market fluctuates, someone will always guess the truth. Blindly blocking the news will probably be counterproductive." Hound Narrow Eyes, said with a slightly mocking tone.

"But at least we can't announce this news now..." Maginot looked directly into the hound's eyes and said, "Nick, the key point of this matter is not that we lost a rich crystal mine... but that Levi Tan itself, the resurrection of the prehistoric species... As long as this kind of news is used by people with intentions, it can easily cause panic among the people, and then turmoil..."

Maginot took out a silver cigar box from his pocket, opened it, took out a dark brown cigar, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it vigorously, but did not light it, but took it back again. Inside the box.

"Twenty years, Ark has not had an emergency with serial number 000 for twenty years... Do you know what this means?"

Maginot stuffed the cigar box back into his pocket and continued: "People have become accustomed to a stable life. This is no longer the era when the Ark just landed."

"You are deceiving yourselves." The hound snorted coldly, not giving Maginot a good look at all, but the latter didn't seem to care at all.

"I also know that this kind of stability is actually an illusion created, but at least this illusion can prevent the vast majority of people from living in fear."

"But they have to face fear sooner or later, right?" Ke Lan, who had been silent, said.

"But not now, at least not." Maginot made a downward movement with his hand, "This is also the meaning above. In short, no one can spread this matter without getting permission to lift the ban... As for the crystallization Officials will find ways to make up for the shortfall in production."

"Hmph, I'll see how they can make up for such a big gap." Hound sneered. This was one of the main sources of his unhappiness at the moment - if the official took action to maintain stability, the market price of crystallization in a short period of time would not be If there are too many changes, as for using the information gap to speculate in crystallization futures, it will become completely empty talk.

"Although I can't get you medals, if you have other requests, you can tell me and I will respond to the above."

"Can I ask for money?" The hound rolled his eyes at Maginot and asked.

"Yes, but the maximum is only three million. If it is higher, it will be difficult to apply for approval." Magino said, "If you think it is too little, I can transfer another two million to you from my personal account."

"Only five million, how about sending beggars away?" Hound said with a look of disgust, "To be honest, Soma Consortium is more generous than you."

"The army and the consortium are different... It's not like you don't know, Nick, those soldiers worked hard to earn first-class merit, and the reward was only half a million credits and a medal. Three million is already the highest level. Already..."

"Stop it, I don't want to listen to your theory. I'm no longer a soldier..." Hound raised his hand, "How about this, let's change the conditions."

"What conditions?"

"I want the right to purchase." The hound seemed to have already thought about what he wanted. As soon as Maginot asked, he said it without hesitation.

"The right to buy something?"

"You also know that the right to purchase new products from the Military Equipment Research Institute is that even the best goods that can be bought on the market are all second-hand goods bought from shopping malls. Those really good goods have no certain relationship. I can't even see it even if I want to... Although I have some connections in this area, it is definitely not as useful as the purchase right recognized by the military."

"...You really dare to mention it..." Maginot looked at the hound speechlessly.

"You just decide whether to give it to me or not. To be honest with you, even if you refuse to give it, I still have a way to get those things. The reason why I ask you for this permission is just that I don't want to trouble those old friends every time. Moreover, doesn’t this just give you a step down? Otherwise, if you spend the five million, no one here would really appreciate it.”

"Okay, if you want the right to purchase, then I will give you the right to purchase. But first of all, it is limited to equipment below the battalion level. If you go to the Equipment Research Institute to buy tactical nuclear warheads, it is none of my business to be arrested." Kino said.

"First of all, let's make it clear that it must be at the battalion level of the field force. I don't want the garbage from the garrison."

"Okay, okay, you have a lot to do." Maginot waved his hand and immediately sent a bronze card over with a guard. The hound took the card and looked at it twice before placing it with satisfaction. Into the inside pocket of the clothes.

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After everyone signed the confidentiality agreement, the espionage was over. However, when they were about to leave, Maginot called Ke Lan in front of others.

"What's the matter? Lieutenant General Maginot?" Ke Lan asked in confusion.

What makes Ke Lan feel puzzled is not that Lieutenant General Maginot stopped him, but that he didn't seem to shy away from others watching them... From this point of view, Maginot's problem with him should be related to the one under the sea. The matter of the city and the secret sect has nothing to do with it.

"It's not me, it's the people from the Soma Consortium who are looking for you, oh, and Mr. Manstein... They want you to go back to the consortium headquarters immediately after you have done something here. As for what the specific matter is, then I’m not sure.”

After hearing these words, Ke Lan's performance was quite calm. On the contrary, Manstein, who had always had a negligible presence on the side, let out a weak groan - originally he had hoped to help Ke Lan. They speculated on crystallization futures to make up for the huge public funds hole, but obviously there is no such opportunity now. If there is another internal liquidation at this time, I am afraid that the former Soma Consortium executive will have to take care of his family tonight. Moved to the ghetto...