Today is a special day, and also a great day.
Luoqi calculated the time. If he hadn't transmigrated to Night City, then the time on the other side should also have arrived at August 20, 2023.
It was also the day Johnny Silverhand blew up Arasaka Tower.
Although the timelines on both sides do not overlap, the world on the other side has no Arasaka Tower and no Johnny Silverhand.
But precisely because of this, this day is equally worth commemorating and remembering.
Luoqi never forgot the spirit of resistance that Johnny Silverhand taught him.
He also never forgot his ideals.
He declared war on the corporations because he wanted to fight this chaotic era. He would defeat them and tear them apart at all costs, no matter what.
And Luoqi also believed that the people there would similarly remember Johnny Silverhand's spirit of resistance.
So on such a day, Luoqi decided to gather everyone from Ascension Technology to have a drink together.
After all, Ascension Technology has been constantly moving forward with this goal.
Wild Wolf Bar.
In the largest private room on the second floor of the bar, Luoqi entered, pushing the door open with Rebecca.
Inside the room, the few core members of Ascension Technology were already waiting.
Lao Wei, Jack, Lucy, David, Gloria.
Besides them, Misty was also here.
At this moment, she was sitting next to Jack, chatting about something with him.
The two seemed to have a close relationship. Clearly, during his time at Ascension Technology, Jack had finally realized who his true love was.
Misty and Jack had also officially gotten together.
Of course, Marvin was also in a corner nearby. Lao Wei hadn't forgotten him.
Marvin seemed to be chatting with the newcomer Jarvis at this time. It was clear they got along well. At least Marvin had finally found an artificial intelligence who could listen to his rambling.
Seeing Luoqi push the door open and enter, Jack quickly greeted him.
"L, you're here. How did things go over there?"
"Very smoothly."
"You said you wanted everyone to gather for a few drinks tonight. How do you like the place I prepared for you? It's spacious enough, right?
This is the largest private room in the entire Wild Wolf Bar. I specifically applied to my mom for it."
"Very good. Thank you, Jack, and please thank Mrs. Wells for me too."
"Haha, we're brothers. But if you ask me, why the sudden interest in having a get-together today? Is today some special day?"
Facing Jack's question, Luoqi smiled lightly.
"Nothing, just suddenly wanted to gather. This day, in my hometown, is a day to commemorate the spirit of resistance and the legends who fought against corporations."
"Haha, if that's the case, then we should indeed gather and have a good drink. After all, this is what we've been working towards, isn't it?"
Hearing Luoqi say this, Jack patted him on the shoulder and motioned for him to sit down.
"Oh, has V arrived yet?" Luoqi asked Jack.
"I told him. He should be on his way."
Just as Jack finished speaking, someone pushed the door open and entered the room.
It was V.
At this time, V wasn't wearing the standard Arasaka suit.
After all, he wasn't here for business. Jack had told him it was a gathering of friends.
With V's arrival, this special team-building event officially began.
Mrs. Wells brought out all sorts of delicious snacks.
Many of these were made from natural organic food that Luoqi exchanged from the system, which was truly a rare item in Night City.
With delicious food and fine wine, everyone quickly opened up the conversation.
Jack was the first to start talking.
"L, when you talk about fighting corporations, I think of the legendary figure, Johnny Silverhand.
In this regard, he has always been a pioneer. The incident of blowing up Arasaka Tower back then caused Arasaka quite a bit of trouble."
Hearing Jack's words, V, who was beside him, drank a gulp of strong liquor and sighed.
"Unfortunately, it didn't do much, did it? Arasaka still exists and is still powerful.
Fighting corporations is incredibly difficult. Even a legend like Johnny Silverhand couldn't shake Arasaka's foundation at all. Perhaps fighting corporations itself is a fantasy."
As V had more and more contact with Ascension Technology, he gradually integrated into them. Discussing Arasaka and how to fight corporations with them felt completely natural.
As an Arasaka employee, he didn't mock Jack's talk of fighting corporations; he only felt Feelings .
He was deeply entrenched in Arasaka, so he understood even more clearly what fighting Arasaka and fighting corporations meant.
In fact, deep down, V also wanted to end this chaotic era, but the higher he climbed within Arasaka, the more he realized he was just a small figure. This heavy reality also suppressed his unrealistic ideas.
At this moment, Luoqi spoke.
"But someone will always stand up and fight them, won't they? Johnny Silverhand died in Arasaka Tower, but outside Arasaka Tower, there are countless Johnny Silverhands.
I believe this war of people resisting the runaway social system will never end.
And Ascension Technology will become the next pioneer, and I believe that day will come soon."
Since its establishment, Ascension Technology has accumulated a lot of capital in just half a year.
Just wait a little longer, and Ascension Technology will truly show its fangs.
Since individual armed action cannot change this messed-up world, Luoqi is very eager to see if using capitalist methods can win this struggle.
After saying this, Luoqi raised his wine glass and stood up.
"To freedom, to resistance, to Johnny Silverhand!"
Glasses clinked, strong liquor went down.
At this moment, everyone from Ascension Technology, including V, felt a spark ignite in their hearts.
This was the unyielding fire representing struggle, and also the raging fire that could burn down these damn corporations.
"To hell with corporations, to hell with capital, we will never fade away!"
...
This is a special day, and also a great day.
It seems the gears of fate turned on this day.
On a plane flying from Tokyo to Night City.
Arasaka Group's heir, Arasaka Yorinobu, was staring blankly at the scenery outside the plane.
He was wondering what plan he was calculating.
He left Tokyo, bringing something special to Night City.
And this trip would completely change the structure of Arasaka, and also change this world....
.....
August 20, 2023.
It is a day belonging to all cyberpunk players, and to the edgerunners.
May we never forget the struggle.
May we never fade away!
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