I, the undead, save the world with the dolls

And the Seattle city government seemed to have come up with other ideas later. They set up a cordon and prohibited citizens from leaving Seattle on the grounds that there were still KVA terrorists hiding in the city.

Aside from the daily delivery of large quantities of supplies to the city government, the city is strictly off-limits to all personnel. However, smuggling operations, colluded by government officials and the garrison, have quietly flourished. "For a substantial sum of money, I'll get you out."

It was only when the Atlas intelligence officer reported to Sun Yang that he realized the situation in Seattle was somewhat outrageous. After all, he hadn't done much research himself, and the fragmentary information he had posted online was not as detailed as the information compiled by local intelligence officers.

After all, for people in other cities, what happens in another city is too far away, and it is enough as long as their own lives are not disrupted.

But it's really shameless to not care about anything and become a middleman yourself.

About a week after the KVA terrorist attack, the news about Seattle was completely covered up. People were no longer paying attention to what was happening in another city.

Order in the city had collapsed. Seattle residents were running low on supplies, and black market prices were prohibitive. Yet, the two sides continued to argue, a situation that continued until the end of February. The city was in utter chaos, yet no one cared about the well-being of its inhabitants.

From the end of January to the end of February, there was no progress for a whole month. The two sides seemed to be deadlocked on some issues. I don't know why.

But at this moment, a humanitarian rescue team that the Atlas Group spent nearly a month to organize arrived on the outskirts of Seattle.

According to the information passed on by the intelligence officer, a brief exchange of fire broke out between Atlas' convoy and Seattle city government forces, and the troops blocking the road were completely wiped out.

As usual, this matter was suppressed. Atlas seemed to have offered some benefits to the US top brass, causing them to abandon their Seattle base. Atlas's troops marched straight in, directly blocking government buildings with armed force under the pretext of insecurity in the city, and quickly took over various parts of Seattle.

Why could Atlas directly blockade the government building? Didn't anyone else care? Although Sun Yang asked this question, the intelligence officer acted as if it was a matter of course.

[This is because there are maintenance issues at the nuclear power plant. Seattle's fiscal revenue has been poor recently, and they are unable to pay for the maintenance costs of the nuclear power plant.]

What? What the hell? What am I hearing? Unable to afford to repair nuclear power plants? Am I just not smart enough to understand this jargon?

The agent then relayed a flurry of information. The gist was that Seattle's mayor and a host of other officials were definitely going to be fired, but the mayor here wasn't going to just go away. If I didn't make some money and then ran away, I'd be letting myself down and the people under my command. If I didn't take some money, they'd tear me apart.

So this group of people started to work, first setting up a black market and blockade lines, buying and selling the supplies on hand at high prices, and making as much money as possible.

The construction and daily maintenance of nuclear power plants are the responsibility of the corresponding power companies, while the construction and maintenance costs are paid by the local government.

So the people here decided to go all out and directly put the repair costs on the power company, saying that they should do the repairs first, and they would pay them when they had money.

The power company here isn't stupid either. The owner behind it has long seen through these people's intentions. You agreed to it, but by the time I finish the repairs, you'll be gone. What if the next generation refuses to accept the contract?

Wouldn't we be paying you out of our own pockets to do charity? We won't do such a thing. If you don't pay us, we'll quit. If it blows up, it blows up. It has nothing to do with us. It's you, the Seattle nobles, who are constantly delaying important payments that led to this result.

Our power company is a legitimate one, and we work with mutual respect and integrity. Everything was fine on your end before, and everything seemed normal. There's no problem paying you after the construction is complete; we know you can afford it.

But look at it now, your city is in a state of dying. Our company is not a fool that will be fooled by the news. Your miserable state makes it hard for us to believe that you will give us money.

The two sides are locked in a heated argument, with neither side willing to back down. After all, this involves negotiations between the power company's boss and the Seattle mayor's boss.

