Alien Relic Hunter

Chapter 134 Yes, but you have to pay extra
"Of course...just..." Youyi said with a look of embarrassment.

"Why, is it possible that some consortium secrets are involved?" Ke Lan asked.

Youyi shook his head, tapped the tablet a few times with his fingers, and then handed the tablet over with an expression of "you can understand it by yourself".

What is displayed on the screen is a video shot by an infrared camera in a low-light environment. Judging from the constantly shaking lens, the road under the photographer's feet should be very difficult.

"This is the only recorded image of the second team's exploration. Their current location is about 300 meters away from the end of the proven area of ​​the mine." Yuyi explained.

"300 meters? Is it a horizontal distance or a vertical distance?" the old dog interjected.

"No, the spatial structure in Leviathan's body is very complicated, and the positioning equipment often fails. We only calculate the actual distance traveled."

The hunter who was in charge of leading the battle at the front of the team should be wearing thick power armor, and the high-temperature color block on the back is very conspicuous, which is where the engine and energy converter of the power armor are located.

Ke Lan could vaguely hear the sound of panting... The dark and narrow passage, the uneven ground under their feet, coupled with the fear of the unknown in human instinct, these people are almost always in a state of high tension... ...And in this case, the exhaustion of physical strength is undoubtedly extremely rapid.From this point alone, it can be seen that the commander of the hunter team of the Soma Consortium is probably a rookie with no actual combat experience.

According to the conventional relic exploration process, let alone 300 meters, the team should take a rest after advancing at least 100 meters, so that the team members can adjust their condition before continuing to go deeper. These people in the video are obviously almost exhausted.Such a team, if suddenly encountered by the enemy, can only wait to be killed, and it is difficult to organize a decent counterattack...

Just as Ke Lan thought of this, something happened in the video—the hunter in power armor seemed to have tripped over something, and suddenly fell to the ground!
"Um?!"

No, not right!He wasn't tripped, because the next second, he was dragged into the darkness by something... As for what it was that attacked him, even Ke Lan didn't see it.

"The infrared camera did not capture the figure of the attacker, which means that the temperature of the attacker is almost exactly the same as the environment..." Ke Lan murmured.

"It is a temperature-changing creature, and it may have a certain degree of camouflage ability." Ivan added.

Soon, the team fell into chaos. The panicked hunters frantically fired into the darkness, and the bright muzzle flames almost blocked the entire video...

And then, with the frantic tumbling of the screen, the video ended hastily.

"Including the hunter with the infrared camera, only four people escaped, but from the beginning to the end of the battle, they didn't know what they were fighting with." Yuyi explained with some embarrassment, "The ruins exploration and It is not considered the main business of the Soma Consortium, and the consortium does not have many resources invested in this area, so the quality of these hunters... It is precisely for this reason that Miss Soma decided to issue this commission to you."

"It can be seen that the quality of these people is really hard to describe...even the captain in charge of command is not like a professional." Ke Lan said.

"It doesn't even count as third-rate, this is pure cuteness! Pure rookie! It is estimated that they are all laymen transferred from a bunch of garbage mercenaries, and it is thanks to you that you are willing to spend so much money to support these garbage eggs." The old dog didn't even give him any face, and complained sharply.

"Have you found the body of the victim?" Ivan asked.

"No." Youyi shook his head regretfully, "The situation of the next two explorations was similar. Except for some scattered weapons and equipment, there were no corpses left... probably taken away by those creatures as food."

"Then this information is really pitiful." Ke Lan stared at the four characters "End of broadcast" on the screen, sighed, "It seems that we have to reconsider the risk and difficulty of this commission."

In the body of the giant Leviathan, there is a very special magnetic field. Under the action of this magnetic field, human electronic equipment often breaks down. In addition to mining equipment, it also includes those used for A remote-controlled robot conducting surveys... If you want to find out what's going on in the depths of the mine, there's only one way to do it...

The Soma Consortium has already tried this method four times. After losing so many hunters, they still don't even know what the attackers are...

In Ke Lan's view, the sacrifices of these hunters are almost worthless.

"It's not impossible for us to accept this commission, but we need to pay more."

"..." Youyi's lips moved a little, but he still didn't speak in the end.

She is just a secretary, and the bargaining power is not in her hands.

"Well, the original reward will be tripled. In addition, any ultra-purity crystals found in the depths of the mine..." Ke Lan thought about it for a while, and then said, "Converted into credit points or standard crystals of equivalent units, we It will be divided into two."

[-]%, this is a very delicate number - if he chooses the lion to open his mouth, he will divide it into [-]% or more in one breath, which may cause the two sides to tear each other directly... and if he wants too little, he is sorry The corresponding risks and difficulties of this task...

According to the relevant laws and regulations on the Ark, if a hunter finds a relic equivalent to "hard currency" such as energy crystals in the ruins, he can decide whether to keep it in his pocket or sell it to the official according to the average transaction price of the day. Compulsory intervention will be carried out, and if a rare high-level crystal is found, it will even be sold to the official for additional bonuses...

But in the current situation, the nature of the mine and the ruins are different. As the party with the mining right, it is not an exaggeration to say that this place is the private territory of the Soma Consortium, and this ultra-purity crystal is equivalent to the mine that was created behind the Soma Consortium. The treasure dug up in the garden... It's just that the monster guarding this treasure is too fierce, and the owner of the garden has no way to deal with it for a while, so he invited them "outsiders" to deal with it.

Twenty percent, this ratio is just right, no more, no less, it should just be within the acceptable range of both parties.

"I can't decide..."

"But Miss Soma can." Ke Lan stared at him with a smile, "I think you should be able to contact her now, right?"

The command vehicle in the convoy has a complete set of signal amplification equipment, which is almost equivalent to a mobile base station. With the help of various transfer stations set up in the wilderness, Ke Lan and the others can still get in touch with the icebreaker Pioneer in the middle of the sea... Although the signal is not very good.

5 minutes later.

Youyi hung up the phone, turned to Ke Lan and said, "Miss Soma agreed to your request, and she is willing to increase the share from [-]% to [-]%."

"Oh? Does she have any additional conditions?" Ke Lan was a little puzzled. The [-]% ratio was increased to [-]%, which seemed to be only [-]% more, but Ke Lan's income was actually more than before. A full quarter.

Considering the value of ultra-purity crystals, this [-]% is not a small sum... even, it is much more than the triple fixed remuneration proposed by Ke Lan.

(End of this chapter)