Halsey

Due to the extreme slowness of the Canadian government's case processing, it takes three to fifteen business days for approval or denial.

Therefore, William, who had just arrived in this world, had no intention of wasting any free time.

First, he had Andre, that strong man, make a reasonable plan to train his scrawny physique.

Health is the most important thing.

He woke up at six sharp, and thirty minutes after breakfast, he went for a morning run with Andre to increase his lung capacity.

Then, he headed to the gym not far from his home, training different muscle groups every day for over two hours.

For the first five days, William was miserable.

His body felt like it was falling apart in the mornings.

But for the sake of health, this pain was nothing.

If he gave up at this level, he might as well have enjoyed himself for a decade or more before disappearing with the world.

Moreover, after a week, William had adapted to this low-intensity training.

The results of twenty days of training were quite noticeable; his body was no longer as frail as before.

At the same time, William also enrolled in the school's summer courses.

He exercised in the mornings and attended classes in the afternoons.

William didn't know what kind of help the System would provide, but learning more was never a bad thing.

While he was at school, the female classmates he had previously been involved with all gravitated towards him, vying for his attention.

But William, reborn, politely declined them all.

It wasn't that he disliked them, but he knew these female university students were only sticking around because of the previous him's generosity.

Time flew by, and twenty-one days passed.

June 21, 2006, in the St. Mary's University library;

William sat at a school computer, his right index finger pressing the Enter key on the keyboard, repeatedly refreshing the webpage.

The page was the Access Nova Scotia official website; he was checking the application for a company name change.

Each refresh took several spins of the mouse cursor before displaying the progress.

After all, in this era, the internet was not as developed as it was before William's transmigration.

"Tsk!"

Seeing the progress bar after refreshing still displayed the words "Please wait," William frowned deeply.

Because today was the fifteenth business day.

Before transmigrating, he knew the North American government's work efficiency was slow.

But he didn't expect it to be this slow!

"Forget it."

William muttered softly and pressed the Enter key again.

However, before the webpage could even load this time, the System's voice sounded in his ear again:

[Detected that the host has successfully changed the nominal company to Umbrella Corporation.

Therefore, this System judges that the host has completed the mission.

Starting reward package, please wait...]

"Whoa--"

He looked at the still-white screen and couldn't help but marvel at the System's speed.

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining a key character from the science fiction game Halo series, Catherine Elizabeth Halsey.

Her implanted identity is a professor at St. Mary's University, where the host is studying.

The host can contact and converse with her at any time. This character will readily agree to the host's recruitment and will never betray the host.]

Halsey?

Hearing the words "Halo" and "Halsey," William was taken aback.

After all, he was a loyal fan of the series and the Xbox, which was why he never bought a Sony console.

Of course, the PSP, that divine artifact, was an exception.

So, William naturally knew the "power" of Dr. Halsey.

The renowned Spartan-II program in Halo was created by this genius, Dr. Halsey.

With her here.

William believed that the Super Soldier plan had a high chance of being realized.

Immediately after, the System continued:

[This System will assist the host in expanding the company's scale, recruiting private forces, and producing unique private technology, etc.]

Since supernatural phenomena will inevitably attract the attention of governments worldwide, this System suggests the Host cooperate with them.

Or...

Through cultural output, economic control, and military suppression, force world governments to assist the Host's actions.

The Host also needs to conceal the existence of supernatural phenomena and entities from ordinary humans as much as possible.

Unlocking permissions, please wait...

System Funds: $5 Billion.

Troop Recruitment Permissions Activated:

1. Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service (U.B.C.S.)

2. Umbrella Security Service (U.S.S.)

The Host needs to use System Funds to improve company employees and expand the company's scale.

Employees can be divided into ordinary and high-level tiers, and the Host can personally define the specific levels.

Ordinary employees will handle surface-level work, such as normal office duties, construction, and production.

High-level employees are responsible for the following:

Recruiting Umbrella Corporation's two special reaction forces.

Manufacturing new weaponry to provide support for the Host's troops.

Researching how to contain and control abnormal life forms or phenomena.

Constructing secret containment, experimental, and training facilities.

And so on.

Missions:

Recruit personnel with a loyalty rating above 50 and combat power above 50 to join the UBCS.

Recruit personnel with a loyalty rating above 60 and combat power above 60 to join the USS.

Target Numbers:

UBCS: 100

USS: 20

Mission Rewards:

1. The Host will receive the Assimilation skill.

2. Four draws from the Resident Evil game series.

3. System Funds will be increased to $50 Billion.

Items to Note:

1. Loyalty has a maximum value of 100.

2. Combat power is a comprehensive evaluation including shooting, hand-to-hand combat, reaction speed, and physical fitness.

The average combat power of an untrained ordinary adult male is 30.

There is no upper limit.

3. The Host can use $50,000 of the funds monthly. As the Host's permissions increase, the available funds will also increase.

4. Abnormal things or phenomena in this world have been detected and will begin to appear sequentially after 180 days.

This System suggests the Host complete the task of assembling a private army as soon as possible.

Listening to the System's emotionless words, his expression gradually turned grim.

As the words fell, William immediately asked:

"System, where did this funding come from?

From my studies, I know the total broad money supply in USD is only 6.8 trillion.

If $5 billion appears out of nowhere, won't Canada and the United States discover it?"

[Responding to Host, System Funds are all derived from the real world.

For example, if your account is short by one cent or one dollar, would you care?]

"Uh... I would."

'You continue.'

[This System extracts wealth from the global population proportionally, with the total amount remaining unchanged.

During the recent conversation, this System has transferred five billion US dollars to the Host's bank account.

This System has also granted the Host the highest level of bank authority.

You may freely exchange Canadian dollars for US dollars and conduct US dollar transactions within Canada.

As reasonable transfer records have been established, it will be considered a hidden inheritance left by the Host's grandfather, Sears Russell.

The bank and government will have no suspicions, so please use it with confidence.]