Alien Relic Hunter

With the help of two Security Bureau agents, the injured person was carried into the carriage. As for the minced meat and blood stained on the ground, the automatic cleaning robot responsible for the courtyard was disposed of.

After watching the Security Agency's hovercar drive away, Ke Lan let out an imperceptible sigh - in fact, even if he killed the two researchers, it wouldn't matter... But what's the point of doing so? Woolen cloth?

Is it just to vent your anger?

The reason why the people in the institute dare to be so unscrupulous is because they have the support of the undead crew. In addition to the people in the crisis management department who can check and balance them, they can completely override all the public power agencies of Ark - whether it is The joint parliamentary group, major financial groups and powerful families, the military... and even the Security Bureau were all overpowered by them in terms of authority level. Over time, this group of people naturally became a veritable "human superior" ".

Anyone who can enter the institute can be regarded as a genius without exception... So-called geniuses, nine and a half out of ten will have some characteristics of being arrogant and arrogant. Coupled with almost top-level authority and material conditions, these two factors add up. Together, it has become the current situation: in the eyes of the people at the institute, ordinary people on the Ark...even including the eldest lady of the consortium like Zofia Soma, have no "human rights" at all. . To them, the entire Ark was like a giant livestock farm, and the people on board were like livestock raised and ready to be slaughtered at any time.

To put it bluntly, as the institute's power continues to expand, its members have gradually lost their humanity.

Even those who are not bad in nature will gradually be assimilated by the environment after joining this organization.

For example, two high-achieving students graduated in the same year and joined the biomedical department of the institute together. One of them had an extremely utilitarian character. He began to participate in human experiments soon after joining the institute, and believed that "as long as he can obtain corresponding academic achievements, the sacrifice of those 'experimental subjects' is worth it."

Another person who is unwilling to deal with these "experimental subjects" will be gradually marginalized. Not only will he be unable to obtain research results, but his mentor will gradually alienate him. He will have no companions, no resources, and those who can only rely on human bodies. Only through experiments can valuable data be obtained. No matter how talented this student is, he will only be forgotten by everyone in the end.

This is particularly prominent in the biomedical department - according to the data Ke Lan found using the crisis management department's authority, their department alone "consumes" thousands of experimental subjects every year.

There are many experimental subjects like this, some are criminals, some are arrested exiles, and some are people who owe huge debts and are unable to repay... But not only this kind of "scum", there are also many experimental subjects who are not criminals at all. Anyone who makes mistakes is like those in the "Psychokinetic Living Experiment Group". Many of them are elite soldiers from the army.

Regardless of whether they are guilty or innocent, the researchers in charge of the experimental subjects will not tell them the true purpose and consequences of the experiment...and no matter whether the experiment succeeds or fails, less than 30% of these people will eventually leave the experimental base.

Asano Akira was already very lucky, because in their project, the institute had many soldiers from the military seconded. Due to the pressure from the military, they did not deal with "failures" like him in the end - but instead Other "experimental subjects" who have no background will most likely be injected with a tube of "sedative" after the experiment is over, and then packaged and thrown into the incinerator.

As for the "experimental subjects" who made major breakthroughs, the fate was even worse - in the underground icehouse of the institute, Ke Lan saw at least hundreds of human bodies soaked in various solutions... some A complete person, and some are a certain part or organ of the human body.

If this kind of thing happened in the old era, then everyone in the institute would probably be executed for "crimes against humanity"... But on the Ark, regular law enforcement agencies have no power to try them at all.

Scientific progress does require sacrifice...but this is absolutely no reason to treat human life as trivial.

"Perhaps, taking advantage of this accident, the Immortal Crew Association should reorganize the institute." Ke Lan thought in his heart, "At least, if the development continues at the previous pace, this group of people will soon become That’s what a heretical sect looks like.”

…

With the sound of the chainsaw engine, the robot cut off a large piece of turf soaked with blood, and then took out a new one from the warehouse to lay it on - except for the two bullet casings that Ke Lan picked up and put into his pocket. All traces were poured into the garbage disposal and smashed to pieces by sharp blades.

