Infinity, progress from Arasaka

Without them, she wouldn't have been able to crawl so fast in the snake den called Arasaka.

It is an open secret in the industry that even though the Arasaka Group, which originated in Japan, has gone global, the tradition of personal dependence of "lifelong membership" and "inheritance from father to son and generation to generation" still deeply affects all departments of Arasaka.

In other words, it's about bloodline and identity.

There is a cold joke circulating in many Arasaka branches: at the Tokyo headquarters, even the position of toilet keeper is something that people wish would be "inherited from generation to generation".

It may be an exaggeration, but one can imagine the internal atmosphere of Arasaka.

Vera couldn't judge the pros and cons of this because she was the beneficiary of this tradition.

Her biological father, Mr. Fred Russell, is a senior executive of Arasaka's North American security department, and controls powerful departments such as the Security General Bureau;

Her biological mother, Ms. Mia Russell, is a middle-level manager in Arasaka's North American administrative department, in charge of meetings, banquets and other diplomatic etiquette occasions.

After Arasaka was defeated in the Fourth Corporate War in 2023 and lost its rule over Night City, Arasaka has been accumulating strength to return to Night City and restore its dominant position in North America.

Taking advantage of the conflict between the New United States and the Free States in the Unification War in the late 2070s, Arasaka regained the favor of Night City by supporting Night City and the Free States of North America, and finally returned to Night City in . Vera's biological father and mother were the Arasaka heroes of this war.

And died for it.

The current Night City headquarters of the Arasaka America division was reorganized from the department they once worked in.

Especially in the security and administrative departments, there are many senior staff members who are subordinates of Vera's parents, or political allies, colleagues, and superiors.

Although everyone knows that Arasaka and big companies are cold-blooded, companies are all whores who also want to be virtuous.

After all, Vera's parents were not fired, and they were not from the Counterintelligence Department or the Intelligence Department, which are dirty, notorious, and offensive departments. After returning to Night City, Arasaka also needs to set an example and paint a rosy picture for new employees.

So Vera's adoptive parents were set up as examples of meritorious employees.

Vera inherited all the inheritance from her deceased father and mother.

During this period, there were people who coveted her, but Vera was not an ordinary child. She was not an original product, at least not in terms of soul.

Without someone to shelter her from the wind and rain, she clearly realized her situation: like a child carrying gold through the market.

Passively trapped in a certain state and without yet mastering her own "God-given" power, Vera could only turn to her greatest supporter at the time, who was also her only way out - Arasaka.

She expressed her desire to enroll in the newly established Arasaka Tower Academy, and with the help of Cheap Daddy's friend, at least her uncle who had been invited to her home as a guest and gave her a birthday present, she went through the company's official channels and entrusted her assets to the company for management.

Until she can become independent, Vera will just have to collect the interest.

Naturally, that uncle also gets a commission on the euro.

Afterwards, Vera chose to follow the same path as her father and joined the security department of the Arasaka Group.

This choice did not cause any waves. For Arasaka, it was common for the son to inherit the same profession from father to son.

What matters is the bloodline.

After Vera entered school, she showed her outstanding talent:

He has excellent learning ability, inherited his parents' quick learning ability in the fields of security and administration, and showed his interest and talent in the field of biotechnology. He has almost no shortcomings in the test results, and was included in the list of elite students and became a candidate for Arasaka's reserve high-ranking cadres to receive more inspections...

The Night City Arasaka department immediately realized that Vera was not a waste and would most likely inherit her father's entire political legacy and take power!

If Vera was a waste, or a beautiful vase that couldn't get over the blow.

The people in the company don't mind taking advantage of Vera completely, and all the tenderness and affection shown by those smiling and fawning company dogs in front of Vera will turn into the reality of being as bony and cold as prosthetic metal.

Obviously Vera is not, she has demonstrated her worth.

She has a clean background and strong connections. She is a reliable person and has great training value and high cost-effectiveness. She is also the only daughter of an old boss/old friend/capable subordinate, so we must take care of her.

