Infinity, progress from Arasaka

In a trance, it came from the suction of the soul, as if an invisible hand pushed her forward a step.

Vera saw 'herself' clearly.

She was also standing there, with a red and white umbrella-shaped pin on her collar, her eyes firm and deep, as if they had traveled through endless time and space, standing next to each other, reaching the deepest part of her heart.

"Give it to me." Vera reached out her hand.

She moved in the mirror and handed over an A4 paper.

A hand with subtle prosthetic concave lines is stretched forward, and a mortal hand is stretched forward holding an A4 paper.

contact.

Touch

Paper!

At this moment, an indescribable emotion surged into Vera's heart, excitement, fear, or perhaps excitement.

Just like experiencing the shudder at the end of the black super dream at its climax, Vera suddenly felt an indescribable fatigue, as if her brain and even her soul were boiling, but she could bear it.

It doesn't hurt.

"It's amazing."

Taking a deep breath, Vera rubbed her forehead tiredly, lowered her head, and looked into her palm. The unreal black and white halo dimmed——

A crumpled A4 paper.

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Chapter 023: Fork in the Road

A dreamless night.

Vera woke up from a deep sleep and subconsciously looked at the bedside table.

On top of it, there was a crumpled standard A4 white paper.

"Turning the virtual into the real? That's not right."

"Creating something out of thin air? That doesn't seem right."

"Moving time and space, huh... it's really... like a dream."

She picked up the white paper and felt the real and clear touch.

Last night's fatigue gradually dissipated like morning mist, washed away by a night's good sleep, leaving behind freshness and tranquility. It seemed like only a few seconds had passed, but it also seemed like a whole night had passed. Although no changes could be seen in her body, Vera had never felt so refreshed as she did at this moment!

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Wei stretched lazily, and she seemed to hear the subtle sound of her reinforced titanium bones and muscles stretching, which was a feeling of lightness and comfort.

Through the dust-free gold-plated sliding door of the counter, she looked into the pair of bright indigo eyes reflected in her eyes.

Full of energy.

He doesn't look like a corporate dog who always works overtime and is always worried.

Gently sitting up from the bed, Vera crumpled up the piece of paper and recalled the details of what happened last night. She couldn't help but sigh and move her lips slightly, "It seems that the hat of a wild genius in the field of biotechnology will not be taken off for a while."

Sorting out the chaotic thoughts that filled her mind, Vera looked down at her raised hand.

With flawless skin and slender fingers, the company dog's arms seemed even whiter under the gentle warm light.

It was not the pale color of a corpse, but a rosy and healthy white.

It is obvious that this body has undergone a lot of prosthetic modifications. Even though all the products used are top-notch and well-maintained, careful observation will reveal traces of artificiality. No matter how well the dents of the cyberprosthetics on the body are hidden, they still exist.

But now, as if the quality of the recipient was so good, the prosthesis has exerted 200% of its designed efficiency on him, perfectly and perfectly compatible with each other, as if this was the original ecology.

Just as all cyber implants emphasize compatibility, modern implant devices need to be compatible with the physical fitness and nervous system of each user. Due to the different compatibility and carrying capacity issues of each user, the performance they exert will vary.

Forced compatibility and overload lead to cyberpsychosis, which occurs frequently in the era of cyborgs.

Vera's current condition, to use an inappropriate example, is like a universal plug. It seems that the prosthesis in her can exert the most extreme performance when it was originally designed, or even exceed the extreme threshold, with perfect compatibility and carrying capacity.

It turns out that I was too cautious and conservative in the past.

Vera continued to dig deep into her feelings at the right time, and then she smiled an inexplicably strange smile.

Although taking the paper did make her feel very tired and sleepy, the expected splitting headache and bleeding from the mouth and nose did not happen at all.

It was a waste of her time preparing for this throbbing 'attractive feeling' that came from her soul.

As a result, this is it?

Of course, perhaps it is because the weight of a piece of paper is so light that a standard 21cm×29.7cmA4 paper weighs only 4.3659 grams.

If we try to pull BOW Tyrant over there, we can definitely send her to the emergency room.

perhaps.

Vera thought jokingly.

"After a good night's sleep, I recovered faster..." My brain also seemed to be more relaxed and comfortable.

The act of communicating and commanding the "different-time-space isotope" and taking the things from her hands felt like donating blood.

Never deplete, excessive red blood cells are not always a good thing. Sometimes, occasional consumption and dilution of the blood can promote blood cell metabolism, enhance hematopoietic function, and be more beneficial to health.

An inappropriate example is the source of Vera's soul. Her brain in this life has been growing full since her development and thinking became stable. It has never been actively consumed. Now it is being actively consumed at just the right time.

After a night's sleep, I recover and feel full again, as if I have become even more abundant in the haze.

"Hey, being cautious and going all-in have their own advantages and disadvantages. You can't have all the advantages."

It’s not too late now.

It's time to start the extraction of the T virus.

After calming down, Vera walked to the bathroom and took off her shirt and trousers that she had been wearing all night. She did not regret her caution and cowardice, after all, she only had one life.

Just as Vera took off her underwear and prepared to wash in the bathtub before going to work, Ding-ling-ling——

She swiped open the private email column and took the message without even looking at it.

