Disaster Simulator, global collapse begins.

“Then I can find someone who hates that company, give him the power to destroy it, and he will destroy it. In that case, I will probably only need to reduce the time by 50 years.”

“Continue to reduce my connection to the whole thing. If this force wasn't given to him by me, but rather something that already exists in this world, such as a subsidiary of a company seeking to overthrow its superiors, or an enemy of other giant corporations, then I'm just linking this enemy to them…”

“I experienced even less backlash, and it only took less than 25 years.”

"Adding in some additional steps like using different personas, the time spent can be further reduced."

I understand

So you mean to be the mastermind behind everything!

……

Chapter 133 Loken Williams

"Another example is using the power that exists in this world; at the very least, you should wear a layer of skin."

"For example, I use the Key of Dimensions and claim that this spatial ability is my Originium Arts."

In fact, Karin's Originium Arts is to create a ball of light the size of a light bulb.

This ball of light has no physical form or destructive power; it can only illuminate a space of about ten square meters around it, making people feel warm and cozy.

After numerous secret experiments, it's safe to say that this ability is utterly useless and a complete waste of resources.

"When your ability is accepted by the people around you, and they don't feel out of place, you won't encounter too much backlash from the world."

But, but these are all just your guesses, right?

"It is a reasonable inference based on the results obtained from a simple experiment."

What if I guess wrong?

“Then let’s prepare hibernation pods,” Chen Jie said, spreading his hands. “Practice makes perfect, and we can’t just stand still because we’re afraid of this or that.”

"Let's find one of the three major companies as an enemy first."

……

The Imperial Guard Bureau.

Why won't you let me go see her!

With a thud, Shih Huai-ya slammed her battered police badge onto Team Leader Chen's desk. If it weren't for the nano-soul steel helping to repair her body and remove scars, her body would probably be just as battered and bruised after all these years in the police force.

"If I can't control this or that, what's the point of being a police superintendent?"

"I quit!"

Officer Long took a sip of Longjing tea. Looking at her subordinate slamming her fist on the table and glaring at her, she seemed to recall herself a few years ago, when she had also lost her temper with her superior, Wei Yanwu.

"Be rational."

"Reason? What reason do you want me to have?!"

"Her family did not report it to the police."

"You think we'll just ignore it if no one reports it?"

"Yes."

"This is the Guard Bureau?"

"Yes."

"Then I'm taking my annual leave today." The little tiger turned to leave. "What follows is my personal decision. If you find it difficult, just fire me."

Chen Huijie appeared behind Shi Huaiya in a flash, and with a slap of her sword sheath, knocked her unconscious.

"She needs some time to calm down."

He picked her up and then explained to Melantha, who was standing nearby:

"Karin's family said they have contacted the Reunion Movement and are in negotiations... Given Swire's condition just now, going there might actually provoke the kidnappers."

"So we really won't do anything?" Melanie asked.

"I have already sent people to conduct a secret investigation in the sewers. The police car was attacked by a rocket, and it doesn't seem like the other side intended to leave any survivors."

Melanza clenched her fist, and Team Leader Chen continued:

"However, the bullets left at the scene, judging from the rifling, were fired from our Guard Bureau's exoskeleton mechs, so they should not have been completely wiped out."

……

Loken Williams.

The head of the Loken Water Tank Laboratory had just finished dinner.

He sniffed his fingers, his fingertips seemingly still carrying the aroma of rosemary, black pepper sauce, and lemon juice.

He led the entire laboratory from outside the Fifth Ring Road into Night City. Although he received a little help from the Beach Umbrella Company along the way, it did not change the fact that he was a genius.

Loken began to recall how he used to have an almost pathological passion for scientific research, devoting almost the entire first half of his life to it, but now he hadn't been to the laboratory in a long time.

Perhaps he prefers the taste of alcohol and reagents?

wrong.

Now, he can access resources far exceeding his imagination during the startup phase with just a few taps on his phone, but he can't recapture the passion he once had.

Is it because the disease affecting this land has been discovered to be unsolvable by technology?

Was it because they became a front for the beach umbrella company?

Accepting that company's aid, of course, did not come without a price.

After entering the Fourth Ring Road, although the two parties pretended to have only normal business dealings, in reality, the founder had almost lost control of the entire company.

They were responsible for dirty work, inhumane and genocidal experiments, every single one of which was a crime prohibited by imperial law.

Even if the Reunion Movement members from the Kazimierz Arena six years ago appeared, as powerful and insane as those Originium Arts manipulators, all they would resent would be the filthy Loken Water Tank Laboratory.

Once other companies find a loophole, get caught by the Imperial Guard, or head towards destruction in their mad experiments... they will surely be abandoned immediately.

That giant umbrella still stands tall on the sun-drenched beach, using the data from their painstaking experiments to develop new medicines and monsters.

However, Loken Williams does not regret his choice.

If he hadn't made that choice, he would probably have become an unknown skeleton in the wilderness, just like his competitors.

In this land, one's background is more important than one's talent.

