Cyberpunk: Legends of Life

Chapter 103 The Only God in Arasaka

Arasaka Tower.

Special assistant?

Tang Yu just walked into Xiao Michiko's spacious office, and he took the initiative to say hello to the convenience and made a brief self-introduction.

He guessed that the other party should be Xiao Michiko's personal assistant, and he didn't care too much, but felt that her words and deeds seemed a little weird.

Sasha folded his hands in front of his belly politely, a pair of beautiful pink pupils and blue eyes were big, flashing neon texture.

A set of pure white uniform one-piece skirt properly wraps the whole body, and black long-leg leather boots outline the slender waist curve.

The short black hair is wrapped like cat ears, and the black circle neckband adds a bit of playful catgirl taste.

Tang Yu was surprised not because of Sasha's beautiful appearance, but because of her way of speaking and body language, which seemed a little stiff and uncoordinated.

He didn't think too much, maybe it was another black technology developed by Arasaka, such as cyber bionics and the like.

Over the years, Arasaka Corporation has conducted in-depth research on cloning, bionics, consciousness duplication, cyber prosthetics, etc.

After the network crash, many high-tech research data were lost outside the black wall.

Many research and development projects in Arasaka were also forced to stop. If you want to restart those secret research, you have to send hackers to dive deep and enter the cyberspace to "mine".

It's just that Tang Yu has never been in charge of related projects, so he doesn't know much about it.

Seeing the huge office, he only had a set of exclusive director's office for Michiko, so he got up and walked over, sat on the office chair, and had a little experience of Arasaka's director's office experience.

"I can only say so-so."

The empty office floor shows the minimalist style of Michiko.

The special assistant also followed slowly, and quietly stood aside, looking slim, as if waiting for instructions.

Slightly mechanical steps, slightly stiff dialogue, exquisite makeup like a porcelain doll, simple and capable dress.

It's really unbelievable.

Tang Yu helped the black frame and scanned her, but found no abnormalities, and all human biological signs were available.

He asked Michiko's special assistant beside him.

"Sasha Yakovleva, how did Director Michiko arrange the remote participation?"

Sasha's eyes flickered, as if he was processing the received message, and then he replied politely: "Director Michiko, please do everything yourself, the remote connection procedure has been prepared as required, and you can choose to open it at any time."

Tang Yu tapped the silver desk surface with his fingertips, and turned on the office holographic projection. Under the interweaving of several beams, a clear three-dimensional picture was suspended in the air, connecting the jungle meeting room in real time.

The directors of Arasaka Tower have already started to take their seats, ready to wait for today's senior board meeting.

Tang Yu actually doesn't care much about the content of the board of directors, but wants to know what Michiko talked to him after the meeting.

If there is another way to survive, he will be a little annoyed. After all, he is the deputy director of the counterintelligence department, not Michiko's personal assistant.

Now it is equivalent to Tang Yu working in Arasaka Company, and one person has to do three jobs.

Arthur Jenkins is on a business trip, and the counterintelligence department is waiting for him.

The real boss of the Special Operations Department, Susan Abernathy, has gone on leave, and the entire department has no backbone.

There is still director Arasaka waiting here, I don't know if he will arrange private affairs next.

No matter how good his driving skills are, Tang Yu still has to work hard to drive three carriages.

Tang Yu rubbed his brows, and couldn't help feeling that it's better to go out to work, not only to get wages and bonuses, but also to find opportunities to fish outside.

Sasha next to him seemed a little distressed when he saw Tang Yu, leaned forward slightly, and asked politely: "Mr. Tang, Sasha noticed that you are in a state of mental fatigue. Do you want to start Sasha's service mode?"

What service model?
Tang Yu looked up at Sasha and found that she smiled naturally on her face, as if she didn't think there was anything wrong with what she just said.

strangeness.

But he had just scanned and detected the other party. His biological signs were normal, and he fully possessed all the characteristics of a human being. Even though his appearance was so exquisite that it was a little distorted, it was obviously maintained by special means, so it was not even clear about this detail.

