Alien Relic Hunter

Not sure if it was because the character setting would have certain psychological implications for Ke Lan, or if seeing the Ark under construction would give him an inexplicable sense of familiarity, Ke Lan subconsciously picked up the folding submachine gun hanging on his waist.

But just when he was about to walk towards the factory where the explosion occurred, a colleague on the side put his hand on his shoulder and pulled him.

"The accident happened in the second factory and is not within our scope of responsibility." Although the colleague had loaded his submachine gun, he had no intention of moving.

Ke Lan looked into the distance and saw that the security personnel in dark blue overalls were stationary at their original posts. Only a group of soldiers in sand-colored combat uniforms and firefighters in orange uniforms were heading towards the second Run in the direction of the factory.

"If everyone rushes there at once, other places will be undefended..." The colleague who looked not too young explained to Ke Lan in a deep voice, "What if the explosion was just caused by the attacker?" If you are a bait, you should stick to your position."

He paused and then said: "As long as nothing happens to the central workshop, any loss will be within the tolerable range."

As if to verify what he said, within a few seconds, sporadic gunshots were heard from the direction of the No. 1, No. 5 and No. 7 factories. On the contrary, the thick smoke above the No. 2 factory where the explosion occurred gradually gradually It went out, and it seemed that the situation was under control.

"Look, I knew it." The man shrugged rather proudly, took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, popped one out very skillfully, held it in his mouth and lit it, and then handed the box to Ke Lan asked in a nasal voice: "Here, would you like one?"

"No, thank you, I don't smoke." Ke Lan waved her hand and declined, then looked back at the "Fourth Factory" behind her - the door of the factory was closed, and only a small door connected to the assembly line conveyor belt was open. Every few minutes, a sealed metal cabinet will be sent out from the small door on a conveyor belt, and then it will be loaded onto a trolley by the staff waiting at the door and transported to the "central workshop" under the giant shed.

Although the fire in the second factory has not been completely extinguished, and although gunfire still rang out in several other factories, except for the persons in charge of those factories and the mobile troops waiting nearby, no one left their posts without permission. The factories are still operating in an orderly manner, and everyone is playing their role step by step like a part on the machine, completely turning a blind eye to the emergencies that are happening close at hand.

"I've seen this kind of thing too many times..." my colleague took a puff of cigarette and said, "When this big project just started, I worked as a guard in the factory in North Africa. In the first month, The factory was attacked more than a dozen times, on average once every two or three days, and at most there were three or four attacks a day. In the first month, everyone was so exhausted that they even had to attack during breaks. With the loaded gun under my head, I couldn't sleep peacefully... In the second month, although the situation still did not improve, we became much more comfortable in handling it... Half a year later, this kind of thing has become more difficult for us. It’s no different than eating and drinking. Judging from your nervous look, you were assigned here just after completing the training, right?”

"Yeah..." Ke Lan laughed and asked, "Who are the people who attacked?"

Although this illusion was created by Nieto, Ke Lan was indeed very interested in this period of history... Since he couldn't go out for a while now, he might as well try his best to see if he could dig it out of Nieto's illusion. Some valuable information to come.

"Who knows... There are all kinds of people, KB elements, religious figures, bewitched students, etc... Even some homeless people who are desperate for life will be taken advantage of and run outside the factory walls. Throw Molotov cocktails filled with denatured alcohol or gasoline into the wall."

"Is the defense around the factory so weak? Can even homeless people get close to the wall?" Ke Lan was stunned for a moment, "I think our factory is surrounded by minefield warning signs?"

"It is said to be a minefield, but only some non-lethal electric shock traps are set up... The density is still very low. If you want to, you can even pass through the minefield with your eyes closed. I can guarantee that there are eight out of ten chances. Nine, you won’t step on any traps.”

"……how so?"

"Time is tight... Do you know how many days it took to build this factory and put it into use?"

"how many days?"

"Less than a week." The colleague took another long puff of cigarette and pointed to the top of his head while puffing away the smoke. "The people in the sky are working hard. Factories all over the world are working overtime... In addition to the big ship, there is also the star gate used to accelerate the big ship, which is also a big project."

The big ship the other party mentioned was naturally referring to "Noah's Ark".

"Speaking of which, I don't really understand the brain circuits of those people. It's obviously still hundreds of years before the sun swallows the earth, and they won't live until that time, so why bother risking their lives? ..." This colleague of Ke Lan seemed to be very addicted to cigarettes. He just finished smoking one and took out another one to light up.

"Hundreds of years..."

As a resident of the New Age of Ark who lived more than a thousand years later, Ke Lan naturally knew that this was just a lie to stabilize people's hearts - but in a sense, it was not a lie: the aging and expanding sun was indeed It will take hundreds of years for it to be swallowed up by the earth, but before it is swallowed up, the rising temperature will be enough to end all life on the earth.

According to estimates from later generations, after the Ark set sail, the time left for people on the earth would not exceed thirty years at most.

Moreover, within ten years, the average temperature on the earth's surface will rise to 40 to 50 degrees Celsius, and this number will double in three years. By that time, all humans left on the earth will have to move underground. Living in a shelter, the surface will no longer be suitable for any living creature to survive.

In the twenty-fifth year, the earth will be "ignited", and in the thirty year, the entire earth's crust will be burned through, and everything in the shelter will be reduced to ashes.

The reason why the Ark construction plan is so urgent is precisely because the leaders of various countries know that there is not much time left for mankind and the earth.

In fact, the propaganda of those radical organizations that opposed the Ark project was actually true - in that era, the vast majority of young people could witness with their own eyes the day when the earth was engulfed in flames.

If the destruction of the earth really has to wait until hundreds of years later, the resistance movements around the world will definitely not be so active... After all, many people have the mentality of "I won't care about the flood after I die."

