Alien Relic Hunter

"Oh, people from the Morgan Consortium..." Ke Lan deliberately dragged his voice, "Then let him wait a little longer."

"Isn't this going to be bad?" Qin Zhao said worriedly, but Valentina looked indifferent.

"What's wrong? I didn't see any intention of holding back when these grandsons framed me before. Now they want to give in? There is no such a cheap deal in the world."

"Uh... Captain, the person in that video on the Internet shouldn't be you, right?" Qin Zhao asked cautiously.

"It's me, what's wrong?"

"Ah?!" Qin Zhao couldn't help but let out a low cry, and a blush suddenly appeared on his face.

"Did you misunderstand something? The first half of the video is indeed a genuine video. At that time, I happened to see through their trick and planned to handcuff the two women and take them back to the battleship for interrogation. In the end, they gave me a The operation was taken out of context. The sound of the black screen at the end is the false accusation they forged."

"In other words, the statements we made are all true?" Qin Zhao asked in disbelief.

"Of course, I am not afraid of being distorted. I didn't do those things, so what does it matter if I announce the truth directly." Ke Lan shrugged.

"But, I've seen the public relations of those companies... They don't do this..." Qin Zhao said in confusion.

"Because the butts of those people who need to be wiped are themselves stained with shit." Ke Lan said, "Our hunting group is an excellent company that abides by laws and regulations. We are not afraid of any dirty information being dug up, so naturally we don't need that. It’s a public relations tool. As long as the truth of the matter is made public and made clear, people with brains can see who has the problem at a glance.”

"Then, what about those...'brainless' people?" Qin Zhao's face was full of doubts, "When that video was first exposed, many people believed that you really...really did that. Even if we announce the truth later, there will always be people who think this is just our 'whitewashing'..."

"Such brainless people...except for a few people with ulterior motives, how much role do you think they can play in guiding public opinion?" Ke Lan paused and continued, "The story of three people becoming a tiger. You know, since three people can make a tiger out of negative rumors, why can't three people make a tiger out of the truth? Although the truth of this matter is far less exciting than the fabricated rumors, there is a bigger story behind it. The melon... If you were an ordinary netizen with a passerby's perspective, would you like to delve into the so-called "scandal" of a small hunting group that was founded less than half a year ago, or would you rather see a thousand-year history that has been passed down from the old era to the present day? Is the Morgan consortium in trouble?"

"..." Qin Zhao opened his mouth slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't.

What Ke Lan said is not unreasonable. Those netizens who are keen on eating melons will always watch the excitement and never take it too seriously. Since they are all scandals related to the new S-class ruins "Yagunaktor", then why is the protagonist of this scandal It can't be the Morgan consortium.

Although it was apparently Anaheim Electronics that was exposed, the person who instigated the hacker to attack the Anaheim database was from the Morgan family and was the fifth of the six sons of Morgan Sr. Although In the fight for inheritance rights, there is a high probability that he will not be able to snatch away his brothers, but even if he cannot become the principal of the Morgan Consortium, he is still a very important role.

In fact, everyone knows that few of the top executives in these consortiums have clean butts, but no one dares to say it...or, it's useless to say it.

In ancient China, there was a saying that "a doctor cannot be punished by punishment." However, in the era of capitalism, capitalists suddenly became the "aristocrats" of the new era. This sentence naturally became "Plutocrats cannot be punished."

If nothing else, let’s just talk about the most typical capitalist country in the old era, the United States. In that era, the weight of a word from the boss of the Morgan consortium was even heavier than the words of the president of the United States.

Although this situation is not serious on Ark, because these consortiums hold a lot of wealth and power, they can still be regarded as the privileged class of the new era.

Ordinary civilians who have always been at the bottom of society most like to see the plot of people who originally lived in the privileged class, falling from the distant clouds overnight and falling into a stinking mire full of filth. Anyone who passes by the quagmire can be scolded and spit on.

Although the privileged class still exists, the lives of ordinary people will not be substantially improved because of the removal of one or two scumbags - but at least it is quite satisfying.

