Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

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However, she also gave them both some tasks.

Chuhua works at the entertainment agency Honeycomb, and Mu works at Tsukinomori and Wakaba's house.

These three places are information hubs with huge amounts of intelligence.

Thermal energy weapons, electromagnetic energy weapons and hacking technology are all very scary weapons.

But in the cyberpunk era, the most terrifying weapon is always [information].

Xiangzi asked the two to get as much information as possible.

"How about it?"

Xiangzi asked Chuhua.

Chu Hua was concise and went straight to the point.

"All the weapons dealers we detained that night have been released. Almost all of them have entered [Reclamation New Land Phase 2]." Chuhua said, "However, President Hashimoto of [B-Creative] is missing. It is said that he was taken away by the men in black."

"…According to whom?"

"An arms dealer who was present at the time."

"..."

Hello, Happy World! Hashimoto was not spared.

Xiangzi was not particularly surprised by this.

"Has Toyokawa Genmaki made any statement on this matter?"

Xiangzi asked Chuhua.

"They avoided talking about it." Chuhua said, "Toyokawa seems to have directly cut off Hashimoto. They said in an internal media conference that Hashimoto misunderstood the intentions of Toyokawa employees and acted on his own. They said Hashimoto showed signs of cyberpsychosis and his judgment ability was seriously impaired."

"Ha." Xiangzi laughed, "Hashimoto was a little bit cornered, but is it too much of a stretch to explain it as cyberpsychosis?"

"Who knows." Chu Hua said, "I don't know what Xianjuan thinks. But anyway, at least in the media, [the seven bands] did not take any further action - probably tacitly agreed with Fengchuan's explanation -"

"Seven Bands had already decided to acquiesce before Toyokawa gave an answer," Xiangzi said. "Now that Reclamation New Land Phase 2 is open, resources are undergoing a small reshuffle. This is not a good time to turn against Toyokawa. I'm afraid that even if Toyokawa said at the internal press conference that Hashimoto was not a human but a pig, Seven Bands would remain silent."

[Seven Bands] are observing Toyokawa's tentative moves.

Xiangzi thought.

During her silence, Chu Hua asked, "Xiao Xiang, how are you doing?"

How is it here?

Xiangzi didn't know how to answer for a moment.

She still wanted to occupy the next safe area by force, but it was too difficult.

These days, Xiangzi found a few openings that could barely be said to be able to force entry.

However, these gaps could not earn time and resources for Ave Mujica to develop and convert manpower into strength.

Even if we can successfully allow [believers] to enter, the land will not be stable.

But if you don’t enter and keep putting it off... your chances will only get smaller and smaller.

Now, Xiangzi was caught in an awkward situation where he was neither good nor bad.

She took the first bite of the huge bone but couldn't get any further.

Now, it is neither right to swallow nor right to spit out.

Maybe I should look somewhere else first to see if there are any opportunities?

Maybe we should just go for it and take on the existing breakthrough?

Or should I go to Pastel*Palettes and ask for help by promising some long-term benefits?

"(But I don't want to promise so much to other forces when the situation is still unclear... The fact that Pastel*Palettes didn't take the initiative to contact me is already very telling...)"

All kinds of questions lingered in Xiangzi's mind.

she mused.

However, this silence made Chu Hua misunderstand that "the situation is very bad."

"Sure enough, is the problem caused by the shortage of manpower very serious?" Chu Hua said on the other end of the phone, "I can come over."

"No." said Xiangzi.

Xiangzi still knows how to distinguish between priorities.

"Keep an eye on your intelligence position." Xiangzi said to Chuhua, "You have to do Sumimi's work. Your identity as an artist can play a role at a more critical time. We can handle this in Reclamation New Land Phase 2 ourselves."

"Send me a copy of the information you have on hand," said Xiangzi.

Chu Hua sent a message containing a list of arms dealers.

