NOVEL NEXT Chapter : Dogtown
[2058] Astute investors and various influential figures set their sights on the tourism industry.
They focused their attention on the slums south of Heywood (Pacifica).
They then donated assets to the city council, hoping to turn this area into their personal cash cow.
By providing funding, these speculators secured priority development rights and construction permits for the land—
Their goal was to transform Pacifica into an internationally renowned resort.
Thanks to the cheap labor force available after the Corporate Wars, this paradise-like city began to take shape.
Just as Pacifica's construction was in full swing, war broke out between the New United States and the Free States.
The conflict quickly spread to California.
Concerned about Pacifica's future, the investors canceled their donations and withdrew their funding, leading to the project's abandonment...
[2070] The New United States was poised to invade Night City.
That same year, Colonel Kurt Hansen of Militech received orders to lead an elite team to secure and control a strategic location in Pacifica.
Hansen's team only needed to wait and prepare their attack routes.
The New United States and the Free States signed the Alvin Accord, and the war came to a halt.
Hansen was ordered to retreat, but the ambitious colonel refused.
[2070-2077] Colonel Hansen had firmly established his foothold in Pacifica.
The towering walls and the dilapidated buildings within became his kingdom—Dogtown.
His elite troops evolved into a well-trained gang army known as the "Barghest."
Outlaws from Night City and those oppressed by corporations sought refuge in Dogtown.
[Key Locations]
The Stadium (Internationally Renowned Black Market)—From bullets to tanks, if you want to buy it, it's here.
The Sapphire (Hansen's High-Rise Hotel Stronghold)—Here, he meets with influential Night City politicians, NCPD officers, and fixers.
Heavy Hearts Club (The Base of Mr. Hands, the Sole Fixer in Pacifica and Dogtown)—This mysterious figure oversees all matters, big and small, in Dogtown and Pacifica, one of the few fixers who navigates the chaos with ease.