Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 296 Scavenger and Prosthetic Doctor
It was late at night when Li You and his party arrived at Shiji Mountain.

Today's Night Demon's lair is completely different from what it was half a month ago.

The hatching speed of the Night Demon's lair has been significantly different since the core was upgraded to level three. It has been more than twenty days since the last night demon attack. If the night demons were really hatched without restrictions, the total number of them should be more than three hundred by now.

But in fact, because the energy reserve of the core of the lair cannot keep up, the total number of night demons so far is less than 200.

If it were more, not to mention the energy consumed by incubation, even if the night devils were allowed to sleep around the nest all day long, they would not be able to supply it.

After all, the energy supply cannot keep up, which is a very real problem.

At present, the efficiency of the electrical energy conversion organ in the lair is too low, and the bad land is too barren. The energy collected is really not enough to build the army of night demons, so the number of night demons can only be maintained at this level.

But even so, once this Night Demon army moves out, it will be able to deal an extremely heavy blow to any force in the bad land.

The energy supply problem at the core of the lair needs to be solved first, but there is no rush. Moreover, in the Night City of 2076, the firepower of modern weapons has also been greatly improved, and it is difficult for the night demons to gain a prominent advantage against the company's troops.

Therefore, Li You pays more attention to ways to improve the individual combat effectiveness of Night Demons.

Li Youyou said, looking at the three of them indifferently: "I guess the three of you wouldn't do such a stupid thing, right?"

The small, square room was partitioned by wooden boards and iron sheets, and was even connected to electric lighting. The room looked like it was an ordinary apartment compartment.

Grayson breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this: "No problem, as long as you trust me, boss, I will definitely..."

Li You nodded with satisfaction and said: "Grayson, regarding your mission. I will definitely deal with Heavy Hammer later, so what you have to do is to tell me all the information you know and make suggestions for me." .”

The brakes sounded, and the armed Merrimack and Porsche 911 stopped at the intersection of Stoneridge Mountain.

After finishing this, Li You returned to the intersection bar. Here, four sentient night demons are waiting respectfully.

Although the space is large, there is no need to worry about collapse. Night demons seem to be natural architects. When widening underground caves, they chose the most stable support structure without any guidance.

Yuzu got out of the car, then held two Uzumaki Gang prosthetic doctors in one hand, grabbed Grayson in the other, and waited with Aggie.

Grayson: "!?"

If this thing is driven out to show off in the market, it will be easily spotted by someone who is interested. Anyway, he has already logged in to the car on his mobile phone. If necessary, he can directly summon it and just park it here.

"No, you misunderstood." Li You suddenly interrupted, "You do have some value, but I can't trust you. So there is one step before I use you."

"...Are you all awake, gentlemen?" Li You turned his head and looked at the three prisoners who were brought here.

Grayson, the subordinate of Heavy Hammer, and Osma and Brandon, the prosthetic doctors of the Whirlpool Gang, were all awake at this moment. They were looking at the Night Walker who was gradually moving away in the transformation pool with their faces turning green and white, and their backs felt cold.

The two were shocked and begged for mercy, but Li You just turned his head. After understanding the situation from the night demons who were responsible for monitoring them, he stretched out his hand and asked the night demons to grab the man on the left, drag him away, and throw him in. conversion pool.

Of the two hundred night devils in the lair, 90% are basically in a sleeping state, and only about twenty are active - of course, all ten sentient night devils are among them.

In Li You's opinion, this underground cave already resembles a honeycomb or an ant nest.

“Their original mission was to study how to enable night demons—the soldiers around you—to use brain-computer chips and prosthetics, but more than half a month has passed and there is still no result.

"Wait a minute! What are you doing!? You didn't mean to..."

Li You came over and took a look, good guy, it was really a cubicle.

The two members of the Whirlpool Gang have fallen silent. At this moment, in their eyes, Li You is more terrifying and crazy than their bosses, Brick and Royce. In order to survive, they can only acquiesce.

