Cyberpunk: 2075

"Is it Mr. Gaius?"

"Yes, I am."

"Then please follow me."

The day after registering and paying the money, Carl followed the procedures sent after paying the money and arrived at the gate of Arasaka College at 8 o'clock in the morning. After being verified by specialized personnel, he was guided by a person wearing faculty uniforms. Next, under the identity of Gaius, he entered Arasaka Academy for the first time.

Arasaka Academy's courses are mainly conducted through virtual reality, and AI-generated teaching plans will be used for students of various performance levels. During the entire process, in addition to the AI ​​who serves as the teacher, some necessary management of students There are still some teaching staff.

Just like the young woman who looks to be in her twenties who is now leading Carl around Arasaka Academy, her role at Arasaka Academy is to serve as a receptionist for freshmen.

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While Carl was listening to the introduction of the reception staff at Arasaka Academy, which occupies a large area in the city center, he silently recalled things related to studying at Arasaka Academy in his heart.

Many people don't understand why they still need to go to school in this era of 2075, when you only need to plug in a chip to master the technology contained in the chip. However, anyone who has had a little contact with the company's operations can understand that the technology contained in those chips The principle knowledge is not included at all. If you want to truly understand and master that technology, you have no other way but to go to school.

Let’s use a very simple metaphor.

A person has a chef chip inserted, and he can immediately make scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Under the influence of the chip, he can be programmed to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes that taste exactly the same, but after the chip is removed, he has the memory of this aspect. It will be like when the chip is lost, disappearing without a trace in an instant. A person who does not even know how to hold a shovel before inserting the chip cannot hold the shovel after pulling out the chip. Skillfully stir-fried.

He doesn't even understand the most basic principles, how to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and this is only the most basic. There is a chef chip for cooking scrambled eggs with tomatoes. It is difficult to do even this, let alone other sophisticated technologies. The chip understood.

It is true that people can remember how to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes through external recording and muscle habits, but can people take the time to use muscles to memorize mathematical equations and apply them to related problem solving?

Not to mention external recording and muscle memory, which is a kind of learning.

The company is not so kind. Technology that can be understood by plugging in a chip is casually handed over to employees who can operate like gears by plugging in a chip. Principle knowledge is a kind of wealth, and the company will do it for free. Giving money to workers should not be a dream in 2075.

Entering Arasaka Academy and learning the knowledge that allows Arasaka Company to use students as tools is just the most basic stepping stone. To truly enter Arasaka Academy, students need to know more than just the fundamental knowledge of chips. There are also related application methods;

It's like a person inserting a boxer chip and becoming a boxer who knows how to punch. At the same time, he must also understand the relevant rules. He cannot wave his fists and hit the referee when the referee stops him. The machine can Rigidity is not good for people.

What Arasaka Academy wants is not rigid flesh-and-blood machines, but real 'people' who can understand the operation of 'rules', know how to nod and bend, and understand the concepts of superiors and subordinates.

Obviously, in the view of the reception staff at Arasaka Academy, the first thing a street person like Gaius needs to know is how to abide by the 'rules', so what she initially led Karl to read was These are places where rules and regulations need to be followed, and the relevant regulations have to be repeated over and over again.

Karl was able to memorize some of the more important ones. In fact, there is only one core rule. Although there are many embellishments, to put it simply...

Arasaka Academy has the absolute right of interpretation.

Well, it’s really easy to understand.

"That is the teaching building you will go to tomorrow. The relevant student ID and classroom location have been sent to your personal terminal. Then, please follow me to pick up the college uniforms. Please note that any damage and stains will be removed during the trial period. All are not allowed, and school uniforms must be worn during school hours, otherwise it will violate Article 1 of the College Rules and Regulations..."

His mind automatically blocked out the irrelevant words that had been repeated, and Karl just kept nodding to show that he had listened.

There are too many rules. Hearing that the rules and regulations of Arasaka College are just simplified and revised versions of Arasaka Company, Carl doesn’t dare to think about what the real rules and regulations of Arasaka Company will be like.

It's no wonder that the company dogs inside have turned into "dogs". Under the harsh and cumbersome rules that must be paid attention to and cannot be violated at all times, can't humans only become tethered dogs?

Of course, Karl also knew that such rules could only restrain the company dogs. The real company controllers would not abide by these messy rules. Karl even suspected that they did not know that the company dogs below were responsible for issuing regulations. rules.

But whoever is called Carl now has to play a street gangster who aspires to be a low-level person in the company.

Listen, listen, what can I do? I didn’t expect that I have arrived in 2075 and still have to go to school and listen to the rules and regulations. I am really convinced.

Under the guidance of the reception staff, Carl received his school uniform. Not to mention, Arasaka Academy is really unambiguous in making money. Carl signed up yesterday afternoon and came this morning to get clothes of relevant sizes. It's already ready, and looking at the appearance and materials, they are really brand new.

‘When preparing to make compensation, show evidence. Does it appear that this is indeed a brand new product? It’s first-hand. ’

He understood Arasaka Academy's plan in his heart, but Carl still had to deal with the matter. This school uniform was indeed new.

I now understand what it means that as long as there is money, the company can provide the best service.

From the outside, the uniforms of Arasaka Academy are similar to those of Arasaka Company.

Red and black, there is a sense of rust, because the smell of rust in the blood can make people think of red and black at the same time. Of course, this may also be called iron blood, but it is the same anyway, that is, a red and black suit For women, the lower body is not trousers, but a skirt. However, Gaius is a normal male, so naturally he does not enjoy this noble transgender treatment.

After taking the bag with the suit in his hand and leaving the college under the leadership of the receptionist, he stood at the door of Arasaka College. Under the gaze of the Arasaka security guard, Carl looked back at the place he would be attending tomorrow. Come to school and then...

Sighed deeply.

"I have to get up at seven in the morning and rush to school. I'm not a high school student...wait a minute, according to my age, I seem to be a high school student. Damn it."

I hate a bad day at school.