Infinity, progress from Arasaka

Arasaka Yorinobu swiped the touch screen.

He didn't look at any of the riot control and law enforcement achievements. His eyes stayed for a moment on Vera's repeated cooperation with Michiko Arasaka, the daughter of his so-called eldest brother and his niece, in the rehabilitation and convalescent business.

Self-study?

personal hobby?

【Regenerate】…Rejuvenates the user through a certain technology that activates dead cells…It helps in health, relaxes muscles, heals strain, and makes the user feel refreshed…

Arasaka Yorinobu saw this.

He cursed in a low voice: "You old immortal, do you really want to live forever?!"

No one knows his father better than his son. He immediately understood Sanlang's plan.

In order to stay alive and prolong his life, his immortal father took all the "rejuvenating drugs" and "immortality drugs" from companies in the world as side dishes, and his drug resistance had reached the peak long ago.

Saburo Arasaka will never be stingy with rewards for any drug that can activate cells, or anyone with talent and invention in this area who can use it for his own benefit.

His younger sister, Huazi, is a conservative, caring and family-oriented person.

The old man Sanlang took advantage of Huazi and had dinner with Vera's tablemate. The "pheasant faction" means conservatives. After all, it was the old man Sanlang's idea. Otherwise, Huazi might have met her, but she would never take the initiative to talk to her so much.

That Vera is studying law at the University of Tokyo.

Arasaka made it easy for him to major in law and minor in biology and virology.

When she graduated and returned to Night City, she would definitely be promoted to a higher rank. With more experience, as long as she didn't make any mistakes, she would be fully qualified to compete for the position of the second assistant executive officer of Night City's Arasaka North American headquarters in the future. The first executive officer was Arasaka Michiko.

It's difficult to deal with. With someone of this rank right under Saburo's nose, it's not easy for him to deal with him. The 'hawks' behind the scenes are suppressing him... It's also not easy to deal with him. Vera is from the North American faction of Night City. Arasaka Michiko will think that he is targeting her and will definitely fight back.

This level of internal fighting will not destroy Arasaka at all, but will instead cause their own forces to be cut off...

He still needs to be patient.

With a gloomy face, after a moment of silence, Arasaka Yorinobu narrowed his eyes and began to carefully browse Vera's performance in security and safety. "A militant, a hawkish style of action, inheriting the will of his deceased father and mother and joining the security department..."

"Aren't you going to inherit your father's position? Then go and accumulate work experience and achievements, go out on field missions... Keep working, South and North America, the South Pacific, riot control missions, bodyguard commissions, and security and stability maintenance contracts are all given to her. Let her keep moving, so that she has no time to take care of her hobbies, until that old guy dies!"

Even if other large companies have new drugs with sky-high prices, they would never want to let Saburo continue to live.

Sanlang, you don’t have many years left to live!

"Her experiments..."

Rehabilitation...

A new 'elixir of life' on the market that has no drug resistance, right under his nose, he will never allow it to appear! Even if it can be invented and put on the market, it will have to wait until Saburo dies!

Arasaka Yorinobu looked at the Arasaka clover logo carved on the black marble slab in the room, and a resolute look flashed across his face. "Whether there is a chance of success or not, find a chance and tell the enemy company..."

Look, father, I will save the world from the terror you bring! I will destroy Arasaka! Destroy this dark world where capital rules everything!

Huazi, wait for me, I swear that one day I will rescue you from the cage!

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Chapter 048 New PPT: The Sun Stairway Project

When the first rays of sunlight in Tokyo shine through the adjustable one-way transparent glass into the tatami floor of a single-family house in the early morning.

After washing up, Vera, who had a good night's sleep and was unaware that she had officially been involved in the internal struggle of the Arasaka family, was leisurely packing her clothes in front of a full-length mirror.

Vera smoothed out the last wrinkle on her collar, looked at her reflection in the mirror, and nodded slightly.

This is not conceited.

Real needs.

"The meeting begins."

Only at the lowest levels of the company are sexually provocative clothing permitted, and only to a certain extent. Company executives, male and female, are expected to dress appropriately for their position at all times and in all places.

Behind Vera, the automatic partition in the room was pulled open by the motor shaft, revealing a large projection screen.

"Manager Vera, this is Jimmy."

On the dedicated line, in front of the circular Arasaka clover logo background, there is a muscular white man wearing heavy combat uniform, without a helmet, and with a buzz cut.

Jimmy, captain of Special Assault Team 6, and Vera's adjutant assistant in Night City.

The California time zone is UTC (Universal Coordinated Time) -7, and the Tokyo time zone is UTC+9. Japan is 16 hours ahead of California. It is 8 o'clock in the morning in Vera in Tokyo, but it was around 16 o'clock yesterday afternoon in Night City.

After Vera went to Tokyo for further studies, she set the daily work reporting time for the Special Assault Team of the Night City Arasaka Security Department.

