[{"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-433":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},1151574,1495,"Chapter 433 - 405 The Invisible Killer on the Prairie","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-433",433,"\u003Cp>In southern Tanzania, the tropical savanna stretched endlessly as wild animals roamed the gently undulating terrain. The sun was high in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sounds of various birds echoed through the air. Eagles circled above, keenly watching the ground for prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun bathed the land, evaporating the morning dew as the temperature steadily rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zebras and giraffes searched for breakfast on the open grassland, while lions watched the grazing herbivores from a distance, though it was not yet time to hunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best way to preserve food was not to kill it prematurely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentle breeze blew, causing flowers and leaves to sway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The savanna was another natural landscape soon to be forgotten by the Cyberpunk World, smaller than the vast, turbulent ocean, and lacking the fine sand and tranquil waves of the coast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, it was incredibly rich in wildlife, with herds of animals freely running in this uninhabited land, blending the wild expanse with the sky in harmony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[V: \"Such a dry place, but these... bizarre creatures are quite interesting.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The savanna was also recorded into a Super Dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the previous two Super Dreams, the scenery here was very unique: much of its beauty came from the variety of animals on the savanna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The animals kept their distance but lived together on the same land, even though some only had hours left to live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the decline in human population in the Cyberpunk World, the number of animals had decreased even more due to large-scale environmental destruction. There might still be a savanna somewhere in Africa, but hardly anyone would pay for such a Super Dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dynamic system captivated V’s eyes, and some people could watch the animals all day. V had now entered that same state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: \"Wild animals, most are already extinct. See that? A rhino.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[V: \"Explain.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: \"Some wealthy people like to use their horns to decorate prosthetics, as a status symbol, so now there are almost no wild rhinos left.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourth-generation prosthetics also included this type: decorated with rare natural artifacts, there was no other meaning aside from their exorbitant cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[V: \"Tsk, rich people really know how to play.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The autonomy of this Super Dream was much higher. V could wander freely on the savanna, seeing rhinos, lions, lizards, cats...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even go up to see what birds were around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this Super Dream was not recorded by a human, but by a drone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drone scattered the bird flocks, and the beasts stopped in their tracks, warily looking into the distance:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steel vehicles were on the move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atlas Group’s electric cars appeared on the savanna. Lille, through a remote network, took command on the scene while also editing the Super Dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the Atlas Group’s cars, a law enforcement team composed of the Tanzanian Government Army and the Wakanda Guard from the African Union was advancing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So now we’re heading to a... nuclear weapon materials mine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Carter admired the savanna, asking the robot sitting in the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be precise, it was an exoskeleton, assembled into a robot shell with flexibility close to that of a human through remote control and using parts from engineering equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, moving as fluidly as a human was somewhat difficult. It was more of an upgrade in man-machine coordination technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, but nuclear energy technology is now available for civilian use. We can use it... you can understand it as using nuclear energy for power generation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s really...\" Carter couldn’t find the words to describe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter had never seen an atomic bomb explosion, only hearing legends about nuclear energy from her friend Howard Stark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humanity had mastered the power of self-destruction but also found the key to limitless energy—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were Howard’s exact words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she suddenly asked, \"So now we have infinite energy? But I heard there’s some sort of... energy crisis?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frank laughed because he was the one who used the term \"energy crisis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you laughing?\" Carter asked, puzzled. \"Howard said that if we could harness nuclear energy for civilian use, we would have endless electricity, endless energy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We could develop this energy together, why do we have to fight over it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If something is infinite, it wouldn’t sell for a good price,\" Frank shrugged. \"I might not be well-educated, but I understand that much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the world found infinite energy, how would traditional energy companies survive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you saying that the Roxon Energy Group would definitely obstruct this technology?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t that what’s happening now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just those two minutes, Lille received a reply from Uranium Ten Company: they had rejected the Atlas Group’s offer of 180 million US Dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the back, Lille sighed, \"Uranium Ten Company rejected the offer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Atlas Group’s offer of 180 million US Dollars was already far above the valuation of the Kumju River Mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s a lot of money. To keep bidding higher while claiming it’s a normal commercial transaction would be self-deception—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commercial transactions need to consider costs; only companies aiming for monopoly would disregard costs and do such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Carter raised a question:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what? We just take it by force? Pardon my bluntness, but perhaps their behavior is not fair, yet what’s wrong with the highest bidder winning?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille replied, \"It’s a problem if they break the law, Captain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mos: \"Mr. Lee, Mkuju River is just ahead, but it still belongs to Uranium Ten Company. To avoid potential issues, we hope you take as gentle an approach as possible when inspecting...\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: \"Okay, everyone stop here.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mos was the Minister of Mining for the Tanzanian Government, responsible for overseeing these industries, serving as a guide for this visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mkuju River mine was in the distance, located near a wildlife reserve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille originally wanted the Tanzanian Government to reclaim the purchasing rights on the grounds of insufficient extraction, but that would indeed seem somewhat like robbery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the contract stipulated extraction amounts, but also stated: both parties should consider each other’s circumstances and communicate with a cooperative and win-win mindset in case of disputes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The low price of uranium was due to market factors. If they genuinely communicated with a \"friendly\" mindset, mutual understanding was not out of the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, his relationship with the African Union was at a honeymoon stage; implantable prosthetics could quickly help these underdeveloped countries build industrial systems. Their preference for Atlas was certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But doing such things would inevitably leave hidden wounds in the hearts of both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the situation had now changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drone’s return footage showed no specially constructed roads, nor any signs of frequent car traffic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was unusual:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uranium mining, like other types of mining, generates a lot of waste: unusable tailings, waste rock from tunneling, wastewater used for production and maintaining equipment operation...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike other minerals, the waste generated from radioactive mineral mining was also radioactive, falling under nuclear pollutants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille was intimately familiar with all types of radioactive mineral mining. Before coming, he’d verified the available data on this mine...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he sensed something was amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The estimated resource amount of the Mkuju River mine was about fifty thousand tons, but the accompanying activity from Uranium Ten Company’s extraction was too small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether in terms of equipment and population turnover, or waste transportation volume...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing matched up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The convoy stopped under Lille’s control, and the drone began approaching the excavation site from the forest—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as the drone, controlled via a wireless terminal, neared the camp, its equipment glitched strangely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone else might think it was a signal issue, but Lille immediately became alert: radioactive material could influence communication signals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before Lille could think further, he quickly confirmed there was a problem with the mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the drone saw several black workers emerging from the mine wearing only thin work clothes, dragging a small cart of crushed ore behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: \"No offense, but Mr. Mos, do you... consider this normal?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The footage was sent to Mos, whose face turned ashen upon seeing this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the vast mining area, the workers were laughing and looked very content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was radioactive mineral mining; mental happiness couldn’t block radiation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The workers might be uneducated, but the foreign-educated official understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mos: \"We are going to shut this down! Bust these Americans!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>",1384,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.910Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.802Z",1,"novelbin.me","488e1b8f11b7de121ffd4aa351ca909a80b0fca7c5ddb611613fc77aac047149","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-434","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-432",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]