"Let's go shopping in the commercial street first. I've been bored in the office on the ship for the past few days. I feel like mushrooms are growing on my body."

"Where are you going?" Valentina asked, "Do you need me to drive the mecha?"

"No, no, no," Ke Lan quickly shook his head. Although the Undead Crew, in the name of the United Council, gave the Hunting God Hunting Group permission to use armed mechas on the public roads inside the Ark, they still had to drive if they wanted to go shopping. As for a mecha, it would be too ostentatious.

"But without Valkyrie, I can't guarantee your safety 100%." ​​Valentina is wearing a straight trench coat that is longer than her knees today. She has a very thin figure, but this trench coat fits her body. But it looks a little bulging... Without even thinking about it, there must be all kinds of weapons stuffed under the clothes.

Fortunately, they all have special passes, otherwise they would probably scare the security inspector to pee if they go through the security check with a guy like this.

"This is in the Ark, not in the wilderness... It's not that big of a deal, it's really not that big of a deal." Ke Lan walked around Valentina and couldn't help but ask, "Uh... how much did you bring? arms?"

"Two short-barreled carbine Ark-01 rifles with six magazines and 120 rounds; two 'Bull Tamer' mini submachine guns with four magazines and 100 rounds; four shock bombs and two offensive bombs Grenades; a nine-millimeter fully automatic pistol and a Gauss pistol, two kilograms of plastic explosives; and a telescopic spear." Valentina opened her windbreaker and said, "Oh... I also want to ask Ray Immediately, my arm prostheses and leg prostheses were equipped with weapons, including hidden firearms with a fifty-meter range and switch blades..."

"Stop, stop..." Ke Lan looked at the gun magazines hanging full on the inside of her windbreaker, and couldn't help but stretched out her hand to rub her forehead, "Are you going shopping or fighting? With so much equipment... it's not heavy. ?"

"Hound asked me to be responsible for your security work, so I can't be negligent." Valentina said calmly, "Moreover, this windbreaker has a hidden skeleton inside, which can transfer most of the load to the prosthetic limb, so it won't weigh me down. action."

"I'm afraid you are not in the advanced stage of 'Phobia of Insufficient Firepower'..." Ke Lan noticed that even the soldiers who got off the transport plane looked at this side in a daze, obviously because of Valian. Jingna was surprised by the large number of weapons under her clothes. "If you are performing security tasks, I can understand bringing a micro-charge pistol. The CQB carbine is also within the range of optional weapons... The problem is, Why are you bringing grenades and plastic explosives?”

"Grenade can be used to attack enemies behind bunkers, and plastic bombs are very effective for clearing obstacles and carrying vehicles." Valentina answered very seriously.

"Then have you considered the consequences of detonating these two kilograms of plastic explosives in the downtown area?" Ke Lan patted Valentina on the shoulder and said sincerely, "Xiao Na, we are ruin hunters, not KB Elements...even those mercenaries would not take such things with them on the streets."

As Ke Lan said this, he reached out and took off the guns and explosives from the inside of Valentina's windbreaker, and then waved to the soldiers watching the show over there.

"Please find a safe package, pack these things, and send them to the headquarters of the God Hunting Group." Ke Lan said to the soldier.

"Yes!" The soldier saluted Ke Lan, then ran away holding the pile of dangerous goods.

"By the way, Major Chi, didn't he take you to places like commercial streets before?" Ke Lan asked Valentina until the soldier ran away.

"...Major Chi only took me to commercial streets and black markets that sold second-hand mechanical parts. At that time, we basically spent the whole year running around for the mechas for the competition. When we almost put together a mecha, the mecha The competition is about to start," Valentina said.

"Can't the mecha from last year be used?" Ke Lan was a little confused. "With a little modification and strengthening, it should be enough. I won't have to start over from scratch every year to get a mecha, right?"

"Only by getting a good ranking in the mecha competition can I get enough prize money, so I work hard every time... Unless the mecha cannot move at all, I will not voluntarily give up." Valentina replied.

