From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Seattle time, July 12, 09:25.

Located on the 11th floor of the Atlas Headquarters Building, there is a large and spacious venue that can accommodate 1,400 people at the same time.

The venue has been carefully decorated by a group of staff in black uniforms. They have arranged the sofas and chairs neatly, and bottled water, mints, paper and pens are placed on each arm table to provide additional convenience for participants.

At this moment, the staff are conducting final inspections to ensure that everything is in order

09:30.

The moment the four main doors on the north side were opened, it was as if a flood discharge dam had opened its floodgates, allowing reporters and photography teams who had been waiting outside for a long time to rush into the venue and quickly follow the signs to find their own exclusive seats and areas.

It didn’t take long for the entire venue to become noisy.

However, as the host came on stage, he said, "The products announced by Atlas this time will usher in a new era, but before revealing all this, let us keep quiet and enjoy a short film together." As the lights gradually dimmed, the venue gradually fell silent, creating an atmosphere of tranquility and anticipation for the upcoming critical moment.

The screen placed above the venue lights up.

The screen went dark at first.

!

Then a curved and twisted lightning lit up the screen.

"Boom..." The muffled thunder sounded immediately, and a group of primitive people were seen on the screen hiding in the cave, looking at the thunderstorm outside in horror.

It seemed that it was cold and hunger, but more importantly, fear of the unknown that made these primitive people unable to restrain themselves from trembling.

Sigh.

! !

There were many black shadows flashing outside, causing these primitive people to panic.

However, when those black shadows walked into the cave from far to near, it was discovered that they were companions who were out hunting!

"oh oh!!"

Everyone cheered and celebrated and gathered around the companion who successfully brought back the food.

It seems that among all the fears of primitive man there is intermingled the anxiety of his companions who must face danger.

The perspective of the picture slowly shifts until leaving the cave and looking up at the sky covered with dark clouds.

But a white pigeon flying in the rain breaks into the camera from right to left, and a close-up of the anklet reveals that it is still a homing pigeon.

When the perspective of the picture coincided with that of the homing pigeon, everyone sitting at the venue realized that the original dense forest below had been transformed into a human city with city walls, houses, palaces and other buildings.

However, at this time, the homing pigeon went straight into a low cloud, making the vision blurry.

When the homing pigeon successfully broke through the haze, everything suddenly became clear, the sky was blue and bright, and the city changed from the ancient times to a modern city with many tall buildings.

At this point, the images displayed on the screen began to switch frequently, from letters that needed to be written by hand, to signal soldiers running on horseback, to a photo of Alexander Graham Bell with the first telephone.

In line with the increasingly passionate symphony, the switching speed is getting faster and faster, including radio stations in the war and Atlas's first mobile phone.

Eventually, the screen and venue plunged into darkness.

"Communicate, share..." The melodious voiceover of the famous actor Morgan Freeman opens the narration for this short film: "Human beings establish social connections by transmitting information, understanding and supporting each other, strengthening groups, satisfying emotional needs, and sharing knowledge and culture. In turn, it promoted the rapid development of society.

Especially with the popularization of mobile phones, personal real-time communication tools, the connection between people has become closer, so...

Let Atlas lead us and witness the coming of a new era together. "

The words fell.

The short film ends.

Warm-colored lights were turned on one by one at the venue to avoid excessive irritation to everyone's eyes.

Wow-! Wow-!

And when the venue was completely bright, everyone stood up and applauded, everyone was eager to know the answer.

After all, the promotional video is so well done, so what will the product being promoted look like?

"Everyone, are you looking forward to it?" The host walked back to the podium at the right time and said with a smile:

“The reason why we at Atlas can continue to be at the forefront of communication technology is inseparable from our current business owners.

It was he who provided the novel ideas, and it was he who..."

at the same time.

Sui Yang, who was introduced by the host, was standing on the sidelines at the moment, accepting the final arrangements of clothing and hairstyle by the staff.

But his facial expression was a little too serious.

Of course, Sui Yang was not nervous because he was about to give a speech on stage, but because he had vague heart palpitations, which somewhat disturbed his thoughts.

This feeling cannot be described in detail, it is very hazy, and blurry images of laboratories, potions, and him and Alexia discussing research topics flash in his mind.

Among all the images, the satellite aerial views of Kenyan bases and Congo account for the largest proportion.

it seems that…

Some kind of vision of the future?

Otherwise, Sui Yang would not be able to explain what "symptom" this is.

After thinking for a moment, Sui Yang raised his hand to greet Arthur who was not far away, asked him to come closer, and whispered:

"Arrange a few elite investigators to go to the Congo to investigate whether there are any abnormalities there. Also, inform Second Lieutenant Clausa that I recommend that the location of this graduation test be the Congo."

"Okay boss."

Arthur nodded and left after receiving the instruction.

"...Hahaha, next! We invite our current owner of Atlas, Sui Yang, Mr. Sui!"

Wow! Wow!

The fierce applause rang out again.

Hearing the noise outside, Sui Yang took out a "black block" that was only 1 cm thick, 14 cm long, and 6 cm wide from the inner pocket of his suit.

Then, he passed through the side curtains used for decoration and blocking vision, and came to the podium of the venue with the "click-click" sound of shutters and flashes.

"I am very happy that you have accepted the invitation and come to Atlas' headquarters. I don't like to go around in circles...", Sui Yang raised his left hand, showing the "black block" in his hand to everyone, and said bluntly:

"This is Atlas' first and the world's first third-generation mobile phone, Altas 3G."

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July 16.

Noon.

Even though the sun has already shone on the earth, the mist in the rainforest has not dissipated.

And in this rainforest, there is a fairly wide road.

People in simple clothes, who are used to carrying fruit bowls, buckets and various items on their heads, walk on this road.

Based on these customs, skin color and tropical climate, we can guess that this is somewhere in Africa.

"Beep! Beep!"

At this time, a car with peeling paint and rusted corners, a two-box four-door sedan, almost rushed to the north, completely disregarding the safety of passers-by.

In the car.

"Merde!"

"Ah!! Putain !! (Ah! Fuck!)"

"Va voir ailleurs! (Get out of the way!)"

The driver cursed, very unhappy that someone was blocking the road.

"..."

The passenger with blond hair sitting in the front passenger seat tightly grasped the roof handrail, and his expression and eyes revealed a little worry.