From ship girl to machine god

At the same time, a giant cannon thicker than Bluebird's waist appeared on her shoulder, the muzzle flashing with arcs of electricity, pointing straight into the sky.

"All weapon systems have been released from safety locks, conventional ammunition has been switched, and the Zhuri 3 series anti-gravity/vector propulsion engines have performed pre-flight self-tests. The output is 5% and the aircraft is ready to take off."

All the ship's equipment has been put online, wrapping the blue bird's thin body like power armor, making her look like she is buried in this pile of steel.

Since the last upgrade of the ship's equipment, Blue Bird has opened up all the upgrade options for this upgrade. Not only has a powerful shipborne ion projector been added, but also the curvature engine and electromagnetic shield have been installed, and the power system has also been upgraded. A large ion reactor was installed.

What this brings is an overall improvement in Blue Bird's combat effectiveness.

As Jade Bird issued combat instructions, the propulsion engine behind her began to ignite, and the anti-gravity core also began to work. Jade Bird felt that her feet were leaving the ground, and the earth's gravity was losing its effect on her.

"Lock the target, deploy the drone attack formation, launch the Long Arrow ship-borne vertical universal launch array, four rounds in a swarm, coverage strike mode, launch!"

Four missiles were fired from the missile launch array on both sides of Blue Bird's legs, pulling out four white smoke trails. In the blink of an eye, they flew over the heads of the Fruit Alliance Forces, which was in chaos due to communication interruption and electronic interference.

When the missile entered the attack range, the warhead's fairing was ejected, revealing the sub-guided warhead that looked like a bundle of fine arrow clusters inside.

"Bang!" With a soft sound like opening champagne, all the missile warheads separated from the main body of the missile. In an instant, they were like an open missile and pounced towards the Fruit Alliance troops below.

"The missile is coming! Take cover!" Although some people spotted the incoming missile, they had no time to react. They could only shout in vain and try to hide under the vehicle to avoid the attack.

However, it was all in vain when all the missiles landed.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" The continuous explosions were like someone just lighting a string of earth reds. The smoke and dust raised by the explosion flooded the entire highway, and also flooded the road. The elite troops of Fruit Alliance are on hand.

Of course, this is not enough to defeat or eliminate the entire army. After all, the lethality of the missile is limited.

Thanks to the fact that everyone in this world likes to install prosthetics, those mercenaries who equipped themselves with subcutaneous armor were not killed by the explosion of the missiles. Although they were seriously injured, they still survived.

This was their luck, but also their misfortune, because they were about to face the Blue Bird and her drone swarm, which were already attacking at full speed.

"Drones are free to attack, annihilation mode!" Bluebird issued the order to attack. The 24 drones instantly showed their fangs and connected to the attack rhythm. Missiles, cannons, and rockets were launched at extremely high speeds. The efficiency begins to hunt down the survivors who are still alive.

The Blue Bird himself also deployed his naval guns and began to use anti-explosive bombs to name all the vehicles one by one.

The extremely high rate of fire of the Sharp Sword 20-75mm high-level and flat dual-purpose electromagnetic rail gun was almost like a chain reaction, igniting all the vehicles in this unit. For a moment, the flames shot into the sky, and the road was ignited with fire and thick smoke. Soaring to the sky.

As for the counterattack of the Fruit United troops against the Blue Bird, under the protection of the Liangyi electromagnetic shield module, it only lit up the shield a few times.

The 3000-man force used by the Fruit Alliance to retake the city occupied by the rebels was attacked by Blue Bird in a serious manner. In just the first round of firefights, they lost all of their vanguard troops, and most of their vehicles did not survive. Bluebird's first sweep.

In just 3 minutes since the Blue Bird launched its attack, at least 1000 people were killed by her on the spot, and more than 500 people were seriously injured and dying.

In the next 10 minutes, the survivors of this unit launched a counterattack. They launched anti-aircraft missiles and tried to shoot at the Blue Bird in an attempt to bring it down.

But the flying speed of Mach [-] means that the bluebird can break their eardrums just by flying over their heads. These people's counterattack is doomed to be in vain.

Finally, when the time reached No. 14 minutes, the last living person was cut off by the blue bird with a beheading sword.

Chapter 158 Return to Night City

Although Qingniao has left Night City for more than half a year, and the noise she caused has faded away, Night City seems to have remained the same as before she left.

Night City is still the Night City!

"You made a big fuss in Mexico! Not a single one of the 3000 troops was left alive. People are now saying on the road that you borrowed some top-notch killer weapon from Military Technology." In the Afterlife Bar , Rogge looked at Qingniao who was drinking and couldn't help but vomit.

