The Creators: From Night City

"You don't look like a medical student. The doctors I know are very..." Valerie organized her words.

"Serious?" The other party gave her the answer.

"Yes." She took advantage of the situation to back down.

"This is only the case for doctors who have been on the front lines for years. They have to be on high alert because, after all, the price of negligence is a life. I do theoretical research and don't come into contact with patients. I rarely see the separation of life and death, so naturally there is a difference."

"Medical theory research?" Valerie's beautiful appearance gave her an excellent disguise. Of course, this was also the reason why the other party spoke to her.

After all, not all strangers sitting next to you will be so talkative, unless they have other purposes.

Either they are after money, profit or sex.

"I study genetic theory at the Medical School of the University of Frankfurt." The other party was very frank.

"Then I'll call you Professor Florence." Valerie was very good at saying one thing to one person and another to another.

"Just call me Lance." The other party stopped the food delivery robot moving in the corridor, took two glasses of wine from the tray fixture above the robot's head, and handed them to Valerie.

They clinked their glasses, but Valerie only touched her lips to be on the safe side.

Although her journey was secret, there was a possibility that the news would leak out, so she had to be on guard.

"Are you going to Night City on a business trip?"

Feeling the push from the plane starting up, Valerie pretended to inquire casually.

"I'm interviewing for a new opportunity at the invitation of a friend."

"Friends." Valerie thought of her good friend Jack whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

"To be precise, it's her ex-girlfriend." The other person added with a smile.

Only then did Valerie understand why the other party was so enthusiastic.

The feeling is that I am greedy for her body.

Bah, so cheap.

...

Night City's airport is right next to the orbital airport, which not only handles flights to space and the moon, but also handles the takeoff and landing of all long-distance passenger aircraft.

Outside the Mingqi terminal, Natalie led Elaine Eleanor and Aurora to meet them at the door.

Each of the three has bright white teeth, graceful figures, and extraordinary temperament. They have their own merits and are very eye-catching.

Of course, if anyone dares to come up and harass us, the security personnel in the van parked behind us will teach them the meaning of "watch from a distance but don't touch it."

"Florence, here." Elaine Eleanor jumped up and down, waving her hands as if she could never sit still.

Ever since her health improved, she has been restless all the time, always jumping and dancing like a child with ADHD.

"It's really unbelievable, Ailian, your illness is really cured. When you sent me a message, I thought you were comforting me."

Florence was a full head taller than the slender Elaine. When they met, they first hugged each other affectionately, and then kissed under Natalie's pursed gaze.

The straight woman of Slavic descent couldn't bear to see this at all.

"Ailuo, I didn't expect that Ailian's century-old problem was really solved by you. I admit that you are better than me."

"In fact, I didn't cure Ailian's illness." Aurora put her hands in her pockets and stood at a distance.

They had fought many times over Ailian, and their relationship was complicated.

"Natalie." The female racer took the initiative to extend her hand and introduce herself.

Natalie, who already had a domineering figure, became even more "sturdy" after the "promotion and transformation", and her every move can attract both men and women.

It is no exaggeration to say that Florence was greedy after seeing it.

The Alvarado V4F 570 mission worked tirelessly to carry the four people back.

Orbital Aviation's aerospace port is located on the sea west of Night City, separated from the city by a cross-sea bridge. Just as the group was halfway there, they heard the sound of fierce gunfire on the road ahead.

Before Natalie could even push the button on the console, more than a dozen large Octant drones produced by Zeta Technology flew over everyone's heads. Without even a word, they turned the firing car into a pile of scrap metal.

What a joke! This is the 'Orbital Aviation Concession'. Orbital Aviation, a company founded in Nairobi, Kenya in the early 21st century, is the largest and oldest company in the field of commercial transportation in Earth orbit.

Its overall strength is not much inferior to Arasaka. Due to the existence of the "Land Lease Act No. 17", it has the highest law enforcement power in this area, and even if the NCPD comes, it has to report it.

"The security in Night City is indeed as bad as rumored." Florence commented.

“It’s certainly far behind Frankfurt.”

Natalie effortlessly squeezed her car into the gap in the crowded traffic and drove away before the Orbital Aviation staff could close the road.

Badlands, Base 6.

Florence didn't know what kind of company Anti-Entropy was, but when the car arrived at the deserted land covered with yellow sand, she couldn't help but feel nervous.

Although there are no pyramid schemes in this era, the trafficking of human organs and people is so rampant that it can be put on the table for discussion.

But as soon as she entered the reception room, her doubts were immediately dispelled.

Although it is called a reception room, it can actually be seen as a small ecological park.

Duke Lawson unlocked the door and let Aurora out. Before leaving, he carefully told Aurora to treat his "baby" room well and not to touch it.

The entire reception room was meticulously decorated in a natural style. This VIP reception room with the theme of "Natural Oxygen Bar" was definitely the most luxurious place inside [Anti-Entropy]. If it weren't for Gloria's strict crowd control, this place would definitely be packed with people every day.

In fact, she had already started to have doubts in her heart before she entered the door.