So... is it because you've already reached the pinnacle in the eyes of ordinary people, and it's difficult to make any further progress?

The councilors are mostly selected from the powerful figures in major corporations, but that requires generations of management and even connections with the elders of the immortals.

Loken's current position represents the pinnacle that a generation's efforts can achieve.

Opening a newspaper made of a flexible screen, he began to emulate the other powerful aristocrats, looking down upon the disputes in the outer ring.

[A natural disaster strikes, causing numerous deaths; the Five Rings Black Tower malfunctions, suspected to be sabotaged...]

[The situation in the Iberian region is deteriorating; a new species of sea creature appears to be able to ignore magnetic field shielding...]

[Kal'tsit elders publicly announced for the first time that Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals was under their control...]

"How lucky," Loken exclaimed.

At the same time, he fantasized in his mind that if he had had an elder to support his business back then... things would probably be much better now.

Humans are never satisfied.

With so many problematic androids, quite a few companies must already be eyeing them.

"Forgive me, beach umbrella, but everyone needs to have a few backup plans..."

The red wine in the glass reflected Loken's face, which had long since mastered the art of concealing his emotions, before he drank it all in one gulp.

……

Chen Jie has found a suitable target!

An elderly father whose daughter was taken away by the Loken Water Tank Laboratory.

She found another suitable force: the hidden treasure in Night City, a key that, when implanted into anyone's personal terminal, would grant them the right to control the Night City mechanical guard legion.

This is definitely not a coincidence.

This is a sword left by her future self to the present. All she has to do is create a legendary story, like a folk tale, and then hand this sword of Damocles to someone who can turn the whole city upside down!

……

Chapter 134 Secret Code, Mechanical Legion

"In a moment of extreme anger, he activated his ancestral heritage and learned a secret history of the Holy Roman Empire that was unknown to ordinary people."

"Having discovered that he is the descendant of that emperor, and mastered the secret code to control the mechanical guard legion, he embarked on a path of revenge..."

Oh... is it really that simple and casual?

"It's all lies; the more complicated it is, the easier it is to make mistakes." Chen Jie stretched.

You can't expect a big orange cat to come up with many elaborate plans. If you really want to untangle the knot in Night City, you'll probably need some extraordinary wisdom.

Should we hire more people?

Simulator suggestion.

There are too many people who hate Loken's tank; finding more people will increase the margin for error.

"After so many years, the sudden appearance of multiple emperors' bloodlines is something that anyone with a modicum of intelligence could tell is wrong."

What if he fails?

"If it fails, just try a different method. Besides, with me watching, it's not that easy to fail."

SP-2 coupled with the "Xiongcheng County Annals", and Chen Jie summoned two mechanical soldiers.

Using hyperdimensional hacking, he made the appearance of the two soldiers identical to the mechanical guards of Night City, and then projected his consciousness into one of them.

……

Night City, in the sewers.

Following the extensive sewer network, Joseph arrived at a pitch-black wall.

That's the Black Tower.

These towering black behemoths also have equally massive foundations underground. Joseph placed his hand on the black wall.

"Spiral Staircase, Rhinoceros Beetle Ruins, Streets, Fig Tower, Rhinoceros Beetle..."

He was suddenly struck by a piece of knowledge that seemed unverified, yet he still gave it a try.

Because there's nothing to lose, there's nothing to fear.

"The Way of Theresa: Rhinoceros Beetle Singularity, Giotto Angel, Hydrangea Rhinoceros Beetle Singularity..."

As he whispered, the walls seemed to undulate.

Countless tiny needles grew out of the wall and pierced Joseph's palm.

He endured the pain, carefully following the steps of the ritual, letting the blood flow down the black wall as he uttered the final secret words.

"The Secret Emperor!"

The dense, fine needles emitted a dazzling, strange light, and in the next moment, they softened and melted, like tentacles or tubes.

A continuous stream of fluid, the Soul Steel, flows out from these capillaries.

Beside Joseph, tall and menacing mechanical creations materialized.

The mechanical guards controlled by Chen Jie also infiltrated this legion.

Joseph tried to give orders to the metal legion: forward, backward, crouch, stand up, fire...

His expression shifted rapidly like the flickering of a film reel: the elation of gaining power, the madness of having the power of revenge, the thought of his family's sorrow and pain, the confusion of not knowing where to begin or whom to avenge...

Ultimately, they blended together, forming a weathered and complex face.

"Let's go find the Hyena boss first. He's the leader of this gang, so he should know which company the team that came to arrest people belonged to."

A massive army of mechs moved through the sewers.

Those who can survive long enough in the slums all have a bit of a knack for it, knowing who they can mess with and who they can't. Upon seeing the Soul Steel Mechanical Guard Army, they naturally dismantled their tents long ago and hid in even smaller, more remote pipes.

Upon arriving at the Hyena Gang, Joseph, whose members were not good people to begin with, ordered the mechanical guards to storm in and arrest all the middle and high-ranking members of the camp.