Alien Relic Hunter

"Hey, don't worry, it will be available soon." Ye Yan said.

"Soon?" Ke Lan asked doubtfully.

A complete hunting group requires four indispensable resources: personnel, equipment, equipment and intelligence. Among them, the personnel issue is the most difficult to solve - if a new training camp is established and new people are trained, it will take at least a year to complete the entire training process.

And these people who have just graduated from the training camp can only be regarded as rookies among rookies. If they want to obtain a decent team of hunters, they must start from low-level ruins, accumulate exploration experience bit by bit, and improve their qualifications.

Even if there are experienced senior people leading this process, it will take at least three to five years for them to grow up. This is still a conservative estimate. If this team accidentally encounters an unexpected situation and is wiped out, then all the early work will basically be in vain, and they will have to start over.

Don’t think that the chance of this kind of thing is very low... In fact, every year, several new hunting groups overturn in low-level ruins - anyway, the technological level of Alpha civilization is far ahead of humans, even if it is low-level The preservation measures in the ruins are deadly enough for humans.

If Ye's consortium wants to establish a hunting group in a short period of time, it has only two methods: spending money to poach employees and recruiting lone hunters. However, these two methods also have obvious shortcomings: first, the temporary team of hunters Without running-in, the tacit understanding is generally very poor, and if you meet someone with a conflicting personality, there may be internal friction; secondly, whether it is a person poached from another hunting group or a "free person" hired by a headhunting company, ", identity and loyalty cannot be guaranteed, it may be a spy planted by others... If it is a business competitor, then it is okay, but if it is a member of a heretical sect, then the trouble will be big.

"If you plan to temporarily recruit a group of hunters to form a hunting group, I'm afraid this won't work." Ke Lan continued, "This is too unreliable. This is not a final exam in school. Rely on improvising a few nights before the exam. You can pass the passing mark just by hugging the Buddha's feet."

"Of course we also know that it is too late to temporarily form a new hunting group." Ye Yan replied, "But the board of directors thought of a more direct method - do you think a complete 'Gray Bird' hunting group is qualified to participate in this time?" Exploration operation?”

"'Gray Bird' Hunting Group?" Of course Ke Lan has heard of this hunting group. The "Gray Bird" Hunting Group is a consortium-level hunting group affiliated with the Sierra Consortium. It has always been in the top three of the hunting group rankings... ... Ke Lan subconsciously glanced at the latest hunting group rankings. The "Gray Bird" icon was ranked second, three places higher than their "Hunting God Hunting Group" who had just broken into the top five. .

As for the difference in points, the Gray Bird Hunting Group has ten times more points than the Hunting God Hunting Group!

Of course, there is nothing that can be done about it - although the Hunting God Hunting Group is also a consortium-level hunting group, the only truly useful hunters are Ke Lan and the others, while the "Gray Bird" hunting group alone has nearly four registered hunters. One hundred people, including the support staff and those trainees, handymen, intelligence agents, etc. who cannot obtain the title of formal members due to the upper limit of the number, the entire hunting group has as many as 3,000 active personnel.

With so many people, they can carry out dozens of exploration tasks at the same time. Even if they explore only low-level ruins, if they add up, the points they can get in the end are very considerable.

But what makes Ke Lan a little puzzled is that the "Sierra Consortium", the owner of the "Gray Bird" hunting group, is not very large. Compared with behemoths like Ye and Morgan, they can only be regarded as a third-rate consortium, but "There are specialties in the industry." Although the Sierra Consortium is not good at doing business, it is quite good at running a hunting group. There is a saying that has been circulating in the hunter circle: the income of the "Gray Bird" hunting group accounts for more than 80% of the total income of the entire Serra Consortium. As for the remaining 20%, it is basically related to the exploration of ruins and hunter training. Business.

It can even be said that the Serra Consortium and the Serra Family have completely tied themselves to the high-risk and high-return business of ruin exploration. In many cases, the name "Sera Consortium" can even be associated with "Gray Bird Hunting Group" is equated with this.