She was not fired, but just temporarily stopped performing her duties and was taken over by Deputy Director Thomas. In fact, Thomas did not touch Vera's base at all, and retained Vera's considerable autonomy so that she could be controlled remotely. Jimmy was the temporary executor.

Vera returned the favor and did not do any micro-manipulation.

While giving Jimmy a certain degree of autonomy in decision-making, let Jimmy pay attention to reporting to her Uncle Thomas and letting him make the decision. During this period of her further studies, her role will be more like a third-party supervisor and listener.

It's nothing more than making my presence felt in front of my subordinates to prove that I'm still there and not let my influence fade away.

"As of midnight last night, our department completed three tactical support requests from the Counterintelligence Department, secretly coordinated and evacuated a group of intelligence personnel from the Militech Night City branch. Two groups were attacked by the Militech Counterintelligence Unit, three died and one was injured. One group was completely wiped out, and another group used gang informants to disguise a gunfight. We worked with the counterintelligence agents to rescue the injured."

Jimmy finished his report, whoosh!

The scene changed and the split screen moved to the lower right, and the mobile team leader stationed at the West Wind Manor outpost camp in southern Night City began to report.

"This is the 8th Garrison Mobile Team. In response to the Animal Gang's repeated attacks on company vehicles on the Civic Center viaduct and the Cross-Sea Bridge, in accordance with the NCPD's security and stability maintenance contract, our team has issued a warning and organized an operation to combat the gang. All confirmed participants in the Civic Center attack have been killed."

"This is the Special Assault Team 3. We have completed the field security defense operation in Argentina and returned to the Night City military camp to rest..."

……

"Dogtown in Taiping State is not at peace again. There have been clashes and bloodshed with the NCPD, the Voodoo Gang, and the Animal Gang. It is said that another batch of supplies has arrived. A huge amount of them, including heavyweight munitions and Su Petrochemical goods."

After the official mission process report was completed, Jimmy stayed to continue reporting the big news in Night City to Vera.

After the global Internet collapse, the only way to understand global current affairs is to read media giants like News 54.

But as for the media, information is always lagging behind. It is either untrue or key information is concealed. Therefore, if you want to know the exact information thousands of miles away, you still need your own people and channels to actually go to the scene of the incident to investigate.

"Should we get involved?"

"It's not the right time yet. Su Petrochemical, the new CCCP and military technology, the new USA...are old rivals from the Cold War. If they want to fight, let them fight."

Leaning against the high-backed armchair of red velvet, Vera thought of something pleasant, with a smile on her lips, her eyes slightly narrowed, her right hand supporting her cheek, and her left hand fingers moving up and down quickly, tapping the armrest.

"That group of NUSA rebels entrenched in Dog Town... Tsk, they are a good nail. The signing of the Alvin Accord has made them hate Junke and Xinmei. When this bomb explodes, it will give them a surprise."

The Arvin Accord is a peace agreement signed between Rosalind Miles, former CEO of Militech and current President of New America, and Arasaka.

In 2069, she led the unification war to make America great again, but failed due to the strong intervention of Arasaka and the overt and covert obstruction of giant companies such as Su Petrochemical.

The New United States' troops withdrew from California, and the ambition to reunify the east and west coasts and expand territory was shattered. Night City and Northern California continued to exist as free states.

The gang called the Barghest that entrenched in Dogtown is actually the elite NUSA vanguard that broke into Night City at the end of the Unification War in 2069. The signing of the "Alvin Accord" made them feel abandoned and betrayed, so they rebelled and became independent. It can be said that Nanana disliked Rosalind Miles and military technology.

Even if they knew that Arasaka would reap the benefits, they would definitely do it if they had the chance.

She should first work hard on her internal skills and consolidate her own power.

"Let's talk about the company's internal affairs... Is there any progress on Tanaka's project?"

"No. But... ahem..." Jimmy looked around, "Jenkins from the Counterintelligence Department had a big fight with Abernathy, the Director of Special Operations. It seems that Jenkins won this time. Oh, one of his aggressive thugs seems to have emerged and was quickly promoted."

Vera, who was a little careless and was about to pack up and end today's meeting to go to Tokyo University, suddenly her eyes fixed.

"Who?"

"V. Codename V. I haven't checked my real name yet, do I need to..."

"Forget it. The Counterintelligence Department and the Special Operations Director are fighting each other. We in the Security Department should not get involved. Just pretend you didn't hear anything and let things take their course. Although they can't do anything to us, they are still good at disgusting people and hindering us."

Special operations, the scope of authority is special operations, counterintelligence department, intelligence department, corporate economic security, protecting the top security, special work, the other party can handle it. The internal security level is high.

But the Security Department, although security in name only, is actually an important supplement to the company's military system. As the largest and most well-known department of Arasaka, the violent armed department is naturally one level higher than other departments and is on par with the banking department.

