[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer":3,"chapter-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-1048":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Cyberpunk: Cross-dimensional Science and Engineering",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1153007,1495,"Chapter 1042 - 84: Ignition and Launch","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-1048",1048,"\u003Cp>A resounding voice reverberated in everyone’s minds—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the corporate-differentiated information policies, unlike the purposeful guidance of the European Union, unlike Rocksen’s humiliating showmanship and enslavement, this voice conveyed the same message in everyone’s minds:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although people are different individuals, with disparate dreams, identities, races, languages, intelligence...and so on, this voice could unite everyone, holding their breath, with hot blood boiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille sat in the control cabin, looking equally at everyone through Cyberspace—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, after countless hardships and failures, the two broken worlds have recombined, back to back, crossing time and space, forming allies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly twenty million people collaborated through interdimensional production technology, and countless others who joined together in practice were even more pervasive. If you include the complex scenarios where people couldn’t integrate into their networks but were spiritually united, the numbers have long surpassed a hundred million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, his speech no longer needed to adjust to the differences between the two worlds because people could understand the happenings of any world, sharing the same anger, unwillingness, ideals, joy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>United as one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alarm sounded, and the launch silo’s explosion-proof doors slowly opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: Our world is already in ruins—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Our cities, consumed by flames, turned to steel ruins, we’ve been deprived, driven, enslaved — but we didn’t, and won’t fall!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Today, on this land, we’re not here to mourn, not here to grieve, but to avenge, to reclaim our world!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We won’t be trapped on the Earth they’ve destroyed. We’ll reclaim our homeland, break free from gravity’s shackles, break the chains forced upon us, the time has come—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It’s time to shatter their illusions, time to show them who truly rules this world!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Smash their thrones, demolish their barriers, tear apart their lies!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Let steel roar, let flames burn, let the starry sky tremble—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We forge fury, exacting our ultimate revenge among the stars!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ignite!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ear-piercing buzzing accompanied by deafening explosions, thrusters burst out fierce blue-white plasma flames, raging airflow swept through the silo, metal support frames instantly twisted and deformed, millions of tons of thrust roared underground, the entire Underground City shook at this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The steel behemoth carrying destiny detached from the fixed frame, rising slowly but heavily, countless missiles and rocket launchers shot through the sky, Night City’s last anti-aircraft ammunition was completely expended, explosions interweaving a fiery net across the horizon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This net tore out a gaping wound, just like the people overcoming countless obstacles along the way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone murmured softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go f*** them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orbital mass projector could maintain a small yield periodic projection to suppress Night City, enabling Arasaka and New America forces to orderly encircle Night City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They considered the possibility of Night City having an Underground City: truly, though without clear information, they were almost certain Night City must have large underground shelters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, they would also think about whether Night City still had the ability to launch intercontinental missiles...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What they hadn’t expected was that they couldn’t intercept it at such close range!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this relied on Lille’s robust computational power, and the moment of liftoff saw information from all directions come into view, multiple AI’s collaborated to achieve this nearly impossible super ballistic prediction, completing counter-interception using all the interceptors Night City had preserved and produced during this time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shooting a rocket into the sky isn’t hard, doing all this under the surrounding threat of formidable enemies is the challenge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No legend could achieve this: it’s a myth forged only through people’s unity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The European Space Agency almost immediately observed this, with those three intercontinental missiles as precedent, the satellites in the sky were long locked onto here, monitoring every motion all day and night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet... they didn’t truly mind, after all, missiles couldn’t hit Europe, could they? Either New America or Arasaka would be the ones to suffer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They even cheered secretly: the EU civil war hadn’t ended yet, as long as missiles didn’t hit themselves, hitting anyone else was a gain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ESA: The interception failed, I think they must have expended a lot of ammunition, it’s your turn now.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Miles: Wait a minute, I want to know the missile trajectory...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ESA: We are processing...no wait, this missile’s trajectory has changed again, seems different from previous ones...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[EBM: You fool, that thing’s a rocket! They’re breaking through the atmosphere!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burger King’s deals with bigwig idiots, always coming up with new tricks every time they began adapting to his proficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t an intercontinental missile, it’s a rocket—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A... spacecraft!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ballistic computation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ESA immediately switched from their prior gloating attitude to furiously cursing Arasaka and Military Technology as concrete idiots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That thing seemed headed for Crystal Palace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lunar orbit system, Crystal Palace, humanity’s greatest 21st-century construction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is it called the 21st-century construction?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because to support the rich’s \"cosmic dominion\" fantasy, ESA built many large space stations afterward, catering to various wealthy demands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Crystal Palace remains the most luxurious one, the new \"Crystal Palace\" has become a system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rich enjoy unparalleled experiences here, their only concern is whether their account balance suffices: where gravity is only 0.8 times Earth’s, prices for drinks are 100 times Earth’s, not to mention things even harder to transport and produce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supported by sheer power, the numbers on their accounts were but figures, what truly sustains their lavish life is the blood and tears of countless millions...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crystal Palace, Eden facility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The naked man patted the little boy’s buttocks, satisfiedly sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the exhausted little boy, he was quickly carried away by the machine—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eden\" is a facility within Crystal Palace, though named after a biblical reference, the actions here aren’t holy, people here must be naked, engaging in life-creating activities...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Men, women, young, old, animals, forced, voluntary, unaware, initially couples...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever the wealthy desire from here, they experience, creating life while overlooking the blue planet through a massive transparent glass, fulfilling their \"God-like\" feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the status on Night City? The orbital mass projector isn’t cheap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Contact A: Later, just increase the working hours for the poor, the cost always falls on them.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Contact B: Good thing we’re on vacation, Berlin’s mess is awful, trouble surfacing here in France as well.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Contact C: But we’ll always win, right...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Alert: An illegal aircraft suspected to be targeting Crystal Palace!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wealthy enjoying life in different regions collectively froze for a moment, then hurriedly rushed out—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s headed for them?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it, get those blacks to work!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1072,"2026-06-03T12:33:47.681Z","2026-06-03T12:33:56.171Z",1,"novelbin.me","c1e90333f05c01c0e9c1b75424cb94e1df4aa01d9c63116560b0c7048ece65a7","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-1049","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-1047",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]