Moreover, he also discovered that Sasha not only possesses hacking skills, but also has obvious traces of combat implant prosthesis on his body.

It's just that, how a living person behaves like a cyber bionic person just out of the factory.

Tang Yu looked directly at Sasha's colorful pupils, trying to find a clue from her eyes.

Eyes as bright as jewels, as deep as cat's eyes, seem to hide the deepest emotions in their hearts.

Seeing Tang Yu staring directly at him, Sasha gradually showed a puzzled expression, and reconfirmed: "Sasha noticed that your eyes are hot and strong. Do you have any needs? You can open Sasha's service mode."

Tang Yu: "."

He withdrew his slightly embarrassed gaze, thinking why it was so intense and hot, the key point was that Sasha kept recommending service models, this 'bionic man' could handle it.

Before finding out the details of Sasha, Tang Yu could only classify her as a "bionic person" with human signs, but behaved like a nascent AI.

Tang Yu guessed that maybe it was some kind of horrible black technology developed by Arasaka Company, behind which there were countless bloody crime stories.

But this is Michiko's special assistant, and has little to do with him, so he doesn't pay much attention to whether Sasha is a real person or a bionic person.

Think about this.

Tang Yu took her words and asked, "Tell me, what services do you have?"

When these words came out, Tang Yu felt as if he was talking to non-human beings, which was weird.

It's like an artificial intelligence AI that occupies the human body and tries to pretend to be a human being, and then wants to understand the thoughts and needs of real human beings.

Sasha behaved naturally, with a flash of light in his eyes, and began to introduce: "You can choose to open Sasha's various service modes, including but not limited to the following modes, intimate service mode, family service mode, and work service mode."

"If you feel that the above service modes cannot meet your needs, you can also set the independent mode, and Sasha will provide not limited to the following services according to your individual needs, the intimate mode plus maid service, and the combat mode plus Hacked"

and many more.

Tang Yu heard her talk a lot, and felt dizzy more and more. This special assistant of Michiko is really special enough, even the intimate mode maid service is set.

By the way, shouldn't this kind of special assistant be brought home?I don't know what Michiko thinks about getting it to the company.

Tang Yu waved his hand quickly, signaling Sasha to stop the introduction, and then said helplessly: "Okay, okay, please pour me a glass of hot water."

Sasha stopped talking immediately, and after receiving Tang Yu's instructions, he replied seriously: "Okay, according to your biological signs, Sasha recommends that you drink 54 ml of water this time, and the water temperature is [-] degrees Celsius."

Tang Yu didn't know what else to say immediately, so he nodded and followed her suggestion.

Taking advantage of Sasha's time to pour water, Tang Yu watched the live broadcast of the board of directors.

Jungle meeting room.

Just like the name of the meeting room, the theme is jungle green ecology.

Around the large silver platform, there are green plants and trees, and in the middle of the platform is a large conference table.

Arasaka's senior bodyguards were scattered around, keeping an eye on the troubles around them to ensure the safe progress of the meeting.

All the members of the board of directors of Arasaka Tower, Night City, have walked into the meeting room and sat in their exclusive seats, and the atmosphere of the meeting gradually became serious.

Tang Yu found that it was similar to watching the board of directors remotely online last time, except that the shiny prosthetic bodies and luxurious clothes of the board members were different from before and became more high-end and refined.

Members of Arasaka's board of directors are already at the top of the food chain in Night City. They enjoy all the latest and most cutting-edge technology. Upgrading prosthetic bodies is no different from eating.

The members of the board of directors are all here, and the next step is to wait for Arasaka Michiko to appear.

It didn't take long.

Click, click, click.
With the sound of high heels slamming on the floor, Michiko walked slowly into the jungle meeting room surrounded by a group of private security guards.

When she came to the conference table, she stared at the audience. Wearing a blue uniform skirt and blue crystal high heels, like a blue enchantress, she instantly became the focus of the audience.

Xiao Michiko looked around at the members of the board of directors and found that they were all present before presiding over the board meeting.

There are many main contents and decision-making matters of the meeting, not just the big exposure handled by Tang Yu.

