“Boss, your cigarettes.”
“Hmm, why did it take so long?”
Rain took the cigarette from Canris’s hand and asked with some confusion.
“There was a small hiccup.”
Saying so, Canris told Rain about what had just happened; after hearing it, Rain also shook his head with a smile.
People fired by the company, having had that corporate skin stripped away, began to resent those still with the company, believing that those still inside had stolen their positions.
They then sought to retaliate against others in the company in their own way, specifically choosing Corpo Plaza because, simply put, they felt the security there would prevent anyone from casually making a move.
But in reality, the security there wasn’t that good either, only relatively better near the corporate buildings; as for those small alleys…
But to tell the truth, if it hadn’t been his men they encountered this time, but some ordinary corporate employees, they might have really had to swallow their pride, as ordinary employees don’t have the authority to access personnel files.
“By the way, Boss, there are so many good cigarettes in the company you don’t smoke; why do you insist on buying this brand?”
Canris looked at Rain with some confusion and spoke.
In his view, although this brand of cigarettes was decent, it was still quite ordinary compared to the expensive internal corporate supply, let alone the higher-end cigars.
“Hmm…
how should I put it?
I guess it’s a habit.”
Saying so, Rain pulled one out, lit it, and began to puff out clouds of smoke.
“The taste of this cigarette always reminds me of certain things.”
At this point, Rain’s gaze gradually became hazy, but only for a moment before quickly returning to normal.
It had been twenty-two years since his previous life ended and he was reincarnated into this world, but he still occasionally recalled memories of his past life.
“Alright, let’s not talk about that for now.
Let’s get down to business.
You and Brandt pack up; accompany me on a field trip later.
I need to go to the Arasaka Waterfront.”
“Arasaka Waterfront?”
Hearing this term, Canris was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
Arasaka Waterfront, located in the northwestern part of Night City, used to be a place with old, dilapidated urban areas and some old industrial plants in Watson.
After Arasaka’s return to Night City, this area was leveled.
It was then used by Arasaka to build the current Arasaka Waterfront, an area completely controlled by Arasaka, primarily responsible for production and seaport transportation.
But in the end…
it’s actually a massive military port.
A significant portion of the area is off-limits to anyone except Arasaka, and even within Arasaka, there are strict hierarchical zones.
It could be said to be Arasaka’s greatest source of confidence in controlling Night City today.
Canris then left the office and informed Brandt.
Upon hearing this, Brandt was the first to head toward the Aerodyne bay, needing to prepare the Aerodyne for use.
Rain, meanwhile, notified the Arasaka Waterfront of his visit, and they immediately approved it upon receiving the news. Visit g.com for the full chapter.
Because this wasn’t Rain’s first time there; if anything, he went quite frequently, mostly to pick up materials or simply to conduct research.
As mentioned before, besides being the Minister of the Special Operations Department, Rain was also a member of the R&D Department, primarily responsible for weapons R&D and Biotechnica R&D.
Going to the Arasaka Waterfront usually meant handling both research directions along the way.
After all, the production lines there were well-arranged.
If there were any blueprints or ideas, they could directly use the lines for a simple trial.
Of course…
there were also laboratories specifically for related R&D there, which Rain used quite frequently.
Soon, the Aerodyne was ready, and the three of them boarded it, heading toward the Arasaka Waterfront.
Night City by day and Night City by night are actually quite different.
First, there’s the lack of brilliant neon lights for decoration, and the industrial exhaust emitted from many areas is clearly visible, making it look almost ordinary.
But if you look closer, it seems alright, because those large buildings and holographic advertisements still exist, looking quite magnificent.
But looking closer is one thing; you can’t look too closely…
because further in, you’ll see homeless people everywhere, violent assaults that could happen at any moment, and patrolling NCPD officers all over the city.
But after all, it’s daytime, so some things are still somewhat restrained.
While the three of them were heading out, V also brought her team members to follow Rain, and they soon discovered that Rain’s destination was the Arasaka Waterfront.
Realizing this, the group looked at each other in dismay, seemingly hesitating whether to enter.
They then all looked at V; clearly, they were dumping this difficult problem on her to solve.
Seeing the looks from her temporary subordinates, V also sucked her teeth in frustration.
That place…
was not easy to enter at all…
but since things had come to this, they could only grit their teeth and head inside.
As they watched Rain’s Aerodyne head straight for the landing pad inside the Arasaka Waterfront, they were, unsurprisingly, stopped by the guards and armed mechs at the gate.
“Identity, name.”
The guard asked after glancing at the Arasaka uniforms V and the others were wearing.
If not for that uniform, there probably wouldn’t even be an identity check process; they would have just raised their guns in warning.
“Counter-Intelligence Department, V.
We’re here for Minister Rain’s inspection, a task assigned to us by higher-ups.”
Hearing this, the guard glanced at V and then reported the situation; a response came back quickly from the other side.
“Come in.
Wait in the lounge.
If Minister Rain leaves, we will notify you.”
V and the others didn’t have much of an issue with this and simply followed inside obediently.
Rain, meanwhile, brought Canris and the other to a sealed room where the floor and walls were all cast from metal, and numerous boxes were placed.
Soon, a man in a white lab coat holding a tablet came forward and gave Rain a bright smile.
“Hmm, help me retrieve the items I requested for transport.
Send them directly to the lab; I need to use them now.”
“Understood, I’ll arrange that for you right away.”
Upon hearing this, the staff member quickly began operating.
Soon, a robot started taking down the boxes and placing them onto another robot specifically used for transport.
Seeing this, Rain nodded and headed straight for the lab.
Canris and Brandt also left, heading toward the lounge.
This was a routine for them; they just didn’t know how long the Boss would take this time.
Now, having entered the laboratory, Rain began trying to manufacture some of the blueprints he had obtained from the system.
This mainly involved some practical weapons and certain Cyberware.
He currently had a share in some of the weapons and Cyberware Arasaka had on the market, and because of his status, he could still earn a significant cut of the profits.
Additionally, some weapons with high cost-performance and excellent performance were kept by Arasaka for internal use and not sold externally.
Regarding the gambling for blueprints function, the system was divided into several tiers: 100, 500, 1000, 5000…
and so on.
His most extravagant attempt so far was spending 10,000 points, which yielded a blueprint.
[Bio-Improvement Type II Serum]: By researching the Arctic Bowhead Whale, we obtained clues for repairing genes and conducted large-scale development and research based on this.
Effective experiments have proven that this serum can increase the human lifespan limit.
— Chief Researcher, Dr.
Kelsen.
After obtaining this blueprint, Rain, following a brief moment of ecstasy, immediately locked it away and decided not to bring it out…
unless necessary, because the people involved with this thing were powerful enough to leave him powerless to resist.
After finishing the R&D and manufacturing process for another batch of weapons and Cyberware, about three hours had passed.
Rain emerged from the lab and took a shower in the lounge there.
“Boss, you have a new message.”
“Hmm?
Let me see…”
After Rain came out, Canris handed him the device to view.
The only important piece of news was a business alignment with Dangerous Girl tomorrow.
A medical product Arasaka introduced to compete for a share of the medical supplies used by the Trauma Team.
However, the share wasn’t particularly large, so the business was handed over to Dangerous Girl for handling.
The main function of this medical item was to quickly heal wounds and stop bleeding through a certain biological therapeutic agent.
It was primarily aimed at less serious external injuries.
Dangerous Girl was also interested in its restorative effects, which could effectively heal scars.
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