Afternoon.

The dark clouds blocked the direct sunlight, and the haze covered the earth.

Countless refugees sat on the street, begging for food from passers-by, making the town with a distinct Eastern European style look even more deserted and dilapidated.

The pedestrians' clothes were also wrinkled and old. When they saw the refugees, they all quickened their pace as if they were avoiding the plague god, fearing that they would be entangled.

Who knows what the hungry refugees will do?

Besides, the pedestrians are also worried about how they will survive until next year, so they don't have time to care about other people's stomachs.

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The bearded man edited the message, and when the screen showed "Successfully sent", he put the phone back in his pocket and tightened his unbuttoned black windbreaker.

Passing by a refugee mother and son sitting at the alley, the man's steps were slightly frustrated, but he finally chose to move forward.

Perhaps he was afraid that giving money or food would cause the mother and son to get into trouble, and there was a little apology in the man's eyes.

The "Redfield" displayed on the phone screen just now is actually the man's surname, and the first name is the more popular Chris.

The intelligence transactions in the bar and the special mobile phone that looks shabby but actually has many functions all point to his true identity-

Atlas investigator.

And even Chris himself doesn't know what special meaning there is in combining his surname and first name.

He was originally born in February 1973 in the main universe. He joined the US Air Force in 1991. Because of his outstanding tactical qualities and excellent physical fitness, he was recruited into the 23rd Reconnaissance Company of the Special Operations Command.

In early 1993, his and his teammates' files attracted the attention of Atlas.

After a series of routine operations by senior military officials and military-industrial enterprises, Chris and his teammates were transferred to the military base built by Atlas in Kenya according to the orders of their superiors.

From then on, Chris and his team were incorporated into the combat unit of Atlas, and then transferred to the investigation department in January 1994.

When the first space gate was opened, they did not participate in the first investigation of the outer universe because their employee level was not yet authorized to know the ruins base.

September 1995.

Because the company needed to integrate the Europe of Earth Zero One, Chris and his comrades followed the dispatch of their superiors and came to the rebuilt Paris through the space gate.

Europe, which had been ravaged by mimicry for five years, had 70% of its infrastructure completely destroyed.

In addition to the behavior of mimicry without prisoners, most of Europe has been an absolute forbidden area for humans in the past five years.

As mimicry lost its threat, the United Nations and the United Defense Force (UDF) were unable to bear the huge expenses and drastically reduced their military forces. Relatively complete countries and regions such as the United Kingdom, Morocco, and Norway immediately "persuaded" refugees who were avoiding war that it was time to "go home".

At first, less than one million refugees chose to return to their homeland voluntarily with their ardent longing for their hometown and their desire to rebuild their hometown.

But not long after, the refugees faced the reality of no money and no food, making rebuilding their homes a luxury.

In order to solve the current dilemma, the refugees chose to ask for some humanitarian assistance from the United Kingdom, the closest and seemingly powerful member of the United Nations.

But the response was quite perfunctory. If the United Kingdom was not trying to maintain its only remaining international image, it might have directly refused.

After all, the five-year human-mimetic war almost exhausted the wealth of all mankind. All countries were in a state of being unable to take care of themselves, so how could they have the spare energy to take care of refugees.

Next, countries led by Britain and the United States used the media to publicize the violent incidents caused by refugees on a large scale, and then guided public opinion to the development of "hating refugees", resulting in more frequent demonstrations and unrest.

Seeing that public resentment reached a peak, Britain and the United States publicly announced that they would take compulsory measures to expel refugees.

In order to maintain the international image and social stability of the country, this process is indispensable and inevitable.

However, many scumbags who relied on their refugee status chose to abandon themselves and be lazy and often committed violence and robbery against local citizens of the rescue countries. In addition, the saturation of social jobs made compulsory expulsion a matter of course.

One year after the end of the war (1994 in the main universe), 20 million refugees returned to Europe.

