From Gotham to Night City, my infamy is known to all.

"Good heavens, please don't choose any more implants. If you have too many implants at once, be careful of your hormones and bioelectric currents becoming disordered. Especially the Krenzikov implant, which is placed in the spine, just like those placed in the brain, it is a very special implant."

Leo recalled his awkward reaction when he first met V, and his fingers froze.

"Then can I bring these four items?"

As for the prosthetic body he needs to get into Arasaka Academy, we'll talk about that when he comes back next time.

"These four things... well, based on your potential stats, should be fine."

"Alright then, get started... Just like last time, wake me up only after everything is done."

"No problem, let me see... Hmm, you've chosen all the big brands after all. Well then, I'll round it down to 27000 euros."

Old Wei deftly gave himself an injection, then suddenly remembered something and turned to V: "I need to close the safety door during surgery to avoid interference. What are you planning to do about it?"

"Then I'll go out—"

Before she could even say "wait," Leo interrupted her: "Just wait over there. I'll be done with you. What are you running around for?"

V pursed her lips slightly, still feeling a little uncomfortable with this unconditional trust.

Generally speaking, for something as important as installing a prosthetic body, only family members or close friends can accompany the patient to the hospital; ordinary friends are not enough.

Old Wei's gaze swept between the two men, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes.

He didn't say anything, but went to close the safety door and said to V, "You can wander around as you like, just don't go near the operating table."

"Oh……"

V strolled over to Old Wei's desk, his gaze occasionally sweeping over Leo.

*

As soon as the anesthetic took effect, Leo's consciousness blurred instantly.

In a daze, he began to dream again... He dreamt that he returned to Night City with a large amount of goods, made a fortune, and was covered in the best cybernetic implants, crushing Viper with a single hand...

After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly heard Old Wei's voice.

“Leo…”

"Leo, wake up."

He blinked, and his vision cleared.

Old Wei was looking at him with concern, constantly waving a small flashlight in front of his eyes.

Seeing his pupils contract normally, Old Wei said softly, "It's done. One hour and twenty minutes, the surgery was a success."

Leo looked at him in surprise.

It wasn't that there was anything wrong with what he said; he just found it strange that Old Wei's lips moved and his arm swayed as if in slow motion.

Is the anesthesia still working?

Nobody: Chapter Sixty-One: Dramatically Modified V-Shaking

"Don't be nervous, this is a normal reaction to having Krenzikov implanted. This continuously effective implant will enhance your reaction time, but the side effect is that everything you see will be in slow motion, as if you've entered a world where time has slowed down."

As Lao Wei explained, he quickly operated the control panel.

"Everything seems normal so far, just a moment... Okay, I've installed the control software for you, can you see it?"

[Military Technology (M) Krenzikov control software loading...]

[Configuring the system...75%]

[Checking neural grid data.]

[Installing controller.]

[Updating version...]

[Self-check complete. Implant functioning well.]

Thank you for purchasing genuine Military Technology products. Choose Military Technology, choose your safe life!

[Krenzikov Model 2, selectable gears 1-5, currently at gear 3 (default). Please read the product manual for usage details.]

"I see, Old Wei, this thing seems to have selectable gears."

"Yes, this is the Type 2, the best model I have here. It has five adjustable speeds."

However, I must warn you, unless it's an emergency, don't easily switch to level 5. This software has a security limitation: once you switch to level 5, you'll have to wait 24 hours to lower it again, and that period can be very difficult.

"Okay, I see."

Considering that V would need to upgrade his prosthetic body, he first moved Krenzikov to level 1.

The implant released a weak electric current, which numb his spine for a moment. Fortunately, it only lasted for a few seconds, and the discomfort quickly subsided.

Leo moved his somewhat stiff body and slowly sat up.

The feeling of seeing everything in slow motion was somewhat relieved, but another uncomfortable feeling swept over me.

The strongest feeling in his body was "wood" and "numbness," feelings he had never experienced before, and he even felt a bit uncoordinated when walking.

V came over and took his arm, giving him support.

The two walked slowly around the clinic a few times to help him quickly adjust to his physical condition.

Leo smiled gratefully at her: "I've heard a saying—that when a person is perfectly healthy, they can't feel any of their internal organs at all, and only when they're sick can they keenly perceive any discomfort. I didn't expect that to be true..."

"Right now, I feel like there's something foreign in my skin, bones, and spine. It's really awkward."

V nodded: "It's like this right after I got the prosthetic body, it'll be fine in a few days."

After walking around twice more, Leo felt he had adapted enough, so he urged V to go for a check-up as soon as possible.

"I only have 7500 euros on me. Let's see how things go first."

V looked at his personal account, which had finally started to improve, and his heart was bleeding.

But soon we'll be doing big work, and then we can't be misers anymore...

Leo objected: "Use my credit limit first. I still have 53,000 left, which should be enough."

fifty thousand……

V hesitated when he thought about the weight of this huge sum of money.

"That's too much, I can't pay it back in a short time..."

And then there's the fact that he's spending money on himself again, which just feels so strange...

"Not much. I can make a hundred times my initial investment by pulling off a biotech heist and stealing some data!"

