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

V was stunned: "No!"

Vera introduced herself gently: "Hello, doctor, my name is Vera, I am a wanderer, and I have only recently arrived in Night City."

"Oh... Hello to you too, just call me Old Wei, that's one of the advantages of being old~"

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Leo got straight to the point: "Old Wei, we're all planning to add or upgrade our prosthetic bodies. Could you give us a physical exam first to check our health?"

"No problem. There are four of you here, so you'll probably be busy for a while. I'll close the door first to prevent anyone from barging in."

Old Wei closed the iron gate and began to systematically check the people.

Routine physical examinations are quick; most items can be done by four people together, and the reports are usually available around the same time.

The Immortal Squad had a harmonious relationship, and since no one wanted to avoid suspicion, they gathered together to check their medical examination results.

Old Wei tapped the computer screen, and the first thing that appeared was Leo's report.

He glanced at it quickly and nodded: "Very good. You've been training hard lately, and all three of your potentials have increased by 1 point. Now your physical potential is 12, your reaction potential is 13, and your intellectual potential is 16."

Leo laughed, glancing quickly at V: "I've been exercising seriously lately, and my physical fitness has improved normally. I didn't expect my intelligence to improve along with it!"

Old Wei explained, "The growth of intellectual potential is different from the other two. It requires you to use your brain more and think more. As your thinking activity increases, your potential will naturally increase as well. That's the principle behind schools' claims that going to school makes people smarter."

V understood his sarcasm, but with Elder V present, she couldn't lash out. Instead, she urged, "I'm next, let me see!"

She's right, she'll be next.

"V... Holy crap!"

Old Wei was shocked and even swore.

Everyone immediately looked over.

V's three potentials are: physical potential 20, reaction potential 20, and intelligence potential 5.

"This is human too!?"

Leo finally understood why he couldn't beat V. With that kind of physical ability, if he were serious, he could easily subdue him with one hand...

Old Wei checked repeatedly, examining each item carefully. He even took out the prosthetic doctor's professional book and compared her values ​​with those of a "normal human".

The conclusion is that if the biomonitoring isn't faulty, then V's physical potential might really be that high.

“No, there’s another possibility…” Old Wei rubbed his temples, his expression incredibly strange, “The upper limit of the implanted physical fitness test is 20, but that doesn’t mean her potential is only 20.”

"But how should I put it... this is the limit for normal humans. Exceeding this value only means that her potential is immeasurable. Just like those great scientists and inventors in history, their intellectual potential may be measured at 20, but everyone knows that their intelligence is completely different from that of an average person with an intelligence of 20."

V nodded happily: "So... I can be Anselmstein now!?"

Old Wei inhaled numbly: "Theoretically, you can install whatever you want, except for those hackers who implant it outside their bodies."

"I knew it would turn out like this!!"

V, smug and self-satisfied, surveyed the entire room with an expression of utter contempt.

Early Signs of Talent: Chapter 123 Old Wei: "Night City is haunted, there are numerical monsters everywhere..."

We can't beat them, we simply can't beat them...

Leo immediately backed down, hoping she wouldn't remember his earlier taunts.

Jack scratched his head too. He'd always thought of himself as the team's main attacker, the strongest one. Little did he know, there was this stat monster on the team…

Old Wei didn't know what expression to make. In all his years as a prosthetic doctor, he had seen tens of thousands, if not thousands, of patients and mercenaries, but this was the first time he had ever seen someone with such high potential.

What's even more outrageous is that while V's physique looks good, there aren't any particularly exaggerated anomalies. Is it because his muscle density is higher than normal, or something else, that he can achieve such top-tier physical potential...?

Unable to figure it out, he could only get down to business: "I'll adjust the biomonitoring values ​​for you, so others won't be able to see the real data anymore. Just be careful not to get caught by big companies, they might actually kidnap you to do human experiments."

V nodded obediently.

After disguising her, Lao Wei reached out and touched his chest, only to find that his blood pressure was a little high and he was starting to feel dizzy.

"Alright, pick any prosthetic body you like. Don't install too many at once, and you'll be fine. Next up, Vera... Oh my god..."

Old Wei was speechless.

Night City is haunted; it's full of numerical monsters...

Leo's initial stats were already outrageous; he was definitely a high-quality human. However, he was the eldest son of a large family who had been carefully nurtured, and his stats were purely due to the resources he received.

