In the solar system and the inner star areas of the territory, there is no need to worry about robbery incidents, and the public security environment is absolutely guaranteed.
There are "pirates" raging in the edge star field.
Desire is generated by human nature, the desire to achieve a certain goal. There is no distinction between good and evil. The key is how to control it.
Among hundreds of billions of human beings, there will always be those who are not satisfied with the status quo, or who simply enjoy robbing, burning and killing.
Even though they face ruthless suppression and pursuit by the authorities, there are still guys who are not afraid of death.
If human beings, and even individuals of all races, are kind in their hearts and understand each other, then the sea of souls will not become turbid.
As a field supervisor of the supervision department.
Leon's understanding of different dimensions far exceeds that of the uninformed public and the vast majority of employees in the company.
All he can do is investigate, search, and hunt demons. As for how to curb the alien space from entering the real universe, it is beyond Leon's consideration.
Moreover, he believed that the company and humanity as a whole with the chairman in charge would have enough confidence to deal with the alien space.
You must know that Leon is one of the "veterans" of Umbrella now, and he is also extremely convinced and respectful of Sui Bian.
Without Sui Bian's personal recruitment, how could he, who was once a small police officer, have become an agent secretly protecting mankind.
At this time...
"Uh~...!"
Leon, who no longer thought about the past, stretched out suddenly, turned over and sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the bulkhead opposite for a while before putting on his shoes.
Get up and leave the fixed bed.
He picked up his trousers and waterproof shirt, tied them, put them on, covered his gun and equipment, raised his hands to straighten his messy hair, then opened the cabin door and left the cabin.
Walking through the dim corridor.
When Lyon came to the edge of the end, he heard;
"Three two! Let's see who is older than me? Huh? Get ready for a treat!"
"Wait a minute, double ghost, Wang Zha, the last one versus five."
"Fuck, you kid is really tolerant!"
"Hahaha~!"
There was a noisy playing of cards and commotion from the other end.
After Leon completely left the corridor, he came to the main activity hall of the living area.
The lobby is not far from the inner bridge and has a spacious space with large portholes on both sides to reduce the chance of the crew being in a claustrophobic space that may cause mental illness.
There is a bar and kitchen, as well as entertainment items such as a pool table and an old-fashioned jukebox.
And at this moment.
On the sofa seat next to the window on the right, there are three burly sailors smoking cigarettes and dressed casually, playing some kind of regular poker to entertain the boring days of hauling goods.
See Leon coming to the event hall.
A strong man put cigarette ashes into an empty can, and then greeted Leon with a strong Russian emphasis and a loud voice: "Hey! Sir, how did you sleep?!"
"Very good." Leon replied with a smile.
"It's fine. How about that?" The strong man turned to look at the bar and ordered a female crew member with wavy hair:
"Vitalieva! Have a drink of your best source of life. You can't treat your commander badly just because you're on a free ship! The money for the drink is mine!"
"Okay first mate."
The female crew member named Vitalieva happily responded and took out a series of strong liquors such as vodka and whiskey from the liquor cabinet behind her.
Then put it into a mixing glass according to different proportions, add a few ice cubes and a few drops of lemon juice, fasten the lid, and do some fancy mixing moves.
Soon, a transparent wine glass was filled with cyan "source of life".
The female crew member put the wine glass on the bar, pushed it forward, and said with a squinted smile to Leon, who was already sitting at the bar, "Please."
At this time, the first mate also laughed loudly at Leon: "Sir! Let's cool down now, hahaha, otherwise when you get to Pulton, you will be so hot that you will doubt your life!"
"Thank you for the hospitality. I will accept your kindness."
Leon said, picked up the wine glass, raised his head and drank the "source of life" in one gulp. At the end, he wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his left hand and placed the wine glass on the bar with a normal expression.
Finding that Leon was drinking so freely, all the crew members immediately applauded and booed;
"As expected of a senior employee of the company! Enough!"
"Vitalieva! Give me another glass of Goddess' Blessing, sir! It's mine!"
