Alien Relic Hunter

"Aren't all the sea beasts in the middle sea in the deep sea? How come they come to the shallow sea to attack you?" The hound was a little confused.

"I said it was 'that sea area'... No matter how deep or shallow the sea is, as long as you get close to that underwater ruins, those sea beasts will attack... How should I put it, it feels... it feels like a tamed watchdog. ." Bartelty searched for a long time before he came up with the metaphor of "watchdog".

"It is indeed possible." Ke Lan nodded. In the A-087 ruins, the cracked jaws they encountered were the "guards" cultivated by the Afar aliens in the ruins. This was not an isolated case. This phenomenon exists in many ruins, but hunters do not use guard dogs to describe those creatures, but refer to them collectively as "ruin guards."

Generally speaking, the guards outside the ruins will be cleared directly by air strikes. The firepower of a fighter squadron is enough to kill them. As for the guards inside the ruins, the hunters who need to explore will face them on their own.

However, the situation of this undersea ruins is quite special. It is difficult for air strikes to be effective, and the weapons carried by the ships are too bulky. Whether they are torpedoes or depth bombs, not only cannot they effectively destroy the target, but they can also easily affect the ruins themselves. No wonder there were such large casualties on their ship.

"Have the ruins been registered on the hunter network? What's the number?" Layton's finger stopped on the PAD screen and asked.

"The number... ah... let me think about it, it seems... it seems to be A-091?"

"No, it's not this. A-091 is in the Relin area, not the undersea city you mentioned." Layton glanced at the found content and shook his head.

"I remembered it wrong...then...then try 094...A-094! This should be the right one!"

Layton entered the number "A-094" in the search bar, and finally got it right this time... However, there were absolutely zero exploration records of the ruins on the Hunter Network, and there was no useful information except the location.

"Tsk...hasn't anyone entered this place before?" The hound pouted, rubbing the stubble on his chin vigorously with his fingers, "It's a tricky virgin land."

"Didn't I say... none of the people who went into the water in the last batch came back, so how can there be any records." Bartelty said while chewing roasted leeks.

"If there is no exploration record, it will be directly rated as A level. Old dog, you know what I mean..." Ke Lan's tone was a little heavy.

"Hiss... I know..." Although the hound did not say it clearly, among the few people present, except for Bartelty, everyone knew clearly that the initial evaluation was an A-level relic, and it has great potential to be upgraded to S-level in the future. , even the legendary SS level.

During the past fifty years, there were a total of 19 ruins initially rated as A-level, 17 of which were eventually rated as S-level. Three of them were even raised to SS-level, but were later downgraded due to some reasons. Returning to S level, the ruins of SS level are still in a vacant state.

The price humans pay for exploring any S-level ruins is extremely painful, but the things unearthed from each S-level ruins are enough to raise the level of human science and technology to a new level - if To put it in a more understandable way, the impact of each S-class relic on human civilization is no less than that of a great man of Einstein's level.

Moreover, these things are just the tip of the iceberg revealed by S-class ruins.

Some scholars once asserted that if humans could completely analyze everything unearthed from the existing 17 S-class ruins, they would be able to restore at least 30% of the technology of Alpha Civilization... This would be enough to advance human civilization for two thousand years.

"If this were another S-class ruins, a lot of people would probably die." Layton sighed and turned off the PAD screen.

"But if it is really rated as S-level, there will definitely be a lot of hunters trying to get there... Everyone will feel that they are one of the lucky few." The hound played with a stick in his hand. The steel drill used to skewer meat is used to pick the teeth with the nail of the little finger.

"You don't want to go too, do you?" Bartelty's eyes widened and he even stopped moving in his mouth.

"That depends on the situation." Ke Lan knocked on the table lightly, "Boss, what would you like to drink?"

"Ah! It's best to have Snow's cold beer! If there's no Snow, the blue Islander will do!" Bartelty's eyes lit up instantly and he subconsciously made a swallowing motion.

"Fuck, you really dare to speak!" Ke Lan's eyebrows couldn't help but twitch. Snow and Cyan Island are both old brands handed down from the old era. There are so many brands of beer on the Ark, and the last one is They are the only two expensive ones.

