Above the clouds and under the moonlight, a large business jet with a W shaped tail, painted black with red accents, is rapidly flying from east to west.
This behemoth, 75 meters long, with a wingspan of 64 meters and a height of 19 meters, is actually an A340 variant specially customized by Airbus for Atlas.
Furthermore, before the civilian version of the A340 officially entered service, Airbus delivered this Black Phantom to Atlas.
Based on the original A340, a large amount of space and facilities for passenger use have been reduced, while the cargo hold volume has been increased. The typical empty weight and maximum takeoff weight have been adjusted from 177 tons and 368 tons to 164 tons and 370 tons, respectively.
The performance and safety of this black Phantom far surpass all civilian aircraft of today. If it weren't for its status as a private jet and the restrictions of confidentiality agreements, Airbus would have already bought media coverage to mock Boeing.
Sui Yang, the buyer, chose Airbus from Europe instead of American domestic passenger aircraft, especially Boeing, which has a good cooperative relationship with Atlas, mainly because of his own safety concerns.
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Inside the upper deck of the Black Phantom.
The floor here is carpeted, and the wallpaper and lighting are in warm tones. Flight attendants in black suits occasionally walk through the corridors, providing drinks and desserts to the hunters, researchers, and other personnel in their rooms or rest areas.
In a private office near the cockpit.
Sui Yang, dressed in a white fitted shirt and dark gray trousers, sat on a fixed sofa in a rather relaxed manner.
He held a tablet computer, browsing through carefully organized documents and contracts, so that he could handle work matters and approve some projects and cooperation matters while on the voyage.
but...
"Haha! You lost!"
"Guilliman! You're cheating!"
There were also sounds of children making noise in the office.
To Sui Yang's right, his two Primarch sons were sitting on the carpet with their backs against the bulkhead, playing handheld game consoles that were smaller than tablets but easier to hold.
The two of them just turned one year old. After all, Sui Yang found them on June 8, 1993, and today is July 12, 1994.
But what one-year-old baby can grow to 1.2 meters tall?
Despite individual differences, children typically begin to imitate adults' speech within 4 to 5 months after birth, start babbling around 7 months, can say some simple syllables by 8 to 9 months, and attempt to walk unsteadily by 10 to 11 months. They usually become more stable after one year of age.
However, Sanguinius and Guilliman...
Weaning in 2 months
April speech
Walking briskly in June
In August, he was constantly jumping around, almost like someone with ADHD.
Especially these two at this stage, they can already break steel bars with their bare hands, and Sanguinus can also fly. If Sui Yang didn't personally capture them, Alexia and the researchers responsible for assisting in their care would be completely helpless.
Those who know them over one year old, while those who don't might think they are eight years old.
Moreover, the two were wearing the same style of black short sleeved shirt and shorts, except that Sanguinius short-sleeved shirt had two symmetrical holes on the back, making it easy to extend his wings.
Judging from the bird's eye view displayed on the handheld screen, and the proportionally scaled down ancient buildings, soldier units, and so on, it's not hard to guess that the two Primarchs are playing some kind of real-time strategy game.
Judging from their expressions-one smiling, the other angry, it was clear that Guilliman had successfully defeated the army controlled by Sanguinius in RTS or also know as real time strategy game.
"I didn't." But when Sanguinius accused him of cheating, Guilliman immediately became unhappy and retorted.
"Didn't Father tell us to observe more and pay more attention? You just didn't notice the gap in your line, and I've maxed out the morale of my elite units, plus I have 30 seconds of invincibility. It just looks like cheating...
Forget it, I can't explain it to an idiot like you. Anyway, I didn't cheat."
In the end, Guilliman couldn't resist adding a sarcastic remark.
"You!" Seeing Guilliman's procative expression, Sanguinius immediately put the handheld console aside and stood up abruptly.
"Brother you were defeated not by cheating or imbalance but by your own refusal to adapt. Reflect on that. Or continue to lose. The outcome will be the same. I will say it again, I did not cheat"
Guilliman also stood up, but quickly took two steps back to maintain a safe distance from Sanguinius.
"cough."
But Sui Yang's unintentional light cough made the two problem children immediately choose to shut up.
But seeing Sanguinius clenched fists and unwilling expression, it was clear that this Primarch who was a child in both body and mind, seemed to deeply resent Guilliman words...
To be precise, Sanguinius was extremely displeased that Robert had called him an idiot for not adapting in front of their father.
Of course, this anger was accompanied by a kind of fear because Sanguinius worried that his father would really be influenced by Guilliman's words and thus think that he was really stupid.
Sui Yang, who vaguely sensed his son's emotions and thoughts, simply rubbed his temples with his right hand, then looked at Guilliman and asked
"If you two were to play Mortal Kombat, who would win between you and Sanguis?"
"Sanguinius..." Guilliman answered truthfully.
"Then you're pretty stupid too."
"I'm....!"
"Not stupid?" Sui Yang didn't give Guilliman a chance to refute, and quickened his pace to say, "According to what you just said to Sanguinius, doesn't that mean losing the game is equivalent to being stupid?"
"I.. um... it seems like that's how it is.." Guilliman was at a loss for words.
Faced with this scene, Sui Yang continued to focus on his work and reminded him, "I don't care how you argue among yourselves, that's part of growing stronger. But if anyone outside this unit tries to bully or provoke you, you stand up for yourselves. Don't stay silent and don't back down. You're not alone, and I won't allow anyone to treat you as less than you are."
"Understood, Father." the two Primarchs replied in unison.
But once Guilliman calmed down, even the initially angry Sanguinius instantly understood why their father had asked that question.
Furthermore, Guilliman said to Sanguinius, "I was wrong just now, I shouldn't have said that. After we get off the plane... I'll use my allowance to treat you to launch, or buy you a new game, okay?"
"No need for food, there's food on the plane." Sanguinius crossed his arms and turned away from Guilliman, but his tone softened considerably afterward, and he added.
"One box of games isn't enough, at least nine boxes are needed."
"Nine boxes it is!" Guilliman laughed heartily, then, somewhat shamelessly, put his arm around Sanguinius shoulder, led his brother through the automatically opening sliding door, and left the office.
Before the automatic door closed, you could still hear the two of them whispering outside.
"Let's go find something to eat, I'm a little hungry."
"What business is it of mine if you're hungry?"
"Ten boxes."
"Okay let's find some food."
Once the automatic door closed, Sui Yang finally had a calm environment to continue working.
He brought his two original sons from Ghana back to the United States to attend a press conference jointly organized by Atlas Communications Technology and its private R&D division.
As for the series of products that will be unveiled at this press conference, they will redefine personal communication and usher in a new era.
It's worth noting that Sui Yang had kept the Mate 60 Pro he had just bought perfectly intact until 1960.