Infinity, progress from Arasaka

Mann looked at Jack.

"Thank you, Brother Jack. I will consider staying out of the spotlight for a while. If you have a new mission, remember to inform me..." The weak voice felt like a deflated doll. "Let's go, Dolio, let's go find Faraday."

Faraday?

Jack, who was comforting his girlfriend, immediately became alert.

According to the gossip from his friends in the next life, Faraday worked for Military Technology, which was hostile to him because he actually worked for Arasaka.

After all, his eldest sister is in Arasaka, and his connections belong to Arasaka.

For those middlemen who have higher-level connections, these can be guessed by simply checking the source of the information.

If you're working for Arasaka...it depends on whether the girl has any demand.

"Brother Mann, if you really need money, I have a vague proposal. I don't know if it will work, but would you like to listen to it?"

......

At the same time, in the Japanese archipelago, Yokosuka Port.

Arasaka Navy Second Fleet.

Catamaran, super aircraft carrier Kujira.

Vera stood at the railing outside the towering command tower, looking into the distance.

Huh...huh...

Her long light golden hair fluttered in the sea breeze.

"New shipbuilding plan, Adelheide..."

Putting down the thick paper plan in her hand, Vera smiled with a hint of playfulness.

"interesting..."

Even she felt the heavy pressure of Lao Deng's heavy bet. She really didn't know if Lai Xuan would be driven crazy.

The phased rewards set by Sanlang for her.

Want to own a super aircraft carrier in your own Night City fleet?

If you want, then work harder on military technology!

Vera must pry open the independence of the former West Coast states, including the Southern and Northern California states, Oregon and Washington.

drip.

It was the internal communication prompt tone. Vera glanced at the virtual screen grid built into the artificial eye.

It was Jimmy, her lieutenant in Night City.

[Jimmy: Director, the first phase of the crackdown on the Six Street Gang has been completed. Using the excuse that the gang fight disturbed public order, even if military technology detects abnormalities, public opinion and diplomacy will not be able to find any major problems with our operation this time.]

Vera nodded, her expression serious, "Then let's move on to the second stage."

"Use the pawns we infiltrated into Dog Town in the early years. Induce a turf war between the Nether Dog Gang and the Six Street Gang."

The former military technology and the New American rebels, and the current military technology supporting gangs, their territories are adjacent to each other, and there are many points of contradiction and conflict. What Vera has to do at this stage is to intensify the contradictions.

Fan the flames.

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PS: Ahem, old book friends all know that the Yang World → that is, updates before midnight, before midnight.

This sensitive word really makes me numb!

Damn, I just don’t believe it. Why are there so many things stopping me from updating before 12 o’clock?

Chapter 091 Vera is about to arrive in her loyal Night City

Kujira, bridge.

Central command room.

Placing the paper plan for the new super aircraft carrier Adelheide from the Arasaka manufacturing department on the command table, Vera sat quietly behind the aircraft carrier dispatch command and control simulation platform, watching the commanders and operators of the Arasaka Navy busy at the central display console.

Now that you are here, how can you not experience for yourself the feeling of remotely controlling a war on a super aircraft carrier?

Authorized by Saburo Arasaka.

Although there was no explicit order to assign this fleet to Vera, it was still okay to allow her to board the ship without any hindrance or restrictions to watch and experience it.

It's just a pie in the sky. The Adelheide, the new ship's construction plan even named it after Vera's middle name, which carries a good meaning...

Vera could only say that this cake was big and fragrant!

She ate it anyway.

She had longed for this super aircraft carrier of hundreds of thousands of tons. It was much more impressive than any hovercraft or the new US Air Force One.

As for returning to Night City on this fleet...well, Vera hasn't gotten there yet.

The current situation in North America is neither appropriate nor mature.

Saburo Arasaka is not dead yet. In the original timeline, the reason why Hanako Arasaka was able to ride the Kujira directly to Night City without being criticized by the diplomatic public opinion, and even received vague support from other forces, was because her father died.

Saburo died in Night City. When other people didn't know the truth about Arasaka Yorinobu's patricide, the biggest suspect was military technology.