!!
Facing the "warm and hospitable" crew members, all of whom had Russian accents, Leon was unable to remain calm and quickly waved his hand and refused:
"No! No need, thank you all for your kindness!"
Seeing Leon's resolute attitude, the first mate and the crew gave up and stopped teasing and teasing at will.
Although they had no right to ask, this group of crew members, who were all Umbrella employees, also knew that the easy-going Leon was from the Ministry of Armed Forces. It was okay to joke a little, but they did not dare to overdo it.
Next.
Leon chatted with the first mate and crew members in the activity hall, and obtained gossip about the Border Fortress sector. After all, some information cannot be obtained using monitors, cameras and network screening.
But this time, it was not as smooth as usual.
The Silent Mary is a cargo ship that specializes in traveling between the solar system and the Border Fortress sector. The recent descriptions given by the first mate and others are not significantly different from the information in Leon's hands.
We didn't chat for long.
The scenery outside the large porthole window 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 hull slightly adjusted its angle, allowing Leon and the others to observe the destination of their trip in space tens of thousands of kilometers away——
Pulton.
This colony, located in the second orbit, with a radius of 7,000 kilometers and a volume larger than the Earth, has been transformed by Umbrella's planetary terraforming device twice and has become a planet suitable for human habitation.
The atmosphere is thick, and about 55% of the area is ocean, which is considered to have completely completed the "terraforming".
But unlike Harvest, Arcadia and Reach, which are "blue stars", Pulton is more like a "green star".
Leaving aside the oceans and large freshwater lakes, the entire planet is almost covered by vast green rainforests, and there are intricate freshwater rivers in the rainforests.
Leon, who was sitting in the event hall, knew about Pulton through documents and intelligence, but seeing it with his own eyes still gave him a sense of déjà vu that combined the Amazon, Southeast Asia, and the African rainforest on earth.
"Hui~!"
Looking at Pulton, the first mate sitting next to Lyon couldn't help but whistled, raised his right hand and put it on Lyon's shoulder, laughing softly:
"Sir, I wish your mission goes well. It's a mixed bag and it's sweltering. There is no Vitalyeva's source of life in Pulton to help you cool down and quench your thirst, haha."
"It seems so." Leon nodded.
"This is the bridge." The captain's voice came out from the ship's broadcast at the right time: "Everyone is ready to unload the cargo. Also, Agent Kennedy, please be ready to disembark."
"Yohoo! Work has started!"
After hearing the announcement, the crew members stood up and left the activity hall one after another. Leon also joined the leaving team and returned to his cabin to tidy up.
Overboard.
Silent Mary once again adjusted its angle and engine power to avoid the formation of a black barrier and lead everyone into the atmosphere unobstructed.
Descended to an altitude of 1,000 meters.
After passing through 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 on the seaside specially designed to provide convenience for cargo ships.
The Silent Mary slowed down and entered one of the docking areas similar to a dock.
Immediately afterwards, lavender light was released from both sides of the docking area, forming a vague position, replacing the previous giant mechanical arms responsible for fixing the hull.
Stop completely.
The engine light at the stern of the Silent Mary weakened, the gates on both sides of the belly cargo hold were opened, and a nearly twenty-meter-wide "pedal" was extended to allow the crew to unload cargo into the docking area.
In the cargo hold.
The crew drove the engineering outer 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.
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 Pulton...
The heat is unbearable.
The moment he stepped out of the cool cargo hold, he was exposed to the dazzling and scorching sun. The body temperature was at least above 40 degrees Celsius, and even the air began to "distort."
"call…!"
Leon, whose forehead had begun to 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 docking area.
When he stepped into the air-conditioned elevator, he finally felt much more comfortable.
But looking out the window at the street "surrounded" by trees below, Leon felt a little regretful for not contacting the local intelligence department directly and sending a company vehicle or air vehicle to take him directly out of the star port.
But there is just a hint of regret.
