From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 282 Currency White ** "Emergency" Nature Change
Inside the restaurant;
"Hello, all the dishes you ordered have been served. Please enjoy them slowly."

As the waiter spoke, he placed the last portion of barbecue and two desserts on the table in front of Chris.

Moreover, the waitress also cleared away the "empty" plates, giving Chris a more comfortable dining environment.

"grateful."

Chris responded politely and continued to enjoy the local food in Mombasa.
Although it is high in calories and fat, it does give a good feeling of fullness. Moreover, the fact that he is much bigger than ordinary people is also due to his ability to eat.

While “cleaning” the plates, the sky outside had completely darkened.

But there is even more crowds of people.

White-collar workers, workers, and even the unemployed all want to come here to spend some time drinking and partying and relax, after all, the prices are "affordable."

For example, before Chris entered the restaurant, he met a girl in a sexy bikini who claimed that she would spend a "good night" with him for only 20 credits.

According to the intelligence they obtained, humans in the Halo universe have already unified their currency, and coins and paper money have almost been eliminated on Earth and its near-Earth colonies.

The main thing is that the network of each planet is highly developed, allowing residents to directly use the credit of their identity information, that is, "credit", abbreviated as "cR" to pay for daily expenses.

20cR, equivalent to the cost of a UNSC M9 fragmentation grenade, while a civilian version of the Warthog costs about 9cR.

But the local delicacy of Reach, the "Moa Burger Set", also costs 10 to 20cR.

By analogy, the 20cR for the bikini girl is indeed a very favorable price. Of course, it is also possible that the girl "fell in love" with Chris and gave him a special discount.

On the other hand, the Star Alliance uses an imperial currency called "Gakz" and also adopts electronic payments and transfers.

After the City of High Love fell into the hands of Atlas, the Prophet Clan had clearly marked a price and offered a "huge bounty".
That is, 1000 million Gaikz coins were used to issue an order to "assassinate the traitor Ziondel Bank Rosser" to the generals and warlords under the Star Alliance, as well as the interstellar pirates entrenched in remote areas of the universe.

"Assassination of the Heretic Lord (Sui Yang)",

Rewards include "Assisting in the recapture of the Empire's capital, the City of Fraternity" and other aspects.

Although 1000 million is a small amount, the purchasing power of the Covenant's imperial currency is around 8 to 10, which is enough to "buy" a DCS-class support boat of nearly two kilometers.

Therefore, the fact that the Prophet Clan offered a bounty of 1000 million for the heads of Ziondel and their boss was already a "big loss".

At the same time, the Prophet also released a large amount of "cash" to win over wavering generals, warlords and patriarchs of some clans to support them in dealing with the war launched by the human elites.

He also pardoned a group of exiled "apostates" and serious criminals to fill the gap in elite combat power.

However, the breakup of the Star Alliance has caused the value of the Gakz currency to gradually depreciate.

The far-sighted alien leaders would naturally take the money and fish in troubled waters. After all, they have no deep blood feud with the human elites.

Interstellar pirates, apostates, and serious criminals are full of fighting spirit. They are willing to choose the fate of cannon fodder not only for the bounty commission but also for the sake of gaining true freedom.

In their eyes, the Covenant is still an extremely powerful superpower, and the human elites are just minor infirmities.

Moreover, until recently, they had never heard of the human species, let alone Primarchs, Astartes or Thunder Warriors.

Chris, who is on Earth, is actually also keeping an eye on the war on the other side of the galaxy.

But there are other reasons why their species cannot infiltrate and sneak into the interior of the Covenant territory.

Even if the Investigation Department intends to work with the Biology Department to try to cultivate a group of clones of the Jiraiya to perform reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines.

However, the Biology Department stated that the resources invested would most likely be wasted, and there was no extra energy to debug the Jiraiya clone, so the proposal was shelved.

After a while.

Chris cleaned up the last of the barbecue and snacks, stood up and walked to the front desk, and completed the payment with his ID card.

After he walked out of the restaurant, he took out a cigarette from the breast pocket of his shirt and lit it skillfully.

"Hoo~!"

