Infinity, progress from Arasaka

"If you really want to test its limit, go out on a mission, S-rank ghoul... No, that's not enough, SS-rank will do, hiss... If it's that SSS-rank 'One-eyed Owl'... "Kuroyuki IV" will be at risk of being damaged... But, I haven't touched an SSS-rank Kagami Kagami yet..."

Muttering, Dixing Jiayi began to discuss to himself the possibility of expelling SSS-level ghouls...a common problem among old scholars.

He really wanted the body of an SSS-level ghoul.

Vera laughed silently and shook her head, then she took a few steps forward and waved her hand.

Buzz~, the "Black Abyss IV" gun body that pierced into the steel target trembled violently, and the next moment, with a crackling sound, the second steel ingot was torn apart from the inside in a flash.

Clusters of scarlet light flickered. Those were the thorns that made up the spiral tip of the "Black Abyss IV". Like molten iron, they suddenly bent and stretched to form a sharp arc.

The sickle-like blade shifted the center of gravity, spinning, and then, with a whoosh, the blade pointed outward and returned precisely to Vera's palm.

"This is..."

Under the mushroom-shaped bangs, the eyes of Di Xing Jia Yi were covered but suddenly a gleam of light flashed.

"Similar to the autonomous off-body transformation capability of the Quinque IXA that Arimato and other officers possess."

His tone was certain.

Vera nodded.

"SS-level, the kagune of 'Shemale' Nick, its healing ability is really helpful to my research..."

Don’t be fooled by its shabby and abnormal appearance, but the things inside are quite useful. Useful in every sense of the word.

Apart from anything else, thanks to Nick's negative distance entanglement and continuous treatment of Gecko Jason before his death, Jason, who was originally ranked S+ in the CCG wanted list and had become a half-Kagune, had more RC cells belonging to Nick and the remnants of some cured Kagune in his body.

Jason was already very close to SS level. As a half-hercule, Vera, who dissected his body, found several hercules with quite well preserved activity, from scale hercules, tail hercules, to the armor hercules that were in the process of forming, but no feather hercules.

They have all been used, and along with the S-rank Kai called Naki, they have been integrated into the "Black Abyss IV" by Vera.

With the support of Nick's healing kagune, she had a lot of room in the production process. Even if she made a mistake, she could just fix it and try again. With such excellent assistance, she was able to complete the upgrade of "Kuroayuki IV".

Harder and tougher is the basis, sharpness is an addition, and the key is that some characteristics of the healing-type kagune are retained, allowing the IV model to have weak self-healing properties, as well as the coordination and balance enhancements brought about by the integration of a whole set of tail kagune and scale kagune produced by the same ghoul. In addition to supporting medium-amplitude deformation, it can also achieve autonomous separation and autonomous resetting.

"But it's still not a living Quinque... What are you using to send a signal to 'it'?"

"I can't hide it from you, Doctor."

Swish. Vera put the "Black Abyss IV" which had transformed back into a spear into the black gold box next to the workbench.

There is actually no explicit regulation on the use of the Black Gold Box in CCG, but because Arima Takasho used the Black Gold Box, the Black Gold Box has become rare and powerful, and this is also what the ghoul world believes today.

Next, she removed her sterile gloves.

"what?"

In one leap, Ground Walker A and B stepped forward and stared at Vera's right hand as she raised it for display. He carefully observed the traces of metal concave decoration on it as if he was observing microorganisms through a microscope. It was very delicate, like some kind of tattoo, but not a Quinque ornament.

"It's not "Gun III"..."

"Gun III is there." Vera pointed to a silver-white box on a table not far away. "It is a part of the Quinque structure taken from Black Abyss IV. According to the established memory metal implantation settings, 'it' is the main body."

It can be understood as some kind of unconventional katsun signal generator. Although it is not even at the level of a Quinque, it can still be used as a 'coordinate' for the autonomous reset of "Kuroyuki IV".

Earthwalker A and B touched their chin and scratched their head.

"What's the distance?" he asked.

"About seven or eight meters. It's quite difficult to control. If the direction of the blade is not properly controlled during reset, it can easily injure the user."

"The threshold is too high, and the promotion value is not great. Only senior investigators like you who are militant can use it. But, your... minimally invasive surgery?"

