Alien Relic Hunter

Chapter 59 Zofia Soma

"Can I ask what your captain wants from me?" Ke Lan let go of Caroline's hand. The female first mate's palms were slender and strong, with rough skin and a lot of calluses - she could To sit in the position of first mate at this age, it seems that he has the corresponding ability, rather than his appearance or background.

"It's mainly to thank you and your companions. In addition, the captain is also very interested in you and hopes to have a chat with you." The smile on Caroline's face was quite sincere.

"To me?" Ke Lan was a little puzzled. Let alone meeting him, he had never even had a direct conversation with the captain of the Pioneer. The captain of the transport ship was handling the handover for the whole process... How could the other party treat him? Generate the so-called "strong interest"?

Could it be because of the order that told the pioneers to "give up resistance"?

However, when he thought that the other party carried out his almost crazy "suicide" order so decisively, Ke Lan couldn't help but feel a little curious about this captain whom he had never met before.

"Okay." He nodded.

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The captain's cabin of the Pioneer is located on the second floor of the bridge, one step away from the main control cabin. Unlike the metal gates of other cabins, the door of the captain's cabin is made of dark brown solid wood. From a texture point of view, This should be genuine ebony, not something imitated with artificial polymers.

The door frame is decorated with golden patterns in the shape of branches and leaves, and under the feet is a polished marble floor that can be seen with light and shadow. The floor is covered with soft and thick carpets, and an exquisite carved crystal lamp is fixed beside the door... It's just for the captain's cabin. The doorway is filled with a magnificent retro atmosphere, which is in sharp contrast to the simple and technological main control cabin at the other end of the corridor.

The hound did not follow. He, Layton, and Natasha went to take care of Zoligatu. In his original words, "I don't like dealing with those in high positions. If the captain comes to the deck in person, You can consider picking me up."

However, he still asked Liao Zilang to stay. In addition, Akira Asano followed Ke Lan closely.

The two of them can be regarded as the strongest in close combat in this team, and the intention of the hound is quite obvious - after experiencing the DAS incident, his trust in the Ark management has been extremely low. It was so low that even Layton couldn’t help complaining that he was suffering from severe persecutory delusions...

"Please come in." Caroline opened the door to the captain's cabin.

"Hello...hello."

Ke Lan's expression was a little stiff. He never imagined that the captain of the Pioneer icebreaker was also a woman, and she was also a stunning beauty.

Of course, beauty is not the key. In this era where genetic modification surgery and plastic surgery are extremely common, beauty is not a rare species. The key is youth - this beautiful captain definitely does not look more than thirty years old, even older than her age. The first mate, Caroline, is still young!

Whether it is a civilian aviation academy or a military academy, even if you count skipping a grade, you will probably be twenty-five years old when you graduate. To be promoted to chief mate, you must have more than five years of work experience and more than 1,000 hours of driving time. As for shipboard Not to mention if it is long, the requirements will only be higher.

Although this is only a rule on an airship, considering that the actual value of the Pioneer icebreaker is higher than that of most airships, there is no way that the position of captain can be handed over to a young woman in her twenties... Unless, this person has extremely terrifying abilities, or has an extremely terrifying background... Of course, what is even more terrifying is that he has both.

"This is the captain of the Pioneer icebreaker, Ms. Zofia Soma." First Officer Caroline introduced to Ke Lan.

Soma? Ke Lan quickly searched for this surname in his mind, and the only one who could match it was the "Soma Group", the controller behind the leading companies in the airship manufacturing industry. If this beautiful captain really came from Soma If it comes to the Ma Consortium, everything can be explained.

"Hello, Captain Soma."

"Actually, I don't like people calling me captain. You can call me Miss Soma, or... you can just call me Zofia."

Her voice was very pleasant, and it also carried an indescribable affinity. However, the more it sounded, the more cautious Ke Lan became... He knew in his heart that this woman was definitely not a flower vase. Almost every single character is a ruthless character.

It is really stupid to judge based on appearance alone.

Zofia pushed the frame on the bridge of her nose and stood up from behind the desk - she was wearing a white navy uniform skirt, a white windbreaker-style cloak draped over her shoulders, and her long pale blond hair was high on the back of her head. Her hair was tied into a bun, revealing a long neck, and a pair of glasses with thin gold frames added a unique charm to her.

"Okay, Miss Soma..." For some reason, Ke Lan felt that the oppressive aura common to superiors in the other party was not obvious. Maybe it was because of gender, or maybe because of the other party's attitude. In short, he My first impression of Miss Soma was not bad.

She put her hands on the table of her desk and leaned her upper body forward slightly. After studying Ke Lan carefully for a few seconds, she suddenly said: "Your plan is very risky and crazy... but I have to say that in that case, , this is the only way to save the Pioneer."

There was no politeness or nonsense, and her second sentence directly got to the point. This no-nonsense momentum was exactly the same as her previous decision.

Ke Lan is basically certain that the real decision-maker on the Pioneer is Captain Soma.

"The premise is that you trust me enough," Ke Lan said, "and you can't hesitate for a moment. In fact, I'm also curious about why Miss Soma would turn off the engine so decisively and let the Pioneer cease fire in that situation. ?”

"If you are in a desperate situation and there is only a glimmer of a chance to survive, even if it is extremely slim, will you give up?" She shrugged, "The Pioneer can't be delayed for long, and it won't be able to wait for the Ark's rescue. You The plan was our only hope at that time, even though I didn’t know what the plan was.”

"I was betting." Zofia showed a smile that could make any man enchanted. "Fortunately, I won the bet."

"Actually, I am also betting, but my bet is much smaller than yours." Ke Lan couldn't help but twitch his lips. Compared with an icebreaker and the lives of everyone on board, several million credit points are indeed less than one carry.

"Caroline should have told you that I came here mainly to thank you for your assistance and for saving my life." Zofia walked around the desk. Her height was almost the same as Ke Lan's. , wearing high heels, Ke Lan even had to raise his head slightly to align his eyes with hers, "As a thank you, I can agree to one of your requests."

"Any requests?" Ke Lan asked with some uncertainty.

"Any request. Of course, the premise must be within my capabilities." Zofia nodded.

"Really?" Ke Lan couldn't help but look at the other party's slender legs wrapped in black stockings, swallowed, and asked with some difficulty.

"...Really." Feeling Ke Lan's gaze, Zofia's expression stiffened slightly. She subconsciously took a half step back, thinking of something strange in her heart.

This guy... shouldn't make such excessive demands, right?

Probably not? Should I add some restrictions? No, no, if you say that, wouldn't it make you look too arrogant?

But what if he really made that request? Do you want to promise him?

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Not only Sophia, but also the expression on the face of First Officer Caroline on the side became extremely strange. She had secretly decided that if the man in front of her dared to make those demands to the captain, she would beat him up. Afterwards, Just explain it as the power armor suddenly lost control...

"Any request..." Ke Lan's eyes first moved from Zofia's legs to her waist, then to her chest, and finally, back to her face.

If she made that kind of request, she wouldn't refuse, right?

Will it appear that you are going too far?

No matter what, Ke Lan changed his mind and said directly:

"I want all the records of previous explorations around the underwater city and ruins, including video files, survey data, analysis reports, and relics or samples fished out from the seabed, all of them-"