Inside the exclusive cabin of the Hymn of Courage.
Sui Bian, who put his uniform jacket on the back of the chair and rolled up the sleeves of his shirt, sat behind the desk and looked at the files compiled by Empress Bai.
The date displayed in the lower right corner of the holographic screen is 2042/07/14.
This shows that a full thirty-one days have passed since Leon and Ada arrived in Arcadia to investigate and lead out the traitors in advance.
During this period, Hymn of Courage and Shadow of the Crow, which had completed their upgrades, also arrived in Arcadia, preventing the Third and Sixth Legions from continuing to have no flagships.
The file points out that starting from January 5, 2042, as the director of the Public Security Department of Metropolis District 04, Phils Torani carried a decorative scimitar (a poisonous scimitar) with him to work.
Queen Bai used the surveillance camera on January 21 to capture Phils suspected of talking to himself.
From February to April, Fiers had frequent contacts with Sheriff's Department officials in other metropolitan areas.
On April 4, the public security departments of each district jointly launched an anti-terrorism exercise with the UNSC 203rd Infantry Division.
It was not until April 24 that Phils took the initiative to submit his resignation application, citing physical illness.
After May 12, Phils never left his home publicly, and the surveillance cameras placed throughout Area 04 never captured Phils.
However, surveillance cameras have been maliciously damaged one after another, especially the underground system in District 04.
On June 13th, Leon and Ada arrived in Arcadia and discovered Phils, which was corrupted and swollen to a height of three meters in the underground drainage channel of Area 04.
Phils' actions over the past six months have proven that the poisonous scimitar is the source of the corruption of Arcadia's top brass.
Sui Bian also concluded from this that Samael, who continued to secretly observe humans, must have understood that there was no way to start in the solar system, so he chose Arcadia, which is far away from the solar system.
Careful planning and preparations were made to sacrifice 200 million people in Arcadia as a bargaining chip, so that it could gain greater power and set foot in the real universe.
Just as the minotaur demon once said when he was exiled back to another space by Artemis, "Humans are an interesting species."
This is why Samael, who has successfully squeezed into the middle-level demon ranks after thousands of years, still clings to humans.
Human beings seem to be the best "food" for these demons.
Finished reading the file.
Sui Bian waved his left hand lightly, dispersing the holographic screen displayed on the desk. Then he lay back on the chair and turned to look at the large virtual window placed on his left hand side.
The virtual window at this moment does not have a virtual rainforest, desert or grassland scenery, but shows the real-time scene outside the ship.
The Hymn of Courage was anchored above the shallow waters of Acadia, and the real-time scene that Sui Bian saw was the urban area undergoing reconstruction.
After a month, the effects of the rebellion and demons gradually faded, and Acadia was ready to return to the tourist destination it once was.
Moreover, Umbrella also used this one-month buffer to delete and modify the memories of those who had witnessed Sui Bian releasing psychic energy and directly observed the demons and Gray Knights.
Then, UEG officials announced to the whole society that a meteorite containing parasite eggs had fallen into Arcadia.
The secret spread of alien parasites has caused hundreds of thousands of people to go crazy and attack normal humans frantically in an attempt to further expand their numbers, resulting in the most devastating incident since mankind entered the 21st century.
In the announcement, UEG also stated that through joint efforts with Umbrella, the parasite that was raging on Arcadia was solved.
After learning about this incident, humans in the solar system and various colonial galaxies came to Arcadia to help, started fundraising online, or signed up to participate in the construction.
Based on the invasion of colonists twenty years ago, and when terraforming planets with atmospheres, humans have also discovered many microorganisms, even insects and small animals.
Therefore, mass society has a relatively high degree of acceptance of events such as "alien" and "parasite".
Even if it is officially said that there are a large number of intelligent races in the Milky Way, people will not be that surprised.
As for extraterrestrial microorganisms, insects and small animals, they are actually not a big threat to humans. After all, there is the popularization of nano-treatment technology.
It's just that when people hear "parasite", they still feel disgust and fear.
About deleting and modifying memories.
Judging from Sui Bian's release of psychic powers, the number of demons and gray knights was not large, only about 400,000.
Because when people who have no ability to resist see demons, it means death or forced corruption.