Chris let out a breath and prepared to smoke and take a walk like any other resident.

However, although he seemed to be selecting girls, his actual focus was still on the brothel opposite the restaurant.

Waited patiently for a moment.
"Hahaha! I really like the girls here. Next time I will personally pick a few and take them to meet my boss!"

"It's an honor for our girl to be noticed by Chief Kinsler. We will waive the bill for today, Inspector Little."

Chris saw his target this time, who was talking to the proprietress of the brothel.

When the police inspector named Little heard the boss lady's offer to waive the bill, he waved his hand as if he was used to it and walked out of the red light street.

When Little turned the corner and disappeared, the proprietress looked at him with resentment and said to herself, gritted her teeth:
"Bastard thing."

Apparently, the officers from the New Mombasa Police Station are regulars here, and the kind who often buy on credit.

But the local residents did not dare to really provoke the New Mombasa Police Department, and could only curse them behind their backs to satisfy themselves.

Look at Little's side;
The inspector, who was in a good mood because of the free "relaxation", put his coat on his left shoulder and walked out of the red light street humming a little tune.

He came to the parking lot outside and wanted to start his private car and return to his high-end apartment near the city center.

However, he soon noticed that the parking lot was a little too quiet.

Little looked around and found that the surveillance cameras were functioning normally, but he still reached his right hand behind his waist, ready to take out his service gun.

Tread!

At this moment, Chris, who was outside the field, launched a charge at an extremely fast speed, ready to capture Little by brute force.

Swish-!
In addition, a black van parked in the venue also opened its side door at the same time.

Just look at the three special operations team members wearing bulletproof plain clothes, holding AMWS submachine guns equipped with suppressors, ready to cooperate with Chris to complete the arrest.

Although Little is only a minor character, Kinsler is cautious and rarely uses electronic devices, which makes it difficult for Cortana to accurately locate him.

In addition, the top leaders of UNSC and ONI were almost wiped out, so Kinsler chose to hide his tracks to avoid the same fate.

It was Kinsler's precautions that allowed him to live in the original timeline until the Covenant invaded Earth.

If it hadn't been for the sudden lust that led to it being surrounded by angry people, it might have survived until humanity's difficult victory.

Moreover, what the investigation department needed was a "final word." Even if they had obtained intelligence on several hidden dens, they still wanted to obtain accurate information before arresting and publicly executing Kinsler.

The most important thing is that the Paranormal Control Department, which is working with them, believes that there are threats on the Earth and near-Earth colonies in "Halo" that are difficult to solve with conventional weapons.

Therefore, the Investigation Department proceeded cautiously to avoid unexpected situations.

However.
Snapped!Snapped!
However, the sound of pistol shots echoed throughout the entire parking lot.

Little was not in a hurry. He pulled out his service pistol at a faster speed and pulled the trigger at the three special forces members he thought were the most threatening.

Bang!Bang!
The bullet was accurate and hit the special operations team member in the chest. Then, Little turned the gun around and wanted to kill Chris behind him.

But Chris had already rushed in front of him and used the force to punch him in the right shoulder.

Boom——Crack——!!

With the sound of the fist shattering bones, Little was knocked more than ten meters away.

In the end, this corrupt police inspector, who reacted surprisingly quickly, collapsed completely in the back of a private car.

After throwing a punch, Chris also took out an 8mm AMWS submachine gun from his waist, approached Little with caution, and asked his three men:
"Iceclaw, are you okay?"

"It's okay, just a small problem." A female special operations team member took a breath and replied:

"It's just that this guy is as cautious as his corrupt boss. We should have used the tranquilizer gun from the beginning."

At the same time, three special forces members had surrounded Chris and stood next to Little.

"The tranquilizer gun might not work on this guy." Chris stepped on Little's abdomen with his left foot.

"Hahaha! You guys are really here? My Lord's prophecy turned out to be correct!"

Little, whose shoulder collapsed and blood was flowing, did not howl in pain. Instead, he laughed wildly with his eyes wide open, and said:

“Foolish and ignorant”

Bang! !

But before Little could finish his words, Chris punched him in the face again.

