From ship girl to machine god

Even if the main body of the Blue Bird is only [-] tons and is a light destroyer, it will be the same.

If Qade Bird hadn't kept calm, Lucy's brain would have been roasted into a plate of roasted brains.

But even so, Lucy was almost unable to withstand Blue Bird's attack, and was about to be hacked into her personal terminal.

But just after the blue bird knocked through Lucy's personal ICE, which was already riddled with holes, she did not continue to go deeper, but retreated directly, and poured a small bucket of ice cubes into Lucy's body. The hood was then placed on her head.

With the cooling of the ice cubes, Lucy's body temperature dropped quickly. She couldn't help but pant while looking at the blue bird with a horrified look, as if she was looking at something very scary.

"Don't look at me like that. I'm not a wandering AI. Although there should be a wandering AI in Night City, that guy's eyes are blue." Blue Bird could certainly guess what Lucy was thinking, but But she didn't care.

Seeing that the temperature of Lucy's head had dropped, Qingniao said to her: "Your level is considered top-notch in Night City. As long as you have a top-notch prosthetic body and hacking equipment, you should be able to make a name for yourself.

But it’s not easy to get ahead on your own, so do you want to follow me?At least I can take you directly to the afterlife. "

"Afterlife? Where is that place?" Lucy has not yet gone to the Night City, so she doesn't know what the afterlife the blue bird is talking about is.

However, the bartender on the side intervened and explained: "The next life is a bar, the top place in Night City. Only the best mercenaries in Night City can take jobs there, and there are also the best places in Night City. Good job, if you want to make a name for yourself in Night City, the next life is your best choice.

If the little... girl can really bring you into the world, it will be a very good start indeed. At least you can save a lot of effort and directly enter the top circle of Night City. "

Hearing what the bartender said, Lucy had a thoughtful expression on her face.

Her brain gradually cooled down and her rationality returned. After thinking calmly, she felt that following the Blue Bird was indeed a good choice, and could even be said to be the most appropriate choice at the moment.

And Lucy could also see that Jade Bird actually had no ill intentions towards her. After all, Jade Bird had just breached her personal ICE. In that state, her brain was defenseless to Jade Bird.

Whether Qingniao wants to empty her memory or directly burn her brain, it can be done with just one thought.

It can be said that Lucy's life and death was directly in the hands of Blue Bird, but she did not do this. Instead, she let her go after breaking through Lucy's personal ICE.

This is enough to show that Qingniao has no ill intentions towards her, at least he has no intention of killing her now.

As for whether Jade Bird wants to take advantage of herself, this is actually not a big problem for Lucy.

Compared with being used by others, not even having any use value, that is the saddest thing.

However, Lucy did not immediately agree to Blue Bird. Instead, she asked her some questions and inquired about some information about Night City.

Naturally, Qingniao knew everything and didn't push Lucy to make a decision. The two white-haired men just drank wine and chatted wordlessly.

"If you want to live in Night City, do you have to find an intermediary?" The two of them talked about the topic of intermediaries. Although Lucy didn't know anything about it, she was still curious about what the intermediaries in Night City were like.

Because she has been to many countries, Lucy knows that different places have different rules. For example, in some cities, there are no middlemen and are managed by local gangs.

Although she had never encountered a situation like Night City where there were both gangs and middlemen, and street gangs and mercenaries were two separate groups, this was the first time she had seen something like Night City.

So Lucy wanted to know more information and where to go to visit the dock after entering Night City.

"It's okay if you don't need a middleman in Night City, but a good middleman can help you solve a lot of troubles, such as difficult clients, how to evacuate after the task is completed, and an obviously problematic commission. A good middleman can help you deal with these problems and ensure that you are given high-quality, reliable, and profitable commissions." Jade Bird explained to Lucy the benefits of the Night City middleman, but also told her Explaining some problems with intermediaries: “However, there are some disadvantages to using intermediaries to accept commissions. For example, if you are not well-known, there will be no intermediaries to help you because they do not trust you.

And there are also three levels of middlemen. Some of the best middlemen are really powerful, but there are also some who will dig holes for you to jump out of.

At this time, it is very important to choose an intermediary who has already established a reputation and is reliable. Although it will take some time to gain the trust of the other party, it is well worth it. "

Lucy carefully wrote down what Jade Bird said. Based on her experience, she could certainly tell that what Jade Bird said was based on experience.

"Then can you recommend some famous middlemen in Night City? I plan to..." Lucy originally wanted to say that she would try her luck, but just when she was about to say that, a strong man walked in at the door and said: cut her off.

"Boss, you're back!" Mann, who was wearing sunglasses, had a tough aura, and paired with his tall and muscular body, he looked quite intimidating.

