"We meet again."

The blue figure of Saburo Arasaka stood in the laboratory, looking down with a proud expression, and sighed in a hoarse voice.

Arasaka Huazi, who was standing aside, quietly raised her eyes to look at Tang Yu's changing demeanor, wondering how he reacted to Lord Saburo's uploading of the soul mark.

To her secret surprise, Tang Yu's eyes were calm and unwavering, as if she had expected all this, even more indifferent than the last time she saw Lord Saburo in Kyoto.

Huazi was a little unsure whether Tang Yu was pretending to be calm, his father's majesty and sense of oppression had already deeply penetrated the Arasaka Company and even the whole world, and even the lord of a country had to bow down and call him Lord Saburo when he saw him.

She had never seen anyone who had seen her father, Lord Saburo, and could remain so calm and composed.

Tang Yu is still a member of the Arasaka company, and he can still have such confidence and courage to face Arasaka Saburo, which shows that his hole cards are extraordinary.

Perhaps mystical abilities are far more than his only killer feature, or even the strongest.

Intuition told her that her brother Arasaka Lai Xuan was not at the same level as Tang Yu at all, including the Tielianhua Brotherhood, which had always been against the company, and even the top executives of military science and technology, who might not be able to compare with Tang Yu's weight in his father's heart.

Today's conversation will have an extremely important impact on the situation in the world, and in the face of a supernatural entity that is so powerful that it is almost impossible to control, cooperation may be the best option for both parties.

Hua Zi pressed the scheming in her heart, turned around and stood on the other side with a sense of humor, leaving room for the two main characters to talk.

Tang Yu smiled calmly: "It's just that I didn't expect to meet in this way, your old shell has not resisted 2077 after all." ”

Arasaka Saburo put his hands behind his back, his every move was the same as being alive, and the posture and arrogance of the superior were fully revealed, but when he heard Tang Yu's 'joke', his tone was slightly softened.

"If you're lucky, maybe you can get through it, but it's inconvenient to go out."

He continued to say in a deep voice: "Your performance surprised the whole world about the company square, and although you betrayed the Arasaka company, I still left you a way out. ”

Tang Yu knew that he had slaughtered Arasaka's employees and openly disobeyed the company's instructions, and he was sure to clean it up after being fired on the spot.

It's just that at that time, all the armed forces of Arasaka together couldn't handle him, otherwise the scene of the meeting now is that he is soaked in the experimental liquid tank, and Arasaka Saburo is standing outside.

Tang Yu didn't think that the strength of the people in the Arasaka Tower, a night city, was all the strength of the Arasaka Company, and Arasaka did not use a destructive weapon that could wipe out everything.

Deserts, deep seas, near space, outer space, and even the moon have built secret bases in Arasaka, where strategic-grade weapons stockpiles are stored.

The expansion of the war was not his goal, so there was room for the company square, otherwise it would be more than enough to overturn the entire Night City.

Tang Yu replied in a deep voice: "The word betrayal may not be appropriate, I never think that I have been loyal to Arasaka or anyone, the position of the company is not the same as faith, I just take money to do things, and others are the same." ”

"The food of the king, the matter of loyalty. This is something that anyone who wants to know about entering Arasaka, without exception. Arasaka Saburo's voice was hoarse and powerful, and he emphasized again: "You do have the ability, courage, and measure, but arrogance is not the way to protect yourself, there are many geniuses in the world, but they are also like birds, and they need to find a suitable feather forest as a shelter." ”

Arasaka Hanako stood aside and listened to the conversation between the two of you, and her pupils couldn't help but shrink, this was the first time in her life that she had seen her father treat outsiders so patiently and persuade, even in the face of her own son, Saburo-sama had never shown such a posture.

At that time, his brother Lai Xuan had a secret conversation with Arasaka Saburo in the study, and the two disagreed, but Lai Xuan did not agree with his father's idea at all and fled the manor.

Arasaka Saburo was extremely indifferent to this, and he didn't have the slightest intention of persuading Lai Xuan, and even his eyes were cold.

Huazi now listens to the meaning of his father's words, as long as Tang Yu is willing to return to Arasaka Company, the past rights and wrongs can no longer be investigated, and there is even the possibility of further reuse.

Tolerance is a good quality, but Huazi knows that this does not exist in Arasaka Saburo, and all those who disobey him should not live in this world.

Her gaze became more and more solemn, and she looked at Tang Yu steadily, he still didn't have the slightest excitement or joy, he still looked indifferent, and only heard him say to Arasaka Saburo.

"If you look closely, you should know that I did a few things in Arasaka, and to be honest, I didn't expect to leave Arasaka so early, but some people have some things that have forced you to that point and have to make a choice."

Tang Yu has never regarded Arasaka Saburo as a superior, not to mention that now he has nothing to do with Arasaka, so naturally he will not act based on Saburo's face, this time he is mainly here to talk about nuclear bombs.

Arasaka Saburo didn't say anything else, and said bluntly: "Since you mentioned running errands, let's talk about the company square." There are three relic biochips in Lai Xuan's hand, one is in the R&D Department of Arasaka Tower, one is in your hand, and one is in the hands of the flowing AI. ”

"As I have always emphasized, the Westerners will never learn a lesson, and Lai Xuan is determined to cooperate with them to hand over the precious crystals of Arasaka to others, and must solve the root cause of the disaster before it is difficult to recover."

It seems that Saburo Arasaka already knows that a relic biochip has fallen into the hands of Ultra, and although the last step of activating the function has not yet been completed, the risk of being explored by AI to learn more about the chip's technology is constantly expanding.