But how did this seemingly impoverished homeless man manage to cultivate such outrageous stats...?

Vera – Physical potential 14, reaction potential 20, intelligence potential 15.

Its reaction potential is full, and the other two are also very strong. The total value on the surface is even 4 points more than V.

She's a true all-rounder with no obvious weaknesses, and, obviously, she's also very intelligent.

Old Wei was a little dazed. The first thing he did was to check her biomonitoring again—it wasn't the latest model, but it was still okay, and the data shouldn't be wrong.

Vera noticed his confusion and explained, "I'm a mechanic. I made a little money by repairing cars and guns, and I bought myself some decent prosthetics."

"Okay, fine, I'll modify it for you too, just make sure the real data isn't leaked..."

V's smile seemed somewhat forced, and he sensed a hint of pressure.

But at the same time, a strong fighting spirit burned within her—she had never lost before, and she couldn't lose this time either. With more training, her physical fitness would definitely improve further!

Seeing this number, Leo had very mixed feelings.

On one hand, V-Shockwave II is also very strong, and she is also a genius mechanic. She is definitely more useful than V in situations outside of combat, which makes him very gratified.

On the other hand, things aren't looking too good. He felt that... even if the two of them teamed up, they might not be able to beat V...

Old Wei numbly finished his work, tapped the screen, and below was Jack's medical report.

Jack – Physical potential 18, reaction potential 14, intelligence potential 8.

Old Wei smiled with relief: That's much more normal. Jack's physical potential is not low, and after being in the gang for so many years, he was able to leave alive. It's normal for him to have this level of reaction potential.

This is what ordinary people should be like.

Of course, this doesn't mean Jack isn't strong. He already has the physical attributes of a top-tier mercenary, more than enough to apply for a position in the Terrorist Mobile Unit.

A four-person team, four stat-challenged individuals, plus their leader is a big spender who not only has money but also connections...

Looking at them, Old Vieira felt as if he were seeing four future legends of Night City; they were so young, yet so full of potential.

"It feels a bit early to say this now, but I'll say it anyway." Old Wei looked at them and suddenly grinned, "Don't forget your old friends when you become successful."

Leo laughed along, "That's what you're saying. That's why we're here to see you! The medical report is out, and the next step is to choose a prosthetic body. Then, Lao Wei, you can help us place the order, right?"

Old Wei nodded: "If I place the order through the company for you, I can also get a kickback. If there's such a good deal, then there's definitely no problem."

Leo knew this was just a joke. In fact, the price they would pay if they bought it from the company's official website or from CyberLife, would be higher than the price Old Wei had given them.

The company may offer some preferential treatment to prosthetic doctors who have been cooperating with them for many years, but it will not hesitate to charge ordinary people without any background.

Moreover, Old Wei is a certified and trustworthy prosthetic doctor. I feel more at ease using it after he has examined it.

"I'll send you the prosthetic body purchase list directly. The models and prices on it are the prices the company will charge me for." You can choose whatever you like. If you have any questions, just ask me.

After receiving the information from Lao Wei, everyone began to study it.

The only exception was Vera, who looked around blankly and said to Old Vi, "I just arrived in Night City and haven't started work yet, so I won't participate. I'll sit here and wait for you."

Leo glanced at her distractedly and decided to use his all-powerful money offensive to win Vera's heart.

“We are a top-notch team, and our members must be elites. I’m giving you a credit line of 30 yuan, and the amount you use will be deducted from your future salary and commission.”

"...30?"

Vera was somewhat dumbfounded; this number was truly unexpected.

Is it really appropriate to give her so much money when she has only been in the team for a few hours?

Seeing her hesitation, Leo urged, "Don't company employees also get benefits when they join? Your improved skills will benefit the whole team, so don't dawdle."

Vera could tell that he really didn't care about the money, so she vaguely started looking at the list of prosthetic bodies.

Fifteen minutes later, after exchanging ideas and discussing with Lao Wei, the team's enhancement list was finalized.

First is Captain Leo. He currently plans to pursue a technical career and will be attending Arasaka Academy, so he prioritized an intelligence-type prosthetic body.

Comtau Camillo RAM Manager 4, Comtau Memory Enhancement 4, Biotechnology Bioconductor 4, Comtau Smart Connect 5... If you want to choose again, Lao Wei will disagree.

