The Spartan organization is as follows;
Red Team:
Number One, Alice.
Number Two, Douglas.
Number Nine, Jerome.
Blue Team:
Number Three, Myron.
Number Four, Karl.
Number Seven, John.
And eight Spartans from Black Team and White Team.
All Spartans passed the augmentation surgery with no fatalities, but Daisy, Number Five, and Krieg, Number Ten, permanently lost their sight due to the surgery.
However, William did not remove the two children from the Spartan roster because of this, and Halsey indeed had a solution; all that remained was to wait for the Spartans to recover from their post-surgery weakness.
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...Time: March 22, 2008.
Location: Minos Island West Coast Base complex, central large warehouse.
14:00.
Inside the warehouse;
A spacious area with bright incandescent lights; the Umbrella logo was printed on the reflective floor.
Fourteen 'true' Spartans, wearing specially made tight-fitting combat suits, stood straight in the warehouse with their hands behind their backs.
The reason they were called "true" was that their heights had reached an astonishing two meters or more; whether boys or girls, their physiques were extremely standard.
This was just their outward appearance.
As for their internal strength, after simple testing, the Spartans could easily reach three times the human limit.
In simple terms, a single Spartan could fight three USS members wearing bio-armor barehanded.
The Spartans still stood in a line according to their numbers; except for Daisy and Krieg, who wore eye patches, their gazes were incomparably sharp, manifesting the cold arrogance of Super Soldiers.
In front of them were fourteen sets of dark green Thor's Hammer power armor on racks, along with a large number of technicians fine-tuning the power armor.
A slightly unkempt Halsey, wearing a white lab coat, was personally guiding these technicians.
For the past two weeks, she had been pondering how to solve the vision problems of the two injured children and had no mind for her own appearance.
Fortunately, Halsey shared one of the common hobbies of other girls: taking baths.
Otherwise, William, as her lover, would have had a hard time.
Speaking of William, the boss of Umbrella, he was wearing jungle-striped shorts, flip-flops, and a white short-sleeved shirt, standing not far from the Spartans' side.
He no longer had the high-and-mighty image of a wealthy boss from before; he looked just like a young man enjoying a vacation.
Actually, after seeing Daisy and Krieg's injuries, William had been depressed for a while; after all, he could be considered the 'father' of the Spartans.
But upon learning that his genius girlfriend had a way to solve it, William's mood gradually brightened.
These days, Serana helped him manage company affairs, allowing William to find time to accompany the young Spartans as they recovered or to relax on Minos Island.
With comfortable beaches and pleasant water temperatures, it would be a waste of God's gifts not to enjoy it properly.
Yesterday was the day the Thor's Hammer was delivered to Minos, but Halsey needed to make adjustments for each Spartan's differences, so it wasn't until this afternoon that everyone was gathered for the first fitting test.
Finally.
"Phew~"
Halsey let out a long breath and left the group of technicians, standing before the Spartans with a smile: "Children.
(Gesturing behind her) These are the power armors known as Thor's Hammer; they can increase the wearer's combat power exponentially.
However, through testing with a few D-Class Personnel, it was found that if an ordinary human puts it on, the best result is being crippled for life."
At this point, Halsey didn't explain further, just looking at the Spartans before her with a smile and remaining silent.
William, watching from the side, stood with his arms crossed over his chest, watching everything with slight interest.
"So... can only we master the Thor's Hammer? Ma'am," John asked in a calm voice.
"That's right, John," Halsey continued. "Are you willing to be the first Spartan to try?"
Hearing this, John nodded without hesitation and stepped out of the Spartan formation.
"..."
On the other hand, the usually boisterous Myron showed a worried expression when he saw John step forward.
After all, their mother had just said that the mjolnir armor wasn't something ordinary humans could wear; although Spartans had surpassed the peak of humanity, there were always risks.
.
At this moment, John was like a star in the spotlight, attracting everyone's attention as he came before the Thor's Hammer numbered seven.
Then, with the assistance of several technicians, John put on the power armor that embodied Umbrella's core technology.
"Spartan Seven complete suit-up."
"Powering up... startup complete."
"All data readings are normal."
"Dr., everything is ready."
Following the reports echoing in the hall, Halsey walked to the front of the technicians and instructed John during the test:
"John, try walking first. Yes, don't use too much force, do it gently.
Now try raising both arms, exert some force, bend over, bend your knees, excellent!"
John, wearing the dark green Thor's Hammer, could perform various movements perfectly without any discomfort.
Why was it said that only Spartans could master the Thor's Hammer?
The reasons are as follows.
The outer shell of the Thor's Hammer is composed of multiple layers of high-strength titanium alloy, with an ablation-resistant thermal coating on the surface.
Beneath the plating is Halsey's unique high-tech bodysuit.
It features shock-absorbing gel layers, temperature regulation, pressure normalization, and more.
What makes the Thor's Hammer most special isn't just these, but the miniature nuclear fusion reactor mounted on the back, powerful enough to generate a charged particle field—an energy shield—that envelops the entire body.
It can deflect any form of attack damage, from physical shells to energy attacks; none can harm the Spartans under the shield.
Of course, after taking a certain amount of damage, the shield will break and need to recharge and recover.
And there is one last thing that ensures 'mortals' cannot master the Thor's Hammer—
The nano-scale liquid metal layer.
It can significantly increase the wearer's strength and improve their reaction speed by more than five times, but this is too much for ordinary people... those 'volunteer' D-Class Personnel, when trying to move, found their bodies simply couldn't keep up with the armor's movements.
The result was quite tragic; the D-Class Personnel were literally'snapped' by their own movements.
This is why only the Spartans' superior reflexes and stronger skeletons can successfully utilize their performance.
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"Great! It's a success! We succeeded!"
"It seems Spartans were born to wear it!"
Seeing John move freely, the technicians who had come from the Hive wept with joy, hugging each other to release their pent-up emotions.
After all, before this, no one could even move in the Thor's Hammer.
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