Containment Control Starts With the Umbrella

Inside St. Mary's University's oldest McNally Chapel.

Most of the internal areas here have been renovated, and various high-tech content has been installed, and convenient facilities are provided, such as automatic sensor doors and holographic projection devices for warnings, etc.

The large auditorium in the church has also been maintained and renovated by the school, and retractable stepped seats have been installed for gatherings and ceremonies of different natures.

At this time, several stepped seats have been unfolded, allowing all the first-year freshmen and parents to sit on the seats, and the media photographers and reporters of each channel are also in the bottom row.

As for the aristocrats and wealthy businessmen, they were not assigned to the front row seats with the best view. Instead, they were seated at the back of the stepped seats in accordance with the school's undeniable attitude, so as not to disturb the students and parents.

As for the nobles and wealthy businessmen, although they felt a little embarrassed, they had to sit at the back.

but…

Nobles and wealthy businessmen who accompany their children will naturally not be treated differently.

It seems that Nova and her parents are sitting in the center, and Andre, who is not a nobleman or a wealthy businessman, is also sitting with his adopted daughter Shia, not far from Nova's family.

Constantine and his wife were wearing decent and generous suits and dresses, but Andre was still wearing Umbrella's general uniform.

Although Shia is already a graduate student at St. Mary's University, in order to get along with Ivan and interrupt Nova's 'offensive', she asked Andre to bring her to the opening ceremony.

And William, who was wearing the same suit as Constantine, and Halsey, who was wearing a white Chinese cheongsam, were accompanying Yelena and Ivan to sit between the two families.

As for Ivan's two future cronies, Rui Ge and Tizzy were not accompanied by their parents, but sat on the side seats in casual clothes.

11:00

At this time, the lights in the auditorium dimmed, and the holographic projection equipment also started to work, presenting immersive videos and narration.

The holographic projection played the history of the establishment of the school, followed by a short documentary about human beings seeking science, knowledge and truth, and finally warned the students to take the prosperity and strength of the human race as their own responsibility.

This makes many freshmen who have a longing for the future have a stronger thirst for knowledge, not only for themselves but also for mankind.

After all, they are all young people. They have never been exposed to the darkness and pressure of society, and they still have lofty ideals and ambitions.

In five minutes, the holographic projection ended the video playback, and the lights returned to normal.

Immediately afterwards, St. Mary's current principal took to the podium.

And what made the freshmen nervous was that the gray-haired old headmaster actually took dozens of speeches.

It seems that the school leaders' long speeches are not only the most feared thing of Huaxia students, but also a common thing all over the world.

Ahem! The principal walked to the podium, put the speech on the podium, cleared his throat, and prepared to start a boring and long speech.

Wait a minute, Principal Rosewood, how about I, the owner of Umbrella, give the speech at the opening ceremony?

Just as the principal named Rosewood was about to speak, William raised his right hand and spoke first.

Eh...?? Rosewood didn't know what William was thinking, but still nodded in response: Of course.

Thanks.

William stood up, walked down the stairs to meet the eyes of everyone present, walked across the empty field, and came to the podium.

Principal Rosewood also stepped off the podium in a sensible manner, and stood aside to wait.

William adjusted the microphone on the podium, slowed down, and began to speak:

Everyone here, I am the founder and owner of Umbrella and the actual owner of this St. Mary's University, William Russell.

I am here today because my daughter and son are about to enter this school.

Just in time, I also take this opportunity to encourage the enterprising spirit of the students.

We humans can develop to the present, and various high-end technologies emerge in an endless stream to ensure that we can remain invincible in the face of powerful enemies and alien races...

It is because behind all kinds of high-end weapons and equipment, there is a group of experienced and innovative researchers.

Social stability and economic growth are inseparable from every family who wants to live a better life, as well as experts in the financial industry.

Various industries such as agriculture and industry have their own shining points, which make us humans stronger and stronger.

you!

William glanced around at the students present, and said solemnly: You in the future will be the shining point of all walks of life, and also the future of mankind.

And what I can reveal is that if you can make achievements in the academic fields you like or are good at, you may be hired by Umbrella in advance.

Don't forget, Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Russell, the founder of the interstellar era, was once a professor at this university.

Well, that's all I said, enjoy your college life from now on.

After speaking, William turned off the microphone.

Crack~crack~.

When William delivered a short speech, everyone stood up and applauded, and the smiles on their faces did not seem fake.

After all, according to Rosewood's speech script, there is no such thing as thirty or forty minutes that can't be finished.

Afterwards, William stepped off the podium, and the parents and students present also got up and left, either going to the dormitory to prepare daily necessities, or going to the cafeteria to prepare lunch for the whole afternoon.

Of course, a large number of freshmen or nobles and wealthy businessmen 'surrounded' the focus of the auditorium, Halsey and William.

William is Umbrella's boss, so he was naturally entangled by the nobles and wealthy businessmen who came to the opening ceremony, hoping to get some cooperation and orders from Umbrella.

Halsey's exposure increased after she married William, and William generously gave Halsey most of the research and development credit.

Therefore, the freshmen who applied to St. Mary's University over the years hoped to be close enough to this talented female doctor, and fantasized about having the opportunity to discuss the true meaning of science together.

Now that Halsey is here, he is naturally surrounded by a large number of freshmen.

Fortunately, the ghost agents in suits who were in charge of the security of William's family dispersed the crowd under the pretext that William and Halsey still had something important to do.

Immediately afterwards, the bodyguards of the Terra family in charge of the Nova family, and the UBCS elites in suits also approached the auditorium.

Then, under the escort of their respective bodyguard teams, the three families left the auditorium where the opening ceremony was held and went to the front gate of the campus.

As for Rui Ge and Tizzy, who are not yet Umbrella's core members, they don't have to worry about being surrounded by 'fans', but they were also escorted away by Ghost Agent and left the auditorium.

So far, Ivan, Nova and other Umbrella members of the younger generation have officially started their university life.