Only Player

Chapter 147【42】

The hidden plot is here!

Zhou Yuan asked: "What's the situation with your friend?"

As he spoke, he did not forget to spray the orc Will with a spray to eliminate his abnormal mechanical state.

Weiwei watched the steel color on Will's hand quickly fade away, her tone full of excitement and excitement: "Her name is Yiyi, she is my childhood friend. Two years ago, she was infected with the mechanical plague and has since become a pure mechanical life form. All emotions have been taken away, and she has become as cold, rational, and even a little scary as a robot.

If you can cure her, I will give you money."

"Yi Yi?" Zhou Yuan thought for a moment. There seemed to be no NPC with this name in the guide for the Night City dungeon.

"Where does she live? What does her family do?" Will inquired.

"She lives in North Oaks. Her family runs a medical and pharmaceutical business. I can take you there."

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"I'm fucking back!" Jiang Wuming's voice came.

"Ah..." Weiwei was startled when she saw Jiang Wuming coming in, her face full of confusion and astonishment. She clearly saw Jiang Wuming being shot in the head last night, so why is he intact now?
"Uncle, are you a clone?"

"First of all, you have to call me brother."

Jiang Wuming corrected him, and after a pause, he continued, "Secondly, I am indeed a clone. Have you heard of the Phoenix Project? I have prepared tens of thousands of clones. As soon as they die, their consciousness will be transferred and they will be reborn infinitely."

"Impossible." Weiwei was full of disbelief. "The remote consciousness transfer technology has not been conquered at all. Each clone should have its own independent consciousness."

"What do you know, little girl? Genesis Company has already developed this technology, but it's just in the confidential stage. Similar projects include [Protecting Your Soul], which can save a person's consciousness, or soul, into a small biochip. As long as the chip is activated, the saved consciousness will be transferred to the body." Jiang Wuming said.

This copy of Night City comes from the game "Cyberpunk 2077". The product of the "Protect Your Soul" project he just mentioned, the relic chip, is the beginning of the main line of the game.

The Genesis Company is actually the Arasaka Company with a new name, and the Arasaka Tower has also been changed to the Tower of Stars. After all, this game world has undergone a certain degree of magical changes.

"How do you know this?!"

Weiwei was shocked, then realized that she had lost her composure, and quickly explained, "These must be the top secrets of the Genesis Company. Are you a hacker?"

"I'm better than hackers." Jiang Wuming said seriously, teasing the child.

Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes. Weiwei’s reaction just now seemed a little strange, as if... she knew about these projects.

Could it be that she was the daughter of a senior employee of Genesis Company? But how could such a core secret be disclosed to a 13 or 14-year-old girl?
Huo Yanluo, Bai Lang and Wei Er were all smart people, so they naturally noticed that something was wrong. It was impossible to say that there was nothing fishy about this reaction.

Everyone exchanged glances and decided to go over and find out what was going on.

There is plenty of time.

If the devil wants to seize the princess's divine power, he must wait until the night of the blood moon that occurs once a hundred years and hold a ceremony under the bloody moon.

The next blood moon night will occur in a month. In a month, we can make it there even if we eat hot pot and sing along the way.

·
Led by Weiwei, they came to the North Oak District, where the rich of Night City live. It has beautiful scenery, lush greenery, and many villas. There are security guards at the door of each villa, and drones patrol the surrounding area 24 hours a day.

"Ms. Weiwei, you are finally back!"

In front of the villa gate, two big guys in black suits showed joy when they saw Weiwei.

The words floating above their heads shocked Zhou Yuan.

【LV55·Gate Security A】

【LV56·Gate Security B】

The two security guards at the gate are both over level 50!

Off the charts!
This level would definitely be a dungeon BOSS if placed in other places!
"The waters are very deep here..." Zhou Yuan frowned secretly. Most rich people cannot afford a bodyguard of this level.

[A luxurious villa, the kind that ordinary people can't afford even if they work hard for three hundred lifetimes. Be careful when you go in, because if you're not careful, you might get into trouble here, but you might also gain a powerful ally. It all depends on your performance.]

