Alien Relic Hunter.

Chapter 136 Mining Base

"The base of the Soma Consortium is located at the second spine, along the steep slope at the third pair of fins on the left side of Leviathan, and you can see it through the No. [-] mountain pass. The people at the base will send mine mules at the foot of the mountain Let's meet up." Youyi pointed to Leviathan who was getting closer to the convoy.

The steepest part of the road up the mountain has a slope of nearly [-] degrees, which may not be a problem for tracked armored vehicles and high-powered off-road vehicles, but it is almost impossible for armored trucks transporting supplies to climb such a steep slope To complete the task, this requires the use of this kind of traction equipment called "mine mule".

The mule has a pair of huge wheels with sharp claws, and a pair of mining tongs that are so powerful that it can easily crush power armor. In other mining areas, the mule is used as the main mining machine. , the working efficiency of one mining mule can be equal to that of [-] human miners wearing powered exoskeletons, and the premise is that these [-] human miners will not eat, drink or rest, and keep working uninterruptedly for [-] hours under……

But in Leviathan's body, the mine mule can't play its original role-one is because the weird magnetic field in Leviathan's body will interfere with the drive system of the mine mule, causing the mine mule to be paralyzed; The diameter of the mine is too small, and the huge mules cannot enter the operation area at all... The first batch of mine mules that were transported to Leviathan were left in the warehouse to eat ashes in the first two months, until people discovered A very tricky question:

The crystalline ore mined from Leviathan's body can only be transported out by aircraft, but the cost is too high, and there are very few places on Leviathan's back that can be used as a landing field.

As for conventional delivery trucks, they simply cannot drive on Leviathan's back. Even a tracked vehicle with strong off-road capabilities, after loading heavy ore, the built-in engine will be overwhelmed...

At this moment, someone finally remembered the long-forgotten mine mules in the corner of the warehouse. After a simple transformation, these mechanical monsters with terrifying horsepower transformed into the best transport vehicles in the Leviathan mining area. Tools, none of them.

"Back, back... Back up a little more, okay, stop!... K-02 opened its pincers, and used laser guidance to dock with the truck."

Under the command of the staff, the mule firmly grasped the cargo compartment of the truck with the modified giant mining tongs, and the eight metal locks were locked at the same time, and a roar came from the engine of the mule , Immediately afterwards, began to pull the truck weighing more than 40 tons up the mountain with its cargo.

"Tsk, the engine output of this thing has to catch up with a small battleship, right?" the old dog couldn't help but said.

"It's not that it can catch up, but it's already surpassed most of the small warships." Layton's voice sounded again on the communication channel, "The warships in service now are equipped with anti-gravity devices, and the requirements for engine output are not too big... …As far as I know, for small battleships like the Hummingbird class and the Hobbit class, the output of a single engine is really blown up by this mine mule.”

"Let's go, it's getting late, I hope to arrive at the base before lunch," Ke Lan said.

"That's right, I ate compressed biscuits and canned food every meal these days, and now I have that smell in my throat." The old dog said, shifted the car to a low gear, and slowly stepped on the accelerator. Hearing the low roar of the engine, Junius began to climb up the steep mountain road.

"Pay attention to the surrounding environment. This is the habitat of lepidopteran flying insects. Although this kind of insects usually don't actively attack humans, if they happen to hit their breeding season, then these little things will become extremely violent and will All moving things in the field of vision are regarded as their own enemies." Ke Lan said in the communication channel that this information comes from the "friendship gift" of the information dealer in the forum.

"Mr. Ke Lan, you seem to know the ecology of Leviathan's skeleton very well." Yuyi glanced at him and said casually.

"The first thing any hunter has to do after receiving a mission is to collect relevant information." The old dog took over, "We are all professionals, not the kind of rookies who can compare."

The rookie in his mouth naturally refers to those hunters belonging to the Soma Consortium... In Ke Lan's view, even Benson's group is much better than these guys who were almost wiped out.

After a long journey of six hours, the convoy finally arrived at the base of the Soma Consortium built in the central depression of the second spine of Leviathan.The base covers an area of ​​[-] square kilometers. A bowl-shaped protective cover is upside down directly above the base. From the splendor flashing on the protective cover from time to time, we can know that this thing should use the technology from the Alpha civilization. With energy shield technology, as long as the energy supplied is sufficient, even a direct strike from a small tactical nuclear bomb cannot cause any damage to the base under the shield.

"It's really a hard shell." The old dog commented.

A group of people had already been waiting at the entrance of the base. The leader was an old white man with a Mediterranean hairstyle. He was wearing a spotless light gray suit, a black bow tie with gold trim around his neck, and the leather shoes on his feet were even more beautiful. It was polished and shiny... However, protruding from the sleeves of the suit were a pair of mechanical prosthetic hands with a metallic luster.

"Manstein, Prussian, 55 years old, senior director of the consortium, commander and head of the Leviathan base, authority level L7...Of course, this was before you came, now, the title of the commander of this base It will fall on you." Youyi introduced to Ke Lan in a low voice.

When Ke Lan jumped off Junius, the old man named Manstein greeted him warmly. From his face, Ke Lan couldn't see the kind of "outsider" who was airborne. There should be that kind of grievance after the seizure of power... This can only explain two problems, either this guy belongs to the kind of person who has a deep city, or the other party belongs to Zofia's faction. The real purpose is clear.

Ke Lan thinks the latter possibility is more likely.

"Welcome Mr. Ke Lan, the consortium's special advisor, to the Leviathan base." Manstein speaks Chinese very well, with barely audible accent. Because you are the person in charge of this base, in the coming time, my subordinates and I will fully cooperate with your work and assist you in..."

Manstein was still talking politely to Ke Lan, but Youyi walked up quickly and gave him a wink: "Mr. Consultant already knows everything."

"Wh-you know everything?" Manstein's expression froze slightly, and he looked at her in astonishment.

"I know everything." Youyi nodded towards her.

"Well, if that's the case." Manstein put away the smile on his face and said to Ke Lan, "Now that you already know, then I won't talk nonsense-the No. [-] mine where the accident happened is now fully recovered. Blockade, two-thirds of the armed forces of the base are stationed outside the tunnel at the entrance. This state has lasted for a week. Although the seal order has been issued, if the delay continues, the possibility of news leakage will become more and more serious. Big."

(End of this chapter)