From ship girl to machine god

It's just that Mann usually shows enough leadership that she doesn't need to use her brain.

At this time, she could clearly see the dull atmosphere in the box, so she took the initiative to order a drink. After the bartender brought the drink, she said: "The wine list in the Afterlife Bar is named after the legend of Night City." , I’ve wanted to try it for a long time, and Mann told me before that he really wanted to put his name on it.”

Dorio is obviously looking for a topic, but as a mercenary, it is the dream of many people to be able to leave his name on the wine list in the next life, alongside the legends of the past.

However, Qingniao, who clearly knew what was going on with the wine list, said without raising his head: "Leave your name on that wine list? Tell the bartender the recipe for the wine, and then make enough noise to die." That’s it, the legend of Night City… you can only find it in the cemetery.”

Obviously, Qingniao's words were quite inappropriate and ruined the atmosphere.

This suddenly made the atmosphere in the box, which had just been broken by Dolio, become dull again.

Rebecca couldn't stand this atmosphere anymore. With her moody personality, she angrily smashed her pistol on the coffee table in the private room and shouted at the blue bird: "Hey! What do you mean? Call us here You didn’t say anything when you came here, what on earth do you want to do?!”

Originally, Rebecca wanted to say some harsh words to threaten Jade Bird, but looking at her pistol and remembering the scene where Jade Bird used her head to catch the bullet, she still felt a little timid.

So she could only put on a fierce expression to increase her momentum.

Faced with Rebecca's irritable remarks, the rest of the Cyberpunk team focused their attention on Blue Bird. They also wanted to know what this little girl with enough fighting power to crush them all wanted to do.

Chapter 10 Bluebird’s confession

"You guys... want to stand out?" Qingniao asked as he raised his head and looked at the cyberpunk team in front of him who was staring at him.

"You're not useless..." Rebecca was about to roar, but Mann on the side stretched out his hand to stop her, and then nodded to the blue bird sincerely and seriously.

Seeing Mann's appearance, Qingniao nodded slightly with satisfaction, and then continued: "If you want to stand out, be famous in Night City, or even become a legend buried in the cemetery, your current strength is not enough. of."

If Jade Bird had said this before, the people in the Cyberpunk team would probably be very unconvinced.

But after being killed by Jade Bird in one round, they also clearly realized that their strength was indeed insufficient.

Although Ao Niao's combat prowess as a ship girl cannot be used as a reference, the fact that she was killed instantly without even showing her face, and the only resistance the entire team could make was the bullet fired by Rebecca, can still explain the problem.

According to Mann's idea, even if he can't defeat him, he must at least be able to drag the opponent to death together, or cause enough damage to the enemy.

It's definitely not possible to be pinned to the ground and unable to get up as soon as they meet.

Therefore, when Blue Bird said that they were not strong enough, even the most grumpy Rebecca had nothing to say at this time and just muttered with an unhappy look on her face.

"But your potential is good, I decided to recruit you to become my subordinates." Jade Bird said still expressionlessly, and turned the data pad in his hand over and handed it to Mann: "In exchange, I will provide you with Professional training, followed by support such as prosthetic body upgrades, medical support, and weapons and equipment, and I will help you take over the work from Rogge.

I think the golden sign of the middleman queen of Night City should still be very convincing to you, right?Depending on your own strength, it is not impossible to survive with Rogge until the end, but I'm afraid it will take you a long time to prove your ability. "

After saying that, Jade Bird pointed to the data board that Mann took over, stood up and said: "The specific terms are all on it. This is a mercenary contract template I got from the servers of several companies, and combined it.

If you feel that something is inappropriate, you can bring it up and we will discuss it when I come back. Now I want to see Rogge. "

"We will study it carefully." Mann quickly opened a passage between the sofa and the coffee table for Jade Bird, and said he would seriously consider it.

But the blue bird did not go out from the aisle that Mann made way for. Instead, he levitated out of thin air and flew out of the box with his drone.

Everyone in the Cyberpunk team was dumbfounded by this scene. Although the technology of the 21st century 70s has allowed humans to colonize Mars, establish bases on the moon, and realize anti-gravity technology and personal flight, it is so easy and freehand to levitate like a blue bird. It is still something that is almost a fantasy.

Perhaps the bosses behind those companies can afford such the world's top technological products, but for the members of the Cyberpunk team, and even 99.9% of the people in the world, this world's top technological creation is It is beyond their reach, and they have never even heard of it.

But for Bluebird, who has an anti-gravity engine, this is her innate ability.

After walking through the corridor and arriving at Rogge's box, Qingniao looked at Rogge who was assigning work to his men without disturbing him.

It wasn't until Rogge finished sending errands to others that Jade Bird walked into the box after the others left and sat down in front of Rogge.

