Please call me CyberGhost King

Chapter 288 "War"

"Sigh~"

After devouring this "electronic soul", Ke Ling felt it carefully and found that it was indeed enhanced, mainly because the data flow had suddenly become much larger.

Apart from anything else, anyone who actively attacks him must first break through a layer of information garbage. The information belonging to the "biotechnology" executives is all piled on the surface to act as a buffer.

However, Ke Ling didn't really think that it was a real enhancement. This layer of buffer did confuse the invaders and made it difficult for them to find the real target to attack, but it did not improve Ke Ling's own processing capabilities. It simply increased the defensive capabilities.

However, after consuming more, when the enemy comes to invade him, he will be directly filled with a bunch of junk information. The memories and experiences of various people will make the invader fall directly into the ocean of junk information, and he will not be able to find the right way out.

"Good boy, if you think about it this way, it seems pretty powerful. If it can be used to attack, isn't this another kind of infinite space?"

Ke Ling changed his mind and felt as if he had found an alternative use for it. If this pile of junk information could be thrown directly into the enemy's brain, it would be very similar to the "Infinite Space".

The domain skill of the famous "circus performer" Gojo Satoru, "Infinite Space", can be simply put as stuffing a bunch of information, useful or not, into the target's brain.

And he kept stuffing things in, causing the target's brain to work at high speed, constantly processing and receiving all kinds of information. The target was unable to issue commands to his own body and could only stand there and wait to die.

Ke Ling felt that the amount of junk information he had here was definitely enough to store it, and if it was really put into operation, it would be no worse than the "Infinite Void".

Come to think of it, directly throwing out a person's life can definitely control the target for a period of time, and there may be unexpected surprises, such as causing confusion in the target's thinking. This is equivalent to directly throwing out a "magic puppet".

As expected, no matter what it is, once it piles up in large quantities, it will become difficult to handle, even useless garbage.

Ke Ling did not hesitate and directly devoured a lot of electronic souls again. The data flow of his electronic soul was constantly expanding, and countless junk information formed layers of walls.

And just as Ke Ling thought, there are indeed very few truly useful electronic souls, and most of them are mediocre.

At least in terms of professional skills and knowledge level, they are very mediocre. They are probably politicians and managers who are full of political struggles and conspiracies.

In this era, a lot of professional knowledge can be called up through "plug-ins", and "skill chips" can be called "special weapons for cattle and horses".

Even for many companies, "skill chips" are the real employees, and the recruited "cows and horses" are just carriers. Therefore, it is normal that many "cows and horses" have low salaries and poor treatment. People don't treat you as employees at all, but just as consumables.

The means of production are controlled by companies, and the "cows and horses" have no say. This is this distorted world.

Of course, truly talented people can still stand out. After all, in addition to "cows and horses", companies also need scientific researchers. However, most people are "cows and horses" at the bottom level, and there are very few people who can achieve class transition based on their own abilities.

After almost devouring all the electronic souls in the "Shinto Carriage", Ke Ling stopped with satisfaction. The remaining "electronic souls" were all real executives, many of whom were from "Arasaka". They were temporarily kept as a backup. If there were any disobedient ones, they could be replaced with fakes later.

Moreover, Ke Ling also wants to leave some as research samples. There is still a lot that needs to be studied, such as whether it is possible to tamper with the memories of these electronic souls while keeping them intact.

These electronic souls are actually quite fragile. If one is not handled properly, it may lead to a missing piece, resulting in memory loss or confusion. Johnny Silverhand is a more obvious example.

"Whoo~"

Ke Ling breathed a sigh of relief, although there was no need to do so in cyberspace.

Now Ke Ling's data flow has become extremely huge. After counting, he found that he has devoured hundreds of electronic souls, which are accumulated by "Arasaka" over the years.

Because the "Protect Your Soul" and "RELIC Chip" projects are either not open to the public or only open to the wealthy class.

