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"Bang!" Kong expressionlessly used his AK to shoot at the corpses of the virtual soldiers that had not yet been completely broken into pieces to prevent them from resurrecting. His actions were so ruthless and professional that it was obvious that he was not an ordinary person.
Holhaiya was beside him, and without any hesitation he thrust the tip of his staff into the half-broken bodies of the virtual soldiers, helping Kong to increase some funds for local activities.
No matter where you go, it’s always good to have some spare money. As for the weird looks from the three indigenous people in front - is it important to have activity funds?
[Ace! Hol Haiya killed the most enemies! The exclusive MVP music "The coming of the future" is playing! ]
"Please handle it cleanly to prevent accidents, please understand."
After Holhaiya completely dealt with the last squirming virtual soldier, Kong tilted his gun to resume his standard patrol posture, then half-knelt down and gave a relatively warm smile to the pink-haired and white-haired people who were still gasping for breath on the ground.
Good looks can quickly make the other party let down their guard. Although his behavior is ferocious, when Kong smiled, Sanyueqi and Alan couldn't help but relax their brows, subconsciously thinking that he didn't have any dark thoughts towards them.
"Can I know your names?" The blond boy half squatted and stretched out his hand to Alan.
"My name is San Yue Qi! This is Alan, and that is Dan Heng!"
Even without the parties involved reacting, San Yueqi, this seemingly naive girl, sold everyone out.
Alan did not stop the pink-haired girl. Only the black-haired man standing at the other end of the bridge seemed to have not let down his guard against the strange combination of these two women and one man. However, considering that he had just received help, the other party did not want to make the atmosphere too awkward, so he just walked over with a pursed mouth and tried to pull San Yue Qi and Alan up.
No matter who the other party is or what their purpose is, you must not appear too weak or tired, lest they harbor ill intentions.
He gave Kong an almost invisible smile, but before he bent down, Eula had already pulled San Yueqi up, and Kong grabbed Alan's arm and half-lifted him on his shoulder, giving him his entire right arm.
"Thank you." Alan felt that the golden-haired man in front of him was extremely strong, and it seemed like it was effortless for him to lift him up with the sword.
"Let's find a place with cover first and then exchange information. We are unfamiliar with this place. My friends... My name is Sora, and these three ladies are my team members. You can think of us as bounty hunters, the most law-abiding kind who specialize in cleaning up monsters and antisocial lunatics to earn a bounty."
Regardless of whether the other party believed it or not, Kong would first throw out his own arguments to see their reactions.
The system's friend-or-foe identification system has never made a mistake. Since these three people are marked green, it means they can be trusted to a certain extent.
Of course, the most important thing is that the system just told him that the black-haired and pink-haired man in front of him was Kong's "guide" in this world.
"Three... ladies?"
Dan Heng raised an eyebrow.
"I'm here, hehe—" Paimon came out from behind Kong as if to cheer, and his doll-like figure made everyone slightly stunned.
"This is our guide Paimon. The other two are combatants...would you like to introduce yourselves?"
"Eula Lawrence, it's a pleasure to be of service to you."
Eula is no longer the girl who would hold a grudge against all those she rescued and who seemed a little awkward with everyone - especially with people she was not very familiar with. At Kong's strong request, she prepared another set of social etiquette, but Holhaiya was still as "aloof" as before. Compared with the stars outside the window, a few mortals did not seem to arouse her interest.
Noticing Miss Quetzalcoatl's indifferent attitude, Kong deliberately frightened her in the mental link: "Be careful, that pink-haired man and that black-haired man have something. We can't tell how strong they are for now. We may have saved two Tyrannosaurus Rexes pretending to be pitiful."
Upon hearing this, Holhaiya turned his head slightly and looked directly at the three people. At least he didn't look particularly out of place anymore:
"Just call me Quetzalcoatl. I'm not interested in dating. Please give me some social space."
"Of course, no problem... Are you bounty hunters? Were you invited by Station Master Estelle? No, that's not right. When we set out, there was no record of your visit on my terminal - this place has been closed for a while..."
Alan didn't mind Quetzalcoatl's attitude and opened his eyes wide: "Could it really be that the visitor was accidentally sealed by the strange object and thrown into the space station..."
"Wow, you guys are so unlucky, ahem, what kind of strange thing is this? It's so abominable--"
The girl named Sanyueshi lightly covered her cherry lips. Her slightly exaggerated body movements were full of youthful vitality, which made Eula and Kong feel more favorable towards her.
“A cell phone.”
