Neural Wraith 2 by K. D. Robertson

Author:K. D. Robertson [Robertson, K. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B0BP9KWBDN
Published: 2023-01-03T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 19

Afterward, Nick fell into his thoughts. Too much had happened today. The military involvement with GWT; Tanaka’s revelation that most of the security team came from black company finance; and now realizing the true nature of the prototypes.

Sigma wanted the Archangels to emulate human structures. Was that why this was a thing? Or was Nick completely off base and jumping at shadows?

“I have analyzed the sales catalog of the store we are visiting,” Helena abruptly said in his earpiece, pulling him from his thoughts. “I wish to gather your priorities regarding an interface, so that I can appropriately assist in the purchase.”

“Do you have your own priorities, Helena?”

“I lack the directives or inherent understanding to have them, Nick. However, I have the inbuilt ability to process and analyze improvised data structures.”

“Pretty sure it wasn’t intended for this,” he said. Then paused. “Actually, no, it might be. I forget that we used you for a lot of assessment stuff in Tartarus. I used to run detailed simulations of entire warehouses of stuff whenever a black company went under and we needed to know what we should actually buy.”

“Indeed. I am a highly sophisticated mainframe, built for a wide variety of purposes. Hence my use as a police mainframe now.” Helena didn’t hide her ego, and he imagined her puffing up an imaginary chest. “My interface will need to match my abilities.”

“See, you do have a priority.”

“Quality is not a detailed enough metric. Although I do have a minimum that should be met.” Her tone suggested that purchasing a cheap interface would earn her ire.

Nick lost himself in discussion with Helena on the trip out to the ARMD warehouse. The police convoy avoided Alcatraz on the way there, even though it would technically be faster to go through.

Most of the larger commercial and industrial buildings were isolated to specific areas of Babylon. The CBD contained the greatest office space. Next came the huge shopping complexes of the inner city, which relied on the rapid transport links such as the train and subway that serviced the suburbs. Finally, the outer metro where everyone lived housed a lot of smaller shops and complexes.

But there needed to be exceptions. The red light doll district was one, existing in the eastern side of the inner city. Similar districts dotted the city, often close to the outskirts.

To the north sat the massive docks that ensured Babylon remained connected to the world, as well as the airport just a little more to the east. The southern tip contained the power infrastructure, which had been steadily upgraded to nuclear fusion since the riots which caused widespread power outages due to fuel shortages.

But Nick traveled to one of the less popular locations in the city. Everyone knew about Alcatraz. A huge district in the south-east of the city, occupying that portion of the outer metro. But it dwelled there because of transport. The most visible was the huge ocean rail line in the east.

The other was the secondary dock coming into sight.

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