Infinity, progress from Arasaka

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"resident Evil".

Raccoon City, Colorado, North America.

hum…

The engine stopped, and the black official car with a red and white umbrella-shaped logo on its license plate stopped steadily at the entrance of the building.

With the black-clad bodyguard opening the door, Vera stepped out, raised her head, and stared at the Umbrella Building in Raccoon City in front of her with an inexplicably strange expression.

"Hey, hey, hey... Got it, boss, the business of 'Dangerous Girls', got it... Umbrella Group's related technology in the rehabilitation business is enough for 'us' to use for a while, I will get it."

It's Vera, the same Vera, except that there are no traces of prosthetic plug-ins on her body and face, and the gray-blue suit she wears is more business-like, not as bleak, depressing and technological as the Arasaka uniform. It's exactly the same Vera.

'We', that is, me.

After communicating with another self that outsiders could not know, Vera immediately turned her attention to her colleagues from Umbrella who were walking towards her, some in suits and ties, some in white coats and wearing work badges as researchers.

Her pretty face showed the signature fake smile of welcoming guests seen on hosts, politicians and businessmen in Western society, and Vera responded politely one by one.

"Dr. William Birkin, his criticism and opposition to my proposal of "Flesh and Blood Weakness" at the board meeting was so loud that I heard it all over the West Coast."

"this..."

"I'm here. Ask him to come and see me. If he has any opinions, just raise them in person and we can communicate in a friendly manner. After all, we are colleagues. Hey? Where is Dr. Birkin?" Vera pretended to look around.

The administrative head of the Umbrella department in Raccoon City suddenly froze his smile upon hearing this.

The person who came here is not kind...

I have long heard that Dr. Vera Alderheide Russell has an extraordinary IQ and her genius is no less than that of the former star of Umbrella who died young - Alexia Ashford.

What is particularly crucial is that Dr. Vera’s research field is completely different from the mainstream virology and biological research directions within the Umbrella Group today.

Ever since Dr. Vera became successful within the company, her talents and achievements in materials science, intelligent control technology, human bionics, and prosthetic engineering have become well known.

[Flesh is weak, machinery ascends]

Dr. Vera emphasized this sentence many times in Umbrella's internal meetings and even in the board of directors.

One can imagine her attitude towards William Birkin and other members of Umbrella's old 'School of Virology'.

Studying medicine costs money.

Medical research and biological research are even more expensive, especially when many of them are spent in shady areas that cannot be promoted on a large scale to obtain market access and financing.

And that's the amount of money Umbrella has.

Dr. Vera wants research funds to expand her prosthetic research base and drone factory; Dr. William also needs funds to improve Project G and the Raccoon City Underground Research Institute. The two sides have an unpleasant argument over the funds.

After Dr. Vera's criticism today, Dr. William will respond and fight back the next day.

This is the conflict within the Umbrella Group between the new "cyborg school" headed by Dr. Vera and the old "virology school" headed by William Birkin.

At the beginning, relying on his seniority, Dr. William could suppress Dr. Vera for a while, but as Dr. Vera's achievements emerged one after another, such as the creation of the prosthetic limb market for the disabled, the drone market, electronic equipment... the benefits brought by it became greater and greater, more and more people in the company chose to support Dr. Vera.

After all, compared to the above projects that can be made public and financed openly, T projects and G projects, no matter how great their future prospects are, cannot be made public.

In the past two years, Dr. William's life has become increasingly difficult.

The more talented Dr. Vera is, the more money she can make. William Birkin, who has always regarded himself as a genius, is conceited, arrogant, and has a very high self-esteem, and the more pressure he feels, the angrier he becomes.

Many times, staff members of the Umbrella department in Raccoon City even heard Dr. William yelling and throwing things in his office.

Walking into the meeting room of the building, everyone started talking at once, changing the subject and introducing the glorious history of their Umbrella department in Raccoon City to Vera, such as the Umbrella cadre training school, the Arklay Research Institute, and the cadre rest home (Western-style building)...