However, the exposure of the experimental prosthetic body for military technology is definitely the highlight of this board meeting.

Michiko and the board members first discussed and dealt with Arasaka Tower matters, including diplomacy, trade, intelligence, special operations, etc., and even the development and expansion plan of the Arasaka Seaside Industrial Park. The weight of the meeting was obviously solid.

These discussions made Tang Yu doze off a little, after all, they were all unnutritious and old-fashioned things.

It is nothing more than using various means to destroy others, such as using Arasaka's powerful media matrix, legal team, financial technology, and armed special operations, including not limited to assassination, kidnapping, extortion, and bribery.

As long as it can seek the best interests for the company, it is unanimously approved by the board of directors. After all, the performance of Arasaka Tower in Night City is directly linked to their salaries and bonuses.

Tang Yu is even more disgusted and disgusted by the senses of the barren tower from head to toe.

From the core of the Arasaka company, the Arasaka family, to the directors, management, and even the bottom-level employees of the company, they have all become the screws of the giant Arasaka, constantly feeding it nutrition and blood.

At this time, Sasha came forward with warm water, carefully placed it on the table, and then stood obediently behind Tang Yu, folding his hands in front of his abdomen without saying a word.

Tang Yu took a sip of warm water and felt that the temperature was right, so he thanked him.

Sasha replied softly: "Mr. Tang, you're welcome, are you tired?"

Tang Yu realized that she might be selling weird services again, so he changed the subject and asked, "Sasha, how long have you been working in Arasaka?"

Anyway, he didn't want to watch the board of directors, so he just took a look at Sasha Yakovleva's background.

Sasha's eyes flickered slightly, as if he was thinking left and right, and seemed to be searching for relevant information, and finally replied: "Mr. Tang, I'm sorry, Sasha can't answer this question for you. Since Sasha opened his eyes, he has been In this office."

Tang Yu nodded slightly, thinking that there was nothing wrong with her statement. Sasha, as Michiko's special assistant, probably stayed here to serve all the time, otherwise there would be so many strange service models.

I don't know what Sasha's background is. If it's really a cyber bionic, it's nothing to stay and work in this flat that is half the size of a football field. Everything is programmed mechanically.

But Sasha, who has a human body, may not be completely a cyber bionic, and even Tang Yu speculates that this nearly perfect body may have been wiped out of consciousness by Arasaka, and it may be an artificial intelligence that manipulates her. Maybe still learning and growing.

Tang Yu saw that Sasha was not very smart, and felt that the latter possibility was more likely. No matter how dark Arasaka's methods were, he had seen it. It is not new to turn a living person into a cyber bionic.

In addition, Tang Yu knew that there was another exception, and that was AI brainwashing, but it was ruled out directly.

This is the high-level of Arasaka Tower. If it is changed to the high-level of Ye's Company, then Tang Yu will choose AI brainwashing first.

Therefore, Tang Yu thinks that the secret behind Sasha may be unusual.

Arasaka used some special method to wipe out his consciousness, and then instilled it into the AI ​​program, working and living like a marionette.

Tang Yu looked at the large flat floor of the office, and suddenly felt that half a football field was not so spacious.

He then asked, "Remember when you were a hacker yourself?"

Sasha's pupils shrank suddenly, he was stunned for a while, and then replied: "Sasha can turn on the combat mode, and you can choose the hacking function, including not only electronic hacking, but also prosthetic body overheating."

Tang Yu saw that her answer was still so programmed, which shows that Sasha's artificial intelligence level still needs to be learned and improved.

I thought about it.

Tang Yu turned the chair to face Sasha, then stood up, lowered his head slightly and stared at her neon pupils, and said solemnly word by word: "Sasha, don't care about those who serve or not, and those garbage models, you have to feel yourself , Say what you really want to say, understand?"

These words are incomprehensible to procedural AI, and only learning artificial intelligence can understand some, but what Tang Yu really wants to test is whether the human consciousness deep in Sasha's heart still exists.

