Alien Relic Hunter

Yes, yes, yes. Ke Lan responded very perfunctorily.

Then...can you let me act with you this time? Sakuraina asked tentatively, looking at Ke Lan expectantly.

no.

You are really...

Miss Sakuraina, pay attention to your behavior. Akira Asano is right behind you. You don't want to leave any bad influence on him. Ke Lan turned his head and said in a voice that only Sakuraina could hear.

Of course, Asano Akira must be able to hear it, but he won't have any reaction whether he heard it or not.

When Ke Lan said this, Sakuraina, who was about to have a seizure, calmed down instantly. An imperceptible blush appeared on her cheeks. She glanced at Asano Akira who was following behind with the corner of her eye, but the latter Keep your head down, look at your nose with your eyes, look at your nose with your nose, look at your mouth with your mouth...

Ke Lan and Akira Asano are both wearing a set of pullovers made of cheap synthetic materials at the moment. In order to look more realistic, these two pullovers were bought second-hand, and many of the rips on them are still attached and have turned yellow. of repair tape.

On the outside of the pullover, there is a work vest that was also bought from the second-hand market. The shoulders, waist ribs and edges of the vest are very badly worn. At first glance, it looks like it was worn by people who have been working in the mines all year round. On the inside of the vest, there are two hidden small pockets sewn into it, which contain a box of emergency medicine, a small piece of clay explosive, a micro lock pick and a pocket pistol with an ammunition capacity of only five rounds. ——Except for the pile of miners' personal belongings in their backpacks that were no different from garbage, this was all the equipment he and Asano Akira carried.

Of course, Asano Akira's nino alloy sword, which he never leaves, is still with him, but at this time, the outside of the scabbard is covered with dirty and old bandages, disguised as a guide stick... even though Asano Akira doesn't have any knowledge at all. There is no need for such a thing.

In comparison, Layton and Ivan's equipment is much more luxurious: they wear a light full-coverage power armor - this is equipment specially sponsored by Master Ye Yan. It is said that the mass-produced version has not yet been launched. The two pieces of armor given to them were prototype armors whose models had not even been finalized. The cost alone was enough to be worth the cost of a fully equipped Valkyrie.

As for medicines, supplies, weapons and equipment, detection instruments and other things, there were even three large boxes filled with them. Layton even brought a dozen cans of instant food - based on previous groups of people exploring the Sick Village I later came to the conclusion that this kind of can is very popular among the locals. No matter how xenophobic they are, as long as you can bring out a can, there will always be someone willing to say a few words to you.

Of course, it is limited to a few sentences.

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Mr. Ke Lan, the rest of the journey will be a little unfair to you and your companions. The captain of the transport ship said to Ke Lan and Akira Asano. His name is Shuichi Mitsui, and he is a collateral member of the Mitsui family. , has been in charge of this route for four years, and he knows something about the situation in the sick village.

It doesn't matter. If you want to get in, you still have to bear the price. Ke Lan said.

Layton and Ivan can enter the cabin where the crew members live, and Ke Lan and Akira Asano, as the cargo transported by this transport ship, will be with this group of radiation-sick miners who were sent to the sick village. One group was placed in the cargo hold. There was no bed or even a place to sit. They could only survive the two-and-a-half-day journey by relying on the cold and hard cargo box.

I will arrange for someone to deliver breakfast, lunch and dinner to the cargo hold every day...

Before the captain finished speaking, Ke Lan interrupted him: No, please don't. I will eat whatever the miners eat. At this time, if my identity is exposed because of some trivial things, I will eat whatever the miners eat. , that would be too much of a loss... Also, don't talk to me later, just treat the two of us as 'goods' and throw them in.

Then... well, then I can only offend him. The captain bowed ninety degrees to Ke Lan, and then waved to the crew member wearing protective clothing next to him, and the crew member pushed him away. Then the two of them walked towards the door of the cargo hold.

Asano Akira had already taken two anti-radiation pills, while Ke Lan had not taken anything - he had already discovered before that not only did his body gain super self-healing capabilities, but it also had a strong resistance to radiation. It was already far higher than that of ordinary people, and some radiation that was not too high in intensity could not affect his body at all.

Please be careful where you step. The crew member said to the two men in a very low voice, then pushed them into the cargo hold and closed the door.

It was very dark inside the cargo hold. Only a long strip of light on the top of the bulkhead was emitting dim light. What could be illuminated was only a small space at the hatch.

Dozens of huge cargo boxes filled the space, and the narrow aisle in the middle could barely allow two people to pass side by side. Ke Lan patted Asano Akira on the shoulder and walked through it with him.

In the deepest part of the cargo hold, there are more than twenty miners who are about to be sent to the sick village. They are all patients with radiation sickness. Among them, some of the more serious ones cannot even sit up and can only lie on simple stretchers. , an infusion pole was welded with discarded steel pipes next to the stretcher. Ke Lan glanced at the medicine bags hanging on the infusion pole. They were basically saline and glucose used for rehydration. These things could only temporarily maintain the patient's vital signs. , it has no therapeutic effect at all on the diseases they suffer from.

Only two or three miners raised their eyes and glanced at the new Ke Lan, while many more people ignored them at all.

Ke Lan took Asano Akira to a random corner and squatted down. The one closest to them was a skinny middle-aged woman. Her arms were exposed and covered with a thick layer of creepy growths. There were cysts the size of soybeans embedded in it. One of the cysts had ruptured, and the pus had condensed into lumps around it, exuding a faint fishy smell.

In comparison, the working environment of the miners on Leviathan is relatively comfortable - there are not many strong radiation areas in Leviathan's body, and the company regularly rations anti-radiation and anti-radiation, so patients suffering from The proportion of miners suffering from radiation sickness is not high... Yui Arasaka once said that the mortality rate of the Mitsui Consortium's miners on Leviathan within one year was 16%, which is considered low among the various mining areas on Alpha Planet. .

In some mining areas with strong radiation, even if equipped with standard protective clothing, the maximum working time of each miner is difficult to exceed three months... In such places, miners are really used as consumables. .

Money is exchanged for human life, human life is exchanged for minerals, and minerals are exchanged for money... This is what those mining companies have been doing.

[P.S. Thanks to Lost Xihuang for the 5,000 starting coins, and thanks to book friend 20210617145313850 for the 100 starting coins. 】