Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 555 - 476 Premiere

Chapter 555: Chapter 476 Premiere

"That... that sort of thing!" Lu Jing was nervous, feeling strange whenever she thought of Du Qianqian and Wei Shiyue.

What on earth did they use?

"Does the good child really not know anything?" Rinne chuckled, her left hand circling Lu Jing’s neck, holding a wine glass, and her right index finger gently poking Lu Jing’s tender cheek.

"It is very strange..." said Lu Jing in a low voice, "The seniors in the company told me that one must always keep a respectful distance from matters of men and women, never pry, and stay as far away as possible to avoid being taken by the executives for drinking and sleeping, and to steer clear of pleasure grounds, hotels, and private rooms... There are too many rich people in Xia, and they are the nightmare of witches."

"So you feel safer staying here?" Rinne released Lu Jing’s face.

"Yes, it feels much safer... but I also have to follow Miss Lu’s orders, otherwise I don’t know when I’ll be called back." Lu Jing looked at the table full of food, "In this lifetime, I at least want to see with my own eyes what the Cyber Specter looks like, then I’ll have no regrets."

"You’re too serious. I’ll take you out to relax after the meeting," said Rinne, "There are some great bars in Shangjing, places a good child like you have never been to; I’ll take you to see them one by one."

"Oh, I really don’t want to go..." Lu Jing said, but she was secretly looking forward to it, "So you’re acting with us now?"

"Yes, I’ll cooperate with you," Rinne said with a smirk, "Every team needs a hacker."

Seeking Shadow observed them, learning some emotional patterns.

Her mental version was 3.36, which, apart from the basic autonomous learning function, unlocked pride, altruistic motives, and introspection, but more complex functions such as empathy, jealousy, sympathy, indignation, imagination, adventurism, and depression were pending development.

After finishing her phone call, Du Qianqian returned with a stern face.

"Okay, let’s begin the operational meeting, no need to clean up the table," she gestured to stop those attempting to clear the area, "Don’t rush, I’ll leave after I go over some things. I certainly won’t spend the night in such a filthy place."

"We’re disliked..." Seeking Shadow shriveled up.

"Now, let me introduce the public situation of Nestor Corporation," Du Qianqian took out a Separation Chip and inserted it into the smart screen, which projected the current situation, "I am currently in charge of the company’s intelligence business and publicity matters, starting with publicity, to explain the work of Nestor Corporation to you, so you know what kind of company you are defending."

"Oh!"

"That’s great!" Everyone chimed in perfunctorily.

Rinne looked intently at the screen, truly wanting to understand the company.

"In a nutshell," Du Qianqian concluded, "the work of Nestor Corporation is meaningful, which is to repair the collapsing social order. In a chaotic society, where evildoers are rampant and tragedies are frequent; thus, what we have to do is not only to defeat the old order but also to rebuild a new one."

"..." Rinne pondered.

"For the broader society outside the company," Du Qianqian said, "we will provide high-quality public services, security, and labor products; in terms of in-house production and operations, we will ensure a fair distribution model, decent work environments, and superior working conditions so that the wealth created by everyone truly benefits all; allowing people to develop themselves better after work and achieve self-worth."

Du Qianqian switched to the situation map layer.

The Shangjing Metropolitan Circle was roughly divided into blue, grey, and white areas, each occupying one-third. The areas outside of Shangjing were mostly marked white.

"The white areas are the territories of Nestor Corporation," Du Qianqian explained, "You see, our power is greater outside the city, smaller inside the city."

"Shangjing has Enomoto Bank and the corporate army..." Lu Jing observed the blue corporate area and the grey neutral area.

"So now it’s an invisible battle between the outsiders and the insiders," Du Qianqian said seriously, "After defeating the New Xisheng Group, within the Northern Archipelago, all commercial and industrial property and tangible assets’ management and original owners have surrendered their properties, capitulating to Nestor Corporation. As you can imagine, the original investors and entrepreneurs have been expelled as the losing side, with no plans, targets, or hierarchical commands, all economic and production activities have temporarily ceased."

Du Qianqian made a couple of marks on the screen.

"...Starting this month," she said, "we have rebuilt production, employees, laborers, clerks, and technical experts who used to work in factories and offices have joined Nestor Corporation one after another. Based on the principles of broad union and self-management, each worker takes responsibility for their workplace, establishing management associations of various sizes, gradually resuming production."

There was also a press release draft below, which Du Qianqian read out nonchalantly.

