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Chapter 46 I Feel Like I Just Crawled Out Of My Mother'S Belly!

Arthur concentrated on the work in hand, while Jack slept soundly with the help of anesthesia.Some time later, Arthur was still finishing the finishing work, while Jack had already completed the operation and was standing behind Arthur, watching with great interest."Brother, what new thing are you doing?"Victor finished washing his hands and looked at them and said, "Is this a virus chip?"Making a virus chip in Night City is a very simple matter. First find a hacker, then go outside to buy a chip, and finally have a smooth-talking mouth, and you can go to the streets to rob.Arthur rubbed his eyes under the dim light, connected the chip to the computer, slowly imported the final data into it, and waited for the progress bar to finish."Although it is very poetic to hide glory behind darkness, but Lao Wei, I have to say that it is a miracle that your eyes are not blind while working under such circumstances.""I've got some new gadgets. I plan to open a factory in Taipingzhou. This one is a prototype, prepared for a friend of mine.""That idiot puts everything on himself. He is just a garbage dump. Now his hands are shaking, and sometimes he is in a trance. The effect of the inhibitor is no longer great. He can be regarded as a familiar person and can help you pull it out. I'll help you pull it out."Of course, this matter is actually a win-win situation, because Arthur himself also needs a test subject.Without experimental subjects, how can we highlight the efficacy of this suppressor?Mann is still well-known in the cyberpunk world, and he has also taken jobs from many companies, and many middlemen know him.So this is the best living sign.After hearing Arthur's words, Victor was not surprised by his friend who had been forced to the abyss, but was more concerned about the chip in Arthur's hand."If I remember correctly, you haven't even graduated from elementary school, right?"Victor looked at Arthur with a look that said I must have seen a ghost.If Arthur hadn't lied, then the thing in Arthur's hands might be something that could subvert the industry's perception.Such a high-tech gadget was actually developed by Arthur, who had not yet graduated from elementary school. This is simply the end of Saburo Arasaka's coffin - a fantasy."Look at what you said, can't you be self-taught? I am now a master of mechanics. Forget about this little gadget, I will show you even a nuclear bomb. What do you think, do you want to see the red era again?"After hearing Arthur's words, Victor immediately waved his hand. He didn't want to see the red era again. The current Night City was pretty good.The so-called red era is the era that belongs to Johnny Silverhand.The story begins with Johnny Silverhand planting a mushroom on top of the Arasaka Building.When people in Night City saw Johnny Silverhand's mushroom, people who were close to him instantly became acquaintances. The principle of distance was to watch the sky slowly turn red.Radioactive dust was floating in the sky over Night City, looking as if someone had sprinkled a bucket of pig blood on it.This era lasted for decades, and many people living in Night City still have fresh memories of that era.Arthur slowly removed the chip connected to the computer, looked at it and threw it to Jack next to him."Try?"Jack took the chip, scratched the back of his head, looked at Lao Wei and found that Lao Wei had no objection, and then directly connected the chip to his brain-computer interface.The next moment, a light blue prompt and paragraphs of explanations appeared on it. After Jack clicked to confirm, a current flashed in the chip and passed directly to his brain through the data interface.Jack only felt as if something hit his poor pituitary stem for an instant, and then his whole body became calm.It's like the so-called wise man's time.His whole body felt light and fluttery, as if he had hit something sparkly.Although there are not many prosthetic bodies in Jack's body, as long as they are prosthetic bodies, they will actually cause harm to his body.Unless it is a plug-in prosthetic body similar to a smart connection, as long as it is implanted in the body, it will definitely cause a burden on one's body.There is no doubt about this. The only difference lies in whether the burden is greater or less.You can never expect a man-made thing to perfectly match your body. God can create human beings in half a day because he is a god.As for humans, they are just monkeys in gorgeous clothes. It is too arrogant to want to rival gods."Ah~ I feel like I just crawled out of my mother's belly, everything is new!"Jack couldn't help but sigh with emotion. After feeling the feeling carefully, Jack pressed the button, detected the chip in his brain, and gave it back to Arthur.Although he really wanted this thing, Arthur just said that it was a gift for his friend.A friend of a friend is a friend, so taking away the hope of his friend's survival is something Jack is unwilling to do.Living in Night City, everyone must have their own bottom line. If there is no bottom line, what is the difference between you and those corporate dogs?Giving up some things can indeed make a person's life better, but at the same time it can also make a person's soul become more disgusting.Although Jack didn't know what he was fighting against, he just needed to fight against it.Arthur took the chip, glanced at Jack with some surprise and nodded. Although Mr. Jack was an out-and-out good brother in the game, no one knew how it would be in reality.But now it seems that some things will change, but some things will never change just like Night City."If you like it, I'll give you one when my factory starts working. After all, I'm considered your elder. You have to call me Uncle Arthur.""Don't go around taking advantage of people, Arthur. If Mrs. Wells knew you were alive, she would have drowned you in a manure pit instead of letting her son call you uncle."Victor complained next to him, then glanced at the chip with some worry and said, "Are you sure you want to take this thing out? The guys from the company will swarm over like crazy dogs that smell the smell of shit. of."Arthur frowned slightly and said: "I am also considering this matter. I will focus on the bottom market first, get as much money as possible before they find out, and then sell this patent to the company. What do you think of Kangtao?" ?"

