Alien Relic Hunter

Chapter 608 Exposure
"But judging from the physical strength of the target, I'm afraid that conventional means cannot destroy it." The staff officer said with a look of embarrassment.

Among the conventional weapons deployed by the fleet, the only ones that are more powerful than tactical nuclear warheads are the plasma main guns on heavy cruisers.But judging from the scraping performance of the current tactical nuclear warhead, even with the plasma cannon, the result is probably the same.

Ke Lan even began to wonder if the black mummy also carried something like a "meme"...

If Seraphim's entry is "cognition is contagion", then the entry of this thing should be "indestructible" - the core temperature of a nuclear explosion can even reach hundreds of millions of degrees Celsius, and the black mummy in this environment Even if it is launched into the sun, it will still not be harmed.

"I have an idea." Another staff officer said, "Find a way to launch the target into low-earth orbit. In a vacuum environment, it has no way to borrow power, and it has no power source of its own. Flying in orbit around the Earth is almost tantamount to being imprisoned forever...like 'Caz'."

"Kaz" is a prehistoric creature located in the low-earth orbit of Alpha Star. When humans discovered it, they almost mistaken it for an asteroid captured by the gravity of Alpha Star...but further research However, it was discovered that this was a super giant beast that had fallen into a long slumber. Its slumber was so long that its body showed signs of petrification, and only a trace of life that was extremely difficult to detect remained deep inside its body.

According to experts' speculation, the prehistoric species "Kaz" has found it difficult to wake up from a dormant state - although it is still alive, what remains is only a embers of life, which cannot be burned into a raging fire again , can only gradually extinguish and cool down with the passage of time...until it completely becomes a cold stone.

The staff officer's proposal was obviously referring to the situation of the prehistoric "Kaz", and wanted to "exile" the black mummy into the vacuum of space.

"I don't think it's a good idea." Ke Lan shook his head, "Don't forget, the body of this thing has its own magnetism, although its magnetism is no longer enhanced now...but based on this alone, we can't be sure 'It does not have its own power source', and no one can guarantee that it will become the second 'Kaz'. Moreover, there are too many unstable factors in the low-earth orbit, and even 24-hour uninterrupted monitoring is difficult to make people feel at ease. "

"Indeed." Cao Ge nodded, "We still know too little about the target, so throwing it into space is really not a wise choice."

"How about... let the people from the research institute handle this thing?" the staff officer said cautiously.

"I don't like the group of people in the research institute." Cao Ge said very directly, "What's more, the research institute has encountered an accident now, and I'm afraid I don't have the energy to deal with this thing... and, even if it is entrusted to them to deal with it, they probably won't It is absolutely unacceptable for me to propose to transfer the target to the underground ice storage... Any dangerous thing dares to be stuffed on the ark, where are these lunatics putting the safety of the people?!"

As the commander of the First Fleet, Cao Ge obviously knew the inside story of the "meme contagion" incident, and judging from his words, he was also quite dissatisfied with the Institute's long-standing behavior and attitude, almost nothing Spray it directly and get dirty.

In fact, not only Cao Ge, but most of the military people are quite displeased with the actions of the research institute—a privileged organization that can ignore the laws of the Ark to a certain extent, and the military, which is the most violent institution on the Ark, The usual friction between the two will definitely only increase, not decrease.

"It's not a problem to procrastinate like this. I'll find someone to wipe my ass." Ke Lan said to Cao Ge, "Your Excellency, Commander, can you lend me some communication equipment?"

"Yes." Cao Ge handed a microphone with a dial function to Ke Lan, "This phone can directly contact the entire fleet, or you can communicate with the people on the ark through the transfer station... But, you Who are you looking for?"

"The guy from the crew club." After Ke Lan finished speaking, he dialed the emergency communication number Pan left for him under Cao Ge's stunned gaze.

"Yo yo yo... let me guess, is someone playing off and wanting to ask me to help wipe your ass?" The phone was connected almost as soon as it was unplugged... it didn't even go through the transfer station transfer of personnel.

On the other end of the receiver was Pan Tiaotuo's voice mixed with yin and yang—the volume of the microphone was turned up a little bit, and Pan's voice was not low, so that Cao Ge who was standing beside him also heard Pan's voice.

The astonishment in Cao Ge's eyes became more and more serious, and it also added a strong color of suspicion... As a high-ranking officer of the Ark who had dealt with the undead crew several times, he couldn't imagine it at all. Members of the crew would say such a sentence in such a tone.

On the other end of the phone... is it really a big shot from the Undead Crew?

Why does it feel like the person answering the phone seems to be an unusually young and arrogant boy... Even, he is much younger than the relic hunter named Ke Lan in front of him.

Although Cao Ge knew that the age of the members of the Undead Crew Club could not be judged by their voices, all the members of the crew club he came into contact with were taciturn and calm, and the first sentence the other party answered the phone was , completely overturned the fixed image in Cao Ge's mind.

He was puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask questions—he knew that Ke Lan didn't need to joke with himself about this kind of thing... In other words, the other end of the phone was indeed a member of the Undead Crew Club.

"Did you call the surveillance camera in the early warning command plane?" Ke Lan asked angrily. It was connected almost instantly...and, I just said the word 'ass wipe' ten seconds ago... I have every reason to believe that you have been watching since I boarded this Albatross Me, wait for me to call you?"

As soon as Ke Lan said this, Cao Ge suddenly raised his head, just in time to see that the three closed-circuit cameras in the command room were all turned in this direction, and the indicator light next to the lens was flashing bloody red light—even though These are just a few lifeless cameras, but for some reason, Cao Ge felt an indescribable majesty...

