From ship girl to machine god

After dancing and dancing very excitedly, Jack finally calmed down a little, but he was still very excited to express his admiration for the blue bird.

Just like Jack's admiration for the legendary mercenaries in the game, for Blue Bird, who is the most famous in Night City, being able to drink with such a big shot is enough to make Jack wet his pants with excitement.

"Hey, I'm talking about Jade Bird... Miss, why did you come to Heywood? Do you have a big job?" Jack looked at Jade Bird, wanting to talk to her, but he seemed to feel that it was not polite, and instead made himself look polite. A bit coy.

Seeing the appearance of his good brother in the game, Jade Bird laughed and explained to him: "I haven't had much to do recently. I heard that the Wild Wolf Bar in Heywood is very famous, so I came over to hang out, and then I heard your big Loud."

"Ah this..." Jack scratched the back of his head in embarrassment and let out an honest laugh: "Hahaha, the Wild Wolf Bar is indeed quite famous in Heywood. Everyone likes to come here. This is the best bar in the world. The best bar in Wood, although not as good as After Life.”

Jack said the last sentence in a very low voice. Obviously, this big guy with a somewhat reckless personality also has a cunning side.

Qingniao had no objection to his words. He just raised his glass and said to him: "The reason why the next life is famous is because of Rogge, and sooner or later, the Wild Wolf Bar will become famous in the Night City because of Jack Wills." of."

After saying that, Qingniao drank the wine in his glass, patted Jack's shoulder, stood up, turned around and walked out.

But just when Jack stood up in a hurry and wanted to send Blue Bird off, Blue Bird stopped and looked back at Jack as if he remembered something and asked: "Speaking of which, what are you doing now?"

"Me? I used to be in a gang, but now I want to change my mind and take a more righteous path because of my mother's objections. I'm planning to become a mercenary!" Jack quickly answered Qingniao, and at the same time, he also revealed a bit of hope and expectation. It seems that he wants to work with Jade Bird.

Obviously, for a former street kid like Jack who wants to get ahead, being able to follow a famous "big brother" is much more attractive than climbing up from the bottom little by little on his own.

Although Jack really wanted to achieve his ideals and goals through his own efforts, he didn't mind having the opportunity to reach the top in one step.

Blue Bird saw what Jack was thinking, and she didn't mind giving Jack a chance. After all, he was once a good brother, and it wouldn't be a problem for him to become her good brother again.

But Jade Bird did not make a decision immediately. Instead, after thinking for a while, he asked Jack a question: "Do you know a person named V?"

"V? Do you know her too?" Jack seemed to know V, and suddenly showed a surprised expression: "Did she cause something? Or is there something involving her?"

Among the three origins of V in the game plot, the corporate dog V was the director of the Arasaka Counterintelligence Department before the plot began. He was also an old acquaintance of Jack. He seemed to be a "successful person" who successfully entered the company from the street and climbed to a high position. .

It was only in 2076 that he was involved in the internal strife in Arasaka. After his boss was eliminated, the full-body prosthetic body was turned off and he was kicked out of Arasaka.

After that, the company dog ​​V teamed up with Jack, and the two became mercenaries. Taking advantage of Jack's background in the Heywood Valentino Gang, he met the Valentino Gang's boss and middleman priest, and took over the job. After a lot of work, he gradually became famous on the street, until the game plot started when the fat black man Dexter came to his door and took the order to steal Relic's order from the Kanbi Building.

In the other two starts, Jack and V didn't know each other before fighting. After meeting each other for various reasons in 2076, they started living together as mercenaries with similar differences.

Hearing from Jack's words that he knew V, a smile appeared on Jade Bird's face. It was obvious that this was the start of company dog ​​V, and it was also the first save start of Jade Bird when he played the game before time travel.

"I have nothing to do with her, but she will soon be in bad luck. It has something to do with the company, you know." Jade Bird gave Jack a look of understanding, then turned and left. At this time, the TV The news being broadcast on the Internet just mentioned that Arasaka was found to be secretly building a mass accelerator on the moon base.

Jack didn't understand what the blue bird meant, but he quickly called V to ask if his friend had encountered any trouble.

However, Jack did not get through the call, and V refused to answer.

This undoubtedly makes Jack more worried about V's current situation. After all, he also knows what V does in the company, and he understands the nature of the company far more clearly than V does.