Chapter 47 Isn'T It Just Ten Thousand Words?

In fact, none of the companies in Night City are good, or there are no good companies in this world.The same is true for Kangtao Technology.Don't look at the fact that they provide their employees with gold membership in the trauma team, but in fact this requires you to work within the group for 50 years.If you quit during the 50 years of working, then you will You must pay in full all expenses incurred during this period.What's more, this is a different world. Although Arthur is interested in the dragon kingdom of this world, he is not to the point where he has feelings immediately.The reason why Kangtao Technology was chosen is because Kangtao Technology has the smallest influence in Night City and is relatively low-key.Night City is basically dominated by two companies, Arasaka Group and Military Technology.Before the end of the Red Era, Arasaka Technology provided reconstruction funds for the City of Industry, and because Night City is within the Bald Eagle Empire, the influence of military technology in Night City cannot be underestimated.But these two companies are so big that they can take things from you without paying any price.Therefore, Kangtao is the best choice. The other party has the strength to compete with Military Technology and Arasaka Group.But it's not so powerful that it won't take a bite out of you.Victor thought for a moment and then said: "Kangtao, it is indeed a good choice."Arthur nodded and took it one step at a time. It was inevitable to climb up and have contact with big companies, whether you were a cyberpunk or an ordinary citizen.One's life cannot escape the control of these large companies, at least that's how it is in Night City.Arthur looked up at Jack next to him and said, "Jack, do you have a car? How about taking me somewhere? By the way, I can introduce you to a few people?"Now that Victor has said it, for the sake of Lao Wei, Arthur doesn't recommend helping Jack.Because Jack is actually a second-hand man now, and if there is no one to guide you into the cyberpunk industry, life will be very difficult.The reason is very simple, that is, middlemen will not assign good tasks to you. People have their own emotions. Although cyberpunk in Night City is like toilet paper for wiping your mouth, you can use it and throw it away, but you know Feelings always develop over time.Therefore, people in the middle are more inclined to leave good tasks to the cyberpunks they know.On the one hand, it is for my own emotional needs, and on the other hand, it is also for the reliability of the task.Newcomers, on the other hand, can only get some really bad assignments from middlemen.This kind of mission is quite explosive in Night City, and it is usually something that no dog can do.If you have someone to guide you, you can avoid this newbie period."Brother, look at what you said. You are Lao Wei's friend, and you are my friend. I am just giving you a ride. It just so happens that I, Jack, like to meet new friends the most."Arthur followed Jack with the chip in his hand.Victor said to the two of them: "Be careful on the road."After a while, Arthur sat on Jack's motorcycle and headed towards the Turbo Bar."Hey, brother, that's it. Actually, what I want to say is, do you really know my mother? And the relationship is not very good?"On the way, Jack finally couldn't help but plan to ask about Arthur's past.Arthur smiled and then said: "Actually, it's nothing.It's just that a few gang members came to your mother's bar to collect some protection money and so on.My temper was not particularly good at that time, and a grenade was enough.I threw it and almost blew up the Wild Wolf Bar, and then I got on your mother's blacklist."Jack felt cold sweat break out on his forehead when he heard this, "Good guy, can you just charge some protection money and send me away?"As for just throwing a grenade in, if he were the bar owner, he wouldn't let Arthur enter the bar.Whoever lets him in is a fool.After a while, Arthur took Jack to the Turbo Bar.Jack looked at the name of the bar and couldn't help but praise it: "What a good name! It's exciting just to hear it."Arthur noticed at a glance Pyrrha who was performing a craft among the crowd.Pyrrha had already replaced his golden hand at this time, which was as flexible as the tongue in the mouth of the little girl from Twisted Street.Arthur walked up and casually picked up a bottle of beer from Mann's side, opened it and took a sip for himself, then took another bottle from the box