However, the technical team did not delete the memories of the Arcadian people's psychic impact and witnessing the Third and Sixth Legions Astartes.
The first is that more than 200 million people have seen the "golden light" and it cannot be completely deleted or modified. The second is to prepare for the Primarch and the Astartes to completely come to light.
Active and retired soldiers of the UNSC have long been aware of the existence of the Astartes, and now only the general public is left.
After the relay station is repaired.
People in Arcadia published a large number of posts titled "Golden Light" and "Super Soldier" on the Internet, causing a huge stir and controversy in society.
UEG, UNSC and Umbrella chose to remain silent, while the red and white queens, who were well prepared, only exercised appropriate public opinion control.
And Leon, Ada, Andre, the battalion commander, as well as the mixed team and Krieger's 087th Regiment.
As the heroes who destroyed Samael's plan, the two intelligence agents Leon and Ada received bonuses and vacations in accordance with the company's system.
Sui Bian also gave Andre and the mixed team sufficient rewards and a chance to choose.
Choose to clear your memory and continue to enjoy a leisurely life, or join Umbrella and continue fighting, because they involve too many truths.
Andre and most of the veterans chose to join Umbrella, while the rest chose to return to normal life.
The Krieg 087 regiment where the battalion commander belongs was transferred to the Hymn of Courage by Sui Bian and became a member of the Dark Angel Auxiliary Army. The defense of Arcadia will be taken care of by other regiments.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! For the 087 Group, being able to station in Sui Bian's flagship is the best reward.
Finally, there is the Plague Doctor.
Sui Bian used his spiritual power to purify the entire Arcadia, except for the equipment box containing the "soup" that was seized by the battalion commander and others.
The plague doctor who arrived in Arcadia on a construction ship said as soon as he saw the soup, "This is the most difficult plague to eradicate!"
"With these experimental materials, I can finally improve the vaccine!" and other words.
In this regard, no one, including Sui Bian, will question the authenticity of what the plague doctor said.
It is the vaccine developed by the Plague Doctor that makes humans resistant to the whispers from another space.
Now that thick soup is available as a raw material, Sui Bian believes that the complete completion of the vaccine is just around the corner.
Take back your thoughts.
He moved his gaze away from the virtual window and turned to an ornate wooden box placed on the table.
Reach out and open the wooden box.
The moment the box lid was opened, light green light poured out from the gap, revealing the poisonous scimitar placed inside the box.
Sui Bian picked up the scimitar and looked carefully. He could see exquisite carvings on the blade wrapped in green light.
The length from the tip of the blade to the end of the handle is about one meter. The overall style is similar to that of Greek and Persian scimitars, and also has some shadows of the Nepalese military knife.
Observed for a moment.
"Red Queen, White Queen."
Sui Bian put the machete back into the wooden box, and suddenly asked the artificial intelligences standing around him: "How is society's response to Arcadia?"
Hear the words.
Queen Bai, who is good at controlling public opinion, immediately responded: "In discussions online and in the media, people believe that the giants who appear in Arcadia are super soldiers of the company or the UNSC.
After all, the company has been using the film, game and comic industries to instill information about super soldiers into society twenty years ago.
But the most heated point of discussion is the psychic impact you released, sir. People cannot understand this extraordinary phenomenon."
"..." The Red Queen nodded in agreement.
"Really?" Sui Bian looked at the scimitar on the table and was silent for a while, then ordered:
"Notify intelligence agents scattered everywhere to monitor the newly established religions. Once it is confirmed that these religions intend to use the Arcadia incident to deceive people, arrests will be made directly."
"Yes (good)." The two artificial intelligences responded in unison.
"By the way." Sui Bian glanced at them with his peripheral vision, and tried to ask: "If the company fully discloses the existence of the original body and the Astartes, do you think I...
Forget it, you two can continue to deal with the company's affairs."
After hearing Sui Bian speak halfway through the question, the two artificial intelligences tilted their heads to the left and right.
The originally indifferent demeanor also showed slight confusion, as if they were confused about what their boss was struggling with.
After Umbrella's many updates and upgrades, the two of them have acquired the ability to think independently, and have even begun to have emotions that are similar to human beings.