The duties of the Security Department are also public. Riot suppression maneuvers, public security and stability maintenance, and contracts ranging from bodyguards to national defense and military contracting are all "routine business". Those who can directly sign contracts with foreign businessmen and foreign companies to make money are not under the general supervision of special operations.

It is obviously impossible for the Counterintelligence Department and the Intelligence Department to come into contact with normal business activities.

Therefore, Vera seldom interacted with Abernathy and did not want to interact with him.

Having already confirmed the news in her heart, Vera stood up, elegantly adjusted her slim-fitting uniform, and said, "The meeting is adjourned."

"Yes!"

beep.

The video link was interrupted, and the wall partition closed automatically. Vera withdrew her gaze and murmured silently in her heart: "Valerie... is definitely a great tool."

She had no interest in getting involved in the mess between the Counterintelligence Department and the Director of Special Operations, but she was very interested in V as a person.

There will be a chance to meet.

Thinking of this, Vera looked at the time, then stopped the bad idea brewing in her mind, picked out a few leech DNA test tube reagents that had been purified last night from the laboratory refrigerator, put them into a metal storage box and then into a handbag, went downstairs, put on her shoes, and went out.

go to school.

At 8:40, Vera arrived at the Tokyo University campus in Bunkyo Ward by hovercraft. She walked through the crowd of young men and women who were leisurely enjoying campus life and walked onto the green path on the side of the medical department's laboratory building.

In the cyberpunk world, education has long been extreme, the strong become weaker, and the weak become stronger. For example, top universities like the University of Tokyo have all the best supporting facilities.

After showing her ID, Vera easily applied for a laboratory. Dongda has abundant resources and there is no need to queue or wait for a long time.

Since this trip was only to leave experimental records and compare leech DNA, and not to directly synthesize the Progenitor virus, Vera did not change into a white coat and special closed protective clothing, but started the operation directly wearing the school's black and red uniform.

Analyzing the leech DNA map.

Before I knew it, ding-dong!

When the noon bell rang, Vera did not stand up. On the contrary, her eyes flashed orange-red light and she was highly focused. She was connected to the analysis instrument and was reading the spectrum parameters.

"It seems....it really works?"

She murmured, looking thoughtful.

Recalling the DNA map of the leeches specially bred by Umbrella, Vera suddenly discovered that in the cyberpunk worldview, the leeches and their DNA that can survive the harsh natural environment in 2075 and are specifically bred seem to have stronger tolerance and adaptability.

The biggest problem in the application of the ancestral virus lies in its stability. Stability, adaptability to the environment and enhanced plasticity are the key points of its applicable research.

Leeches were the optimal solution chosen by Marcus and William after comparing the DNA of all animals on Earth.

Umbrella relied on leech DNA to enhance the adaptability of the Progenitor virus to the environment, thereby improving the stability of the Progenitor virus and extracting the T virus.

Now, using the leech DNA from the cyberpunk world, the adaptability and stability are stronger and more prominent. If the T virus is replicated and cultivated under the same conditions, the stability of the extracted T virus will undoubtedly be better. Although it cannot be said to be harmless, it is feasible to lower the threshold of fusion!

"It seems... we need to control the inflow of quantity."

Gently rubbing her forehead, Vera cut off the connection with the instrument and thought silently.

The cyberpunk world is not short of relevant genetic programming technology, what they lack is new elements, such as the Progenitor virus, a strange virus with extraordinary characteristics. As long as there are enough Progenitor virus samples, it may be possible to make Saburo Arasaka rejuvenate and continue to live longer.

We must leave for Africa as soon as possible!

Willa, intrigued, grabbed the personal data pad on the test bench and began to write a report. Well, it was for Arasaka Michiko's "Dangerous Girl". She couldn't use something like an anti-aircraft gun on Arasaka Saburo. It was better to keep it the same. It was reasonable.

She will not force them to use the Progenitor Virus, but her subordinates, those old brothers who are disabled, old, and have neurasthenia and have to wear prosthetics, need it.

"There is."

After thinking for a moment, she came up with a question.

Title: [Sonnentreppe Project]

[Extend the life span of human cells, activate human blood and flesh tissues, and strengthen human physique]

The idea for this design originally came from a roving AI that I defeated when I was training computing power on an old network outside the "black wall".

I accidentally read the lost data fragments of the collapsed Wandering AI, and learned that before the 2023 Old Days Collapse event, a company engaged in mining and transportation in Africa stored an investigation document on the Internet.

In Africa, remains of ancient extinct Bantu-speaking tribes.

There is a kind of flower in their underground ruins, a flower that is extremely poisonous, but according to the company's documents, in the eyes of the locals, that flower is actually a medicine, a powerful medicine that can make people's aging cells fall off and has a certain effect of rejuvenating human cell tissue.

It is speculated that the flowers contain some substances that have not been discovered in the world. If they can be extracted, it will be of great help to your company's research on new drugs for rehabilitation and convalescent business.

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