and threw it to Jack next to him."Arthur, you bastard, you dare to appear in front of me. You have caused great harm to our team. Our hacker is now hiding at home and unwilling to go out. I dare not take on several tasks! You bastard, you should You didn't do that to Lucy, did you?"Mann complained angrily to Arthur. The complaints in his words were obvious, but there was no blame in them.Arthur immediately raised his hands and said, "I didn't do anything dishonest like that."After saying that, Arthur threw the chip in his pocket to Mann."This is a gift for you. After you use it, remember to write me a 10,000-word experience using it.""10,000 words? Why don't you just kill me!"Mann took the chip and was about to check it, but after hearing Arthur's words, he immediately threw the chip back.Good guy, the prosthetic body he is wearing now is for killing people, not for writing about user experience.What's more, he still has to write 10,000 words. He doesn't even know if he has written 10,000 words in total in his life.Arthur directly connected the chip in his hand to the other party's brain-computer interface and pressed it in.The next moment, Mann agreed to all the terms at a glance, and then felt relaxed all over.The mountain that was pressing down on his soul seemed to have been moved away by an invisible hand.His mind was extremely clear, as if he had been reborn, as if he had never undergone these large-scale prosthetic transformations."Brother, how about it? This is a good thing, right? To be honest, if you don't want it, why don't you give it to me? I'll toast to you!"Jack took a sip of wine next to him and looked at Mann's expression and said cheesily.Arthur took another sip of wine and said: "How about it? If you don't want it, you can actually give it back to me. This is a prototype. It is the first product made by the great mechanical expert Mr. Arthur. It is of great historical value and commemoration. meaningful."As he spoke, Arthur went to press the button next to Mann's brain-computer interface to pop out his chip.Mann was unwilling and stretched out his huge palm to cover his temples."Look at what you said, we have always had a dream. That is to read and write, to be admitted to Arasaka Academy, and to reach the peak of life. Nowadays, Arasaka Academy cannot be admitted. But it is more than enough to write you a 10,000-word experience. of."

Chapter 48 The Congressman Peeked At The Widow Taking A Bath!

What Mann said was a righteous statement.The corner of Arthur's mouth twitched when he heard it. Mann's idea of ​​​​wanting to be admitted to the Bad College was simply a dream.Although Arasaka Academy does not pay much attention to grades, this academy was established for Arasaka to cultivate talents for the company, so it still has certain requirements for the brains of the students who attend.Arthur pointed to Jack next to him and said: "Jack Wells, Mrs. Wells's son, is currently engaged in the mercenary industry. If you have the opportunity, you can take care of him."Mann smiled and patted Jack's shoulder and said: "Remember to talk to Mrs. Wells for me when I get back. You said I'm not familiar with this bastard Arthur, can you please cancel my blacklist?"Jack scratched the back of his head: "I feel like if I speak for you, my mother will definitely pop a beer bottle on my head."Mann smiled without forcing himself, then looked at Arthur and said, "That's right. We just have a mission recently. Does Arthur want to make some extra money?"Arthur was watching Pyrrha's performance in the distance. Pyrrha was placing several wine bottles on the tray and performing what is called ultimate balance. It must be said that the other party's new arm seemed to be a high-end product.Obviously many of the bottles were crooked, but the other party was able to control them firmly within the tray.Although it was dusk, the neon lights of the bar had been turned on early, and many people passed by in twos and threes on the street.After Arthur heard what Mann said, he said without looking back: "Is that another mission given to you by that six-eyed freak?"Mann was immediately choked and couldn't say a word, while Arthur turned his head to the side and looked at Jack and said: "Cyberpunks take jobs through middlemen. Generally speaking, there are only two types.""One is good work that is not entrusted by the company, and the other is bad work that is entrusted by the company."Mann immediately felt unhappy after hearing this, as if he said that working in the company was not beneficial