Chapter 618: Is this the end?
V got a divination that was not a good omen and was a little depressed, even though he was already feeling depressed about the failed mission.
After chatting for a few more sentences, V took the initiative to say goodbye to Xia Yu and Jack. Since the mission had failed, she had to find a way to get away with it. It was impossible to tell the truth anyway.
However, even without the warning from divination, she would definitely not take it lightly. This is the way of survival for the company's employees.
Although they live better than most people, they also have more stress than most people.
"Alas, the road to becoming a big shot has been cut off once again." Jack sighed helplessly as he watched V leave in a depressed mood.
"So, why are you so obsessed with big shots?"
Xia Yu asked casually. There wasn't much information about Jack in the game, and he was an early character, which led to even less introduction to Jack.
However, the scene in the plot where Jack inserted the Relic chip into V's head before his death, coupled with his words, made most players remember this honest man.
Although V was not actually very willing to accept this mission when it first appeared, it was Jack's encouragement that made the two of them take on this mission.
"I...well, you know, everyone has a period of time when they feel that they are not ordinary people and always feel that they are different from others. I used to think so too, so I quit the Valentino Gang."
Jack scratched his head and laughed: "Of course, I also didn't want my mother to worry. Don't tell her about this, so I quit the gang and became a free mercenary."
"Unfortunately, my career as a mercenary is not that great. After so many years, I still haven't made a name for myself. I've actually long understood my mediocrity, but I don't want to accept this mediocrity."
Jack felt a little embarrassed when he said this. Even though he was laughing all day long, he still felt a little embarrassed when talking about himself.
Xia Yu heard a hint of loneliness in these words. Jack had his own dream, but he couldn't realize it.
Perhaps over the years, Jack has realized the gap between dreams and reality.
But he is still better than some people because he did not let his dream fade away with time.
Perhaps this is also the reason why Jack in the game is so concerned about stealing the Relic chip. He wants to do something big that will make Night City famous, and he wants to live up to his past dreams.
Xia Yu reached out and patted Jack on the shoulder to comfort him, "Don't be discouraged, Jack. Dreams will not fade with time. When you still have dreams in your heart no matter how long it takes, you have surpassed most people."
After all, for most people, their dreams will always disappear with time, or even be buried in the past that cannot be turned back, just like Squidward, who even built a grave for his lost dreams.
Feeling Xia Yu's comfort, Jack smiled and returned to his previous cheerful look.
It is not his character to think too much. He prefers to be cheerful every day because it makes his life easier.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Do you want to drink? Let's go to my house."
"Forget it. I'm not that keen on drinking. I'd better not be a light bulb."
In response to Jack's invitation, Xia Yu waved his hand and walked out the door.
"Lightbulb? What does that mean?"
Jack asked somewhat confusedly, as each time the other party would say words he didn't understand.
"A light bulb is a light bulb. I won't disturb you and your girlfriend from having some private conversation. I'm leaving now."
After saying this, without waiting for Jack to answer, Xia Yu disappeared from the spot.
Although it is not known whether it was Misty who chased Jack or Jack who chased Misty, the two of them do have that tendency in the game.
It wasn't his interest to stay here and be a light bulb, so he just left.
Although the mission failed, he had achieved his purpose, whether it was to keep his body active or to gain proficiency in the Ghost Walker.
I also learned about the progress of Handsome Jack's operations. Judging from the speed of reconstruction in Taiping Island, it is estimated that in a week or two, Taiping Island will become a real resort.
Coupled with the cooperation with Ye’s Company, there is no need to worry about lack of publicity and tourists.
There will be some problems due to the hostility with other companies. I hope handsome Jack can solve these problems perfectly.
Should we add some more staff to his team?
While thinking about it, Xia Yu opened the system and took a look. Because he had not taken any action recently and the only big move he made was to sneak into his own company, the extraction points did not increase much, only a few points.
If you draw these two points, you will probably only draw some useless cards. It turns out that you still can't be too bad.
But this is also the fault of his own system. Although his system is of great help to him, it has neither main quests nor side quests, and it does not even require him to complete anything.
This also led to him relying entirely on his own initiative and ideas to do whatever he wanted. Although this was good, the consequence was that he became very lazy.
In the past, he would take the initiative to seek commissions because he wanted to save money, but since the system updated the summoning function, he just lay down where he was.
If you are short of money, you can just ask handsome guy Jack for it. His current strength can make him completely defeated.
