Umbrella, The Light of Humanity

There is absolutely no need to worry about robbery incidents in the solar system and the star field inside the territory, and the security environment is absolutely guaranteed.

However, "pirates" are rampant in the fringe star field.

Desire is produced by human nature. There is no distinction between good and evil in order to achieve a certain goal. The key is how to control it.

Among the hundreds of billions of human beings, there will always be guys who are not satisfied with the status quo, or who simply enjoy robbery, burning and killing.

Even in the face of the government's ruthless crushing and pursuit, there are still guys who are not afraid of death.

If human beings, and even individuals of all races, are kind-hearted and understand each other, then the sea of ​​souls will not become muddy.

As a field supervisor of the supervision department.

Leon's understanding of the different space far exceeds that of the uninformed general public, and also far exceeds the vast majority of employees in the company.

All he can do is to investigate, search, and hunt demons. As for how to prevent different spaces from getting involved in the real universe, it is not within the scope of Lyon's consideration.

Besides, he believes that the company and the human beings as a whole with the chairman in charge have enough confidence to deal with the alien space.

You must know that Lyon is one of the "senators" of Umbrella today, and he is also extremely convinced and admired by Sui Bian.

Without Sui Bian's personal recruitment, otherwise he, who used to be a small policeman, would not have become an agent who secretly protects human beings.

At this time. .

"Eh~...!"

Leon, who no longer thought about the past, stretched suddenly, turned over and sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the opposite bulkhead in a daze for a while before putting on his shoes.

Get up and leave the fixed bed.

He picked up his belt and waterproof shirt, fastened them, put them on, covered his gun and equipment, raised his hand to tidy up his somewhat messy hairstyle, then opened the hatch and left the dormitory.

Walk through the dimly lit hallway.

Lyon came to the edge and heard;

"Three twos! Let's see who's older than me? Huh? Get ready for a treat!"

"Wait a minute, twin ghosts, Wang Zha, the last one-on-five."

"Grass, you kid can really bear it!"

"Hahaha~!"

From the far end came the noisy playing of cards and noise.

After Leon left the corridor completely, he came to the main event hall of the living area.

The hall is not far from the Li bridge, with a spacious space and large portholes on both sides, reducing the chances of mental illness caused by the crew being in a claustrophobic space for a long time.

There is a bar and kitchen, as well as entertainment items such as pool tables and old-fashioned jukeboxes.

And at this moment.

On the sofa seat by the window on the right, there are three casually dressed burly men with cigarettes in their mouths, playing some kind of regular poker to pass the boring day of picking up goods.

See Leon coming to the event hall.

A strong man flicked ash into an empty soda can, and then greeted Leon in a loud voice with a strong Russian emphasis: "Hey! Sir, how are you sleeping?!"

"Very good." Leon replied with a smile.

"It's fine, how can I do it?" The strong man turned his head to look at the bar, and told a female crew member with wavy hair:

"Vitalieva! Have a glass of your best source of life, and you can't treat the officer badly just because you get a ride! I'll pay for the drink!"

"Good mate."

The female crew member named Vitalieva readily responded, and took out a series of high-grade alcohol such as vodka and whiskey from the wine cabinet behind her.

Then put it into the mixing glass according to different proportions, put a few ice cubes and a few drops of lemon juice, fasten the lid, and play some fancy mixing movements.

Soon, a transparent wine glass was filled with the blue "source of life".

The female sailor put the wine glass on the bar, pushed it forward, squinted and smiled at Leon who was already sitting by the bar, "Please."

At this time, the first officer also laughed loudly at Leon: "Sir! Let's cool off now, hahaha, or you will be so hot that you doubt your life when you get to Bulton!"

"Thank you for the hospitality, I will accept the kindness."

As Leon said, he raised his head and drank the "Fountain of Life" while picking up the glass. At the end, he wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his left hand, and put the glass on the bar with a normal expression.

Discovering that Leon was so generous with alcohol, the crew immediately applauded and booed;

"As expected of a senior employee of the company! Enough!"

"Vitalieva! Another glass of Goddess' favor for the officer! Mine!"

! !

Facing the "warm and hospitable" crew members who all spoke Russian accents, Leon couldn't keep calm immediately, and quickly waved his hands and refused:

"No! No need, thank you for your kindness!"