Vera didn't know most of the people, but she saw someone she knew: Annie Birkin.

The badge on her chest had her name on it.

Wife of William Birkin.

A white biological woman dressed casually, wearing a white coat, with blonde hair, blue eyes, and long hair tied into a ponytail casually draped over her shoulders.

Noticing Vera's gaze, she forced herself to smile and greeted, "Dr. Vera."

"Who is this doctor?"

Vera stopped and asked knowingly while reaching out to take the ice water from the conference room waiter.

"Dr. William's partner, Dr. Annie, is an outstanding researcher in our company and a co-developer of the project led by Dr. William." An Umbrella executive answered.

"Oh? Ms. Yani, can I call you that?" Vera stepped forward and said thoughtfully: "Your husband..."

Before he could finish his words, "Adelheid!"

Bang! The sound came before the person arrived, and the door of the conference room was pushed open heavily.

"Stay away from my family, Vera Adelheid!"

He was a thin middle-aged man with a gloomy face. Because he had not seen the sun for a long time, his skin was very pale, his face was thin, and he had a flowing and slightly sparse middle-parted blond hair.

William Birkin. A talented researcher at Umbrella Corporation who had made his fortune ten years ago, and now an absolute authority in Umbrella virus research.

"You won't succeed. You can't bring me down."

Protecting his wife behind him, William Birkin, who was obviously under a lot of work pressure recently, said in a slightly morbid tone:

"I am the chief, and I will prove that I am better than a woman like you who reeks of money. As long as G succeeds, all of your toys that have no technical content will be swept off the table by me!"

Vera shook her head gently, "How pitiful... you are trapped by your obsession."

"Shut up, I don't need your pity. You are short-sighted and greedy, you are not cut out for scientific research!"

William Birkin's thin face gradually became ferocious. "What do you know about the project of 'extending human life and strengthening human physique'?"

William couldn't get used to Vera's glamorous appearance, which made her look more like an executive or public relations spokesperson of a listed company than a researcher.

In particular, Vera belittled many of his research as worthless, and even repeatedly opposed the company's excessive investment in virus research, saying it should not put the cart before the horse.

"It's not enough to say nothing."

how to say.

Since entering Umbrella, when "God's Gift" was revived and showed talents in bionics and other aspects, Vera and William Birkin's relationship has not been good, as they are naturally incompatible.

On the one hand, there is a need to compete for limited funds, and on the other hand, Vera is very annoyed to have such a neurotic chief above her who is bossing her around. It's not like in Arasaka, where the superior is the absolute leader and can deprive you of your rights and decide your life and death with just a word.

Small conflicts accumulated over time and ended up like this.

"Chief? You can be the chief if you want." Vera pulled the seat opposite William as if no one was there, sat down, and crossed her hands on the table. "By next summer at the latest, my comprehensive research base in the California branch will be fully operational."

"you..."

"Of course, you are still of some use."

Vera interrupted William Birkin rudely and said, "After I establish the new Black Umbrella Company, you will still be the nominal head of the biological research department of the White Umbrella Company."

The Umbrella Group is mainly composed of three departments.

That is, the Red Umbrella Company, a paramilitary department, is also the R&D and management department for computer-related research; the Blue Umbrella Company, the BOW R&D department, is mainly responsible for BOW-related drug and reagent research; the White Umbrella Company, the research department, includes the biological research department, biological weapons development department, etc.

In other words, Vera's strength and achievements have won the support of the board of directors and considerable forces within the company. The business she is responsible for will be separated from White Umbrella and become the new Black Umbrella company.

"Just as you thought."

Facing William Birkin's increasingly ugly face, Vera tapped the table lightly, "From now on, Umbrella will be red, blue, white, and black, standing side by side."

I won’t play with you anymore! And I’m climbing on your head!