"Hehe... I'm just kidding, I'm just kidding. I'll be very satisfied with a bottle of Roland." Bartelty shrank his head and hurriedly rubbed his hands and said with a smile.

“Boss, give him a bottle——”

Before Ke Lan could finish speaking, a tall, muscular man wearing a blue and white striped undershirt suddenly squeezed in from outside the store. As soon as he saw Barterty, he grabbed him whole.

Standing next to this guy, Bartelty, who was as tall as a bamboo pole, looked even thinner.

"Okay, Dad, I finally found you!" The strong man's voice was very rough, with the hoarse feeling of an old smoker.

"Quinn?! Why did you come to me?" Bartelty wanted to break free from the opponent's hand, but the disparity in strength destined his struggle to be completely in vain.

"It's time to start work! Our entire mechanic team is waiting for you alone. You bastard makes it easy for me to find you!" Quinn yelled at Bartelty, almost spraying his saliva all over the latter's face.

"Don't we go to sea tomorrow morning?" Bartelty was a little confused.

"The plan has been changed and moved forward. Don't worry, you will get the overtime pay...but if our entire team is fined because of your lateness, then you are finished!"

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, let me finish the drink!"

"Have a drink! The ship is about to leave!" Quinn picked up Bartelty without any explanation and dragged him outside.

"Ah... that... who is that... next time we meet, don't forget my wine!" Bartelty didn't remember until now. He still didn't know the names of these hunters who had been chatting for a long time... But to be honest, these people are all pretty good. The key is to be generous.

"If you can come back alive, Dad, I will definitely keep the wine for you." Ke Lan waved towards Bartelty.

The hound on the side suddenly rolled his eyes: "Are you too cruel? This flag inserted..."

"Are you still superstitious about this?" Ke Lan was a little speechless. "Ba is a member of the mechanical repair team and is not a combatant. Unless the ship sinks, how could he be in any danger?"

"Stop it, stop it... If you keep talking, I feel like everyone on the ship will be sucked to death by you..."

After having enough wine and food, the three of them dispersed and went back to their respective homes. Although the harvest from the A-087 ruins this time was not a sudden fortune, at least Ke Lan and the others would be able to have enough food and clothing for the next six months. That was what Bartelty said. They are not in a hurry to study this underwater city - the initial exploration of a ruins with S-level potential can last one to two years.

Ke Lan's residence is located in the North Fifth District. It is a small room of only 20 square meters. This is a standard single-person residence on the Ark. As a registered hunter, Ke Lan only needs to pay 1,200 credit points every month. If you have the right to use it, including the housing subsidy issued by Ark, this room is almost free of charge.

Although the majong is small, it is well-equipped with all the living facilities that a small room should have. There is even a room dedicated to

A cubicle that serves as a studio.

"I can finally have a good sleep in my own bed..."

Ke Lan thought so and walked quickly towards his home. But when he saw the door of his home, he found a familiar figure squatting in front of the door. The man was wearing a shabby gray knitted hoodie and carrying He held a sheathed war blade inside.

"Asano Akira!" Ke Lan was stunned for a moment, then ran over quickly, "You're still alive! When did you return to the Ark?"

"Just now." Asano Akira stood up from the ground, and Ke Lan noticed that his expression was very strange.

"That's not an illusion." Asano Akira suddenly said such a meaningless sentence.

"Uh...w-what?"

"The monster you said you saw was not an illusion."

"..." Ke Lan suddenly held his breath and his pupils shrank slightly, "Why?"

"Leyton, Ivan, Hound... and I, we have indeed never seen that monster in our memories..." Asano Akira's tone was very calm, but with an unquestionable determination, "But he still has Remember."

"He? Who is he?" Ke Lan was really confused this time. The person Akira Asano was talking about... couldn't be Zhuoli Getu, right? But hasn't he been in a coma the whole time?

"My sword." Asano Akira said without surprising, "Although I have forgotten it, my sword still remembers the battle with that monster."

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