The actions of the two are extremely risky, but they are not taking risks out of greed.

The funds they previously stored have all been invested in the development of Mewtwo. According to Arturo's information, large-scale production is still some time away. The organization wants to develop, various investments are inevitable, but they are far in Cuba. Although they receive some tasks assigned by Gloria, it ultimately lacks a source.

Perhaps the gangs in Night City don't have much less total assets than these drug lords, but those are fixed assets that cannot be converted into cash flow in the short term, and these drug lords have little of other things, but they have a lot of cash.

Most importantly, a large amount of funds disappearing would create urgency for this drug dealer, forcing them to relax and choose to cooperate with the Chaotic Blade Association to traffic drugs.

With such a good opportunity now, and hacker players assisting, taking some risks doesn't matter.

Not to mention they carry high explosives with them. If things go south, they could blow the entire drug lord's estate to pieces without revealing their identities, and wouldn't cause trouble for Gloria. The biggest loss would be their optical implants, aside from that, some missions might be delayed by a few days.

It's practically a goldmine!

Under this level of temptation, even the Killer Demon was convinced by the experts.

The two carefully walked out of the vault, clutching the gold in their arms, as many lackeys spectated at the doorway, completely mesmerized by the mountains of Orokin inside, not noticing the slight distortion of light at the edge of their vision.

"Wow... How much money is in here..."

"A few million?"

"Are you kidding? There's at least a billion cash stacked here..."

"How much?"

Some lackeys were shocked upon hearing the number. Although they often imagined being billionaires, the numbers on an account could never compare to the impressive sight of piles of cash right in front of them.

This was a drug lord group's accumulation from half a century. Due to economic crises, drug dealers dared not invest freely, and with Doyle being a cash hoarder, the sheer amount naturally shocked people.

The allure of profit can sway people's hearts, let alone such an extravagant sum. As some lackeys' pupils trembled, unwise thoughts began to surface in their minds.

Doyle sharply sensed the atmosphere around him turning tense. Although he's powerful, no one can stay vigilant 24 hours a day, there will always be moments of relaxation.

To prevent further deterioration of the situation, he stepped out of the vault, closed the practically non-existent door, and roared at his underlings:

"What are you still standing here for, hurry and lock down the entire estate!"

However, during the time he was speaking, the two experts carrying gold had already dashed far away to the first floor.

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The players still in Night City only know that the two experts are opening a new map somewhere, not realizing that these two have set the highest record for player mission rewards in the past six months, and it is unlikely anyone will surpass this figure for quite some time.

However, this doesn't mean Night City will gradually lose players' favor in the future. On the contrary, due to players' activity this year, Night City, which suffered significant losses in the gray areas, is experiencing a new boom in commerce and economy since the nuclear explosion.

Second-quarter GDP grew by 13% year-on-year, 7% quarter-on-quarter, and this momentum is showing signs of intensifying because the reconstruction projects on the Taiping Continent are in full swing, with large amounts of funds being pulled into Night City, even major giants like Huang Ban and Military Technology are significantly increasing their investments.

More and more factories are being built, more raw materials are being transported by trucks from across the US to the Stone Ridge Mountain Industrial Zone, processed, and sent to Taiping Continent.

The employment rate of the populace is rising steadily, everything seems to be improving, at least on the surface.

"This is absolutely the most absurd project I've heard of in my life, even more exaggerated than Yajiang Hydropower Station. Just participating in such a project, I could boast about it till the day I die."

Standing on a skyscraper, Tonghong is holding a telescope, gazing at the massive machinery under construction on the far horizon of the sea, with genuine awe in their voice.

[Sea Area Plan]

On the map, starting from the edge of the biotechnology farm at the southwest end of Taiping Continent, draw an arc extending all the way to the orbital aviation's airport, forming a closed quarter-circle.

Then start construction from these two nodes, building a giant wall to separate the water inside and outside, covering an area of over 177 square kilometers, almost as big as Night City.

The wall uses high-strength anti-corrosion cement professionally designed by Ye Corporation; resisting erosion from seawater for about a century is not an issue.

In the future, after Maria's Wall is completed and enclosed, large pumps will be used to drain billions of cubic meters of seawater inside the wall completely, and the seabed sludge will be thoroughly excavated by the construction teams.

Following that, Military Technology will cover the seabed with cleaned yellow sand, Horizon Corporation will construct super-sized water plants to purify polluted seawater, and restore the clean water body from a hundred years ago to refill the giant pit. Biotechnology will use their preserved biological gene samples to recreate corals and planktons, designing a small ecological circle, while Huang Ban will simulate tides and waves using gravity devices to complete the final step.