Became a CyberPunk Tycoon - Chapter 126



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Episode 126. Collapse (6)

“The first day was about electronics… and the event that just ended was about food, right?”

There was a lot to manage. It wasn’t something I had to do alone, but I couldn’t just sit back and do nothing.

“Today ended safely. I hope tomorrow will go on like this.”

Although it was just an event, I had high expectations for it.

“Maybe another day, but at least tomorrow there won’t be any problems. There won’t be any fools trying to cause trouble at a weapons demonstration.”

Hansan had clearly won, but it was not a victory so great that he could cut off all his enemies and become an overwhelming ruler.

I and other companies were always operating within the rules. No matter how good a chess player is, he cannot avoid being crushed on the head by an angry opponent who picks up the chess board.

There should be no war. For now, all companies are in agreement with that cause.

But to expect that to last forever was nothing more than a wishful thinking. I continued to win against other companies, and their anger was slowly building up.

If there are a hundred players, one of them might try to pick up the chessboard and crush my head.

Of course, Hansan is not weak. A company that is so desperate that it has no choice but to make such a choice would not survive by engaging in an all-out war with Hansan.

Nevertheless, the very fact that war was raging was dangerous.

It is difficult to profit from war.

Even those who had a clear and definitive strategy and had spent years mulling over it before achieving a perfect tactical victory were likely to suffer losses.

So, in the end, I had to give them a reason to follow me.

“Are the connections between companies going well?”

“It’s no different than before. There are many problems… but it’s not at a level where we can’t deal with them right away.”

The rift between companies and corporations was so deep that it could not be compared to that between ordinary countries.

Numerous companies fought and broke up repeatedly, and I, with the power of Hansan, confined them to a huge faction.

The cohesion was poor and the rules were little more than ‘law-abiding’, but at least there were enough factions to keep them from being openly hostile to one another.

And Hansan only created a space for them to cooperate freely, without interfering or trying to gain any advantage.

Instead of making money right away, they were buying influence. Instead of fighting Hansan, companies wanted to give in to them ‘as everyone else was doing’ and take profits ‘as much as everyone else was making’.

This event was symbolic.

A symbol of numerous companies working together under the name of Hansan.

It was like a sign that those who followed Hansan’s orders would reap the profits, and those who refused would not be able to participate in the festival.

Hansan had quite a few assets that were ‘inevitably frowned upon if used solely for Hansan’s benefit, but once they were in his hands’.

There was an overflow of national projects, various vested interests, special privileges, and subsidies obtained through connections with the police and politicians. Hansan was not using them alone, but was giving them away one by one to companies that were cooperating with them.

Companies could compete ‘moderately’ with Hansan and find reasons why they shouldn’t bet their company’s fortunes on reckless gambles.

“Don’t be lazy in your preparations. There can’t be even a little bit of a gap. The event tomorrow is more important than all the other events combined.”

But things in this world couldn’t end that simply.

The closer the cooperation, the sweeter the fruits of betrayal.

I also didn’t trust the companies in Stella City. The situation wasn’t such that I could just pick and choose trustworthy companies.

If I couldn’t preemptively respond to betrayal, I should at least make those who attempted to disrupt my order pay the price.

“Analyze the trends of the companies and track down all the missing mercenaries. Even the smallest accident cannot happen. Absolutely not.”

Robots, firearms, small tanks, and even aircraft supported by Hansan Headquarters.

In principle, the contract was that ‘Hansanwoo donates to Stella City, and Hansan employees under contract with Stella City are responsible for maintenance and repairs.’ It was a transparent contract where anyone could see that the object belonged to Hansan.

Of course, Hansan was not free to use those weapons as he pleased. A ‘council’ was created to reflect the interests of numerous corporations, and they would use those weapons and power ‘for the benefit of the entire city.’

If anyone were to try to break the rules of the city, they would realize that a few mercenaries, a few armed gangs, or a few armed men with guns would not be enough to break the rules of this city.

