The Creators: From Night City

"Omega Eagle, the management AI of this military base." Lingyin continued.

Now that she had arrived here and seen her final target, there was no need for her to hide anything.

"It was urgently sealed along with this base during the early stages of the Fourth Corporate War due to the sudden attack outside. However, because of this, it was able to hide quietly on the seabed, avoiding the virus released by Bartmos."

After careful calculation and thinking, Lingyin was very sure that she was no match for the opponent, but this AI was equally important to Arasaka Michiko, so she thought of Jiang Bing's previous proposal.

transaction.

She immediately began to use a conciliatory policy towards Jiang Bing.

"As long as you are willing to hand this AI over to Miss Michiko, I believe she will give you a price that satisfies you."

Seeing the other party's words, Jiang Bing couldn't help but ask: "Don't you want to try to grab it?"

"There's no need to test me, Mr. Sable. I know I'm no match for you."

The other party was very decisive. After wanting to know the whole story, he did not want to stay here. He left his contact information and turned around and left cleanly without any delay.

Anyway, this time she confirmed that the 'target' really existed and was safe and sound in the hands of [Anti-Entropy], so it was not like she returned empty-handed.

The other person's figure quickly disappeared behind the door, and not long after, Jiang Bing's sensitive hearing heard the sound of an object entering the water.

In the 2000s, an ordinary artificial intelligence had about 20 million lines of code. However, the amount of AI code for military purposes must at least double because a large amount of deceptive code needs to be added to ensure data security.

After compiling 40 million lines of code, about 800PB of storage space is required. With such a large amount of data written, even the data cube specially used for data transfer took more than an hour to pack the useful data in the server.

Jiang Bing unplugged the data cable from the Rubik's Cube and held the 5×5×5cm (standard Rubik's Cube form) and one-kilogram cyber prison in his hand. He looked around and made sure that nothing was missed. He did not choose to return the same way, but took out the Quetzalcoatl Lantern from under the armor and let the white mist spread in this underwater base.

A moment later, when the white mist suddenly dissipated, the only thing left in the entire data center was the corpse on the ground, and there was no trace of Jiang Bing.

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Arasaka H5-level hacker Yuki Yukimura is at work.

She was originally a 'dangerous girl', and later came to Arasaka with her boss.

She is mainly responsible for maintaining the security system of the entire Arasaka Real Estate in North Oak District. The whole job is relatively easy. She only needs to lie on the hacker chair within the specified time and ensure that she is on standby at all times.

Normally it wasn't her turn to be on duty today, but for some reason, there was a sudden change in the schedule yesterday, and she was the one on duty today.

The 'Hayabusa' security system developed by the Arasaka Group is very intelligent and can handle most situations on its own, which means she can do nothing most of the time.

But soon, a system log was identified as abnormal by the main system and required intervention by the on-duty personnel. So the log was bounced to her by the system, interrupting her slacking time.

Falcon Security Center Log

System version: v4.3.0-ArasakaSec

Date: 2076-09-07

Main control area: North Oak District - Arasaka Real Estate - Arasaka Manor

[21:15 PST] Optical anomaly triggers warning

The multispectral monitoring array (ID#OBS-7) detected fog-like obscuration at the main entrance and exit on the south side (area F2), but the humidity sensor (accuracy ±0.8%) maintained a constant value of 21.3%, which deviated significantly from typical fog parameters.

Activate Phantom Protocol Priority 1:

Start the laser refractive index test to confirm that there are no suspended liquid particles in the air (result: refractive index 1.00027, consistent with the pure air baseline value).

Keep the nano spray system in standby mode (humidity control does not trigger the start condition).

Yuki Yuki was very surprised when he saw the log information. He quickly connected the camera equipment and found that the entire manor had been shrouded in a thick fog without him knowing when.

However, the data in the log showed that the air humidity did not change at all, as if the fog did not exist.

Without hesitation, she restarted the self-test of each sensor.

Soon, the data was fed back.

System: Millimeter-wave radar (frequency band 94GHz) displays visibility in area F2 of 9 meters, and a thermal imager (FLIR-T1020) and ultrasonic rangefinder provide synchronous feedback indicating the absence of obstacles.

Yuki Yukimura: Perform level 3 diagnosis.

System: Calibration of all optical lens coating potentials (to prevent static adsorption artifacts) took 37 seconds. Abnormal image persisted.

System: Comparison with street view cameras outside the estate confirms that the fog exists only within the boundaries of the Arasaka estate, and visibility on the adjacent highway is normal.

"Are we under attack?" Yuki Yuki didn't dare to delay and immediately activated the emergency plan of the optical illusion module.

The system randomly generates a series of logs

[21:16 PST] Artificial hallucination attack prediction module has been activated.

System: Anti-Holographic Intrusion Protocol Activated:

Special devices between buildings project 12 sets of laser positioning grids into the air to penetrate the fog, and other related instruments are also activated.

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System: Observed no diffraction distortion of light in the foggy area, ruling out the possibility of phased array holographic projection.

System: Electromagnetic spectrum scan shows no abnormal microwave radiation, and the atmospheric lens effect of mirage can be ruled out.

System: The administrator's neural signals have been combined to confirm that the administrator's brainwave readings do not have hallucination tendencies.

System: Suggested emergency measures have been given:

Send an S-class invasion warning to the Arasaka Special Operations Team in the manor.

The EMP barrier is activated and the entire manor enters Faraday cage mode.

Although Yuki Yuki's hacker cooling suit and the network access chair beneath her were rapidly exchanging coolant, she still felt herself sweating profusely.

Weird, this fog is so weird.

Just as Yuki Yuki was about to sound the alarm, the sudden fog dissipated within a few seconds.

