From ship girl to machine god

But after all, these old guys have been retired for many years, and the prosthetics and equipment on them are indeed very old. Although they are well maintained, they are far inferior to today's mainstream equipment.

Just like no matter how well maintained your Mauser 98k or Lee Enfield is, compared with an M16 or H416, the performance is still far behind.

This kind of thing is a matter of common sense for these former top mercenaries. When they were still active, although they would not easily change the weapons and equipment they were most used to, but for the best mercenaries on the market, In the pursuit of equipment, these old guys have not fallen behind.

"A powerful firearm?" Qingniao glanced at the gun that Old Morgan carried with him, and showed a clear expression: "Okay, I understand, and I will provide you with a batch of weapons in the future. But I also want to I know, are you ready?"

Hearing Qingniao mention about being prepared, all the old mercenaries suddenly showed ferocious smiles, laughing and saying that they didn't need to prepare at all and could come in handy at any time.

"Haha, little girl, we are people who are prepared anytime and anywhere, don't underestimate us!"

"As long as the aging prosthetic body is replaced, us old guys can fight very well, and those young brats are not enough for us."

Qingniao frowned slightly after listening to the confident words of these old guys, but considering that these old guys did have this strength, she didn't say much, and just told Old Morgan: "I have already done all the other things. The arrangements are almost complete, I will do the main hands-on tasks myself, and others will be responsible for the rest. Your main job is to create chaos in the city and muddy the water."

"Create chaos? When Boss Morgan went to blow up Arasaka Tower, that's what we did. Leave it to us, little girl, to make sure you're satisfied!" An old guy touched his mohawk and smiled. He took a mouthful of steel teeth that were full of yellow stains.

The era when these old guys were active was already half a century ago. When they were active, prosthetics had only developed into the second generation, so these old guys usually didn't have any overly exaggerated prosthetics.

Correspondingly, the prosthetic bodies and equipment on them all showed serious wear and tear. They looked very old. Although they were considered to be in good repair, the wear and tear after half a century of use was inevitable.

"Uh... forget it, the weapons and equipment on you old guys are really too old. I'll go back and contact the military technology department. You old guys will go and upgrade them for me. Otherwise, I really won't be able to complete the mission safely. Leave it to you." Seeing that these old guys may still have weapons and equipment from 50 years ago, she really couldn't bear to let these old guys who were qualified to be her grandfather go to the battlefield like this.

Qingniao wanted to say a few polite words, but the look of these old guys really made it difficult for her to entrust her with the important task. After all, what she was going to do next in Night City was earth-shattering news. If these old guys didn't If she is competent, it will affect her plan.

"Hey, little girl, you are looking down on us. Do you want the old man to show you a trick?" An old mercenary couldn't stand the way Jade Bird looked down on them. He planned to show off his strength and stood up from his seat. stood up.

However, before he made any move, Qingniao had already flashed behind him, even squatting on the seat where he was sitting just now, and gently put his hand on his shoulder.

"If you don't have the strength of old Morgan to hang up Adam Hammer and beat him even if you are [-] or [-] years old, I advise you to be obedient." Qingniao said softly, but combined with her indifferent Sanwulian and just now The flash of action is very scary.

Although these old mercenaries were not intimidated, they somewhat put away their unruliness and contempt and began to take Blue Bird seriously.

"I don't know what Old Morgan told you, but I need to remind you that the next thing I have to do is to overthrow the company. This is a life-threatening matter. I need the most professional manpower to complete the most dangerous task. Old Morgan recommended you." Qingniao looked around at these old guys, and finally said nothing bad, but said to them: "Old Morgan believes in you, I believe in him, so I choose to believe you, but I hope you can show Qualities that I can trust, rather than appearing in front of me like a bunch of hippies from the last century dug out of the dirt.”

After saying that, the blue bird flashed again and stood in front of old Morgan: "I will say hello to the military technology side. These old guys need all-round upgrades and replacements, and then they will be handed over to you."

"Don't worry, although they are all a bunch of old bastards, they haven't made any mistakes." Old Morgan has long been accustomed to the evil deeds and evil looks of these old guys, so he doesn't care as much as Jade Bird, but he also understands that Jade Bird style of doing things, so he nodded and promised: "Leave it to me anyway, I will let them prepare it. On your side, what you have to do is the most dangerous part of the entire plan."

