Alien Relic Hunter

"No." Ke Lan shook his head, "I didn't feel any discomfort."

"It seems that the experts' guess is correct... As the 'mother' of the cloned tissue, you will not be infected..." Lin Qiming's face showed a trace of obvious excitement.

"What about you? Do you feel any discomfort? Itchy skin, joint pain or...respiratory distress?" What Lin Qiming didn't expect was that Ke Lan actually asked this question to himself.

He felt a little strange: "I...I didn't see the picture of the unprocessed 'source of infection'?"

"No, you saw it."

Ke Lan closed the "dangerous" picture file, pointed at his eyes with the index and middle fingers of his right hand, and retorted: "You said before, not only the video and picture files, but also the image in the mirror have It’s contagious. So you’ve just been staring at me and observing my reaction, and there will inevitably be a reflection of the picture on the screen in my eyes.”

Lin Qiming: "This..."

"Although this reflection is difficult to see clearly without looking carefully, it does exist." Ke Lan continued, "But you are just like me, you are not infected."

"This...I just...didn't notice it at all..."

Ke Lan sighed: "Perhaps...'its' current mode of infection is almost the same as what the experts call 'memetic infection', except that its 'meme' is incomplete and must be Dissemination must be completed when certain conditions are met.”

"It's because I didn't 'see' them subjectively, so I wasn't infected. That's what you mean, right..." As expected of the deputy chief of the crisis management department, Lin Qiming reacted immediately.

"Yes. When you are not aware of it, or your brain 'thinks' that you have not seen those things, the specific conditions of 'memetic infection' cannot be achieved. Even if you have actually seen those eyeballs, you Nor will it be infected." Ke Lan said, "This is probably a paradox at the cognitive level, but it is a bit like idealism in philosophical theory - that is, spirit determines matter: what you see, what you recognize , is what really exists." Ke Lan said.

"Then if someone can temporarily change his perception of the world through his strong willpower... wouldn't he be immune to infection?"

"Theoretically, as long as you can 'deceive yourself', for example, you see those eyeballs, but you can tell your brain, 'I didn't see anything,' and firmly believe it, you can To literally 'turn a blind eye and turn a deaf ear'...then this person can completely ignore the memetic contagion." Ke Lan paused, "But this is difficult to do, and the judgment of cognitive boundaries is extremely blurry, at least in the mind. If you relax a little bit, you will..."

"But this is still a very pioneering idea! Can you please send the content of our conversation to the experts at the institute? I think this should be of great help in solving the incident."

"Whatever you want..." Ke Lan waved his hand, "Anyone with a little more imagination can think of this kind of thing. Those experts probably fell into the trap of inherent ideas... But the problem is, this thing , it cannot be explained by any existing theory or law of mankind."

"Indeed." Lin Qiming nodded in agreement. At this time, he was already somewhat convinced of Ke Lan's "special temporary boss." "We initially tried letting people drive mechas into contaminated areas, and automatically The eyeballs appearing in the surveillance cameras are shielded, but because the AI ​​cannot recognize them, they cannot be coded immediately. None of the first two batches of pilots who entered the contaminated area were immune to infection.

Some people have proposed manual identification by rear personnel, but manual identification will firstly be delayed by several seconds, and secondly, there may be omissions... Also, the price to be paid is too great, and the person responsible for the identification is like a waste. Just like any other product, a human life can only buy a mecha a few minutes at most...

The countermeasures team thought of several plans, such as deliberately rendering the image with blur, but the image after special processing is still contagious. The only way is to directly block it with color blocks or other layers, just like you just did As the saying goes, 'out of sight, out of sight'.

As for the thermal infrared detection mode, it is completely useless - the temperature of those things is exactly the same as the environment, and they are 'invisible' in the infrared field of view..."

I don't know since when, Lin Qiming's address to Ke Lan has changed from "you" to "you".

"It's all hypothetical anyway, so why not be more bold." Ke Lan stood up, "Have you ever thought that these eyeballs may not exist in the real world at all? Maybe... they only exist in our cognition ? Otherwise, why wouldn’t AI be able to recognize them?”

"Huh?!" Lin Qiming was suddenly startled, and his whole body couldn't help but tremble.

"Since things are so outrageous, we might as well get over it." Ke Lan shrugged, "Of course, hypotheticals are hypotheticals, this thing is definitely not that simple... at least, it has the ability to interfere with reality and is not completely virtual. A 'meme' is a piece of information, but the thing that carries the information must be something in the real world, but whether it is the shape of an 'eyeball' or not, that's hard to say."

"I have sent these proposals to the front-line countermeasures team. The experts in the countermeasures team are having a heated discussion about this... The tablet in your hand also has permission to access the countermeasures team. You can use it to listen in or directly Get involved," Lin Qiming said.

"It's okay to participate. I still know how much I weigh. I'm just providing them with a 'possibility'." Ke Lan shook his head, "Since you said time is tight, let's set off quickly... Those experts are right about at least one thing: memes can change at any time, and no one knows what they will become in the end."

"The high-speed special train is on standby at the nearest station. It only takes us fifteen minutes to reach the blockade outside the contaminated area." Lin Qiming said immediately.

"Well...one more thing, you guys can help me find someone."

"who?"

"Hunting God Hunting Group, Asano Akira, I need him as my assistant." Ke Lan said, "This mission is simply tailor-made for him."

As Ke Lan said, if the vector of the "meme" is vision, then a blind person is tantamount to a natural immune person.

Coupled with Asano Akira's unreasonable force value, even if the "meme"'s body really has the strength of the B-type mutant, he can easily kill it alone.

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The "high-speed train" in Lin Qiming's words is not so much a train as a space shuttle lying horizontally on a maglev track.

