Infinity, progress from Arasaka

It's over! It's too late. It's too late.

When was Arasaka discovered?

Mann misunderstood me.

Obviously, I have saved up most of the money...

Looking at the muzzle of the gun, Lucy thought of many things at this moment. She especially thought of her companions who were chased and killed by Arasaka soldiers after escaping from the "Deep Dive" organization...

Finally, is it my turn?

Bang. She fell back and sat on the ground.

“???” David was also a little stunned.

Wasn't the blond, brown-skinned strong man my mom was talking about? How did it become a beautiful, white-haired girl?

Kaka.

The [Ejection Launch System] muzzle was popped out and reassembled. David took a closer look at the pitiful white-haired girl, whose face showed confusion, astonishment and realization as if she had survived a disaster. Well, she was pretty, but not as pretty as Commander Vera.

Not like a desperado.

After some self-assessment, David said, "Did Mann ask you to come?"

Lucy also quickly said, "Gloria's medicine."

"Tsk. You actually sent a middleman to pick it up?" David asked towards the house. After getting a firm confirmation, he held out his hand. "How cautious you are."

"Here." He pulled up the white-haired girl and handed her the medical bag, saying, "Tell Mann that he took care of me and my mother in the past. It's true. I remember the favor. In the future, if you need to buy medicine, just contact me directly. All discounts will remain the same. Oh, tell him that I'm David Martinez."

Lucy finally reacted when David pulled her up and stuffed a medical kit into her arms.

No exposure. No pursuit.

It was David, Gloria's son.

The one who graduated from Arasaka Academy.

"I'll tell Mann." Lucy relaxed her brows slightly and turned and left without hesitation.

She didn't want to stay any longer.

The girl with eye shadow and side-parted hair, who looked very fashionable, left in a flash.

It seemed that she was frightened by him.

David didn't think much about it and said to Gloria who was listening to the noise in the house, "It's done. Mom, go to bed. I have to work overtime tomorrow."

"David, her name is Lucy," Gloria said, appearing to have finished her call with Mann.

"Lucy? Kawaii name." David said, closing the door.

Just then, a video call came in.

It's Suneo Kawakami.

"Xiaofu, why aren't you sleeping so late?" David looked puzzled. "If you ask me to go to the street right now, I don't have the energy..."

"Bah! Am I that kind of person?! I have good news, do you want to hear it?"

"What?"

"New equipment has been issued. As outstanding graduates of this year, we have also been allocated quotas!"

"What is it?" David was no longer sleepy.

"I don't know. It's said to be a collection of biological components or biological weapons. It's called Quinque."

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PS: David’s new home is taken from Edgewalker’s release date: September 2022, 9.

Chapter 115: All about progress (5.5K)

Choose to escape, but in the dark you are close to the source of escape.

"Huh...huh..."

The wind with a strange smell was accompanied by drizzle, which dripped on Lucy's hood.

She kicked off her stained sneakers, stepped over the rusty threshold, and entered a dilapidated Watson unfinished factory. The ends of her light rainbow hair shimmered in the dim space.

"Oh, Lucy, you're back, uh...what are you doing?"

Rebecca, who was on night watch, jumped down from the ammunition box that served as a cushion, carrying the colorfully painted "Killing" shotgun that was extremely incompatible with her lolita body. As soon as she opened her mouth, she, who was different from her outward carefree appearance, was actually sensitive in emotion. She keenly noticed Lucy's pretty face under the hood, which looked particularly pale and frightened.

Rebecca couldn't help but look puzzled.

Take something, what's wrong?

"Where's Mann?"

Lucy asked, removing her hood, without answering.

"It's inside." Rebecca took out a bottle of Lucy's favorite ice-cold beer from the mini refrigerator next to her and handed it to her, pointing inside the factory.

"Ah."

After taking the beer and answering, Lucy hurried inside.

"Hu...hiss..."

Next to a metal folding table piled with many ammunition boxes, weapon boxes, discarded cans, fast food, and beer bottles, Pyrrha was lying on a sleeping mat with a Mewtwo headband, while Mann and Dolio were squeezed on an old sofa, snuggling together, chewing each other while injecting an air-operated syringe into their arms.

With the Arasaka Clover logo.

tick.

Mann looked up immediately.

Lucy walked over, took out the Arasaka authentic tactical medical kit from the back of her sports jacket and placed it on the table, and said to him, "Your medicine."

"Thanks."

Not getting bored, Mann grabbed the medical bag and fumbled around in it for a while, pulling out a box of well-packaged injections and a nebulizer. "Immunosuppressants, flexible stimulants, all top-notch products... Gloria's son has made great progress. Add to that the stuff Jack ordered, it's enough..."

As he said that, he looked at Lucy, "I told you it was safe. It was very quick this time, and you came back earlier than usual during your night runs... Hey? Lucy, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing. I met that son of Gloria you mentioned. He almost killed me."

Lucy took off her sports jacket, revealing the black Netwalker bodysuit she was wearing underneath. She walked around the hall and sat down next to Qi Wei who was watching the news. She unscrewed the bottle cap and took a big gulp. She was in a trance and had a complicated expression.

"what?"

After hearing this, not only Mann, but also Qiwei became interested.

