Government officials spoke out, causing a huge stir in Night City.
Citizens discussed animatedly, speculating whether the words of these high-ranking officials were true.
For a time, Ascension Network was pushed into the eye of the storm.
However, despite the discussions, a large number of citizens still began connecting to Ascension Network.
After all, this is Night City, and not many people would act solely on the words of these government officials.
Meanwhile, the upgrade program for Ascension Technology was spreading throughout Night City.
Numerous hackers bypassed the blockades to bring out the upgrade program and disseminated it through various channels.
This new network was already being used by a large number of Night City citizens.
The network fees were the same, but it offered better communication services than the original city network.
Communication connections were also more stable and secure.
Gradually, many Night City citizens began using Ascension Network as a communication bridge.
And the statements of these high-ranking officials were increasingly questioned by more and more people.
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Night City City Hall.
"Minister Mifeier, are you sure you want to submit this proposal?"
In an office, a secretary wearing a business suit received the proposal information sent by Minister Mifeier.
Mifeier, Night City's Minister of Administration, is also one of the members of the Night City Council.
The Night City Council is one of the governing bodies of Night City, composed of one hundred council members.
They are executives from various departments of Night City, as well as officials from major corporations.
The Night City Council and the Mayor jointly govern Night City, and many of the Mayor's proposals require a vote and resolution by the Night City Council to be approved and implemented.
It can be said that the Night City Council is the core power institution of the entire Night City.
Mifeier is a member of the council.
He is also one of the high-ranking officials who spoke out against Ascension Network.
And what he submitted was a proposal regarding Ascension Technology.
The proposal mentioned that Ascension Network, under Ascension Technology, has significant security risks.
It should be listed as a hazardous project, prohibited from deployment and use in Night City, and requires Ascension Technology to immediately close access points to Ascension Network.
Clearly, this is a proposal targeting Ascension Network.
Simply publishing a few statements is not enough to truly sanction Ascension Technology.
Mifeier knew this, so he drafted this proposal.
Making the Night City Government acknowledge the illegality of Ascension Network.
This way, Night City will truly resist Ascension Network and have the right to take action against it.
And connecting to Ascension Network will also become an illegal activity.
Only then can Ascension Network be truly suppressed.
"Alright, I will help you submit this proposal upstairs."
The secretary didn't ask further, nodding in response.
Soon, the proposal was submitted.
Three days later, the regular meeting convened by the Night City Council will decide whether this proposal passes.
Shortly after this proposal was submitted, Mifeier's communication was interrupted.
The caller was precisely the Lyne Mayor of Night City, Lucius Lyne.
"Councilor Mifeier, I just saw the proposal you submitted, and I'd like to know why you are so resistant to Ascension Network."
Lyne Mayor said with some curiosity.
Lyne was originally one of the members of the Night City Council, just like Mifeier is now.
His father worked at Arasaka, and his mother was an official with Network Surveillance.
During the Unification War in 2069, he was responsible for leading Night City against the New United States of America.
It was also he who facilitated Arasaka's presence in Night City and provided Night City with armament to maintain independence.
Finally, he was elected the Lyne Mayor of Night City because of this.
It can be said that Lyne Mayor is considered an official close to Arasaka.
Therefore, he did not object to the new project introduced by Ascension Technology, Arasaka's nominal partner company.
After all, Arasaka hasn't made a statement yet.
But the sudden fierce opposition to Ascension Network by several council members led by Mifeier made him somewhat curious.
As Lyne Mayor, with his extensive experience, he sensed that something was not right here.
That's why he called to ask Mifeier what was going on.
Facing Lyne's inquiry, Mifeier seemed a bit impatient.
"As one of the members of the council, I have the right to submit proposals.
As for why I oppose Ascension Technology, I believe the specific reasons are already written in the proposal. I trust you don't need me to repeat them to you."
Mifeier's answer silenced Lyne Mayor for a moment.
"Then let's proceed according to procedure," Lyne replied.
Clearly, Mifeier did not want to reveal the real reason.
They were all people in the political arena, and Lyne was no fool.
He certainly wouldn't believe that this guy would oppose Ascension Network because of unproven security risks and unfactored dangers.
The real reason was nothing more than Ascension Network conflicting with his interests.
Since Mifeier didn't say, Lyne didn't press further and could only hang up the phone.
Ending the communication, Mifeier's face grew colder and colder.
A blue light flashed in his eyes, he dialed another communication, and said coldly.
"The Lyne Mayor control plan needs to be accelerated. This operation exposed many flaws, and Lyne may have already noticed.
Lyne cannot be allowed to continue his term. Immediately accelerate the control progress of the Perales candidate and push them forward in the next mayoral election."
Ascension Network completely detonated this mysterious organization hidden within Ye Corporation and the Night City Government.
This organization, controlled and composed of AIs, began to gradually surface in Night City.
A proposal targeting Ascension Technology was handed to the Night City Council.
And none of this escaped Lisandra's intelligence probing.
...
Ascension Technology.
Luoqi was looking at the intelligence submitted by Lisandra.
Ever since the AI disguised as a user accessing Ascension Network was discovered by Lisandra, Luoqi had her start paying attention to these mysterious AIs in Night City.
And these AIs naturally had nowhere to hide under Lisandra's probing.
However, the scale of these AIs was far larger than Luoqi had imagined.
In every corner of Night City, there were people who had been infiltrated by these AIs.
Some had already been taken over by AIs, while others were still in hiding.
And the main area heavily affected by AI control was Ye Corporation, and other industries under the influence of Ye Corporation.
Now, the entire Ye Corporation has been hollowed out by humans controlled by AIs.
And this also matched Luoqi's previous speculation.
Aside from Ye Corporation.
The government and council of Night City were also constantly being eroded by these AIs.
Many council members have been controlled, and many more have been infiltrated and are not far from being completely controlled.
"It seems that the mysterious AI organization is the one opposing us."
Originally, Luoqi had planned for Ascension Network's launch not to face such great resistance.
After all, their opponent was just Ziggurat, which built the city network.
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