"Understood... Emotionally, you won't admit defeat until the mecha is scrapped... This is too life-threatening. It's a blessing that you can survive until now."

"Even if I don't squeeze out every last drop of performance from these airframes, the overloaded skeletons won't be able to participate in the next competition... Other teams have spare airframes and a large number of replacement parts, but we don't, we just You can fight from start to finish with one mecha.”

"No, no, no... I'm not talking about the mechas, but your people. In such a high-intensity battle, the mechas will be scrapped, and the pilots shouldn't be much better either."

"The injury is certain, but compared to my old injuries...those injuries, I actually didn't feel much pain." Valentina rolled up a sleeve, revealing her only remaining left arm.

On the pale skin, there is an ugly scar like a centipede, extending from the wrist to the elbow. "This is the injury I received during the last competition. It should be the most serious one. The broken armor plate was cut open vertically." His forearm was broken, and all the muscles were turned out - but the other party suffered even worse, I penetrated his cockpit with a fighting dagger and cut off one of his legs."

Valentina turned her sleeves back and continued: "Major Chi scolded me many times. He told me not to work so hard. However, if I don't work hard, I'm afraid the bonus will not be enough to put together the mecha...and, then, At that time, I thought that I didn’t have a few more years to live, and I was going to die sooner or later anyway, so why not fight while I could still earn more bonuses.”

"..." Ke Lan and Qin Zhao looked at each other, but neither took her words.

"Major Chi hopes to use the bonus to take me to see better doctors and buy better medicines, but I would rather he spend all the bonus on the body, as long as I can win the championship..."

"If you win the championship, the bonus will be enough to cure the disease, right?" Ke Lan asked softly.

"I didn't think about medical treatment at that time... I just wanted to use the money to track down the original person, that is, Mann... find out his whereabouts, then kill him, and then use the remaining money to keep him alive. Provide care for Major Chi in his old age."

"Although you don't have to worry about the money for medical treatment now, and Mann is dead, you can compete for the championship in the finals that are about to be held... Anyway, this time we are using a virtual battle mode. For someone like you who is desperate, The style of play is quite advantageous - other players may not be able to adapt in a short period of time." Speaking of this, Ke Lan suddenly paused, "However, the military's participating team...you have to be careful. ."

[P.S. Thanks to Zhuguang 2 for the 222 starting coins. 】

[P.P.S. I know that regarding the plot in the first half of this chapter, some readers will definitely question why the undead crew did not completely destroy these consortiums and publicize the means of production they control - in order not to affect the flow and look and feel of the text, I only I can save this paragraph for explanation later in the plot:

It's not that the undead crew wouldn't want to, it's that they can't.

In history, human beings have tried many times to build a perfect society where everyone is equal and free of capital, class, discrimination and hatred. Abroad, there is "Utopia", and in China, there is "Peach Blossom Spring"... But after all, it is about An illusion of a perfect world. Anyone who tries to do this in reality fails without exception.

Human beings are creatures with desires, and desires will expand infinitely. Some people once believed that utopia will be born as long as social productivity can exceed everyone's needs. But in fact, human desires cannot be satisfied at all - when survival is threatened, what they want is to have enough food, clothing, and a safe place to live. After these are satisfied, new desires will arise: Whether it’s luxury watches and cars that men pursue, or fancy clothes and cosmetics that women pursue…

Even as a plastic guy, it’s actually the same for me (when I earned 3,000 a month, I thought about buying some assembled HG\\MGs to play with. When I earned 5,000 a month, I started searching for PG online. Now I’ve even expanded to the point where I started to Playing with high-end finished products like MB...).

Therefore, I feel that if human thinking patterns cannot be completely "changed", then a completely equal society will never appear in the human world.

Perhaps this kind of "Utopia" will briefly appear when mankind is facing an existential crisis - and the "Ark" in this article was probably born in such an environment.

But as time passes and the threat fades away, everything will return to how it was before.

The dragon slayer becomes the dragon. 】