Chapter 808 The Shadow of the Past


    After killing the electronic demon, the three of them were taken into the car and drove towards the city of Night.


    To be honest, along the way, the three of them had already been mentally prepared, thinking that they might see a devastated and dilapidated city. However, the facts are completely beyond their imagination.


    The houses around are arranged in an orderly manner and look clean and tidy. Although there are NCPD members who are fully armed patrolling on the street, the atmosphere is not tense at all. People come and go, talking and laughing. At first glance, it seems that this place is completely in two different worlds from the outside world.


    "You are already the 1,235th batch of refugees who have arrived at Night City. We will take you to the checkpoint for inspection first, and then go through your residence procedures..."


    "We are originally from Night City."


    Lucy interrupted the soldier''s introduction uneasyly.


    "After that, my home is still there, I should be able to go home!"


    "Home? Sorry... I don''t know much about this, because after the Day of Destruction, the Angels re-determined the authority to allocate houses. Allocating those uninhabited houses to others... If your room is also in it, it''s hard to say..."


    “It’s so unlucky…”


    Hearing the other party’s answer, Lucy sighed helplessly, while Panan looked at the other party uneasy.


    "Do you know the Adcardo family? Are they in Night City?"


    "Ah, are you a member of the Wanderer family? You don''t need to worry about this. The Adcardo family joined the Night City a few days after the Day of Destruction. Currently, most of their members live near Santo Domingo. If you want to go and have a look, I can take you there after the inspection."


    “Huh…it’s great.”


    Hearing that his family was fine, Panan breathed a sigh of relief, while Regina frowned and looked at the surrounding streets.


    "You just said that we are the 1,235th batch of refugees who came to Night City... Are there many people who came to Night City?"


    "Of course, ma''am, after the Day of Destruction, almost all the survivors in nearby cities flocked to Night City. The number later decreased year by year, but hundreds of people would come to Night City from all directions to join us every day."


    “Is there a place in Night City that can accommodate so many people?”


    “Generally speaking, refugee shelter is indeed troublesome, but fortunately we do have a vacant area that can be used to accommodate refugees.”


    "Wait, what you wouldn''t be talking about... Taipingzhou?"


    "Hahaha, that''s right. Since you know Taipingzhou, it means you are really from Night City. Welcome back."


    "How is this possible?"


    Hearing the other party''s answer, Regina was stunned. As one of the best middlemen in Night City, Regina certainly knew Taipingzhou. Originally, it was built in Night City to serve those high-ranking officials and nobles. The original purpose of Taipingzhou was to build a high-end community in Night City. However, the company that built Taipingzhou went bankrupt and Taipingzhou was idle. Although it was not completely built, it was no problem for Taipingzhou to accommodate hundreds of thousands of people.


    etc……


    "Where are the Voodoo Gangs? Didn''t they object?"


    Regina knew that in fact, Night City had always wanted to take back Taipingzhou, but the problem was that South American immigrants led by the Voodoo Gang occupied it, making Night City unable to take back it. Over time, it became the territory of the Voodoo Gang.


    but……


    “There is no Voodoo Gang anymore.”


    "there is none left?"


    "Yes, they are unwilling to obey the orders of Lord Angel, so they were ordered to be encircled and suppressed by Lord Angel. The Voodoo Gang has been completely destroyed and destroyed, without leaving any left. Not only the Voodoo Gang, the Voodoo Gang, the Six Street Gang, the Tiger Claw Gang, the Beast Gang, the Valentino Gang, and the **** gangs have been destroyed. The members of them have either switched careers to do other things or were eliminated. Of course, except for a few stubborn people, everyone else is very conscious of the current affairs."


    Speaking here, the driving soldier snorted.


    "Of course, those guys in Taipingzhou are indeed difficult to deal with. The Voodoo Gang even claimed that the Angel was an apostle of the evil **** and called on local South American immigrants to resist her..."


    "Then what?"


    Hearing this, Lucy couldn''t help asking, and the soldier smiled.


    "Of course, everything has been cleared. Lord Angel does not allow anyone to disobey her orders, let alone resist her. In Taipingzhou now, those guys are dead and not even left with shadows. He is so stupid that he dares to resist Lord Angel. He really thinks he has a long life."


    “…………Then are the corpses on the street light next to you too?”


    Panan suddenly asked, while the soldier glanced at the corpse that was hanging on the street lights on both sides of the street and floating in the wind.


    "Oh, this is not. These people were publicly executed because of crimes. You also know that after the Day of Destruction, the whole world was in chaos. Many refugees did not want to find someone who was working in a business life, but still planned to do those illegal activities. For this reason, the Angels specially launched a crackdown. All the criminals suspected of robbery and murder were arrested, and then a public trial meeting was opened. After the trial, the death penalty was directly sentenced to death, and their bodies would be hung on street lights as a warning."


    “………………”


    Hearing the soldiers'' introduction, the three of them looked at each other, their expressions were a little complicated. If it were the past, they would definitely think that this behavior was quite cruel. But after a year of wandering life, the three of them had long known that this was the best way to maintain human order after the destruction of the world - after all, the world has collapsed, and the original laws, morals, etc. have lost their meaning. In such a chaotic world, if you want to maintain order, you must use iron-fisted measures.


    "What is the security situation in Night City?"


    “As you can see, it’s even better than before the Day of Destruction.”


    Speaking of this, the soldier was obviously quite proud and started talking nonsense.


    "The gangs who blackmailed civilians were eliminated, and even the senior executives of the **** who ate people and didn''t spit bones were hung. Everything was under the control of Lord Angel. And in Night City, as long as you work hard, you are not afraid of having no job to do. Lord Angel even continued to open schools to let everyone learn knowledge - saying that they want to pass on human civilization as much as possible. Oh... they are truly Angel..."


