Infinity, progress from Arasaka

Infinity, progress from Arasaka

Author: Qingyi Laobaigan

Summary:

[Also known as: Starting as a Part-time Worker from Arasaka, From Arasaka to Interstellar Peace Company, I am the Company! ]

It mainly tells the story of a corporate dog from the cyberpunk world who seeks advancement by joining various giant companies and using the methods of a profiteer from one hand to another.

Years later.

"[Prosthetics are exclusive, flesh and blood are inclusive]"

Arasaka Group, Night City Arasaka Security Department, Director Vera's optimization and solution to the problems of prosthetic plug-in erosion, exclusivity and safety threshold limitations - the discovery of the T virus and the possibility of a human enhancement plan.

"【Flesh is weak, machinery ascends】"

Umbrella Corporation, Manufacturing Department, Dr. Vera's proposal to reject the White Umbrella Corporation (the biological research department within Umbrella) - the economic prospects and promotion of the cybernetics industry.

"[Quinke is poor, cyborg is the future]"

Analysis report on mechanized organism technology from the Ghoul Countermeasures Bureau, R&D department, and Willat.

……

"[Artificial Star God]"

Vera Adelheid, the Supreme Director, now announces the reorganization plan of our company:

Interstellar Peace Corporation!

(PS: The introduction is weak. Please move to the old book "I am the Collapse" to relieve boredom)

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Summary of Cyberpunk 2077 World Timeline (History of Arasaka's Rise)

Cyberpunk 2077 world timeline.

Let me explain it briefly to make it easier for everyone to understand.

Before and after World War II, the timeline of major events is basically consistent with reality (purely fictional, do not relate it to reality, this is the timeline of the cyberpunk world - I emphasize it again! This is the original! Original! Original!).

Considering that the protagonist is an Arasaka-brand corporate dog, the birth, official establishment, and prosperity of the Arasaka family and Arasaka Group will be used as reference points (ahem, the required small class for the Arasaka-brand corporate dog entry assessment has started).

1859:

Sasai Arasaka, the father of Arasaka Saburo, was born in Tokyo.

1916:

Arasaka Sansai established what would become a world-class monopoly super giant company——

Arasaka Corporation. When it was first established, it was just a manufacturing company in Tokyo and gradually established itself.

1919:

The son of Arasaka Sansai, the future Emperor of Arasaka, the emperor of Night City, the one hated, despised, disdained and feared by countless Cyberwalker legends -

Saburo Arasaka was born at the Arasaka family estate in Tokyo.

1939:

World War II broke out.

Arasaka Corporation took advantage of the war and became involved in a lot of heavy industry, manufacturing ships and aircraft for the Japanese Navy. Saburo Arasaka joined the Japanese Navy during World War II and was promoted to lieutenant as a fighter pilot.

1942:

Saburo Arasaka, who joined the old Imperial Japanese Navy, was seriously injured and eventually transferred out of the army and retired to Tokyo. He then devoted himself to studying economics, politics and history, and stayed away from the war.

1945:

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki led to the unconditional surrender of the old Japanese Empire. Arasaka Corporation fell into decline due to the sanctions imposed by the post-war United Nations Allied occupation forces and the destruction caused by the war. The manufacturing industry on which it relied for survival was sluggish, and the entire company was on the verge of collapse.

1945-1960:

Arasaka Corporation was on the verge of bankruptcy, but fortunately its founder Arasaka Sansai had foresight and business talent, and was not as stubborn as the Showa mentality had instilled in him.

Arasaka Sansai foresaw Japan's defeat in World War II and secretly transferred his assets abroad, successfully preserving his family's wealth after the old Japan's defeat.

Faced with various restrictive policies of the post-war occupation forces, he used various maneuvering tactics, coupled with large amounts of bribes and flattery to the United Nations occupation forces, to help the company survive the most serious post-war liquidation crisis.

After a brief period of low profile, a turning point soon came. With the help of the subsequent conflict and tension on the Korean Peninsula, Arasaka Sansai, who already had some property, successfully secured a large number of orders for the company.

Although the scale and profits of manufacturing ships and aircraft for the navy during World War II could not be compared, Arasaka Company survived thanks to a steady stream of frontline orders and successfully emerged from the post-war turmoil.

