Volume 5: Bottomless Sinkhole Chapter 244: Polaris Hunting Group
Several crude observation stations were built on the outskirts of the tiankeng, and next to the observation stations was a mini helipad made of steel plates and concrete.
An Amran-class transport plane was hovering right above the tiankeng, with its modified cabin completely open. Several sets of heavy pulleys were fixed to the tail of the transport plane. Under each pulley was a relic hunter suspended in mid-air by a steel cable. They were holding tools in their hands and mining the stone tablets on the wall of the pit.
In addition to this Amran-class transport aircraft, some hunters simply hang themselves under heavy drones used to transport cargo, and then use grappling claws to fix themselves on the ice.
Through the mist above the tiankeng, one can vaguely see spots of light flickering from time to time below. That is the dazzling light emitted by the small laser cutting machine studio in the hunter's hand. However, because the distance is too far, looking down from the spaceship, one can only see a few flickering lights.
The sudden appearance of a "Mirage-class" airship immediately attracted people's attention. Many people in logistics uniforms ran out of the observation station, gathered in twos and threes, pointing at the "Greece" in the air and whispering.
However, despite all the talk, no one took any substantive measures - they all recognized the emblem of the Soma Consortium on the surface of the "Greece", and few people would dare to go against such a large consortium. What's more, there were a large number of stone tablets in the tiankeng. Even if these relic hunters worked in shifts 24 hours a day, the stone tablets they could mine would only account for a very small part. There was no situation of competing for spoils at all.
"Want to go down and take a look?" asked the Hound. "Those guys have been here for a while. They must know a lot of things."
"Well, let's contact them first, and by the way, take a look at those excavated stone tablets... what ." Ke Lan nodded and said in a low voice.
In addition to the emergency escape capsule, the "Greece" was equipped with a multi-purpose carrier-based aircraft with vertical take-off and landing capabilities. Ke Lan and his team boarded this aircraft and landed on the helipad next to the observatory.
As soon as they jumped off the plane, several people in winter clothes came over. They first looked at the equipment of Ke Lan and others, and then a guy who looked like a leader stood out from them.
"Hello, I'm Dana Ascott, the leader of the 4th Squad of the Polaris Hunting Group. May I ask who you are?"
In Danner's impression, although the Soma Consortium is a well-known consortium in various fields, this behemoth seems to have never been interested in ruins excavation. There are no famous registered hunting groups under the Soma Consortium. Does the appearance of this team mean that the Soma Consortium is going to enter the field of ruins exploration in a high-profile manner?
If this is true, then it must be reported to the headquarters immediately. Although the Soma Group has no foundation in this regard, it has a lot of money - as long as the funds are in place, the rise of a super hunting group is undoubtedly a foregone conclusion.
"We are..." Ke Lan paused. He always felt that the name full of middle school atmosphere was difficult to say... It was really too embarrassing, especially in front of outsiders. "Uh, we are... the God Hunter Group. We are here to carry out the qualification certification mission."
"Qualification certification for an S-class relic!" Danner exclaimed, "A hunting group at the consortium level?! Are you...are you a registered hunting group under the Soma Consortium?"
"No, we are an independent hunting group." Ke Lan denied.
"Independent hunting group?" Danner raised his head in disbelief, glanced the emblem on the outer armor of the "Greece" spaceship in the sky, then rubbed his eyes hard and looked again.
"If, if I'm not mistaken... that's the emblem of the Soma Group, right?"
"This spaceship is indeed an asset of the Soma Group. We are just borrowing it temporarily." Ke Lan shrugged. At this time, a hunter seemed to recognize his identity and whispered something in Dana's ear. Dana's eyes suddenly widened - "You, you are Miss Zofia Soma's fiancé?!"
"Fuck." Ke Lan cursed inwardly. Although the news was overshadowed by a bunch of more explosive news not long after it hit the headlines, many knew about it. Later, some substandard media outlets that couldn't grab the headlines even used this news to fill more than a dozen pages and dug out a bunch of so-called "inside information."
As for Ke Lan's photos and some information that can be found in public databases, they have long been exposed by these media. The only thing that Maginot can erase for Ke Lan is the exploration records after the glacial ruins. But it is also because of this that in the eyes of the public, Ke Lan has become a guy with shit luck: an ordinary relic hunter, with neither an amazing background and family background, nor assets that are rich enough to rival a country. In the hunter circle, he is not a top celebrity, but he happened to be favored by the eldest daughter of the Soma Group. He turned from a wild chicken into a phoenix overnight. The emotions of most people towards Ke Lan are only five words:
Envy, jealousy and hatred.
"It's true that people are afraid of becoming famous just like pigs are afraid of getting fat..." Looking at the complicated looks of these relic hunters, Ke Lan couldn't help but complain in his heart.
At this time, the hound came up unsteadily, patted Dana's shoulder vigorously, and said, "Our Master Ke Lan came here not only to explore this newly discovered S-level ruins, but also to do business with your Polaris Hunting Group."
Hearing the Hound calling him "Master Ke Lan", Ke Lan suddenly felt a chill. This old guy's ability to argue was no less than his own. However, if he could get along well with the people from Polaris, it would be considered a solution to a not-so-small problem.
"Business? The Soma Group wants to do business with us?" Danner's mind was a little confused. Even if a company of the Soma Group wanted to do business, it should have looked for the head of the North Star Hunting Group, or directly contacted the forces behind the North Star Hunting Group. As a small leader of the fourth team, he had no say in such matters. Looking at the people in front of him, Danner was a little overwhelmed.
"It's not the Soma Group, it's Master Ke Lan..." Hound said with a straight face, pointing his thumb at Ke Lan standing behind him, "Master Ke Lan is very interested in the stone tablets you mined, and wants to buy a few to keep. In addition, we also plan buy relevant information about this relic from you at a high price, the more detailed the better..."
