Volume 10: Ancient Battleship Chapter 512 Ye Yan Calls
"War Traumatic Stress Syndrome," Ivan continued. "A type of PTSD. The most famous example in history is the 'Annam War' that took place from the 1950s to the 1970s. According to incomplete statistics, more than one-third of the US soldiers who participated in the Annam War suffered from this mental illness. In this war, the US military lost about 60,000 soldiers, and many of the surviving soldiers chose to commit suicide after returning home... The number of these suicides has even exceeded the number of soldiers who died directly on the battlefield."
"I've heard about this war..." Hound curled his lips and said, "It is said that the retired veterans would immediately become nervous if they heard sounds like helicopter blades or metal colliding, and would even draw their guns and shoot at the people around them. In addition, they would also have hallucinations when they were in places with dense vegetation or complex terrain, always suspecting that there were people hiding in the trees and bushes, pointing guns at them... This is a very classic topic in the history of war. One of the compulsory courses for field corps officers is to pay attention to and ensure the mental health of their subordinates..."
The Hound paused, a hint of sadness flashing across his eyes: "But what's the use of this? The people who write the research papers are all experts wearing white coats, sitting in laboratories or offices. They have never experienced the cruelty of the battlefield themselves, so how can they help those soldiers get out of their nightmares?"
"Let's not talk about this for now." Ivan said in a deep voice, "Since the survivors of the Velociraptor Squad suffer from war traumatic stress syndrome, will letting them join be a factor that will definitely... become an unstable factor?"
Ivan originally wanted to say time bomb, but on second thought, he changed it to a more euphemistic term.
For people with PTSD, especially veterans suffering from war traumatic emergency syndrome, it would be fine if they were not stimulated. However, if they accidentally run into his stressor, the situation would be more troublesome than if a few "bad apples" mixed in.
At least the black sheep's purpose is to benefit their own side, even if they go too far, they still retain some rationality. But a veteran who suffers from war traumatic emergency syndrome is a complete lunatic and cannot be communicated with at all.
"But I think they are all quite normal. They were talking and laughing along the way... They don't look like the kind of people with mental problems." Zhuo Ligetu scratched his head and said.
"When a mentally ill person is not having an attack, he is no different from a normal person." The Hound sat down cross-legged, tapping the edge of the hard rubber sole with his fingertips. "I think we can reconsider this. For this kind of thing... it's better to play it safe."
"I agree with Lao Gou's point of view." Ke Lan said, "Based on the information I have obtained so far, there are indeed some indigenous creatures living inside the battleship, but none of them are particularly powerful. The mutant lava leech in the power room is a special case. What we need is an experienced hunter, and the requirements for personal strength are not high."
Just as Ke Lan finished speaking, the phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated. He took it out and saw that the avatar displayed on the screen was a familiar fat man - Ye Yan from the Ye Group.
Glancing at the dialog box that said "The other party requested a video call," Ke Lan covered the camera on her phone with her thumb and clicked "OK."
"Hello, Mr. Ye?"
"Is it Brother Ke Lan?" Ye Yan's voice sounded a little anxious, and contained a bit of uncontrollable excitement.
"Ah, it's me, it's me. Young Master Ye, you called my cell phone, so of course I'm the one answering the phone." Ke Lan replied.
"But... why is the screen on your side completely dark? I can't see you?" Ye Yan asked.
"Oh, that's because there's no light over here, so I can't see it."
"No lights? But it should be daytime over there, you are not..." Ye Yan stopped talking here, "Well, brother Ke Lan, we should be considered friends, right?"
"Okay." From the moment Ye Yan opened his mouth to say the first sentence, Ke Lan already knew the other party's intention, not to mention his words "It should be daytime over there now", which meant that Ye Yan already knew that Ke Lan and the others were at the Mukach military base, and he must have known about the invasion of the heretic sect and the ancient warships.
"The Ye Group has developed three more derivative models of the Phoenix skeleton. I'll have them delivered to you in a couple of days. Oh, and the power armor you borrowed when you went to South District 16 to look for someone last time has now been finalized and put into production. I've also asked the production department to reserve a few custom-made ones for you..."
"No reward without merit. Just tell us, Mr. Ye, what do you want from us?" Ke Lan said bluntly.
"Uh... well, I got some news... Did you guys just come back from the Molten Mine?"
"yes."
"A big discovery was made in the mines?"
"That's right."
"I heard that the harvest this time is amazing?"
"Of course not. It's even on the headlines..." Ke Lan said with a smile, "Young Master Ye, don't try to probe me. You called me because of the matter of 'Aguna Kotor', right?"
Ke Lan simply loosened her fingers that were covering the camera of her mobile phone and quickly walked to the edge of the huge pit.
He slowly turned the angle of the camera and scanned the entire stone wall. The crystal structure that was flowing with various colors of light and was incomparably complex and delicate was all recorded in the image. Although Ye Yan did not say anything, Ke Lan could hear that his breathing had become noticeably heavier.
"Brother Ke, this... this... this... is this the interior of the ancient battleship 'Aguna Kator'?" Ye Yan swallowed a large mouthful of saliva with great difficulty and said with a little stuttering, "I heard that this battleship was built by a civilization more advanced than the Alpha civilization. Is this true?"
"Oh, it seems that Master Ye has obtained a lot of information." Ke Lan took back the phone. "Yes, what you just saw was the central engine of the power room of the 'Aguna Kotor', but as to whether this battleship was built by the Third Civilization, I have no say. It must be identified by professionals before a conclusion can be drawn."
"Oh my god... When I first got this news, I couldn't believe it... I didn't expect it to be true..." Ye Yan murmured, "How did you get this battleship out?"