The system simultaneously observed this phenomenon through the camera equipment and the log was updated instantly.

[21:17 PST] The fog dissipated on its own.

The optical anomaly shrinks inward at a rate of 13 meters per second and eventually dissipates.

Residual phenomenon records show that the edges of the fog outlines exhibit unnatural fractal structures (Hausdorff dimension measurement value 1.92±0.03).

System prompt: This log has been stored in the Arasaka Lead Shield server array (decryption level Ω).

Yuki Yuki was confused as he was manually switching cameras to check the situation in the park, when he suddenly discovered that there was an extra person at the gate outside Arasaka Manor.

She quickly zoomed in on the camera at the door and found an Asian man in a burgundy suit, looking around with a walking stick.

She was curious about when the other party would appear, but the camera's facial recognition immediately identified the other party's identity. However, the information registration authority was very high, so she had no right to review it on H5.

She could only report the situation according to the system.

Jiang Bing, who had no idea that his reckless driving had almost driven an Arasaka hacker crazy, stood at the gate of Arasaka Manor, gazing at the entire Arasaka real estate in amazement.

Luxurious, so damn luxurious.

It’s so grand. So damn grand.

This is truly a place that only the top few people in Night City can afford to live in.

The huge Arasaka estate only has a dozen or so yards.

These yards are all single-family villas with artificial lawns in front and swimming pools in the back. Each area is twice as large as Christopher Miller, the brainless old Bidden.

The people living here are all rich and powerful. After all, not just anyone can be Michiko Arasaka's neighbor.

"Mr. Sabul, I didn't expect you to come alone." The side door of Arasaka Manor opened, and Reine Selina came out to greet him personally.

At this moment, she looked much more normal. She was no longer dressed as if she was going on a mission. Instead, she was wearing a straight suit and exuded an intellectual aura.

Jiang Bing, however, only saw a strong sense of contrast.

"It's easier to get things done with fewer people."

Boss Jiang was prepared to leave the manor if the negotiations failed, so he naturally would not take any burdens with him.

Lingyin seemed to have misunderstood something.

"Don't worry, Miss Michiko has already made all the arrangements. Your whereabouts today will be kept strictly confidential and will not be known to anyone else."

"Especially the other Arasaka people."

Lingyin twisted her gray professional skirt left and right and led the way.

The security guards along the way obviously knew Michiko's bodyguard, and they had also been notified in advance. No one stepped forward to stop them, allowing her to take Jiang Bing into the west building of Arasaka Manor.

Arasaka Manor can be regarded as the exclusive residence of the Arasaka family in Night City. Both Arasaka Hanako and Arasaka Yorinobu own an independent luxurious villa with a courtyard here.

These villas are maintained by a large logistics team, with service personnel on call 24 hours a day and security personnel working in three shifts.

Although most of the rooms may not be occupied for several years.

The two of them walked smoothly all the way until they reached the entrance of the villa and stopped.

From here on, there were two more rows of burly bodyguards in black suits standing guard at the door.

"Excuse me, Mr. Sabul, you don't have any weapons with you, do you? If you do, could you please show them to me?"

Lingyin was afraid that Jiang Bing would overthink things, so she continued to explain, "You can get it back from security when you leave. After all, Ms. Michiko's safety needs to be guaranteed."

"You're asking too many questions." Jiang Bing tapped the ground with his cane.

"I've hidden so many detection devices along the way that I can barely count them all. You should be able to tell by now whether I have any weapons on me."

After his secret was revealed, Lingyin finally gave up on maintaining his expression.

"It's really unbelievable that you don't have any prosthetic parts." Her horror was beyond words.

Previously, she couldn't detect the other party's prosthetic signal, and she thought that the other party had made special prosthetic signal concealment modifications, but she didn't expect that the real answer was a world away.

The other party didn't pretend at all.

Not to mention the Swansea, even the prosthetic eyes that are basically indispensable in life are not installed in the brain-computer interface.

Jiang Bing smiled and shook his head, bringing out the same excuse he had used to fool Laura.

“Kung fu, Chinese kung fu.”

However, Jiang Bing keenly noticed that Lingyin's expression actually showed a hint of belief in his casual excuse, and this result made him very curious.

Although she has the title of 'Dangerous Girl', she is not a naive person and should be able to hear that I am being perfunctory.

"You don't seem surprised."

"I've seen people like you before." 'Dangerous Girl' seemed hesitant and stopped talking immediately. "But that was many years ago."

"Mr. Sable, I hope that security personnel will be allowed to temporarily keep your cane."

Jiang Bing had no objection.

He threw his cane into the arms of the burly security guard standing by, and the heavy cane made the other person stagger.

The security guard felt as if he was holding a heavy machine gun in his arms.

"Please come this way."

The door at the end of the Zero Sound Corridor leads to a simple, elegant and luxuriously decorated reception room.

Of course, this is just what I say to others.

Jiang Bing is not very fond of furniture made of real wood.

After Lingyin led Jiang Bing in, he went into the inner room alone, leaving only Jiang Bing and a servant serving tea and water.

"Ms. Michiko specifically asked me to prepare tea for you, my guest. It's brewed with real water at 90-96 degrees Celsius. Please feel free to enjoy it."

The other party brought a cup of amber tea with impeccable etiquette and placed it in front of Jiang Bing.

Jiang Bing shrugged his nose and looked at the tea again.

"Your boss really knows how to enjoy life. This oolong tea is made from Dahongpao."

Jiang Bing picked up the teacup and drank the tea without hesitation, smacking his lips.

"It's not quite right though. It tastes weird, like it was grown in a greenhouse."

"I didn't expect Mr. Sabul is also proficient in tea ceremony." A crisp female voice came from the door.

Chapter 284: Effective Persuasion Only Requires One Sentence