"Before the virus spreads, we must preemptively find the Antarctic Research Facility, retrieve the Veronica Virus, and destroy all remaining samples.
This virus will make the Federation even stronger.
General Morgan, please speak." Kaplan made an inviting gesture.
General Morgan coughed twice, walked onto the stage, his expression serious, his demeanor meticulous, looking like an old-fashioned man.
"I have an elite special forces team under my command, reorganized from the Echo Six Team.
I also have countless elite agents who can solve any problem."
"Dr. Eddie, you know more about viruses.
Do you have any information about the T-Veronica Virus?
Please also tell us any precautions.
This concerns all of humanity, so please don't hold anything back." General Morgan said with a serious expression.
Eddie exhaled smoke rings.
"I don't know much about the Veronica Virus.
But I know it's a very terrifying virus, with more violent mutations than the T-Virus.
That was the private domain of another Umbrella founder, Edward Ashford.
It's best to bring some powerful weapons."
"Tch, you're just a fame-seeker.
The Antarctic is public domain.
Send an aircraft carrier there, and in the worst-case scenario, destroy the target with a nuclear bomb." Simmons scoffed disdainfully.
He utterly looked down on Eddie.
Eddie stole his Ada; did he expect him to smile?
"It's not like you're any different.
We're all the same." Eddie didn't care.
It was fine if he mocked himself; if he died, he'd drag everyone down with him.
"Hmph!" Simmons turned his head, not wanting to look at this scumbag, too lazy to even glance at him.
"In that case, let's begin the defense plan, codenamed: Veronica.
This operation aims to seize the Veronica Virus, destroy the Antarctic Research Facility, find evidence of Umbrella's crimes, and further convict Umbrella." General Morgan announced.
"To find the Antarctic Research Facility, we must start with the only remaining descendant of the Ashford Family.
Only he knows the exact location of the Antarctic Research Facility.
I never heard about the Antarctic Research Facility when I was at Umbrella, not even from the other founder.
Power struggles, minimizing influence—you all understand this." Eddie threw out a bad idea.
Alfred must be dealt with.
Compared to Alexia, this guy, though also a genius, wasn't brilliant enough.
Compared to her, he was pretty much an imbecile.
Alexia inherited Veronica's dominant genes: intelligence, beauty, and perfection all in one.
Alfred, on the other hand, inherited the recessive genes, which made him relatively less powerful, though still much smarter than ordinary people.
In the end, Alfred was a failure!
Chapter 305: Sienna's Failed Flirtation
Without Claire, the subsequent events wouldn't be triggered.
He needed to find an opportunity to step out and let things move forward.
The Antarctic Research Facility could be found, but Alexia's hidden location could not.
A genius, when designing her own cold storage modifications, would certainly consider most situations.
Avalanches, nuclear bombs, flooding by seawater—all these issues were within Alexia's considerations.
Only Alfred could activate her research facility.
Otherwise, with Alex's shrewdness, it would be impossible for her not to discover Alexia's existence.
After all, they were people of that era, and they knew each other to some extent.
However, it was more of a competitive relationship; there wasn't much harmony between strong women.
After the meeting ended, Simmons didn't seem to care what he could gain.
The command of this operation was entirely handed over to General Morgan.
He didn't even try to contend for it; he directly relinquished authority.
Eddie knew Simmons would definitely have ideas about the T-Veronica Virus, and so would Carla.
Without Veronica, she wouldn't be able to create the C-Virus, and without the C-Virus, how could she replicate another Ada?
Eddie's residence wasn't at a hotel, but rather he followed General Morgan to the counter-terrorism military camp on the outskirts of The Pentagon.
This was the Federal Bio-Terrorism Countermeasure Committee's military camp, garrisoned with troops specifically trained to deal with biological weapons.
As soon as he arrived at the camp, a beautiful woman greeted him, "Hi, handsome, long time no see, you actually came!"
The beautiful woman speaking was Sienna of the Echo Six Team.
This beautiful spy, who had previously mingled in high society, was still as gorgeous as ever, her military career adding a touch of heroic spirit to her.
"It's you.
It's truly fortunate to see you all alive." Eddie smiled.
Not everyone could escape Raccoon City, and those who did had a bit of luck.
"If you can leave Raccoon City, why can't we?
Don't underestimate us." Sienna waved her small fist and then blinked her beautiful eyes.
"Speaking of which, I haven't thanked you for saving us.
Would you like to have dinner together?"
Just then, another team entered the military camp.
These were new recruits, but they were all wearing gas masks, so their faces couldn't be seen clearly.
On the other side of the new recruit team, three unique individuals were walking, led by the captain of the Echo Six Team.
Two of his previous team members had died, so he needed to recruit new ones.
And in Raccoon City, after their sparring, HUNK, who had some mutual respect, became the best choice.
Sienna patted Eddie's shoulder, "Looks like the captain is back.
If you're free, come have dinner with us.
Or do you want to have dinner with just me?
That's fine too, I won't refuse."
