Chapter 275 A new universe is about to open! Select the Governor! Activate the portal!

boom--!
At this moment, the sky over Mombasa suddenly darkened, accompanied by bursts of loud roars of engines.

The people who noticed the unusual situation raised their heads and looked at the sky above their heads.

I saw a Sojourner Dreadnought, an Infinity-class aircraft carrier of a giant corporation, and numerous frigates and cruisers slowly passing over the sky of the Mombasa area and heading towards the southern area.

And in the command center of the Infinity-class aircraft carrier.

Leon, standing with his hands behind his back, was standing on the observation deck of the command room, overlooking the city of Mombasa, which had been completely taken over by the global giant corporation, and the giant corporation's troops below.

Behind him stood Song Zhaomei, Lucy, Ott Cunningham and other executives of giant companies.

For this operation to take control of the Halo solar system, Le Ang brought along almost all of his trusted high-ranking officials, while the situation in the main universe was handed over to the transcendental AI Europa with a single click.

Of course, Loki, the intelligent AI responsible for processing and taking over information from other universes, also accompanied Leon on this trip.

After the Infinity-class aircraft carrier completely passed the city of Mombasa and arrived at the area where the portal was located, a message from the ground was conveyed by the AI ​​Loki:
[Boss, we have arrived at the designated area, and the ground personnel have sent us a request, asking whether we should start the excavation work.]

Directly above the portal ruins, a huge ship, the Long Night, was anchored, and the excavation beam device used to excavate the ruins was already ready.

Now we are just waiting for the leader Li Ang to give the order to officially start excavation.

"Well, let's carry out the mission."

Li Ang nodded.

【Yes! 】

After obtaining Leon's approval, the captain of the Long Night immediately ordered the shipboard AI to begin excavating the ruins below.

As the light beams fell, the strong magnetic fields were projected onto the ground and penetrated deeply into the earth like invisible tentacle.

Not long after, the portal matrix that could lead directly to outside the Milky Way appeared before everyone.

Wait a little longer and the work of digging the portal will be completed.

According to Leon's original plan, he was going to wait until he unified the Star Alliance before freeing up his hands to go outside the Milky Way and find the Ark device.

But judging from the current situation of the Covenant Unification War, it will probably take another year or two to completely deal with the Prophet, the Jiralhanae and those bastards.

However, the situation in the Halo universe has basically been determined. Both the internal division of the Covenant and the integration of the human camp have come to an end.

This also made Leon, who always pursued high efficiency and speed, decide to go to the portal immediately and reach the outskirts of the Milky Way to find the Ark device.

After all, integrating a universe is not like taking a test where you can't just move on to the next one after solving one difficulty. Instead, you need to coordinate the overall situation in advance and set up a plan to attack at the same time.

This is just like fighting the level BOSS in Genshin Impact. If you want to pass it quickly and without taking any damage, you have to use more elemental coordination. Relying solely on recklessness is an inefficient and even futile approach.

The reason why Leon was able to enter the solar system so quickly and take over the UNSC and UEG human camps was also closely related to his successful split within the Covenant and his handling of the rebels.

Now that the situation has been stabilized, if we don't take over the Ark as soon as possible, it will be difficult to deal with if other situations arise.

Especially the situation on the Star Alliance side is a very unstable factor!

Up to now, the Universal Corporation has dispatched eight Sojourner Dreadnoughts and 10 corporate fleets to cooperate with the elite forces of ships to fight against the Prophet and the Jiralhanae coalition.

In the territory of the Milky Way, the confrontation between these two forces is at a white-hot stage.

A lean camel is still bigger than a horse. Although the Star Alliance is no longer what it used to be and has become divided, they are still the overlords of the Milky Way and cannot be dealt with in a short time.

In order to speed up the process of unifying the Star Alliance, we must obtain the Ark device as soon as possible and build a batch of Halo arrays.

In this way, Leon can release the "War Moon" megastructure guarding the 003 "Edge of Tomorrow" universe and drive this giant battleship to the 004 "Halo" universe!
By then, it will be the time for the world's giant corporations to sound the clarion call for the unification of the Star Alliance!
Soon, the remains of the portal outside Mombasa were completely excavated. During this period, members of the scientific research department on the ground were still needed to conduct analysis and research.

