Chapter 249: The "Oddities" Of Night City, Security Internship, City of Brotherly Love (Two in One)
Chapter 249 "Aliens" in Night City "Security Internship" City of Fraternity (2-in-1)
Sunday, March 17th.
"Cyberpunk 2077" universe, Night City.
Viewed from above, this city with many giant buildings, suspended airships, and a bright appearance is still facing an "ordinary" day as usual.
Northern California in March is a cold and humid stage with continuous light rain in the main universe.
However, due to severe environmental damage in the "Cyberpunk" universe, the Night City today is cloudless and the climate is dry.
During the noon time, poor people at the lower levels need to take public or private vehicles to go to their respective jobs, regardless of whether it is weekend or not.
However, the employment rate is low, leaving Night City filled with a large number of homeless people, as well as gang members who are always thinking about how to kill people and get goods.
There are also free mercenaries who "make one person full and the whole family not hungry", or various intermediaries, middlemen, etc.
The extreme gap between the rich and the poor has prompted the spiritual world of most people, in addition to "not being killed or starved to death today", to think about how to squeeze into the upper class.
now.
A skytrain is passing between buildings and neighborhoods, heading from Santo Domingo to Westbrook in the north.
inside the car;
A male "high school student" who appeared to be sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a black jacket and jeans, was sitting on the window seat with dull eyes, looking out at the city scenery outside the window.
Moreover, this male high school student has a haircut that looks like an airplane haircut, and his face is quite handsome.
But his demeanor revealed an unconcealable exhaustion.
boom--! boom!
At this moment, several explosions came from the window, attracting the attention of the male high school student.
Hear the sound and go.
Then he saw a fierce firefight taking place on the street below.
The NCPD police officer, who was also a "worker", tried to corner a bare-chested guy with strong "muscles".
However, the firearms of the NCPD police officers had no effect on that guy at all.
Ding-dang-!
The bullets clanked, unable to penetrate the guy's skin at all.
On the other hand, the police officers were shattered by the grenade launchers and automatic shotguns used by the opponent.
Although he had an absolute advantage in numbers, that guy regarded the police officers as "noobs" and within a few moments, he killed all the police officers surrounding him.
Even though the NCPD came to support him, the police car he drove was hit by that guy's grenades and shotguns, and caught fire and exploded one after another.
However, after taking care of all the police officers in sight, the guy froze in place without any intention of escaping——
Cybermaniac.
Seeing that guy's behavior, all the train passengers, including the male high school students, immediately recognized him as a cybermaniac whose consciousness was eroded by the prosthetic body and became a "mental patient".
Ordinary police officers are like crooked melons and jujubes. Their weapons, equipment and prosthetics cannot compete head-on with such mental patients.
Soon, a riot-control airship belonging to the NCPD with the words "MAX-TAC (Terrorist Mobile Team)" printed on both sides arrived over the messy neighborhood.
The airship unfolded the hatches on both sides, revealing the members of the violent terrorist mobile team equipped with advanced prosthetics and weapons and equipment to the eyes of the male high school students and the passengers.
Subsequently, this group of special police officers, who specialize in dealing with cyber lunatics, officially took over the scene.
However, when they witnessed the violent terrorist mobile team completely paralyzing the cybermaniac's body, the train completed the corner and entered another neighborhood, causing the male high school students and passengers to lose sight.
In response, some passengers shook their heads, as if they were slightly unhappy because they could not see the most exciting "execution" moment.
The vast majority of passengers moved their eyes away from the window and back into the car, continuing to focus on their own matters.
After all, turmoil like the one just now occurs in Night City all the time.
It would be a strange phenomenon if there were no gunshots or explosions in the city.
On the other hand, the male high school student's eyes flickered and he became more energetic. He seemed to like such "intense and exciting" scenes.
"Why."
Then, he sighed again, as if he felt sorry for what happened to the cyber madman.
Beep——!
Suddenly, his pupils flashed, and a message reminder sound came from his ears.
Click on the incoming message and browse the graphic and text content invisible to others:
"Dear Mr. David Martinez:
Hello! Thank you for your attention and application. Our company is pleased to inform Mr. Martinez that the interview will be arranged in Room 1014 on the 10th floor of the branch building.
