Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 266 The first commission

But soon, both Li You and Rebecca discovered that things were different from what they imagined.

It was 24: in the morning. Li You, Ai Ji, Sasha and Rebecca were sitting in a nearby ramen restaurant marked "Open hours a day", eating breakfast.

This ramen shop is located in Sakura Market. This market is where vendors gather. Various stalls and carts are spread all over the floor. Cash-strapped citizens come and go, with the sound of bargaining and all kinds of garbage. They can be seen everywhere.

But if you really want to talk about it, this kind of markets are everywhere in Night City. Basically, there will be one or two in every district, which can be regarded as a cultural feature.

The Sakura Market is very close to Sasha's house. It's basically just around the corner from the street. If you go up the stairs at the other end of the market, you can reach the famous nearby area - Twisted Street in two steps.

Not to mention that, Sakura Market also plays a role in the game, and the protagonist V can trigger a side mission about Johnny Silverhand here.

In that mission, Johnny also mentioned that there used to be a club here, which was one of the venues where their samurai band used to perform.

It's a pity that now in 2076, this club has been turned into a ramen restaurant - the same one that Li You and the others are eating at now.

Li You used disposable chopsticks to pick up an unknown object wrapped in thick dough on the plate, with veins looming on his forehead: "...you fucking call this wonton? This is an insult to food!"

"Is that so?" Rebecca looked puzzled. She took away a wonton from Li You's bowl with her chopsticks, slurped it into her mouth, chewed it and swallowed it.

"I think it tastes good?"

Li You raised his eyebrows and said, "Now I understand how Zhucun feels. The food in Night City is really not something normal people can eat."

"Eh?" Rebecca looked at him with a strange look, "Although I don't know who that Zhucun is, but this should be just because you had eaten too well before, right? This is already pretty good in Night City. Yes."

Next to Aiji, there was a square paper box in front of him, which contained so-called "ramen" that was almost mushy. Aggie frowned while eating, but couldn't help but look at Sasha opposite, only to find that she was also moving her chopsticks with a normal expression.

If Li You hadn't reacted the same way as her, she would have suspected that there was something wrong with her sense of taste.

Ai Ji complained to Li You in the spiritual link: "In this future world, this is what they eat?"

Li You replied: "As far as I know, these seem to be synthetic foods, and the taste is probably impossible to predict. Just eat them."

Aggie didn't say anything more, just lowered his head and started eating quietly.

Li You looked around the environment in the store. This ramen restaurant is already one of the better food stores nearby. At least their kitchen is open to the public. You can see that they use synthetic food from the refrigerator for cooking.

If you switch to a roadside stall that doesn't even have a store, the number of types of meat you can eat in a bowl of "wontons" is like buying a lottery ticket.

If you're lucky, it might be mouse meat or synthetic meat. If you're not lucky...

Forget it, I'd better stop thinking about it, otherwise Li You wouldn't even have an appetite for the plate of food in front of him.

He stopped being picky, quickly ate a plate of so-called wontons, and then asked Sasha:

"I have a question. Why do you want to rent a house by yourself or live here?"

Sasha didn't understand what Li You meant for a moment, so she looked up at him with a noodle in her mouth.

Li You could only ask one more time: "Didn't you say you have a sister? Why don't you live with her? And this area... seems to be the territory of a gang, is it okay?"

As he spoke, Li You raised his head slightly and glanced at the table in the corner of the noodle shop. Sitting around were two men with murderous heads, wearing Yukata-like clothing, with obvious signs of prosthetic transformation and large tattoos on their bodies.

Oh, sorry, in Night City, this kind of hairstyle is called style and personality, and style determines everything.

Sasha swallowed the food in her mouth, and then said: "This. I didn't tell my sister what I was doing, for fear that she would worry, but I also needed a place to store the hacking equipment, so I rented an apartment by myself. "

"This is indeed the territory of the Tiger Claw Gang, but as long as they keep a low profile, they won't cause trouble for people like me who rent low-end apartments. It's a busy place, but it's easy to hide."

Li You nodded after hearing this. Although he has a bad impression of the Tiger Claw Gang, he will not let this impression interfere with his judgment.

Rebecca on the side said: "So, Li You, Ai Ji, are you new to Night City? Do you want to stay here for a long time?"

Li You nodded and came up with the answer he had already thought of: "I really yearn for the legends of Night City, so I want to be like them."

"Into the cemetery?" Rebecca blinked.

"...Become a legend and live." Li You glanced at her without complaining.

"Oh——? How amazing, you actually have such lofty ideals!" Rebecca put on a surprised expression, but even Aggie could see that she was just pretending.

