Volume 10: Ancient Battleship Chapter 537 "Plotting Loudly"
"Uh, I don't understand what you mean. What are you going to do?" Ke Lan said sincerely, "If you can come up with a reliable plan, I can consider joining you... After all, I don't want to be locked up here and wait to die."
He looked directly into the other person's eyes, and the other person was also observing the changes in emotions in his eyes.
This stalemate lasted for a full thirty seconds before the skinny boy spoke in a deep voice, "If I say that there is a 'God' in this world... a 'real, great God', would you believe it?"
As expected! Ke Lan's heart was slightly moved - this fish was really caught by her!
"Is it some myth or legend?" He pretended to be puzzled and shook his head slightly. "To be honest, I don't really believe it."
If he said what he believed right away, it would easily arouse suspicion, so he might as well continue to let out the line... Anyway, the big fish had already taken the bait, so he was not in a hurry to pull it out of the water immediately - sometimes, being too impatient would make it easier for the fish to break free from the hook... or even break the fishing line.
"Then why do you think the Alphas gave up the resources on the surface of this planet and dormant for tens of thousands of years?" the thin boy continued to induce.
"Because of the body structure...it needs to hibernate for a long time?" Ke Lan continued along the line of the previous "hibernation theory".
"Wrong, totally wrong!" The skinny boy shook his head vigorously. "Even if the Alphas are weak, they are still much stronger than us humans. Why do they need to hibernate on a planet where we humans can survive? And they need to hibernate for tens of thousands of years?"
Hearing what the other party said, Ke Lan couldn't help but be a little speechless - isn't this using one's own spear to attack one's own shield? This guy just said that the Alpha people did not disappear, but hibernated deep in the planet. Now he said that the Alpha people's physical fitness does not need hibernation at all... In fact, this is one of the main points that were disproven in the "hibernation theory".
Although humans are not sure what kind of creatures the Alphas are, judging from the remains they left behind, their appearance, habits, and social structure should be very similar to humans, and their physical strength is far superior to that of humans... With their technological level and the natural conditions on Alpha, they don't need to hibernate at all, unless...
unless……
"The Alphas were forced to sleep underground." The skinny boy said what Ke Lan had guessed, "Because they angered the god."
This was not the first time Ke Lan had heard such a statement, but the last time she saw similar remarks was in a purely fictional online novel.
But from another perspective, if this "great god" really exists, then this speculation can really make sense - it's just that most people in this era are "atheists" and do not believe in the existence of any gods, so they think this speculation is pure nonsense.
But... "He" is not fictional.
Ke Lan had even personally felt the attention of "Him"... That feeling was simply indescribable. Just a glance from one of "Him"'s countless eyes was enough to distort the physical laws of the universe.
Apart from "God", Ke Lan didn't know what other words in human language could describe that kind of existence.
"That great god abandoned the Alphas, which is why they can only live underground like insects... But since they dared to come out from underground, as long as we humans are willing to pay our respects to that god, these Alphas will not be a problem to us... We humans will become the new masters of this planet!"
"The missionary work is good." Ke Lan muttered in his heart, "The prophet should really give this kid two chicken legs."
Of course, he couldn't say that - Ke Lan first showed a look of "surprise", and then this surprise turned into confusion and doubt. He sat there in a daze for more than a minute before he said: "Where did you hear this? Is it true?"
From an outsider's perspective, it was as if he had just digested the huge amount of information in this passage, and the questions he raised were what an ordinary person would most likely be concerned about.
"This is the oracle received by the prophet. He is the only one who can communicate directly with the great god." When the thin boy mentioned the prophet, a fanatical look appeared in his eyes. "The prophet told me that as long as they are pious enough, any believer can get the attention of the great god."
"But he definitely didn't tell you what the price of this kind of attention is..." Ke Lan complained.
"But... this prophet, and that great god you mentioned, how can He help us?" Ke Lan narrowed his eyes. "No matter how pious you are, flesh and blood can't stop metal bullets, right?"
“Why not?” The skinny boy suddenly widened his eyes. “You will see a true miracle in a moment… But before that, I need you to spread this news among the crowd as secretly as possible… When the time comes, I will use His power to defeat those faithless rabble, and then you will lead these people out together—”
There is indeed a "Black Robe Bishop" among this group of people!
As for who they are and how many there are... it is still unknown, but no matter what, it is always right to regard each of these people as a "time bomb".
There are twelve people in this group of relic hunters, which just happens to correspond to the twelve disciples of Jesus in the old era of Christianity... I don't know if this is just a coincidence or has some special religious significance.
Ke Lan was certain that they were planning a riot, using the power of the "Holy Word" to deceive thousands of civilians in this temporary shelter, and then incite these civilians to attack the blockade outside... But what Ke Lan couldn't be sure of was whether the blockade of the entire ship was part of the heretic sect's plan, or whether they took advantage of this opportunity to make a sudden decision and wanted to cause as much damage as possible inside the Ark...
"The casualties will be heavy, right?" Ke Lan couldn't help but ask.
"Devoting oneself to one's beliefs is the end of one's life." The skinny boy now looked like a real charlatan. Ke Lan couldn't help but sigh secretly - these teenagers, who were not well-versed in the world and were easily influenced by the outside world, were the most easily brainwashed group. Once this kind of thinking was deeply rooted in their minds, it would be almost impossible to pull them back on the right path.
The best way to deal with such people is to send them to see the "great god" they believe in.