at all.He has picked it up many times and there is no problem at all, it is just a little bit dangerous."Don't listen to him. The company's mission has its own benefits, that is, it gives more money."After hearing this, Arthur rolled his eyes, then continued to look at Jack and said: "Because they don't give a little more money, there are no fools in Night City who will take their mission.""Listen, the company has its own operations team. If they send the task out, it will only prove that the task is more troublesome than imagined. Usually other companies are involved.""Perhaps the company just commissioned you to steal a disc from a girl's house on Twisted Street, but in fact, the disc may contain evidence that the Night City councilor peeped at the widow's bath."When Jack heard this, his eyes suddenly became strange. He looked Arthur up and down and then said with some curiosity and confusion: "How do you know so well? Have you really stolen this kind of disc? Really?" Are there any MPs from Night City who want to spy on the widow taking a bath?"Arthur was choked immediately and couldn't say a word. Mann next to him laughed loudly after hearing this and patted Arthur's shoulder crazily, not caring at all how strong his hand was."Hahaha, yes, you guessed it right, you are such a clever little kid, Jack, I'm starting to like you a little bit now."Jack looked confused when he heard this. How come he didn't know that Night City was so chaotic before?Arthur sighed and then scratched the back of his head. In fact, the story was quite old-fashioned and quite in line with the characteristics of Night City.The reason was that the previous mayor died unexpectedly and suddenly due to a windstorm. Military Technology and Arasaka each supported a council member and asked them to run for mayor.At this time, an unexpected situation occurred. In order to better pass his policies through the city government, the previous mayor secretly took control of a council member.The clue was the video of the congressman secretly watching his wife take a shower.This thing has always been carried with him. Do you remember the mayor who died of madness?That's right, after the mayor died, the disc was taken back to Twisting Street by the young lady from Twisting Street.Then Arthur took on the task.Thinking about stealing a disc, how big a problem could it be? Even the company's work is not exaggerated.What's more, the mission target is not in the city center, but on Twist Street.For this kind of task, Arthur felt that he could finish it in half a day. Easily earn him hundreds of thousands.Well, later on, Arthur was chased by military technology for more than half a month, and even escaped to the bad land, where he hid until the mayoral election was over before coming out.It can only be said that he is worthy of the support of Arasaka Technology, and he has this hobby of peeking at widows taking baths.After Mann finished explaining with a smile, Jack showed a look of disbelief."Is there such a thing? It's so exciting. By the way, Arthur, do you have a backup?"The man looked at Arthur with interest when he heard this, and Arthur shook his head. How could such a thing be backed up?Once the backup is made, it will really stir up a hornet's nest. I'm afraid I don't know how I died. Maybe the river in Night City is my final destination."Arthur, you are overthinking. This time the matter is not as complicated as you imagined. It is just a matter of stealing the whereabouts of the company dog. It is as simple as a mouse stealing a piece of cheese in the kitchen." ."Arthur scratched the back of his head when he heard this, seeming to remember something.David's first mission in the original book seems to be this, which is to steal the whereabouts of Tanaka Katsuo and his father.But Arthur thought of Tom and Jerry inexplicably, and suddenly felt that it would not be that easy for the mouse to steal cheese in the kitchen."forget it!"Arthur shook his head. Although there were people from military technology behind this matter, the matter was far from being as simple as imagined.It's not that I'm afraid of the company, but there's no need to get involved in this kind of trouble.Another reason why Arthur was unwilling to take on this job was because the middleman in this job was Faraday.This guy is not a good person. Although there are no good people in Night City, this guy is a scum even among scum. Countless cyberpunks were eaten up by him and then thrown into the hell. garbage can.

Chapter 49 A Commission Of Justice!

