Chapter 607 We are only here to seek cooperation
The changes in Pacific Island have always concerned the companies in Night City. After all, this city is independent and any changes will produce unexpected results.
Although Night City is located in California, in fact, Night City has long been a lawless place beyond the control of California and even the United States laws.
For many years, this place has been filled with conflicts among chaebol groups and endless gunfights. Everyone wants to gain benefits from it, and here, desires never need to be concealed.
After Xia Yu planted a seed in Taiping Island, he no longer cared about the affairs there. He had no idea whether this seed would eventually grow into a towering tree or die halfway.
After all, he had never equipped a brain-based card character, and had always used force-based cards. If he had to think for himself...
Xia Yu: ...
"Xia Yu, could you please explain why you didn't come to class a few days ago?"
Arasaka Academy, in the classroom.
After a long time, Xia Yu lay down in the high-tech classroom again. However, just as he lay down, the projected bald teacher questioned him.
"I'm very sorry, I was busy during those days, so I didn't have time to ask for leave."
"Understood. Please submit your review after class. Let's start today's class now."
Apology letter... The world has changed a lot, but this thing has continued.
As Xia Yu entered Mewtwo's "Green Classroom", he secretly complained that it seemed that no matter how the world developed, students would be treated the same.
The class hadn't changed much, except that David had dropped out.
As the course progressed, time passed slowly, and soon, the class was over.
After class, Xia Yu didn't care about the apology letter at all. He took off the Mewtwo headband on his head and strode out of the classroom.
Want him to write a letter of apology? Maybe in the next life.
“Ding Di——!”
"Um?"
Looking at the communication request that suddenly lit up, Xia Yu paused. The avatar of the communication request was a stick figure cat, it was Sasha from Mann's team.
After thinking about it, Xia Yu accepted the communication request while walking towards a side road where there were fewer and fewer pedestrians.
Sasha: "Hi! Mr. Jack!"
Xia Yu: "What's wrong? Do you want to talk to me about something?"
Sasha: "Can't I just go to Mr. Jack if I have nothing to do? Do you think I'm someone who's always looking for trouble?"
About that.
Although he thought so in his heart, Xia Yu would not be stupid enough to actually send it out. It is also very important to take care of the emotions of the tool man.
As an excellent cyber hacker, Sasha would sometimes entrust the tasks that were inconvenient for him to do to this tool girl, and she would always give him satisfactory results.
Of course, he is not a straight man, and he can see that this girl is interested in him.
But...how can we talk about love when the great cause has not yet been accomplished!
The above is a decent statement. The truth is that he is now using the identity of Ghost Walker, and Ghost Walker does not have that function...
He didn't want to reveal his true identity for the time being, so he could only act like a straight man and ignore the other party.
Xia Yu: "Of course not, it's just that I'm a straightforward person and don't like to beat around the bush, so are you just bored and want to chat with me?"
Sasha: "...No, I have something to talk to Mr. Jack about."
As he typed these words, Sasha couldn't help but cover his face with shame. In the previous sentence, he said that he was not a troublemaker, but the second sentence directly slapped him in the face.
Xia Yu: “…”
He also said that he is not a person who likes to cause trouble!
Xia Yu: "Tell me, what's the matter?"
After waiting for a few seconds, Sasha sent the message.
Sasha: "Faraday asked us to investigate who did what happened in Taiping Island . I want to ask Mr. Jack if he knows?"
Although it was just a question mark, Sasha was almost certain that Xia Yu knew it, because Xia Yu had asked her for a map to Taiping Island before, and something happened in Taiping Island not long after.
And judging from the information circulating on the Internet, the leader is a white-haired cyborg named Jack the Ripper.
Although it can be seen from the prosthetic modifications that Ghostwalker and Jack the Ripper are definitely not the same person, since both of them are called Jack, there may be some connection between them.
Thinking of this, Sasha simply came to ask Xia Yu directly.
On the other side, Xia Yu looked at the message from Sasha and thought about it secretly.
Behind Faraday is military technology. It seems that military technology has set its sights on the fat piece of meat of Taiping Island. Do they want cyberpunks like Mann to investigate it first?
There are many cyberpunks like Mann in Night City, and compared to corporate employees, these cyberpunks obviously know more about the grassroots.
It seems that they have made preparations for both scenarios. Not only did they send out their own employees, but they also commissioned low-level mercenaries.
Thinking of this, Xia Yu replied.
Xia Yu: "I know. You should reject the commission related to Taiping Island. Be careful not to lose your life."
Sasha: "Σ(っ°Д°;)っ"
Sasha: "Is it that serious? Our team just added a new member who can use Sian Westin, and Mann is planning to take him to broaden his horizons."
