Alien Relic Hunter

Chapter 133 Companion Species
"That thing is very valuable, right?" Ke Lan finished speaking, but she laughed first, "Sorry, I seem to have asked nonsense."

"It's very valuable." Yuyi didn't smile, but nodded slowly—now that the showdown has been made, there is no need to continue to conceal relevant information, "Using the adjectives of the old era, that thing is invaluable. "

"What about the detailed information?"

"We discovered this crystal two months ago, when No. 18 miner disappeared in the mine... When we checked his personal belongings, we found a grain of pure white energy crystallization."

"A pure white... energy crystal?"

"Yes, the people who inspected it at first thought it was some kind of rare mineral, but when this crystal was sent back to the ark for testing, we discovered that it contained amazing energy."

"How amazing?"

"That energy crystal the size of a grain of rice is equivalent to a nine-level crystal of 400 yuan standard units." Yuyi said.

"One thousand and four hundred yuan ninth-level crystals?!" The old dog snapped his fingers in shock, "Isn't that equal to...more than nine million units? Just one grain?!"

"At that time, the equipment for the initial inspection exploded directly due to the excessive energy flow. Later, the crystallization engine at the mothership level was used to estimate the energy reserve in the crystal. After a short discussion, this The crystal was named 'ultra-purity crystal'... This is a first-class secret within the consortium, and among all the people here, only Mr. Ke Lan has the right to know." Youyi's tone was somewhat helpless.

"Really?" Ke Lan looked at her with a half-smile, "But you didn't seem to want me to know before?"

"According to Miss's arrangement, this matter was supposed to be arranged at a suitable time to tell you alone."

"Oh? When is the right time? Does it mean when we find this thing in the mine? Or... after the mission is over?"

"I don't think that girl intends to tell us at all." The old dog said sullenly from the side, "Anyway, even if we find that ultra-purity crystal, we won't be able to see it without detection equipment Value, and then you can take the opportunity to hide the matter, right? Damn, we tried our best to help you find the missing miner, but you were staring at the treasure in the miner’s pocket, hehe..."

"..." Youyi didn't admit it, but he didn't deny it either.

"Let's not talk about this first." Since the old dog has become a black face this time, it is naturally Ke Lan's turn to turn red, "Miss Yuyi, from the beginning, I have a question, since the Soma consortium is all It was only after testing that this thing contained such amazing energy, so how did these miners know the value of this thing? And why were they attracted by it and lost in the depths of the mine?"

"In the depths of the mine, we found a severely damaged purification furnace... You should know that the crystal rough mined from Leviathan's body contains a lot of impurities, and it needs to be purified in the mine before it can be purified. Sent to the refining plant... The group of miners may have thrown the ore containing the ultra-purity crystal into the refining furnace, which caused the explosion accident... But it was precisely because of this accident that they discovered this thing."

"Is this accident not recorded?"

"No, the miners involved in this matter may have reached some kind of agreement. They concealed this matter until more and more people disappeared..."

"So, there should be more than one ultra-purity crystal like this...Miss Yuyi, may I ask how many units of crystals the Soma Consortium can mine in the Leviathan skeleton every year?"

"About 2 million to 4 million units."

"That is to say, such an ultra-purity crystal is equivalent to your output in about three years? This thing is so precious...why did you choose to let us investigate this matter? Could it be that you have such a large consortium, even a few hunters Is there no team?"

"Actually... before I sent you a commission, four hunter teams have already entered the depths of the mine." Yuyi said, "I think this is why the lady was unwilling to explain the real situation to you at first...she was afraid of you reject."

"Could it be that the entire army of these four teams has been wiped out?" The old dog asked, his tone a bit unfriendly.

"That's not true, but the loss was heavy..." Yui sighed, "They fought some unknown creature in the depths of the mine. According to the description of the survivors, this creature is very fast and has jets. The power of acid, which can instantly eat through the armor they wear."

"The speed is very fast, and it will spit out strong corrosive acid, what else?" Ke Lan asked while recording on the tablet.

"Not anymore." Youyi shook his head.

"there is none left?"

"Those surviving hunters... they couldn't even see what this creature looked like. We have very little information about the world deep in the mine."

Youyi did not lie, the structure and material of Leviathan's bones are very special. Although humans have been mining the body of this giant beast for decades, the currently proven area is only one or two out of ten. Most of the areas in the body of the first prehistoric giant beast are still untouched places for human beings.

"It may be the companion species living in Leviathan. Although the host has died, these companion species have not become extinct, but have fallen into a dormant state..." Ivan analyzed, although the prehistoric species is not One of his main research topics, but due to his interest, his research on prehistoric species is not small.

Just as there are a large number of microorganisms living in the intestines of humans, and parasites appear in the bodies of beasts, species of the level of wild beasts will naturally have companion organisms...

"You mean, the mining operation awakened these accompanying organisms... Then do you think that the ultra-purity crystals have something to do with these accompanying organisms?"

"It's hard to say, but it's very possible." Ivan replied, "The reason why a large number of crystals are generated in Leviathan's body is because its body itself is equivalent to a huge refining factory. Those purified The energy accumulates in the body day after day, and it is not surprising that things like ultra-purity crystals are born, and those accompanying species that live in its body are likely to rely on these crystals for a living."

"Then, Miss Yui, I should have permission to check the detailed action records of those four teams, right?"

(End of this chapter)