[{"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-532":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},1152373,1495,"Chapter 532 - 503: Try Harder Again","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-532",532,"\u003Cp>Lille’s mind was quickly reviewing the entire \"Europeans plan to bombard Night City\" event, which was not part of the original plot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this angle, the origin of the incident could be traced back a long time, back to when he had to rush and forcibly entered the Biotechnology Building, causing the company to become somewhat frantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This incident resulted in the disappearance of the biotechnology gene editing equipment for several minutes, but more importantly, it threatened the security of Biotechnology’s database.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the security of Biotechnology’s database was not just their own issue, as they held a very important patent:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The genetic engineering technology of Alco2 wheat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This technology was crucial to two energy giants: Peizhuo Petrochemical and Su Petrochemical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peizhuo Petrochemical, being based in America, was deemed incompetent by Su Petrochemical after this incident, which used a burst of Su-style logic to rant and threaten to increase control over North America, to ensure the safety of the technology and patents themselves...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Respecting intellectual property rights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille had returned the machine in less than an hour that day, but when the company saw the opportunity for gain, a lot could be planned in less than an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Europeans, other than Su Petrochemical, were persuaded, beginning to think... perhaps it really was time to explore new markets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the market did not expand, the growth of profits would slow, which presented a good opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille did not know how the companies were pulling at each other, but the end result was that the Net Watch turned a blind eye to some online smuggling, as did the companies and municipal authorities of Night City. They bolstered the firepower of the NCPD, expanded the definition of \"civilian weapons\", and tacitly allowed Arasaka’s aircraft carrier to land in Night City...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, whether the European market could penetrate the Night City market depended on product performance and whether those \"pioneers\", mercenaries led by Munemasa, could bury the already beaten gangs of Night City, establishing a new underground order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They failed, Munemasa was captured by Lille, and the next step was to deal with the middleman, Dexter DeShawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he hadn’t run away yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the perspective of Europeans planning to enter Night City, and it’s also the task Jefferson gave to Lille: to prevent foreign companies from dividing the power of local companies in Night City and complicating the situation further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then there was the second perspective, from the viewpoint of Net Watch—Lille was chasing AI.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This perspective seemed quite confusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille first acted as a honeypot, ripping through the Tiger Claw Gang, killing Jotaro Munemasa in regular order, attracting the attack of Arasaka’s Soul Killer, and giving Net Watch a bit of an advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Net Watch not only obtained some feature source code of the Soul Killer program but also found more traces of Soul Killer’s operations...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blais was investigating a hacker named Dante, who used to mix in Westbrook. After the Tiger Claw Gang was smashed, he fled to Vortex Gang, but once Vortex Gang was also smashed, he ran off to Taiping State.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Europeans arrived, disrupting the investigation of Dante:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille, for his own reasons, helped the local gangs and won their sincere support, provided them with resources, and helped them endure the impact of this external force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While aiding the Six Street Gang, Munemasa began to show signs, confirmed as a roving AI; Net Watch and Night City authorities, including Mayor Ryan, jointly assigned Lille to handle Munemasa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While helping the Tiger Claw Gang and Vortex Gang against the Brain Demon Gang, Lille obtained more information about Munemasa, including microtransmitters’ existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Munemasa’s design of this type of microtransmitters was inherently related to the technology Ye Group used to brainwash the Perares couple!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Dante...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Qian Chuan: Dante used to be good friends with Nanchang Xun, who was romantically involved with Wako — that’s right, it took a lot of effort before he dared to speak.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Qian Chuan: Dante got trapped in cyberspace by Soul Killer, reportedly during an operation against Hot.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Qian Chuan: So if you are also looking for a Dante, this one might not be the one you’re after.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille didn’t think so: Net Watch was chasing Soul Killer to determine if Arasaka was using some method to deploy digital souls!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While it’s unclear exactly when Dante got trapped by the Soul Killer, it obviously happened a long time ago—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If these two \"Dantes\" are the same person... (Note 1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The currently alive Dante is absolutely a person replaced by a digital soul!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is he doing? What does Arasaka want him to do? How related are these matters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But currently, Lille could only confirm: Ye Group had a big conspiracy going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The transmitter exploded due to overload, and Elizabeth fell to the ground, weakly saying, \"What did you do to me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille completely stopped what he was doing, the unsewn wound continuously bleeding out until V came over and pinched his face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Li Zi?! Is the illness getting worse?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Little Octopus: Er... everything’s normal right? Seems like just deep in thought.