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Chapter 790 Mysterious Lock Plan

  D has been thinking about how to destroy this world.

Of course, this does not mean destruction in the physical sense. In fact, even if D uses a nuclear bomb to blow this planet into wasteland or completely blow it to pieces, it will not destroy the world. On the contrary, his approach just "fixed" the fact of "human destruction" in this world and made it concrete.

 So destroying this world is not destruction in the physical sense, so we need to consider this issue from another level.

It has been a month since D came to this world. During this month, D has been busy collecting all kinds of intelligence, and then discovered a problem - this world is a very pure capitalist world. It can be said that , the world has become like this because multinational corporate giants have monopolized technology, money and even everything that human beings need. The government that is supposed to manage the country is almost always subordinate to the financial oligarchs.

 The reason why Night City is special is that it is an independent city-state located between the two political entities of New America and the Free State. The only reason why it can be independent is that this city is completely controlled by capital. Arasaka and Military Technology are the big ones, and other companies are also fighting openly and secretly around this city.

 In this case, individuals really cannot compete with capital because the latter controls everything in the city.

 In the ordinary world, it would be very difficult to overturn this system.

　　However, fortunately, this is a cyberpunk world.

 A ghost place where people go crazy and stuff all kinds of parts and chips into their bodies.

 And it just so happens that these things all need to be connected to the Internet.

 Then there will be no problem.

 After confirming this, D and Lumière discussed it all night and finally decided on a plan.

On the continent of Faerûn, there is such a high-level magic called "Mystery Lock". It is a barrier that can cover the entire city. These barriers have different effects. Some strictly prohibit the entry of demons, while others can ensure Let people in the city fly as they please, and some can maintain temperature and climate stability.

D is trying to imitate this kind of magic and create an electronic barrier similar to the Mystery Lock in Night City.

 In this "mysterious lock", all electronic devices will be disabled unless permitted. This means that when this mystery lock is activated, the entire Night City will be completely paralyzed. Even the weapons are the same - the weapons in this world also have control functions and will become ineffective once they are invaded.

 As a result, no matter what kind of equipment these companies have, it will be meaningless. Whether it is a floating vehicle, a fighter jet, a tank, a missile launch vehicle, a drone, or a variety of weapons, including pistols, shotguns, machine guns, etc., they will all become a pile of scrap metal.

 They cannot be used at all unless D nods.

Yes, D intends to use this method to completely overturn the rule of corporate capital over this city and even the world. By then, the original trajectory of the world will be interrupted, and mankind will move towards another brand new future. ...This is obviously something the mastermind behind the scenes doesn't want to see, so the other party will definitely take action to cause trouble for D.

 And once he takes action...then it's not up to him anymore.

Of course, this is not an easy task, so while doing the task, D circled around the Night City. After all, this is almost equivalent to invading every screw in Night City and turning them into his slaves. To be honest, if Lumière hadn't been there, D alone wouldn't have been able to do this - although he was good at playing games, programming was beyond D's expertise.

Although D knows nothing about programming, fortunately, through Lumière's explanation, D still has some understanding of the current network situation in this world.

Frankly speaking, the online environment is more depressing and complex than reality. Within the black wall, circulating AI is evolving in unimaginable ways. Outside the blackwall, because the original network was destroyed, companies and large enterprises created their own regional networks and used this network to firmly control ordinary people.

 For D, those wandering AIs must be killed, even though he does not understand programming and has no way to enter the online world to fight. But that's not important. Even if there are circulating AIs, they must have a server to store data, and they cannot exist in the online world out of thin air. As long as it finds the server area where these circulating AIs are located, D can easily defeat them.

 After all, physical disconnection is the big killer.

Of course, D has also considered that perhaps the circulating AI and fragmented information behind the black wall are the mastermind’s trump card. After all, without the defense of the black wall, the AI ​​killers on the old network would wreak havoc everywhere like floods. For humans who are now almost integrated with the network, this kind of attack is enough to bring humanity to the brink of destruction - or even completely extinct.

Perhaps this is the purpose of the mastermind?

This is why D wants to seize Night City first. As long as he seizes the company network, he can create the same powerful protection as the black wall. Once the other party cheats and plans to use the AI ​​behind the black wall to destroy mankind, then D can activate Own trump card to defend against attacks.