Chapter 167 Rumors Abound

"Have you heard? Military technology is looking for the legacy of Lucky Buttermoss everywhere. It is said that it is a technology that can upload one's consciousness to the Internet. With the help of it, electronic immortality can be achieved. Buttermos himself and His group of hackers all uploaded themselves!"

"That technology was developed by Lucky Buttermouth, Ott Cunningham, and Spider-Murphy. Buttermouth was killed because of the program, so they destroyed the old web!"

"I heard that Arasaka also wanted to get this technology, so they captured Ultra. Johnny Silverhand blew up Arasaka Tower not just to save people, but to destroy Arasaka's laboratory and prevent them from researching the technology from Ultra. This technology I got on my body.”

"After Ott Cunningham was captured by Arasaka, she also uploaded her consciousness. She is now outside the Black Wall and has become a wandering AI. She is planning to break through the Black Wall to avenge Johnny Silverhand. Woolen cloth!"

I don’t know when, a rumor suddenly spread throughout the streets of Night City overnight.

It is said that top hackers such as Lucky Buttermoss, Ott Cunningham, and Spider Murphy once developed a program that could upload the hacker's consciousness to the Internet to achieve digital immortality.

At the beginning, Bartmos wanted to create an eternal new home for hackers who had achieved digital immortality by destroying the old network and rebuilding a new online world.

However, both Arasaka and Military Technology at the time were eyeing this technology, and both parties pursued these top hackers.

Lucky Buttermoss dies, releasing a virus that destroys the Old Network on his deathbed.

Ott Cunningham was caught by Arasaka, and she eventually uploaded herself to the Internet to escape, but Johnny Silverhand blew up Arasaka Tower twice for her and eventually died there. Ott was Outside the Blackwall plots revenge for Johnny Silverhand.

Spider Murphy also uploaded himself to the Internet, and has been building the legendary eternal digital world outside the black wall for these years. The consciousness of the hackers who did not have time to exit the network when the old network collapsed is there. There are hackers. A real paradise.

If you want to enter this paradise, you must find the programs that the legendary hackers uploaded themselves.

It is said that Arasaka once obtained this program from Otter Cunningham, but it was later blown up by Johnny Silverhand, but Spider Murphy and Buttermos both left a backup. As long as they find that one, they can enter eternity. digital world.

Over the years, Arasaka and Military Technology have been fighting over Night City. In fact, they are fighting for this program.

It's just that they have never found this program in the past, but recently Buttermos's body appeared in a garbage dump on the outskirts of Night City. The backup of the program he left behind is the only key to enter the eternal digital world.

At first, not many people believed this rumor, but after someone actually found the body of Lachie Buttermoss and brought the body and the access capsule that Buttermoss had used to the Afterlife Bar, this The rumor became true and everyone believed it.

Surrounding this rumor, both hackers and mercenaries became active at this moment. They began to rummage through the garbage dump in the suburbs, hoping to find the treasure left by Lucky Buttermoss.

Of course, there are also people who want to get the access cabin used by Bartmos from Rogge. Many people believe that the access cabin contains the program.

"The access module is not with me. The mercenary who got it wanted to sell it through me. I promised to help him find a buyer, but not long after he left my place, he was robbed. Not only did he die, The access cabin is also missing." Facing the mercenary who came to ask about him, Rogge gave an answer that made everyone feel disappointed but at the same time very happy.

It’s not like no one has ever wondered whether Rogge took it all for himself, but the golden brand the Queen of the Afterlife has built in Night City over the years has made people choose to believe her.

And a very important point is that everyone knows that Rogge had a very good relationship with people like Johnny Silverhand and Spider Murphy. If she really wanted this program, then she could get it from those top-notch people back then. Get it from hackers instead of digging it out of the trash 70 years later.

As for military technology, after Bluebird and Mia said hello, they also announced the reward to the outside world.

This further proves the authenticity of this program, and the name of the program was also revealed. "Soul Killer", the name of the program developed by Ott Cunningham, is also well-known to people.

Under such commotion, Arasaka, one of the protagonists of the incident that year, was suddenly caught in the whirlpool.

After all, those hackers back then were now dead and missing, and military technology had an attitude of never getting it. So Arasaka, who was rumored to have obtained this technology, suddenly became the target of public criticism. .

