Otherwise, it’s just bragging about parameters on a PPT, and no one knows if it’s true or false.

Just like a certain Bradley fighting vehicle that shall remain nameless, from top to bottom, Commissioner Smith has had a field day with it, boasting to high heavens during marketing, but when it’s actually produced, it’s just a heap that everyone loathes.

Furthermore, users could hardly see the actual implementation of past battlefields. They could only summarize based on feedback from frontline soldiers after the war to determine whether a weapon was actually useful.

A live demonstration by the Truth Department, showing real people with real guns in action, is truly unprecedented.

What’s crucial is that they won, and with a clean and crisp victory. Under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands, they punched through the enemy’s defense depth in six hours, with Sky Net’s camera coordination, maximizing the viewing and livestreaming experience.

Though they pulled a tactical trick in the second half, deceiving both the audience and the opponents, they also released the last two videos, wrapping it up with a perfect ending.

It’s practically impossible for Military Technology’s weapons not to sell like hotcakes.

But more explosive than Military Technology is Super Earth. With the Truth Department’s operation, Super Earth’s IP also skyrocketed.

Even the MT-3 and Caldeia caught some of the momentum.

Their peripheral equipment may not perform well, but their style and appearance are unique in the cyber world. Alongside their daring combat style, they quickly garnered a global fan base.

Among them are many [second and third generation], who are all requesting the same equipment from Military Technology.

Whether they’re practical or not doesn’t matter; what’s important is that they look cool.

If Lin Miao hadn’t already patented everything to oblivion, leaving these people with nowhere to start, he might have had to think of a way to make players change their names.

"Super Earth..."

Upon strong recommendation from his subordinates, Lucas briefly watched last night’s battle replay and paused when the Truth Department executed a self-exploding hostage.

He asked,

"Aren’t these guys leftists? I’ve heard some unsavory rumors about Horizon Corporation."

"No, they’re not."

The Minister of Commerce said resolutely,

"Night City has investigated, and these people are unequivocally NC members. The person you saw carries the same role in Super Earth as the Gestapo did in NC Germany.

Anyone within the organization who publicly expresses dissatisfaction or dissent with Super Earth is seen as a traitor and is arrested and executed on the spot." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The Minister of Commerce also presented a video as evidence.

In the video, on the streets of Night City, a player dressed in a Diver suit was holding a megaphone, loudly proclaiming,

"East Ma is the best in the world! Yukino is a b**ch!"

Within minutes, several Divers rushed out from the roadside, pinned him down, beat him severely, tossed him onto the street, and ran him over multiple times with a car before dragging his bloody body away.

The method was nothing short of brutal, even Lucas was a bit taken aback by their harshness towards their own people.

"They explicitly classify people into six levels from A to F, with the treatment of those below D level not even considered humane... those who leave the battlefield are deemed traitors and executed without trial... the managerial democracy they promote is more dictatorial than our televoting, at least we propose two candidates, while they decide on leaders with questions like what you eat for lunch..."

After the Minister of Commerce’s introduction, Lucas was reassured.

This is undoubtedly a dictatorship, far right, and compared to them, even Military Technology could be considered saintly, how could they possibly be left-wing?

In this abstract world, fascism is more acceptable to ZBJ than leftist ideologies.

He nodded in approval,

"Great, send someone over for talks, prepare to expand the scope of cooperation. Our tanks, planes, combat supplements, everything can be effectively promoted in Cuba. This might be our chance to finally outdistance Huang Ban in the defense market, and we must seize it.

And it’s not just the Hell Divers and Caldeia, but also the others... they can all be potential advertising partners."

"But we can’t just provide all these weapons for free..."

The Minister of Commerce hinted, and Lucas immediately caught on.

"I will negotiate with President Miles to have banks offer more loans to Horizon Corporation for purchasing arms."

However, what Military Technology didn’t expect was that after the night’s livestream, they weren’t the only defense company with this idea.

Including but not limited to Huang Ban, Kangtao, Military Science, Midnight Military, Jianli...

That’s just with local branches in Night City, who knows how many more are on their way.

When nearly a dozen arms companies gathered at Horizon Corporation’s doorstep, they looked at each other as if seeing mortal enemies.

It’s imaginable that, in such a fiercely competitive buyer’s market, how much expense Lin Miao could save from defense loans, advertisement endorsement fees, soldier death compensations, and more.

And it’s not just on the Night City side; even before the next day, Europe had begun developing related livestream software. After all, it’s not technically challenging; as long as the servers and network signals are in place, anyone could put it together.

Internet Supervisor is a European company, and the Europeans are filthy rich. If they don’t have enough, they can just print more.