But now Ye Yan has thrown out the name "Gray Bird Hunting Group" and said that it is a "complete" Gray Bird Hunting Group - it can't be that they, the Ye family, bought the Gray Bird Hunting Group, right? ?

Ke Lan felt that even if the boss of the Sierra Consortium sold his wife and daughter, he would never sell the Gray Bird Hunting Group.

Without the Gray Bird Hunting Group, what would be left of the Serra Consortium?

"Uh, could it be that you... acquired the Sierra Consortium?" Ke Lan asked.

But there is one thing to say, if one has the financial resources to take over the power of the entire Serra Consortium, then Ye can definitely be considered one of them.

"That's not to say..." Ye Yan's fat face trembled slightly, "We just signed a lease agreement with the Sierra Consortium and temporarily rented the Gray Bird Hunting Group... Anyway, with their I understand that it is impossible to win over other forces with my own abilities, so it is better to take this opportunity to participate and get some benefits."

"Well... that's true, but if the entire Gray Bird Hunting Group is sent here, there will be a lot of people. We only need an elite team of about twenty people. Including the logistics personnel, it is best not to More than fifty people... As for the personnel selection process, it must be done carefully. If possible, it is best to investigate the background identity, social circle, daily routine, behavior and hobbies of the selected candidates - remember, I would rather If I want a hunter with a clean foundation and average strength to join the team, you absolutely don’t want to send me a guy who is top-notch but whose origins are unclear.”

Ke Lan paused and emphasized again: "I have to tell you something. This battleship is almost... almost the property of the heretical sect. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Yes, of course I understand!" Ye Yan nodded hurriedly, "By the way, brother Ke Lan, do you think you have agreed?"

"You have to find someone to cooperate with anyway. Rather than discussing business with unfamiliar outsiders, it's better to take advantage of your own brothers, right?"

Ke Lan quietly brought the relationship between the two parties closer, and Ye Yan also echoed in a very tactful manner: "That's right, the good news shouldn't go to outsiders!"

"In this way, you first select the people, and then put some of your Ye family's people in it, and then mix the two groups of people and conduct a period of closed training. I have to wait for the renovation project of Mukah to be completed. Only then will we return to the Ark. Only when all the matters are almost resolved will Yagunaktor be officially opened for exploration. I have calculated that it will take two to three months, and this time will be used It should be enough for these Gray Bird people to get along with your people."

"What about other consortiums?" Ye Yan asked cautiously.

"I don't plan to let too many people enter the battleship for the first time. Our God Hunting Group plus your Ye family members, plus people from the military and research institutes, we estimate that there will be more than 150 people. , other consortia, let’s not consider it for now.” Ke Lan didn’t even take the Security Bureau into consideration—the Security Bureau couldn’t send out a few agents who had been ruin hunters anyway, so these guys let them be responsible for maintaining the external order of the ruins. That’s fine. As for the in-depth exploration, let the professionals do it.

"So, apart from the official organization, we can be considered an exclusive partner?" Ye Yan couldn't help but said ecstatically - an exclusive partner, and also the first batch of explorers to enter the interior of the battleship. The gold content of this title is really too high. . He could even imagine the shocked and joyful expressions of the elders when he brought the news back to the board of directors later.

In this kind of thing, as long as you can be one step ahead of others, you can basically lead step by step. Even if Ke Lan and the others cooperate with more consortiums in the future, the exploration and development progress of other consortiums will definitely not be able to keep up with their group of "pioneers".

To put it bluntly, those who come late have no choice but to follow behind them.

Is it possible that the Ye Family Group will reach a new peak in the hands of Ye Yan? Thinking of this, even Ye Yan, who usually didn't care much about the internal affairs of the consortium, couldn't help but get excited...

Although he couldn't help but feel sleepy when he saw those complicated reports and design drawings, it didn't mean that he had no ambition at all - especially Ye Yan, who had been overpowered by other outstanding brothers since he was a child. It is very clear that the elders in the family have never had any expectations for him. It is precisely because of this that he has broken the pot and gradually turned into a person who has all the skills of eating, drinking and having fun, but has no contact at all. The dandy young master who has gained the core power of the family.

