People are in Night City, start to add points

"We went to the space center."

David pretended to be reminiscing, without blinking his eyes, and said what he had already thought.

"Watched the rocket launch together, then walked around the Civic Center and walked to the beach..."

After explaining for 10 minutes, Gloria finally let him go.

David took the unused tube of ointment last time and moved back to the bedroom bit by bit.

"Damn, that drunkard is a lunatic..."

As soon as the door was closed, his feet suddenly went limp, and he lay down on the bed with his teeth bared. He didn't know whether it was pain or hatred.

Thinking of the experience just now, David felt a little scared.

He kicked off the gas when Taylor said 'real test' and heard the sound of bullets ricocheting off the edge of the window—the Valentino gang fired.

Then there was a two-hour escape and chase, one car after another came out of the alley at the intersection, blocking the direction of the 'Little Mule'.

Fortunately, Taylor let go of the matter before finishing the work, and was always on the sidelines to accuse David of making various evasive actions.

He usually seems to have been completely submerged in alcohol, but at this time his eyes burst into a special brilliance, perhaps because he has re-felt the passion he once had.

But it wasn't so pleasant for David, who felt like a sandbag, swaying left and right from vehicle to vehicle collision, so that his knees, shoulders and waist were bruised.

Thanks to the fact that the 'little mule' was still strong, the Valentino gang didn't openly use any heavy firepower on the street. They went around a few big circles, knocked down two cars in a row, and left Heywood's range on a rampage. .

As an old-school gangster, Valentino has almost strict morals and rules. He only operates in the Haywood area and will not cross the line.

In addition, after sending Taylor back to No. 36 St. Amaro Street, the system also popped up a reminder that he had completed a task called [Road Killer], but the experience and reputation rewards were very small, and it could not be compared with combat missions. compared to.

After this incident, my face and this car may have been blacklisted by the Valentino Gang...

David buried his face in the quilt and didn't want to move, the stamina of the 'test in class' was too great.

He is very tired now, extremely exhausted both mentally and physically, but he has no sleepiness. The excitement and tension brought by the racing has not subsided, and his brain is still being stimulated.

"Although he is a little crazy, Taylor is worthy of being an underground racing champion. He does have two talents, and he can continue to learn from him. Yes, but next time we must make an agreement that we can't do this kind of thing again..." David smiled wryly He said, thinking secretly in his heart.

After lying on the bed for a long time, David finally felt that the soreness in his muscles had eased a lot. He got up and began to apply ointment to the wound.

At this time, a beeping sound suddenly sounded in the brain, and it turned out to be a private message from 'Armstrong'.

"Take a look, this post may be useful to you. The poster was a programmer at Zeta Technology before, and he has a lot of research on offensive puppets."

Below the private message, there is a link.

David suddenly lifted his spirits, quickly browsed through the post, and discussed it with 'Armstrong' after a little thought.

"Zeta Technology is going to install a hacking system in the drone, and then implant a golem while suppressing the target?"

"Yes, but these have nothing to do with you. Look carefully at the part related to the puppet."

"I saw it. It's indeed a good idea. I'm going to use the communication system as a breakthrough to completely invade the target's brain and achieve the effect of physically burning the brain. The specific method is..."

These days, as David gradually supplements his basic knowledge, his intelligence of up to 9 points also comes into play, and he often comes up with some amazing inspirations.This also changed the relationship between him and Armstrong from simply solving doubts to discussing with each other and sometimes sharing some news.

Of course, David is still the one who often asks questions. Armstrong has rich experience in network technology, and he looks like an old hacker who has been in the industry for many years. David does not have a lot of knowledge.

"It seems that Armstrong is not too young...Could it be that like the poster of this post, he also quit from which company?"

This thought flashed through his mind, and instead of guessing the other party's identity, David put his energy back on the puppet.

The progress of self-made destructive puppet is only a little bit, and he plans to completely solve this problem in a few days.

