Alien Relic Hunter

"They can't send agents to assassinate me, right?" Ke Lan suddenly made a face at the investigator, making the latter tremble again.

"Who knows, they have too many privileges and are used to being unreasonable. If they are really annoyed, they can do anything." Hound patted Ke Lan on the shoulder, "Otherwise, I can rely on the relationship To get you into the military system? To assassinate active soldiers, they must not be so bold."

"Old dog, I understand your kindness, but if they really dare to cause trouble, at worst, I will take on a long-term mission and go out to avoid the limelight... like clearing the wasteland or garrisoning the mines, etc. I will come back in a few years. ”

"You guy, I thought you were quite calm..." Hound shook his head helplessly, "Well, let's deal with the next trouble first."

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As the height of the air platform continued to decrease, Ke Lan and the others could already see dozens of heavily armed soldiers surrounding the entire apron.

As soon as the door of the transport plane opened, the four of them were immediately "arrested".

But what made them a little confused was that the people who arrested them were not members of the DAS, but soldiers of the regular army.

The transport plane was pulled into the special hangar of DAS, and the group of soldiers escorted them in a completely different direction.

"What's going on? Old dog, have you used your connections?" Layton turned around and asked with some confusion.

"No..." The hound was also confused.

DAS should have been solely responsible for this matter, and the person who was beaten up by Ke Lan was also a DAS investigator, but now the plot suddenly took a turn - they were supposed to be sent to the DAS interrogation room People were actually taken over directly by the military.

"Anyway, this is a good thing." Hound narrowed his eyes, "The military and DAS have never been at odds with each other. Maybe Ke Lan's punches just happened to be appreciated by a certain big shot, so we were saved. ”

Although the words "Hound" are a joke, the opposition between DAS and the military is a "secret" that everyone in Ark knows very well. When the two groups of people perform their respective tasks, there will often be some small frictions, even if there are some conflicts between the two parties. Cooperation missions will inevitably lead to some bumps and bruises. It is not impossible to say that the military intercepted Ke Lan and the others in order to target DAS.

"Brother, where are we going?" the hound asked the soldier next to him.

"I don't know." The soldier's tone was very stiff.

"But you're the one leading the way? Brother, are you planning to take a few of your brothers to have a drink? Find some pretty girls to have fun with?"

"Shut up!" The soldier became impatient.

"Brother, you are no longer interested. The boys I had back then..."

Just when the hound's saliva began to splash everywhere, they finally stopped in front of a door at the end of the corridor.

The door is a bullet-proof door made of alloy, with no house number or number.

"Go in." The soldier opened the door.

Inside are several compartments separated by acrylic. Each compartment has a table and a chair. Opposite the table is a small window that looks like a bank counter, through a transparent acrylic plate. A civilian officer can be seen sitting behind each window.

"What kind of battle is this?" Ke Lan found that the expressions of the civilian officers were relatively relaxed, and they did not look like they were here to interrogate prisoners. There were no shackles on the chairs to restrict personal freedom. Even the escort team None of the soldiers followed him.

"... Weird, this is the registration office? Why are we sent here?" Hound said. He and Layton obviously knew what this place was for, but there was also a hint of confusion on their faces. confused.

"Recording Office?" Ke Lan has never been in the military, so naturally he doesn't know what kind of organization this "Recording Office" is.

"The full name is the 'Task Handover and Regular Duty Registration Office'. In the army, it is generally referred to as the 'Registration Office'. In fact, it is similar to the handover office of the hunter management agency... But why are we sent here? This is This is where front-line commanders submit combat reports, we are not soldiers..."

"You are now..." A man wearing a military uniform but without a military rank flashed out from behind the cubicle, "For some reasons that require confidentiality, the personnel involved in this ruins exploration operation have been classified as part of the military. In other words, you all have military status now."

"What do you mean?" There was a trace of unspeakable resistance in the hound's tone.

"In order to prevent people from DAS from continuing to interfere in this matter, we can only use this method to remove the firepower - the reason why you appeared in that exile settlement is because your superiors assigned you corresponding investigation tasks." That man said.

"Heh...that's okay?" Hound sneered.

"Why?" Ke Lan asked, staring at the man. The military's intervention completely disrupted his original plan, and it also gave him an indescribable sense of crisis.

"I don't know, I'm just completing the task."

Ke Lan looked this man up and down. He was about thirty-five years old, wearing a pair of decorative gold-wired flat glasses. Judging from his height and appearance, he should have received a certain degree of genetic improvement, and his skin was smooth and delicate. , unlike those who often perform field tasks, the uniforms are neat and snug, and there is no gun on the body. Instead, there are some minor wounds on the fingertips - they were cut by the sharp edges of brand-new paper, not Because of fighting.

This is a standard high-ranking civilian officer. To be more precise, he should be the confidential secretary of a high-ranking military figure.

