Chapter 20 The Internet Age

At dawn.

A touch of orange appeared on the horizon, indicating that today's weather would be pleasant.

It wasn't long before the orange became brighter and brighter, until the dazzling sunlight suddenly appeared, illuminating the blue and cloudless sky, and sprinkled on a modern city -

Seattle.

As the industrial center of the northwest United States, Seattle is in a leading position in aerospace, computer software, biological genes, medical equipment and other fields. Its GDP reached 414 billion US dollars in 1990, accounting for 7% of the total output of the United States that year.

From the apartments, office buildings and neatly planned streets everywhere to the various infrastructure such as water supply, gas supply and power supply systems hidden underground, Seattle is unmatched in urban construction.

Facing the warm sunshine, the fog that permeated the city and the outside gradually dissipated, and traffic began to surge on the main roads from the suburbs to the city.

Among the traffic, there was a fleet of seven black SUVs.

There were also four patrolmen driving large-displacement motorcycles to escort the convoy, allowing it to pass through the increasingly crowded streets unimpeded, and soon passed Seattle's landmark building, the Space Needle.

However, the logo on the tower actually had a striking red "Λ".

The patrolmen were able to clear the way, and the "Λ" logo was also printed on the corner of the SUV window. In addition, the route into the city was Highway 5 connecting to Tacoma International Airport, indicating that this was Sui Yang's private convoy.

As for the convoy's destination, it was the Atlas Headquarters Building, which was only two kilometers away from the Space Needle and 400 meters high, and was also a landmark building.

This was the place where Atlas was first founded, and Atlas had a "harmonious" relationship with local officials and factions...

It should be said that the other party had to show a friendly attitude, and the generous investment in infrastructure without asking for returns made Seattle rank among the top in the living index in the United States and even the world. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the top.

It is in stark contrast to New York, the easternmost part of the country, which is also the headquarters of Water International and has a prosperous economy.

At this time, in the second SUV of the fleet.

"Okay... I know, I will notify you." Arthur, who was sitting in the co-pilot, talked to the headset as if talking to himself.

Then, the first person in the hunter company turned his head slightly and asked the back seat with his peripheral vision: "Boss, Mayor Harleyden Bruce requested an appointment at 2 pm on July 15th, saying that he wanted to talk in detail, you see..."

"What topic." Sui Yang, who was leaning on the back seat, did not look up, and his eyes did not leave the paper book called "Attractive Mind" in his hand.

This book was written by Dr. Maria Montessori of Italy, mainly about "What teachers do" and "Environment changes children".

As a nearly 150-year-old "old man", his parenting knowledge can only be considered average, and most of it was obtained from his parents before the crossing.

So when he is free, he will read this kind of books to ensure that there is no deviation in his education of Saint Gilles and Robert.

Not long ago, after the plane landed, Sui Yang arranged a team of hunters to take the two Primarchs out for free entertainment, whether to go shopping or to the zoo, it depends on what they choose.

In fact, whenever he has free time, Sui Yang will personally accompany them, such as watching gunfights, action, and horror movies together. At the end of last year, when he was on a business trip to the north, he also teamed up with the two of them and had a "massive" snowball fight with the hunters.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble and attention, when appearing in public, Sanguinius will carry a special backpack to cover his white wings.

Arthur, who had no idea what Sui Yang was thinking, replied: "The other party said it was related to the "Superhero Security Law", but he insisted on discussing it in detail in person."

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Hearing this, Sui Yang raised his head and closed the book he was reading halfway.

"Superhero Security Law"...

Thanks to the assistance of Compound No. 5 provided by World War II, as well as some private transactions that would never be actively disclosed, Walter successfully signed a bill with the federal high-level officials, namely the "Superhero Security Law".

Once the bill was announced, the superheroes launched and packaged by Vought became law enforcement units like the police, or even more powerful than the police.

In theory, every city and town has at least one superhero to assist the local police in fighting crime.

But each state under the federal government has a certain or considerable degree of autonomy, which is equivalent to each state being a "country".

Therefore, the "Superhero Law" is not popular in the western and southern United States. After all, the local city government signed a contract with Vought International to introduce a superhero to maintain public order, which starts at at least 40 million US dollars, and there is no upper limit.

