Phobos, which is irregular in shape and about 20 kilometers in diameter, like an oversized potato, is in an orbit 70 kilometers above the surface of Mars.
One side of Phobos is covered with man-made facilities, including four 300mm-caliber plasma cannons, a large number of pulse close-in defense cannons, and a giant gas valve with a diameter of 200 meters and a "thin film" that emits blue light.
Through the film, you can even vaguely see various facilities inside, as well as staff wearing protective clothing. A large number of transport boats with eye-catching red and white umbrella logos enter and exit Phobos through air valves.
In addition to the official name of Phobos, people also call it "Phobos", but since it was transformed into an orbital base space station by Umbrella Engineering Department, the company prefers to call it "Krieg"
Krieg)".
In the channel at this time, there was a Yugull II transport aircraft painted black and belonging to the Umbrella Armed Forces, parked outside the air valve.
After receiving the entry permission, the pilot continued to fly the transport aircraft into the Krieger, landed in the designated area, and lowered the tail hatch.
Immediately afterwards, Leon led Shirley out of the cabin and walked deeper into Krieger.
While walking, Shirley observed the port at the gas valve.
She saw a transport boat belonging to the company unloading a large number of containers. Most of them were daily necessities, but a few were marked with "" biochemical signs.
She couldn't help but think about the nature of the force stationed in this orbital base.
Leaving the port, Leon led Shirley through the passage inside Krieg and explained to her:
"As an intelligence agent, you need to know how many armed security guards are around the area under your jurisdiction and the mobile task forces that are best at dealing with anomalies."
At the beginning, the scope of human activities was limited to the earth. When intelligence agents discovered anomalies and called for support, the MTFs who had been sailing in low-Earth orbit with the fleet for a long time would provide immediate support.
Times are different now. As the scope of human activities spreads to the entire solar system, the above steps are no longer applicable.
Therefore, a corresponding number of MTFs will be stationed in each colony.
"Well, by the way..." Shirley asked curiously: "Sir, what about the Astartes?"
Even as the daughter of William Birkin, her knowledge of the Astartes, like most internal employees, was very little.
To her and most employees, the most mysterious and powerful of the company's armed forces are the Astartes.
As for the ghost agents?
The files of the members of this unit have been erased, and few people know about their existence.
"Them?" Leon was stunned when he heard the question, and then smiled:
"If they respond to your support, it means that the level of the anomaly is at least Hera (Level 3). Before they arrive, you need to consider how to survive, so don't expect them to come.
support."
"So that's it..." Shirley suddenly realized.
During the conversation, the two came to a gate.
Leon took out his employee ID card, inserted it into the terminal on the right side of the gate to read it, and entered his personal password.
When the gate slowly opened, Leon took back his employee ID and led Shirley to continue moving forward.
Walking into the passage at the other end of the gate, Shirley saw the MTFs wearing only black short-sleeved shorts and lying on multi-functional chairs through the frosted glass windows on both sides, seeming to be meditating with their eyes closed.
The condensation of frost showed that the indoor temperature was below freezing, but this group of young, handsome and beautiful MTFs had no reaction at all.
In sharp contrast to the technicians wearing white jumpsuits, checking the status and ensuring that the equipment is operating normally.
Shirley instantly understood why a container marked "" was delivered here.
Leon walked to a glass window, looked at an MTF being inspected by technicians, and explained to Shirley beside him:
"They are one of the company's elite task forces, Krieg. They are best at fighting anomalies that can affect our human emotions and thinking, because Krieg has almost no emotions, is not afraid of pain, and is not afraid of death."
"Krieg..." Shirley said to herself, looking at the expressionless Kriegs.
Krieg, dubbed the "Death Corps" by Sui Bian, was actually a branch of the Living Dead Task Force.
The organization of the living dead has not been cancelled, but the scale is still maintained as one company, and they are stationed at the Luna Base on the moon for a long time.
Krieg is the "mass production" of the living dead.
Umbrella's biological embryo technology, combined with the living dead's warrior reconstruction technology, can create a "mature" Krieg within sixteen months.
The "cost" is far lower than that of the living dead relying on cloning technology.
However, according to various data and indicators, Krieger is not as perverted as the living dead. After all, the living dead will only lose their combat capabilities when their heads are completely blown to pieces and their bodies are completely dismembered.
However, the relatively low "cost" allows Krieg to have a numerical advantage that the living dead do not have. It is currently Umbrella's regiment-level task force, with a number of more than 3,000 people, and it is still rising steadily.
"They are the backing of you and other Mars intelligence agents." After Leon said this, he turned and walked out, and smiled at Shirley:
"Okay, after I've familiarized you with Krieg Base, and then I've familiarized you with Deimos, I can continue to enjoy my vacation. You know, I'm working overtime for free."
"Yes, sir." Shirley quickly followed.
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Soon after, the two returned to the port and boarded the long-awaited Yugull II transport plane.
The next pilot took the two men out of the port and headed to Deimos according to the shipping route.
After less than two hours of sailing, the "satellite" with a diameter of more than ten kilometers appeared in the field of vision of the two pilots.
Deimos, which was once "passed by" by the predator fleet, no longer has its original appearance, and its appearance is almost covered by man-made buildings and gas valves.
There are also five light frigates that look like a Goshawk class but have an overall length of no more than 600 meters. They are moored in the external dock one after another.
Deimos has been transformed into a fortress dock by UEG.
The civilian side is responsible for the reception and maintenance of engineering ships that carry out mining operations in the asteroid belt, while the military side is like a "fortress" where a UNSC fleet is stationed for a long time and is an important part of the defense line within the solar system.
After all, both the UNSC and the UEG secretly belong to Umbrella, so the UNSC has naturally become the backbone of humanity as a whole.
The Fishing Gull II, which was approaching one of the small air valves according to the flight path, took the initiative to reduce its speed because when the pilot tried to contact the Deimos tower, he did not receive a reply from the tower.
There were also harsh and noisy sounds coming from the communication, which seemed like human cries, mixed with intermittent calls for help and intensive gunshots.
Then, the pilot called Leon into the cockpit.
After listening to all the noise coming from the communication, and then looking at Deimos outside the window, Leon said solemnly:
"It seems that the holiday is really going to end early."