From ship girl to machine god

Chapter 59 Go to dinner

While Jade Bird and Mia were chatting, the delivery of the goods was also completed.

"Since the things have been delivered, if nothing happens, we will leave first." Jade Bird looked at Mia, not wanting to have anything to do with her, a high-level military technology executive.

However, Mia didn't think so. She looked at the blue bird with interest, smiled and said, "Don't worry, I think you haven't had dinner yet? It's not too late to leave after eating, right?"

Moreover, there is a curfew in Los Santos at night, so you can’t leave without a pass.

So why not leave a night to get some rest before leaving tomorrow?I think you are already very tired after this journey, right? "

"We don't..." Rebecca was about to refuse Mia's invitation because she was not tired, but Qingniao raised her hand to stop her.

"It would be rude not to go to someone's treat. However, we are all mercenaries who cannot stand up to the table. We have no culture and do not understand dining etiquette. It would be bad if there is any offense." Although Qingniao did not refuse on the surface, But the underlying meaning behind the words was that Mia's identity was beyond their reach, but the words were not so direct.

Although he didn't want to be associated with a military technology executive like Mia, there was no need to offend anyone.

After all, this is a high-level powerful person in military technology. Before Jade Bird is ready to go to war with the company, she doesn't want to offend an existence of this level and cause unnecessary trouble for herself.

But obviously, Mia didn't intend to just let the blue bird go.

She just kept smiling and said to Qingniao: "It doesn't matter. I don't care much about table manners. Besides, although Wislow is in charge of this project, as his former boss, I should still help him. Subordinates, at least within the company I can still speak out about the project budget."

For military technology executives like Mia, it is not difficult to interfere in a project. Whether it is cutting the budget or increasing investment is a negotiable matter, and in many cases it is even a matter of a word from senior figures like them.

In fact, Mia could have stopped the project from continuing if she had wanted to.

Such a threat is still very intimidating to ordinary mercenaries, and Mia is not worried that Qingniao will not understand what she means.

"Really? If that's the case, then it's better to be respectful than to obey." After thinking about it for a while, Qingniao agreed to Mia's invitation.

It's not that she cares about the benefits that the follow-up investment in military technology and the so-called "New Legend" plan can bring, she just doesn't want to offend Mia and provoke the revenge of such powerful military technology executives.

After all, if someone of the same level as the bodyguard behind Mia gets entangled, even if it can't cause any harm to Blue Bird, it will still annoy her.

It's like you can kill a mosquito easily, but it's still very annoying when it keeps buzzing next to your ears when you sleep.

What's more, military technology is not a mosquito. If there is a conflict, Jade Bird cannot guarantee that it will win.

After all, she is just a landing craft, and the displacement of only [-] tons is not very good.

If she could increase her displacement, not to mention tens of thousands of tons of battleships and aircraft carriers, but upgrade to thousands of tons of serious warships such as destroyers and escorts, she would have to ask the world to answer how much resistance a bag of rice can withstand. building.

Thinking of upgrading, Jade Bird suddenly realized that these giant companies are undoubtedly the ones with the most resources in the world. If he wants to upgrade, why not try to get resources from them?

Anyway, with the industrial module, in theory, I only need the most basic iron ore to complete the upgrade. It wouldn't be a problem to get some high-quality shipbuilding steel directly from Military Technology, right?

With an idea in mind, Qingniao looked at Rebecca beside him and said to her: "Rebecca, come with me. I promised to treat you to natural food."

"Ah... but what about the others?" Rebecca was a little confused. She looked at Blue Bird, then at Mann and the others, and was a little hesitant about whether she should go.

Jade Bird did not let her hesitate, but directly said to Mann: "Mann, after the matters here are dealt with, you take the others to find a place to stay first and have a good night's rest. We will go back tomorrow."

"It's boss, I will take care of these things." Mann nodded, showing his usual reliability.

Seeing that Qingniao had finished explaining the matter, Mia smiled at her and said, "Can you go now? I know a restaurant where the chef is pretty good. Do you like French food?"

"I prefer Chinese food to French food, but the French red wine braised beef is still good. I don't like the baked snails and foie gras very much." Qingniao answered casually.

Before time travel, when she was still him, she had eaten French food. Although she had never been to a particularly top-notch restaurant, it was at least authentic French food, so she still had some experience with French food.

However, this made Mia look surprised, because in her opinion, it was impossible for a Night City mercenary to eat real French food.

This is not only a matter of whether there is money to support this kind of consumption, but also because it is impossible for a mercenary to spend a lot of money on just a meal.

But Mia didn't say anything. She just asked her men to drive the car and then made an invitation gesture to Jade Bird.

Blue Bird also had stage fright, so he took Rebecca and sat on it.