The most important thing is that the contract has to be renewed after it expires. In terms of fees, Vought will raise the price on the grounds that "the crime rate has a clear downward trend and our products are very effective."

At this time, most mayors and governors will have to bite the bullet and choose to "pay" for their own future, to avoid the crime rate "warming up" again, and some shady activities, and fall into a vicious circle.

On the other hand, in the "simple folk customs" of the southern United States, there is no need to expose Compound No. 5, the locals regard superheroes as clowns, and the people there believe more in the weapons in their hands.

As for the western towns, due to the relatively good public security and regional differences, Vought International's "product sales" are relatively slow.

But as an ambitious arms dealer who wants to avoid Congress, directly intervene in the military, and even control the political arena, Walter will naturally not give up easily.

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the use of deformable or invisible superhumans for infiltration has become more and more frequent.

The simplest but most successful way of infiltration is to let these superhumans sneak into the house and secretly take some erotic photos of officials, and then use coercion and inducement to force officials to approve the signing of the contract.

At this stage, Walter is not rampant, and has never tried to move the cities of major arms dealers, such as Seattle, Chicago, and Bethesda.

But the mayor of Seattle took the initiative to mention the "Superhero Security Law" and wanted to discuss it in detail in person. Sui Yang knew that the day for Walter to publicly appear in the motherland was coming soon.

A little silence.

Through the car window, Sui Yang found that the convoy was about to arrive at the destination. He raised his hand to adjust his collar and said, "No time on the 15th, but the 16th is available."

"Okay, I'll tell you now."

Chi-.

As soon as Arthur finished speaking, he felt a sense of frustration.

The convoy had already parked in front of the main entrance of the headquarters building.

Open the door and get off.

Under the protection of Arthur and a group of hunters in black suits, Sui Yang walked to the lobby of the headquarters building.

As one of the facades of Atlas, it is paved with marble tiles that are so neat that they can serve as mirrors. The decoration is simple and classical. The front section has a net height of 44 meters, and the hollow design is quite artistic. It also connects multiple floors.

"Boss..." At this time, Arthur asked again in confusion: "Isn't it just a new mobile phone launch conference with a camera and mobile Internet? Is it necessary for you to rush back from Ghana in person?"

"..." Sui Yang hesitated.

Perhaps after realizing that he couldn't explain to Arthur the significance of the 3G network and the Internet era opened by Atlas, he made up a random excuse:

"I just wanted to join in the fun."

"Yeah, there's nothing interesting on the African side. I have to buy more cigars when I go back. I feel uncomfortable without chewing something." Arthur believed it.

Ladies and gentlemen, the plot of the second chapter has been changed. The protagonist has never conceived a premature child. After all, the protagonist was in a turbulent period in the early development, and he couldn't stabilize and didn't have time to conceive.

After realizing his identity as an immortal, the protagonist has already built a manor, so the protagonist will try to avoid spending a long time with a female companion to avoid exposing his identity.

And the protagonist will definitely educate the original body in the "correct" way, which will not affect the subsequent reading experience.

As for the previous statement by a friend that "the protagonist's stillborn child was taken to Warhammer 40k", the author can only say that when the protagonist was having an affair, he did not know whether the female companion he had an affair with was pregnant, let alone whether he had any offspring born or died. He only knew that when the time entered the 20th century, no female companion had ever found him to pay his "romantic debt".

In short, friends can imagine freely, hahaha.

The revised content is as follows:

Longevity.

Yes, his appearance seems to be fixed at the age of 25.

It's not that he didn't have female companions, and he even had a lot of romantic history in the "cowboy period".

But as he gradually understood his special physique, he directly chose to refuse to get married to reduce the possibility of exposure, and then he had no chance to give birth to his own offspring.

Fortunately, these did not cause him too much distress. After all, Sui Yang wanted to solve the mystery and find out why he traveled here and where the voice in his mind came from.

As for those who knew the secret of "immortality", at first there were only Arthur Morgan and a group of adopted orphans, as well as their direct descendants, who were also the foundation of Atlas' mercenaries.