Of course, Leon couldn't just sit there and wait. He gave the order to have the fleet rise to the vicinity of the Earth's low-Earth orbit. He wanted to conduct a military review!
Immediately, AI Loki passed on Leon's order, and this huge patrol fleet immediately began to slowly take off and head towards the Earth's low-Earth orbit.

Up to now, the ground forces, naval forces, and air force forces deployed by the Universal Corporation on Earth have completely suppressed the UNSC Earth Department.

After UNSC lost numerous commanders and core high-level personnel in succession, the entire command center was basically declared scrapped. In the absence of a leader, the giant corporation could naturally take over everything here easily.

The various departments of the Earth's government were also replaced by the administrative organizations of the giant corporation. In less than two weeks, the colonies in the solar system responded to the call of the giant corporation and spontaneously carried out internal reforms.

This is mainly due to the deterrence of the world's giant companies in terms of military power and the clarity and transparency of various promotion paths.

No matter who you work for, isn't it all about making a living? Since resistance carries the risk of being beheaded, it's better to just work hard for the giant company.

Especially after Leon personally took control of the solar system, the top leaders of the UNSC and UEG here completely lost the will to resist and devoted themselves to working for the giant corporation.

However, this is only limited to the solar system. The situation is slightly different for the near-Earth colonies outside.

For example, in the Tianyuan Four Star System, the authorities of the Reach Star System have not yet publicly expressed their support for the giant enterprise and are still in a wait-and-see state.

The UNSC departments in the four star systems of Tianyuan have the ability to produce independently, and their naval combat capabilities are also quite good.

Coupled with the abundant titanium ore resources, it is enough to support them in building a powerful fleet and sustain a massive interstellar war.

However, although the Zhiyuan Star government has elite troops and generals, they are also facing fierce internal disputes due to the political significance of the giant enterprise "taking control of the Central Plains".

Some expressed support for the giant corporations, while others expressed opposition to them and continued to resist stubbornly.

In response to this, Leon was not in a hurry to take action against this group of people. Instead, he sent a large number of agents into Reach to infiltrate the top leaders of the authorities and bribe the other side's dignitaries.

Let the division within Reach become more serious. Once they are in chaos, it will be the time for the giant corporation to take over the four star systems of Tianyuan!
The far-sighted consul needs to be patient. Taking action now will only lead to unity within Reach. Not taking action in a hurry will instead cause resentment within the other side.

As for the rebel forces on the periphery, they are very willing to cooperate with the giant companies' recruitment efforts.

After all, the Universal Corporation will not only send a large number of engineering teams to improve their living conditions, but also provide them with money, guns, and food to support them in going out to rob colonies that are unwilling to submit to the Corporation.

Their life now is much more comfortable than before when they were being hunted everywhere by the UNSC Navy!

Leon basically no longer asked about the important matters of the human camp, and left it entirely to Morgan Blackhand to handle.

In the face of the absolute strength of giant companies, any resistance is futile.

Li Ang's current focus is on the Ark outside the Milky Way. As long as the Ark is captured, the integration of the Halo universe will be secure!

"boss."

At this moment, Lucy slowly stepped forward, stood behind Leon, and spoke to him softly:

"Can Reed, Jack and the others really handle the war in the Star Alliance? Now that the situation in the solar system has been stabilized, do we need to send reinforcements to help?"

Lucy's worries are actually not unreasonable. After all, the situation of the Star Alliance is quite complicated, involving many civilized species, especially the cunning Prophets.

What if these old guys deceived and deceived the elites, and turned around to attack the giant company's troops? That would be a big trouble!
After all, who can guarantee that if the elites betray the Covenant and set up their own businesses with giant corporations, they will not "rekindle old friendships" with the Prophets and join forces with them to fight back?

Recyclers? Even the God-Forerunners are dead. Even if we don’t obey the Recyclers’ orders, what can we do?
"I believe that Li De and David can handle the battle over there. As for the garrison in the solar system... not a single one can be moved!"

