The war for the takeover was fought fiercely, but it didn't last long.
Before anyone could react, Arasaka Yorinobu took control of the entire Arasaka Group in just one day.
And as the war subsided, Arasaka concealed the truth of the entire matter from the public.
But they couldn't stop powerful large corporations from investigating the true circumstances of this war.
And the major corporations quickly investigated the causes and consequences of the internal Arasaka war.
They learned that Arasaka Yorinobu had become the new emperor of the Arasaka Group, controlling the entire Arasaka.
And Ascension Technology, which played a crucial role in the entire incident, naturally entered the sight of various corporations.
The cooperation between Ascension Technology and Arasaka, which already had a corporate partnership, was not surprising in this war, but Ascension Technology's strength once again refreshed their understanding.
If the Whirlwind Gang incident merely made them re-acquaint themselves with Ascension Technology and be slightly wary of it...
...then after experiencing this incident, the major corporations have already equated Ascension Technology with Arasaka.
In fact, because of their extreme lack of understanding regarding Ascension Technology, the level of importance they placed on Ascension Technology even surpassed that of Arasaka.
They eagerly wanted to know Ascension Technology's true background, to know how much they were still hiding, but the result was, without a doubt, complete ignorance.
But even so, the major corporations were still eager to make a move against Arasaka and Ascension Technology.
One must know that although Arasaka Yorinobu's actions successfully seized control of Arasaka, they also severely weakened Arasaka.
The losses caused by internal strife were absolutely not a small amount.
Although relying on Arasaka's strong foundation, the effects of this war could be eliminated with just a period of stable development.
But other corporations might not be willing to let Arasaka return to its peak so easily.
Various targeted measures emerged endlessly; everyone wanted to tear a piece of flesh from Arasaka.
Facing such a situation, Arasaka Yorinobu naturally wasn't flustered at all; he had anticipated this situation long ago.
And the source of his confidence was naturally Ascension Technology.
Night City, Arasaka Tower.
Compared to Tokyo, Arasaka Yorinobu preferred Night City.
He moved the entire power center of Arasaka here.
Although doing so would weaken Arasaka's influence in Japan, Arasaka Yorinobu didn't care.
After all, unlike Arasaka Saburo, he wasn't solely focused on controlling Japan to build a brand new Greater Japan Empire.
Arasaka Yorinobu was not interested in Japan; his goal was the entire world.
At the top of Arasaka Tower, in the CEO's office.
At the very front, Arasaka Yorinobu stood with his hands clasped behind his back.
And behind him was a group of Arasaka executives he had recently promoted.
This war purged the original Arasaka executives, creating many vacant decision-making positions.
And for the Arasaka Group to operate normally, a new group of people needed to step up.
Arasaka Yorinobu gave them power, and they could only obey Arasaka Yorinobu's words, continuing to manage Arasaka according to his will.
"Now the major corporations are all stirring, especially Military Technology. They probably think that the beast Arasaka has lost its fangs and claws."
"But don't forget we still have our most powerful ally, Ascension Technology."
"The cooperation with Ascension Technology has been finalized. I believe you have already seen the specific plan. Arasaka's entire network department must connect Arasaka's servers to the Ascension Network within the shortest possible time and complete the replacement of the central control AI. The intelligent AI provided by Ascension Technology will be our most advantageous means of combating enemies."
"As for the security department, Ascension Technology will also provide us with a large amount of armed robot resources to help Arasaka consolidate the group's security and various operations. Understood?"
Arasaka Yorinobu said calmly.
Under pressure from all sides, Arasaka Yorinobu, relying on his absolute control over the new Arasaka Group and the excellent excuse of the company facing a crisis, further deepened the cooperation with Ascension Technology.
Not only did the entire Arasaka Group begin to gradually connect to the Ascension Network, but even the company's data fortresses introduced Lisandra's sub-AI as the central control.
Even Arasaka's most proud security industry will see many figures from Ascension Technology.
Hearing Arasaka Yorinobu's words, no one in the entire office responded for a moment.
Although many of them were newly appointed Arasaka executives, it didn't mean they were rookies just taking power.
Each of them was an elite who had worked their way up in various fields within Arasaka for many years; otherwise, they wouldn't even have the qualifications to be promoted by Arasaka Yorinobu.
And they easily saw that Arasaka Yorinobu's plan to cooperate with Ascension Technology had numerous flaws.
In the entire cooperation, the Arasaka Group was in a passive position, although it received support from Ascension Technology.
But while paying a large amount of money, they also had to allow Ascension Technology to deeply involve itself in Arasaka's various businesses, making it an extremely disadvantageous cooperation project.
However, listening to Arasaka Yorinobu's unquestionable tone, none of the many executives dared to voice any doubts.
After all, their power came from Arasaka Yorinobu's ascent; to keep their power, they had to obediently listen to Arasaka Yorinobu.
"Understood."
After a moment of silence, the executives still readily agreed to Yorinobu's words.
Arasaka Yorinobu nodded, and then the executives dispersed one after another to carry out his orders.
When only Arasaka Yorinobu was left in the office, he called Luoqi.
"How is it? Is everything settled?" Luoqi's voice came through the communication.
"Settled. Heh heh, it wasn't until today that I understood what Saburo felt when he ruled Arasaka. Above ten thousand people, controlling the entire Arasaka, no one dared to oppose him. Relying on Arasaka's powerful strength, he could get everything he wanted."
"This is power and capital, things that countless people spend their entire lives trying to obtain. People like Arasaka Saburo also relied on these things to exploit people all over the world. Controlling these things makes me feel an immense sense of guilt..." Arasaka Yorinobu sighed.
"But without these things, you can't eliminate the power and capital in others' hands, can you?"
Hearing Arasaka Yorinobu's words, Luoqi smiled and replied.
"I know, I just couldn't help but sigh. Let's continue to push forward with the plan, I want to get rid of all this as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, the goal will be achieved soon. You just need to give me the resources and support I need, and leave the rest to Ascension Technology."
"I will."
After confirming that everything was proceeding smoothly on Arasaka Yorinobu's end, Luoqi hung up the phone.
Up to now, Ascension Technology has truly turned Arasaka's power to its own use. Arasaka Yorinobu will provide Luoqi with any support Ascension Technology needs through the Arasaka Group.
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