However, such a strong man who can run a horse on his arms and stand on his fists, respectfully and seriously calls the little girl Qingniao "boss". If he hadn't seen with his own eyes just now Qingniao raised a bunch of knives in his hands, he would have done it. Lucy would also find the sight of throwing it out to be very misplaced and ridiculous.

But now she can clearly judge that Qingniao really has this strength, and although Mann looks very capable and tough, he is not that difficult to deal with.

At least for Lucy, she would rather face a strong man like Mann who can beat her to death than a little girl like Qingniao who can burn her brain at any time. The deterrent power of the two is not the same at all. language.

"I do know a reliable middleman. Follow me and I'll take you to get to know him." After saying that, Jade Bird threw a bill to the bartender, got up and walked out with Mann, and Lucy also He immediately followed her.

Chapter 81 The Detachment’s Decision

The group returned to Night City, and since Lucy had nowhere to go for the time being, Blue Bird took her directly back to his home.

While placing Lucy, Blue Bird did not forget that there was also an Alpha that he had picked up, so he asked Mann: "Where is the girl you asked to bring back? Where do you place her?"

"I asked Dorio to rent a house in Heywood District and temporarily place her there. Dorio also lives there, so I can keep an eye on her." Mann explained to Jade Bird without forgetting at the same time. Xiang Qingniao asked: "Boss, do you want to see her? I can ask Dorio to bring her here now."

When Mann and others in Los Santos returned to Night City ahead of Blue Bird, they certainly did not forget Pyrrha and Sasha who were still waiting for them outside the city, as well as Alpha, who was captured by Blue Bird.

After bringing Alpha back to Night City, considering that Blue Bird said that she was not a prisoner, but a future companion, Mann and others did not make things difficult for her. Instead, they found a place for her to live near Dolio's home. She settled down.

Alpha herself did not object to this arrangement. After all, she had been liberated from the prison of military technology by Blue Bird. Thinking of this and hoping that Blue Bird could take out the other monitors on her body, Alpha naturally waited for Blue Bird to come back. , nothing happened.

Now that Jade Bird is back and asked about this matter, Mann naturally reports the situation truthfully and waits for Jade Bird to make a decision.

Qingniao thought for a moment and said, "Let her come over tomorrow. I plan to have a good night's rest today. In addition, you can also take this girl away, find her a place to live, and bring her over tomorrow."

After saying that, Qingniao patted Lucy's butt and motioned for her to follow Mann.

It's not that Qingniao is short and can only pat Lucy's butt. Although she hasn't grown much after completing the first upgrade, she is still 1.5 meters tall, so she can't only pat Lucy's butt.

This is just her trying to be a rogue.

After all, this is a woman who once called her wife. Although Blue Bird preferred Rebecca when she watched the animation before she traveled through time, that doesn't stop her from calling Lucy wife, right?

Since she is my wife, what can I do if I take a picture of my butt?

She is a girl, so there is no problem even if she takes Lucy to take a bath with her.

Lucy herself didn't pay too much attention to being slapped on the butt by Blue Bird. Although she already knew that Blue Bird was a very powerful mercenary, Blue Bird's too deceptive appearance still made her think of Blue Bird as a little girl.

And being slapped on the butt by a little girl is not something worth making a fuss about.

So Lucy just glanced at the blue bird, and after confirming that she had no other expression, she said hello to Mann, and then left with Mann.

Qingniao, on the other hand, returned to his residence after stretching. After putting hot water in the bathroom, he threw himself into the bathtub.

"Ah~~! Sure enough, it's more comfortable to take a bath! I will definitely put a hot spring in the bridge for bathing in the future!" Qingniao lay in the bathtub and stretched his limbs, enjoying the feeling of hot water wrapping his body.

Although space is the most comfortable place for her, soaking in hot springs is also something that every ship girl likes.

After all, returning to the hot spring after every sortie is a way for every ship girl to relax. This is an instinct engraved deep in the soul of a ship girl, just like a rabbit wants to plant something when it sees the ground. This kind of thing is called instinct.

Of course, it's not the instinct of Honnoji Temple, that means two completely different things.

While soaking in the bathtub, Qingniao did not sleep comfortably, but was thinking about Alpha and Lucy.

Mann's team has enough manpower so far. As a mercenary team, it is fully equipped and even luxurious.

Without considering encounters with regular troops or company security forces, the current manpower is sufficient to deal with various conventional situations they may encounter.

Therefore, if Alpha and Lucy join the team, it will be somewhat redundant and make the entire team configuration bloated.

Fortunately for Alpha, the prosthetic body on her body and the mantis knife are used to position her as an agile assaulter, suitable for roaming the battlefield and breaking through defenses. She is not out of place in today's cyberpunk team.

As for Lucy, the current cyberpunk team is different from the original anime plot. Sasha did not die because of exposing the side effects of biotechnology drugs, so there is no shortage of hackers in Mann's team.

