"Beautiful" Night City
Night City, a city fueled by people's dreams.
It is located in California, an independent metropolis under the full control of the chaebol group.
Although geographically it still belongs to the continental United States, in fact, Night City has long been a lawless place beyond the control of California and even the United States laws.
For many years, this place has been filled with conflicts among chaebol groups and endless gun battles.
In 2077, the people who survived had already fallen into despair in the face of the violence and chaos that flooded the city.
Bai Rui and V are trapped in this living hell.
As soon as they entered the city, Jack took them on a tour like a gold medal tour guide. There were high-rise buildings, bright lights and bustling city, but there were also fights among street gangs, homeless people proliferating like a tumor and mountains of garbage. Prosperity and poverty were polarized to the extreme here.
The Wild Wolf Bar, a Welles family business, is now run by Jack's mother, Guadalupe Alejandra Welles, but everyone calls her Mrs. Welles.
She is an important figure in Heywood, and even the most fierce members of the Valentino gang have to be polite to her.
The priest even said once that Mrs. Welles was not only kind-hearted, but also more powerful than any gangster in the neighborhood.
But this does not change her identity as a strong mother. It is recognized by the public that no matter who enters her home, their words will be listened to and they will be given a delicious meal. Like all mothers, she is willing to give everything, even her life, to protect her children.
In the first two or three months when they were broke, V and Bai Rui stayed in the attic on the second floor of El Coyote Cojo. Mrs. Welles was very enthusiastic, a little too enthusiastic. The appearance of V and Bai Rui seemed to satisfy her dream of adopting a daughter. A sensible elder sister and a weak younger sister was doubly satisfying. Welles walked with a smile during those days.
Maybe it's because like attracts like. You know what, Jack actually knows a few reliable friends in this city full of drug addicts and car thieves.
Misty, Jack Welles' girlfriend, owns a shop called Misty's Esoterica, which is located above Victor's Clinic.
Victor, a retired boxer and the best ripperdoc in Night City, treats gunshot and knife wounds, while Misty repairs broken hearts.
The psychic house is not big, and it is filled with all kinds of incense sticks for exorcising evil spirits, yarrow stems, Tibetan "Book of the Dead" separation chips and pendants for changing luck.
Although Misty has more guests than Victor, this smart and sensitive woman can always find time to help her friends when they are in trouble, and sometimes even takes on the role of a full-time nurse.
Victor, full name Viktor Vektor.
Victor is a ripperdoc - half doctor, half engineer.
Whether your intestines are cut open or you've been shot, he can fix it quickly.
If your prosthesis breaks, the prosthesis doctor will either repair it or replace it with a brand new illegal prosthesis.
Victor is very proficient in the use of scalpels and screwdrivers. He has been a clinician for many years and has extensive experience.
What's a little unknown is that the seemingly good-natured Victor is actually one of Night City's living legends, something he's been hoping others would forget for years. He's a principled man, with the honor and character he forged in Night City's Devil's Boxing Club.
Victor has seen enough people that he can easily peel off your little tricks like peeling garlic, but he likes V and Bai Rui brought by Jack very much. Perhaps it is the vigorous vitality and youthful passion in them that comforts him and tells him that there are still some people in this city who have their own persistence and principles.
In Night City, you can see a surveillance camera every ten meters you walk. Some stores are equipped with automatic machine gun platforms that can easily tear thieves who break into the store into rags. If you don't want the mission to fail, you have to work with a skilled netrunner. T-BUG is such a person.
A black woman with a bald head and wearing a black coat, this girl's dress and behavior style are as capable and simple. Jack's trio often cooperates with her, and as time goes by, they can be considered partners, although the former does not admit this.
In contrast to the skilled hacking techniques is BUG's profound thoughts. She often mutters incomprehensible words of Greek philosophers, as if the drunken words of those bearded old men thousands of years ago are still effective today. Of course, these words were said by Jack.
Unlike those young hackers, T-bug's pursuit is very Buddhist. She just plans to work peacefully until retirement, and it would be best if she can save enough money to leave this damn city behind forever. Of course, wanting to retire safely in Night City is probably just a dream.
People on the street often say that to become a mercenary you must first know how to use a gun, but knowing how to use a gun is only half the battle. What's more important is to find a few good brothers who can back you up and rescue you when you're in a cell. If you fight alone in this city, you will be devoured without a bone left.
Fortunately, with the help of a group of good brothers and sisters, V and Bai Rui were officially on the right track.
Jack, V and Bai Rui, the three of them work together to make a living on the streets. They can't stop for a moment, taking various tasks from the middlemen, and then completing them with grenades, guns, and samurai swords.
Either they were arresting some unlucky guy who owed a lot of money to the casino, or stealing confidential business documents from some corporate dog, or directly snatching food from gang members, sweeping away the money and goods prepared by the other party, and then being beaten up by the people sent to retaliate.
What's next? More guns, grenades, and samurai swords, to get back at the rim.
In this Night City, every day is different, but it is true that every day is exciting. When you wake up every morning, you have to confirm whether you are still alive or have reported to the underworld.
Gunfights and explosions almost became the accompaniment of every day, and then at night in the bar, in front of strippers, the hard-earned money was turned into glasses of drinks and stuffed into stomachs. This was the life of a mercenary.
In this way, the three of them became bigger and bigger, and they made a name for themselves on the streets, and with it came more money.
V and Bai Rui rented an apartment in the super skyscraper 10. This towering three-dimensional slum is located in the Little Chinatown in the Watson District. Misty and Victor's store is located in the alley of Bug Street not far from it.
This meant the beginning of their life together, even though they had slept in the same bed in the clan.
Bai Rui used her own money to rent an abandoned maintenance room in the building's parking lot and tinkered with her own things in it. Her expenses were not enough to make ends meet, so she had to eat and drink with V just to make ends meet.
Simply put, Bai Rui is living off V, and of course, the latter is very happy about it.
In short, this is Night City, an absurd but not beautiful city that can eat people alive, but also has a special charm.
Just like what they said on the radio.
"Hello, Night City!!!"
"I am your Stanley, and another long day has begun in our Dream City."
"I love this city, just like you love your mother. Back then, she threw you at the door of an orphanage. Now, when I run into you on the street, she asks you for a cigarette."
"Every day, there are a hundred or eighty new people here, but only half of them can survive a year. We still have to catch up with a good year!"
"Why do they come to Night City in such a hurry? They want to become street warriors like Morgan Blackhand or Andrew Weyland."
"There's a saying, remember it: the timid will die of starvation, and the bold will die of gluttony."
"It's a pity that people are afraid of being famous, just like pigs are afraid of being fat. The more you enjoy life, the shorter your life will be. And that's not even counting someone shooting you in the head."
"Do you know where all the legendary figures in Night City gather?"
"In the cemetery."
"In our world, being a hero doesn't depend on your background, but on whether you can carve out your own path."
"This is Night City."
"This is the city of dreams."