It's just that he is just an unemployed young man living in his own tavern, and he really has no ability to help his friends.

Just when Jack wanted to ask Blue Bird if he knew more about the situation and if he could help V, Blue Bird had already left the Wolf Bar.

Although I am very interested in V and Jack, it is not a good time to contact them now, at least until V leaves the company.

As for the situation of V, it is not difficult for Ao Niao to know, because the matter of secretly building a mass accelerator in Arasaka on the moon base was revealed to Military Technology by Ao Niao, not as discovered by the agents of Military Technology as in the original plot.

This time, these military technology agents were just there to verify Blue Bird’s intelligence.

On V's side, through the virus Jade Bird had just implanted into Jack's personal terminal, Jade Bird had spread the virus to V along the phone line. At this time, it had broken through the ICE on V's body and recorded her every move through her personal terminal. The message came back to Qingniao.

"It seems that it was when V was dealing with the Frankfurt incident. What a coincidence!" From the information found in V's personal terminal, Jade Bird could easily determine what V was doing at the moment.

The so-called Frankfurt incident is a background incident experienced by Company Dog V at the beginning of the game. Arasaka secretly built a mass accelerator at the lunar base, which violated the regulations of the ESA, the owner of the lunar base. The matter was revealed by the agents of Military Technology. In order to deal with this matter, the Arasaka Counterintelligence Department had to make a big move in Frankfurt with the intention of killing people or covering up the matter.

This incident happened just before the ESA's vote on whether to let Arasaka renew the lease of the lunar base. Affected by the incident, it is very likely that the ESA will not let Arasaka continue to rent the lunar base.

But it was obvious that things in Frankfurt were messed up, so the entire Arasaka Counterintelligence Department was in huge trouble, and V was no exception.

However, the head of this department, V's immediate boss, came up with a very outrageous method and directly killed all the people who participated in the ESA vote.

And this also became the trigger for V to be kicked out of Arasaka.

Chapter 1: A two-pronged plot

"I didn't expect that the Frankfurt incident and the Prosthetic King Kong project actually happened in the same time period. This is really a coincidence." After synthesizing the information at hand, Jade Bird discovered two important plot stories. The time of occurrence was actually so close.

Just like when V was kicked out of the company, David was leading Rebecca to Arasaka Tower.

However, this matter did not have much impact on Qingniao. It was just that she had one more thing to worry about and needed to operate on two lines to avoid problems.

Theoretically speaking, V does not need Aotori to intervene. After all, according to the original plot, V would just be deregistered from the full-body prosthetic body and then kicked out of Arasaka.

However, Aotori is not sure whether Arasaka will let go of her, the second-in-command of the counter-intelligence department who has a lot of information. The matter may not be as simple as V just being kicked out of the company by the prosthetic body that has canceled the whole body, as in the game plot.

"It seems that I have to find a chance to meet V in the future. At least I have to save her life. Otherwise, it would be a waste if I spent three hours pinching her face." Qingniao muttered nonsensical words, but in his heart Already have an idea.

As for David on the other side, just as Blue Bird expected, he quickly showed his amazing talent after being equipped with Sianwistan.

However, unlike the silly fool who started and stopped eight times a day in the original plot, with the professional guidance of Alpha and the operation of a reliable prosthetic doctor, David clearly knew that the thing on his body could not be used at will, and he did not want to If you want to die, you must obey the doctor's instructions obediently.

Even though his mother was not dead but just in a coma, David still cherished his life and planned to make money to take care of his mother.

But one thing is still the same as the plot of the anime, that is, David, equipped with a prosthetic body, went back to Arasaka School, and used the huge advantage brought by the time stop to beat up the classmate who had been bullying him, and he was replaced. He took revenge for the bullying he had been subjected to.

Of course, this was also a deliberate arrangement by Blue Bird to let David go to school and voluntarily drop out of school, and by the way, expose the fact that he had installed Sianwistan, in order to attract the attention of the classmate's father who bullied him, who was the director of Arasaka's Prosthetic King Kong project. .

After all, only in this way would the guy want to equip David with a prosthetic King Kong to obtain test data.

But this time, it is estimated that Military Technology will not be interested in this thing, nor will they issue missions through Mann and his original middlemen to snatch this thing.