Tang Yu's sharp eyes carefully observed Sasha's micro-expression changes. Whether it was the reaction of the corner of the mouth, the twitching of the eyelids, or the subtle changes in the pupils, it was impossible to escape the eyes of the eye.

Facing Tang Yu's serious question and his penetrating eyes, Sasha was stunned as if his machine was down, his expression of natural smile also froze, and suddenly he showed a look of panic.

Tang Yu caught this subtle look, and felt that he already had the answer in his heart.

Sasha recovered quickly, smiling at the corner of his mouth, facing Tang Yu with a little doubt in his eyes, and said softly: "Sasha, it seems to understand a little bit."

This ambiguous answer made Tang Yu feel quite satisfied.

At least it shows that Sasha is learning and growing. Otherwise, if he continues to be so stupid, what is the difference with those intelligent robots made by Kang Tao.

Tang Yu touched Sasha's cat's head casually.

"Not bad, a quick learner."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and sat back in his office, picked up his teacup to drink water, and continued to watch today's Arasaka board meeting.

And Sasha behind him, in the bright eyes, a touch of imperceptible joy flashed, but it quickly disappeared, and he was still slim, standing obediently behind Tang Yu.

As the meeting continued to advance, it soon proceeded to the final key project, discussing countermeasures against military technology.

Xiao Michiko seems to have a strong waist. The last time she was choked by the hawks at the board meeting, and was scolded by her uncle Arasaka Yoshinobu who was far away in Kyoto, she wanted to scold her for a long time.

But she still maintains her old habit of letting the members of the board of directors discuss with each other first, and then she can make a final decision after finding out the details.

Around the issue of countering military technology, the debate among board members gradually became fierce, and the meeting was full of gunpowder.

One of the board members took the initiative to express his opinion: "I think it is appropriate to counter military technology, but it is definitely not in this way. Exposing the secret experiment of military technology will inevitably cause backlash."

"I think Director Johnny is right. There are shady things under the hands of the major companies in Night City. We are all aware of this. Now that these things are exposed in Night City, if Military Technology does the same, Arasaka It will also be passive."

"Indeed, if there is another wave of opposition against Arasaka, things will not be so easy to calm down, and the city councilors will be more passive in their work."

"Today, Mayor Lucius Lane has come to ask what is going on with this matter. I want to know if Arasaka is deliberately provoking trouble, and insists on making major companies unable to step down."

Mayor Lucius Lane has a close relationship with the Arasaka Company. Six years ago, he proposed to allow the Arasaka Company to re-enter Night City, so as to prevent Night City from being affected by the metal war, and finally won the honorary title of Free Mayor.

Now Night City has become an international independent city, unique in the world.

After listening to the speeches of these board members, Xiao Michiko looked cold and completely dismissed their speeches.

They were the ones who shouted to counter military technology with all their strength, and now they feel that there is a problem with countering military technology, and they are also the same.

There is no doubt that the faction to which this group of board members belong is the hawk faction of Arasaka Yoshinobu.

Xiao Michiko knew the reason for their repeated jumping, it was nothing more than hearing through various channels that her uncle Arasaka Yoshinobu was coming to Night City.

At that time, the one who will dominate Night City will definitely be Arasaka Yoshinobu, and he wants to take this opportunity to embarrass Michiko and make her retreat.

If Yoshinobu Arasaka really came to Night City, she would definitely be unable to compete with him, but now Yoshinobu Arasaka is still in Kyoto.

The Arasaka Tower in Night City has to be decided by her, Michiko.

She had already figured it out in her heart, as long as she caused trouble for military technology and showed her attitude to her grandfather Saburo Arasaka, she would firmly stand on the Arasaka family's stand.

Then the possibility of Ramonu Arasaka coming to Night City is very low. Without Saburo Arasaka's permission, even if Ramonu Arasaka came here privately, Michiko would not delegate authority to him.

In the Arasaka company, she, Michiko, always listens to only one person, and that is Arasaka's only god.

Saburo Arasaka-sama.

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　　Johnny: "With this name, I would have killed Arasaka Tower alone. Where is my DOG?"

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