Chapter 43: The Empty Shell
Ethan didn't want to know what kind of cooperation agreement the Autobots and the U.S. military would eventually reach, but Optimus Prime was very enthusiastic and willing to let his Autobots send Ethan and them back.
At present, they are in the wilderness, this part of North America is vast and sparsely populated, especially in the west, and it is not easy to walk back on two legs in large desert areas.
However, Ethan politely rejected his kindness, and at the same time told Optimus Prime not to worry about Sam, he would bring Sam back with him, anyway, he didn't mind helping him with the incident.
Of course, Optimus Prime would not object, and happily said goodbye to Ethan, the Autobots now have more important things to deal with, and that is to reach an alliance agreement with humans.
Sam didn't express his opinion until this point when he asked Ethan, "How are we going to get back?"
"You know I'm using magic. Ethan turned his head to look at Sam, who was still a young high school student, "You should know that mages are good at teleporting spells, right?"
Sam immediately understood that Ethan was going to teleport directly back to Los Angeles, and he was very curious about this kind of ability, which only existed in fantasy.
"What kind of teleportation? Is it a whoosh and we're back in Los Angeles, or is it some strange space to traverse for a while and then come back to the world?"
"Well, let's combine the two!"
Ethan waved his hand slightly, and a blue circle of light appeared in front of several people, standing here, he could even clearly see that the opposite side of the light door was the hotel room.
"Oh oh oh!"
Sam was incredulous, but he asked if there was anything to pay attention to.
"No, just walk over there. ”
Tony didn't have the heart to amuse the child, and he walked straight to the door as soon as the portal opened.
Seeing Tony pass through the portal without any surprise, Sam and Michaela walked over one after another, Ethan walked last over, and the portal closed.
Back at their hotel in downtown Los Angeles, Sam and Michaela would not have had a hard time getting home, not to mention asking the hotel to help call a taxi.
Originally, Sam and Michaela could have left directly, but neither of the two young people wanted to leave.
Seeing this, Tony finally got up helplessly and said that he was going back to his room.
Sam and Michaela glanced at each other, and Michaela wanted to wait for Sam to leave before asking Ethan about his job.
She had been with Ethan before, listening to Ethan and Mr. Senator talk about various things, and also related to the company, and she wondered if Ethan wanted to arrange herself to work in this company? She was not dissatisfied with this, not to mention the treatment, and to be able to talk directly to the Senator was not something that everyone could do.
What's more, according to Ethan, this company will be located in Los Angeles, and if she works here, she doesn't even have to be too far from home.
The disadvantage is that you can't experience magical space adventures, which is a great pity for a young person who has not yet graduated from high school.
She wanted to make sure how Ethan was going to arrange herself, but she didn't expect Sam to never ask to leave, which made her embarrassed to ask.
As soon as she opened her mouth, Sam knew that Ethan had given her a job, and she didn't know how to explain it.
How can I say that I and Ethan recommended ourselves, and as a result, this powerful alien (god) immediately agreed and gave me a job as an assistant?
She didn't think Sam would believe it.
It's because I don't know how to say it, so I'm frozen here.
Sam hesitated for a moment, then finally 'sorted out the language' and asked about what he had wanted to ask for a long time.
"I want to ask, is the company you going to open in Los Angeles hiring?"
Ethan also wondered what Sam was trying to do if he didn't leave? Unexpectedly, he actually came to work? Could it be that the employment situation of US imperialism is already so bad?
"Didn't you even graduate from high school, and you're in such a hurry to find a job?"
He remembered that Sam not only went to college, but also entered the Ivy League school, although he didn't know which one he entered, but any of the Ivy League schools were famous, and it was difficult for ordinary people to get in, and the poor couldn't get in, and the tuition fee started at 40,000 yuan a year.
It's a pity that the aura of a graduate of a prestigious school after graduation is useless, and finally relied on the relationship of his girlfriend's boss to enter a company's mailroom and start from the grassroots level.
From this point of view, Sam was very prescient, if he could lock in a job early on, then he would not have to worry about finding a job after graduating from college.