Seeing that the target finally fainted, Chris continued:
"Fists are the most effective against this guy, and from now on, any covert actions regarding Kinsler will require the coordination of the Gray Judge.

Let's seal this guy up and ship him away first, Silvermane, Nighthowl."

"Okay boss."

"Yes."

After receiving the order, the two special operations team members immediately took out pen-sized metal pillars and placed them on Little's head and feet.

Swish-!
In the blink of an eye, the metal pillar released a glass-like black film, "sealing" Little who was in a deep coma.

Then, the two metal pillars began to emit a light blue light, causing Little to float in the air and fly autonomously into the interior of the van.

In fact, this is a disposable "body bag" developed by the Research Department using room-temperature superconducting materials and condensed matter after acquiring the pioneer's hard light technology.

It is used by biological department technicians to complete the convergence operation more quickly and safely when they come into contact with unknown creatures or alien corpses.

It can also autonomously suspend and move with technicians before the condensed battery is exhausted.

As the operations director of the Investigation Department, Ada saw another use for these disposable body bags, which was to quickly "encapsulate" prisoners.

So Aida mobilized the available funds of the Operations Department and commissioned the Research Department to make appropriate improvements so that the encapsulated captives could breathe smoothly.

at this time.

After sending the target into the van, Chris and others also returned to the car.

Then another special operations team member who acted as a driver immediately drove away from here and headed towards the suburbs of New Mombasa.

As soon as the van left, patrol police cars surrounded the area.

After all, even if Cortana took control of all the surveillance, the residents nearby could still hear the loud gunshots.

Late at night, in the western mountains of Mombasa;
The team led by Chris followed the route provided by Cortana. After confirming that there was no "tail" following them, they returned to the open area backed by mountains and facing the city.

Then, the surface covered with sand and gravel began to "sink", revealing an entrance leading underground to Chris and others.

Drive in.

The entrance began to close again, and at the same time, the sand and gravel were evenly distributed under slight vibrations, erasing any traces of the van's passage.

In addition, the secret sentries in the surrounding areas will also handle more details to avoid the premature exposure of the branch base established here.

beneath the surface;

The van has been driven into the spacious maintenance area for a comprehensive inspection by ground crew.

Chris and his team also escorted Little, who was in a "body bag", to the small biological laboratory in the branch.

As we move forward, we can see many types of Hextech robots working with engineers to continuously expand the scale of the base.

In addition, there are various production workshops to continuously provide sufficient ammunition supplies to the combat units deployed at the base.

The reason why the Investigation Department was able to start construction with "big fanfare" was mainly due to the cooperation agreement reached between Aida and the moderate rebels.

Through the opponent's smuggling route, Atlas successfully sent the Ark transmission device and the first batch of engineering teams to East Africa on Earth.
The engineering team began their basic operation, which was "construction mania".

In addition, the Ark's uninterrupted delivery of supplies, equipment and personnel allowed the Investigation Department to gain a foothold in East Africa.

At the same time, Aida also dispatched many technical personnel, combat elites and Greek gods to the branch base located in the western suburbs of Mombasa.
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In the isolation room of a small biological laboratory;

Little was tied and restrained on the operating table by three technicians and underwent a series of scans and tests.

Four members of the special operations team equipped with heavy mechanical skeletons temporarily took on security duties, standing in the isolation room with hard-light rifles in hand to ensure that hidden dangers could be resolved as soon as possible.

In the observation room outside the isolation room
"Boss." Night Howl looked at Little who was still in a coma and said to Chris beside him:

"That guy's reaction speed is comparable to our genetically modified investigators. It's really a bit strange."

"."

Hearing this, Chris, who had remained silent, nodded.

He always felt that Little's condition was similar to the vampires and werewolves that he had teamed up with Leon and Michael to deal with a few years ago, as well as the Moido believers who had ravaged Terra.

They all believe in "my Lord" or "my God".

Swish——.

At this time, the sensor door of the observation room opened automatically.

Athena, who was tall and outstanding, wearing an ancient Greek style dress, walked up to Chris and the others and said:

"Gentlemen, there may be an extremely serious threat in New Mombasa."

(End of this chapter)