“This event cannot fail. Absolutely not.”

The city was under perfect control. At least among the people with common sense, there was no one who could stop Hansan now.

But I couldn’t shake off my ominous feeling.

“Why didn’t you move?”

A distorted voice flowed through the speaker. The stranger shook his head as if bored.

“You said you would respect my plans. Are you going to go back on your word now?”

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“But… the event is almost over! Tomorrow is the day of the weapons demonstration. Even if it’s you, raiding Hansan in that situation-.”

“There’s no way it won’t work, right?”

The man behind the speaker kept his mouth shut, perhaps not expecting a stranger to say something like that.

After a moment of silence, the man behind the speaker spoke first.

“Why at that time?”

“Why? If you’re going to do it, you should do it right. The bigger the result, the better.”

The stranger crossed his legs and twirled the pistol lightly.

“Of course that is true, but… it’s different from what we expected.”

Companies that did not want to follow Hansan’s order tried to create variables in some way.

Of course, raiding the event on the last day would be a huge shock.

Because everyone will return with the perception that ‘Hansan is weak’ and ‘Hansan cannot maintain order in this city.’

But it was a strategy that was a little different from what the companies had expected.

“I thought you guys were going to ruin the corporate cooperation system.”

“If you wanted that, you should have said so from the beginning.”

“No, that’s not it. If things work out well, it could be a huge success. If that’s the case, I’ll talk to the council and consider giving you a bigger share.”

“If you give it to me, I will gratefully accept it.”

But the man behind the speaker couldn’t bring himself to laugh.

Because it was a strategy where the risk and probability of failure were unnecessarily high, and the results were not great in comparison.

“But we want certain and safe results, not risky and huge results.”

The stranger shook his head as if he couldn’t understand.

“If we had just stirred up the event properly today, even those Hansan guys wouldn’t have been able to force the next event.”

If so many people died at the event the day before, there’s no way the event could continue the next day without incident.

Even if Hansanwoo makes that decision, the event will not be that beautiful and neat.

No matter how powerful the weapon is, you will only be treated as a bunch of idiots who can’t catch a single terrorist.

Hansan alone will suffer failure, and other companies will gain grounds to start a resistance movement.

“It’s probably full of new weapons, how do you plan on winning? No matter how I think about it, it seems reckless…….”

But even the stranger was preparing for it.

Although his confidence in himself may be excessively large and grand, he is not the type of person to risk his life in an impossible fight.

“It’s just a demonstration at best. There probably aren’t any weapons that can be used for proper fighting. It would be fortunate if there were bullets in the decorative weapons.”

“I see.”

Combat robots and turrets are not items that can be used ‘right away to defeat the enemy in an emergency’.

It requires massive amounts of power to get all the machines into combat mode, as well as procedures to set targets and identify the enemy.

“I said I’d fight alone, right? I won’t be able to use proper weapons. I know Hansanwoo is a bit of a reckless guy, but he won’t be able to openly fire a cannon from a tank at an event.”

The man behind the speaker could not help but agree with the stranger’s words.

The weapon that Hansan prepared was aimed at ‘forces that were hostile to Hansan’, and was not a weapon suitable for use against a wild and rampaging individual.

“But there will be quite a few soldiers or guards wearing implants. Even though it is an event, there is no need to remove bullets from their weapons.”

“In the first place, I can kill as many of them as there are people.”

The stranger smiled with confidence.

“You don’t know what it is like, but it’s like everyday. If you go into a place where you are gathered and put a few bullets, it’s quiet.”

“……That method might have worked in your city, but it has its limits here.”

“That’s funny. Didn’t you call me because you thought my method would work?”

The man behind the speaker sighed deeply.

“Yes. It’s embarrassing, but… Anyway, I wish you success.”

“Of course it will succeed. It always has, and it will continue to do so.”

The implants next to the stranger’s ears gleamed.

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