Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

At the top of the huge cooling tower, the antenna turned slightly.

This means that today's signal debugging is completed.

"If we go at full speed for dozens of kilometers, it will be very fast." Xiangzi said, "I can't say whether the other side will want to attack us."

"It's hard to say? Don't all BCPD people obey the central dispatch center?"

"No... this person might not always be like this."

"This person? Boss, do you know this person who is searching?"

"…Not necessarily. Anyway—"

Xiangzi walked over to Miao Meng and said, "Anyway, add a BCPD detection indicator to the monitoring system facing the sewer. Let's observe."

Miao Meng frowned.

"Waiting for me here?" she said. "I thought the boss came to care about me who works so hard. I was really touched."

"In the end, all topics will become arrangements, right?" Miao Meng leaned forward and said, "Yes, it can be done... But isn't Mu in charge of the monitoring system of the [Infrastructure Area]?"

Xiangzi tapped the side of her artificial eye.

A task arrangement was shared with Miao Meng face to face.

The task arrangement shows that Mu is carrying out an infiltration mission.

"Mu will be responsible for leading the believers to verify the situation of the resource transfer station mentioned in the information chip this week." Xiangzi said, "New parts have arrived, and she has made some small transmitters. If they can be put into use after testing, they can solve the problem of long-distance communication without access to the network line."

"Okay~" Miao Meng said, "In a word, I want to help with some work~ What else?"

"Nothing."

"there is none left?"

Miao Meng raised an eyebrow.

"Other than that?"

Meow Dream asked.

"Nothing more than that."

Xiangzi said.

Xiangzi turned around and walked into the cooling tower.

Behind him, Miao Meng whispered something like, "But, the sewer pipes near the aquarium are not..."

"what?"

Xiangzi stopped and asked.

"Nothing~" Miao Meng said, "I'm saying that the BCPD is still checking the sewer pipes. They are more concerned than I thought~"

……

at the same time.

City of Music, main urban area.

BCPD headquarters.

Dispatch office.

Behind the flashing dispatch desk, an operator in a BCPD uniform was answering the intercom call.

"Yes, yes, yes. We will deal with this problem later. Don't worry... Transfer? We don't have any extra manpower. Officer Yamagishi, as you know, our police car has not been approved for the fourth month. Yes, yes, I know, it's not easy for all of us... isn't it? Please be flexible. Thank you for your understanding. Goodbye."

"Hello? Prosthetic replacement issue? Transfer to line 1502. The test linear frame 003 is faulty, blowing off half of the police officer's body... OK, OK, got it. I'll transfer you to the City of Music Medical Center... The medical center's service will arrive within 40 minutes. Please keep the line open and try to prevent the injured from dying. Thank you for your understanding. Goodbye."

"Hello? Yes, you said. Um, um, um. [Phase 2 of Reclamation New Land] The supplies for the stationed personnel are insufficient? We are already in the process of obtaining relevant approvals. Did you say that a week ago? No, you misunderstood at the time. It was only put on the schedule..."

You are always on the schedule! Go find a new leader!

The person on the other end of the phone yelled.

The call was hung up.

"Thank you for your understanding. Goodbye."

The operator was not angry. They had been modified with personality chips, and their [Calmness] was very high, so they would not be angry about this.

They disconnect the previous line, record it, and connect to the next line.

Their terms are standardized, and how and when to answer are also fixed.

For example, in the question just now, they did not know whether the dispatch and approval office behind them was really approving the "materials for the resident personnel of [Phase 2 of Reclamation New Land]". They just said so according to the script.

Usually, it's just getting the job done.

But today, they were right.

Separated by a wall.

Inside the dispatch approval room.

Several people in BCPD police uniforms drank chocolate drinks made with cocoa butter substitutes and operated the information panels in front of them.

On the panel of one of the men, the message “Situation report: [Phase 2 of Reclamation New Land] There is a shortage of supplies for the stationed personnel” popped up.

He called up the material distribution status and took a look.

Not enough? I gave 60% of the saturation amount, is that not enough?

With this amount of rationing, the Institute of Science and Technology would be able to win the corporate war.

These guys must be lazy and greedy.

The man waved his hand and in three seconds responded with a “rejected” response to the situation that had been delayed for more than a week, and then moved on to the next situation that needed approval.

Just then, there was a noise outside the door.

"Wait, you can't go in—"

It seemed like someone was trying to stop someone.

However, this attempt failed.

Bang!

The door of the dispatch approval room was smashed open.

then.

Bang!

Louder sound.

The alloy external prosthetic arm [gorilla arm] knocked on the man's desk.