Xia Yu: "Tell Mann what I said. The problems in Taiping Island are not something you can get involved in. Not to mention you, the company may suffer losses in the future. Try not to get involved. Your life is more important."
Sasha: “I see…”
After giving a few more instructions, Xia Yu hung up the phone. Things had come to this point, if he was still stubborn and wanted to die, he would definitely get a bloody head.
However, although Mann looks like a reckless man, he is actually not as brainless as he appears. If he were really a brainless boss, his team would have been wiped out long ago.
The person who has been able to live safely until now is also a person who can see the situation clearly. After his reminder, he probably won't put himself in danger again.
In the following days, Xia Yu lived a daily life of attending classes during the day and having sex at night.
In the past, he would take on some commissions in order to improve his proficiency, but now, he has obviously fallen.
After a period of comfortably living like this, a big news broke out in Taiping Island: a new company called Metal Gear was established.
The company's main products are individual flight combat suits, various types of intelligent weapons, etc.
Smart weapons are fine, but the individual flying combat suit is obviously a product that other companies do not have yet.
There are many companies in Night City, and the five giants that stand out are Arasaka, Kangtao, Military Technology, Biotechnology and Night Group.
Among them, Arasaka focuses on corporate security, corporate police and various corporate auxiliary services; Kangtao focuses on intelligent military technology and security services; Military Technology focuses on weapons manufacturing and distribution, and mercenaries.
Although the main businesses of these three companies are different, they have the most overlaps, the most common of which is arms manufacturing .
However, none of them have launched products such as individual flight combat suits. Their most common products are various types of firearms.
Biotechnology is a separate entity: it is a company that specializes in genetic engineering and biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and microbial research, and also has complete control over the energy market.
Because biotechnology controls the patent for CHOOH2, it is CHOOH2, a synthetic alcohol made from genetically modified wheat, that has pulled the world back from the brink of an energy crisis.
These four companies are the four most powerful foreign companies in Night City. The last one, the Ye Group, is the local boss of Night City, mainly engaged in urban construction and public facilities.
The Night Group was founded by Miriam Knight, the wife of billionaire Richard Knight, the founder of Night City. It was formerly known as the Knight Foundation.
The foundation is dedicated to protecting and continuing Richard's original vision of building a utopian city. After the gang war ended, the foundation was reorganized and renamed the Knight Group, also known as the Ye Group.
Until now, the Ye Group has not forgotten its past vision, but Miriam realized when she established the Ye Group that if she wanted to have a place in this city, she must follow the rules of large companies.
It was from that time that the Ye Group began to stay in Night City to develop its own affairs and avoid conflicts with major companies.
It focuses only on Night City itself, mainly serving as the largest contractor and public purchaser in the city. Its business also includes the construction and renovation of roads, bridges, tunnels, subways and light rails, power stations, network relay stations, water resources facilities, and sewer systems, which are public welfare industries.
Although Miriam Knight has stepped down as CEO for many years, her legacy and ideals seem to have been inherited by her successors.
Because the Ye Group is also well-known for its charitable activities, such as subsidies for poor children, scholarships to encourage talented young people, and heavy investments in research related to ecology and new energy.
This is something that other companies have never considered. Other companies only care about immediate interests and will tear it apart and swallow it like jackals, tigers and leopards.
At this moment, at the headquarters of Ye Group.
Unlike other corporate branches stationed in Night City, the headquarters of the Ye Group is located in Night City's Corporate Plaza, but it also has its own branches in cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Fresno, and New York.
After all, the Ye Group is a giant enterprise and it is impossible for it to develop only in Night City.
"So, you sneaked in here to hold me hostage?"
In the CEO office of the Ye Group headquarters, the CEO looked at the masked man in front of him and asked with a cold expression.
While she was working as usual, the network around her was suddenly cut off. Before she could make any move, a silent figure appeared behind her and placed a knife at her neck.
This smooth combo made her easily hijacked, and she couldn't do anything to resist.
If things went as expected, the security facilities of this office were probably compromised, otherwise security personnel would have rushed in as soon as she was taken hostage.
"No, no, no, we are just here to seek cooperation."
Handsome Jack looked at the general manager of Ye Group in front of him and smiled softly.
"On the surface, your Knight Group seems to be peaceful and dedicated to building philanthropy, but behind the scenes, you are not as honest as you seem."
The executive officer's face turned even colder when he heard this: "What do you mean? Let me tell you in advance, whether you kill me or hold me hostage, you will regret it."
"Haha, really?"
Handsome Jack still smiled, and then took out a mobile phone, which turned into a mobile phone from confusion.
The next moment, the mobile phone projected a light curtain, on which flowed the secret actions of the Ye Group, actions that were known only to a very small number of people.
After seeing the above information, the executive's expression finally changed.
