The Hive

"Lord Russell left it to you?!"

Andre instantly lost his ability to judge and immediately stopped doubting, saying, "Okay! Since it's Lord Russell, I won't ask any more questions."

"Mm."

William knew the best way to deal with Andre was to bring up his grandfather.

Afterward, he reminded Andre, "Andre, money is not an issue. You must hire the best lawyers and get the military contractor's business license as soon as possible.

This way, I can have my own private army."

"Don't worry, kid. Don't you trust me yet!"

Andre laughed heartily, took out his phone, and left the office, preparing to rely on his accumulated connections to solve the problem William mentioned.

Afterward, only Halsey and William were left in the office.

Halsey sat on the sofa as if she were at home, leaning against the soft backrest, and looked at William, smiling as she asked, "Boss, is it time for my research next?"

"That's right." William sat on the other end of the sofa and handed Halsey a stack of documents from the file bag, saying, "I've checked the shopping list for the biological laboratory. See if anything is missing."

"Okay."

Halsey took the documents and read them at lightning speed, muttering something under her breath.

Her voice was very low, so William didn't pay much attention.

Half a minute later, Halsey tossed the stack of documents aside and said, "Hmm, it's mostly there. If there are any omissions, you wouldn't understand even if I told you."

"Uh…" William's lips twitched slightly. He paused for a moment before continuing, "There aren't many private hospitals in Halifax City. The largest is Dixon Hospital next to the city center park.

Go and contact them with your identity and try to buy that hospital. Money is not an issue."

"Oh?" Halsey placed the tip of her left index finger on her lips and narrowed her eyes, saying, "Is it to avoid suspicion?"

"This… yes." William nodded.

He used to think chatting with intelligent people was easy, but now he felt that such people were a bit terrifying.

Being prescient and seeing through everything, not a naive fool as she appeared on the surface.

This was William's assessment of Halsey.

At this moment…

Halsey propped herself up with her hands on the sofa, moved closer to William, and asked in a cold tone, "So, Boss, to create super-soldiers like Sparta, what is your bottom line?"

"Bottom line?" William faltered.

"That's right," Halsey said sternly. "When you mentioned super-soldiers in the car, the general plan and steps were already laid out in my mind."

As she spoke, Halsey sat up straight again, clenched her left fist, and then extended her index finger, saying, "The first point is to select children with the most excellent genes among humans, not exceeding fourteen years of age.

(She extended her middle finger)

The second point is to perform comprehensive modification surgery on the selected individuals, from the skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems."

Having said that, Halsey lowered her hand and stared intently into William's eyes, saying, "Even without specific experiments and research, I believe the mortality rate for the second point will exceed fifty percent.

That's why I'm asking, what is your bottom line?"

"Hah." William chuckled softly. "My bottom line is…

No matter what, we must create Sparta. Are you satisfied with this answer?"

Upon hearing this, Halsey instantly reverted to her harmless smile and said, "So, you have no bottom line~"

"You could say that," William did not deny it.

No matter what, he had to support Halsey in completing the Spartan Program.

To put it grandly, the Spartan warriors could secretly protect all of humanity, even the safety of the Earth.

To put it selfishly, Sparta could save his life.

"Wonderful~"

Halsey sat on the sofa, kicking her snow-white legs as if excited, and said with narrowed eyes, "I thought I'd never be able to research freely in this lifetime. For this alone, you are my boss! Mr. William."

"Uh…" William rubbed his temples, closed his eyes, and said helplessly, "It's William Russell, Russell…"

"Okay, Boss William~" Halsey still didn't change her address.

"Forget it." William gave up on trying to communicate normally with such a non-human and continued with the serious topic.

"Let's contact Dixon Hospital tomorrow. With your status, I'm sure they'll take you seriously.

Remember, money is no object."

"Ah, got it," Halsey rubbed her ears.

"Also," William continued, "I plan to build a massive, secret facility directly beneath Halifax City for your research.

As for researchers and such, you probably know more people than Andre and I do. We can hire them after the facility is built."

"You... don't you trust me a bit too much? I'm almost embarrassed."

Hearing William's grand plan, Halsey showed a rare flicker of self-doubt. She let her dancing legs rest on the ground, clasping her hands between her knees, looking somewhat fidgety.

Indeed.

From Halsey's perspective, William seemed to possess boundless trust in her for reasons unknown.

Halsey was only nineteen, a renowned genius in scientific circles.

But there were many geniuses, and she wasn't the only one.

Seeing her expression, William realized he was viewing things from a God's-eye perspective, already knowing she had the capability.

"Heh."

He then chuckled, leaning slightly towards Halsey and encouraging her, "Come now, as an old Chinese idiom says, don't underestimate yourself."

Halsey looked down at her slender hands and quietly replied, "Mhm..."

After a moment of silence, she regained her composure and asked, "By the way, won't building a massive facility beneath the provincial capital cause any alarm?"

"Don't worry," William waved his hand, explaining, "Canada is a federal country, and the provinces are relatively independent.

I plan to continuously donate to Halifax City's development fund to gain its favor and gradually gain control of the entire city.

In the early stages, I'll hire Chinese construction teams to develop my own construction workforce. It should be completed in about a year to a year and a half.

By then, my private army should be substantial, and the workers involved in the construction won't dare to leak anything.

Besides, I'll pay them well. Those workers will be more than happy to work for my company.

After all, who would turn down money?"

"Mm," Halsey agreed with the point. She knew the construction speed of Chinese engineering teams and volunteered, "I know Halifax quite well. Let me design the blueprints for this facility."

"Really? That would be wonderful."

William had been worrying about this very point, and Halsey's appearance perfectly filled the gap.

She was like a universal lubricant.

"Oh, right, have you thought of a name for this facility?" Halsey asked curiously.

"Of course," William smiled slightly. "It's called The Hive."