Ke Lan knew in his heart that it would be useless to kill these two researchers... or even Renee herself. The only one who had the ability to change everything was the aloof undead crew member.

He is just a "chess piece" now, and if he wants to become a "chess player"... he must first become a member of the crew association.

He didn't know if the "chess player" was also tied with silk threads used to control the puppet, but at least he had to jump out of the current chessboard first.

Ke Lan turned around and saw Zofia and Ze Luo standing at the door, looking at him.

"I'm just giving that guy a heads up." Ke Lan said.

"I know, but are they too impulsive... After all, they are from the institute." Zofia said with some worry.

"I'm afraid the institute can't protect itself now. You don't have to worry about them coming back to retaliate against you and the Soma family."

As for herself and the Hunting God Hunting Group, Ke Lan didn't mention it at all - Zofia is a smart woman, and since Ke Lan was selected as the person in charge of "Aguna Kotor", she can be sure , my fiancé has received an extremely terrifying help at some point, and the authority of this help seems to be far above the research institute...

Otherwise, for an S-class ruin that has hardly been developed, and a treasure that is the envy of almost every force, why would its development rights fall to a young hunter with no identity background?

The achievements of the Hunting God Hunting Group after its establishment can indeed be regarded as brilliant, and the family represented by his surname is indeed an existence that is out of reach for ordinary people - but even if the two are added together, In front of an S-class ruins, that is far from enough.

What's more, this S-class ruins itself is an ancient battleship from an alien civilization - this is not an immovable city ruins, but a super weapon with terrifying power. Anyone who masters this weapon can , will instantly have the capital to fight against the entire Ark.

Without that terrifying help, Ke Lan would never have climbed to this position.

Although she doesn't know about the existence of the Undead Crew yet, as one of the heirs of the Soma family, she will know something about this highest authority hidden in the shadows.

A force like the Soma family can already be regarded as the middle and upper reaches of the powerful class. In addition to the clan leader knowing the existence of the Undead Crew Association, the clan leader's right-hand man and successor usually also know some information - these messages are usually very obscure, but But it’s enough to make people “frightened to think about it”.

Zofia has always known that the United Parliamentary Group does not actually have 100% autonomy. They are more like a group of agents - but as for who they act as agents, she can't tell clearly.

In the early years, she thought that the family forces behind the congressmen were the "decision-makers" who could truly dominate the parliamentary group. However, as she grew older, she came into contact with more and more things, and she learned more about the inside story. More and more, she gradually began to realize that things did not seem to be what she thought at first.

If those congressmen really represent the forces behind them, then the entire management of Ark may become a mess.

Everyone wants to gain benefits for their own power, so the parliamentary group will inevitably be filled with overt and covert struggles - even the fight for the successor within the Soma family is so explosive, let alone the game between families. .

But the fact is exactly the opposite. Many times, the parliamentary group is the one that checks and balances various power organizations. And those major events that need to be decided by the parliamentary group will hardly take more than a day to make decisions - if it is left In the old era, it would take at least several months just to hold meetings and argue.

The joint parliamentary group's work efficiency is simply terrifying, but it is precisely for this reason that Ark can gain a foothold on Alpha Star.

The Joint Parliamentary Group gave Zofia the feeling that it was not like a countermeasure organization composed of representatives elected by multiple forces, but more like a one-word hall full of authoritarianism. In addition, the "Joint Parliamentary Group" did not have 100% guarantee. With the news of autonomy, Zofia finally came to the conclusion: above the parliamentary group, there is a power structure hidden by ordinary people.

First of all, this authority will definitely not be the mastermind of Ark - although the mastermind has a high level of authority, people will never be willing to let the machine's authority exceed themselves. Even if the positions of everyone in the parliamentary group are not consistent, if they are If they plan to start a war, the first thing they must do is to unite and deprive the mastermind of its "highest authority".

This authority can only be composed of "people".

"Yes." Zofia nodded and asked, "The whole ship is blocked... It must be something happened at the institute, right?"