But it was also in this most chaotic year that the Atlas branch was established, and with the rich living materials, it successfully attracted a large number of refugees who voluntarily returned to their homeland and were able to work.

At the same time, the branch also sent many investigators, including Chris, to conduct "object-to-object" or "object-to-money" transactions with the underground market in Eastern Europe to quickly exchange local arms and cash.

In mid-1995 in the main universe, Atlas, which had Hex robots and 3D printing technology, completed the initial reconstruction of Paris.

With Robert (Guilliman) serving as the chief military officer of the Atlas branch, the company began to accelerate its expansion with Paris as the center.

As of September 4, 1996 in the main universe, that is, today, the entire territory of France, Switzerland, and Austria, as well as parts of Germany and Italy, have been incorporated into the Atlas branch and become a green security zone.

In this area, there are about 740,000 employees working for the branch, of which more than 36,000 are former UDF soldiers, responsible for maintaining public order and expelling harassment, and performing various military tasks.

As for the residents under its command, there are as many as seven million people, most of whom are relatives and friends of employees, but Atlas is not responsible for the daily expenses of ordinary residents.

If you want to exchange for food and other daily necessities, or even coupons for entertainment products, you must obtain them through labor or farming.

Of course, residents can also rely on working family members for support.

The drastic reconstruction work first attracted the attention of the United Kingdom, followed by the entire United Nations and UDF.

However, in the face of all doubts and inquiries from the outside world, the Atlas branch chose to ignore and remain silent. At the same time, at the suggestion of Robert, an official account was created on the Internet, with the following introduction:

"Atlas's purpose is to provide people with safety, order and hope in chaos and disasters, and help people return to normal life."

Then they uploaded the promotional video of New Paris, the display of Atlas' weapons and equipment, and the nuclear fusion power plant that provides energy for the reconstruction area, and other such videos and graphic information.

One of the videos with more likes and comments showed the audience the gorgeous scenery taken around the equator of the earth from the bird's-eye view of the Atlas "space station".

In other words, the Atlas branch publicly stated that "we want to rebuild Europe", "we have enough resources and manpower", "we also have armed forces to protect our territory, including nuclear weapons for external strikes", and used a more obscure way to warn the outside world not to make trouble.

The British and American sides both understand the information contained in the "nuclear fusion power plant" and "space station perspective".

Regardless of the authenticity of the controlled nuclear fusion technology, the video shot by the "space station" has been confirmed to be free of any fraud after being authenticated by British and American experts.

So, when did Atlas launch the rocket? And how did it quietly send the parts needed for the "space station" into low-Earth orbit?

Why did the radar and satellites not detect any abnormalities?

Or, is it really a "space station"?

No matter what the British and American countries think, Atlas, who came out of nowhere, put the "facts" on the Internet.

The previous European situation was corrupt, and the British and American countries did not dare to intervene easily, but only "supported" internationally.

But in less than two years, Atlas has integrated France and other places, and the momentum of this integration is becoming more and more "rapid".

Faced with the sudden rise of Atlas and its refusal to negotiate, Britain and the United States, who felt a serious threat and could not tolerate being ignored, had tried some secret blockades, but all ended in failure.

Because Atlas has no technology and supply dependence at all, and even has a large amount of resource reserves, and the Eastern European side has endless black market transactions due to various melees.

Open blockade?

There is no reason at all. Atlas first stood on the side of "justice" and promoted the so-called "company purpose", "company welfare" and "show of force" to the outside world through the Internet. Moreover, the rebuilt European area is indeed more suitable for human habitation than before the war.

As for cyber attacks and smear speeches, the cyber forces of Britain and the United States have also been repeatedly defeated.

On the other hand, before expanding, Atlas will first expose the current situation of the target area, such as the miserable life of the people, and the violence of warlord soldiers and extremists, to guide the trend of public opinion on the Internet.

This has led to the fact that the British and American sides, on the surface, have no way to start the expansion of Atlas.

Unless they no longer take Atlas's nuclear counterattack into consideration and choose to launch an attack from the front, which will then trigger a war of all mankind...