At this moment, Irons couldn't stand it any longer and took the initiative to join the meeting. His reason was that Atlas was also partly responsible for the failure of the guard work, so he wanted to do something about it.

Objectively speaking, Atlas had done a good job, not only crushing the KVA attack force but also stabilizing the nuclear power plant's systems. As long as the plant didn't fail or explode, Atlas would have done its job.

But this matter cannot withstand the mischief of these two gangs. The nuclear power plant is not a human being. After the emergency treatment, it will slowly recover and heal on its own. The nuclear power plant that has undergone emergency maintenance is just a first aid. If it is left alone for a month, it is very likely that an unexpected situation will occur again.

By then, not only Seattle but all the surrounding cities will be in trouble. Currently, only Seattle's power supply and some of the surrounding cities' power supply are affected. If the nuclear power plant truly begins leaking radiation, the entire surrounding area will be uninhabitable.

After all, this place is surrounded by straits and ports, and if it were to be leaked, everyone would have to flee for their lives. As a result, the two sides are still arguing.

The boss of Atlas Group couldn't stand it anymore and took the initiative to take on this job.

As for what was discussed and done, Atlas Group didn't intend to tell Sun Yang. After all, these things really had nothing to do with him. In the end, the people behind Seattle and the power company were very satisfied and allowed Atlas Group to continue interacting.

"I just heard that the people behind the Seattle mayor are very troubled by his actions, and it seems that someone in the legislature is using this matter to impeach him. So they are quite happy that Atlas got involved," the intelligence officer added.

Atlas Group revealed this information to prevent Sun Yang from sending people to Seattle to start a massacre. Irons knew Sun Yang's general fighting tendencies. With the chaos in Seattle, Sun Yang was likely to recruit people to fight.

He and a few other people in Atlas knew how powerful Sun Yang's men were.

The Battle of Congo and the Battle of Slave Island were both truly incredible feats. If Sun Yang had really sent people to clean up the city government, the building would have collapsed in a few hours, and none of the people involved would have survived. No one could escape death.

The Griffin God's Punishment Sect, led by Sun Yang, carried out their God's Punishment Sect's character to the end. If they said they would kill you, they would kill you. Even if they hadn't killed all the slaves on Slave Island, it still made the powerful and influential people panic for a while. Moreover, many people died at that time.

The purpose of sharing intelligence this time is to tell Sun Yang that Atlas has also come in to do business. Please don't come in and make trouble. If you do, everyone's defense will be broken.

We're still negotiating. If you just kill everyone, what are we at Atlas going to do? Leave it to us. You can just sit back and relax.

In short, Atlas' humanitarian convoys have quickly entered the city of Seattle. In order to prevent the supplies from being snatched away by rioters (some of the Seattle mayor's direct troops disguised as civilians), these convoys have also prepared corresponding armed forces responsible for maintaining order.

The garrison work is currently progressing very smoothly, and the arrival of the Atlas Group has been warmly welcomed by the people of Seattle.

Atlas was able to deploy so many manpower largely because the cheap neuroprosthetics Sun Yang provided were so convenient. They simply recruited a large number of well-trained veterans with missing limbs. In a short period of time, Atlas's power expanded to the point where it could take over the city of Seattle.

Although some in the US Congress suggested that Atlas was too powerful and should not be allowed to continue to exist, this suggestion was ignored.

What you said is not important at all and has nothing to do with my interests. I don't care what you say. Don't stop us from making money, you idiot! BY a certain congressman.

These congressmen quietly accepted the benefits given by Atlas and then completely suppressed the proposal.

Thus, at the end of February 2055, Atlas Corporation had virtually complete control over Seattle. Although various media reports on Seattle stated that production had gradually resumed and that the situation had been resolved,

But in reality, no one inside the city government could leave, and no information could be sent out. Atlas soldiers patrolled the streets, and AST armored soldiers and Atlas mobile combat vehicles guarded every street entrance. It looked very safe, and everyone felt that with such an armed force, the city government would definitely sleep soundly inside!