"Pretty much. Just figuring it out."

Vera did not elaborate on this topic, but it couldn't be said that she was referring to the cyber implant technology from another world.

Just as she will bring Quinque-related technologies to Arasaka far away...

Stretching lazily, she took off her lab coat, cleaned up the workshop, and asked thoughtfully, "Doctor, shouldn't you be in the workshop at this time? Why did you come to me suddenly? Have you run out of Hebao materials?"

The harvest of the "Ghoul Elimination" operation, in addition to the few named ghouls taken away by Vera, was more than fifty complete corpses of ghouls and kakubo.

It is true that most of them are B and A-rank ghouls, but CCG also has a large number of grassroots investigators.

In this regard, Vera admits that she is not as good as Dixing Jiayi. He really accepts everyone and is willing to create a Quinque for every investigator, even if it is a B-level one.

"Not yet. But it will be soon..." Ji Xing Jia Yi spread his hands, "Oh, I almost forgot, the second set of "New Proto" has been completed, which is the one for Special Officer Shinohara."

"Aren't you going to attend a high-level meeting at the Countermeasures Headquarters this afternoon? Please pass this message to Special Officer Shinohara..."

"no problem."

Picking up the Quinque box containing the "Gun III", Willa patted her clothes a little and followed.

"Russell, I see you haven't used that complete Shuangyu Hehe package labeled 'Kirishima Arata'. What do you plan to do with it after you return to North America?"

Along the way, because they were like-minded colleagues, Dixing Jia and Yi talked a lot.

"Wait."

"wait?"

"Fusion technology is not mature enough. And I don't want too many flaws."

"Its twin feathers... This is the first time I've seen feathers that are so perfect in form and well preserved... I plan to integrate them into my "New Proto" after further research... Doctor, what do you think is the success rate of perfectly transplanting and integrating feathers into a living Quinque armor?"

Vera's words made Dixing Jiayi fall into deep thought for a moment.

As an expert in making Quinque, he understood Vera's thoughts immediately.

It would be a pity if a pair of double yuhe with excellent appearance, shape and potential were made into dead objects or integrated into a finished Quinque. It would be suspected of wasting natural resources.

The "new proto" is a living organism, retaining the characteristics of kagune evolution and predation. Foreign kagune will most likely be swallowed up indiscriminately by it, and it is very difficult to transplant and integrate them perfectly.

"Living bodies are not dead things, there must be differences, and 'co-eating' between ghouls is an instinct, and the same is true for kagune... How to make them get along without 'co-eating', solving this problem, is the key to transplantation and fusion."

When it comes to professional matters, Landlord A and B said seriously: "I need time to calculate carefully..."

"Then, Doctor, what if the elements of the two kagune are biological father and son?" Vera suddenly interrupted, with a barely perceptible smile on the corner of her mouth.

"At least 60% sure."

Di Xing Jia Yi blurted out, and even he was surprised at how quick his reaction was.

"Wait, Kirishima Ayado, Kirishima? Is that the new Kirishima, the SS-rank 'Corpse Collector' Kirishima?"

You know, the raw materials for his "New Proto" living Quinque armor project were taken from Kirishima's new Kaku.

Vera nodded calmly.

"No wonder..."

......

Area 1 CCG Countermeasures Headquarters Building.

Ding.

As the door opened, Vera walked out of the elevator carrying two Quinque boxes, one white and one black.

There was some noise coming from the corridor, and she looked in the direction of the sound.

I saw Marutesai, sitting next to the sofa chair by the window in the reception area, muttering something to a short, unfamiliar man with a sarcastic expression.

His outfit is very strange, with white hair and red eyes, and an androgynous look. Judging from his clothes, we can assume that he is a man.

Next to them were two burly men in suits and ties wearing white dove brooches. One was a middle-aged uncle with a flat head, who looked very kind and reliable; the other had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a stern face, and looked very serious.

Special Investigators: Yukinori Shinohara and Iwa Kuroiwa. Two of the seven special investigators in the Tokyo CCG, veterans with outstanding achievements.

Vera walked over.

"Hey, vicious Maru-te, are you bullying the newbies again?"

The person she greeted was naturally Marutesai, the person she was most familiar with and had the best relationship with.

