Alien Relic Hunter

Chapter 534
"Oh, the people from the Morgan consortium..." Ke Lan deliberately dragged on, "Then let him wait a little longer."

"This...wouldn't be too good?" Qin Zhao said worriedly, but Valentina looked indifferent.

"What's wrong, when these grandchildren framed me before, I didn't see that they had any intention of keeping their hands. Now they want to confess? How can there be such a cheap deal in the world."

"Uh... Leader, the person in the video on the Internet before, shouldn't be you?" Qin Zhao asked cautiously.

"It's me, what's wrong?"

"Ah?!" Qin Zhao couldn't help but let out a low cry, his face flushed instantly.

"Have you misunderstood something? The first half of the video is indeed a genuine video. At that time, I just saw through their trick and planned to handcuff the two women and take them back to the battleship for interrogation, but they came to me. The operation is taken out of context. The voice of the black screen behind is the false evidence they forged."

"In other words, the statements we made are all true?" Qin Zhao asked in disbelief.

"Of course, I'm not afraid of crooked shadows, and I didn't do those things, so what's the point of announcing the truth?" Ke Lan shrugged.

"But, I've seen the public relations of those companies...they don't do that..." Qin Zhao was puzzled.

"Because the ass that those people need to wipe is itself stained with feces." Ke Lan said, "Our hunting group is an excellent company that abides by the law, and we are not afraid of any black material being dug out. It’s a kind of public relations method. As long as the truth of the matter is made public, and people with brains can see who has the problem at a glance.”

"Then, what about those...'brainless' people?" Qin Zhao's face was full of doubts, "When that video was released in the first place, many people believed that you really...really did that kind of thing. Things, even if we announce the truth later, there will always be people who will preconceive it and think that this is just our 'cleaning method'..."

"This kind of mindless people...except for a few people with ulterior motives, how much effect do you think they can play in guiding public opinion?" Ke Lan paused and continued, "The story of three people becoming tigers You know, since negative rumors can make three people become tigers, why can't the truth be three people become tigers? Although the truth of this matter is far less 'exciting' than the rumors fabricated by others, there is a bigger story behind it. My melon... If you were an ordinary netizen from the perspective of a passer-by, would you be willing to delve into the so-called "scandal" of a small hunting group that was established less than half a year ago, or would you like to see the history of thousands of years, which has been passed down from the old era to the present? What about the collapse of the Morgan consortium?"

"..." Qin Zhao opened his mouth slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it in the end.

What Ke Lan said is not unreasonable. Those netizens who are keen to eat melons will always watch the excitement and don’t think it’s a big deal. Since they are all scandals related to the new S-level relic "Yagunaktor", why is the protagonist of this scandal It can't be the Morgan consortium.

Although Anaheim Electronics was exposed on the surface, the person who ordered the hackers to attack the Anaheim database was from the Morgan family, and he was the fifth of the old Morgan's six sons—although In the fight for inheritance rights, he probably won't be able to win over his older brothers, but even if he can't become the head of the Morgan consortium, he is still a very important role.

In fact, everyone knows that the high-level executives in these consortiums have very few clean buttocks, but no one dares to say it... Or, it's useless to say it.

In ancient China, there was such a saying that "Punishment cannot punish a doctor", but in the era of capitalism, capitalists jumped up and became "nobles" in the new era, and this sentence naturally became "Punishment cannot be punished by chaebols."

Among other things, let's talk about the most typical capitalist country in the old era, the United States-in that era, the weight of the words of the boss of the Morgan Consortium was even more important than the words of the president of the United States.

Although on the Ark, this situation is not serious, but because these financial groups hold a lot of wealth and power, they can still be regarded as the privileged class of the new era.

Ordinary civilians who have been at the bottom of society all the year round, like to see the plot most of this kind of characters who belonged to the privileged class, who fell from the unreachable clouds overnight and fell into the stinking quagmire full of filth.Anyone passing by the quagmire would be able to curse at him or spit at him.

