In Night City, I was picked up by a female V

"Okay, okay, V, you're so corny." Looking at V's boastful look, Jack pouted and shrugged, looking like he was fed up.

He thought he was corny enough, but he didn't expect that this V was even more heavyweight.

Yeah, V almost believed it herself. After all, the collector's edition of "Emotional Strategy Manual" that she bought for three hundred euros has been deleted, and now she can't say it anymore.

"Hey, what are you two talking about?"

Bai Rui walked in from the alley with his hands in his pockets. As soon as he arrived, he saw Jack and V leaning against the stairs, talking about something in an excited manner.

The man's sixth sense made her guess that these two people must be saying bad things about her.

"Haha, it's just a small matter. We are talking about our big order this time!" Jack lied without thinking and pretended to be honest, which confused Bai Rui.

"Yes, in the next life..." Bai Rui raised his eyebrows meaninglessly, looked at the darkness at the bottom of the stairs, and said with emotion.

It has finally come to this, Bai Rui thought.

"Yes, afterlife!" Jack said the same words, but he waved his fists and spoke excitedly. "From tomorrow we will all be different! Afterlife, here we come!"

Chapter 49 The greatness of life, the glory of death

Bai Rui must get the relic chip.

This commission, which was destined to be unfinished, was her best chance.

Relic is the interface and component of Arasaka's flagship experimental project "Protect Your Soul".

It uses the concept of personality transfer to convert data from the human nervous system into digital imprints, which are then stored on the Relic biochip as a conscious body.

To put it another way, it can enable people to achieve eternal life.

But Bai Ruike knew the real purpose of creating the relic chip.

Saburo Arasaka, the corrupt ruler of the Arasaka Empire, plans to use the relic chip to transfer his thoughts to the body of his offspring, complete the resurrection, and thus rule his immortal empire forever.

Of course Bai Rui would not let this old man's plan succeed.

Some people's survival can make the world a better place, but if some people are allowed to live, others will have no chance of living.

Saburo Arasaka is such a person. Bai Rui does not want to become a part of this cruel empire both mentally and physically. In this case, Arasaka and other companies that are equally inhuman must die.

But this is only one side of the story.

Another reason why Bai Rui wants to get the relic chip is that the knowledge hidden in the relic chip may lead everyone to a foreseeable and orderly future.

According to Bai Rui, those idiots from Arasaka are simply incapable of making good use of this precious technology, and she has already had a crazy idea. If her guess is correct, then she will destroy all companies, eliminate all injustice and blood and sweat in this world, and establish a true paradise on earth.

In that pure land, she, V, Jack, and everyone else can live a life that humans have never dared to imagine since their birth.

The first thing to do is to get the relic chip containing Johnny Silverhand.

This is the quickest way to get access to genuine, unmodified relic chips—not the emasculated ones sold to the rich.

"Who are you?"

Led by the excited Jack, the three of them went down the stairs, walked through a corridor, and were stopped by a burly security guard in front of a big door.

Colorful lights and exciting music could be vaguely seen from inside the door. Behind this door was the legendary "Afterlife" bar in Night City.

"My name is V, and this is Jack Wells." V said with his hands folded as he looked at the security guard who stopped them.

"Huh, what? Do these names have a special origin?" The burly security guard chuckled disdainfully. Obviously, V and Jack, who are still unknown now, their names are of no use at all.

"It will be here soon. We are here to see Dexter." Jack said with his hands on his hips.

"Hey, Dexter. I have two people here who say they are here to see you." V and his gang didn't have a reputation, but at least the reputation of the fat black and gold middleman was still useful.

Hearing that the three people were looking for Dexter, the security guard didn't dare to be careless and immediately called them. "Hmm? Oh, that's fine."

"He asked you to wait for a while. Just order whatever you want to drink." This security guard was indeed not a snob, because after knowing that V and the others were Dexter's men, he still had a sour face.

"Need I tell you, viejo (my friend)." Jack led the way in.

The lights were a mixture of green and blue, and there were shiny metallic colors everywhere, as if the entire bar was covered in a layer of stainless steel.

"The heart of Night City!" Jack came back to his senses and looked at V and the others excitedly. Obviously, coming to this place made the big man from Heywood very excited. He finally made it to the top.

