From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Main universe time: April 2001, 2.

Within thirty hours after the space gate was opened, the frontline base built on the Harvest Star had taken shape.

Thanks to the engineering department taking the lead in setting up fully automated transportation channels, frontline bases no longer have to worry about living supplies, construction equipment, weapons and ammunition.

However, since a day on Harvest Planet lasts about 17.5 hours, it is already late at night at the frontline base.

View from below the optical camouflage canopy.

The command building is located near the space gate. The engineering department took the lead in digging out a large piece of flat land and built a vertical take-off and landing platform for the assembled flying vehicles to park.

At this time, more than a hundred investigators wearing black concealed combat uniforms and mechanical skeletons, carrying their own weapons, backpacks and equipment boxes, left the main building that had also been completed and had an equipment maintenance room, and came to the landing platform one after another.

Subsequently, Black Falcon assault boats carrying a group of investigators, a few engineering personnel, and Hex robots took off one after another.

When the flight formation drove out of the canopy covering the top of the base, the optical camouflage was turned on and disappeared into the dark sky one after another.

Inside the cabin of one of the Black Falcons;

Leon was sitting on the right side of the cabin.

He first looked through the helmet screen at the dense forest scene outside the porthole, as well as the frontline bases that could not be observed with the naked eye, and then moved his eyes to the thumbnail map in the upper left corner of the screen.

The map shown in the map shows that the originally neat flight formation is rapidly separating, until only the Black Falcons numbered 07-1 and 07-2 are left on it.

07-1 is a temporary vehicle for him, Chris, Mike and others, while 07-2 is for the engineering team that will accompany them to the outskirts of the target city.

Judging from previous missions, they will need a large amount of additional materials for this trip, which can be exchanged for local cash or virtual currency to facilitate their better penetration into the target city and integration into the local social groups.

Moreover, before they boarded the Black Falcon, colleagues from the Investigation Department deployed to the frontline base used biological reconnaissance units to enter the target city first.

With the help of those "biological weapons" that looked the same as living birds, the Investigation Department confirmed that plastic cash was still circulating on Harvest Planet. At the same time, the Investigation Department also selected for them which neighborhoods were the most chaotic.

The main goal of the accompanying engineering team is to build a material storage point in the landing area so that they can obtain it nearby.

Beep~.

At this moment, a video communication box popped up on the right side of the screen.

I saw Ada, who was wearing a red uniform and could not hide her proud figure very well, appeared in front of Leon and said:

"Team 07, the target you are responsible for investigating is the largest city on Harvest Star. Together with the information provided by the Intelligence Department, it can be confirmed that the target city is Odegat, the capital of Harvest Star.

At the same time, there are a large number of armed personnel suspected of being rebels in the east area of ​​the city you are going to. Therefore, I suggest that you use the company's retired military equipment to trade with them.

However, the specific transaction details still require your own judgment. Finally, please remember to avoid armed conflicts with local human compatriots and the casualties of innocent people before the full situation is ascertained.

This is the Operations Division of the Investigation Department, over. "

After saying all the reminders, Ada ended the communication and restored Leon's helmet screen to its original state.

And as soon as Ada finished speaking, only the subtle sound of the engine echoed in Leon's ears.

But he didn't wonder whether to invite his immediate boss for dinner after the mission. Instead, he was thinking about the current situation on the ground and sorting out the information provided by the intelligence department.

Since the local people of Harvest are dissatisfied with the rule of UEG and UNSC, then help the people complete the measures to overthrow the government.

Just doing this will inevitably attract the UNSC's counter-insurgency fleet.

Even though Lyon was unable to analyze the specific strength of the UNSC, he also understood that with the company's current means, it was impossible to engage in a head-on confrontation with the opponent. Only ground armed forces could compete with it.

Without orbital control, it's all just talk.

Not only to be prepared for the possible arrival of the UNSC fleet, the Intelligence Department also made it clear that Harvest has an artificial intelligence responsible for assisting in the administrative management of the colony, as well as a certain degree of self-awareness.

If the company captures the artificial intelligence, it can try to obtain more useful intelligence and even assist the company's artificial intelligence research and development projects.

Therefore, another main task of their reconnaissance operation is to lock the terminal of artificial intelligence.

While they were thinking, the Black Falcon assault boat carried them across the primeval jungle to the vast farmland. Scattered lights lit up, indicating that human farmers and their families lived in those areas.

As for those automated machine tools, they still work according to established procedures to ensure that the crops being planted are normal.

It didn't take long.

Realizing that the Black Falcon assault boat was slowing down, Leon completely ended his contemplation and turned to look out the window again, and saw Odegat, whom they were about to investigate, in the distance.

The assault boat took them to land behind a low hill in the suburbs, and the hatches on both sides opened.

Everyone quickly left the cabin, threw their equipment boxes beside them, squatted on the ground, and guarded the surroundings with guns in hand.

The two engineers and Hex robots who were accompanying them also carried construction materials and corresponding supplies and left the other assault boat.

The Black Falcon that completed its carrying mission closed its hatch and took off again, disappearing into the night in just a moment, while the other one turned off its engine and parked to wait.

"Xi Xi Xi"

"Chirp!"

Soon all that was left was the cacophony of insects in their nocturnal movements.

The pulse scan and motion detection showed no abnormalities, and after confirming with the naked eye that there were no threats nearby, Chris, the leader of the investigation team, stood up first and ordered on the communication channel:

"Silver Mane, Amber Eyes, Night Howl, the three of you stay here to protect your engineering colleagues who are building resource storage points."

"Okay boss."

"Yes."

"clear."

As the order was issued, three machine gunners, snipers and communications personnel belonging to the special operations group stood up and spread out, occupying favorable terrain for alert.

"The rest of you, follow me."

Chris walked towards the top of the short mountain, followed closely by Leon, Mike, Maggie and the remaining two members of the special operations team.

Arriving at the top of a higher mountain, Lyon looked to the west and saw the still brightly lit Odegaard.

When I zoomed in on the screen and zoomed in, I discovered that there were police sentries at major intersections on the edge of the city.

It seems that the intensifying riots have triggered martial law and curfew in the entire city.

But even so, Lyon could vaguely see that some blocks were still full of people, trying to attack the Governor's Building located in the city center.