The vehicle drove out of the military technology industrial park and headed towards the bustling urban area of ​​Los Santos.

Although the curfew is enforced, it is only for ordinary people, such as the upper-class communities and the city's business districts. Even on curfew nights, they are still lively and bustling.

"Where is Miss Qingniao from? She seems to be very knowledgeable about food!" Mia asked casually, as if she was just discussing food: "I also like Chinese food very much. I had a dish called General Tso's Chicken before. The Chinese food tastes very good to my taste.”

Of course, Jade Bird could hear that Mia was trying to find out more about herself, but she just chuckled slightly and said, "General Tso's Chicken is not considered Chinese food. It is a dish invented by Chinese chefs based on American tastes. It is a serious Chinese food." There is no such dish.

As for the taste, General Tso's Chicken is a little on the sweet side. I prefer the imperial concubine's chicken that is more delicately cooked. Compared to real Chinese food, General Tso's Chicken is a bit rougher in taste and technique. "

Mia's eyes were a little distracted by what Jade Bird said. While she was checking what Royal Concubine Chicken was through her personal terminal, she was also thinking seriously about who Jade Bird was.

Because from her speech and behavior, Mia could tell that Qingniao was well-educated and grew up in a favorable environment, which was definitely not something that an ordinary mercenary could have.

Chapter 60 Blue Bird’s Insight

Jade Bird had no obligation to answer Mia's questions, so during the conversation between the two, which was obviously to discuss food but was actually testing each other, the car drove to the restaurant Mia had booked.

Rebecca, who had long been confused by the topic between Qingniao and Mia that she didn't understand, jumped out of the car as if she was running for her life, with a bit of happiness on her face that she had survived the disaster.

If the two people chatted for a while longer, Rebecca felt that she should faint because she didn't understand.

Fortunately, the boring trial between Jade Bird and Mia was over, so when the three of them sat down in the restaurant, the conversation between the two entered a substantive stage.

"Miss Jade Bird, are you interested in coming to Los Santos for development? Although Night City is also very good, in terms of development potential, it is still not as good as Los Santos." Mia did not order, but just took a look at the menu brought by the waiter. Then he extended the invitation to Qingniao again.

High-end restaurants like this usually don't have an a la carte menu. Instead, the chef prepares the menu based on seasonal ingredients. When guests come to dine, they will only make slight adjustments based on each person's tastes, habits, and taboos. .

Therefore, if you are a frequent guest like Mia, the waiter or sommelier is already familiar with her daily tastes and habits, and you only need to recommend the chef's new dishes and the fresh ingredients of the day.

However, for people like Rebecca who have never had any contact with it, it’s like holding the menu and not knowing what to do.

Fortunately, Qingniao is quite familiar with this. She had eaten it before she traveled through time, so she took the initiative to ask Rebecca: "Rebecca, what food are you allergic to, or is there anything you don't like to eat?"

"No, I can eat whatever I want." Following the principle of saying more and making more mistakes, speaking less and making fewer mistakes, Rebecca very cleverly gave the most appropriate answer at this time.

"Then just follow the menu. My taste is relatively light. For other drinks, is there whiskey?" Qingniao glanced at the menu and didn't see any dishes that stood out to her. Instead, they all looked very traditional. French cuisine, so he lost interest and handed the menu directly to the waiter.

Hearing Qingniao's question, the waiter nodded quickly and replied: "Yes, our wine cellar has Chivas and Johnnie Walker from Scotland, Hakushu from Japan, and JACKDANIELS from the United States. Which one do you like?"

"Let the sommelier make recommendations based on the dishes. I personally prefer Macallan." Qingniao said casually and said nothing more.

Rebecca on the side had looked at the blue bird with great admiration. For Rebecca, the calmness shown by the blue bird was better than everyone she had ever seen in the Night City.

But this is easy to understand. After all, based on the people and environments that Rebecca has been exposed to, among the people she has met, obviously there is no one who can afford this level of consumption and can deal with it as calmly as Jade Bird. As if this is just everyday.

Not only Rebecca, but even Mia, who really enjoys these things every day, looked at Qingniao in surprise, unable to guess her true identity.

Based on the knowledge and knowledge shown by Qingniao and her familiarity with this kind of high-end restaurant, Mia even guessed whether she was the daughter of a large company in the East. Otherwise, there is no way to explain why Qingniao has such knowledge and knowledge. .

If Bluebird could know what Mia was thinking, he would probably roll on the ground laughing.

The education she received was nothing more than the compulsory education that had been universal before time travel and the university that most people could afford.

This may not be the treatment that everyone can enjoy in the world before time travel, but at least every rabbit can still receive compulsory education.

The university also provides student loans and poverty subsidies to help students from poor families complete their studies.

After all, those who read without books are only a minority.