As Aurora pushed open the heavy oak door with some difficulty, a moist earthy scent mixed with an intoxicating cedar aroma wafted out.

The walls of the reception room are clad in carefully polished cedar logs, with fine and smooth wood grain and a refreshing scent of pine resin. In the corner, a hidden landscaping box is filled with a large area of ​​fertile soil. A few clumps of moss cling to the stumps of old trees where new buds have sprouted, as dense as a velvet carpet. The ceiling is entirely woven with vines, entangled around a peeled log beam and draped like a curtain. The spider plants and staghorn ferns carefully maintained by Duke Lawson hang next to the translucent linen lampshade.

The ground is paved with charcoal-burned pine boards, with white pebbles scattered in the gaps for decoration.

In the center of the reception area lies a maple tree stump that Jiang Bing found by chance. The tree is thousands of years old. After being polished and painted, the wide stump can be used as a natural tea table, and the dense annual rings have become a natural decoration on the table.

Sitting on the wooden chairs of different shapes, Florence was already feeling a little dry-mouthed, but the other decorations in the room made her feel shocked in waves.

Chapter 425 [Mithril Throne]

The rattan sofa was piled with soft linen pillows, and a few dried hibiscus petals fell on the gray-blue tie-dyed cloth.

But the most stunning thing about the entire room is the huge glass fish tank on the west wall.

The entire wall has been replaced with transparent glass, and directly behind the glass is a small "Water Cube" ocean ecological pool produced by biotechnology.

Various aquatic animals such as the elf fish, black-striped flying fox, red tetra, cardinal tetra, panda rat fish, pepper rat fish, black-shell shrimp, cherry shrimp, honey bee snail, zebra snail, water flea, and planarian are swimming around in it.

A dazzling array of plants, such as miniature dwarf pearls, antler mosses, iron crowns, water figs, green chrysanthemums, red palaces, round-hearted duckweed, and sophora japonica, are also scattered throughout the water. Young male sea almond seedlings float on the surface. Their well-developed root systems have been meticulously landscaped, forming a miniature ecological shelter. A mister mounted on the top of the tank simulates a wetland environment, allowing water-retaining bromeliads and air plants to grow downward from the fixed driftwood.

Although Florence had seen the world, she had never seen a world like this. Not to mention anything else, just the fish and shrimp in this fish tank were basically extinct. It would be difficult for her to earn the corresponding amount even if she worked for a lifetime.

Breathing in the fresh and even somewhat 'sweet' air, her heart instantly calmed down.

The next step is tea drinking.

After a cup of hot tea, Florence turned the conversation to the main reason why she came here for the interview.

"Stairway to the Sun?" The genetic theorist was almost losing confidence due to the data in his hands.

"Are these data true? There is such a substance on Earth. It doesn't make sense."

"Don't worry about its source for now, just think about whether you can apply it to human body enhancement." Aurora said.

"Common inactivation methods are not applicable to this. We can consider artificial gene embedding to induce a fusion reaction within the implanted body, slowing down the intensity of gene fusion and reducing the risk of gene chain collapse."

"But this can only be applied to unique individuals, unless clones who are related to each other are used next. Then when it becomes popular, there will be no genetic commonalities at all, and each human body will have to be done over again. The cost and workload will be enormous. You must be developing this thing for mass production." Since Florence received a joint invitation from Aurora and Ellen, she must have something on her.

"There is definitely no blood relationship, but there is something that may meet your requirements." Ellen's eyes lit up at the idea proposed by Florence. The research and implementation of the two-stage process of the "Ascension Ceremony" was progressing very slowly because it involved both science and magic, so the two of them thought of asking for external help.

"If you can really find a 'universal gene template,' there's another advantage." Florence continued her theory, "Then you could consider solving the problem of mass production through pre-production gene editing."

"As long as this 'anchor point' is stable enough, we can use specialized instruments to extract genetic genes in bulk and package them into gene seeds. We can then simply 'install' them in a fool-proof manner."

Talking about this, even Aurora became excited. The three of them simply stopped drinking tea, contacted the chief steward Gloria, and quickly started work, going directly to the R&D center to start work.

Inside the tunnel, Chief Supervisor Gloria was holding a data tablet, bringing a bunch of items to the boss for his signature.

She walked along the tunnel to the deepest part. The originally messy "workshop" filled with instruments and equipment had now disappeared without a trace, and the throne evaporated from the interior of the passage. Only an arched door made of entwined branches appeared on the wall at the end of the passage.

A delicate metal bell in the shape of an acorn hung on the door.

Gloria rang the doorbell skillfully and waited for a while. The door, which was supposed to be attached to the tunnel wall, suddenly opened from the inside, revealing a "small world" inside that had grown to the size of half a basketball court.

"Come in." Jiang Bing, wearing a leather apron, was busy in his portable workshop.

"This isn't your first time in Heimer, but why do you still seem so worried?"

Gloria looked at the pure darkness not far away. It was the ultimate nothingness, a crack in the void, and she still shuddered.

