Chapter 467

"Oh?"

After hearing the White Empress's words, Sui Bian felt a bit interested, turned his head to look at this secretary who seemed to have obtained humanity's "maternity", and ordered:

"Put the research reports of the BoKen couple and Dr. Kaiqi, as well as the files of the 24-hour Compound No. 5, onto the desktop."

"Okay."

At the same time the White Empress agreed, she projected two holographic screens onto the solid wood desk, displaying the research reports and related files for her boss.

As for Compound No. 5…

The White Empress and Red Empress present might only think it is a biological and chemical technology unique to humans from the Zero Six Universe.

But for Sui Bian, it could evoke memories of his past life, when he followed and watched seasons one through three of "The Boys".

The Zero Six Universe where "The Boys" is set has Earth and human technology levels similar to the early twenty-first century of the main universe, with smartphones and 5G networks.

However, the "colorful and varied" and all sorts of styles, even entertainment stars that refresh the lower limits, are incomparable to the main universe.

In the Zero Six Universe, as long as one controls new media and public opinion, they can gain considerable control over a country, or even the entire Earth.

On Zero Six Earth, internet celebrities, stars, and news guide public opinion; no matter how outrageous or awful a truth or fact may be, after a series of packaging and promotion, people who don't understand will still feel…

"Normal."

There's nothing worth discussing or investigating.

Over time, people will forget these truths and facts.

The main universe's Umbrella can likewise do this, but after Sui Bian seized power, he used public opinion and the internet to conceal traces of abnormal phenomena and the existence of beings.

However, the entity that likewise controls North America in the Zero Six Universe is also a pharmaceutical and arms company, Wo Te International, which conducts various heinous experiments and trades that extinguish humanity.

In this way, the early stages of the Zero Six Universe and the main universe are almost alike in every aspect.

After all, Umbrella before Sui Bian took power was on par with Wo Te International in nature and business scope—both glittering on the surface but filthy and squalid underneath.

Since both are pharmaceutical and arms companies, Umbrella's "signature work" is the T and G viruses, while Wo Te International's is a special serum called "Compound No. 5".

This serum comes in various forms: there is the original agent of Compound No. 5 with the strongest, purest, and safest efficacy; there is also a regular serum that must be injected from childhood to reduce danger and accidents; and there is a one-time, temporary 24-hour version.

Unlike the T and G viruses, when a human test subject injects Compound No. 5, it triggers potential that surpasses human limits.

However, this activation is random and the outcome cannot be predicted.

Some people, after injection, may become as strong as steel-reinforced concrete, with strength of tens of thousands of tons.

But others may end up with enlarged noses, ears, or other body parts, gaining no superhuman abilities and instead becoming freaks and oddities.

More importantly, if an adult injects the original agent or regular serum of Compound No. 5, there is a high probability they will die outright before any potential is triggered.

But if an adult injects the original agent and survives, it indicates that the adult's genes and physique are extraordinary, and the resulting so-called "superpower" will be immensely powerful.

But such people are ultimately one in ten million, or even one in hundreds of millions, truly rare.

Therefore, Wo Te International, in order to create a stable "experimental product," chose to cooperate with hospitals across North America, giving newborns whose genes and physique meet the conditions the corresponding dosage of Compound No. 5.

When these infants go through adolescence and youth, they can naturally trigger their own potential and gain their own exclusive "superpowers".

But this randomness cannot be avoided.

Those children who are good for nothing are either abandoned by their parents or become experimental material for Wo Te International.

As for those children who gain infinite strength, extreme speed, and can unleash abilities like electricity, ice, snow, fire, etc., the "cool" abilities, their informed parents will regard them as treasures, and with Wo Te International's assistance and guidance, the children will come to believe their superpowers are "all-natural".

When these children grow into adults, Wo Te International will offer them generous benefits, salaries, etc., to sign contracts, making them artists under its banner.

External PR, identity background, and everything else, Wo Te International can "custom-tailor".

For example, a girl who can release ice and snow, Wo Te International will use comics, films, and TV dramas as media to promote her to the public as an "Ice Princess" of a magical world, with an infinitely kind heart that loves nature.

