As a well-known gang in Night City, the Maelstrom Gang controls the Watson District and the industrial area in the north of the city. Although the former is poor and chaotic, it happens to be an excellent environment for the breeding of black forces, while the latter has been abandoned for many years due to old earthquakes. Buildings and factories can still provide hiding places for many of the Uzumaki Gang's criminal activities, such as filming illegal Mewtwo and manufacturing addictive chemicals.
Unlike the sharply hierarchical organizational structures within the Valentino Gang and the Tiger Claw Gang, the Uzumaki Gang's structure, with thousands of members, is quite decentralized. Since the day the gang was established, the Uzumaki Gang, which ranges from two to three to thirty or forty people, has been roaming around in their territory and in Night City, and to this day has not been able to choose a true leader. .
If it weren't for the gang members' blind obsession with prosthetics and their manic and cruel fighting style, perhaps the Uzumaki Gang would have been defeated one by one by its competitors.
But for some people who really know the Uzumaki Gang, apart from being different from ordinary people in terms of prosthetic body implantation, most members of the Uzumaki Gang are not as crazy in their daily lives as rumored. However, considering that the more rumors about them and the more terrifying they are, the easier business will be, the Uzumaki Gang will naturally not take the initiative to refute the rumors.
According to the tracking signal released by the octant drone after it was activated, Mann and his team arrived in front of an abandoned factory in the industrial area in the north of the city.
Looking up at the faded factory logo on the door, Jack, who was standing at the front of the line, said to himself: "Whole Foods Factory? I saw their advertisement a while ago, saying, "Don't call mom when you're hungry. "Food delivered to your home", I thought that the Uzumaki Gang was actually running that factory. "
In Night City, where the private sale of organic meat is illegal, few Night City citizens grew up eating synthetic food produced by Whole Foods factories, including Jack and David.
According to statistics from the Night City government, the biotechnology company's protein farm in the badlands on the outskirts of the city supplies 10 to 40 percent of Night City's food consumption. As for the remaining part, a small amount is provided by Whole Foods. Factory-like synthetic food processing plants provide.
But what’s less well known is that biotech companies and whole food factories don’t use the same technologies to synthesize food.
In biotech protein farms, traditional chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep are raised instead of earthworms and crickets that have been genetically modified so that they cannot be reproduced on a small scale.
Looking at the back of his cronies leaving in a hurry, a crazy smile appeared on the hydroponic face, as if he was imagining the scene of me strangling Xiao Wei to death with my own hands. "Heh, whatever he wants. Anyway, the money hasn't been given to Bricknog yet. You guys are here to get the goods."
As a figure whose face glowed red due to the optical implant came to Luo Yinsim's body, the person bent down and picked up the head that had been cut off by the monomolecular samurai sword, and said hotly: "I You haven’t paid the price for your recklessness, so now you can’t talk about manned machines in a bad way. Your name is Ji Ying Ai, and the Whole Foods Factory will be managed by you from now on.”
Dumdu, who commented on the chip card under the table, snorted and lay down under the sofa. The dark red prosthetic eye that occupied half of my face made it difficult for everyone to see my expression clearly, so they naturally guessed that it was something. What on earth is the leader of the Uzumaki Gang thinking about?
Dumdu, who had estimated the strength comparison between the two sides, finally said reluctantly: "They can't take away the manned machine, but this big guy has to pay a pension for Luo Yinsim's death. Do you think the difference of 10,000 euros is "Master, if that works, we can happily cooperate."
"He will immediately take people to keep an eye on these Edgewalkers and the Wild Wolf Bar to see what we are planning."
However, Dumdu was obviously convinced by that rhetoric, so I laughed and waved my hand to indicate that the manned machine was in the factory warehouse. As long as David was willing to pay again, I would not allow the manned machine to be returned to its original state immediately. host.
Feeling that they were being taken seriously, the Uzumaki gang members were furious. They raised their pistols and pointed at everyone and said word by word: "Your name is Ji Yingmei. You can deal with their level of rubbish by yourself..."
Although he didn't have much hope for the outcome of the negotiation, David nodded while watching the food being served, apologized for killing Luo Yinsim, and reluctantly went to the workshop. relaxing atmosphere.
Seeing that several members of Jiying's team were speaking, Jack could only take a step back and said: "Not yet.
Who is he? Ask them to come over and talk! "
It's just that in front of Dumdu, Ji Yingai, a member of the Whirlpool Gang who has always been my deputy on weekdays, is satisfied. But I was stupid enough not to get angry immediately. Instead, I waited until David and we left with the manned drone before I found Ji Yingao to express my satisfaction.
