Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 330 Interview with Hanz, the concept of win-win cooperation

That evening, a heavy-duty truck from Bratsk, Caucasus with an old and mottled appearance slowly drove over from the edge of the Pacific Ocean, breathing heavily.

The cargo box of this Bratsk is even an extra-heightened model, which makes the giant beast's steps as heavy as carrying a mountain on its back.

The traces on the cargo box were very messy. At first glance, they looked like the red ocher pattern of the Wanderer Tribe, but on the bottom there were also traces of paint from Adecado and even the Random Knife Club.

Anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that this truck contained a lot of hand-me-down goods, and it was probably not transporting anything of value.

Bratzke turned right at the intersection of the unfinished Great Empire Mall and drove into a narrow road surrounded by a fluorescent green barrier. At the end of the narrow road was a heavily guarded checkpoint.

Sentry machine guns, smart turrets, and a mecha were watching left and right in the middle of the road, and the surrounding guards were always watching the vehicles entering and exiting, and they were closely guarded.

Above the checkpoint, a green flag with the words "Ghost Dog" nailed to the wall was still rustling in dissatisfaction.

Nether Dog is the name of Hansen's powerful group, and this is the gate of Dog Town and the passage for vehicles to enter and exit. All vehicles passing here must undergo strict scanning before they can pass.

This Bratsk is the troop carrier of the Night Demons. It is actually the same vehicle that Arasaka used to transport the Prostitute King Kong.

He moved all the way here, passing through one after another large and small Netherworld Dog checkpoints, passing under the overpass formed by the mechanical arms of large engineering vehicles parked on the roadside, and finally parked the car at the southernmost end of Dog Town. The bottom floor of the dilapidated cylindrical skyscraper.

Grayson circled around the load-bearing pillar on the ground floor of the building, almost touching the rear of the car against the wall on one side, and then jumped out of the car.

But in a place like security check, not being able to scan it out is already a problem.

Here, Grayson watched the rolling shutter door in front of him rise, and then drove slowly into the scanning passage.

Here, high-rise buildings are next to low-rise shopping malls, and strange and unique buildings of different styles are scattered here, such as pyramid-shaped bars, sanatorium buildings that look like standing coins, and what look like giant people. The weird architecture of the avatar is full of tricks.

Vehicles entering and exiting are subject to security inspection here. At this time, two roadblocks at the front and rear are raised. A row of four laser scanners smoothly scan the car from bottom to top, and then the alarm emits a yellow light.

Following his instructions, the barricade was lowered and the rolling shutter door in front opened. So Grayson got the documents back, started the car again, and drove into Dog Town.

At this time, two freight trucks were parked here. The people in the cars were standing on the roadside, chatting about topics such as "How much did you earn last time transporting goods?" and "How is your wife doing lately?" He looks like an ordinary wage earner from Dog Town.

Grayson replied: "It's a special delivery to a worried club."

This means the vehicle needs questioning and inspection.

As for the other cybernetic night demons, they fell some distance behind and formed another convoy waiting.

Towering buildings stood on both sides, shadowing the road ahead. The road was extremely dirty, with garbage and car wrecks piled on both sides.

"Is this the emergency shipment to the nursing home this time?"

As he spoke, he took out a rare paper document and handed it to the sergeant. The ghost dog sergeant took it, looked at it, and sneered: "It's that old guy from Hanz again. Okay, let's go over there!"

The two Bratzk cargo boxes were originally customized by Arasaka and could block detection. Just in case, Li You also added a layer of isolation coating produced by the core of the lair inside, so the Nether Dog's machine scanned everything. Less than.

But when Bratzke appeared, they all looked over intentionally or unintentionally, and noticed the inconspicuous tearing mark on the front of the car, so one of them walked up and started to read the code:

"Okay, then we will lead the way to the place designated by Mr. Hands."

At that time, the car was abandoned in the Badlands wilderness, but instead of being scrapped, it was picked up by homeless people in Adecado.

Just an inhaler caused a small chaos on the roadside.

Mitch, who was also Adecado, was very considerate and asked Li You if he wanted the car before removing the cargo box. Considering that it might be used in the future, Li You asked for it and asked Adecado's friends to help "make it old".

The ghost dog soldiers didn't disperse until then, and as soon as they left, other homeless people who had been hiding around them immediately swarmed up and groped back and forth on the two unlucky guys on the ground.

But some unknown chemicals were burned in the fire. The flames on it actually glowed green, and a pungent and unpleasant smell floated away, but the homeless people showed no reaction.

One is a commercial core and the other is a slum settlement.

Tramps in twos and threes walked with blurred eyes and unsteady steps, while those who still had some strength gathered around a fire made of garbage bags to warm themselves.

Then there is this heavy truck that looks very old. I have to say that the Rangers are still very professional in this area.

