Volume 13 Ancient Bronze City Ruins Chapter 612 Special Supplies
"I just..."
Ke Lan was still organizing her words in her mind, but Ze Luo suddenly stood up, looked at Ke Lan seriously and said, "I want to protect you."
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"Fuck, this is exciting." The Hound tugged at Layton's sleeve. "Why do I feel like the young lady is going to be cheated on? A Cheng Yaojin shows up out of nowhere, and the key is that this 'Cheng Yaojin' really has three tricks up his sleeve..."
"What Yaojin...what Banfu?" Layton was stunned for a moment, obviously not understanding what the hound was saying.
"I don't think so... Ke Lan is already engaged to the eldest lady, and everything that should have happened between them has already happened. Ke Lan doesn't seem like the kind of scumbag who would cheat." Ivan took a sip of vodka and said seriously, "I think the eldest lady has a better chance of winning. As for Ze Luo, Ke Lan should just treat her as a younger sister."
"In terms of looks, the little girl Ze Luo is slightly better, but the two are not much different...but the little girl's advantage is her youth, tsk tsk." The Hound lowered his voice and discussed, "It mainly depends on what kind of guy Ke Lan likes. If he is a perverted lolita control, then the little girl is basically a sure thing; if he likes mature women, then the eldest lady still has a chance of winning."
"Can't we have them all?" No one could have imagined that the usually honest Mongolian man would say something shocking at this moment, "In ancient times, as long as we Mongolian men were capable enough, it was not a problem to marry several wives... Besides, don't the rich men on the Ark now have several women?"
"Well... Zhuoligetu, now that you mention it, it is a solution." The hound stroked the stubble on his chin, "But if I choose to take all of them, will the young lady be jealous?"
"Uh... this problem has to be solved by Ke Lan himself." Zhuo Ligetu touched his shiny forehead and smiled honestly, "It's better for us not to interfere in other people's family affairs."
Here, several men gathered together and enthusiastically discussed gossip, while in another corner, Valentina folded her arms across her chest, leaned against the mecha, and looked at Ke Lan and Ze Luo from afar - although her face was expressionless, there was a flash of ambiguous loss in her eyes.
She had just finished her daily physical training. She was wearing a half-removed one-piece driving suit wrapped around her waist and only a sweat-soaked sports bra on her upper body. Her pale body was covered with shocking old injuries and scars, and the heat generated by the intense exercise continued to rise from her body.
She heard from others that Major Chi had been granted amnesty and his original military status had been restored, and he would come here as soon as a series of handover procedures were completed - this made Valentina feel a little confused.
She joined the God Hunter Group and followed Ke Lan and others to complete various tasks in order to exchange for enough chips to redeem Chi Hanfeng from prison. But now, this seemingly distant goal was achieved in an instant.
She felt as if there was a sense of emptiness in her heart, and there was also a strange feeling that was too strange to describe - she once asked Qin Zhao privately, and Qin Zhao said that this was a long-lost sense of relaxation and freedom, just like paying off all the debts in one breath.
"This is what it feels like to be debt-free. You don't have to carry anything anymore and can live completely for yourself. Isn't that great?" These are Qin Zhao's original words.
Live for yourself... Valentina remembered that guy once said this to her.
To Major Chi Hanfeng, Valentina is more of a teacher and father figure; but to Ke Lan, even she herself can't clearly explain what the feeling is.
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"Okay, if you must go..." Ke Lan rubbed his temple helplessly, "But you can only take action when I tell you to."
"Okay." Ze Luo nodded.
"Other candidates who will participate in this operation..." Ke Lan's eyes swept over everyone one by one, but before he could call out their names, an officer wearing the uniform of a second lieutenant of the field corps appeared in his field of vision.
"Are you in such a hurry to urge us to set off?" Ke Lan couldn't help but frowned.
"Mr. Ke Lan, there is a special supply that needs you to receive." The lieutenant quickly ran to Ke Lan and handed him a tablet computer.
"What kind of supplies do I have to sign for in person?" Ke Lan was slightly stunned. If it was weapons and equipment sent by the field corps, it would be the same if it was received directly by Fleet Zero... If this thing required him to sign for it in person, it could only mean that this was probably something that could not be made public.
"It's a tactical mecha." The lieutenant took a half step closer and said to Ke Lan in a low voice: "The people above said that this is a decisive battle equipment specially distributed to the God Hunter Group."
"Mecha? Equipment for the decisive battle?" Ke Lan was even more confused. In the entire God Hunter Group, apart from the mecha-lover Layton, there was only one pilot, Valentina. But Valentina had just recently replaced her machine with the "Augustus", the latest machine developed by the Ye Foundation. In Ye Yan's words, within the next ten years, there would be no mecha with stronger performance than Augustus on the Ark. The gap between the current top custom-made machines and Augustus can only be described as "spanning several generations", not to mention the general mass-produced machines.
Not counting the R&D costs, the cost of materials alone, the cost of one "Augustus" is enough to manufacture hundreds of mass-produced "Phoenix" skeleton machines.
Why would the Undead Crew send a mecha at this time? Ke Lan really couldn't understand why they did this.
Ke Lan subconsciously set his sights on Ye Yan, who had just arrived in Yagunakotor.
Ke Lan looked at him and asked: Do you know what this is?
Seeing Ke Lan looking at him, Ye Yan immediately shook his head like a rattle, and the fat on his cheeks flew up: "I don't know anything. Augustus is the most advanced machine of the Ye Group. Almost all of our best engineers and maintenance technicians have been transferred to develop Augustus... Moreover, we have not received any cooperation application for the mecha development project from the research institute."
"This machine has nothing to do with the Ye Group?" Ke Lan muttered in her heart. So it was independently developed by the equipment department of the research institute? But without the technical and resource support of the Ye Group, could the damaged research institute really develop a machine stronger than the "Augustus" in such a short time?