Seeing Leon's resolute attitude, the chief mate and the crew gave up and stopped teasing and booing casually.

Although they had no right to ask, the crew members who were also Umbrella employees also knew that the easy-going Leon was a member of the Armed Forces Department.

next.

Lyon chatted with the chief mate and the crew in the event hall, and by the way, got gossip about the border fortress star sector. After all, some information cannot be obtained with monitors, cameras and network screening.

But this time, it was not as smooth as usual.

The Silent Mary is a cargo ship that travels between the solar system and the border fortress star area. The recent narration by the chief mate and others is not much different from the information Leon has.

We didn't talk for long.

The scenery outside the large porthole suddenly changed from the fault space to the dark starry sky, indicating that the Silent Mary had brought them back to the real universe.

The angle of the ship was slightly adjusted, so that Leon and the others could observe their destination from tens of thousands of kilometers away——

Bulton.

This colony is located in the second orbit, with a radius of 7,000 kilometers and a volume larger than the earth. After the secondary transformation of Umbrella's planetary transformation device, it has become a planet suitable for human habitation.

The atmosphere is thick, and about 55% of the area is ocean, which can be regarded as the complete completion of "terraforming".

But unlike the "blue stars" like Harvest, Arcadia, and Reach, Poulton is more like a "forest green star".

Throwing away the ocean and large freshwater lakes, the entire planet is almost covered by a vast green rainforest, and there are intricate freshwater rivers in the rainforest.

Leon, who was sitting in the event hall, knew about Poulton through materials and intelligence, but after witnessing it with his own eyes, he still had a sense of déjà vu that combined Amazon, Southeast Asia and the African rainforest on Earth.

"Hui~!"

Looking at Bulton, the first officer sitting beside Leon couldn't help but whistled, and raised his right hand to put on Leon's shoulder, and said with a low laugh:

"Sir, I wish your mission all the best. It's hot and humid. There's no Vitalieva's source of life in Poulton to quench your thirst, haha."

"Looks like it is." Leon nodded.

"This is the bridge." The captain's voice came from the ship's radio at the right time: "Everyone is ready to unload, and Agent Kennedy is also asked to be ready to disembark."

"Yo hoo! Start working!"

Hearing the announcement, the crew got up and left the event hall one after another. Leon also joined the leaving team and went back to his dormitory to tidy up.

overboard.

The Silent Mary adjusted the angle and engine power again to avoid the formation of a black barrier and lead everyone into the atmosphere unimpeded.

Descend to a kilometer altitude.

After skimming the calm blue sea and continuing to sail for a few minutes, the Silent Mary began to slow down, and finally arrived at a star port by the sea that was specially provided for cargo ships.

The Silent Mary slowed down and entered one of the docking areas similar to a dock.

Immediately afterwards, the two sides of the docking area released lavender light, forming a vague position, replacing the previous giant mechanical arm to fix the hull.

Come to a complete stop.

The engine light at the stern of the Silent Mary weakened, and the gates on both sides of the belly cargo hold were opened, and a nearly 20-meter-wide "step" was stretched out to allow the crew to unload the cargo in the docking area.

in the cargo hold.

The crew members drove the engineering armor that looked like an SCV but was a few sizes smaller, and moved the metal cargo boxes out of the cargo hold one by one.

And Lyon, who was carrying a black travel bag, also walked out of the cargo hold through the pedals, and came to the docking area where a large number of cargo boxes and busy workers were piled up.

At the same time, he also felt the unique welcome from Poulton...

It was unbearably hot.

The moment he walked out of the cool cargo hold, he was exposed to the dazzling and venomous scorching sun. The temperature felt to be at least 40°C, and even the air began to "distort".

"call…!"

Leon, whose forehead was already dripping with sweat, raised his left hand to block the sun, took a deep breath, picked up his travel bag and walked towards the elevator in the parking area.

When he walked into the air-conditioned elevator, he finally felt much more comfortable.

But looking at the street "surrounded" by trees below the window, Leon felt a bit of regret that he didn't contact the local intelligence department directly, and sent a company vehicle or aerial vehicle to take him directly out of Starport.

