Chapter 65: Delta Research Base

I don’t know when it started, but more and more people have really touched the threshold of life, not survival.

After listening to the collective speech of Major General Noyins, Sean got into his comrade’s car and left the training base of the Umbrella Security Company.

The four people in a dormitory in the car were discussing the arrangements for the five-day holiday, as well as the task that required the signing of a confidentiality agreement.

“Sean, how about going to the bar for a drink tomorrow?”

Sean’s teammates invited him.

Sean, who was not interested in pleasure, decisively refused, “I finally got home, I have to accompany my family, so… sorry.”

“That’s great, you are the only one with a wife here. Boss Duncan said that the company will organize a party for internal employees. I don’t know if we have a chance to find a wife!”

The teammates also expressed their understanding and soon stopped talking about it.

The car drove to the block built by the Umbrella Company for the security team members.

Sean and his teammates were in Area A1. The houses in this area are relatively large, and they are all where the security team members with families live.

It is the weekend now, and the streets are not as deserted as those outside the city. Many people go out in the warm spring sun to breathe the fresh air of the city.

Electric cars have already had a high penetration rate in Raccoon City. Before Christmas, there was an activity to exchange oil cars for new energy cars. Under the temptation of old cars for new ones, coupled with the trust of the people in the Umbrella Company, most people who have cars in the city have replaced them with new energy cars.

This move has made the air in the whole city a lot fresher.

When Sean was going home, the neighbors nearby greeted him frequently.

His wife happened to be chatting with the neighbor's wife under the parasol in the garden. When she saw Sean coming back, she showed a surprised expression. After saying goodbye to the neighbor, she went into the house with him.

The workplace is relatively close, but as a member of the special operations force with the heaviest training, Sean spends most of his time in the training base.

It's rare to come back once, just like a short separation is better than a new marriage.

After entering the sage mode, Sean remembered that he seemed to have a 7-year-old son. He turned his head and asked his wife, "Where is my son?"

The wife, with a happy face, stared at Sean with her eyes and said in a greasy voice, "He is playing with other children in the park... It's great to live here, without pressure, without danger, with you."

Sean was stunned when he heard this, and his eyes turned back to the ceiling, and his clear brain went into deep thinking.

He was afraid of death, and everyone was afraid.

He understood General Noyins's speech very well. There would be such a mobilization speech when carrying out emergency tasks. He had heard it when he went to Yinlak. It was an experience he didn't want to look back on.

Now, he has left the army and joined the Umbrella Company. He has seen the changes in the Umbrella Company and enjoyed all the benefits given by the Umbrella Company. Isn't it natural to work for the Umbrella Company?

But he is afraid, afraid that he will die, afraid that his wife will remarry, and afraid that the man will bully his son.

Afraid of this and that, the most afraid is that he will not be able to see the infinitely bright future after death.

Foreseeable and unforeseeable things, brilliant technology, space travel, solo flight, deep sea exploration, and the holographic virtual reality game that I just came into contact with!

"Hey..." Sean sighed heavily, stretched his right hand into the quilt and kneaded it, and said before his wife came up: "There is a long-term mission in five days, and I may not be able to come back for a long time."

The wife was extinguished by this sentence, propped up her upper body and asked hesitantly: "How long will you be away?"

"I don't know."

"Is it dangerous?"

"I don't know..."

"Can you tell me what the mission is?"

Sean still had only one answer: "I... don't know..."

The wife lay back on the bed dejectedly, looking at the man's profile in a trance, and stretched out her hand to stroke: "Well, you must pay attention to safety, there are people waiting for you at home. Peter often brags that his father is a hero in school. Heroes will not fall, right?"

"Let's go out for dinner together. It's too late and there may be no seats."

The thoughtful Sean got up from the bed, glanced at the photo of the family of three on the phone, clenched his fists, and walked towards the bathroom.

...

The five-day holiday passed in a flash. Sean and his teammates returned to the training base and were immediately arranged to pack their luggage and board the plane to the Delta Research Base in the morning mist.

