Alien Relic Hunter

Chapter 732 Vote Again
First, a turquoise guiding laser fell straight down from the sky, locking the position of the target, and then, a group of faint blue plasma was ejected from the huge muzzle with a diameter of more than five meters. Under the constraint of a strong magnetic field, It turned into a high-speed flying shell and fell straight towards the fusion body below.

The hovering altitude of the Xinghuo cruiser was very low, and the plasma cannonball hit the target almost immediately after it was fired, and the intense white light like a supernova burst filled the entire street in an instant—if it wasn’t for Zelo’s space If the barrier separates the space where the two are located from the outside world, Ke Lan standing on the roof of the building may be vaporized by the high temperature of hundreds of thousands of degrees in an instant.

Even the Xinghuo's own armor couldn't withstand such a high temperature, and immediately activated the energy shield after firing the plasma shells, and at the same time quickly pulled the hull up.

The white light lasted for about ten seconds, and when the surrounding vision returned to normal, everything changed completely.

Half a block was evaporated, leaving behind a large hemispherical crater with a diameter of about one kilometer. Through this crater, one could even directly see the interlayer structure and part of the skeleton of the Ark's hull... As for the fusion at the center of the bombardment body, but not even a little slag remained.

The metal fuse at the edge of the pit is still glowing orange-red. All the things on the ground made of materials that are not resistant to high temperatures either evaporated or were burned. The concrete structure of the building burst and pulverized, and even the internal supporting steel bars became Soft bending, the buildings in the entire economic development zone were not spared, and all collapsed.

In this case, unless they hide in a safe house that can withstand a nuclear explosion, all the people who stay in this economic development zone are probably killed.

Except for Ke Lan and Ze Luo.

Of course, whether the two of them can still be regarded as "human beings"...is still open to debate.

The department store building under Ke Lan's feet has long since disappeared. It is less than [-] meters away from the bombardment center. Whether it is concrete or metal, it has been sublimated the moment the plasma shell exploded... At present, what humans can do None of the solid materials used can withstand such high temperatures, not even Nino alloy.

Zeluo took Ke Lan to the sky above a ruin about 500 meters away from the edge of the pit. According to the temperature measuring device attached to the smart glasses, it can be known that the ground temperature here is still around [-] degrees Celsius—although the alloy The foundation of the material will not be melted, but the asphalt pavement paved on it will evaporate completely.

(Note: Asphalt has no fixed boiling point. According to the information I collected on the Internet, it is probably between [-] degrees Celsius and [-] degrees Celsius, and the temperature of the nearby land is heated to over [-] degrees Celsius in an instant, so it is paved on the road. There is a high probability that the asphalt has been evaporated before it spontaneously burns out.)
As for the artificial stone bricks on the sidewalk, they have all been reduced to powdered raw materials...

A little farther away, thick smoke rising from the fire can be seen everywhere... The aircraft of the garrison troops have entered these blocks and began to spray fire-fighting foam and gel from the air.

As for the personnel on the ground, because of the temperature and toxic gas, it is temporarily impossible to enter these blocks for emergency rescue - like the kind of protective clothing that can withstand high temperatures and is equipped with a complete gas circulation device, it is not available everywhere. The stock of the nearest fire department is less than [-] sets. For the entire economic development zone... the idiom 'a drop in the bucket' could not be more appropriate.

But then again, in this case, there is actually nothing to save... The people who stay inside must be dead. As for the property left inside, it can be destroyed in a few seconds after the gunfire The interior is almost destroyed. As for the undestroyed, this small fire can only be regarded as a tickle compared to the "high-energy moment" of just a few seconds.

"Hs...hs..."

It took nearly 10 minutes for the magnetic field interference caused by the plasma explosion to disappear. As soon as the communication was restored, Aya's voice came from the earphone: "Success... was it successful?"

"Well, that big guy was blown up to the point where there was not even a scum left." Ke Lan said, "But the resulting economic losses are big enough... It is estimated that a lot of companies will go bankrupt because of this. For these unlucky people Say, this is really a disaster..."

Although the Ark official will compensate the companies and individuals whose assets were lost in this incident afterwards, it is estimated that the long and complicated investigation, statistics, and accounting work will take several months, and in this special period Even if the compensation plan is finalized, it may take a long time to actually distribute the compensation... For these companies that have almost lost all their fixed assets, the capital chain is broken, the means of production are lost, and they cannot resume work and production in a short time. He was directly sentenced to death.

Especially those businesses that rely on business loans to stay afloat can be overwhelmed by the sheer amount of debt alone.

As for Ark's official compensation, if it can be obtained within a year, it is already considered surprisingly efficient.

The long-distance water cannot quench the near-thirst, especially when the "Alexander Disaster" just happened and the resources of the whole society are highly strained... These enterprises can only admit that they are unlucky.

The only thing that the Ark official needs to pay attention to is whether someone will do some extreme things because they are desperate.

After all, in an extremely desperate situation, it is easy to anger some innocent people or things.

But if we really want to pursue it, the cause of this incident has to be traced back to the inner ghost of the Undead Crew Club... But no matter whether the inner ghost has been found out or not, the official of the Ark will not admit this relationship.From the public's point of view, the most important responsibility must be borne by the remnants of heretical sects headed by the New Star Chamber of Commerce... As the "direct perpetrators", they are not wronged... It's a pity Almost all of these remnants of heretical sects died in the headquarters building of the New Star Chamber of Commerce. The few guys who managed to escape from the men in black were also seized by security bureau agents and guards when they passed the checkpoint, and they were shot dead on the spot—— They were given no chance of trial and conviction.

