Alien Relic Hunter

Ke Lan kept his story short and told everyone about his experiences in the hive and what he heard from the master of the hive. At the beginning, Hound and others would often ask questions, but as Ke Lan told the story, the frequency of their questions became less and less, until in the end, they completely turned into a pair of people with their mouths open and eyes open, but they couldn't say a single word. An indescribable state.

Until Ke Lan finished telling everything, the silence still lasted for several minutes. Layton reached out and touched the top of his head and murmured: The amount of information is too great. I feel like my brain has shut down. …”

I also have a feeling...as if I'm listening to a story. Chi Hanfeng nodded in agreement, If all this is true...then the Nest Civilization and the Alpha Civilization...are just another one Us in the parallel world? The reason why they disappeared is that the 'culprit' is actually us, a group of uninvited guests from another time and space?

Uh... that's not to say. Hound shook his head, It was the Alphas who brought us to this time and space, so I think they should have already made this realization. After all, according to Judging from the hive master’s description, the Alphas are completely hopeless and will become that guy’s food sooner or later.”

But the plot... still feels so fantasy. Ivan sighed. He was lying flat on a folding stretcher. Several engineers from the engineering department who came down with Layton were helping him repair the damaged cyborg. prosthetic limbs and fill them with spare stalagmite fragments.

What do you think? Ivan turned his head and looked at the engineering department employee who was tightening the screws and asked.

It was a girl with neat short hair, and her fair cheeks were stained with many engine oil stains that had not been wiped off. She was stunned for a moment, then shook her head: I... I don't know.

Ke Lan did not shy away from the miscellaneous people who came down from Yagunaktor, including Major General Alexander and Ghost Owl of the Zero Fleet - it was impossible to keep the next actions secret from everyone. If you want to get unconditional support from these people, you must explain everything clearly.

At the beginning, Ke Lan did not mention the taboo knowledge that might cause erosion, but he also explained the reason - the term cognition and contamination, after taking the memetic infection incident as an example, has gradually been used Everyone accepted it.

So, there must be many people within the Undead Crew who have been corrupted and completely reduced to that... Well, speaking of Him, it shouldn't be a big deal... Major General Alexander suddenly paused mid-sentence and asked inquiringly. He looked at Ke Lan.

Based on the information currently available, mentioning Him in conversation should not lead to erosion, whether it is using 'God', 'Him', 'that being' or any other pronoun. I think it is probably because in Human imagination has no concrete concept of Him, so it is not impressed. Ke Lan replied.

Indeed, when I think of gods, the one that pops into my head is either the Jade Emperor from the East or Jehovah from the West. Or at worst, it's Shiva from Asan or Odin from Northern Europe... The hound echoed, But if you insist on asking me what the real 'god' should look like, then I can't tell... After all, those gods 'created' by humans are all humans using themselves as templates, plus It was modified from some 'local cultural elements'. To put it bluntly, if you take the so-called 'gods' apart and look at them, they are actually things that exist on the earth.

Indeed, it is the most difficult to create something that does not exist in reality, because it is beyond the scope of human imagination. To put it bluntly, the Jade Emperor is an emperor with 'superpowers' and a palace built in the sky. The Western Those gods are even more mediocre, especially those in Nordic mythology, which are no different from humans. Even the so-called indescribable Cthulhu is actually just a large octopus with wings. Ke Lan said, The most bizarre appearance is the angelic images in the Old Testament of the Bible. But if you break these 'angels' down into many small parts, you will find that they are just eyeballs, wings, human or animal organs, etc. It’s just a fantasy creature made up of stacked elements that can be seen everywhere. But the existence that polluted the entire Alpha Civilization, what its true form looks like, I’m afraid we can’t even imagine it with our imagination.”

That's good. I was originally worried that if I mentioned that existence a few more times, I would turn into a monster. Major General Alexander nodded, In that case, when I mentioned Him, I automatically imagined it as Jehovah. The image has improved.”

Major General Alexander, like Ivan, is of Russian descent. Most Russians believe in the Orthodox Church. Therefore, when the word god is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind is the image of Jehovah.

Those who have been eroded in the Undead Crew should have lost their will. Even if they still have the ability to think, their 'instinct' will make them commit to the plan of sacrificing the entire human civilization to that existence... I understand it so, so it should be no problem, right? Major General Alexander continued the topic where he just left off.

It should be like this. Those who still retain their self-awareness among the Undead Crew have been fighting against the eroded people, so the Ark has not fallen yet... But I think the remaining people may not be able to hold on for long. Yes. Ke Lan said.

There's one thing I don't quite understand. Ghost Owl raised his hand, and after realizing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, his expression became slightly stiff, Since there is someone in that undead crew... uh , someone betrayed humanity, then why didn’t the other members deal with the betrayer?”

Because we don't know who are the betrayers. Ke Lan sighed, Although the Immortal Crew Association only has about twenty people, its internal relations are complicated. No one can completely trust each other, and their own status is absolutely kept secret from the outside world. ...A power organization, no matter how complete the rules and constraints are when it is established, will gradually become bloated and full of 'filth' after a long period of time, not to mention that every member of the Undead Crew will survive for many years. A hundred years or even longer...people will change, not to mention, there is also 'erosion', an external factor that can affect human will.

It sounds a bit like a werewolf killing. An engineer from the Engineering Department whispered, No one in this crew club knows whether the other person is a good person or a werewolf...

