Alien Relic Hunter

After the actual bounty figure was announced, the bar lobby exploded with excitement, and many people started talking privately - even if the task was not completed, they could still get 600,000... It's ugly to say , in the most unlucky and worst situation, it is equivalent to selling a life for 600,000.

Not everyone has the income level of a top hunter. The vast majority of mercenaries and relic hunters work hard, and the average annual income level fluctuates around 100,000 credit points. This is six years of income, and it can still The advance payment, not to mention the one-time payment of 6 million after completing the task... Even if this is a task worthy of death, many people in the bar lobby are excited.

People die for money and birds die for food. What's more, people who come out to work as mercenaries and relic hunters either have enough confidence in their own abilities, or they often have a sense of luck and always feel that they will die. That won't be me.

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Forty-five minutes later, in Admiral Maginot’s office.

Nineteen people stood in a row opposite the desk, like a team of soldiers waiting for the general's review.

However, the general is a real general, and the identities of these "soldiers" are very complicated.

There are mercenaries, relic hunters, and even scavengers and miners... After hearing about the mission rewards, the people in the Trigger Bar rushed to sign up like crazy. Levi conducted a rough screening After that, nineteen people were selected.

Standing on the far left is a woman about thirty years old. She should have been quite beautiful originally, but unfortunately her right eye is a scarlet mechanical prosthetic eye, and half of her face has been mechanized. , the right hand and right leg are also cyborg prosthetics. He carried a huge variable ballista on his back, and a long and short quiver hung around his waist.

General Maginot lowered his head and glanced at the information on the tablet in his hand. This woman was called Bianca. She once served in a special team of the Field Corps. She lost her right eye, right arm and right leg during a mission and retired due to injuries. The compensation issued by the army was only enough for her basic life-sustaining treatment. In order to install the Cyborg prosthetic body, she owed a huge loan shark. In desperation, he could only become a mercenary...

It took Bikaan four years to pay off the loan, and also upgraded all of his cybernetic prosthetics, replacing the original second-hand prosthetics that were the cheapest and required massive injections of immunosuppressants. It was replaced by the current set of military-grade tactical prosthetics.

Just like in the special team, she served as a scout and fire supporter after becoming a mercenary. The variable ballista can perform both precise sniping and range shooting by replacing different launch components and arrows. bombing.

There are six other mercenaries among these nineteen people, all of whom are Bianca's teammates. Their team is considered acquaintances of Mukah Fortress. They have completed many military operations with the troops in the base, and they can basically be regarded as Half of Mukach's extra-staff troops.

Their seven-member team usually operates independently with Bianca as the tactical core, but they also cooperate very well with the Mukach garrison - after all, except for one free man among the seven, they are a relic hunter. All of them have served in the military and are familiar with the general instructions and tactical signals in the army.

In addition to the seven of them, there are also five mercenaries among the nineteen people, two of whom are the two brothers who talked to the intelligence dealer in white before. These two people seem to have a bad temper, but in fact they are indeed a bit inconsistent. ——This two-person team has been operating in the area around Mukah Fortress, taking on some tasks of clearing and expelling indigenous creatures and terrain mapping. They completed more than 70 individual tasks in one year, with an overall completion rate of over 90%... In the mercenary world, such achievements can not only be regarded as model workers, but also synonymous with strength and luck.

The other three are also a regular team, but their record is slightly inferior to these two brothers... But in the Trigger Bar, they can be regarded as the taller among the short ones - you know, in a place that is not prone to frequent wars or dense traffic. It is rare for there to be multiple top mercenary teams in important areas. The high difficulty level of Mukah Fortress and the surrounding areas has basically been taken care of by Bianca's team, and it is difficult for other top teams to get a share of the pie, so they might as well go elsewhere to find business.

In addition to these twelve mercenaries, there are seven people left, namely four professional relic hunters of the "Snapping Turtle" hunting group, a lone hunter, a miner and a scavenger.

The relic hunter did not go into details. The remaining miner and another scavenger aroused the curiosity of Admiral Maginot.

However, Maginot did not question them directly. After all, it was Levi who picked them out, and he still trusted Levi quite a bit. Since Levi could pick them out among a group of people, there must be a reason.

Maginot looked at the information of the two people and immediately knew why Levi would choose them - the miner was not one of those cheap laborers who had signed a contract with a large consortium. Just from the appearance, he did not look like those who relied on others. On the contrary, some of the equipment on him looks even more expensive and professional than those of the relic hunters.

He is said to be a miner, but in fact he is a mineral vein prospector who specializes in searching for undiscovered mineral veins in the wilderness, and then sells the coordinates of the mineral veins to large consortiums that own mining companies, or directly to Ark officials—— People in this industry can basically make enough money for a lifetime as long as they discover a less barren mineral vein, but this guy named Wang Dalong has actually discovered four mineral veins, and one of them can even reach the threshold of a rich mine...

It stands to reason that this guy can live a rich life just by eating dividends, so why go to the wilderness to go through life and death... let alone accept such a mission with a very high mortality rate.

Admiral Maginot glanced at Wang Dalong several times. If a "ghost" sneaked into the team, it would be a big trouble.

Levi seemed to notice Maginot's eyes, walked forward, and whispered a few words into Maginot's ear.

"So that's it." Maginot nodded, looking at Wang Dalong with a hint of sympathy in his eyes.