It is time to change your face: the world of martial arts is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and worldly wisdom.

Well, nothing to say, accept it.

'He has the style of his father.'

This is the most common comment Vera receives in the academy.

So, when Vera returned from Arasaka Tokyo headquarters, finished her advanced studies and graduated with the top grade of the academy class of 2073, internship? What internship!

Arrive at work in the morning and start work in the morning!

With a wave of their hands, the heads of the security departments started as powerful minor officials in the General Security Bureau, and were specially cared for by their former cheap fathers’ old subordinates, who taught them experience and precautions.

Promotion every year, rapid advancement.

Before being promoted to the position of cheap dad, Vera doesn't have to worry about her promotion being blocked as long as she doesn't make any big mistakes.

If there is a ceiling, to use an inappropriate example, it is higher than Jenkins, who is now in the Counterintelligence Division, but lower than Abernathy, the Director of Special Operations.

This is an unwritten rule within the company, called generational decay.

After all, these political resources were inherited by Vera. It takes real talent to reach her father's position, which Vera is not worried about at all. But if she wants to go further and break through her father's ceiling, Vera needs to work hard on her own to gain more merits and create opportunities.

Therefore, Vera is particularly grateful to her biological father and mother.

In this fucked up world, in this garbage dump of Night City, she was left with such a rich 'asset'.

If she really was born into a common family in Night City and didn't have a "corporate veteran" background, then she would really just be able to put it aside.

Not to mention other options, even if his abilities were basically the same and he joined Arasaka, he would probably still be in the probation period.

When you go to Arasaka Academy, you will most likely be assigned to a comprehensive academy that makes extra money. Many secret courses and information will not be easily accessible. After graduation, you will either go to the Arasaka automated factory to work as a screwdriver, or you will be assigned to an unknown department as a nobody.

It's very difficult to make a fortune.

"call..."

After rinsing her mouth, Vera took off all her clothes and soaked herself in a large, white and stylish bathtub.

After a quick and simple wash, she went to the cloakroom and put on the women's underwear that she was already very familiar with but now had no further interest in.

After covering the white area between her lower abdomen and neck, Vera tapped the wardrobe with her fingers and selected a suit uniform from a set of similar styles.

Twenty years later, she still cannot accept clothing that is too revealing.

Due to the needs of the work environment, her wardrobe is mostly uniforms.

The rest were either in formal wear or casual suits.

After changing into a black shirt with a dark red maple leaf pattern, suit pants, a tie, and an aramid bulletproof vest, and hanging a special pistol holster under her armpit, Vera stretched her waist and opened the nearest drawer. It was full of Kenshin and Yukimura from Arasaka, Omaha from Militech, Chao-style from Kantō, and Nue from Tsunami...

Vera also stores submachine guns, assault rifles, and shotguns at home, but they are too large, so they are placed in a special gun room.

Vera chose the commonly used military technology M-76E Omaha, and after inspecting it, she inserted it into the armpit holster.

Because it is small enough.

The precision-crafted version, equipped with tungsten alloy armor-piercing ammunition, is as lethal as a machine gun.

But then again, if she really encountered a cyber psychopath who came straight at Vera, it would probably be better than nothing, but... it's necessary. What if it was useful?

Vera didn't feel that there was anything wrong with being a member of Arasaka but using weapons made with military technology from her mortal enemy. She didn't have so many taboos and was pragmatic. She grabbed a dark-colored, high-padded, lightweight suit jacket made of bulletproof material and walked out.

Walking barefoot on the soft carpet, Vera walked through the corridor and grabbed the business briefcase in the living room. Through the displays in the house, she saw the time on the electronic screen in the distance:

2074/5/27，7/29。

The time is just right.

Following the habit left over from her previous life, Vera put on her cotton slippers, walked down the stairs to the second floor, passed the lobby and the entrance hall, took out a pair of simple dark office slippers from the shoe cabinet, and stepped on them.

Timing run: 7/30.

drip-

dong dong.

The reminder wind chimes rang at the same time as the knock on the door.

