He spoke with righteous indignation, making Comrade Wang feel a bit embarrassed. He picked up the notebook, and as it caught his eye, he immediately handed it to the person beside him.
"Make a copy of the data on this," he said to Professor Li.
"Um... so far, we haven’t defined them as criminals. After all, they haven’t committed any crime... perhaps they’re just a group of internet enthusiasts or technical pioneers."
"Huh?" Li Jian Country was confused about what the other party really intended.
Comrade Wang continued to explain,
"It’s , what we mean is... Professor Li, you can continue to let your daughter play the game, but I hope Harbin Institute of Technology can provide more technical support and communication if possible. It would be great if we could dive deeper into the stories within the game to assist our investigation and case-solving."
"If possible, I hope the professors can also make a reservation on the game website..."
"Are you saying... going undercover?" Li Jian Country was excited upon hearing this. He had dreamed of joining the military back in the day, almost getting his legs broken by his father for it.
Comrade Wang hesitated for a moment before saying, "You could interpret it that way... but we’d prefer to maintain a good relationship with them... after all, they’ve not shown any malice or caused any malicious outcome, so we think limited contact could be beneficial."
In fact, they had already created over six hundred accounts to make reservations. If real-name registration wasn’t mandatory, with one account per person, they could have boosted the reservation number to over eight figures in a day, forcibly increasing their odds.
Li Jian Country’s worried heart finally settled, at least he didn’t hear the bad news like his daughter’s worth being 50K.
"I understand, I will definitely cooperate with your work."
They asked a few more questions about Li Jiangang’s recent performance, which was when Li Jian Country learned his daughter wasn’t the first batch but the third batch of players entering the game, her identity being approachable was why the information department contacted them.
And this Comrade Wang was the person he would be liaising with for a long time in the future.
After knowing this, Li Jian Country quickly asked,
"I haven’t asked, how should I address you..."
"Um... you can call me Comrade Wang."
"I mean your name, first and last."
Comrade Wang was a bit embarrassed but solemnly repeated once more,
"I’m called Comrade Wang, surname Wang, first name Comrade."
Only Dean Zhang had a different focus. After learning there were no safety issues, he took the opportunity to shake hands and ask,
"Uh, Comrade Wang, I wanted to ask, since this matter is urgent and involves research work, us old guys still have to reserve some game. We’re out of touch with the times, these things require a lot of energy, so our projects can’t proceed well. So, you see... should we establish a new project or something..."
Comrade Wang was a bit puzzled, but a colleague who also graduated from university whispered in his ear,
"He’s here for funding, research funding."
Looking at that tightly smiling face, he didn’t know what to say, so he could only reply,
"This doesn’t fall under our department’s duties, but I will do my best to strive for it for everyone."
The data inside the computer was quickly copied by another person, and a new project document was created via tablet. Another document icon aligned beside it was an eye.
[Target Code: Network Surveillance (?)]
Login Account: saburo.arasaka
Login Password: 35616150416133561615041613356135616150
Objective: Monitor Target (?) / Firewall (?)
[Target Code: Future Horizon]
Man Tou didn’t take his dad’s words to heart. As soon as he left, he immediately entered the game.
In her view, it was just an old stubborn being unable to accept new things due to a generational communication gap. Anyone could see what the emergence of this device signified; the energy behind the game development team was definitely extraordinary.
And with the assistance of a CNC machine, many high-precision parts no longer needed to have Adcardo help with manufacturing.
The biggest difference between a five-axis CNC machine and a three or four-axis machine isn’t just an additional rotation axis, but in the CNC itself.
With only the completion of parts programming, the rotating cutter head would autonomously cut out the corresponding parts, and the program writing in the cyber world was even more impressive. If your hacker skills and industry software proficiency are up to par, you may not even need a keyboard, just connect the data line to your brain and perform real 3D modeling.
The production process of exoskeletons has accelerated significantly as a result.
In recent days, four more exoskeletons have been launched, with no major differences from previous models. Without her dad’s help in improving the modifications, she’s temporarily at a standstill, hoping when school starts in a few days, she can ask her fellow juniors for support.
As for the most significant resistance in modularization, it’s in the lack of an expanded production line, plus the standard gun and ammunition models also pose a problem. Double-base powder requires stable nitrocellulose supply, which they currently don’t have. Guns aren’t much of an issue, as there are plenty of designs out there in reality, all of which are tested, reliable products.
AR-15, 191, even AK, etc.
Even though these guns, age-wise, seem far off from 2077, and can’t compare with tech weapons and smart weapons, at least in terms of conventional kinetic energy weapons, they won’t be inferior here, and bullet calibers are generally similar.
After all, this stuff’s power is only related to the propellant and bullet material and caliber. No matter how you break it down, if the chemistry doesn’t go up, the power stays the same.
In terms of single shot bullet power, modern ones may not necessarily surpass the bolt-action rifles of World War II or even World War I.
However, on the other side, Jianxue Wu Ming and his team made new progress.
The propellant was created; compared to warhead explosives, this stuff is easier to make, and the raw materials are easier to get. With machine tool assistance, making a simple type of rocket was no big deal.
The rear stabilizing device is immature?
As long as it can be fired and trigger the fuse to explode, that’s enough.
With a machine tool, don’t say rockets; even mortars could be made, although such materials are usually tightly controlled by companies, hardly obtainable in the city, nor feasible to make.
But out in the city, there aren’t so many limiting regulations.
Given the current reserves, Lin Miao could be said to be armed and ready, but the issue is money is running out.
For players, they don’t care. He can issue IOUs using digital currency, but others won’t buy it.
So what do you do when you run out of money?
Murder and arson with a gold belt, bridge building and road paving no corpse.
At this moment, Lin Miao’s long-awaited phone call finally came.
Though it had been less than a day.
"I found a buyer for you, but their identity must be kept secret, don’t tell others, it’s that group of rednecks from the Sixth Street Gang."
Perhaps the Military Science incident from the day before made Reyes feel he gained face in front of the others, so after going back, he was particularly focused on this matter, contacting the Sixth Street Gang overnight, coaxing them into sending a few people out of the city to check out that so-called lightweight exoskeleton.
Mainly, they recently had ambitions to expand their territory and prepare to enhance their armaments before making a move against the Valentino Gang.
The Sixth Street Gang has Military Science backing them; they’ve never given up on the idea of Night City, just hindered by the situation, unable to act.
Since they can’t do it openly, they opt for forceful means, expanding their influence through gang wars from the grassroots could be a way, albeit a bit crude.