From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 249 "Aliens" in Night City "Security Internship" City of Fraternity (-in-)

October 3th, Sunday.

"Cyberpunk 2077" universe, Night City.

Viewed from above, this city with many giant buildings, suspended airships, and a bright appearance is still facing an "ordinary" day as usual.

Northern California in March is a cold and humid stage with continuous light rain in the main universe.

However, the "Cyberpunk" universe has been severely damaged due to environmental reasons, making the Night City today cloudless and with a dry climate.

During the noon hour, poor people at the lower levels need to take public or private vehicles to go to their respective jobs, regardless of whether it is weekend or not.

However, the employment rate is low, leaving Night City filled with a large number of homeless people, as well as gang members who are always thinking about how to kill people and get goods.

There are also free mercenaries who "make one person full and the whole family not hungry", or various intermediaries, middlemen, etc.

The extreme gap between the rich and the poor has prompted the spiritual world of most people, in addition to "not being killed or starved to death today", to think about how to squeeze into the upper class.

now.

A sky train is passing between buildings and neighborhoods, heading from Santo Domingo to Westbrook in the north.

inside the car;

A male "high school student" who appeared to be sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a black jacket and jeans, was sitting on the window seat with dull eyes, looking out at the city scenery outside the window.

Moreover, this male high school student has a hairstyle that looks like an airplane haircut, and his face can be considered delicate.

But his expression revealed an unconcealable exhaustion.

boom--! boom!
At this moment, several explosions came from the window, attracting the attention of the male high school student.

Hear the sound and go.

Then he saw a fierce firefight taking place on the street below.

The NCPD police officer, who was also a "worker", tried to corner a bare-chested guy with strong "muscles".

However, the firearms of the NCPD police officers had no effect on that guy at all.

Ding-dang-!
The bullets clanked, unable to penetrate the guy's skin at all.

On the other hand, the police officers were shattered by the grenade launchers and automatic shotguns used by the opponent.

Although he had an absolute advantage in numbers, that guy regarded the police officers as "noobs" and within a few moments, he killed all the police officers surrounding him.

Even though the NCPD came to support, the police car it drove was hit by that guy's grenades and shotguns, and caught fire and exploded one after another.

However, after taking care of all the police officers in sight, the guy stayed in place without any intention of escaping——

Cybermaniac.

Seeing that guy's behavior, all the train passengers, including the male high school students, immediately recognized him as a cybermaniac whose consciousness was eroded by the prosthetic body and became a "mental patient".

Ordinary police officers are like crooked melons and jujubes. Their weapons, equipment and prosthetics cannot compete head-on with such mental patients.

Soon, a riot-control airship belonging to the NCPD with the words "MAX-TAC (Terrorist Mobile Team)" printed on both sides arrived over the messy neighborhood.

The airship opened the hatches on both sides, revealing the members of the violent terrorist mobile team equipped with advanced prosthetics and weapons and equipment to the eyes of the male high school students and the passengers.

Subsequently, this group of special police officers, who specialize in dealing with cyber lunatics, officially took over the scene.

However, when they witnessed the violent terrorist mobile team completely paralyzing the cybermaniac's body, the train completed the corner and entered another neighborhood, causing the male high school students and passengers to lose their sight.

In response, some passengers shook their heads, as if they were slightly unhappy because they did not get to see the most exciting "execution" moment.

The vast majority of passengers moved their eyes away from the window and back into the car, continuing to focus on their own matters.

After all, turmoil like the one just now occurs in Night City all the time.

It would be a strange phenomenon if there were no gunshots or explosions in the city.

On the other hand, the male high school student's eyes flickered and he became more energetic. He seemed to like such "intense and exciting" scenes.

"Hey."

Then, he sighed again, as if he felt sorry for what happened to the cyber madman.

Beep——!
Suddenly, his pupils flashed, and a message reminder sound came from his ears.

Click on the incoming message and browse the graphic and text content invisible to others:
"Dear Mr. David Martinez:

Hello! Thank you for your attention and application. Our company is pleased to inform Mr. Martinez that the interview will be arranged in Room 10 on the 1014th floor of the branch building.

