From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 296 "Future Trends" Three "High-level Cannon Fodder" for Buying a House

The reason why the female elf chose to work as a waitress in this dumpling restaurant was not because she was short of money, but because she simply wanted to experience life.

She took some gems from her hometown or well-made cold weapons to the main universe to sell, and she could get a lot of cash in exchange.

So, when the female elf heard that the waitress position was one of the professions that best allowed one to observe all aspects of life, she immigrated to the New Accra City and came to this "best handmade dumpling restaurant."

On the other hand, there are David, Lucy and Rebecca.

They belong to an experimental force created by Atlas to test various new types of prosthetics and cure "cyberpsychiatry".

Its size is not large, and 90% of its members were only 15 or 6-year-old teenagers and young girls when they joined the test force.

After more than a year of training and learning, the test troops have good on-the-spot reaction and combat qualities.

Although their experience is far inferior to the company's elite troops, investigators or advance teams, Atlas has replaced their new prosthetic bodies with new ones, which is enough to make up the gap between them and the elite.

Features like "intracranial communication", electronic eyes, and spinal prostheses that have an effect close to "time stop" but actually speed up their own reaction speed, all make them veritable "killing machines".

Most importantly, the new prosthetics developed jointly by Atlas's Research Department and Biology Department caused minimal damage to their brains.
Of course, this is mainly because the new prostheses installed on them, most of which are models tailor-made for them by the Research and Development Department and the Biology Department, can minimize brain damage.

The Research and Development Department and the Biological Department also obtained more substantial data through their daily lives and military training in order to develop safer and cheaper military and civilian prostheses.

And at this stage, Atlas has already established a "civilian prosthetics project" in its own hospital.

Before opening the ninth space gate to the Cyberpunk: 2077 universe, Atlas usually only provides "prosthetic limb installation" services to wounded soldiers who have signed formal contracts.

For example, for those who participated in the operation to intercept the Reaper mothership and were seriously injured and needed amputation, Atlas performed "prosthetic" surgery on them.

Although prosthetic limbs cannot be compared with natural limbs and it is difficult to return to the high-intensity front-line battlefield, they at least allow the wounded to have a normal life.

After opening the ninth space gate, the native technology of the Cyberpunk: 2077 universe has greatly enriched the choices of the scientific research department and the biological department.

At present, the safety of most civilian prostheses has been guaranteed.

Therefore, Atlas' affiliated hospitals have gradually begun to provide relatively "cheap" prosthetic surgery programs to customers who purchase "medical insurance."

But the prerequisite for undergoing prosthetic surgery is that you yourself do have missing parts that seriously affect your normal life.

For example, amputation, deafness, blindness, etc.

If the client simply wants to obtain an artificial body or limb and chooses to give up his or her natural body, then Atlas's affiliated hospitals will directly reject the client's request.

At this point in time, Atlas still needs the data provided by the test force to perfect prosthetics and limbs as much as possible to avoid damage to the human brain and mind.

As for David, Lucy and Rebecca, they left Night City with the test force at the beginning of this year and were deployed to a military base in Kenya through a space gate.

There, they were placed into an investigator training course by Jack Krauser, the ground military commander in charge of Africa.

The purpose is to wait until the space gate opens again, and then the Joint Investigation Department and the advance team will go to the parallel universe to carry out reconnaissance missions.

Sui Yang, the owner of Atlas, will open multiple space gates at the same time, so more elite troops are needed to explore.

Seeing that the time for the space gate to open was approaching, the instructors in charge of training and teaching them gave them a five-day vacation after obtaining approval from their superiors.

After all, once the space gate is opened, if the situation in the universe over there is relatively stable, then it may not take long to complete the routine integration matters.

But if the situation is chaotic, then investigators, advance teams, and units at all levels of the company will be dragged into a new "quagmire."

But at this moment, David and the other two didn't think much about it.

Having finally gotten a "short vacation", they naturally want to enjoy it.

It didn't take long.

The female elf waitress brought the tray and placed the boiled dumplings, fried dumplings, and cold dishes that Rebecca had ordered on the table in front of the three of them.

