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Chapter 173: It was all done by the interns

"Find me someone."

Ron said with a relaxed look on his face, "I originally gave this mission to David, but considering his limited ability and his very little knowledge of Night City, even less than me who is here for the first time, I decided to call on you guys."

"Who is it?"

Mann no longer planned to ask about Sian Westin, or rather, after seeing it all with his own eyes, Mann simply didn't dare to gamble with the safety zone of himself and his team members.

Ron was not in a hurry and simply described the matter about 'V'.

Yes, Ron's target was V from the beginning.

"The person I want you to find is of a different gender. His nickname is V, the famous V. There are three clues. One is a drifter from the wilderness outside the city. One is a corporate dog, affiliated with the Arasaka Group. One is a street kid, a middleman, a gangster, a low-level drug dealer... He grew up eating at other people's houses."

"Among them, the male is named Vincent and the female is named Valerie. Bring anyone who meets these characteristics here to me."

David comes from the animation Cyberpunk: Edgewalker, which is also translated as Cyberdrifter, Edgerunner, etc. Regardless of the translation, it is a derivative animation of the game Cyberpunk 2077.

Even after the animation ended, Cyberpunk 2077 also updated many Easter eggs related to Edgewalker. For example, you can pick up Gloria's coat near the apartment building where David's family lives in Santo Domingo, you can see Mewtwo in the opening scene of the animation, the legendary wine named David Martinez, and the driver who has become a middleman, etc.

To be honest, Ron was not surprised when he first learned that characters from Cyberpunk 2077 had also joined the World Tree. Because there are many cyberpunk technological worlds, the World Tree will definitely need a large number of similar members to perform corresponding tasks.

Unlike the worldview of Metal Gear Solid, the worldview of Cyberpunk 2077 is weaker in terms of hard power, but it can adapt to more worlds. This can be seen from the hacking technology of Cyberpunk 2077, which far exceeds the worldview of Metal Gear Solid.

But what Ron couldn't understand was why David joined the World Tree. It was not until later that Ron slowly understood that David did not join the field department led by Ron, but the internal affairs group headed by Gu Yi. Unlike the field department responsible for eradicating the world virus, Gu Yi's group is more like the operation of the world and a small-scale, low-risk virus monitoring.

Therefore, what the group system needs is stability and continuity, while what the field system needs is straightforward violence and reliability.

These are two completely different departments, just like machines. The lithography machine is super-calculated and precise, only in this way can it exert its full performance as a tool. But guns are different. Compared with precision, the simpler and more violent, the more reliable.

Based on this, David is more suitable for group organizations. V is more suitable for field organizations. However, in the current timeline, V has not grown up enough and is far from being famous. Among the three starting identities, only the street kid has some fame at the beginning, while the other wanderers and company dogs are all unknown at the beginning.

Therefore, according to the nature of the system's selection, even if you want to join, it will be after the plot is over.

But judging from the current situation, at least the original destiny of this world has been seriously rewritten by Armstrong's arrival.

Based on this, it is very likely that V in this world will be lost in the crowd and become a victim of Armstrong's transformation process... or will he achieve success in another way? Who knows.

But no matter what, V's abilities are obvious to all.

This is also a controversial point. Some people think that V can become V-Zero because the soul of Silverhand in the relic chip allows him to maintain his sanity and install prosthetics without limit. But in fact, this is not the case.

V is powerful in part because the relic chip adds some special BUFFs to V, but more importantly, V's own adaptability has far exceeded all the characters in Cyberpunk 2077. It can even be said that the early relic chip is a boost for V. But in the later stages, the relic chip is a pure burden.

Cyberpunk 2077 was born out of the board game. After the launch of Cyberpunk 2077, V also released the original board game card, with a level of 50 and two attributes of 20. Correspondingly, Adam's Hammer is level 3, 6, and 18 points of flesh. In the setting, a single attribute of 18 is already a top legend. And V in the game can point out 3 20s and one 18.

According to the attribute rules of the board game, V caught up with Adam Hammer who had activated Swanwestin without activating the prosthetic plug-in, and beat him to death with random punches.

And this is still the case when the game version V compromises with the rules of the board game, and the numerical explosion in the later stages of the game is like a ghost...

I won’t say anything else, just looking at the skill tree of the sword style in the game you can see that it can bounce bullets back like ping-pong balls.

It can also be seen from here that the board game and the computer version are different.

For example, in the plot module of the Arasaka Tower in the board game, players are also divided into multiple groups, among which Group A Blackhand drags the heavy hammer, Group B Johnny creates chaos and installs the nuclear bomb, and Group C players go to the oracle to rescue Lai Xuan. The characters controlled by these players in the board game are the top combat forces of the audience in the cyberpunk world, and they are legends among legends. David is not even qualified to be compared with them.

And in the game? V is like a monster, dragging a half-crippled body, and breaking into the Arakura Tower alone with a serious brain disease to tear Adam Hammer apart. Even Morgan Blackhand, the author's own son, has to shout that he is invincible.

Of course, the upper and lower limits of the game V are determined by the players. If you play well, it is V, and if you play poorly, it is the players' problem.

For example, no matter how much he suffered, if he saw a black Mewtwo player of unknown origin in the trash can, he would put it on his head, and then his kidneys would be numb. Then, after being shaken up by Johnny through the chip, V performed the redemption of the kidney-stripper and shot the scavengers in the whole building.

Based on this, it can be seen that although there is a huge gap in combat power between Cyberpunk 2077 and the Metal Gear Solid worldview, V is an exception - as long as V is given a chance to grow, then V may be the next Raiden.

