"Of course!" The missionary nodded in agreement. "But you will know these things naturally after you officially join us."

He paused for a moment, then raised his hand, pointed to the vending machine not far away, and asked Ke Lan, "I haven't eaten for two days. Can you get me some food?"

"Ah? You have no credit points in your personal account?" Ke Lan was speechless... Although the other party looked like a penniless beggar who lived on relief supplies, you have to know that the tickets for this kind of maglev train are very expensive. If you exchange it for the cheapest compressed biscuits, one ticket can be exchanged for several boxes, which is enough to eat for half a year.

"What account...I don't have that kind of thing."

"No?" Ke Lan was stunned. Could it be that... this guy is an exile? But how did he get on the Ark? Although the Ark's internal supervision is not very strong, it is completely different for the outside world. Anyone and anything that enters the Ark from the outside world must undergo multiple inspections. There is no way a "three-no person" like him, who is also parasitic on the Seed of Corrosion, can pass the inspection.

"If you don't have a personal account, how did you get on the train? If you don't buy a ticket, you can't even open the door." Ke Lan asked.

There were no other passengers in this carriage, so there was no possibility of someone taking advantage of the situation to squeeze in.

"Do you need to buy a ticket? Isn't the car window open?" The other party pointed to a window on Ke Lan's left hand side.

"There are so many surveillance cameras in the station. If someone broke in through the window, the alarm would have gone off long ago, right?"

"Who told you I got in at the station?"

The corner of Ke Lan's eye twitched involuntarily... So, this guy jumped in while the train was running at high speed?

Isn't this person's physical fitness too abnormal? Judging from his appearance, most of his body should still be human... Can the Corrosion Seed strengthen the human body to this extent?

Not long ago, Ke Lan had thought of pushing the other person off the train, but luckily it failed to be carried out...

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? If I didn't want to attract those annoying things, I would have smashed the machine open long ago."

"Okay, okay, please wait a moment, fellow church member. I'll buy it for you right away." Ke Lan agreed quickly. He walked to the vending machine and put his face close to the camera.

"Welcome to the No. 9 Transportation Line onboard vending machine. Your account information has been read. Please select your items."

Ke Lan's finger paused on the screen for a moment, then moved to the "Check Balance" option and clicked it -

"Remaining credit points: 31528814.00, of which the frozen portion: 0.00."

These 1.02 million credit points were what Ke Lan had accumulated over the years as a relic hunter, and the extra 30.5 million should be the "compensation" paid to him by the Soma Group and the first month's salary as a "special consultant."

"The big consortiums are really rich and powerful..."

After sighing in his heart, Ke Lan bought four whole wheat breads and a bottle of level three drinking water and gave them to the missionary.

"How can this little bit of food be enough?!" The other party's tone was full of dissatisfaction, but he still snatched the food away, tore open the package and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Isn't that enough?"

"It should be at least ten times this amount, right? Besides, how can we do without meat?! Buy all the meat in there, as much as you can."

Ten times, that would be forty whole wheat breads. Even a big eater might not be able to eat this amount... Moreover, in addition to bread, he would have to buy all the meat himself...

Meat, in short, is protein, and he is craving for a lot of protein...

In fact, it was not he who was hungry, but the monster lurking in his body.

There is not a lot of food left in the vending machines, and the meat is basically "artificial meat" synthesized from industrially produced protein.

This kind of meat tastes like low-quality soy products, and the taste depends entirely on seasoning... but in terms of protein content, it is no less than real meat... or even more.

The food from the vending machine was piled up on the seat into a small mountain half a person's height, and the missionary sat next to it, constantly stuffing the food into his mouth.

"Not bad... much tastier than the raw meat of wild beasts..."

Ke Lan glanced at the missionary who was wolfing down his food. The "raw meat of wild beasts" he was talking about must be the meat of the indigenous creatures on Alpha. The meat was rough and difficult to swallow, and the flesh and blood of most species contained toxins and radiation. Even the exiles rarely hunted indigenous creatures - their main source of meat was to rob the transfer station set up by the Ark in the wasteland, and secondly... their own kind that had been killed...

