Infinity, progress from Arasaka

Without any hesitation, Hansen threw out his trump card combination.

"Wow? That's certainly important enough."

Vera's pupils narrowed slightly, and a look of surprise with a hint of curiosity appeared on her face. "Did you get the access code for the key?"

"As expected. You really know everything."

On the projection screen, Hansen showed an expression of "as expected" and a slightly stiff smile, "It seems that the so-called "Little Big Dipper Project" does not require me to explain it to you."

Vera smiled.

"You can never have too much intelligence."

Hearing this, "Okay." Hansen did not hide it, beep. A new email with a data file attached.

Vera took a few glances.

The "Little Beidou Project" is one of the top secrets of the new United States and military technology.

When it was first built in the early 21st century, its purpose was to use captured AI in cyberspace (the old network) to enhance the weapons of military technology companies and assist hackers in order to fight against the soul killers of the Arasaka Corporation.

But in 2017, before the data crash, it was abandoned by military technology for unknown reasons. The results of its research are the "neural matrix" hidden in the host and the "Hellhound" maintenance robot that roams the Xiaobeidou bunker facility.

At present, Hansen has dug out most of it.

"what do you want?"

Hansen was so straightforward that Vera naturally didn't bother to play those nonsense things and asked directly.

"A promise." Hansen crossed his arms and said, "In other words, I want a friendship. A true friendship with you. I invite you to attend the Sapphire Blue Party I'm hosting in Dogtown."

Of course he had heard about the evil land.

NUSA, the Joint Intelligence Agency and military technology suffered a severe blow.

It is said that Huangban has launched new equipment, and Adam Heavy Hammer said it is good after using it. At the same time, Hansen noticed that the composition of the Six Street Gang was changing greatly. He realized that some companies were beginning to tear off their faces and end up in urgent need of support from a big force of the same size.

"Okay. I've long wanted to experience the customs and practices of Dogtown in person. But—"

Vera suddenly put on an ambiguous smile and said, "I also have a condition."

"Tomorrow, I will go to inspect the progress of the new area of ​​the Wasteland Research Center in northern Watson. There are still 'bandits and criminals' in the Badlands. Wanderers cannot be trusted. I will hand over the employment contract on behalf of Deputy Mayor Wilton Holt for the cleanup work outside, and the Hellhound will be responsible for it. How do you think?"

Vera smiled faintly and raised her glass, saying, "Since we have decided to change the old policy of 'closing the town', let's make the change more thorough."

That's right, just like Hansen wanted her to represent Arata and completely support the Hellhounds, Vera also wanted to completely eliminate all possibilities of Dogtown returning to NUSA.

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PS: Yin and Yang rotate, Yin gives birth to Yang!

Ahem, I overslept and almost missed the time. What a sin.

Regarding the Black Wall, the current mainstream view is that it is an AI artificially created by network surveillance in cooperation with giant enterprises. Its main function is to deal with viruses and roaming AI in the old network. All existing human local area networks are protected by the Black Wall.

In Shadows of the Past, there are only two possibilities for V to use the black wall to attack. One is that he really controlled the black wall to use it to attack, but I think that is impossible, because if the black wall can be controlled, then the lark will be invincible. I am more inclined to the second possibility, that is, he found a loophole in the black wall, partially stole and called the black wall's own defense and counterattack mechanism, and then all the messy black wall data rushed over.

Chapter 106 Vera's Hellhound Mercenary Group

A sunny morning north of Watson.

"Looking for threats."

"Sector 25D-30, clear."

In the barren suburban wasteland, the Nether Dog soldiers, wearing the same camouflage combat uniforms as military technology but with fluorescent yellow-green graffiti, skull visors, and roaring dog head badges, are crowded together, with engines roaring, passing through picket fences, suburban poor communities, and wastelands with Joshua trees, all the way north.

2076/2/27, morning.

A group of fully armed troops from the Netherhound Gang marched out of Dog Town in a mighty manner under the watchful eyes of many media outlets including WNS News, News 54, and Night City Inquiry.

Leaving Taiping Island, heading north along the Santo Domingo Valley Boulevard, under the watchful eyes of the public, we passed through the Outer Ring Road, crossed Westbrook, passed through Japantown, and arrived at the bad land north of Watson.

The NCPD and Arasaka City Sheriff followed the escort.

It almost runs from the southernmost to the northernmost end of the city, crossing most of the night city.