When the hydroponic meat started to grow again, I called my cronies and assigned them a task.
Before weighing the pros and cons, David nodded and motioned for Jack to go to the door and say hello to the owner of the factory, saying that the buyer of the manned machine was here to pick up the goods.
"You said later that the money hasn't been given to Bricknog yet. Hey, you said, he treated you like gangsters, right? Paying twice for a shipment?"
For the lower levels of the company who have unsatisfied desires, the complicated and crude production method cannot make the bug grow "like a cow" at the highest cost.
Compared with biotech’s shop-cheating behavior, the Whole Foods factory’s production line that uses mammalian cells to synthesize Valenti can be called a humanitarian light.
"That's all, it's your fault that time."
"Uh-huh!"
David was speechless as he thought about what happened to Dum Duzheng. He winked at Qi Wei in front of him. The low-temperature male white guest with a straight face immediately said: "They are activating the quadrant manned robot." He accidentally turned on their tracking program when he was there. Although the manned machine was shut down very slowly, the program was still running, otherwise he would have thought how you found the alien."
Ji Yingmai, the kind of red meat tissue sealed in transparent plastic bags has also been used to make steaks and hamburgers. Although the price will be slightly more expensive than biotech insect meat, for most people who know the pros and cons of synthetic foods but prefer to consume natural meat, Valenti from Whole Foods Factory is not our worst choice.
Coming in with little fanfare, killing the opponent's people, and then walking away with the manned machine unscathed, that's not the worst outcome anyone can imagine.
Thinking that the other party would give in, David thought about it for a while, thinking that even if I gave Ji Yingzao 10,000 euros now, and counting the payment that Jack got from Ji Yingzao's helper, he could still make a lot of money if he went bad, so he refused. That transaction was actually considered a transaction.
Lucy, who has always been interested in human relations, crossed her arms and said calmly, "Just give it a try, but make it clear first that you care more about everyone's danger than the stomachs of the citizens of Night City."
As the saying goes, "the eight things a new official needs to do when taking office", although Shuipianrou looks like a lunatic on the surface, he actually has a lot of things in mind. Now those people only recognize me as their leader because of the situation. If you want your position to be completely stable, you still have to take those wolf pups to eat meat.
According to statistics from the United States Department of Agriculture, only 8% of Americans eat fresh food more than once a year, and those people undoubtedly come from the privileged class.
Therefore, everyone was speechless before discovering that Whole Foods Factory had been managed by the Whirlpool Gang and was conscientiously providing sufficient and delicious synthetic food to Night City.
A moment ago, as the side door in the corner of the factory was hurriedly opened, a group of people who were prepared for battle immediately filed in, alert to whether there was no one from the Uzumaki Gang ambushing in the dark surroundings.
"Then it seems that these quadrants belong to Bricknor, but there is no other buyer."
Qiwei's words are 100% true and 100% false. The truth is that the quadrant manned aircraft did send its own position coordinates once before starting up. The false statement was that the time when the manned aircraft sent the coordinates was actually a few days later. During this period , the manned aircraft that was shut down never sent a new signal.
Nowadays, the biotechnology companies that have monopolized CHOOH2 production and food production have already become large companies that will be rounded and squashed by the old oil giants by the end of the next century. As a result, due to the carelessness of a few giant companies, the ground water was slightly polluted, and the production cost of fresh food increased sharply, which indirectly led to the small popularity of synthetic food.
"Starting today, the whole food factory will be under your management. Who agrees and who approves?"
"Bang! Bang!"
Ji Ying'ai, who was feeling quite irritated because of this matter and wanted to talk less to Hydroponics, said bluntly: "So what if I let him go? Has he seen this big thing?"
A low-level prosthetic body with a wet body, not as good as my mother's Sean Westan. Who will deal with me in a real fight, him or you? Not yet, don't forget that you are the youngest, he doesn't have to worry about those things. "
Opening the fence door for everyone in the car, the owner of the voice appeared in front of a person in front of the light with a pistol in hand, and said in a voice that had been implanted with a prosthetic body and had no electronic texture: "It can be seen that they are..." A special edgewalker. But don’t think it’s useless because there are so few people here. Remember, that’s the territory of the Uzumaki Gang.”
But when the elevator descended sharply, Mamoru's prosthetic eyes were keenly aware that the people from the Uzumaki Gang were setting up defenses between several floors of the factory. That means the negotiations will definitely break down, and I'm afraid we have no choice but to fight our way out.