The soldiers sitting on the plane seemed particularly silent, because this kind of holiday before departure was like a farewell ceremony, no wonder they didn't think much about it.

Sean looked at the clouds passing by the window and squeezed his backpack nervously.

The Delta Research Base is not far from Raccoon City. The process from takeoff to landing takes less than an hour.

They arrived at their destination before their butts warmed up the seats.

At the call of the superior, Sean stood up from the chair and walked off the plane in an orderly manner.

"Line up!

!" Major General Noyins had been waiting beside the plane for a long time. After the soldiers got off one after another, he shouted loudly, full of momentum.

After not seeing each other for a few days, the soldiers felt that the gray-haired veteran seemed to be rejuvenated and energetic.

After the soldiers lined up neatly, they walked towards the makeshift white tent on the side according to the formation.

Those who entered the white tent would leave after two minutes, running towards the airport exit with their backpacks on their backs, with somewhat awkward expressions.

Two hundred people, two minutes per person, it took quite a while.

When it was Sean's turn, it was already bright.

"Name?"

"Sean Bright"

Sean gave his name.

The man in the white coat searched the computer for a moment, and then let Sean enter the injection room.

In the injection room, two big men had prepared two syringes, lifted Sean's sleeves, skipped the disinfection step, and directly pushed the green liquid in the thick syringes into his body.

"Hiss!" Sean gasped, his arms hurt as if they were bitten by a dog.

After the injection, the two big men waved him to leave.

When he reached the exit of the tent, Major General Noyins told Sean to run at full speed to the airport exit, and then run at full speed to the real Delta Research Base according to the road signs.

There was no way, Sean could only endure the pain in his arms and start running, but although his arms hurt, he didn't feel much impact on his movements because he was often electrocuted.

Sean and the others ran towards the airport exit, and then on a brand new wide cement road.

Led by a small car in front, they ran on the side of the road.

Beside them were heavy trucks coming and going in front of the airport. These trucks were driving very fast. People running beside them and turning their heads to see these trucks were like a running elephant passing by.

Sean was running hard with his backpack, waving his arms, and looking back from time to time at his teammates who were catching up behind him, and then at the vehicles passing by him.

The road ahead was very long and led to the woods.

They didn't run far before the trees blocked their view. There were traces of construction on both sides of the road, and there were even several excavators parked on the side of the road.

It had been ten minutes since they ran from the airport to the woods, but Sean didn't feel tired at all. His violently beating heart was like the engine of a car, providing a constant source of power for them to keep running this full-speed marathon.

Another five minutes later, the hot body did not cause discomfort to Sean, who was running long distances, and the road ahead finally changed.

Pushing aside the trees, the towering walls and gates welcomed the soldiers' arrival. The soldiers who had been running all the way were led into the Delta Research Base by the guards wearing power exoskeletons.

The base was very spacious, and Sean could not estimate the area, but on the open space on the side of the door, there were more than a dozen silver planes like eagles with spread wings parked.

Further in were rows of warehouses, where trucks entering the base were unloaded and loaded. Even though the trucks were constantly coming, the road was never blocked.

Further in was a five-story building with an ordinary appearance and no sci-fi atmosphere, but there were many antennas and pot covers on the roof.

Some special passages in the base also passed through a large number of roller-shaped industrial robots, which more or less made up for the lack of technological sense of the building.

"Don't look around, soldier!" A man in black uniform walked up to Sean and pushed him towards another building. His stern expression made Sean dare not disobey.

Sean was embarrassed and had just come to report. Of course, he didn't want to cause trouble. He followed the people in front of him and entered the building on the right.

There was a hall inside the building with some chairs. They were going to rest here and wait for the people behind.

Sean found his teammates here and leaned over. He found that they were discussing physical abnormalities, and then he realized that his body was abnormal.

From the airport to here, even if they didn't count the process, it should be nearly five kilometers. They ran all the way at full speed. Except for the violent heartbeat, more heat and sweat, they didn't feel the lack of oxygen that they would normally feel!