In the underground cave, there are densely but neatly arranged sleeping night demons. They are curled up and lying on the ground. Each night demon is covered with a layer of film, and there is also an extension of an orange-yellow light. The blood vessels are connected along the ground to the core of the nest in the center.

"Where are the two Night Demons' prosthetic doctors?" Li You hasn't been here for a while, and is not very familiar with the modifications carried out by the Night Demons.

"Squeak-"

Li You drove Johnny's Porsche to an abandoned house in Stoneridge Mountain and hid it.

However, the slow progress of these two people has exhausted Li You's patience.

"As you can see, this is my secret base." Li You introduced generously, "This person, as well as the night wanderer in the pool, are both part-time prosthetic doctors."

He opened the door and shook his head as he watched the two people who had been awakened jump in front of him and apologized repeatedly.

Aggie pointed to the side of the cave: "In the compartment over there."

Are there any compartments?

"But don't get me wrong. I went here not because I couldn't get results, but because I was sneaking around and even trying to escape secretly. I brought it on myself."

This was all expanded by the Night Demons during this period to accommodate more companions.

Lifting the floor and going down to the bottom of the cave, you will see a huge underground space in front of you. Its area is almost as big as half a football field, and its vertical height is more than five meters.

The passage leading to the Night Stalker's lair has also been renovated, and now the cave in the bar is just one of them, and it is hidden behind the bar and is no longer so conspicuous.

Even a few days ago, a small group of Adecados passed by Stoneridge Mountain and stayed here for a while, but found nothing unusual.

"I gave you a chance."

At the same time, they also use a secretion produced by the core of the nest as a strengthening material and mix it into the soil to double its strength.

Grayson was stunned. Before he understood what Li You meant, he felt Yuzi lift him up and walk towards another transformation pool next to him.

The Night Walker kept screaming in the transformation pool, but was unable to climb out. The special solution mixed with a high concentration of Harlan virus quickly swallowed him up. Another night wanderer has been paralyzed with fear.

Li You nodded and signaled to Yuzi and Aiji: "Let's go down."

As for Grayson, he smiled bitterly and said: "I don't want to die yet."

Two night-walking prosthetic doctors were locked inside, and they actually had a computer that was disconnected from the Internet. If you don't consider that there are hundreds of night demons living in a dormitory outside the door, their conditions are really not too bad.

"Puff-"

Yuzu ignored him at all, raised her hand and threw him into the pool.

Grayson was soaked in the solution and struggled desperately to stick his head out, begging for mercy: "No, let me go! I will be loyal!"

Li You leaned down by the transformation pool and said, "You have been with Zhongmai for so many years, and you can always betray him at any cost. How do you think I can trust you?"

Grayson was speechless for a moment.

"Don't worry, you won't die. This pool is not used to torture you." Li You continued, "Its function is to give you a new life."

Li You waved, and the two night wandering ghosts on the side sensed the night demons and came to him.

"Have you seen these two night demons? They were originally members of the night ghosts, but after soaking in the pool, they are now my loyal warriors. Do you understand what I mean?"

Li You said this not only to Grayson, but also to the two Whirlpool Gang prosthetic doctors.

The two Uzumaki gangs trembled after hearing this, while Grayson was stunned and struggled even harder: "No——!! You can't do this!"

Li You ignored him at all: "This is what I can do to people like you."

With that said, he stopped talking to Grayson, who was gradually losing his strength to struggle, and looked at the two Uzumaki Gang prosthetic doctors, saying, "Then, let's work together with this forerunner."

"I won't promise to let you go when things are done, which is unrealistic at first sight, but if you can satisfy me, I won't turn you into night demons."

Hearing this, the two Uzumaki Gang prosthetic doctors were relieved and nodded repeatedly: "We will do our best! We will do our best!"

"Very good, then I'll wait and see. If you need anything, just tell the Night Demons."

He waved his hand, and Osma and Brandon lifted up the frightened Night Walker on the ground and returned to the compartment.

