Location: A conference room in the Athens Base.
After confirming that Athena wanted to help humanity deal with anomalous phenomena, William led Athena out of the interrogation room and into this more spacious and quiet conference room.
He then had the technicians prepare Umbrella's unique non-disclosure agreement.
At this moment,
William's face was beaming with a genuine smile, and he, along with a group of Spartans and Alphas following him, watched Athena, who was sitting at the U-shaped conference table, signing the agreement.
As for Athena,
She took the agreement from the technician and began flipping through it, reading it. After confirming everything was in order, she picked up her pen and signed without hesitation.
After all, from her perspective, signing a non-disclosure agreement merely increased trust between humans and gods, at most wasting a bit of time.
However, when Athena signed her name in ancient Greek script on the last page of the non-disclosure agreement, William's ears heard a system notification:
[Confirmed Athena has signed Umbrella's non-disclosure agreement, currently checking if it is effective.
Checking...
Check complete.
Congratulations, Host, Athena has become a member of Umbrella, with a loyalty of 80.]
'Whoa!' William couldn't help but exclaim to the system, 'Is this exploiting a bug?'
[Replying to Host, you merely utilized a normal reward mechanism, so it's not... exploiting a bug.]
'Haha, alright then.'
It had to be said,
Even if William said Athena's 907 combat power was nothing special, that was just him indulging in a bit of verbal bravado.
Although his own combat power and that of the Spartans were XXX, with a minimum of 400, it wasn't as stable as her 907.
In reality, Athena was the 'person' with the highest combat power William had ever detected.
But now, Athena had become a member of Umbrella, and she was acquired for free.
Thinking about it this way, his mood brightened considerably.
Moreover, Athena didn't notice any of the implications. She stood up, picked up the non-disclosure agreement, walked up to William, and handed it to him, saying,
"Russell, I have signed the agreement as you requested. It's time to prepare for Kronos."
"No problem." William took the agreement.
He handed it to a nearby technician, then turned and led a large group of people out of the conference room, commanding Serena,
"Serena, notify all Umbrella employees worldwide to enter combat readiness. We have a tough battle ahead.
Recall Spartan Red Team and White Team stationed at the Mars Fortress and Titan. They must participate in this war.
Also, please notify the United Nations. After all, this war concerns the interests of all humanity."
"Yes, Boss."
"Hmm, excellent." William, now in the corridor, said to the Athens Base personnel beside him,
"Hurry and prepare all necessary combat supplies. There's no need to follow me anymore."
"Yes, Boss."
"All Alphas and Blue Team, return to the Phantom with me." At this point, William glanced at Athena behind him and said calmly,
"That includes you, Athena."
Athena, as if without much thought, nodded to William along with Hank and the others, saying, "Yes."
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Soon, William and the others returned to the Phantom and led Athena to Halsey's laboratory.
Unlike the brain-dead demigod Achilles, Athena was a fourth-generation god in Greek mythology and one of the twelve Olympian gods.
The blood flowing in her body was a treasure!
William, of course, couldn't miss such a perfect 'experimental subject,' so he immediately took her to Halsey's lab upon returning to the Phantom.
.
Inside the lab's isolation chamber;
Athena lay on a long chair equipped with various scanning devices and robotic arms.
Outside the isolation chamber was Halsey, in a white lab coat, standing shoulder to shoulder with William.
"William..." While waiting for the examination results, Halsey couldn't help but ask William, puzzled,
"How did you get a chief god to fully cooperate with me for a physical examination?"
"Perhaps her nature as a god... is more gentle," William said evasively, shrugging.
"Is that so?" Halsey looked at William suspiciously.
"Boss, Doctor." At this moment, Cortana, who had generated a holographic body behind them, interrupted,
"The scan of Athena is complete.
Comprehensive data shows that she has a similar body structure to humans, and also possesses extremely high skin, bone, and muscle density."
"Hmm." Hearing this, Halsey no longer dwelled on the previous question. Instead, she entered work mode and said,
"Compare her body data with Achilles'."
"Yes."
Cortana quickly finished calculating and said, "Athena and Achilles have largely similar compositions. The only difference is that Athena's body contains extremely high energy."
"Energy?" Halsey raised an eyebrow slightly.
She then walked to the glass window, staring intently at the goddess who remained still in a reclining position, and raised her hand to rub her pointed chin, deep in thought.
Cortana continued to report, "Her body is essentially a fusion reactor, maintaining her physiological activities.
Doctor, I apologize, I cannot analyze the reason for this; it is beyond my capabilities."
After a moment of silence, Halsey speculated, "So-called gods might have continuously modified their physical bodies, eventually transforming into what people call deities."
At this point,
She turned to William and said, "The beacon's inscription also recorded that it was a device 'gods' used to enhance themselves.
But after discovering it would affect the 'gods'' descendants, which is us humans, it was abandoned by the 'gods'."
"It seems that at least 100,000 years ago, there was indeed a highly advanced civilization on Earth," William nodded.
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Afterward,
Under William's mediation and persuasion, Athena also agreed to provide a blood sample.
Halsey manipulated a robotic arm, successfully piercing Athena's skin with a beam knife, thereby obtaining the latter's blood sample.
William then had Cortana continue to assist Halsey with the research, while he took Athena to the bridge.
Inside the deck corridor;
William, walking ahead, asked with a hint of curiosity,
"Huh? You once said that most of the twelve Olympian gods have fallen... What caused you Greek gods to fall to such a state?"
"This..." Athena's expression was somewhat troubled.
She seemed reluctant to answer the question, but under the system's influence, she still explained to William,
"That was because my brother Ares, and my father Zeus, provoked my younger brother... Kratos.
As for the specifics, I don't wish to elaborate further. The result was Kratos single-handedly destroying the Olympian pantheon, making the age of Greece a thing of the past."
?
!
WTF?
William, walking ahead, tried his best to control his expression, not showing too much of his surprise.
But that was Kratos...
One of the strongest bald men.
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