Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 792.2. A Strange Glimpse

The cleanup of the secret base didn't take much time. To say it was fleeting would be disrespectful to those loyal to Arasaka Hanako within the base, but to say it required any effort would certainly be an understatement.

Thanks to the internal access codes that Carl had obtained in advance from the Hua Zi faction, the protective measures of this secret base, which were originally sufficient to deal with attacks from ordinary tribes and corporate special forces teams on the Badlands, were easily disarmed without any effect.

The blast-proof gates slid open obediently, the automatic turrets lowered their barrels and entered hibernation mode, and even the laser trip mines in the corridor obediently withdrew their crimson gazes. These defense systems, which should have given the company's special forces a headache, were now like sex dolls that could be manipulated at will in Night City Cloud Top.

With the base's own defensive capabilities, which were the only thing that could be considered an obstacle, removed, the personnel inside were no longer able to pose any threat to Karl and Adcardo's men.

Although there are some qualified guards in this base, that's about it. The real elites have long been transferred to Arasaka Tower. Those left in this remote base are just marginalized second-line personnel—qualified to be captains of ordinary combat squads, but not even qualified to be pawns in the company's real power game.

There were seven people in the secret base, and within two minutes of Karl and Adcado's men taking action, these people, who had hurriedly picked up their weapons and wondered why their guard had not been triggered, were all lying on the ground.

Wandering through this secret base, which was dug out underground and divided into ten rooms, roughly the size of a large warehouse, Karl cleaned and stored various data while watching Adcardo's personnel come in and excitedly move various equipment.

Somewhat unexpectedly, this secret base was probably a logistics storage warehouse or something similar, and it contained more equipment than expected. Although in a large company like Arasaka, it would at most be considered a temporary supply point for an action team, it was indeed a treasure trove for Adcardo.

By simply cleaning up the code and programs in the smart weapons, these military-grade weapons and equipment could be used by Adcado, at which point Adcado's overall strength would be significantly enhanced.

"Twenty smart pistols, thirty kinetic rifles, and fifteen more smart rifles, plus more technology."

As Saul muttered to himself, his eyes grew brighter and brighter as he calculated the number of these military-grade weapons and equipment.

This harvest far exceeded his expectations. He had anticipated that even a fifth of what he had received would be enough to warrant a grand banquet for the entire camp, along with some canned meat nearing its expiration date. The sheer amount he had obtained was like a dream come true.

"Damn! This is Arasaka's latest tactical body armor!" A young soldier's hands trembled as he held a piece of equipment. "I've heard of this stuff. It's Arasaka's latest standard issue. A few days ago, ten of them appeared on the black market and were bought up for a high price to arm their own guards. Now there's a box of them here, no less than twenty!!"

Carl glanced at it and realized that it wasn't the latest model, but rather an older tactical body armor. Carl vaguely remembered seeing it last year and even wearing it back then. There was a box of it there, probably some leftover stock that hadn't been cleared out.
The so-called latest model launched by Arasaka is essentially no different from the "latest model" of other companies. It usually means that it has just been phased out. Only when Arasaka is changing the collar of his dog will he throw the old one out for others to see.

However, Karl did not spoil the young Adcado's happiness, because if we only consider the current market situation, this is indeed the 'latest type' in a sense.

The kinetic energy pistols commonly found on the market today would likely not even cause damage to this tactical body armor, let alone harm the person protected by it. Karl remembered seeing some internal tests conducted by Arasaka, which stated that this body armor achieved a level of protection comparable to the subcutaneous armor installed by ordinary corporate security teams, though probably not the heavy-duty kind. With this body armor and a specialized helmet, one could probably charge into a street fight into a hail of bullets from gangsters without much trouble, and in the Badlands, it would be an absolute game-changer.

"This is... S.A.W.S.!"

Another Adcado member pried open a storage room and found seven neatly arranged storage compartments along the wall, each clearly labeled 'Sianwistan'.

His discovery caused several Adcardo staff members who were busy unpacking boxes like they were opening treasure chests to immediately stop what they were doing and gather around.

"Sianwistan? Wow, that's rare! It's really amazing. But can it be used in our environment? I heard that installing this thing can easily turn you into a cyberbully."

"It's hard to say. Let's go back to the tribe and ask."

Carl listened to their conversation, looked at the S.A.W.S ...

Dinalas Envestein Type 1.
"These are such outdated models," Karl thought. He remembered that not long after he arrived in Night City, the first Sinwistan user he encountered was using this model. It wasn't that it was bad; at least it was designed specifically for mercenaries and soldiers. But the fact that this thing could appear in this secret base could only mean one thing.
Could this place really be some kind of logistics warehouse storing old weapons?

Hearing the occasional exclamations around him, Karl shook his head and went to the data core of this secret base. He popped up a monomolecular wire to complete the connection. After reviewing the core data of this secret base, he found that the function of this base was indeed similar to what he had thought.

This is indeed a logistics support base equipped with outdated equipment. Its purpose was to allow the operation members to disguise themselves as ordinary mercenaries and soldiers.
It's definitely a top-notch product on the market, and in Arasaka's opinion, it's suitable for disguising as something from an ordinary mercenary or soldier. That doesn't seem to be a problem.

Just when Carl thought that was all there was to the warehouse, he noticed a storage record.

That was a list of things that had once been stored in this warehouse. After glancing through it briefly, Karl discovered something peculiar.

Wait a moment.
Did this base used to store nuclear weapons?

(End of this chapter)