Alien Relic Hunter

"I can't answer these questions... partly because your authority is not enough for you to know the truth, and partly because even I don't know." Pan replied.

"Which part doesn't even you know?" Ke Lan couldn't help but be a little confused. Logically speaking, the Immortal Crew Association is already the organization with the highest authority among humans. If even Pan doesn't know something, who else is qualified to know it? ?

Could it be that the members of the Immortal Crew Association are also divided into three levels? But judging from the details shown in all aspects, those seat serial numbers are really just serial numbers and do not represent the level of authority. Otherwise, when Ke Lan joins the Undead Crew and inherits the title of "Pope" of Chiron's fifth seat, wouldn't he be ranked in front of most of the members?

This is obviously impossible.

The Immortal Crew should be an organization with a balance of power, at least on the surface - just like the United Parliamentary Group, each member's voting weight is equal... However, the power represented behind each member, That's a different matter.

It is reasonable to think that some members of the crew know some secrets that other members do not know. Especially for members who "joined later" like Ke Lan, there are many events that they have not personally experienced. It is difficult to get a glimpse of all the details of the events by relying on files alone.

"Still can't tell." The guard robot shook its head, and its neck joints made a crisp "click" sound due to the low temperature. "You will naturally know after you join us."

"Okay, let me ask another question..." Ke Lan hesitated for a moment, then continued, "Am I... a human being?"

He did not ask "Am I still a human being?", but directly asked "Am I a human being?"... Although there is only two words difference between these two questions, their meanings are completely different... Ke Lan is difficult I believe that so many "unreasonable" things can happen to an "ordinary human being".

He even once wondered whether he might be an "experimental subject" like Asano Akira, but he didn't know it.

But he also felt that the possibility of this was very low - if he was really an "experimental subject" being manipulated, then there would be no need for the undead crew to reveal so much information to him, and Chiron would not do it at all. Recommend yourself to inherit the seat of "Pope"...

On the contrary, Ke Lan felt that the experience of the "prophet" of the heretical sect was more like the story of an "experimental subject" resolutely rebelling after seeing through the truth about Ark's top executives - the first half was quite resistive, but in the second half After he successfully broke away from the shackles, he went to another extreme.

It would be great if the immortal crew would be willing to tell him things related to the prophet. Unfortunately, even if Ke Lan asked, he would probably get the same answer.

Ke Lan asked Pan this question just to verify this point.

Since the Immortal Crew would not mind letting him know this information, there is absolutely no need for them to hide these things from themselves - the more they conceal, the more suspicious they will become and the less trust they have in the Immortal Crew.

If you don't handle it well, you may become the second "prophet".

Some things must be explained openly and clearly. Ke Lan felt that the other party must also understand this truth.

"Yes." Pan answered simply this time, "Of course you are a human being. Just like the tens of millions of people on the Ark, you are just luckier and have acquired some abilities that are beyond the scope of ordinary people's cognition."

Ke Lan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is it really just luck?"

"At least that's what I think." Pan controlled the guard robot and tapped his metal skull with his fingers. "Actually, I was not optimistic about you at the beginning... The sentence I disdain the most is 'luck is also a part of strength.' ...But I have to admit that you are indeed lucky."

"..." Ke Lan knew in his heart that even if he continued to ask questions, Pan would probably say some nonsense to excuse him... This topic had lost the meaning of continuing.

"What about Demeter? Why didn't she come forward this time?" Ke Lan walked around the hall and asked as he walked.

"...Are you obsessed with that old woman? No way? I didn't expect you to be so good at it?" Pan said with some surprise. Unfortunately, the security robot's hardware conditions were limited and it was unable to show such an exaggerated look. .

"I'm just curious. The person who contacted me before was Demeter. Why was it suddenly replaced this time?" Ke Lan said angrily, "It can't really be because your serial number is 'Demeter', so the living body You have to deliver the armor to me, right? Then you guys are too formalistic - or, in other words, too 'middle-class'."

"Of course not for this reason, although I think the reason you mentioned is great." Pan shook his head, "That old woman, I'm afraid she can't protect herself now, so how can she have time to take care of you. Next Monday, the crew will have an internal meeting If we want to launch an accountability process against her, even if she is not impeached, her authority will probably be greatly restricted."

"Impeach?" Ke Lan was stunned for a moment. He wanted to ask if members of the Immortal Crew Association could still be impeached, but he quickly thought of the "Pope" Chiron who was expelled from the Crew Association. "What did she commit?" thing?"

"Well, that's it." The guard robot raised its chin at the pus formed by "Seraph" on the ground, "Although this accident was caused by that guy Smith, without the acquiescence of the old woman, with Smith's With the authority, we simply cannot obtain so many cell samples - you know, according to the ultimatum issued by the crew to the institute, the batch of cloned cells should have been destroyed two days ago."

"This experiment was instructed by Demeter?" Ke Lan was stunned for a moment. The information revealed by the other party was honestly a bit beyond his expectation. He originally thought that it was just people from the institute who were trying to commit suicide without telling their superiors, but Unexpectedly, that seemingly elegant and dignified "lady" turned out to be a crazy person at heart?

"If the experiment was directly instructed by her, then the accountability process can be omitted." Pan Gu said with a smile, "But it's almost the same. This old woman seems to be very patient, but in fact she is more impatient than anyone else... But her methods are better than that idiot Chiron, at least she won’t experiment on herself.”

"..."

"Oh, by the way, that little girl Renee...well, you haven't slept with her, have you?" Pan suddenly changed the topic and asked.

