From ship girl to machine god

Although they do stay in a certain place for a short time, just like the Adkados in the game, they are still a group of people who move around in essence, and this is where their name of wanderers comes from.

Tracing the origins of homeless people can probably be traced back to the Great Collapse at the end of the last century, when a large number of unemployed people became homeless.

According to some records, more than a quarter of the people in the old United States lost their jobs and homes at that time. They wandered and wandered from city to city, causing riots that were brutally suppressed by the government and companies at the time. .

This was the greatest crisis in modern human history, but unexpectedly, the massive immigration that followed for 80 years created a new social group linked by a common history, lifestyle and family ties. Man is today’s wanderer.

Forced to make a living, they will also constantly change jobs. Sometimes they will settle down to work for a short time and then pack up and leave after the work is over.

But it is obvious that simply accepting jobs cannot support a homeless family, although usually a homeless family only has dozens to hundreds of people.

Of course, large tribes with thousands or even tens of thousands of people, or even the seven major ethnic groups that make up the entire wanderer group, naturally have completely different lifestyles and sources of income, which are different from these small families. are completely different.

Occasionally, they will do side jobs that require no capital to get something valuable for themselves, so as to exchange for better modification parts to modify their own car as a home, or other survival tools and daily necessities to help them become more efficient. The good survive in the bad land.

It's just that under normal circumstances, most of the Rangers family make a living by helping people deliver goods, just like V and Panan at the beginning of the Rangers game.

The side business of business without capital is just an occasional thing. After all, the risk of doing this kind of thing is also extremely high. If you are not careful, the entire family may be wiped out.

And in a sense, what wanderers can rob in this world is basically companies.

After all, only a big company with a big business can gain profit by snatching it up. Just like the blue bird flying Mann, didn't they also rely on snatching up a wave of companies?

This can all be considered a righteous act of resistance to the company from another perspective, just like Liangshan Heroes, Robin Hood and Zorro. Although they are all bandits and robbers, they can still be regarded as chivalrous heroes who rob the rich and give to the poor. of thieves.

But the random knife will be different.

Most of them are unforgivable people who were driven out by various wanderer families, namely Raffen Shiv. The main members are criminals, bandits and outcasts.

Among the homeless people, an elder will formally declare someone who has committed an unforgivable crime as a Raffen Shiv in a ceremony, and the guilty person will be permanently expelled from the homeless community.

And these guys who have been expelled from their families will form dangerous gangs, wandering on the roads and suburbs of cities in search of prey, just like hyenas on the African savannah.

It is also precisely because of the evil deeds of this group of people that most of the homeless reputation comes from this.

The reason why Qingniao asked Rebecca to kill those people so decisively was not only because he did not want to waste time and cause unnecessary trouble to himself, but also because the reputation of the Sword Club was so bad. This gang Beating people to death can be regarded as improving social security.

After all, there is a fundamental difference between the gangsters who really make a living by robbing and the wanderers who do it occasionally.

"Mann, have you had any contact with the Rangers?" Now that he thought of the Rangers, Blue Bird asked Mann to see if he could get in touch with the largest force or group outside the city.

Mann still did not disappoint Jade Bird, nodded affirmatively and said: "I have contacted them. There used to be a family stationed on the outskirts of Night City. I had some dealings with them and it was not easy to talk to them.

But once you get to know them, these people will treat you as a true friend, and you don't have to worry about their betrayal or backstabbing. "

"Really? It sounds good. If you have a chance, contact me." Jade Bird didn't say much, just said it casually, but Mann wrote it down.

Chapter 42 Sand blocks the road

If it were in the distant past, or the world before Blue Bird traveled through time, a mere two hundred kilometers would not be a very far distance in any country with up-to-standard infrastructure.

With the advancement and development of human science and technology, two hundred kilometers is only a matter of a few hours in front of the wheel of a car.

Some guys who are looking for excitement can even finish the whole race in an hour with the throttle locked. Of course, the consequences of doing so are another matter.

Even for a heavy-duty truck that can only travel [-] miles, two hundred kilometers only takes three or four hours. If you start in the morning, you can even reach the finish line in time for lunch.

But for some countries or regions with poor infrastructure, or in very harsh environments, it is unrealistic to cover more than 200 kilometers in a short time.

For example, Africa has few roads, or India has terrible traffic conditions.

California in the United States should not fall into the category of poor traffic conditions in any way, but unfortunately, during the great collapse at the end of the last century and the subsequent four corporate wars that spread around the world, California's environment and road traffic have been greatly affected. of destruction.