"...I want to go to the toilet." Ke Lan just stood up, and the big man who had given him a seat earlier grabbed his wrist, stared at him fiercely, and said:
"Are you afraid and want to tell someone?"
Before Ke Lan could answer, a sinister voice suddenly came from the side: "This little brother's identity is not ordinary. He and you may not be the same kind of people..."
The middle-aged white-collar worker who had taken the initiative to talk to Ke Lan before quietly moved over and said, "I just saw him come in. The group of soldiers simply 'invited' this little brother in with great respect... With his status, he probably wouldn't be willing to take this risk with you..."
"What?" The skinny boy's face changed slightly, and he turned to look at Ke Lan, "You are not a relic hunter?"
"No, I am." Ke Lan said, "But he is right about one thing. I am not the same as you."
At this point, Ke Lan felt that there was no need to continue acting with the other party... The only thing that made him feel a little ridiculous was that the IQ of this group of people was really low. A random passerby would actually reveal their plans in full. This was no different from the villains in the anime who plotted loudly.
As for the "Black Cardinal" among this group of people, it is not that there is no solution...
Just as the skinny boy was staring at him with an uncertain expression, Ke Lan used a standard counter-grapple move, threw the big man who grabbed his wrist to the ground, took out a dagger and stabbed it into the back of his neck.
The tip of the dagger instantly came out of the big man's throat, and the middle-aged man who was nearby was so scared that he sat down on the ground with his mouth wide open - he wanted to scream, but found that he had completely lost control of his throat and could only make a "ho ho" sound.
"How come you have weapons on you?!" the skinny boy asked in astonishment. Another "Relic Hunter" stood up and tried to pounce on Ke Lan, but was kicked away by Valentina who suddenly jumped up. She used her alloy prosthetic limb. The cheek of the Relic Hunter who was kicked away was sunken, and blood with minced meat spurted out of his nostrils. One of his eyes was squeezed out of the eye socket and hung outside...
"You...you will bear the wrath of the great gods...I..." He had just said the word "I" when Ke Lan pulled out his pistol and pulled the trigger three times in succession!
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
He also used the Mozambique shooting method, two bullets penetrated his chest, and the last one hit him in the face.
The skinny boy ended up saying nothing and fell on his back.
After knowing the identities of Ke Lan and the others, the group of soldiers naturally would not search and take away their weapons like they did to ordinary people. Ke Lan's gun was always inserted in the holster under his ribs, and he could draw the gun and shoot by lifting his collar.
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The gunshots immediately attracted soldiers from the garrison in the distance, but they also caused panic among the people - screams came one after another, and many people stood up and ran outside. Faced with this chaos, the soldiers could only maintain order and stop those who wanted to break through the blockade.
Although shooting would cause chaos, it also bought Ke Lan a few dozen seconds. After shooting the skinny guy dead, he quickly said to Thirty-Three: "It's up to you. There are nine people left. Can you handle it?"
"able."
As he spoke, the thin black blade that had appeared in the hotel before shot out from between his fingers again, and the two heretic sect members who had just stood up fell straight down.
"Try to keep as many of them alive as possible, as long as they can't make any sound." Ke Lan said again.
Although using the language of the Alpha civilization does not require human vocal organs, for ordinary people who have not mastered the Alpha language, if they want to activate the "Holy Word", they still have to recite the simulated syllables with their mouths. As long as they can't make any sound, they will lose the ability to use the "Holy Word".
Of course, the prerequisite is that it must be done before they start chanting the "Holy Word" - this thing is like the "forbidden spell" in a certain game setting. The caster can be silenced in advance, but if interrupted after the reading begins, it will cause all kinds of unpredictable consequences... At the least, it is equivalent to detonating a grenade in the crowd, and at worst, the entire temporary shelter will be directly destroyed.
If you're really lucky, maybe the entire Ark will be sucked into it... Although the chance of this is lower than winning the lottery jackpot, it's not unheard of.
For example, if the "small-scale space storm" that exceeded everyone's expectations had occurred inside the Ark...
Several more black thin blades flew out from Thirty-Three's hands. These black thin blades accurately cut the throats and vocal cords of the heretic sect members, but avoided the fatal large blood vessels as much as possible - in this way, these guys with their throats cut could live for at least ten minutes... If they could get timely treatment, there was a high probability that they could save their lives.
Ke Lan threw the nearest heretic member to the ground and blocked his throat with the muzzle of his gun. At this time, Ke Lan seemed to remember something and asked in a low voice in the man's ear: "Leave...the...bed?"
The man's struggle suddenly stopped. His eyes widened and his throat kept moving, as if he wanted to tell Ke Lan something.
"Could this guy know the hidden meaning of this sentence?" Ke Lan just had a flash of inspiration and suddenly decided to use this code word to test it out. Unexpectedly, he didn't expect that the other party would actually respond to this sentence.
He pulled out his gun and was about to ask again, but who knew that the first word the man said was: God...
He was not speaking human language, but using syllables that humans can make to imitate the words in the Alpha language. Ke Lan was shocked and pulled the trigger at his face!
There was no expected splash of blood on his face - after the holy words of this "black-robed bishop" were interrupted, his whole body seemed to have passed through an extremely high-temperature incinerator, and instantly turned into a pile of charred powder and scattered around, while his underwear and Ke Lan who was pressing on him were not damaged at all.
"Huh..." Ke Lan couldn't help but let out a long breath. It seemed that at the critical moment, the goddess of luck was still on her side...