"Nestor Corporation is recruiting a large number of unemployed people, vagrants, samurai, and the homeless. The number of employees has now reached 510,000, which is more than twenty times the previous number, and this figure is still expanding. In this year of decline, where all companies are firing people, only Nestor Corporation is expanding because we take a different path; we will not let people die in utter poverty. Instead, we unite them."

Du Qianqian pointed to the food packaging bags on the table, many with the Nestor Corporation logo, hinting that the food origins lied with Nestor’s cooperative farmland, orchards, and ranches.

"Everyone worked together to produce cheap food and clothes, so you can’t let them be put in danger," Du Qianqian said.

Then, she drew a pyramid and with a whoosh, flattened it.

"...What I’m saying is for you to realize that Nestor Corporation is now developing at high speed," Du Qianqian explained, "but before establishing a comprehensive, positive economic cycle, the slightest mishap could make us lose all our previous achievements, so we must crush an agent called ’Ghost Warrior.’ After New Xisheng’s defeat, he didn’t leave but got a lot of support, intent on delaying our development process."

"During the ’World Conscription,’ the Corporate Alliance recruited a large number of very powerful human agents," Rinne recalled the conscription plan from the beginning of the year, specifically to contain the escalating mystical disasters around the world.

"Right, the ninjas and samurai we previously confronted excelled in sorcery, swordsmanship, and tool warfare," Du Qianqian listed from the files, "The agents of the Corporate Alliance, as well as the intercontinental special forces, high-class mercenaries, and assassins, carry large quantities of firearms, explosives, and various implants, and might employ completely different tactics, requiring you to use your own talents and respond cautiously."

"Understood," Lu Jing nodded.

"Your biggest goal is to protect the anime premiere of ’Siphon!’ in 10 days. The first episode of the first season will be safely aired at the Harada Open-Air Anime Cinema, and 45,000 anime fans will go to the cinema. Their safety needs to be assured at all times," Du Qianqian concluded.

"Yes!" Seeking Shadow saluted Du Qianqian.

"Contact me if anything comes up." Du Qianqian turned around to leave, "I’ve booked a room in the hotel, I’m off."

Lu Jing watched Du Qianqian leave.

How incredible! Lu Jing thought to herself. The once nervous, sensitive, and insignificant wretch was now a decisive Witch.

But one could still see her original qualities, still so gloomy, selfish, unwilling to stay and talk more with them.

"So, it’s to protect the premiere? I’ll be going too," Nidelaide stood up.

"Can you shoot?" Lu Jing’s eyes lit up, "You can help us check the entrances and exits."

"Uh, I’m an audience member." Nidelaide took out the tickets she had already bought.

"You like anime so much?" Lu Jing asked with a smile.

"Because pure emotions can only be found in fantasy works," Nidelaide said, "Pure love, deep-seated hatred, those are hard to experience in real life."

Right, right. Lu Jing nodded inwardly. Just like in text adventure games, the flirtatious protagonist can’t escape death in the end.

"Where are our fighters?" Lu Jing asked Seeking Shadow, "That ’Ghost Warrior’ must be incredibly strong, and with many helpers."

"Bang Bang Hero is in Silla," Seeking Shadow referred to Hosoda Yoshiyuki, "The Sajou siblings are in Anjiu City. The Disciples are few in number, we hope Miss Rinne can provide substantial help."

"Yes~" Rinne responded.

"It’s getting late," Seeking Shadow cleaned up the food scraps and tableware from the table, "everyone, please rest well, we still have a premiere to protect. I hope we can catch Ghost Warrior and solve our current trouble."

"Rest? There aren’t many places to stay here..." Lu Jing only saw two small bedrooms, pitch-black, though the furniture seemed complete.

"Please fold me according to the instruction manual, and place me under the TV cabinet to charge. Wake me up at six in the morning, I want to water the plants." Seeking Shadow pressed a switch on her chest and then powered down.

"Ah, ah..." Lu Jing carefully folded Seeking Shadow and hid her under the TV cabinet, then turned to Nidelaide, "Where’s your switch? Let me press it."

"I wish I had one," Nidelaide said, "Activate me every Saturday, and I could live in a beautiful world where I can watch ’Siphon!’ uninterrupted. Unfortunately, I don’t have one."

He entered the bedroom with the dryer.

"Better stay away from that place," Rinne said, walking out.

"Where are you going?"

"To the bar," Rinne blinked, "You wouldn’t want to miss out."