For the Fruit Alliance that controls Mexico, the 3000 troops are not all the military power they have, but they are indeed the absolute main force.

The loss of such a unit can be said to be a serious injury to Fruit Lianhe, and even severely damaged.

After suffering such losses, at least for a short period of time, the Fruit Alliance was unable to launch another attack on the rebels. This gave the rebels time to breathe and develop.

It was precisely because this matter was resolved that Blue Bird had time to take V, Jack, and his team back to Night City to prepare to deal with Relic's matter.

Originally, David wanted to come back, but Bluebird gave him the management task of the military factory before leaving, so now the boy can only stay in Mexico to supervise the factory production bitterly, without having time to return to Night City.

As for the rebels, Jade Bird was always a hands-off person. After she took care of the military factory matters and kept David, no one had any objections to her departure.

Although the resistance management very much wanted to keep this person whose combat power was equivalent to the top level of an army as a strategic deterrent, they also did not dare to disobey Jade Bird's opinions in any way, so even if she had a lot of It's an important job, no one can stop it.

However, after she left the intelligence work that V was responsible for, basically no one within the resistance could take up this responsibility.

Although Jade Bird asked V to find ways to train a few people, the training of intelligence personnel requires not only time and practice, but also talent.

Within the Resistance Army, V did not find any talented candidates, so in this regard, they could only let the Resistance Army figure out their own solutions.

Seeing that Qingniao was still drinking and ignoring him, Rogge was a little depressed, but he still adjusted his emotions and asked: "You suddenly came back with someone at this time. Is there something big going on in Night City?" Tell me about it?”

"The next heir of the Arasaka Group, the remaining youngest son of Saburo Arasaka, and the rebellious son of the Arasaka family, Yorinobu Arasaka will come to Night City. Is this a big deal?" Qingniao heard Rogge's question and then Putting down the glass of wine, he said what was about to happen next.

Hearing Aotori mention Arasaka Yorinobu, Rogge couldn't help but think of the scene when they went to witness the final suicide of his brother Arasaka Kei. This made her sigh and wonder what Aotori was going to do.

"Arasaka Yorinobu will steal a Relic chip from Arasaka's laboratory, but it is different from the version on the market. That Relic is version 2.0, and it is a prototype technology specially customized for Saburo Arasaka." Aotori told Rogge With the information she possesses, although she can handle this matter by herself, many details and steps still require the participation of Rogge, a veteran middleman.

Not to mention the fat black man in the original plot, he lost all his roots in Night City and was driven away and then came back to prepare for a comeback. Compared with Rogge, the resources and connections he can use are comparable to those of a local dog and a phoenix. the difference.

To put it bluntly, if Rogge was responsible for planning the incident of stealing the Relic chip from Kanbi Building, then even if Yorinobu Arasaka killed Saburo Arasaka, both V and Jack would have been able to escape smoothly. , as for T-Bug, it will not die either.

It's just that the fat black man's level is too low. He can't handle such a big thing at all, so he messed up everything. In the end, everyone involved died, and only V was left to crawl from hell. Come back guys.

"What's so special about this chip?" Rogge knew that since Jade Bird had talked about the chip, this chip must not be simple.

"You should remember the Soul Killer developed by Ultra back then and the digital imprinting technology developed by Arasaka after he got it, right?" Jade Bird looked at Rogge and saw her nodding before continuing: "I told you about rape. What happened to Johnny Silverhand? This rock-and-roll bastard was captured by Adam Hammer and made a digital imprint. The chip brought to Night City by Arasaka Yorinobu contained Johnny Silverhand's. Digital Imprint, I promised you to save him, and that’s it now.”

The information revealed by the blue bird shocked Rogge. Even the city government who had been in charge for many years could not help but break his skills. He lit a cigarette for himself with slightly trembling fingers before calming down and asked: "Are you sure?"

"Definitely, definitely, definitely. I know it's hard to believe, but it's true that Johnny Silverhand is in that chip. If you can find some unlucky brain-dead guy to put the chip in, maybe you can still... I can bring that rock bastard back to life." Bluebird spread his hands and said that what he said was true, and added: "But we need a chance for this, and we also need to make a detailed and careful plan. It’s not an easy thing to steal from the crown prince of Arasaka.”

Rogge also regained his shrewdness at this time, nodded seriously, and replied affirmatively: "You are right, this matter really needs to be carefully planned, but when will Arasaka Yorinobu come to Night City? Do you have Accurate news?"