If it were Arasaka in the past, relying on the deterrence of the world's largest company and the world's largest security force, it would be enough for people not to dare to make plans for Arasaka.

But less than a year ago, Arasaka suffered a big setback in Night City. The most famous legendary mercenary in his hand, Adam Hammer, was blown up into fireworks directly on the top of Arasaka Tower. Arasaka's reputation suddenly plummeted. At the same time, it also made people less in awe of Arasaka.

At least in the eyes of the desperadoes and top hackers in Night City, Arasaka has now become a tempting bait.

"The bait has been cast, it just depends on whether that old fox Saburo Arasaka will take the bait." On an overpass in the company square, Qingniao muttered to himself while looking at the Arasaka Tower still standing not far away.

"Boss, did Bartmos and his group of hackers really develop technology that could upload human consciousness to the Internet?" Lucy, who is also a hacker, was very interested in this matter. She wanted to know about Blue Bird Are the rumors being spread true or are she making them up?

"The consciousness uploading technology is real. At least Spider Murphy uploaded himself successfully, and Ott Cunningham also really became a wandering AI outside the black wall. If that's what you want to ask, then That's my answer." Blue Bird answered Lucy's question casually, but took out the data pad and fiddled with it.

She is sending a message beyond the black walls that this big drama wants to sing. In addition to the actors and audiences now in place, there is an important person who is indispensable.

Chapter 168 The Arrival

Under the operation of Blue Bird, Night City soon fell into the turbulent waves, and Arasaka Company, which was in the center of the whirlpool, had no way to stay out of the matter at this moment.

While they continued to strengthen the security of Arasaka Tower, they also had to report what happened in Night City and the widely circulated rumor to the company headquarters in Japan.

Such a situation is no longer something that the senior management of the Night City branch can handle. They can only seek help from the headquarters.

The situation in Night City has undoubtedly made Saburo Arasaka, who was already preparing to go to Night City to catch the unfilial son, more determined to go to Night City.

In the eyes of this old guy who has lived for more than 170 years, no matter how strange the situation is, it is impossible to compare with the battlefield of World War II. Since he can survive such a desperate situation, nothing in this world can threaten him. thing.

Although this old man was a deserter who returned from the battlefield of World War II and did not even dare to commit seppuku after Japan's defeat, he had to admit that he did feel that he saw destiny when he was halfway through seppuku. Saina inherited the family business Arasaka Corporation and developed it into what became the Arasaka Group.

It can be said that Saburo Arasaka is a typical representative of the Japanese military pig during World War II. He refused to admit defeat and dreamed of economic aggression to once again control the world.

It's just that other military pigs are really delusional, and Arasaka Saburo established his own Arasaka Empire through various business methods, not only controlling Japan, but also further expanding Arasaka's power to the world.

Such an old coffin man who has lived for 170 years will naturally not be frightened by the complicated situation. He suddenly feels that this is an opportunity for the Arasaka Group to once again extend its power to North America and achieve something that was not possible 50 years ago. opportunity to realize the vision.

"Fifty years ago, if the traitor hadn't betrayed the company's secrets to the Japanese government, the Arasaka Group could have won the war." Saburo Arasaka arrived in Night City aboard the super aircraft carrier Moby Dick owned by the Arasaka Group. .

When Hanako Arasaka, who was standing behind Saburo Arasaka, heard her father say this, she had no expression on her face. She just excused Arasaka Yorinobu: "Brother, he was just rebellious at first, but later he returned to the family, didn't he?"

"Rebellion? This rebellious son has never been rebellious, and if he really returns to the family and wants to fulfill his duties as a son, then he should not steal the Relic chip, and even want to hand him over to the barbarians in Europe. This will Ruin our future." It's not that Saburo Arasaka didn't know what Yorinobu Arasaka did and why he did it.

It's just that Arasaka Yorinobu is the son of the woman he loves the most, and he is also the best carrier of his immortality plan. For the sake of his deceased wife, Arasaka Saburo tolerates Arasaka Yorinobu a lot, and can even be said to condone it. His various behaviors.

Otherwise, with Arasaka Saburo's consistent style, he could have had Arasaka Yorinobu killed long ago and completely solve the problems caused by this unfilial son.