"Right here—beating. Do you hear it?"

Isn't that the sound of the speakers?

Bai Rui complained in his heart.

She doesn't think there is anything magical about this "afterlife".

It's just like an ordinary bar, but the people coming and going have been replaced by mercenaries and gang members with prosthetic bodies and strange costumes.

Every person here is a tough guy when he walks on the street, which can be seen from the calluses on their hands and the scars on their faces.

However, what is rare is that with so many ruthless people, no one caused trouble. The colorful crowd all drank and talked quietly in the boxes or at the bar.

And they are very well-behaved, with no cardboard boxes or empty wine bottles littered around.

It seems that the master of this "next life", Rogge, is very capable and can make these tough guys from various gangs and factions stay together obediently and peacefully in his own territory. You know, some gangs have feuds with each other.

"Can you imagine? Susan Forrest, Old Snake, and even Morgan Blackhand..." Jack was very excited when he thought about the legends of Night City that he had heard about since he was a child, and his mouth was wide open. "They all sat on these stools and slept on this bar."

V and Bai Rui followed the excited Jack and sat on the chairs in front of the bar.

"Looks like it's our turn," V agreed.

Her tone was obviously not as excited as Jack's. After all, she was born a wanderer and did not have much yearning for those legends.

As soon as the three of them sat down, Bai Rui caught a glimpse of a figure wearing a yellow low-cut shirt and walking quickly past on the side of the road, twisting her waist.

Not only Bai Rui noticed the figure, but Jack also saw it.

"Hey, do you see that old lady over there?" Jack whispered, pointing his thumb at the yellow figure. "She's Rogge, the most powerful middleman in Night City."

"Aren't you the best Dexter?" V was a little confused after suddenly entering a new environment and hearing so many new names. Who is this Roger?

"Rogge is the operator of this 'Next Life' bar, and he is also the most powerful middleman in the underworld. Do you know Johnny Silverhand? This Rogge is his ex-girlfriend...well, one of her." Bai Rui added.

"Johnny Silverhand?" V frowned. She seemed to have heard this name before. "The terrorist who blew up Arasaka Tower? Damn, he was a figure from half a century ago."

"If you don't mention the big nose, when Roger debuted, Dexter was still wearing open-crotch pants." Jack was enthusiastically imparting street knowledge to V. "To live so long in Night City, isn't it something that only a big nose can do?"

After hearing what Jack said, V nodded in agreement. She had personally experienced the power of Night City, and now she began to admire Rogue for being able to live such a comfortable life at such an old age.

"What would you like?" As soon as V finished speaking, the female bartender from the next life came over.

Looking at the female bartender in front of him, Bai Rui thought, this is also an old acquaintance.

The female bartender in the next life is named Claire. She doesn’t have any prosthetics on her body. She is a pure flesh person.

She had her hair tied in a high ponytail and was wearing a light grey work suit, which did not match the other mercenaries in the bar who had iron sheets, wires and welding marks on their bodies.

"Jack, you come." It was V's first time, and he raised his head to signal Jack to come.

"Two old fashioned tequilas, beer and chili." Jack said and looked at Bai Rui again. "Bai Rui, what about you? Same?"

"Me?" Seeing the bartender Claire looking at him, Bai Rui smiled and replied. "Vodka with ice and a little Coca-Cola. By the way, add a can of little Coca-Cola, unopened."

"Two Johnny Silverhands, one David Martinez, and a small Coke, right up."

"It looks like someone has done their homework." The bartender reached into the counter and took out the bottle of wine, smiling and pointing at Bai Rui and Jack with two fingers.

"What's all that jargon you guys are talking about?" V frowned, looking confused. It was okay with Jack, but Bai Rui was also being mysterious. Why was it that she was the only one who didn't understand anything?

Tu Laomao V expressed his confusion about lack of knowledge.

"It's an old custom here. The drinks are named after the regulars."

"Oh, so that's what you mean." V's brows relaxed slightly.

"Haha, V, you should learn more from Miss Bai Rui. Look at her. She came into the city with you, but she knows Roger and David Martinez..."

"Okay, okay, Roger, we understand, Johnny Silverhand knows it too, but who is this David Martinez?"

