At the same time, at the same place, Kim Vallarillo was accompanying a distinguished guest to visit a newly opened open-air warehouse in Manila Bay. And the guest who came from afar was none other than Coslin Lopez, who was sent to Southeast Asia by his second brother, Hughes Lopez, three days ago to assist him in handling matters.
On the afternoon of September 3rd, local time in Cornflower County, Keslin packed his luggage and flew halfway around the world to Kuala Lumpur. Although Hughes, in the name of the current patriarch of the Lopez family, submitted a diplomatic letter to Gordon in advance stating that Coslin would arrive soon, the latter still waited all day. It wasn't until last night that the envoy Keslin, who was entrusted with an important task, met the newly promoted Southeast Asian lord and member of the federal cabinet as he wished.
The reason why Gordon delayed meeting Keslin until the evening of the 5th was not because he didn't want to show respect to the Lopez family, but simply because he was too busy and Hughes's greeting message came too late. Even Gordon, who is good at calculation, really couldn't schedule his schedule, and even during his meeting with Keslin, he couldn't suppress his fiery attitude.
Although Keslin was surprised that Gordon's "I just remembered that the gas stove at home was not turned off" kind of irritability came from nowhere, he didn't take it to heart, and he didn't feel unhappy or uncomfortable with Gordon's rudeness. Other negative emotions are just normal expressions of the three matters explained by Hughes.
Coslin was not a professional diplomat. It was only because of his status as the younger brother of Hughes that he was appointed by the latter to carry out this errand that he could not do without being an absolute confidant. Therefore, he made a huge mistake in his conversation with Gordon - he did not tell all three matters before the meeting began, but started after thoroughly discussing one item. Mention the next item.
The first thing Hughes told him was to ask Keslin to spy on Gordon and invite him to form a close alliance with the Lopez family in the federal cabinet. Regarding this issue, Gordon responded by neither agreeing nor rejecting it, saying that the matter is of great importance and must be considered in the long term. This is only human nature, and Keslin did not ask Gordon about the time limit for consideration. As for whether the latter is sincerely considering the pros, cons and possibilities of an alliance, or whether he is just playing tricks to fool people, Keslin has no idea.
In short, at least Gordon's attitude towards the Lopez family as a potential ally is not exclusive, which is enough for Keslin to return to life. Hughes didn't want this new Southeast Asian lord to be as hostile to the Lopez family as his predecessor Joseph, and would bully himself in high-level federal meetings whenever he had nothing to do.
The second topic that followed was about Manila Fortress No. 5. Due to Bai Fei's ability "Reverse Scale", she successfully captured Well No. 5, causing the energy that Hughes had retained in the latter two years ago to suddenly disappear. Hughes needs Coslin to explain this unprecedented anomaly to Gordon.
Keslin's question was really what Gordon expected. This is not the work of "Law", but the senior federal officials all know that the Lopez family has passed down from generation to generation the only known superpower in the world that can work on the "well" of the interstellar transmission channel. Since this is not a secret, it is normal for Gordon to know.
What is the truth? Gordon can figure it out without using superpowers - the Renaissance organization and the dark army are planning to attack the BTS headquarters for some reason. Isn't it just for the Shanghai No. 2 Well hidden under the headquarters? Correspondingly, isn't it clear who the culprit is for the disappearance of Manila No. 5 Well? However, due to some considerations, he did not reveal any information to Keslin. He just excused himself as saying that he knew little about the current situation of Fortress No. 5. After all, the ruins of the fortress were still underwater, and the salvage work was also due to the change of hands of the lord. However, due to interference, progress was slow. Therefore, Gordon suggested that Keslin simply go to the field to see for himself, and he might be able to gain something.
After the issue was resolved, Gordon Gardner issued a tactful eviction order to Coslin. In his eyes, the nature of the lobbyist sent by the Lopez family was no different from the diplomatic officials from various places who had been flocking to him these days and were eager to visit him. Except for some new things about Fortress No. 5, the rest
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The ones posted are all about insinuating one's own political leanings or conducting trade negotiations, and most of them have no other tricks.
Therefore, Gordon didn't want to waste precious time on Keslin. He directly acquiesced that the important matters that the Lopez family wanted to discuss with him were over, and urged Koslin to leave for Manila as soon as possible to investigate the above-mentioned incident. And he will ask the escort officer Jin Valariello who stays on the ground to direct the salvage and clearing operations to assist.
Coslin, an idiot who was worthy of being from Bluebonnet County, actually thanked Gordon and said goodbye. He caught a flight overnight and arrived in Manila. He contacted Kim Vallarillo in advance and made an appointment to conduct a detailed inspection of the salvaged remnants of the fortress tomorrow morning. Keslin didn't think about it at all. Regardless of whether the second thing was done or not, he should tell the third thing before leaving.
This caused Gordon to miss out on very important information. At the same time, this also reflects that the ghost-level law still has many restrictions. For Hughes Lopez, who lives thousands of miles away and has no interaction with him, Gordon Gardner, the God's Favored Person who lacks information support, is completely irrelevant. Like him, this man is also the successor of a certain time traveler. Attractive.
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Kim and Koslin were walking in the open-air warehouse wearing medical protective suits that covered their whole bodies. This set of equipment was designed to withstand the stench caused by the decomposition of a large number of corpses. Fortunately, the protective suits of this era all had built-in mini ventilation systems, so that the people inside could wear them even in the equatorial region in September.
At first, when Keslin saw Jin taking out two sets of protective suits, he was quite disapproving. He considered himself a tough guy and felt that he could enter and leave the warehouse with just a mask. But out of respect for Jin, Keslin silently put on his clothes. When the two of them went deep into the warehouse, he realized how necessary and reasonable the existence of protective clothing was - the stench was so strong that it was almost visible. Even people who have lost their sense of smell cannot enter here. This has nothing to do with the smell, but to witness the corpse gas contaminating their skin and body. It really requires extraordinary bravery and courage.