"Did you get the news from your family?" Ke Lan was a little surprised. Logically speaking, the information blockade on the "memetic infection" incident was comprehensive. Even the powerful people on the Ark would have difficulty obtaining relevant information—— After all, "memes" are spread through information. The more people know about it, the greater the harm it will do.

Even if the crisis management department had planned to involve civil society organizations in the later clean-up and reconstruction work, the news should not have spread so quickly.

"No, it's the two researchers." Zofia replied, "They had a call with Dr. Renee not long ago, and they mentioned that a serious accident had occurred at the institute's headquarters, but the specific accident seemed to be unclear. Even they themselves don’t know.”

"Did they call in front of you?" Ke Lan was a little stunned, "Are these guys so big-hearted?"

"No, before the call, they specially selected a soundproof room and turned on various anti-eavesdropping devices... But these things seemed to be of no use to Ze Luo." Zofia said.

"Oh, I almost forgot, there is this great god next to Zofia..." Ke Lan said in his heart, and couldn't help but take another look at Ze Luo, "What did they say?"

"The one named Renee seemed to be in a hurry to return to the Ark. She mentioned that the accident was related to one of her colleagues. Her colleague's research had made breakthrough progress. Although the consequences were catastrophic, she But she wants to know the specific experimental data." Ze Luo said immediately, "She asked the two researchers to be optimistic about Miss Soma, and specifically mentioned that if you come to see Miss Soma, she will find a way to use drugs on the two of you. ."

Ze Luo didn't say what kind of medicine they were using. It was probably because they didn't mention it in their original conversation, but even so, Ke Lan could guess what they wanted to use...

"Forget it, let's not mention them." Ke Lan said, "Someone will handle those things for me."

"Is it that group of people?" Zofia looked at Ke Lan and asked in a low voice.

"Which group of people?" Ke Lan originally thought that Zofia was asking someone from the Security Bureau or the Crisis Management Department, but after meeting her eyes, he realized that this was not what the other party wanted to ask at all.

"The people who chose you," Zofia said.

"Yes." Ke Lan nodded without hesitation, "It's their fault that they didn't take care of this matter. They should take responsibility."

"I seem... to have won the first prize?" Zofia looked at Ke Lan and couldn't help but sigh.

"I don't know if it's the first prize. I only know that similar troubles may be inevitable in the future." Ke Lan knelt down and held up Zofia's foot with the anklet, and there was a flash of blood between his fingers. Then, the anklet forged from a special alloy split into two and fell to the ground.

"The more people are afraid of trouble, the easier it is for trouble to come to their door." Zofia put her hands on Ke Lan's shoulders and said, "My grandfather told me this."

[P.S. Thanks to shyyiqingchen for the 2000 starting coins; thanks to 340ml for the 150 starting coins; thanks to XiuKai for the 100 starting coins. 】

[P.P.S. Regarding the reader group, I have something to explain to you. I had a group that disappeared yesterday. It was a mobile game group. I have been a member for six or seven years, and everyone in the group is familiar with it... Although we got together because of the game, it has essentially become a group of friends and relatives. There are only a few dozen people in the group. On weekdays, everyone will press Z and GHS from time to time, and nothing has ever happened. .

As a result, a new person joined the group yesterday. Not long after he joined, the group was gone, and even the group owner’s account was gone... and even all TX-related games and other businesses, that account probably couldn’t be logged in. .

So I can’t help but feel a little lucky that despite having hit three reader groups in a row, my QQ account hasn’t been blocked yet…

In the past, every time there was a group explosion or innovation group, they would be strictly controlled for a while, and then they would gradually relax... But now it seems that this may not work. After all, my writer account is bound to QQ. If my QQ is gone, I won’t even be able to enter the writer backend.

I initially planned to transfer the group owner, but failed after several attempts. I don’t know why.

There is no other way. From today on, the group will begin to implement long-term strict management. In order to write this book smoothly, I beg all group members to let me go. As for the VIP welfare group promised to everyone before, I am afraid it will be postponed indefinitely...]