In reality, this girl's family is a lineage of legislators and politicians, and she herself is equally proud, using her "superpower" to bully other children during school.

After growing up, she is further packaged as a superstar-like superhero, but the Ice Princess does not curb her bullying; instead, as her wealth and status rise, she becomes even more extreme……

Causing others to become disabled or die becomes routine.

But as previously mentioned, controlling public opinion on Zero Six Earth means controlling society.

Wo Te International's PR will give hush money to those who have suffered bullying and intimidation, as well as to the families of victims.

If they refuse to cooperate, Wo Te PR will smear them via public opinion pressure, letting the "victim-blaming" narrative dominate, turning those who have suffered bullying and intimidation, as well as victims' families, into "street rats".

Wo Te International precisely relies on its ability to create superstar superheroes, profiting handsomely through the development of Zero Six Earth in the mid-to-late twentieth century and early twenty-first century.

However, this company is not satisfied with that; after all, its essential business is pharmaceutical manufacturing and arms trafficking.

Thus, Wo Te International, through decades of experimentation, successfully developed the "24-hour Compound No. 5".

As the name suggests.

The injector can unleash their potential and maintain it for twenty-four hours; once the effect wears off, they return to being ordinary.

The 24-hour version is also the closest to a mass‑market arms product, but if the injector uses it three to five times in a row, they face the risk of brain death.

This is the world of the Zero Six Universe.

It is precisely because he was deeply impressed by "The Boys" that Sui Bian, when selecting multiple parallel universes to give the nine newborn Original Bodies their training, assigned the Zero Six Universe to Luo Jia for conquest.

The planet Luo Jia headed to is a colony named "Gotis" situated at the farthest "left" end of the Border Fortress Star Region, even within the "left" zone of the Milky Way, lying on the frontier of the territory.

Gotis has an average temperature of 22°C, mostly tropical rainforest and savanna climates, with expansive deserts also existing at the equator, and a population of about six hundred million.

As for the Astate side, there is only a single Sparta reserve company, but a small UNSC fleet and six regiments of Kriegers are sufficient to ensure Gotis's safety.

Sixty Earth days ago.

That is, during the time when Helusi was following the Man‑Eater Shark battalion and was about to reach Arcadia, Luo Jia took a company‑issued civilian shuttle, passed through many star gates, and after a jump‑flight of over twenty minutes, finally arrived at the metropolitan area of Gotis.

Initially, Luo Jia was greeted by the local reserve company commander, the two heads of the Intelligence and Surveillance Departments, as well as numerous ship captains and regiment leaders.

Unlike the prosperous planet Arcadia, Gotis was able to receive an Original Body…

Even the descent of a young Original Body was a major event worthy of attention across the entire planet.

Naturally, since Luo Jia's itinerary was not concealed from the outside, many personnel came to the starport to receive him.

In contrast, only the White Chancellor and a few high‑level officials of Arcadia knew about Helusi and the Man‑Eater Shark.

Before Luo Jia could prepare to act, to assist Gotis in comprehensively improving livelihood and economy, a vortex Space Gate only a hundred meters in diameter, under Sui Bian's covert control, without any warning, suddenly formed above the sea south of the metropolitan area.

After the Intelligence Department dispatched an unmanned reconnaissance vessel through the Space Gate and conducted a survey, they learned that the other side of the Space Gate was above the Atlantic Ocean of Earth 06.

Then, after the unmanned reconnaissance vessel released four octopus‑shaped robots that infiltrated the major city "Wander" on the east coast of North America for observation.

And the low‑intelligence AI of Gotis locally invaded and cracked the Earth 06 network, letting Luo Jia's group learn of the existence of Vought International, and also learn of the superhumans led by the "Homeland Person", "Train Head", and "Queen Maeve".

Regarding this.

Luo Jia immediately reported the details to Sui Bian, and at the same time also put forward his personal opinion and plan.

First, directly employ military conquest.

Second, gradually and peacefully bring under control.

And Sui Bian's reply at the time was "Handle it as you see fit".

His son also understood the deeper meaning of the reply, which was actually to grant absolute authority; therefore, Luo Jia, who despised war and death, immediately chose the second option.

