From Gotham to Night City, my infamy is known to all.

As long as other large companies remain restrained, Arasaka will at most lose some money. When the prices of all its goods and services are raised, it can still make back the money from ordinary people.

The Arasaka Think Tank's assessment seems to be correct this time; the stock has been fluctuating rapidly since trading resumed, but there are no signs of a collapse.

Arakawa Company successfully withstood the first wave of attacks from the anti-Arakawa alliance!

*

April 3rd, a day to remember.

In the morning, Blue Dream Company emerged out of nowhere, offering free water purification plant technology, bringing smiles to people all over the world.

At noon, Conto announced that it was accepting the tainted witness from Arasaka Company and also brought in two other victims to jointly seek justice from Arasaka. This set a record for the fastest breach of a peace declaration.

In the afternoon, even those who don't trade stocks were swept up in the omnipresent public opinion, becoming a fierce observer of the brutal battle in the stock market. Arasaka Corporation, like a lone deer, was being hunted by major companies and conglomerates, bleeding every second.

During dinner, Valerie was invited to Leo's temporary apartment for an internal celebration party.

While enjoying the lavish and delicious food, she took the opportunity to boast to herself: "Arasaka Corporation's stock price has reached around -10%, only 3% away from triggering a Level 2 circuit breaker!"

Leo showed little interest in the stock market, offering only a few casual compliments while his attention was entirely focused on the women around him.

After dinner, they discussed their upcoming plans:

Valerie was given full authority over the stock market.

There were many things to do in Taipingzhou, including maintaining stability, conducting a population census, and starting large-scale infrastructure projects. Leo packed them all up and handed them over to Chunbai, entrusting Wings of Freedom and the Animal Gang to her, too lazy to deal with those Haitians anymore.

The general strategy is clear—the Wings of Freedom will act as the militia, playing the good cop. The Animal Gang will act as the demolition team and coordinators, playing the bad cop. The NCPD in Pacific Island should be urged to be established as soon as possible, serving as… mascots.

These three troops were used to stabilize the situation in Taipingzhou and to divide and govern the local people.

The matter at Lanmeng Company's headquarters was relatively simple; Kangtao agreed to help them purchase equipment and raw materials to build an awakening reagent production line.

The location was chosen on the second basement floor of the Grand Empire Mall, which was originally an unused warehouse that had been cleaned up by the Animal Gang.

This is the simplest. Just send two people to make contact and let Kangtao's construction team do the work themselves. After it's finished, apply a deep blue solution to ensure there are no hidden dangers.

The group went to keep an eye on the construction progress of the Marquis Hotel, preparing to move into their new home.

This leaves only two tasks that Leo needs to handle personally: bombing Arasaka Academy and seizing the Cybertronian Kong from the Arasaka Military Base.

Watching the four companies arguing on TV, a wicked smile crept across his face.

How can everyone be so restrained?

If they don't fight, people will die. If people don't die, his KPI for this month will drop!

Tonight... no, today is Lanmeng's big day. We'll set off a huge fireworks display for Arasaka tomorrow night to celebrate!

Chapter 425 Double Happiness, the Coordinates of a New World!

After the celebration banquet, Valerie declined Leo's offer to arrange accommodation for her and insisted on returning to the Blue Dream headquarters.

"I slept last night, so it's okay if I don't sleep tonight. Frankfurt and Night City are nine hours apart, so I need to keep a close eye on things so I don't miss the best opportunity to make money!"

This reason was so compelling that it left Leo, who tries to get eight hours of sleep every day, speechless.

With Valerie, who was eager to get back to work, taking the lead, the others also wisely said goodbye, planning to go back and study interior design to build their own cozy little nest in Night City.

After they all left, V leaned to the side, straddling Leo's lap, and stared at him with a scrutinizing gaze.

Leo had to admit that he had just imagined the wonderful scene of having two wives on his left and right, playing a multiplayer game with them in the 50-square-meter bathroom, but surely V wouldn't see such a picture hidden in his mind.

He pretended to be fearless and stared into V's eyes, playing a game with her to see who could blink first.

They stared at each other for a full three minutes before V blinked and moved the uninvited little one away from his face…

Leo seized the opportunity and said, "You blinked first, so you lost!"

V shooed the cat away, annoyed: "You're so childish!"

"Ha, you call others childish just because you lost? How about we play some less childish R18 games?"

Faced with his provocation, the fiercely competitive V readily accepted the challenge.

Leo switched the TV to a pay-TV channel that aired at night and launched a fierce attack on V!

Happy times always pass quickly. They both used Deep Blue's health and mana regeneration abilities to create wonderful memories in every corner of the room.