Undoubtedly, this was an open political statement.

Not long ago, at the City Hall, Deputy Mayor Wilton Holt publicly stated to the citizens that under the goodwill consultation of Arasaka, the normalization of Dog Town has made gratifying progress. Nether Dog announced the lifting of the "closed town" and accepted the administrative transfer order of the Night City government with the nature of "funding" as a resident of the Pacific Island community and a citizen autonomous region.

Contribute to the next phase of Night City’s urban infrastructure.

Conduct a secondary safety inspection on the undeveloped land in the northern badlands, namely the oil fields and minefields outside the city.

By the way, I can also deter the wanderers in Adekado and the night ghosts in the bad land. Just do your job well and don't think about other things. And some "little secret errands" that are not worth telling others.

Arriving earlier was the elite special operations team specially assigned by Kurt Hansen.

bang bang bang-

The chaotic, intermittent gunshots echoed in the garbage camps under the rusty wind turbines, in the ruins of the collapsed old buildings, in the hills of the badlands, in the mass graves...

The Hellhounds dug deep into the Bad Land, killing according to the intelligence and requests lovingly provided by a certain insider.

The mixed body fluids spilled into the desert, staining the dry yellow sand with a brief layer of blood-red.

The bleeding corpse rolled down heavily with the kinetic energy and was soon half buried by the sand.

There are the unlucky night wanderers who ran into gunpoint, the military technology and Federal Intelligence Agency agents who are still stranded in a corner of the minefield due to Arasaka's continuous blockade and sweep, and the "three-no" personnel whose affiliations are unknown. Some are transferred by Arasaka, and some are caught by the Hellhound itself...

In the cleared minefield, the Hellhounds executed more than a dozen arrested persons in front of the WNS News and Night City Inquirer offline reporters.

boom!

Sparks flew from the muzzles of the guns, and as the flames and pieces of flesh and blood quietly scattered in the air, the captured persons kneeling on the sand dunes leaned forward, buried their heads in the sand, and their bodies twitched.

These arrested persons were dressed differently, but they all had one thing in common: obvious signs of cyber modification, and they were all injured, with many of them having missing arms and legs, or having their heads split open. They knelt on the ground in a daze, not moving at all. Some of the arrested persons even had bloody gaps at the locations of their network access ports behind their ears. Obviously, their brain nerves and access ports were damaged in the process of violent picking and extracting data.

The soldier of the Hellhound calmly shot again, twice in the chest and once in the head.

This bloody scene was captured steadily by the camera.

The doer is unintentional, but the viewer is intentional.

This was a pre-written script, a reality show called "Forced to Liangshan", in which the Ghost Dog was the main actor.

Hansen knew it without having to guess.

These were handed over to them by Arasaka, with explicit instructions for execution: criminals with tough bodies and powerful combat prostheses, who were the result of Arasaka's recent raid on the Badlands. They were either agents of Shinmei or intelligence employees of Militech.

He heard everything Vera was planning in Arasaka Tower in Dog Town.

but--

"Congratulations, Colonel Kurt Hansen... Ah, that's not accurate. I'm being too rigid. NUSA is a thing of the past. He should be called Director Hansen."

It was Wilton Holt.

The deputy mayor, who had a more reflective bald head, wore retro half-frame glasses and was slightly plump, spoke to Hansen, who had finally changed out of his unchanging combat outfit.

At the same time as the gunfire continued in the Badlands, the old industrial area in the north of Watson was included in the new Arasaka research area, and the dilapidated old factories that originally filled the area had been demolished and razed. On the construction site with building materials, engineering equipment, and a crowd of people, Hansen, dressed in a suit and tie, looked like a successful person, and was in high spirits under the spotlight.

"Thank you, Mayor Hott."

Deliberately removing the subtitle, Hansen said, "I look forward to your great victory in next year's mayoral election. Dogtown and Hellhounds will always be your solid vote bank."

Although he is a big, strong man who often wears T-shirts and military pants, and looks like a reckless man who only knows how to wield swords and guns, Hansen's political skills are not low at all. This kind of feedback speech is easy to get.

Ta da~

There was the sound of high heels stepping on the leveled ground. Holt and Hansen, who were praising each other, looked in the direction of the sound.