1960s - 1980s:

In 1960, Arasaka Sansai died and Arasaka Saburo officially took over the company. At this time, the Cold War had arrived, and the window for Japan's post-war economic take-off had arrived, that is, the United States lifted a series of restrictions on Japan, including industrial bans.

As a result, Saburo Arasaka initiated a series of far-reaching reforms. Not satisfied with producing basic light industrial products for the United States and NATO allies, Saburo Arasaka shifted the focus of the company's manufacturing department back to heavy industry and expanded the company's business scope to high-quality security services and banking.

During this period, although Arasaka started out on a relatively small scale, it steadily improved. For example, the industrial chains for light weapons, computers, armor, and small vehicles were quickly opened up, and Arasaka began to build its own army. It became a dynamic company with tangible assets around the world, and its business scope expanded rapidly, becoming stronger.

In 1980, Arasaka Kei, the third-generation head of the Arasaka family, was born in the Arasaka Family Manor in Tokyo. In the s, the Arasaka Group had transformed from a family business on the verge of bankruptcy to one of the world's top companies.

By the late 1980s, the Cold War confrontation had reached its peak.

Japan took off again thanks to the dividends of the Cold War, but it still fawned on the United States. At this time, the two superpowers in fierce confrontation had both entered a period of decline. This was the last golden age and an era when human civilization was on the brink of destruction. Both sides were exhausted and used various means to try to defeat each other before they collapsed.

Johnny Silverhand was born on November 1988, 11.

1989:

Just as the Soviet Union fell into turmoil and its military decline led to the flow of nuclear bombs into the black market, and the United States was about to win, the U.S. federal government, which was also on the verge of victory, gradually became dysfunctional and became a puppet of the country, and the power of the security department was completely out of control.

The "Gang of Four" consisting of the NSA (National Security Agency), DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration), FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and CIA (Central Agency) holds real power in the United States.

The Nineties (diverging from major real-world events): The dawn of a dark future

The two poles of the world are declining simultaneously, disputes among countries around the world are constant, the Western world is declining, society is disintegrating, and many national systems are dissolving.

1990-1994: The First Central American War breaks out.

The United States invaded Central America on the pretext of countering the Iron Curtain wave from the other pole, drugs, and national defense, which led Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador to form an independent states alliance to fight against the invasion of American imperialism.

This war caused many soldiers to lose their limbs, and biochemical technology began to prevail.

1992-1996: The Quiet War breaks out.

The cause was the United States' refusal to join the European Economic Community (EEC) formed by Denmark, Sweden, Austria and Germany, and its refusal to establish the Eurodollar. As a result, the EEC began to help countries that were economically blockaded by the United States, which resulted in the Soviet regime becoming friendly with Western Europe before it disappeared.

In order to fight back, the "Big Four" hacked into computer systems to manipulate European and Asian stocks. The EEC discovered this and leaked it to the media, causing many countries to refuse to do business with the United States. This made the European Union the world's number one economic system (this is also the reason why 2077 uses the euro).

1991:

Biotechnica has developed CHOOH2, a car fuel that can replace petroleum and diesel;

The construction plan of the famous metropolis "Night City" began to take shape;

Artificial muscles are invented. Cybertransformation officially begins.

1993:

Colombian drug traffickers retaliated by detonating a portable nuclear bomb in Manhattan, New York. 15000 people died, and the Colombian drug lords were regarded as the leaders and were attacked by the US military;

As the world economy deteriorates and the situation becomes more turbulent, many companies and farm employees are laid off. These laid-off people are called "Nomads". They drive around the country looking for odd jobs, or unite because of geography and blood ties to form mercenary forces and bandit groups.

1994:

Foreseeing the collapse of the American economic system, Arasaka Group turned its attention to general manufacturing, merging many small companies at a low cost and obtaining their excess raw materials. These previously failed businesses were reversed here by Arasaka Corporation, bringing the company incredible huge profits.

The Arasaka Group continues to expand its business scope, manufacturing every type of goods that a person can touch, from aircraft, medical equipment to children's toys.

In California, an enterprising entrepreneur named Richard Night began building his vision for a perfect city, the City of Coronado, in the town of Morro Bay, a neglected town near the border of Southern California and Northern Baja California.

After that, the city gradually became known as Night City.

1995:

Saburo Arasaka's third wife, Michiko Arasaka, gave birth to Yorinobu Arasaka.

