The Witch of the Cyberpunk Era Chapter 1

"Xu Yang, a second-level neural network engineer, has an income of 7,500 yuan this month, and arrears of 4,606,300 yuan. After deducting 7,500 yuan for repayment, the remaining arrears are 4,598,800 yuan. The actual income this month is 0."

Xu Yang numbly pulled out the cash card, and the contents of the screen switched to the slogan "Your service makes Gaoge Kyushu more prosperous", and a circular smiley face.

Gaoge Kyushu is one of the giant enterprises in the eastern hemisphere. It has gained advantages in previous corporate civil wars. It has a complete department, sufficient manpower, and is thriving. It focuses on vehicle development, industrial production and security services.

Xu Yang is a "company person", a term used to refer to those who stay in the company from birth to death.

His parents were also from the company. They were too busy to take care of him, and they died very early, at the age of 35.

According to the company, they have fulfilled their consumption obligations and labor obligations and are model employees of the company.

Xu Yang's growth, accommodation, study, medical and other expenses are all provided by the company. When he graduated, the cost was about 500,000 yuan, and he needed to work hard to pay it back.

In order to enhance his work efficiency and avoid being eliminated by machines, he loaned more than 4 million to the company and installed human augmentation implants for himself.

So the loan is even more difficult to repay.

The situation of other company people is similar to him. The more you work, the more you owe the company, and you have to work hard to repay the loan.

One way to reduce loans is to have children.

Every time a child is born, the company's debt will be reduced by 25%. This is the only reason why the company's employees have not gone extinct. Even if they know that their descendants will become the company's people, they also recognize it.

Xu Yang returned to his work station and opened the lunch box in front of him. There was a strip of nutritional cream in it. It looked like white mud and tasted bland, but he liked it very much. It was efficient and easy.

Because he has no income, he eats the company's food, uses the company's food, sleeps in the company, and receives consumer coupons issued by the company every month to buy those products that he has no time to use.

The meaning of these products is to be bought and meet the company's indicators, not to be used.

"Hurry up with your report."

"The East District collected 30 witch babies from 28 families, 2 defective ones, 18 with industrial potential, 6 with combat potential, and 4 with unknown potential."

"This month's performance is enough."

Xu Yang originally wanted to squint and take a break, but the whispers of other company people in the distant work station disturbed him, so he might as well continue to work.

He pulled out the data cable from his right wrist and inserted it into the wiring slot.

Xu Yang's mind has integrated a technology called "digital mind".

The digital mind is modern cutting-edge technology that converts biological neural currents into electrical signals. In Xu Yang's mind, the digital mental panel took shape, and the security system of the entire company building was unobstructed. Every camera, alarm device, automatic defense equipment, machine security and laser traps were connected to him.

As a trained neural network engineer, Xu Yang can use his digital mind to connect common networks. Most modern electrical equipment is added to the same network, which is convenient for unified management.

Xu Yang supervises and controls them through his own consciousness, without the need for hands-on. In his consciousness, these devices can be inspected, controlled and modified. With the help of implants, his brain is similar to an advanced computer.

And his task is to check the hidden dangers of the company's built-in defense system. This is an extremely boring task. He needs to maintain thousands of devices and guard against the intrusion of hostile hackers.

But today is different.

The first camera Xu Yang encountered had already been checked.

He quickly inspected the equipment of the entire company and was surprised to find that they had all been inspected. He hurriedly opened the log and found that a set of AI called "Tian Gong" did his work for Xu Yang.

how is this possible?

Xu Yang's heart was beating wildly. His performance day by day, the maintenance of these equipment today does not mean that Xu Yang can rest, it just means that he is missing a day's work.

If the performance is not enough, you will be fined!

He quickly opened the terminal at hand and contacted the upper-level supervisor Huang Na.

"Sister Huang, why don't I have to work today, haha." Xu Yang sent a message hypocritically, feeling uneasy in his heart.

"Well, the technical department has developed a new model, code-named 'Tiangong'. It has many functions, and it can also check the company's security system on a daily basis. After the stress test, it was launched."

"what about me?"

"You're not right, relax."

Xu Yang was about to scold, he clenched his fist and let it go.

"If I don't work today, I will lose my performance." Xu Yang hesitated and added another message, "Please assign me some work."

If a person does not work, he will die.

"I'm sorry, everyone has done their due diligence today. I don't have any work for you here."

Xu Yang was paralyzed and suddenly understood what the company was going to do.

I am optimized.

An advanced AI, while working on complex algorithms, along with a little marginal function, eliminated me by the way.

The speed of people becoming stronger simply can't keep up with technology...

There is no work to do, not only no salary at the end of the month, but also huge fines due to unfulfilled performance... Hey, there are no vacations, and there is no space for private work to earn extra money. The company's people work all year round, and the company's precision machine will not Give people a chance to breathe.