But now, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity stood before him.

As long as he can seize this opportunity, no matter how bad he was in the first twenty years of his life, from this moment on, no one will look down on him.

Ye Yan couldn't help clenching his fists, and he felt no pain at all when his nails dug into the fat of his palms.

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Four days later, one hundred and fifty kilometers southwest of the Ark.

The altitude is 9600 meters, the weather is clear and the visibility is good.

The water-drop-shaped ancient warship "Yagunaktor" slowly stopped, and the three apertures at the tail of the ship began to expand and gradually merged together, forming a thin film of light that covered The entire battleship was wrapped.

This is an "anti-theft measure". Except for Ke Lan himself, anyone who attempts to enter the warship will be blocked by this light film. Although this light film can be forcibly offset with an energy shield, The noise generated by doing so is enough to alarm the Ark 150 kilometers away, not to mention the fleet that is on alert around the 'Yagunaktor' around the clock.

After setting a series of "standby options", Ke Lan was the last to leave the power room - just as he was teleported outside the battleship, a luxurious transport plane came up and opened the hatch in the air.

Stepping on the invisible "air steps" under his feet, Ke Lan walked towards the transport plane step by step while looking around.

This is a brand new fleet. All the warships are new warships that have just appeared within six months. As for the people who control them, they are elite officers and soldiers selected from the major fleets. Although the number of warships is not as good as those of the main fleet. , but in simulation exercises with several other fleets, this new fleet has never lost a game.

This fleet was named "Fleet Zero" and was specially formed to protect "Aguna Kotor". Although the commander of this fleet is not Ke Lan, he serves as "Aguna Kotor" "The captain and the person in charge of the S-019 ruins can obtain this fleet when the special situations of "No. 1", "No. 2", "No. 39" and "No. 45" occur. temporary command authority.

In addition, his personal authority level is also the same as that of the commander of this fleet. He can go wherever he wants on any warship in this fleet. There are no "restricted areas", including No one within the fleet commander has the authority to give orders to him.

But from another perspective, the commander of Fleet Zero is probably the commander with the least autonomy among the major fleets of Ark. All his actions must obey the orders of the Undead Crew Association, not so much command. It would be more appropriate to say that an official is a tool used to convey messages.

Ke Lan finally walked into the cabin of the transport plane. The huge cabin was very empty, with only two beautiful girls in flight attendant uniforms standing on the left and right - Hound and others had left "Aguna Kotor" a day earlier. This transport plane was specially arranged to pick him up.

Ke Lan glanced at the two rows of chairs with leather cushions on the left and right, then at the two tall and beautiful flight attendants, and said: "There are so many seats, why are you still standing? It would be a waste not to sit."

The two flight attendants were startled at first, and then one of them said: "Mr. Ke Lan, we are here to provide you with services. This is not appropriate."

"What's inappropriate? I just had a meal and I'm not thirsty. I don't need your services for anything." Ke Lan sat down and said, "Aren't you tired of standing like this?"

"Not tired……"

Before a flight attendant finished speaking, Ke Lan suddenly jumped up and knocked her to the ground. Then he pressed her chest with his knee. The fingers and thumb of his right hand used force at the same time to pinch the other person's tender cheek. .

"Aren't you tired of using the base of your tongue to send messages to the outside world all the time?" Ke Lan put his other hand into her mouth, pulled hard, and pulled out a bloody back molar.

This is a real tooth, but the inside of the tooth has been completely hollowed out, and a set of extremely concealed communication devices has been installed. Near the root of the tooth, there is a small touch-sensitive piece that is imperceptible to the naked eye. With subtle movements of the tongue, complete sentences of information can be written and sent out.

The other stewardess was completely stunned, leaning against the wall and not daring to move.

"Let the entire fleet be under martial law! No one is allowed to move!" Ke Lan turned his head and shouted to the stewardess, "The effective distance of her communication device is only 800 meters, so the person receiving the message must be on a nearby warship. !”