Why had so many legends at the pinnacle of Night City failed to fight back against the corporations?
Why had Arasaka and Militech led the Unification War?
Why was the Fourth Corporate War called that, rather than the Second US-Japan War?
To change this world ruled by corporations, you first had to change New America.
To change New America, you first had to change Night City.
To change Night City, one person or one team was nowhere near enough.
You had to fight magic with magic.
By the same token, only a corporation could defeat a corporation.
Chapter 223: Too far from heaven, too close to Arasaka (3K)
Su Xiao had not been idle in the time before Jefferson Peralez called.
Over the past few days, he had been roaming all over Night City, scouting locations for his company.
Since he intended to start a private military company, it could hardly exist only on paper.
Even the Scavengers found somewhere to do their "creative work." He certainly couldn't fall behind those kidney thieves.
At first, Su Xiao had considered using his apartment in The Glen as the company's address.
Just like the city's private detective agencies.
But he soon abandoned that idea.
Giving up his own home and leaving himself with nowhere to live was a secondary concern.
The main issue was that, although his apartment in The Glen was a duplex, it could serve as an office and reception area at best. It couldn't accommodate any other functions.
It also lacked room for expansion.
For the same reasons, he had no intention of setting up in Corporate Plaza.
Besides, the rent in Corporate Plaza was even higher. There was no need for that expense.
Next, he turned his attention to the Northside Industrial District in Watson District, Santo Domingo,