The Villain Knight Doesn't Want to Be a Hero

"It's just been a while since we had breakfast, so just eat something simple. I'll treat you to a big dinner tonight."

"You'll get fat."

"What does it matter? You're still growing, so it doesn't matter if you eat more."

"I'm already over 18, and my growth has stopped long ago. I don't want to gain weight because of my greed and end up having to live frugally - you'll definitely laugh at me then."

"Don't say that. After all, that is my rare happiness."

"..."

So you don't deny it, right?

While the two were chatting, people walked into the dessert shop one after another.

They looked very young, probably around sixteen or seventeen years old.

The uniforms are made of black and red, and are also made of the finest fabrics.

The Arasaka logo on the left chest seemed to reveal their identity.

"A student of Arasaka Academy."

Lin Qiao took a sip of the coffee in front of her, thinking about asking the boss what brand of coffee beans it was later.

Arasaka Academy, just by hearing the name you can tell that it is related to Arasaka Corporation.

As a breeding ground for Arasaka Corporation to develop the next generation of high-level workers, both the internal teaching quality and the school environment are well-deservedly the best in Night City.

But this is natural, after all, there are not many decent schools in Night City.

Chapter 338 The Boy Who Sells Black Chaomeng

It’s not like there aren’t other schools in Night City.

However, those public schools, which were built at the end of the last century by Richard Knight, who was still alive at the time, have almost lost their walls and no one maintains them. They really do not have the strength to compare with Arasaka Academy.

Moreover, the students in these schools are of mixed quality... or most of them are not very good.

After all, the general environment is here.

Moreover, compared with breakthroughs in academic performance, students would rather make breakthroughs in pregnancy rate and age.

In a sense, this is also the reason why parents in Night City are reluctant to send their children here.

Life is difficult enough as it is, and if something like this happens suddenly, I'm afraid my heart will stop.

"But then again, it suddenly occurred to me that you, Lucy, seemed to be a bad kid who didn't like going to school."

He yawned and teased the hacker girl sitting opposite him.

And these words obviously made her expression suddenly stiffen.

Just as she said, Lin Qiao once suggested that she go to school and experience the campus life she should have.

But he was rejected directly by the other party.

"It doesn't matter anyway. Since you can teach me, there's no need to go to school to learn."

"That's true, but the significance of going to school is not just limited to learning knowledge."

"for example?"

"Like making some friends or something... Look at you, besides me and Sasha, it seems like there aren't many people you can talk to."

Sometimes Sasha even seems a little redundant.

Lin Qiao pinched her chin, recalled her campus life before she traveled through time, and added:

"And if you haven't experienced the tension of catching up on homework at the last minute before it's due, your life is incomplete."

“…I really don’t expect that kind of life at all.”

Lucy couldn't help but complain about the ideas of a former poor student from half a century ago.

The arrival of a group of rich second-generation students added a lot of popularity to the store.

It also made the originally relatively quiet environment a little noisy.

However, most of the things these rich second-generation students talked about were not related to study.

This is understandable. After all, given their background, there is no need for them to care too much about these things.

As long as your grades are not too bad and you can explain to your parents when you get home, you will naturally be assigned to the management level after leaving school, and then take over the jobs of your elders step by step.

When life goes smoothly, the so-called school is just a transitional place.

——Having said that, for Lin Qiao who already holds the card of Arasaka Saburo in his hand, the students of Arasaka Academy and their parents are just dogs that can be ordered around...it's just that their levels are different.

But at this moment, the automatic sensor door of the dessert shop opened again.

A student who was also from Arasaka Academy but looked a little flustered, ran in, slightly out of breath.

He didn't look like he was here to have dinner. As soon as he came in, he looked around, looking for someone.

"Too slow, David Martinez."

As if they were dissatisfied with him, a student sitting in the corner made a sarcastic remark after seeing the intruder.

"It takes so long to even deliver something. It turns out that inferior people are inferior people. If I were you, I would have dropped out of school in shame a long time ago. At least I wouldn't get in the way of a company in the future."

"Sorry, I gave it to someone else before, so it's a little late..."

"What does that have to do with me? Don't make excuses for your incompetence. I only know that you made us waste our time."

He waved his hand impatiently, interrupting David who was about to say something.

They look so arrogant. If you don't look at their uniforms and only look at their conversation, it would be hard to believe that they are classmates.

The two women and one man accompanying him also laughed mockingly.

The student called David could be seen clenching his fists... but in the end he did not lash out.

"Okay, did you bring the things? I'm not wasting my time here just to educate you."

His tone softened a little, seemingly because he had vented his anger and was in a good mood after having shown off enough attention in front of his companions.

He showed some mercy as a superior to his nominal classmate.

The latter took out a few small square bags the size of packs of chewing gum from his pocket and placed them on the table of the other four people.

"Black Mewtwo...Arasaka Academy student would sell this?"

