"If the Host has no further questions, this System will remain silent."
'Ah, no more.'
After finishing his conversation with the System, William no longer leaned back in his chair; instead, he stood up and straightened his clothes.
"Crack." He rotated his sore neck, picked up his leather jacket, and walked out.
He arrived at the deck corridor.
William intended to go to the bridge to retrieve Serena, instruct her on company matters, and then proceed to the ground to await the return of Athena, Sparta, and the others.
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After retrieving Serena from the central console of the bridge and putting on the corresponding earpiece, he went alone to the Phantom's hangar.
During this time, William asked indifferently, "Serena, has the Hive developed any new weapons recently?"
"Yes, Boss, the Hive has developed…"
Serena then listed various newly acquired technologies, such as the CMC Power Armor and Viking fighters.
William, after patiently listening, commanded her indifferently, "Alright, I generally understand.
Serena, notify the armories across Canada to prepare for the new equipment to enter the production line.
Also, apart from the Helljumpers, the Marine Corps needs to add a new branch, temporarily named 'Heavy Troopers.'
Heavy Troopers will also be organized into companies, selecting elites from the Marine Corps, and equipped with the latest CMC Power Armor and Gauss Rifles."
"Understood." Serena's voice came through the earpiece.
After a few seconds of silence, Serena finished processing William's requests and said, "Boss, do you need me to select the qualified Marines?"
"Hmm, I'll trouble you then." William nodded slightly.
"No trouble at all; I've already filtered out the Marines who meet the 'Heavy Trooper' requirements." Serena said, as if stifling a laugh.
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Noticing Serena's tone, William also chuckled lightly and said, "Leaving things to you is always the right choice."
As he spoke, William asked again, "Oh, and give me an update on the UN's reactions. I assume you're still monitoring them, right?"
"That's right." Serena didn't deny it.
Then, she continued in a seemingly helpless tone, "Before the battle with Kronos, most government officials and generals were just discussing how to deal with this anomaly.
But once the tide of the battle completely turned in our favor, and we achieved a victory that could only be described as miraculous, some countries began to covet our technology.
It seems they want to unite under the pretext that 'a single company cannot possess weapons that surpass those of a nation' to force us to share the electromagnetic railgun technology.
Once a common enemy disappears, humanity returns to a state of mutual suspicion and plotting.
Boss, it seems your decision not to publicly announce the existence of our intelligent AI was the most correct one."
"Heh heh." William, as if he had long anticipated this outcome, shook his head and chuckled:
"There's nothing to be done. As Disraeli said, there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests.
When the generals and politicians of various countries saw the power of the electromagnetic railgun, it was like the first detonation of a nuclear bomb.
If those guys didn't want this technology, I'd find it strange.
Never mind." William closed his eyes slightly, waving his hand casually, and said:
"Serena, we need to strike first and casually mess with the economies of those countries.
Remember, don't overdo it, or a cornered dog might just jump over the wall."
"Yes, Boss~!" Serena's tone was excited.
It seems this AI really enjoys causing trouble behind the scenes.
"Also," William opened his eyes at this point and instructed Serena, "Generals Andre and Mike summarized the secret assets left by my grandfather half a month ago. Remember to avoid them."
"Boss, please rest assured. I have already stored the detailed information of those predecessors."
"Hmm, that's good then."
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Somewhere in the trenches;
The British soldier leaned his left hand on the edge of the trench, holding his L85A1 with his right, watching Athena and Sparta 'slowly' returning from a distance.
"Tsk tsk!" He couldn't help but click his tongue in admiration to the Canadian and French soldiers beside him:
"I didn't expect Umbrella to even find gods, and even create fourteen mechs that beat up Titans. This…
This is no longer the kind of armament a company should possess, is it?"
"Hey, what's that?" The Canadian soldier waved his hand beside him, "You haven't even seen Umbrella's shipyard in Newfoundland. That's where these fourteen warships above us came from."
Only the French soldier was not on the same wavelength as the other two, his eyes fixed on Athena's chest.
With a lovesick expression, he said, "Goddess, oh Goddess, she's more beautiful than any woman I've ever seen. After the war, I'm going to try to ask her out!"
"…" (x2)
The British and Canadian soldiers looked at the French soldier's shameless expression, truly wondering where he got the courage to hit on a 'goddess' after almost wetting his pants just now.
"Thud! Thud!"
As the soldiers of the two nations looked at the French soldier with disdain, Athena and the Spartans also strode with earth-shaking steps, passing over the trench and heading towards the interior of the position.
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Soon after, the Spartans drove their divine bodies to line up in a row, uniformly kneeling on one knee, and then opened their respective cockpits.
With the assistance of the arriving ground crew and various corresponding equipment, they opened the cockpit hatches and exited.
As for Athena, the goddess did not require such complex procedures; she merely emitted a faint glow from her body and returned to human size.
She also retracted her spear and round shield, and her original white dress and armor were replaced with an all-white down outfit.
Although she was not afraid of the cold, she felt a chill from the gazes of certain soldiers.
As a god, she could have easily gouged out those soldiers' eyeballs, but she simply chose not to.
Coincidentally, William also walked out of the Pelican he was riding in, slowly approaching Athena, who had just returned to human form.
He then extended his left hand, displaying his most practiced smile, and said, "Athena, thanks to your help, we humans were able to win this war against the Titan gods."
Athena offered an awkward smile and shook William's left hand, saying, "Russell, to be honest… I completely did not anticipate this current situation, especially that Spartan named Myron…
He actually killed Kronos with brute force.
Actually, even without me, you humans, or rather, your Umbrella, could have won this war."
"No." William gently shook his head.
He first withdrew his left hand before solemnly saying to Athena, "It is precisely because of your informational assistance that we were able to prepare everything in advance.
Otherwise, we would have no idea that Kronos would emerge today.
At that time, an endless horde of Hell Beasts would have devoured the entire Earth, and even with Umbrella's strong firepower, it would be impossible to eliminate them one by one.
If that were the case, human casualties would be in the hundreds of millions.
So, no matter what, humanity must thank you, Goddess."
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