Wang Dalong did not explore alone at the beginning. There were two good brothers with him, his wife and his son. But just when the rich mine was discovered, the survey shaft collapsed, and he was the only one to escape alive. From then on, no matter how much money he had in his account, he didn't bother to take care of it and kept doing the hard work of prospecting for mineral veins... Probably, it made him feel that those who passed away were still around him.

Some people who know Wang Dalong privately call him "a lonely ghost wandering in the wilderness." However, one thing I have to say is that Wang Dalong can definitely be regarded as a survival expert in the wilderness. He can even be alone without relying on any supplies. Dian survived in the wilderness for three months. Many times, people thought he had died in the wilderness. He would always appear unkempt in a transit station or fortress after a period of time, using silent actions. A slap in the face to those who promoted his death.

There is not much information about the other scavenger, but like Wang Dalong, he is a survival expert in the wilderness.

"Ahem." Maginot cleared his throat, scanned the nineteen people with his sharp eyes, and said, "I will emphasize once again that this is a very dangerous and arduous task. The absolute best among you Most people will probably lose their lives. It's still too late for you to regret it now and leave this office - this is your last chance, you guys need to think carefully!"

There was a hint of wavering in the eyes of several mercenaries, but after Maginot waited for a minute, no one stood up and said they wanted to withdraw from the mission.

"Very good, then I will treat you all as aware." Maginot nodded, "I will say the ugly words first. From now on, if anyone wants to withdraw from the mission, they will be treated as deserters and executed directly. ."

"Uh... General, we are not a regular army..." the mercenary who previously traded information with the white man whispered, "the rules in the army should not apply..."

"Then why didn't you quit just now?" Maginot glared at him, "If you just wanted to earn the 600,000 deposit, then I can give you 600,000 and a gun right now, and let your body carry it with you Use this money to meet your family..." At this point, Maginot paused, and ultimately did not say the remaining half of the sentence.

The unspoken half-sentence was "If your family were alive now."

"I...I'm just asking." The mercenary was stunned by Maginot's glare.

"From now on, you are considered a member of the regular army's combat operation sequence." Maginot pouted angrily, indicating that Levi would explain the content of the mission to this group of people.

Levi took a step forward and said, "You will be divided into two groups and operate together with two special teams, approaching the Ark from the east and west directions."

"ark?"

After hearing this word, everyone looked at each other with confusion and confusion in their eyes. Only the two mercenaries who had talked with the white man looked at each other in shock and subconsciously took half a step back.

The two of them had secretly made a decision in their hearts. If Lieutenant General Maginot really overestimated his capabilities and wanted to rebel, they would have to find a way to escape on the way, even if they set up traps to kill all their teammates.

"I know you are very confused, but I can tell you clearly that the goal of your operation is Noah's Ark." Levi said seriously, "Everything you see next is top secret. If you If it is leaked to any unrelated person, it will be dealt with by military law!"

After Levi finished speaking, the images captured by the drones immediately appeared on the projection screen behind him.

The quality of this "rabble" was much worse than that of Maginot's staff. A relic hunter from the "Snapping Turtle" hunting group even fell to the ground, with his mouth wide open, saying "Uh-huh." "Uh" for a long time, but couldn't say a word.

The performance of the others was not much better than his. Only Bianca, whose face was paralyzed due to mechanized transformation, and Wang Dalong, whose face was lifeless from beginning to end, managed to remain calm.

"General, General... Colonel Levi... this... in the photo... is the Ark, right?" asked a mercenary from Bianca's team and Levi's acquaintance.

"As you can see, the Ark has been attacked by some unknown force. At present, almost all the outer areas have been occupied." Levi used the laser pointer in his hand to draw a circle on the screen, enclosing the Ark wrapped in a fleshy carpet. , "But our drone still received the request for help signal from inside the Ark, which means that there are still a large number of survivors and a large number of unconquered areas inside the Ark, and they are struggling to resist and wait for reinforcements. And we On the one hand, we are gathering troops, and on the other hand, we need an elite team to sneak into the Ark and figure out the specific situation.”

Levi lied. They had never received any signal from the Ark. Until now, it was still unknown whether there were survivors inside the Ark... But he couldn't tell the truth. If he told these people the truth, If so, I'm afraid morale will drop to freezing point.

As a commander, no matter how desperate he is, he must let his subordinates see hope...even if it is just a false hope.

As for the mission goal, it would be best if he could sneak into the interior of the Ark. If he couldn't sneak in, it would be acceptable to only conduct peripheral reconnaissance... But he would only tell the commander of the special team who was traveling with these people about this. If he told these people, it is estimated that None of these people were willing to sneak into the ark.

If you can get six million by scouting outside, who would be willing to get into the ark that has been captured by all the creatures in the position?

"How is it possible to get in... Moreover, if I read correctly, those ship-shaped things are the wreckage of the garrison fleet, right? Even the garrison fleet..." A mercenary's face showed despair. His face was so pale, his legs were shaking like a sieve... Both of them were people who were used to seeing life and death. If an ordinary person saw these things, he would be scared to death.

"One thing I hope you all understand is that now not only you have no retreat, but we and all mankind have no retreat." Levi continued, "Do you think that without the Ark, relying only on the few production facilities in the wilderness, How long can the people in the base hold out? Do you think that this unknown enemy will not attack other fortress bases after capturing the Ark? Instead of sitting back and waiting for death, it is better to fight hard while there is still room for counterattack. Fight."

At this time, Admiral Maginot knocked on the table and added: "In this way, I will personally pay for each of you to complete the task, and the reward will be increased from 6 million to 10 million."