The operation of society is to bring people together and then divide labor. It sounds simple, but it is difficult to do.
What Night City uses to bring everyone together is freedom. Everyone is born free, and then uses money to divide labor. Whoever controls more capital will enjoy more. It is easy to draw a conclusion that poor people are not human beings, and refugees are not human beings.
.Because in such a division of labor system, no money means no status.
Many people only see freedom, but do not see division of labor. Because when it comes to division of labor, the division of labor in every civilization is not perfect. When everyone is united, they talk about it in a grand way, but when it comes to division of labor, it is very cruel.
But if there is no division of labor, it cannot be practiced.
Confucianism preaches benevolence and righteousness, but the division of labor is between king, minister, father, son, and son. Mohism preaches universal love, but when division of labor is based on equality, the subordinates must obey the orders of the superiors absolutely. Buddhism advocates the equality of all living beings, and when division of labor is carried out, there are also Buddhas, Bodhisattvas,
Arhat, King Kong. Monotheistic religions preach that all people are brothers and sisters, but there are also popes, cardinals, patriarchs...
Every civilization first brings people together and then separates them.
They all have inclusive extensibility and specific connotation, and they all form social operations through two methods.
If you only look at freedom, it must be good, because freedom is the bait that attracts everyone, and it also depends on the standard of division of labor after freedom.
Night City is definitely a place of freedom, and the way of division of labor is money. As long as you have money, you can live on a high-rise in the city center and overlook the city. But once you have no money, even if you are a senior executive of the company one second, you will only be the top executive of the company the next second.
You can go to alleys and compete with rats for territory. That's it, it depends on your annual income.
Togusa has studied a lot of history, but this is the first time he has so directly deconstructed civilization. In Dulan's words, every civilization is so cruel and cannibalistic.
All civilizations have a nice slogan, but in the end they trick people into eating it.
He recalled the history he had read, and every word was filled with blood, which was horrifying.
As long as you can make money in Night City, no one cares whether you are legal or illegal, but you must continue to make money, otherwise you will be finished.
"Let me see who is the legend of Night City now? How far is it from the dead end." Duran accessed the network of Night City to see the latest big news.
There are no living legends in Night City.
Because the so-called legend of Night City is just a person who relies on his personal ability to commit crimes and make money. Once he becomes rich alone, he will definitely lead his men to become rich. Soon he will find that the money earned from committing crimes on the streets is not enough. At this time, he
There will inevitably be a conflict of interest with the company. As a result, he will be killed by the company, the legend will end, and he will wait for the next legend.
"The Legend of Night City is actually about picking up the overflow profits from the company, but this is limited. It allows the Legend to live a good life. But the Legend's partners cannot. So if the Legend wants to go further, it must cooperate with the company.
In head-to-head confrontations, they can't defeat them all." Dulan said that the reason why legends are legends is because they have space, and the reason why there are no living legends is because the space disappears. If you are facing the company directly, you will have no money to share with others. In this way, you will not be killed by the company.
, that is, he was killed by his subordinates, and the legend died.
The so-called Legend of Night City only has so much quality.
Motoko was going to contact Arasaka Company, and Duran and Togusa were hiding on the roof of the building next to the company headquarters to monitor.
"Soul killer, a technology that can completely peel off the soul. If this kind of thing spreads, I can't believe what will happen." Bart said: "Perhaps human souls will have to be sold by the pound in the future."
"Be careful, we have entered the headquarters, don't talk casually, you may be monitored." Suzi said cautiously.
The headquarters of Arasaka Company is magnificent and very beautiful.
"Stop." Just as Section 9 entered the hall, a black robot more than two meters tall stopped them.
The Nine Sections are all masters. It can be seen at a glance that this is a full-body prosthetic person, and the opponent's prosthetic body is all armed machinery, which looks very powerful. The black mechanical body is like a tank, which is frightening.
"My name is Adam Hammer, and I will take you to see the boss." Adam Hammer is an important part of the company's security department.
Although they are all prosthetics, the style of the American emperor is completely different from the style of the island country. The island country is striving for lifelikeness and has many patents in the direction of lifelike skin and lifelike skeleton.
The modified parts of the American Empire are very wild. On the one hand, they want to bypass the patents of the island country, and on the other hand, they pursue stronger destructive power.
After all, the main machines of the American Empire are related to the military, and their use by the military needs to be considered first. On the battlefield, lifelike human figures have no advantage, but tall and powerful mechanical bodies like Adam's Hammer are more intimidating.
Just like on the ancient battlefield, soldiers would put on makeup or wear skull decorations, all in order to scare the enemy. The exposed metal feel of the machine has a strong impact on the enemy.
For example, right now, Adam Zhongmai looked down at the customers of Section 9 and gave them a slap in the face. His sense of power made Section 9 feel a little nervous. They had to carefully evaluate the reason why the company invited them here.
Everyone took the elevator to the top floor and met the boss of Desert Island Company in an office decorated with a courtyard.
"Welcome to everyone who has come from afar, please take a seat." The boss in kimono said politely: "You are all welcome."
"We are not here to travel, but to work. Could you please tell me more about the case?" Kusanagi Motoko said straight to the point. Far away in the United States, many things cannot be done, so it is better to solve it quickly.
"There are many scandals about our Arasaka Company in society. Most people will not take it seriously, but there will still be a small group of people who make a fuss about it and do things that are detrimental to us. Some are our competitors, and some are
Stupid residents." Saburo Arasaka said leisurely: "When it comes to competitors, it is naturally 'military technology', but I think our competition is more about business.
They will not use terrorist attacks against us. What is left is a small group of ignorant people who think they have the truth and instigate everyone to oppose Arasaka Company. Just three years ago, these ignorant people launched a surprise attack on Arasaka Tower.
Without the protection of security forces, they would have succeeded. This group of ignorant people is just a group of stupid anarchists who only know how to destroy but not to build."
"So who caused the chaos three years ago?"
Saburo Arasaka took out a tablet and said, "Look, this is the man." On the screen was a handsome man with a silver metal arm.
"Johnny Silverhand, a rock and roll singer, claims to be a hero who resists power, but in fact he is just a sad deserter." Saburo Arasaka said: "It was he who incited fans to attack Arasaka Tower three years ago, causing a lot of losses.
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"Then where is this person now?" Suzi asked.
"This requires your investigation. After he escaped three years ago, I don't know where he went. He should still be in Night City, but no one knows where he is hiding. There are many people who are covering him."
"So is it possible that he was secretly planning what happened this time?" Suzi asked.
Saburo Arasaka said: "I think so too. Although Johnny Silverhand is just a deserter, he obviously has a twisted sense of justice. He seems to think that our company is the source of the problems in Night City, so he always uses his ruthlessness to
Governmentalism attracts stupid people to attack companies. If he had the wisdom to develop the city, he would not be a deserter. His fans are also a bunch of lunatics. So it is very likely that he is planning the next attack. I hope you can find him
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"We will investigate." Suzi said, "Then let's go to work now."
"I will ask the security department to cooperate with you. This is the hotel room key. Adam Hammer will send you to the hotel. If you need any equipment, tell him and the company will give it to you. The same goes for weapons."
"We have no law enforcement power here, so it's better to keep a low profile." Suzi said.
"This is the City of Night, and the law enforcement power is in my hands. I will give it to you, and you will have it." Saburo Arasaka said domineeringly.