After finishing the conversations with the person in charge of the new district project, project managers, site security officers, NCPD Chief Watson and other important figures, Vera, surrounded by Arasaka Cyber ​​Ninjas, held a paper map of the new district in one hand and waved to them with the other.

"Mayor Holt, Chief Hansen, would you mind walking with me?"

Vera greeted them first, her voice still calm and gentle, but it naturally exuded an unquestionable sense of oppression.

She sat in the center naturally, and Holt and Hansen didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Michiko Arasaka has returned to Los Angeles.

Compared to the cold and violent Night City, Michiko obviously likes the charming and ambiguous City of Angels, where Hollywood is located, more.

After signaling the Arasaka ninjas and bodyguards around her to disperse their guard, she, Holt, and Hansen walked along the compacted and leveled ground towards the end of the building materials storage area extending into the Badlands.

"Of course. Ms. Vera, thank you for saving Night City once again. Last time it was the public security in the urban area, and this time it is the urban infrastructure and suburbs. Oh, the poor lambs, they live in a city that is not a warm place."

With Wilton Holt, who has a flexible figure, humorous tone and flexible tongue, there is no need to worry about a dull moment.

In this respect, Hanson still cannot be compared with professional politicians.

"But the premise of all this is because of you. Mr. Mayor, you have a heart that can see through the current situation and seek change and development."

Vera smiled.

To be honest, she felt comfortable working with this flexible old politician.

He is very sensible and knows which connections in the city can be used and which ones need to be left to the company.

"Haha...you're too kind." Hott said with a smile.

He was also very satisfied with his cooperative relationship with Vera. It was true that the company benefited the most from several policies, which at least boosted employment. The improvement in public security in the Li Scenic Area alone had an astonishing effect on improving his political reputation.

This is also the reason why he handled everything so efficiently after receiving Vera's request to legalize Dogtown and the Nether Dog Gang Arasaka-style. Although it is very flattering, Holt firmly believes that this is the way of doing things in Night City.

Besides, he also gained a lot of benefits.

Vera looked at Hansen.

"I told you, you won't be disappointed, Chief Hansen."

This director is from NCPD, but he is not really one.

The full name is the Director of the Police Sub-bureau of the Taipingzhou Dog Town Autonomous Region in Night City. The prefix is ​​Taipingzhou Dog Town, which is the territory of the Nether Dogs. It is just a favor. The sub-bureau chief is not the same as the director of the general bureau.

Vera smiled and said, "Mr. Hansen, welcome to join the Night City family."

"Your methods are always so impressive, Director Vera," Hansen said.

Vera did not deny it.

"But you still chose to eat it," she said.

"Yes."

Hansen nodded in acknowledgment.

"The price is that the Hellhound and I are completely bound to Arasaka, or rather, Director Vera, your chariot. Is this what you call an 'employment contract'? It really amazes me."

He stared intently into Vera's eyes.

"Let the Hellhounds on the mission swagger around the city, and then your people will execute the NUSA agents who have been extracted and beaten half to death and handed over to me. And specifically surround them without attacking, leaving a few strongholds for my people to break through. I think the news of the Hellhounds' crackdown on gangs and violence in the Badlands has been put on the desk of the White House with the help of WNS News."

WNS News is a giant in the media industry, just like News 54. However, WNS supports Arasaka, while News 54 mainly supports military technology.

"If you want revenge, you have to pay the price. This is the will of the Hellhound. I am just helping you let it happen."

Vera stopped and held up the new district plan map in her hand and handed it over. "It's not like you to be cautious, my friend. Does President Miles want you to change your last name?"

"Yes. But I refused."

Hansen took a step forward, took the new district plan, and said, "Actually, Miles came to me three months ago when you were still in Tokyo. She wanted me to clean up the mess. It would be troublesome for her to do it herself, and she needed to pay attention to the international appearance."

"Some people don't want to dirty their hands, so they pay me to do it. But then on the evening news, they condemn my 'terrorist acts'. Honestly, I've been patient for a long time."

"It's still a connection." Vera smiled. "It's not easy to know yourself clearly. Generally speaking, people who can't do it live happier lives."

Being the boss is not the same as being a soldier, and you will do less things that completely tear each other apart. Even if both sides despise each other.

She pointed to the rolled-up blueprint of the new district plan and said, "Take a look."

"What is this?" Hansen was stunned when he saw what he saw after spreading out the blueprint.

“Planning for high-rise buildings in the new district.”