Saburo Arasaka, who has already uploaded his soul mark, is still extremely vigilant against AI until he completely completes the resurrection of the corpse.

The Night City Arasaka Tower is built with a shrine, which is the most coveted treasure for the AI, and if it is invaded, it is tantamount to sending the enemy a nuclear bomb weapon.

Tang Yu said frankly: "Even if you destroy Night City, you can't destroy the AI that exists on the old Internet, they can still infiltrate the human material world through other channels, this extreme approach is tantamount to covering your ears and stealing the bell." ”

Arasaka Saburo was silent for a long time and muttered, "I need a proposal to stay in this city, not a meaningless reason." ”

Tang Yu simply made his words clear: "Let's make a deal about this matter, leave the matter of the Channeling AI to me, now that the major companies in Night City have been connected to the matrix space, and soon the service will be launched, and the Channeling AI will inevitably disintegrate the black wall and wait for an opportunity to invade." ”

AI has entered the office systems of major companies, and even infiltrated the prosthetic body of the human brain, so that it can obtain more information resources that cannot be obtained on the old network, as well as learn more effective means to continuously enhance and strengthen its own strength.

Coupled with the RELIC biochip they already have in their hands, sooner or later they will be able to discover the way to truly cover human consciousness.

Arasaka Saburo asked in a deep voice, "Is it just that you want to get control of the nuclear bomb?" ”

He didn't believe that Tang Yu would be threatened by a nuclear bomb, and was willing to become a wall against the invasion of the wandering AI.

The dangers facing Night City are far more than this, corporate games, low-level struggles, threats of war, federal rule, etc., any one of which can detonate the city as chaotic as a powder keg.

Tang Yu said very directly: "I need the latest version of the Soul Killer program, upload the soul mark while preserving the existing life consciousness. ”

He remembered that when he helped Arasaka Yorixuan revolt, he was extremely hostile to the Wandering AI, and he didn't even think of working on the latest version of the Soul Slayer's program.

Now that you think about it, this technology has really reached the pinnacle of the world, and it can be said that it is equivalent to an electronic doppelganger.

Tang Yu also knew very well that this soul imprint was more of a data copy of consciousness, and it could not really be equated with the original body consciousness.

And Ott's experience has taught him that the data personality has been wandering around for a long time, and it is completely different from the previous personality.

Just like the Arasaka Saburo in front of him, whether it is his demeanor or way of thinking, he is very close to the original body.

If it can't cover the human body, after a while, it will become more and more weird because of the lack of emotional logic.

But Tang Yu now needs this technology to defend against AI intrusion and achieve a deeper level of control and protection over Night City.

To reassure Saburo Arasaka, he went on to add, "I can control the Soul Mark only to defend against AI invasion and confine it to Night City. ”

Arasaka Saburo was expressionless, pondered for a moment, and then said, "This is a win-win deal. ”

In his opinion, Tang Yu, as an original person with mysterious abilities, is the purest human being, and he is the most suitable gatekeeper of the human fortress.

Even if all human beings in the world are willing to upload their personality consciousness and join the soul AI army, Tang Yu will never be that person.

Arasaka Saburo decisively ordered: "Huazi, hand over the password and program chip of the Arasaka Tower's nuclear security room to him, and you and Lai Xuan will prepare to return." ”

Hearing her father's instructions, Arasaka Hanako bowed down to receive the order and exited the laboratory to get something.

Arasaka Saburo sighed: "You are unique and more superhumanly intelligent, Lai Xuan's mistake is that he should not seek the power to destroy the company in the company, and his incompetence makes his idealism seem foolish." ”

"His rejection of him is not his disobedience, but his ignorance and cowardice." Arasaka continued: "People have never feared Arasaka, not because of fear, but because of greed. Perhaps one day, Night City will emerge from this rotten corporate system, and I don't want to see it with my own eyes. ”

Tang Yu read the subtext of Saburo Arasaka, if he really plans to rise in Night City, he must face the difficulty of Arasaka, and this will also drag Night City into the quagmire of war.

It is never feasible to use the game between companies to destroy the company, and the human heart is not a machine that can execute all orders without emotion.

In the entire Arasaka Company, the only person who really dared to destroy the old world of all evils was Lai Xuan.

In the fifth corporate war that he and Lai Xuan set off together, because of problems on the company's internal front, Arasaka Huazi was able to get the help of Saburo's power, and finally died of failure.

Who to rely on, who to strengthen, and who to overthrow, this is the answer that Lai Xuan has not been able to find, the Tielianhua Brotherhood can't do it, the steel dragon can't do it, and Arasaka can't do it.

With that in mind.

Tang Yu can only fight for Lai Xuan's life in the end, Lai Xuan doesn't need this bad world, but this bad world needs Lai Xuan.

He took the initiative to say: "In fact, RELIC's biochip technology has been successfully developed, and the key conditions for the last step required are death, phase, and blood."

Arasaka Saburo's hands clenched suddenly, and he muttered in a solemn tone, "Have you already completed the activation?"

Tang Yu looked indifferent, and said calmly: "Thanks to you, Rogge and Silver Hand can still spend six romantic months together, loving people, souls always attract each other, what do you think?" ”

After speaking.

Arasaka Hanako walked in with the chip, bowed down to Saburo and said, "Father, the things are ready." ”

Tang Yu picked up the chip and turned to leave, leaving Arasaka Huazi alone to face Saburo.

Arasaka Saburo stared at her for a long time, his hoarse voice trembling slightly.

"Go home, Hanako."

Not tonight!

(End of chapter)