After entering Dog Town, what we saw was indeed a new world, but it was not a good direction.

Grayson drove and turned right at the intersection ahead.

Grayson nodded: "The rest will be here soon."

Dog Town actually covers a very small area, even worse than the neighboring Taipingzhou, but in terms of building density, it is one of the best in the entire Night City.

In the sky, a huge airship slowly passed by, with a large portrait of Colonel Hansen on the projection screen on the side.

After driving a short distance further, until we climbed up the relatively gentle uphill slope, we stepped out of the shadow of the two buildings at the entrance and saw the whole of Dog Town.

The man then nodded: "Come down."

Originally, if you really wanted to go to the Worry Bar, you should have turned left. The bar was the pyramid-shaped building, but Grayson didn't really deliver goods anyway.

This is the location where Mr. Hands agreed to meet, because it is next to the densely populated Long Beach stockyard, which is suitable for concealment.

So, a non-commissioned officer wearing a Nether Dog green combat uniform came over, knocked on the window, and asked: "What kind of goods is in this carriage, and why can't it be swept out?"

At this time, the person driving the car was also a prosthetic night devil, it was Grayson. The carriage contained a heavy hammer prosthetic night devil, two prosthetic King Kongs, and several ordinary prosthetic night devils. The cargo boxes are packed to the brim.

Of course, we should not forget the huge circular stadium at the northernmost end of Dog Town, and the stockyard made of containers at the southernmost end. These two areas are the most densely populated.

Grayson stuck his head out and replied: "No, it was sent to the Known Realm Bar."

Not to mention, someone actually dug out a purple-black pharmaceutical inhaler and sucked it up greedily on the spot. However, he was immediately knocked down by the people around him with fists and kicks, and the respirator was taken away, and then he repeated it again. this process.

Driving a little further, you can see three ghost dog soldiers beating up homeless people on the side of the road. They struck hard, punching and kicking, and the two people who were beaten could only roll on the ground to avoid it, but they were still beaten until they lost their strength very quickly, with more air coming out and less air coming in, and they could hardly move.

Most of the people who were chatting just now came over. "People from Night Demon?"

They waited here for about ten minutes. Three armed vehicles with a clear wanderer style drove forward and stopped at the roadside. The prosthetic night demons walked out one by one.

Seeing so many elite warriors, Hanz's people were obviously a little frightened, but the leader still said: "Come with us."

In addition to old research facilities for military technology, there are also densely packed buildings such as bunkers, abandoned underground passages, and underground parking lots underground in Dog Town. They are connected in all directions, but have also collapsed due to disrepair and are difficult to pass through.

According to Li You's request and Mr. Hanz's inspection, the temporary base of the Night Stalkers was finally located underground in this skyscraper.

In addition to Brazkree's three humanoid weapons, the mission of the other night demons is not only to help control them, but more importantly, to explore the underground of Dog Town while the three of them are sleeping in the car. .

It's obvious that no one else is better suited for this task than the Night Stalkers.

At the same time, outside Dog Town, on the Taiping Island side, more night demons were searching along the old intercontinental maglev tunnel.

Their goals are to enter the Little Beidou Base in the ending of Shadow of the Past, and the other is to find a safe underground passage into and out of Dog Town.

After all, it was obviously impossible to transport the Chimera out of Hansen's warehouse by land. What's more, Li You is also somewhat interested in other war machines in Hansen's hands - and of course he didn't buy them.

After these tasks were assigned, most of the prosthetic Night Demons were occupied, and with some of Yori Xuan still following him, it was rare for Li You to experience the dilemma of "short manpower" again.

But fortunately, ordinary night demons can also perform the task of searching underground, so they don't necessarily have to leave everything to the artificial night demons.

Moreover, the Stoneridge Mountain Research Center has recently implanted brain-computer chips into the first batch of ordinary night demons, and it is said that the rejection reaction is not strong. If we are optimistic, a large number of degraded versions of the sentient night demons should soon come off the operating table and act as a new force.

In short, Li You's night demons and prosthetic night demons basically have things to be busy with now. The ordinary night demons, except for a small emergency team, are all waiting in line for surgery.

As for those secondary night demons, they can basically only be used as thugs and cannot continue to fight under the sun, so their numbers have basically been maintained long ago.

And what about Li You himself? He had already arrived at the private room on the third floor of the Worry Bar ahead of schedule to talk face to face with Mr. Hands.

The private room on the third floor of the bar is Mr. Hanz's exclusive reception room. It is here in the game that he meets V, and everyone can see his true face.

Hands is actually a man with neat appearance and calm temperament. He looks about forty or fifty years old. He is wearing a dark suit, his hair is neatly combed back, and his thick beard is also neatly groomed, which adds to his aura. Elegant charm.

