Umbrella Chapter 4 - Continental (Patreon)

The United States of America was always hungry for more and more advanced weaponry to ensure its supremacy over the world. Something that Alexander planned to capitalize on, because it would be the best deal.

With the superior intellect that he obtained from the Gacha, he was essentially a genius even before the reward, but after the reward, he reached the realm of the geniuses that were born once in a few centuries.

He prepared several weapon designs, ranging from pistols, and assault rifles to shotguns and heavy weapons. He even had some defensive equipment and already had prototypes for everything.

All that was needed was to buy some companies that were manufacturing weapons and merge them together into the Militech. Subsidiary company that would be solely tasked with the production and advancement of the weapons, that he right now was en route to sell to the United States.

And for that, he had a meeting with the aggressive warhawk faction within the United States Military led by General Peter Randall. Because the USA was right now waging a war in Afghanistan and conducting a lot of military operations within the Middle East, he knew that once they saw his weapons, it would unleash madness.

Having people to do your work was always the best thing that could happen to him in his life, as he was sitting in his private jet that was landing down on the private airport that was part of Kennedy Airport in New York. 

His right hand, Goro Takemura, had prepared everything, and the moment he landed down, an armored escort of the Umbrella Security Service was already waiting for him. Five black armored SUV cars were lined in there with around forty people, all heavily armed and wearing combat gear.

"Where are we going to be accommodated?"

Alexander asked because, according to his knowledge, his family didn't have any real estate within New York that could serve as his permanent residence.

"Continent Hotel Sir."

Hearing the name of the hotel almost made Alexander's blood freeze, because he now knew that this weird world that he woke into was probably some really weird cross-over shit with the John Wick Universe. 

Though it wasn't something that he couldn't capitalize on at a later date. 

Due to his contact with the US military, especially General Randall, who was right now on the rising track due to his especially aggressive approach to the Military Affairs of the USA and the situation in the Middle East, he managed to get a meeting with the most of the High Command of the US Army. 

"Then let's go..."

Alexander sat down comfortably in the car together with Goro Takemure as one of the guards started the engine, and the entire procession of armored cars went straight to the heart of New York City, to the Continental Hotel.

"Did my family have something with the Continental and High Table?"

He asked Goro Takemura because before his father in this world died, Alex didn't receive the complete process of the invitation, or rather, he didn't receive the most sensitive information from his father.

So he expected that Goro would know more than he did. 

"Ashford Family is one of the close associates of the High Table within Great Britain and the entire Commonwealth for several centuries. The ancestors of the Ashford Family, before they were risen to the Nobility were working for the Continental as assassins. Right now, the Ashford Family enjoys certain privileges of the High Table. Here..."

He explained the situation, which made Alex more relaxed. 

"Can we sell them weapons?"

Alex knew that due to the nature of the US Military, he wouldn't be really able to sell the weapons to anyone else aside from the US and their allies if he wanted to enjoy a certain degree of privileges that the US could provide him.

Even though the state itself was preaching about democracy and other shit, it was highly militarized, and to a certain degree, it even had a highly militant culture. Not to mention, he knew that the moment he presented them with his inventions, he would face tremendous pressure to become an exclusive contractor to the US government.

"Of course... aside from the US Government and NATO states, the High Table would be our biggest contractor for the weapons and other inventions. I have already prepared the list that we could present to them, and if you allow it, I can arrange a meeting with someone from the High Table who is high enough standing to agree to the deal."

Alex knew from the movies of John Wick that the High Table was a tremendously powerful organization that predated even the Roman Empire. At the same time, he wasn't aware of its exact power within this world because there could be some divergences. 

Still... the moment he learned that his family enjoyed close cooperation with the High Table, he made up his mind to become part of the High Table if it was possible because it was one of the good ways to obtain power.

A lot of power.

"This is the special kind of Token of the High Table."

Goro Takemura passed him a silverish coin made from an unknown metal, with the words in Latin engraved on it: "Si vis pacem, para bellum" and emblem of the High Table. 

"This Token is specifically issued for the VIPs of the High Table, mostly for the associates and other important people of the interests of the Table. To my knowledge, there are around twenty of them in the whole world."

Alexander started at the Token for a while before he started playing with it as he then putted it into the small box that he put into the inner pocket of his suit. He was told to wear it on his person at all times.

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The Continental of New York is located at Manover St., Block 23 2077, Special District: Lower Manhattan of New York City and was incorporated and opened on April 4, 1904, and registered on the same date.

While appearing to be a chain of luxury hotels for normal guests, these hotels also serve as a neutral sanctuary for hitmen, assassins and other members of the criminal underworld and prohibits killing of any kind.

"Sir, it would be prudent for only me and four guards to go with you into the Continental... the hotel is a safe haven for the assassins and bringing a large escort into the hotel. The personnel would take charge of the accommodation of the rest of our entourage."

Alexander just nodded because he knew that Goro Takemura used to work as a mercenary in his youth and probably also as an assassin of the Continental Hotel before he became the personal bodyguard of his father.