Alien Relic Hunter

Ten thirty-five, Ark, the Sixth Airport in East District 11.

"Leiton, is that the transport ship?" Ke Lan asked.

The Sixth Airport has a total of three large berths and twelve small berths, but most of the berths are empty at this time. There is only a small berth near the corner where a two-hundred-meter-long high-speed transport ship is parked, and several ground crew members are parked there. Personnel are standing on the suspended platform nearby conducting final inspections.

"Probably." Leighton glanced at the "Aurora Consortium" trademark on the transport ship and nodded.

A sound of friction between rubber tires and metal ground came from behind everyone. They all looked back and saw a heavy-duty forklift slowly approaching carrying a three-meter-square "metal box". The surface of this metal box Wrapped in a thick layer of flame-retardant foam, wing-shaped solar photovoltaic panels are folded on both sides, and eight sets of rocket thrusters are fixed to the bottom of the box with detachable brackets.

"This thing...can't be an artificial satellite, right?" Liao Zilang had a strange look on his face.

"It seems that some people are still insisting on this thing... It's such a waste of time and money..." The hound couldn't help but cursed in a low voice.

The artificial satellite was quickly loaded onto the transport ship by workers - in order to save resources, humans have abandoned disposable space launch vehicles and instead used empty ships to launch satellites. The spaceship will take the artificial satellite out of Alpha Star's atmosphere and then throw it out. The propeller on the satellite will self-adjust and finally send the satellite into the predetermined orbit.

However, in the past fifty years, humans have launched hundreds of artificial satellites on Alpha Star, but none of them have been successfully put into use...

The homeland of mankind, the Earth, was once a planet surrounded by artificial celestial bodies. Hundreds of thousands of artificial satellites, space stations, and various space platforms were operating in their respective orbits. Communications, positioning, and meteorological observations on the Earth... …Even wars are inseparable from these man-made celestial bodies. Although most people living on the ground cannot see these things, they are closely related and inseparable from human life.

But on Alpha Planet, the situation is completely different.

There is an "ionized turbulence layer" hundreds of kilometers thick in the outermost layer of Alpha Star's atmosphere. Although this ionized turbulent layer can weaken the radiation from the star and protect the ecology on Alpha Star, it also requires artificial satellite launches. The electromagnetic waves coming out cannot penetrate this layer of turbulence at all, unless the power of the electromagnetic waves is expanded to weapon level...

Then people must solve the two more difficult problems of energy supply for artificial satellites and the safety performance of electromagnetic launch devices...

For now, the main means of communication used by humans on Alpha Star are various portable radio devices, and long-distance communications are achieved with the help of "base stations" such as transfer stations, airships, or high-altitude communication hot air balloons.

"Are you just a bunch of trash pickers qualified to talk about our Aurora Consortium's satellite project?" A somewhat harsh female voice sounded not far away - Hound was stunned for a moment, his voice was already very low, but It was still listened to by someone. It seemed that either the other party had the ability to hear, or was equipped with some kind of listening device.

The speaker was a young woman with a shaved head. She was wearing a lead-gray one-piece field training uniform, and a combat vest full of pockets. There was a very conspicuous Aurora Consortium LOGO printed on the front of the vest. .

"Trash picker? I think you are also a hunter, right? Be careful next time and don't curse yourself too." Ke Lan glanced at the woman's equipment and said in a very calm tone.

"Haha..." The woman sneered twice, "Don't compare professional relic hunters like us with scavengers who make a living by picking up leaks. If I guess correctly, you are the ones who want to hitchhike, right? Think about it. I also know that poor people like you can’t afford an aircraft.”

"See, this is the so-called superiority of direct cannon fodder. After all, it is a dog raised by rich people. It is fuller and more powerful when barked." Ke Lan ignored the woman, but turned his head and smiled. He said to his companion.

"That's true. Hey, look at that guy's face turning so red - ha, he's so anxious, he's so anxious!" Compared to the Yin and Yang strange energy, the old ruffian Hound is no less powerful.

(P. S. I originally wanted to use the word "不了多了" in this place, but the more I typed it out, the more I felt something was wrong. Later, I checked the information and found out that "not showing off too much" has always been a wrong way of writing, and the correct way is "not too much". Let, and the meaning is completely different.)

"It seems you don't want to get on the transport ship, right?" Ke Lan and Hound only said a few words. The female hunter who belonged to the Aurora Consortium was already on the verge of getting angry. She pointed at Ke Lan and the others. One hand was pressed on the holster on his waist, almost without drawing the gun.

"Our money is not paid to you, and you have no right to refuse us. I don't think your master will lose a lot of money in shipping for a dog, right?" The hound thought for a while, and suddenly added , "I'm sorry, maybe I shouldn't say you are a dog... After all, the status of cheap cannon fodder may not be as good as that of a dog."

"You——!!" The woman finally couldn't restrain the anger in her heart and pulled out her pistol!

"Sharon! Don't use guns in the airport!" A tall man wearing the same training uniform happened to catch a glimpse of this scene. He strode over, grabbed the woman named Sharon, and held her with a gun. The hand pressed down hard.

"I am the captain of the ninth hunter team of the Aurora Consortium, Benson, and the leader of this advance team. Are you the group of independent hunters who have contacted us before?" He glanced at Ke Lan and others standing opposite. , his eyes were extremely unfriendly.

Benson was extremely tall, even close to Leighton, who had undergone level four biochemical transformation. With just a slight lift of his thick and powerful arms, he picked up Sharon, who was 1.75 meters tall, and threw him to the back of the team.

"Yes, the credit points have been transferred to the account you provided." Layton nodded. He was basically in charge of the handover matters with the Aurora Consortium.

"We did receive the money...but you said it was four people at first, how come it has become seven now?" Benson squinted, with a somewhat unhappy look on his face. Of course, these emotions may be more from The brief conflict just now.

In addition to Zhuo Ligetu and Liao Zilang, Natasha also came with her. Under her strong request, Ke Lan and the others had to bring this girl who had won the women's free fighting competition three times in a row—— Although from the outside, she doesn't look like she can fight at all.

"We paid half the money, so it's not a big deal to bring three more people, right?" Ke Lan looked at the advance team members behind Benson. They were all wearing uniforms with the Aurora Consortium's logo. There were twenty-nine people in total. Counting Sharon, there were four women in total, but the other three were all wearing orange logistics uniforms, and only Sharon was a genuine relic hunter.

"There may have been some misunderstandings in the exchange of information. As you can see, this transport ship is not leased by us, but is an asset of our Aurora Consortium." There was a hint of arrogance in Benson's tone. Obviously, He wanted to take this opportunity to raise the price and kill Ke Lan and the others again.