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Chapter 168: It is every mother's instinct to pay attention to her daughter-in-law

"Oh, Mr. Ron!"

David was also shocked when he heard Ron's words, and immediately stood up from his chair and asked: "Excuse me, what's the matter? I will definitely help as long as I can!"

"Help me find someone, either outside the city, on the street, or in the Arasaka Building."

Ron said cheerfully, "I have all the necessary clues, but I don't have the time, so I'll leave it to you."

"Well...of course there's nothing wrong with what I say."

David nodded and said, "But my mother has some opinions."

As he spoke, David blinked frantically, as if begging Ron to help persuade his mother. Gloria noticed David's action and snorted coldly to express that she was not blind. Then she looked at Ron.

Although she tried hard to prove that she was not afraid of Ron, it was a pity that Gloria was just an ordinary single mother after all. Although the prosthetic technology of Night City could make Gloria a little more powerful than normal humans, it was almost impossible to completely suppress the fear conveyed by the blood of the Mingnu with this level of strength.

Feeling the uncontrollable fear in her body, Gloria took a deep breath, forced herself to speak, "Although I don't know why I'm afraid of you, Mr. Ron, David is just a child. He knows nothing about Night City. He is not yet able to bear all this."

"Don't worry, Gloria."

Ron didn't look surprised when he heard Gloria's words. A mother worries when her child is far away, especially in a place like Night City where all kinds of people gather. Although it was a bit helpless, Armstrong was obviously not a guy who was suitable for psychological counseling for others. So Ron simply said:
"Gloria, what kind of life do you want David to have?"

"David's life?" Hearing this, Gloria and David were both stunned, as if they couldn't understand why Ron suddenly brought this up. After a moment of silence, Gloria also tentatively asked: "Why do you ask this question?"

"Just answer it."

"...climb to the top of Arasaka Tower and become a big shot in this city." After a moment of silence, Gloria took a deep breath and said, "At least I don't have to be like me, doing the lowest level of work, or even having to work as a scavenger to steal the prosthetic bodies of the dead and sell them to supplement my family income."

"Then your dream has been fulfilled beyond expectation." Ron said calmly. Gloria and David were stunned.
Seeing this, Ron said, "I, as well as Armstrong, are both affiliated with a giant enterprise called 'World Tree'. This enterprise is a real giant enterprise. To put it bluntly, Arasaka, Military Technology, and Kangtao combined are not as good as a hair of World Tree. And now, your son has obtained the internship qualification. How about it, do you understand?"

"……world Tree?"

Gloria scratched her head and asked in confusion: "Then why haven't I heard of it?"

"Because you wouldn't understand even if I told you." Ron said with a look of disdain, "Those who understand this kind of thing will understand it, and those who don't understand it won't understand it even if I tell you. It's natural for people like you who live at the bottom of society not to know, because the real big shots are hidden behind the scenes - have you ever seen a company boss personally screwing in screws on a production line?"

Hearing this, Gloria suddenly became reserved.

She is just a medical worker who makes a living at the bottom of society. If you tell her about the hidden rules of life for the bottom and some tricks to increase extra income, she can tell you a lot. But if you tell her about the dirty tricks between corporate executives, the confrontations between giant companies, and the fame and fortune of celebrities, she will feel a little restrained just by listening.

It's just like writing a novel. Some authors write about the protagonist when he is poor in a very clear and detailed way. But when the protagonist becomes rich, there will be many loopholes and the emperor's golden hoe will be everywhere.

And reality is not fiction. Gloria has never experienced this before. She was already afraid of the medium of the Blood of the Ming Girl, and now she heard such a message. She instinctively felt a little overwhelmed.

David scratched his head in confusion. Although he knew that what Ron said was wrong, he couldn't tell what was wrong for a moment. Because from the scale that David already knew, the giant companies like Arasaka combined were indeed not as good as a hair of the World Tree.

Ron also said: "Although David is not in the same department as us, he does have some potential. I told you before that his tolerance for prosthetics is far beyond that of ordinary people. What's more valuable is that he is still in the growth stage and his future achievements have not yet been determined. If you really want to do this for his own good, then don't interfere too much. He has already embarked on a bright path."