Forget it, never mind, just sign for it first... If what's delivered is a pile of scrap metal, just throw it into the warehouse. With this in mind, Ke Lan signed her name on the receipt.
The camera on the top of the tablet computer detached from the body and floated in front of Ke Lan. A horizontal red laser shot out from the lens, scanning Ke Lan's face.
"Identity confirmed, goods received." After the lieutenant finished reciting the formulaic lines, he took out his communication device and said into the microphone: "Send the goods in. Remember, use transmission channel number three."
"Transmission channel number three?" This time, not only Ke Lan, but even the hound was a little curious.
In order to facilitate the movement of personnel and materials in and out of the front-line supply base, Ke Lan opened four "semi-permanent" transmission channels connecting the inside and outside of Yaguna Kotor through the control console. Channel No. 1 is a small channel for personnel to enter and exit, while Channels 2 and 3 are large transmission channels specifically used to transport large-volume goods.
Among them, the scale of transmission channel No. 3 is more than twice that of No. 2. In order to save energy in Yagunakotor, even during the construction of the front-line base, only large prefabricated modules that cannot be disassembled will choose to use transmission channel No. 3, and other materials are basically transported from channel No. 2 by manpower.
"Could it be a big one?" Leighton rubbed his hands, his face full of enthusiasm.
Generally speaking, common six-meter-class humanoid mechas and various vehicles can pass through Channel 2. Only cargo with a height, length or width exceeding ten meters and a weight exceeding four hundred and fifty kilograms requires the use of Channel 3. Could it be that the machine that the Undead crew will send over... is a Gundam?
But the problem is that Gundam...it only makes sense in the Gundam worldview. In the real world, it is just a flashy "cool thing".
Years of combat experience have proven that when a humanoid mecha—whether it is an autonomous robot or a manned vehicle—exceeds eight meters in height, its utility index will drop precipitously. It is for this reason that most of the humanoid mechas currently in service are essentially enlarged versions of power armor, rather than the mechanical giants that appear in the wild, more than 10 meters or even nearly 100 meters tall.
Under everyone's expectant gaze, a 15-meter-tall gray metal container gradually emerged from the exit of Transmission Channel No. 3. The container was densely sealed, and a guard force equipped with heavy power armor was guarding the container closely.
"It's really big..." Leighton moved forward excitedly but was stopped by the guards.
"No one is allowed to touch the container without the permission of the person who signed for it." A cold voice came from under the helmet of the power armor. Several soldiers behind even raised their electromagnetic rifles and pointed them at Layton.
"Don't worry." Ke Lan walked up and patted Leighton's shoulder.
Seeing Ke Lan coming forward, the guards who were on the verge of a fight just a second ago immediately put away their weapons and stepped aside.
"By the way, I'll open the package here, is that okay?" Ke Lan turned to look at the second lieutenant of the field corps and asked.
If the machine inside is really something that cannot be seen in public, perhaps even using it has to be done secretly, right?
But the problem is... Ke Lan can't think of anything that is still shameful now. Even the nuclear weapons and biological weapons that were restricted by various international conventions in the old era have already been put into actual combat. When it comes to survival, there is no "taboo" to speak of...
"Well, this...the people above didn't say anything." said the second lieutenant.
"That should be fine then?" Ke Lan reached out and tore off the seal on the electronic lock, then placed his palm on it.
Accompanied by a mechanical sound, the door of the container slowly rose up, and a cold white mist escaped from the container.
"Does a mecha need to be transported in a frozen state?"
However, when Ke Lan saw clearly what was inside the container, he froze.
It was a rusty metal mecha that looked as if it was pieced together from discarded parts picked up from a garbage dump.
Although it was just kneeling quietly in the container, its body exuded an extremely dangerous aura, as if it was a sleeping beast that could wake up at any time.
On the surface of the body, there are densely packed blood vessel-like lines, in which the slowly flowing liquid emits a faint red fluorescence.
Its body structure is similar to that of humans, with the torso, limbs, joints and even muscle texture all carved out... but it has no head.
Anyone who sees this mecha for the first time will involuntarily think of a mythical figure - Xing Tian.
This was not the first time Ke Lan had seen this mecha.
This is the Blasphemer mecha.
The Undead Crew actually has a Blasphemer in their hands ? !
Where did they find this mecha? Was it in some other Alpha civilization ruins?
Ke Lan walked around the machine, but he didn't feel any familiarity... He was basically certain that this "Blasphemer" was not the one he had abandoned in the abyss.
But it makes sense that with the Alpha civilization's technological level, it shouldn't be difficult to mass-produce such weapons.
Ke Lan took a look at the "cargo manifest" posted on the inside of the container. The Ark - or rather, the undead crew would name this machine "Fallen Angel Unit 1: Lucifer".
This name, which is full of a middle school vibe, must have come from that guy Pan.
But from a certain perspective, this "translation" can be considered "faithful, accurate and elegant" - after all, the concept of "angel" does not exist in the language of the Alpha civilization, and there seems to be nothing wrong with linking the name "blasphemer" with the "fallen angel" who betrayed God.
However, if Ke Lan were asked to name this machine, he would definitely call it "Xingtian".
The standard armament of the Blasphemer mecha is the "heavy armor-piercing sword" and "plasma-charged cannon", and this "Lucifer" has both of them, but I don't know if the "annihilation bomb" inside the body has been used... If not, does the person driving this mecha have the permission to use it?
"This...what is this?!" Leighton's surprised voice came from behind. Ke Lan turned around and saw that everyone else had gathered in front of the container. Countless surprised eyes were focused on the blasphemer mecha that was renamed "Lucifer".