Sora turned his head away, covering his forehead with his hands, looking as if he couldn't bear to look back:
"A touch screen... We were sealed inside that thing. We could sense things in the outside world but couldn't interact. I don't know if you remember that. Anyway, no matter how much we yelled at the containment personnel, they couldn't hear us. If the lunatics from the Antimatter Corps hadn't broken in and somehow lifted the seal, we might have been kept as strange objects forever."
Sometimes the more outrageous the reason, the closer it is to the truth. Looking at Alan's expression of belief, Kong knew that their identities would not be questioned in the short term, and Dan Heng didn't seem to have any faults either.
"There are no staff members in the containment chamber here, so we can't collect evidence. Sorry, we will investigate later and compensate you according to the specific circumstances. However, since you are bounty hunters, are you willing to accept the employment of the Black Tower Space Station? I will apply for funds from Station Master Estelle to reward you extra."
After seeing Eula's exaggerated skills, Alan thought that these guys who claimed to be bounty hunters could be of great help, so he immediately asked them for help.
"Huh? There's extra money to be made? Is it separate from the bounty provided by the terminal?" Kong pretended to be tempted.
"That is a separate bounty issued by the Interstellar Peace Company. The Black Tower Space Station will provide another employment contract."
Alan's eyes twinkled:
"Ms. Black Tower and the Interstellar Peace Company have a cooperative relationship, not a superior-subordinate relationship. It's just that the clerk's terminal is connected to their system, so there is that reward - don't worry, you can get two bonuses."
Weird attitude…why does one have to explain it in such detail, involving power struggles?
Sora didn't know, but he pretended to be embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I don't know the relationship between Ms. Heita and the company--"
"Many people think that the company hired Ms. Heita, but the fact is the opposite. The company is very excited to be able to cooperate with Ms. Heita... Excuse me, let's get back to the topic. Where did you get this terminal?"
Alan didn't want to question Sora, who was supporting him, with so many questions, but his professionalism forced him to do so.
"From the body of one of our victims. We needed the information so it was a little rough—but we took out the Stomper who killed him."
"Really... can defeat the Trampler..."
Alan felt more relieved and cooperated more with Kong's support.
Only Dan Heng was looking for loopholes in Kong's speech. Unfortunately, the other three did not speak out to explain too much. On the surface, this was indeed a hunter team led by Kong, but they couldn't tell where the weird atmosphere came from.
These three people... their relationship and motives with a guy who I don't know if he can be considered a human being, are probably fishy. It would be inappropriate to ask him directly, so I have to let San Yue Qi, who is also a woman, to find out the opinion of the blue-haired beauty who seems to be easy to get along with.
So he winked at March 7.
However, Sanyueqi did not understand the intentions of his train companions at all, and even poured out all the secrets he could to Eula like pouring beans.
"Danheng and I are the crew members of the Starry Sky Train! We were entrusted by Stationmaster Esta to come to the rescue... but in the end we almost became the ones being rescued... Hehe, where are you from, Sister Eula?"
Eula glanced at the super energetic pink-haired "sister" with a headache, then moved her gaze to Kong and realized that Kong deliberately let her deal with this most familiar and innocent girl.
The person who actually saved the girl was Holhaiya, not her. As a result, the other party used all the enthusiasm that should have been directed at Holhaiya on her.
Okay, this girl looks super cute. If Kong goes to chat with her, if she gets attracted to him, it will cause trouble later.
"I am from Mond."
"Mond? What kind of planet is it?"
“It’s not a planet, but a country of wind that advocates freedom, poetry and songs.”
"Freedom... Sister - are you interested in trains?"
"March..." Upon hearing this, Dan Heng couldn't help but remind him. After all, the topic was too abrupt and irrelevant. It was impossible to persuade others to get on the bus right away.
"Anonymous Guest? What is that?" However, neither Eula nor San Yueqi seemed to have heard Dan Heng's reminder.
"Hey, sister, don't you know the Anonymous Visitors of Akivali? Those who practice the way of pioneering - all the passengers who take the Starry Sky Train to embark on the road of pioneering are collectively called Anonymous Visitors." March Seven covered her mouth lightly, thinking that the train was not as famous as she had imagined.
"A believer of Star God... Can I understand it this way?"
"That's probably the case. But compared to believing in the pioneering star god himself, I pay more attention to the adventure during the journey! Broaden the horizons of civilization by arriving at new worlds! Sounds great, right?" March Seven smiled brightly.
...As far as the knowledge reserves of a group of interstellar bounty hunters are concerned, they know too little.
San Yueqi did not mean it, but Dan Heng finally discovered some unpleasant things about this group of people - he just did not sense any malice, and it was too rude to characterize others based solely on the label of "ignorance".
Just observe for a while, and then get along normally. No matter what, he is March's benefactor.
"I'm sorry, we're new here and haven't set a long-term goal yet. We're just passively getting in touch with everything here... I appreciate your kindness, but Kong may have other ideas."
