The first-class cabin area of the A380 had already been renovated.
An Empress-sized Simmons bed, fixed sofas, a dining table, a bar, and so on.
Hunk's Alpha Squad was in the business-class cabin behind it.
As a boss with money to spare, William naturally wouldn't mistreat the USS personnel protecting his safety.
The business- and economy-class cabins had likewise been thoroughly renovated, with single beds, sofas, built-in televisions connected to DVD players, and more.
As for Alpha Unit's main equipment, it was all stored in the cargo hold, though quite a few firearms had been left in the cabin for emergencies.
A380 first-class cabin;
William sat on a single sofa near the window. Ignoring the sweets and fine wine in front of him, he gazed at the clouds outside.
Halsey sat on a more spacious sofa, recording something on her laptop.
049 had probably given the female genius even more inspiration.
At that moment, William wasn't simply watching the sea of clouds. He was carefully listening to the system.
[The host has been observing SCP-049 at close range and has successfully completed the first containment. Exchanging reward. Please wait... Congratulations, host. You have obtained two chances to draw items or characters from the Halo series. Would you like to draw?]
Whoa!
Hearing the system, William, who had been drowsy moments earlier, instantly sobered up.
He abandoned his lazy posture and instead planted both elbows on the table before him, clasping his hands beneath his chin.
"Ahem!" He cleared his throat and prepared himself.
Only then did he shout inwardly at the system: Draw!
[Received. Conducting the first draw. Please wait...]
"Whew... ha..." William's breathing unconsciously grew heavier.
He was nervous.
Because...
Characters! Characters!
If he drew John 117, he would make an absolute killing.
With Master Chief's absurd luck and strength, he ought to be able to help the company contain the vast majority of anomalous phenomena.
[Congratulations, host. You have obtained a mech appearing in Halo Legends. The complete design schematics for the Herendine/Yggdrasil-1 prototype armor defense system. Implanting into Catherine Elizabeth Halsey's memories... Implantation complete.]
This... William was a little disappointed.
After all, the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment.
Still, obtaining the Herendine Mech was enough to make him happy for several months.
That anime, Halo Legends.
William had watched it countless times when he was in high school, so of course he knew about the Herendine, that "cheat" mech.
The Spartan-II program was equipped with Mjolnir Armor, which greatly enhanced the Spartans' strength, endurance, agility, and reaction speed.
The later and most famous Mark V even possessed an Energy Shield, turning every Spartan-II warrior into a perfect killing machine.
Unfortunately...
Ordinary soldiers couldn't wear Mjolnir Armor. The best outcome they could hope for was being left completely disabled.
Therefore, the Naval Intelligence Bureau (ONI) in the anime developed this Herendine Mech on Argolas.
The planet was later invaded, which was also the story told in Episode Six of the anime.
According to the Cole Protocol in the game's universe, this Herendine Mech had to be destroyed.
However, the Marine Corps sergeant assigned to carry out the mission put on the Herendine Mech to cover his subordinates and the civilians as they evacuated, confronting the entire Covenant force alone.
He successfully bought enough time for the shuttle to escape and heavily damaged the Covenant assault force.
In the end, with no reinforcements coming, he suffered a full-scale assault. The mech's Energy Shield was destroyed, and the sergeant's left arm was severed.
After confirming that the civilians and friendly forces had evacuated safely, the sergeant detonated the Herendine's built-in Miniature Fusion Reactor, taking the Covenant forces with him.
It could be said that obtaining the Herendine meant Umbrella had gained far more than just a "humanoid Gundam."
Most importantly, Halsey could now develop not only fusion technology but even Energy Shield technology.
That was technology five hundred years beyond humanity's current level.
It also gave them a nuclear deterrence capability.
But the Herendine's only drawback was its excessive cost—several times that of the Mjolnir.
Several Aegis-class destroyers...
[The host has one Halo series draw remaining. Would you like to draw?]
After recovering from the conflicting emotions of disappointment and joy, William said flatly, "Ah, go ahead."
[Received. Conducting the second draw. Please wait... Congratulations, host. You have obtained the protagonist of the Halo game series, Master Chief. Selecting one of the fourteen children the host requested to be kidnapped... Modification in progress... Modification complete.]
"WTF... WTF..."
After hearing the system, William involuntarily repeated a certain comedian's catchphrase.
He simply couldn't hold it back!
He had already given up on trying to manipulate fate and had made the draw casually...
Who would have thought he would get a "gold" result?
Damn!
What the hell...
Fortunately, Halsey was overflowing with inspiration and didn't notice her boss having a fit nearby.
Taking advantage of William's shock, the system continued speaking into his ear:
[The modified child's name is John Campe. He has the same given name as the game's Master Chief, but a different surname. Age: 11 Combat Power: 17 Special Trait: None.]
Huh?
William lowered his chin, rubbed his temples, leaned back against the sofa, and asked:
What is going on?
[In response to the host, after John Campe is modified into a Spartan Warrior by Dr. Halsey of this world, he will reach peak statistics. John Campe's peak statistics are as follows; Combat Power: xxx Special Trait: Good Luck. He possesses extraordinary luck. Even in a situation certain to end in death, there will be a way out. When facing an extreme situation, he will increase the combat power of nearby allies by twenty to thirty points and increase his own combat power by twenty percent. Note: xxx represents an unknown upper limit, and is at least four hundred.]
Holy shit!
Even William, who possessed excellent self-restraint, couldn't help uttering that classic Chinese exclamation.
xxx?
That meant 999 was also possible.
The only thing that made William itch with impatience was that John was only eleven years old.
Still, it was better than having nothing.
At that moment, the system continued:
[Please take note of what follows. As anomalous phenomena begin appearing around the world one after another, agents will also report to the host's company in turn. Only when this system detects phenomena with high lethality capable of causing massive civilian casualties will it notify the host and issue containment missions and rewards. After all, there is no need to mobilize troops and make a mountain out of a molehill for certain anomalous phenomena that agents can contain on their own. And you don't want this system disturbing you nonstop, twenty-four hours a day, do you?]
Hmm, that makes sense.
William nodded, deeply agreeing inwardly.
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