"Come in."

While picking up a silver Arasaka clover logo pin from the long table in the entrance hall and wearing it on her left lapel, Vera, knowing the identity of the visitor, transmitted data through her artificial eye to instruct the apartment's smart explosion-proof armored door to open.

"Sir Vera."

The signal was recognized, and the door of the apartment opened with a slight clicking sound of bearings and metal.

Two sturdy, tall men with highly cyborgized bodies came out, one black and one white. The leading black man took Vera's business suitcase and said, "Captain Vera, the vehicle is ready."

"Ah."

Under the protection of two giants, one in black and one in white, Vera walked out of the door. Outside the miniature courtyard at the entrance of the apartment, a Thracian 388JEFFERSON stretched luxury car with the Arasaka logo was parked on the side of the road.

Sitting in the armored new militarist business car, Vera silently lowered her chin and looked at the company community outside the window.

A middle-class community with a luxurious location, nice scenery, guaranteed property security, and NCPD surveillance at all times. It was also the property left to her by her parents in this life.

hum…

After a while, the car started, the white bodyguard was driving, and the black bodyguard was sitting in the passenger seat. He congratulated cautiously and methodically: "Captain Vera, I heard about what happened in Rio de Janeiro. Congratulations, you should be changing to the 'Sacred Sword' soon."

"Thank you." Vera smiled.

Holy Sword is a luxurious business model of hovercraft. This is the other party's compliment to me that I will be promoted soon.

I'm really looking forward to it, my first floating car in my life.

Well, the floating armored vehicles used for security services and law enforcement operations do not count.

After a moment of joy, Vera shifted her attention to the virtual screen grid built into the artificial eye, clicked on the virtual file form, and began to review the things that needed to be dealt with after arriving at Arasaka Tower, and sorted out their priorities.

"The security department's job has been temporarily handed over. If nothing unexpected happens, we can have a few days of peace... Executive Officer Michiko, huh? You seem quite concerned about the rehabilitation of 'dangerous girls'."

"It seems that we need to continue to fleece Umbrella..."

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Chapter 004 The So-called "God-given"

"..."

The vehicle was speeding smoothly. Vera lay on her back in the soft back seat, looking out of the car quietly, squinting her eyes and dozing off, as if she was thinking about the content of the work meeting.

In a dimension that neither of the two Arasaka bodyguards noticed, Vera's eyes suddenly lit up like bright stars.

That is not the brilliance of the artificial eye plug-in.

From Vera's perspective, time around her seemed to have stopped.

The objects around her moved very slowly, and her field of vision was sinking, as if her soul was falling into an endless deep ocean at that moment, but she did not feel suffocated or uncomfortable at all. It was as if she had returned to her real home, with only lightness and joy.

In a flash, Vera looked deep inside her soul——

The concave cavity composed of black and white ink-like ripples is quietly embedded in the void, and dim spots of light flow through it like silk threads, combining together in an orderly yet untraceable manner.

There is no concept of direction, length, width or height here.

It is like the other side of the world that crazy people and mental patients see that ordinary people cannot observe.

No one ever told Vera what this was, but she knew it naturally, and this was the reason why she was reincarnated after death.

At the end of the unknown void, the glowing veins like the winding Milky Way drew completely different marks in front of Vera's eyes, or intertwined, interspersed, and swirled somewhere, or stretched endlessly to their own ends, and came to an abrupt end at the other side that could not be explored.

They are hazy, false, yet real.

Vera looked at the vein that was closest to her and the only solid one.

Take advantage of Umbrella.

How to collect it?

Just pull it out like that.

It was her God-given gift.

"Umbrella... a byproduct of BOW (Biological Organic Weapon) experiments, a byproduct of T-virus research, and quite a few good things in the areas of medicine, medical treatment, and life engineering."

The veins were changing all the time, but the strong call within them allowed Vera to calmly focus her thoughts on the only solid 'thread' -

resident Evil.

For the time being, Vera herself distinguishes it from others by labeling it in this way.