From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 88 Killing each other
  Leave the ward.

Sui Yang was not in a hurry to join his entourage, but walked to the stairwell aside and overlooked the night view of Accra through the ventilation window with railings.

Without any deliberate psychic perception, Sui Yang used his vision far beyond that of ordinary people to clearly see the "living" conditions nearby.

After a day's work, some people chose to buy some beer and barbecue with their coworkers, and went to the public dining area on the beach to drink and chat. Some couples were browsing the snack street, and there was also a family of three who had just come out of the mall and walked to the parking lot talking and laughing.

Of course, in the areas where outdoor partners and bars gather, some people may get into violent physical conflicts due to verbal disputes and other reasons.

However, before the situation became serious, the drone patrolling the nearby airspace flashed red and blue lights, then lowered its altitude and hovered over the crowd where the conflict broke out to give a warning:
  "This is the NAPD, please stop the violence immediately, I repeat, please stop the violence immediately, wait patiently for the police to arrive, and do not leave in the middle, otherwise we will use non-lethal measures."

Seeing the arrival of NAPD, the unmanned patrol aircraft of the New Accra Police Department, most people regained their senses instantly.

If they choose to resist, or if they are people with criminal records and try to escape, the unmanned patrol aircraft will directly use stun guns, and then shoot rubber bullets into the legs to completely disrupt the escaping personnel's ability to move.

The drone has issued a serious warning at the beginning. If you do not comply, all consequences will be borne by the violator and the offender himself.

Then, police cars with red and blue lights flashing arrived at the scene one after another, and the incident was handed over to real police officers.

And the police officers were fully armed, wearing dark blue combat uniforms and body armor that seemed to be light but actually had level four (IV) protection.

In addition, the helmet is equipped with a monocular display screen, which can provide police officers with detailed information and assistance in real time.

These standard equipment are enough for police officers to easily respond to most emergencies.

If you look closely, you can also see the words "Alats Co." printed on the police officers' armbands and shoulder straps.

After all, the city's "rebirth" is directly related to Atlas.

Looking at the current life situation, Sui Yang couldn't help but agree with the words of his old friend Wang Zhaofeng, the director of the scientific research department.

Indeed, Accra’s new products have been used in almost every aspect, which has greatly improved the living index of residents and led to rapid economic development.

Fast public transportation system, wireless network covering the entire city, etc., and——

A more comprehensive regulatory system.

Accra’s emergency services are entirely “sponsored” by Atlas, so the police, hospitals and fire departments in Accra are a generation behind those of mainstream cities in other countries.

This has greatly increased the cost of crime in Accra. When people commit violence on the street, they will be "attended" by NAPD drones within thirty seconds.

Even well-planned crimes, such as murder and robbery, cannot conceal their whereabouts and will eventually face imprisonment and execution.

And all prisons in Accra are built, operated and maintained by Atlas.

At the same time, Atlas also established an Overseeing Agency (OA) in the city based on the company's investigation department.

The department is part of the administrative system of Accra but is relatively independent.

OA is responsible for supervising all walks of life, ranging from market price anomalies and shortfalls, or whether a company refuses to pay overtime pay, to city officials' work attitudes and property trends, etc.

Normally, OA only takes orders from Atlas's Investigations Department.

After four years of trial and practice, coupled with the gradual improvement of infrastructure, Accra's living standards have continued to rise, and it successfully ranked among the top ten in the world in the middle of this year. However, in Wang Zhaofeng's view, no city can compare with Accra, because this is where the scientific research department and various departments of the company have devoted their efforts.

"... "

Sui Yang frowned when he thought of his old friend's physical condition.

At the age of sixty-seven, in an ordinary and peaceful country, it is already an old age stage for retirement and enjoyment of life.

But once Wang Zhaofeng starts working and researching, he will fall into a state of selflessness. Unless he completely understands and thinks through the project, letting his old friend rest will be even more uncomfortable than killing him.

Although Sui Yang had repeatedly ordered Wang Zhaofeng to take a good rest as his absolute superior, the other party either refused directly or would say, "I didn't make enough money this year."

"As soon as I get home, I have to help take care of my grandson and granddaughter. Days off are more tiring than working."

"No, no, no, I'll be scratching my whole body before I study this thing thoroughly" to excuse Sui Yang's order.

He understood that Wang Zhaofeng hoped to bring the desired world closer to "now" within a limited time.

Moreover, the conversation in the ward reminded Sui Yang of the days when he was exploring the west more than a hundred years ago.

After entering the twentieth century, many familiar faces could not resist the erosion of time. "Uncle", Morgan, Marston, and Adler grew old and disappeared one after another.

"... "

Sui Yang sighed silently.

At the beginning of the 20th century, when Atlas was founded, biotechnology was almost non-existent.

At the end of the twentieth century, especially after the second space gate was opened, Atlas gradually mastered more mature cloning methods and emerging consciousness transfer technologies.

In "Avatar 2", Miles Quaritch, who was supposed to die, had his consciousness and memory copied by RDA technicians before the final battle in "Avatar 1".

Afterwards, RDA used biotechnology to "resurrection" "Quarich" in the body of the Avatar.

However, the "Quarich" after "resurrection" is just a "newborn" who inherits the original owner's thinking logic and copied memories, so this is not a resurrection in the true sense.

Atlas has also mastered the technology.

However, the data from experiments conducted by personnel such as D shows that if the clone and the original body are imprisoned in the same space, both parties will often end up killing each other.

Because both sides want to prove that "he" is real.

Sui Yang had watched such experiments conducted by the Biology Department, and could easily tell who was the original body and who was a clone.

The reason is simple, clones lack "soul".

Moreover, the phenomenon of D-level personnel and clones killing each other made Sui Yang first think of a race in "Warhammer 40k"——

Necron.

(End of this chapter)