18:05.
Halifax City Troy Base in the suburbs.
A Pelican painted Fleet Zero landed on the tarmac of the base. Shortly afterwards, a convoy of ten black SUVs drove away from the base.
The suburban expressway the motorcade was traveling on was surrounded by a large number of freshwater lakes, shrubs and forests. Coupled with the afterglow of the late summer evening, the place seemed very quiet.
Halifax City has been controlled and planned by Umbrella for nearly two decades, and its scale and prosperity are far greater than before. However, Umbrella also attaches great importance to environmental protection and governance.
Although it is obviously a biomedical arms company, Halifax City is still conducting human experiments underground, but it pays special attention to protecting the environment.
The convoy drove for thirty minutes and finally arrived at the edge of Halifax City.
Just look at Halifax City now. It no longer looks as "backward" as it did before, but is getting closer to a city containing a lot of high technology.
Buildings and shopping malls use large Holographic Imaging to play various advertisements.
There are several apartment buildings that are almost as tall as the sky, and there are also a large number of Holographic Imaging on the streets. It is like an area where bars are gathered. Many sexy girls will also use images to attract customers.
The streets are filled with people rushing home from work or tourists visiting the city. From time to time, there are Umbrella Security in dark blue uniforms patrolling.
Although vehicles that follow traffic rules include various brands, such as Ford, Chevrolet, BMW, Audi, etc., these vehicles all use Hydrogen Engine.
It is also Hydrogen Engine developed by Umbrella Industries.
Hydrogen Engine is Umbrella's patent, and various car manufacturers need to pay a large amount of patent fees to Umbrella, which also reflects that Umbrella has covered all walks of life.
In addition, there are also 'streets' in the sky.
I saw a large number of anti-gravity indicator lights using Reaper Civilization technology, arranged between high-rise buildings and on streets.
The one flying according to the indicator light is the civilian Flying Boat produced by Umbrella Industries.
The appearance of these Flying Boat is similar to that of ordinary cars, but they do not have four wheels and use an extremely reduced version of the Pelican engine.
Although the Flying Boat can fly as smoothly as the Pelican or other military Transport Boat, it does not have the flexibility of the military, the speed is much worse, and it does not have the driving force to escape the constraints of gravity.
The appearance of Flying Boat is designed and labeled by various car manufacturers, but the interior is manufactured by Umbrella Industries, so Flying Boat also has a shape similar to classic cars such as Ford and Audi.
Moreover, the price of Flying Boat is high. Even the cheapest model produced by Umbrella and Ford is priced at as high as 200,000 US dollars.
Therefore, most people who buy Flying Boat do so to highlight their worth and status, and to avoid traffic jams.
On surface streets.
The moment the convoy entered the edge of the city, it was escorted by a large number of security vehicles and cleared the way, heading to the eastern suburbs of the city unimpeded.
Of course, William also owns Flying Boat, and it is a custom model made for him by Umbrella Industries.
But he is an old-school person, and he is tired of riding in Flying Boats like the Pelican. He still feels comfortable riding on land vehicles, so he lets a fleet of SUVs pick him and his family up.
Not long after, the motorcade arrived at the Russell Manor and headed to the sea-view villa located on the beach.
The motorcade parked in the open space in front of the villa. The first to open the door and get out of the car were a group of Ghost Agent in suits.
Then those who got off the bus were William, Halsey, Ivan, Rui Ge and Tiz.
Halsey held an ultra-thin foldable tablet in her hand, and while studying the content displayed on the tablet, she walked slowly towards the villa. It seemed that she had entered a feverish research state again.
As for William, he slowly came to a group of juniors and said to Ivan with a smile:
"Ivan, Rui Ge and Flos will go to college with you in the future, but before that I need to give you a task.
That is to find a place for the two of them, which shouldn't be difficult for you, Ivan?"
"No problem, father." Ivan replied without thinking.
"Yeah." William nodded lightly, then took out a transparent card that looked like a bank card from his pocket, handed it to Rui Ge who was standing not far away and said:
"There is 'some' money here, enough for you and Flos to buy the necessities of life. The password is 7776. Also, there is no need to save money."
"Boss, this..." Rui Ge took the card and said with some embarrassment, "Tiz and I will return the money to you as soon as possible."
"Haha." William shook his head and chuckled, then raised his hand and patted Rui Ge on the shoulder, saying seriously:
"You are only nineteen years old now. I will wait until you graduate from college and join a company to pay back the money. By then you will have a stable salary and you will naturally be able to pay me back.
So don't be too formal and enjoy these precious young years."
After saying that, William walked towards the villa without looking back.
Seeing William leave, a Ghost Agent who was nearby slowly approached Ivan and said respectfully, "Master, do you need a convoy to take you and the two of you to find a place to live?"
"No need, I'll just take care of them. You can continue to be responsible for the safety of the manor." Ivan said with a smile.
"Yes."
After hearing the instructions, the Ghost Agents prepared to drive their SUVs to the designated parking lot and conduct vigilance around the manor.
"Follow me." Seeing the agents driving away, Ivan also waved to Rui Ge and Tiz, and led them towards the garage next to the villa.
Inside the garage.
"Click~--."
The noise of the roller shutter at the main entrance of the garage slowly rising echoed through the huge garage.
"Oh my god..." When the roller blinds were completely raised and he saw a large number of sports cars and coupes parked in the garage, Rui Ge couldn't help but sigh.
Even though Rui Ge was once a second-generation rich man, he had never seen so many luxury cars. Moreover, as a man, the resistance to such a sports car full of layered lines may be much lower than when seeing a sexy woman.
"..." Tiz, who was beside him, also showed a slightly surprised expression.
But I'm just a little surprised. After all, the William family can have control of two worlds. It's trivial to have a garage like this.
Ivan, who was slightly sullen, didn't explain anything and just patted Rui Ge's left arm.
Then he walked towards a 'luxury car' that had no wheels, a sharp appearance, a dark paint job, and Red and White Umbrella Logo printed on it.
And said, "Man, come with me to experience the feeling of driving a car into the sky."
With that said, Ivan opened the butterfly door of the driver's seat and sat in the driver's seat.
Rui Ge, who had regained consciousness, also ran towards the 'car' and reminded Tiz: "Let's go."
"Hmm."
Then Ruige and Tiz sat in the passenger seat and back seat respectively, and Ivan also entered the password on the hollow board, successfully unlocked and started the engine of the 'car'.