Volume 44: Chapter 44 Chapter [-]: Good Mood

In the next few days, David went to Arasaka Academy as usual. After school, he spent an hour or two to learn how to drive in Taylor, and then drove to the apartment in the North District to make golems with the equipment there.

Although such a life is somewhat boring and tedious, he can also enjoy a rare peace and concentrate on completing the work he needs.

It's just that the robot that appeared that day still made David a little worried. He deliberately checked the nearby surveillance cameras, but he never found the rather humanized metal body.

"Huh - there is only one last step left, and you can try to run it next."

In the apartment in the North District, the lights in Room 1242 were not turned on. Against the background of the light from the computer screen, David's face flickered on and off.

He rubbed his neck, filled the cup with coffee, and took a slow sip.

It can be seen from the surveillance at home that Gloria has just gone out, and I am afraid that he will not come back for one night. He has plenty of time.

I have to say that the quality of the coffee machine and coffee beans left by the former tenant Mike Garek is quite good, with a soft taste and a slightly bitter and slightly sweet flavor.David, who never used to drink coffee, now makes a pot every night.

Sijibao was lying quietly on the table, within reach.After all, it was the only weapon he owned, and instead of hanging it on the wall of the armory, David carried it with him, even to school.

Considering the security issues in Night City, Arasaka Academy allows students to carry weapons, but they cannot bring them into the campus. They need to be stored in the security room at the school gate, and they can be taken away after school.

After drinking the coffee slowly, David suddenly felt a lot more awake, and he didn't know whether it was the caffeine or the psychological effect.

Putting down the glass, he put his fingers on the keyboard again, and the crackling sound echoed in the apartment.

After more than half an hour, David's typing on the keyboard gradually slowed down, paused for a few seconds, and began to make the final check.

"No problem..."

David kept scanning the screen, and then pressed the Enter key hard.

【running--】

A row of progress bars appears in the center of the screen, advancing slowly from left to right.

It always takes longer for the first attempt. David snapped his fingers, turned the computer chair, opened the laptop next to him, and after a series of operations, the same progress bar appeared on the screen.

In addition to the homemade destructive golem that Lucy put in his head that day at the space center.David has thoroughly mastered this puppet and made some upgrades on the basis of the original.

In contrast, this operation is relatively simple, David did not even seek the help of 'Armstrong', he completed it by himself.

He let out a long breath, leaned back in the chair, and began to wait with anticipation and nervousness.

After 10 minutes, the progress bar on the desktop computer finally reached the end first.

[The program has been started, and no running vulnerabilities have been detected]

Become!

The corners of David's mouth turned up slightly, and he imported the ready-made puppet into his brain machine.

At this time, he suddenly saw a prompt pop up in the system.

[Golem obtained: Line Overload (Epic)]

[The deadly puppet, by suddenly increasing the computing power of the target brain computer, achieves the effect of physical short circuit or even damage, the specific degree depends on the computing performance of the target brain computer]

[Hey buddy, do you feel a little hot in your temples? 】

It turned out to be a purple item!

David raised his eyebrows, and the joy on his face instantly magnified.

After traveling for so long, he also has a certain understanding of this world, and he is no longer at a loss.

According to the system, which is the division in the 2077 game, the quality of all items can be divided into five levels, from low to high, they are ordinary, excellent, rare, epic, and legendary.

Most of the items encountered in reality are ordinary and excellent.

For example, Obiang, as a lieutenant of the Sixth Street Gang, his status is definitely not low, but most of the weapons stored in his warehouse are of the lowest ordinary quality.

Of course, these are for ordinary soldiers, and there must be high-quality ones, but they are probably valuable items that need to be kept well.

As for the rarer quality of a higher level, David has only seen it in the three dead killers of the Tiger Claw Gang, and there are only three or four pieces.

It can be seen that high-quality items in reality are definitely not as common as in games.

"Middle and upper-class gang members like Obiang should only have one or two items of rare quality."

David touched his chin and guessed in his heart.

