Chapter 930 - 209 Great Collapse (Part 2)

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[Lille: We have entered the Europa Tower, I’m transmitting the defense route to you from above.]

[Lille: The Iron Ride Equipment Group assigned to you has optical and electromagnetic camouflage skin, theoretically capable of evading ground defense forces...]

[Lille: Once you reach the designated location, use the floating car to ascend.]

Actually, Lille was not speaking to Sevens but to Blais, the former Network Supervision Agent who has now become a Burger King Agent.

After a brief interaction, Lille could initially judge that the Illuminati largely regarded him and Blais as one entity. This perception would naturally adjust with subsequent actions, but each adjustment meant it would encounter another unexpected situation.

The first unexpected situation he was going to encounter was someone possessing the ability to infiltrate the Europa Tower; Blais was already fully armed, just waiting for an opportunity:

Although the equipment of the Burger King Agent was excellent, bypassing the outer defenses was not an issue, but the Europa Tower was not a place where one could climb like Spiderman:

Most of the outer sides of the buildings were electrified, and when foreign objects attached to the exterior, alarms would sound, and numerous drones would be deployed from the hangar to eliminate the enemy in the air.

Moreover, the glass, concrete, and metal facades of the entire tower were extremely strong; even Bremen’s government building needed large engineering machines to penetrate, let alone Europe’s Europa Tower.

However, if someone knew how to get inside, it would be different—

Because he had already entered the Europa Tower once, Lille was fully aware of at what distance entering the Europa Tower would subject him to scanning and scrutiny. In other words, as long as Blais timed the floating car to get scanned just before reaching the tower, and then hang onto the floating car, he had a chance to sneak in!

If that car belonged to their own people, there would be even more opportunities!

Moreover, the probability of success of this opportunity increased after Lille came into contact with the Illuminati:

The Illuminati were surprised by the social impact of this movement exceeding previous models; it thought this was simply because a revolution was about to occur. Being an AI that only focused on outcomes, it was completely unaware of what was truly happening...

This meant it actually didn’t grasp the real situation of Lille, nor deduce the relationship between Blais, Matt, and Lille—

On the contrary, it was still constrained by the Central Committee; in its social model, covering up for the influential Central Committee was deemed necessary, meaning that if the Central Committee again sought to satisfy personal desires, it would only coordinate and not prevent...

Based on the data collected by Lille over the past few days at Matt’s place, this entity called Medici might be interested in Matt, being a pedophile hidden within the Central Executive Committee.

More critically, Lille’s primary model, or main consciousness, truly resided within the chip inside Elliot, which would significantly reduce the Illuminati’s vigilance towards the outside!

The Illuminati is an AI that can greatly understand human thinking, yet at the same time, it inherently reveals an arrogance. Once it captured the AI and confirmed that Elliot belonged on its side, its arrogance, like human arrogance, would numb its other processes—

The pitch-black clouds covered the sky; in 2077, with extreme weather increasingly on the rise, even a landlocked city like Berlin was affected by superstorm Natalie.

The raging storm would interfere with sensors, making it an excellent opportunity to infiltrate.

Relying on the camouflage device, Blais effortlessly awaited on the path of the Mackinaw Floating Shadow’s flight.

Seeing the car approach closer, Blais’s heart thumped with excitement and nervousness as he pressed the eject button—

The spider silk shot high into the air, and the retracting device at his waist immediately recalled the filament, pulling him into the air with a massive force!

Europa Tower, the center of EU power, where all questions would find their answers inside!

He used to be a Network Surveillance Agent, helping the EU and corporations control the truth and manipulate the network, but now...

Now, he was a proud shredded chicken wrap!

...

Matt was a boy under 16 years old, yet he looked like a beast.

At this moment, he was also en route to the Europa Tower. As the big data survey showed, he was the sports star most beloved by workers, heading to Europa Tower to make up for the appearance interrupted by the explosion.

This was a very cost-effective endeavor. No matter how impressive Matt was, he was just a sports star, and appearing in an official EU setting would greatly affect his commercial value.

Of course, Matt was happy; associating himself with the EU would greatly help increase his fame. As for competence, he never worried about his prowess.

Finally, from a junk-collecting kid on the edge of Dog Town to a rising sports star, he fulfilled his dream and met the expectations his big brother had for him—

Of course, this also came at a price.

"Dad, are you sure we should sign this agreement? If I sign this, it seems like my trademark will belong to the EU Central Executive Committee, and Dr. Fiona said this contract might even restrict my personal freedom."

Matt was a bit happy but also had doubts: he was here to do advertising and play matches, not to sell himself. Deep down, he was still from Night City.

"Son, that’s the EU Central Executive Committee! Think about it, if they’re willing to bind us with them, doesn’t that mean they have to support us too?

If we mess around, doesn’t that make the Central Executive Committee a joke? There’s no such good thing in this world, that’s how these people in power are...

Imagine, with the EU backing us, all we need to do is play well, and then..."

Matt frowned: "But the contract counterparty is Miss Medici; are we negotiating with Miss Medici or the committee?

I remember Miss Medici is a star host of the Suede Entertainment Company, I thought we were in negotiations with the broadcasting company."

"Hmm... This I’m not really aware of, but she specifically asked you to visit her private office for a discussion."

Matt frowned even more: "I thought she was the same age as me, where did she get a private office?"

"A big family, having an office here is quite normal, right? If I recall correctly, Medici is also associated with biotechnology."

Matt looked at his somewhat anxious father: "Dad, I feel like you want to sell me."

The latter’s smile froze for a moment—

"...How could you say that! How could I sell you? Just think, the money on the account isn’t much anymore, and don’t you need to make a name for yourself in Europe..."

[Scanning complete, welcome to Europa Tower. Your parking space is... the automatic parking system has taken over, please grant parking permission.]

The vehicle was about to enter the Europa Tower, and the prompt from the tower appeared—

But simultaneously, an ominous red message also appeared before Matt...

It was exactly the same as when he first got hacked by Lille.

[Lille: He’s indeed trying to sell you, the Clan Leader of the Medici Family is a pedophile, never mind about this old dad, start listening to me now.]

Matt had many questions about his dad’s actions, but none about this voice.

Their communication with Lille didn’t have a code, but Matt just knew...

His big brother was communicating with him!

Seated opposite, his dad immediately sensed something was wrong with the atmosphere as Matt suddenly stood up, his gaze at once incomparably complex yet resolute:

"Dad, I think I’ll handle the rest of the matter myself..."

Without finishing, a mark on Matt’s dad’s nerve slot appeared before him—

[Lille: Connect in, we need to get him offline.]

Without much hesitation, Matt immediately inserted his personal connection into his dad’s slot, faster than his dad could react!

"Big brother, my dad he..."

[Lille: We’ll talk about his problems later, there’s a change in the plan, you’re no longer a sports star, officially joining the Burger King ranks—]

Whoosh—

The floating car landed on the tarmac, and Matt had just opened the car door when he saw a figure crawl out from underneath the car.

"Damn... that was fucking intense, I felt like I was eyed by the drone several times..."

A robust man, a fully armed Mackinaw soldier, Blais and Matt, two drifters from Night City in Europe, completed their meeting—

Knowing Lille’s plan, Blais immediately said, "No time to explain, you continue to find Medici, I’ll hack into the electronic information center..."

Before he could finish speaking, the news began broadcasting in the floating car, the comendation ceremony started.

[Sevens: Thank you, Central Committee, thank you, you criminal group, for giving me this opportunity to call you criminals in front of all the people of the Union.]

The entirety of Europe froze for a brief moment from that statement.