The United Nations

"Sigh."

William shook his head helplessly, looking at the satellite phone.

When he used to frequent the "flower bushes" (dating scene), Andre had warned him not to overexert himself at such a young age.

And now Andre was telling him to find a partner quickly?

Were partners that easy to find?

He stopped thinking about those things and sat back down in front of Halsey, saying:

"The Spartan Program needs to be delayed by half a month. In a few days, I need to head to New York to discuss an agreement with the United Nations."

"Is that so..." Halsey nodded slightly upon hearing his explanation.

Although she was a member of the Olympus Board of Directors, she only wanted to focus on her research and didn't involve herself in other affairs.

This was why Halsey was the most mysterious director within Umbrella.

"Oh, right~" she said to William, leaning against the soft sofa cushion.

"Allocate more funds to The Hive recently. I've had some new ideas, and they might require a bit more money."

William replied without even thinking, "No problem, how much?"

He knew Halsey was planning to work on Herendine and a series of related technologies.

"Mmm~" Halsey tilted her head, looking up and thinking for a few seconds before saying, "Let's start with a billion... not enough, make it five billion~"

"Cough cough!"

Hearing that number, William was taken aback.

That was really spending a bit more money.

Five billion, spoken by Halsey as if it were fifty yuan.

Keep in mind, the total annual output of some provinces in Canada wasn't even forty billion dollars.

Taking a moment to recover, William clutched his chest and gasped, "Alright... I'll arrange it as soon as the plane lands."

"Haha~ Boss is still the best~"

"Ah, ah, just don't waste the money."

An A380, accompanied by two F-22s, returned to Troy Base from Containment Center One at high altitude.

As soon as they landed, Halsey was escorted by the USS personnel specifically protecting her back to The Hive to continue her research.

Meanwhile, William, before Andre could catch him, quickly had Hunk help him 'escape' Troy Base and head to the former seaside villa address.

However, that villa had already been remodeled by the engineering team.

The villa's upper level had been expanded, and the materials were upgraded, allowing Hunk's Alpha team and William to live together.

And about a hundred meters diagonally below the villa was a bunker and a 'subway station.'

Although William wasn't a huge fan of the heavily modified Resident Evil movies, the first one was still very classic and gave him a lot of inspiration.

Now, Halifax City had a massive underground tunnel system connecting the villa, The Hive, Troy Base, and other secret locations.

Moreover, many facilities were still under construction underground.

Of course, the 'subway' didn't operate much in normal times; only hundreds of workers and security personnel who had signed confidentiality agreements maintained its normal functions.

The massive underground complex in Halifax City was essentially William's contingency plan.

If...

Just if.

Something appeared that couldn't be contained no matter what, and Umbrella at that time didn't have the capability to go to other planets...

Then Halifax would be the last bastion for Olympus, the elite armed forces, and even humanity.

To put it nicely, William was cautious and prepared for the worst.

To put it bluntly, he was afraid of dying.

Fortunately, the rewards from the System this time included nuclear fusion technology.

And thankfully, Halsey was included in the novice gift package.

Nuclear Fusion + Halsey = Survival

After all, William clearly remembered a sentence from the System: all life, even the Earth, would be destroyed.

If he couldn't stop it, running would be his only option.

Because Halsey was absolutely capable of creating an anti-gravity system, and even a warp drive could be created.

But these things required time, so William wasn't in a hurry.

There's no use in being anxious.

After the convoy returned to the seaside villa, William, tired from the day, washed up and prepared to rest.

Date: February 1, 2007

Location: Manhattan Island, New York.

Time: 13:37

Five days have passed since the first containment, and today is the day William is scheduled to meet with the United Nations.

During this period, agents across the globe have also begun to discover various anomalous phenomena.

However, none were significant enough to warrant the deployment of UBCS; the agents' personal equipment was sufficient for containment.

(The author will post a picture of the agent's equipment in a pinned post, if it doesn't get censored, you can check it out~)

For example, the Half-Cat.

As the name suggests, it's a cat with only the front half of its body.

Yet, it exhibits normal feline behaviors, such as walking and defecating.

When the agent discovered and contained it, they were merely scratched for their rough handling.

The classification of containment object levels is as follows:

1. Safe: Safe

Those that do not cause widespread panic and are easy to contain.

Like the Half-Cat.

2. Euclid: Euclid

More difficult to contain than Safe, and capable of causing significant casualties if not controlled.

Like 049.

3. Keter: Keter

More difficult to contain than Euclid, generally possessing immense destructive power and exhibiting high hostility.

Umbrella has not yet encountered a Keter-class containment object.

(The author won't go into detail about these three levels, as it would pad the word count. If you don't understand, you can search on Baidu~)

4. Exafanistei: Exafanistei

Greek.

Meaning hell, purgatory, destruction.

As the definition of this level implies, if not contained, human civilization will be destroyed.

Umbrella has not yet encountered an Exafanistei-class containment object.

On East 44th Street, the easternmost street in Manhattan Island, New York, a convoy of twenty black SUVs is heading towards the United Nations building.

Tourists and citizens on the street, upon seeing the convoy, immediately took out their cameras to capture the moment.

Even though they didn't know who was inside the vehicles.

These twenty SUVs arrived in New York five days ago, driven by USS dispatched by Andre.

When William's private jet landed at Kennedy Airport today, it taxied directly to the airport to pick up William, Hunk, and Alpha Squad.

America had proposed providing security, but it was refused.

William and Andre still trusted their own vehicles more.

The convoy, having received clearance, successfully entered the gardens beneath the United Nations building, finally lining up like a long snake before the entrance.

"Clang-clang-" came the synchronized sound of doors opening.

Sixty USS agents in suits quickly exited their vehicles and stood guard around the perimeter.

Then, voices from hidden USS agents came through their earpieces: "All high-ground positions have been secured. Confirmed safe."

That's right.

All the surrounding tall buildings were occupied by USS snipers and observers in optical camouflage suits.

They had covertly scouted the area before the convoy even arrived.

This wasn't William being overly cautious.

Political leaders from around the world knew he would be at UN headquarters, and Umbrella's aggressive expansion could breed resentment.

Moreover, America had experienced multiple presidential assassination attempts; caution was necessary...

As the saying goes, staying alive is the most important thing.