Umbrella, The Light of Humanity

It was dark.

The orange-yellow sunset pierced through the dirty clouds, and "scattered" over a desert.

Yellow sand, which represents drought and lack of life, is the main color. The city is buried, and underground network systems such as underground garages, sewage channels and subway tunnels are also paralyzed and never see the light of day.

However, a subway tunnel on the southernmost side of the city, under the secret operation and management of the remaining local army, has become the only "Xanadu" in this area, a refuge for more than 40,000 people to hide and live in.

At first, the army carried sufficient living supplies.

But as time went by, the remnant army had to organize a team of scavengers, use the underground network to sneak under the city, and then try to reach the surface through the yellow sand to search for the few remaining sources of canned food and bottled water.

However, when the scavengers can no longer get back any useful things, the shelter has already been declared dead, and even if there is no Destroyer, it will "fall into the ground" if it is not needed.

However, after the scavengers accidentally rescued the daughter of Zeus and Hippolyta from the third floor of a building in the city, and after the space gate that could connect the two universes was generated above the shelter, Accidentally rewritten the fate of death.

now.

With the space gate as the center, the advance base covering an area of ​​20 stadiums, with the blessing of human technology from the main universe, stood upright on a desert.

Office areas, barracks dormitories, canteens, water stations, airport warehouses and other living and military buildings are all available.

In the base, there are many ground armored vehicles, air armed boats and transport planes parked.

For example, the 14 Mammoth mobile fortresses, which can overcome all kinds of extreme environments and can walk on the sand even if they are heavy, are carrying more than 100 elite soldiers from the 13th Battalion and the 1st Company. The Terminator, a company champion, and more than 3,000 auxiliary troops belonging to the Battalion's First Assault Regiment separately marched to other cities to rescue as many 07 compatriots as possible.

Armored personnel carriers, siege tanks and other armored units using suspension technology also follow the Mammoth, which is responsible for opening the way, forming a mighty ground convoy.

An aviation formation composed of assault boats, transport planes, and aerial gunboats accompanied the convoy, and assumed the positions of fire support and reconnaissance and early warning.

It cannot be said that the mobilized 13th Battalion can save the entire human beings on Earth 07, but at least the refuges in the area near the space gate and the compatriots in the refuges will have a chance to be redeemed.

Have the opportunity…

It was because the First Company was still unable to determine how many Destroyer Demons were around here.

If people rape traitors, and use extremely cruel means to force humans to transform into demons, it will still be an absolutely crushing situation for any veterans and auxiliary troops.

Now.

Zoom in on the "view" to the east side of the forward base.

I saw that there are neatly arranged, cleanly painted, and well-lit three-story "simple" barracks here.

Just looking at the specifications, one can tell that these barracks are for the auxiliary army, as well as the fleet, logistics or medical personnel of normal physique and height.

As for the technical and engineering personnel who have almost transformed their whole bodies into prosthetic bodies, they have their own exclusive residences.

Perhaps, these mechanical guys prefer to stay in transport planes, transport vehicles, or laboratories, working day and night.

Anyway, they who are highly prosthetic may not need to sleep.

However, the "residents" who took the lead in living in the barracks area were not the auxiliary personnel of the 13th Battalion, but more than 40,000 survivors of the shelter.

In addition, more survivors may move in soon, so the engineering department is still expanding the barracks area.

at this time…

"Mom~ Is this hot water? It's so comfortable... It's really warm to lie in it~ It's no longer cold."

"Hehe, that's right."

In the living room of a standard double room, you can clearly hear the warm conversation between the mother and daughter taking a bath together in the bathroom, and you can also vaguely hear the sound of water overflowing from the bathtub.

Take a closer look at this small, but very delicate living room. There is a sofa that is very comfortable at first glance, and a coffee table with a holographic console that "floats" and is convenient for residents to call up programs to watch, adjust the temperature of the air conditioner, and adjust the air temperature. Filtration devices, etc.

And the northernmost side of the living room is also connected to the open-air balcony...