Although the privileged class still exists, the lives of ordinary people will not be substantially improved because of the fall of one or two scumbags-but at least it is cool.

"Let's go, let's go shopping in the commercial street first. I've been bored in the ship's office for the past few days, and I feel like mushrooms are growing on my body."

"Where are you going?" Valentina asked, "Do you need me to bring the mech?"

"No, no, no." Ke Lan shook his head quickly. Although the Undead Crew will use the name of the United Parliamentary Group to approve the armed mechs for the Hunting God Hunting Group to pass on the public roads inside the Ark, but if they go shopping, they have to drive. A mech would be too ostentatious.

"But, without Valkyrie, I dare not guarantee your safety 100%." ​​Valentina was wearing a straight windbreaker that was below her knees today. It looks a bit bulging... Don't even think about it, there must be all kinds of weapons stuffed under the clothes.

Fortunately, they all have special passes in their hands, otherwise they would probably scare the security inspector out of their mouths if they took such a guy through the security check.

"This is in the ark, not in the wilderness... No, really not." Ke Lan walked around Valentina, and couldn't help asking, "Uh... how much did you bring?" arms?"

"Two short-barreled carbine Ark-01 rifles with six magazines for 120 rounds; two 'Cow Trainer' submachine guns with four magazines for 100 rounds; four shock bombs plus two offensive rounds Grenade; a 50mm fully automatic pistol and a Gauss pistol, two kilograms of plastic explosives; and a retractable war spear." Valentina lifted her windbreaker and said, "Oh... I also ask Ray Dunn installed weapons on my prosthetic arms and prosthetic legs, concealed firearms with [-] meters range and switchblade..."

"Stop, stop..." Ke Lan looked at the full gun magazines hanging on the inside of her windbreaker, and couldn't help but reached out and rubbed her forehead, "Are you going shopping or going to war? With so much equipment...it's not heavy ?"

"The Hound asked me to be responsible for your security, so I can't be negligent." Valentina said calmly, "Besides, this windbreaker has a hidden skeleton inside, which can transfer most of the load to the prosthetic, so it won't drag down my body." action."

"I'm afraid you're not in the late stage of 'insufficient firepower phobia'..." Ke Lan noticed that even the soldiers who got off the transport plane looked at this side with a bit of a blank look. The huge pile of weapons under Jing Na's clothes surprised her, "I can understand it with a pistol for a small charge when performing security tasks, and the CQB carbine is still within the range of optional weapons... The problem is, What are you doing with grenades and plastic explosives?"

"Grenades can be used to attack enemies behind the bunker, and plastic bombs are very effective for clearing obstacles and carrying vehicles." Valentina replied very seriously.

"Then have you considered what would be the consequences of detonating these two kilograms of plastic explosives in the downtown area?" Ke Lan patted Valentina on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Xiaona, we are relic hunters, not KB Molecules...Even those mercenaries wouldn't bring such things on the streets."

While speaking, Ke Lan reached out to remove the guns and explosives from the inside of Valentina's windbreaker, and then waved to the soldiers watching the show over there.

"Please find a safe package, pack these things, and send them to the headquarters of the Hunting God Hunting Group." Ke Lan said to the soldier.

"Obey!" The soldier saluted Ke Lan, and then ran away holding the pile of dangerous goods.

"By the way, didn't Major Chi take you to places like the commercial street before?" Ke Lan asked Valentina only after the soldier ran away.

"...Major Chi only took me to commercial streets and black markets that sell second-hand mechanical parts. At that time, we were basically running around for the participating mechs all year round. The competition is about to begin," Valentina said.

"Can't last year's mecha be used?" Ke Lan was a little puzzled, "It should be enough to repair and strengthen it a little bit, so we don't have to build a new mecha every year, right?"

"Only by getting a good ranking in the mech competition will there be enough bonuses, so I work hard every time... Unless the mecha can't move at all, I will not voluntarily abstain." Valentina replied.

