Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 1052 - 824: Coming Up with a Plan for Lu Jing

Chapter 1052: Chapter 824: Coming Up with a Plan for Lu Jing

Nestor Corporation is so massive, it makes one feel insignificant.

Xu Yang could understand Asa Katsuragi’s concerns. Nestor Corporation’s employee base was already nearing 12 million, with a rigid organizational charter, endless meetings, and intricate operational models. Every employee’s daily, even minute-to-minute workload, was meticulously outlined.

For the citizens of the Northern Archipelago, Nestor Corporation had already become an inevitable presence in their lives. From cradle to grave, every product they used came from the company’s manufacturing department.

Working at such an enterprise, employees felt proud deep down, utterly satisfied with the company’s achievements. Every corporate metric seemed as critical as their lifeline, every corporate honor as crucial as their personal reputation.

Yet, Nestor Corporation was like an endlessly sprawling corridor, trapping those with ambition, leaving them with nothing but ceaseless obstacles and cycles.

Since Asa Katsuragi couldn’t break through the ceiling above her, she could only look for another path overseas, like a dragon returning to the sea.

"What about your tobacco and liquor import-export business?" Xu Yang asked.

Over the past two years, Asa Katsuragi’s trade routes had been growing exponentially, expanding from Shangjing’s port to Red Sky City and Jialong Slope, even establishing connections with the wineries in the Etienne Valley. It was like a newly rising commercial empire. And such a major enterprise, she could just abandon it, tossing it aside like worn shoes.

"I gave it to my brother. He just returned from studying in the Taixi Continent, reformed himself. You’ve seen his photo, haven’t you? Slick-haired and polished-faced, much more upright than I am." Asa Katsuragi nodded.

"Fair enough, soaring away... You don’t want him entangled in your ’other businesses,’ do you?" Xu Yang recalled Asa Katsuragi’s red-haired younger brother, Nakano Osamu.

"The last thing I want is for my family to get hurt, so I absolutely won’t let him touch anything related to this. He’s always been thoughtful since he was young, refusing to share anything with me." Asa Katsuragi said matter-of-factly.

"He must have caused you a lot of trouble growing up." Xu Yang remarked.

Asa Katsuragi was about to say more when she suddenly stood up and looked outside.

A group of armed individuals, sporting varied hairstyles and wearing simple protective gear, approached. Among them were heavy soldiers in homemade street-style power armor, emblazoned with the words "Red Blood Race Master" in bold letters.

"Greetings, Boss Katsuragi!" the man at the forefront clasped his fists in salute.

"Greetings, Boss Katsuragi!" The gang members behind him echoed, nodding as they bowed.

"Let me introduce you. These are the ’West Sea People.’ The factions across the Eastern Hemisphere were gradually scattered, ultimately gathering under their banner." Asa Katsuragi presented these street warriors to Xu Yang. They were like a pack of combative bulls, exuding aggression and ready for conflict at any moment.

"The fact that you’ve managed to establish a foothold in a place like the West Coast is quite impressive." Xu Yang remarked.

At the same time, he scanned their profiles, the findings were shocking—each one was steeped in blood debt, with crimes piled high and bounties ranging from thousands to hundreds of thousands of Taixi Dollars. In Night City, ambitious mercenaries often monitored police channels, hoping to hunt them down for reward money.

"You flatter us. We’re just surviving in the cracks, that’s all."

"Shangjing truly is a peaceful place. I definitely want to retire here in the future."

"The cherry blossoms in my hometown are blooming..."

"No one dares claim they’ve ’established a foothold’ in the West Coast. That city is teeming with peril." They sighed.

The free-spirited West Coast was like a giant melting pot, where the good and bad mixed without distinction, so different from Shangjing’s atmosphere. Xu Yang thought, Shangjing hadn’t seen such ferocious criminals in years. They entered Shangjing like wolves invading a tranquil sheep pen.

The survival path Asa Katsuragi pursued could only be realized on the West Coast. Now, with her gang setting sail to merge forces with the West Sea People, they were bound to rise with the tide.

"On the West Coast, ’Easterner Street’ is the enclave for Xia People, Islanders, Silla People, Taiya People, and Southern Territory People. It used to host many gangs, but now only the West Sea People remain. This time, we’ll also work to expand Easterner Street’s scale, offering support to fellow compatriots trying to make a living on the West Coast." Asa Katsuragi organized her belongings, shouldering a massive military backpack.

"Good luck. Nestor Corporation’s office on the West Coast will always provide support when you need it." Xu Yang bid farewell to Asa Katsuragi.

"Then, goodbye." Asa Katsuragi slightly bowed to Xu Yang.

She left with her gang’s key members, joining the West Sea People who had come to meet them at the entrance.

Not long afterward, they vanished together at the port, embarking on a heavy cargo ship as its horn blared, setting sail into the distance.

"So badass. I want to carve my own bloody path too." A40 exclaimed, energized.

"She left in such haste—does she genuinely favor the filthy chaos of the West Coast?" Rinne gazed from afar.

"...Actually, Nestor Corporation has initiated surveillance on her men. This is the final opportunity to leave. If she doesn’t go now, many of Asa Katsuragi’s brothers will end up behind bars." Xu Yang muttered. Over the years, Asa Katsuragi’s subordinates hadn’t all been law-abiding; a few still carried their corrupt habits.

"In the end, it’s still for some abstract notion of ’honor,’ huh? Who knows if such a concept has any market value on the West Coast." Rinne took a drag of her cigarette. She looked up at Xu Yang. "Hey."

"What’s up?"

"This old warehouse is huge; there are many rooms in the back." Rinne flicked her cigarette away.

"Got it." Xu Yang’s interest piqued.

"That sheet metal..."