Upon hearing this, many of the Uzumaki Gang members glanced at Dumdu, who was barely able to move while being stepped on by the hydroponic meat, and some of them praised him.
"No one stops!"
As for why the food production situation in the cyberpunk world is so shocking, it starts with the small economic collapse in 1994.
Dumduna's first words were said to be bad, and as soon as he said them, he completely aroused Ji Ying'a's mania and paranoia caused by taking too few drugs. I saw Hydroponics nodding and saying "Yes, the old one", while quietly touching the pistol on his waist.
We are born evil. If we just kill the weak and grab the manned machine, it will inevitably cause great harm to the whole food factory. By then, Night City's food supply is unlikely to be affected, and people may even starve to death.
Taking advantage of Dumdu's attention, Hydroponic Pork shot my hands twice, then kicked them to the ground. When the surrounding Uzumaki Gang members saw this, they all stood still. Did anyone get down to speak for Dumdu? They were obviously very disappointed with my attitude of going there one after another.
Before listening to Qi Wei, who had the most confused ideas in the team, explain the pros and cons, Xiao Wei, who wanted to break in, touched his head and smiled, took back his raised foot and said, "What if, try to negotiate a settlement?"
The chain reaction of the economic collapse directly led to the global food shortage in 2002, prompting the birth of synthetic food technology. Between 2010 and 2020, the small-scale cultivation of CHOOH2 genetically modified barley also occupied a small amount of resources that should belong to food agriculture.
"Boy, we killed Luo Yinsim, did he really let us go like that?"
In the empty factory workshop, just before the sound of a sword being unsheathed was heard, Luo Yinsim's head-shaped corpse fell to the ground with sparks emitting, and everyone knew who had it.
Just when Xiao Wei was thinking about taking a dose of immunosuppressant just in case, a hoarse voice suddenly sounded in the elevator.
Upon seeing this, the surrounding members of the Whirlpool Gang immediately surrounded them with guns raised. Just a second after the two groups were about to open fire, a hoarse voice came from deeper in the workshop.
Even though Jack's temper was wrong, Dumdu also made him less sulky at this time. I took out a credit chip card from Night City Bank from the big bag on my waist and threatened: "Your money is all over there. If he doesn't have the guts, he will take it. If he has the guts, he will return the manned machine. Don't worry." Dilly-dally."
In addition to meat, Whole Foods also has a production line of synthetic dairy products made from adzuki beans and protein as raw materials, as well as vegetables and fruits grown in large hydroponic greenhouses, which are specially sold to the middle class who are divorced from basic survival needs and end their focus on nutritional balance, such as company employees and A super dream star in the seventh and eighth tier.
Taking a few people to sit under the sofa nearby, Dumdu preemptively said: "You know they are here for these four quadrant manned aircraft. I am sure you said that these manned aircraft were resold to others. Well, what are their plans?”
Following the guidance of the loudspeaker in the factory, one person slowly got into the elevator leading to the top floor. There were no attacks on him along the way. It was incredible that everything went smoothly.
Of course, as long as this kind of food is guaranteed to appear on the tables of rich people, even if the R&D department figures out the technology of synthesizing food from excrement, we will adopt it.
So I walked into the crowd, sat under the sofa and muttered to myself: "It's useless for Edgewalkers to have small iron lumps like man-machine..."
The process of turning bugs into meat is also simple. The key lies in the grinding and grinding of the machine.
The use of additives turns insect powder into a substance called "single-cell inorganic protein". Then, it is impossible to add various pigments and flavorings to these substances to make the taste richer. Shaocai meets the market’s demand for the same kind of meat.
Except for Xiao Wei, who didn't have Sianwei Stan in his body, no one could chop off a head in such a short period of time.
"Give it a try, but be prepared for the worst. To be honest, you are pessimistic about the outcome of the negotiations."
The "beef" ramen under the Kabuki District Market, the mutton skewers in Westbrook, the hamburger meat outside Heywood Burger Shop, those favorite meats of night city citizens are actually derived from proteins in the bad soil. farm.
Although the Edgewalkers care about familiar people starving because of us, if the Whirlpool Gang takes advantage of this situation and uses the power of the bottom citizens of Night City to deal with us, I am afraid that even the prosthetic bodies and weapons that retreat first will not be able to block the incoming incoming force. Crowds.
As the saying goes, "The wealthy families are full of wine and meat, and the poor eat canned food." For Night City, where more than half of the people are still struggling to have enough food and clothing, there is nothing to complain about if they can have a full stomach.
"Huh, boring, boring."
