Alien Relic Hunter.

Chapter 176 Withered Flesh
"Look... the flesh and blood on Leviathan's body, it seems... seems to be rotting!" Layton whispered.

As he said, not only the gap where the fire was concentrated, but also other places on Leviathan's body that were not bombarded gradually began to disintegrate, and large chunks of dark red flesh fell from the giant beast's body. Peeling off, the exposed wound showed a gray and withered appearance, and putrid pus-like substances continuously flowed out from every crack in the giant beast's body.

This time, Leviathan really "slept forever"...

The entire apoptosis process of Leviathan's body lasted for a full six hours, and the magnificent mountain range across the wasteland disappeared, replaced by a black crystal skeleton like a work of art.

Ke Lan always felt that it was weird to use the word artwork to describe such a thing, but he couldn't find a better adjective for a while.

Leviathan's skeleton is shaped like a whale bone, but it differs from the whale bone in many details. Apart from the fact that it is many times larger than the whales on Earth, the most notable feature of Leviathan's skeleton is its body. Six pairs of large wing-shaped fins on both sides.

Although Ke Lan knew that this kind of creature used to have the ability to fly in the sky, but in his opinion, these six sets of wing fins alone could not provide the terrifying lift that this behemoth needed... But with the powerful The ablation of Vitan's physical tissue, this topic will most likely become one of the many unsolved mysteries on Planet Alpha.

The rotten and dissolved flesh quickly seeped into the ground, and the originally solid and thick surface rock layer now looked as if it had been covered with a thick layer of gray-black tattered cotton wool.A battleship fired a missile towards the ground, but after touching the corroded rock formation, the missile sank deeply as if it had been shot into a swamp, and then a muffled sound came from the ground. It came out from below, and there were only a few small bubbles that came up with the muffled sound...

"...how did this ground look like that corrupt swamp in the southern hemisphere..." The hound approaching the porthole frowned and shook his head, "That's a dead place...for a meaningless pursuit, that place swallowed my nineteen brothers alive."

"I know the Corruption Swamp. Tens of thousands of years ago, that place should have been an area similar to the rainforest on Earth, but the plants that grew there later died for some unknown reason in a short period of time. Plant dead bodies mixed with wet soil turned into peat, and the rainfall in that place was heavy, so such a large area of ​​swamp was formed..." Ke Lan said, "But these things obviously don't stick to peat It doesn't matter at all..."

"Whether it's peat or mud... All in all, this big guy should be dead this time." The hound rubbed his chin a little irritably, "It's really strange, there are so many crystal minerals in Leviathan's body. Why are they gone...just a skeleton that can't be broken by a plasma cannon."

"Manstein!" The hound turned around suddenly, and shouted at Manstein, who jumped up from the seat in fright, and was stunned for a few seconds before responding: "Mr. Hound, Hound... Did you call me something?"

"What percentage of the crystalline ore produced by Leviathan accounted for the total production of the Ark?"

"This... ratio is not fixed every year... If it was last year, it would have accounted for almost 27 percent..." The hound's brutality against him before seems to be left in the heart of this Soma Consortium executive. There is not a small shadow, he is completely timid when he speaks now, for fear that a certain word he uttered will cause the other party's dissatisfaction again.

"20.00% seven? There are so many?!" The hound's eyes widened suddenly, causing Manstein to take a few steps back in fright, and fell down on the chair, and then he stood up quickly.

"Yes, yes... Last year's proportion was relatively small... In normal years, it can generally reach more than [-]% of the total output of Ark..."

"Ah...if only there was a computer that can connect to the Ark public network!" Hound thumped his chest and said, "20.00% of seven's output! If we use all the money in our hands to buy crystal futures now, even This year, we discovered a few relics with super large crystal reserves, and it will definitely not affect the price of crystals that has been rising all the way... Such an opportunity to make a lot of money, it's a pity... Sigh..."

"No, there is still a chance." Ke Lan patted the hound on the shoulder, "The news about Leviathan will be delayed by at least a week to half a month before it will be announced to the public. It’s just the senior management of the Ark, the First Fleet, and a few of us... If we return with the First Fleet at the same time, and operate immediately after returning to the Ark, even if we can’t eat the fattest pieces of meat, we can still drink soup I can still get my fill..."

As Ke Lan said, he turned his head and smiled at Manstein: "Mr. Manstein, I have a way to allow you to pay off the usury you owe in the fastest time and make up for the embezzled money." Are you interested in the financial loopholes generated by the consortium's public funds?"

"Yes! Of course I have!" Manstein said excitedly. Although his performance had been stretched before this, and he was completely sorry for his status as the top person in charge of the mining base, he was not a fool. Lan has already talked about this point, and he is naturally very clear about the hidden meaning in it.

"Well, I have a proposal - after I go back, I will intercede with Miss Zofia for you, and temporarily delay the consortium's processing of you, and you will use this time, as a client, to help us make money... …As for this method of making money, I don’t need to repeat it, do I?”

"I know, I know!" Manstein nodded repeatedly.

As a professional, handing over the funds to Manstein for operation, both in terms of profit and efficiency, is much higher than that of laymen in the financial field like Ke Lan, and Manstein, as a witness of the Leviathan incident One, coupled with the fact that Ke Lan and the others have the handle, basically there is no risk of leaking the secret.

"Time is tight, but if the operation is done properly, the profit is still very objective... As a commission, I can give you [-]% of the profit. Of course, if there is a loss, you must bear all the loss."

"There will be no loss, absolutely not!" Manstein said firmly, if this kind of transaction can lose money, he should just jump off the deck of the ark.

"But there is one more problem." Ke Lan turned his gaze to Sakurai Na, "As a member of the Mitsui Foundation, you should bring this news back, right?"

"...Can you control this?" Sakurai Nai glared at Ke Lan.

"I really don't care about this, but I think that during this period of time, Miss Sakurai should be wronged and stay with us old men temporarily... After all, you just blatantly eavesdropped on our business secrets." Ke Lan said Then, he gave the hound a look without any trace, and the latter secretly gave Ke Lan a thumbs up where Sakurai Nai couldn't see it.

The so-called commercial secrets are actually just a reason, and the real purpose of Ke Lan and the others to detain Sakurai Nai is to gain an extra powerful bargaining chip when negotiating with the Mitsui Consortium.

After all, Liao Zilang, whose whereabouts are unknown, was probably taken away by the people of the Mitsui Consortium, and judging from the performance of Mitsuisuke and Sakurai Na, the group of Yui should not have returned to the Mitsui Consortium on the back of Leviathan. The base... This shows that there is a great possibility that Liao Zilang... is still alive.

"You...why are you like this? I didn't mean to hear it, but you clearly said it yourself!" Sakurai Nai shouted angrily.

"But the result is still the same." Ke Lan grinned at the girl, and Layton immediately buckled a bracelet equipped with an explosive device to Sakurai Na's wrist.

"Do you know what the consequences of doing this are?" Sakurai Nana asked sharply, grabbing her wrist.

"Then what do you think we should do? Kill you now, then throw the body into the swamp, go back and say to the people from the Mitsui Foundation, 'I'm sorry we almost rescued Miss Sakurai, but unfortunately she still died '... What do you think of this method?"

[PS Originally, I wanted to ask for leave after I finished the bone wear today, but a big boss gave me a leader, so I can only add more. I owe it a few days, and make up for it when I feel better. 】

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