People are in cyberpunk, but they are top-level cyberpsychopaths

"...What do you mean, Marcus? Do you want me to investigate the origin of this prosthetic?"

There was still no change in expression on Tanaka's face, and he even wanted to sink Marcus to the dock with him.

Marcus naturally heard the coldness in the voice and quickly popped up a new picture.

Above are comparison images of X-rays, but strangely, a spine is missing from the X-ray on the right.

"The prosthetic device David Martinez is wearing should be the Sian Westin type prosthetic device that James Norris had when he died."

"Is that the cyber lunatic?"

After this reminder, he finally remembered.

Not long ago, there was a vicious incident in which a cyber madman attacked the NCPD.

Although the terrorist squad was dispatched to kill the cyber madman, Stanwestin and the connected Krenzikov on the body were lost and their whereabouts have been unknown ever since.

It has not appeared on the black market either.

But now it happens to David Martinez.

"Yes, that's right, but unlike the former sergeant, this student had the implant and did not experience any side effects."

The side effect that Marcus mentioned is naturally cyberpsychosis.

Cyberpsychosis is a mental illness caused by both psychological and physical oppression.

Although most of the triggers are due to PTSD and other psychological factors, many of them are also caused by the high-intensity nerve compression caused by the installation of military-grade prostheses.

Normally, a student who is still in the developmental stage would not be able to support the load of a military-grade prosthesis, but this student was miraculously fine.

"So Mr. Tanaka, I think his endurance and excellent skills can make him the second Adam Hammer or even replace him."

"Or, let him participate in the experiment of "that product", he will also be the best candidate."

When saying this, there was a hint of excitement in Marcus' voice.

After all, if the experiment is successful, it won’t just be Tanaka who can climb up, but him as well.

You won't even have to see Adam Hammer again.

"I see. Where is he now?"

“He was expelled from school.”

"Get him back, and if necessary, tempt him with money."

"What about your son Shengnan?"

When this was mentioned, Tanaka frowned slightly.

At his age, he has just had a son like this, so naturally he will take good care of him.

Originally, he should have avenged his son by sealing that damn wild dog with cement and sinking it into the sea, but now it is obviously impossible to do that.

So he sighed and said, "...the interests of the company come first in everything. As my successor, he should also understand this..."

However, he never expected that his son Shengnan would become increasingly miserable in the days that followed and become a frequent visitor to the trauma team.

But that’s another story…

13. Lucy, my Lucy, how can I live without you!

night.

The Night City becomes even more prosperous under the cover of night. Under the colorful neon lights, people are immersed in this life of decadence and extravagance.

It seemed as if everything in Night City was gradually becoming psychedelic.

At this time, David, who was completely unaware of Arasaka's actions, was sitting in front of an Asian vegetable stall on the bottom floor of the Watson district super skyscraper H10 with a sad face.

The two big red lanterns hanging high blend perfectly into the surrounding neon lights.

This is the skyscraper where V later lived, and the food here was praised by Jack, so he came to try it.

But it wasn't this that worried him...

"Hey, where did all these guys go?"

He had no idea how many times he had sighed today, as if he had never sighed as much as he did today in his previous life.

This afternoon, since leaving school, he has run almost all over Night City.

I ran from the city center to Heywood, then from Heywood to Westbrook, and finally took a stroll around the Watson District. I was just short of going to Taiping Island for a walk.

This day I was either riding the Skyrail or on the way to the Skyrail.

But at the end of the day, nothing was achieved.

There are no gang fights, no cyber psychopaths, and no animal gangs. There are only the NCPD patrolling the streets.

It was as if these things disappeared with his arrival.

"I was counting on these guys to make money."

When he thought of this, he became even more weak and fell directly on the table.

When playing the game, the streets are full of gang fights or cyberpsychosis, appearing almost every few streets.

I originally thought that reality was the same, so I could make some money by selling the prosthetics.

As a result now...

"What a bad idea..."

If he had known this would happen, he would have asked Lao Wei to install a pair of Qi Lu Si optical eyes and open an NCPD scanning backdoor or something.

It’s only 50,000 yuan anyway.

Now he is a wealthy dog ​​owner, he can afford it and get his money back quickly.

"Guest, your fried noodles are ready."

Just then, the stall owner brought the fried noodles and placed them in front of him.