Leo pushed her toward Old Wei, giving him a look that urged him to "hurry up and get started."

Old Wei washed his hands first, and smiled knowingly as he watched their interaction: a rich young master and a clean-living street mercenary, this combination is indeed a bit strange, but love itself is strange and irrational.

Moreover, this is Night City, where even the strangest things are commonplace.

The standard procedure was repeated once again.

Old Wei made the classic gesture of Commander Ikari – interlacing his fingers and placing them below his nose while staring at the computer screen.

"Is your data... accurate?"

V was about to speak when Leo pushed her aside.

"Let me see it too!"

"Physical potential 16, reaction potential 16... How come they're so low?"

His surprise drew Old Wei's attention: "Kid, this isn't a school exam with a percentage system. Normally, the instrument's testing limit is 20. If you exceed that number, you're practically inhuman. If this potential of 16 is real, you could easily pass the application for the Terrorist Mobile Unit."

Leo knew that 20 was the theoretical limit for human beings, but this was V-shaped power, and she had been in the industry for five years, so how come she hadn't reached the maximum value yet...?

"Intelligence potential of 5, that's not surprising."

"Hey!"

He shook his head and was lightly punched by V.

"Of course, I filled this out myself. The unlicensed doctor who tested me thought the biometrics was malfunctioning, which is why he got such a high number. Actually, I think my potential is higher than 16!"

After she said that, Old Wei looked at her with a strange expression.

Taller than 16, but with a body size that doesn't look human at all... Is this even human?

If someone truly possessed 20% physical potential, theoretically they would have to be a super-sized guy, a whole size bigger than Jack.

However, the data provided by biomonitoring is indeed ridiculously high.

"To be honest, I'm not entirely sure either. Your biomonitoring system is outdated and lacks many new features and monitoring items, so it can't be considered entirely accurate."

"Okay, let's upgrade all the existing implants first, maybe add two more new ones at most. Only after the data from the new biomonitoring comes out will I dare to install high-load prostheses for you."

“Seanwistan…” V tentatively asked in a soft voice.

"Don't even think about it. Of all the prosthetics, that thing has the highest load and is the most likely to turn people into cyberpsychotics."

V's dream was shattered. "Fine... then I'll take Krenzikov and the strengthening tendon too."

Old Wei looked at her physical data again, pondering, "Two combat prosthetics, it should be fine. Your physical indicators all look very good."

"Then let's get to work."

V lay down on the operating table and had just taken two deep breaths when a handsome face appeared in his field of vision.

"What are you doing……"

Leo strolled over to her side and looked at the tablet with her: "Let me help you pick out a prosthetic body model, so you won't be stingy again and affect your combat effectiveness."

"You know how to choose... I'm a professional mercenary, and my understanding of cybernetic bodies far surpasses yours."

V's stubbornness backfired a few minutes later, hitting her own head with a boomerang.

Leo would definitely choose the one from a big company, the latest model, and the most expensive one. Meeting these three criteria would definitely make it the best in its class.

Reality is cold and harsh; "pay to win" is the only truth in Night City!

"I think the grip plate and subcutaneous armor can still be used..."

"I don't want you to feel it, I want me to feel it!"

Leo forcefully selected a list of prosthetic bodies for V, which basically meant replacing all implants with the best ones available from V.

"The list is out: Internet monitoring public version brain-computer interface, ballistic coprocessor type 3, subcutaneous armor type 3, the 'Hunter' artificial eye of the Crossroads type 2, biomonitoring type 2, Krenzikov type 2, reinforced tendon type 2, response tuner type 2, and elastic joint type 2."

The total cost was 55,000 euros. In addition to giving the old prosthetic body to Old V for a discounted price, V himself paid 2,000 euros.

There was no other way; she had a sudden idea and insisted on installing another response tuner, saying it was part of Krenzikov's prosthetic body and that it would be best to install it together with the prosthetic.

Leo suspected she had planned this all along, but when he thought about how this was V-Gen, he figured the prosthetics weren't much of a problem for her...

I'm going out to visit relatives, so the next chapter might be later tonight _(:з」∠)_

Nobody: Chapter Sixty-Two: The Coin Toss Game – Guess Wrong and You Get Shot Down…

As it turned out, his idea was correct.

V-Zhentian and ordinary humans may indeed be two different species.

After undergoing a nearly two-hour surgery, she opened her eyes and stood up on her own.

She was a little unsteady at first, but before Leo could catch up with her, her gait was normal.

"Shall I help you walk around a couple of laps?"

Leo tried to reciprocate by helping her up.

But V refused: "No need, I feel fine."

As she spoke, she started walking alone in the consultation room, her pace quickening until it was almost a jog.

Leo stared blankly at her, when he heard Old Wei say, "I can see that her physical condition is indeed strong enough; these prosthetics haven't affected her at all."

After performing two major surgeries in one morning, a fine layer of sweat appeared on Lao Wei's forehead.

"I'm really getting old. I'm already out of breath after doing just this little bit of work."

He shook his head, went to the sink to wash his face and hands, and then picked up a dry towel to wipe away the water stains.