In view of the insufficient intelligence obtained and the fact that it seemed unremarkable on the surface, Lyon chose to board one of the company's civilian cargo ships and secretly arrived in Pulton to conduct an independent investigation.
After the Silent Mary unloaded part of its cargo, it would leave the starport without stopping, and then leave Pulton for another colonial planet. This would be more convenient for Lyon, who was taking a "free ship".
Thinking room.
The elevator reached the ground, forcing Lyon to step out of the cool and comfortable air-conditioned area and return to the sweltering environment.
The star port and the neighborhood below are both suburban, and the sidewalks, streets, and airways appear very empty.
Most of the ground vehicles and airships are cargo types. Private cars and boats are rare, and there are no taxis, which are the most frequently used in Lyon.
Fortunately, he had already booked an air taxi on his mobile phone.
Waited on the street for a while.
An airship painted in black and yellow checks with a "For Rent" sign on the top deviated from the channel and landed smoothly in front of Leon.
The "car door" opened automatically. Leon got into the passenger seat, put his travel bag under his feet and fastened his seat belt. The driver, who wore sunglasses and a beard, took him away from the ground, into the star port and into the airway, across the rainforest towards the direction.
Driving to the northern city.
I glanced at the "sea of green" below, and then looked up at the clear, cloudless sky.
Leon said with emotion: "I have heard about the temperature in Pulton, but I didn't expect it to be so stuffy and unbearable here."
"It's okay to make do. In fact, it would be better if it rains. Dude, is this your first time here?" the driver asked.
"Yes, on a business trip." Leon did not deny it, but added in a complaining tone:
"The company asked to expand its business to Pulton. If it weren't for the itinerary and expense allowance, I wouldn't have taken this job."
Hearing what Leon said, the driver smiled and began to answer:
"I understand, and buddy, you're not at a good time this time. There's been some chaos in Pulton recently. If you had come half a month earlier, you might have been able to find a tour guide to take you on a rainforest adventure."
"Oh? There's some chaos? Are they pirates?" Leon asked pretending to be confused.
"More or less, it's all a virtue anyway." When he met a passenger who was willing to talk, the driver had nothing to hide and explained:
"Half a month ago, a bunch of crazy Jiralhanae clan, using their tattered warships, actually clamored to burn Pulton into glass."
"I know this. It was reported in the news. Not only Pulton, but other colonies also encountered harassment, but they should have been destroyed by our fleet long ago." Lyon agreed.
"That's right, but those bastards escaped to the ground. You see, buddy, our dense rainforest in Pulton provides a natural barrier for those bastards."
At this point, the driver paused, glanced at Lyon from the corner of his eye and gave a kind reminder: "So it's best not to go deep into the rainforest until the army completely annihilates them."
"Well, don't worry, I hate little things like bugs very much. Even if the Jiralhanae don't cause trouble, I won't come to the rainforest to explore.
correct…"
Next.
Lyon, with the attitude of a young man asking for advice humbly, asked the driver for more information about Pulton and various gossips.
For example, which neighborhoods are the most chaotic and where gangs gather, the driver also kindly provided the specific locations of several "red lights."
During this period of time when Lyon was talking.
They also followed the waterway and came to a city that covered an area of approximately 200,000 square kilometers and was also surrounded by rainforest.
There are only a dozen giant apartments located in the city center, and the rest of the area is full of normal-height buildings, especially in the area where it meets the rainforest, where most of the buildings are two or three-story houses.
Sailing for a while.
The driver drove the airship into a low-altitude channel, and finally landed at a public parking lot on the east side of the city, close to the rainforest area.
Complete payment.
After getting off the car with his travel bag, Lyon walked out of the parking lot and walked along the streets with a large number of shops, restaurants and hotels on both sides.
Most people here wear short-sleeved shorts, and some people who are afraid of getting sunburned or bitten by mosquitoes 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, exchanges, cooperation and other aspects between humans and elites have become increasingly close.
Especially in the Border Fortress Sector, the younger generation of elites have integrated into human society and are gradually becoming "humanized" unknowingly.