A gleam of brilliance flashed across Li Ang's eyes. The selection of Li De and David as the expeditionary force's chief coaches was the result of his careful consideration.

It is enough to let Reed handle the calculations within the elites and the various strategies that the prophet may use.

After all, this old fox who has been in the system for a lifetime has not gained his reputation in vain. He is more than capable of intimidating the elites and those political newbies.

When it comes to deploying troops and fighting battles, Jack Wells has more than enough experience. After all, he is a veteran who trained with Morgan Blackhand.

As early as in the counter-insurgency war in the main universe "Cyberpunk", he had fought alongside V many times.

As for the naval forces in the solar system, not only can none of them be moved, but more troops need to be sent here to be stationed in case of emergency! After all, the most difficult to guard against are often our own people, especially humans who are extremely capable of making trouble.

In order to coordinate the war situation on the Star Alliance side, sending a few more fleets and expeditionary forces is actually insignificant to the overall situation and does not help much.

What can really affect the progress of the Covenant's integration are weapons with greater destructive power, such as the War Moon megastructure or the Ark that can create a halo.

On the contrary, the situation in the solar system is such that if one or two fleets are missing, there is no guarantee that the remnants of the UNSC and UEG here will reorganize the naval forces to rebel and seize power.

Leon had to wait until the UNSC and UEG were completely accustomed to the rule of the giant corporation, familiar with the operation of each department, and replaced them with employees of the giant corporation.

Only by eliminating the inertial influence of changes of dynasties can we gradually reduce the number of large garrisons.

Afterwards, Li Ang turned his attention back to the naval fleet and space station outside the low-Earth orbit and said:
"Don't worry about the situation over there. It won't be long before there are more universes waiting for us to conquer."

"The situation in the Star Alliance is a bit tricky, but it won't cause any substantial trouble for us now."

As soon as the words fell, Lucy immediately realized that Leon's words contained a huge amount of information!

Le Ang defined the 004 "Halo" universe, indicating that the situation here has stabilized, and the next focus of the universal giant enterprise will be placed on other worlds.

This also means that the future "Halo" universe needs a star governor who can keep the situation under control!

It’s like V taking over the 003 Edge of Tomorrow universe, quelling the rebellion and maintaining order.

"More universes?!"

Song Zhaomei, Ott Cunningham and the others were also visibly stunned. It was obvious that they also realized that the giant enterprise was about to embark on a new journey and the issue of selecting the interstellar governor.

You know, the situation in the "Halo" universe is not simpler than the previous universes. Even the "Edge of Tomorrow" universe where V is located is probably not as complicated as the situation here.

It is definitely not enough to rely solely on intelligent AI to control the overall situation. It still requires senior staff with strong political skills, a long-term vision and obedience.

At present, Song Zhaomei, who is in charge of planning and managing the talent pool in the Strategic Resources Department, Otto Cunningham, who is intelligent and capable, and even Lucy, Leon's close confidant for many years, can all serve as reserve personnel for the governor.

However, the senior team of the Development Department is also not bad, and it is still a strong contender for the governor of the "Halo" universe.

For example, Morgan Blackhand, as the first marshal of the giant corporate navy, is not only good at fighting, but his political vision and work style are also quite stable and reliable.

It can be said that among all the senior officials, the one with the greatest hope of becoming governor is Morgan Blackhand.

Solomon Reed has been to the front lines and has extensive institutional experience, so it would be a natural thing for him to serve as the interstellar governor of Halo.

Even for the young David Martinez, it is not completely impossible!

After all, David is only one step away from the Primaris transformation surgery, and he is about to become the second Primaris warrior of the Universal Corporation.

Lucy, Song Zhaomei and others speculated that it is not ruled out that Leon would push David to satisfy his desire to be an interstellar governor.

But then again, selecting the interstellar governor of the Halo universe is a matter of great importance and must be considered carefully.

For example, the human population in this universe is huge, with thousands of extraterrestrial colonies alone. Add to that the relics left behind by the Forerunner civilization and the war situation with the Covenant, and it would be easy for something big to go wrong if there wasn't someone smart watching over it.

More importantly, the governor of such an important universe must be someone Leon trusts extremely and a high-ranking person who does not form cliques.