"It may not be enough to rely on them alone." Li You said to Ai Ji, "The night wandering ghosts are just making do. Although the two whirlpool gangs are transformation madmen, they may not be able to understand the human body and the night devil's body. The difference is. You still have to find a professional doctor with sufficient level."

Agee said: "But professional prosthetics doctors are not like these gangsters. They treat ordinary people and treat their injuries. You can't tie them up."

Li You smiled: "Don't worry, I won't touch those good doctors."

After making arrangements for the Night Demon's lair, Li You drove the Merrimac and returned to Night City with Yuzi and Aggie.

The next step is to continue preparations.

……

At midnight, Li You came to Watson's Kabuki District, Pinewood Crossing.

Walking into the alley at the intersection, you can find an inconspicuous prosthetic clinic.

The clinic's store is not big, but its business is good. When Li You came, even though it was so late at night, he happened to see the previous customer getting off the operating chair.

Li You was not in a hurry and waited silently outside the door. He nodded to Aggie, who then took Yuzi and turned to the back of the alley.

After the prosthetic doctor completed the operation, he went directly back to the armchair in the corner of the room and lay down comfortably, and then looked at Li You at the door:
"Guest, do you need anything?"

Li You looked at him with interest. This prosthetic doctor is very young, looking to be in his thirties at most. He is wearing a cashmere sweater that is obviously not cheap, and a pair of leather shoes on his feet.

If it weren't for the surgical cap on his head and the auxiliary device on his left arm, it would be hard to tell that he was a prosthetic doctor.

The man's name was Charles Backus, a doctor who had recently become famous in the Kabuki District and was very popular with his clients.

However, Li You knew very well what he was doing behind the scenes.

Seeing his contented expression, Li You was not in a hurry to fall out directly, but came up to chat with him.

"Have you been here long?"

Charles replied nonchalantly: "More than a year. It was difficult at the beginning, but I met some friends some time ago and they helped me."

"I just realized that in the field of prosthetic doctors, the supply network is very important. So I am working with people in a very flexible way."

Li You knew now that he had not wronged him because he was a year ahead of schedule.

He then looked at the prosthetics listed by Charles. Although he didn't say how good they were, they were indeed much higher quality than the products listed by other prosthetic doctors.

So Li You smiled and said: "In such a small store, the things sold are pretty good."

Charles also smiled: "Size is not a problem. My suppliers are all top-notch, and can be said to be the best batch in the city."

Li You nodded: "Indeed. Scavengers, they can get any conventional prosthetic body they want."

Charles was picking up a cup of coffee to drink, but when he heard this, his hands shook in fright, and the paper cup filled with coffee fell to the ground, splashing all over him. "You...you, I...I don't...what are you talking about!"

Charles tried to remain calm, but the panic in his eyes betrayed him.

However, he didn't mean to sit still and wait for death. While trying to distract Li You, he secretly pressed a button on the back of the armchair.

Li You had a clear view of his little moves, but he didn't bother to tell him more. He took out his phone and looked at the time, and said to himself: "It's almost time."

Charles was stunned for a moment. Before he could understand what was going on, the locked door on the side of the store banged and someone kicked it open from the inside. Then Aggie dragged a scavenger's body up from the basement.

"The rats below have been taken care of, and Yuzu is packing the equipment." Aggie said, looking at Charles with extreme disgust, "Although if you ask me, these things should be set on fire, and then throw this guy in there as well." fuel."

Li You shook his head: "That will pollute the air."

Charles had already recognized that the body dragged by Aggie's hand was the scavenger's top thug in the basement of his home, and he was paralyzed at that time.

Charles Backus, the only reason why this guy is famous in the Kabuki District and sells high-end prosthetics is because he has reached a cooperation with the scavengers.

Charles needed a stable supplier, and the scavengers also needed people to help them with treatment and prosthetic surgeries, so the two sides got along well and hit it off.