"Oh, thank you."

David took the disposable box and looked at the contents.

Looks...seems pretty good?

There are red and green ones, so at least there is no problem with the color matching.

It smells okay, with a unique aroma of fried noodles.

It’s much better than the indescribable thing I had for lunch.

No wonder Jack praised the food here so much, it looks really good.

"Then let's try it and see how it tastes."

If possible, I will eat here from now on.

"Slurp---ooh..."

The moment he entered the entrance, his facial features were almost squeezed together.

"Pah, ah, ah, what the hell is this? Is this for human consumption?"

He turned his head and spat out everything he had just eaten onto the ground.

I didn't know how to describe the noodles when I put them in my mouth. I didn't know what the flour was made of, and there was a hint of industrial waste gas mixed in it.

There is also the so-called synthetic sirloin beef, which is like a rubber band, impossible to chew and has a strange smell.

All in all, I have no idea what this dish is.

Maybe it's fried Hextech, or maybe it's a collection of industrial waste, but it's definitely not fried noodles.

No wonder Takemura was confused about the chicken skewer while playing the game, then threw it on the plate and ignored it.

This thing is definitely not for human consumption.

Although we know that ordinary residents of Night City cannot afford animal meat, they have even been told that animals have various flus and cannot be eaten.

What they eat is basically Hextech artificial meat grown in food factories.

Even the cultivated vegetables are not available except for the greenhouses provided by the bad land in the south for the rich...

But it can't be so confusing, right?

It’s not even as good as eating protein blocks and high-energy bars.

It’s really hard to imagine how V and Jack ate with such relish.

By the way, the protein blocks in Night City are not made of bugs like in Snowpiercer.

In Night City, it is a complete luxury to think of seeing any creature other than humans.

Because sandstorms come here from time to time, and there is high-intensity radiation pollution, even insects have difficulty surviving.

The only other living thing he had seen so far was the hairless cat above Old V's basement.

"Forget it, give up, go home and have a good sleep."

David shook his head helplessly, stood up and staggered towards the station.

It seems like the hard times have just begun...

In the next few days, he continued to repeat his previous actions.

Every day I go around Night City looking for gang fights or collecting protection money from the Animal Gang, then get some energy bars to eat, go home to watch Black Superman and then take a nap.

Living a life like this, going from point A to point B.

But this time, I did gain something.

During this period, he encountered three gang fights. He wore the work clothes left by his mother and a mask covering his face and participated in the fight as a third party.

Although this kind of work is full of risks, it also makes a lot of money.

I can get several thousand euros every time, and it is also well received by NCPD.

However, the situation of finding an animal gang was not so ideal. After much difficulty in finding a team, we only found a few cats and cats.

Not only were they not the ones who caused Gloria's car accident, but they were also a bunch of poor bastards.

He didn't have anything valuable on him.

As for Santo Domingo, it is still the same, dirty and messy, and the air is filled with a unique industrial freshener.

On the way, I also saw a few thugs from the Sixth Street Gang bullying a homeless man.

What a bunch of bullies.

However, he did not have a strong sense of justice to go and help.

After all, there is no benefit. There is no valuable part in this group of people. The valuable main forces are all gathered in the Valley Area and Charter Mountain.

...

"yawn--"

In the early morning, he was still the same as before, yawning on the sky track, holding the same black package in his hand that had never changed for thousands of years.

However, the work clothes on his body were already dirty, so today he was wearing the school uniform of Arasaka Academy.

Today, he is still ready to try his luck with Watson and Westbrook again.

Based on experience in recent days, only the gangs in these two places are the richest, both in terms of weapons and prosthetics.

However, this intensive use of prostheses every day also makes him feel physically tired, but he has no choice but to do so in order to make a living.

Besides this, there is another curious thing.

"Why haven't I met Lucy yet? Is it because I wake up wrong every day?"

David stroked his chin gently, looking at the shadows of the crowd reflected on the glass of the skylight and thinking quietly.

Although I have been busy these days, I have also been keeping an eye on the movements on the sky track. However, several days have passed and I have not seen any sign of Lucy.

It's not okay to go on like this.

People can be poor and live in a poor area like Saint-Domingo, but life is incomplete without Lucy.

Lucy, my Lucy, you are everything in my life. How can I live without you?