"No." Ke Lan couldn't help but raise his head and glance at the guard robot - although Pan looked like a big boy who had just grown up in terms of personality and tone, but from what he said to Dr. Renee's "little girl movie" Judging from the name, this guy is obviously an old monster who has lived for who knows how many years.

"She is also one of Demeter's subordinates... Although there are no factional disputes within the crew, each of us still has a few 'cronies' who can be used easily. Renee is such a character. . You probably don’t know that this girl has planned at least thirty ‘attack’ plans to try to force you to have sex. She even tried to add two hundred standard doses of aphrodisiacs to your food, but that meal The meal was intercepted by people from the Security Bureau and was not delivered to your table."

"..." Ke Lan stared at the robot speechlessly, and after a while he said: "With my current physique, the medicine for two hundred people will probably not have any effect, right?"

"That's hard to say...Besides, I didn't say the two hundred doses were for people...that crazy girl gave a super-concentrated version of the drug. The two hundred standard doses actually meant for Lei Veterinary standards.”

"Is she planning to poison me to death?" Ke Lan's mouth twitched twice, and she couldn't help but secretly feel lucky that the meal was intercepted. If she really ate it, who knows what would happen.

"That's not true. She tested your cell clone tissue in advance and calculated the drug resistance before arriving at the actual dosage." Pan shrugged again, "In comparison, the Morgan family's group of people It's just a small fuss... The kind of 'incense' they use, even if it's so strong that it triggers the fire alarm inside the cabin, it won't make you lose your mind - of course, if you have that kind of incense yourself If you think about it, then only a small dose can help the situation go smoothly."

"She even chose Zofia as an experimental subject." Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ke Lan directly began to "complain", "To be honest, it is difficult for me to tolerate this kind of behavior of attacking people around me - as a human being Leaders, you should also know very well that when soldiers risk their lives for the Ark on the battlefield, what will happen if their families are insulted, right? Although I am not a soldier in the true sense, I am at least Do you think I’m working hard for you?”

"I know." Pan nodded, "We will try our best to prevent such things from happening in the future."

"Can even the Undead Crew Association just say 'try your best'?" Ke Lan complained with some dissatisfaction.

"There is never a 100% reliable guarantee in the world. Otherwise, we wouldn't be standing here talking now, right?" The guard robot made a helpless gesture of spreading its hands, "Okay, Crisis Management Department When people come, let them handle the cleaning work."

As soon as Pan finished speaking, the vertical tunnel of the secret passage was filled with the whistling sound of heavy objects falling at high speed. The sound came from far to near, and finally there was a "bang" sound as the buffer propeller ignited and ejected. There was a loud explosion in the air, and four humanoid mechas over three meters high came out of the secret passage one after another.

The people from the Crisis Management Department arrived a full twenty minutes earlier than the expected arrival time, and they obviously rushed all the way.

"We received a message from the crew meeting, saying that you have solved the problem." The hatch on the chest of the humanoid mecha headed by it flipped up, revealing Lin Qiming sitting on the ground.

His face is covered with a silver-gray VR goggle. The sensors on the outside of the mecha will compile the surrounding terrain into a VR image and display it on the screen. This way the operator of the mecha can avoid being attacked by "memes". Infection - But the disadvantage of this is that the sensors cannot identify those creatures infected by the "meme". When facing the monsters wandering in the contaminated area, these mechas are almost half-blind.

They can only rely on sonar devices to detect the movements of infected creatures, but the flaw of sonar is that it does not respond quickly enough and is prone to interference and deception - these four mechas all have some damage on their bodies. Those indigenous creatures that escaped suffered a lot in the battle.

"In order to speed up, some operators directly chose to risk being infected and conduct visual combat, so that we could get here early." Lin Qiming said again, and the gas exhaled from his mouth instantly formed a large cloud of white mist.

"The main body of the 'meme' has been disposed of," Ke Lan said. "Those indigenous creatures that escaped are now too mutated to survive and should no longer be at risk of infection."

"Yes, so far, we have not received any news that anyone has been infected... By the way... aren't you cold?" Lin Qiming only realized at this time that in this environment that is nearly 100 degrees below zero, Ke Lan actually He only wore a rag around his waist, standing almost naked on the crimson ice formed by blood plasma.

"Oh, when you say that, it seems a bit cold. Do you have any spare clothes?" Ke Lan said.

"This... this really doesn't happen. Otherwise, you wear my clothes and my mecha will be given to you." Lin Qiming said and reached for the zipper at the collar.

"Forget it, if he was really afraid of the cold, he would have frozen to death long ago." Pan's lazy voice came from behind, "You don't think about it with your brain. If it were you, you would just surround him." How long can you hold on in this place with a rag on? I think you're already a bit too cold even before you take off your clothes, right?"

"Who?" Lin Qiming and the other three mechas turned around instantly. Only then did they notice that in addition to Ke Lan, there was a guard robot leaning against the wall in the hall.

But before Pan could speak again, Lin Qiming's face showed a look of panic: "You...are you a member of the crew?"

"You still have some brains." Pan said, "Okay, that's it. Let's follow the preset procedures for the rest."

After saying that, Pan went "offline" directly without even saying hello to Ke Lan. The head and arms of the out-of-control guard robot drooped, instantly switching to a "waiting for activation" state.

…

Lin Qiming left two people to guard the fifth floor of the underground icehouse to deal with the subsequent "cleaning" people. He and another person escorted Ke Lan out of the contaminated area - of course, he did not forget to ask someone to give him a gift. Wearing suitable clothes will avoid the embarrassing scene of Ke Lan appearing naked on camera.

[P.S. Thanks to Ye Leng Feng Han for the 100 starting coins. 】