Chapter 625: Come and Say Hello to the World
After the Great Judgment, everyone was terrified and wanted to find the mastermind behind it.
However, no matter what the response was, the trial did not stop and the solution did not exist.
No one is not afraid of death. The reason why those rulers are not afraid of death and wage wars to fight for power is simply because it is not them who will die.
But when one day everyone was faced with an equal death trial, they soon realized that power could not help them avoid trial, so they went crazy.
They wanted to perish together, to wipe out the world with nuclear bombs, and even to use space-based weapons. However, the disconnection of the network caused these invincible weapons to lose their activation switches.
The more powerful the weapon, the more complicated the startup process. Take a nuclear bomb for example. Activating a nuclear bomb is not as simple as pressing a button. It requires a series of precise calculations and startup processes.
Even companies that can start a world war are no exception. No one would put such a powerful weapon in the hands of one person.
Therefore, when they realized that the peace bombs that could have been used for negotiations and the more powerful extermination weapons were out of control, they stopped their futile struggle.
On the second day of the Great Judgment, countries around the world calmed down again.
Not all the rulers died. Those who died were basically warmongers or war criminals. Since the death penalty is only imposed on those who deserve to die, it means that the mastermind behind the scenes did not intend to destroy the world.
Therefore, everyone is waiting for the mastermind behind the scenes to come to the fore and the new direction of the world.
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"It's hard to imagine how the world has changed. I never thought that judgment would come overnight, and it would be directed at the entire world."
At the Taiping Island Resort, Jack was strolling around while sighing to Xia Yu and V beside him, saying that although the judgment had come, since they were not dead, life had to go on, right?
There was also a trial in his virtual vision, but his sentence was not long, only about one or two years.
This happened not long after he joined Metal Gear Solid. After joining the company, he was surprised to learn that there was not much work for him to do in the company.
He just needs to put his name on the company's list, and then he'll get a certain basic salary every month.
When he saw the conditions, he was shocked. Can this be called a company? This is even freer than a gang.
Of course, he wouldn't be stupid enough to ask why. Only a fool would be dissatisfied with an easy job.
There is no more comfortable job than being able to slack off and get paid reasonably.
He was about to report the good news to V and Xia Yu that day, and then he learned that V also had the same job conditions and only needed to be listed in the list, and that everything would go on as planned.
But when contacting Xia Yu, Xia Yu only replied with one sentence.
Do not disturb while working.
This simple sentence directly shows Xia Yu's current situation. He was exploited by this company.
The two of them had almost no work to do, but Xia Yu was so busy that he didn't even have time to reply, which was obviously not normal.
After discussing with each other, they immediately came up with the answer. It must be Xia Yu who was carrying the burden for them, otherwise there was no way to explain why the two of them were treated specially.
Among them, V felt extremely guilty because her friend had to bear the cost of accepting shelter, which made her very upset. If she had known this would happen, she should not have come to this company.
But it was too late to say anything now, so V and Jack could only wait anxiously for Xia Yu to contact them, and then they waited for two or three days, and at the same time they also waited for the great trial.
It was not until today that Xia Yu said he was done with his work.
After a few vague explanations, Xia Yu agreed with them on a time to visit the resort of Taiping Island together.
After all, since we are here, how can we not enjoy ourselves?
After walking around for a while, V looked at Xia Yu beside him, hesitated for a few seconds and asked, "What did you promise them? Why did Jack and I get such an easy job? What do they want you to do?"
"This is actually not that troublesome."
Xia Yu chuckled: "They cried and begged me to be their boss and let me lead them to dominate the world. This is what I was busy with the past two days."
"Fuck! Stop talking nonsense."
Seeing that Xia Yu was still talking about these fantastic and irresponsible things, V felt a little angry.
I obviously care about him, why is this guy always so frivolous!
"I'm not talking nonsense."
Xia Yu explained with some grievance: "I told the truth, including the grand trial, which was all ordered by me. I am the mastermind behind all this, why would I lie to you?"
V: “…”
Even if you are lying, at least be a little truthful. If it sounds like a lie, why can you say it so blatantly?
After realizing that Xia Yu was unwilling to tell the truth, V was too lazy to continue asking. Since he was unwilling to say, she would just investigate it herself.
After all, she was once an agent of the Arasaka Counterintelligence Department and was very good at investigation.