"Is it because of the two injections of medicine?"

Sean's teammates also thought it was because of the two injections at the airport.

During the rest, some people who felt bored stood at the door to see the situation in the Delta Research Base.

The industrial robots coming and going are the most beautiful scenery, and the Quinjet parked not far in front is also eye-catching. Apart from that, there are only trucks coming and going. People don't seem to be the main component here.

No matter how exaggerated their fantasies were before coming here, they were inevitably disappointed at this time.

The two hundred soldiers who ran all arrived at the Delta Research Base within three hours.

Major General Noyins, who was hitchhiking on the truck door, also returned to the base. He arrived at the base two days earlier than the two hundred soldiers. Now he raised a happy smile at the corner of his mouth and shouted to follow.

Two hundred people went down an inconspicuous staircase on the side of the building. The sound of footsteps echoed in the empty stairwell, covering people's hearts with a veil.

Where are they going?

After walking hundreds of steps underground, Sean and others had such doubts in their minds.

Finally, they stopped in a hall full of boxes underground.

The hall only had boxes lined up on the edge and a heavy door in front.

General Noyins asked the soldiers to line up, and then pushed open the heavy door with a sly smile.

The huge noise broke through the blockade, causing great discomfort to the soldiers who were already in a quiet environment.

"Watch carefully, you little brats! Don't put your chin in your trouser pockets!"

Major General Noyins laughed and led the way into the noisy door.

The hundred ordinary soldiers smelled the cold iron smell of metal and the pungent smell of engine oil, and with great curiosity, they divided into two rows and neatly stepped into the world behind the gate.

Not long after the team walked, they encountered a traffic jam, because the soldier walking in front was so shocked by the things on the left that he forgot to move forward, and his mouth was as big as Major General Noyins thought when he looked back.

"What...what is that?"

"Watfa??? Walter...oh..."

"What the hell is this?"

Three huge aircraft carriers!

In the vast underground space, three huge monsters like wild beasts were quietly suspended on giant metal brackets.

A large number of flying industrial robots went in and out of two of the aircraft carriers, and sparks would occasionally appear on the side, allowing the soldiers walking on the edge to observe with their eyes.

The roar of machinery and heavy metal resounded through the eardrums, and the strong smell of engine oil stimulated their senses even more.

Sean was pushed forward by the people behind him. He didn't want to miss the beautiful curves of the three big guys because of walking.

Major General Noyins laughed harshly. Even though his expression was not much better when he saw the scene here, it did not prevent him from laughing at the soldiers' lack of knowledge with the eyes of an experienced person.

Hazy!

The impact of the giant brought a sense of mental haziness to the soldiers.

Even when entering the temporary rest point, Sean was still the shadow of the Tongtian mothership.

The assembly whistle sounded, and soon, the soldiers in the rest point had gathered in a hall.

Major General Noyins was waiting here.

Seeing that everyone was there, Major General Noyins signaled the last few people to close the door.

"You all saw it, that's just the tip of the iceberg of the 'future'." Major General Noyins' expression was rare at this time. He walked among the team and said, "I think you are very lucky to be sitting here, because you are about to participate in the journey of human rise! As Mr. Duncan once said: Since the birth of mankind, we have experienced endless disasters. Wisdom gives us strength, and complex thoughts make us fall into internal strife... stupid internal strife!" The soldiers stared at Major General Noyins and continued to wait for the next words. "Why are we here? Every human being should have an epaulette belonging to all mankind on his shoulders. The first thing you need to do when you come here is to re-recognize your identity!"

Major General Noyins stretched out his sturdy hand and passed his fingers across the eyes of the soldiers present. "You, you! Fight for humanity! Recognize your position. What you have to do is not only to protect Umbrella, but also to fight for humanity. Umbrella is not just a company now, but also an engine that drives humanity forward. The mission you are about to perform is not as simple as you think. The last five days, I will tell you the content of the mission in three days. Put away your laziness, understand!"

"Yes, sir!"