At the rear of the train, four rocket thrusters with a nozzle diameter of nearly two meters were even installed... Ke Lan could even imagine the terrifying pushing feeling when this train started...

"For the sake of safety, please put on this." Lin Qiming handed over a box, which contained a set of heavy composite anti-gravity suits. After Ke Lan put on the clothes, a staff member of the crisis management department A tube was immediately inserted into the interface of the anti-gravity suit, and a semi-solid fluid similar to gel quickly filled the middle layer of the suit.

Ke Lan felt as if he was trapped in an oversized jelly, even his head was wrapped tightly.

The separation wall between the various blocks has been lowered, but there is still an opening in the separation wall for the train to pass through - of course, the only train that can pass through this place is the one that Ke Lan took.

All public transportation within the Ark has been suspended, so no matter how fast this train equipped with rocket thrusters drives, there is no need to worry about running into other trains - the entire length of the maglev track in the Ark reaches tens of thousands of kilometers. The Internet is the only train that is still running.

What made Ke Lan speechless the most was... when this train started, it even shouted "Three, two, one, ignition" - and then, a push on the back that was strong enough to cause a brief fainting was exerted. When it came to his body, although the gel filled in the anti-gravity suit had buffered most of the G-force, Ke Lan was still oppressed by this force and was speechless.

The surrounding streets were receding rapidly, and the scenery outside the portholes quickly became a long blur. Everyone in the carriage clung to the backs of their seats, holding tightly to the armrests of their seats with both hands.

It wasn't until the train stopped accelerating that the pressure slowed down slightly. Ke Lan glanced at Lin Qiming beside him. His condition was obviously not much better than his own.

Of course, it could also be due to excessive blood loss from the gunshot wound just now.

"The wound didn't open, right?" Ke Lan asked.

"It's okay." Lin Qiming shook his head, "Me too... I just tried this kind of transportation for the first time today... This is actually not a train..."

"You see, this thing was modified using a space shuttle, right?" Ke Lan pointed to an emblem on the back of the front seat, "Even the logo of the Second Cruise Fleet is still there."

"Yes." Lin Qiming nodded, "This is an in-ship high-speed transportation equipment designed for emergency use, but this one is still just a concept machine. This plan was just proposed four months ago."

"That is to say... this thing is still a semi-finished product?" Ke Lan was stunned for a moment, "Is the safety guaranteed? Although there is no need to worry about a car crash, if it derails, no one on this car can survive, right?"

Ordinary space shuttles will be equipped with an ejection escape device. If the space shuttle crashes, with the help of this device, the crew members have at least a 70% survival rate... But the problem is that they are now inside the Ark. Except for some special areas, most of them will not survive. In some areas, the height of a single floor will not exceed 150 meters. In some places where the space is relatively tight, there are even single-digit floor heights - if you eject in such a place, you may not even be able to open the parachute. Hit the dome directly...

"Safety...should be guaranteed..." As he spoke, Lin Qiming's face became even paler. Ke Lan noticed that the dark red liquid was dripping down his trousers, and a pool of it had accumulated under his seat. A small pool of blood.

"You still said your wound is fine?" Ke Lan frowned, "How about we stop the train and treat the wound?"

"It's really...it's okay...don't waste...precious time for me." Lin Qiming said intermittently, "And...once you stop, you have to refill the fuel if you want to start it again..."

"You and the guys from the Security Bureau are the same as each other." Ke Lan sighed helplessly, "Always put your mission first, and never take your own life seriously."

"I am a level four enhanced person. This injury is really not a big deal..." Lin Qiming said. He took off his anti-gravity suit and stuck a syringe under his shoulder.

Ke Lan thought it was a coagulant at first, but if it was a coagulant, the injection location should be one inch closer to the wound to the torso... It wasn't until Lin Qiming finished injecting the medicine and pulled out the syringe that Ke Lan discovered It turned out to be a military stimulant.

"He is really a guy who doesn't care about his life." Ke Lan shook his head.

After being injected with the stimulant, Lin Qiming's condition instantly improved a lot, and his speech was no longer choppy: "It will be here soon. I just received news that your companions have arrived at the front-line headquarters where the countermeasures team is located."

"them?"

"In addition to Asano Akira, who you named, other members of the Hunting God Hunting Group also came here." Lin Qiming replied, "I have informed the crew meeting in advance and received permission."

"Isn't this adding trouble! They are not blind, why are they coming here to cause trouble? Isn't it troublesome enough?" Although he was a little moved in his heart, Ke Lan couldn't help but cursed, "Tell your people to get rid of these guys." Keep an eye on them, we must not let them enter the contaminated area!"

"Understood." Lin Qiming nodded, "At first I planned to reject their request, but they said they would not let Asano Akira go unless they agreed, and even threatened to use violence to rob people... The team responsible for finding people almost A conflict broke out with them, and I had to compromise."

"You know what I'm doing, if you really start a fight with those bastards, I'll give up now," Ke Lan said.

"I know that those people are very important companions to you, so I have repeatedly emphasized this point with the people in that group." Lin Qiming said.

Just as he finished speaking, the train finally began to slow down...

[P.S. Thanks for the 500 starting coins for one-shot reloading. 】

[P.P.S. In addition, this month’s double monthly ticket event will start at 0:00 on December 29th. Everyone who has a monthly ticket in hand should save it for a while and vote again when the event starts. Although I feel it is a bit difficult to reach a thousand monthly tickets this month... But if a person does not have a dream, what is the difference between a person and a salted fish? It’s the end of the year, and Qidian’s monthly ticket S4 season is also coming to an end. I hope you can help me one last time. Thank you very much. 】