Arthur was about to say something more, but suddenly his eyes lit up, and the old captain's call came in."My dear sailor, I have a job for you now. I wonder if you are willing to do it?"He had just picked up the old captain, and he said straight to the point that he was alive."I'm so idle right now that I'm almost rusty. It would be great if I had some work to do. By the way, I happen to need a lot of workers. I don't dare to use Xiao Hei from Taipingzhou. "It's not that Arthur has any racial discrimination. Night City is a tolerant city. There are even robots, let alone black people, so there is no racial discrimination. It depends on whether you have money or not. What is your identity?The main thing is that Xiao Hei in Taipingzhou is special. They come from the same island.They have a deep blood relationship with each other. Even if they are not in a gang, there must be someone in the family who is.These people are not very stable. Once their chips make money, these people will definitely have other thoughts in their hearts.Therefore, Arthur needs some non-Pacific manpower, and then he will completely break up the manpower provided by the Voodoo Gang and distribute it to various departments so that they can supervise each other.You must know that every chip that is not produced in the factory is still money.Stealing chips from the factory is stealing money from your own pocket. Arthur will never allow this kind of behavior."It just so happens that these outstanding workers need a righteous person like you to uphold justice for them."The old captain smiled, as if he had caught up, which made him very happy.It's time to preside over justice in Night City again. Every time he hears these words, Arthur feels a little headache.The last time he upheld justice, he put himself in line with military technology and biotechnology.He didn't want to get justice this time and get involved with Arasaka again."It sounds like Arthur needs to be paid for what he does, but Michael, the factory owner at Charter Hill in Westbrook, doesn't think so.""He has been owed wages to workers for a long time. Let me think about it, it seems that he has not paid them for half a year.""The workers got the news that their boss seemed to want to dump the factory directly to Military Technology to clear up the situation.""But the military technology people will not be so kind as to help Michael make up this salary.""So at this time, we need someone to stand up and speak for justice and rectify the social order. Please see the attachment for details."Soon, the old captain hung up the phone, and Arthur touched his chin, feeling that this job was not bad.Why not do it if you can uphold justice in the Night City and make a lot of money at the same time?Suddenly I remembered that I didn't seem to have signed in today.The next moment, the system prompt sounded.[Ding~ The sign-in is successful, congratulations to the host for obtaining full-level prosthetic doctor experience]Arthur felt his head go cold, and he gained a lot more knowledge about prosthetics.This is simply a double blessing.Next to him, Mann was drinking depressedly. After seeing Arthur finish the phone call, he said: "It's the old captain calling again. There is no money-making work with him at all."Arthur didn't care, he stood up, patted Jack's shoulder, indicating that it was time for him to leave, and then said to Mann: "At least the old captain won't send me to hell like Faraday. "Before leaving, Arthur glanced at the old antique in Mann's hand and said: "You have to replace this arm.The model is too old, not compatible with your system, and prone to problems.In addition, it is a second-hand arm."The goods have placed a heavy burden on you, and if this continues, my chip will not be able to save you."Soon, Arthur took Jack out of the Turbo Bar, and while getting into Jack's car, Arthur said to Jack: "I'll take you with me on a job tomorrow, and I'll introduce you to a middleman.You can get help from him in the future."Accept the mission over there, although the job given by the old captain is not a big deal.But at least it is safe.Although the commission is a bit high, I won't let you die deliberately. "After driving the car and listening to Arthur's words, Jack said: "Please, I really need a big job to prove my strength, so that I can enter the afterlife bar."Arthur shrugged. Of course he knew what Jack was thinking in his heart right now."Then you can be like Johnny Silverhand and let everyone in Night City see your big mushroom.""Isn't that asking for death? Huh? Why do I feel weird when I hear you talking?""Then take your time. You are still young. You haven't even crossed the threshold yet, and you want to climb to the top.""Speaking of which, Jack, why do you want to be a mercenary at the Afterlife Bar so much?"After hearing Arthur's question, Jack instantly became silent.A rare expression appeared on Jack's face, this expression was called sadness."I want to find an opportunity to make a fortune, but this kind of opportunity can only be obtained by the big guys.I was in a gang before.When I was lying on the hospital bed with dozens of tubes inserted in my body, I saw me Mom's tears, I knew at that time that the gang life would not bring me the life I wanted.""So I left Valentino, looking for a chance to get ahead, but it's a pity that after hanging around for so long, I'm still just a nobody, and I can't live without this hell."After finishing speaking, Jack became a little muffled, and Arthur could only hear the sound of the engine of the motorcycle.Arthur could feel Jack's soul dying.This is a figure of speech, not that he is dying, but that Jack is accepting the fact that he is just an ordinary person.This is a sign of resignation.Although in peaceful times, this is a good thing, because you can finally let go of those unrealistic fantasies and enter a normal life.But in Night City, this is where your downfall begins.Arthur was silent for a moment and finally smiled: "Hey, you know what, Jack?""What?"Jack asked with some confusion, without stopping his movements, skillfully maneuvering the motorcycle through the endless traffic, driving in this city that is both loved to death and hated to death."I used to wonder about a question when I was little, that is, where will my Xiang go after being flushed down the toilet?"Jack was stunned for a moment after hearing Arthur's words, and then complained: "If I were your father and heard this question from you, I would definitely beat you."Arthur nodded, and then continued: "Later I asked this question to my mother, and my mother said that this thing was washed down the sewer, and then I asked what happened after it was washed down the sewer?"