Therefore, the number of electronic souls preserved in it for a long time is not too large. Most of them are dignitaries from all over the world. This may also be the reason why not many useful abilities are obtained.

"Change your appearance."

With such a huge data flow, Ke Ling must of course make some changes, otherwise such a huge giant would be a bit too conspicuous.

Without much hesitation, Ke Ling directly disguised the garbage information outside of himself into a fully armed spaceship, and he himself was in the cockpit of the spaceship.

This is actually a relatively common disguise. Many Internet travelers like to put on a layer of spaceship shell, but Ke Ling's spaceship is exceptionally large, and the tonnage is obviously different. This is a real space battleship that can be seen from a distance. Its ferocious and domineering appearance is extremely shocking.

After dealing with the matter of the "Shinko" prison, Ke Ling left the "cyberspace" and returned to reality. After coming out of the "hacker cabin", he stretched his body.

The strengthening of the electronic soul is not only reflected in "cyberspace".

In fact, if any enemy using "mental attack" attacks Ke Ling now, he will still have to face a wall made up of garbage information first. Ke Ling's own consciousness is wrapped behind layers of walls, and cannot be touched unless he breaks through the garbage pile.

"It's a pity that I don't know any mental attack methods, otherwise I could use this information against ordinary people without prosthetics."

Ke Ling sighed. Needless to say, his current physical abilities were beyond words. His recovery and endurance were extremely abnormal. His speed and strength were also quite impressive with the help of transformation and various technologies. In terms of destructive power, he also had tactical nuclear eggs to support him.

But his only weakness is his mental aspect. The only ability he has currently mastered is probably the "suggestion method".

Nowadays, there is so much junk information that it can even be used as "infinite space", but we don't know how to throw it away. It feels like having a lot of bullets but no guns.

"It looks like I need to open a few more worlds for adventure." Ke Ling thought about it and decided that there were no important matters to be dealt with in these worlds at the moment, so it was a good time to open a few more worlds.

Different worlds have different power systems, and what you can get are also different. Some people say that you can't chew too much, but Ke Ling thinks that it is better to have more skills, and he has plenty of time to chew them all.

But before opening a new world, there is still a small problem to deal with.

After leaving the "Shadow World", Ke Ling found Arasaka Yorinobu. Arasaka Yorinobu, who had just inherited "Arasaka", was in high spirits at this time. He now almost controlled the entire "Arasaka".

Because the beginning and the end were handled very cleanly, although there are still many people who doubt the cause of death of "Arasaka Saburo" and suspect that the murderer is actually someone else, this "someone else" refers to Arasaka Yorinobu, but they have no evidence and it is completely speculation.

This speculation obviously could not convince Arasaka Hanako. On one side was the instigation of the conservatives, and on the other side was the assurance of her biological brother. Arasaka Hanako finally chose to believe her biological brother.

Past memories played a big role at this time. Even though Arasaka Yorinobu had been resisting "Arasaka", he had never had the intention to kill and had never carried out any assassination attempts on Arasaka Saburo himself. He still seemed to have a bottom line.

With Hanako Arasaka's decentralization, the "conservatives" lost their legal support. Arasaka Yorinobu, Arasaka Hanako, and Arasaka Michiko unexpectedly united together. The others could not cause any trouble at all, and the situation was quickly controlled by Arasaka Yorinobu.

"How are the preparations going?"

In the luxuriously decorated office, Ke Ling sat on the sofa and asked Arasaka Yorinobu.

"Already prepared."

Arasaka Yorinobu sat behind his desk, looking radiant. After so many years, it was finally his turn to show his talents!

"Very good, Miles is ready too, you will make the first move."

Ke Ling nodded. This "preparation" was naturally "preparation for war". Arasaka Yorinobu and Rosalind Miles had already discussed that they would take this opportunity to consume the power of the opposition, and it would be best if they could kill all the opposition in one go.

There are so many opponents, and it is too difficult to "persuade" them one by one. They will not pull so many people into the "Shadow Society". They will definitely kill those who can be killed. War is the best solution.

