From Gotham to Night City, my notoriety is known to everyone

Leo looked in the direction of the voice and saw the female owner standing behind the counter, shuffling the cards skillfully. Her voice was really very gentle, revealing a kind and friendly feeling.

"Maybe later. I have to go see the prosthetic doctor first."

Leo walked towards her with a gentle and harmless smile on his face.

"It's nice to see some friendly faces though, all I've been meeting these days are assholes, lunatics and bigots."

"It sounds terrible, but this is Night City. Welcome to the place where legends are born, outsider~"

The female shop owner, with her messy short hair and dressed in a punk style, was so friendly that she didn't seem like someone who should be in this city.

Leo smiled without changing his expression: "Do I look that different? I think I look like those passers-by outside."

"Heh~" The female shop owner smiled and shook her head gently, "You don't look like that. You really should look in the mirror. You look like... um, right, you look like a young master from a wealthy family in the East, and you just experienced a robbery. Your clothes and your face..."

She stretched out her index fingers, spread them apart, and pulled them as far apart as possible. "It's like they were created from two different worlds. They shouldn't be put together at all. It's so weird and not harmonious at all."

Hearing her slightly exaggerated description, Leo subconsciously touched his cheek.

indeed,

He himself is also aware that at the age of 18, in the prime of his life, there is a huge difference between him and the "high-tech, low-life" natives in the cyberpunk world that is visible to the naked eye.

No wonder passersby always stare at him, it may not be entirely because of his charming appearance.

"Just by looking at the clothes you're wearing, I can probably imagine your miserable experience. I think you should really see a doctor first to prevent those messed-up people from doing anything to you."

"Oh, by the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Misty, nice to meet you."

"Leonardo Dicaprio, just call me Leo."

As he spoke, Leo subconsciously stretched out his right hand and made a gesture to invite a handshake.

In the world he used to live in, it was almost an unwritten rule to shake hands with strangers when meeting them in the workplace.

Misty was stunned for a moment before she reached out and gently shook his hand.

"You are very elegant, but I still have to remind you that your manners are not 'low-class' at all. You have the air of a corporate executive.

In Watson, the poorest district in Night City, the more you are like this, the easier it is for those bad guys to target you. "

"I...will pay attention."

Leo withdrew his hand awkwardly and found that he was really out of tune with this world.

"Hold on."

Misty's eyes lit up and lasted for a few seconds before going out, and I have to say - it was really cool.

"Okay, I've made an appointment for you. Lao Wei is free now. Go out through this door and go straight into the basement."

She turned sideways and indicated the direction of the door.

"Thank you, let's talk later."

Leo took a step forward excitedly and walked out of the back door of the psychic house.

There was a small open space outside where several locals were having drinks and eating.

Next to them were the stairs leading down.

Leo didn't see the cute hairless cat and walked down the stairs with some regret.

On his left hand side were wire mesh and metal pipes, and on his right hand side was a tiled wall covered with graffiti. If it weren't for the two rows of cold lights on the door in front of him, no one would have thought that this was a private clinic.

Walking into the basement door, he faced the second test - a metal mesh door that looked very heavy.

Looking at the device on the door that was glowing green, not sure whether it was a door lock or a doorbell, Leo chose the third option: knock on the door politely.

dong dong dong.

Swah——

The iron door opened automatically.

The exciting commentary of the boxing match came to an abrupt halt. A middle-aged man wearing glasses and with a strong build turned off his computer and turned to look over here.

"Don't be shy, come over here. Misty said there's a 'special' customer and asked me to come and see."

His tone was friendly, exuding the relaxed feeling unique to middle-aged fathers.

Leo walked forward obediently and stopped about three meters in front of him: "Good evening, doctor, I need some medical help."

"I can see that you were robbed? Your prosthetic body was taken away? Or worse - your organs were taken away by the scavengers?"

"It's... not that bad."

Seeing Leo was speechless, the cyborg doctor laughed heartily: "Haha, just kidding. You look good, but that outfit really doesn't match your face. No wonder Misty said you are special."

"Sit down and talk. There's a stool over there."

Leo brought a small stool and sat opposite him, introducing himself: "My name is Leonardo DiCaprio, you can just call me Leo. I'm an international student from the East, uh, there was a problem along the way."

"'You'?" The doctor, who had neat short hair and a clean-shaven beard, raised his eyebrows. "You are very polite. You are completely different from the patients I usually see."

"Don't be so reserved. I'm not old enough to need others to use honorifics."

"My name is Victor Victor. Given your age, you can just call me Old Victor."

As expected, Old Wei is consistent with his personality in the game and is a trustworthy cybernetic doctor.

Leo breathed a sigh of relief and changed his words: "Okay, Lao Wei, I came here to install a brain-computer interface, an artificial eye, and equipment suitable for novice technicians - I don't know much about this, so I need you to introduce it to me."

"Uh-huh."

Lao Wei nodded as he listened, his eyes fixed on his face.

"It's good to be humble and polite, but don't tell everyone you don't know, especially to a prosthetic doctor you're not familiar with. Seeing your silly look, those people will trick you if they have bad intentions."

"You... don't mind if I give you a basic physical examination first? No blood drawing, just a simple check of your facial features and stuff."

"Uh, sure, please."

Leo hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to agree.

Listen to the doctor's advice - this is his basic principle as he is afraid of both death and illness.

Nobody: Chapter 9: Saint Lao Wei

The basic physical examination that Lao Wei mentioned is really very basic.

Just use a small flashlight to check the fundus, oral cavity, nasal cavity, etc.

It was similar to the annual routine physical examination, the difference was that Lao Wei specifically checked behind his ears and wrists, with an increasingly surprised look in his eyes.

