Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 211 - 187: Godbinding Plan

Chapter 211: Chapter 187: Godbinding Plan

Kanako’s gift for Li Xiaomin and Rosya was no small thing—it was a spacious duplex apartment in Hui City District, and Kanako paid the rent for 360 months on their behalf.

When Xu Yang handed them the apartment keys and the rental contract, Li Xiaomin could not have been more thrilled. His main job recently had been driving heavy trucks for Nestor Industrial Park, transporting the excavated iron ore from the park to the underground city’s connecting ports, diligently and faithfully.

"I’ve always wanted to have a child with Rosya," Li Xiaomin said passionately, "but she has been very scared. Elder, now that Kanako has given us such a wonderful gift, I can also convince her to prepare for pregnancy with peace of mind."

"I guess she’s worried that the child might not be able to live happily in this dark, chaotic world," Xu Yang pondered.

"Indeed... of course, there’s that concern," Li Xiaomin gritted his teeth, "but a child can prove the love between us."

"Is a child the only proof of love?" Xu Yang thought of Farosa and Lila in a daze—they could never have children together.

"Definitely," Li Xiaomin said earnestly, "Doesn’t everyone say that children are the crystallization of love? Besides, having children makes a person more responsible."

Xu Yang couldn’t help but feel a sense of absurdity; children, to Xu Yang, were undoubtedly a troublesome existence. To maintain a relationship, he would have to find another way.

"Then, as parents, it’s imperative to take responsibility for the offspring," Xu Yang advised.

"I’ll work hard to save money," Li Xiaomin nodded excitedly, "Elder, when the child is born, I hope you can come to see."

"Let me know when the time comes," Xu Yang smiled faintly.

After parting ways with him, Xu Yang went to look for A40, ready to deliver Kanako’s last gift.

A40’s current situation was quite bizarre.

Swinging alone, riding on the merry-go-round, watching movies, eating ice cream.

Not until September 1 did A40 stop the fantasy dates with Huang Feng and instead started wandering the streets of Aizu City, apathetic towards everything.

A40 visited an arms dealer’s shop where Huang Feng once fought it at the back door. The shop was now abandoned, leaving behind ruins and piles of dirt after the explosion; some citizens attempted to rebuild it, transforming the arms dealer into a kindergarten.

It went to the "Sunrise" bar, a place where Huang Feng had lingered at the counter. After Du Qianqian was taken away from the bar, the business became sluggish. There were more people goofing around and fighting, and more looked for trouble with A40, but it couldn’t be bothered to respond.

It visited a warehouse on the main road of Hui City District, where Huang Feng and it had spent days and nights playing on arcade machines. The warehouse itself had been occupied by the Katsuragi Gang, used to stockpile goods.

It went to a small hotel opposite the warehouse, booked the same room, and laid down in it—Huang Feng and A40 had many memories here.

Following the messages from A40, Xu Yang entered the hotel room to find A40 acting as if its central processor had a pin knocked out, lagging behind in every action.

"My mental version has been upgraded to 3.3, do you have any idea what that means?" A40 asked.

"How would I know," Xu Yang responded, "It’s about Huang Feng, right?"

"I like her, but my emotional module is not complete; I can’t smoothly express what I feel," A40 confessed, "Humans know how to love but don’t cherish it, I want to love but have no way to."

Thinking of his own situation with Kanako, Xu Yang felt ashamed; his concept of love was filled with too many impurities, not as pure as A40’s.

"You remember Kanako, right?" Xu Yang said, "I saw her, and she prepared a gift for you."

"What is it?" A40 turned over and sat up.

"A sword." Xu Yang opened the box to reveal an alloy longsword with a gold hilt and red blade inside. It was 1.9 meters long, with sharp contours, "It’s forged from Yan Duo metal collected from Zenith’s body."

"Oh!" A40 drew the sword, clinging to it lovingly, "Kojima Kanako! What a good woman!"

"The battle at Suzuki Springs highlighted your lack of effectiveness against armor, unable to inflict enough damage on personal armor," Xu Yang nodded, "Now with this weapon, you should be able to effectively attack personal armor too. Give it a name."

"’Fury’," A40 christened, "I shall name this red blade ’Fury’!"

"What are you angry about?"

"Not being able to see Huang Feng has left me extremely frustrated!" A40 bowed deeply to Xu Yang, "Please guide me, what should I do next in order to see Huang Feng!"

"Just defeat Black Fire Innovation," Xu Yang helped A40 up, "You should end your wandering days and go annihilate the enemies of Nestor Corporation. On our path to destroying corporatism, Black Fire Innovation is undoubtedly a huge stumbling block. Once we crush them, Huang Feng will also be rescued, and by that time, you can be reunited."