"Okay, you are Sasha's friend, so I'd better tell you the truth." Rebecca suddenly sighed, then raised her finger and shook it, and said seriously,

"As I said just now, there are no living legends in Night City!"

"There are too many people who yearn for that title, but what? Most of them can't even get out of Novice Village and will send themselves to the crematorium - you have to be lucky enough. In fact, it's more likely that you will die without a complete body. many.

"You two just came to Night City. Don't think about what you have and what you don't have. It's true that you first earn some money and find yourself a place to live! Do you understand what I mean?"

Her tone was a bit harsh, but Li You just smiled and said, "I understand, thank you for your concern."

"Exactly." Rebecca clicked her tongue, "I can see at a glance that you didn't listen at all. I've seen those eyes too many times. Forget it, newcomers are like this and can't recognize the reality. At least I wish you the best in your career. Before going to the graveyard, please give up dreaming."

As she said that, she lowered her head and continued to pull the ramen in front of her.

"Ah, yes, I almost forgot."

Halfway through the meal, Rebecca seemed to remember something and looked at Sasha, "The middleman has received the information for yesterday's commission. It is said that the client is quite satisfied and the reward will be sent soon."

"You did most of the work this time, so Mann said you get 60% of the big one among us, and we divide the rest."

Sasha's eyes lit up: "Sixty percent, really? Great! Then I can buy new upgrades!"

Rebecca smiled and poked her face: "You made a lot of money this time, how about you treat me to this meal?"

Sasha smiled evilly and refused on the spot: "No. You told us to let us eat freely before."

A layer of black energy appeared on Rebecca's already pale face, and she said: "...How do I know that these two guys are so good at eating!"

She turned to look at Li You and Ai Ji. In just a short while, several lunch boxes and empty plates were piled up in front of them. Li Youzheng was grabbing the wontons and raising his hand to signal the landlady for another.

"Hey! You guys, weren't you just insulting wontons by saying this kind of thing!? Now why are you acting like you're high? Is there white powder added to these wontons!?"

Rebecca was so angry that she slammed the table.

Li You swallowed the last wonton on the plate in front of him, took the next one from the landlady, and then answered:

"There is a saying in my hometown that if you are not active in eating, there will be something wrong with your brain. Since someone is treating you, you must eat until you get your money back."

"You guys have already eaten for several people, right!? What is your belly made of? Is it filled with a prosthetic body that compresses food? Are you here to trick me?" Veins popped up on Rebecca's forehead.

Li You's smile never faded: "I'm not pretending to be that, I just have a good appetite. And actually, I'm not full yet, so I can still..."

Halfway through his words, when he saw Rebecca's dangerous look, he decided not to tease her, so he changed his words: "Okay, after all, it's someone else's treat, and it's not bad if it costs too much. A sixty-percent full meal is enough, so that's it. ."

"——Are you a wild boar!?"

After Li You and Ai Ji finished the last meal and Rebecca gritted her teeth and paid the bill, the group walked out of the noodle shop noisily.

Rebecca looked unhappy and ignored Li You all the way. It wasn't until she reached the street that she pulled Sasha aside and told her: "In short, just be fine, I'm just here to see you. This Just went back."

"By the way, Mann said, next time you have an idea, don't do it alone, think about the consequences."

Sasha was obviously shocked: "You... Mann, does he know?"

Rebecca was a little helpless: "Your actions yesterday were so abnormal, so he had a rough guess. You must have discovered something in the biotechnology database, right?"

"But don't forget, even if there is any evidence of their crimes, people like you and I can't cause any trouble to those companies after all. Next time, think carefully whether these are worth your efforts."

Sasha lowered his head and was silent for a while, but when he raised his head, his face was still full of determination.

"Rebecca, I..."

"Ah, okay, no need to say more." Rebecca held her forehead, "I also know that you can't listen at all. All of you are like this."

Sasha blushed slightly and wanted to say something, but Rebecca waved her hand: "Okay, no more, I have to go back. The old man at home is troublesome, so I have to keep an eye on him."

Sasha nodded: "Yeah! Be careful on the road."

Rebecca and Sasha returned to Li You. Seeing Li You's smiling face, she gritted her teeth in displeasure at first, but then she sighed and said:

"Forget it. You! Newcomer, if you really want to make a name for yourself in Night City, just work hard and do your job well without dying!"

"If you want to find some commissions, just give me a call and I will introduce you to you if you have the chance!"

Li You was slightly startled, then the smile on his face became more sincere and said, "Okay, thank you very much."

"Oh, how could I ever meet guys like you." After adding Li You as a contact person, Rebecca sighed exaggeratedly, "Let's go! Come on, you all!"