"..." Hearing this, Gloria showed a trace of hesitation on her face. After a moment of silence, she said with some emotion: "If that's the case... then fine, I'll listen to you."

For some reason, David heard a sense of dejection in his mother's words. This made David feel a little overwhelmed, and he didn't even know how to comfort Gloria.

In response, Gloria just glanced at David, then forced a smile and said, "You silly child, you're still trying to comfort me? We should be celebrating for you now!"

"Then why... why are you so depressed?" "Because the child has grown up." Shaking her head, Gloria took a deep breath, then looked at Ron in front of her and asked:
"Then may I ask, Mr. Ron, what are your plans for David? Of course, I'm just asking. If it's inconvenient, you don't have to answer."

"It's okay. There's nothing inconvenient to answer."

Ron waved his hand and said, "The first thing to do should be to transform the human body to reduce the rejection reaction of some prosthetics. Well, by the way, let's study the way this world analyzes secret energy."

Although Ron's ancient god route is mainly based on evolution, this does not affect Ron's love of learning.

"David's body has a stronger ability to adapt to prosthetics, which greatly reduces the body's rejection reaction. Although his biggest role here (in this world) is to become a highly prosthetic combat mercenary, if you look at it from a higher perspective, you will find that David already has the right to evolve to the next stage."

"I am quite interested in this topic, so I will magnify it to a certain extent during the research process. But don't worry, this process is absolutely harmless and there will be no side effects."

As he was close to becoming a god, for Ron now, it was a simple matter to transform a single biological person. To be more extreme, it was no exaggeration to say that he had it in his hands.

Gloria seemed a little hesitant about this. David on the side asked, "When do we start?"

"When do you want it?"

"Of course now!"

"Okay, let's start now."

As he spoke, Ron waved his hand, and then David was dragged into the air by an invisible force, and then he and Ron disappeared in an instant. In the original room, Gloria was the only one left.

This made Gloria look confused. At this moment, Ron's head popped out from the space beside him again:
"Of course, you don't have to worry. This is just a simple application of space technology. Well, I believe that after reading this, you can also feel the technological strength of our company. So you can rest assured and stay at home, waiting for David to bring you two daughters-in-law, one big and one small, back to play with you and have cubs."

Is there such a good thing?
Gloria was stunned, then hesitantly said: "If David is not in danger... can you show me the photo?"

"That's fine. Anyway, it's not my privacy that's leaked."

As he spoke, Ron took out photos of Rebecca and Lucy - Ron himself did not have these photos, but the characteristics of Helheim allowed Ron to freely generate simple material structures in Helheim.

However, just as he took it out, Ron realized something was wrong. Damn, he printed out the most impressive pictures, which made Ron's head red. He promptly replaced them with relatively normal pictures and handed them to Gloria.

"Yes, these two. One is a former employee of Arasaka Corporation and is now a freelancer engaged in hacking business. The other is a heavy firepower person in the mercenary team. Although he looks weak, he is a good fighter!"

"Oh! So that's it! Is this David's girlfriend at the company?"

When talking about her daughter-in-law, Gloria, who was originally worried that David had entered a new stage of life and no longer needed her, also regained her spirits. She said with great interest:

"A former employee of Arasaka? Why did she leave? What a pity, isn't it? But it doesn't matter. The connections she has accumulated can definitely help. Well, I think we need to observe this girl named Rebecca for a while, because people who hang out on the streets have a chaotic life. But Mr. Ron, since you specifically mentioned it, there should be no problem with her character, but her future development may not be very good..."

"Really? I think so too. By the way, have you prepared any money for David's wedding gift?"

"…What is the bride price?"

Well, there is no dowry in cyberpunk, it turns out that reality is more magical.

On the other side, David was sent to the operating table by Mr. Freeze and others as soon as he was teleported to Helheim. David was also confused as he watched Ron flirting with his own mother.

"No, wait! Mr. Ron, what are you talking about? And what is my future girlfriend? No! What are those things on those first few photos you printed out?!"

(End of this chapter)