"I have a commission and need a hacker. Are you interested?"
"Tell me about it."
Rocky went straight to the point, and Lucy was not surprised to hear Rocky's purpose.
Although she wasn't very interested, Lucy still chose to listen to the content of the commission first.
"This matter is related to Arasaka. You should take a look at the contents of the chip first."
Rocky took out the data chip and handed it to Lucy.
When Lucy heard the word Arasaka, her originally calm heart was disturbed for a moment, and it seemed that her heartbeat slowed down by half a beat.
But she quickly returned to normal, reached out and pushed away the chip Rocky handed over.
"Sorry, I'm not interested."
Lucy has been trying to escape from Arasaka's pursuit, trying to escape the shadow of Arasaka. Her fear of Arasaka is actually greater than her hatred for him.
So all she wanted was to escape from here, rather than using a nuclear bomb to blow up Arasaka Tower, because she knew she couldn't do it. Arasaka was not something she could shake, and all she could do was escape.
She would be happy to do such trivial things as stealing the chip of the dog in Arasaka Company, but if she was asked to do a commission related to Arasaka that involved senior management, she would exclude herself immediately.
Although he didn't know what the commission Loki gave him was, as long as it was related to Arasaka, it was better to keep out of trouble.
Whether it was to go against Arasaka or to help Arasaka, she didn't want to get involved.
"Why? Is it because of Arasaka? Don't worry, the chip doesn't contain Arasaka's information, and there won't be any Arasaka agents trying to silence us. It's not too late to take a look first.
This is a big deal, the reward is 60,000 euros, if you split it between three people, you will have 20,000."
Rocky didn't expect Lucy to refuse so decisively. But Rocky didn't care. If it were him, he would probably refuse if someone he had never met asked him to go to Arasaka.
After hearing Rocky's words, Lucy hesitated for a moment, but still took the chip and took a look at the situation of the commission first.
"The goal is to eliminate the corporate dogs on the chip and prevent Arasaka from cooperating on the project. We'll start the day after tomorrow.
Don't worry about being retaliated by Arasaka after this, military technology will help us bear the consequences."
While Lucy was checking the contents of the chip, Rocky explained.
After checking the contents, Lucy pulled out the chip and returned it to Rocky.
"Is this what you mean by having something to do with Arasaka? Even if someone has to bear the consequences of opposing Arasaka, do you know what that is?
That's the Blue Sky Building, Arasaka's territory. You want me to hack into the network there? That's no different from committing suicide. I won't go. Find someone else. Maybe Qiwei will be willing to wade into this muddy water."
Lucy rejected Rocky again, but this time her emotions were not as calm as before. Asking her to go to the Blue Sky Building was like entering a wolf's den, not to mention hacking into Arasaka's network.
"I don't understand. You seem to be afraid of Arasaka. Why? It's just the Blue Sky Building. We're not going to assassinate Saburo Arasaka. Besides, what's so great about Arasaka?"
Rocky shook his head and said that he naturally knew what was bothering Lucy. It was not so easy to persuade her to deal with Arasaka.
"Whether I'm afraid of Arasaka or not is none of your business! You make it sound easy, but you don't understand Arasaka at all, and you don't know how terrifying they are. Anyway, I can't do it."
Rocky's statement that Lucy was afraid of Arasaka seemed to have touched a nerve with her. Lucy became unusually excited, and the tone and volume of her voice rose several levels.
Fortunately, the crowd around was noisy enough and no one noticed the abnormality here.
Influenced by Lucy's excitement, even Rocky's emotions fluctuated rarely.
Rocky drank the wine in his hand, threw the glass away, and spoke to her in a voice louder than Lucy's.
"I don't understand Arasaka? It's you who doesn't understand me at all. I know what kind of existence Arasaka is better than anyone else, but I don't care.
In my eyes, Arasaka is no different from any other shitty company. I hate them, but I will never be afraid of them.
These crappy companies have been at the top for too long. What we should do is not remain silent or afraid, but turn our bodies into flames. No matter how unbearable or broken they are, we must let them know that the world will not always decay under their shadow. There will be people who choose to resist, choose to pull them off the altar, drag them into hell, and burn them to ashes.
You will see, one day I will let them know, I will climb up on their bloody bones and stand on their heads."
Lucy was stunned listening to Rocky's excited words.
Although she didn't know Rocky and didn't even know his name, Rocky's words did shock her and touched her heart.
She has been receiving devilish training from Arasaka since she was a child and has never felt the love of her family. After the training was completed, she was thrown into the old Internet to mine data.
As I complete mission after mission, my companions die one after another, and I don't know when it will be my turn.
Such a childhood made Lucy hate Arasaka more than anyone else. She dreamed of destroying Arasaka, but the reality was that she couldn't do it and no one could do it.
So her only dream was to escape from Arasaka, the farther the better, to a place where Arasaka couldn't find her, to the moon.
But now there was someone in front of her who told her that he wanted to destroy Arasaka. Even though she thought that Rocky was dreaming and it was totally unrealistic, she was still touched by Rocky's words.
After a long silence, Lucy calmed down and regained her composure. After hesitating for a moment, she took a deep breath and spoke.
"Maybe you're right, but even if you say that I still feel... I can't do it. Arasaka's system ICE is very thick and dangerous, and there are hackers they have. I don't have confidence. Mainly... I'm really afraid of Arasaka."
Rocky's words softened Lucy's attitude and she wasn't so distant from him anymore, but she was still a little hesitant.
"Lucy, Rebecca said your skills are amazing and you're a genius. I don't know what your grudge is with Arasaka or why you're afraid of him, but I believe you can do it and overcome your fear."
Moreover, if you join my team, I will protect you. If Arasaka comes to trouble you, I will be the first to kill them at Arasaka Tower."
'Do you believe I can do this? Can I really... do this?'
Lucy was stunned for a moment as she looked at the man in front of her with a confident smile. She wondered if this man knew what he was talking about.
Just based on a few words from others, he believed that she was capable of fulfilling this responsibility and even said that he would fight for her at Arasaka Tower?
Although Lucy didn't take Rocky's words seriously, her mood inexplicably improved and a rare smile appeared on her face.
After thinking for a moment, Lucy finally spoke.
"I really can't help you. Okay, I promise you. But you'd better make sure that things are as you said and there will be no other troubles."
"Haha, of course. My name is L."
"Lucy."
Lucy looked at Rocky's face and suddenly felt a little helpless. This guy suddenly ran over and started talking, and she got on his boat for no reason.
But no matter what, maybe this is not a bad thing. Lucy also became quite interested in the person in front of her.
Since he said I didn't understand him, it seemed like a good idea to get to know him.
It would be really interesting if what he said was true and he really wanted to stand on top of Arasaka.
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