Chapter 202

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Artemis was somewhat confused, because Sui Bian seemed to have changed his attitude toward the remaining Greek gods.

Hephestus, who had the least contact with Sui Bian, did not hesitate like his sister, but his expression was excited as he said:

"That is truly thank you! If I regain my legs, I can return to my former efficiency!"

"Thanks." Artemis, having composed herself, immediately returned with a faint smile.

After that, Sui Bian said nothing more to the two Greek gods; he had the Red Queen stay in the conference room with the two deities to continue outlining the matters to note when becoming a formal Umbrella employee.

Of course, the necessary procedures for becoming an employee, such as contracts and confidentiality agreements, were not omitted by the meticulous Red Queen just because they were gods.

When Sui Bian left the conference room, he instructed the White Queen to tell Alekxia to use existing data and the company's biotechnology to design custom prosthetic limbs for Hephestus and the six divine servants.

Upon learning of the extra task Sui Bian assigned her, Alekxia, sitting in her office, spread her hands as if to show she felt no pressure.

She and the company's researchers can even create Divine Bodies, let alone mere prosthetic limbs.

The next day at noon.

It was also July 31, 2007.

The glaring sun poured over the desert unique to the Middle East.

At the Gobekli Research Center located in the desert, ground crew at its surface airfield were inspecting and maintaining various aircraft.

After all, the security forces stationed at Gobekli also were responsible for controlling and eliminating anomalous phenomena.

Fortunately, the Middle East region has many military bases; with the Red Queen's deployments and intelligence agents embedded in the troops, the various aircraft stationed at Gobekli were dispatched far less frequently than those at other bases.

This made the ground crew at Gobekli relatively idle, though the working environment was not great, especially the scorching daytime heat.

At this moment, a Yuyou with its optical camouflage deactivated appeared over the airfield.

The Yuyou slowed its speed to land, finally parking on the large tarmac, and lowered its tail hatch while waiting.

Immediately after, Shengjilesi, still wearing the powered exoskeleton, slightly bowed and led four Holy Blood Angels into the cabin.

After the hatch closed, the Yuyou quickly ascended, re‑engaging its optical camouflage and vanished from view.

Meanwhile, in Bulgaria, which is one hour behind Gobekli, it was still early morning.

Deep within the forest.

The Round Moon Lake above the underground garden.

Two black SCVs and a large number of engineers clad in black protective suits and wearing deep‑orange Mechanical exoskeletons had already cleared a plot on the east shore of Round Moon Lake, and were now constructing the base facilities.

After eight days of construction, a prototype of the base had taken shape.

The north shore of Round Moon Lake.

Standing amid the temple ruins, Sui Bian crossed his hands over his chest and admired the unique scenery of Round Moon Lake.

By the lake, several technicians were assisting Artemis in collecting lake water.

"Sir." At this moment, the Red Queen reported: "OriginalBody Shengjilesi and his Holy Blood Angels have boarded the Hope Vessel's carrier aircraft for return, expected to be back on the Hope Vessel in eight minutes."

Hearing this, Sui Bian remained silent, nodded lightly in response.

"." Leon, standing beside him, also remained silent.

The tranquil atmosphere lasted only a moment.

"Leon," Sui Bian said to his third son, who was more than two meters taller than him, with a faint smile:

"Do you miss your other brothers? I recall our last meeting was on Minos half a year ago, right?"

"Fine." Leon's reply was brief and clear.

But this OriginalBody also crossed his hands over his chest in stance, and seeing no outsiders nearby, asked a bit more:

"Father, is this Round Moon Lake base intended to train a special unit specialized in combating other dimensions?"

"The initial phase is here," Sui Bian did not deny, "However, in my mind the best training site is Titan."

"Titan? Father, do you mean Saturn's moon?" Leon said.

"Exactly, future Ghost agents will also train there," Sui Bian said.

He plans to name this special unit after a certain hammer's "GrayKnight," thus selecting Saturn's sixth moon as the "world" for training Gray Knights and Ghost agents.

In fact, the Ghost agents Sui Bian envisions are also targeting the "Assassin Court."

Moreover, these Ghosts, protected by his Spiritual Energy, will hide in places no one anticipates, acting as his eyes and ears to monitor everything.

When necessary, they will eliminate potential threats without a trace.

Gray Knights, on the other hand, will erase everything related to other dimensions, including the Hell plane (Destroyer).

After all, he cannot every time, like yesterday, stand on the Gryphon's bridge and personally release Spiritual Energy to sever the connection between Sira Island's underside and other dimensions.

"By the way," Sui Bian, now with interest, continued speaking to Leon:

"We can now be certain that the galaxy and the universe are populated by countless races, some of which total up to trillions, tens of trillions, or even an incalculable magnitude.

"To be honest, after hearing this from the Artisan God, a dream that had been buried in my heart, sounding like a fanciful tale, resurfaced once more."

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When Leon, who always maintained a cold demeanor, suddenly heard Sui Bian say that, he could not help but show surprise.

Ideal?

Leon and all his brothers had never heard their father Sui Bian speak of any ideals, mainly because Sui Bian almost never revealed his thoughts.

There is one, seemingly the "for humanity" he has always told them.

And the OriginalBodies' various "for humanity" actions are less about their original intent and more about serving Sui Bian.

Sensing Leon's surprised emotion, Sui Bian couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

When he first "created" the ten OriginalBodies, he did not view them as children deep in his heart; they were more of a "tool".

But now…

"Aren't they just "father and sons"?"

He immediately spoke: "This unrealistic ideal is the Great Expedition, letting our fleet and soldiers mercilessly crush anyone who tries to block our expansion."

"'Great Expedition...' Lai Ang, returning to his cold demeanor, whispered a repetition."

"'Lai Ang, are you interested in being a war marshal?' Sui Bian said with a teasing smile."

Even though he realized it was teasing, Lai Ang still thought seriously for a while, then finally shook his head and refused: "Robert is more suitable than me, and I would rather lead the Dark Angel to follow my father's side."

"'Haha~!' Hearing this reply, Sui Bian let out a rare burst of laughter, gazing at the calm lake surface, he said:"

"'Humans are only seven billion, and even if we add the Azure Hawk-class and all the remaining spaceships together, we still have fewer than a hundred ships; discussing the Great Expedition and war marshal now is truly premature.'"

(End of chapter)