Alien Relic Hunter

"There's nothing we can do about it. If we knew that half of the people who entered the ruins would get mad, who would be willing to go down with the current reward?" Danner said, "Every big hunting group that knows about this will almost It’s all done this way, and everyone has already acquiesced to this unspoken rule, otherwise, there would be no money to be made.”

"Besides," Danner continued, "Actually, this is not a lie. After all, this is an S-class ruins. Those of us in this industry know how dangerous S-class ruins are. Half of the people who go in can come out alive. It’s not easy, let alone just suffering from a mad disease... maybe those crazy hunters will suddenly return to normal at some point, right?"

Danner glanced at the hound, then at Ke Lan who was standing behind him, and said: "If you also plan to mine the stone tablets in the tiankeng, you'd better choose this mode of operation - these jobs are not very technical. Those newbies who have just entered the industry can also complete it. It just so happens that these newbies are eager to explore high-level ruins records to improve their qualifications, and the hunting group can save personnel expenses to the greatest extent. Isn't this right? Is it the best of both worlds?”

"..." The hound wanted to rebuke the other party, but for a moment he couldn't think of the right words - indeed, these large hunting groups concealed the risks in the ruins, but the S-class ruins level was clearly there. , any hunter who has received a basic training course knows what the S-level means. If they dare to choose a mission of this level, it naturally means they are willing to take the corresponding risks.

In fact, the same goes for Ke Lan and the others. Although they already know that more than half of the people who enter the bottomless sinkhole go crazy, compared with the 60% mortality rate in other S-class ruins, this place is already considered the "safest" An S-class relic...

“Taking advantage of loopholes in industry rules and the mentality of rookie hunters eager for quick success...” Ke Lan said, “It is very unethical to do so, but it does not violate relevant regulations, and it can also maximize the interests of the hunting group... From the official Thinking about it from a different perspective, they need enough relic stone tablets to study the secrets of Alpha Civilization, and if they want to obtain such stone tablets, someone has to take risks... These crazy hunters, in their eyes, are completely acceptable cost'."

In the industry of ruin hunters, the lives of rookies are actually very cheap. Most of the hunters who die in the ruins every year are newcomers participating in missions for the first time... To put it bluntly, they are actually a group of consumables. , if the lives of these people can be exchanged for trophies of sufficient value, then this "deal" will not be considered a loss.

Ke Lan and the others have also come through step by step from rookies. They know better than anyone how cruel reality is.

It is precisely because of this that even if they are just a temporary team, they will never abandon their teammates easily before they fall into a real desperate situation - no one knows whether they will be injured next time. If today If you abandon your injured teammate, then it may be your turn to be abandoned tomorrow.

"Yeah, you're right!" Danner nodded repeatedly, "If these rookie hunters were to explore other ruins, they might be in vain after entering. Here, at least there are half-open ones. It’s a chance, isn’t it! If you’re lucky and nothing happens when you go back, you’ll not only make money, but also gain the qualification to explore S-class ruins. This kind of good thing can’t be found anywhere else even with a lantern!”

"Mr. Danner, do you remember how many of your hunters went crazy after they returned?" Ke Lan changed the topic and asked.

"The batch of hunters sent now were taken away by the headquarters after they returned. I don't know how many of them were crazy, but I know the first batch of people who went down...including myself, there are ten in total. Seven people, all senior hunters, exactly ten were crazy." Danner recalled with his fingers.

"Have you been there too?" Ke Lan asked hurriedly after hearing Danner claiming that he was among them.

"At that time, we knew nothing about this ruins, and we had no idea that half of the people who went down would go crazy... Of course, if I were asked to go down now, I would definitely not dare to go down. This thing is just like a lottery, 50% The probability is too weird... However, I think it is worth taking this risk - as an insider of this matter, the headquarters directly promoted me two levels in a row, and my salary and bonus were increased several times. I am responsible for managing the new people who will be added later." Danner smiled, "This is the benefit of my life in exchange."

"Then do you know why half of the people are going crazy? When you were in the sinkhole, did you feel anything unusual, or hear some weird sounds?"

"Weird sound? To be honest, there was no sound of whistling wind inside the sinkhole, and there was no other sound at all. As for the unusual feeling, not to mention, when I went down, I was thinking about how to maintain the suspension rope. With the balance, who has the time to care about other things?" Danner said.

"Then after you came out of the sinkhole, did you have any nightmares?" Ke Lan asked again.

"Nightmare? Tsk... It seems that you have quite a lot of things at your disposal." Danner couldn't help but glance at Ke Lan, "Those crazy brothers did tell me that they have been having nightmares recently. I often wake up in the middle of the night. But it’s different for me. I sleep until dawn every day and don’t even remember what I dreamed the night before.”

"What about the other six hunters who haven't gone crazy? How are they doing now?"

"Five people went on a long vacation, and there was one unlucky guy with a strong sense of justice who wanted to... Oh, forget it, let's not mention him." Danner waved his hand as he spoke, "I know. That's all there is. As for the actual situation under the sinkhole, you will know it clearly if you use a drone to go down and take a circle. By the way, I would like to remind you that the drone must not go deeper than three hundred meters. The magnetic field interference there is relatively strong, and electronic equipment will malfunction."

…

After asking some more irrelevant questions, Ke Lan and the others returned to the "Greece" with the purchased stone tablet.

"How's it going? What's written on those stone tablets?" As soon as he sat down, the hound asked Ke Lan impatiently.

"They are all experimental records." Ke Lan's face was a little solemn.

"What experimental record?" The person who spoke this time was Ivan. As a doctor and biologist, he was also a "container" that was infested by the corrosive seeds. He was naturally the most sensitive to this kind of thing.

"The experimental records of biological weapons include some things similar to erosion seeds... However, except for the piece we bought back."

"Is there anything special about this stone tablet?" Layton looked at the big ice cube in the foam box and asked.

"What is recorded on this stone tablet is a prayer, and the content is very similar to the one we found in the sarcophagus." Ke Lan said word by word.

Everyone's breath couldn't help but suffocate. After a few seconds, the hound finally said: "You mean, this stone tablet...maybe also has that...that special function that one of us can...master." The language of Alpha civilization?!”

"Not sure, but you can give it a try."