Xiangzi accepted it, explained some key words that needed attention, and ended the call.

"..."

Hearing the busy tone coming from the computer after the call was disconnected, Xiangzi touched the back of his neck and slowly exhaled the air in his lungs.

Situation, situation...

The situation is at a stalemate.

However, a deadlocked situation will not suddenly become clear just because you keep thinking about it.

“(You need to save time and focus on the present matter.)”

Xiangzi took a deep breath.

She left the map and walked towards the outer area of the [Municipal Water Conservancy Staff Rest and Maintenance Room].

Wow.

Xiangzi pulled open the curtain and walked out.

Hailing and Miaomeng were sitting on the bed, playing UNO cards.

Seeing Xiangzi coming out, Miao Meng instinctively grabbed all the cards in front of him and tried to hide them.

——Then she reacted.

"…That's not right. I didn't play cards during work hours." Miao Meng raised her eyebrows and said, "Why should I feel guilty?"

"UNO." Hai Ling said at this time and played the cards in her hand.

"Ah——" Miao Meng immediately yelled with wide eyes, "This doesn't count! That was a special case! You are so ungrateful——"

"Even if there are no special circumstances, you have more cards than me," said Hai Ling.

"That's different-"

Xiangzi walked up to Hailing and Miaomeng who were making noises.

"Report the situation of supplies." Xiangzi said.

"There's still plenty of ammunition and medical supplies~" Miao Meng was still staring at the cards in front of her. She raised her hand and said, "I scraped another batch today! The specifications of the ammunition are different... but the amount of gunpowder is not bad! After using the loader, it can be used for several days!"

"The food and water reserves are still considerable," Hai Ling said, "but the gasoline reserves are a bit dangerous."

"How much gasoline is left?" Xiangzi asked.

"About 3L." Hai Ling said.

Xiangzi thought about it.

"We'll get some more tomorrow," she said.

Chapter 210 There is a shopping addict

gasoline.

It is a car fuel, an ignition material, and a component of the ammunition for some flamethrowers.

Because they can easily be ignited in a firefight, few enemies will carry them.

Even if they are carried with them, they are usually used and ignited during the firefight, and are unlikely to survive until the end of the firefight.

Therefore, it is almost a resource that cannot be looted.

Gas stations have not yet moved into [Reclamation New Land Area 2].

Currently, the only gas stations that can provide a stable supply of gasoline are those in the old town.

However, going back to the old city is far and dangerous, and you have to pass through the junction of the area where people are likely to be ambushed. The long journey will also waste gasoline.

Most people would not choose to do this.

There are very few ways to get it. This makes gasoline a valuable resource in [Reclamation New Land Phase 2].

……but.

It's not a scarce resource.

Because there was more than one car entering [Phase 2 of Reclamation New Land].

There is a huge demand for gasoline.

Where there is demand, there is business opportunity.

There are people who risk their lives.

Things became civilized.

……

the next day.

morning.

[Columbus] The freight van drove out of the pipeline mouth and drove a few kilometers forward, moving from the position marked " " to the position marked "Δ".

Park the car in a secluded place, set up surveillance camera points, and get out of the car.

Xiangzi led the way, with Hailing and Miaomeng following behind.

After the three of them walked for a few hundred meters, an overpass appeared in front of them.

Climbing up the overpass and walking around the towering, half-completed office buildings, Xiangzi arrived at the square platform between the two tall buildings.

It's empty and quiet here.

Of course.

Because the terrain here is high and open, it is easy to attack but difficult to defend. So, at first glance, no one would choose to settle here.

But the most dangerous place is also the safest place.

"(【square】.)"

In his mind, Xiangzi used this noun to refer specifically to this place.

She made a gesture.

Hailing and Miaomeng followed her carefully and entered from the side of the square.

They passed under the columns.

Deep inside, in the dark, are the shops that have not yet been opened.

There is no water or electricity connection.

However, there are already businessmen.