Oh, what a fall.
It’s all the system’s fault!
In this regard, Xia Yu just wanted to say to his system that he could bear a little more.
"Never mind, after all, I am the boss. Although I can't provide too much help, I can still provide more manpower."
After landing on the top of a tall building, Xia Yu sighed softly and started a communication with the handsome guy Jack.
"drop--!"
Xia Yu: "Which companies have come to cause trouble? I'll go say hello to them."
Handsome Jack: "Boss, what are you doing?"
Xia Yu: "Don't ask, asking is the system's task."
Handsome Jack: “…”
Although he didn't know what the boss was thinking, he understood what he meant. He didn't feel satisfied with the previous chopping, so he wanted to chop someone again.
In that case, he won't be polite. He knows that the boss is stronger than all of them. Since the boss is willing to take action, he doesn't have to go and cause trouble one by one.
Now all companies are turning their attention to us, so it is necessary to divert their attention.
Thinking of this, handsome Jack replied.
Handsome Jack: "Boss, except for the Ye Group that we cooperated with, all other large companies have come to us for trouble."
Xia Yu: "All companies?"
Xia Yu: "Okay, I understand."
After hanging up the phone, Xia Yu took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. The air in Night City did not smell good, but the cold air inhaled into his lungs could make him sober.
Moreover, his mask has a built-in filtering function, so he doesn't have to worry about inhaling smog or other things.
"Since all the companies have come to cause trouble, there is no need to select them one by one. Just go to them one by one. It's time to give them some trouble."
While muttering to himself, Xia Yu used the grappling hook to leave this place. He had to make some preparations first.
Since you are going to cause trouble, you must hide all your characteristics.
He couldn't let the other party see his identity as Ghost Walker and Raiden, nor could he let the other party associate him with Metal Gear.
Although he didn't care, it would be a waste of time if he offended all the companies at once and caused them to unite against Metal Gear.
After all, the original intention was to get these companies to take their eyes off Metal Gear and investigate the trouble he had caused.
This action can not only improve your proficiency, but also accumulate a wave of drawing points, and even divert the company's attention. It is a win-win-win situation.
…
At the same time, after the handsome guy Jack hung up the phone, he leaned back in his office chair and thought for a few seconds. Then he sent a communication request to the CEO of the Ye Group.
Since the boss is planning to cause trouble for the big companies in Night City, he can take this opportunity to show his strength to the Ye Group.
Of course, he would not say it explicitly, because that would simply give the other party an advantage.
"drop--!"
"Why did you suddenly send me a communication? Is there a problem with the cooperation project?"
The light curtain lit up, and the executive of Night Market Group appeared on the virtual light curtain. She was working at the moment, with piles of documents on her desk.
Although the world has entered the era of cybernetic networks, paper documents have never been eliminated. If the network is cracked, the data will be lost.
In contrast, there is no need to worry about paper materials. No matter how powerful the Internet is, it cannot affect paper materials that exist in the real world.
Looking at the executive on the screen who was working and answering his questions, handsome Jack smiled calmly and said, "It's not a big deal. I just wanted to inform you that we, Metal Gear, are going to say hello to Night City."
"Say hello?"
The executive officer stopped what he was doing and looked at the handsome guy Jack in the light curtain: "What do you mean? What do you want to do?"
"Don't worry, I just wanted to say hello."
"So, what do you want to do?"
The executive asked seriously, she didn't think that saying hello was just saying hello, were they planning to take action against other companies?
However, she quickly eliminated this possibility. The idea was a bit absurd. A new company was not even busy trying to please other companies, so how could it possibly destroy its own foundation?
So, this greeting is really just a greeting?
"Haha, you'll know if you wait a little longer."
After saying this, handsome Jack hung up the phone without hesitation.
Although being a riddler was not his original intention, sometimes being a riddler can indeed bring better results.
When it comes to something that is not clearly stated, smart people will use their own imagination to figure it out. Sometimes, they believe in the truth they have imagined more than the truth that is given.
He was not afraid that the executives of the Night Market Group would inform on him. There was already a game between these companies, and they were too busy trying to get other companies involved. How could they be kind enough to give a reminder?
Moreover, the only word he used was "hello", and maybe his greeting was literal. Anyway, the truth without evidence is just speculation.
The executive officer looked at the hung up call and her expression turned a little cold, but she was not stupid enough to ignore the words of handsome Jack.