But the problem is that this "flood" will come soon, and the vast majority of people on the earth will not be able to get the "ticket" to board the Ark.

There is never any fairness in reality. The so-called "everyone is equal" promoted in peaceful times is itself a beautiful lie, not to mention that all mankind has reached a moment of life and death... Everyone knows this kind of thing, but not everyone can Accepting this reality, they will only complain about why they cannot board the Ark, why some people can escape from this planet that is about to be destroyed, but they can only stay and wait to die.

Coupled with the fact that the end is approaching, the fear of death gradually turns into madness, and the frequent occurrence of riots is naturally not difficult to explain.

Suppose the authoritative media announces that the end of the world will come in a few days. After the initial doubts, the entire society will be plunged into chaos - those literary and artistic works describe the last days to make up for life regrets and leave precious memories. The beautiful stories are all lies. Only a chaotic world, broken order, and burning, killing and looting everywhere are what the end of the world should look like.

When the shadow of death falls on people, when laws and morals lose their binding force, the "evil" in human hearts will be stimulated to the greatest extent...

"Look, you have to admit this, human nature is inherently evil." Nieto's voice suddenly sounded in Ke Lan's mind, "The lives of the vast majority of individuals are worthless, except for the life of the entire ethnic group. They can’t do anything but hold them back.”

"Either turn off this boring fantasy for me, or shut up. It's your choice." Ke Lan said impatiently.

Nieto did not continue speaking and chose silence.

Obviously, it is not in a hurry to convince Ke Lan...or maybe it wants to use the illusion to trap Ke Lan.

Ke Lan didn't know if time in the real world was synchronized with the fantasy world at this time, and he wasn't sure what his situation was like in the real world... If this fantasy world was similar to a dream, he didn't know if Thirty-Three was still awake.

You know, the two of them are now in a jungle hunting ground. Although the overlord of this area has been killed by Ke Lan, if it takes a long time, after the mutant crocodile's aura dissipates, other high-level mutants who want to expand their territory will naturally invade here. If the two If people are in an unconscious state, the situation will not be good.

This illusion must be broken as soon as possible... But the question is, where should we start?

In the last environment of "Place of Flowers in Rome", Ke Lan tried to use violence to break the situation, but it turned out that it had no effect at all... The fantasy was completely pieced together from the materials in his own memory, no matter what happened in the fantasy No matter how unreasonable things are, as long as it does not exceed the limit of Ke Lan's imagination, the illusion can continue to operate...

Even if a scene of Ultraman vs. Transformers were staged on the battlefield of World War II, it would not have any impact on the fantasy world - only Ke Lan would find it outrageous, and everyone else in the fantasy world would think it was outrageous. Normal things, or simply turn a blind eye.

For example, Ke Lan was talking to Nieto just now. His volume was enough for the "colleague" standing next to him to hear, but the other party didn't pay attention to Ke Lan's "self-talk" at all.

Ke Lan's current situation is like being trapped in an extremely real nightmare. He clearly knows that this is a dream, but he cannot wake up from the dream.

As for how Nieto controlled his brain to produce this illusion, it probably had something to do with the fact that he accidentally caught a glimpse of the "starry sky" just now... Otherwise, Nieto would have been there when Ke Lan and Thirty-three first entered the upper city. You can use this trick, there is no need to wait until now.

The "dome scene" seen through the rivet was a fatal flaw. Nieto must have seized this opportunity to create these illusions one after another.

A similar situation occurred once in the bottomless sinkhole. That time, the solution was solved by an email from the intelligence dealer... Although Ke Lan didn't know how the intelligence dealer managed to send the email to "Dreamland" Ke Lan also checked his mobile phone and mailbox afterwards, but found no trace of this email. When he mentioned this matter to the intelligence dealer in a vague way, the other party also seemed completely unaware...

But later, after Ke Lan learned that the intelligence dealer and the undead crew were inextricably linked, he was basically certain that the email was definitely a kind of "help" from the outside world. As for how the intelligence dealer did it, then It’s unknown.

The real name of the intelligence dealer is Li Hao, but the registrant of the "ACMS_0420" ID is just Li Hao. Moreover, according to the investigation of the Undead Crew, this Li Hao died accidentally a year before the Battle of the Ancient Copper City Ruins... Ke Lan is an atheist, and he does not think that in the next year, he will chat with him online. It will be Li Hao's ghost.

No matter whether Li Hao died for real or faked, and no matter who the person behind the ID was, in short, after the Battle of Bronze City, the intelligence dealer never contacted Ke Lan again, and the ID has always remained gray. Offline and never lit up again.

This time, if Ke Lan wants to break the situation, it is obviously impossible to rely on external forces.

He once again brought his attention back to his eyes. The gunshots in the factories where gun battles broke out had disappeared at this time. A group of security personnel wearing the same dark blue overalls as Ke Lan were carrying away the corpses one by one. Come out and place them side by side on the construction site outside the factory.

Most of these corpses were staff members wearing white uniforms. Only one security guard wearing dark blue uniforms died in the crossfire.

An announcement from the security center came over the intercom, to the effect that one of the newly recruited workers last week had spies planted by the resistance organization. These spies stole the factory's weapons arsenal and set up an improvised explosive device in the second factory. .

Their primary purpose was not to destroy the component being assembled in the central workshop - it was too difficult to destroy that thing. Just getting close to the shed required six security checks, so the people of the resistance organization settled for the next best thing. The targets were selected experienced engineers in various factories.

They believe that as long as enough engineers are killed, the progress of the assembly project will be greatly delayed... thereby buying more time for the resistance organization's next move.

[P.S. Thanks to Ruikang for the 1,000 starting coins. 】