Great, now we are dead!

Even if he misjudged and was truly betrayed, the company, unless they were foolish, would choose to capture him alive, or at the very least, want his complete brain. But Ye Shou only needed a thought to open the "door" to return and leave this place; the initiative was always in his hands—of course, Ye Shou wouldn't reveal his ultimate trump card directly.

He smiled calmly, looking back at Mann with clear and firm eyes: "If it were anyone else, I certainly wouldn't be so reckless. It's precisely because it's you that I have nothing to worry about."

"...Hmph! That kind of thinking will get you into big trouble in Night City!"

Despite saying that, Mann looked away and turned his head to the other side—he must have felt quite embarrassed, judging from the faint upturn of his lips, he also seemed a little smug.

"Should I give you the VR device to wear?"

"exist."

"Use that to talk."

Both of them took out the glasses-like [AmuSphere], but instead of entering full stealth mode in this place, they used a physical connection to temporarily set up a mini local area network between the two machines.

While seemingly enjoying the scenery from the edge of a rooftop, they simultaneously engage in conversations by reading brainwaves, using it as a social media app.

After all, what they were about to discuss was extremely important, and this method effectively prevented eavesdropping and left no trace on the public network.

"To be honest, I still find it hard to believe that you come from a parallel world or something... But if this is a prank, it's too realistic, and there's no need to go to such lengths to fool a poor guy like me."

Ye Shou laughed upon hearing this.

Mann was certainly not poor; he didn't have any major vices and was considered to have a lot of savings among mercenaries.

But wealth and poverty are never determined by numbers, but by who you compare yourself to. Putting someone like Ye Shou next to him immediately reveals his true worth.

"Lucy has already been to my hometown. You can ask her for details later."

Ye Shou's lips didn't move, but his brainwaves transformed into his voice as he said to Mann, "The reason I'm telling you all this is to secure a long-term employment contract."

"Hire?"

Mann frowned. "Although I am quite confident, to be honest, there are countless mercenaries of my caliber in Night City, at least dozens... If you can take someone through time and space, like Lucy... I believe even the security chief of Arasaka Tower would be impressed by you."

"When doing business, it's often not about looking at the other party's capital, but whether they are reliable."

Ye Shou frankly stated, "I might be able to find mercenaries better than you, but I can't trust their character and integrity. And this business of mine can only be done by the most reliable people—like you, my brother Mann."

"Ah!"

Touching his nose, Mann was quite proud of himself: "You have good taste... What kind of business? For Lucy's sake, I'll give you a discount!"

"Trade in people".

"……what?"

Mann was stunned; this was indeed unexpected.

"Or to put it another way—talent introduction."

Ye Shoudun paused for a moment and said, "I plan to build a team and need your help to find some reliable technical talents with normal mental states, mainly hackers, and if possible, you can also bring in a few engineers who can build firewalls."

Ideally, they should be those with few attachments, or those who harbor fantasies about the outside world and want to escape Night City... I will take them back to my hometown and add strength to my world.

"So, how difficult was it?"

"Difficulty?"

Mann thought about it and felt that the difficulty of this job mainly lay in "how to find a reliable person in Night City," as for whether the other party was willing to leave Night City...

What a joke! Anyone who hasn't completely fallen from grace would want to leave. It's just that everyone has nowhere else to go and no other way to make a living!

The "Cyberpunk" team, including Lucy, consists of three hackers, all of whom want to escape this hellish place!

There's no need to explain "parallel worlds" to them; as long as they can live a peaceful life in a rural area, they'll be more than happy.

"Night City lacks everything—clean water, clean soil, even air… but it has no shortage of people!"

Mann, however, was quite confident: "If politicians dare to use 'Escape Night City' as a campaign slogan, they should be able to get a lot of votes."

"We don't need that many people."

Ye Shou shook his head.

Just kidding, he plans to recruit talent from Night City, but the number will be strictly controlled; better to have fewer but better quality talent!

Just like many large foreign companies that bring in Indians as senior executives, you'll find that individually they are quite capable, with a considerable number of talented individuals. However, once they band together, a subtle chemical reaction occurs, like fermentation starting, and it quickly goes bad.

Therefore, this department must be under Lucy's control in the future, as Ye Shou doesn't trust anyone else to manage it!

"About twenty or thirty people should be enough."

Ye Shou said earnestly, "Try not to attract the attention of the company."

“A bunch of people die every day in Night City… Of course, I’ll be careful.”

Mann nodded. "How about I let you take two or three with you each time?"

How do you plan to persuade them?

Ye Shou thought to himself, "I can't just tell strangers about parallel worlds like I do now."

"Your Mewtwo is enough!"

To put it bluntly, if you really wanted to, you could build a religion just from that Mewtwo that even makes me want to cry!

Mann was confident: "I'll keep an eye on those guys who are already desperate. Don't worry, people in Night City are generally willing to take a gamble when they see hope."

"Then I'll leave it to you... When it's almost time, would you be willing to visit my hometown?"

Is this the reward?

Mann took a deep breath: "I can't control what others do, but Dorio will probably choose to follow me."

"Of course, family members can also come."

"Haha! Then I have no reason to refuse!"

Mann breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Ye Shou curiously: "Why are you doing all this? Since you can travel between parallel worlds, you can make money without going through all this trouble, right?"

Yes, if it's just about doing business, there's no need to hire anyone; you can just smuggle and act as a middleman.

You can easily sell a bunch of plants or a bag of eggs from the Overworld for a fortune in Night City!

But judging from Ye Shou's request... it seems like he wants to start an internet company?