"It seems I underestimated you. You are more capable than I expected." Rogge called the bartender. After ordering two glasses of wine, he picked up the glass: "Johnny Silverhand, I think you should want to Drink this."

Qingniao raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at Rogge before taking the glass, and after taking a sip, he said: "It turns out that bastard who sings rock and roll has good taste. I thought he would only be full of swear words, and then he and Ott Canning Ann was messing around backstage at the show!”

After listening to Qingniao's words, Rogge's eyes suddenly changed.

It's not surprising that Blue Bird knows Johnny Silverhand. As a legend in Night City, Johnny Silverhand's name is also famous. To this day, there are still people chasing the shadow of the former Samurai Band.

But not many people knew that Ott Cunningham and Johnny Silverhand were having an affair.

Especially knowing that the two of them were messing around backstage at the show, this is definitely not something ordinary people can do.

But Rogge, who had been in charge of the city for many years, did not ask directly. Instead, he changed his posture, looked at Qingniao with a serious attitude, and then asked her: "So are you really planning to take over the job from me? ?

Then everything must be done according to the rules of the road. At least you must give me an explanation first. At least I must know who you are and what your abilities are.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't want to say it, but in that case everything will still follow the rules of the Tao. You have to make your name step by step and prove yourself to me.

But in this case, I will only send you some dirty work, and I will give priority to good work to people who are worthy of my trust. "

In fact, according to the rules on the road, Rogge will not assign jobs to newcomers at all.

As the most famous and senior middleman in Night City, newcomers usually go to other middlemen who are not very famous to start with small things.

For example, the commissions V and Jack made at the beginning, such as rescuing the money owner who was kidnapped by the scavengers, going to the underground parking lot to steal cars, etc.

Only after your reputation gradually develops, more powerful middlemen will come to you and give you better jobs.

As for Rogge, only new people come to the next life, and she never takes the initiative to accept new people.

But it was obvious that the ability shown by Blue Bird and the face of old Morgan made the middleman queen of Night City willing to make an exception.

"Do you want to tell me? My origin is very bizarre, and you won't believe it even if I explain it." Qingniao actually didn't mind telling Rogge the truth, but it was obvious that the two identities of time traveler and ship girl, no matter which one told Rogge, Rogge would not believe it even if she heard it.

Jade Bird simply didn't bother to say anything. She just tapped her Night Bird multifunctional stealth reconnaissance drone and said to Rogge: "You can rest assured that I have no enemies in Night City, and I have nothing to do with the company. , in addition to knowing old Morgan, you can also regard my interpersonal relationships as a blank sheet of paper.

As for my abilities, I can probably blow up the entire black wall without any equipment support, and also blow up the data fortresses of all companies.

Of course, without using my hacking abilities, I can kill through any company headquarters alone, unless they plant a nuclear bomb in their headquarters or shoot me in the head with an anti-ship missile. "

At this point, Aotori did not forget to add: "About the information about your old friend Johnny Silverhand, just think that I got the information from Arasaka's network."

Chapter 11 Big job given by Roger

When Jade Bird returned to the box, Mann and others had already read through the terms she had drawn up, and seemed to have unified their opinions after a round of discussion.

After Jade Bird sat down again, Mann took the lead and asked: "If we accept these terms, will the Cyberpunk Team be considered your subordinates from now on?"

"It doesn't count." Blue Bird gave a very strange answer.

But for Mann, the answer did not seem to be beyond his expectations, so he immediately asked: "When does it count and when does it not count?"

Jade Bird was very satisfied with Mann's thinking and understanding ability at this time. He nodded and explained to him: "Under normal circumstances, you are still you, you have freedom of movement, and you can take jobs from whomever you want.

But in the next life, especially when taking over the job in Rogna, you will be my subordinates, and you must follow my will and keep pace with me. "

Mann frowned slightly after listening to Jade Bird's answer. It was not that he was dissatisfied with Jade Bird's answer. He was simply thinking about the impact it would have on himself and the Cyberpunk team.

The conditions given by Blue Bird are generous, allowing them to freely accept jobs. This gives the Cyberpunk team great freedom, but compared with being able to accept jobs in the next life, especially in the hands of Rogge, this Freedom is not what they want.

After all, when you can take a job from the most powerful middleman in Night City, who would want to take a job from someone else?

You must know that the reason why Rogge is called the Queen of Intermediaries is that in addition to being the oldest and most famous intermediary, the more critical factor is that she has the best job in the Night City.

Compared with the work done by other middlemen, almost all of Rogge's jobs can be said to be fat and oily.

Coupled with the guarantee that Rogge can provide as a top middleman, who would be willing to go back to an ordinary middleman to take over work after getting used to all this?

