Solomon ignored everyone's varying expressions, pulled out the chair at the head of the circular conference table, and leisurely sat down.
He gestured for Homelander to take a seat to the side. Without any pleasantries or preamble, he flicked his fingers, and a completely clear syringe containing a pale blue liquid landed steadily in the center of the smooth, cold tabletop.
The crisp sound of its landing was particularly piercing in the deathly silent conference room.
"This is New Compound V."
Solomon interlaced his hands beneath his chin, his indifferent gaze sweeping over every Superhero present as he spoke calmly.
"From today onward, it will be Vought International's sole core strategy."
"New Compound V has achieved a one hundred percent successful integration rate in infants and young children. Zero rejection, zero failures."
"I want Vought to mobilize all its political and business resources and coordinate with countries worldwide to require every newborn in the United States, and ultimately the entire world, to receive this injection at birth."
The moment he finished, the entire conference room fell into deathly silence.
Utter shock swept through everyone. The Deep's and A-Train's pupils contracted sharply, their eyes nearly bulging out of their sockets, while the turmoil within them threatened to burst through their chests.
But seeing Homelander beside them, his head lowered throughout, silent and showing no intention of objecting, the two clenched their teeth and forcibly swallowed the cries that had reached their lips, not daring to show the slightest dissent.
After a long while, Starlight, upright and steadfast in her principles, could no longer suppress her shock and opposition.
She abruptly rose to her feet, her eyes filled with disbelief, and spoke urgently:
"This is absolutely unacceptable! Sir, you're completely overturning and destroying the existing order of human society!"
"Never mind that