Your reservation number is 0017.

We look forward to communicating with you.

I wish you all the best!
——Atlas Personnel Department.

{Affiliate link: Atlas official website}
{Affiliate link: Statement from Atlas Personnel}
'

After quickly reading the entire content, a high school student named David Martinez closed the message, then his eyes were fascinated, and he lay back in his seat and fell into deep thought.

atlas
Half a month ago, he had never heard of this name.

But within half a month, a company that claimed to be good at medical technology and focused on people's livelihood products quickly became famous.

Of course, it's not how good that company's products are, but that company's behavioral style, which can be described as crazy, "blatantly" devouring a large number of Tiger Claw Gang's strongholds.

In just a few days, half of the island's streets were violently controlled.

The most important thing is that the Tiger Claw Gang is just like the ordinary NCPD police officers he saw before, who are helpless against the cybermaniacs and unable to stop Atlas's expansion.

The gang members were bloody wiped out, and the original industries were completely reorganized by Atlas.

Moreover, by the time the NCPD, who was responsible for the security of Island Street, arrived on the scene, Atlas's "mercenaries" had already ended the battle and disappeared without a trace.

In addition, Atlas also used unknown means to make the top NCPD officials on Island Street regard the annexation and expansion as an ordinary gang struggle and hastily closed the case.

This makes David think that Atlas is just another "dirty" capital enterprise.

What's more, the conflicts between companies and gangs are really nothing worthy of too much attention in Night City. After all, the NCPD's authority is not as good as that of the middle and senior management of giant companies.

However, the recruitment information posted on the official website of Atlas refreshed David's understanding.

For example, "Cybersecurity consultant: monthly salary of 5400 euros, two weekends a week, to ".
Or "Armed security personnel: monthly salary of 7200 euros, shift system, and after signing a formal contract, you can enjoy our company's medical insurance benefits" and so on.

Weekend?

Nine to five? ?
These words seemed too strange to David.

But the position that really intrigued him and prompted him to apply for it was "internship security".

The age limit is 15-18 years old. On six days a week, you can go to the Atlas branch building in Westbrook to receive various professional trainings. The weekly salary is 300-500 euros. The specific salary depends on the situation. The minimum It won't be less than 300.

In addition, Atlas will provide "intern security guards" with adequate and reasonable nutritious meals and functional drinks for free. Although the recruitment conditions are not yet clear, and it is not clear what qualities the interviewers need to have, such as the level of prosthetics and prosthetics, but——

There are only two training days per week, Monday to Friday is still your own time, and the minimum salary is still 300!

It's equivalent to "eating, drinking, practicing for free", and you can also get money.

Unexpectedly, he filled in his identity information, his resume and expertise on Atlas's official website yesterday with the intention of giving it a try, and he actually passed the preliminary screening.

It happened to be the weekend, so he got on the train to Westbrook.

If he can successfully pass this interview, then he can take on the life pressure for their family without delaying his studies, so that his mother will not wake up every day.

Calm down a little.

David opened his eyes, turned his head slightly, and continued to look out the window.

At this time, he looked worried again.

If you calm down and think about it, compared to Arasaka and military technology, Atlas can simply be described as a "good person".

The salary of common positions such as network security consultants and armed security guards exceeds the market price by about 10%, and it is still a basic salary, excluding overtime and commissions, as well as various travel, rental, medical subsidies and other benefits.

This phenomenon, which is a basic operation for Atlas, is absolutely "alien" in Night City.

How can any capital take extra care of the lives of ordinary employees?

Therefore, David instinctively believed that the recruitment information posted by Atlas on the Internet was false propaganda.

Taking Arasaka Academy where he studied as an example, ordinary people who want to transcend the fixed class through study are seeking death.

He is surrounded by children from rich families. Even if his grades are poor, he can rely on his parents and family connections to directly enter Arasaka Enterprises and enjoy unimaginable wealth.
No, it should be a decadent life.

David, on the other hand, managed to squeeze into Arasaka Academy by relying on his mother's multiple jobs and her mother's "side job" that was on the verge of danger.

