Arsenal
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Camp: the Uranus
Headquarters: North America
After acquiring numerous military enterprises and laboratories, Thoule Group, the technology company has been equipped with strong capabilities in weapons manufacture, research and development. Their weapons are known for their degree of integration, informatization, and intelligence. These well-performing and expensive weapons are also highly favored by financially sound organizations, including mega mercenary organizations, special duty polices, and the Uranus army. On the other hand, Thoule has also been keeping up with the low-end markets. The “Etna Meta Printer” is an authoring tool in their product line. It applies a unique blueprint metal 3D printing mode, which is able to print complex metal structures, and is especially suitable for printing firearms. With purchased or self-designed blueprints, any armed organization or individual can easily compose new firearms or modify old firearms. Gradually, the key technology of “Etna Meta Printer” has been mastered by the Resistances, emerging countless derivative and cracked versions. These versions can escape from the supervision of Skynet and are very cheap, with a wide range of functionality choices. However, the printing outcome is not always stable, which is the reason why they are also called the “Etna Slot Printer”. Therefore, to expand its sales and market share, the Thoule Group tacitly approved the use of genuine Etna printers in weapons manufacture.
To prepare for conquering the Universe, the Thoule Group has developed a large number of prosthetics, fight chips, cortical discs and power armors, and utilized them in combat on earth. These equipments help the soldiers to break through their physical limits, enhancing combat intensity, and even saving them from eternal death. However, the side effects are also tremendous. The equipment can severely damage the user’s nervous system, leading to psychological disorders, which include insanity, mania, and drug dependence, blurring the boundary between virtuality and reality. And eventually, they cause spiritual and psychological tragedies. If the equipments are damaged on the battlefield, the side effects to users will be even more severe. Many legendary fighters have been destroyed by the tragedy. However, it is said that the side effects of the recent version of Thoule’s products , like prosthetics and power armors, have been greatly reduced.
Although Eiriksson has filed a lawsuit with Thoule and has been blocked by Thoule from the user list, he still tries to get Thoule's new prosthetics, and even another set of power armor, or a knockoff will do.
Camp: Mercenary
Headquarters: Mediterranean
As the largest mercenary organization globally, the Spartans has built its own weapons factory "Spindle", which currently focuses on producing light weapons. This name originates from the ancient nickname of long-range weapons given by the Spartans - the spindle. It also means that only cowards, like women, will use bows and arrows to attack from a distance and dare not battle in melee. However, obviously, the Spartans in Cyber Earth value both long-range shooting and melee combat.
The Spartans do not apply automated assembly lines, and are distained to use the unstable 3D printing. They hired a mass number of females from mercenary families to manually operate the machines to produce weapons. Just like the Cyber Spartan fighters on the front line, the female workers and engineers in the factory hold a high sense of responsibility towards their husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons, and also follow strict disciplines. The technology used to produce the Spartans’ weapons is not that advanced, but it has always maintained an elaborate level of craftsmanship.
The Spartans do not design weapons, instead, they collect suitable weapon design solutions from bankrupt governments, unowned armies, and weapon designers around the world. They have mastered all the patents of major European gun manufacturers for nearly two hundred years. Based on the feedback from their fathers and brothers on the battlefield, the female engineers in the factory developed numerous upgrade kits for firearms, such as heavy barrels, smart scopes, lightweight buttstocks, and large-capacity magazines. In their spare time, the female workers often decorate their fathers’ or brothers' guns, as rewards for their victories.
As senior soldiers of the Spartan, Eiriksson and Hanssen both took a few guns produced by the Spartan with them when they retired and later bought a few more through underground channels.
Camp: the Uranus
Headquarters: Mongolia
The two major firearm dealers from East Asia and Eastern Europe fought fiercely in the Great Gobi to compete for the mineral resources of Arkhangai Mountain in Mongolia. This dispute was later resolved by a local Mongolian warlord in a gentle way - he invited the leaders from both sides to compete with him in wrestling, racing, and shooting. If the leaders refused to participate, he would ask them out of his ancestral land, Mongolia. During the contest, the three found that they had similar personalities, interests, and even ages, and the three forces were complementary in technology and resources. Therefore, they put aside their disputes and formed a loyal alliance. After that, they established a large-scale military-industrial complex at the foot of the Arkhangai Mountain, known as Arkhangai Anda. ("Anda" means sworn brothers in Mongolian).