These two requirements alone can eliminate too many suitable candidates.

You know, in the 004 "Edge of Tomorrow" universe, Star Governor V, who is in charge of dispatching and deploying all parties, has been envied and even impeached by senior executives of other departments.

V is in charge of the world trade circle of a giant enterprise, and cannot avoid dealing with numerous civilized forces. Therefore, it is easy for him to form cliques or even seize the throne and establish himself!

However, in the face of these groundless impeachment and warning messages, Li Ang chose to ignore them all, and even had a conversation with V, expressing his support for all his work decisions.

This is not because Leon completely trusts V's loyalty to him, but because he has made sufficient preparations and has the means to counter any rebellion.

And from V's perspective, there is absolutely no need to do such a dangerous and thankless task.

After so many years of contact, Li Ang still has some idea of ​​what kind of person V is.

V has a very clear understanding of his own position. He knows that he is only suitable for doing things, but not for being in charge.

In addition, as an executive of a global giant company, Leon's accumulated prestige in the giant company is unmatched, almost reaching a "god-like" status.

In the main universe, 001 "Underworld", 002 "Pacific Rim", 003 "Edge of Tomorrow", and most of the human beings in the 004 "Halo" universe, who doesn't know that Le Ang is the head of the giant company?

From a small military-industrial complex LA Corporation to a global giant corporation that combines dozens of cyber companies, he personally created the most magnificent global empire in human civilization.

On the surface, the corporate system is implemented within the global giant, but in fact it has a bit of a religious feel.

Over time, the employees of large companies have come to admire Li Ang to the point of looking up to a god.

But Leon didn't like using religion to manage the world's giant companies, so he didn't come up with fancy titles like "Emperor" or "God".

Therefore, in this regard, the low-key and simple name of "executive" is still used.

Of course, his current power and status are essentially no different from those of emperors and gods, except for the different names.

In front of humans in various universes, Leon is a great executive of a giant enterprise. In front of species such as the Reaper civilization, he is an unshakable leader of civilization.

In front of billions of AI robots and polymer mechanical creations of giant companies, he is the only Omnissiah.

Anyone who attempts to rebel against a giant corporation is doomed to die.

Here, after a moment of silence, Leon continued to speak to Lucy, Otto and others:
"Regarding the selection of the governor of the Halo Universe, I have decided to hold an open vote internally. Competition creates motivation, and I also hope that there will be a talented person who can help me stabilize the situation in the rear."

Li Ang's words made it clear that he was about to be elected as the interstellar governor, and he had no intention of hiding this news.

But he also said the words "internal" and "great talent", which is quite meaningful.

"Internal" means that the candidate for the interstellar governor will be selected from the core senior circle, and the small supervisors of other departments can forget about it.

If we choose someone from the military, he must at least be a member of the ace advance team. If we choose someone from the department’s senior management, he must at least be the head of a core department.

Don't get involved with production line departments like the Arasaka Department, the Military Technology Department, and the Kangtao Department.

The meaning of "great talent" is that who is a real talent is not determined by oneself or others, but by the leader.

To sum up, Leon's words actually mean one thing: I will reveal the specific candidate for the interstellar governor when the time comes, and as for who that person is, you can guess for yourself.

Anyway, it is impossible to elect a person through voting or nomination.

The executives of the giant companies seemed to be thinking about something, as if they were wondering whether they were suitable for the position of governor, or as if they were guessing who would become the new interstellar governor.

"..."

Lucy didn't say much. After all, she knew that with her abilities, she would never be able to become an interstellar governor. Being able to serve as secretary general beside Leon was already good enough.

After another round of patrolling the low-Earth orbit, Li Ang received news from the ground that the staff of the scientific research department had almost completed the excavation and research work of the portal.

Only then did Li Ang continue to give instructions:

"Ott and Dr. Halsey will go to the ground first and cooperate with the scientific researchers below to open the portal to the outside of the Milky Way. We will follow later."

"Yes, boss!"

After receiving the order, Ott Cunningham and Halsey immediately went to the ground on carrier-based aircraft, while the fleet slowly sank and returned to the Mombasa area.

(End of this chapter)