Although there is currently a network monitor responsible for monitoring the black wall, D does not intend to cooperate with the network monitor. After all, who knows where it is. Maybe the network monitors the black wall to release it at the most appropriate time. The inquisitor has seen too much of this kind of guardian destroying the things he protects.

“Speaking of which, why do you want Lucy and me to partner up?”

After taking a sip of steaming coffee, D curiously asked again. After partnering with Lucy for half a month, D discovered that Lucy was indeed an interesting girl, but to be honest, D still couldn't figure out why Lumi loved I will value her.

 “I feel like she is very similar to me.”

 “She is not elegant at all.”

D said with a smile, "Girls need to be elegant" is what Lumière talks about all day long, but Lucy is obviously not elegant. She belongs to the kind of "I smoke, drink and get tattoos but I am a good girl" ...Well, judging from this world, she is indeed a good girl.

“You know that’s not what I’m talking about, Lord Inquisitor.”

There was a hint of helplessness in Lumière's voice.

“I always feel that she is somewhat similar to me before, of course, not in terms of smoking and drinking, but... something deeper.”

“Well, it seems that I can’t understand it, but you have to be careful, it will be interesting to be betrayed by her.”

  “…………”     Hearing D’s words, Lumière fell into silence. In the City of Night, betrayal is almost commonplace. Even the closest companions will betray each other one day. D was betrayed by his client or companions more than once. In fact, Rogge cheated D on the previous mission. After all, it was impossible for Rogge, an old man in the world, not to see that there was something wrong with the Uzumaki Gang's mission, but she still let D go without saying anything.

 If D dies, then he is dead. If D comes back alive, then nothing happened.

This world is like this. Although Lucy is doing well now, maybe one day, she will also get into trouble in the task.

Of course, D doesn’t care about this at all. Being strong means that you can do whatever you want and you are not afraid of anyone.

 In other words, if you are not afraid of death, come and see if I don't hit you on the head with my little fist.

“…I never expected that the world would turn out like this.”

“It’s no surprise that capitalism turns people into ghosts. When capital’s alienation of people is completed, it will be the end of capitalism.”

  D curled his lips.

"By the way, you still remember what you are going to do. We will kill people when the time comes. Kill a lot of people. You must never say that you can't do it. I have made the truth very clear to you. I want to be thorough. To overthrow the rule of capital, a revolution must be launched, and a revolution without bloodshed and sacrifice is like a worthless street parade. The corpses and heads of capitalists are the **** reality. When the time comes, you will have to say that you can't do it. If you don't do it, then our work will be in vain."

“…Please be at ease, Lord Judge.”

Facing D’s inquiry, Lumière was silent for a moment and then spoke.

 “I won’t let you down.”

"hope so."

  D put down the coffee cup and stretched.

 “Have you found any valuable clues?”

“Yes, according to intelligence, Arasaka Yorinobu, the eldest son of the chairman of Arasaka Company, will come to Night City in the near future for an unknown purpose.”

 “Arasaka...they are the only ones left.”

Hearing Lumière’s report, D narrowed his eyes, with a murderous intent flashing in his eyes. As the oldest and largest multinational company in the world, Arasaka Company is D’s ultimate target. The so-called "killing the first bird" means that if you want to kill the capitalists, of course you should start with the biggest and fattest ones.

  Unfortunately, it was not Saburo Arasaka who came.

"when?"

 “In about a week.”

 “What about the itinerary? Will he go to Arasaka Tower?”

 “It doesn’t seem to be decided yet.”

 “Very good, continue monitoring.”

 Hearing this, D made a decision.

"When Arasaka Yorinobu arrives, we will find an opportunity to kill him... Of course, if we can kill him on Arasaka Tower, it will be more symbolic. After all, he is also the heir of the Arasaka Group. If he can be killed in front of everyone, Hang him from a street lamp, then the Arasaka Group will definitely not stand idly by..."

 “You want to attack Arasaka Tower?”

“Of course, but I’m not as idiotic as the terrorist named Johnny Silverhand before. It’s really pointless to engage in nuclear bombing.”

 Speaking of this, D snorted softly.

“Arasaka Tower is just a symbol, talent is the most important. Johnny Silverhand, this idiot, is nothing more than a rock terrorist who overdosed on drugs and knows nothing about resistance... This thing requires professionals.”

"major?"

 “That’s right.”

  D stood up and stretched.

“Robbing capitalists’ homes is a historical tradition for us.”

 (End of this chapter)