Whether it was a real greeting or not, she wanted to know what happened.
After a moment's silence, the executive officer gave orders to his confidant.
That is to always pay attention to whether there are any abnormal things happening in other large companies in Night City . Once any abnormal incident occurs, it must be reported to her in time.
After issuing the order, the executive thought she would have to wait for a while before knowing the result, but the next day, she got an answer that shocked her.
"What did you say? Someone blew up the Arasaka Tower?"
"Yes, today my informant saw the top floor of Arasaka Tower explode with his own eyes and even recorded a video, but it seems that the bomb used was just an ordinary bomb, not a low-yield nuclear bomb."
"Idiot, of course I know that can't be a nuclear bomb. If it was a nuclear bomb, would you still be able to stand in front of me and talk safely?"
The executive officer cursed at her henchmen, of course she knew it couldn't be a nuclear bomb, she was shocked that someone would dare to bomb Arasaka Tower.
Arasaka Tower is a branch of Arasaka headquarters in Night City, but even if it is a branch, Arasaka is strong enough to dominate Night City.
But even though he was such a tyrant, someone was deliberately trying to make trouble for him.
And why not do anything else, but choose Blast? Isn't this a deliberate slap in Arasaka's face?
Almost everyone knows what happened in 2023, when a rock kid blew up the Arasaka Tower with a nuclear bomb and became a legend in Night City after his death.
Since then, countless people have wanted to imitate that rock kid, but none of them have succeeded. Arasaka will not fail twice.
However, just today, someone successfully blew up the Arasaka Tower, although it was not a nuclear bomb, but just an ordinary bomb.
"Blowing up the Arasaka Tower... is this a greeting?"
The executive suddenly recalled yesterday's communication. The message to Arasaka was a bomb, so what was the message to the rest of the company?
And she wasn't sure if it was done by Metal Gear, because she had no evidence.
The person who bombed Arasaka Tower neither left any mark nor was caught by Arasaka's people, just like a mysterious ghost.
In the next few days, Night City was completely shaken, because in a short period of time, big problems big enough to make headlines appeared in Night City every day.
Moreover, these major problems are all related to companies. Those companies that are always high and mighty on weekdays seem to be targeted.
The Arasaka Tower was blown up the day before, and the Militech Armory was destroyed the day after. All the Night Lizards parked inside were cut into pieces that could not be put back together.
You should know that the Magic Lizard is the most famous armored vehicle in military technology. Its name is taken from the legendary mysterious monster Magic Lizard, which is enough to show the confidence of military technology.
However, confidence did not bring them good luck. They failed to catch the mysterious man, and even none of the soldiers who pursued him survived.
Next came Biotech and Kangtao, these big companies suffered one after another.
All those who were hoping that their companies would suffer disaster thought that it was the Ye Group's turn, but it turned out that the next to suffer was Qilu Company, and to a lesser extent Zeta Technology.
This also made the Ye Group the target of public criticism, because among the five major companies, only the Ye Group had not been attacked, but due to the lack of evidence, other companies were unable to attack it directly.
Of course, this is also because they do not believe that the Ye Group has such strength.
If the Ye Group really has this kind of strength, why would it hide it like this?
Moreover, their undercover agents and spies did not notice any action taken by the Ye Group. At most, they could only guess that the mysterious man who attacked them was related to the Ye Group.
As for Metal Gear? No kidding, this is just a new company that has just been established.
Only the executive of Ye Group knew the truth. She gritted her teeth and questioned the handsome Jack, wanting to ask if he wanted to force their Ye Group to confront other companies, and then have to cooperate with Metal Gear to fight against other companies.
In response to this, handsome Jack smiled. He said at the beginning that he was just saying hello, but he never said anything about dealing with other companies. Don't try to put the blame on him.
Although he had known this answer for a long time, the executive was almost certain that this matter was definitely related to Metal Gear.
It seems that she needs to think carefully about the future cooperation between Ye Group and Metal Gear. The other party is much stronger than she imagined.
Under this indiscriminate corporate attack, both large and small companies felt a strong sense of suffocation.
But when they gathered their strength to retaliate, the mysterious man who attacked them suddenly disappeared, as if he had never appeared, without any trace.
This unplanned attack has become a lasting topic of conversation in Night City.
Even the Next Life nightclub wanted to give this mysterious man a place as a legendary wine name, but unfortunately they didn't know who the mysterious man was and couldn't mix a suitable drink.