But in this cyberpunk era, it is of course almost impossible for ordinary people to receive education. Monopoly giants control not only the world economy and the means of production, but also everything they can control.

Just like before Jade Bird traveled through time, Samsung in the Bangzi Kingdom was a chaebol. Although it was most famous for electronic products, there was nothing that Samsung had not been involved in within the Bangzi Kingdom, from shipbuilding to street fried chicken.

As for those students, except for those who are good-looking and want to debut as idols, all the rest of the students are thinking about is how to get into a good university and have a resume that is eye-catching enough to get into a chaebol job like Samsung and get more than ordinary small and medium-sized enterprises. high income.

This shows how outrageous the chaebols can do after they really take control of a country.

They were still chaebols with legal and government constraints. In this cyberpunk era, giant companies like Military Technology and Arasaka, which have completely broken away from legal and national constraints, are even more unscrupulous.

It can be said that the life, old age, illness and death of an ordinary human being are completely under the control of the company, which is enough to drain every drop of residual value from you.

As for actively becoming a company dog ​​and seeking promotion within the company?That's the end of ordinary people's ability to reach Wislow's position. Unless you are a descendant of a senior company executive, it will be difficult for you to get a chance to rise again.

Because for those who really control the company, no one is irreplaceable. If they are not obedient, then find someone who is obedient. Anyway, there are many people in this world who want to be corporate dogs and live a better life than others. Yes.

On the contrary, in terms of knowledge, Jade Bird's knowledge is indeed not comparable to that of Mia or ordinary people of this era, or even most corporate dogs.

The key to this is naturally that before the Blue Bird traveled, the world had entered the information age. The explosion of information brought about by the information revolution allowed everyone to receive information every day that ordinary people could not receive in their lifetime before.

To give the simplest example, ordinary people before Jade Bird traveled through time would only need to take out their mobile phones to open a web page and search for the answer to a certain question.

Maybe the answer won't be very professional and in-depth, but a simple understanding is enough, and if you want to have a deeper understanding, there are enough channels to dig deeper.

But before the explosion of information, do you want to check the answer to a question?Go to the library and browse through the vast collection of books on your own. You will be stunned by all the professional books.

And this is based on the premise that there is a local library and the library's collection of books is rich enough. Otherwise, you can only ask some well-known big guys for advice by writing letters. As for whether the big guys will It depends on luck whether I will answer your question.

In addition, with the development of the Internet in the information age, all kinds of things can be circulated on the Internet. Things that you have never heard of or seen in the past can now be understood in a relatively simple way. This insight Naturally, the rising tide lifts all boats.

Chapter 61 Reaching Cooperation

Qade Bird directly rejected Mia's solicitation, but did not refuse to cooperate.

Perhaps out of suspicion and speculation about Jade Bird's identity and background, Mia did not insist on continuing to recruit Jade Bird, and chose the next best thing to cooperate.

If Jade Bird was just an ordinary mercenary, Mia would certainly not consider cooperating with Jade Bird.

With her status, how could a mere mercenary be qualified to cooperate?Even if Mia intends to cultivate a so-called new legend, with the resources at her disposal, she can find a pig at will, and this pig can become the legendary Pigman.

The reason why she chose to cooperate with Jade Bird was because of the insight and knowledge shown by Jade Bird, which made Mia feel that it was a good investment.

Of course, Blue Bird still has to give Mia some sweeteners, and this is not included in the original plan of cultivating a new legend that Military Technology planned to implement.

According to Mia's original plan, it was just to support a new mercenary so that it could expand the market in the mercenary industry for military technology.

After all, this is just a small plan for military technology. The profits it can bring may have some practical significance for the Night City branch, but it is insignificant for military technology as a whole.

You must know that the main source of business for military technology is the military procurement of the new US federal army. Compared with a country's military procurement, what is the business growth that mercenaries in a mere city can bring?

The real purpose of this plan is to expand the influence of military technology in Night City, so as to compete with Arasaka in Night City, and ultimately drive Arasaka's forces out of Night City, allowing military technology to regain control of the city.

In the fourth corporate war that year, Military Technology lost Night City, allowing Arasaka to extend his sphere of influence to North America, but Military Technology held a grudge for half a century.

However, for Qingniao, the benefits she can give to Mia are more than that.

In other words, what Blue Bird can use in exchange for Mia's support is not just the influence after becoming a legend.

She just took out her data pad, swiped it a few times, and then handed it to Mia: "Are you military technology interested in this?"

Mia took the data tablet and didn't care at first, but after she saw what was on it clearly, her eyes widened in surprise.

"Is this... why do you have such a thing?" Mia looked at Qingniao in surprise, and couldn't help but ask the question she was most concerned about: "Is this the power behind you?"