"He said his name is David Martinez, and he asked me to tell you that he remembers your care and kindness for his mother. All the discounts will remain the same, and the money will be repaid. In the future, if you need to buy medicine or have other needs that do not involve the principles of Arasaka Corporation, you can contact him directly." Lucy said to Mann, rubbing her forehead to concentrate a little.

"Ouch."

Mann folded his arms.

"That kid has only graduated for two months. How can a weakling who barely finished school and has no foundation in prosthetic transformation be so arrogant?"

Lucy pointed to Mann's two thick prosthetic arms.

"Mann, his prosthetics seem to be the same model as yours, [Ejection Launch System], but his model version is more advanced than yours."

"Fuck. The company is fucking rich..."

Mann just smiled heartily, seeming to be sarcastic or emotional.

Envy, of course. To say there is no envy is to deceive oneself. But he did not delve into this issue.

He once served in the army for NUSA and had the opportunity to come into contact with new combat prostheses, but he chose to retire for no other reason than that he couldn't live with it.

The new America has done too many immoral things.

Maybe Arasaka is equally wicked.

But compared to his personal experience in the NUSA army... I can only say that distance makes beauty, and bad is worse. Now, for the sake of money and life, and for the sake of the team, with the guarantee and introduction of Jack brothers, he decided to work for Arasaka.

"But the situation is becoming increasingly unstable. Arasaka, under the push of the hawkish senior leader Vera Adelheid, will definitely make big moves in the future. I think the Second Metal War is inevitable." Mann looked at Dolio and said sincerely, "Once I finish this job and have a lot of money, I will... poof!"

Before he could finish his words, he was elbowed back to the sofa by the muscular woman Dolio.

"Mann, can you please stop talking about these nonsense and think about how to deal with Faraday, steal the things, and report to Mr. Jack Wells..."

It starts again...what a great relationship.

Shaking her head, Lucy withdrew her gaze with a worried look.

I kept my eyes level and just stared blankly, my mind empty, not knowing what I was thinking as I watched the cheap projector TV projecting the news, which was not very clear.

"Lucy, if you want to live on the moon instead of just traveling for an experience, you will have to take on more corporate work. Only corporate work can make more money. Phew...soon, there will be fewer opportunities to make money safely..." Qi Wei looked up, puffing away, and suddenly said.

"You mean the war?"

Qiwei didn't answer.

Lucy followed Qiwei's line of sight.

news.

It's not from Night City, but from the US-Mexico border.

In front of the shaking real-life camera, dozens of Netherhound mercenaries wearing majestic military-style light exoskeleton armor but with yellow-green paint were standing in front of a half-collapsed and burning building, with their backs against armored vehicles and bipedal mechas.

Confronting them were the NUSA military, or the mercenaries of the Lazarus Mercenary Group, whose combat uniforms, tactical moves, and behaviors were highly similar to those of the Soviet Union, except for some Soviet-style equipment.

When Arasaka did not take any action, Military Technology was very cautious and did not send out its direct armed forces.

Both sides are now trying their best to mobilize the public opinion machinery to discredit each other.

"East-West confrontation, the Nether Dogs mercenary group and the Lazarus mercenary group, the Western Free State and Washington, Arasaka and military technology..."

Qi Wei said expressionlessly: "Across the US-Mexico border, from New Mexico to Arizona, riots broke out everywhere, with people smashing federal agencies and attacking federal law enforcement officers. The free state of Texas has expressed an ambiguous stance... It's really a big drama."

At this time, the news scene changed, and the bust of the person involved in the US-Mexico border attack was projected onto the camera by the media.

One photo shows a company executive who is dignified, majestic and extremely bright.

One photo shows a blood-stained thorn rose that is frantic in the attack, fighting fiercely, and blooming in the carnage.

After just one look, Lucy couldn't look away.

"A group of cruel beasts, driven by even crueler beasts, are fighting each other."

Her eyes seemed to grow darker, and she spoke in a sour tone.

The sealed, evasive, and unwilling memories became real again unconsciously, and a tingling and burning feeling arose spontaneously. Lucy thought of the place that should be called her home, her original family, her parents...

A driven beast.

When analyzing the root cause, the shiny outer shell will be peeled off.

She only saw that these people, including Vera Adelheid, the gold and stone, the unpolished jade praised by the old Emperor Saburo of Arasaka, and the Dawn Rose sought after by countless company dogs, were dripping with blood and filth from head to toe in every pore.

Qiwei glanced at Lucy, who looked tormented for some reason.

The little money-saving girl she picked up has a lot of little secrets...

despair.

There was a muffled sound.

The noise of fighting suddenly stopped.

"Hello, this is Mann."

Mann stopped his intimate play with Dolio, leaned forward, spread his legs, sat with his arms and legs apart, his expression suddenly became serious, and his eyes flashed orange.

"Faraday? Changed the communication chip again... Yes, be careful. You don't need me to tell you... My hacker captured the traces of the transfer of important Arasaka personnel. Isn't that enough to explain my attitude? You are cautious and don't reveal any unnecessary information. Can't I be cautious? This is to mess with Arasaka! No matter how careful you are, it's never too much... You don't need to urge me, I know what to do..."

beep.