Your reservation number is 0017.
We look forward to communicating with you.
I wish you all the best!
——Atlas Personnel Department.
{Affiliate link: Atlas official website}
{Affiliate link: Statement from Atlas Personnel}
"
After quickly reading the entire content, a high school student named David Martinez closed the message, then his eyes were fascinated, and he lay back in his seat and fell into deep thought.
atlas
He had never heard of this name half a month ago.
But within half a month, a company that claimed to be good at medical technology and focused on people's livelihood products quickly became famous.
Of course, it’s not that the company’s products are so good, but the company’s behavior, which can be described as crazy. It “blatantly” swallowed up a large number of Tiger Claw Gang’s strongholds.
In just a few days, it violently controlled half of the Island Street.
The most important thing is that the Tiger Claw Gang, like the ordinary NCPD police officers he saw before, was helpless against the Cyber Madman and could not stop Atlas’s expansion.
The gang members were bloodily purged, and the original industry was completely reorganized by Atlas.
Moreover, before the NCPD responsible for the security of Island Street arrived, Atlas’s “mercenaries” had already ended the battle and disappeared without a trace.
In addition, Atlas also used unknown means to make the NCPD senior management of Island Street regard the annexation and expansion as an ordinary gang fight and hastily closed the case.
This made David think that Atlas was just another “dirty” capital enterprise.
Besides, the fighting between companies and gangs in Night City is really nothing worth paying too much attention to. After all, the authority of NCPD is not as good as that of the middle and senior management of giant companies.
However, the recruitment information set up by Atlas on its official website and published to the public refreshed David's cognition.
For example, "Network Security Consultant: Monthly salary of 5400 euros, two days off a week, 9 to 5".
Or "Armed Security Personnel: Monthly salary of 7200 euros, shift system, after signing a formal contract, you can enjoy our company's medical insurance benefits" and so on.
Two days off a week?
Nine to five? ?
These words seem too strange to David.
But the position that really moved him and prompted him to apply for it was "Security Internship".
The age limit is 15-18 years old. On Saturdays and Sundays every week, go to the branch building established by Atlas in Westbrook to receive various professional training. The weekly salary is 300-500 euros. The specific salary depends on the situation, and the minimum will not be less than 300.
Moreover, Atlas will provide "intern security guards" with adequate and reasonable nutritious meals and functional drinks for free.
Although the recruitment conditions are not clear, and it is not clear what qualities the interviewees need to have, such as the level of prosthesis and limbs, but——
There are only two training days a week, and Monday to Friday are still their own time, and the minimum salary is still 300!
It is equivalent to "eating, drinking and training for free", and you can also get money.
Unexpectedly, he filled in his identity information, resume and expertise on the official website of Atlas yesterday with a try mentality, and actually passed the preliminary screening.
It happened to be the weekend today, so he took the train to Westbrook.
If he can pass this interview smoothly, then he can bear the pressure of life for their family without delaying his studies, so that his mother will not always be in a state of sleep every day.
Slow down a little.
David opened his eyes, tilted his head slightly, and continued to look out the window.
At this time, he looked worried again.
If you calm down and think about it, Atlas can be described as a "good man" compared to Arasaka and military technology.
The salary of common positions such as cybersecurity consultants and armed security is about 10% higher than the market price, and it is still the basic salary, not counting overtime and commissions, as well as various benefits such as travel, rent and medical assistance.
This phenomenon, which is a basic operation for Atlas, is absolutely "outlier" in Night City.
How can the capital take extra care of the lives of ordinary employees?
Therefore, David instinctively believes that the recruitment information posted by Atlas on the Internet is false propaganda.
Take the Arasaka Academy where he studied as an example. Ordinary people want to cross the fixed class through learning, which is equivalent to seeking death.
He is surrounded by rich children. Even if his grades are poor, he can directly enter the Arasaka Enterprise with the help of his parents and family relationships, and enjoy the wealth that ordinary people can hardly imagine.
No, it should be a decadent life.
David, on the other hand, was able to squeeze into the Arasaka Academy by relying on his mother's multiple jobs and his mother's "side job" on the edge of danger.