She said goodbye casually, then put her hands in her pockets and walked towards the subway station.

After she disappeared around the corner, Li You took out his cell phone and pressed the dial button.

"--Hello?"

"——You guy! I told you that I wanted to find someone to call me, but I've only been gone for three minutes!!"

Rebecca's roar came from the phone, "How could there be such a weird person like you? I regret it! Delete my number from your address book immediately! Now, immediately!" "

On the side, Sasha snickered: "You are really awesome, Li You, for being able to make Rebecca so angry."

Li You finished the communication with Rebecca on the other end of the phone in a calm tone, hung up the phone, and then said to Sasha with a smile:

"you flatter me." ……

It didn't take long.

The back alley of the apartment where Sasha lives is where Li You parked his car yesterday.

The stolen car that was thrown here yesterday is gone. That's the good thing about Night City. You don't have to deal with the aftermath yourself.

But instead, there were several corpses lying deep in the alley. Three vicious-looking men were holding machetes, axes and other murderous weapons. They stood between the corpses and the blue garbage bags piled up into a hill. A man huddled on the ground was punched and kicked.

This kind of alley is a place where homeless people take shelter from the wind and rain. They drag old mattresses and build simple shacks with thin iron sheets they picked up. They hide in them in twos and threes and rely on them for all their food sources. God willing.

Of course, this kind of shelter can only barely protect them from wind and rain, and cannot provide any protection for their personal safety.

For example, right now, three scavengers had a conflict with the refugees living here, and left corpses all over the ground.

The specific cause of the conflict is unknown, because Li You just broke in and knocked down all three scavengers in less than half a minute.

Scavengers are the most disgusting group in Night City. They wander around, unorganized, and gather in groups like rats in the sewers. They specifically look for those guys who look like they have expensive prosthetics, but have no fighting ability - as for What exactly will they do? In the black market of Night City, there is a market for prosthetic bodies and native organs.

Of course, Li You didn't come here just to do chivalry. Night City is different from other worlds he has experienced before, so he cannot use the idea of ​​​​This is My War.

Criminal activities like this happen almost everywhere in Night City. The NCPD cannot maintain order and has to outsource some contract tasks of eliminating criminals to mercenaries. This shows the security environment here. .

The reason why Li You came here again was because of the reward offered by the NCPD.

There are three scavengers in the alley, one of them is the leader, and he has a bounty hanging on him. At the same time, you can also get rewards from the NCPD by clearing up the crimes that occurred here.

Sasha was a little worried and came over, just in case.

Then she saw Li You rush in empty-handed, knocking down all the scavengers with just a few precise and powerful punches and kicks.

Li You shook his hand and said: "This guy's head is quite hard!"

It was indeed a bit hard. The leading scavenger seemed to be equipped with subcutaneous armor. The feeling of hitting it with his fist was similar to hitting a thin steel plate. Fortunately, Li You's energy cultivation was superior.

Aggie didn't move at all, just stood aside and watched with Sasha. Sasha watched Li You calmly break the necks of the scavengers on the ground one by one, and sighed:

"It seems that I have overthought it. Brother Li You, you are really familiar with Night City."

"It's okay. I only understand the superficial things. I don't know many details."

Li You took out his mobile phone, recorded the scene, and uploaded it to the NCPD channel. Soon he received the news that the outsourcing task was completed.

He checked his personal account again and found that the reward had arrived.

"Well, making money is really fast. Let me see, the bonus for NCPD outsourcing tasks is 1200 euros, and the scavenger wild dog... 250 euros?"

He kicked the dead wild dog beside his feet: "It's not a good time, brother."

Sasha held him back: "Li You! Can you do that again, that is... what you just did!"

Li You was stunned and didn't understand what she meant. Sasha didn't know how to describe it, so he simply imitated Li You's behavior just now, saying "ha" and making a punching gesture.

"This is it!"

Li You suddenly realized: "Boxing? Kung Fu?"

"Yes, that's it!" Sasha's eyes sparkled, "You are from the East, right? Your kung fu is so cool, and it's very strong! Can you teach me two moves?"

"Oh?" Li You looked at her and asked knowingly, "As a hacker, why do you want to learn this?"

Sasha tilted his head and said: "As you know, I usually work as a mercenary, and I'm not the kind of hacker who spends all day in cyberspace. I often go out with my teammates, so the gun, Combat prosthetics, kung fu, etc. are all useful."

Li You then smiled and replied: "It's very wise. You can't survive in the mercenary world for a long time. Okay, I promise you."

Sasha was very happy: "Thank you! Li You, you are really awesome. The action just now was not only powerful, but also so fast. If I hadn't scanned it before, I almost thought you were pretending to be a junior Sian Westan."