"News? I don't have any, but Arasaka Yorinobu is not a low-key person. You will naturally receive news when he arrives in Night City. As long as you keep an eye on him, I will naturally rescue your old lover and bring him to you." After Qingniao finished speaking, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, stood up and prepared to leave.

However, at this time, Weislow, who was still looking like a man in a suit and leather shoes, blocked the way of Jade Bird with his bodyguards, and said to Jade Bird in a very humble and respectful tone: "Miss Jade Bird, Deputy Director Mia would like to invite you to join us. Please enjoy your dinner!"

"Mia has come to Night City?" Qingniao raised her eyebrows, but she was not surprised. What concerned her more was what Wislow called Mia: "When did she become the deputy director?"

"After I parted ways with you in Mexico, Deputy Director Mia was promoted after she came back. Now she is the Deputy Director of the Military Technology Division of Night City." Vislow maintained an impeccable fake smile on his face and said to Jade Bird made a gesture of invitation: "The car has been prepared for you, please take Miss Jade Bird."

Chapter 159 Military Technology Dinner

Mia once again invited Jade Bird to dinner. This time the banquet was held at the Military Technology office building in the company square.

Although unlike Arasaka, each branch has a replica of the headquarters building, as a local American company, Military Technology has a majestic-looking skyscraper even in Night City.

She arrived at the gate of the Military Science and Technology Building in a special car that came to pick her up. Qade Bird didn't bring anyone with her today, so she walked into the elevator alone and went straight to the top floor of the building.

In this era of cyberpunk, a skyscraper like this that belongs directly to a certain company is not like the world before Blue Bird traveled through, where offices on each floor were rented out. Instead, there is only one company in the entire building.

Arasaka Tower only has Arasaka, and the military technology building also only has military technology. They will not consider renting out the floors of their own building to save costs.

In other words, for these giant companies, they can still occupy a mere skyscraper.

This not only allows the owners of these buildings to have more space when using them, but also allows designers to play more tricks in the interior decoration and functions.

There is a super high ceiling inside Arasaka Tower with a height of hundreds of meters, which makes the hall of Arasaka Tower look particularly spectacular and majestic.

Military Technology is not far behind in this regard, but they did not play it so exaggeratedly. Instead, they transformed the bottom floor of their branch's skyscraper into a display area, directly displaying various products that their company is most proud of.

By the way, the ones on display here are all real ones, and they are all ready to be used.

There is even an interesting rumor that someone tried to break into a certain branch of Military Technology. As a result, the company's sales staff directly picked up the weapons on the booth and killed the thugs on the spot. This was not only a joke, but also made people have doubts about military use. I have a very intuitive understanding of the style of technology.

But for Qingniao, that's all. She wasn't very interested in it, even though the sightseeing elevator she was riding could continue to rise as the height increased, allowing her to see clearly all the scenes inside the skyscraper.

"Miss Jade Bird, we are here, please!" Wislow seemed to be acting as a waiter today. After the elevator arrived at the floor, he diligently led the way and led Jade Bird to Mia.

Qingniao looked around and saw that there were not only rockery fountains, but also a few koi carps swimming under her feet. Even Mia had changed into a light-colored cheongsam today. The dining table in the middle was also in Chinese style. She was very interested in the upcoming negotiations. The content already has a bottom.

"Miss Qingniao, should I say that it's great to have friends from far away?" Mia spoke in pure Chinese, with a polite and low attitude: "I specially asked people to decorate this in an oriental style. Yes, I hope you enjoy it and have a pleasant dining environment today.”

Mia's attitude did not go beyond Jade Bird's expectations. She had no intention of conflicting with military technology, so she responded politely: "There is an old saying in China, which is that when wine meets a close friend, a thousand cups will be too little. I hope I can do it today." Have a few more drinks.”

When you meet a close friend, a thousand cups of wine will be too little. It describes that friends drink more wine because they are chatting happily. However, the second half of this old saying means that the words are not speculative and the other half is too much.

Of course Mia herself doesn't understand this. No matter how much she tries to learn and understand Eastern culture in order to get in touch with Blue Bird, she can only scratch the surface.

However, Military Technology has spent a lot of money for today's meeting. At this moment, there is a whole analysis team in this building nervously analyzing every move of Qingniao and every word she says. Several psychological profilers And consultants who are proficient in Eastern culture are also on standby, ready to provide advice and help to Mia.

At this time, an Eastern cultural consultant who understood the meaning of this sentence explained to Mia what this sentence meant through internal communication, and also told her how to answer.