At this moment, the mysterious man who was being talked about by everyone had already taken a shower, changed his clothes, and sat cross-legged on the bed.
"It's my turn next, draw a card!"
【Draw Cards】
[Drawing...]
[The host obtains the following cards...]
[Card: Tifa (3D Zone Leader)]
[Card: Ikaros (I am an artificial angel for entertainment, α model "Ikaros", I will fulfill all your wishes, My Master)]
[Card: Xiaoji (password is "Chobits")]
[Card: Scarlet (a very popular female ninja)]
[Card: Red Queen (Top Artificial Intelligence System, AI for short)]
[Card: Light Yagami (Kami!)]
[Card: Makise Kurisu (Don’t forget, no matter which world line you are in, you are not alone, I am here)]
[Card: Sora (This is my brother)]
[Card: White (This is my sister)]
[Card: Agatsuma Yuno (This is a yandere)]
After firing ten times in a row, Xia Yu glanced at the newly drawn cards and his face turned slightly pale.
"Something is wrong. Ten out of ten, maybe even nine out of ten, something is wrong."
At first glance, most of the cards are female. If they were all summoned... it would be like they wanted him to die!
My life is over!
However, if you put aside the bitter thoughts in your mind and take a closer look, you will find that the card characters drawn this time are so luxurious that nothing can be added to them.
It's simply a burst of luck, destiny is in my hands!
Let’s not talk about Tifa for now. The 3D zone cannot lose Tifa, just like the West cannot lose Jerusalem.
But the second card, Ikaros, is the real trump card, and can be called a colorful UR!
This Ikaros is a character that appears in "Heaven's Lost Property". He is a strategic first-generation artificial angel, model α, numerically coded 1264, and has measurements of 88-57-85.
Although this three-nothing girl calls herself an "all-purpose angel for entertainment", her real identity is the strategic all-purpose angel "Queen of the Sky" who has the strongest title in history and can destroy an entire country with a single arrow!
The maximum flight speed is Mach 24, and it has skills such as calculation, combat, entertainment, and housework. Its main armament includes ultra-high thermal compression anti-ship guns, permanent tail-chasing missiles "Artemis", absolute defense circle "Aegis", and ultimate weapon "Apollo", and it also has a self-repair program.
Although the Ikaros he drew was the comic version, this Ikaros was a strategic form, not a sealed toy form.
With the ultimate weapon "Apollo" that can destroy a country with one arrow, who can stop him!
He's going to beat down the whole fucking world right now!!!
"Calm down!"
Xia Yu forced himself to look away from Ikaros, then took two deep breaths to calm his restless heart.
This is only the second card, take it slow.
"The third one is Xiaoji, another mecha girl."
Xia Yu looked at Xiaoji on the card. This character came from CLAMP's comic "Humanoid Computer Angel Heart". She was a humanoid computer with emotions, and her real name was Alda.
However, compared to "Human Computer Angel Heart", another work of CLAMP is obviously more famous, that is "Cardcaptor Sakura".
"It's a pity that I didn't draw Chiyo, Chiyo, my Chiyo hehehe..."
"Well, you can't have such a cruel thought. It's a sin."
After silently despising himself, Xia Yu looked at the remaining cards, which were Scarlet, the blood ninja from "Mortal Kombat", and Red Queen, the artificial intelligence from "Resident Evil". These two were both very popular characters, red in the literal sense.
"A ninja, an AI... kind of useful, but another ninja. I really have a connection with ninjas."
Ghost Walker can be assigned among the Ninjas, Raiden can also be assigned among the Ninjas, even Ash can be assigned among the Ninjas, and now another Ninja has arrived.
"Yagami Light, Makise Kurisu, and the siblings, these smart people are all in bulk."
Kami in "Death Note", the researcher in "Steins;Gate", and the genius game player brother and sister in "No Game No Life".
They are all well-known smart characters. They are not leadership talents like handsome Jack, but intellectual talents with high IQ.
"Smart characters are no longer jumping out one by one, but coming in groups. Is this the end?"
Except for the slightly scary yandere at the end, none of the remaining nine cards are just for show, and all of them are of great use to him.
Especially Ikaros, who was already invincible with the power of lightning, but with Ikaros, he rushed straight towards invincibility.
"No, no, you can't call yourself invincible. The last creature who claimed to be invincible is still floating in the universe. Calm down."