But Britain and the United States are not crazy enough to that extent.

Since there is no clue on the surface, they will adopt a secret strategy.

By secretly supporting extreme forces and commanding the leaders of the forces to use thousands of refugees as "hostages" for defense, while sending troops to the border to constantly harass and provoke the rebuilding Atlas, it is the best solution that "lasts forever".

Faced with this practice of treating life as worthless, Atlas's recent rapid momentum has indeed been slowed down. After all, the victory or defeat of street fighting determines the ownership of a city and town.

The "Panonia Organization" mentioned by Chris is an emerging force jointly supported by Britain and the United States, occupying the former Slovakia and Hungary regions.

Because the pronunciation of "Panonia Organization" is too convoluted, Chris and his comrades in charge of this area usually call it the Nia Organization.

The main members are mostly refugees with extreme ideas, civilians, and a large number of UDF soldiers who were forced to retire.

And Chris also learned that the elite forces of the British and American intelligence agencies seem to be responsible for the daily training and tactical guidance of the Nia organization, but no conclusive evidence has been obtained.

However, one thing Chris can be sure of is that in order to avoid exposure and leaving evidence, Britain and the United States did not provide direct arms assistance, so the Nia organization needs to purchase it on its own.

As for the town where Chris is located, it is Ishilawa, 40 kilometers east of the transaction location "Brno".

At this time.

Chris left the main road with a lot of people, bypassed several unmanned paths, and finally came to a dim alley.

Walked to the end, stopped in front of an iron door and waited for a few seconds.

"Click~!"

Accompanied by the crisp unlocking sound, Chris pulled the door directly in, but he did not forget to close it.

Stepped over the stairs.

Arrived on the second floor.

Chris saw the operating table with a suspended holographic screen, the desktop with modular weapons, and more than a dozen investigators in "plain clothes".

And here is a temporary outpost to facilitate the investigators' operations.

"The guy in charge of operations is following me."

After hearing what Chris said, four men and one woman, a total of six people including Chris, walked to the small conference room to the side.

Close the door.

Chris debugged his mobile phone, placed it on the table, presented detailed holographic information to everyone, and said in a deep voice:

“If the intelligence is accurate, Valento Rodak, the second leader of the Nia organization, will personally rush to the arms trading market in Brno tomorrow.

The mission goal is to dismantle the opponent's accompanying escort, interrogate the hiding place of their organization's leader on the spot, and provide accurate intelligence for Enio 003's airborne operations.

To avoid alerting others, this operation is solely our responsibility.

If the operation fails or encounters a trap, we will have the right to apply to our superiors for airborne support from Enio 003 based on the actual situation.

However, failure to act will cause us to miss an excellent opportunity. No matter when the next window appears, it will affect the company's subsequent plans, so please be sure to stay alert and be prepared. "

"Yes, sir."

"clear."

"no problem."

After the words fell, the five investigators all gave their customary answers.

——

Afternoon the next day.

Main universe time: September 5, 1996, 14:16.

Town of Brno.

Observed from above, it is not difficult to find that this former tourist destination has been devastated by the erosion of mimicry.

Half of the buildings were severely damaged and ruins could be seen everywhere, but the main traffic streets leading to the inside and outside of the town had been cleaned up.

And the town’s central square can be described as “busy”.

Along the street are sales stalls with sunscreen shelters and shops with conspicuous signs. Stall owners and shopkeepers also stand on the street and shout, inviting passers-by to take a look.

It's just that the products they sell are not fruits and vegetables, let alone tourist souvenirs, but a large number of UDF's active weapons, including firearms, grenades, and even anti-tank guns and rockets.

At this moment, a convoy of seven SUVs and three military trucks appeared on the road that was not too congested.

See this.

A woman walking among the crowd, covering half her face with a scarf and wearing a desert-colored coat, reported in a low voice: "This is the crampon, please pay attention to all units, the target has appeared."

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