Players Invade Cyberpunk

"Stop wasting time, let's head out together and have a look. I hear things are quite lively outside, and I'm itching to go."

With Revolver Quack on one side and Wheelchair Sprint on the other, Nishikawa Meishu opened the door, and the four of them stepped out of the dormitory.

Under the strong light, the cybernetic eye automatically adjusted its optical components. What they saw was no longer the boundless Desert of Evil Land seen by players in previous versions entering the game. Instead, they were greeted by rows of dormitories with prefab houses and three-story steel structure factories. In the distance, they could see more than a dozen tower cranes, each tens of meters high. The sound of truck horns was clearly audible, and the very air was thick with the smell of steel and fire.

The speed of industrial expansion in this era is astonishing.

As long as you lay the foundation right, you can assemble the equipment, complete the production line testing, and start production all within seven days.

No matter how much Huang Ban wants to block the development of Horizon Corporation, they can't change the fact that this city isn't solely under its control. What's more, Dog Town is such a massive global black market that as long as Lin Miao wants to buy, there's nothing she can't get.

Even employees from Huang Ban Corporation dare to sell production lines on the sly.

After all, in this world, if you cough up the cash, there's nothing you can't buy—even purchasing land for an entire state isn't impossible.

Lin Miao doesn't have that much money, but after winning the legal battle against Huang Ban Corporation, companies like Night City Council, Military-Tech, Kangtao, European Community, Orbital Aviation have started sending Lin Miao orders one after another.

The doorframe robots performed remarkably well in combat both inside and outside the city, breaking the barrier of bionics. Their highly concealed appearance integrates seamlessly with security systems in many areas, and the multi-module installation offers huge potential for further development. Many have high hopes for this project.

Oh, by the way, forgot to mention one thing.

Most of the doorframe robots involved in the battle are actually part of the batch meant to be delivered to Huang Ban. This sort of let them preview the utility of the doorframes.

During the legal battle, Lin Miao had Huang Ban's legal team fuming because it meant that the mercenaries were stealing from their own stock, with zero relation to Lin Miao. If they want to consider it illegal, Huang Ban wouldn't escape blame either.

New players have discovered that the system now contains items they haven't seen before in the forum.

The [Store Interface] has added options besides the regular [Weapons], [Equipment], and [Cybernetic Enhancements], such as [Takeout], [Fashion], [Custom Modifications].

Additionally, there's a newly added [Company] interface.

This isn't the interface of Horizon Corporation but rather something akin to the fleets, guilds, and gangs in other games. They're all approved and invested by Lin Miao, belonging to players-founded companies, even having signs in Night City.

[Horizon Corporation Refinery]

[Steamed Bun Customization Studio]

[Prelive Radio Station]

[Tech & Meaty Food Factory]

[Thunder Chemical Plant]

[Super Earth War Department]

[Caldey Office]

[Ox and Horse Construction Corporation]

[Beautiful Girl Idol Group], etc.

Above, there are not just the players' insane recruitment pitches but also their business scopes, membership lists, and so on.

There are even NPCs joining some companies. For instance, at Kowloon Ice Room, there's Nishikawa Meishu and her daughter, since this world doesn't have child labor laws. People don't use them simply because child labor doesn't create enough value.

According to different investment amounts and subdivision fields, the employee quota allowed for recruitment in these player companies varies. The more employees they recruit, the more diluted the shares become. There aren't just hard requirements for salary and working hours; even the company account's capital flow is completely digitized and transparent.

Moreover, any materials or resources producible within the player community are mandatorily internally digested. Anything going to the external market not only requires a 5-point fee and invoice submission, but it will also be recorded and videotaped by the system using the players' cybernetic eyes. There is zero chance of embezzling funds.

Rather than saying they use European gold, it's actually the credit currency issued by Lin Miao herself. Lin Miao even offered dedicated internal loans to company players to expand their production capacities.

These over a thousand players have already formed a small internal commercial group.

Amidst the awe, Nishikawa Meishu exclaimed, "This is still in beta testing, and things are already blowing up. Once it's in open testing, can you imagine if it leads to a world war?"

madao

"Forget about fighting, I'm here to relax. Leave the brawls to you youngsters."

"Hey, you newbies over there, care to take a look on our side?"

A player dressed in a reflective vest, looking like a construction worker, suddenly appeared. He waved an ad in his hand and ran towards the group, followed by a large bunch.

"Ox and Horse Construction Corporation, 650 Euros per day! Learn the ropes of civil engineering in one day, and in a week, we'll help you apply for a Big Sur project opportunity. It's a rare chance to leave a mark on commemorative architecture!"

"Join Hell Diver, fight for the spread of managed democracy! Note, if you look at me for one second, you agree to join the Super Earth War Department's daredevil squad. Achieving martyrdom earns you a medal personally awarded by A2 and 2B."

"Bombs, bigger bombs, come to Thunder Chemical Plant! Let's research even more powerful explosives! Blowing up Huang Ban Tower is just around the corner!"

The entrance of the newbie dormitory was like a chaotic carnival, bustling with activity.

Wheelchair Sprint: "Whoa, is everything in this game so abstract?"