As they strolled around, the three of them arrived at the center of Taiping Island, which was the entrance to the largest gambling city.
In front of the entrance, a platform was built somehow, with cameras placed around it and staff working busy at work.
Seeing this busy scene, Jack curiously looked over and asked, "What's going on? Are they going to announce some important news?"
"Just listen to it."
Xia Yu walked straight forward. Seeing this, V and Jack looked at each other and hurriedly followed.
Soon, the busy work stopped. After the podium was set up, handsome Jack appeared leisurely, and his figure also appeared on the large screens around.
Not only on the screen here, but anywhere that is covered by the Internet and has a screen that can play images, the figure of handsome Jack can be seen.
"Hello everyone in the world! The fact that you have survived the Great Judgment means that you still have the brains to understand the situation."
"That's right, there is no doubt that we were the ones who did the Great Judgment."
After this was said, some people breathed a sigh of relief, at least knowing that the Great Judgment was man-made and not some other more terrifying possibility.
But then comes another question: who is this person in the picture?
Except for the locals of Night City, everyone else in the world was deeply suspicious of Handsome Jack. After all, they didn't know the masked man.
But since this image can be broadcast simultaneously around the world, it means that the other party is at least really related to this incident, and is not just a random clown seeking to attract attention.
Furthermore, his head didn’t explode, which made it even more authentic.
After all, before this, there had been many lunatics who claimed to be the God of Judgment, but as soon as they said it, their heads exploded.
This also led to everyone not daring to get involved in this matter, except for those crazy people who were willing to commit suicide.
"Hahaha, I'm sure you're wondering who I am and why I'm being judged. Let me tell you a secret. I'm just an employee. Now I'd like to invite the real boss to come up and speak."
After handsome Jack said a few words casually, he left the podium and gave up his seat.
"The real big boss?"
V below couldn't help but frown when he heard this: "There is actually a big boss, why does it feel like a nesting doll, one layer inside another."
Jack beside him nodded in agreement and said, "You're right. I thought he was the real boss. I didn't expect there was a big boss above him. I just don't know who the big boss is?"
"I am the big boss. Didn't I say that a long time ago?"
Xia Yu next to him said casually, but as soon as he said this, V sneered and was about to mock Xia Yu for still daydreaming, but he saw Xia Yu suddenly stride towards the stage.
"Hey, what do you want to do?"
Looking at Xia Yu's leaving back, V hurriedly wanted to catch him, but Xia Yu's speed was too fast, and he came to the stage in a few flashes.
Then V saw the handsome Jack bowing slightly towards Xia Yu, acting like a subordinate.
V: “?”
Was she dazzled? What did she see? The masked face who had always been so high and mighty actually bent down towards Xia Yu?
Xia Yu, who had already arrived on the stage, removed his skin covering and revealed his true face.
Everything should be over, so he no longer needs to use an alias. It doesn't matter whether he hides his identity or not now.
Looking at the camera in front of him, Xia Yu felt a little emotional. He didn't expect that he would eventually come to the stage.
“That guy…”
V looked at Xia Yu who had regained his original appearance on the stage, and poked Jack beside him: "Are you lying to us?"
Jack was also a little shocked. He looked at Xia Yu on the stage and said unconsciously, "It turns out that guy didn't have a full body transformation. So his full body cyborg appearance was just a disguise?"
V: “…”
No, is your attention placed in the wrong place?
Is this a full body transformation issue? The biggest problem is that the other party is actually the big boss, and the other party's seemingly wild jokes are actually all true.
The clown is actually me?
V looked at Xia Yu on the stage with gritted teeth, wishing she could go up and kick his mother twice. It was not until then that she realized everything belatedly.
It turned out that the other party had been acting for them, including the last mission to infiltrate Metal Gear Solid. It turned out that everything was just a performance by the other party, and she foolishly believed it!
Damn it, she was still so regretful. Now that I think about it, it was so stupid.
On the other side, Xia Yu noticed V gritting his teeth at him in the audience, and Jack with shining eyes beside V, and smiled embarrassedly.
I've been discovered. Never mind. It's already this late. It's only a matter of time before I'm discovered.
Thinking of this, Xia Yu withdrew his thoughts, looked at the camera again, coughed lightly, and said the first words to the world.
"Hello everyone, I am..."
