A foreigner's journey

The bright moonlight was obscured by layers of dark clouds. At this time, the Shinra Building was surrounded by countless searchlights, making it even brighter than during the day.

The president's office on the top floor of the building has been cleared of all rubble, iron filings and glass. Now, except for the big hole in the wall, the president's office is basically brand new.

Rufus Shinra sat on the large sofa chair and looked forward. Zeng, who was wearing a black suit, stood respectfully behind Rufus with his hands behind his back.

All department heads except Hojo were present, looking at the blond young man in front of them with different expressions who had inherited the most powerful throne in the world.

News of the death of the former president has been conveyed to all the top executives of Shinra Company. The murderers were [Sephiroth] and [Avalanche]. This information was personally confirmed by the new president Rufus.

Heidegger wanted to gain favor as soon as possible in front of the new president. Before Rufus could speak, he eagerly took two steps forward and said loudly to take credit:

"Your Excellency, I have dispatched 600 heavily armed Shinra soldiers to surround all exits on the first floor of the Shinra headquarters building. I have also mobilized six heavy-duty war golems from the weapons development department. It is difficult for these fanatics to fly even with their wings, hahaha Ha ha!"

What he thought was a heroic laugh made the supervisors around him frown slightly. Rufus picked up his phone and dialed a number calmly, then turned on the public radio: "Elena, how is the siege in the lobby on the first floor?"

[Avalanche has successfully broken through. Shinra soldiers have suffered heavy casualties. All the heavy war golems have been damaged and cannot be restarted. Four other helicopters have been shot down. Tuckers can only follow them from a distance. Please continue to track them. Any trends? 】

"Let Renault and Luther continue to follow, and the rest of the people should come back. Thank you for your hard work."

[You are exaggerating. 】

After hanging up the phone, Rufus raised his eyes to look at Heidegger with a stiff expression at the desk, and said slowly: "It seems that your subordinates are not as reliable as you said, Heidegger. This is not the era when my father was in power. Yeah, I hate it when my people take action or even dispatch troops without my permission, even you, the head of the security department, can’t do it, understand?”

"...Yes, I understand." Cold sweat broke out on Heidegger's forehead, and his burly body, as strong as a giant bear, became a little rickety at this time.

"Also, don't laugh so stupidly in front of me again, it will make you look even more incompetent."

Rufus waved his hand gently: "Please step back first."

Heidegger, who was unable to figure out the president's hobbies, was obviously in the wrong, so he had to bow slightly in a cold sweat and exit the office.

Rufus looked at Levi again, his attitude obviously much warmer: "Levi, Midgar is the foundation of our HRE. I leave the planning and reconstruction of the city to you. Don't worry, I'm not as short-sighted as my father, so I know Who is behind the stable development of Shinra?"

Levi put his hand on his chest and bowed slightly: "I will never let you down."

Rufus nodded. He had paid close attention to Levi, the director of the urban development department, for a long time. This person had extremely high talents and abilities, and was the man behind the scenes that allowed Midgar and even Shinra to stand firm. It's a pity that Rufus's father, who was very happy with his achievements, didn't value Levi, but instead allocated all his resources to the science department and weapons development department.

Compared to his father, Rufus would naturally not make the same mistake again. He decided to reuse Levi and further expand Midgar. If possible, he would also build a second, third, and fourth Midgar, and eventually build huge steel cities all over the world. At that time, all mankind will be bathed in Shinra... no, they will all be bathed in the glory of Rufus.

After watching Levi walk out of the office, Rufus looked at the beauty in the red dress who was hesitant to speak: "Scarlet, do you have something to say?"

Scarlett puffed up her proud chest and said softly: "Mr. President, since Hojo is no longer here, can the resources of the science department be allocated to the weapons development department? You know, the weapons development department is now in the process of Developing a new generation of magic crystal, if successful, will definitely greatly enhance the power of Shinra Company."

"……Can."

Rufus nodded: "But I need the weapons development department to restart the [cannon] in Port Junon first and adjust it to a state where it can be fired at any time. Can it be done?"

"Haha, just leave it to me." Scarlett smiled coquettishly at Rufus, then bowed slightly and turned to leave.

Only Rufas and Zeng were left in the office, as well as Palmer, the director of the space development department.

Palmer, who has been deprived of his right to speak and resources in recent years, looked at Rufus with trepidation and did not even dare to drink his favorite lard black tea.

"Palmer, haven't these years been difficult since the failure of the rocket launch plan?"

Rufus stood up and poured a glass of wine for Palmer himself.

Palmer was flattered and thanked him repeatedly: "Yes, it's not easy. Mr. President, please give me another chance. I won't fail again!"

"I stayed with you in the end just to talk about this matter."

Rufus smiled: "Are you interested in restarting [Project Rocket]?"

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On the highway, two motorcycles were speeding one after another, followed by a light truck. The roar of the engine echoed on the empty highway.

"Let's stop for a moment."

At Heather's words, the motorcycle and truck stopped.

Alice lay on the car window and stuck her head out to look back: "Huh? Are there no pursuers?"

Jesse, who was sitting in the back seat of Hardy Daytona, let out a long sigh of relief: "Huh... I'm so tired. I didn't expect to be able to run out from the army surrounded..."

"I can't go back to Midgar anyway. I hope Weggie and Biggs can take good care of Marlene for me." Barrett's tone was a little anxious as he placed the machine gun on his right arm on the steering wheel.

Heather waved her hand: "It's hard for both of them to take care of themselves, let alone take care of Marlene. Don't worry, before I left, I informed old woman Marley and Alice's mother Emina in advance, and they would take Marlene with them. Lin leaves Midgar."

"Really? That's great!" Alice's tone was obviously much cheerful: "If it weren't for me, my mother would have planned to leave Midgar long ago."

"Brother, what should we do next?" Tifa's voice was a little confused. She suddenly left the Seventh Heaven, which was considered [home], which made Tifa, who had always pursued a stable life, very uncomfortable.

"Go find Sephiroth. I will end it with that guy both publicly and privately."

Heather touched Tifa's head: "Don't worry, it's just that we are all going out for an outing together, and we will eventually go home. Wouldn't it be fun to use this adventure as a conversation piece in the future?"

Feeling the warm and strong hands on top of her head, all the anxiety and confusion in Tifa's heart disappeared, and she just said 'hmm' with a slightly red face.

"But there are no clues about Sephiroth, where can we find it?" Cloud asked his own question.

"Go to Kam Town in the pasture area first. Vehicles and supplies need supply and maintenance."

Heather pointed to the east-north direction: "If we walk, it might take a day and a night, but we have a car and we can get there in an hour or two."

"Then what?" Claude didn't believe that Heather didn't have any plan.

"When we are ready, we will go to Junong Port and take the airship to the Western Continent. I had something stored there six years ago..."

Heather showed a nostalgic look:

"It's time to get it back."