From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 20 Internet Era

Dawn.

A flash of orange appears on the horizon, indicating that today's weather will be pleasant

Not long after, the orange color became brighter and brighter, until the dazzling sunlight suddenly appeared, illuminating the blue cloudless sky and shining on a modern city——

Seattle.

As the industrial center of the northwest United States, Seattle is a leader in aerospace, computer software, biogenetics, medical equipment and other fields. Its total output value reached US$1990 billion in 4140, accounting for 7% of the total output value of the United States that year.

From the ubiquitous apartments, office buildings and neatly planned streets to various infrastructure such as water supply, gas supply and power supply systems hidden underground, Seattle is unparalleled in terms of urban construction.

Facing the warm sunshine, the fog that filled the city gradually dissipated, and traffic began to surge on the main road from the suburbs to the city.

Among the traffic flow, there was a fleet of seven black SUVs.

There were also four patrol officers driving large-displacement motorcycles to escort the convoy, allowing the convoy to move smoothly between increasingly crowded neighborhoods, and soon passed Seattle's landmark building, the Space Needle.

It's just that the sign on the tower actually has a striking red "Λ".

Patrol police can be used to clear the way, and the "Λ" logo is printed on the corner of the SUV window. In addition, the route into the city is Highway 5, which connects to Tacoma International Airport, indicating that this is Sui Yang's private convoy.

As for the destination of the convoy, it is the Atlas Headquarters Building, which is only two kilometers away from the Space Needle and 400 meters high. It is also a landmark building.

This is where Atlas was founded, and Atlas has a "harmonious" relationship with successive local officials and factions...

It should be said that the other party had to show a friendly attitude and make generous investments in infrastructure without asking for return. This has made Seattle among the best in the United States and even the world in terms of living index. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is at the top of the list.

It is in sharp contrast to New York, which has the same prosperous economy as the eastern end and is always worried about whether you will be robbed when you go out today. It is also the headquarters of Walter International.

At this time, inside the second SUV of the team.

"Okay... I understand, I will notify you." Arthur, sitting in the passenger seat, talked to the headset as if talking to himself.

Immediately afterwards, the leader of the hunter company turned his head slightly and looked towards the back seat with his peripheral vision and asked: "Boss, Mayor Haleyden Bruce requested to make an appointment at two o'clock in the afternoon on July 7th. He said that he wanted to discuss it in detail. You look……"

"What topic." Sui Yang, who was leaning on the back seat, did not raise his head, and his eyes did not leave the paper book titled "Attractive Mind" in his hand.

This book was written by Dr. Maria Montessori from Italy. It mainly talks about "what teachers do" and "the environment will change children" and other viewpoints.

As an "old man" who is nearly 150 years old, his knowledge of parenting can only be considered average, and most of it was obtained from his parents before time travel.

So I usually read this kind of books when I have nothing to do to make sure that my education about Sanguinius and Robert is not biased.

Not long ago, after the plane landed, Sui Yang arranged for a team of hunters to take the two primitives for free entertainment. Whether they went to the mall or the zoo, it was up to them to choose.

In fact, whenever he has free time, Sui Yang will personally accompany them, such as watching gun battles, action, and horror movies together. At the end of last year, he went on a business trip to the north. He also teamed up with the two of them and had a "massive" hunt with the hunters. Snow battle.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble and attention, Sanguinius would wear a special schoolbag to cover his white wings when appearing in public.

Arthur, who had no idea what Sui Yang was thinking, replied: "The other party said it was related to the Superhero Security Law, but he insisted on discussing it in detail in person."

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Hearing this, Sui Yang raised his head and closed the half-read book.

Superhero Policing…

Thanks to the assistance of Compound 5 during World War II, and some backroom deals that would never be proactively made public, the success allowed Vought to sign a bill with federal brass, the Superhero Policing Act.

Once the bill is announced, the superheroes introduced and packaged by Walt will become a law enforcement unit with much greater power than the police, or even more powerful than the police.

It stands to reason that every city or town has at least one superhero who assists the local police in fighting crime.

However, each state under the federal government has a certain or considerable degree of autonomy, which is equivalent to each state being a "country".

Therefore, the "Superhero Law and Order" is not welcomed in the western and southern United States. After all, the local municipal government signed a contract with Vought International to introduce a superhero to maintain law and order. It will cost at least 4 million US dollars to start, and there is no upper limit.