"Making money? Actually, so far, I've been investing in it, but I haven't made a profit from any related projects yet."

Ye Shou smiled, then became serious: "I'm doing this to build up my strength."

"Ok?"

Mann was puzzled.

“I am a superhuman, or rather, a magician… You’ve already experienced that.”

Mann glanced at the skin on his arm and nodded.

“There are occasionally people like me in my hometown, but they are very few in number. Some of them can even predict the future.”

I heard such a prophecy:

In the not-too-distant future, the world will face many crises, and the ancient darkness will return. Humanity must save itself to overcome these challenges.

Ye Shou's expression had become very serious, which made Mann nervous as well.

"I'm building up my strength for that day!"

"……I see."

Looking at the young man who was much younger than himself, Mann was immediately filled with respect.

Ye Shou was slightly lost in thought, as if he was pondering something. When he came back to his senses, he gave Mann an apologetic smile and assured him, "Don't worry, if that day really comes, I will send you back."

"what?"

Mann immediately rejected the idea: "No need!"

We might not survive long in Night City anyway, so we might as well stay with you; at least we're living comfortably there!

Chapter 83 Rest? Go tell my ghost back! (Edited)

It feels a bit too bright...

When she finally woke up around noon, a ray of golden sunlight shone on her face, and the silver-haired beauty wearily opened her eyes, spreading her arms wide and yawning.

Her current posture was anything but peaceful; her head wasn't pressed against the pillow but parallel to it, her body was haphazardly wrapped in a soft, thin blanket, and her waist and legs were almost diagonally across the entire bed, as if she were about to become a crab claw to clamp it down.

Ye Shou's house originally only had a fairly large single bed, but she took over the whole thing after doing this. It's hard to imagine what it must feel like for the person sharing the bed with her.

Speaking of this, the girl turned her head and saw the empty other side, her lips curling into a displeased smirk.

"He's not here... Oh right, I think I mentioned him this morning... Hmm."

What an inconsiderate man... Even though it was Lucy who overslept, she felt she could at least complain a little.

Why is it that I'm so listless, while he's so energetic and gets up early?

The physical exertion was undoubtedly greater on the other party. I had even undergone prosthetic modifications to the muscles in my back, thighs, and other areas where I exerted force. Yet, after a night of passion, I was completely exhausted, while the other party seemed perfectly fine—that doesn't make sense!

Was it magic? Did that guy secretly use magic?

Damn it... Since it has this effect, let me use it too!

and many more!

The claim that the first battle will be filled with earth-shattering lightning is just false advertising from games and comics. In reality, it's all kinds of awkward situations. Even guys who seem to have a lot of theoretical knowledge can get injured if they act according to stereotypes.

"..."

Recalling the details of last night, even if Lucy was "modest," she had to admit that the intensity had reached a certain level.

Just by looking at the marks on the bed, you can tell that it's at a level that makes you wonder, "How many people were messing around here?"

But Lucy doesn't feel much discomfort right now, or rather, quite the opposite. She still feels a sweet yet disheveled sensation, and her body feels light, as if she can't feel gravity...

This made her feel that she might be a shallow woman with too much desire.

This is not normal, this is very abnormal!

Could it be that he secretly used healing magic on her, thus blocking out pain and the like?

Tsk!

Although it wasn't a bad thing, and she even benefited from it, Lucy was still a little unhappy:

It felt like being silently controlled, losing all initiative and being at the mercy of others. For the silver-haired girl who liked to take the initiative, this could even be considered a humiliation.

—彾— Thinking this, Lucy suddenly blushed.

Oh no, the memory is too vivid; my temperature is gradually rising...

To prove that she was a free-spirited woman who wouldn't let desire cloud her judgment, Lucy quickly shook her head, got up, and left the bed.

"Hmm...it's already noon."

She glanced back at the messy bed, her eyes darting around: "It'll be such a hassle to clean up..."

She's not a woman who's good at housework.

……

When Ye Shou returned home, the bed sheets had already been spun out of the washing machine and were hanging on the line like curtains, swaying slightly in the wind.

The simply furnished apartment offered no hiding place, and Ye Shou immediately spotted Lucy busy in the kitchen, his eyes lighting up.

The girl, who had just washed and groomed herself, wore a slightly oversized white shirt that just covered the pert curves below her waist, revealing her fair, rounded, and naturally joined thighs, which looked almost seamless from behind.

Ye Shou also knew that these thighs could be quite powerful when necessary, almost like they were about to devour their prey and wouldn't let anyone leave.

The gaze then falls upon toned and shapely calves, and a pair of bare feet hidden in slippers.

Even after hearing the voice, the girl didn't turn around, creating a subtle atmosphere of displeasure.

In fact, the face she had her back to Ye Shou with was expressionless, which did indeed indicate that she was in a bad mood. Her eyes kept darting around, as if she was waiting for something.

Only when a pair of hands wrapped around her waist and pulled her close, pressing her back against the man's chest, did Lucy roll her eyes coquettishly, her aloof demeanor instantly crumbling.

"Oh my, isn't this our busy man? He left his girlfriend alone at home the day after they confirmed their relationship. Didn't he think about how lonely she might feel?"

"Thank goodness you didn't leave any notes on my pillow, or I would have thought I'd had a one-night stand."

This sarcastic tone is completely different from Lucy's usual style!

Ye Shou found it amusing and rested his head on Lucy's shoulder. The girl deliberately acted as if she was resisting, but her weak resistance made it seem more like she was being coquettish, which only made the two of them whisper sweet nothings to each other.

"I'm so happy you said that."