Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 539 152. Steady Progress
Small flat head, prototype of MTOD12.

What does prototype mean? To explain it in terms of the meaning of the word, it refers to the first batch of machines for testing or mass production prototypes manufactured according to design drawings during the development of a new machine. The number may not necessarily be just one, so Carl and his friends were not too surprised when they saw this group of people took out their crew cuts.

It would be strange that Military Technology has only produced one of these things that obviously have development prospects. Even if it is a prototype, Military Technology is not short of money and has a wealthy attitude, so it should have produced a batch.

However, judging from the appearance in the projection, this short flat head is still a little different from the one that Carl and the others have.

That was the color of this short-haired guy before the optical camouflage was activated. It looked whiter than the short-haired guy that Carl and the others had.

In other words, there was no paint.

The main material of the crew cut is titanium alloy fiber, and the color of the titanium alloy fiber itself is silvery white or grayish white. The color now displayed in the projection is this color.

"Looks like after the Uzumaki Gang robbed the cargo, they didn't have time to paint the second crew cut."

Oliver watched as the spider-like combat robot stood up from the box and began to move. He said, "It's moving. Judging from its trajectory, it's really heading towards the ventilation duct. Is there any view from the neighboring room?"

"Already prepared."

Watching the short-haired guy open the ventilation duct under control and get in, Carl slid his phone to switch the camera, and on the projection, the surveillance footage of the house next door was displayed in front of everyone.

The room where this group of military technology personnel stayed was the closest to the monitoring room, except for the rooms where guests were already staying. In other words, when the guy was walking through the ventilation duct to the monitoring room, all the other rooms along the way were already occupied.

Living in the room next to this group of military technicians is a middle-aged man wearing glasses. He has long black hair and a beard. His eyes are fixed on the game screen on the TV in front of him. He is completely unaware that the ventilation duct next to him has been opened, and a spider robot with optical camouflage activated has emerged from it.

"Hideo."

Carl flipped through some information in his mind: "He seems to be a famous movie and game designer. He has lived in the Blue Bi Building for a month. It seems that he came to Night City to find inspiration. Do I need to pay attention to him?"

"They shouldn't be accomplices."

Arasakaze Nobuo shook his head. "I've heard of him. I've played games he made before. He's a world-famous person and has received a lot of attention. Besides, he's Japanese. Military technology will not hire a Japanese who is famous but has no military power as its outpost personnel."

"I have heard that there is darkness under the lamp. Even under the bright lamp there is still darkness. But this time I think the same as you."

Staring at the face, Carl nodded, and then saw that the man with the flat head did not stop, but went straight to the ventilation duct connecting to the next room.

In fact, after the optical camouflage was activated, it was difficult for Carl to see where the crew cut was with his eyes alone. In other words, even if Oliver, who had the best prosthetic eye in the team, was asked to look, it would be difficult for him to tell the specific location of the crew cut. After all, the technology used in the crew cut was the latest type, and the optical prosthetic eyes on the market have not yet been upgraded to that level.

But not being able to see it doesn't mean 'invisible'.

You can't see the shape, you can't hear the sound at this angle, and you can't feel the wind moving, but it's enough to be able to see the instantaneous changes in the picture.

The principle of optical camouflage technology is similar to that of chameleons, and even the method it uses is similar to the principle of biological color change, which is to constantly change the crystals of pigment cells in the surface layer of chameleon skin to refract the outside, so that the body can always maintain a posture that blends into the surrounding environment.

With today's innovations, this technology has far surpassed the object it once imitated - the "chameleon".

Compared to chameleons that need to adjust their temperature and take a second or two to change their color, optical camouflage can complete adjustments in less than a blink of an eye, allowing the body to continuously blend into the surrounding environment, and even blend in in real time during action.

However, although this ability to "blend in while acting" surpasses that of a chameleon, it also leaves flaws.

That is, if someone can really see the blur and change of the environment for a moment, that person can capture the location of the person or object using optical camouflage.

This is not uncommon during testing. After some personnel activated the cybernetic bodies such as Sianwestin or Krenzikov, they were able to capture traces of optical camouflage users once or twice.

However, to capture that speed during that slow sensory time, one must have enough coincidences and sharp enough eyes, so it was just treated as one or two individual cases under big data, and the research and development of optical camouflage never paid much attention to this aspect.

But this case is no longer an isolated case in Carl's eyes. As Carl observes attentively, the movement of the short-haired man is like a piece of cloth that is constantly torn and painted with colors, changing as it is stretched, and slowly moving and deforming.

The short-haired guy moved very quickly, and after passing a suite where no guests were in the room, he had arrived at the security room, only a step away from the room where the network administrator and hacker were.

"I have switched to the camera in the room where the network administrator hacker of the Ganbi Building is located."

When Carl used Arasakase Nobuyuki's authority to switch to that camera, he saw that the man with a short haircut, who was pulling the surrounding colors, had come in front of the network administrator hacker.

"From the looks of it, this guy with the flat head is planning to connect through the hacker's network?"

Oliver stared and frowned: "Are you going to burn that hacker's brain?"

"No, they chose a safer approach."

Directly burn the hacker's brain. It would be bad if the security guards outside heard the noise and came in. The hacker's death would cause a commotion in the entire Ganbi Building.

"They changed the transmission path, causing the hacker to be overwhelmed by the data. His nerves were unable to bear it for a moment, and he became deeply dizzy."

T-BUG also watched the operation of the flat-headed man through the shared perspective. This action surprised her greatly: "Not many hackers can do this."

"Maybe one of my guesses is right."

After Carl said something that T-BUG didn't understand, he frowned and saw the short-haired guy pulling the wire and connecting to the mechanical body.

“How long will it take to intrude and take over authority?”

"It depends on efficiency, but with a hacker like this, four hours should be enough."

Four hours?
Taking over the network of an important hotel under Arasaka control only takes four hours?
"I see. Let's start the action in four hours."

Carl put his phone there, sat on the sofa, picked up a bucket of French fries, and controlled the TV to play a movie.

The video playing was the room surveillance that Carl had recorded in advance.

The final check.

Arasakaze Nobuo also confirmed the news at this time.

"Lord Sei Nobuyuki, we have already taken control of the itinerary of the White Whale (Kujira). Saburo Arasaka is heading towards Night City and is expected to arrive in four and a half hours. Do we need to control the time?"

Arasakaze Nobuo calculated the distance from the port to the Blue Sky Building and replied:

"Don't let Arasaka Saburo's men find you. Put up some obstacles and make it look like I've noticed his arrival and want to escape from Night City. Make my subordinates try their best to stop him and spread false news so that he speeds up to catch me. We can arrive in four hours."

"We understand, Lord Setobu, please be safe."

The information stops.

Arasakaze Nobuyuki is ready.

The plan, which was originally rushed and not even sure whether it would succeed, now seems to be progressing steadily step by step with the addition of military technology.

(End of this chapter)