Don't worry about anything, just leave it to us, Atlas!

Although it looked safe, it was also dangerous. The level of armed forces of these people was much better than the original security forces.

So far, though, Irons's management of the troops he dispatched seems quite good. He's had his soldiers help push carts and distribute supplies when they have free time. And it's better than a fake show. Atlas actually distributes supplies, but the publicity is still necessary.

At the beginning of March, Sun Yang gathered his humanoids for comprehensive training, and the Atlas Group posted a video on the platform.

The first thing that comes to mind is a simple audio speech delivered by Irons.

"Once established, ground-based nuclear power plants will become tactical targets and potential threats. In 2048, Atlas submitted a report on the security risks."

"I guess they didn't like what we found, because they burned the document afterwards. I think they asked us to take over security just to shut us up."

"But that's not why I took this job. I signed this contract because Atlas wants to give all taxpayers the best possible return."

"We spent millions of dollars developing concrete walls, we built air defenses, but what was our greatest achievement? It was eliminating human error."

"No matter how strong your defenses are, humans will always be the weakest link. When the attack comes—and, of course, it has come now—"

"Mark my words: Someone must have forgotten to close the door. You can't protect what you can't control."

This audio video seems to be secretly satirizing the Seattle mayor's inaction. As this video was played, various scandals and revelations about the previous Seattle mayor were reported.

News broke out on a large scale about black market reselling of supplies, prohibiting people from leaving, and prohibiting power companies from repairing nuclear power plants under the pretext of insufficient tax revenue.

Incidentally, the nuclear power plant has now been renovated. Sun Yang didn't know what Atlas had done, perhaps he had raided the mayor's house and taken the money.

In short, the people from the power company started normal repairs. Before that, the materials allocated to the city of Seattle were sold at a fair price by the Atlas Group's logistics company.

Soon, a series of impeachment cases were announced, with the mayor of Seattle and his leadership team being quickly charged with crimes despite being completely unable to receive or send information.

A few days later, a group of police officers entered Seattle and abducted the mayor and his associates. Another council member was temporarily appointed to run the city of Seattle, and he would leave once the council decided on the next mayor.

However, in reality, the city of Seattle is essentially controlled by Atlas Corporation. This is because the distribution of supplies throughout the city is now entirely handled by Atlas Corporation.

96 Time Passes

Time passed slowly, and soon it was the end of February and the beginning of April. Sun Yang was still on standby. The humanoids in the base were conducting combat training in an orderly manner.

Several T-dolls who were considered to have command potential and were very popular were selected, given missions, and began training in mixed command.

The base has already replaced all of the humanoids' small-caliber and large-caliber rifles with railguns. Although they're two different calibers, for Griffin, this is a far better solution than having to prepare dozens of different types of ammunition. Back then, it was a logistical nightmare. Without Greena's help, Griffin would have been defeated long ago.

The Iron Blood Army also replaced all its live ammunition weapons with railguns to increase its damage output. The fully re-equipped Iron Blood troops were always ready to attack.

In addition, the M4 Jupiter Cannon is finally ready for mass production. Its performance is the same as the original Jupiter Cannon, but because the Jupiter Cannon consumes a lot of resources and man-hours, and production requires printing many different parts and then assembling them again.

Therefore, the Jupiter Cannon cannot be prepared for puppets at present, but it is sufficient to equip it only for the humanoid body.

After much discussion, the pistol figure was given an extra pendant, as there was no place for pendants on the other figures.

In addition to their own weapons, current tactical figures also carry an IMR submachine gun or IMR assault rifle, an MDL grenade launcher, and a large number of tactical grenades and grenades.

All this gear already takes up space on the tactical figures, and if they were to carry more, it would be difficult for them to maneuver. They couldn't even get through narrow places with so much stuff.

Pistol T-dolls don't have this problem. Their branded weapons are quite compact, so in addition to the IMR submachine gun and MDL grenade launcher, they can also equip a Jupiter Cannon. Some choose to equip both the AT4 and the Jupiter Cannon.

