From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

"Warm reminder, please do not forget to check your carry-on luggage, and do not leave valuables too far away from you to prevent loss."

The broadcast message spread in the baggage claim area in the airport.

It is spacious and bright here, with holographic guide maps at key locations to tell passengers who have just got off the plane which carousel to go to and provide people with travel advice in Accra city.

In the corridor leading to the outer hall, holographic advertisements related to various industries of Atlas are played, including cosmetics, electronic products, games, and even 1/6 or 1/12 scale soldier figures.

"Mom! Look!"

When a boy passed by a toy advertisement, his eyes lit up instantly. He pointed at a heavily armored and heavily artillery-shaped "Future Warrior" soldier and said to his mother behind him excitedly: "The collector's edition of Star Marine Corps 36 is on sale! If I take care of the housework at home for two months, can you buy me a copy?"

Hearing this, the mother looked at the advertisement, then looked at the price of "79.99 $", and then said with a smile: "What's the difference between the collector's edition and the regular edition?"

"The armor, guns, and accessories of the collector's edition are all made of titanium alloy, mom, it's real titanium alloy! And the magazine can be disassembled, even the bullets inside can be taken out, and..."

The boy talked endlessly, trying to prove that this newly launched toy is definitely worth buying and collecting.

The mother would also respond patiently with words like "Oh? Really?" and "Really?"

"..."

Witnessing the scene in front of her, a woman not far away smiled, and it seemed that she liked this calm and peaceful atmosphere very much.

She had a long light brown ponytail, and wore a white shirt, a red jacket, and tight jeans, looking like she had just entered society.

And when she passed by the holographic advertisement of cosmetics, she would stop and simply browse the detailed effects.

"Great~! I knew my mother was the best!"

The cheers of the boy in front of her made her know that the mother finally agreed to the shopping request.

But the cheers also reminded the woman that someone seemed to be picking her up at the airport, so she stopped lingering and hurriedly pulled her suitcase out of the corridor.

The lobby outside was more spacious and bright, with tilted sun-proof glass and hollow building structures, plus tens of thousands of travelers from all over the world, showing the unique charm of Accra.

"Mr. Murphysell? Here! Here!"

"Mr. Lin!"

"Claire Redfield?"

?

Hearing her name among the many inquiries, the woman looked towards the source of the voice and found that the person picking her up was also a woman, dressed in a gray hoodie and sweatpants, wearing sunglasses, and with short hair that was not longer than her shoulders.

Seeing this, the woman named Claire walked towards the other party and took the initiative to extend her right hand to greet him: "You must be Ms. Jill Valentine, thank you for your help."

"You're welcome." Jill extended her right hand to shake hands.

After letting go, she turned and walked towards the elevator: "Get in the car first, and we'll talk about the rest in the car."

"Okay." Claire followed without any objection.

Not long after.

A white private car drove out of the airport, came to the main road, and headed towards the city center.

In the car;

"The last time I came to Accra with Chris was two years ago. I didn't expect it to change so much now..." Looking at the urban scene outside the car window, Claire couldn't help but sigh.

Holographic facilities have become popular and cheap. Sometimes, alternative drones painted in black and red with simple mechanical arms will float in the sky.

Shopping bags, small packaging boxes, and even a box of beer or drinks attached to the mechanical arms made Claire realize that this is a logistics transporter for the catering and retail industries.

However, the logistics system in the sky is only a small part of Accra's transportation network. Almost every road in the city is divided into three parts: motor vehicles, non-motor vehicles and pedestrians.

Combined with the sky trains above the streets and the subways below, it provides convenience and safety for people who choose different modes of travel, and tries to avoid collisions and even more serious traffic accidents.

But Claire believes that the NAPD drones patrolling in the sky are the root cause of the sharp decline in traffic accidents.

Because when she left the airport, she happened to see a NAPD drone intercepting and warning, and issued an electronic ticket on the spot.