What is very distinctive is that his hair and beard are black on both sides and gray in the middle, which is unforgettable.

"Welcome! My favorite quasi-legendary mercenary!"

Hanz opened his hands to Li You to express his enthusiasm, but he didn't actually mean to hug or shake hands.

Li You also knew his character. Hanz was the kind of calm and unassuming person. His special welcome showed how much he valued himself.

But Li You still looked at him, thinking a little.

Although many people may not know it, the modeling of Mr. Hands in the early version of the game is different from the 2.0 version.

At that time, Hands was a slightly fatter, younger man with no beard, different clothes and hand prosthetics. It's just that he didn't have a chance to show his face at that time, so many people didn't notice his change in appearance.

As for how Li You knew, it was because he had a bug when making phone calls in the old version - or maybe there was a problem with the power supply of the Night City Electric Power Bureau at that time - in short, he should have been hiding in the shadows. Mr. Hands, the lights in the room suddenly turned on, allowing Li You to see his face clearly.

Therefore, the difference between the two versions of Hands is actually not small, and even the voice actors are different.

But the person who appeared in front of Li You was Hands after 2.0.

Of course, although the appearance and voice actor have changed, the character of "Mr. Hands" has not changed. His real name is Wade Bleecker. He used to work at Petra Petrochemical, and now he is active in Taipingzhou and Dog Town. famous middleman.

Interestingly, the famous "black fat guy" in the game, Dexter Deshawn, the middleman sent to V and Jack to steal the chip, actually used to be active in Taipingzhou, but he later messed up a big deal. The entire Taiping Continent was in chaos, and he had to hide out for two years before coming back.

Judging from this performance, it is likely that Mr. Hands took over Dexter's power and grew in Taiping at that time. Before that, he and Dexter probably had no dealings with each other.

Because when he met V for the first time, he would make some sarcastic remarks about the "late Mr. Deshawn".

By the way, our dark-skinned fat Jesus should still be eating pizza in the secret villa to reward himself. He probably won’t come back until next year.

Although he didn't know whether he would be able to wait until that time, if Li You really encountered him, this big golden-armed man would probably be the first to end up like Farah.

Although from the middleman's point of view, he actually didn't do anything too extreme, but I'm sorry, this is a personal grudge.

"...Please sit down, Li You, let's have a good chat."

Mr. Hands didn't notice Li You was distracted for a moment and greeted:

"Drink some tea. I fried it specially. As far as I know, you should be from the East. I don't know if this tea suits your taste."

Mr. Hands picked up the teapot on the table next to him, poured two cups into the tea bowl, and then put it on the coffee table.

"please."

Li You naturally would not refuse and said with a smile: "Thank you."

He followed Hanz and sat down on the sofa. He took a sip from the tea bowl and tasted the taste. It felt pretty good.

"how?"

Li You nodded: "I actually don't know much about tea, but the taste is very close to what I used to drink in my hometown."

Mr. Hands smiled and said: "That would be great."

"So, let's talk about this cooperation?"

Seeing Li You nod, Hanz took out a separation chip and said, "This is the specific information you commissioned for the investigation before. You can take a look first."

Li You took the chip without politeness, inserted it into his smartphone, and let the data be displayed on the eyepiece.

Speaking of the things he asked Mr. Hands to help investigate in Dog Town, it was nothing more than the location of the underground research bases for military technology.

He already knew where to enter the Little Beidou core base, and Li You also knew where Hansen's big treasure, the Chimera tank known as "Zhongpingtou", was stored.

So what is left is the most important thing in the DLC plot - the neural matrix used to integrate the AI ​​outside the black wall.

The DLC does not detail how the lark knew that Hansen had dug up this thing, and how it got in touch with him. However, judging from the time, this key prop should not have been unearthed yet, otherwise the lark would not have been able to wait. It took me a year to find this thing, and I was forced to hook up with the president of NUSA.

So what Li You asked Mr. Hands to investigate was where this thing might be stored.

Of course, he couldn't say clearly what he was looking for, and he also wanted to be in case the thing had been dug up, so he made all the requirements clear in advance, and the answers were in the separate chip.

Li You looked at the detailed information displayed on the eyepiece and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"...In the past six months, Hansen's people have not carried out large-scale excavation operations, so the neural matrix should still be underground.

“…There are currently two largest unexplored underground research facilities that have been discovered within the Dog Town. Nether Dog has arranged an excavation plan, but it is still in the preparation stage. It is expected that the earliest construction will start in a month, and the two facilities will be operated in turn.

"...At present, the entrances to these two underground facilities have been blocked and are guarded by Nether Dog soldiers around the clock. They are heavily guarded."

The information also comes with a lot of more detailed details. Even with Li You's current brainpower, it took more than a minute to read and digest the information.