In any case, the current pistol figure will join the battlefield as a professional individual heavy firepower.

Just as the Griffin dolls were busy and Sun Yang was just watching to see if they were doing anything, a piece of news caught his attention.

On the screen, the news anchor summarized the news of attacks on nuclear power plants in various places during this period, and finally released a video.

News Anchor: [Update - This is a raw video from KVA leader "Hades." This appears to be a statement.]

The image gradually became blurry, and then a man with underworld lighting effects appeared on the screen.

My people all over the world... Today, you are afraid. You are afraid because you have awakened from your sleep.

You will experience this terrifying reality firsthand. Advanced technology is no different from disaster.

Join KVA and work with me to eradicate this filthy world. Let this world, this planet, get back on track.

KVA leader Hades is still quite arrogant. He seems to be very satisfied with the results of his destructive actions all over the world.

But if you leave this guy alone, Atlas will kill him anyway. He's just a clown. No need to worry about him.

The only thing this guy seems to have that's useful is his DNA virus technology, right? But I can't use it. It doesn't suit my style.

Besides, for organizations and civilizations that are afraid of this virus, humanoids can solve most of the problems, and for those that are not afraid of this thing... if they are not afraid of it, then what is the use of it!

Useless, truly useless. Just get killed by the protagonist's team quickly, and that's it. In this timeline, Irons doesn't care about you, so the protagonist's team has no reason to leave Atlas.

But just in case, I'd better talk to Ironstone later. If all else fails, let him tell me about the alliance with me, and then tell him that the Divine Punishment Sect only attacks the powerful and wealthy who don't behave properly.

So, the protagonist's name is Mitchell? Yes, although this Mitchell doesn't seem to be very smart and can be easily fooled, he still has a simple sense of justice. All you need to do is talk things over with him.

At worst, I can just show him the video I shot and the recent Seattle incident, and he'll make the right choice.

After all, he is the protagonist of the original work, so his fighting ability must be very strong.

Sun Yang continued to monitor the training of the humanoids while checking his messages. Soon, a new video appeared on his phone.

That's Atlas' official account, and they just posted a new video.

It was a video that opened with a monologue by Irons.

"There are some days we never forget. There are some moments that are seared into our minds until we die."

The accompanying picture shows a chaotic street scene in Seattle with crowds in panic.

"The day everything changed? Where did you go?"

"A month ago, someone tried to destroy our lives. Someone tried to plunge the world into darkness."

"We thought we could never go back to the past. But we still did it together."

The scene changes from a gloomy city to an Atlas supply convoy coming out of a tunnel, and the colors change from gray to color. The camera cuts to the Atlas convoy distributing supplies to a local square.

A large number of Atlas helicopters rushed to the scene and soldiers jumped from them to maintain order.

"When you are weak, we give you strength."

“When you are sick, we give you medicine.”

"When chaos comes, we bring you order."

"We offer stability, security, and a fresh start."

The image shows a high-rise building on fire, with people inside unable to escape and forced to gather on the rooftop. An Atlas helicopter arrives at the scene to provide rescue.

The camera cuts to the point of nightfall. People collecting supplies line up in two rows along the city, while a long convoy of Atlas vehicles travels along the road.

"who are we?"

The ATLAS logo emerges from the center.

“We are the way forward.”

The video ends here. Sun Yang raised his eyebrows.

As a corporate advertisement, this short film is quite good-looking and has a very American recruitment advertisement feel.

However, he didn't expect that this advertisement was actually similar to what he remembered. Although some details were not quite right, the camera movements and Irons' monologue were all similar.

I didn't expect them to be so similar.

If I remember correctly, after this video ends, it will show the time as four years later. Unexpectedly, with my intervention, the progress seems to be going... very smoothly.

It's hard to say how strong Atlas is now. He's definitely stronger than when Sun Yang first arrived, given that it's been several months. But he's probably weaker than he was at the corresponding point in the original story.