"Ah, that's right! You have to use your mobile phone to scan and receive information every time to confirm the wanted person. Isn't it inconvenient? Do you want to consider installing a brain-computer interface and prosthetic eyes? It will be much more convenient! I can introduce the prosthetic body The doctor gives it to you!"

Li You smiled and shook his head: "Forgive me for refusing."

Sasha was a little confused: "Are you actually with those bald... no, with those monks? Can't you pretend to be a prosthetic body?"

"That's not... Anyway, it's a long story. You can understand that the prosthetic body conflicts with our enhancement route, so it is not compatible."

"Is that so?" Sasha looked thoughtful, but Li You felt that she didn't understand at all.

"...Anyway! Now that we've agreed, let's go back to the apartment first! Li You, you don't have anywhere to go, right? Don't worry, there will be news from Rebecca soon."

"Well..." Li You thought for a moment.

His original plan was not to be in a hurry to build a relationship with Mann's team, but to wander around the city first and get more bounty money from the NCPD as starting capital. As for accommodation, just find a few cheap hotels.

However, considering that it is only January 2076, there is no need to worry about many things. Besides, it would be much more convenient in Night City to have a hacker with a high level of help.

So Li You nodded: "That would be troublesome."

After receiving the affirmative answer, Sasha suddenly showed a bright smile: "Okay, let's go!"

……

Half a day later, Li You, who was correcting her punching posture in the small space in Sasha's bedroom, received a call from Rebecca.

"——Hello? New here, what about Li Shiyou? I have a job here. Someone introduced me to me. I help people pick up goods. It's not difficult. Do you want to try it?"

Li You was a little surprised: "Is it so fast?"

"Don't make it sound like I've gone to great lengths to find you for you! Just tell me whether you'll accept it or not?"

"I'll take it, of course." Li You agreed, "Where's the specific mission information?"

"I can't tell you clearly on the phone. Wait until tomorrow morning. Come to me at this address in the North District of Watson District and we will talk in person."

"By the way, remember to take your guy with you!"

"Beep——" The communication was cut off.

Li You looked at the address sent by Rebecca on his phone and shook his head: "This girl's personality is really unpredictable."

Sasha was working hard to practice punching, but still took the time to say: "I think...Brother Li You, you are not bad either."

"Are you praising me or hurting me?" Li You laughed, and then immediately corrected him, "The movement is still wrong! Don't just use your arms to exert force, mobilize all the muscles in your body..."

That night, at Sasha's strong suggestion, Li You and Ai Ji stayed at her house.

Li You slept on the sofa, and as for Ai Ji, Sasha invited her to talk at night.

Before closing the door, Li You told Aiji: "Don't have any evil thoughts, Sasha is still a child."

Aggie: "...Get out of here."

A night without words...not really. Because Sasha was very curious to ask Aiji about her and Li You's past, and Aiji didn't know what could be said and what couldn't be said, so he used a spiritual link to connect Li You throughout the process and asked him to teach him how to answer.

In the middle of the night, not to mention Ai Ji, Li You was a little mentally exhausted. I don’t know how this little girl Sasha can still be so energetic even though she just stayed up all night yesterday.

In the end, Aggie forced Sasha to sleep on the grounds that she was still injured.

Then there was finally a night of silence, and the peaceful night passed with the sound of gunshots echoing repeatedly outside the window.

Early the next morning, Li You and Ai Ji rushed to the North District of Watson District. As for Sasha, she said she wanted to go home to visit her sister without accompanying her.

Li You and Ai Ji met her at the location given by Rebecca.

However, the place where Rebecca met was not near her apartment as Li You thought, but an open space in a more remote part of the North District. There were several rough targets placed in the open space.

"This is…?"

Rebecca blew bubble gum and swirled a pink-painted Omaha Tech pistol in her hands.

"Here we come." She blew the bubble and looked at the two of them, "Have you brought all the guys? Then come and try the gun and let me see how good you are."

Li You looked at her: "Why, do you need to do a technical proficiency test before accepting the commission?"

"Just think of it like this and come here quickly!" Rebecca looked bored as she blew the bubble gum and spit it out.

"The target is the five targets opposite the open space. Stand here and shoot, and I will give you a score. If it doesn't work, then forget this commission."

"Ah, if you are self-aware and feel that there is no need to waste time on this person, you can just leave now?"

Li You looked at her seemingly provocative expression and smiled: "Okay, I accept it."

"But as long as you hit the target, that's fine, right?"

"Huh?" Rebecca didn't understand what Li You was referring to for a moment, "Well, right...?"

Li You raised the corner of his mouth: "Okay, then you have to watch."

(End of this chapter)