After all, military technology has a history.

More than half a century ago, it was Military Technology that blew up the Arasaka Tower, and then framed Arasaka as an unwitting victim, putting the blame on Arasaka. Arasaka's eldest prince, Arasaka Kei, was also assassinated by cyber mercenaries hired by Military Technology.

Arasaka thus had a legitimate reason to attack and completely gained the upper hand in diplomatic opinion.

Now, in 2076, the Alvin Peace and Unification Agreement signed by the Metal Wars is still in effect.

If Arasaka pushed the Kujira to the west coast without any basis, it would be much more serious than arguing about increasing the number of troops stationed and setting up new military institutions. In the interpretation of outsiders, it would be a signal of war, a violation of peace and a violation of international law.

Treaties are meant to be broken.

This statement is true for cyber giants. It is easy to undermine international law, but it also depends on the specific timing and whether the specific benefits can outweigh the potential negative impact and losses caused by undermining international law.

It's not a good idea to start with a big move.

"Six Street Gang."

Vera gently stroked the tabletop with her fingers, muttering the name of the victim she was about to victimize.

On the big screen in the command room was a high-precision bird's-eye view of the southern part of Night City, the Free State of Northern California.

After the fleet commander introduced the basic parameters of the Kujira and the Second Fleet, Vera signaled them to call up the overall map of Night City.

As Vera identified her target, the scope narrowed rapidly, eventually targeting the border area between Dog Town in Taiping Island and the Santo Domingo River Valley.

The secondary control screen next to it also lit up, outlining the spheres of influence controlled by the Six Street Gang and the Hellhounds on the map of Night City.

The Six Street Gang, one of the largest gangs in Night City.

The general distribution of power is in the Beautiful Area, the River Valley of Santo Domingo and the Coronado Farm.

Originally formed by a group of veterans who participated in the Fourth Corporate War, they were disappointed with the inaction of the NCPD and decided to form the Sixth Street Gang to protect themselves and the community.

They claim to be a group of old-school American patriots, but their actions are no different from those of the gangs that bully the weak in the community.

After the Metal War ended in 2069, Militech seemed to have established a good cooperative relationship with them, constantly supplying them with weapons and supplies. The Six Street Gang undoubtedly acted as Militech's black glove in Night City.

Their personnel composition and the historical background of their establishment determine that their stance naturally tends to be towards military technology and new beauty.

Needless to say, Vera is not interested in spending a lot of money to win them over. It is better to kill them and support the NUSA rebels who hate military technology and New America the most among the Nether Dogs.

Taking advantage of Kurt Hansen's (former NUSA military colonel and current leader of the Dogtown Hellhounds) growing ambition and his hatred for the betrayal of Rosalind Myers, the former CEO of Militech and the new US President, he secretly guided the Hellhounds to expand into the river valley of Santo Domingo.

It just so happens that the two gangs are adjacent to each other, and Saint-Domingo can be said to be the only feasible direction for Kurt Hansen to expand his power.

In other directions, there are either deserts, suburban technology farms for biotechnology, the territories of the Pacific Island Voodoo Gang and the Animal Gang, which have little money, or Heywood, which is across the river and is dotted with corporate buildings and has a strong NCPD police force.

Vera just didn't believe that Kurt Hansen had no intention of expanding his territory.

In particular, the targets of the beatings were the Six Street Gang and the ex-boyfriend's new mistress.

If he had the slightest inclination or hesitation, she would have a hundred ways to break, mash, and tear the Sixth Street Gang's flesh and stuff it into his mouth.

The military technology will definitely suspect Arasaka, but Vera is not afraid of their suspicion. Let's gamble.

It would be best to attract them to transfer elite agents from other areas.

Because Vera needs to use the international influence brought by Saburo's return to take charge of Arasaka in 2076 to infiltrate important cities in the free states on the west coast of North America, such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, San Diego, etc., and restore Arasaka's influence in the areas radiated by its former power.

In accordance with Saburo's instructions, we will continue to iterate the phased by-products of the "Sun Staircase Project" in Night City, and directly deliver them to the North American market to obtain clinical data.