1996:

The outbreak of the First Central American War and the Quiet War, the exhaustion of national strength caused by the Cold War confrontation, the collapse of the American economy, and the chaotic prelude to the country's division and collapse, the "Collapse" event occurred.

The Arasaka Group, seeing an opportunity to break free, seized this rare opportunity.

Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, which stipulates that Japan renounces war, does not maintain combat capability, and does not have the right to engage in belligerence, was abolished by politicians supported by the Arasaka Group. Japan regained the power to declare war, and the US military was forced to withdraw its troops from Japan and South Korea.

Through bribery, terrorist threats, economic control and other means, the Arasaka Group began to gradually influence and control the Japanese Parliament and government. After completely turning the Parliament and the Emperor into rubber stamps, Saburo Arasaka almost held the power of the entire country, becoming the uncrowned king of Japan, and then radiating his influence to the world.

Since then, the Arasaka Group has surpassed the forms of monopoly organizations such as "cartel", "syndicate", "trust" and "conglomerate", and the company has formed a super monopoly giant enterprise owned by the country.

1997:

America’s “Big Four” are formally investigated;

A massive scandal breaks out in Japanese politics, 60% of politicians are arrested and jailed, and Arasaka's grip on Japan deepens;

1998:

Richard Knight, the founder of Night City, was killed by the Mafia, and Night City was officially completed soon;

A 10.5 magnitude earthquake hit Los Angeles, 35% of the city was submerged in water, almost destroyed, and more than 65000 people died directly;

SovOil, a Russian oil industry company, is established.

1999:

Saburo Arasaka's daughter, Hanako Arasaka, was born in Tokyo;

Michiko Arasaka unfortunately passed away due to complications during childbirth after giving birth to Hanako Arasaka.

In the same year, martial law in the United States was lifted, but it was replaced by the enactment of the "Federal Arms Act", a bill designed to check and balance the "Big Four" without the help of the US military.

The content is that if the owner's gun appears at the crime scene, the owner will be held accountable regardless of whether the trigger was pulled by himself or someone else, unless you report the gun missing immediately.

Texas threatened to secede from the United States in order to enact an additional "Ross Act," which stated that if it interfered with Texas' own interests, then Texas could not comply with the "Federal Arms Act." This eventually led to Texas, California, Alaska, Nevada, and Utah entering a semi-independent state, and united together to become the "Free States," while the rest of the region was called the "New America."

It marked the end of the Cold War, the decline and near disintegration of the Soviet Union, and the ripping and official division of American society.

The EU had the last laugh, and old Europe once again became the center of the world.

1999-2005:

Hong Kong was placed under martial law due to riots;

The "Second Korean War" broke out because South Korea claimed that its airspace was invaded by North Korea. Although it caused countless casualties, South Korea eventually won a tragic victory and unified the North and South into a democratic country. There are rumors that all this was planned by the Arasaka Group (don't ask me why, it's outrageous, but this is the original work).

Early 21st century:

The third-generation head of the Arasaka family, Kei Arasaka (the eldest son of Saburo Arasaka), married a Japanese-American. In 2008, he gave birth to the only fourth-generation member of the Arasaka family, Saburo Arasaka's granddaughter.

To show respect for his third stepmother Michiko, he named his daughter Arasaka Michiko.

2000:

The Wasting Plague breaks out.

An unknown pathogen infects people in the United States and Europe, causing intestinal disorders in patients, causing them to feel hungry all the time and eat constantly, but eventually starve to death.

It is worth noting that the earliest case of the "waste plague" was in 1999, but the US authorities controlled by the "Big Four" ignored the problem, resulting in the United States not really discovering the situation until 2000. In addition, convenient transportation allowed the infection to spread quickly to various places, causing the death toll in Japan to reach 1400 million before the invention of the vaccine.

2001:

The establishment of a global satellite network has enabled The NET to take shape, allowing people all over the world to access the Internet at will, control their biochemical bodies, put their consciousness into computers, connect their neural networks to computer networks, and create a real interactive virtual world.

A coup d'état took place in Britain, and the constitutional monarchy collapsed;

Australia was renamed the Republic of Australia, but Western Australia did not recognize the new government and became independent with the help of the Arasaka Group;

Militech Arms International, the future biggest rival of the Arasaka Group, was formed through the reorganization of its predecessor company.

2002:

The "Food Crash" incident occurred, and all crops in the world were attacked by a new virus, but the United States developed anti-virus measures to survive;