If the leaders of both sides are in cahoots with each other, the opposition below will be in great trouble, if not dead. And there is no danger at all. After all, who could have thought that "Arasaka" and "Military Technology" would join forces?
Because the opposition's gathered troops were wiped out by the enemy's precise strikes, do you suspect that your own leaders leaked the information to the enemy?

Although it is not impossible in this stupid world, it is impossible to use this excuse to make trouble when there is no evidence. If you really use this excuse to make trouble, it will be easier to deal with.

"Okay, let's get started."

Arasaka Yorinobu nodded. There were many stubborn opponents in "Arasaka". The main reason was that the reforms he wanted to carry out affected the interests of too many people, especially the "conservatives". They themselves were the vested interests within "Arasaka" and would definitely not be willing to give up their own interests.

For Arasaka Yorinobu, the simplest solution is to just send them away, especially in the current situation, those "conservatives" have no way to avoid war.

Because the banner that Arasaka Yorinobu raised was "revenge for Saburo Arasaka", and the "conservatives" have always been loyal fans of Saburo Arasaka. Saburo Arasaka is the legal basis for their interests. If they are not active in avenging Saburo Arasaka, then the existence of the entire "conservatives" will be cut off legally.

"Control the intensity."

Ke Ling suggested that it should not turn into an all-out war, as that would be bad.

"No, we have already agreed that if she wins this time and consumes a wave of conservatives, we will completely withdraw from the Free State."

Arasaka Yorinobu's expression was very calm. He didn't care about winning or losing. After all, even if he lost, it would not have any impact on him. The "conservatives" were hit hard and could not cause any waves. Arasaka Hanako and Arasaka Michiko all supported him. His position in "Arasaka" could be said to be very stable.

Rosalind Miles, on the other hand, cannot afford to lose, because the "New America" ​​is not her one-man show, and she also has to run for election. If she loses badly, it will be difficult for her to be elected, which is obviously not in the interests of their "Shadow Society".

Therefore, Rosalind Miles must be elected, and then she must change the conditions for re-election during her term in office in order to gain long-term control of the government, which will also make it easier for them to act.

The real trouble for Arasaka Yorinobu is the resistance to reform. He wants to transfer benefits to ordinary "cows and horses", to make the world normal, and to make the general public no longer just the exploited. This is a battle with the entire ruling class, and this is the most difficult thing.

So when blood must be shed, it must be shed. How can there be a revolution without bloodshed?
Arasaka Yorinobu has a very strong execution ability. Within two days, the "Arasaka" side had already started to take action. The two sides have been fighting verbally since the incident in the Blue Sky Building until now. The situation was already very tense and was on the verge of breaking out, but when the real fight started, everyone's heart was still nervous.

There is no way. The last war between "Arasaka" and "Military Technology" left too much trauma on the world. No one wants to experience that kind of world war again.

The people of Night City were the first to sense the coming of war, because the place where the fighting first broke out was not far from Night City, just on the southern border of Night City, which is the border between Northern California and Southern California.

As an "anti-American pioneer", "Northern California" has strong economic and military strength. It was the backbone of the Free State during the previous "Unification War". If it were not for "Northern California", the Free State would have been crushed long ago.

The reason why "Northern California" and the Free State can fight against the "New America" ​​is of course inseparable from the support of "Arasaka". Their weapons and armaments are basically supported by "Arasaka", and there are even many "Arasaka" troops stationed among them.

This time, Arasaka's revenge operation directly involved Northern California, while other free states were not moved.

After the last war, many free states were slowly being eroded by the "New America", and there were not many who could raise the banner of rebellion without scruples. "Arasaka" did not bother to summon them, and these fence-sitters would see the situation for themselves.

If "Arasaka" has the advantage, the free states will immediately stand up and announce the re-establishment of the "Free State Alliance". If "New America" ​​has the advantage, they will honestly hide their heads and act like turtles.

(End of this chapter)