But only a little bit of regret.

In view of the lack of information obtained and the fact that it looked plain on the surface, Leon chose to take a civilian cargo ship of the company and secretly arrived in Poulton to conduct his own investigation.

After unloading part of the cargo, the Silent Mary will leave the star port non-stop, and then leave Poulton to go to another colonial planet, which is convenient for Leon who took a "flying boat".

Thinking room.

The elevator reached the ground, and Lyon had to walk out of the cool, comfortable air-conditioned area and return to the sweltering environment.

The starport and the neighborhood below are suburban, with sidewalks, streets, and airways appearing empty.

Most of the ground vehicles and flying boats are cargo-type. Private cars and boats are rare, and there are no taxis that are most often taken in Lyon.

Fortunately, he had already booked an air taxi with his mobile phone.

Waited for a while on the side of the street.

A flying boat painted in black and yellow with a "rental" sign on the top deviated from the course and landed smoothly in front of Leon.

The "car door" opened automatically, and Leon sat in the co-pilot, put the travel bag under his feet and fastened his seat belt. The driver wearing sunglasses and a beard drove him away from the ground, into the star port and into the airway, across the rainforest toward Drive to the northern city.

I glanced at the "green sea" below, and then looked up at the cloudless clear sky.

Leon said with emotion: "I've heard about the temperature in Poulton, but I didn't expect it to be so stuffy here, it's unbearable."

"It's still a job. In fact, it will be fine if it rains. Is this your first time, buddy?" The driver asked back.

"Yes, on a business trip." Leon didn't deny it, and added in a tone of remorse:

"The company asked to expand the business to Pulton. If it weren't for the itinerary and expense subsidies, I would not have taken up this job."

Hearing what Leon said, the driver smiled, and began to answer the conversation:

"Understood, and buddy, you haven't caught up with the good times. Poulton has been a bit messy recently. If you had come half a month earlier, maybe you could find a guide to take you on a rainforest adventure."

"Oh? It's messy? Could it be a pirate?" Leon asked pretending to be puzzled.

"Basically, it's a virtue anyway." When he met a passenger who was willing to talk, the driver explained with nothing to hide:

"Half a month ago, a group of demented Jilahani tribe used their dilapidated warships to clamor to burn Poulton into glass."

"I know this. It's been reported on the news. Not only Poulton, but other colonies have also encountered harassment, but they should have been wiped out by our fleet long ago." Leon echoed.

"That's right, but those bastards fled to the ground. You see, buddy, our Pulton rainforest is dense, which completely provides a natural barrier for those bastards."

Having said that, the driver paused, glanced at Leon from the corner of his eye and reminded him kindly: "So it's best not to go deep into the rainforest until the army wipes them out completely."

"Well, don't worry, I really hate small things like bugs, even if the Jiralhani tribe didn't make trouble, I wouldn't go on any rainforest adventure.

correct…"

next.

Lyon asked the driver more about Poulton and various gossip with the attitude of a young man humbly asking for advice.

For example, which neighborhoods are the most chaotic, which neighborhoods gangs gather, and the driver kindly provided the specific locations of several "red lights".

During the period of Lyon's cliché.

They also followed the waterway and came to the top of a city that covers an area of ​​about 200,000 square kilometers and is also surrounded by rainforest.

There are only a dozen mega-structured apartments located in the city center, and the rest of the area are normal-height buildings, especially in the area where it meets the rainforest, most of them are two- and three-story buildings.

Sailing for a while.

The driver drove the flying boat into a low-altitude channel, and finally landed on the east side of the city, a public parking lot close to the rainforest area.

Complete the payment.

After getting off the car with the travel bag, Lyon walked out of the parking lot and walked on the streets with a lot of shops, restaurants and hotels on both sides.

Most of the people here wear short-sleeved shorts, and some people who are afraid of getting sunburned, or who are afraid of mosquito bites, dress up like Lyon.

Moreover, there are not only humans here, but also many elites wearing Hawaiian-style clothing, sun hats or sunglasses.

After fourteen years of alliance, trade, communication, and cooperation between humans and elites have become increasingly close.

Especially in the border fortress star area, the younger generation of elites have already integrated into human society, gradually "humanizing" unconsciously.