"I believe that once I see Huang Feng, Fury will be extinguished and transform into the warm ’love’ of fervor." A40 sheathed his sword and gave Xu Yang a solemn salute, "Please look forward to my impressive performance on the battlefield!"

"Good luck to you, now go to the Katsuragi Gang and ask if there are any enemies suitable for you to chop." Xu Yang bid farewell to A40. There was also a gift for Asa Katsuragi, but recently Asa was too busy.

After returning to the Nestor Industrial Park, the next step in the plan could also begin. It was the importance of which Farosa had emphasized repeatedly—rescuing Zenith Yan Duo, who would also begin journeying northward to rescue the Forest Master from the polar region and bring him into their camp.

This would change the landscape of the Archipelago Continent and even interfere with the outcome of corporate warfare.

With Kyoto Infinity already locked in a tough battle with Black Fire Innovation, if the liberated Zenith Yan Duo were to interfere, it would certainly find itself attacked on both fronts and forced into a defensive position.

The connection with Kojima Kanako was just right. With her status, Xu Yang could gradually support Kanako in climbing up in the chaotic situation, eventually bringing down the rule of Kyoto Infinity and Xisheng in the Northern Archipelago and plunge them into civil strife and complete collapse, erasing the so-called Century Pure Land.

In a peaceful and stable environment, it would be difficult for Nestor Corporation to come to the forefront. They must create chaos, must engage in battle; trying to grow quietly could never keep pace with corporatism, which owned more means of production and technology reserves.

In order to carve a new order from the rock-solid corporatist system, Zenith Yan Duo must be rescued.

Xu Yang named the operation "Release the Sun."

He, Farosa, and Lila began to prepare related plans urgently. This was Nestor Corporation’s current top priority operation. It aimed to ally with the power of the Ancient Mystics and gain enough strength to challenge the existing order.

"Adding Zenith Yan Duo and the Forest Master to our ranks will significantly increase our odds against Kyoto Infinity, as well as Black Fire and Xisheng," Farosa started the plan discussion, "So, we must win."

"Growing normally is absolutely impossible to catch up to giant corporations in a lifetime," Xu Yang said, "Therefore, we must try another path, regardless of how high the risk is."

"The target is 2028 nautical miles from White Island," Lila presented the collected intelligence in a three-dimensional holographic display.

A colossal base for research, military, and mining appeared before them, surrounding the 412-meter-tall body of Zenith Yan Duo. It looked like a small mountain supported by a massive structural foundation and rocky mountains below.

This base was known as the Godbinding Plan and belonged to Kyoto Infinity. Z7 Research Institute was responsible for monitoring and developing Zenith Yan Duo. Xu Yang hacked into the subsidiary network of Kyoto Infinity to gather relevant intelligence. There were 2000 armed personnel, 10 Battle Witches, 50 Witch Researchers, and 4 amphibious war shuttles stationed there.

Xu Yang neatly collected and analyzed the intelligence. The abilities of the 10 Battle Witches were mediocre, only aiding their melee or long-range shooting. The other Witch Researchers were unrelated to combat, possessing only trivial Magic Power such as changing hair color or swelling fingers. However, as a part of the "Witch" race, they were smarter and had faster neural reflexes than Humans, thus receiving training in science and academics.

The absence of a Reality Manipulator on the scene was good news. Xu Yang thought to himself. Relatively speaking, the regular armed forces were more of a complication.

A full set of 4 "Auspicious Water" Level amphibious war shuttles guarded near the "Godbinding Plan."

"The Innovation will enter from undersea," Xu Yang plotted, "Getting close enough to allow me to hack into the Godbinding Plan. If intercepted by ’Auspicious Water’, it’ll be troublesome as they pose a significant threat to Innovation. If our ship is sunk, we will end up at the bottom of the sea."

"The ’Auspicious Water’ Level is equipped with six anti-ship submarine-launched missiles, designed to counter underwater threats, typically employed in hunting Ocean Descendants," Lila analyzed.

"The industrial park has raised many Ocean Descendants, let them go and divert those submarines’ attention," Farosa was willing to send her "children" out, as it was right for children to sacrifice for their parents’ grand aims.

"That’s the first phase of the plan, using our Ocean Descendants to distract the enemies, then allowing Innovation to get closer," Xu Yang confirmed the plan, "In the second phase, I will take the lead, causing chaos within the Godbinding Plan’s intranet."

"We’ll have to kill all of them," Farosa said.

"Or force them to retreat, create confusion," Xu Yang analyzed, "I can forge commands from Kyoto Infinity’s higher-ups, forcing them to retreat and blow up ’Godbinding Plan’."

"How will you obtain such an order?" Farosa pondered, "And won’t an explosion harm Zenith Yan Duo?"

"I can ask Kanako for help," Xu Yang said, "As previously mentioned, I’ve reestablished contact with Kanako."

Kanako... Mentioning this name, they all had their thoughts.