Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

Chuhua's action made Xiangzi shudder slightly.

"Chuhua."

Xiangzi's expression gradually changed from surprise at the beginning to gloomy.

Her golden eyes began to gleam dangerously, and her tone became more of a warning.

"The hand is fine. The face is fine too."

Chu Hua let go of his hand at the right time.

"There's no need to hide your injuries from us anymore, right?" Chu Hua said, "Your injuries are obviously more serious than what you told us."

"..."

Xiangzi did not respond to this question. She continued walking forward.

Chuhua still followed Xiangzi.

Xiangzi did not stop Chuhua from doing this.

"Xiao Xiang."

Chuhua called out again softly from behind Xiangzi.

Xiangzi walked forward.

"…Why are you here?"

Xiangzi turned his back to Chuhua and asked.

“Because I’m not satisfied.”

Chuhua followed Xiangzi and said.

"What you want is a way of life that leads to the top," Xiangzi said, "to plunder, devour, and climb upwards. To live by the side of your companions, from birth to death. I have given you this way of life."

"It's not enough."

Chu Hua said.

"Do you want something more now?" Xiangzi asked, "What do you want? Safety?"

"I don't want safety." Chu Hua said, "I want you to take us with you next time this happens."

"..."

The silence lasted for a moment.

"I can't let you be my bodyguards forever." Xiangzi said, "You all have your own responsibilities. When I can take you with me, I will naturally take you with me."

"All of us?"

"of course."

"That's good."

"……What's the meaning?"

"I thought you came here as a scout because you didn't want to face Hai Ling."

Chu Hua said.

"..."

Xiangzi stopped.

"I do not have."

She turned her head, looked into Chuhua's eyes and said.

Her face became even gloomier, which made her golden eyes appear brighter in the dim environment.

"Maybe it's just right." Chu Hua added, "Hai Ling doesn't know how to face you either."

“…Chuhua.”

Xiangzi used a lower tone.

"You talk too much."

she says.

"Feel sorry."

Chu Hua lowered his head and placed his hands on his chest - a gesture of submission -

"I'll pay attention next time."

Chu Hua said.

"You wouldn't even notice."

Xiangzi turned around.

She let out a long breath.

"Bundle--"

Just when Xiangzi said a word.

"Eh? Pianist!"

Suddenly, a voice was heard from the side of the road.

Xiangzi and Chuhua looked over there together.

He was a man with two artificial eyes on his left face and his elbow was transformed into a pop-up cannon. He was drunk, and Xiangzi recognized him at a glance. He was a regular at the bar.

"Didn't the bartender say... that you... uh... went to see your sister?"

The drunkard staggered over and glanced at Chuhua's masked face.

The drinkers care a lot about Chuhua.

The reason is simple: both of them wore masks, and the style was very similar.

In the [Small Central Area], the same iconic items would be suspected to be a precursor to gang formation - although Xiangzi and Chuhua are indeed members of the same gang -

"Uh."

At this point, Xiangzi could only quickly get over this matter.

“…This is my sister.”

Xiangzi pointed at Chuhua and said.

Chapter 398: You want to be a sister too?

It was past afternoon.

The weather changed from light snow to sunny.

Standing outside the building with an electronic sign that reads "R&D Center" at the newly built No. 2 base on Ave Mujica in the "Food, Fuel and Processed Products Zone", Xiangzi supported his chin with one hand and thought seriously about whether and how to get rid of the regular customer of the bar who heard him say Chuhua was "sister".

Would you mind the age and height difference? Would you? Would you?

Disguising it as an accident is quite convenient...

"..."

Xiangzi frowned and glanced behind him.

Chuhua didn't care as much about this as Xiangzi did. She was in a good mood and looked at the gray clouds in the sky, wondering what she was thinking.

at this time.

beep.

With a slight sound, the words on the simple authentication screen hanging outside the tent in front of Xiangzi changed from yellow [Under Review] to green [Access].

The micro-electric field, which borrows from the BCPD electronic fence technology, slid open.

The sea-blue, sound-proof double doors open to the side.

Buzz, buzz, beep, beep.

The sounds of various electronic components operating immediately reached Xiangzi's ears.

Xiangzi walked towards these voices.

She was greeted by red and green flashing lights and densely connected lines.

The original plan for this building was to be built into a production workshop for some kind of electronic products.

Now, before it finds an owner through bidding, it has been requisitioned by Ave Mujica and become Ave Mujica's workshop.

Inside the building, different facilities and equipment are placed in different rooms.

Mu now has more than one 3D printing workbench and equipment assembly workbench.

These newly made workbenches are arranged in different rooms, and on the tables are half-tested weapons and prosthetics for believers - the basic prototypes are police equipment looted from the BCPD "Stormer" underground warehouse.

The machine learning system associated with the artificial intelligence Mujina Carnival lights up on a flashing sheet of screen next to the workbench, constantly popping up new images, data and indicators.

This facility actually consumes a lot of electricity and materials.

However, being able to have your own analysis and development technology - even starting from the most basic parts - is crucial to the "gang" side of a band.

Judging from the report Mu sent back, this facility is definitely worth the money.

Thinking about this, Xiangzi walked deeper into the test room along the path in the middle of the room.

Before Xiangzi left his territory and went to [Comprehensive Area 1] to play the piano, he had been to this [R&D Center].

She knew that at the deepest part was the research and development room of the [Birdcage].

It is also the room where Mutsu is always present.

Xiangzi walked out of the room.

The door is not closed.

Xiangzi looked through the door and saw a huge facility.

"..."

Is that the birdcage?

When Xiangzi left, the bird cage had just been built. This was the first time Xiangzi saw its full appearance.

When Xiangzi was studying at Tsuki no Mori, he learned about the hacker workbench. Recently, he also saw the BCPD's workbench at the BCPD.

However, those workstations all looked like coffee bars with many computers on them, or DJ machines at nightclubs in the Kabuki district.

The [bird cage] in front of Xiangzi was not like that at all.

It is not a "plane" but a "space".

Countless thick copper cables bulge out from the base, bend and intersect in the air, constructing a loose area between an ellipse and a cylinder.

It really looked like a twisted birdcage. Every copper cable was exposed to the air in the simplest and crudest way. The entrance in front was like a big hole that had been torn open roughly. At the top, the copper wires were twisted into several strands and connected to the ceiling.

Xiangzi looked up at the ceiling.

The ceiling is covered with dense copper wires and cables, like a dense network with a mysterious order.

Xiangzi knew that some of them would be connected to external antennas to send and receive signals, while others would be connected to Ave Mujica's servers.

But more than that, Xiangzi didn’t know where they connected.

Through his left physical eye, Xiangzi could see the rough, pure metal structure of the birdcage.

They feel cold and inorganic.

However, looking through the right prosthetic eye, the impression is completely opposite.

In the artificial eye, the [bird cage] turned red on the electronic display interface due to the extremely high data carrying capacity.

Huge amounts of data flow through these copper wires.

The copper wires looked like red stripes mixed with occasional streams of turquoise.

"..."