And two hackers are a very luxury for any mercenary team or even organization in Night City.

Except for gangs like the Voodoo Gang, which can cultivate hackers themselves and thus support a large number of hackers, and can even interact with Internet surveillance and spy on people outside the black wall, most street forces can only have one or two hackers to support the scene. Remarkable.

There are undoubtedly very few cases where Mann's team has Lucy as the resident hacker and Qi Wei as the cooperating hacker as in the original animation.

And this doesn't count Sasha, who is already dead in the plot. Three hackers are enough to build up a force.

So from Blue Bird's point of view, she actually doesn't want to just put Alpha and Lucy into Mann's current team.

One of the reasons is that the team will be bloated. Another reason is that the current Mann team has been trained by Jade Bird, and the team's cooperation and tactics have already taken shape.

If new members are added rashly, Alpha and Lucy will undoubtedly need some time to adapt to the current rhythm and action mode of the Mann team.

This is not to say that it is not possible, but in the view of Blue Bird it is somewhat unnecessary.

After all, a very real problem lies here. The mercenaries in Night City can receive jobs. In most cases, three or five people can solve the problem very well. In most cases, there is no need for today's Man All members of En's team are dispatched.

You must know that the current Mann team has six people. Except for Falco as the driver, the five-man team is already a very suitable configuration, and Jade Bird does not intend to change this configuration.

So she planned to put Alpha and Lucy beside her and form a new team with her.

In this way, he will have two teams on hand that can be used to perform tasks, which can not only effectively improve the team's efficiency in completing tasks, but also make better use of the manpower currently on hand.

Furthermore, you can also prepare for recruiting people like David, V and Jack to join the team in the future.

Thinking of this, Jade Bird gradually came up with a transformation plan for Alpha. Anyway, she would have to remove many military technology locators, and those implants and prosthetics would also need to be adjusted and maintained. It would be better to just make her a brand new set of prosthetics. Get in shape!

With this idea in mind, Qingniao rummaged through his database...

Chapter 82 Alpha’s new prosthetic body

"What is this?" Alpha looked at the data pad handed to him by Blue Bird. After browsing for a while, he raised his head and looked at the "unspectacular" white-haired lolita in front of him.

Lucy looked aside and noticed that the data board was full of information about various prosthetics. If you look closely, they seemed to be a complete set.

But this kind of thing usually only appears in a special project of a large company, just like the combat robot on Alpha and the hacker robot on Lucy that was used to invade beyond the Black Wall.

For ordinary people, this kind of thing is unheard of, and the price is definitely not affordable by ordinary people.

This can't help but make Lucy curious, what exactly is the set that Qingniao brought out, and what does she mean?

"A set of combat prosthetics tailor-made for you. The one you are wearing has been destroyed by me before, and I have to dismantle many locators and transmitters left behind by military technology. It is basically equivalent to destroying your entire body. If one-third of it is hollowed out, more than half of the functions of the remaining part will be affected, so..." Jade Bird took back the data pad, and then showed a smile that seemed to just twitch the corners of his mouth: "I'll help you redesign it. After purchasing a prosthetic body, your body's performance will be equivalent to approximately 241% of your original combat power, and you will no longer need to rely on various drugs to maintain body functions."

Judging from the technology possessed by Bluebird, it is not difficult to put together such a set of prosthetics that can greatly improve Alpha's combat capabilities. She just spent the time it took for the bath water to get cold to put together a set last night.

Then he made appropriate adjustments to the pieced-together prosthetic body, and then changed the painting and styling. It only took Jade Bird two hours in total.

Although she actually used her own shipboard computer to perform data calculations for most of the work, Qade Bird did it herself when it came to painting and styling.

The final result is the prosthetic body plan presented to Alpha at this moment.

"A set of custom-made prosthetics? How much does this... cost?" Alpha did not doubt that Bluebird could produce something of this level.

After all, Jade Bird doesn't look simple at all. It's not unusual for her or the forces behind her to be able to come up with something of this level.

But rather than being able to come up with such a customized combat prosthetic body, Alpha is more concerned about how much this set of things will cost, or simply that the price paid cannot be measured in money.

However, Qingniao just thought about it and said casually: "I don't know if it's available on the market, but it doesn't cost much because I made this set of prosthetics myself."

Qingniao said, and motioned Alpha to look at the engineering module she placed in the corner of the room.

Alpha noticed the unfolded engineering module and was shocked by such a set of professional equipment.

After all, as a former military technology agent, she still knew something about such a highly integrated set of industrial equipment, even if she was in the combat department.

"You can make your own prosthetic body?" Alpha was very surprised. She didn't expect that there are people in this world who can actually make their own prosthetic body.