After thanking him, David couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks and pick up the fried dumplings to taste.

From morning till now, he has been strolling, playing and shopping in the city of New Accra with his two comrades and good friends.

Even with prosthetic support, David couldn't avoid feeling tired and hungry.

"Hiccup~!"

At this time, Rebecca drank half a glass of beer, burped loudly, looked at David and said with a sly smile:

"David, to thank you for your moving service today, would you like me to help you get to the hicks, huh?"

"cough!"

Hearing Rebecca's words, David almost coughed out the leeks and eggs in his mouth.

Fortunately, he covered his mouth in time to avoid embarrassing himself and Lucy who was sitting opposite him.

"Is it that serious?" Rebecca was a little speechless, and then teased:

"You're going to have to go through this sooner or later anyway, so why don't I teach you?"

"No need." David slowed down, raised his hand and said:

"Major McTavish told me that these things can't be rushed. Anyway, I don't have the idea of ​​coughing too early."

After saying this, David glanced at Lucy who was sitting opposite him.

But Lucy was focused on enjoying the food from beginning to end and didn't seem to care about the conversation between David and Rebecca.

"Major McTavish every day." Rebecca looked unhappy:

"Has that officer of the advance team brainwashed you? You are so strict with yourself every day and have no hobbies. Don't you feel bored?"

"It's okay." David shrugged and picked up a boiled dumpling and put it in his mouth.

After chewing a few times and swallowing the dumpling residue, he continued:

“I joined the army with a clear goal, which was to become a senior executive in the company, so maintaining a strict and self-disciplined lifestyle was the most basic thing.

On the contrary, you, Rebecca, spend every day in the army looking forward to vacation and trying every way to drink.
I really don’t know what you are trying to achieve.”

"What do you want?" Rebecca said, drinking her beer.

"Of course, I want the company to give me a good price, so that I don't have to continue to squeeze with the useless old man, and by the way, I can get to know some young and promising handsome guys~
Right, isn't life just about eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping?
Hey! If you look at me like that again, I’ll slap you later!”

Seeing David's disdainful look, Rebecca immediately pretended to be fierce and waved her hand threateningly.

"Can you beat me?"

David was not afraid at all. "Eat, stop making trouble."

Finding that the two were having more and more fun chatting, Lucy finally couldn't bear it anymore and spoke up to stop David and Rebecca from fighting.

"Oh?"

Rebecca seemed to have noticed something and stared at Lucy with her eyes slightly narrowed.

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And Lucy also met Rebecca's gaze.

The two of them remained in a stalemate for a few seconds before continuing to enjoy their food.

David, who had no idea what was going on, shrugged again. He didn't pay too much attention to the quarrel between the women and focused on "eliminating" the dumplings in front of him.

As for David's respected Major McTavish, also known as Soap, he actually took good care of him and taught and guided him on many things that needed attention.

The most important thing is that Soap once visited their home and visited the apartment they rented in Night City.

His mother, Gloria, also seemed to be quite fond of soap.
After all, Soap himself possesses the typical military spirit, looks like a real strong man, and he also leads David onto the right path.

Coupled with the fact that David always mentioned "Major McTavish", Gloria felt that soap seemed to fill the gap of David's "father".

Unfortunately, Soap has a good wife who he just got married to, so there is no possibility for him to connect with Gloria.

Of course, David himself didn't bother with this.

What he wants now is to stay inside Atlas, obey the company's arrangements and perform various tasks to earn more merits in exchange for higher salary and benefits.

In this way, he could bring Gloria to the main universe and completely get rid of her original life of poverty.

Next.

The three of them chatted casually while "cleaning" the dumplings and cold dishes.

When it was completely dark, the three of them finished their meal.

Rebecca paid the bill and left the restaurant. She reunited with David and Lucy who had left earlier, and walked towards the nearest skybus platform together.

Waited for several minutes.

An aerial bus that looks similar to an ordinary bus but is slightly flatter and has four magnetic levitation engines drove out of the fixed route and parked at the edge of the platform.