But a round of werewolf killing only lasts for tens of minutes. Those people have been competing for hundreds of years. Don't express your shallow thoughts. If the leader and others hear it, they will definitely laugh at you. The engineering colleague nudged him with his elbow and whispered a reminder.

It's nothing to laugh at. You are right. These guys are just playing a real-life version of Werewolf that can determine the fate of human civilization... It's just that for the past few hundred years, every night has been Christmas Eve. Although they were quite far apart, Ke Lan still heard their conversation.

But Christmas Eve will be over soon. Ivan added.

No, I'm afraid it's over. The hound shook his head, The black fleet's attack on Yagunaktor means that the internal balance of the Undead Crew has been broken, and those 'werewolves' have probably taken the lead. Quan... In addition, there is another news worthy of everyone's attention: when Yagunaktor arrived in the forbidden sea area where the Undersea City is located, we had brief contact with the garrison troops on the suspended platform. All communications between them have been disconnected, and no orders can be received from the Ark at all... I think that at that time, there might be a fierce fight on the Ark, or within the Undead Crew Association.

Who do you think will win? Chi Hanfeng glanced at the hound and asked.

I'm more optimistic about the 'werewolf' side. The hound curled his lips and sighed, According to Ke Lan and the hive master, the members of the Undead Crew are the same as the Alphas, and all of them have been affected. erosion, then sooner or later they will become that kind of monster... In other words, even if the 'good guys' win, these 'good guys' will eventually become 'werewolves'. The only difference is that sooner or later the Ark will be destroyed.

Then what should we do now? Layton stood up and looked back at Yagunaktor, There are still 30,000 people on Yagunaktor. I have made statistics and the male to female ratio is about seven. Compared to about three, more than 75% of the people are within the age of childbearing. Although compared with the number of the entire human civilization, this number of people is completely insufficient, but as a 'tinder', it should be enough.

The meaning behind Leighton's words could not be more clear. Move the original energy from the top of the Tower of Babel to Yagunaktor, and then take more than 30,000 people on board to directly exploit it. As for the energy on the Ark, Don't worry about the life and death of those people at all... Although the supplies on Yagunaktor are currently somewhat scarce, as long as you can master the technologies left behind by the Alpha civilization, you can completely cultivate and plant in the ecological zone inside the ship. It is not very difficult to be self-sufficient.

I also think that returning to the Ark now is too risky. Admiral Alexander sighed, Although in terms of combat effectiveness, the fleets affiliated to the Ark are simply not good enough in front of Yagunaktor, let alone Ke Lan, you still have control over the power left by the Alpha Civilization... But those who have been eroded are themselves the source of risk. If they directly publish the taboo knowledge on the battlefield, then I am afraid that even these 30,000 people will...

We can't guard against this kind of 'sneak attack'. Hound also advised, Even if you cover everyone's eyes and plug their ears, it's useless... Besides, what if those people are corrupted? When we are desperate, we directly use self-sacrifice to attract the attention of that being. When the time comes, we won’t even have a chance to escape... That would really mean losing all our capital.”

I know that the best choice now is to take away the legacy of the Alpha civilization in the Tower of Babel, and then drive Yagunaktor and take these 30,000 people away from the Alpha planet... But in my subconscious, there has always been A voice said to me, asking me to return to the Ark. Ke Lan said.

Your subconscious...you... Major General Alexander glanced at Ke Lan strangely, with a trace of imperceptible worry flashing in his eyes.

Have you been corrupted too? Hound said without so much concern, That subconscious voice might be telling you to go back and die.

No, I'm pretty sure that voice comes from the part of the personality left in my head by The Fool. Ke Lan shook his head and said, This is part of the plan set by The Fool. I must Go back to the Ark and continue his plans.”

That was the Fool's plan, not yours! If you look at it, that Fool probably couldn't have imagined that things would develop like this. The hound's speaking speed became faster and his tone became much more serious, We clearly know now Why take unnecessary risks when there is a more reliable plan? Wouldn't it be better to just run away? If the Fool were alive now, he would definitely modify the plan according to changes in the situation!

I think what the old dog said makes sense. Layton nodded politely, The plan is dead, but the people are alive. If we go back now, we are simply throwing ourselves into a trap. General, what do you think?

Layton turned to look at Major General Alexander. Among the people present, besides Ke Lan, Major General Alexander was probably the one with the most say. After all, most of the 30,000 people were his subordinates.

I... Major General Alexander hesitated for a few seconds, and then said solemnly, My allegiance is to human civilization.

His answer may seem wrong, but in fact he has made his meaning very clear - his allegiance is to human civilization, not the Ark, and not to the Undead Crew... While retaining the fire of human civilization and returning to the Ark to save Between these two options, there is no doubt that he will choose the former.

At this time, Ke Lan suddenly showed a bitter smile: Old dog, you said something wrong... The development of things did not exceed the Fool's expectation. He had already thought of this situation. Just now, I A new memory fragment was unlocked in my mind, and it gave me a reason to return to the Ark.

What reason?

If we don't 'process' all the eroded people on the Ark, even if we escape to the ends of the earth, that existence can still lock our position through the cognition and memory of these people. Ke Lan said, If we will If erosion is compared to cancer in human civilization, then these eroded individuals are equivalent to mutated cancer cells one after another... As long as even one cancer cell survives, the cancer will relapse sooner or later.

[P.S. Thank you Souyi for the 1,500 starting coins; thank you book friend 20220203212242504 for the 700 starting coins; thank Master Goose for the 500 starting coins. 】