[{"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-848":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},1152739,1495,"Chapter 842 - 121: A World Apart by a Zero (Another - is in progress, might be updated tomorrow)","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-848",848,"\u003Cp>\"That’s definitely cyberpsychosis. I heard Sylvan muttering incoherently about concepts like Machine Soul that made no sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He abused his position to alter the factory’s operational mode, manually causing the flying steel accident, which led to the production line running at high speed uncontrollably with products flying around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This entire set of actions requires... rationality? No, it should be ’intelligence’ to achieve. In other words, he has intelligence but lacks social restraint, which is classic psychosis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elliot explained slowly while Sevens listened intently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But saying it alone isn’t enough. Do you have any concrete evidence? After all...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really do! I found a work log in the factory. It recorded Sylvan’s gibberish and his communications with superiors. Digital signatures and stamps are on it, solid evidence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elliot’s prosthetic eye shimmered with a faint blue light as he reached out and pulled a chip from the brain-computer interface slot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Sevens’ eyes lit up—an exaggerated gesture, not literally lighting up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling lucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, he couldn’t help but admire Elliot inwardly: even in such circumstances, he remembered to mess with the factory’s internal systems. This man is truly talented, greatly talented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such talent—insidious yet strong, sly yet tough—can think of future actions while under pressure, grabbing a potential get-out-of-jail-free card from the workplace...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, the company actually let him go, only offering him two thousand euros to get rid of him: either that company executive is incompetent or this guy’s cunning and insidiousness surpass the norm, and not even standard office software could recognize it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People online often say their European Union officials are useless, whose daily work is reading chips and drinking purified water. Seems like this company has quite a few useless folks too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sevens took the chip and directly inserted it into the slot in the neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Johnny’s hologram appeared in the air, and it was clear he couldn’t hold it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He enthusiastically moved to the back of Sevens’ sofa:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Johnny: Such guts? Aren’t you afraid there’s a virus inside?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: This isn’t Night City; systemic logic for malicious murder cases is stronger, with cyberpsychosis murder cases being quite rare.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Johnny: What’s the logic in malicious murder being stronger? Isn’t it just wanting to kill him, take his money, and then doing it?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: You’ll have a sensory experience in the future. In general, living a teacher’s life is adhering to surface law, while intentional murder and malicious attacks follow the underground law. The surface law unloads on paper, and the underground law relies on personal trial.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Johnny: I see it’s plain that officials’ capitalism protects these guys too well, making them lawless.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille suddenly found the feeling of working with V again: damn, you’re talking about blatant, want-to-kill-and-do-it situations, yet you say others treating killing as a rarity is lawless?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elliot began sweating: indeed, the old native of Night City across the ocean, as the web says, they’re all genuinely alive without a doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems ever since he met them, this old man with a silver arm has constantly been encouraging him to do people in?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In no time, Sevens finished reading all the information, and the glow in the prosthetic eye started to dim but didn’t fade completely:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Checking digital encryption signatures, scanning for malware, and verifying if the prosthetic system is still operational can be done with the software built into the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk tsk... if that’s the case, then the European Tunnel Company is indeed lawless, not only putting employees’ life safety and social responsibility aside but also trying to dismiss you, a hero, with just two thousand euros...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re a hero, Elliot; your coworkers are counting on you. You saved them and need to save them a second time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those words felt so rewarding that warmth flowed through Elliot’s heart: the praise he hoped to receive from the company was instead given by the European Union.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How to save?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sevens smiled slightly: \"The European Tunnel Company’s performance is too poor, lacking empathy, and not adhering to labor regulatory law, failing to correctly prevent the emergence of cyberpsychosis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I believe our department needs to reassess. There’s too much risk in entrusting them with the maintenance work of the English-French Channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With sufficient information and evidence, we can apply to higher authorities to relaunch the project, reallocating funds to more capable enterprises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the normal operation of the European Union and citizens’ safety... are you willing to be a witness?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elliot didn’t hesitate: \"Willing! This is exactly what I’m here to do! That guy went too far; when do we begin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No rush; the European Tunnel Company is a behemoth within the European Union. We need more evidence; a single witness isn’t enough. Can you ensure bringing more witnesses?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course!\" Elliot patted his chest, \"My guess is everyone in the factory heard Sylvan’s crazy talk that day. That voice was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have good relationships with the factory folks, and I saved them; they trust me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you know, Boss, we’re just working people, seeking a meal and a peaceful life...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sevens’ smile became more apparent: \"Heh, you’re no ordinary person, Elliot... your future is bright because of your benevolence, looking out for the workers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These workers laid each brick for the company and built a solid foundation for the European Union.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re willing to point out the company’s illegal practices for the European Union, and, naturally, the European Union will protect them as always.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will apply to finance for a small fund to settle these workers, leaving full authority to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elliot was first stunned, then visibly tense and excited: \"Boss, can I... uh, I mean, how much funding do we have for this operation? You know, we’re all poor...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A total of 200,000 euros; not a small amount. Find a place to settle them; safety is paramount... Do you understand what I mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Transfer: +200,000 Euros]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Account Balance: 204,220 Euros]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 200,000 was transferred instantaneously, as if Elliot’s mind had been struck by a heavy hammer—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the European Union, a person’s lifetime earnings are about 400,000 euros; and at the European Tunnel Company, Elliot calculated how much someone of his level could earn in a lifetime, probably around 40 to 50 thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a lifetime’s money suddenly transferred into his account; there’s a zero separating the fortune from his original savings, much like the insurmountable barrier between his original status and the world he’s about to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That 200,000 was from Sevens, that 4,000 was his—the former mouths ’not a small amount’ needing upper-level allocation while casually transferring. God knows what account he transferred from;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter was painstakingly saved: not daring to live in a house with windows, not buying new clothes, purchasing nearly expired food and drink...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former, verbally mindful yet actually supplementary; the latter, painstakingly all-inclusive, even including a sum earned by risking one’s life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This string of numbers seemed to remind him of reality: reality where Sevens claims to serve European citizens, while speaking lowly yet practically noble, where even the supplementary dwarfs Elliot by a zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: Oh, poor devil, so damn stingy, time for you to speak—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elliot’s mind whirling, he instinctively responded using the nerve system prompt board: \"Uh... it should be enough. Do you have any recommended security companies?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Another Chapter is being worked on with effort, maybe it’ll come out tomorrow. For now, those looking forward need to sleep. Goodnight, folks.)\u003C\u002Fp>",1237,"2026-06-03T12:33:36.383Z","2026-06-03T12:33:42.158Z",1,"novelbin.me","6a96f3b846fa6619fd66bda2928f4c8c349a0528e564ae8cac517fce155204b7","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-849","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-847",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]