After understanding the purpose of March's invitation, Eula smiled appropriately. After just a short period of contact, she had roughly figured out March's personality - she was a passionate girl with the infectious charm of a Mondstadt flying champion.
"Is my purpose so obvious? But my words don't count. If I really want to invite you, I have to get both Sister Jizi and Uncle Yang to agree~ Hehe."
In fact, Eula and Kong still maintain a connection. Kong means that since this group of people is the target group recognized by the system and can guide him to complete the "main task", if they really invite themselves and others to do something, he should find a reason to accommodate them and slowly build a relationship, but don't accommodate them too obviously, which will arouse suspicion.
"Hehe - Brother Kong, you are the captain, right? After this mission is completed, do you plan to continue to lead Sister Eula?"
"March, you..."
Seeing March Seven jumping over and patting Kong's shoulder, Dan Heng couldn't help himself. He was really afraid that March would anger the hunter leader. Don't be fooled by the handsome boy's face and seem easy to talk to. Just look at the way he shot Xu Zu in the head and twice in the chest. If his subordinates were killed, he would get angry and March would definitely not be able to bear it.
"Ah, maybe I'll find another job. After all, our entire team was trapped in the strange object because of a hunting error. I certainly don't want to experience it again."
Kong turned his head to the side, with a playful look on his face.
"But judging from what happened just now, it seems that the train crew's job is not that safe."
"Uh, thank you for what I said just now..." March muttered, and her fingers involuntarily plucking the bowstring out of embarrassment.
"But this is a different matter - Danheng, can I invite them to take a ride on the train? If they don't want to join the train, it should only take a simple vote -"
"Ms. Jizi and Uncle Yang probably won't refuse, but Sanyue, you really should think before you speak."
Dan Heng quickly apologized to Kong on behalf of San Yue Qi: "I haven't formally thanked you all yet. I am Dan Heng, thank you for your care."
"It's okay, brother. I can see that you are the type of person who can deal with aftermath. With you as the support, Miss March Seven shouldn't get into any big trouble."
Compared with the sense of distance that Danheng deliberately created, Kong's attitude towards Danheng was completely unguarded.
With just a few words, he had almost figured out Dan Heng's character. He kept secrets but respected his original heart and universal morality... Such a young man was still very satisfying as a potential partner.
09. You are as beautiful as the day I lost you
Simple physical contact can bring people closer together. In addition, the chief of the defense department has high social value. As a springboard for integrating into the local system, Kong plans to take good care of Alan in the hope that he can say a few good words for them in front of "Esther" and "Black Tower".
And because Alan was pointing the way and the train crew was right beside him, Kong gave up the idea of looking for the "train evacuation point" and changed his target to the main control cabin.
Not long after they started traveling together, Nanook's pawns launched another siege in front of the elevator leading from the support section to the main control section. Unfortunately, facing two powerful outsiders and two train crew members who were identified by the system as playing dumb, they were unable to cause any waves.
"Ha, ha... Why do the tamperers in charge of command appear in such a large number?"
"I don't know. But as far as the result is concerned, they did send quite a bit of bounty." Putting down the AK, Kong once again pulled up Alan, who was being protected behind him.
Taking advantage of the second wave of attacks, Kong finally had the opportunity to observe the local people's combat methods up close.
In his opinion, although Sanyueqi Danheng and his men relied on traditional weapons to fight and looked more like warriors on the surface, the technology used in both the bow and arrow and the spear was undoubtedly at the level of interstellar civilization.
Monomolecular spears, broadswords, and small tracking missiles covered with six-phase ice, except for their traditional appearance, they are completely different from cold weapons.
On the surface, these three young men were reminiscing, but in fact, judging from the damage they caused, each of them was at Astartes level.
By observing the locals, Kong came to another conclusion - the laws of this world restricted the total energy of his team members, but in order to test the compatibility of the laws, he did not make any modifications to the laws of certain other worlds that they brought with them, allowing them to use whatever they wanted, including his own AK, which could effectively injure those enemies who used antimatter as energy and shield layers, which was considered the ceiling level in some science fiction worlds.
"Nanook's lackeys have never been this excited before! They're chasing us as if they've smelled something!"
San Yueqi wiped away the sweat from her forehead. Even she, who was good at making ice, felt hot. This makeshift team might have attracted most of the invaders in the support compartment to the connection point.
After cleaning up this group of wild dogs, Kong had a strange feeling again. Generally, the world that initiated the commission would speed up the integration of the traversers into the local community by creating accidents, but the attacks of those tamperers were not just because of the "plot arrangement", they seemed to be very interested in themselves who had merged with the "star core".