This is a feeling of being watched by the superiors. Cao Ge has been "received" twice by the undead crew.He said it was an interview, but in fact, he had never seen the real face of the crew members.They appeared in the form of mechanical puppets—mechanical puppets are also inanimate objects, but Cao Ge didn't dare to look at them at all... But on these cameras, Cao Ge actually produced a A feeling of déjà vu.

He knows that this is most likely due to his own psychological effects, but since he will feel this way, it means that he has actually believed in the identity of the person on the other end of the phone... A certain important member of the crew, at this moment, is Watching everything in this command room.

But Ke Lan didn't seem to care about his own image at all. While holding the microphone to talk to the other party, he sat down on the edge of the table, and even the holographic projection on the table was blocked by him.

"Now that you know everything, then I won't talk nonsense. I'll just say it. I can't solve this problem. If you have any means, do it quickly—if you don't want to deal with it, then I won't care about it either." , anyway, with the speed of this thing, it can't pose any threat to me." Ke Lan said.

"Are you going to show off right now?" Pan's tone was tinged with mockery, "I thought you would try a few more solutions... This doesn't seem like your style of doing things."

"What can I do if I don't smash it? The high temperature of a nuclear explosion of hundreds of millions of degrees can't do anything to this thing, so what can I do?"

"You have nothing to do with it, but there is one person beside you who can easily deal with it." Pan deliberately slowed down his tone and said meaningfully.

The moment he said this, Ke Lan's heart beat a few beats faster, but then he immediately controlled his body, trying to make himself look normal.

"The people around me, who are you talking about? Is this the commander of the First Fleet?"

"You're good at pretending to be stupid, but if you and I both know the answer, what's the point of doing it?" Pan said with a smile, his tone seemed very relaxed.

"I don't understand what you mean." Ke Lan shook his head, "I really don't understand."

"You bastard, you've got double standards—you obviously can't understand how the research institute brought all kinds of dangerous specimens to the ark and stored them in the underground ice storage...but I brought one of the most dangerous things to the ark ... In terms of destructiveness, it is estimated that all the collections in the entire ice store combined are not as good as one ten-thousandth of hers, right?"

"..."

The entire command room fell into a weird silence——Ke Lan had a sullen face, and no one could see his expression clearly; Cao Ge looked at Ke Lan in a daze, then raised his head to look at the picture on the ceiling. Camera... As for those staff officers, they are complete outsiders, not even qualified to interrupt.

The silence lasted for a full 1 minute. During this 1 minute, Pan also did not make any sound.

"If you don't want the Ark to be destroyed, it's better not to disturb her." Ke Lan said in a deep voice, "I know she is dangerous, but at least I can control her."

"Do you really think you can control her?" Pan's voice seemed to have been stripped of all emotion, and it sounded like a cold mechanical voice, "Only by those books, movies, anime and Simple to boring video games? Are you just playing the cultivation game here? Are you planning to cultivate an existence with the power to destroy the world into a godsister with the attributes of a two-dimensional abandoned house?"

"She once told me that she wanted to experience life as a human being," Ke Lan said.

"Then do you trust her?"

"I... have to believe it." Ke Lan said honestly.

Yes, he had to believe that rather than saying that he had controlled Ze Luo, it might as well be that Ze Luo was obediently cooperating with him... As long as Ze Luo's thoughts changed, he would have no power to stop her at all...

Pan is right, she is far more dangerous than all the collections in the research institute's underground ice storage put together...

Ten thousand times.

Maybe more.

"Actually, you did the right thing." What Ke Lan didn't expect was that Pan's attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees. One second he was still questioning Ke Lan, but the next second it turned into a compliment, " Your choice of handling is the most correct of countless possibilities—at least for now."

"so……?"

"The undead crew will not interfere with this matter for the time being. You can continue to train her in the direction of an abandoned house, but I suggest that you can take her into the pit of cosplay. It is rare to have such a good foundation. I guess any role in cosplay Can it be perfectly restored? If I guess correctly...she should have the ability to change her shape at will, right?" Pan said.

"Do you have that serious illness?" Ke Lan couldn't help complaining, but the conversation between him and Pan was terrified by Cao Ge who was listening to it - he always felt that he seemed to have overheard it by accident. What an extremely important secret, and this secret seems to be enough to affect the survival of the entire Ark and even all mankind.

I... shouldn't be silenced, right?
Cao Ge suddenly felt a little regretful. He regretted that he should not have listened to Ke Lan's call content driven by curiosity, but should have moved far away when Ke Lan dialed, the farther the better.

"I'm just a suggestion." Pan said indifferently, "Come back to business, if you want to completely deal with that stupid thing bumping around in the mountain below, with her power, you should be able to do it easily—even if No matter how high that guy's physical strength is, he still can't withstand the cutting on the spatial level."

"...can I ask a question?"

"Just ask, and I'll answer as much as I can." Pan was very generous.

"Since when did you discover her existence?"

"From the first day you brought her back to the Ark," Pan said.

"Chiron told you?"

"No, Chiron is very trustworthy. He didn't betray you... It's just that on this ship, nothing can be hidden from the eyes of the crew."

"Nothing can hide from the eyes of the crew, what about the prophet?" Ke Lan retorted.

"I haven't finished talking yet, you interrupted me in such a hurry? Ahem...I'll say it again-on this ship, nothing can hide from the eyes of the crew...except People's hearts."

"...Okay, then you guys figured out her ability? In my impression, no one should have had close contact with her except me, Zofia and those from the Hunting God Hunting Group. ?”

"Rely on data to make inferences... The most important source of data comes from the puppet individual that you eliminated."

(End of this chapter)