"Understood... If you are a mech, don't admit defeat if you don't scrap it... This is too life-threatening, thanks to your survival until now"

"Even if I don't squeeze out the last drop of performance of these airframes, the overloaded skeleton will not be able to participate in the next competition...Other teams have spare airframes and a large number of replacement parts, but we don't have them. You can fight from start to finish with a mech."

"No, no, no... I'm not talking about the mecha, but your people. The mecha is scrapped in such a high-intensity battle, and the pilot should not be much better."

"I'm definitely injured, but compared to my old injuries... those injuries, I actually didn't feel much pain." Valentina rolled up a part of her sleeve, revealing her remaining left arm.

On the pale skin, there is an ugly centipede-like scar, extending from the wrist to the elbow, "This is the injury I received in the last competition, and it should be the heaviest one. The broken armor plate was cut open vertically." He tore his forearm, and all his muscles were turned out—but the other party was even worse, I pierced his cockpit with a fighting dagger, and cut off one of his legs."

Valentina turned back her sleeves and continued: "Major Chi has scolded me many times, and he told me not to work so hard, but if I don't work so hard, I'm afraid the bonus is not enough to cover the cost of the mecha... Besides, then At that time, I thought that I would not live for a few years, and I would die sooner or later, so I might as well earn more bonuses while I can still fight."

"..." Ke Lan and Qin Zhao looked at each other, but neither took her words.

"Major Chi hopes to use the bonus to take me to see a better doctor and buy better medicine, but I would rather he spend all the bonus on the body, as long as I can win the championship..."

"Won the championship, the bonus is enough to cure the disease?" Ke Lan asked softly.

"I didn't think about medical treatment at that time... I just wanted to use the money to track down that person, that is, Mann... find out his whereabouts, kill him, and use the rest of the money to keep Give Major Chi a pension."

"Although you don't have to worry about the money for medical treatment now, and Mann is dead, but you can challenge for the championship in the finals that will be held soon... Anyway, this time is using the virtual battle mode. The style of play is quite advantageous—in a short period of time, other players may not be able to adapt to it." Speaking of this, Ke Lan suddenly paused, "However, the military team...you have to be careful .”

[PS Thanks to Zhuguang No. 2 for the 222 starting point coins. 】

[PPS I know about the plot in the first half of this chapter, there will definitely be readers who will question why the undead crew did not completely destroy these consortiums and publicize the means of production controlled by them-in order not to affect the smoothness and perception of the text, I only I can save this text for later in the plot to explain:
It's not that the undead crew members don't want to, but they can't.

In history, human beings have tried many times to establish a perfect society where everyone is equal, free of capital, class, discrimination and hatred. Abroad, there is "Utopia", and in China, there is "Peach Blossom Spring"... An illusion of a perfect world, anyone who tries to do it in reality, without exception, fails.

Man is a creature with desires, and desires will expand infinitely. Some people once believed that as long as social productivity can exceed everyone's needs, utopia will be born.But in fact, people’s desires cannot be satisfied at all—when survival is threatened, what they think about is to be able to eat, clothe, and have a safe place to live, and after these are satisfied, new desires will arise: Whether it is the famous watches and cars pursued by men, the luxurious clothes and cosmetics pursued by women...

Even as a rubber guy, it’s actually the same (when I had a monthly income of 3000, I wanted to buy some assembled HG\MG for fun. When the monthly income was 5000, I started to search for PG online, and now I even swelled to the beginning Playing high-end finished products like MB...).

So I think that if human thinking patterns cannot be completely "changed", then a completely equal society will never appear in the human world.

Perhaps this kind of "utopia" will appear briefly when human beings are facing the crisis of life and death—and the "Ark" in this article was probably born in such an environment.

But as time passes, as the threat recedes, everything will return to normal.

The dragon slayer will eventually become a dragon. 】

(End of this chapter)