The villain knight doesn't want to be a hero

If the Civic Center is the heart of Night City, then this is its brain.

——As we all know, all organs of the body must serve the brain.

And this is also the latest residence of Lin Qiao and Lucy.

Um?How did you do it?

It's simple, wouldn't it be enough to just use genetic factors to control a rich and powerful person, and then have sex with him for free?

"The City of Night is really the city of dreams..."

In the private swimming pool of the villa, Lucy was lying on the light blue translucent swimming ring in a trance.

The passing security robot turned a blind eye to it, and after saying "everything is normal", it went to patrol elsewhere.

The controllable hemispherical zenith above the head effectively prevents sun exposure.

'My companions in heaven, how are you?Lucy, I am now living a life ignorant of the sufferings of the people...'

After many days, her identity certificate and other messy things have been taken care of by the priest.

Clean identity, clean account.

This means that as long as she is not directly caught by Arasaka's people, she has the full right to live openly and honestly under the sun.

Not only that, what she enjoys now is a life that 99% of people in the world will never experience in this lifetime.

....It's hard to imagine that half a month ago, I was living a homeless life.

"It's like a dream..."

Lucy groaned. It had only been a few days, and this comfortable life had already made her almost forget about Arasaka chasing after her.

"It's a shame, it's reality, so don't worry about waking up."

Looking around, he found that Lin Qiao was standing by the swimming pool at some unknown time...and looking at him with a strange look.

"Speaking of which, if you soak in the water like this, won't the prosthetic body on the back of your head short-circuit if it gets wet?"

"No way, do you think this is an electronic device from the last century?"

He rolled his eyes at the other party. Although he hated Arasaka very much, the quality of the other party's work was indeed guaranteed...

If he really had to take a shower, water would enter and short-circuit, and Arasaka would be doomed long ago.

Lin Qiao who asked this question was, in a sense, the same as asking "Do I need to buy a new one after my cell phone runs out of battery?"

——It’s frustrating and funny.

"But is it really okay to continue like this?"

This experience is so dreamy.

It's so dreamy that it feels like you'll wake up from your dream in the next second and embark on your escape journey again.

Lucy was inevitably a little worried about this.

Although she didn't know how Lin Qiao persuaded the original owner of the house, she thought it was similar to the weird method he used to quickly get in touch with the people around him. It was probably not a serious method... She didn't care about the means, but she was the only one who couldn't worry about it. What should I do if this guy loses his temper?

She didn't want Lin Qiao to be on Arasaka's hit list like she had been in the past.

"Don't worry, since I dare to do this, I will naturally have enough countermeasures."

Lin Qiao smiled and then sat on the recliner on the side.

"If there was no accident, that guy would never be able to resist in his life."

Kaoru Fujioka, this is the name of the original owner of this villa.

Many years ago, Arasaka sent the executive director of Night City from the Tokyo headquarters.... He was also Lin Qiao and Lucy's nominal distant relative.

Although he is already over 50 years old this year, under the influence of anti-aging drugs in this world, he looks about 20 years old.

He is one of those high-ranking people who can make Night City shake with just a stomp of his foot... But that was in the past.

As for now, she is completely living a life of working during the day, falling asleep at night, and paying Lucy from time to time at the ATM.

And just like Lin Qiao said, as long as there is no accident, that is, the help of another time traveler with unknown means, this guy will never be able to escape his control in this life.

As he gradually evolves towards stage two, his control over genetic factors is also increasing.

At least there won't be a situation where two bodies are operating at the same time, but their movements are chaotic.

Having said that, Lin Qiao did not fully control his body.

After all, I have to control myself and still have to go to work... Arasaka's troublesome facts are too troublesome.

In addition to taking over the opponent's body when necessary, the person who curses people in the Arasaka Tower office is still the original "Kaoru Fujioka" personality.

To be honest, the executive director of Arasaka did not realize that there were two intruders in his home until now.

And this can be regarded as an unexpected gain from a new experiment of Lin Qiao.

——Transient forgetfulness

Many people should have this experience, such as what they planned to do with their front foot, but they forgot the next second.

This is what Lin Qiao did to Kaoru Fujioka in recent days.

It is different from deleting other people's memories for hours or even days in the past.

The genetic factor possessing Kaoru Fujioka's body will only delete his memory for a few seconds.

This also means that as soon as he has doubts, Lin Qiao will delete all related content in his brain, so that he can continue to live a "normal" life.

——Because he had no idea what he was thinking in the last second.

In the eyes of outsiders, it was nothing more than being in a daze for two seconds.

At this time, Lin Qiao would quietly implant part of his thoughts into his brain, thereby interfering with his actions and making him think that was what he thought.

Coupled with the dog-licking attitude that only targets him, it can be said that he is controlled to death.