"What do you mean again?"

Vera's voice was still very recognizable. Marutesai immediately turned his head away in dissatisfaction, "I'm doing this for his own good. Look at his thin arms and legs. Am I right? Don't let him die when he encounters a ghoul while on a field mission..."

"OK OK."

It was Shinohara Yukinori. Seeing that Marutesai had turned his attention back, he immediately stood in front of the thin androgynous boy, "Amaru... Suzuya's personal situation is a bit special... By the way, Special Officer Russell, I heard that you will be returning to North America tomorrow?"

What a blunt change of subject.

"Yes. You can call me Vera. I have been working in Tokyo for more than a quarter. I need to go back to CCG North American headquarters in Washington to report the details of my work."

Nodding, Vera placed the Quinque box on the round table beside her and held out her hand. "Shinohara, I haven't thanked you formally yet. Thank you for letting me have it. Without it, the battle in Area 20 would not have been so easy."

“There, there…”

Holding Vera's fingertips in a gentlemanly manner, Shinohara Yukinori scratched the back of his head and smiled heartily, "As colleagues, we should help each other. The victory of District 20 proves that I did nothing wrong."

"It's what you should do. But my thanks are also what you should do."

Vera pushed two Quinque boxes in front of Yukinori Shinohara.

"G... this..."

"The Gun III Kai is the Hagu Quinque I designed and made. It should be able to meet some of Shinohara's tactical needs. The New Proto originally belonged to you, but I cut in line. Don't rush to refuse. As you said to me, it should stay where it is needed. I'm back in Washington to perform my duties, so I won't need it for the time being."

"Shinohara, just accept it." Kuroiwa patted his old friend's shoulder.

"Well, okay... I'll give it back to you when you come back, Vera..."

As the meeting had not started yet, the special officers stationed in various district branches in Tokyo needed time to rush back, and after a while of greeting, Vera joined the circle of Marute Sai and Shinohara Yukinori.

Marute Sai said: "Come to think of it, Russell... I heard that you captured a ghoul mother and daughter..."

"Ah, I was just about to tell you about this. After I leave Japan temporarily, you will take care of them for me."

"Huh? Why would you do such a thankless task, just because they don't have any criminal records? Cannibalism... although it's eating the bodies of suicide victims... but, is it because of faith?"

According to Christianity, people who commit suicide cannot go to heaven.

Vera smiled softly.

"Partly, but more importantly, it is to divide and disintegrate the ghouls. Recruiting ghouls for our use, whether it is to collect intelligence or to use them as temporary extra-staff combat forces, I think this plan is feasible. As for the experiment, Marute, are you interested in trying it?"

Marutesai was naturally interested. He and Vera were of the same type and both wanted to make progress.

And solving the ghoul problem is a great achievement.

After thinking for a while, he only had one question, "How do you solve the ghoul's feeding problem?"

"They...eat people. If the root of this problem is not solved..." He made a throat-slitting motion, "Ghouls are ghouls. Legal ghouls are also ghouls. Use them and then...kill them. This is my opinion."

Snapped.

Vera pulled out a stack of documents from her coat pocket and pushed them in front of Marutesai.

"[High RC Cell Synthetic Food - Ghoul Edible Experiment]."

Marutesai muttered to himself, and he looked at Vera, "Are you sure?"

"Try it."

Vera leaned back in her chair, crossing her arms, "It's just an experiment. If it fails, just blame their bad luck."

"Let's get back to the point. The mother and daughter of Dikou are the key to our future persuasion of Congress. They are innocent, harmless, and have no criminal record. Their husband is also a member of the CCG logistics system. They barely meet the standard of martyrs... It would be a pity not to use them."

Marutesai agreed with this point.

"Then give it a try... While you're back in Washington, I'll join forces with Shinohara and Kuroiwa to withstand the pressure and keep her."

"Thank you."

Soon, all the special officers arrived and the meeting was about to begin. Vera and Marutesai stood up side by side and walked towards the meeting room together.

"When are you going to return to Washington?"

"After the meeting."

As she walked into the door to the conference room while chatting, she glanced at the reflective metal door frame and her reflection.

The gains from this trip should be enough for you to digest.

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Cyberpunk