It is this kind of quick-response and seemingly "unsympathetic" supervision system that makes the traffic in Accra smooth. Even if you encounter a road section with a lot of vehicles, it only adds a little queuing time.

"Are you really Chris Redfield's biological sister?"

At this time, Jill's curious inquiry broke the brief silence.

?

Claire drew her attention away from the window, looked at the other person and asked, "Yes, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." Jill shook her head lightly, "I just think your styles don't match."

"Actually, we are quite similar in personality, but he is a little more explosive than me." Claire replied with a smile.

The two chatted with each other.

As for the reason why Jill came to pick him up, it was because Chris Redfield recommended his sister, Claire, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, to the company's public relations department.

The public relations department also responded to Chris quickly, saying that Claire's graduation file met the requirements and arranged for her to work in the Accra branch with the interns of the same period. Whether she would be officially hired would depend on her comprehensive performance during the three-month internship.

The reporting time was three days later on November 13 (1996).

Because Chris was in the Zero-One Universe and could not personally lead Claire to visit Accra, he asked Jill, who was on vacation and was also a good friend and comrade-in-arms, to help.

Jill had no reason to refuse. She either stayed at home or went to the shooting range for shooting training during her vacation.

But she drove her own car. After all, as an investigator, Jill would not relax her vigilance just because Claire was a colleague's sister.

It didn't take long.

Jill drove to the Accra branch building.

After passing the security check and completing the identity information verification, the armed security guards let them go and let them enter the open-air parking lot at the side door of the building.

The two got off the car and came to the lobby with a magnificent decoration and a floor height of nearly 30 meters.

Jill was going to help Claire get her internship ID first, then get her dormitory room card, pack her luggage and sundries, and then go for a good walk in the "city that never sleeps" Accra.

However, what they didn't know was that a maglev train was going from east to west and was about to pass by the platform below the branch building.

——

The branch building is 150 meters underground and has a large-scale train transfer platform.

In the center, there are a large number of containers and equipment boxes, and the logistics personnel are operating engineering mechas or cranes for transportation.

On both sides of here, there are high-strength sealed windows and gates to isolate the maglev track from the loading and unloading platform to avoid unnecessary losses and safety accidents. After all, the speed of the maglev train is as high as 800 kilometers per hour.

Swish-——!

At this time, a black afterimage flashed by "silently".

But the logistics personnel who were busy completing today's tasks had no time to pay attention, probably because they had long been accustomed to the existence of the maglev train.

This train, which was launched from the Port of Lagos, carried nearly 10,000 tons of daily necessities to the Accra Park and the ruins base deep in the original rainforest.

In fact, between 1993 and 1996, the Atlas Engineering Department was the busiest department, without a doubt.

Other infrastructure projects aside, the magnetic levitation track built under the surface alone connected the Port of Lagos →

Port of Lomé →

Accra Branch Building →

Accra Park's underground production base →

Finally, the ruins base, with a total track length of more than 1,200 kilometers, and was successfully opened to traffic in March 1996. No department can compete with the Engineering Department, and its performance can be described as the most "dazzling".

Of course, the Engineering Department was able to dig through 1,200 kilometers in three years, which is inseparable from Hex Robotics and 3D printing technology.

The second is the Port of Lagos and the Port of Lomé.

With the increasing demand for Atlas' materials, expanding the number of ports near Accra is a necessary step.

Moreover, the cities where these two ports are located have also received "investment" from Atlas, and will follow the development process of Accra in the future.

But these are just "accessories". The original intention of the engineering department to build the maglev track is to provide more convenient transportation services for the ruins base.

So, in fact, it is the ports that support the reconstruction of the 01 and 03 universes.

And the new weapons and equipment produced in the Accra Park are also delivered to the hands of various units at the first time through this maglev track.

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…

In the biological experiment center of the ruins base, in the supervisor's office;

"Boss, in four months at most, we should be able to complete the brain programming of the motherland."

At this moment, Alexia, rarely wearing a medical white coat, but wearing a black turtleneck sweater and light-colored jeans that can highlight her proud curves, and sitting behind the desk to report seriously.

