Players Invade Cyberpunk-Chapter 785 - 253: No Production Line? Just Go Steal One! (Part 3)

If it were fifty years ago, Lin Miao would never dare to mess with the Cubans, but now it's the year 2076, not 2026.

Since he's already offended them, he might as well turn against them directly.

In terms of addictive goods, the Super Dream has evolved to the point that its portability, low cost, and safety far surpass the traditional consumable drugs.

More importantly, consumable drugs and Super Dream are mutually exclusive. Cocaine, methamphetamine, amphetamines, and other stimulants damage the normal secretion of endorphins by brain neurons, and once addicted, they significantly hinder the Super Dream Headband's ability to regulate neuroendocrine responses, making it impossible for users to reach the corresponding euphoric mood.

This is also why, despite the current low cyber society regulation, with drug use rising to several times what it was forty to fifty years ago, market consumption has not significantly increased.

The surplus market has been taken over by the Super Dream. After all, can your hallucinations be more realistic than the Super Dream?

As long as there is a conflict of interest, Lin Miao has room to maneuver. After all, he has now formed a team to develop the Super Dream. Although its purpose is completely different, there is ample commercial rationale for doing so. It may even be possible to attract a few partners to help withstand pressure from various sides.

Lin Miao was explaining his plan to Gloria, indeed planning to rob the Cuban drug dealers, but he had no intention of bringing the equipment back from Cuba.

To produce drugs, Cuba must have a very developed chemical industry. Transporting it back after dismantling would not only incur huge logistics costs but also require some time for personnel training. However, if they could take over the drug cartel's chemical plant and convert it to medication production, that would save a significant amount of money and could even gain support from the local people.

After all, as long as there is work available and money to be made, what's the difference between producing drugs and producing medication?

In fact, the latter is even safer.

Moreover, doing so could limit the conflict between the two parties to Cuba as much as possible, controlling the intensity of the war to a certain level, preventing someone from bringing a nuclear bomb into Night City for Lin Miao.

"But.... Mr. Lin, why are you telling me all of this?"

After this chat, Gloria's drunkenness had faded by seventy to eighty percent.

Especially since Lin Miao found her for such a significant matter, which helped fade much of Gloria's previous self-consciousness about her own inadequacy. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Lin Miao's tone suddenly became solemn.

"Because I need someone to go to Cuba for me, to help determine the location, completeness, and reliability of the drug chemical plant facilities within Cuba, and also to detect issues regarding Cuban terrain, to see which areas are suitable for large-scale airborne operations and establishing forward bases."

An astonishing statement.

Anyone else would probably think Lin Miao has gone crazy. Even the current military technology hasn't considered attacking Cuba.

"Me.... me?"

Gloria was dumbfounded, even suspecting she had misheard.

She wasn't afraid of the risk; she was just shocked that Lin Miao would entrust her with such an important matter. You must know, Gloria has never even left Night City in her life.

But Lin Miao had his own considerations.

This matter requires a high level of confidentiality, which means not revealing even a hint to anyone other than those Lin Miao trusts absolutely. Besides, he definitely couldn't disappear in front of everyone; Lucy is a hacker, and she can do things Lin Miao can't, but Lin Miao can briefly take over Gloria's affairs, at most notifying the players that their Medical Department mentor is on a business trip.

"Yes, I will arrange experts, a killer demon, and an entire security team to accompany you, and fabricate a Chaotic Blade Association identity for you, claiming externally that the smuggling business in Night City has suffered a major blow, so you need to find a new profitable channel, hence your trip to Cuba for investigation."

"The Cubans' drug business in Night City is currently being suppressed by me, regardless of subsequent developments, they must be dissatisfied with Hansen. With a second sales channel willing to join, they are unlikely to refuse."

Although drug trafficking is illegal, in this era of deteriorating ethics, not many people would pursue the matter as thoroughly as Lin Miao. Businessmen going openly to Cuba to visit drug manufacturing factories is almost perfectly reasonable.

Moreover, among all the players, Lin Miao is most assured of those few individuals, perhaps not the most powerful, but they are absolutely reliable in getting things done, with excellent intelligence gathering skills, following Gloria's instructions, even if they fail, they can ensure Gloria escapes safely.

Gloria pursed her lips, aware that this trip is more important to Lin Miao than the Big Sur Water Plant, the latter being merely a means of profit, while the former is foundational.

The other party entrusting such an important task to her undoubtedly signifies maximum trust in her ability, making her previous self-doubt seem utterly ridiculous.

But undoubtedly, this trip carries risks, potentially the greatest since becoming Lin Miao's employee. It's the global drug cartel's base, with any slight mistake leading to intelligence leaks and possible deadly consequences; even Lin Miao cannot guarantee complete error-free execution.

"I am willing to go!"

Her voice did not hesitate for a moment, and this decision was not made out of impulsivity or a sudden burst of enthusiasm but from sincere inner conviction.

And this included no personal feelings whatsoever.

Gloria never underwent formal medical training, nor took the Hippocratic Oath, but Gloria could feel an unprecedented force brewing between the players and Horizon Corporation, affecting her personally.

It was an indescribable emotion and ideal; merely a glimpse from the doorway allowed her to understand the meaning of ideals and great undertakings.

For that illusory world, for preventing more people from living in this rotten world, what harm is there in dying?