It can even be said that the reason why players can feel the power of Adam Hammer and the invincible despair he brings to people is mostly because of the "Edgewalker" animation. In the actual game experience...

Thinking about it this way, David is actually quite pitiful. He died early - according to the timeline of the plot, if he could survive for a year or two, he only needed a few thousand euros to sell himself miserably, or even stuff a fake Fujitsu device into Adam Hammer's house, and then tell V that the strongest cyber madman V, who was affected by the "channeling AI" called the player, would be happy to tear Adam Hammer apart for free.

In short, Ron's evaluation of V is that he has extraordinary potential and is a well-known sucker. For tasks that even idiots won't do, you just need to say "You are the famous V, right?" and V will be happy to help you.

Based on this, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the most awesome cyber madman in Night City. The few thousand euros earned from the missions are not enough, and he can earn tens of thousands just by selling a few guns.

In the old version, if you kill all the policemen, the score will be automatically reset to zero, and even the terrorist squads dare not act recklessly. The new version fixes these unreasonable bugs. You can hide for a while after killing all the policemen, and then the score will be automatically reset to zero - saving face for each other.

This is the ultimate cost-effectiveness. Even if you list it on Xianyu, people will suspect you are a scammer. Now that you have come to this world, it would be a pity not to take such a top-notch worker with you if you don’t find a way to take it with you.

"In short, as long as they meet the requirements, bring me as many Vs as you have."

Ron said with a relaxed look on his face: "And I will also give you a generous reward."

Hearing Ron finally talking about the reward, Mann and others looked at each other.

To be honest, given Ron's identity, if Ron threatened them with their lives, no matter how reluctant they were, they would try their best to complete the tasks assigned by Ron in order to survive.

Now, Ron's actions undoubtedly made them feel relieved. At least, the other party was willing to pay.

"Then may I ask..." Mann looked at Ron expectantly. Although he didn't say it explicitly, even a fool could guess what Mann was thinking.

Not only Mann, but also Callio and others beside him were concentrating their attention and looking at Ron with some curiosity, wondering what conditions he would offer.

Ron did not give a direct answer, but smiled and said: "Regarding the compensation, this matter is related to the structure of our company."

"Huh?" Mann and the others were stunned, not understanding why Ron suddenly mentioned the organizational structure. Of course, not everyone in Mann's team didn't understand. Some of the more active thinkers, such as Qiwei, were stunned at first when they heard Ron take the initiative to introduce the organizational structure, and then their eyes showed a hint of excitement.

The structure of such a large company is mysterious to the outside world. Unless it is necessary, Ron has no need to mention it specifically. And now...

Could it be that the chance to ascend to heaven in one step...

Still smiling, Ron said, "Although David and I are from the same company, we are not in the same department. I am the director of the field department, which you can understand as being responsible for handling some of the more difficult issues. And Armstrong is one of the executive members."

That monster is just one of the executive members? !

I thought Armstrong was a signboard of the World Tree Company like Adam Hammer, but now it seems...

In silence, Ron continued, "David is an intern in the Internal Affairs Department, and this incident is also a test for him. Of course, the company is short of manpower now, so even the Internal Affairs Department will help deal with some minor problems, or confirm suspected problems, report them after confirmation, and then help us deal with them together."

"And this scale is a small team mainly connected by individuals."

"!!!"

After hearing these words, everyone's eyes widened, and they more or less guessed what Ron wanted to express.

Seeing Mann speechless, Qiwei beside him shook her head helplessly, then took the initiative to put out the cigarette in her mouth and asked:
"In other words, after David Martinez completes his internship and joins World Tree, we can form a team in the name of David Martinez. Then, in the name of the team members, we can indirectly join World Tree Company?"

“Great understanding.”

Ron nodded. "It's almost as you said. In this mission, you will carry out the mission with David Martinez. Of course, you don't have to try to please him deliberately, because if he is just a waste, it will be a burden to the company. In contrast, if you perform well enough, I can recruit you under my name."

As he spoke, Ron pointed his thumb back, and the space split open, revealing the busy scene of Helheim.

"I just completed the expansion of my personal space, and I'm in need of people."

"Ha, if it's teamwork, we have enough confidence that we can pass the test!" Mann said excitedly: "Then Mr. Ron, we can fight and execute the mission in our own way, right!"

"Of course, the company encourages employees to have independent personalities."

While everyone was so happy, Lucy remained silent. Her face was also full of worry and lingering thoughts.

Especially after hearing the conversation between Ron and Mann, Lucy took a deep breath and said, "Wait a minute, what about me?"

"You what?"

"My identity."

Taking a deep breath, Lucy pressed her chest and said seriously:
"I was once a hacker trained by Arasaka. I was adopted by the Arasaka Group as long as I can remember. I became an old network scavenger, and now I am a hacker on the run..."

"It doesn't matter." Ron said lightly, "It's just a small company that can't even match the military technology. Well, although I appear here, the main force of this mission is actually Armstrong. It's similar to David. He is also undergoing an internship assessment, and this mission will be carried out by him. I'm just supervising along the way."

"Given Armstrong's personality, it's only a matter of time before he becomes enemies with the Arasaka Group, let alone other companies. Just focus on the tasks I give you, and don't worry about anything else."

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"Hahaha, since you all don't agree, then let's not talk about it."

At the Sixth Street Gang headquarters, Armstrong, with a cigar in his mouth, glanced at the company representatives brought over by the artillery, then stretched out his hand and smashed the upper body of the military technology representative directly.

(End of this chapter)