As for Horizon Corporation, they have a Sea God, and no one knows better than Slick where that thing ca from.
But he had no idea why they dared to recklessly use that damned thing to control their robots even though they must have known what's hidden in the Sea God's subnet, especially when they've already killed Brigitte.
These ridiculous companies are really insane for money, they'll use anything.
AI...AI...
At this mont, Hansen finally understood why these companies were all pursuing the Black Wall and AI so eagerly. Any company that owns its own AI can greatly enhance its strength, yet nobody knows what these AIs are thinking. Maybe they have already betrayed us, but you're still blissfully enjoying the material wealth they provide.
But he's not willing to wait any longer.
Military technology is arranging for Horizon Corporation to enter the Taiping Continent, obviously targeting him, a forr U.S. colonel, aiming to take his head.
His subordinates either are privately colluding with Huang Ban and military technology, thinking Hansen doesn't know, or they are gamblers, idiots. In the past, they had loyalty, but now even that is nearly gone, and their minds are empty, unable to accomplish anything. He doesn't know how many sses he's had to clean up because of these people.
The growing sense of crisis warned Hansen that if he didn't speed up and increase his chips, his death day wouldn't be far away.
"...."
Hansen's eyes flickered; no one knew what he was thinking at that mont.
But clearly, he made a significant decision.
"Tomorrow I will have a subordinate send a robot to you. Design an ard control program based on it, and the rest is none of your concern."
"..."
Slick moved the fingers of his right elbow on the hacker's chair, the blind man seed to feel the anxiety hidden in the colonel's heart before him.
"Suit yourself, I am always a person who works for money, anything else has nothing to do with ."
He hated Brigitte's attempts to cross the Black Wall and contact the AI, but Slick didn't think the colonel from Dog Town would find an unclaid AI in this godforsaken place. The chance is even smaller than his eyeballs suddenly growing on their own.
And if the other party really has the ans to contact the AI, it has nothing to do with him. Slick knows his place; this is not sothing he can solve.
Money for goods, fair deal.
Very fair.
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After ordering his underling to find a Cleaner to deal with those outsiders, Rorschach was busy preparing to et a client with his new product, even changing into a fancy suit stripped from a dead body.
He spent a lot of money and owed soone a favor just to get a 5-minute eting opportunity, and he couldn't be late.
He had his underling hold a mirror, and he frequently adjusted his appearance in it.
"Get in the car, bring all the goods, and rember to dress formally, don't embarrass ."
The goods he ntioned were the newly bottled and sealed "Roman" natural mineral water, three full cases of it.
If calculated at market price, these three cases of water would be worth thousands of Orokin, while his cost was only 50 bucks bribing a Heavy Heart Bar waitress to recycle empty bottles, and 200 bucks for purified water, definitely a trendous profit.
A subordinate threw the box into the trunk, the sound of glass clinking imdiately earned him a kick, and he fell to the ground.
Rorschach lifted the guy by the collar with both hands, his furious eyes seed ready to devour him, he roared,
"Damn it, do you know this case of water is worth more than your head! If one bottle is broken, I'll have you lie on a Cleaner's bed today!"
"I'm sorry, boss, I won't do it again, please spare this ti..."
The underling was almost scared to death by Rorschach, his legs couldn't even stand, and as Rorschach let go, he collapsed to the ground like a puddle of mud.
"Get out! Don't let see you again."
Rorschach kicked this reckless guy, then sat in the backseat after the bodyguard opened the car door, but the driver's seat was still empty, with no one in sight.
He asked, "Where's Todd?"
The bodyguard replied, "He just said he needed to pee urgently, went to take care of it on the side, should be back soon."
Rorschach: "Hmph, always finding excuses when it's ti to do serious business. Keep an eye on things later, absolutely can't let anything go wrong."
He looked impatiently at his watch, it was still early, but Rorschach was already a bit impatient. Fortunately, the driver returned to the car after only a few minutes.
Only, he inexplicably had a Tiger Claw Gang style mask on his face.
"Why are you wearing a mask?"
Rorschach asked.
Todd didn't turn around, his voice hoarse,
"Forgot to find a doctor for maintenance, the facial implant is aging, can't open my mouth, didn't want to embarrass you, boss, so just grabbed a mask to wear."
"Hmph, the location's at the Health Spa, et there, drive on."
Rorschach didn't suspect anything; after all, his cybernetic eyes had already scanned him, confirming the identity, and the scan showed the facial implant indeed had issues.
Besides, this deal was just recently contacted, and he hadn't told anyone before departing, less than half a day, not many people should know.
The vehicle's engine roared, and after a puff of white smoke from the exhaust, the rear wheels screeched on the ground as it headed towards the Long Beach Waste Yard exit.
Sitting in the backseat, Rorschach was in a good mood, thinking about his goods going to Europe in exchange for a large amount of money, and leaving this damn Dog Town for a carefree life was exhilarating.
"Hansen... hmph hmph."
Rorschach still rembered trying to curry favor with Hansen, only to be thrown out by the Netherworld Dog before he could even enter the camp.
One day, I'll be above you...
Just wait and see.
With that thought in mind, Rorschach almost wanted to open a bottle of red wine in the car to celebrate, but unfortunately, he was about to et soone, drinking was inconvenient.
Hmm?
Rorschach noticed a bottle of "Horizon Purified Water" placed in the main driver's seat and reached over to take it from beside Todd.
Then, showing off to the bodyguard and driver,
"A few months ago, this was high-class stuff only for the rich. Can't believe Horizon Corporation ssed up so badly, selling it cheap to those poor folks."
Holding this bottle of purified water, Rorschach felt as if he was as noble as those rich people, surrounded by top musicians playing symphony, mingling with Night City's elite and celebrities.
He shook his head, opened the bottle cap, preparing to taste this 'purified water' like fine wine, completely unaware of the driver's shoulders shaking uncontrollably in the front, eyes watching his every move through the rearview mirror.
Until Rorschach drank the water, a pungent odor hit his nose, followed by a violent gagging.
"Pfft——"
He spat out the water onto the car, shocked to look at the still-warm mineral water bottle in his hand.
"Damn it, this taste isn't right!"
At this ti, the driver slamd the brakes, removed his mask, and Brother Ni looked at Rorschach as if he were an idiot, laughing incessantly,
"Must be squeezing your brain, right? The bottle's filled with my piss, does that taste right?"
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