[{"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-200":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},1151691,1495,"Chapter 200 - 182 Adkaduo’s Big Business","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-200",200,"\u003Cp>[Biological Weapon Γ-7 File]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Detailed Report:]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Intelligence No. 1: The criminal group involved in Biological Weapon Γ, \"Burger King Foolish Big Shots\" (referred to in this file as H), suspected to have appeared in the Evil Land and captured the cyber-psychotic employee Gabriel Blitcz]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Related Action Information: Intelligence No. 1 confirmed, Night City’s PR Director Meredith Stout is responsible for the capture and further intelligence acquisition]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Note: Meredith Stout, referred to in this file as the main intelligence personnel.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Intelligence No. 2: Main intelligence personnel hired an outsourced team to assist in finding the Moore Technology convoy robbery culprits, the outsourced team believes it was the Evil Land crime organization Night Wandering Ghosts who robbed it]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Related Action Information: Intelligence No. 2 confirmed, main intelligence personnel began investigating the robbery intentions.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Note: Outsourced team information...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Intelligence No. 3: Night Wandering Ghosts are suspected to need abandoned biological control components to transport Biological Weapon Γ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Related Action Information: Intelligence No. 3 partially confirmed, Biological Weapon Γ not sighted, document intelligence recorded]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Key Personnel Information: Night Wandering Ghosts leader, Bowen]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Note: Criminal Bowen possesses experimental equipment issued by Biodynamic Systems, suspected to be related to Biodynamic Systems (marked key information)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Intelligence No. 4: Outsourced team provided information on Night Wandering Ghosts camp: Stone Ridge Mountain Town, Stone Ridge Mountain Abandoned Tunnel, Stone Ridge Mountain Abandoned Cement Factory]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Related Action Information: Military Technology funded hiring of an outsourced team for armed actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outsourced team and Evil Land forces completed the sweep of Stone Ridge Mountain Town and Stone Ridge Mountain Abandoned Tunnel, encountered fierce resistance, heavy casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Controlled biological experiment facility waste discovered inside Night Wandering Ghost’s camp.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Added to evidence library.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Biological Weapon Γ not sighted.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Intelligence No. 5: Document intelligence discovered in Stone Ridge Mountain Abandoned Tunnel: Biological Weapon Γ is about to be smuggled out of the border, sent to Mexico.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Intelligence No. 6: Intelligence personnel believe the involved group H is related to the Night Wandering Ghosts.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Related Action Information: Intelligence No. 5 partially confirmed, mail data recorded]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Related Action Information: Intelligence No. 6 found to be a major error, the involved group H is confirmed unrelated to Biological Weapon Γ.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Intelligence No. 7: The involved group H joined the outsourced team, participated in the cleanup of Night Wandering Ghosts.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Major Action Detailed Record: Border forces sent to the cement factory for siege, but Border Forces Colonel #0856 had a battlefield command failure, command signal was disrupted by EMP weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Border Forces Colonel #0856 failed to timely obtain Intelligence No. 7, engaged in intense firefight with the involved group H]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Action Result: Complete annihilation of California Border Forces 4th Armored Platoon.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to Border Forces Colonel #0856’s battle failure, Night Wandering Ghosts intercepted Mo Xi armored vehicle, serial number MH-332.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Night Wandering Ghosts used MH332 to break through the border wall, Biological Weapon Γ suspected to have left the Night City border, interception failed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mo Xi was intercepted by the outsourced team, further negotiations ongoing.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Battle information recorded.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Network information recorded.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Loss assessment...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Expenditure...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Experimental operational weapon running data (retrieval by specified development department only)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[File retrieval terminated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Personnel changes: Your security clearance level has been downgraded to F.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Benefit adjustments: Your benefits have been downgraded, please check your pay slip for details.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[European Bank Information: Your company has deducted your deposits to offset work losses.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[American Bank Information: Your company has deducted your deposits to offset work losses.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[New America Union Bank Information: ...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current total debt: 1,214,666 Euros]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meredith lay on the medical bed, sighing deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally held on to her small life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Debt or lower security clearance, even over one million liabilities, none of it was a big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least she still held on to the job she just snagged...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And an F-level security clearance wasn’t the lowest; she was still at the level of logistical personnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason the company kept her position was probably because maintaining the company’s good reputation was her main job...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that regard, she actually did quite well, only too many people died this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then... she had to siphon some money from the budget to pay that plague bearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She herself was heavily in debt; it could be said she was taking a loan to issue wages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Transfer: -210000]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have a new message, sender: Burger King]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Burger King: Not bad, Military Technology is trustworthy, we’ll tell the folks back home about your good deeds.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meredith’s brow twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Meredith: The Wanderer transport team has passed, when can the border wall repairs start?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Burger King: Hey, we are straightforward people, you set a time, our workers can get to the site immediately.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Meredith: Then let’s start tonight.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Burger King: No can do, got a party tonight.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meredith felt a bit breathless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking that she at least had her life, she felt relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[New personnel changes: Some of your work will be taken over by Anthony Gilchrist.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Personnel information: Anthony Gilchrist]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Security level: B]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please coordinate with this employee on related security work.