This directly led to a sharp decline in their living standards.

If David hadn't considered his mother's feelings, he would have chosen to drop out of school long ago. After all, he was out of tune with his classmates.

While thinking;
After he noticed Westbrook outside the window, he stretched his hands, stretched his neck, got up and left his seat, and came to the train gate to wait patiently.

Soon, the train pulled into the platform.

He and some passengers also walked out of the train, walked through the corridor, and returned to the ground.

David, who was mixed in with the crowd, habitually put his hands in his pockets and walked along the streets where garbage was piled up in the corners and there were unknown stains everywhere.

During this period, the streets were full of naked people, immersed in "simulation" scenes, homeless people sleeping in alley corners, and murder scenes.

However, after stepping on a sidewalk, David gradually discovered that the original normal scene had actually improved?

I saw only a few homeless people actively collecting garbage inside and outside the alley, then throwing it into the designated recycling area, and then went to the rescue station with the red and white "Λ" logo to receive relief meals from people in black uniforms.

As for the idle crowd, they are also attracted by the holographic screen marked "Temporary Work".

Those Tiger Claw gangsters with fluorescent tattoos on their bodies were replaced by heavily armed "soldiers".

Even the sound of gunfire is much less than in other areas.

Of course, this place is still the same as Night City as a whole, with just a few changes.

The holographic imaging projected the red and white "Λ" logo, as well as the low-rise building of "Atlas Branch", just two intersections away.

It didn't take long.

David then came to the main entrance of the building.

Looking at four soldiers wearing unknown types of armor, armed with live ammunition, stationed on both sides of the main entrance.

He hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to move forward until he entered the hall with simple decoration style and bright lights.

Because regardless of whether Atlas's propaganda is true or false, he will try his best to get a job where he can study and make money at the same time——

Just die, you have never really lived anyway.

When they arrived at the lobby, a female receptionist in a red uniform walked up to David and said with a smile:
"Mr. Martinez, welcome to your visit. Please sign the registration form first."

"okay."

David obviously didn't expect that the other party would still be so kind after seeing the cheap clothes and prosthetic body he was wearing.

After that, he followed the receptionist's prompts and filled in the relevant information on the holographic form.

After all the matters were dealt with, he followed the receptionist and walked into the elevator together.

"Excuse me. Forget it."

Looking at the display with rising numbers, David hesitated to speak.

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Martinez." the receptionist reminded kindly:
"Since you are able to come here, it means that your resume is very in line with the company's requirements. All that is left is to answer the interviewer's questions truthfully.

Finally, please don’t forget that our philosophy at Atlas, as promoted on the official website, is that we are a “people-oriented” enterprise. "

Ding--!
The elevator gate opens.

The receptionist stretched out his left hand and waved it outside, indicating: "Please follow me."

"it is good"

David followed the other party out of the elevator, walked through the corridor that had been renovated and paved with noise-reducing carpets, and came to the waiting hall opposite conference room 1014.

Here, David also met dozens of interviewees similar to him in age who were also applying for the position of "intern security guard".

At first glance, he was a boy from a middle-class family similar to him, with cheap clothing and prosthetics. There were also guys who were physically stronger than his peers, and they looked like they made a living from underground boxing and fighting.

so many people?

But come to think of it, no matter who it is, everyone would want a part-time job like "internship security" to change their life of "better off than dead".

David put away his surprise and chose a seat to the side to sit down and wait.

Meanwhile the Halo universe;
Swish—shua—!
Five "whirlpools" emitting faint purple light lit up the dark sky, allowing the Xiandel fleet that had sworn allegiance to Sui Yang to successfully sail out of the jump space and return to the physical universe.

And in the space at the front of this elite fleet is the capital of the Star Alliance——

City of Charity.

There are tens of thousands of CCS-class battlecruisers, CRS-class light cruisers, and many super ships with specifications and sizes far exceeding the CCS class, jointly guarding the fraternity, which is similar to the Reaper mothership and is also a celestial-level creation. city.

Wait for the transition vortex to close.

Xiandel's fleet began to speed up, heading towards the Covenant capital.

(End of this chapter)