I became a member of the ancient gods

Chapter 13 Acceptance Work
No. 18 Shelter Area, branch of the Contaminated Area Exploration and Management Association, underground acceptance test site.

Xu Zhongyi was grabbing the shoulders of a research director excitedly: "How could such a nonsense happen? I'm warning you, don't bluff me!!"

"Sir, please calm down. What we are talking about is the truth." The research director wearing glasses gestured calmly, "This time, the material submitted is the material of the apostles. There are also representatives of the association and the military, do you want to say that we have teamed up to lie to you? What's more, you are also present! You also saw with your own eyes that only a part of the core was extracted at the scene."

Xu Zhongyi turned his attention to the notary public from the military and the association not far away. The two people obviously had no patience for this controversy and did not take the initiative to respond to his intention.

His heart became cold little by little, and his hand slipped from the opponent's shoulder feebly.

After returning to the sanctuary, he handed in a hunting report that he had prepared long ago and reported to the association that Lin Zhong's team found the apostles in the abyss and carried out hunting. Although they successfully killed the apostles, the team leader Lin Zhong and team member He Sheng died. the whole process.

The apostle's body was also handed over to the association. The association immediately notified the Military Industry Research Institute, and soon a research team and military representatives came to inspect and accept it.

Xu Zhongyi is waiting for the results with high expectations. After passing the acceptance test, the association will recognize his achievements in hunting apostles and calculate his contribution points. All of this will help him win the qualification to be promoted to Dawn Hunter.

But the guilty conscience of killing Lin Zhong made him dare not show this expectation, so he could only watch the acceptance work of the institute with a straight face all the time.

However, the result gave him a heads-up - the head of the research institute informed him that the core of the apostle precipitate that their team was hunting was incomplete.

Seeing that Xu Zhongyi had calmed down slightly, the research director continued to explain the examination results: "In addition, the results of the full autopsy showed that the brain tissue of this 'apostle' was not very complete, and it seemed to have been transplanted."

"What does this mean?" Xu Zhongyi frowned in confusion.

"Then this is my guess. The 'apostle' you hunted was a spliced ​​creature. It was probably made by a real queen apostle. This may mean that the queen apostle can divide his own core. , creating a clone that shares power with oneself, this is a brand new discovery." Speaking of this, the research director raised the corner of his mouth slightly, raised his hand and patted Xu Zhongyi on the shoulder, "Sir, what do you guys do? It’s not meaningless!”

Xu Zhongyi recalled the hunting and noticed some clues.

Indeed, although this apostle's strong self-healing ability was amazing, it did not make them feel particularly oppressed.

Moreover, the intelligence displayed by the apostle was not that high. Lin Zhong easily led it into the tactical trap he had arranged.

But Xu Zhongyi doesn't care about research at all now. He only cares about the achievements he can get.

He looked at the representative of the association and asked bluntly: "Then this should be considered a hunting record for apostle-level targets, right?"

The representative of the association was a woman who looked quite capable. She exchanged glances with the director of research, who just shrugged and gave her a look of "deep sympathy".

The association representative sighed inwardly, knowing that it would be her turn to deal with this trouble next.

"Mr. Xu." She gave Xu Zhongyi a business-like smile and nodded towards him, "Your hunting operation this time has brought samples of great research value, which will undoubtedly make the exploration of the polluted area easier. Another big step forward, the association will settle the extra contribution value for you, I have already calculated it for you, the contribution value you allocate will not be much less than hunting apostles, the total is..."

"What about the hunting records?" Xu Zhongyi interrupted her anxiously.

What he cares most about is the hunting record. He has been working with Lin Zhong for ten years, and his contribution has been quite high. The apostle's hunting record is crucial to him, because it is one of the mandatory requirements for promotion to the Dawn level hunter. .

"I'm afraid..." The association representative looked embarrassed, "Hunting records must be accepted by the research institute. The report given to us by the research institute is that the apostle core of the prey is incomplete and does not include the main body parts. Even if we force the application for you, It won’t pass the review either.”

Xu Zhongyi once again turned his attention to the research director. Seeing that the ball was kicked to him, the research director quickly waved his hand: "Sir, the military representatives are also here. We can only follow the rules in this matter."

Xu Zhongyi's blood surged again, but no matter how dizzy he was, he did not dare to argue with the military representatives. He could only face the association representatives again: "Do you mean that my brothers died in vain!?"

What he actually meant was that he abandoned his conscience and shot his brother in exchange for a chance. However, the result turned out to be like this, which made him feel like he was bearing the risk of killing Lin Zhong in vain.

Naturally, the association representative didn't know what he was thinking. He just felt that the other party's companion who had been through life and death was dead, so it was natural for him to be angry about it.

However, the Abyss Hunter is a profession with a high mortality rate, and the association representatives have seen a lot, so they are not too impressed. They just replied in a business-like tone: "I can understand your feelings, Mr. Lin and He My husband's sacrifice is also a huge loss for the association. However, the rules are the rules, and I can't make the decision. Please don't make things difficult for me."

Xu Zhongyi still wanted to fight for it, but he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. In the end, he could only grit his teeth.

"When you calm down, we may need to ask you to go to the association to help testify and register the identities of Mr. Lin and Mr. He. So that's it for today. If you have anything to do, you can contact the association at any time."

The association representative found the opportunity to say goodbye to Xu Zhongyi and hurriedly left the scene.

Soon, the acceptance team of the military industrial research institute also finished its work, and the director commanded the transfer of the corpse to the research institute, and then left the scene.

Xu Zhongyi still stood there feeling lost, and he didn't react until someone tapped him on the shoulder.

He turned around and found that it was the military representative who came to do the notarization, a middle-aged officer who looked unsmiling.

This officer is responsible for contacting the Exploration Association. He has a certain understanding of the abyss hunters registered in the [-]th District and has met Xu Zhongyi several times.

The middle-aged officer took out his cigarette case and handed him a cigarette.

"Thank you." Xu Zhongyi did not refuse the other party's kindness, took the cigarette and lit it for himself.

The officer himself lit a cigarette, took a puff, and then sighed: "What a pity."

"Yes." Xu Zhongyi responded with some melancholy.

What he was thinking now was that if the hunting apostle's achievements were not recognized, there would be no chance of promotion. How should he face Irene who was still waiting for good news outside the sanctuary.

However, the officer then said: "I have always been very optimistic about this guy Lin Zhong. I really didn't expect that he would die so early. Alas..."

Xu Zhongyi's hand holding the cigarette trembled slightly.

(End of this chapter)