Just as Vera was thinking about how to better harm military technology and cut off the influence of the new United States in the Western Free State, a message with the highest priority came in.

Vera then put on a perfect and appropriate faint smile.

【Saburo-sama.】

"Vera, your leisurely tour is over. Your stage should not be limited to academic research. Night City is the stage where you can truly shine. Now, unleash your imagination and don't let me down."

【Thank you for your support. 】

Vera naturally knew what this so-called "wonderful idea" meant.

For example, she mentioned to Saburo verbally that the Tyrant was fused with the prosthetic body and equipped with a new "King Kong" exoskeleton weapon experiment. This was just one of them. Saburo, who hated military technology, obviously told Vera not to worry about it and to throw out any ideas at the forefront of the competition with military technology.

beep.

Communication hang up.

Vera smiled at first, then a hint of sighing "the sea is wide for fish to leap, the sky is high for birds to fly" flashed in her eyes. She stood up and walked out of the command room surrounded by a group of Arasaka Lone Wolf agents.

Coming to the railing outside the towering command tower, Vera looked at the super-large airship parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier, as well as the fleet of high-speed escort airships.

It is called a hovercraft, but it is actually an aerospace vehicle. Although it is not as advanced as the Air Force One of President Miles of the new United States, it is also a high-speed flying vehicle that can enter the stratosphere.

She will return to Night City in this car, escorted by a fleet of Arasaka naval fighter jets.

...

Arasaka Tower in Night City.

Counterintelligence Department.

"Hey, V, our reconnaissance personnel around the Arasaka Factory in Watson District are in place. A comprehensive silent order has been issued to our undercover agents and intelligence providers. The emergency assessment shows that there is a risk of exposure. Our people in Zeta and Kangtao, according to your instructions, the retreat order has also been conveyed."

"Yes. Tell our people to retreat slowly and not to alert the enemy. Otherwise they will be discovered. After the new order is issued, temporarily terminate the contact."

Having just finished a meeting with his superior, Arthur Jenkins, V and Harry walked along the corridor back to the office. Along the way, the staff nearby walked hurriedly.

The public news video wall in the corridor was reporting on a replay of the press conference at the Arasaka Tower headquarters in Tokyo.

"…My decision, ultimately, is for the well-being of those around me, for my family, and for my employees, so I am making an important decision hereby doubling the number of company guards stationed in Night City."

"Perhaps President Miles sees my actions as a violation of the Alvin Agreement and a dangerous provocation against the New America and military technology. Then, what about the South African terrorist attack a year ago?"

"My junior, one of Arasaka's best employees was attacked in a premeditated manner during her training journey. We all know why."

"She will return to Night City as a senior manager of Arasaka and an outstanding scientist. With her here, Arasaka Tower in Night City will become an important economic lifeline and new product research center for Arasaka. This demonstrates our emphasis on and responsibility for the land that was lost for half a century..."

"Increasing military strength and escort capabilities is only based on the principle of reciprocity. Arasaka will never allow the tragedy and persecution of half a century ago to happen again. Our actions are not directed against any individual or group..."

The person present at the press conference was Saburo Arasaka, who had recovered to the physical state of a man in his seventies or eighties.

Faced with questions from global media giants including NC Night City Inquirer, News 54, WNS News, EU News, CNN, The Washington Post, New York Observer, etc. on whether Arasaka's move to increase its troops in Night City violates the spirit of the Alvin Peace Agreement, Saburo answered them one by one with ease and calmness.

For Arasaka employees, these polite words should be treated as trash talk.

“Will we go to war with military technology?”

Harry looked towards V thoughtfully and lowered his voice.

“It’s only a matter of time.”

V seemed very calm.

The conflict between Militech and Arasaka is well known to everyone. Employees who join Arasaka need to be mentally prepared to face off against Militech. Just like employees who take the initiative to join Militech must be mentally prepared to face off against Arasaka.

"When exactly will it explode? It could be a few years from now, or it could be more than a decade from now. It all depends on what the bigwigs in Tokyo think."