"Then my epic puppet can be said to surpass many people, so it should be able to sell for a lot of money, right?"

If ordinary goods of good quality in the store dare to sell for 400 yuan, then my own epic puppet will cost at least a few thousand... no, tens of thousands!

Moreover, puppets are not the same as weapons, they can be sold repeatedly, which is simply a huge profit...

Just as he was dreaming, the laptop beside him also beeped.

[The program has been started, and no running vulnerabilities have been detected]

[Golem obtained: Memory Change (Epic)]

[The non-lethal puppet, by invading the storage system in the target brain computer, deletes or modifies the memory within three hours.Please note that it takes a certain amount of time to fabricate false memories, and the time increases with the length of the memory. This process may cause the target to be aware of it, and it is best to complete it when the target is unconscious.]

[I forgot something...Damn it, I can't remember what happened! 】

Another epic puppet!

David waved his fist excitedly. The 'memory erase' he extracted from the Lucy puppet was originally of excellent quality, but now it has become epic!

Originally, the memory could only be changed for about half an hour, but now the time has been directly extended to three hours!

Although it is a bit troublesome to use and cannot directly cause damage, but with this puppet, he can do a lot of tricks, and it can also make many originally complicated things easier.

Looking at the two newly acquired puppets in his brain, David felt comfortable and refreshed.He stood up from the computer chair and was about to pour some more coffee, but suddenly stopped the movement of his hands.

No, how can I just drink coffee, have a glass of wine to celebrate!

David chose an unopened bottle of whiskey from the many decanters on the bedside shelf, all of which had been left by Mike Garrick.

He unscrewed the bottle cap, poured the amber liquid into the glass, and slowly held it up to his eyes.

"Cheers to the new puppet!"

The spicy feeling immediately filled the entire mouth, and then slid down the throat into the abdomen.After a while, a mellow aroma of malt mixed with dried fruit filled the air.

"Not bad, cough..."

David put down the glass, licked the corner of his mouth, and his smile gradually narrowed.

The puppet is ready, and it's time to get down to business.

These are all for you, Tanaka...

Volume 45: Chapter 45 Chapter [-]: Opportunities in Life

The next morning, in the classroom of Arasaka Academy, students were lying on Mewtwo access chairs.

"This class is about the history of the development of prosthetics. As we all know, cyber prosthetics officially entered the battlefield in the 21s of the 20st century, and the second Central American War and the second and third corporate wars accelerated. development of combat implants...the course has been suspended."

At the beginning of class, the teaching AI suddenly stopped reading aloud, and the pictures in the students' minds also fell into a freeze frame.

"Tanaka-san, David Martinez-san, please go to the principal's office immediately."

On the two access chairs not far apart, Tanaka and David took off the devices worn on their heads almost at the same time.

David rubbed his eyes, then turned over and jumped off the access chair to stand up, while Tanaka was already striding towards the door of the classroom without even looking at him.

Soon, the footsteps of the two echoed in the quiet corridor.

David slowed down a bit to get behind Tanaka.

He was a little puzzled, even worried, because he really couldn't think of anything that could involve himself and Tanaka at the same time.

It's only the first class in the morning, and I haven't implanted a puppet in Tanaka yet, so even if things are exposed, it's not now.

He really wanted to hack into Tanaka's brain now to see what happened, but he endured it.

After passing through corridors and elevators, it didn't take long for the two of them to arrive at the principal's office on the third floor.

The principal was still sitting behind the big desk, with his back straight and his sitting posture upright, his big green glasses shining brightly.

"Two students, please sit down."

He pointed to the positions on both sides of the office, watched David and Tanaka sit down, and smiled little by little.

"How's it going, how's your recent study going?"

"No problem, thank you for your concern." Tanaka said with his mouth upturned.

Are you still putting this aside?

David glanced at them and shook his head silently.

"That's good. If you have any needs or suggestions, you can always ask the academy."

The principal folded his hands on the table, still smiling kindly.