This is also one of the consensus reached by the Cyberpunk team just now.

They originally wanted to be successful in the next life, and now that they have the opportunity to directly contact Rogge, they will not give up no matter what.

However, to be on the safe side, Mann asked one more question: "If the work we take conflicts with the errands you send us, will we give priority to your orders?"

"Are there any doubts about this?" Qingniao acted very matter-of-factly and answered affirmatively: "Everything you get must be paid. You have obtained various benefits from me, so naturally you must give my orders as the first priority. I think This is something that doesn’t need to be questioned.”

Regarding the answer and attitude given by Blue Bird, Mann nodded and said nothing more.

Sasha, who was on the sidelines, didn’t know whether it was through consultation or because she saw that no one was speaking and wanted to speak. After Qingniao finished speaking, she asked her: “The terms say that you will provide us with various brand-new prosthetics. and combat equipment, and provide relevant training, is this true?”

This can be said to be the thing that the Cyberpunk team is most concerned about. Rather than losing their autonomy and working as Blue Bird's thugs, they are more concerned about whether the treatment listed by Blue Bird that can make any mercenary in Night City be excited is true. Able to deliver.

You must know that the terms given to them by Jade Bird clearly stated that they would tailor-make a set of customized prosthetics that are at least equivalent to the company's fifth-generation cutting-edge products for the members of the Cyberpunk team, as well as exclusive weapons that suit each person's fighting habits. equipment, and provide vocational training at least equivalent to that of professional security forces and agents of major companies.

It’s not that major companies can’t offer this level of treatment in Night City, but only the top mercenaries like Morgan Blackhand and Adam Hammer could enjoy this kind of treatment offered by the company. Recruitment on various conditions.

And that was during the Fourth Corporate War, and the company needed such high-end combat power.

For the current Night City, working for the company will only squeeze out the last bit of use value and then be thrown away like garbage by the company.

Those so-called welfare benefits and generous remuneration are just carrots hanging on the donkey's lips that will never be eaten.

So for the Cyberpunk team, they are very concerned about whether Jade Bird can fulfill these promises.

If they could, it would be a pie in the sky. There was no mercenary team in the entire Night City with better treatment than them.

If not...then it doesn't really make much difference.

For the Cyberpunk team, being able to successfully enter the afterlife and being able to establish a relationship with Night City's top middleman, Roger, is a gain beyond their expectations.

Under normal circumstances, they may not be able to reach this level even if they work hard for many years.

So even if Jade Bird is just trying to seduce them, for them, being able to take work from a middleman of Rogge's level, or even a second-class middleman, is already an acceptable treatment.

It's just that the conditions offered by Jade Bird are too tempting, and the strength she has shown proves to a certain extent that she has the ability to fulfill her promise, which makes Mann and others look forward to it.

Facing the Cyberpunk team's inquiry, Jade Bird nodded as surely as before, and said matter-of-factly: "As long as you can meet the standards I require, you can get the rewards I promised.

Whatever you get, you must give, and whatever you give must be rewarded. This is my principle and my commitment. "

Jade Bird's answer made the Cyberpunk team feel excited. Getting a definite answer from Jade Bird also made them more determined to follow Jade Bird, who had already unified their ideas.

"Then please take care of me from now on, BOSS." Mann followed some of the Asian etiquette he learned from growing up in Chinatown and showed respect to Jade Bird.

Jade Bird did not comment on Mann's somewhat nondescript etiquette. He just took out his data pad again and sent a document to the members of the Cyberpunk team.

"I got a job from Rogge. Biotechnology has a transportation line in the Badlands. Every week there will be a fleet of goods from their factories in other cities to Night City. Our task is After robbing this fleet, all the goods will be sold through Rogge, and she will share [-]%. You can drive the rest with me, [-]%, and I will drive [-]% with you." Jade Bird explained to everyone about the situation through the data board. Detailed information about this team.

After saying that, she put away the data tablet, looked at Mann and the others and said, "I can do this work by myself, but since you are already working with me, this time the work will be done by You are responsible."

"But that's a biotech team. Do we have the ability to rob this team alone?" Mann was very excited about this deal. The company's team is really fat.

But again, if you don't have good teeth, if you bite such a hard bone, you will lose a whole set of teeth.

Of course Qingniao was prepared for this. She nodded affirmatively and said, "You will probably know how to beat a dog with a meat bun. Although I will do it myself, you still have to undergo training, professional... hell training."

Chapter 12 Virtual Training Assessment

In a port warehouse, Mann was hiding behind a pile of containers stacked in the open air, observing a warehouse with a telescope.

"Pyrrha, where's the drone?" Mann called the team's technical support through the established team communication channel.