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blais frowned, \"What are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was wondering... have you figured out what’s going on with Dante?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not yet, he doesn’t seem to have any contact with the Voodoo Gang this time around, completely hiding on his own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The equipment Dante left behind in Vortex Gang was an antenna array, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes—but unlike Munemasa, the equipment in this AI’s hands is much more sophisticated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course it’s more sophisticated... it’s an upgraded version.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you talking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blais looked puzzled, but this description matched a record of Munemasa by Net Watch:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Munemasa was an AI that had escaped from the Arasaka database and was briefly sheltered by the Tsunami Design Bureau, which is now the Tsunami Defense System Company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tsunami Defense System had one service: upgrading clients’ existing weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Munemasa might have received some upgrades at the Tsunami Design Bureau, but after the expansion into today’s Tsunami Defense System, it once again escaped from the Tsunami Defense System Company’s database.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille could determine that this commission had been issued by the Ye Group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn’t explain this to Blais.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even if this commission was issued by the Ye Group, even if it was a case of the thief crying \"catch the thief\"...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could he do about it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, he needed a shiny identity to show up in Dog Town, to work on some \"real high-tech,\" and figure out how to solve his own body’s problems...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Blais’s face suddenly changed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All those who came to the private room couldn’t have overly complex communications with the outside world; this was to ensure secrecy and security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if it was just an emergency alert, there was no need for high information density which could be restricted by security protocols—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blais had just received such a signal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly stood up from the sofa, \"Someone is trying to assassinate Ryan! And... it’s an AI!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In two rooms, Elizabeth felt the chaos on the floor, and Blais was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille was right between two private rooms, V grasping his face, Jack resting, Little Octopus tapping on Lille’s digital head, Da Mai self-checking in Cyberspace, occasionally emitting simulated engine roaring sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unexpected tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan was assassinated, the mayor of Night City was assassinated, tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original story, Ryan’s death was inevitable; when the gears of the game’s plot began to turn, he just arrived at his life’s endpoint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, that endpoint is tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially tonight, a night equally important for both worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[News from another world: Speeding up of the electoral vote is expected to yield results in two hours.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mr. Barnes begins to show an advantage.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blais suddenly looked up at Lille and said, \"Damn it, Ryan’s hunch is real! He has something to tell you, he...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he had to task the most badass mercenary in Night City to save his sorry life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In another room, Elizabeth got up a bit from the ground, her face looking ghastly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only have one request...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poor Elizabeth; she still thought it was the lawless bullies of Night City giving her a brutal welcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was just another assignment, covertly issued by an AI mastered in psychology, sociology, economics, and all other humanities and social sciences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The content of the assignment was: Don’t meddle in these murky waters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already succeeded; he was the most powerful underground emperor of Night City, having stabilized the lower society, all resources from the upper levels would flow down through his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The upper levels didn’t want him dead, they wanted him to maintain order; the lower levels also didn’t want him dead, they hoped he would let some benefits trickle down to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone began to see him not as a thorn in the eye but as the most important middleman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could do whatever he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You want to start a company? Okay; you want to continue being an earthy emperor? Okay; you want to mess around with women, non-leafy stuff, live in villas, ride roller coasters...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All could be possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just turn a blind eye...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sweet dream could continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V and Jack both noticed something was off with Lille’s condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille only said, \"...V, remember how you described Atlanta?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I remember, what about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want it to be real, or... seem beautiful?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can’t it be both real and beautiful?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille covered his face with his hands, leaning back in the operating chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t at all surprised by this answer and then began to laugh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It can, it’s just... going to take some effort.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t this enough effort?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, let’s put in more effort.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1637,"2026-06-03T12:33:29.771Z","2026-06-03T12:33:38.261Z",1,"novelbin.me","49974a4a6638bedfaab0d9ae2913f521ef64331ecaf453738a2d601c6b37a562","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-533","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-531",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]