From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Soon after, in the main control room of Shield World 0459;

The space here is also very spacious and grand, and in the center is an abyss whose end cannot be observed with the naked eye.

Above the abyss, there is a ring area connected by a long solid bridge. At the same time, the holographic thumbnail of Shield World 0459 is imaged between the rings.

And the core area of ​​the holographic thumbnail is also marked with five purple triangles "△" representing Covenant ships.

Swish—shua—!

At this time, with several bursts of blue light, Vulcan, Riemann and others were instantly teleported to the ring area of ​​the main control room.

And brought everyone here, the forerunner AI who called himself "Tranquil River Bank" was the metal ball with a light orange light on the monitor, floating in front of Riemann, and said:

"Dear Returner, I have followed your request and dragged the Covenant fleet into the core of Shield World 0459, and blocked their jump navigation and external communication permissions.

Excuse me, is there anything else you need my help with? "

"Thank you very much for your help. Other places. Well, let me think about it." Riemann fell into deep thought.

but.

The father should be regarded as the "only leader".

Unexpectedly, Riemann's tentative ridicule was actually taken as an instruction by Tranquility Riverbank, so he actually dragged the Covenant fleet into the core of the earth and completed the blockade.

As for Tranquility Riverbank, she was the first to communicate with Riemann because when "she" announced her identity and asked if she needed help, Riemann said, "Help? If you want to help, turn the sun-facing star The alliance fleet is trapped in the core world, what about this, can it be done?"

"It has been uploaded to your power armor, please check it carefully."

Hearing this, the tranquil river bank floated to Vulkan again and waited.

At this time, Riemann sighed deliberately, looked at Vulkan beside him and said, "Ask him, he knows more than me, and he is still my brother."

Vulkan did not shirk or hesitate, and immediately said: "Can you share all the data you have stored with us, especially the Forerunners' technology, and help us learn, understand and put it into use."

"I am not a full-time guide responsible for imparting knowledge and technology, but I can help you break through the existing shackles through oral instructions.

"I can't figure it out."

In fact, no matter in the main universe or other universes, human beings seem to have never completed true integration. Even if they are invaded by foreign enemies, they cannot avoid civil strife and rebellion.

The supreme leader of mankind?

Based on Vulkan's understanding of Humanity 08, there is no so-called sole leader, and even the government is in a state of fragmentation.

After a brief thought, Vulkan nodded and said: "Okay, in addition, I also need you to report all the current status of Shield World 0459, such as the ships, weapons, equipment, etc. left behind by the Forerunners."

The premise is that I need to communicate face-to-face with the only leader of your human race, so that it can be regarded as complying with the provisions of the agreement. "

"I'm sorry, dear Returner, according to the agreement, I cannot complete this item." Tranquility Riverside's tone was still indifferent, but "she" still added:

"learn."

After all, Atlas, under the leadership of his father, has unified the earth and human society in many universes.

After Tranquility Riverbank finished speaking, Vulkan discovered that thumbnails of many documents appeared on the right side of the helmet screen.

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But Vulkan didn't show any joy because of this, but instead had a frown on his face.

Because of Tranquility Riverbank's move, it meant that "she" could easily hack into their Atlas military equipment and network systems.

In addition, Apu had reminded him that the UNSC's intelligent AI would fall into a state of madness after seven years of service, so Vulkan did not dare to relax his guard.

Who knows whether the metal ball in front of them is really normal, or whether the other party is choosing to cooperate superficially in order to achieve a certain purpose.

Otherwise, why has the other party not been able to eliminate the threat of the Flood so far?

Through the surface war, Vulkan discovered that if the temple defenders were fully activated, they would definitely be able to deal with all forms of Flood demons in a short time, including the original corpse brain beast whose location was unknown.

Thinking of this, Vulkan was ready to continue observing the behavior of Tranquility Riverbank, and turned slightly sideways, looked at Apu and ordered:

"Inform the fleet that we have achieved the initial strategic goal. The low-Earth orbit of Shield World 0459 has also been opened, and the fleet can conduct jump navigation at any time."

"Yes."

Apu immediately uploaded what he saw to the Fenghuo, which was still moored on the backside, and then used the Fenghuo as a base station to communicate with the company's fleet in the outer space.

At the same time, Vulkan faced the tranquil river bank again and asked again:

"Can you help us disintegrate the Covenant fleet trapped in the core world?"

"I'm sorry I can't do anything." The monitor on the quiet river bank flashed a few times and replied:

"According to the provisions of the agreement, I cannot initiate an attack on any intelligent civilization. Unless they cause serious damage to the area under my jurisdiction, I will give varying degrees of counterattack measures.

Assisting you in dragging the Covenant fleet into the core world is already the limit of my authority, I'm sorry.

In addition, due to the restrictions of the agreement, I cannot completely eliminate the Flood that is raging in Shield World 0459, so I also need your help. "

"This is natural. After we deal with the Covenant affairs, we will start to deal with the Flood problem." Vulkan agreed immediately, and then said:

"Now that we have reached a cooperative relationship, please teleport my brother and the combat troops present to the vicinity of the Covenant fleet. You can always do this."

"No problem." Tranquility Riverbank also agreed.

Seeing this, Vulkan told the silent Riemann beside him: "Brother, I need you and the Thunder Warriors to rush to the Star Alliance fleet first and make contact with them.

To put it simply, you need to test their attitude.

It would be best if we could fight without bloodshed and make them willing to listen to their father and reveal the truth about the lies of the Covenant leadership. "

"Well, how can they understand human speech?" Riemann wondered.

"I believe in you, brother, you can do it." Vulkan raised his hand and patted Riemann's shoulder armor.

"I don't even believe in myself. Forget it, who made you the commander of this operation? If you can't rely on your brains, just rely on your fists."

Riemann broke the pot and fell.

"Hahaha, thank you for your hard work, brother. When father arrives, I will personally take credit for you."

Vulkan smiled and continued to raise his hand, pointing to the Thunder Warrior who was waiting not far away, and said to the tranquil river bank:

"We can teleport together."

"Ok."

As soon as the words fell, a green-blue aperture enveloped Riemann and the Thunder Warriors, and then, a sudden flash of light filled the entire control room.