"Father, please give my brother another chance. I will persuade him not to disobey you." Hanako Arasaka pleaded to Saburo Arasaka. Perhaps she still had a trace of affection for this brother in her heart.

Facing his most beloved daughter, Saburo Arasaka reached out and touched her face, which was similar to that of his deceased wife, and sighed and said: "Hanako, please don't get involved in this matter. I want to handle it myself." matter."

Saburo Arasaka has a completely different attitude towards Hanako Arasaka.

Perhaps it was because of Hanako Arasaka's obedience to him since childhood and her appearance that resembled her mother's, which aroused Saburo Arasaka's longing for his late wife, and made Saburo Arasaka willing to give the last trace of warmth in his heart to his daughter.

And this is exactly what Hanako Arasaka relies on to plead for his brother many times. If Hanako Arasaka hadn't repeatedly pleaded, perhaps Saburo Arasaka would have killed him when Arasaka Yorinobu betrayed the family.

This time, Hanako Arasaka was still pleading for Yorinobu Arasaka, even though she knew clearly what kind of fate awaited her brother if the chip was successfully developed.

However, despite his daughter's plea, Saburo Arasaka still insisted on handling the matter personally.

He knows his son and what kind of person he is. Although Arasaka Yorinobu has been hiding it very well for 50 years, Arasaka Saburo can still see through the heart of this young son and understand what he wants to do and what he really wants. How far can it be achieved.

It is precisely because of this margin that Arasaka Saburo doesn't care much about what Arasaka Yorinobu does, because these things can only be done with his connivance.

If Saburo Arasaka no longer has any scruples, he can take away everything from Yorinobu Arasaka at any time, including his life.

"Sir Saburo, the float vehicle is ready and can go to Kanbi Building at any time." Goro Takemura, Arasaka's number one bodyguard, who had changed into a prosthetic body, appeared in front of Saburo Arasaka and reported to him in a low voice.

"Hanako, please stay on the Beluga. Night City is not safe now, so don't get off the ship." Saburo Arasaka ordered before turning around and leaving.

Goro Takemura hurriedly followed and told the bodyguard guarding Hanako Arasaka: "Oda, protect Miss Hanako."

After saying that, he followed Arasaka Saburo on the floating car and headed to Night City to meet Arasaka Yorinobu.

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On the Blue Bird side, she had been sending people to keep an eye on the Arasaka beach, and she immediately received the news that the White Whale had arrived in Night City.

Before Arasaka Saburo left, she had already arrived at Kanbi Building and came to Arasaka Yorinobu's room.

"My father is coming, are you ready?" Arasaka Yorinobu looked at Blue Bird. Although this was his long-cherished wish and had been planned for a long time, he was still a little worried when things came to a close.

That was his father who had suppressed him all his life, and was also the source of evil and darkness in the world in his mind. It was not easy for Arasaka Yorinobu to face the demonic obstacle that had always existed in his heart.

But now everything is ready, the arrow is on the string, and it has to be fired.

"Don't worry, even if your father is staying on the White Whale, I can capture him and let you kill him." Qingniao still only contracted the muscles at the corners of his mouth and made a small movement of stretching the corners of his mouth. .

Chapter 169 Saburo Arasaka is here

There is not much difference between Arasaka Yorinobu's room and the suite in the game, but the details are far more luxurious than what is shown in the game.

But this means nothing to Aotori and Arasaka Yorinobu himself.

Aotori looked around, and finally turned his attention to the TV wall, and then said to Arasaka Yorinobu: "It seems that this is the place where people can be hidden. I will hide in it, and when Saburo Arasaka comes later, I will fight out from inside to deal with it." His bodyguards, and shield the signals sent out from here. As for how you want to deal with your father, that is your business. Just throw the blame on me and the revolutionary army afterwards, and I will admit it publicly."

At this time, Arasaka Yorinobu still seemed a little nervous, but he quickly forced himself to calm down and said to Aotori: "Then I'll take care of everything."

"The rest will be left to you. Don't screw it up. We don't have a second chance." Aotori was talking about destroying the Arasaka Group after killing Saburo Arasaka. For both her and Yorinobu Arasaka, There really is no second chance.

After saying that, Jade Bird went around behind the TV curtain wall, opened the decorative cover just like in the game, then walked in and hid inside.

The only difference from the game is that V and Jack are not here at the moment.