The hint from the Eye of Appraisal is quite interesting. Can the power in the villa be a target to be won over?
Then, the system automatically generated the task.

[An event has been detected, and tasks are being generated...]

[Mission name: "Night City Legend"]

[Mission objective: Clear the Night City dungeon by any means.]

[Task Reward 1: Experience Points*2000]

[Task Reward 2: Star Coins*7000]

[Task Reward 3: Rare Quality Skill Scroll*1]

"Complete the copy in any way?" Zhou Yuan was stunned. The scope of this mission objective was too broad.

The standard for clearing the Night City dungeon in the game is to kill the [Beast of Steel and Flesh] and destroy the super AI that controls Night City.

But if there is no limit on the method, there will be a lot of cool operations that can be performed. For example, the simplest and most brutal way is to blow up Night City with a nuclear bomb, which can also be considered as completing the game.

But Zhou Yuan can’t get the nuclear bomb... In a sense, this way of passing the level is even more difficult than the normal process.

"They are friends I know who can cure the mechanical plague." Weiwei pointed at the people behind her and explained.

"They cannot go in without the mistress's order."

The big man in a suit on the left looked at Zhou Yuan and the others with a cold and fierce look. "What's more, Miss Weiwei, you are simple-minded and easy to be deceived. These people don't look like good people. I doubt the truth of their ability to treat the mechanical plague."

"I saw it with my own eyes. Do you want to doubt me?" Weiwei said coldly, "If you delay the treatment, I will never forgive you."

The big guy didn't say anything, but his prosthetic eye was flashing, as if he was communicating with someone.

After a moment, he looked at Zhou Yuan and the others and said, "The hostess has said that she can see you, but you must pass three tests.

The first test..."

Suddenly, the flow of time slowed down.

In the almost stagnant bullet time, two big guys in suits moved, leaving a trail of afterimages behind them. In an instant, they came in front of Zhou Yuan and the others, raised the corners of their mouths in mockery and contempt, and swung out their iron fists that shone with metallic luster.

The prosthetics they wear are all of military grade. The power contained in this punch is enough to overturn even a truck weighing dozens of tons!
The only fate for these weak bodies without any prosthetics is to be beaten into pieces!
But immediately afterwards, in bullet time, four pairs of fists were easily caught by Huo Yanluo and Bai Lang.

“That’s it?” Flames ignited on Huo Yanluo’s palms, instantly turning her pair of iron fists into molten iron. The gorgeous flames continued to spread along her arms without losing momentum, burning the whole body of the big man in the suit.

In just two breaths, the man turned into a burning wreckage.

Bai Lang exerted force with his five fingers on both hands, and the steel let out a wail as it could not bear the weight. The pair of prosthetic hands made of super-strong alloy were crushed into scrap iron.

"What?!" The big bodyguard in a suit was in disbelief. Using his flesh and blood to deform a metal prosthesis? What kind of monster was this?

Bai Lang exhaled, spitting out a breath of low-temperature freezing mist, and the big man in the suit immediately froze, covered with a thick layer of frost. Then Bai Lang punched out, and the big man in the suit's body shattered into pieces along with the ice, shattering all over the ground.

Although its level is over 50, its health volume is not that terrible. It seems that some monsters still have inflated strength.

In order to hide his identity, Zhou Yuan did not take action. After all, the account "Wang Zhen" was not a master of horizontal training, so he should not have been able to react to the situation just now.

"Damn, they are so fast, could they have installed Swanwestin?" Jiang Wuming was shocked.

"You even know about Sian Westin?" Weiwei was stunned.

She was not that surprised by the death of the two security guards. To be more precise, she was not surprised at all.

"I've told you, I'm more powerful than you think." Jiang Wuming acted as if he was unfathomable.

"So we've passed the first hurdle, right?" Zhou Yuan looked towards the gate of the villa.

After a few seconds, the door opened automatically.

A cold female voice sounded: "Please come in."

"Yiyi, I asked them to save you. I saw with my own eyes that they recovered from the symptoms after being infected with the mechanical body." Weiwei said quickly.

"I don't believe them."

The female voice named Yi Yi spoke in a cold tone, as if it was a machine without any emotion, "But for your sake, I am willing to give them a chance. There are still two tests left.