William Birkin's face was constantly changing with clouds, and he tried not to get angry. He snorted coldly and walked away.

"Wait." Vera said.

"If you wanted to show off, you succeeded..." William Birkin turned his head and spoke almost from his throat.

"No, I won't do such tasteless things. The higher-ups have approved the construction of a new pharmaceutical factory on the West Coast to expand the Asia-Pacific market. I will be in charge of it. Your Raccoon City branch will be supported with a group of manpower and technical data on biological research... We don't need your project. This should be your strong point. No problem, right?"

"no problem."

What could William Birkin say.

He is just a senior worker. Can he forcibly oppose it if it is approved by his superiors?

Vera gave him a compliment, which was just a reminder for him not to do anything tricky. She was using his name on the products of the new factory, so if there was a problem, it would be his reputation that was affected. He was responsible, and Vera was just in charge of it.

I guess both the host and the guests had a great time.

Taking with her a copy of the Raccoon City Daily, Vera, surrounded by bodyguards, walked out of the Umbrella building in Raccoon City, got in the car, started the car, and headed for the Raccoon City Airport.

In the back seat of the special car, Vera sat on the cushion and read today's Raccoon City News:

Washington time, 1997/2/12

The recruitment information for the Special Tactics and Rescue Service (STARS) is still in effect. It is open to all citizens.

The Raccoon City Police Department has decided to officially move to an empty art gallery in the city center this summer.

A comprehensive cooperation plan between the Raccoon City Government and Umbrella Corporation.

……

"The rain is coming."

Vera smiled faintly and closed the Raccoon City Daily.

There is still one year left. But it has nothing to do with her.

It was time to find a new sponsor, and it must not be too involved in the BOW business. This was one of the reasons why she had repeatedly opposed excessive investment in "virology" within the company.

Well, we need to do more to improve our relationship with Washington.

With her eyes closed, Vera lay on her back.

"This batch of technology should be enough for you to deal with for a while."

......

The first time a person does it is always obscure and unfamiliar, but after doing it many times, it becomes very smooth.

Inside the Arasaka official vehicle, Vera did not tremble as if her soul had returned to her body. She just let nature take its course. It was as if she had just taken a glance and moved her consciousness. Her vision naturally became clear, and then all the strange scenes disappeared.

It's like it never happened.

"That's enough information from Umbrella's Raccoon City research department."

Vera stretched her neck.

This is why she was able to work as an Arasaka biotech researcher.

There are still some tricks behind Umbrella's biotechnology and medical products.

For example, zombies are a product of the T virus research results and have significant therapeutic effects. The Umbrella first aid spray, which is said to be 50 years ahead of its time, is also a product of T virus research.

It doesn't need to be particularly high-tech. In the cyberpunk world where the old network collapsed and technology was greatly lost and regressed, many giants including Arasaka lack small mid- and low-end things.

Basically, each company has an old network repair department internally, whose purpose is to salvage, supplement and recover the lost and interrupted technology trees and industrial chains.

Unfortunately, her "God's gift" is more like her self that communicates with countless worlds. It is her own chat group and tarot club, which makes the thoughts of countless parallel worlds consistent and shared. There is no discomfort between the two me and one me. Well, it is a bit similar to the self-unification of the Daluo Jinxian, and all things are her original self.

It’s just that Vera’s is the monkey version of the Super Monkey version.

Currently only one is connected.

And it doesn't show anything extraordinary. Sharing what we have can only exchange thoughts, knowledge and ideas. As for sharing physical objects, it is not possible at least for now.

Vera is not in a hurry, haste makes waste.

She had a very vague and ambiguous premonition, very distant, but definitely there, a strong call from her soul, she should be able to unite with it and influence the entity...

"Is it because of the time travel that the soul was divided into N equal parts by the marks of time and space, or is it assimilated by the characteristics of quantum and time and space?" Vera did not think about it, but focused on the present. Since there was a problem, she would slowly overcome it.

Luck or something else.