Coupled with the extremely expensive exclusive prosthetics, the two of them can also make a certain degree of micro-expressions.
But even so, there is still a huge gap between their thinking and that of humans, and they cannot help Sui Bian solve his doubts.
If Sui Bian told these two of his difficulties, he might get a very strange answer.
As for the confusing points...
What position should he be in now that the Primarch and the Astartes have come to light?
At some point, Sui Bian's plans for the future prioritized humankind as a whole.
Even his ambition for the Great Expedition is to hope that mankind can eliminate dissidents and have greater strength and a broader territory.
It's not like Sui Bian never thought of imitating another "father" in a certain hammer who likes to wear gold power armor, but in the end...
"Um..."
Sui Bian frowned and shook his head in silence.
"Shua~-!"
At this time, the sound of the metal automatic door opening allowed Sui Bian to end his brief tangle.
He looked to his right.
Then they saw Artemis, who had taken off her power armor and put on a black military uniform with her long hair loose, walking into the cabin.
And mockingly said: "Boss, I heard Queen Bai say that you want to see me if you have something to do? Do you mean... you want to give me a salary increase?"
After saying that, Artemis pretended to be expecting.
"It's not a salary increase."
Sui Bian ignored the other party's teasing. He got up and left the office chair, walked to the left side of the desk, glanced at the wooden box placed on the table, and said:
"But I'm thinking that this sword is not a weapon that can be measured by money."
"knife?"
Artemis put away her joking attitude and walked to the table. After seeing the poisonous scimitar placed in the wooden box, she instantly understood Sui Bian's intention.
She was a little shocked.
Sui Bianze continued:
"I gave your hunting bow to Sanguinius, and you lost your divine power. As a result, your brother the craftsman was unable to make you a weapon comparable to the hunting bow.
As compensation, I give it to you, hoping that with its assistance, you can kill demons more efficiently."
Listening to Sui Bian's words, Artemis stretched out her left hand, touched the cold blade with her fingertips, and felt the pure spiritual energy contained in this knife.
She remembered that this scimitar was the weapon used by the traitor Phils.
It should have been full of chaos, but now it was clean and flawless. Artemis didn't need to think too much to know that she couldn't break away from her boss.
So he asked out of curiosity: "What's its name...?"
"You won't like it, give it another one." Sui Bian chuckled.
"Well, although this sword is not as good as my bow, it is better than nothing, so I will thank the boss."
Artemis smiled with satisfaction and closed the wooden box.
"Thank you for nothing, and this knife is not given to you for free." Sui Bian waved his hand and said: "The company is going to establish a new department, and we need you and the Gray Knight to act as consultants."
"New department? About different spaces and demons?" said Artemis, holding up the wooden box.
"That's right." Sui Bian said without denying:
"In a few days, you personally go to Minos Island, select potential intelligence agent graduates, and then take them to Titan to receive training against alien spaces and demons.
Also, I think the retired major named Andre and the veterans of the former UNSC 1st Airborne Division are very good, so let them also go to Titan for training."
"What's the name of the department?" Artemis asked again.
"Department of Supervision of Different Spaces and Demons, but I prefer the nickname of this yet-to-be-established department...Demon Hunter." Sui Bian's tone became slightly more serious, and he continued:
"The goals of the Gray Knights and the six servants of God are too obvious to be investigated secretly, but specially trained intelligence agents and soldiers should be able to do the job perfectly."
"Demon hunter..." Artemis muttered to herself, then nodded and said, "Don't worry, leave it to me."
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"Comrades, please note that our ship is about to arrive at the airport of Luna Base. Please check your belongings and prepare to disembark."
Inside the cabin.
People sitting in the spacious seats are either working on laptops with ultra-thin chips or taking a nap with their eyes closed.
After hearing the radio reminder, people stopped what they were doing and began to simply pack up and wait for the ship to dock.
But a woman sitting in the last row of the cabin, on the right side, did not get up to clean up.
She quietly gazed at the cosmic scene outside the window through the sealed porthole installed on the bulkhead.
She has short blond hair and looks similar to William Birken and his wife, indicating that her true identity is Shirley Birkin.
He is also an intelligence agent affiliated with Umbrella.