Come in, in the villa hall, you will see the content of the second test."

Weiwei sighed and apologized to everyone with a sorry look on her face: "I'm sorry, because I've been deceived before, so I'm very vigilant... But don't worry, these two tests will definitely not be too difficult. As long as you can cure her, you can get everything you want, even becoming a legend in Night City."

"A legend of Night City? That's not a good thing to be." Jiang Wuming complained, "The legends of Night City are all gathered in graves."

"I'm just giving you an example."

Not long after, Zhou Yuan and others entered the villa hall.

As soon as they came in, everyone saw a piece of paper on the table, which was covered with various obscure formulas.

"The second test is to solve this formula within thirty minutes." Yi Yi's cold voice rang out in the villa.

"Is this a formula?" Jiang Wuming was dumbfounded.

The formula on the paper is densely packed, almost filling up the entire page, and it's full of incomprehensible symbols, and you tell me this is a formula?
"Yiyi, you are making it too difficult for them."

Weiwei's face darkened, and she explained to everyone, "This formula was proposed by a genius scientist fifteen years ago. It is said that solving this formula will give you the ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything else.

Countless people have tried to crack this formula for fifteen years, but no one has succeeded. "

"The answer is 42."

In the silence, Zhou Yuan said calmly, "The answer to this formula is the number [42]."

"..."

Yi Yi was silent for a long time before speaking again, "Congratulations, you got it right."

Weiwei opened her mouth in shock, extremely stunned. Was she able to solve the ultimate formula so easily?
"No, how do you know?"

Jiang Wuming was dumbfounded. Could it be that Wang Zhen was a hidden super genius?

Of course I saw it with the Eye of Identification... Zhou Yuan muttered in his heart.

But this answer is a bit too classic.

"42" comes from the novel "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams.

In the story, a highly intelligent inter-dimensional race of creatures created a supercomputer called "Deep Thought" to calculate the answer to the question in order to find the "ultimate answer to life, the universe and everything."

Deep Thought took 750 million years to calculate and verify.

The final answer is [42].

Due to the wide circulation of this work, "42" has become a well-known meme, often appearing in various literary and artistic works.

Whether it is "Children of the Stars" or "World Hunter", there is an easter egg "42" inside the game.

This formula should be the Easter egg in "World Hunter", a tribute to "42".

"Then next is the third test."

As Yi Yi finished speaking, the floor tiles in the living room suddenly opened, and five tables slowly rose up, each with a chair and a watch.

She announced in a cold tone:
"The third test - truth or dare."

"What?"

Zhou Yuan was confused now. Isn't this right?
How come the style of painting suddenly took a wrong turn!
"Are you kidding me? It has directly become a TV entertainment program?" Jiang Wuming complained. This is too weird.

"Yes, it is a TV entertainment program, and the following scenes will be broadcast live throughout Night City."

Yi Yi said coldly, "Each of you will have ten questions. If one of you lies, you will fail the third test."

"Yiyi, what are you doing?" Weiwei couldn't sit still anymore. Live broadcasting to the entire Night City? There should be a limit to how much you can do to prank people!
She pursed her lips. There was something wrong with Yi Yi today. This was totally not something Yi Yi would do!

"Weiwei, do you believe me?" Yi Yi's cold tone seemed to soften a little.

"I...I believe you, but..."

"Then stop talking and just watch quietly. As long as they cooperate, I won't hurt them."

Yi Yi said seriously, "Please believe me."

"..."

After a brief silence, Weiwei nodded and sat on the sofa beside her.

"First it's strength, then intelligence, what does this last level represent?" Huo Yanluo pinched her chin and looked around, asking Yi Yi.

Yi Yi didn't answer.

"Is it sincerity and morality?" Jiang Wuming guessed.

"Don't waste time, please take your seats quickly, the live broadcast will start soon." Yi Yi urged.

"Okay, but I have no shame, so please don't close the live broadcast room." Jiang Wuming said carelessly.

Zhou Yuan and others' faces turned dark. You don't need to have any shame, but we still have it!
(End of this chapter)