In the game, V will track Regina to his basement and discover its secrets during one of Regina's commissions. And if he confronts Charles again, he will even argue that he was forced to do nothing.

If V expressed disbelief, or if he read the letter from the scavenger in the basement, he would then offer to give V a discount as hush money.

If he agrees, he will get a 20% discount on future purchases of prosthetics from him. If he refuses, he will try to run away.

Of course, if this guy can run through the Night City and live like the King of Hell, it will be because V released too much the night before and was out of shape.

Anyway, Li You always killed him when he played games.

Although in the old version, some doctors sold unique prosthetics. For example, Charles had some rare items, such as the "bioconductor" that was used in the old version of Sword Style, which could reduce the cooling time of all prosthetics and was unlimited. One of the stopped components.

But this doesn't affect it. The worst thing is to buy it in advance. V really doesn't need the 20% off money. It would be best for the scavenger to die.

What's more, discounts are only in games. In the real world, if he gives you a 20% discount, would you dare to let him perform surgery on you?

There was no fear that he would be anesthetized, and when he woke up, he would be somewhere in Night City.

So the general policy will not change: the scavengers must die!
Li You looked at him and said, "Okay, Charles, follow us now."

Charles wanted to say something else, but Aggie had already come up and punched him, shutting him down physically.

Then, Li You loaded Charles himself, as well as the equipment and prosthetics collected from him, into the truck and transported them to the underground cave of Stone Ridge Mountain again.

Here, he naturally gave the task to Charles who woke up. But the difference is that this time, Li You let a night devil bite Charles, and then told him that if the virus is not controlled, he will soon and gradually transform into a night devil, and the process will be very painful. Charles' face turned pale with horror.

Next, Charles obeyed and cooperated with the Night Demons to install the equipment brought by Li You, and then got into work without daring to rest for a moment.

Ai Ji watched him working "diligently" with cold eyes and didn't say much. There is still no antidote for the Harlan virus, and even in the extinction world, the serum is still being developed, so Charles is already dead. And if she wanted to, she could indeed make his death very painful.

Aiji didn't look any further and followed Li You and Yuzi back to the apartment in Night City.

……

Two days passed quickly.

In the afternoon training time, David no longer needs much teaching. The most important thing for him at the moment is to cultivate his strength and practice using it. Li You and Ai Ji only need to watch him.

On the other hand, after Mann still couldn't feel the energy, he finally chose to ask Li You for help.

This is what he told Li Youyou: "My hand...has become increasingly inoperable. Every night I can feel the approach of death, but it is difficult for me to move forward."

"At this point, I have no choice. Your strength method is my last hope. If it still doesn't work, then I would rather go crazy than dismantle the prosthetic body and become a useless person."

Li You naturally respected his choice, so he asked Aiji to take care of him and did it himself to sink the energy into Mann's body.

Mann sat on the ground, and Li You squatted behind him, pressing his hand on the back of his heart. The energy flowed along the blood in his torso, traveling around and around, and in the process, Mann continued to Try to understand this feeling.

At the same time, Mann also used neuroenhancers and other drugs on himself, and never missed any opportunity.

They were so serious here, which naturally attracted the attention of others.

Dorio, Rebecca, Sasha and David all gathered around and looked at Li You and Mann nervously.

This process also consumes a lot of energy. Li You has never relaxed his energy cultivation since Sekiro World. Now he is extremely proficient in this technique, and his own energy reserves have been developed to the limit.

But even so, it is really very burdensome and difficult to accurately control the flow of energy in other people's bodies. In just two minutes, beads of sweat began to form on Li You's head.

This was the first time for Sasha and others to see Li You lose his usual composure, and they couldn't help but sweat for both of them.

David asked Aggie softly: "Can't you help Master?"

Aggie shook his head: "I don't have such fine control as him. Now I can only see who between him and Mann can... huh?"

Just as he was talking, Mann suddenly opened his eyes and shouted: "Wait, I seem to have caught the feeling!"

