Alien Relic Hunter

The meeting broke up quickly, but after everyone's projections were extinguished, one person stayed.

The third "Queen" Demeter.

She is one of the crew members that Ke Lan has interacted with more often, but in Ke Lan's heart, she cannot be regarded as a person who can be 100% trusted - there is her shadow behind the memetic infection incident... This seemingly dignified person A calm lady, she is an out-and-out radical at heart.

"Your Excellency Demeter, do you have something to talk to me alone?" Ke Lan stood up and walked towards her virtual projection.

"If the vote remains tied, the existence of the Crew Association will be meaningless. We will become like the administrative agencies of the old era, full of factional struggles and mutual constraints. Everyone is planning for their own selfish interests, and the efficiency of work and decision-making will be inefficient. It's dark and unclear... If this continues, human civilization will inevitably decline." Demeter said to Ke Lan seriously.

Hmm... These words sound a bit like an iron lady...

Ke Lan nodded in agreement and asked, "Then what do you decide to do?"

"The balance has to be tipped," Demeter said. "If voting doesn't solve the problem, then we solve the people who vote."

"Address...the people who voted?"

"As long as there is one less member of the opposition camp...even if the Fool comes down again, it will be impossible to even out the votes."

Hearing Demeter say such words, Ke Lan's eyes couldn't help but beat violently.

Does she mean to commit assassination? Killing an opposition member of the Undead Crew...

Pan's death caused an imbalance between the two camps, and Ke Lan's addition and the Fool's fate brought the balance back again... And now, Demeter actually plans to break the balance again by means of assassination.

"If you want to break the deadlock, you must use thunderous means." Demeter said seriously.

What do you call thunderous tactics? Ke Lan couldn't help but complain in her heart... assassinate a member of the opposition and then decide the outcome through voting?

Is this woman brainless? Or is she completely crazy?

Does she think that when her side breaks the rules to make the rules beneficial to her, the other party will continue to follow the rules stupidly?

Has she considered the consequences of doing so?

If another member of the Immortal Crew Association dies from assassination, there is a high probability that it will lead to an open rupture between the members of the two factions... The Ark will instantly fall into the abyss of civil war. The damage caused by the civil war is far beyond what one "Alexander" can do In contrast, no matter who wins in the end, human civilization will eventually decline in a very short period of time.

Taking a step back, even if the other party does not choose to break up with them directly, then we can assassinate members of the opposition team, and the opposition team can also assassinate members of Ke Lan and his camp - I will kill one of you, and you will kill one of me... …Does it make sense to do this?

The real method of thunder should be to find out which of the villains are the moles, and then directly uproot all the moles before the opponent can react, eliminate all signs of resistance, and let the moles follow up All the plans were aborted - this is called thunderous means.

As for Demeter’s plan…

To say that she is too small is to flatter her. Ke Lan can only use two words to describe her: "Reckless and stupid."

"I don't think this is a good idea." Ke Lan said. Seeing that they were all "allies" in the same camp, he still saved some face for Demeter and didn't say so harshly directly.

"Things that break the rules of the game will only make the organization of the Undead Crew exist in name only... Is this a situation you want to see?" Ke Lan asked her.

"But they were the first to break the rules." Demeter retorted, "Whether it was colluding with the heretical sect or secretly assassinating Pan... We are already passive now. If we can't take the initiative early, Right, then our situation will only get worse."

"It's right that you want to take back the initiative, but can you answer a few questions first?" Ke Lan stared closely at Demeter's virtual projection eyes and asked word by word: "What will the undead crew do?" Why send special forces to blow up the 'engine wreckage' built all over Alpha Planet? What is the original purpose of these 'engine' wreckage? Yes, Alpha Civilization, how many secrets do you still hide and haven't told me?"

There was a flash of dodge in Demeter's eyes. Although it was only a very short moment, it was still captured by Ke Lan - the virtual projection is different from the cyborg. The projection program can perfectly reflect the user's emotional fluctuations. Subtle changes, including expressions, eyes, and body movements... The reason for this setting is because the members of the Undead Crew once believed that they should be honest with each other... But as time goes by, everyone They all gradually learned their own secrets, and this projection device was increasingly disliked by the members of the crew association.

This is also the main reason why most people have a poker face during the voting meeting and can’t wait to turn off the projection after the voting is over.

The older they get, the thicker the masks they wear on their faces, and the stronger the barriers between them.

After getting used to the mask, taking it off even for a moment will make them feel uncomfortable.

"Pathetic." This was Ke Lan's evaluation of them.

They want to portray themselves as a tall, lofty god with no sorrow or joy, but under the golden and gorgeous shell of the god, there is rancid blood called selfish desire and conspiracy.

Ke Lan never regarded himself as a member of the Yes faction... Before he figured out the secrets, he would not tie himself to any chariot. He also knew very well that between Demeter and the others, So they are willing to help themselves just because they still have value to them.

A pure relationship between use and being used.

"I can't tell you these things." Demeter finally shook her head, "You are a 'symbiote', and you have been watched by 'him'. Your body and consciousness have been extremely damaged. Deep erosion, if those secrets are known again at this time, there is a high probability that 'His' attention will be drawn again... Even if I glance at you with my peripheral vision, your erosion level may instantly exceed the safety threshold."

"How can we check the progress of erosion?" Ke Lan asked.

"There are no specific standards, we can only rely on past experience to evaluate." Demeter replied.