As for the two captured instructors, they were buried in the ruins when the building of the New Star Chamber of Commerce collapsed. Whether they were eaten by the fusion body or died in the bombardment of the plasma cannon, they would not suffer from being killed. Cursing the pain of torture, Ke Lan is not breaking his promise.

"That matter, is it over?" Aya deliberately lowered her voice on the other end of the communicator, "The crew will over there..."

"For you, this matter is over." Ke Lan said to Aya, "As for the Undead Crew Club, it's another matter, and you can't get involved."

"I know that at our level, we can't get involved in a game of this level..." Aya lowered her voice a bit, "But if we need to be used, I... I won't refuse, even if I Unable to mobilize the power of the Security Bureau, I will also in my personal capacity..."

"Don't be in a hurry to stand in line." Ke Lan interrupted her, "The crew knows the things here, um... how should I put it, it's very complicated, you just need to pretend that you don't know anything."

"...Okay, okay." Aya's answer seemed a bit lonely and unwilling.

"By the way, Ms. Aya Breya, there is one thing I want to confirm with you." Ke Lan suddenly changed the subject.

"what's up?"

"Are you working for the Undead Crew, or are you working for the humans on this ship?"

The other end of the communicator was silent for a few seconds before Aya's firm voice came over: "For human beings."

"Okay, then I'm relieved." Ke Lan's mouth ticked, and he quit the communication channel.

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In the central core area, there is a dedicated conference hall for the Undead Crew Club.

As the initiator of the voting, Ke Lan blankly glanced at the virtual projections sitting on both sides of the long table, one after another red or green beams of light lit up... Finally, the empty host at the end of the long table On the seat, a red beam of light was the last to light up.

Ten votes in favor, ten against, equal votes, the result is invalid, the proposal is not passed.

Compared to the last time when the red beam of light in this position was on, everyone was surprised by the crew. This time, everyone's mood was much calmer, and it seemed that this result had been expected long ago.

"Chiron, the time of every member of the crew is very precious." The fourth "King" Zeus said impatiently, "The exact same vote was held not long ago, I think you It's a waste of our time."

"Didn't you spend most of your time sleeping in the 'coffin of eternal life'?" Ke Lan was not afraid that the other party's qualifications were much older than his own, and openly provocatively said, "And, this time, I The content of the vote is not exactly the same as last time."

That's right, this time, Ke Lan really added the condition of "except for the zeroth seat of 'The Fool'" to the proposal as he joked last time, but the mysterious Fool still voted against it.

This is obviously the first good opportunity to prostitute other people's information for free, right?Why did he refuse?

According to Ke Lan's metaphor last time, it is equivalent to publicizing the private property of everyone except the "world's richest man". Huge private wealth" is right.

People don't suffer from scarcity but from inequality. The existence of fools is the greatest "inequity".

Ke Lan thought for a while, and listed three possibilities——

The first is that the Fool is a member of the inner ghost. Although his secret will not be revealed, his "accomplice" is likely to be bitten out by him. In order to protect his accomplice, he must vote against it.

This possibility is the most direct, and logically the most plausible... But for some reason, Ke Lan always feels that this possibility is the lowest.

Just like doing multiple-choice questions, many people subconsciously feel that the shortest and simplest option is often not the correct answer.

The second type is that the Fool is a stubborn conservative faction. He wants to maintain the status quo and does not want the members of the Undead Crew to break up with each other. Although there are ghosts among them, as long as the balance of power between the two sides is maintained, he will not take any radical actions. measure.

Ke Lan felt that if the content, nature, and camps of the two parties were switched, the Fool would still vote for the camp with only nine votes.

Ke Lan and the others want to change, but the Fool doesn't want this situation to change.

Some people say that "responses to all changes with the same" is the realization of great stupidity and wisdom, but in Ke Lan's view, maintaining stability is equivalent to slow suicide.

This time it was the basement of the New Star Chamber of Commerce, so what will be the next time?
Pan is already dead, and there is no way to find out who did it... Then, who will die next?
The Fool doesn't want to change the current situation, but the ghosts obviously don't think so. They are already taking actions for their own purposes... If this stable situation is broken by them, it will be too late.

It is impossible for a fool not to understand this truth.

Then there is only the third possibility - the purpose of Ke Lan's proposal is to expose the underpants of everyone except the Fool, so that they no longer have secrets at all... But perhaps for the Fool, the undead crew will The other members of the group don't have any secrets at all...he knows everything, who is the inner ghost and what the inner ghost's purpose is.

He didn't need to vote to know these things... In order to prevent the conflict among the members of the crew from intensifying quickly, that's why he voted against it?
Then...does he have his own plan?
Ke Lan was still staring at the empty seat at the end of the long table, "Zeus" rang out beside him with a thin and angry voice: "Pay attention to your attitude, Chiron! Not long ago, you were just a person who couldn't help himself. The chess pieces that determine life and death... We gave you the opportunity to become a chess player!"

"Oh, you know it was not long ago? But I'm already a member of the Undead Crew Club. According to the rules of the crew club, we should be completely equal, right?" Ke Lan glanced contemptuously. "Zeus" glanced, "Besides, I remember that you voted against my decision to join the Undead Crew Club, right? You didn't give me the chance. into 'us'."

Ke Lan is in a very bad mood now, so when Zeus jumped out, he decided to slap this guy who had never given him a good face since he joined the crew.

Even if Zeus decided to "impeach" himself because he was angry, the result of the vote would be equal in all likelihood—since the Fool did not intervene in the matter of joining the crew, he would not offend a crew member because of his language. Members and kick themselves out.

(End of this chapter)