The most important thing is that the contract will have to be renewed after it expires. In terms of fees, Watt will also raise the price on the grounds that "the crime rate has a significant downward trend and our products are very effective."

At this time, most mayors and governors will have no choice but to bite the bullet and choose to "spend money" for the sake of their own futures and to avoid another "resurgence" in crime rates and some shady activities, falling into a vicious cycle. On the other hand, in the "simple folk customs" of the southern United States, superheroes are regarded as clowns without the exposure of Compound 5, and people there believe more in the weapons in their hands.

As for the western towns, due to relatively good public security and regional differences, Walter International's "selling products" is relatively slow.

But as an extremely ambitious arms dealer who wants to avoid Congress, directly intervene in the military, and even control the political arena, Walter will naturally not give up easily.

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, superhuman beings who can shape-shift or become invisible have been used more frequently for infiltration.

The simplest, but also the most successful way of infiltration is to let these superhumans sneak into the house, secretly take pictures of some officials, and then use coercion and inducement to force the officials to approve the signing of the contract.

At this stage, Vought is not yet rampant, and has never tried to touch major arms dealer cities, such as Seattle, Chicago, and Bethesda.

But the mayor of Seattle took the initiative to mention the "Superhero Policing Law" and wanted to discuss it in detail in person. Sui Yang knew that the day was coming for Walt to make his public appearance to his motherland.

A little silence.

Seeing through the car window that the convoy was about to arrive at its destination, Sui Yang raised his hand to straighten his collar and said, "I won't be available on the 15th, but I can on the 16th."

"Okay, I'll tell you right now."

Chi-.

As soon as Arthur finished speaking, there was a feeling of frustration.

The motorcade has already parked in front of the main entrance of the headquarters building.

Open the door and get off.

Guarded by Arthur and a group of hunters in black suits, Sui Yang walked to the lobby of the headquarters building.

As one of the facades of Atlas, it is paved with marble floor tiles that are so neat that they can act as mirrors. The decoration is simple and classic. The clear height of the front section is 44 meters, and it has an artistic hollow design. It also links to multiple floor.

"Boss..." At this time, Arthur asked again in confusion: "Isn't it just a launch conference for a new mobile phone with a camera and it is said that it can also have mobile Internet? As for asking you to come back from Ghana in person?"

"..." Sui Yang stopped talking.

Perhaps after realizing that he could not explain clearly to Arthur the significance of the 3G network and the Internet era started by Atlas, he casually thought of a reason and said:

"I just want to join in the fun."

"Yeah, there's nothing interesting in Africa. I'll have to buy some cigars to back up when I go back. It'll be uncomfortable if I don't chew something in my mouth." Arthur believed it.

　Everyone, the plot of Chapter 2 has been changed. The protagonist has not given birth to an heir who died in infancy. After all, the protagonist was in a turbulent period during his early development and could not stabilize and had no time to give birth to an heir.

　　After discovering his identity as an immortal, the protagonist has already built a manor, so the protagonist will try to avoid spending time with a certain female companion to avoid exposing his identity.

　　The protagonist will definitely educate the original body in the "correct" way, without affecting the subsequent reading experience.

　　As for previous claims from friends that "the protagonist's child who died in infancy was brought into "Warhammer 40k"", the author can only say that when the protagonist was having a romantic relationship, he did not know whether the female companion with whom he was getting along was pregnant, let alone whether an heir was born. He died young, and all he knew was that when the time entered the 20th century, no female companion came to him to ask him to pay his "romantic debt".

　　In short, friends can enjoy the association, hahaha.

　　The modified content is as follows:

　　longevity.

　　Yes, his appearance seems to be fixed at the age of 25.

　　It's not that he didn't have female companions, he even had many romantic affairs during his "cowboy period".

　　But as he gradually understood his special constitution, he directly chose to refuse marriage to reduce the possibility of exposure, and then there was no chance of conceiving a biological heir.

　　Fortunately, these did not cause him too much trouble. After all, Sui Yang wanted to solve the mystery and find out why he traveled here and where the voice in his head came from.

　　As for the people who knew the secret of "immortality", at first, only Arthur Morgan and a group of adopted orphans, as well as their direct descendants, were also the foundation of Atlas's mercenaries.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)