Quietness returned to the waiting room.
William said with a slight smile, "Of course, this revenge can also be regarded as an 'exercise' for an expedition.
After all, Umbrella and the UNSC have not had large-scale live-fire exercises since they entered Interstellar Age. This expedition can also allow us to cooperate with each other more skillfully.
One day in the future, if we encounter the invasion of other civilizations and forces, commonly known as aliens, we can also have the experience of an expedition, haha."
After hearing William's half-joking speech, all the officers also laughed.
"Okay." At this time, William waved his left hand and ordered to the officers:
"Now please return to your respective troops and battleships. It is estimated that in three hours, we will conduct a collective jump to the Hozette-4 galaxy."
All the officers saluted William on the lifting platform, and then left the large hangar one after another, preparing to board the transport aircraft belonging to their respective battleships.
At this time, under the control of ground staff, the lifting platform is slowly moving.
William took off the wireless microphone clipped to his collar, handed it to Serena, who had been standing behind him, and looked at the senior generals and school officers of the UNSC.
He ordered quietly, "I, William Russell, will serve as the supreme commander of this expedition. I hope you can cooperate with my command. If necessary, you must also obey Umbrella's A-Class Employee command.
No objection."
The UNSC generals and school officials who had signed Confidentiality Agreement immediately responded, "No."
"Very good." William continued to order, "According to what we discussed before, the 27th Fleet of the UNSC Navy will stay in Solar System, and all other fleets will accompany us Umbrella to Hozette-4."
"Yes."
"Yeah." William nodded lightly.
At this time, the lifting platform had also dropped to the lowest level, and then William waved his hand and said, "You guys should disband first."
"Yes." The UNSC generals and school officers saluted William and left the lifting platform.
Immediately afterwards, William looked at Andre, Mike and other Umbrella officers and ordered:
"Containment Fleet, which General Ostrovsky belongs to, and First Fleet, which is led by Captain Carter and Lieutenant General O'Donohue, are staying at Solar System with the UNSC's 27th Fleet."
All Umbrella officers also agreed, "Yes."
"Okay, except for General Ostrovsky and Lieutenant General O'Donohue, please return to your respective battleships."
"Yes."
Soon, only William, Andre, Mike and Serena were left on the elevator platform.
When there were no other outsiders, William no longer had a straight face, but smiled at Andre:
"Andre, I have to borrow your Containment Fleet's Athena? Let her go on the expedition with us Fleet Zero? Besides, with the help of forty divine bodies from Mike First Fleet, you should be able to deal with the abnormal phenomena in Solar System."
"Haha!" Andre still smiled generously and reached out to pat William's left shoulder and said:
"Don't worry, there won't be any problems with me and Mike, the Yankee? Solar System."
"You idiot..." After hearing Andre's words, Mike just shook his head helplessly.
"Haha." William also chuckled, "Now is an extraordinary period? I asked Yelena to stay with you two for the time being.
As for that brat Ivan? It's time to take him to 'see the world'."
"Yeah." Mike, who was nearby, echoed, "When you were not at Solar System, Ivan had a good command. If you accumulate more experience, you should be able to take charge more independently."
"That's right." Andre put away his smile and nodded.
And warned, "William? Shia also wants to follow you Expeditionary Force? You have to keep an eye on her for me, otherwise it will be hard for you when she comes back."
"Don't worry." William smiled, then led Serena down the elevator, turned his back to the two veterans and waved:
"Okay, Serena and I are also ready to return to the Infinity? I will leave the dock and Solar System to you two."
After saying that, William and Serena boarded a small transport vehicle driven by ground staff and headed to the Pelican to which Fleet Zero was parked at the end of the hangar.
When they arrived at the tail of the Pelican, the two pilots had already started the engine and were cooperating with the ground crew to conduct final inspections.
Subsequently, William and Serena walked into the cabin and waited for the inspection of the Pelican to be completed.
"Boss." As soon as he sat down, Serena reported to William:
"Currently, all Astartes have been recalled to the Infinity? And the army has been rebuilt according to the army you originally preset.
According to the three Spartan Primarch genes of John, Karl and Mylon, there are a total of 1,200 Astartes who have undergone transformation surgery. They directly obey the instructions of you, the boss, and others cannot command or mobilize.
Astartes, modified according to the Robert gene, has a total of seven thousand people, responsible for the main offensive army of Astartes Unit.
The Astartes to which Kolax belongs is 1,600 strong and is responsible for guerrilla, enemy rear and reconnaissance operations."
"Yeah." William responded lightly, thought briefly, and added:
"Astartes Legion of Robert and Kolax will continue to use the titles of 'Extreme' and 'Raven Guard', while John and their Astartes should not continue to use 'Blue Team' or 'Blue'."
"Okay, boss, have you thought of a new title?" Serena asked.
"Let's call John's legion as 'Adeptus Custodes'." William said with a faint smile.
"Adeptus Custodes..." Serena repeated in a low voice, "Yes, boss, I will notify Master Chief now."
"Hmm."
The main reason why William changed the name of John and the others' 'Blue Legion' to 'Adeptus Custodes' is... Adeptus Custodes's call is more smooth, and it sounds better than Blue Legion.
After all, the blue team is no longer the original three people, but now has as many as 1,200 Astartes. It is really inappropriate to compare them to the blue team.
Another reason is that the name Adeptus Custodes also vaguely reveals some of William's 'ambitions'. After all, which company's private army would be called 'Adeptus Custodes'.
To be honest, when William first traveled to this world, he only had one thought, and that was to survive in this extremely dangerous world.
As the number of years of fighting against anomalies increases, William has changed from a person who wanted to save his life to a boss who can lead his employees to take the lead.
Even though he later had Confidentiality Agreement to 'lock' his loyalty, he never thought of using this skill to control United Nations and the governments of various countries at that time.
Entering Interstellar Immigration Era, Umbrella has also been actively cooperating with major companies and the UNSC, and has also given the UNSC many privileges.
But what's in exchange?
Two thousand people died in the 'Beacon' incident, one million people died in the 'Xenos' incident, and now hundreds of thousands of outstanding soldiers have died in the 'Civil War'.
Even a company of 120 Astartess was attacked by the mind-controlling UNSC, resulting in the death of these Astartess who were supposed to protect mankind at the hands of the "protected objects".
All these are forcing William to make all UNSC sign Confidentiality Agreement.