V folded her hands helplessly, waiting for Jack to talk to her, telling her some legendary story or something.

But this time it was Jack's turn to be embarrassed, he stammered and hummed twice.

"Well, David Martinez is also a street legend, but I'm not very familiar with him. He seems to be a new guy from the Santo Domingo area. I haven't heard much about him in our Heywood area."

"I know this man."

At this time, Bai Rui spoke and asked the two to look at him.

Bai Rui smiled nostalgically and said, "David Martinez, he lived a great life and died with honor. He was also a fighter against Arasaka. Last year, there was an explosion at the Arasaka building in the city. It was said to be a terrorist attack, but it was actually done by him."

"Oh, you mean that time?" Jack suddenly realized when he mentioned this. "Those news media that lick Arasaka's ass kept the news secret. I didn't even know that such a big thing was done by that guy."

"Great, Bai Rui, it seems you are also familiar with the streets!" Jack gave Bai Rui a thumbs up in admiration. He deserved his admiration for the fact that he, the gossip king, didn't know the news.

Chapter 50 You! Are not allowed to participate in the impart!

David Martinez.

The protagonist of the Edgewalker anime, he and his companions rushed to Arasaka Tower to save his lover Lucy.

But after successfully rescuing Lucy, he was killed by Adam Hammer.

In the end, David fulfilled his promise to Lucy and sent her to the moon, but the person most important to Lucy was no longer worthy of being by her side.

A typical cyberpunk tragedy.

No matter how passionate and motivated you are, challenging a company will ultimately lead to complete failure.

In this absurd world, the company's will is the only one.

Like the construction of a machine, it destroys all the beautiful emotions of human beings, leaving only cold shells. Eventually, the human world will become as cold and harsh as the world of things, and not even a single wave will be able to rise.

"…What if I want to use my own name on the wine? What should I do?" After listening to Claire's talk about the "afterlife" tradition, V felt a little curious.

"You have to die first." Claire put her hands on the table and shrugged, "And your death has to be particularly spectacular, preferably dying halfway through."

"Aha, I want to get one for myself!" Jack shook his head and sighed as he listened to these rules full of street romance.

During the conversation, three glasses of wine were placed in front of the three people.

Two glasses of Johnny Silverhand and one glass of David Martinez, both are heroes who dare to challenge Arasaka.

"It's not worth dying for the name of a wine." Looking at the red wine floating fluorescently in the transparent bullet glass under the light, V shook his head.

She had given up the dream of being a hero as early as when she was thirteen. For her, a good life and lover were the most important things. As for becoming a legend, that was a dream she only had when she had no money in her pocket.

"Hey, it happens to everyone sooner or later, right? So why not show off a little?" But Jack didn't think so.

When he was a little kid, just peeing on the streets of Heywood, he had a legendary dream in his head.

He longed for the day when he would stand out, but it was never a question for him whether he should linger in obscurity or pursue a moment of blooming life.

"Okay, can't you two say something auspicious?" Bai Rui rolled his eyes at the two of them.

Do you have to rush to set a goal for yourself?

"Come on, forget about that. This is a rare opportunity. Let's have a toast!" Bai Rui raised the glass of blue wine. "Let me think about it. Let's toast to the legends of Night City!"

"May they bless us in our graves to make a lot of money!"

"What a crap toast!" Jack laughed and shook his head, but still raised Johnny Silver's hand honestly.

"Come on, whether it's Johnny Shouyin or someone else, let's have a drink for these seniors who have been working in this city!" V also raised his glass with a smile.

"Cheers!" X3

There was a loud sound of glasses clinking together, causing the wine in the glasses to sway.

Bai Rui tilted his head back and took a sip of the blue wine in the glass. Feeling the spicy wine going down his throat, he shook his head, thinking of it as a toast to David Martinez.

"By the way, my name is Jack Wells. Would you like to keep my recipe?" Jack took a big sip, put down the glass and looked at the bartender Claire.

"Well... OK." Hearing Claire's calm tone, you can tell that most people who come here will do the same. So, she picked up the notebook familiarly and prepared to record.

However, Bai Rui also noticed that the book was densely packed with names underlined in thick black lines.