It is said to be a "simple" barracks. In fact, the measurement of this "simple" standard is based on the comparison of military garrisons, permanent bases, or aircraft carrier-class dormitories in the main universe.

But no matter how "simple" it is, it is a thousand times, ten thousand times more luxurious than the shelter where the mother and daughter live, and the wooden house with only a broken bed and a car door as the door.

Not long after.

The mother and daughter dried their bodies with bath towels, changed into the white pajamas they had prepared, left the bathroom one after another, and came to sit on the sofa.

"Mom~!" The girl with wet hair pointed to the holographic console above the coffee table and asked in confusion, "How do I use this thing?"

"This..." The woman was also a little apprehensive.

Earth Zero Seven also had holographic technology before the end of the world, but it was used by large companies, governments, and military agencies, but she was just an ordinary person.

After observing for a while, the woman is going to try the button with text on the console first.

?

Suddenly, she found that among the many virtual buttons, there was a word "Order".

Out of curiosity, the biscuits and drinking water they received did not help them completely solve their hunger, thirst, and hunger, so the woman stretched out her right index finger without hesitation, and tapped the "order" button with a physical touch.

Following the woman's actions, a huge holographic screen appeared in front of her and the girl's eyes with almost a swish.

"Wow~!"

The girl looked surprised and excited. After all, at this age, she is interested in all novelties.

What's more, there are a wide variety of food and drinks on the screen, such as the main universe's best-selling pancakes, fried dough sticks, meat buns or cheeseburgers, etc., too many to count.

"..."

Even women keep their eyes straight.

The main reason is that after two years of living with hunger and cold in the underground, I suddenly saw so many familiar and unfamiliar menus, which caused my brain to suddenly fall into a certain degree of "downtime".

"I eat this... this... and this!"

But the girl didn't care what her mother thought, and ordered "meat buns", "meat pies" and "orange juice" in sequence on the screen.

"hehe."

The woman who was brought back to her senses by her daughter's operation just smiled and stroked her daughter's back. After struggling for a moment, she chose "Double Cheeseburger" and "Iced Coke".

Now, she just wants to eat "junk food" defined by the general society before the end of the world.

Finally clicked OK, and the mother and daughter began to study how to watch TV.

"Ding dong~."

But within a few minutes, the two of them heard the doorbell.

?

So fast?

The woman stood up suspiciously, because before the end of the world, the "takeaway service" in their country would take at least fifty minutes, and at most two or three hours.

Press the conspicuous button next to the door to make the door automatically open to the right.

! !

The moment she saw the door, the woman instinctively took a few steps back out of fear.

Because standing, no, it should be said floating outside the door is a small octopus sentry belonging to the engineering department.

And there are many disposable takeaway boxes hanging on the mechanical tentacles of the sentinel, and "it" didn't care about the woman's thoughts and eyes, put one of the takeaway boxes into the room, and then floated to the next room on its own .

When the door closed automatically and the woman picked up the takeaway box and returned to the sofa, she still couldn't recover.

Just now…

Isn't it a bit too weird?

"Mom! That scene just now was so cool!"

But the girl who has lived in the refuge since she became conscious feels that the "delivery guy" is so cool.

In fact, the octopus sentinel who was in charge of the welder just now was temporarily pulled here to "deliver food".

If the forward base is completely built, then Fenris will send more service machines to improve the quality of life of the Astartes, the auxiliary army and other personnel, as well as the survivors.

Because the human military in the main universe is influenced by the idea of ​​the Lord of Humanity, the most important thing is logistics and food supply.

Moreover, aside from the human military in the main universe, since the Red Queen and White Queen completed leapfrog upgrades in the Zero One universe ("The Matrix") in terms of people's livelihood, all kinds of machines have also begun to flow into society.

Among them, engineering machines are the most widely used, and the octopus sentinel is the most typical example.

Under the supervision of the Lord of Humanity and the Red and White Queens, after the possibility of artificial intelligence rebellion was completely eliminated, machines flourished in all walks of life.

Among them, the most socially acceptable and most welcome are service robots.