"Mr. Ye, don't you think it's ridiculous for relic hunters like us who can only pick up trash in the ruins to be associated with such a magnificent ancient warship?" Ke Lan teased.
"No, no, what do you mean by a relic hunter who can only pick up trash? I have always thought that the profession of relic hunter is very awesome and cool. Besides, Brother Ke Lan, you are my savior, how could I say that to you? I have always been optimistic about you and your God Hunter Group. I know that you will definitely accomplish something big...but, but..." Ye Yan swallowed again, and his sentence order seemed a little confusing, "But I didn't expect...this business...is too big...it's really...a little too big...it has completely exceeded my imagination."
"Yes, it is a billion points bigger, a billion points bigger." Ke Lan nodded.
"Ah, let's not talk about that for now. I came to you this time because I got some news - the United Parliament decided to open this battleship as the nineteenth S-class relic... but this opening is not open to all organizations and individuals. Only with the permission of the person in charge can you participate in the exploration and development of this 'relic'." Ye Yan rubbed his hands nervously, "I heard that Brother Ke Lan, you are the person in charge?"
"Who told you that?" Ke Lan glanced at the nervous and expectant expression on the little fat boy's face, feeling a little funny inside, and teased.
"...Ah, I can't explain clearly where the news came from, but I can only guarantee that the news is very reliable." Ye Yan said with difficulty.
"Since you know the news is reliable, why are you asking me?" Ke Lan narrowed her eyes, "Go ask the person who gave you the news."
"No... Brother Ke Lan, you misunderstood me... You know, I don't have much ability and can't get in touch with the core power of the family... In fact, the person who received the news was my father. The reason why I know these things is entirely because you and I have a good personal relationship, so the family decided to send me to find you." Ye Yan suddenly changed his tone and said, "But there is one thing I can guarantee. Within the scope of the authority granted to me by the family, I will definitely try my best to help Brother Ke Lan get as many benefits as possible. Brother Ke Lan, if you have any requests, just raise them... Even if it is beyond my authority, I will report it to the elders and the board of directors. As long as our Ye Group can satisfy it, I think my father and others should not refuse."
"Tsk, you've obviously never learned how to negotiate with others." Ke Lan laughed, "Who would quote their bottom price right away? How can you bargain with me later?"
"It's not that I don't want to bargain, it's that there is no room for bargaining at all..." Ke Lan felt that Ye Yan was about to cry, "Not only our Ye family, but other big families and big financial groups have also received the news. They are looking for your contact information all over the world. Do you know that there are at least high-level figures from twelve different forces waiting in the reception room of your hunting group headquarters, and even the door is full of people. As for your fiancée, Miss Soma, she has been harassed to the point that she turned off all her communication devices. I can't even get through to her private number."
Ye Yan paused, then continued with a bitter face: "Brother Ke Lan, this is not an equal negotiation at all, but a Black Friday shopping spree - the sooner you get it, the sooner you get it! If those people have your private number like me, your phone would probably be blown away by calls."
"Wow, boom!" Layton on the side suddenly exclaimed, "I just checked our hunting group's business mailbox. There were only a few advertising emails last night, but now there are 2,000 unread emails, many of which are VIP emails with the logos of those top financial groups!"
"There are 2,000 because the mailbox can only temporarily store 2,000 unread emails. When you deal with the previous emails, there will be more emails coming in later..." Ye Yan also heard the voice of Layton on the side, and smiled bitterly, "Brother Ke Lan, now you know how popular you are, right?"
"Is the exploration and development rights of 'Aguna Kotor' really that important?" Ke Lan asked, "In fact, any important discoveries are usually sent to the research institute first. After the research institute cracks it, can't you just buy it from the research institute?"
"Alas, by that time, we will be too busy to eat hot shit... To be honest, the development of our new machine has run into trouble. Several technologies have encountered bottlenecks. The development cost of the Phoenix frame is sixty times that of the previous generation of the main frame, but the performance has only increased by less than 10%, and this is the result of using a lot of experimental technologies..."
"That's true," Layton interrupted. "There are many innovative features in the Phoenix frame, but I think they are all unnecessary. It's not that you are adding unnecessary details, but the stability of those new technologies is too poor. Just to pursue a tiny performance improvement, but to greatly increase the instability of the body, this deal is not worth it at all."
"We can't do anything about it. We have almost bought up all the new technologies that the research institute has cracked. I'm afraid there won't be any major breakthroughs in the next few years. And Anaheim and other competitors will never sell us the new technologies they have developed... In recent years, our Ye Group's market share has actually been declining, so the board of directors is so anxious."
"That's good. Healthy competition breaks the monopoly and benefits consumers." Ke Lan joked, "If the mecha market is monopolized by your Ye family, the price will probably double."
"Hey, Brother Ke Lan, please stop joking... This ancient battleship is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us and all the consortiums. Whoever seizes the opportunity first will have the right to speak in the future technological competition... Let alone the three halos at the tail of the ancient battleship, it is probably a suspension technology that is completely different from the concept of anti-gravity devices... If this thing can be miniaturized and used on battleships and mechas... then the improvement in performance is simply unimaginable. And there are weapons that can directly cause damage to organisms and can distinguish between enemies and friends. My God, I can't even imagine how it works..."
Seeing Ye Yan so excited that saliva was flying, Ke Lan couldn't help but think in his heart, if you knew that this battleship also had a star destroyer and a jump device, wouldn't you faint directly?
"Well, I have a question... What we need now is a partner to explore the ruins. In other words, we are short of ruins hunters, but I remember that your Ye Group doesn't seem to have any hunting groups?"
