From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

afternoon.

Dark clouds blocked the direct sunlight, and a haze enveloped the earth.

Countless refugees sit on the street, begging for food from passers-by, making the Eastern European-style town look even more deserted and run-down.

Pedestrians' clothes were also wrinkled and old. When they saw the refugees, they quickened their pace as if they were avoiding the plague, for fear of being caught.

Who knows what hungry refugees will do?

What's more, pedestrians are also worried about how they will survive until next year, and how can they have time to care about other people's stomachs.

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The bearded man edited the message and saw "successfully sent" displayed on the screen. He put the phone back into his pocket and tightened his unbuttoned black windbreaker.

Passing by a refugee mother and son sitting in the alley, the man's steps faltered slightly, but he finally chose to move on.

Perhaps because he was afraid that giving money or food would lead to the death of the mother and son, the man's eyes showed some apology.

The "Redfield" displayed on the phone screen just now is actually the man's surname. As for the first name, it is the more popular Chris.

The intelligence transactions in the bar and the unique mobile phone that looks shabby but actually has many functions all point to his true identity——

Atlas Investigators.

And even Chris himself doesn't know what the special meaning is of connecting his last name and first name together.

He was originally born in February 1973 in the main universe. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 2. Because he showed excellent tactical literacy and excellent physical fitness, he was recruited into the 1991rd Reconnaissance Company of the Special Operations Command.

By early 1993, his files and those of his teammates came to the attention of Atlas.

After a series of routine operations by senior military officials and military-industrial enterprises, Chris and his teammates were transferred to Atlas to build a military base in Kenya in accordance with orders from their superiors.

From then on, Chris and his team were integrated into Atlas's combat unit, and in January 1994, they were transferred to the Investigation Department.

When the first space gate opened, because their employee level did not have the right to know about the ruins base, they did not participate in the first outer universe investigation operation.

September 1995.

Because the company needed to integrate Europe from Earth Zero-1, Chris and his comrades followed the instructions of their superiors and passed through the space gate to the reconstructed Paris.

Europe has been plagued by mimicry for five years, with 70% of its infrastructure completely destroyed.

Coupled with Mimicry's take-no-prisoners behavior, most of Europe has been an absolute no-go zone for humans in the past five years.

As mimicry lost its threat, the United Nations and the United Defense Force (UDF) were unable to afford the huge expenditures and significantly reduced their military strength. Relatively mature countries and regions such as the United Kingdom, Morocco, and Norway immediately "persuaded" those who fled the war. Refugees, it’s time to “go home”.

At first, less than a million refugees chose to voluntarily return to their homeland with a deep yearning for their hometown and a desire to rebuild it.

But not long after, the refugees faced the reality of having no money and no food, making rebuilding their homes a luxury.

In order to solve their current predicament, the refugees chose to request some humanitarian assistance from the nearest and seemingly powerful member of the United Nations, the United Kingdom.

However, the reply received was rather perfunctory. If the UK did not want to maintain its remaining international image, it might refuse directly.

After all, the five-year human-mimetic war has almost depleted all mankind's wealth. All countries have fallen into a state of being too busy to take care of themselves, and there is nowhere left to take care of the refugees.

Next, countries led by the United Kingdom and the United States used the media to publicize violent incidents caused by refugees on a large scale, and then guided public opinion toward "hating refugees", resulting in more frequent demonstrations and unrest.

Seeing that public dissatisfaction reached its peak, Britain and the United States publicly announced that they would take coercive measures to expel refugees.

In order to maintain the international image and the country's social stability, this process is indispensable and inevitable.

However, many scumbags who rely on their refugee status choose to give up on themselves and are lazy. They frequently violently and rob local citizens in the countries where they are being rescued. Coupled with the saturation of jobs in the society, forced deportation becomes logical.

Within one year after the war ended (1994 in the main universe), million refugees returned to Europe.

But it was during this most chaotic year that the Atlas branch was established. Using abundant living supplies, it successfully attracted a large number of refugees who voluntarily returned to their homeland and were capable of working.

At the same time, the branch also dispatched many investigators, including Chris, to conduct "things-for-things" or "things-for-money" transactions with Eastern European underground markets in order to quickly exchange for local arms and cash.

In mid-1995 of the main universe, Atlas, equipped with Hex robots and 3D printing technology, completed the preliminary reconstruction of Paris.

With Robert (Guilliman) serving as the chief military officer of the Atlas Division, the company began to accelerate its expansion centered in Paris.

As of September 1996, 9 in the main universe, which is today, all of France, Switzerland and Austria, as well as parts of Germany, Italy and other regions, have been included in the Atlas Division and have become green safe areas.

There are approximately 740,000 employees working for the branch in this area, of which more than 36,000 are former UDF soldiers, responsible for maintaining law and order, expelling harassment, and performing various military tasks.

As for the residents under its command, there are as many as seven million people, most of whom are relatives and friends of employees, but Atlas is not responsible for the daily expenses of ordinary residents.

If you want to exchange for coupons for food, other daily necessities, or even entertainment products, you must obtain them through labor or farming.

Of course, residents can also rely on working family members for support.

The drastic reconstruction effort attracted the attention of Britain first, followed by the entire United Nations and the UDF.

But in the face of all doubts and inquiries from the outside world, the Atlas branch chose to ignore and remain silent. At the same time, at Robert's suggestion, it created an official account on the Internet, with the introduction:

"Atlas' mission is to provide people with safety, order and hope amid chaos and disaster, and to help people return to normal life."

Then, the promotional videos of New Paris, the weapons and equipment display of Atlas, the nuclear fusion power plant that provides energy for the reconstruction area, and other such videos and graphic information were uploaded one after another.

One of the videos with more likes and comments shows viewers the gorgeous scenery shot from the Atlas "Space Station" around the Earth's equator.

In other words, the Atlas branch publicly stated that "we want to rebuild Europe", "we have enough resources and manpower", and "we also have armed forces to maintain the territory, including nuclear weapons for external strikes", using A more subtle way is to warn the outside world not to look for trouble.

Both Britain and the United States understand the information contained in "nuclear fusion power plant" and "space station perspective".

Regardless of whether the controllable nuclear fusion technology is genuine or not, the video taken by the "Space Station" has been identified by British and American experts and has been confirmed to contain no fake elements.