Leo went crazy until midnight before finally calming down and turning his attention to the encrypted channel.

Five minutes later, Thor sent a battle report.

Leo ignored the detailed list of personnel and scrolled to the bottom to see the number of people sentenced to death—235.

It's alright. After this battle, the Voodoo Cult should be able to quiet down for a while.

After finishing his business, he stripped V of her access to Deep Blue, making her quickly shut up as well.

After V passed away peacefully, he placed Deep Blue into the Singularity Space and entrusted it to Pure White for use, and then went into sleep.

*

April 4th, a perfect day for bloodshed.

The sky over Night City was as hazy as ever, but Leo was in a good mood. He went into the kitchen after a long absence and contributed one of his signature dishes—"Snow Mountain Flying Fox".

V praised the dish highly: the tomatoes were very fresh, the sugar was very sweet, and it would be even better if someone didn't always interfere while she was cooking.

Leo humbly accepted the feedback, but resolutely refused to change his ways!

He was having breakfast in a good mood when he shared the double happiness he had received as soon as he opened his eyes with V.

"My subspace is about to be upgraded! I should be able to bring back some really good stuff from this trip to help our core members improve their combat power!"

Upon hearing this, V, who had been feeling a bit lethargic after eating too much last night, suddenly perked up!

Become stronger!

Ever since Leo made rapid progress and completely surpassed her, all she could think about was how to become stronger. She never expected the opportunity to come so soon!

"Say it quickly!"

While communicating with Pure White, Leo explained, "My subspace abilities are closely related to computer computing power. Since obtaining the Mother Box, I've been trying to get Pure White to use it, creating a powerful synergy. After several days of effort, we finally found the coordinates of two new worlds last night!"

One is the 'Marvel Cinematic Universe,' and the other is the 'Resident Evil Cinematic Universe'!

He briefly introduced the background of the two worlds and made his choice for the next time he traveled through time—to Marvel!

Let Batman wait a bit longer. He needs to open the third energy channel first to upgrade the Singularity Space, and then he can go to Gotham to play with Little Bat.

“Marvel has a lot of good stuff too. I have the Mother Box, so I can first get a set of combat armor that is compatible with the 2077 world, and then find a super metal called vibranium and a magical herb that can enhance physical fitness.”

That's right, Leo was talking about the Iron Man suit and Wakanda's two treasures!

With his current strength, a little planning would make it easy for him to kill Iron Man on their first meeting. As for Wakanda, he could adopt a hit-and-run strategy; after all, he has the sonic boom, making him unmatched in mobility.

V was very excited to hear this, but still reminded him to be careful.

Leo nodded repeatedly. As a former master of the art of survival, he never fought a battle he wasn't confident of winning. Before setting off, he made sure to memorize all the information on his computer and prepare several contingency plans.

Now... Oh, wait, there's another piece of good news I forgot to mention.

He turned on the TV and switched to News 54. Gillian was still vehemently criticizing Arasaka's crimes, but today she was visibly happy, and her voice was much softer.

The reason is simple: Arakawa is going to be in big trouble!

Below the news program, a scrolling message repeatedly plays—

During a routine inspection on the moon, a military technology company discovered unusual geological readings. Following a covert investigation, it was found that Arasaka was illegally constructing a mass accelerator. This information has now been reported to the European Space Agency.

The "Frankfurt incident" that Company V would encounter at the start of the game happened a year earlier than expected.

It seems that after realizing that Arasaka had a weakness, the Yoru Corporation and Lilith did not hesitate to deliver the final blow. Their decisiveness and hatred are truly astonishing.

V, watching TV, asked curiously, "I remember that building a mass accelerator without authorization is explicitly prohibited, right? Arasaka is going to be in big trouble this time."

Leo smiled and nodded: "That's right, Valerie came to report early this morning. Compared to yesterday's high, Arasaka's stock price has fallen by 14 points, triggering the circuit breaker again, and it looks like it will continue to fall."

Everyone is now waiting for the European Space Agency's official response. If they announce a full investigation into Arasaka or prematurely terminate Arasaka's lunar contract, then Arasaka will be in big trouble!

V was naturally happy that Arasaka was going to be in trouble, but she wasn't so happy when she heard Valerie's name.

After breakfast, Leo patiently took a walk around Taipingzhou to calm his subordinates down. He then met with Kangtao's construction team to confirm that all the equipment was in place and the production line would be completed the day after tomorrow.

After finishing his chores in two hours, he sent the other friends out and took V and Valerie for a three-person meeting.

