From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

"Magic. Hmm."

Mike nodded thoughtfully.

He and Leon were the first investigators to investigate Terraira. They saw the magical technology there with their own eyes. They also knew that Fulgrim, as the son of the boss, must have inherited some supernatural powers.

However, the magic Fulgrim mentioned was not the power generated by Terraira's unique magnetic field, but actually the spiritual energy drawn from the subspace.

Although Fulgrim could directly say "psionic power", his father had never officially disclosed the existence of subspace and demons to the company, so he did not mention any words about "psionic power" to avoid unnecessary complications.

As for proficiency in the use of psychic powers.

He considered himself to be far inferior to his father and brother Magnus, but he was still more than capable of erasing the memories of ordinary people within half an hour.

"Actually." At this time, Leon said:

"After I found out the details of Arcadia, I thought about the plan mentioned by Fulgrim. I think I can try it."

"Since you agree, then Fulgrim." Mike stood up, faced Fulgrim and ordered:

"After our investigators complete all the prerequisites, it will be up to you to sneak into the ONI facility alone to obtain detailed information about the Forerunner ruins."

"Yes, sir."

3 month 5 day.

Pierce City is still brightly lit late at night.

Tourists and local residents mainly focus on the commercial streets in the central city and the beaches in the east to experience the nightlife of the tropical climate.

And in the southern part of Pierce City, far away from the bustling area and thirty kilometers away from the central commercial street.

The scene here seems much more depressing. In the low-rise residential areas and high-rise apartment buildings, few households have lights on, and they seem to fall asleep early after night falls.

Moreover, there are sentries and checkpoints set up by the Pierce City police on several main roads leading to the prosperous urban area, as well as at the entrances and exits of the two cross-sea bridges. However, there are very few patrol police cars in the southern urban area.

The prevalence of gangs, coupled with the fact that some high-level police and Acadia authorities require the presence of gangs to some extent, has led to poor security in the southern city.

We must know that Acadia's colonial history is close to a hundred years, which shows that there are at least three generations of people born locally, and they are also the main composition of Acadia's population.

Therefore, the wealth ratio of residents cannot be as even as it was when colonization first began.

Cooperating with power will infinitely magnify the dark side of human nature, so the authorities in Arcadia also engage in corruption and abuse of power.

In the timeline of "Halo: ODST", Earth has become the main battlefield between the UNSC and the Covenant.

The Orbital Commandos (ODST) encountered an accident while launching a raid mission and were forced to disperse to the city of New Mombasa in Kenya, Africa.

One of the ODSTs, through various details and clues, found out that Gensler, the new Mombasa police chief, was a powerful person in the city.

They raped, kidnapped, burned and killed, and committed all kinds of evil.

When the Covenant invaded Earth, the director named Gensler was still thinking about rape.

Although Gensler's final outcome was that he was beaten to death by the angry people, without the invasion of the Covenant, he might not have received the justice he deserved before his death.

Moreover, New Mombasa is an important city on Earth, with a shipyard and an orbital elevator. Not to mention that Earth is also the headquarters of UEG and UNSC.

Even so, there are still countless corrupt officials like Gensler.

In colonies far away from the political and economic center, the power of the governor will also be infinitely amplified. It is equivalent to the decision-making of the governor alone, which will affect the future direction of the entire colony.

In the timeline of "Halo: Harvest Contact", Sergeant Johnson strongly recommended that the subsequent governor of Harvest request UNSC fleet support from Reach to help Harvest expel the hostile Covenant.

But the Governor of Harvest chose to refuse and even attempted to launch peace negotiations with the Star Alliance, causing humanity to miss the first opportunity to fight and causing the deaths of tens of thousands of people.

No wonder the colonies are dissatisfied with UEG and UNSC. Rebels abound. No matter how powerful the UNSC navy is, they still want to be independent.

But some colonies will settle for the next best thing and elect intelligent AIs to serve as governors.

Therefore, Arcadia also avoids corruption and corruption. The police use the gangs to obtain benefits, and the gangs use the convenience provided by the police station to expand their power. It is an "excellent" mutual help and benefit chain.

at this time.

Under the night illuminated by two "moons", a very fast figure ran in the somewhat dilapidated park.

When they were about to reach the end of the park, the figure actually made a jump that went against common sense, and reached the top of a warehouse in just the blink of an eye.

After completing various operations, the figure slowed down and came to the edge of the warehouse to observe.

Only then did the figure reveal its clear appearance.

It's Maggie Shaw who is wearing black clothes and has a proud figure.

Moreover, Maggie Xiao also wore a homemade black mask to hide her hair and face, and stared at the two gangsters guarding the door of the warehouse.

Seeing that the other party was about to light each other's cigarettes, Maggie jumped up and stepped directly on the other party's head.

puff! !

Come on! !

The two gangsters were forcibly "compressed" by Maggie's feet. Their bodies collapsed, blood spattered everywhere, and the sound of broken bones was fleeting.

When Maggie was still 15 or 6 years old in high school, she often acted as a vigilante in her hometown in the main universe, and she was very handy at solving gangs.

Immediately afterwards, she walked away from the two pools of corpses, leaving bloody footprints that did not match her own shoe size, and walked straight into the warehouse.

Subsequently

"what!"

"Forehead!"

"What love"

Then, several screams came from inside the warehouse.

After a while, Maggie Xiao left the warehouse unharmed, but there was a black suitcase in her hand.

The suitcase contained the target of the operation - a plastic bomb.

As for killing gangsters with bare hands, Maggie has no psychological burden.

After all, the guys who can be assigned to guard important supplies are all "elites" in the gang, so killing them will make Maggie feel relieved.

After completing the target of this operation and leaving behind some confusing information, Maggie merged into the night again and disappeared without a trace.

The next day.

This side of the beach east of Pierce City.

Leon, Mike, Maggie and other investigators were wearing their own swimsuits, seemingly very comfortable lying on the deck chairs, enjoying the bright and cloudless sunbathing.

The surrounding area is also filled with tourists and locals who are having fun and relaxing.

The lifeguards patrolling along the beach thought it would be another peaceful and beautiful day, but——

Boom. Boom! ! !

But the sudden violent explosion broke the original optimism of the lifeguards.