When Li You heard this, he immediately used up all his energy and said, "Try sensing, now!"

Mann didn't care to say anything more, closed his eyes again and calmed down.

Everyone stared at him nervously, especially Dorio, whose heart was already in his throat.

Fortunately, Mann did not disappoint everyone this time.

A few minutes later, as he roared violently, wisps of extremely thin white energy rose from the seams of the prosthetic body on his torso, which also meant that he had finally completed the first step in cultivating strength.

"Did he...do it?" Dolio asked Li You immediately after seeing the vision, and Li You also gave a positive reply: "Yes, he succeeded."

"Mann——!"

"you did it!!"

Everyone cheered, and Dorio even came up with a bear hug, strangling Mann's neck so hard that his eyes widened.

"Ugh——! Let me go, Dorio!"

Li You watched them making a fuss and did not interrupt without understanding. Mann has a very high prestige in the team and is respected and loved by everyone. Now that they see that he has hope of getting rid of the threat of cyberpsychosis, everyone is naturally happy for him.

After their excitement had passed, Li You patted Mann and took him and David aside.

"Mann, congratulations. Next, you can formally learn to use your strength."

Mann laughed and said, "Thanks to you too! If it weren't for your help, I might have turned into a cyberpsychotic, and I wouldn't have had time to realize anything. This is all your credit, I don't even know what to do. Thank u!"

Li You smiled and said: "It's not over yet. Wait until you learn how to use it before you say such things. When the time comes, I will ask you for reward without any courtesy."

Mann was very satisfied with this and patted Li You on the shoulder: "Okay! That's it! Then should I go practice now?"

"Yeah. Just like David, Aiji will guide you in the beginning." Li You said and looked at David again, "In addition, you two are both beginners. You can share any ideas you have, but remember to give it a try before you try. Ask us.”

"okay."

"Understood!"

Both of them nodded.

"Then come on, I'm also looking forward to seeing you succeed in your cultivation. This is also related to my future plans."

Mann smiled and said: "Future plans? What, are you planning to open a club in Night City to teach others how to practice Qi? Hahaha!"

Li You smiled and shook his head: "Not really... you will know it later. Okay, let's go practice, you two."

"Hehe, you're welcome then! Jinqi, let me feel its power!"

Mann stretched his arms and went to find Aggie.

But David did not leave immediately. He hesitated for a moment, but still said to Li Youyou: "Master, I want to...ask you for a favor."

Li You: "Huh...?"

David came to him and whispered a few words to him.

"Oh?" Li You was surprised, "Gloria's birthday is coming soon?"

David nodded: "I want to use the money Mann gave me last time to take her out for a meal."

Li You nodded: "Very good, just go."

"But..." David hesitated, "I also want my mother to see that I have grown up and can take care of myself. So I want to..."

"I want to borrow your car, Master, and pick her up directly from get off work!"

Looking at David's serious eyes, Li You felt a little emotional, and naturally he would not refuse.

But he still asked: "How do I remember...you can't drive?"

David said: "When I have free time these days, I have already learned from it, no problem!"

Li You nodded: "Although you are only 17 years old, logically you cannot drive..."

"But no problem, it's Gloria's birthday after all. Just go ahead."

David was relieved when he heard this, with a smile on his face: "Thank you, Master!"

Li You thought for a moment and then said: "It's just that my car is an armed vehicle and not suitable for this. I will ask Falco for you to see if he can lend you the car. . If it doesn’t work, I’ll help you think of other ways.”

David nodded vigorously: "Yeah!"

Watching him go back to practice his strength, Li You thought about it and realized that not only the car, but also the gun he had promised before was about to be taken out.

David is a really fast learner, like a sponge, absorbing all kinds of knowledge crazily.

Tomorrow is the target shooting test prepared by Rebecca for David. Based on what Li You has seen during this time, he will have no problem passing the test.

"Hmm... So, what kind of gun should I prepare for him?"

(End of this chapter)