"Valerie, I plan to destroy Arasaka's military base tonight and take the Cybertronian body while I'm at it. Tell me the coordinates of that base."

Valerie looked up from the computer screen and onto his face, where she saw excitement and confidence, as well as a nonchalant calmness, in his eyes.

Despite the fact that it was such a serious matter as attacking a military base, he didn't seem nervous at all, and didn't think he would fail.

This is really hard to understand...

She recalled the bizarre news she had seen yesterday afternoon, her gaze focusing on his elegant glove: "What are you planning to do? Use that magical anti-gravity technology?"

Leo tilted his head slightly, full of confidence: "My plan consists of three steps—enter the military base, kill everyone, and take the cybernetic body. It's that simple."

It's a truly simple and unpretentious plan, yet it's full of whimsical beauty.

But the person who said this was full of confidence, and judging from his consistent behavior, he was clearly not crazy.

"You're planning to go alone? You don't need reinforcements or anyone to help you? Even if you can wipe out the enemy by yourself, how are you going to take the cybernetic body with you? That experimental equipment is huge; it will require a large truck to transport it."

"Hehe~ You don't need to worry about anything, I can handle it. Just tell me the coordinates of that military base."

Valerie paused for a moment, then transmitted the coordinates directly to him, explaining briefly:

"The laboratory responsible for developing the prosthetic body is located in a standard combat base in Arasaka. The base is located in the wasteland northeast of Night City, about 15 kilometers away from the Eastern Border Inspection Station. The base covers an area of ​​approximately 2.5 square kilometers and has a permanent garrison of 2000 troops, all of whom are regular soldiers."

"That sounds good. Okay, I got it. Go and scatter them tonight!"

Valerie didn't know where his confidence and self-assurance came from, but seeing that V wasn't worried, she, as the newcomer, didn't know what else to say.

If the new boss can actually pull this off, there are only two possibilities—either he has other people secretly working for him, such as being able to call upon Kangtao's elite reinforcements, or he possesses some extremely powerful weapon or super implant that allows him to command an army single-handedly.

This is not impossible. It is said that the European Space Agency has a secret unit called the "Twelve Angels," which always has only twelve members and is the last line of defense against the High Knights.

The "angels" reside in the Crystal Palace, and each of them can form an army on their own.

Leo ignored her wild thoughts and, after obtaining the coordinates, took V home.

He prepared drinks and popcorn, and dragged V to watch a Marvel movie together. As for the military base in Arasaka... ah, that's nothing to worry about, just a side quest that can be easily solved.

After watching movies all day, a brief interlude was the European Space Agency's official statement—they claimed they would conduct a comprehensive inspection of Arasaka's Unmai base on the moon, with the specific details to be determined by the investigation results.

The response wasn't too strong, so Arasaka's stock price only dropped slightly by 3 points as a sign of respect.

The day flew by, and soon the city was enveloped in the thick darkness of night.

Midnight

Leo and V stood together on the balcony, gazing at the overcast sky.

"The night is dark and the wind is high, what perfect weather! V, make me a cup of hot tea, I'll drink it when I come back later."

V looked at the "air" beside him and said speechlessly, "Don't be careless, be careful in everything."

"I know, I've even developed a 'complete invisibility' mode, isn't that enough? You stay home and wait patiently, I'll be right back."

Before he finished speaking, a circular portal suddenly appeared on the balcony floor, then disappeared silently two seconds later.

V never saw Leo's figure from beginning to end, but she knew that the person who was standing here just now had already left.

It has to be said, this kind of superpower is truly enviable...

Chapter 426 Arasaka Military AI: "I offer my loyalty to my great lord!"

The name "Eastern Suburbs Badlands" only truly comes to life after you cross the border from the border checkpoint.

The bumpy highway is frequented by gangs of thugs and various temporary biker gangs. On both sides of the road is a cracked desert with a few sparse, withered weeds growing.

As night falls, silence and darkness envelop everything. Here, you won't hear the howls of wild animals, or even the chirping of insects.

Only the wind, the wind is howling…

Leo passed through the portal and appeared hundreds of meters in the air. He overcame his fear of heights and the discomfort of standing in mid-air, and looked down.

The location seems inaccurate; this appears to be somewhere along I-80.

Looking around, it was pitch black, without even a single spark of light.

If a biohazard outbreak were to occur, this would be a good place, because there are no living creatures here, so naturally there wouldn't be any zombies.

Leo opened the satellite map, adjusted the direction, and reopened the portal.

In the blink of an eye, he had moved several kilometers away. Looking down, he realized he was right this time; below him was a brightly lit military base.