Arkhangai Anda has an intricate relationship network in East Asia and Eastern Europe. Its main business is the refurbishment and upgrade of military ground vehicles and the manufacture of light weapons. It also provides mercenary services and mercenary training. It has also established an aerospace department in recent years, while internal development information is strictly confidential. In terms of light weapons, Arkhangai Anda’s firearms are all developed from the original Soviet and East Asian weapons. When adopting the advanced technology of the Cyber Earth era, their light weapons maintain the fierce firepower and high reliability of their predecessors. This type of firearm is very cost-effective since it keeps the performance while being scratched and rebuilt after excessive wear. Arkhangai Anda has a secret sales network that can deliver firearms to customers on time, which is quite favored by gangs and the Resistance. The three Andas (the three founders of Arkhangai Anda) do not care to whom their products are being sold, as long as they get the payment in time.
To draw a clear line with Thoule, Kotetsu and Nash (Thoule's former employees) both claimed to prefer guns produced by Arkhangai Anda.
Camp: neutral
Headquarters: South America
Andean Condor was previously a manufacturer of sports and hunting firearms. After the Cyber Earth age came, Andean Condor actively embraced the change and began to transform into the offensive weapons business and moved its headquarters from Europe to the hinterland of South America. Shortly thereafter, the former CEO's son, Andrea, a cyber artist with a somewhat gangster vibe, took over the company. He made drastic changes to the product style and managed firearms as a streetwear brand. He spends lots of money buying sophisticated weapon designs from independent weapon designers all over the world. Amanita is his favorite female weapon designer, and he also operates Amanita as an underground idol and a brand. He encourages cyber artists to bring the latest and also historical elements into the design of firearms. At the same time, he releases NFT virtual artworks together with new firearms and collaborates with metaverse game companies. Therefore, Andrea enjoys a high reputation among cyber artists, the gaming industry, and gangs. Sometimes, the price of a limited-edition gun will be hyped hundreds of thousands of times higher than the release price. Andean Condor's products are known for customization and personalization, almost every single gun is different. Many gang members and mercenaries with strong personalities will also send their commonly used weapons to Andean Condor for personalized transformation. Transformed weapons will not only have unique appearances but also have enhanced combat attributes. Also, by analyzing weapons from other manufacturers, Andean Condor can learn advanced weapon technologies. Andrea does not encourage clients to put limited edition weapons in glass cabinets as decorations, but supports them to "use the coolest weapons and fight the hardest battles." "Don't worry about scratches," Andrea said. " Users can come to our offline store for free repair and refurbishment as long as they can prove that the weapons are damaged in battles. The repaired weapons are guaranteed to be exactly the same as the original." Veronica, who seems super ice cold, is actually a crazy fan of Andean Condor. But in fact, she is not attracted by the fancy appearance of guns and the stylish CEO, Andrea, but the quality of Andean Condor’s sniper rifles, which are known as the best in the world.
Camp: Unknown
Headquarters: Unknown
In addition to firearms, gangs in the cyber world often use cold weapons such as daggers. In recent years‘ black market, the blades of the most common cold weapons have been stamped with strange marks like "Dead fish with a knife, running after a man". No one knows who made such a large number of knives and daggers or the names of each type of cold weapon. Even the merchants on the black market are not sure about it. However, given the low prices and acceptable quality, it doesn't really matter who created them or their names. Some once suspected that these strange knives might contain tracking and recording chips from the Uranus, but after dismantling them, nothing unusual was found. There are also rumors saying that the Dead fish is Amanita's hidden factory because no one except her would use such a crazy pattern as a trademark. Also, she probably made it together with Kotetsu. The talkative Nash once asked Amanita in person but was beaten to bone fractures. Therefore, the origin of the Dead fish knives is still a mystery.