The only way to survive is to voluntarily resign and find a job outside. And if he leaves voluntarily, the company does not have to give him any compensation.

At the same time, he still has to pay back a lot of money owed to the company.

No way, go outside and find a new job to pay back the money. Xu Yang thought blankly. Maybe there is more money outside, but the kind of quick money is usually working against the company alliance, and the risks are endless.

The company is not the same as the outside world. People from big companies are just poor screws in the workplace. They are usually scarce outside, and it is easy to find jobs because there are company training and implants. Those who stopped them from fleeing were mainly the lynching of the company and the pursuit of the security department.

My digital mind is the top model configured by the company. It can connect to all electronic devices and has a strong cracking ability. Company goods can enter casually, and civilian products can be easily hacked. Maybe I can really be a neural hacker who takes over private work.

As long as they don't tear me down, it's fine. The problem is that they are likely to tear me up. After all, the loan for this thing has not been repaid.

Going to sell your physical strength, can you earn 5,000 a month? Since the debt has to be repaid, how many years can it take to repay it? Paying off corporate debt by doing dark work... After paying off—

The whole world rushed towards Xu Yang from all directions, and he was trapped in the chair at the workstation.

He picked up a cigarette and smoked it desperately, every time his nerves were tense to the extreme, he had to do this to numb himself.

Cowardly steal your life.

The terminal flickered slightly, Xu Yang looked sideways and found a new message from Huang Na.

"AI is under maintenance for an hour now, you can see what you can do." At the end of the message, there was a cheering emoji.

Xu Yang boredly opened the company system, and indeed saw that the AI ​​working for him was temporarily offline.

What can I do when it is offline? Now it can get my salary for me. Everything is handled by the AI. What do you want me to do?

wait...

Xu Yang took a deep breath, his wickedness grew towards his gut.

Run away!

Run away!

The shopping vouchers that the company has given me over the years, the things I bought are all piled up in the dormitory. If you sell them all, you can exchange them for about 150,000 yuan, which is enough to buy the earliest ticket, go to a small place, and hide.

This is my only chance to escape from the company now!

When the AI ​​resumes operation, no matter what it does, it will be recorded in detail. At that time, it will be full of constraints, and it will be impossible to do anything out of the ordinary.

At that time, I can only listen to the arrangement of the company, be eliminated by the machine, have no jobs to do, the loans are still accumulated, and I am forced to leave my job voluntarily, then it is no different from being kicked out of a dog, even without severance pay, without a penny. , can only suffer by himself.

Running now, I can bring something to exchange for money.

I will not repay this debt!

Thinking of the scene where his parents died of exhaustion at the company's workstation, Xu Yang felt disgusted from the bottom of his heart.

How could it be possible for me to give my life to such a black-hearted company!

Staying here for one more second is self-defeating.

Even if doing so will put yourself on the company's blacklist.

The major giant corporations are in the same spirit. No matter where he goes, he will become a wanted target, and the security department will try their best to catch him back.

And for so many years, I have never heard of anyone who escaped from Gaoge Kyushu and survived. This is the most serious crime.

But... the tree moves to death, the man moves to live! Now you can walk with a digital mind along the way, instead of being dismantled. Of course, this is yet another crime.

Staying here is always just a humanoid battery on and off work. Although you will be hunted down for betrayal if you go outside, there are infinite possibilities!

Whether you want to be a company dog ​​for a lifetime, or a free man, even if it's only for two or three days.

Xu Yang had already made up his mind.

He casually grabbed a few things on hand and put them in his bag. Every device around him was under the manipulation of his digital mind.

He turned off all cameras and motion sensors along the way from his position to the dormitory, and quickly left his workstation.

Don't have acquaintances, don't have acquaintances. Xu Yang thought silently.

Fortunately, no one passed by, and everyone was working at their workstations.

Countless recorders and timers are connected to the built-in physiological chips of employees, and feedback each employee's every move to the monitoring software. The software itself has now been turned off by Xu Yang, and his ID has been secretly deleted from the company's monitoring software. .

This also means that there is no way for him to retreat.

All actions are recorded. When the company's "Tiangong" AI resumes operation, Xu Yang can be located in an instant.

Xu Yang simply ran back to the dormitory, stuffed all the valuables into the backpack, carried the bag and left, all the way to the taxi area.

The taxi-hailing area is very wide, and the prosperous city outside can be seen through the glass windows. There are many unmanned taxis in the parking spaces, and they can travel on the floating waterway.

He doesn't have to pay, he just needs to hack a car with his digital mind and run.

A taxi had just stopped in the taxi area, and a stubborn war witch got out of the car.

Xu Yang was stunned for a moment.