"Well, because I think your company definitely needs someone who is familiar with the 'inside story', I think I'm a good fit. ”
From this point of view, Sam was indeed a good fit, and Ethan was not very interested in the proposal, but it occurred to him that it was not a bad idea to bring Sam in.
He is ready to poach Dylan Gould into his hands and let this 'successful man' with rich social experience help him handle the 'business' of this world, but Dylan is not a loyal person, and when faced with a threat to his life, the devil knows what he will do.
He has to be busy everywhere, and he can't keep his eyes on the world.
In addition, it is not convenient to 'record' a fixed time, and then every time you come over, you will be stuck at a very close point in time, then the world will be equivalent to no development, which is not in line with your original intention of cultivating it into a logistics base.
The kind of logistics world that he doesn't need to replenish some simple materials when necessary, and the kind of simple material replenishment can just find a world to go over;
He hopes to be able to establish a complete logistical support, including ship maintenance and even modification, and if the situation allows, it is better to build a base of his own, the kind of place where he can hide and recover with peace of mind if he is beaten half to death one day.
Ethan considered building a large space station or a moon base, perhaps teaming up with Transformers, and absorbing the technical know-how of the Autobots.
If necessary, he can even offer to help Transformers build a new home, and maybe Tony's Dyson ball can be tested by the Transformers first.
Even if the technology in their hands now has various flaws, the advantage that Transformers can survive in space allows them to save a lot of trouble when building this artificial celestial body, such as various facilities that maintain gravity, atmosphere, temperature and other conditions have a higher fault tolerance rate.
It is with this kind of long-term planning that he needs a reliable person to be his spokesperson.
Dylan Gould has enough ability, but his character is worrisome, and Ethan will not be surprised if this guy is bought by Smith's gang of politicians;
Sam's abilities are average, but his character is okay, and maybe he can keep an eye on Dylan.
Grinning, Ethan suddenly felt that he had gone around inside, he didn't initially want to have too much to do with the male protagonist of the first three stories, so he didn't deliberately approach this male protagonist and become good friends with him or something.
Now that the identity and status of the two parties are very different, it seems problematic to get together and make friends.
Fortunately, all his ideas are still in the plan, and the arrangement of this world is a temporary idea, it is best to succeed, and there is nothing to lose if he fails, in this case, he can deal with it as he likes.
Agreeing to Sam's request to work at his company during the holidays, Ethan would welcome him if he did well and wanted to join the company after college.
Sam didn't think much of it, he just felt happy that he had found a job, he didn't think much about adding a way back to himself after college, he just thought it was cool to work in a company like this kind of alien.
As for what exactly he was going to do, would he be able to do it?
Michaela thought about it, she was worried that she wouldn't be able to fulfill Ethan's request, after all, she had a low education and no work experience, but she knew a lot about cars, and she didn't even know what an assistant was supposed to do.
But it didn't seem appropriate to ask today, and when she and Sam saw Ethan again the next day, she finally knew what the assistant was up to.
The so-called assistant is actually the little brother who runs errands, and Ethan tells her to do whatever she wants, and there must be no dissatisfaction.
Originally, with Ethan's current identity in this world, there were not so many things for Michaela to do, but since Kevin Smith submitted the report at a rapid pace, the person in the White House attached great importance to Ethan's identity and proposal, and almost in half a day, Ethan's company was sent to Ethan himself.
He didn't have to do anything, he already had an office building in Los Angeles.
Accompanied by another fat senator named Anderson, Ethan carefully visited his stronghold in the world.
The office building is located some distance from the city center, but it is not so remote that it is deserted, and the surrounding area is bustling during the day, but it is a little quieter at night, unlike the city center that never sleeps.
Ethan also found several buildings around the building, which he estimated to have been taken by the government and used as 'protection' and surveillance for himself.
"What does Mr. Ethan think of here?"
"Good!"
He then politely rejected the various 'experienced' staff members sent by the other party, but then he found that after rejecting these people, his shell company was really just an empty shell, except for himself as the boss, there were only Michaela as an assistant and Sam as a temporary worker, and Tony as an idler.
This was so embarrassing that Ethan immediately ran to arrest Dylan and asked the social elite to help him build the basic framework.