[{"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-173":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},1151664,1495,"Chapter 173 - 157: Secret Maneuvers","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-173",173,"\u003Cp>\"Given the current situation, I’ll be straightforward. In today’s attack, we have 12 wounded, with only 12 men left who can fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are some Wanderers outside, but we can’t contact them. To be honest, many have left the Tribe to work solo, so I don’t trust them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the tent, Sol said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides Sol, the Bright Family’s Pan’an was there, along with Navi and Cedric from the Red Ocher Tribe, three from Lille’s side, and the intermediary Dakota.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s time to summarize the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Navi said, \"We have 16 on our side, but aside from smuggling and petty theft, we have no other experience.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do they trust you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without a doubt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s good enough, plus you have someone experienced beside you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with only 28 people, honestly, it’s a bit too few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supply shortage is even worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric pointed to a monitor beside him, \"The supplies have been counted. As for weapons, we can only guarantee that everyone has a gun—not sure what kind though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ammo supplies can basically last for just one or two rounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supplies can last for 4 days—already used sparingly, but how much the intermediary can get us, I don’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latest supplies have been stuck in Reno for a while, and you all know it. Now, even if they arrive south, they can’t get through.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bright Family and the Red Ocher Tribe were among the first pioneers to reach the outskirts of Night City. Most of Adkaduo still operate along the New America-Mexico border. With the internal split within the Tribes, the connections are not as tight as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Short on manpower, short on firepower, short on supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned their eyes to Lille.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille thought for a moment and said, \"On our side, one car, one sniper rifle, three people, that’s it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous Achilles and Sadara were destroyed at the Biotechnology Building, not brought out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the raccoon dog’s bullets are down to one, Yinglong’s ammo is all spent, and Jack and V only have a handgun with one or two magazines each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides Lille being in relatively good shape, Jack and V’s strengths are somewhat diminished compared to the Biotechnology Building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly down to nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dakota said after hearing this, \"I still have some regular ammo and hand grenades, but supplies are up to you to deal with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since yesterday, the blockade has become stricter, and intermediaries in the city can’t do anything. Now, only company transport teams can haul supplies; everything else gets intercepted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille thought for a moment and said, \"But I heard there was a cyberpsycho incident involving Military Technology yesterday.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, there was a cyberpsycho. So now, some checkpoints are jointly managed by NCPD and Military Technology. Military Technology is determined to deal with Wanderers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think their target isn’t just Wanderers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Military Technology suspected that the three of Lille were in the Evil Land, and they considered it very likely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, they thought the trio would have a higher chance of fleeing Night City, but yesterday’s events seemed to alert them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Military Technology’s perspective, generally speaking, no one would be so stubborn—but in reality, these three thieves might actually be that stubborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This blockade left Dakota helpless—at this rate, they’d have to find guns in the junkyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So everyone relied on Lille to see what ideas he had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, I have a way to buy weapons and equipment, and they’re all top-notch, not some trash picked from the junk pile.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you’re still planning to get stuff from Dog Town... can you really do it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m certain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about transportation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll find someone from the city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you’re in the Evil Land now. How are you going to find someone?\" Dakota felt that the more she interacted with Lille, the more questions she had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This new legend of Night City, whatever he said, the things he did always seemed incomprehensible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find someone from the city\"—you can enter the city, yet you’re still hanging around here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lille didn’t explain further, \"Anyway, I’ll get the equipment and supplies delivered. You just focus on the work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille took out a Separation Chip from the nape of his neck and plugged it into the computer. The monitor displayed a map of Night City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moore Technology transports a batch of equipment destined for scrapping to the junkyard every Thursday afternoon, high-tech equipment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The route was clearly marked on the map, located in the western part of Taiping State, southeast of Saint Domingo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saint Domingo and the giant junkyard were separated by a massive dam, though if you stood in Saint Domingo, you could still see sewage seeping into the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The transport convoy traveled from the top of the dam straight to the junkyard meant for scrapping high-tech equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll intercept the convoy on the dam,\" Lille pointed to the dam, \"We’re here, crash the convoy straight off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side of the dam was Saint Domingo, almost a deserted place—coincidentally, it was where Roshan’s Lama Armory was located.