Although the rebuilt trade routes during the recovery period after the 11-year stagnation have gradually restored exchanges between cities, some damaged infrastructure has also been repaired, and coupled with the activity of wanderers during this stage, the exchanges between cities have The flow of traffic has not been interrupted, but it is difficult for road traffic to return to the smooth flow it used to be.

The 2024 years from the end of the Fourth Corporate War in 2035 to 11 are pretty bad 11 years.

Governments and major corporate giants are struggling to recover from the trauma of the fourth corporate war, and peace is an elusive dream in many regions.

Wars caused by riots and rebellions continue to rage in the world, countries in South America are still in political turmoil, and countries in Europe and Asia are trying to bring the surviving companies of the war under their control.

The situation in the United States was also very bad. During the Great Collapse, the federal government lost control of many states, and they became independent free states one after another.

California was one of the independent free states, and Night City became a free city at that time.

The gadget that Johnny Silverhand detonated during the Fourth Corporate War did destroy Arasaka Tower, but it also nearly killed Night City.

Although the then President of the United States, Elizabeth Kress, said that she wanted to rebuild Night City, in fact, she hoped to let the city that was already on the verge of being crippled struggle on the line of life and death, so that the free states that had broken away from the federal control could once again regain control. Surrender to the federal government.

It's just that Night City chose to embrace Arasaka at that time, adhering to the idea that even if the Asian security giants returned, they would not succumb to the rule of the Federation. They did not bow to the Federation, but became Arasaka's bag.

It can be said that Johnny Silverhand's action of destroying Arasaka Tower neither rescued his young lover nor achieved his goal of overthrowing Arasaka. Instead, Night City fell into the arms of Arasaka.

While this Asian security giant became the ruler of Night City and the world's largest company after the Fourth Corporate War, it also gave Saburo Arasaka, an old lunatic, the key to the door to eternal life.

If Johnny Silverhand knew that everything he did was to marry Arasaka, I wonder if he would regret it or go crazy?

These thoughts ran uncontrollably in Qingniao's mind, because she was really bored at this moment.

The reason was not that the journey from Night City to Los Santos was too boring and left her with nothing to do. Although it was true that she didn't encounter anything other than the knife fight at the beginning, it still meant that she had nothing to do. It wouldn't make her think about running trains.

The real reason why she is so bored now is the sequelae of the great collapse and the fourth corporate war mentioned just now.

The war destroyed everything and plunged the entire world into a hellish situation. Although reconstruction in the decades after the war allowed many things to be restored, the environment destroyed by the war was not so easy to recover.

Although the road has been restored along the more than 200 kilometers from Night City to Los Santos, the natural environment that once could be described as green mountains and green waters has completely turned into a Gobi desert.

The violent sandstorms that blow up in the desert from time to time are enough to block any land transportation.

Even though Beamon is a heavy armored transport vehicle, it had to choose to temporarily drive into an abandoned town to take shelter, while Jade Bird and the others hid in a relatively intact building and lived boredly.

You must know that just a few years ago, the new United States launched a new round of attacks on the Free States under the guise of strengthening the country.

The military of the new United States, backed by nationalized military-technical forces, declared war on the separatist Free States.

The war lasted for a year. Although Night City was not involved, California did not stay out of it.

Northern California and Southern California became antagonistic during this war. The South allied with the new U.S. government, while the North tried to maintain its independent status. Night City could only wait quietly for the invasion of federal troops.

Although the war was finally ended with Arasaka's participation, the damage was real.

Just like the town where they were taking shelter from the sandstorm, it was affected by this war and was abandoned and deserted.

"When will this sandstorm stop?" Blue Bird asked Mann.

"I'm afraid we have to wait for a while. It looks like we can't leave today. We can only wait and see if the dust will be lighter tomorrow." Mann was also very helpless about this. Who could have imagined that we would encounter something as bad as a sandstorm? What's the situation?

However, in spite of his helplessness, Mann also felt a little dissatisfied with the current situation.

In fact, it's not just the Blue Birds and the others who are stuck here. In addition to them, there is also a family convoy from the Adkados tribe.

Although Mann had dealt with the Wanderers and didn't have much ill feelings toward them, being stuck here with them at this time really couldn't be said to be a reassuring thing.

Especially the opponent's armed convoy has four or five vehicles and two NO.30 manpower. In this situation where everyone is trapped and a conflict occurs, the Cyberpunk team will suffer a great loss.

So Mann had to remind the bored Blue Bird: "Boss, be careful of those wanderers. Although Adkardos has a good reputation, no one can say whether they will be interested in making money."