Li You thought thoughtfully: "It seems that what I am looking for is probably in these two bunkers."

He looked at Mr. Hands again: "To be able to dig out so much detailed information in Dog Town, which is tightly controlled by Hansen, he is indeed my most promising middleman."

Mr. Hands was very happy: "Why do I feel as if I just said this?"

"But that aside, in terms of Dog Town intelligence, I have a secret team that I can trust, and they know where to touch and where not to touch during the investigation, so they are very efficient.

"Compared to this, you actually read through so much information in this chip so quickly. As a person with a brain-computer chip, I feel inferior. It seems that I am really getting older. "

Li You just smiled: "I am still in this business without pretending to be a prosthetic body. Of course I have my own trump card, otherwise I just don't know the importance."

"That's right." Hanz seemed to agree with Li You's words.

"So, when are you going to take action?"

Li You thought for a moment: "I read your information and found that both bunkers are more tightly guarded than I expected. Looking at this configuration, I have to kill all the ghost dogs guarding the gates and then set off a big firecracker. It’s possible to break through, but then the whole dog town would have to know that I’m here to celebrate the festival, which would be a bit troublesome.”

Hanz said: "...Although I don't know what kind of 'firecrackers' you brought, it is true. Hansen is not particularly interested in these two bunkers now. There is still fun to sneak in. If you are tough, That would be equivalent to declaring war on Hansen, and it would also make him understand the value of the things inside, and the gains outweigh the losses.”

"I'm not saying, although you and your Night Devil are both impressive, I guess it's too much to fight in an away game in Dog Town.

"I don't know what you're looking for in there, and I won't ask any more questions, but maybe we can still work together on this matter."

Li You raised his eyebrows: "As expected of Mr. Hands, it seems you have a way out again?"

Mr. Hanz's smile remained unchanged: "If I want to open a market in Dog Town, it is equivalent to digging a hole in Hansen's backyard. I won't be able to survive without finding more ways."

Li You didn't hesitate: "Then just say it, I'll listen."

"Okay. Let's put it this way, I met a... friend not long ago. He is engaged in the civil engineering industry in Dog Town. His professional level is very reliable. He dug several underground facilities before.

"And I heard that the Nether Dog's excavation operation this time was still outsourced to them. He even went to the bunker gate to personally inspect it for a few days before to formulate an excavation plan. I believe he can help you."

Is there such a good thing?
Li You looked at Mr. Hands: "So, what price do you plan to sell this friend's contact information for?"

Hanz replied: "There is no need to talk about money. You and I are both people who are not short of money. We don't want to buy tanks and submarines from Hansen."

"What I want is still the same, which is what I just said, to open the market in Dog Town. And in order to do this, I need you to do me a small favor."

"A little favor?" Li You asked.

"For a giant who has legendary strength and controls a gang of hundreds of people, it is indeed just a small favor." Hanz nodded.

"Tell me about it." Li You agreed in no hurry.

"Actually, it's a job you're very good at. It's also helping yourself." Mr. Hands looked at him, "You destroyed the main force of the Voodoo Gang in Taipingzhou and occupied their lair. Even Ziwang Both Poseidon and Data Fortress were spared."

"Although some of the Voodoo Gang in Dog Town have officially broken up with the Taipingzhou gang, there are still many people who have the same heart as them, not to mention that Poseidon has fallen into your hands.

"And it just so happened that the Voodoo Gang here took over Hansen's commission and recently attacked my hacker team... yes, the same group of people who helped you find the data. They had an accident this time and lost two people."

Li You: "I'm sorry."

Hanz shook his head: "They are all aware of this risk, so it's nothing. But counting this time, these guys have already cost me four hackers, which is too much."

"Now that you are here, I want to ask you to come forward and help me deal with this group of people. It is up to you to decide how to do it, kill them all, capture them, or expel them.

"As long as you don't make too much noise and attract the attention of the Netherworld Dogs, I can help you put an end to it. As long as you make them no longer my trouble."

Li You looked at him: "It seems that I have no reason to refuse. Such good cooperation conditions cannot be obtained from other middlemen."

Hanz shook his head: "Although I have always been very confident, this is not the case."

"Li You, you have to know that you have been a big boss for a long time. Now you are not at the same level as ordinary mercenaries, and naturally they cannot be in the same price range.

"To cooperate with people like you, mutual benefit and win-win results are the most basic respect. Just like how I sometimes do business with other giants, only in this way can we continue to operate for a long time."

I have to say that Mr. Hanz's knowledge of advancement and retreat, and general knowledge, made Li You very satisfied.

Moreover, the conditions of cooperation were indeed very favorable to him, so he extended his hand: "Okay, then it will be a pleasure to cooperate."

A smile appeared on Hanz's face again, and he held hands with Li You: "It's a pleasure to cooperate."

(End of this chapter)