Although the UEG law stipulates that many positions can only be filled by humans, there are no clear restrictions on industries such as transportation, food delivery, and catering services.

The machine will not be outdated at all. Rain or shine, it can calculate the safest, reasonable, and fastest route. The machine responsible for the restaurant waiter will not be emotional, and avoid disputes as much as possible.

Of course, there are still many bosses who are willing to hire humans or students to work part-time. These are all personal free choices.

Not only that, some "service" industries in the gray area have also become more and more prosperous due to the application of biological engineering technology, prosthetic body technology and low-intelligence intelligence.

Even though the sheriff often organizes raids, it is nothing more than fines and detentions. Most of the time, he turns a blind eye to the "red light" and "pink" areas.

There is no way, "when the water is clear, there will be no fish".

but!

The gray area does not include any prohibited drugs, because this kind of cursed and hated underground industry has been eradicated with the strongest and most brutal means as early as when the Lord of Humanity came to power.

Let’s not mention the smokers for the time being, but the sales people will definitely “return” to Umbrella and become the most “vital” employees——

D-class personnel.

At this time, looking around at the high-tech items in the living room, and watching her daughter unpack the takeaway box and take out the hot and delicious food, the woman's eyes instantly became moist.

"Wow...Mom...Mom, it's so delicious~! Hey...why are you crying?"

The girl just took a bite of the steamed stuffed bun, and when she turned around to share it, she saw that the woman was already in tears, which made her not know what to do.

"It's okay..." The woman took her daughter into her arms and said, "Mom is just so happy, because...you finally have a bright future."

"Ah?" The girl is ignorant, she can't understand the woman's words very well now, but she is still obedient...

"Aww~!" Eating buns.

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…

"You mean..."

At the same time, in an interrogation room at the frontline base, Fulgrim, who was sitting on a special-sized metal chair, was looking at Diana, who had changed into a blue hospital gown and lacked her right arm, and questioned:

"Kryptonian meteorites can easily pierce the skin of Destroyer, and even kill them, right?"

"Yes." Diana nodded lightly, giving Fulgrim an affirmative reply, and continued:

"Not long ago, I led a rebel army of no less than 30,000 people, trying to raid a laboratory guarded by human traitors and demons, and wanted to seize the Kryptonite meteorite.

but…"

Speaking of this, Diana looked sad and said in a nasal voice: "But except for me, everyone... everyone was brutally killed by the two Destroyers who had ambushed in advance.

If I had known earlier... I should have been more patient. If I found out that there was a trap, hey...it would be too late to say anything. "

After speaking, Diana fell into endless self-blame.

"..."

Out of politeness, Fulgrim didn't rush to speak, but let Diana release his emotions first.

Waited for a moment.

Diana straightened herself up, raised her remaining left hand and wiped the corners of her eyes, and then asked: "I remember you claiming to be the son of the Lord of Humanity, and the space gate in the center of the base, if I'm not wrong if…

You, and your father, should be gods from another universe. "

"god?"

Fulgrim tried his best to hide his disdain for God, and did not rush to deny it, but said:

"Well, someone will explain it to you in the future. Also, I want to know more about that laboratory, or can you confirm that there is really a star meteorite in that laboratory."

"Sure." Diana nodded without thinking, "It is precisely because they use real kryptonite as bait that I will be impulsive."

"Very well, that's enough." With that said, Fulgrim was about to get up and leave.

Seeing this, Diana hurriedly reminded: "However, even if you can successfully snatch the kryptonite, there is only one. To be honest... Our previous actions were just to seek a glimmer of hope in despair, or in other words, it was just for us It's just a spur of the moment revenge, there is no possibility of winning at all."

"One is enough."

Fulgrim, who had already got up and left the seat, was waiting for the automatic gate to open, turned sideways, looked at Diana who also left the seat, and hurried to the gate, and explained:

"As long as we get the Kryptonian meteorite, and let our Umbrella technicians analyze it and get the data about Krypton...

It can't be said to be endless, but enough kryptonite can be produced to solve those guys who have no emotions. "