Ke Lan was already certain that this guy was an exile. As for how he got into the Ark...presumably, this evil cult that believed in the "true God" had already infiltrated the Ark's management.

…

Half an hour later, North District 4.

Ke Lan and the missionary got off the train, and after crossing two commercial streets and a greenhouse garden, they finally arrived at the door of Ivan's private clinic.

There is a "Temporarily Closed" sign hanging at the door of the clinic - since Ivan is not only a doctor but also a relic hunter who often goes out on exploration missions, being closed for a long time will not arouse suspicion from surrounding residents, making it a perfect place to use as a secret base.

Ke Lan walked to the door and pressed the call button. After a while, Natasha's face appeared on the screen.

"Ke Lan?! How come you're so quick——"

Before she could even utter the word "discharged", Ke Lan had already interrupted her with her eyes and said, "Yes, things in South District 2 ran into some trouble, so I hurried back... Oh, by the way, I met a very interesting friend on the way, and I want to introduce him to Lao Gou and the others. You ask Lao Gou and the others to prepare."

"Uh..." As soon as Ke Lan finished speaking, Natasha's face changed slightly - "Get ready", this was the code word they had agreed on long ago, and its hidden meaning was "the person who comes has bad intentions."

At the same time, Ke Lan raised his hand and covered the screen by pretending to scratch his hair to prevent Natasha's expression changes from being noticed by the guy standing behind him.

"...Okay, I understand." Natasha also realized her problem and quickly hung up the phone.

With a crisp "click", the door lock was unlocked remotely. Ke Lan pushed open the door of the clinic and walked in with the missionary.

As soon as the two walked into the hall, the door closed behind them, and all the lights went out at the same time, plunging the entire hall into darkness.

"What's going on?" The missionary stretched out his arm vigilantly. At this distance, if he wanted to, he could break Ke Lan's neck in an instant, and the latter would not even have a chance to dodge.

"I don't know," Ke Lan shook his head, then shouted, "Hey, old dog! Layton! What's going on? Is this a welcome ceremony you learned from some idiotic TV show?"

"No, there seemed to be something wrong with the circuit system just now. Leighton is repairing it. You just stand where you are and don't move. It will be fine soon." Old Dog's voice came from the room inside.

"It's a circuit problem." Ke Lan turned to the missionary and said, "Watch your step. The clinic is a bit dirty and messy. Don't step on anything and slip—ouch!"

Before he finished speaking, Ke Lan stepped on a piece of stained non-woven fabric with his outstretched foot, and fell straight down -

“Bang!!”

At the same time, two super-bright searchlights lit up at the same time, shining directly at the face of the missionary behind Ke Lan! A five-centimeter-thick soundproof and bulletproof steel plate with metal foam inside quickly fell down, sealing all the doors and windows of the clinic hall.

“Bang!!”

The shotgun equipped with a muzzle suppressor fired suddenly, blowing the missionary's head into a rotten watermelon, with broken bones, flesh and gray-white brain matter splattering everywhere.

The four words "welcome ceremony" are also a code word, meaning "seize the opportunity to kill directly, no need to keep anyone alive."

This guy is very dangerous. Ke Lan doesn't dare to get into a fight with it. Once the power of the Seed of Erosion is fully unleashed, all the people in the clinic combined will not be able to subdue it.

"!" The old dog holding the shotgun flipped out from behind a table, but before he could get close, Ke Lan had already jumped up from the ground and yelled at him: "Old dog! Quickly take out that stalagmite - and all the stone spikes I brought back! Quick! There is a seed of erosion in this guy's body!"

"What did you say?!" The old dog's eyes suddenly widened.

"What are you still standing there for? Go!"

Smashing the head would only kill the missionary who was the host. Although the threat was temporarily eliminated, it was also equivalent to breaking the shackles that controlled the Seed of Corrosion... It wouldn't be long before the Seed of Corrosion, without its restraints, would take over this body and completely transform it into a monster!