This directly led to a sharp drop in their living standards.
If it weren't for his mother's feelings, David would have chosen to drop out of school long ago, after all, he didn't fit in with his classmates.
While thinking;
After he found Westbrook outside the window, he stretched his hands, moved his neck, got up from his seat, and went to the train gate to wait patiently.
Soon, the train entered the platform.
And he and some passengers walked out of the train, crossed the corridor, and returned to the ground.
David, who was mixed in the crowd, habitually put his hands in his pockets and walked along the streets with garbage piled in the corners and unknown stains all over the ground.
During this period, guys with naked lower bodies immersed in "simulated" pictures, homeless people sleeping in the corners of the alleys, and murder scenes can be seen everywhere around the streets.
However, after stepping on a sidewalk, David gradually found that the original normal scene had improved?
I saw a few homeless people actively picking up the garbage inside and outside the alley, and then throwing it into the designated recycling area, and then going to the rescue station with the red and white "Λ" logo to receive relief meals distributed by people in black uniforms.
As for the idle crowd, they were also attracted by the holographic screen marked "temporary work".
The Tiger Claw gang thugs with fluorescent tattoos were replaced by fully armed "soldiers".
Even the sound of gunfire was much less than in other areas.
Of course, the overall appearance of this place is still the same as that of Night City, but there are some changes.
The holographic imaging projects the red and white "Λ" logo, and the low-rise building of "Atlas Branch" is just two intersections away.
It didn't take long.
David came to the main entrance of the building.
Looking at the four soldiers wearing unknown models of armor, armed with live ammunition, stationed on both sides of the main entrance.
He hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to move forward until he entered the lobby with simple decoration style and bright lights.
Because no matter whether Atlas's propaganda is true or false, he must try his best to fight for this job that can earn money while studying -
Let him die, anyway, he has never really lived.
When he arrived at the lobby, a female receptionist in a red uniform took the initiative to walk up to David and said with a smile:
"Mr. Martinez, welcome to your visit, please sign the registration form first."
"Oh, okay."
David obviously didn't expect that the other party would still be so kind after seeing his cheap clothes and prosthetics.
After that, he filled in the relevant information on the holographic form according to the receptionist's instructions.
After handling all the matters, he followed the receptionist and walked into the elevator together.
"Excuse me. Forget it."
Looking at the display screen with rising numbers, David hesitated to speak.
"Don't be nervous, Mr. Martinez." The receptionist kindly reminded:
"Since you can come here, it means that your resume is very consistent with the company's requirements. The rest is to answer the interviewer's questions truthfully.
Finally, please don't forget that our Atlas philosophy is just as advertised on the official website, it is a "people-oriented" enterprise."
Ding——!
The elevator gate opened.
The receptionist stretched out his left hand and waved it outside, indicating: "Please follow me."
"Okay"
David followed the other party out of the elevator, walked through the corridor that had been renovated and covered with noise-reducing carpets, and came to the waiting room opposite the 1014 meeting room.
Here, David also met dozens of interviewees of similar age to him who were also applying for the position of "intern security".
There was a guy who looked like he was from a middle-class family, with cheap clothes and prosthetics, and there was also a guy who was stronger than his peers and made a living by underground boxing and fighting.
So many people?
But it makes sense. Anyone would want a part-time job like "intern security" to change their "worse than death" life.
David put away his surprise and chose a seat by the side to sit and wait.
At the same time, in the "Halo" universe;
Swish-Swish!
Five "vortices" emitting purple light lit up the dark deep space, and allowed the Ziondel fleet, which had sworn allegiance to Sui Yang, to successfully sail out of the jump space and return to the physical universe.
And at the front of this elite fleet is the capital of the Star Alliance-
Fraternity City.
Tens of thousands of CCS-class battlecruisers, CRS-class light cruisers, and many super ships with specifications and sizes far exceeding the CCS-class were seen guarding the City of Brotherly Love, which was similar in size to the Reaper mothership and was also a celestial-level creation.
Wait for the jump vortex to close.
Ziondel's fleet began to accelerate forward and headed for the capital of the Star Alliance.