Chapter 918: The Sound of Bells Coming From Afar
The purpose of this operation was to destroy the communication array antenna at the Air and Space Force base so that EBM and military technology's orbital strategic weapons could not be deployed.
Although the outside world is keeping this secret, companies are communicating about the black dog incident that occurred in Bremen, and it is inevitable that news will be exposed.
For a good hacker, as long as the machine is strong enough, it is possible to find information in the intricate cyberspace, not to mention that this information may be leaked by someone.
Lark was once a heavyweight hacker trained by the New United States. He was integrated with an AI from the old network and was used as a trump card by the New United States Joint Intelligence Agency. He has been working for Night City since he was recruited by Lear in Dog Town. She also captured this message:
EBM uses a wide-area EMP weapon with strong sustainability, wide coverage, and top-notch interference capabilities. Even if signal protection is implemented in advance, the effect of wide-area EMP will turn the entire area into a network-free zone isolated from the outside world. Local communication is only possible through a wired connection.
This is fatal to Night City:
After removing the border of military technology, the New United States garrison in Southern California has been increasing year after year. The geographical neighbor relationship determines that as long as the New United States turns this place into a network island, they can organize an extremely powerful blitzkrieg and turn the new United States into a network island. Night City was razed——
A large part of the city defense force established by Lille is still based on world politics. Neither Mexico nor Europe will sit back and watch Night City be easily annexed, so they only need to have military technology troops that can block it and make it fall into a tug of war. The military strength of the war is enough to maintain stability for a period of time.
This idea is indeed effective. New America did not act rashly for two years after Arasaka's strategic withdrawal from Night City.
However, once the wide-area EMP weapons are deployed, it is difficult to say. The advantages of this kind of weapons in information warfare are too huge.
So, although Lane, Hansen and Lark didn't say it, they all realized that something was wrong.
But what can they do?
It is already unimaginable for Night City to be independent in such a world. No one complained about this situation. After all, each of them was really persuaded by Lille, or in the past two years, they have been in the Night City. The life in the city is indeed what they long for.
Even if it's not all, it's a good start.
All I can say is that this world is too cruel.
In the new municipal building of Night City, the city network monitoring center, Lark is sitting on the hacker chair, with Hansen, Lane, and Peralez beside him. They are waiting for a result——
Waiting for V and Jack to blow up the Air Force base, this can delay some time.
Maybe it can even be like this in the future? Let Big Brother destroy the new American military base again and again.
But they also know that the former is still slightly possible, and the latter is almost impossible.
A dead silence filled the room.
Ryan was the first to speak, and the person he spoke to was Hansen, the former commander of the New America and the rebels, and now the commander-in-chief of the Night City Defense Force.
".I thought you would complain that you were possessed by a ghost."
Hansen stood with his arms folded in front of a huge LCD monitor panel, which played all the footage, audio, images, text and other information that he considered important that Lark was capturing on the Internet.
Night City does not have its own satellite, so the progress of military operations can only be stolen in this way, from the ethereal cyberspace, from the network filled with electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere, and then inferred.
Hearing this, Hansen did not waver at all, nor did he intend to answer. His face still had a cold look:
He is a man, and he admits that everything Lille told him two years ago is the truth, and the actions he takes are all based on his own judgment.
It is absolutely impossible for a man to suddenly burst into tears and complain about why he got on this pirate ship and was deceived by the victim when he was about to fail.
At least here, he is the commander-in-chief. He has not been betrayed. Although the resources at hand are limited, everything is done according to his wishes——
After all, the days in Dog Town made him grow a lot, and the days in Night City allowed him to truly absorb those experiences.
Ryan smiled and felt relieved in his heart, but he soon sighed:
This is the City Hall of Night City, this is Night City, the most mercenary city in this mercenary world, but the top figures in all fields of military, government, business and industry are basically the same.
Although everyone has a bad face, they are all working towards the same goal, working towards the independence, freedom and development of the city, and basing their own interests on the interests of the city first, rather than the interests of a big company or a big country. Come carve up this city
For Hansen and Ghost Dog, they have their own city to defend; for homeless people and other low-level people, they have their own city life, work and study; for Peralez and the intellectuals and managers in the city, He had his own dreams to realize; even the gangs found something to do
Everyone is still pursuing their own goals, but they maintain a delicate balance and continue to develop steadily. There may still be some disgusting things, but they are gradually decreasing. A new consensus and a new spirit are born in the city.
In a sense, it was completely like a fairy tale for Ryan - no, this was originally a fairy tale.
Unfortunately, the fairy tale is about to end, and the sweet dream is about to wake up——
He suddenly thought that maybe he, Ryan, should have died long ago, and Peralez should not have such a clear consciousness;
As a traitor to military technology, Hansen certainly could not survive let alone become a commander-in-chief;
As a chess piece of the new United States, the Lark is an unprecedented AI weapon. Naturally, there are only two options: becoming an experimental subject or continuing to be used as a weapon;
The two eldest brothers, V and Jack, are the most common young people in Night City. Although they are the most capable young people, they also have their limits.
Adecado shouldn't have anyone fighting for them, the Great Plague of Santo Domingo, the human trafficking in the Kabuki District, the madman sliding into the abyss in the Watson District, Dog Town.
This city seems to be sliding into the abyss, which is what it should be.
It's all just a dream.
".What the hell are you."
Ryan couldn't help but murmur.
呲——
At this moment, violent noise replaced the noisy sound in the room, echoing throughout the room!
The screens all turned into snowflake screens that flickered with inconsistent amplitudes, and the sound seemed to be mixed with strange sounds. They sounded like people, but they were extremely blurry——
This means that all signal sources are equally blurry!
Lark's body was shaking slightly on the hacker chair, showing the difficulty of the current business.
What extremely important news is she sifting through!
【Thank you, sinners】
There is no mistake. One post, one content, one 6 one, one book, one book, one read!
【.Criminals rule.My child! 】
【They are the reactionaries.? They are all pretending]
[Fuck them. Great kill them! 】
【Work without compromise! 】
【Fight to the end! 】
The noisy sound seemed to capture the anger, doubt, regret, unwillingness, disenchantment, and fear of tens of thousands—hundreds of thousands, tens of millions, millions—of countless people at the same time.
Such a noisy sound came from the video screen in front of me at the same time!
Everyone in the room just felt like they were in a wave - they couldn't see the cyberspace, but just by these sounds, they felt like they were in a huge wave, programmed by countless people!
These emotions are so strong and so determined!
The sounds became clearer, more numerous, and more chaotic, making them hold their breath unconsciously, staring at the snowflake screens, looking at the screens that were gradually becoming unified, trying to see clearly what the lark wanted. What did they see and want to know?
What's going on.
呲——
Suddenly, everything stopped flickering and a hooded man appeared on the screen.
He has steel cheeks, carefully carved, but he makes no secret of the fact that his face is not made of human flesh.
He had familiar features.
[The time is ripe for rebellion. 】
"It's a miracle!"