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This way, she would be the quickest to access the materials, without needing any prior arrangements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sol’s head filled with question marks, \"Crash it? I thought we were robbing it, not helping them complete the scrapping task?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How to put it... I just need some rare materials from the machines, and those materials won’t be easily damaged.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Lille was no longer the same as when he went to train with Martin. The data stolen from the Biotechnology Building was enough for him to piece together a DNA maintenance machine, requiring those special materials from the original equipment, materials he didn’t know how to manufacture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting equipment without operational software would be great, but those high-tech materials would suffice for his needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone exchanged looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, Pan’an was the first to speak, \"So now we need to rob scraps and use scraps to piece together a high-tech device... this plan doesn’t sound reliable at all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it’s the safest way, as you mentioned, Wanderers’ firepower is insufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to this plan, we just need to hit the convoy hard and then flee—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the attack starts, nearby Military Technology troops will rush over, equipment and supplies will be transported from these poorly defended areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, we have equipment, we have supplies, but Military Technology thinks we only hijacked a scrap convoy and messed up—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, we catch their Chaotic Blade Association lackeys by surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly dismantle their base and seize their equipment and supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Military Technology’s blockade is formidable, but it’s also costly. First, deal with their lackeys and see how long they plan to hold out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Lille finished, everyone pondered over the plan. Only Dakota noticed one detail:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the map, Lille marked the defensive forces near the access points to the city, forces including Military Technology and NCPD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Military Technology will chase us like a dog after a bone, but what about NCPD? Will they allow a vehicle filled with weapons and supplies to get out during this period?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They will let it through. I found a familiar contact, any other questions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This so-called familiar contact was Regina—the intermediary could get firsthand cyberpsycho information and arrange NCPD internal contracts for Lille, indicating she had substantial connections inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Lille’s orchestrated situation, a little arrangement was enough to get the supplies out—NCPD regular officers were much easier to handle than Military Technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone shook their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This plan could be considered... quite good, at least Sol thought so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because although he had already decided to fight back, he still didn’t want a direct confrontation with the company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Pan’an, this plan perfectly suited her tastes—rob the company fiercely, kill the Chaotic Blade Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Navi lacked experience, and Cedric beside him had even less opinion—he had a grudge with the Chaotic Blade Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing no further questions, Lille said to Mitch, \"Lastly—I know you still have some doubts about me, we can start simple, from the drones we collected today, starting with that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mitch, you help me assemble—everyone else, pack up, start scouting tomorrow, and the action starts the afternoon after tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there’s anything else, you can continue to add.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mitch raised his hand, \"Speaking of which—the Night Wandering Ghost who chased us today seemed quite formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a pair of very sophisticated bionic arms, the bionic fibers moved as naturally as real ones, far better than what I have. Shouldn’t we pay attention to this? After all, ordinary people can’t afford such things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille raised an eyebrow, glanced at V, who nodded, \"Seems like a leader type, hearing gunshots directly using his subordinates as human shields, kicking one of his men before getting in the car, a clear sign of an insidious bastard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chaotic Blade Association members were mostly bastards, which didn’t explain much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, knowing was better than not knowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Cedric spoke up, \"Biodynamic Company seems to have such products, I saw an advertisement. Can you pull up the visual data for me to see that person’s appearance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mitch nodded, retrieving the data from his Prosthetic Eye—he had kept extra vigilance because he felt that the tall, cunning and brutal guy needed to be noted down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The recorded footage flickered due to Mitch’s condition at that time, but the enemy’s appearance was clear enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the footage, the tall guy kicked Scorpion in the face, causing Scorpion to crash hard onto the ground, making everyone clench their fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Cedric remained unusually calm— or rather, he seemed to be controlling his emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when that person’s face appeared in Mitch’s Prosthetic Eye—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha, a dog with its tail between its legs...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric saw a face he would never forget his entire life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bowen Ramiro... the bastard who escaped the Red Ocher Tribe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said through gritted teeth, gasping, a mind filled with images of the burning Wanderer Camp and the ubiquitous corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the Chaotic Blade Association had a deep blood feud with legitimate Wanderer families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille nodded slightly, \"Then you’ll soon have a chance to settle old scores.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1673,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.909Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.802Z",1,"novelbin.me","2ee744abf13d165745aa08bc1b0ab84bdbedd0585180888c01fa2f0b6c236054","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-174","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-172",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]