Alien Relic Hunter

"I'm almost done with my investigation here. Let's meet directly at the airport terminal." Ke Lan replied.

"OK."

After receiving the confirmed reply, Ke Lan raised his head and glanced at the hospital director who was waiting aside with a respectful look on his face.

In addition to respect, Ke Lan also saw greed in his eyes. Although the other party tried his best to hide his greed, his expression management ability was too poor. In Ke Lan's opinion, this The greed in the guy's heart is clearly visible.

"Remember, today's matter should be kept confidential." Ke Lan said to him. With a few quick swipes of his fingers on the screen, a "hush fee" of 100,000 points was transferred to the other party's account.

"Okay, okay!" The dean took a look at the payment information, and his face was full of surprise - he knew that the mysterious and generous relic hunter in front of him might give him a "hush fee" in the end. ”, but this amount still greatly exceeded his original expectation.

"By the way, I have to kindly remind you that you are just working for others. If these things are leaked, the only person who will be in real trouble is you." Ke Lan said, "This is not a threat to you. It’s just stating the facts.”

"I know, I know!" the dean replied repeatedly. He is not stupid, and he naturally understands that if this kind of thing leaks out, it will only destroy his job. If he fails, he will be sued by the shareholders of the hospital. The court... And his most miserable end is probably that after losing his job, he will be secretly retaliated by the big hunting group these patients previously belonged to. By then, he will not be able to control how many of his ten fingers are left. Decided.

Ke Lan climbed over the wall when he came in, and he still climbed over the wall when he went out. In addition to the hospital's own security guards, there is also an "emergency team" composed of mercenaries at the main gate. The employer of this emergency team is The purpose of the hunting group to which those crazy hunters belong is to block family members of patients or media staff who want to enter the hospital.

Of course, these mercenaries couldn't stop Ke Lan, but that didn't stop them from reporting to their employer. They couldn't kill all of them.

After leaving the hospital, Ke Lan casually tore off his white coat and stuffed it into a trash can on the roadside. Then he found a rental point, rented a shared hovercar, and drove directly to the airport terminal.

…

The Phantom-class high-speed airship assigned to Ke Lan's name by the Soma Consortium was called "Greece". The name originated from a glorious ancient civilization on the earth in the old era, but Ke Lan only had the impression of this ancient civilization. That leaves the famous Olympic Games.

The "Greece" is currently moored in an exclusive dock rented by the Soma Consortium. This airship, covered with silver-white armor and a large number of photovoltaic power generation panels, is 330 meters long and is very close to the "Iris" class. "Such a light main battleship, although its weaponry and armor cannot be compared with that of a battleship, its cruising speed is nearly 20 percent higher than that of the "Iris" class.

"It's so beautiful." Layton, who was carrying large and small bags in his hands and carrying a three-meter-high metal equipment box on his back, couldn't help but exclaimed, "It's just that the weapons and equipment are really lacking, which is a fly in the ointment!"

"Come on, the regulations on civilian airships are so strict, so don't daydream about giant ships and cannons." Hound gave him a roll of his eyes and complained.

"Hey, how do you know that my hands are itchy? I have personally modified a lot of conventional vehicles and mechas... but I have never played with airships." Layton said with a smile.

"This thing was lent to us. I can't afford to pay for it if it gets damaged." Ke Lan said. Unlike Hound and the others, he had nothing in his hands - all his equipment had already been packed by the Soma Consortium people. , it was delivered to the airship a few hours ago.

"Let's go, go up first." Ke Lan greeted the others, and he was the first to step on the floating elevator to board the ship.

As soon as everyone entered the "Greek", they were instantly shocked by the luxurious decoration inside the ship - the entire interior of the ship, except for the energy core and engine room, was decorated according to Zofia's captain on the Pioneer. The office is decorated according to standards. Not to mention anything else, the thick rose-red carpet is laid from the end of the main corridor to the boarding gate.

"This empty ship is clearly a moving palace!" Hound couldn't help but say, "Damn, I seem to smell the smell of incense in the air."

"Palace? What is a palace?" Layton was confused for a moment about this term he had never heard before.

"This is where the emperors from the old era stayed when traveling." Ke Lan explained.

"I feel that the place where the emperor of the old era lived may not be comparable. My ancestors...even the emperors still lived in tents." Zhuoligetu said.

"Okay, okay, please keep your voice down. It will make us look like we have never seen the world and be laughed at by others." Hound said, waving his hand.

"But you were the first to speak?" Layton reminded in a low voice.

"Shut up, you're the only one who talks a lot!"

Most of the facilities on the "Greece" are fully automated, and the entire crew has been reduced to only three people: the captain responsible for steering, the gunner responsible for controlling weapons, and the chief engineer responsible for managing energy and engine equipment.

These three people are now doing the final debugging before departure at their posts. Therefore, no one came out to greet Ke Lan and the others. Originally, the ship was equipped with a secretary and some service personnel, but after At Ke Lan's strong request, these people were removed by Zofia, leaving only a few intelligent damage control robots and a cleaning service robot.

"Welcome aboard, everyone." The captain's voice came from the loudspeaker above. "The high-speed airship 'Greece' has completed final debugging and can take off at any time."

"Yes, I understand. We will take off on time at twelve o'clock." Ke Lan said. It is now eleven forty, and there are exactly twenty minutes left before take-off.

Everyone walked along the corridor into the ship, each selected a cabin they liked, and then gathered in the central hall at the intersection of the two corridors. This is the main restaurant on the ship, and it also serves as a lounge and meeting room. room function.

Ke Lan clicked a few times on the control terminal on the wall, and the small door on one side was opened. Dozens of covered dinner plates were lifted to the dining table by a robotic arm.

"We don't have much time, let's finish lunch first." Ke Lan nodded to everyone, "As for the results of my investigation at the hospital, I will tell you on the way."

"That makes sense. I have been busy packing my equipment just now and didn't even bother to eat. I was already hungry." The hound agreed and dragged a plate in front of him. He lifted the cover and saw that there were rolls on the plate. A ball of pasta with a piece of grilled steak that has been drizzled with sauce.

"Sigh... Think about the last time we went to the glacier, we were tied up on the seat of the transport plane like animals with safety belts. We couldn't move. We were still eating soapy compressed dry food. Even we could only poop and pee. It can be solved with plastic bags... Damn, it’s so fucking bitter just thinking about it.”