Next.

Luo Jia had the local Intelligence Department, Oversight Department, and the local War Regiment 74331 and Engineering Department use Optical Camouflage and Spiritual Shielding, etc., to pass through the Space Gate in turn and covertly deploy to a forest in North America.

The Engineering Department, relying on the construction speed of the Frenzy attribute, built a temporary underground base for Luo Jia within just twenty hours, facilitating the deployment of various missions and operations.

Subsequently, the Oversight Department dispatched more than ten agents to hide in various locations of Earth 06 to check for any signs of extradimensional erosion.

Meanwhile, the Intelligence Department, while sending personnel to gather intelligence, also, per Luo Jia's request and with the assistance of the low‑intelligence AI, successfully established in North America of Earth 06 a composite company named Umbrella.

Upon its establishment, Umbrella immediately posted online free comics, games, and publications concerning the Human Master, OriginalBody, and Astate.

Naturally, these merchandise are entertainment products from the main universe, merely appropriately adapted by Gotis' Intelligence Department.

Moreover, the low‑intelligence AI also disseminated theories such as "Human Truth" and "Parallel Universe" through online posts and short videos, continuously promoting them to the people of Earth 06.

After some time, Luo Jia selected from past battles and files some high‑watchability individual soldier footage and handed it over to the Intelligence Department for editing.

Then, using tags such as "#MicroFilm", "#Truth", and "#Reality", he uploaded them to the homepage of Umbrella's social networking site.

As soon as the individual soldier footage was released, it immediately caused an uproar in human society on Earth 06.

After all, the "special effects" and "imagery" were simply too realistic!

Moreover, the free games, comics, and publications released by Umbrella had already shown initial effectiveness, and with the appearance of the individual soldier footage, the vast majority of young people could not help but praise the promotional methods of this newly listed company, which seemed somewhat better than those of Vought International.

People who had experienced the media's "all‑out bombardment" began to expect that the Human Master, OriginalBody, and Astate truly existed.

At that very moment, Umbrella held its first press conference, and simultaneously, Luo Jia, unarmored, also appeared in the public eye of Earth 06.

This move directly prompted those following recent events to exclaim, "What a partner! So it's really real?!".

After laying the groundwork for a long time, when the 4.3‑meter‑tall Luo Jia appeared, Umbrella's "credibility" instantly rose several levels.

Especially after the press conference, the low‑intelligence AI also spread online the claim: "Superhuman scum created by Compound Five!".

"You know the superheroes you know are actually outright murderers! Rapists!".

"Homeland Person is just an overgrown infant! A complete lunatic!".

"Vought International only profits from ill‑gotten gains! #Kidnapping #Experiment #Unscrupulous"…

Such titled posts, images, and videos kept emerging, continually refreshing people's perception of the real world.

In an instant, Vought International, which had originally relied on public opinion for PR, became the main target of public criticism.

"Superheroes", "magic princesses"—yesterday still stars under the spotlight, today they have become trash that everyone spits upon.

And for the civilian and military firewalls of Earth 06's network, the low‑intelligence AI, being a dimensional strike, naturally did not limit itself to spreading these negative news online; it also obtained the complete formula of Compound Five and uploaded it to Bai Hou.

This is why William BoKen and his wife, together with Zigler Kaiqi, were able to successfully develop a stable version of the 24‑hour Compound Five.

After reviewing the relevant research reports and files.

Sui Bian lightly moved his left hand, shrinking the two screens presented on the desktop and placing them in the corner of the wooden desk.

Immediately after, he asked Bai Hou: "By the way, I recall that Gotis' Intelligence Department filmed the entire confrontation between Luo Jia and the Vought Seven, as well as a bunch of superhuman scum, right?"

"Correct." Bai Hou nodded slightly and said: "When Gotis' Intelligence Department uploaded all the videos to me, I did remind you, but you were busy using the Spiritual Energy amplification device to probe the fluctuations of extradimensional space."

"Um, I know." Sui Bian, in a reclining posture leaning against the chair back, ordered: "Play the video."

"Okay, Chairman."

(End of Chapter)