Then, hard light guardrails and steps are released from the edge of the platform, connecting to the opening doors of the airbus, allowing passengers to get off and on safely and without worries.

The three of them completed boarding, selected their seats and sat down, and the airbus also completed unloading and loading passengers.

Then the driver closed the bus doors and drove away from the platform.

About half an hour passed.

The three returned to the hotel, packed their luggage, and checked out.

Finally, at ten o'clock in the evening local time in New Accra, we arrived at the maglev train station in the suburbs.

After passing through a checkpoint staffed by NAPD police officers, Atlas armed security, and emergency response forces, who all acted as "security inspectors," the three finally entered the reception room that looked like an airport.

They agreed on the first day of the holiday to form a team and take a civilian flight to travel to the new city of Accra.

But David usually just wanders around by himself, looking for a neighborhood suitable for buying a house, so that he doesn't have to spend energy choosing when he picks Gloria up to the main universe.

Rebecca and Lucy, on the other hand, are keen on exploring stores, searching for delicious food, and spending their salaries on shopping sprees.

Although there is a renovated and rebuilt city of Mombasa near the Kenyan base, it is far inferior to the New Accra, which ranks among the best in the world and even the universe.

This is also why Rebecca is so familiar with the "best handmade dumpling restaurant".

As for the return route, the three of them chose to take the maglev train and prepare to cross Africa and return to Kenya.

Although they have completed a voyage across the universe, in fact, they have never fully appreciated the scenery of various parts of the earth.

For the three of them, using the last bit of their vacation time to witness the African landscape before it was widely polluted is a memory worth remembering.

It is said that the company will also open "Terriella/Magic World Theme Park" in cities such as Seattle and New Paris (Edge of Tomorrow) to promote tourism and cultural exchanges between different universes.

But their vacation is about to end, and they will return to the ruins base where they first entered the main universe with the entire experimental force.

At that time, their absolute superior, Sui Yang, the owner of Atlas, will open three space gates leading to the new universe according to the original plan.

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While the three of them were "doing nothing" in the reception room, using their mobile phones to browse online communities, forums and short videos, on the other side of the Accra Park, about 100 kilometers away from the Maglev Station;

As the first production park in which Atlas invested a lot of money and manpower and took more than ten years to develop, its scale is comparable to the entire New Accra city.

A bird's eye view of the park.

Its level of prosperity is comparable to that of Accra, which is known as the "city that never sleeps in the main universe".

There are a large number of company-run bars, restaurants, supermarkets and nightclubs between the streets of the living area, providing entertainment and relaxation for employees who stay here for a long time.

In the industrial area, there is a shift system.

Tens of thousands of employees wearing protective equipment work inside and outside each production workshop to ensure the normal operation of automatic or semi-automatic assembly lines.

Biological weapons such as Tyrant, Cerberus, and Clones have also changed from being "hidden" to being one of the most common ones on the assembly line.

After all, riot control and public security tyrants, as well as the weakened hellhounds, are already arms commodities for sale.

For example, some marginal colonies in the Halo universe, knowing that the Covenant Empire is relatively close to them, used CR to purchase a large number of biological weapons to guard against the Jiralhanae and Gnolls that may break into their territory at any time.

In addition, these colonies will also need to hire relevant technical teams to ensure the correct use and maintenance of biological weapons.

But clones are not products that will be sold to the public for the time being.

Because cloning involves many core technologies, and the old version of the clones are still in combat organization, they are considered high-level cannon fodder for Atlas.

As for the underground of the Accra Park, another group of "cannon fodder" is about to show their due value.
In a simulated town for combat testing purposes;
"Please pay attention, personnel D, you have two minutes to hide."

The female broadcaster's warning voice echoed throughout the huge simulated town.

More than a hundred D-level personnel, wearing orange-painted Mike power armor, with a height of about 1.9 meters, close to 2 meters, were seen running wildly between the streets and blocks with hard-light guns in their hands.

(End of this chapter)