“You are human, not a robot. If too many implants are inserted into the human body in a short period of time, any malfunction could lead to inflammation and immune reactions that could kill you. In addition, the first three of these implants are all cortical implants, so you'd better be careful.”

Leo had no choice but to abandon his plan for a one-step mechanical ascension.

"Okay, but you have to upgrade all the prosthetics I already have."

"Don't be reckless. If you want to do this, then delete two more new implants."

"No, Lao Wei... then upgrade my network access module separately, upgrade it to Type 5!"

"No, you can only upgrade to Type 4 at most. I can only upgrade you to Type 5 after your intelligence potential increases by two points and you have systematically learned hacking knowledge. This is for your life."

"Sigh... fine then."

Leo gave up struggling and chose to listen to the doctor.

First Signs of Talent: Chapter 124 Collective Enhancement!

A quick calculation showed that Leo's prosthetic body purchase bill amounted to a staggering 11.7 euros.

The most expensive component is the upgrade kit for the Arasaka network access module, which costs a whopping 3 euros to upgrade from Type 1 to Type 4.

The highest-grade prosthetic body he possesses is the Kangtao Smart Connector 5, which he forcibly added to his procurement list to compensate for his lack of combat capabilities.

Fortunately, the prosthetic body used to control the intelligent weapon had a relatively low load, otherwise Old Wei would not have agreed.

"The rule of large companies is that the prepayment must be 50% of the total price."

“It’s okay, I’ll pay the full amount upfront. The surgery fee will be settled separately later.”

Leo paid the bill for the prosthetic body right away; that's how extravagant people with money can be!

Next up is V, and her choice speaks for itself.

"I need the Dinaras Anvestan Type 5, the Mantis Blade Type 5, and also replace the Krenchikov with a Type 5, and—"

"Don't add any more. Even if you have a strong physique, you can't just start using random equipment. Adding S. Anvestan and Krenzikov together puts a huge strain on your body, not to mention you want the best model available on the market."

Old Wei interrupted her.

"Okay, I can install these three implants for you, but you'll have to increase the values ​​in the pain editor."

"Ah!? That won't do, mercenaries make a living this way!" V shook her head rapidly, her shoulder-length hair flying everywhere.

Old Wei tried to persuade her a few times but couldn't, so he simply changed his target: "Leo, you'd better talk to her too. She set the pain editor value to 70%, which is very dangerous."

Seeing Leo's blank expression, Lao Wei quickly explained how the pain editor works—by inhibiting nerve conduction, it reduces the range of pain that the human body can perceive.

In other words, it's about deceiving the body's self-protection mechanisms to gain temporary combat endurance.

"The Pain Editor is basically standard equipment for mercenaries, and it has to be a big brand. Nobody dares to use a no-name brand product. However, even for top-tier mercenaries, maintaining a value of 80% is already very low. Only those crazy people from the Vortex Gang who abuse cybernetic modifications and suffer from pain would use a value of 70%."

"In V's case, let's put it this way—if you punch her hard, she'll know she's been hit, but she won't feel how much it hurts."

The same applies when shot; many mercenaries die from excessive blood loss or internal organ damage because they ignore their own pain.

After hearing what Lao Wei said, Leo immediately became anxious: "Then what are we waiting for? Quickly increase her stats!"

V objected: "I'm a mercenary, you're weakening my fighting ability!"

“I’d rather you be weak than accidentally become a cold corpse.” Leo walked behind her and placed his hands on her shoulders. “I’m the captain, listen to me! 80% is enough, Old Wei, move her up now.”

Old Wei came over with a medical instrument in his hand.

V was panting heavily, very dissatisfied, but she ultimately let Old V connect to the personal port and quickly adjust the values ​​of the pain editor.

Leo breathed a sigh of relief when Vee gave him the OK sign.

Fortunately, V didn't struggle with all her might, otherwise he and Old Vi would not have been able to hold her down.

V was furious that he hadn't even equipped Sven and the Mantis Blade yet, and instead had been weakened. His face puffed up with anger, and he rarely showed his childlike side.

But for some reason, she felt like she wasn't really angry; her feelings were complicated...

Once V was dealt with, things became simple for the other two.

Jack had just recovered from his serious injuries, and Old Vie didn't allow him to do anything reckless, so he simply replaced his original prosthetic body with a high-end Type 4.