Players Invade Cyberpunk-Chapter 912 - 294: Industrialization Invades the Special Industries (3)

Large corporations would purchase entire carriages outright and dispatch forces for escort, while smaller companies would join together to hire security. Lin Miao chose the latter, teaming up with others to hire a Military Science unit, but clearly, this time the unit failed.

Although according to the contract, Military Technology would be responsible for recovering the lost goods, the success rate is not very high. After all, these bandits are adept at hitting and running, and the outcome often turns into companies pooling money to buy back their goods from the bandits.

According to Military Technology, being able to find a channel to buy back the goods already shows they have some capability.

[System: Friendly reminder, according to the contract, if the goods cannot be delivered by the end of the month, a compensation of 200% will be paid, approximately 1.95 million Orokin.

Furthermore, based on the Q1 financial report data published by the railway company, their delivery rate for the first quarter was 95.2%, with a 16.9% probability of attacks. However, based on statistical data from previous years for various export companies, the actual probability of attacks is much higher. Compared to last year, the delivery rate was only 83%, with smaller companies facing the greatest risk of economic loss, and the system suspects collusion between company employees and robbers.]

[Currently, the company's account is nearly depleted of liquid funds due to large-scale property acquisitions on the Taiping Continent, and all related bank loans have been maxed out by this system. This compensation could become the last straw causing a breakdown of the financial chain. If you don't want Yunding's flashiest sex dolls to serve the company's big shots, it's best to quickly find a way to solve the logistics problem.]

Lin Miao was speechless.

"Your reminder is not friendly at all, and this matter is nothing special, only rating a sociology +3."

But to protect his own hook from being invaded, Lin Miao needed to find a solution.

"How many players do we currently have?"

[System: Currently, there are 3,744 registered players, with 1,276 having single-proficiency in the combat department, 63 with dual-proficiency, 1,433 players with single-proficiency in the engineering department, 12 with dual-proficiency, 847 players in other professions, 284 casual players, and 965 novice players.]

[Players above level 30: 82]

[Players above level 20: 1,675]

[Players above level 10: 2,976]

There is overlap among players of different departments. Most players will choose a combat department as the main profession and an engineering department as a side profession for earning money. Mastery skill points are particularly scarce, granting only one point every 10 levels, which is why players with dual proficiency in combat are especially rare.

The same goes for dual proficiency in the engineering department; they are even more rare.

Some special professions like hackers and medical professionals, categorized under other professions, demand a lot of mastery skill points. For instance, a resident has just now mastered [Prosthetic Cognition] and [Human Cognition], with further mastery required in [Medicine] and [Surgery].

In other words, he would have to reach level 40 to achieve mastery in four areas, without investing in any combat skills. Otherwise, he would have to wait until reaching the maximum level of 50 to become an advanced prosthetic doctor, as there's no such thing as respec in this game.

But the terrifying part is that once a player invests in a mastery, they can max out that skill quickly, rocketing to Mastery LV6. A fully mastered prosthetic doctor at LV6 in four areas can be said to be

only a handful in all of Night City, and they hold important positions in large corporations.

In the field of secret agents, they would be as formidable as Li De or Blackhand.

"The player count is almost over four thousand...."

Seeing the numbers grow daily, Lin Miao felt a headache coming on.

Don't think that four thousand people is a small number; having over four thousand suddenly appear in any city would drive local governments crazy. Only a chaotic city like Night City could keep such a secret, but if the numbers keep rising, even a fool would suspect that the origins of Horizon Mercenaries are questionable.

And these four thousand people can cause as much damage as forty thousand. Previously, having gangs as a target for their destruction was fine, but now the gangs in Night City have barely lasted a year under their hands.

Once the gangs are gone, it's obvious that the next target would be the companies.

But Lin Miao did not want to fall out with companies like Huang Ban just yet.

"System, make a report on each company's annual investment in logistics security in Night City, as well as all recorded attack locations and loss situations. The more detailed the data, the better."

[System: Currently working, please wait] 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Confronted with the current predicament, Lin Miao had a bold idea.

Instead of letting the players continue to wreak havoc in Night City, why not formally introduce player armed forces in the next version update and let them wreak havoc throughout the United States?

Horizon Corporation would launch an armed transport service, subcontracting security tasks to players' armed companies, such as Super Earth, Bull and Horse Defense Department, Caldeia...

Meanwhile, following the logistics network of the railway companies, supply points would be set up along abandoned outposts in major states and towns, allowing them to replenish supplies while rooting out bandit encampments, unlocking new maps, and investigating conditions in various states across America.

Besides security services, they could also expand Horizon Corporation's other businesses into more cities, such as organic food, steel, chemicals, and a range of other light industrial products.

It's just...

Lin Miao couldn't help but think of Gloria, who was still in Cuba. The situation there was not optimistic.

According to the intelligence she sent back, Cuba was controlled by multiple drug lords, with the largest being the Havana Drug Trafficking Group, along with several small and large groups like the Cuban National Liberation Front, the Camaguey Republic, and the Santiago Organization.

Behind them are proxies supported by various European nations, who do not want Cuba to be unified, not even by a drug lord.

Apart from these drug groups, there are reports of old Cuban guerrillas from the Castro Government Army still in the jungles, perpetually embroiled in multi-sided conflicts, making the situation incredibly chaotic.

How to deal with these drug lords is no longer the focus; Lin Miao now has to think of a legitimate way to send a large number of players there.

Plus, there are logistical issues to consider.

He is neither the United States nor Military Technology; he doesn't have so many planes for air drops.

With the thunder of artillery, gold is spent by the tens of thousands. A war several thousand kilometers away from Night City could collapse his financial chain in less than a day.