In the conference cabin next to Hangar Bay Four.
William sits at the head seat of the U-shaped table, Andre and Mike sit on the left hand side of William in turn, and Constantine, as the 'guest', sits on the right hand side of William.
As for Shia and Nova, they stood behind their respective fathers.
"William." Andre, one of the veterans, looked at William and spoke first:
"I heard from Tina that the company is currently attracting a large number of people from the universe of <Starship Troopers> to our world, right?"
"That's right." William nodded lightly and explained quietly:
"For Umbrella now, or for the entire human race, the most scarce and difficult resource to replenish has never been minerals such as gold, titanium, or tantalum, but population.
Heavy metal minerals are almost inexhaustible at our current level of development.
But the resource of our population is unique to us humans, so this is the most difficult 'resource' to replenish."
"Well, William is right." Mike agreed.
"But..." Andre raised some objections:
"I looked at the information sent to me by Tina. I think the way to join the Umbrella notification is too simple? If you only sign Engineering Team, I always think it is a waste of resources."
"Oh?" William asked with slight interest, "How do you say it?"
"Ahem." Andre cleared his throat and explained to William:
"In fact, other recruitment channels can also be opened, such as choosing to join Umbrella Marine Corps, or the UNSC Army and Marine Corps.
Although the federal combat power in <Starship Troopers> is somewhat distasteful to me, there are definitely individuals with high quality of their own, and you can also select elites while signaling cannon fodder.
As for the conditions... you must undergo brutal training. In terms of benefits, I think it is necessary to distinguish them from the real estate benefits provided by joining Engineering Team.
But leave the details to Tina and Serena, Artificial Intelligence wants to go."
"Well, what you said makes sense." William also showed approval.
Then he added, "Not only can you join the army, but you can also add application channels such as researchers and technicians, allowing immigrants to choose the occupations they like and are good at.
Of course, these are options for joining Umbrella, UNSC and other companies can also publish advertisements for immigrants...
Eh? Yes..."
As he spoke, William seemed to have a flash of inspiration, raised his left hand, pinched his chin, and analyzed to himself:
"Serena can be made like a recruitment job, allowing immigrants to choose their own companies and planets, without asking Umbrella to provide benefits, shelter, and food.
You can even charge handling fees and advertising fees from those big companies, and you will definitely make a profit without losing money... Hmm... Not bad."
Then William looked at Andre, feeling more and more that this carefree veteran could always bring him some indescribable Good Luck or good ideas.
"Okay." William waved his hand and said, "I will let Serena refine the application channels again later."
Then he looked at Constantine and asked, "Constantine, how are your caravan preparations going?"
"The agreement, rules, and commercial laws agreed by both universes have been finalized.
The only thing left is to rely on actual operations and transactions, accumulate experience, discover loopholes, and fill those loopholes in time." Constantine said with a smile.
"Very good, you are worthy of being the patriarch of the Terra Family, haha." William praised Constantine.
"It's a small matter, helping you is also helping myself. This kind of transaction between universes will definitely make me, Terra Group, stronger.
And..." Having said this, Constantine stretched out his left hand and gestured to William:
"It's not free to do this for you. What's the promised 'reward'?"
"Oh, Nova's admission notice." William waved his hand nonchalantly and said:
"When I return to Hafa later, I'll just ask the school to send an acceptance email to her email address."
"Admission notice?" (x2)
After hearing the conversation between William and Constantine, Shia and Nova, who were standing behind their respective fathers, both looked puzzled and confused.
"Haha." At this time, Constantine also showed a kind smile, turned to look at Nova and said:
"Yes, I asked your uncle William to get you an admission notice from St. Mary's University so that you can also go to school in Hafa."
"But father..." Nova asked with some confusion, "Don't you want me to go to Stanford? Why..."
"Nova." Constantine didn't say anything more intimate in front of so many people. He just said quietly to Nova:
"You have grown up, so I will no longer educate you as harshly as before. Go and pursue the life and happiness you want."
"This..." After hearing Constantine's words, Nova finally heard what her father meant.
Then her eyes turned red, and she didn't care what others thought. She gave her father a hug and thanked her with a choked voice:
"Thank you, father."
Constantine patted Nova on the back and said comfortingly, "Okay, so many people are watching."
"Yes..." Nova stood up again and wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes with the back of her left hand.
"..." On the other hand, Shia, who was standing opposite, although her face remained well-behaved, gave people the impression of trying to restrain her anger.
Seeing this situation, William could only smile helplessly, and blessed his son in his heart:
'Bless yourself, boy.'
Slowly.
William stood up and said to everyone, "Counting the time, Fleet Zero should have returned to the earth's orbit now, so it is time for everyone to return to their respective posts."
After saying that, William smiled at the two juniors again and said, "Xia, Nova, you two have made great achievements in this conquest of <Starship Troopers>'s universe.
There are still some days before school starts. Go home with your father first and have a good rest before getting ready for school.
Your military rank will always be reserved for you, so you can continue to fight for the company after you graduate."
After hearing William's instructions, the two girls also said in unison, "Yes, uncle."
Next.
After this brief meeting, Andre led his adopted daughter back to Hafa under the escort of the ubcs personal guard.
Constantine also led Nova on the civilian Pelican with enhanced defense and returned to the manor villa in the United States.
Mike, who has no daughter, returned to First Fleet's flagship under the escort of his heavily armored bodyguards and continued to preside over Umbrella and UNSC's ground forces.
William went to the bridge to discuss with Serena about applying for a channel, and then led his family back to Hafa.