[{"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-615":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},1152456,1495,"Chapter 609 - 580 Commission: Tacit Understanding","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-615",615,"\u003Cp>\"Don’t fear the machines, just fear that you’re not working hard enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pop this pill, finish this set, and I’ll dominate the world!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Burger King and his crew returned to the base, Wild Man King’s rough roars mingled with some kind of dynamic electronic rock beat, leading a few bulky guys in their workout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille was stunned when he opened the door: everyone was holding steel-reinforced concrete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small guy walked over to Wild Man King carrying a \"piece of gym equipment.\" This guy blew on his hands and with a few smacks, cracked the concrete block in the middle, revealing the steel reinforcement inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exposed steel could be used as a grip, the concrete powder as anti-slip chalk, and the concrete on both sides as weights, making it a makeshift barbell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, all the bars in the place were made this way, filling the room with the smell of sweat and the sound of concrete dust swirling in the air...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the dust damaging their respiratory tracts? Doesn’t happen here. Everyone wore breathing regulation masks that filtered the dust and adjusted oxygen intake, promoting muscle growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Matt, who had a pretty good build for his age, looked like a shrimp in there. His two hands also gripped a concrete barbell as he stood on a horizontal bar, trying to balance, shaking like he was having a seizure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wild Man King lifted his own massive barbell and placed it on his back— it looked like it weighed around a ton, making the ground tremble as he walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the approach of Wild Man King, Matt’s initial desire to complain quickly disappeared:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this a human?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wild Man King’s voice made Matt’s ears numb, and everyone in the gym started their sets—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two! Straighten your damn arms! Are you fucking useless or what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Matt thought he heard the creaking of his own bones and muscles under the strain, but soon realized it wasn’t him— it was a beast of the Animal Gang pushing his limits beside him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A close to 500-kilogram snatch, with no protective measures, and the weights... those concrete blocks were neither balanced nor precise!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wild Man King glanced at his comrade, walked up to him, eyes almost popping out, and roared, \"Three!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three! Uuuugh aaaaah!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brute’s waist let out a loud crack, leaving Matt feeling horrified: Is this normal?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But judging by the expressions of Wild Man King and the brute, it seemed normal— at least he was unscathed, and even lifted the concrete block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reaching the limit, the concrete barbell was dropped to the ground, its sound spurring others to continue their sets. Wild Man King shifted his gaze to Matt:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good work, Benny! Keep going! Straighten your arms, you piece of shit!\" Wild Man King seemed under heavy strain too, eyes bulging as he glanced at Matt. \"Is this how you train? Half-assing it? You’re a sheltered flower, with a suicidal mother and a missing father, yet you slack off even in your sets. You’re a true waste!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I...\" Matt, his anger rising as he turned red, body trembling, but his arms grew straighter...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Continue! Four...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dozen tech-boosted bodybuilders worked out simultaneously, making the floor shake. If this were a shoddy building, it would probably collapse by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue! Five!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After shouting, Wild Man King’s squats visibly slowed, showing that the weight wasn’t easy for him either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Needless to say, for Matt, a ten-year-old kid attempting to squat 100 kilograms on a balance bar...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was far from human limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Done, Wild Man King seemed unsatisfied with his performance: \"Add more weight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two small guys, though used to the scene, still nervously hung two bent-steel-reinforced concrete blocks onto the bar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to be a waste!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you are! You all are!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are!\" Wild Man King started to squat slowly, \"You’re a waste!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not, arghhh—!\" Matt also started to squat, trembling beyond imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget about him. Everyone in the gym looked like they had a hummingbird’s wings, soon some collapsed, foaming at the mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a scene in an ordinary gym would scare people to death: It’s the tech era, if you want to be a beefcake, just work lots of overtime and get better prosthetics. What’s the point of risking your life pumping iron?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But things were different with the Animal Gang. The small guys professionally dragged off their fallen comrades for emergency aid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene became chaotic; Wild Man King was also struggling under the heavy weight, his face flushed: \"You... Six...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weight lifted repeatedly, the ground seemed to bear a heavy strike, muffled sounds matching the electronic rock beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille had been watching for a while, and now he finally opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he opened the door, Wild Man King put down his weight first, causing his squad to either pass out or collapse, while Matt slumped exhausted to one side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Jack, watching, whispered to Lille, \"Lille, do you think this is scientific?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\" Lille leaned back slightly, \"Pushing the limit with drugs shouldn’t be life-threatening.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Animal Gang’s training methods were clearly abnormal, especially Wild Man King’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This brutal \"pushing the limit\" technique could easily lead to bone fatigue fractures, muscle and connective tissue injuries, even tears, but paired with enough hormones and nutrients, even severe damage could theoretically heal, perhaps even better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this primitive and brutal \"fitness medical technology\" would likely shorten many people’s lifespans and cause various hormone disorders— not everyone in the Animal Gang could make it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this... life-risking iron-pumping?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack shook his head and slapped the iron door hard, instantly shattering the glass, leaving a handprint!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Put down your gym gear, get ready to work— Matt, you come with us, we’ll get you into a sports academy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wild Man King took a stimulant shot from nearby, his trembling rapidly subsiding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her do this, Matt gritted his teeth, grabbing a stimulant from the table with a nearly numb hand and administering a dose:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to be a sports star!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wild Man King turned her head strangely: \"I know, why are you shouting? Hurry up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission: Tacit Understanding]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mr. Hans: Lille, there’s a... sports academy at Luxor Manor, where scouts from around the world come to find new talents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you want to break into the sports world, that’s your best bet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know you have... insight, but please consider this: some people signed contracts here off the books, the client wants a list and some data:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who signed contracts here, and what contracts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once inside, you can find their person in charge, the Dean of the Sports Academy, Fiona Vagas, then you can get to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let me repeat: please consider the task, I hope we can establish a healthy and sustainable cooperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want this to be the beginning of our cooperation, not the end.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luxor Manor Sports Academy, Fiona Vagas and her security manager were looking at the visitor application list, deep in thought:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this... some idiot messing with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her words were tough, her stiff body movements gave away her fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The security captain didn’t comment; his boss was scared, so he was even more scared: \"Uh... what do we do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We...\" Fiona paused, \"we approve his visit application, have your boys work overtime.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overtime?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The security captain nodded quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guess I’ll be working overtime while making plans to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>",1246,"2026-06-03T12:33:33.139Z","2026-06-03T12:33:39.373Z",1,"novelbin.me","3d486366c9ee1b808c0fd0a3738c71a24e46d1df02c9bcdf7817cfd3062a8a81","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-616","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-614",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]