Following the dossier on the Assault MS.
UNSC's predecessor, the United Nations, after witnessing the formidable power of the God-Body in the Antarctic War, developed an inexplicable admiration and pursuit of humanoid mecha weapons.
However, as Umbrella's ultimate weapon, the God-Body could never be sold. Moreover, the core technology of the God-Body was its pilot, who had to be a genetically compatible super-human to control it.
Even so, the United States, one of the most powerful nations within the United Nations, still spent tens of billions to purchase a Thor mecha.
After the establishment of the UNSC, this Thor mecha was modified by United Nations engineers, attempting to match the God-Body's mobility and firepower.
But the reality was disappointing, and ultimately the UNSC had to abandon the Thor mecha modification plan.
Time passed.
Now, the relationship between the UNSC and Umbrella was no longer the superficial camaraderie it had been with the United Nations years ago; instead, they had deep cooperation in all aspects.
Therefore, William Russell, the company's owner, ordered the research team to develop a proprietary MS for the UNSC based on the Assault MS.
Although the MS series of mechas had strong advantages, they would not completely replace various fighter jets and carrier-based aircraft, but rather enriched humanity's options for dealing with various combat environments.
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Inside the office.
After reading the dossier on the Assault, William casually tossed the A4 paper in his hand onto the desk.
Then he clasped his hands behind his head, leaned back in his office chair, and looked towards the floor-to-ceiling window on his left.
Looking at the simulated scenery outside the window, his mood became much more relaxed.
Another week had passed since Cortana's maiden flight of the 'Gundam'.
These past few days, he had been busy negotiating with the UNSC, preparing to jointly undertake a large MS order to further promote cooperation between the two sides.
William's 'pity' for the UNSC's armaments was one aspect, and making money was secondary; the primary reason was to strengthen humanity's overall strength.
Only win-win situations lead to a future.
After relaxing a bit, William unlocked his computer screen and pulled up the containment file named 'Immortal Lizard'.
"Click-! Click-!"
He double-clicked to open the file and quickly skimmed through it.
In fact, when an agent reported to Serina half a month ago that a giant lizard with super healing abilities had been discovered in Ethiopia, William knew it was ***682.
It was the first Keter Umbrella had encountered after encountering the divine Anubis.
Despite being a Keter-class, and even the infamous 682, the company's current strength was more than sufficient to contain it.
Therefore, he had Kent and Athena from Minos Island go to contain it, so that his overly monstrous son could gain more practical experience in containment operations.
As he thought of this, William couldn't help but frown, and with a slight sigh and closed eyes, he said, "Ah…
I wonder how Ivan is doing; it's been a few months in a blink of an eye."
"Click-!"
Just then, the door to William's office was pushed open by someone.
Hearing the sound, he turned his head to see Halsey, dressed in a white dress, leading Yelena, dressed in red, into the office.
"Daddy~!"
Yelena cheered playfully, running and skipping towards William, who was sitting in the office chair, then lightly jumped into her father's arms.
"Hehe." William held Yelena in his left arm, stood up, and gently stroked Yelena's nose with his right hand, softly chuckling:
"Why aren't you staying at home? What do you need Daddy for?"
"Daddy…" Yelena covered her nose with both hands and looked at William with a resentful expression, saying:
"Stop pinching my nose; Grandpa Andrei said it'll flatten."
"Uh…"
"William." At this moment, Halsey approached the father and daughter, smiling, and said:
"This child, Yelena, misses her brother. She's been nagging all day to see Ivan, so we came to find you. Let's both take her to Minos."
"Misses her brother?" William was stunned.
He hadn't expected that the siblings who had never gotten along, especially the 'unruly' Yelena, would actually miss her brother?
"Um…" Yelena's cheeks flushed, and she looked around, saying:
"I don't miss that guy who always has a straight face and pretends to be so mature. I just want… to go out and play!
Yes, to go out and play!"
"Play?" Seeing Yelena's tsundere appearance, William knowingly asked:
"The environment in Minos is nice, but it's a Spartan training base; there's nothing to play there."
"Hmm…" Yelena pouted, then lowered her head and whispered to William:
"Ivan's been gone for several months… I miss him a little."
"Haha." Seeing his daughter's adorable appearance, William burst out laughing and gently patted Yelena's head with his right hand.
He said, "Daddy won't tease you anymore. So… how about we go back to Earth later?"
"Mhm mhm~!" Yelena nodded repeatedly.
Then William looked at the monitor on the left side of the office and slightly raised his voice, saying, "Serina, please inform Hank and John to prepare to transfer to the Phantom with me and return to Earth.
As for the Zero Fleet, continue patrolling, and you stay on the Infinity to command various fleet matters."
Soon, Serina's voice came through the computer speakers on the desk, saying, "Yes, boss."
William nodded at the monitor.
Then Halsey also came to William's side, who was holding Yelena, and hooked her arms around William's right arm, smiling, "Let's go~"
"Hehe, alright, whatever you two say, let's go!"
William also laughed heartily, taking the two most important women in his life to the Infinity's hangar.
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Soon after.
Inside the Phantom's bridge.
The bionically enhanced Cortana, dressed in Umbrella's white military uniform, was seated in the captain's chair, in charge of command.
And on the deck corridor leading to the bridge, William and Halsey, the couple, were standing by the railing in front of the port side window.
As for Yelena…
She seemed to be 'playing' with Myron again.
William looked at the massive fleet gradually moving away outside the window, his hands clasped behind his back, and asked Halsey beside him:
"Catherine, why the sudden urge to take Yelena to Earth? Have all the projects you're responsible for been completed?"
"Of course." Halsey turned and leaned against the railing, looking up at William's profile, and said:
"I've handed over the MS design work for the UNSC to the research team; they're perfectly capable of completing it."
"Hmm, that's good." William nodded slightly.
After a moment, he asked again, "Oh, by the way, what are your thoughts on the 'Immortal Lizard'? Is there any way to terminate it?"
"This…" Halsey pondered for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I think it's more prudent to keep it confined in the containment center as much as possible, rather than trying to find a way to terminate it.
Through my research on it these past few days, I suspect its true form exists in another dimension.
And the giant lizard form we see is very likely a projection in three dimensions, or rather, an outer shell in the three-dimensional world."
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