Because most of Military Science and Technology's energy at the moment is focused on the small anti-gravity engine blueprints traded to them by Blue Bird, I am afraid that they will not be able to devote much energy to the homogeneous experimental projects of their competitors.

When Jade Bird contacted Mia before, it was stated that the R&D department of Military Technology had completed the preliminary imitation of the small anti-gravity engine and the progress was encouraging. Now that it has successfully produced the first sample, it will start to develop this engine later. We have thoroughly understood the technology and used it to develop a series of new products and put them on the market.

However, in fact, according to the data and information obtained by Jade Bird, Military Technology did complete the production of the first sample, but it was made based on the drawings and process parameters provided by Jade Bird.

Just like if you train a dog to pull switches and push buttons in order, after forming a conditioned reflex, the dog can produce a car for you on an automated production line. With a full set of drawings and process parameters, military technology can even produce samples. If they don't come out, Jade Bird will really doubt their technical level.

But military technology has only achieved so much. They successfully made a prototype, and then nothing happened.

Without the corresponding basic theory and corresponding technological breakthroughs, it is easy to imitate the anti-gravity engine, but it is impossible to fully understand the technology and even complete reverse research and development to develop a new product line.

Unless someone in military science and technology can be genius enough to make a complete set of theoretical breakthroughs required for anti-gravity engines, they can only make this finished product according to Jade Bird's drawings, and even adjust the process parameters to enlarge the product. Less than.

This is also the reason why Jade Bird dares to come up with this level of technology and military technology transactions. On the one hand, this level of technology is indeed a bait that can attract interest and investment in military technology. On the other hand, because Jade Bird I am convinced that military technology technicians cannot analyze the technology they have produced.

If it were a normal world line instead of this world line dominated by companies, and if the research on various basic theories developed normally instead of being driven by corporate interests, with the technological level of mankind in the second half of the 21st century, we would still be able to analyze reflections. Gravity technology and reverse research on the bluebird's drawings.

Rather than like now, it's like using the technology of the steam age to study the supersonic fighter engine of the Cold War, and you can't understand what it is.

Now, anti-gravity engine technology is like a carrot hanging in front of military technology. If they want to eat it, military technology has to stretch their necks forward desperately. When their necks stretch to the limit, they have to Do not cooperate with Jade Bird again to obtain subsequent technical support from Jade Bird.

By that time, military technology will not be able to take whatever the Blue Bird wants, but at least it will obey its orders.

After all, after producing the first sample, military technology executives have already seen the huge market prospects that this technology can bring.

You must know that in this world, even in 2076 when humans have colonized Mars, the way to travel from the earth to space is still high-cost rockets. Compared with high-thrust rockets, anti-gravity technology is like using a supersonic jet to go there. It's like challenging a double-winged electric fan, there's no suspense at all.

Military Technology cannot give up on this huge piece of cake that is already in its mouth under any circumstances. Even if it is unable to swallow this cake now, it will never give up and will only work hard to bite it. Live this piece of cake and drive away anyone else who covets this piece of cake.

Once the mentality of military technology is grasped, for Jade Bird, it will be equivalent to holding the key to provoking a new round of corporate war in the future.

It's just that the key has not been completed yet, and Qingniao still needs to wait patiently.

While waiting, killing an Adam Hammer and recruiting V Zhentian is undoubtedly the best sideshow.

Now everything is ready, all that is left is an east wind, and this east wind will not keep the blue bird waiting for too long.

Chapter 111 Are you the famous V?

As the stories that happened to David and V progressed at the same time, David's side was calm. Ever since he made a big fuss at school and successfully dropped out of school, David started to learn how to do it with Mann and the others. A mercenary.

Although he is a newcomer, because he is led by a veteran like Mann, coupled with Alpha's professional guidance and training, David not only quickly mastered how to use the Sianwei Stan on his body, but also quickly adapted to the servants. Soldier life, growing up quickly.

As for Aotori's plan to let people on the Arasaka side know that David has installed the Sian Westan, and thus discover his special characteristics and let him install the prosthetic King Kong, the matter is also progressing steadily, but things obviously do not happen overnight.

What's more, even if Arasaka reacts immediately, it will take time for the prosthetic King Kong to be transported to Night City.

On the contrary, it is V's side, because the Frankfurt incident was messed up just like in the plot, and she is facing this big trouble.