She is tall and beautiful, wearing sunglasses, with long black hair tied up, and a pair of giant peaks on her chest wrapped in metal armor. The streamlined and sturdy armor protects the vital points of her body. No traces of transformation and implants can be seen, and a large area of ​​attractive skin is exposed. Outside, it seems dangerous, making people not dare to think unreasonably, and with the power of fighting witches, an entire street can be destroyed in an instant.

Witches are born with unique and powerful powers, some of which are unmatched by even the most advanced technology. The company breeds, captures, recruits and trains witches in large numbers to serve the company's interests.

The person in front of her is the witch used for military security operations in Gaoge Kyushu, named Pan Ruiyi! The witch's ability is an extremely powerful melee specialization. She is also a member of the Mobile Riot Suppression Team, routinely patrolling various areas in the Eastern Hemisphere.

The moment he recognized her, Xu Yang's scalp felt numb.

Now is not the time to be timid.

He walked quickly to a taxi, used his digital mind to connect with the vehicle remotely, and cracked the civilian-grade key it carried, intending to gain control of it, the sooner he left, the better.

"Hmph, want to escape?" A faint voice sounded in his ears.

Xu Yang turned his head and was shocked to see that the witch had appeared by his side at an unknown time, sneered and looked contemptuous, and the pair of eyes behind the sunglasses seemed to swallow Xu Yang on the spot.

Xu Yang's heart was beating wildly.

"Do not…"

"Don't worry." Pan Ruiyi chuckled, "I'm on vacation today, not working."

"You are so weak, what do you want me to do, a pathetic weak person who can't bear the pressure, what the company needs is the strong, not the waste."

"It's so incompetent to be an employee, let alone a human being?" Pan Ruiyi turned to look at the incomparably tall company building, "You still want to survive so weak? Idiot, without the company, you can't achieve anything. Get out now, the farther you escape, the better it is good!"

In an instant, Pan Ruiyi disappeared without a trace like a fast flying black shadow.

Xu Yang was silent, he just used his digital mind to crack the car, got in, and let the taxi take him away from the company quickly.

He sold all the things he didn't need, and threw away the things he couldn't sell. He exchanged them for a total of 120,000 and deposited them into the cash card.

Xu Yang bought a cigarette, took a deep breath, then threw it away, stepped on the ground, and vowed never to smoke again and never return to work in any company. He also swore that he would never let himself be insulted like that again.

Everything that has been damaged and trampled on, he wants to earn back by himself.

The company people who left the company have nothing.

10 days later, Xu Yang hid in the boundless territory of Kyoto, a giant enterprise known for its high-tech, entertainment and animation industries.

Anjiu City is a big city under the name of Kyoto Unlimited, but Anjiu City is also a place that Xu Yang cannot afford to live in, so he can only find an underground city under it, Aizu Castle.

Xu Yang rented a small room in the underground city of Aizu, registered on the deep anonymous network beyond the control of the company, and announced that he was a free neuro-hacker. Like employees of the same background, he had advanced cracking capabilities. It can easily hack electronic products, vehicles, and manipulate all surrounding devices connected to the Internet.

Xu Yang sent this message as soon as he got on the flight to escape, but in the past 10 days, he did not receive any work contract. In the past 10 days, he has resisted tens of thousands of tracking of his traces, and Gaoge Kyushu was extremely angry at his escape.

The trials for those who escaped are extremely severe, their brains will be dug out and made into a personality matrix, that is, only Xu Yang's ability and mind, but no free will and emotion, UU read www. uukanshu.com has become a truly selfless company.

The security department also went crazy and searched for him all over the Eastern Hemisphere, waiting to take back his head and replace it with his own continuous jumping chips.

This is the price of escape.

I heard that people from big companies can easily make money once they run away successfully. When will my big order come?

Xu Yang lay beside the computer, thinking emptyly about his future.

Nobody needs an unemployed, runaway neural network engineer.

If the job doesn't come, the hunt is coming. With this amount of money, I can't afford a decent security service to protect myself. It's only a matter of time before being targeted.

He looked at the status of the network address being tracked, and then heard the rude scolding in the dark corridor outside, and was apprehensive, for fear that hackers and gang members would come to the door.

These days, I can't sleep at night.

Do you still have to go back to the company to reconcile, just like the warm reminder in the employee handbook?

drop drop —

A new conversation notification lit up in the lower right corner of the screen, Xu Yang widened his eyes, sat up quickly, and clicked on the message.

"Can you handle the security system?"

"Yes." Xu Yang quickly passed the news, "My implant is for this, as long as it is a device that can send and receive signals online, or a device connected to a public network, I can hack it."

"Can you deal with the complete set of company goods?"

"No problem." Xu Yang's digital mind is very high-quality, with high authority and technical skills, and it is no problem to deal with other companies' products.

"It's very risky to do this."

"I'm not afraid of risks, how much is the reward?"

"100000000."

Xu Yang's fingers trembled and he quickly replied.

"it is good."

Chapter end