"It was more successful than expected..."

This semi-control state can not only keep track of the other party's actions at any time, but also reduce the energy required to control the person.

But compared to what I originally planned to do, the idea of ​​directly transforming the other person's thoughts from a fundamental level is a bit different... I still feel like I can't figure out the trick.

"But forget it, this is enough."

It’s almost time to move on to the next step...Having said that, there is still a question of how to proceed.

Lin Qiao pinched her chin, all kinds of thoughts flashed through her mind, and then she shook her head.

"What's wrong? It's rare to see you showing such an expression."

The sound of splashing water came from the swimming pool.

Lucy used the swimming ring to swim to the edge of the pool and climbed up.

He picked up a glass of orange juice with both hands and walked to Lin Qiao, who was silent.

"No, I'm just a little confused about what to do next."

He took the orange juice handed over by Lucy, took a sip, then put it aside and picked up the homemade Nebula coffee.

"Can you tell me? Although I may not be able to help..." He said he was a partner, but these days, he seemed like a freeloader.

"Don't say that. Your hacking skills have already helped a lot."

He straightened up, sat down with the other person, and wiped the other person's wet head with a towel.

"All in all, I'm a little hesitant about whether it's better to be low-key or high-profile... Can you help me with this? I'd also like to hear other people's opinions."

"Yeah." Lucy nodded. "What do you mean by low-key?"

"It is to maintain the current situation and keep all our activities in secret."

It sounds quite reasonable, at least Lucy herself is not used to being in public, so as not to arouse others' suspicion.

"What about being high-profile?"

"I want the whole Arasaka to be my dog."

“…”

Would you like to hear what you are saying?

For a moment, Lucy's look at Lin Qiao became extremely subtle.

She probably just wanted to throw him into the swimming pool and let him calm down for a while... Then, she paid the price for her rude look.

Boom!

The clear sound of brain cracking sounded, and you knew it was a good start as soon as you heard it.

"pain!"

"It's okay if it hurts. It's normal to look at someone being beaten with that kind of look... Anyway, let's discuss this issue later."

At least he needs to get familiar with Arasaka's internal situation through Kaoru Fujioka.

Otherwise, it will be too easy to overturn if you act rashly.

"It happens to be getting late, so I'll take you to dinner first."

He stood up and pulled Lucy away who still had some resentment in her eyes.

And not long after the two left, the swimming ring in the center of the swimming pool turned into a pool of blue slime and followed them, integrating into Lin Qiao's body from the trousers.

Chapter 303 Rebecca raised a question mark

It’s not difficult to have a full meal in Night City. No matter which district you are in, you can find restaurants and roadside stalls on the roadside. The prices are not expensive. And because Night City brings together people from all over the world, there are many different tastes. All are available.

But if you want to eat with confidence, that’s two things.

The meat these days is not necessarily real meat.

Mostly synthetic meat.

And the raw materials are mostly high-protein bugs and the like.

For example, in the southern suburbs of Night City, crickets, or mealworms, are raised in protein farms under biotechnology.

These bugs are ground into a paste in a machine, and then processed through various procedures to become the meat that most people come into contact with.

Of course, in order to make these fakes taste like real meat, they naturally contain various additives.

Compared with the era half a century ago, human hunger has not been eliminated in the past few decades...but technology and work have indeed made considerable progress.

Speaking of which, wanderers running around are a little better. From time to time, they can catch animals such as possums from the wild to give themselves a meal.

Although there is no guarantee about the hygiene of wild animals, such as whether they are adulterated with viruses or something, at least they are not bugs.

Of course, that doesn’t mean there’s no real meat.

Do you want dignitaries from all walks of life to eat bugs like mud-legged people?Do you think a shuttle can't kill you?

Generally speaking, normal meats such as pigs, cattle and sheep are still available, but the prices are ridiculously expensive. It’s okay to call them luxuries.

It is precisely because the prices are so ridiculously expensive that they are completely out of line with ordinary people, so they are only available in certain high-end restaurants.

"ember"

A high-end restaurant only for dignitaries.

And thanks to Fujioka Kaoru, a big dog owner, this place has also become the daily dining place for Lin Qiao and Lucy, his "distant relatives".

——Lin Qiao really didn't want Lucy to eat those meats of unknown origin, made of insects as raw materials, and possibly mixed with human corpses.

With exquisite decoration, melodious classical music, and completely natural vegetables and meat, just one meal can cost an average person three or four months of their income.

Does it taste...ok?

Well, since evolving into a Blood Star person, Lin Qiao doesn't care much about the taste of food.

He values ​​quantity more than quality.

But at least Lucy was happy eating it.

——And this is also not the point.

In short, after walking out of this high-end restaurant, a more serious matter was placed in front of Lin Qiao.

“…”