"What will happen if the safety threshold you say is exceeded?"

"I don't know." Demeter shook her head slowly.

"You don't know? Are you kidding?" Ke Lan was a little stunned. His first reaction was that the other party didn't want to tell him the truth, but judging from the micro-expression of Demeter's virtual projection, she seemed to be telling the truth.

"There are many situations when the erosion level exceeds the safety threshold, and there are no rules to follow." Demeter explained, "Some people will die suddenly; some people will become monsters like erosion seeds and fusion bodies. ; Some people have reactions similar to those of the Black Bishop's sacrificial ceremony. The most special case in the record is a symbiote... Yes, it is the same kind as you and Leininger (Prophet). He was the first person after his body matured. Forty-seven minutes passed the safety threshold of erosion, and the whole person instantly exploded into a ball of blood mist... But after two seconds, he quickly returned to his human form. During this gap, he could even call out to the experimenter for help. , but soon he turned into blood mist again... This cycle was repeated a total of 258 times, and when he exploded into blood mist for the 259th time, he could never return to his human form."

"Sounds like a scary ghost story." Ke Lan gave a very pertinent evaluation.

"Except for you and Leininger, the direct or indirect cause of death of all other symbionts is that the degree of erosion exceeds the safety threshold. We name this situation 'super erosion'... The specific state of each 'super erosion' is There are big discrepancies and only a small amount of duplication.”

"In other words, 'Super Eclipse' is equivalent to opening a blind box, and it is also a blind box with an undisclosed prize pool, right." Ke Lan imitated an old dog and rubbed the stubble on his chin, frowning said.

"You can understand that."

"Well, since Leininger and I have become the only ones to survive among this group of 'symbiotes', maybe that means we are special?" Ke Lan originally wanted to say that he was the "Chosen One", but in the end, because Being thin-skinned, I didn’t say anything.

"You are just like other symbionts. You have nothing special. You are just lucky." Demeter glanced at him and said angrily, "Actually, during the East Ninth District incident, you used it for the first time. During the 'Holy Word', there were already three warships aiming their main guns at you at an altitude of 20,000 meters - once you enter the 'Super Erosion' state, the plasma cannons will clear you out as soon as possible."

"It seems that my life has always been under your surveillance." Although he had already guessed it, he was still a little unhappy after hearing Demeter say it himself.

"Of course." Demeter admitted readily.

"Then my fiancée and I...were you watching when we were doing that?"

Demeter did not answer the question directly, but instead said in another way: "We are always monitoring Zofia Soma's physical condition. If she develops pregnancy reactions, we will take emergency measures -"

"Emergency measures? Are you going to put explosive anklets on my fiancée's feet?" Ke Lan's tone contained a hint of anger. If Demeter was using a biochemical body instead of a virtual projection, Ke Lan would have probably already Hold each other's collar.

The backstage of Dr. Renee is Demeter, this is what Pan told Ke Lan in the underground icehouse.

"You don't want...your fiancée to be pregnant for ten months and give birth to a monster, right?" Demeter said calmly, "In your understanding, you have always been a member of the human race, which is good. …But you can’t ignore the fact that there are huge differences between your genes and those of normal humans, and we can’t even rule out the possibility of reproductive isolation between you and humans.”

"What about the memetic infection incident?"

"That incident was Smith's negligence. I only gave him a certain degree of authority and did not allow him to directly fuse your clone cells with the cells of the Seed of Erosion. It was his eagerness for success that led to the disaster. "

Ke Lan sneered: "Haha, you are so good at throwing the blame away..."

"I'm not throwing the blame away, I'm just stating the facts. And I've also assumed my responsibilities. For specific details, you can check the process records of the accountability process that the crew launched against me not long ago," Demeter said.

"Can't you try it? I mean...'Super Eclipse'." Ke Lan stopped continuing the topic, "Perhaps, that insignificant amount of information will not attract 'His' attention."

"As a member of the Undead Crew, we can't take this risk."

"What if I voluntarily give up my status as a member of the Undead Crew?"

"That's not okay - first of all, if you are not a member of the Undead Crew, you are not qualified to know those secrets; secondly, you are the last 'symbiont' left in the world. Only by living can you create more for human civilization. Of great value, using your life to conduct such a risky and meaningless experiment, this resolution will not be passed."

"I don't even have the power to commit suicide, do I?"

"Yes."

[P.S. The descriptions of fusion bodies in recent chapters... many places had to be revised due to suspected bloody descriptions, and these revised places have been completely changed. Although the original description is indeed very bloody and very forbidden, after the harmonization, it always has a dry feeling when reading, and the picture quality is also weakened a lot... But I really can't help it. After all, the starting point is an all-age platform, and our country There has never been a clear grading system in the field of cultural creation, and all works must be based on all-age standards.

After all, we have to protect the flowers of our motherland, right...

If you want to read the original version, my suggestion is to read it as soon as it is updated, otherwise it will probably be the harmonious version after two days. As for readers who are used to reading books, then I have no choice... (but according to the recommendation of the current starting point System, the proportion of pursuing reading is too high. I beg you, please don’t support it or try not to support it. It’s too easy to support books now, especially the new books written by small authors like me... If you stop reading, basically There will be no recommended resources.)

Also, I will never write a novel containing Cthulhu elements in the future. The intensity of review is really unbearable... maybe one day the entire book will be gone.

"well……"

Writing a book is not easy, the author sighed. 】