"I...fuck."

Even the knowledgeable Lao Wei can get upset sometimes.

“I’ve seen a few people without prosthetics, but you’re the first one I’ve seen who doesn’t even have a brain-computer interface or a personal terminal, except for those monks.

You don't look like someone who is so poor that he can't even afford a basic prosthetic. You are... what is it called, a pure, pure naturalist?"

Leo didn't know how to answer this question and could only be vague.

Lao Wei didn't delve into it, but just sighed: "I heard that you give basic prosthetics to people who register their births? And you can change them regularly for free before you reach adulthood. How come there are still natural persons..."

"Well... never mind. I abide by the doctor's code of conduct and don't ask questions that I shouldn't ask." He turned on the computer again and switched to the work interface. "According to the procedure, I have to verify your identity first."

He logged into a website that seemed to be a database of prosthetic doctors and quickly entered Leo's full name.

quickly,

The fake identity that was freshly created a quarter of an hour ago appeared on the screen.

"Leonardo...his identity and resume are all fine. He's a legal citizen, and he's from your capital. He's a wealthy man, just as I imagined."

"Am I considered a rich man?"

Leo looked down at the yellowed clothes and couldn't help but joked.

Lao Wei waved his hand and glanced at him casually, "I'm a doctor. I can tell from the condition of your skin, teeth, and facial features that you are the child of a wealthy family, an extremely wealthy one at that."

"Ordinary people who eat synthetic food and are exposed to all kinds of addictive drugs that they shouldn't be exposed to can't raise someone as healthy as you who has no flaws. Not to mention, you are even a rare natural person."

“Tell me, isn’t real, natural food delicious?”

Leo could tell that he had no ill intentions, so he complained casually, "You think too much, Lao Wei. Organic food is expensive, and I can't afford it."

"Organic food... It's a term I haven't heard for a long time." Lao Wei flipped through his information with one hand. "Ordinary people have never even eaten real meat, but the rich people over there are pursuing pollution-free natural food. Sigh, maybe I shouldn't ask this question."

After looking at it for a while, he turned his head and looked at Leo: "Back to the topic, I have read your information, and there is no problem in theory."

"What about the reality?" Leo couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

"Of course there is a problem. You are a natural person, and there is no data on your physical fitness in the database. This means that I cannot arbitrarily install a high-load prosthesis on you, lest your body cannot bear it."

“Is there any way to test it?”

"Of course, we will install the brain-computer interface and personal terminal first, and then add a basic set of artificial eyes and biological monitoring. After a few days, when the equipment has collected enough body data, we can consider the next step of installing the prosthesis."

"That makes sense. I'll listen to you."

“I like cheerful guests.”

Lao Wei quickly typed out a full medical examination form on the computer. "The first time you install a prosthesis is not a small job. To be on the safe side, I need to give you a real full body examination. I need to draw some venous blood and take some X-rays."

Leo nodded: "No problem, let's get started."

"Hmm...Okay, let's start with the blood test."

Lao Wei brought out a blood drawer, which looked a bit like an alien's toy gun, and the needle was so small that it was difficult to distinguish.

"Pick an arm."

Leo rolled up his sleeves, revealing his left arm.

After a simple disinfection, Lao Wei pressed the blood drawer against his arm. He felt a slight stinging pain and almost no feeling.

One minute later, the blood was drawn. There was only a small red dot where the needle had pierced, and the bleeding stopped on its own without any pressure.

"Okay, the various blood tests will take about a quarter of an hour. I personally strongly suggest that you change your clothes first. You are wearing this dirty clothes that you picked up from who knows where, and I am afraid that your wound will get infected."

Leo was about to nod when he realized something awkwardly - he had money but no way to spend it.

After telling Lao Wei this tragic and even somewhat ridiculous reason, he was successfully amused.

"Haha, I thought I was well-informed, but I didn't expect there would be such an outrageous situation as yours. Ah, never mind, I'll lend you the money."

He opened the small safe on the corner of the table and took out some banknotes.

“Sometimes, patients who come to see me will give me banknotes and lend you 200 euros.

You go out of the main entrance of Misty's shop and walk left. About fifty meters away, there is a second-hand store on your right hand side.

The female shop owner is nice. She recycles second-hand clothes that are all clean. Pick one and I'll continue the next step of the inspection when you come back."

"…Thanks, Lao Wei."

Leo took the money and felt really touched.

"I didn't expect that I would have to ask you to lend me money on our first meeting. You are such a nice person."

"Hmph, all right, go ahead. Any part of your body is worth five figures, be careful not to get kidnapped."

Lao Wei was busy with his blood sample. In Leo's eyes, even the big flowered arm seemed to be shining with the light of compassion and love like a saint.

He hurried out of the basement clinic, said hello to Misty, and walked out of the store quickly while the latter reminded him to "be careful."

In fact, he had long been fed up with this smelly old clothes, which made his skin red and itchy, and he seemed to have an allergic reaction.

Go out and turn left, fifty meters, it's on the right.

【Second-hand shop】

The simple LED sign clearly states the store's business scope.

Pushing the door open, a faint smell of leather wafted into my nose.

The cashier counter was closest to the door, and behind the counter stood a hot black woman, who looked to be in her thirties.

"Wow, where did you come from, handsome boy? I haven't seen a man as handsome as you in Little Chinatown for a long time. Is this face of yours natural? It looks so natural~"

Her familiarity and enthusiasm made Leo a little embarrassed, so he could only call for help: "Old Wei asked me to come here, I need to buy some clothes."

"Old Wei? Oh, you mean Victor. Are you the illegitimate son of that handsome old man? You don't look like it..."