"How many people died in the two beast tide disasters?" Keslin asked. With the help of the communication tool that comes with the protective suit, his voice transmission will not be distorted by the obstruction of the fabric.
"The invasion of the Long-throated Birds, which led to the complete destruction of Fortress No. 5, resulted in a total of 630 deaths, starting from the fortress commander Griffin Proviti down. As for the invasion of Kraken... those who died were those who came to participate in the aftermath of the disaster. Criminals who work as part of a clearance job don’t bother to count them.”
"How did you manage to calculate the exact results so quickly? With such high efficiency?" Keslin glanced at the pile of corpses placed in the open air, and immediately turned away: "As far as the eye can see, there are no complete bones at all. It’s just all big and small pieces of meat, DNA identification will take a long time, right?”
Jin was a little surprised that this man who looked like a playboy actually had good observation skills and anti-nausea ability. He could still face such a Shura scene without changing his expression: "No, no one conducted DNA identification, and no one came to put it together. These body parts.”
"What's the number six hundred and three?"
"We found the electronic roster of the garrison garrisoned at Manila Fortress No. 5 that day." Jin said with a wry smile, "Then we marked the whole book."
"The entire army was wiped out..."
"That's right."
Keslin opened his mouth and hesitated several times, but he finally asked: "Why not bury the remains of the fallen soldiers and let them endure the wind and sun here?"
"Because it's too chaotic, everything is too chaotic." Jin shook his head fiercely: "I mean this in many aspects. First of all, Manila's logistics support system is extremely chaotic. Whether it is the military or local government, Neither of them can interfere with any matters related to Shenwu Well and its affiliated fortresses, and all matters big and small are left to the lord to decide. Mr. Gardner is currently busy with many things, so naturally he has no time to take care of this matter. As the commander-in-chief of the scene, I have to There is no support from the central government; and in terms of materials and manpower allocated locally, although I have Pal
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Mo, the governor of a county, came to help, but because the uprising had just ended, people's hearts were unstable, and the logistics supply was in a mess, leaking everywhere, it was impossible to raise enough cold chain trucks and body bags. "
"Secondly, I have a lot of things to do right now. It's a complete mess. I have no choice but to put the matter of gathering the remains of the soldiers back." Jin raised his arm and pointed forward: "Look. Have you seen the metal remains?"
Jin's actions and questions were completely unnecessary, because the large ship cemetery in front of him, composed of steel bars and iron sheets, was really eye-catching. Keslin is not blind, so how could he not see it: "Is it possible that those are the warships that were damaged and sunk in the battle against Kraken?"
"Yes, most of the members of the Southeast Asian Navy's Second Fleet are lying on the beach over there. They include the flagship of the fleet - the aircraft carrier New Element, and the four main battleships - Barca and Magsaysay Castle , Lumbia and Eben, as well as several frigates and missile boats.”
"A terrible loss."
"Indeed, and the place where they sank is still in Manila Bay, where the maximum water depth is only forty meters. It is impossible to leave them alone. In the past two days, my main job is to arrange tugboats to transport these scrap steel and iron slag to the shore, and do not let them affect Inner Bay Shipping.”
Jin turned half a circle and changed the direction indicated by his finger to face the sea: "At this moment, the Yuanwang, the acting flagship of the Southeast Asian Navy's Second Fleet, is organizing divers to conduct underwater welding operations. They are going to put eight The large underwater propeller is fixed to the bottom of the half-stretched Xumizuo, allowing it to move to the shore on its own. Because we really do not have a ship-mounted winch that can support such a large pulling force, and the strength of the steel cable is not enough. We can only use this slowest and most luxurious method."
Although this time, the distance prevented Keslin from witnessing the passionate scene as described by Jin, he still felt the same way: "I understand, is that why you are unable to care about comforting the deceased... Sigh... , this is really..."
"But fortunately, "Swamp Demon" will arrive in Manila this afternoon to help me deal with this mess. His superpower can quickly remove all kinds of debris in the ocean. Compared with me using a metal fishing net to sift through it, , but much faster.”
"Swamp Devil?"
"That's the nickname of the dragon-level guard officer, Edward Elliot."
"Oh..." Keslin obviously had heard something about this person, but he didn't know it in detail: "So, after cleaning up Manila Bay, you can free up your hands to do other things?"
"No, there are still difficulties in taking care of the funeral." Jin opened his legs again and led Keslin forward: "The last mess is the mess in the biological sense - the corpse itself."
"It's not just humans mixed in those corpses."
Keslin's expression became stern, and he finally realized what the problem was: "Long-throated bird?!"
Jin nodded and said: "Of course there are ordinary ocean fish, but the most important thing is the long-throated bird. After all, due to the self-destruction of Fortress No. 5, the Federation did not obtain any specimens of this alien creature. , life or death."
"But it's possible that the long-throated bird's bones and flesh could be washed out of the ruins with the sea water, right? With this kind of potential danger, the Federation must figure out their whereabouts as soon as possible." Keslin looked back at the provocative man behind him again. There were corpses on the ground with palpitations: "But who will sort them and distinguish them?"
"Of course I'll leave it to professionals to do this."
Following Jin's footsteps, bypassing a U-shaped beach, Keslin came to the accumulation area of ship wreckage. Here, he saw hundreds of researchers wearing protective clothing, playing with various instruments in temporary tents.
The English abbreviation "ifeb" on the tent announced the identity of this group——
ierrestrialbiology, Institute of Alien Biology.
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