But for Ke Lan, the higher the level of the people who care about them, the more troubles he may face...

Immediately after they leave the A-087 ruins, more hunters, prospectors, and researchers will enter the core area of ​​the ruins along the exit through which they escaped. Although the stone tablet has been completely shattered, there is no guarantee that the The group of people will find some clues from the mess...

The sarcophagus placed on the high platform is too conspicuous, and it will definitely be regarded as a key research object. Maybe they will also find a way to expand the exit, and then transport the entire sarcophagus back to the research institute on the Ark.

Ke Lan can only hope that the stone tablet cannot be restored. Otherwise, if someone who can read Alpha Star's text pops up again, he will definitely not be able to escape.

"You don't need to be nervous. Although you have been classified as a military person, you are still independent relic hunters on the surface. We will not restrict your personal freedom, nor will we force you to perform any tasks... However, if you accept it on your own If you launch an exploration mission, the files will also be backed up on the military side."

The officer continued: "Okay, now you just need to make a record related to 'this mission' and you can leave. It's just a routine matter. Please cooperate with me."

Ke Lan randomly chose a booth and sat down. Opposite him was a pretty female officer. She was holding a voice recorder in one hand and the other hand on the keyboard. She glanced at the screen. , nodded to Ke Lan, smiled and said: "You are Ke Lan, right? These are some common questions, just answer them according to the actual situation."

The questions were indeed simple ones, similar to those every time the hunter management agency handed over tasks, but the other party obviously knew the whole process of the matter. All Ke Lan could do was add some details that were not critical.

However, regarding the hallucinations Ke Lan saw, the question was mentioned in one sentence, and the other party did not ask any more questions.

Their views should be the same as those of Hound and others. It was completely an "illusion" produced by Ke Lan's mental influence.

If the other party didn't ask, Ke Lan would naturally not choose to "expose himself".

The only thing that made Ke Lan spend more time was to explain how he cracked the seventh-level mercury lock "by luck", but that was just a few more questions.

"...You really just wrote it down like this?" Ke Lan was speechless.

"What do you mean?" The female officer blinked her big eyes.

"Uh, um... 'Because of good luck, I cracked the seventh-level mercury lock with a few random dials.' Is that what you wrote?"

"Otherwise? Or were you kidding me just now?"

"No, no, no...it's indeed good luck, but I feel like no one would believe me if I wrote this?"

"I'm only responsible for recording. Believe it or not is not my concern." The female officer said seriously.

"All right……"

"Then the record here is finished... If you don't have any questions to add, you can leave..." Halfway through, the female officer seemed to be attracted by something, and her eyes suddenly turned sideways——

Ke Lan also turned his head and looked over, and saw that in the far left cubicle, Hound was leaning on the table, slapping the window frame with his hands, and arguing angrily about something.

This guy Laogou... He said he wasn't calm enough before. Why is it his turn to start a fight with others now?

The acrylic panels are double-layered and hollow in structure, and the sound insulation effect is very good. Ke Lan couldn't hear what the hound was shouting at all, so he could only say hello to the female officer and hurried out of the compartment.

At this moment, Layton had already dragged him out with a dog...

"What's going on?" The hound was still cursing, and Ke Lan could only ask Leighton.

"It's not a big deal, Jiang Lian... is the parasitized female hunter. Do you remember? Because the body was not found, she was classified as MIA. You should know what MIA means, right? It means missing. Old dog, he thinks This is unreasonable and I want to change it to KIA.”

"Is there any difference between this?" Ke Lan also knew the meaning of KIA, which is generally used to describe someone who "died in action."

"If you are just a hunter, there is no difference between missing and dying, but if you are classified as a soldier, the difference is huge...at least the pension benefits are very different..."

As he spoke, Layton suddenly sighed: "Do you know how Old Dog retired? In fact, offending people was just a pretense. He had commanded a combat operation before, and the troops suffered heavy casualties... at least a hundred people died. Come on, brother, but because no bodies were found and no dog tags were recovered, many people were defined as 'missing'. The old dog had been quarreling over this matter for a long time. The conflicts intensified and almost caused a mutiny. Only then was he Kicked out..."

"This bunch of bitches like you are still so virtuous. I obviously watched people die, so why are they missing!" The hound spat viciously, "Many of those brothers were swallowed directly by wild beasts in the past. Why? There may be corpses... Those beasts still have strong acid in their stomachs. Even if I pick up their excrement, I can't get even half of their dog tags... Are they fucking missing? Bah!"

"Okay, okay, old dog, calm down..." Seeing the hound picking up the chair and trying to smash it at the window, Layton quickly stopped him and hugged him.

"No, Jiang Lian must be clarified. Even if it only takes ten minutes, then this bitch is still my teammate!"