"Motivated by wealth? That depends on whether they have the ability." Jade Bird did not take the wanderers in their twenties seriously, but she still said to Mann: "Arrange personnel to take turns on duty 24 hours a day, so that everyone can Be alert and don’t sleep too hard.”

Chapter 43 Wanderer

When the blue bird is wary of the wanderers, these wanderers in Adkados are also wary of the blue bird.

Whether you are out and about, or in the Bad Land, a land with no order or rules at all, whether you are a wanderer or a mercenary, both sides may become evil wolves that pounce on each other.

Those who were not prepared at all would have turned into bones buried under the yellow sand.

However, the Adcados are not the kind of wanderer tribe that likes to plunder. This tribe that originated in Los Santos still lives more with the traditional habits of wanderers. Even if they rob, they will choose the company's fleet instead of Will keep an eye on others.

It's just that this time Jade Bird and the others are transporting the company's goods, and in a sense, Jade Bird and the other mercenaries are competing for jobs with the homeless.

The wanderers themselves rely on transporting goods between different cities as their biggest source of income. If their jobs are replaced by mercenaries, the wanderers will be in danger of starving to death.

So even if this convoy of Rangers is not the kind of person who can turn away robbers, they don't have a good look on Jade Bird and his group.

Although both parties were sheltering from the wind and sand under the same roof, there was no communication.

Even both sides were wary of each other. Not only did Mann arrange for manpower to keep watch overnight, but so did the wanderers.

"I think those mercenaries are from Night City. Do you want to go ask them about Night City?" In the Rangers' convoy, several ragged Rangers were sitting around a bonfire. Next to them, they were discussing things about Qade Bird and others.

"They are mercenaries, and they seem to work for the company. If you ask them for information, I'm afraid you will be tricked to the bone." A wanderer refuted his companion's suggestion and put on a show. The attitude of not wanting to come into contact with Blue Bird and his group.

At the same time, he looked at the car where Qingniao and others were sitting with a very disgusted look, with a hint of hatred in his eyes.

Noticing his attitude, the other wanderers who were warming themselves by the fire said nothing.

Whether in a bad land or a city, one unavoidable topic is the company. Whether a street kid or a homeless person, they will always have nothing but disgust and hatred for the company.

Although some people may work for the company and earn a living from the company, few people will think that the company is very good or say good things about the company.

On the contrary, most people will not be stingy if they have the opportunity to cause trouble to the company or show off the company's dog.

However, a company of hatred is a company of hatred, and work still needs to be done and food still needs to be eaten.

So after a while of silence, another wanderer said: "I heard that there are families in the tribe who want to go south to develop in Night City. What do you think of Night City? Why do so many people want to go? Night City?”

"Maybe during the Unification War, Night City was not involved. The situation was a little better than other places." A wanderer mentioned the Unification War casually, and this inevitably evoked other people's memories of that war.

During the Unification War, many wanderers were hired by both sides of the war and joined the war.

The people of Adkados were no exception, but they chose to join the federal side and fight against the independent free states.

Some people died in that war, and some were lucky enough to survive, and this resulted in many veterans of the Unification War within Adkardos.

"Damn war, companies and governments, they always want to take away the last penny in your pocket!" A homeless man grumbled, and took out the wine bottle he carried with him to take a sip, but it was a pity that his wine Only a few drops came out of the pot.

But some people had different opinions on this. Another wanderer took out his wine bottle and poured some for him and said: "But you must also admit that we made a lot of money in that war, right?" Really? How many people in the tribe grew up during that war?"

"But many people also died for this, right?" Obviously, the wanderer who spoke had family members or friends who died in that war.

"Compared with these, I am more concerned about whether I can find a job in Night City, and when I can save enough money to buy a big car like that." The wanderer who poured wine for his friend took back his wine bottle, but Looking at Beamon of the Cyberpunk team: "I have to say that it looks really cool. Its thick appearance makes it look much safer than the caravans in the family."

Regarding this wanderer's lament, others echoed this time: "It is true that military technology Behemoth is a good thing, but it is a pity that it is difficult for others except corporate dogs to get such good things."

"It would be great if I could have one. I could change the cargo box in the back into a small room so I don't have to sleep in the car seat at night! But it's not a bad idea that they changed it this way. This car has so much firepower now. It can wipe out an entire fleet of people who want to rob it." Another wanderer also expressed emotion, obviously liking this car very much.

Cars are very important in the culture of homeless people. They are not only a means of transportation or a helper for them to make money and work, but also their mobile home.

Every homeless camp must be composed of various vehicles. Just like a gypsy caravan, the homeless people's food, clothing, housing and transportation are also in their cars.

A good car is extremely important to wanderers, and it is also what they dream of.