Someone caused a massacre at the ESA voting meeting, and many important representatives were killed. It can be said to be the biggest news at the moment. V, who was involved in it, was asked by her boss to deal with her boss's competitors, thinking that her boss and herself Win a safe workplace environment instead of being thrown out as a scapegoat for this incident.

V actually understands that this job is just her boss dragging her into the water and using white gloves to do the dirty work. In principle, she is just a worker. The ESA massacre actually has little to do with her, and her boss's misfortune cannot be implicated. she.

But who was promoted by her boss, and she was involved in the previous Frankfurt incident. No one would believe that she had nothing to do with her unlucky boss.

After all, when intra-company strife begins, everyone in the rival faction needs to be brought down, even if it's just unfounded.

Therefore, V, who was deeply tied to her boss, could only choose to find a way to get rid of her boss's competitors. After all, she had no way to get out of this vortex easily.

However, when she came to the bar on her boss's floating car and planned to ask her good friend Jack to help hire a few mercenaries to deal with her boss's competitors, the boss's competitors came to beat her first.

After being taken away from the chip that stored dirty information about his boss's rivals, and having all the prosthetics in his body shut down, V was kicked out of Arasaka Company.

All of a sudden, he went from being a great person who was only one step away from becoming a high-level person in the company to having nothing.

"It's all over, Jack, I'm done! I've worked hard for so many years, and now there's nothing left..." V, who was weak because his whole body prosthetic body was shut down, was supported by Jack, and his whole body fell into a great shock and confusion. Lost: "The company shut down my prosthetic body and froze my bank account. All the savings I have worked hard to save over the years are gone."

"Hey, cheer up girl, at least you're still alive." Jack looked at his good friend like this and felt really uncomfortable and worried for her, but he still tried his best to comfort her: "And you see, you don't have everything, right? You still have me as a friend, and you still have this money.”

With that said, Jack showed V the money that V had handed him just now to buy the mercenaries.

Because this was a shady deal, V's boss gave her a large sum of cash, and now this money has become the capital for V's comeback.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect that I would be back on the street again. I have nothing once again. Fortunately, I have you as a buddy. Jack, I owe you..." V was about to say something grateful to Jack when a little girl suddenly came from the side. Voice: "Are you the famous V? A member of the Arasaka Counterintelligence Department?"

"Not anymore. I was kicked out of the company just now." V didn't know who was asking the question, but even though she had just experienced the ups and downs of her life, V was unwilling to lose face in front of others and still refused to give up. He said, "If you want to trouble the company for something, you've come to the wrong person. But if it's me you're looking for, then I'll take care of it."

After saying that, V looked in the direction of the speaker and saw three white-haired heads, two big and one small.

"V, this is not here to cause trouble for you." Of course Jack recognized Jade Bird and hurriedly introduced to V: "This is the most famous mercenary Jade Bird in Night City at present, a well-known big shot on the road. Do you want to make a comeback? You can ask her for help.”

Hearing what Jack said, V paid attention to the person in front of her and carefully looked at Blue Bird, Lucy and Alpha standing behind her, and recalled the relevant information about the name Blue Bird in her mind.

"Blue Bird? I've heard of this name. You seem to have a good relationship with military technology? Do you work for them?" Without the support of the prosthetic body, V was a little breathless when speaking, but she still couldn't change it for a while. Some speaking habits developed in the Arasaka Counterintelligence Department.

Qingniao didn't mind this either. When he came to the box where V and Jack were and sat down, he also glanced at Lucy beside him: "Lucy, help her and let me see how you have progressed recently. "

When Lucy heard Jade Bird's instructions, she didn't waste any time. She raised her hand and pulled out a connecting cable from her neck and plugged it into the interface on the back of V's head. Then her eyes lit up.

"Uh... what are you... doing?" V suddenly let out an uncomfortable scream, but soon she realized what Lucy was doing: "You are copying my prosthetic body? How is this possible? No hacker can make it happen!"

Obviously, as far as V is aware, no hacker can reactivate the company's remotely shut down prosthetic body and overwrite its operating system.

In fact, being able to reactivate a prosthetic body that has been remotely shut down by the company is already an astonishing hacking skill in V's opinion. Even the hackers she had seen working for Arasaka Company in the Arasaka Counterintelligence Department would never be able to reactivate it. Don't have this ability.