—Application for reply—

From: Arasaka Tokyo Global Headquarters

Recipient: Vera Adelheid Russell [Night City]

[Your application for scholarship and Tokyo University Law School Arasaka internal admission recommendation has been approved]

Have read.

"Isn't this a coincidence? Double happiness."

Vera closed the email bar, lay in the bathtub, turned on the shower, and opened the one-way perspective viewing window in the bathroom. Her eyes faced the rising sun in Night City, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but show a light and expectant arc.

......

Municipal Center, Arasaka Academy.

The 2074 school year is coming to an end, and a special atmosphere permeates every corner of the college.

Varies.

At the entrance of the academy, students wearing the red and black uniforms of Arasaka gathered in groups of two or three or walked alone. Some talked about upcoming holiday plans and future plans for the exams, while others had sorrowful faces as if they had lost hope for the future...

It has been more than half a year since the entrance ceremony, and the enthusiasm inspired by the "chicken soup" of the bigwigs may have long since faded.

More and more students, as they go to and from school, continue to deeply appreciate the grandeur of the company's buildings, the uniqueness of the large green areas in the college in Night City, and the distance between themselves and them.

The gap between ideal and reality.

No money, inability to keep up with the academic progress, oppressive atmosphere, bullying, the number of students has decreased compared to the beginning of the school year. The suicide rate and dropout rate of Arasaka Academy have never been lower.

Tread~

David Martinez ran into Arasaka Academy and headed straight for the classroom where his class was.

"Hey, have you heard? Alan from Comprehensive Class 3 jumped off the building."

"Oh, it's time to jump. He has no money, is a nerd, and is so arrogant. He still wants to go to the School of Management. Maybe in the next life! Haha..."

Along the way, the shrill laughter of the company employees' children made David curl his lips in displeasure.

David doesn't like his classmates.

The passion at the beginning of the school year has long been extinguished by the distorted environment here.

That dreamy light golden color seemed to gradually become blurred in his memory. David knew very well that he and his so-called senior sister were not from the same world at all.

"Oh." Sighing, David walked into his class. As soon as he entered, several flattering voices rang out.

"Wow, Shengnan, because of you, today should be a practical experience activity jointly organized by the Security Department and the Academy. Oh, my dad told me that this is extremely rare. Are the people coming here from the garrison mobile team or the security guards?"

"Yes, yes. I heard that you have been selected by the Security Department. A senior executive thinks highly of you?"

It was those two guys again, one tall and one short, one fat and one thin, one round as a ball and the other ugly as a yellow-haired delinquent, they were like follower, chasing the mushroom-headed guy whose father was a middle-level player in Arasaka, chattering non-stop.

It's obvious that the guy named Katsuo Tanaka doesn't want to pay any attention to you. Haha, it turns out that the children of company dogs are just trying to curry favor with the cold butt. They are so servile and shameless.

David thought with some malice.

Due to his good grades, he was assigned to Comprehensive Class 1. Before he was promoted to the second grade and assigned to colleges with different majors, his class had the largest number of children of company employees.

The man named Katsuo Tanaka ignored his followers and lay down directly on his seat - an ergonomic recliner with a brain-computer interface, various connecting cables, and teaching equipment.

Soon, the classroom bell rang.

On the podium, a teaching AI made up of blue data lines appeared with a bald, intellectual female face.

"good morning students."

It looked around the room.

“Everyone is here, very good.”

"Before the summer exam at the end of the year, today is the practical activity that the students have been looking forward to for a long time. It has been confirmed that this year the Night City Arasaka Security Department will connect with the academy. In half an hour, the security department's operators will randomly select several students with excellent academic performance to experience it."

“Please welcome this with the greatest enthusiasm and the most serious attitude.”

Wait, security?

David, who had been nonchalant, suddenly opened his eyes wide.

That person is from the Security Department, right? !

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Chapter 024: Human Relations

After taking a quick shower at Westbrook's home and trying the healthy breakfast prepared by the robot chef, Vera took the hovercraft to the company square as usual and entered the helipad inside the Arasaka Tower.

hum...bum...

The landing gear touched the ground, and Vera got off the luxurious hovercraft that she had customized with her own money. She looked back at the helipad while holding her breakfast wrapped in an oil-paper bag. She looked back and forth twice. Well, in terms of size, her "Holy Sword" should be the most rugged.

Thickened armor, new electronic countermeasure units, anti-invasion puppets, detachable modular armor with attack drones, external cabins equipped with special armed robots, intelligent machine guns, micro honeycomb rockets...

But, it's not enough.

After graduating from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo, she will also purchase another Zeta Technology Octant heavy combat drone to be on standby at all times.

Thinking of this, Vera's lips curled up into a smile, but then she quickly collected her thoughts.

"Captain Vera, this is the practical experience activity you ordered for our department to connect with Arasaka Academy this year... This is the list of randomly selected personnel. The operators have set off. Please check."

The administrative clerk in charge of the security department of Arasaka Academy had been waiting at the exit of the apron for a long time. He was stunned at first when he saw Vera, then he came over smoothly, followed behind Vera, holding a PDA tablet (handheld data terminal) and began to report.

"That's it. The location for the practical experience... well, it will be arranged in the mobile garrison camp in the Badlands. Let the students simply try their hand at the target, and then guard the gate for half a day and come into contact with the wanderers in the outside world."

Vera casually glanced at the data list sent by the other party.

Tsk, random selection...