"Don't worry, there is enough wine for today." Mia invited Jade Bird to sit down, and at the same time asked the sommelier to bring the Macallan whiskey that Jade Bird mentioned last time, and introduced to her: "Last time we had dinner At that time, I remembered that you, Qingniao, said you liked the wine from this winery. Later, I went to inquire about it. This winery did have a lot of history, and I liked it very much, so I bought it and kept a bottle of wine in its cellar. A batch of treasures has been shipped here, and I think we can have a good time today."

In fact, Mia is not an alcoholic, and she has no love or research on alcohol. She just remembered that Jade Bird mentioned it before, and mentioned it when Military Science and Technology decided to make good friends with Jade Bird, so this famous restaurant The whiskey house has changed owners.

Qingniao herself had done some research on this, but she was not an experienced drinker. She just saw that the wine brought by the sommelier looked good, so she nodded: "With wine, there are also dishes, no?" Do you know what kind of delicious food you prepared for me today?"

"Don't worry, I won't disappoint you. The person in charge today is a chef specially invited from China. He is very knowledgeable about Chinese and French food." Mia responded to Jade Bird's words and at the same time, from The Eastern cultural consultant on the other end understood that the good food Qingniao mentioned was not the food she ate, but the content she wanted to talk about today.

Relying on the support of the personal analysis team, Mia also understood that Qingniao knew the purpose of her banquet, which made her feel relieved a lot. At the same time, she became more calm. She was not in a hurry to start a formal conversation with Qingniao, but Ordered to start serving food.

The first dish was served quickly. It was a very Chinese-style cold dish, but it was served as a Western appetizer.

Qingniao raised his eyebrows slightly, picked up the specially prepared chopsticks and tasted it, then said with satisfaction: "I haven't tasted such an authentic taste for a long time. It seems that the chef you invited is really good at his craftsmanship, at least not the so-called The kind of Chinese restaurant that is neither Chinese nor Western.”

When Mia heard Jade Bird's comment, she immediately felt lucky. When preparing for this dinner, some people did say that hiring an authentic Chinese chef was too troublesome, and they planned to transfer a "Chinese chef" from other places in the United States, but Mia But he insisted on asking people to go to China to invite him, even though it cost more time and money.

Judging from the current situation, the money spent is still well worth it.

However, Mia did not rush for success, but chatted about these dishes with Jade Bird. With the support of the analysis team behind her, she also spoke clearly about these dishes, and the atmosphere seemed very harmonious for a while.

Chapter 1 Sixty: Mia’s Problem

Eating top-notch dishes in this era, or even in the world before time travel, is definitely not a top-notch dish that ordinary people can experience. Under the influence of the delicious food, Qingniao was in a good mood, so he didn't bother to talk in circles and asked Mia directly: "To be courteous for nothing is to be a traitor or a thief. Since you have set up such a big battle, just tell me what you want. For the sake of this meal, I will listen to you."

Perhaps it was the influence of the army that slaughtered 3000 people in the previous battle. Although Blue Bird's attitude was still friendly at the moment, his aura was a bit harsh.

It was precisely this fierce aura that made Mia seem a bit intimidated in front of her, unlike the previous two times when the two met, where Mia had a high profile and placed herself in a higher position.

Of course, the most fundamental reason is that military technology knew that it was Jade Bird who annihilated the 3000-man army, and she was the only one who accomplished this seemingly incredible feat.

Coupled with the intelligence collected from various aspects by military technology, they determined that Blue Bird was by no means an ordinary human being, but a being similar to a modified human or a cyborg with amazing combat power.

Although the agents of Military Technology collected traces of explosions and shells on the battlefield where Blue Bird annihilated 3000 troops, some of the traces of cuts that were obviously cold weapons were equally conspicuous.

Under the analysis of professional battlefield analysts within Military Technology, they determined that this was the result of an attack by a human-sized being holding a cold weapon.

And this has become the main reason why Mia is afraid of the blue bird. After all, you are sitting in front of a top-level combatant who can crush an army with just a raised hand. No matter how harmless she behaves, you will I felt scared.

It seems that many people like Siberian gold gradients and big hamsters, but if you really want to get started with this large pet that can stand up two or three heads taller than you and can show off your body in one meal, most people will still do it. scared.

However, Mia is also one of the top executives of military technology. The education and training she experienced since she was a child, combined with the prosthetic body installed in her body, stabilized her emotions, allowing her to remain calm and asked: "There is indeed something I want to tell you. For some information, after all, when we were in Mexico, we had many topics that we didn’t discuss in depth due to our stance. For example, what do you think of the rebels or the forces behind you?"