Christine looked at this seductive woman, frowning slightly.
"Please watch your behavior, Sergeant."
"Haha, looks like your bodyguard is jealous, huh?
Want to come along?" Sienna didn't care, instead smiling and continuing her invitation.
"No, they are handling things.
I'll go look elsewhere.
Just call me when you're done and it's time for dinner." Eddie waved his hand and left with his bodyguard.
Eddie came this time just to see if there were any new weapon inventions, and also to install some monitoring devices.
Not cameras, but electronic devices invented by January, used to steal secrets.
Would he lead his daughter astray in the future?
A female hacker's daughter also a female hacker?
After Eddie had walked away, an outgoing and cheerful woman with textured, bright red short hair walked over, carrying a light machine gun.
"Yo, failed?
Someone actually rejected your charm?"
This woman was Marissa, the demolitions expert of the Echo Six Team.
She was a very cheerful woman, slightly chubby, but only very slightly, making her look rather shapely.
"Isn't failure normal?
Not every man falls for it." Sienna wasn't discouraged, instead watching Eddie leave with keen interest.
This man was becoming more and more interesting.
"You really are a strange woman.
Come on, we have a meeting to attend and new team members to meet." Marissa said and then left.
On the cruise ship, January was diligently cracking military equipment.
She was a logistics manager and needed to provide corresponding assistance.
"If only we had our own satellite, our response speed would be much faster." January complained, annoyed by network latency.
If a satellite provided relay, the speed would be much quicker.
"Tell Eddie, maybe you'll have one in the future!" Suzuki Yoko said with a smile.
She had great confidence in Eddie; she would believe anything he said.
This was the unique docility of Japanese women; as long as the husband was strong enough, everything was negotiable, and she would be sufficiently obedient and compliant.
"You're really obsessed.
Believing him so much, you'd even count his money if he cheated you." January pouted.
"Aren't you the same?
Would you be willing to leave?
You wouldn't, right?
Then that's it." Suzuki Yoko smiled sweetly.
She had no intention of leaving in this lifetime; there were no better options anyway.
January was just saying one thing and meaning another.
If she were told to leave, she wouldn't.
However, sometimes she needed to maintain this state.
Men, if you always obey them, they'll take it for granted; you have to give them a bit of a challenge.
Eddie was still browsing the armory, accompanied by a woman who had returned for a rest: Rachel.
She had only gone to Idonia to fight, and once the fighting was over, she naturally returned.
"Is this all the equipment?
It'd be tough even against a Tyrant." Eddie said, looking at the standard issue submachine guns.
"These are the most cost-effective submachine guns.
Otherwise, it's assault rifles.
Perhaps a sniper rifle would work, what do you think?" Rachel spoke in a business-like manner, her bangs covering her beautiful eyes, concealing her expression well.
"Are there any more powerful ones?" Eddie continued to scan the armory.
"No, the newly developed electromagnetic railgun was destroyed during the Raccoon City operation, and we can't build another one." Rachel shook her head.
"Will you participate in this operation?" Eddie observed Rachel; this 'Ball Queen' was indeed unforgettable.
"I'm not sure yet; it depends on headquarters' arrangements.
Personally, I prefer to be on vacation." Rachel's tone was flat, but her beautiful eyes blinked.
Chapter 306: HUNK, the Grim Reaper, Joins the Team
To extract the location of the Antarctic Research Facility, they had to start with Alfred.
The location of Rockfort Island was only known to Umbrella's high-ranking officials, and with the casualties among these officials, only Christine, the head of the French Branch, remained.
No one knew about the Caucasus Branch, which Sergei was in charge of.
Under Sergei's disguise, it was merely a chemical plant producing fertilizer, with no military facilities whatsoever.
Eddie had already obtained the Veronica Virus and knew the location of the Antarctic Research Facility.
He was aiming for Alexia; he needed this genius woman to join his team for research.
If he were to simply invite her, the arrogant Alexia might just slap him.
Eddie didn't want to get beaten.
He wasn't sure how strong Alexia was, but she was definitely very strong.
To subdue Alexia, he had to use some tricks, whether cunning or overt, as long as they achieved the goal.
So Eddie spread the news, attracting two groups to retrieve the Veronica Virus.
One group consisted of people from Tricell and Glory Pharmaceutical, and the other was military personnel led by the Western Federation.
With careful planning, it wouldn't be difficult to make Alexia change.
"What are you thinking about?
So engrossed?
Some experimental weapons should be ready before the operation." Rachel introduced, looking at the dazed Eddie with some confusion.
Eddie snapped out of it, "Nothing, I was just thinking, when we go to the Antarctic, will I need to buy a down jacket?"
"Pfft, you're really funny.
No, you definitely won't need one.
We have professional thermal combat suits.
It sounds like someone is looking for you—a member of the Echo Six Team.
I'll leave it at that for now.
I have things to do.
Talk to you later." Rachel waved her hand casually, leaving Eddie a hint: her room's access code.