    "After that''s it, what happened to that just now?"


    Lucy didn''t want to hear the soldiers flattering and praise her, so she hurriedly changed the subject, or that was what she cared about the most. Second only to your own home.


    "Why can you summon the electronic demon?"


    "This was invented by Angel half a year ago."


    Speaking of this, the soldiers became more and more excited.


    "According to the words of Lord Angel, these electronic demons come from the old network. Although they seem to be terrible demons, they can still be tamed and manipulated. So Lord Angel created this program called ''PERSONA'', which can search and capture those electronic demons, and then tame them to fight for us. You see, aren''t human weapons uneffects on those electronic demons? But if it were replaced by the electronic demons themselves, then it would be effective, right?"


    "Is there such a program?"


    Hearing this, Lucy''s eyes suddenly glowed. As a hacker, she knew very well about this.


    "Indeed, if the electronic demon is a collection of information consultations, it can really be used to capture it with some special bug or trap, and then modify its core code... Can we do that too?"


    "Tabulation of the electronic demon is not an easy task. Of course, if you want to try it, you can take the test. If you pass the test, you can join NCPD and become one of us, fighting to protect the Night City."


    “We will consider it.”


    Soon, the soldiers sent the three of them to a checkpoint checkpoint. The staff there asked them to take a shower, change their clothes, and then conducted a physical examination on the three of them. After confirming that they had no physical illness, they entered the Night City.


    “To be honest, I never thought that Night City would become what it is.”


    Walking into the gate and looking at the strange and familiar street in front of him, Regina couldn''t help but sigh. The Night City in her memory is a lively but violent place. Except for Haywood and the city center, what can be seen in other places are dilapidated houses, homeless people sitting on the ground, garbage everywhere, and even gangsters fighting.


    But now, all this is gone. There is no mountain of garbage on both sides of the street, but it is a neat and clean area. People walk around the road, looking relaxed and comfortable, instead of always looking around uneasy like they remember, fearing that they would be robbed or involved in gang conflicts. Moreover, most people dress well, such as tattoos or gangster dressings, they can’t be seen here. The children were laughing and playing on the lawn on the street, while the adults next to them were watching all this with smiles.


    "It feels really different from before."


    Looking at the surrounding streets, Lucy couldn''t help but sigh. After all, she had been in Night City for a long time, and she also knew what Night City originally looked like.


    But soon Lucy cheered up.


    "Anyway, I''ll go home first, hope that D will not seal my house for the sake of his old love!"


    After saying this, Lucy waved her hands at the two of them and then left in a hurry.


    “See you back!”


    Watching Lucy leave, Panan also slapped his forehead.


    "By the way, I''m going to see everyone in Adcardo, I''m leaving too... Regina, where are you?"


    "I?"


    Faced with Panan’s inquiry, Regina thought for a moment.


    "I plan to look around Night City... to see how much changes have happened in this city."


    After all, the reason why Regina fired a reporter''s job as an intermediary was to hope to use her own strength to make Night City a better place.


    But now... she found that her ideal seemed to have been achieved.


    “See you back then!”


    Panan was also anxious about his partner at this moment. After saying hello, he left in a hurry, while Regina thought for a moment and then walked forward.


    As a former reporter, Regina did not give up her old career. She also talked to some residents, but found that the situation was indeed beyond her expectations.


    Judging from the performance of these residents, the Angel is indeed very respected and loved in this city. On the one hand, she guarded the city, and on the other hand, she also tried her best to make most people live a relatively peaceful life - it is already rare in this era. You should know that on the way to escape, Regina has even seen a gathering place that has completely returned to the original tribal nature and treats others as slaves.


    In contrast, Night City, which can still maintain its living standards before the Day of Destruction, is indeed a paradise.


    Of course, compared to the angel''s kind side, Regina has also heard a lot of cruel deeds about D.


    For example, in Taipingzhou, the Voodoo Gang was unwilling to accept D''s leadership and incited local South American immigrants to resist together. Perhaps they were thinking that the law would not punish the masses, but in the face of these people''s resistance, D was ruthless and killed all the men, women, young and old in Taipingzhou overnight without leaving any one.


    To be honest, Regina also knew about D''s tyranny. After all, she had done a lot of things to kill all the people inside in the gang territory. However, to be honest, it was beyond Regina''s expectations.


    But I have to admit that after D showed her unparalleled strength, there was no voice in the entire Night City against her anymore - from this point of view, the Voodoo Gang is also worthy of death.


    Of course, in addition to this, D also managed Night City very well. As a free city-state, Night City itself has a miniature circulation system. Although the sparrow is small and has all the internal organs, although Night City itself is not big, it can be self-sufficient in both water and food. Even in terms of industry, Night City also has factories built by various companies here. It can be said that it is a one-stop service from the excavation and processing of raw materials to the sale of finished products.


    Because of this, Night City is not as dilapidated as other human gathering places. It can only rely on picking up garbage from the ruins to maintain its life. Instead, it can mine minerals normally, process them into raw materials, and then manufacture finished products to maintain the existence of Night City itself.


    But what exactly do D plan to do next?


    At this moment, Regina also came to the center of the city. Looking at the unrecognizable Arasaka Tower in front of her, she took a deep breath and walked towards the gate.


    "Wait, who are you?"


    Sure enough, Regina was stopped at the door. And looking at the guard who stopped her, she just smiled slightly.


    "My name is Regina, I am a reporter. I want to interview Lord Angel. I don''t know... does she have time?"


    (This chapter ends)