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this message, Meredith felt even worse—the company was gradually reallocating Night City’s resources and would eventually send many things here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, these tasks were all hers, but now her security clearance was gone because of the Evil Land incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The position remained, but considering the company’s arrangement, it was clear they sent this new agent to gradually take over her work!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a company like Military Technology, security clearance was everything!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she could now hire the best mercenaries in Night City, so there might still be a chance to turn things around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Anthony Gilchrist, don’t let me catch you slipping.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the same file, Lille also reviewed once, Meredith indeed wasn’t acting shady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman was quite clever, to avoid clashes with future real Lizard Man intelligence, she bore the big fault herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This burden would take her close to death, but if there’s future conflict regarding Lizard Man intelligence, it wouldn’t be serious enough to cause company liquidation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one way she’d be in real trouble: if Burger King turned into a Lizard Man on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haha, but how could that be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must have thought so, after all, living in this world, everyone had an element of gambling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the present, the Wanderers gathered around the campfire, drinking beer, celebrating their great victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also bidding farewell to the dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, only Cedric died in battle; the severely injured young men were all rescued. Though they were unable to move before finding suitable prosthetics, at least they were alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old warrior of Red Ochre was placed on the pyre, reduced to ashes with the flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille sat down next to Sol: \"The supplies stuck in Reno are sorted, I’ve got another contract for you from Military Technology.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What contract?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Border wall repairs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sol leaned back slightly, showing respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he remembered right, they were the ones who tore down the border wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wanderers were really busy now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stolen arms had to be sold, the border wall needed repairs, a new camp had to be built, and Military Technology would issue some commissions to continue the Night Wandering Ghosts clean-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being busy was good—everyone saw hope now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sol raised his beer, Lille also raised his soda bottle, and they clinked glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha—the famous mercenary is just drinking soda, this world is indeed strange.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong with soda?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sol laughed, put the beer down: \"What do you think about us building a town here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was his original plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night City was one of the most advanced cities in the world, its freedom rated highly. Building a paradise for Wanderers here was his purpose for coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vast swathes of abandoned towns; buy the land for a bit of money, and everyone could settle down here, like they did before becoming Wanderers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille didn’t answer this question, instead asked: \"What do you think of Night City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the holographic billboards stretching to the sky, that mesmerizingly beautiful city, Sol sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honestly, I understand now, I’ve never truly known it—it seems you also think my idea is too naive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not naive, just foolish. What kind of person puts hope in something they don’t even understand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evil Land may have nothing, but at least, it still has a group of trustworthy family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... Evil Land is still Evil Land, prosthetics, medicine, cars, fuel, self-defense weapons... we lack almost everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The infant mortality rate is rising every year, the number of people joining us is declining, and many tribes are disbanding or merging with other families.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sol spoke more somberly, looking earnestly at Lille: \"You gave us hope, the Adkaduo will always be your friend, we’ll always back you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not planning to work with the company anymore?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sol is indeed a big fool.\" Sol waved his hand, self-mocking, \"Forget about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I do have a long-term deal for you, still remember those artificial blood plasmas?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille placed a Separation Chip on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Adkaduo was indeed more than just this small group; despite their decline over the years, they hadn’t dwindled to just a few hundred people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their main activities used to be around the US-Mexico border, after Sol’s proposal passed within the tribe, the activity center gradually shifted north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they essentially ran a line between Chichihua, Mexico, Northern and Southern California, and Nevada to make money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could certainly rely on the Adkaduo Family to maintain this line, \"collecting\" raw materials in the cities along the line, then cross-border selling drugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it crossed three countries, many black market operations were exorbitantly costly to investigate, the barriers between production and sales places made business confidentiality skyrocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for how profitable this business was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Synthetic plasma was a conventional medicine in this world, monopolized by big companies, with a huge demand—far beyond that of the normal world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille and the Adkaduo needed to just capture some live Chaotic Blade Association members as the unlucky blood suppliers; the selling price might not be high, but the cost was very low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the earnings, buy some biological materials on the black market, Lille could soon manufacture an immune suppressant based on genetically modified chlorobilin using a biological filter and lizard serum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immune suppressants and plasma, once these two businesses stabilized, maintaining Adkaduo’s recovery would undoubtedly not be a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t a short-term handout from the company, but a stable long-term business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sol was tempted, but there was still a problem to solve: \"...this technology, if the company finds out, it will be a big trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, so I need to find a way to keep the production process confidential, prepare well, you need time for this big business to rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille raised his drink can again: \"Now, let’s enjoy the victory—tell me about Cedric, we became friends after a fight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, that old guy, he used to be so glorious...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1817,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.909Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.802Z",1,"novelbin.me","d9518245456cc34e55129779666056a28daa861b3aa492b9bf2f931833c3a387","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-201","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-199",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]