Seeing this scene, Lucy couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Compared to regular Mewtwo, Black Mewtwo's content often contains extreme violence and pornographic elements, and therefore it is openly prohibited from being sold.

Often only some illegal vendors will appear on street corners to sell them.

Although it is not a rare item, it would seem very strange if it were given to the rich second generation of Arasaka Academy.

"It should be the ordinary students that Arasaka expanded to recruit from the civilian population."

A little thought led to an understanding of the boy's situation.

Due to the poor educational environment, parents in Night City are not very keen on sending their children to school - no matter how well they study, their children will still be that bad anyway.

Instead of staying in that crappy place and wasting money and time, it is better to find a job early to supplement the family income, so as not to starve to death one day.

So it becomes a vicious cycle afterwards.

And do you want to achieve a reversal in life in Night City simply by hard work?

Basically unlikely.

Of course, the basic meaning is not completely impossible.

Apart from becoming a mercenary like Manin and his friends, with the unrealistic hope of surviving to become a legend one day, or being recruited by a company.

I can only hope to get into Arasaka Academy, become a slightly higher-level worker after graduation, and forge my way through the workplace.

However, if you choose this path, in addition to the extremely high academic requirements, the high tuition fees are enough to discourage most people.

"His family should love him very much and hope that he can make a name for himself in the future..."

Otherwise, it would be impossible to pay the tuition fees which are absolutely astronomical for an average family.

But unfortunately, reality is not a workplace drama.

Even if ordinary people without any powerful forces behind them make it, if they want to get promoted and get a raise, they should just work hard to gain experience and pray that they don't get blamed for their boss.

Lin Qiao shifted her gaze to the young man named David.

Even though it's sad to say, the other party's current situation is already good. At least his classmates are still willing to pay for things.

When you leave campus and join a company, your current classmates and future bosses will take all the credit for your hard work and leave you with only the empty words "You are still young, don't just think about money". That is the beginning of your suffering.

In short, whether you become a mercenary or a corporate dog, both paths are difficult.

And if you take a wrong step, you will become a corpse on the roadside and become a stepping stone for others.

"Let's go Lucy, it's time to go home." After swallowing the last sip of coffee and asking the Alipay lady beside them to pay the bill, the two left the dessert shop in a low-key manner.

However, the backs of the two people leaving slightly attracted David, who was trying to raise the price.

Chapter 339 Why don’t you find someone quickly?

A silent and slightly awkward atmosphere enveloped Lin Qiao's small clinic in Heywood.

Man Yin and Lin Qiao sat opposite each other, neither of them saying a word.

But compared to Lin Qiao, who had a scrutinizing look in her eyes, Manyin's expression was obviously a little embarrassed.

Pila and Qiwei, a hacker wearing a red metal mask, sat aside. They kept a distance from Maine deliberately, and their gloating looks were obviously for fun.

As the big sister of Maine's team, Dolio looked like she had a headache.

In a sense, the fact that Lin Qiao didn't start swearing was a sign that the other party was calm enough.

Anyway, let’s go back in time a little bit.

A week doesn't go that fast, but it doesn't go that slow either.

During this period, except for a cyber madman who appeared in the municipal center and beat more than 20 policemen into a bloody mess, which made Arasaka think that someone wanted to learn from Johnny Silverhand to lure the tiger away from the mountain and blow up the Arasaka Tower with a nuclear bomb, everything else was peaceful.

However, just a few days after Lin Qiao got back the military-grade Sanwestin, Maine came to his door... but he didn't come to get the goods.

According to him, he found another supplier during this period of time. Considering the cost issue, he could only say sorry to Lin Qiao.

But there is nothing to say about this. After all, when it comes to business, what matters is mutual consent.

If someone thinks your price is too high and wants to find a cheaper one, then naturally there’s nothing you can say...and besides, he’s not losing out either.

After sending Maine away, he went to give the Swansea in his hand to the priest.

The latter was also very straightforward and didn't even bargain for a price - military-grade prostheses are in short supply, not to mention that this is a first-hand one.

This deal is worth it.

Things were normal up to this point.

But less than one night later, that bastard Man Yin came to ask Lin Qiao if she had any stock left.

No, are you serious?

Or do you really think that my store offers a seven-day no-questions-asked return policy?

"Honestly, Mainin, if time could go back three hundred years, I would definitely send you to Moor Manor."

"..."

Man Yin scratched his head in distress.

Just like the general public in Night City, he failed completely in history and did not understand what Lin Qiao meant by that... The only thing he was sure of was that it was not a good thing.

"Sorry, K, I just didn't expect the supplier to suddenly run away..."

"She said she needed money urgently, and because she was a trustworthy partner before, I didn't doubt it."

"But I didn't expect that she disappeared right after I paid the money."

It was hard to tell whether the look on Man Yin's face was regret or embarrassment.

The others on the side echoed and added insult to injury to their boss.