"Yeah." Sui Yang, who was sitting at the desk, responded lightly and continued to ask: "What about the temporary compound No. 5?"

"Temporary..." Alexia frowned, looking at the data and information displayed on the screen, and shook her head after a while:

"The progress is still very slow. The main problem is that once the drug is used, it will accelerate the failure of human organs and even death.

We have the experience of successfully programming the soldier boy, so we are handy in programming the motherland, but I can't give you a specific time for the temporary compound No. 5."

At the end, Alexia's tone was a little frustrated.

Indeed, when she was working on the Flower of God, the T virus and the Veronica virus at the beginning, inspiration burst out, but the randomness of the compound No. 5 made her unhappy and worried.

Recognizing that Alexia was in a low mood, Sui Yang advised: "Don't be anxious, the company does not need to rely on the compound No. 5 to make a profit, take it slowly, and you just need to take care of this project, and the specific matters will be handled by Vogbaum."

"Okay, boss." Alexia nodded.

Sui Yang understood the other party's helplessness. He came this time mainly to understand the programming progress of Homelander.

Two months ago, Soldier Boy cooperated with Sanguinius to successfully kill Homelander and brought Homelander's body to the Accra Park.

Madeline Stillwell, who lost her last hope, chose to commit suicide, and Water International collapsed completely.

The stock was suspended by the Securities and Exchange Commission, nearly half of the Vought employees were prosecuted and tried, all assets were frozen, and the US military took over all facilities and information related to Compound No. 5.

But before that, the Hunter Team successfully captured the research director of Compound No. 5, Jonah Vogelbaum.

With this guy, Alexia doesn't need to spend too much energy on Compound No. 5.

In terms of treatment, Jonah Vogelbaum is a little better than D and other personnel, and is closely monitored by armed security. In addition, the Biological Department also implanted a self-destruct chip with an equivalent of only 1 gram of TNT under the back of this guy's head.

Although 1 gram is small, it produces 4200 joules of energy release, which is enough to make Vogelbaum "brain-opening".

However, this guy is obviously not a tough guy. He started to study Compound No. 5 for Atlas with almost no resistance.

And Homelander...

To put it bluntly, it is a "giant baby", and to put it nicely, it is a "child who lacks attention and love".

Walter used Madeline Stillwell's improper temptation and control through the lack of maternal love, making the Homelander's psychology more and more distorted. Only two years after its official debut, it has indirectly or directly caused the casualties of nearly one hundred innocent people.

However, the behavior habits of the programmed Homelander will be controlled, and there is no need to worry about the possibility of madness. Instead, it is an excellent tactical weapon.

Finally, there is the [Space Gate].

The third space gate was opened on September 12, 1995, and today is November 10, 1996, which means that tomorrow, Sui Yang can open the fourth space gate.

During these 414 days, Atlas mainly focused on the "people's livelihood".

What made Sui Yang most gratified was that Robert, through a series of military actions and covert operations, not only intimidated the British and Americans on Earth Zero One, but also directly helped him establish the public image of an "action-oriented boss".

The people of Zero One were already longing for a rebuilt Europe, and after the Atlas branch's online propaganda, they were more in agreement with Atlas's philosophy and purpose, which also increased Sui Yang's spiritual power again.

Silence for a while.

Sui Yang stood up and said, "Sometimes don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"Don't worry." Alexia responded with a smile while tidying up her scattered long hair, "I won't be easily crushed."

"Yeah."

Sui Yang didn't say anything else and turned to leave the office.

The sky was shrouded in haze.

The cold wind shuttled through the deserted city, and the streets were full of abandoned vehicles and a large number of human skeletons wearing clothes from their lifetime.

And the clothes were not obviously damaged. Judging from the posture of the skeletons falling to the ground, it seemed that they had lost their lives in an instant.

And in the eastern suburbs of the city, deep in the dense forest;

Swish--!

With a short burst of golden light, a 14 x 14 meter "mercury mirror" was generated out of thin air here.