foreigner's journey

Chapter 378 The Journey Begins

The bright moonlight was obscured by layers of dark clouds. At this time, the Shinra Building was surrounded by countless searchlights, which were even brighter than during the day.

The president's office on the top floor of the building has been cleaned of all the broken stones, iron filings and glass. Now, except for the big hole in the wall, the president's office is basically completely new.

Rufas Shinra sat on a large sofa chair and looked forward, Zeng in a black suit stood respectfully behind Rufas with his hands behind his back.

All department heads except Hojo had arrived, looking at the blond young man in front of him who had inherited the world's highest power throne with different expressions.

The news of the former president's death has been communicated to all senior executives of Shinra Company. The murderers are [Sephiroth] and [Avalanche]. This is the information confirmed by the new president Rufas himself.

Heidegger wanted to gain a good impression in front of the new president as soon as possible, so before Rufas could speak, he eagerly took two steps forward, and said loudly to take credit:

"Your Excellency, I have dispatched six hundred Shinra soldiers with live ammunition to surround all the exits on the first floor of the Shinra headquarters building, and also mobilized six heavy-duty war golems from the weapon development department. These lunatics can hardly fly even with wings, gahaha Ha ha!"

His self-proclaimed heroic laughter made the surrounding supervisors frown slightly. Rufas picked up the phone and dialed a number calmly, and then opened the public announcement: "Elena, how is the siege situation in the lobby on the first floor?"

[Avalanche has successfully broken through, Shinra soldiers suffered heavy casualties, all heavy war golems were damaged and could no longer be activated, and four other helicopters were shot down, and Turks could only hang far behind to track them, please continue to track them trend? 】

"Let Renault and Luther continue to follow, and the rest come back, thank you for your hard work."

[You are being serious. 】

After hanging up the phone, Rufas looked up at Heidegger, who was in front of the desk with a stiff expression, and said slowly: "It seems that your subordinates are not as reliable as you said, Heidegger. This is not the era when my father was in power. Now, I really hate that people under my command act without my permission and even dispatch troops, even if you are the head of the security department, understand?"

"...Yes, I understand." Heidegger's brow was covered with cold sweat, and his burly body like a giant bear became a little rickety at this moment.

"Also, stop laughing so stupidly in front of me, it will make you appear even more incompetent."

Rufas waved his hand lightly: "You step back first."

Heidegger, who hadn't figured out what the president likes, was obviously slapped on the horse's leg, so he bowed slightly in cold sweat and then exited the office.

Rufas looked at Li Wei again, and his attitude was obviously much warmer: "Li Wei, Midgar is the foundation of our Shinra, and the planning and reconstruction of the city is up to you. Don't worry, I'm not as short-sighted as my father, so I naturally know Who is the hero behind the stable development of Shinra."

Li Wei put his hand on his chest and bowed slightly: "I will definitely not let you down."

Rufas nodded. He paid close attention to Li Wei, the director of the urban development department, a long time ago.It's a pity that Rufas's overjoyed father didn't value Levi, but instead allocated all his resources to the science department and weapon development department.

Compared to his father, Rufas will naturally not make the same mistake again.He decided to reuse Levi to further expand Midgar, and if possible, build a second, third, and fourth Midgar, and eventually build a huge steel city all over the world.At that time, all mankind will be bathed in Shinra...no, all will be bathed in the glory of his Rufas.

Watching Li Wei walk out of the office, Rufas looked at the beauty in the red dress who hesitated to speak: "Scarlett, do you have something to say?"

Scarlett puffed out her proud chest, and said softly: "Master President, since Hojo is no longer here, can some of the resources of the science department be allocated to the weapon development department? As you know, the weapon development department is currently If the development of a new generation of magic spar can be successful, it will definitely greatly enhance the power of Shinra Corporation."

"……Can."

Rufas nodded: "But I need the weapon development department to restart the [cannon] in Junong Port first, and adjust the state to a level where it can be fired at any time. Can it be done?"

"Hehe, you can rest assured and leave it to me." Scarlet smiled coquettishly at Rufas, then turned and left with a slight bow.

Only Rufas and Zeng were left in the office, as well as Palmer, the director of the universe development department.

Palmer, who has been deprived of the right to speak and resources in recent years, looked at Rufas tremblingly, not even daring to drink his favorite lard black tea.

"Palmer, haven't you had a rough few years since that failed rocket launch?"

Rufas stood up and poured Palmer a glass of wine himself.

Palmer was flattered and thanked repeatedly: "Yes, it is not easy, Mr. President, please give me another chance, I will not fail again!"

"I left you in the end just to talk about this."

Rufas smiled: "Are you interested in restarting [Rocket Project]?"

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On the highway, two motorcycles galloped one after the other, followed by light trucks, and the roar of the engine echoed on the empty highway.

"Let's stop for a moment."

Hearing Heather's words, motorcycles and trucks stopped.

Alice leaned on the car window and poked her head out to look back: "Huh? Are there no pursuers?"

Jesse, who was sitting on the backseat of Hardy Daytona, let out a long sigh of relief: "Huh... so tired, I didn't expect to be able to escape from the encirclement of the army..."

"Anyway, Midgar can't go back. I hope Weggy and Biggs can take care of Marlene for me." Barrett's right arm machine gun rested on the steering wheel, and his tone seemed a little anxious.

Heather waved her hand: "The two of them are struggling to take care of themselves, let alone Marlene. Don't worry, I informed the old lady Marle and Alice's mother Emina in advance before leaving, and they will take Marlene with them. Rin leaves Midgar."

"Really? That's great!" Alice's tone was obviously much happier: "If it wasn't for me, Mom would have planned to leave Midgar a long time ago."

"Senior brother, what should we do next?" Tifa's voice was a little confused, and she suddenly left Seventh Heaven, which was regarded as "home", which made Tifa, who had always pursued a stable life, very uncomfortable.

"Go to Sephiroth, I have to make a deal with that guy both publically and privately."

Heather patted Tifa's head: "Don't worry, it's just that we all go out for an outing together, and we will go home in the end. Isn't it interesting to use this adventure trip as a talking point in the future?"

Feeling the warm and powerful hands on top of her head, all the anxiety and confusion in Tifa's heart disappeared, and she just let out an 'hmm' with a reddish face.

"But there is no clue about Sephiroth, where can I find it?" Claude asked his own question.

"Go to Cam Town in the pasture area first. Vehicles and supplies need to be replenished and maintained."

Heather pointed to the east-north direction: "It may take a day and a night if you walk, but we have a car, and we can get there in an hour or two."

"And then?" Claude couldn't believe that Heather didn't have any plans.

"After getting ready, let's go to Junong Port and take the airship to the Western Continent. I had something stored there six years ago..."

Heather showed a nostalgic look:
"It's time to get it back."

(End of this chapter)