The tabletop was dented, files and metal storage units were jumping around, coffee cups were broken, chocolate bars were spilled all over the table.

Chapter 3 Goodbye (6k Blade Extra)

The man looked up.

The person who came was an angry young woman with long black hair. The electronic police badge on her chest was shaking. This was an acquaintance.

[BCPD Reserve Police Officer – Terrorism and Violence Special Edition: Tachibana Shiina].

It’s Lixi.

After not seeing her for three months, she has changed a lot.

If she looked more like a student than a police officer before, that was no longer the case now.

The number of prosthetics on the face and neck has been increased. In fact, it is more than most BCPD police officers use.

The most obvious is the hands.

Lixi replaced the joints that were broken in the melee three months ago and added new detachable prosthetic parts to the outside of her hand.

【Gorilla Arm】.

This arm, which was developed for strong offensive warfare, was twice as thick as her original arm. But now, it was installed on her hand.

It can use longer charge, launch heavier attacks, and perform more terrifying demolitions...

...to carry out even more horrific missions.

"Who requisitioned my Mewtwo Recorder when I went to the resource transfer station in the [Food, Fuel, and Processed Products Zone] to prepare?"

Li Xi suppressed her emotions and said, her eyes burning with anger.

Crash.

There were chaotic footsteps coming from behind.

"Who allowed you in!?"

Several police officers rushed in.

Snap, snap. The sound of guns being pulled out. Several [Police Standard V9] kinetic pistols were pointed at Li Xi's head.

"People who come out of the [Poison Pool] are not allowed to enter the headquarters - get out!" they shouted.

However, rather than intimidation, it is more like the fear that the other party might suddenly attack and hurt people.

"I came here after undergoing screening." Li Xi said word by word, "I am not carrying any drugs - I want my Super Dream Recorder back. There are important images in it, and I must invest a long time in computing power to analyze the captured details."

She sounded like she was about to explode.

High-frequency electrical signals that can reflect brain waves flow through the exoskeleton of the gorilla's arm, faster and faster.

"—"

It was like a sign of a cyberpsychosis. The surrounding police officers were terrified.

But the BCPD officer sitting in front of Lixi, whose table was smashed, had no special reaction.

This is also the effect of [Calmness] and personality chips.

In BCPD, anyone who can get a clerical job has basically undergone "software" transformation.

The officer took a look at his brain-computer record.

"It just triggered a limited-time recycling order, Officer Shiina." He said calmly, "The number of Super Dream Recorders within the BCPD is not sufficient. Your rental has exceeded the limit for 93 days."

"Didn't I tell you I'm collecting important information?" Li Xi yelled, "One! Just one! Is the entire BCPD just missing that one Mewtwo Recorder?!"

"You have a lot of them in your warehouse, and no one is repairing them!" She waved her hand, "I found it and fixed it myself! If I hadn't fixed it, you wouldn't have used it!"

"I'm very sorry. All our supplies have rationed resources. We only allow mission rental orders that have been signed and approved by the document. Once equipment outside the rental order is detected, it needs to be recycled. In fact, Chief Shiina Maki's special permission only gave [Shiina Riki] the special permission to transfer from the student status to the identity of a terrorist officer, including additional transformation permissions, the right to stay alone in the blockade area, and the permission for special missions. The permission for equipment allocation on your account expired 17 days ago because the meeting of chiefs withdrew the equipment allocation permission previously granted to you by Chief Shiina Maki, because you have not yet performed any special missions after obtaining the identity..."

Li Xi took a deep breath.

Take another deep breath.

"…Then give me a new one first." She said, "A broken one will do. I can fix it myself, too."

"Sorry, you cannot apply for the Super Dream Recorder now. Since you have obtained the identity, you have not yet performed any special tasks, so you do not have enough merit points to pay for the materials application..."

Snapped!

There was a crisp sound.

Li Xi clenched her fists and crushed a steel plate that was tilted off the edge of the table.

"Destroying facilities and equipment. A serious warning." said the police officer.

"...The worst punishment I'll get is being exiled to [Reclamation New Land Phase 2]." Li Xi said, "I'm already there."

She got up.

"How can I get my previous Super Dream Recorder back?" she asked. Under the forced calm tone, there was a surge of emotions.

The officer retrieved the records from his prosthetic eye.

"I'm very sorry. The Super Dream Recorder numbered K7N4 has been put into the defense mission on the east line of the [Reclamation New Land Phase 2] [Food, Fuel, and Processed Products Zone] to conduct virus testing and behavioral review of sentry personnel. Any act of forcibly taking away police supplies will be regarded as theft."

"...If I remember correctly, the defense mission on the eastern front was to resist the group of refugees."

"Correct."