“No matter how many times I come, it always feels so incredible.”

As one of the only two people in [Anti-Entropy] who knew this secret, Gloria's first feeling was indifferent. Jiang Bing's trust in her was earned by her long-term hard work that led to death from overwork. She was fully qualified to know secrets of this level.

The second is surprise.

Jiang Bing told her about the existence of the small world after considering all factors. Faced with the ever-expanding [Anti-Entropy] situation, Gloria, as the absolute center coordinating everything, was a node that Jiang Bing could not avoid no matter what.

The other party has already proved his loyalty through actions.

"The interview candidates recommended by Aurora and Ellen Eleanor from the R&D department have arrived at the base. Their background checks have already been done and they are very clean. They have just started their jobs." Gloria finished her work report skillfully. Seeing Jiang Bing busy tinkering with his 'mobile throne', she did not raise any objections and checked off the item on the data board as usual.

"Below is the overall business situation of [Anti-Entropy] in the past month, including organic and synthetic foods, high-end luxury goods, tobacco, bulk necessities mainly fresh water, fur, and the newly added service industry."

Gloria reported the revenue of each business step by step. Those strings of numbers that could drive cyberpunks crazy were not as important as the works of his own people in Jiang Bing's eyes.

Jiang Bing melted the large piece of [Mithril] into a [Mithril Throne]. Since he had enough portable space to accommodate it, he simply equipped the throne with vector nozzles and energy supply devices, and then made a set of magical movement system powered by airflow. The combination of magic and science complemented each other and transformed the throne that could only be fixed in the tunnel into a mobile vehicle.

Of course, technology can consume electricity, but Jiang Bing will have to take on the responsibility of producing batteries for magic.

Relying on the domineering magic conduction properties of [Mithril], Jiang Bing improved the witcher's Quen and Aden seals, combined with the magic knowledge he learned from the world of "The Witcher", and engraved a large number of runes he had thought of on the throne in the arrangement and combination he had thought of, giving this [Mithril Throne] a magical version of the protective shield and the ability to restrict large-scale groups on the battlefield.

Of course, the energy center is also Jiang Bing on the throne. When the concentration of chaotic magic in the environment is high, it is okay. [Mithril] can assist Jiang Bing in using his mental power to extract magic from the space for energy. If the energy level in the environment is too low, he really has to learn from a certain Asian psychic primitive to burn himself.

Not to mention, the cables used to power the vector nozzles at the bottom are densely packed at the bottom of the throne. The technological equipment that can be seen everywhere combined with the magic runes on the throne really has a Warhammer-style beauty.

Not to mention that the throne under Jiang Bing's hands is a silver one. Maybe one day when he goes to the Warhammer world, he can be on equal footing with those two old brothers.

The Golden Throne, the Brass Throne, the Mithril Throne, these names sound neat and smooth.

But the eldest brother is paralyzed and angry, the second brother is angry and paralyzed, so whoever wants to be the third brother can do it, Jiang Bing doesn't even dare to think about it.

Chapter 426 Covert Operation

The decoration of Arasaka Tower is in the classic neo-militarist style, cold and angular.

Valerie followed Jenkins' instructions and walked into her boss' office in a low-key manner.

The executives' offices have many personal items and decorations that are unique to Jenkins' style, but they still cannot get rid of the overall depressing feeling.

Coupled with the high pressure, high-intensity overtime work and high cortisol levels in recent days, she suddenly felt like vomiting.

"I'm back. Did you have a smooth journey?" Jenkins turned around in his boss chair and started with a polite remark.

"Smooth" Valerie is well aware of the workplace survival rule of saying less to make fewer mistakes and not saying anything good.

"What happened to that Abernathy woman?"

Hearing this question, Jenkins was obviously overjoyed. "It's like a dog in the water, everyone is shouting and beating it."

He stood up from his boss chair, walked to the wine cabinet, poured two glasses of wine, and handed one to Valerie.

"When this old woman used me as a scapegoat, I wonder if she ever imagined this day would come."

Valerie took a sip of the wine, and the rich and mellow taste made her raise an eyebrow unconsciously. Born into a family of Charter Hill Company, she had seen good things before. As soon as she took a sip of this wine, she knew it was brewed from native grains and had a kind of "spiritual energy".

"Not bad." Even the slightest movement of raising an eyebrow was keenly captured by Jenkins. After all, they were fighting openly and secretly all day long, and the skill of observing people's words and expressions was something that every executive of a large company had a very high level of proficiency in.

"How is it? Isn't it delicious? This is a high-end product that has recently flowed out of Dog Town. Even I only got a few bottles."

"Good stuff." Valerie gave timely affirmation, "It's better than the Bella Reserve I've had."

"Alfreds wine. Although the name is strange, it's not cheap. If you're interested, you can use your own channels to get a few bottles."

"Let's talk about it later. Let's finish the task at hand first."

"Ha, V, you made a wrong judgment this time. We don't have to do anything, this bitch will be dealt with." Jenkins looked confident of victory.

"You said there was something hidden about this matter before?"