After finishing his conversation with the System, William felt relieved.
With herundin and the Sergeant Major, he had both technology and a guarantee.
Everything was set.
Especially the herundin nuclear fusion technology; this was the reaction method inside the Sun, representing endless energy.
As for the elements needed for nuclear fusion, William had generally researched them a while ago.
Deuterium and tritium.
Or Helium-3.
Deuterium is almost inexhaustible on Earth, with extremely high reserves in seawater.
Tritium content in nature is extremely low.
And artificial tritium requires complex procedures to obtain, costing over 30 million U.S. dollars per kilogram.
But William believed that with Halsey, this female genius, she should be able to handle the source of tritium.
If she couldn't, he, the boss who wasn't short on money, would back her up.
Money was not an issue.
Helium-3?
That stuff was on the Moon, and Umbrella currently didn't have the capability to obtain it.
As for the Sergeant Major, he represented the existence of an "ultimate weapon" for his Umbrella.
Thinking about this, William's mood felt much better.
...
"So tired."
At this moment, Halsey, who was sitting not far away, suddenly stretched and twisted her sore neck.
Seeing this, William took the dessert from his desk, got up, sat down opposite her, and said with a smile:
"Here, eat something sweet to recharge your brain; it's a good time to take a break."
"Ah~" Seeing the chocolate cake handed over by William, Halsey looked up at him, squinted, and smiled:
"It seems you're not that heartless, Boss."
William leaned back on the sofa and smiled helplessly:
"Where am I heartless?"
"Hmm~"
Halsey used a plastic fork to put the cake into her mouth, showing a satisfied expression.
After licking her lips, she said:
"You classified those survivors as D-Class Personnel; doesn't that count as heartless?"
Although Halsey said this, she didn't seem to have any intention of blaming him; after all, D-Class Personnel were just test subjects to her.
"Ah, this is also something that can't be helped." William smiled.
Then he leaned forward, took the pen from his shirt pocket with his left hand, placed it in front of Halsey, and said:
"It's not like in the Men in Black movie, where you can just go 'whoosh' and change their memories."
"Mmm~ Mmm~ Hahaha~"
Halsey, eating the cake, saw William's "example" and couldn't help but laugh while mumbling.
But after she swallowed the cake in her mouth, she waved her fork at William, shook her head from side to side, and said with a grin:
"However~ I'll be able to develop that technology you mentioned very soon~"
"Huh?"
William, who had just put away his pen, became interested when he heard her say that and asked:
"Do you have a way? Tell me about it."
"Of course~" Halsey finished the last bite of cake and explained to William:
"When I was talking to that 049 at the containment center, I asked about this, and he gave me a lot of inspiration and ideas. So I'm confident that I can develop a mature and safe brainwashing device~"
"049 even told you these things?" William was slightly surprised.
"Mmhmm." Halsey nodded and continued:
"How should I put it, his knowledge is very profound, yet very fringe. He can propose new ideas in medicine while also answering many of my questions. I feel... he isn't a madman; he might genuinely want to help humanity."
"Is that so." William was silent for a moment and asked:
"Then what exactly does he mean by the 'pestilence' he talks about?"
"Well..." Halsey thought for a moment, frowned slightly, and said:
"I think it's negative emotions."
"Negative emotions?" William was a bit confused.
"Yes." Halsey continued:
"For example, greed, violence, fear, anxiety, lack of ambition, etc. He has repeatedly stated that the 'pestilence' is not about life and death, so I suspect it may be unrelated to disease. And human negative emotions can indeed trigger disasters or destruction; for instance, what would happen if World War III broke out? Or, like the war in the Middle East caused by the selfish desires of high-ranking officials in a certain country. Furthermore, based on the UBCS combat videos, I believe those are not zombies, but 'people' without emotions. The reason 049 makes those people attack might be to test whether the UBCS possesses psychological states like fear and betrayal."
"This..." William didn't know what to say.
He previously thought 049 was the kind of... lunatic who thinks you're sick regardless of whether you actually are.
But after Halsey's explanation, a lot of things actually made sense.
For example, why 049 would say those 'zombies' were cured, but it was very imperfect.
Because without negative emotions, positive emotions and even thoughts were also gone, so this 'vaccine' was not perfect.
"Hey~" Halsey waved her hand in front of William.
"Huh?" William refocused his gaze on her.
"This is just my guess, don't overthink it." Halsey said.
Then she asked:
"By the way, are we preparing to carry out the kidnapping plan next?"
"Well, about that, it still needs to wait a bit..."
"Boss." Just as William was about to explain to her, Hank walked into the area with a satellite phone and said respectfully:
"It's from the Colonel."
"Mm." William took the phone and smiled at Halsey:
"I'll talk to you about it later."
"Alright..." Halsey pouted and nodded obediently.
However, William didn't see her cute expression.
He stood up, walked to the end of the cabin, leaned against the bulkhead, looked out the porthole, held the phone to his ear, and said:
"Hello, Andre, how are the preparations going?"
Andre: With the assistance of that old minister, the United Nations already knows about the Athabasca incident. They have agreed to privately gather representatives from various countries to hold a meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
"Mm, I see. Is there anything else?"
Andre: The date is set for the afternoon of February 1st. Before then, I will dispatch several USS teams to New York first to ensure the safety of this trip.
Hearing Andre being so cautious, William said with relief:
"Thank you for your trouble, Andre."
Andre: Although Umbrella doesn't have direct conflicts with other companies and families right now, it never hurts to be cautious. Besides, you are the only heir of the Russell Family; I absolutely cannot let anything happen to you. You're not young anymore, you need to hurry up...
"Ah, ah, I know, the signal is bad, I'm hanging up now."
Andre: William!
"Beep — beep —"
"Phew~" Hearing the busy tone from the receiver, William breathed a sigh of relief.
He originally thought only Japan parents would urge him about this, but he didn't expect the Fighting Nation to be just as concerned.
But William was only twenty years old.
Besides, Umbrella was in a period of rapid expansion, and there were so many things that needed to be handled, he was in no mood to... you know.
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