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The taste is rich and delicious.

The girl has never had a good meal since she came to Night City.

When I was taken in by them at a homeless camp.

Only ate a little.

But it has long been digested completely.

The girl picked up a piece of pizza and put it in her mouth.

Then his eyes widened with a look of surprise.

However, it seemed like he had thought of something.

He quickly suppressed his smile.

She raised her head cautiously and glanced across.

Seeing Lidya Su just eating and looking at the tablet with his head down.

Didn't notice her at all.

She was slightly relieved.

The meal was eaten in silence, no one spoke.

After eating, Lidya Su stopped delaying.

Take the girl directly to the Japan Street Apartment.

This apartment cannot be compared with Su Xiao's apartment in the Valley area.

But not bad.

The space is not very big, but it is also unique.

It is a Japanese design that can keep a small space organized.

Through the mechanical shutters, you can see the bustling night view of Japan Street and the rocket base opposite the Civic Center.

And just when Su Xiao opened the window, a rocket took off and disappeared into the sky with blazing fire and thick smoke.

The girl was fascinated.

Chapter 38 I actually have the aspirations of Prime Minister Cao!

"I almost forgot, you don't have any money on you."

Su Xiao transferred [-] euros to the girl: "You can take the money. If you have money, you can pay me back. If you don't have money, it's okay."

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

"By the way, my name is Lidya Su. If you encounter any difficulties, you can contact me at any time."

After Su Xiao left.

Lucy immediately stood up and inspected every corner of the room.

Make sure there are no cameras, bugs, electronic eyes, tracking locators, etc...

She just sat on the sofa and stared blankly at the sudden extra [-] euros in her account.

She tentatively clicked on the vending machine in the room.

Ten euros were immediately missing from the account.

Instead, a small can of cola was spit out from the vending machine.

Lucy's eyes lit up.

This money is real, not fake.

And it works.

Lucy's expression was still a little unbelievable as she stroked the small cocoa can.

She is not a native of Night City.

There is no nationality either.

Because she grew up in Arasaka facilities in other countries since she was a child.

She doesn't know who her parents are.

I have never felt or experienced the warmth of family.

She is an orphan.

Along with other orphans, she was instilled by Arasaka with the dream of "becoming a hacker and serving the most powerful companies in the world."

They survive the toughest training.

Just for this imposed dream.

What's even more tragic is that after completing the training, they did not join the Counterintelligence Department and become employees of the company, walking on the shiny floor with their heads held high.

Instead, they were taken to a dark underground facility and forced into a deep dive.

It turns out that Arasaka's purpose of training them was not to let them join the Counterintelligence Department.

Instead, treat them as expendable tools and cannon fodder, and send them into the old network.

The old web, also known as the deep web.

It is a broken and dangerous realm that no one dares to enter.

When it comes to the old network, there is a name that can never be avoided, and that is Lucky Buttermoss.

The most talented cyber hacker, but also the most paranoid.

Bartmos's most advanced virus program defeated the entire cyberspace.

Smash the global network into local networks (subnetworks) like isolated islands.

CyberWatch has attempted to rebuild global networks with the help of the European Parliament.

But viruses and out-of-control AI are too powerful.

They hunt down hackers who venture into old networks.

Eventually, Network Watch decided to abandon the reconstruction and launched the Blackwall Project.

That is to build an impenetrable ICE wall to separate the usable network from areas controlled by viruses and out-of-control AI.

This side of the black wall is today's subnet.

On the other side is the old web (the deep web), which is full of dangers.

If we take online games as an example, the old network is like a copy whose level far exceeds the player limit.

Everyone knows that the treasure chest in this dungeon can unlock a lot of good things.

But it is also filled with a large number of unbeatable monsters.

And if you die in cyberspace, the hackers in reality will also die together.

Arasaka wants to use these orphans to mine the vast amount of knowledge and information lost in the old network.

But the old network is a dangerous area where even network monitoring and the European Parliament are helpless.

How could a few orphans be safe and sound?

Arasaka certainly knows the risks.

That's why children from orphan backgrounds are deliberately selected to engage in such dangerous jobs.

To put it bluntly, it was like raising pigs. From the moment he took in and trained these children, Arasaka had already treated them as tools that could be consumed and used.

The dangers of the old network are indeed as rumored.

Lucy's companions, one after another, were killed in the old network by out-of-control AI and viruses.

After experiencing countless deep dives, endless days with no end in sight.

The surviving children, including Lucy, finally wake up.

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Realize that dying for those imposed dreams is not worth it at all.

In the end, with the idea of ​​"I'm going to die anyway, it's better to try my best to escape", Lucy and her surviving companions fought their way out of the underground facility.

They were blocked by Arasaka personnel.

Companions kept falling.

Lucy could hear her companions crying, but she didn't look back.

keep running.

Keep going forward.

Towards the place where there is light.

When he came back to his senses, he had successfully escaped and escaped into the ruins.

After that, Lucy was afraid of staying in one place for too long.

Therefore, he fled to many countries and regions.

Finally, she came to Night City.

Lucy sat on the windowsill.

Put your hands around your knees.

Curled up like a cat.

The colorful neon lights outside reflected the colors of the rainbow on her face.

Life on the run was not easy.

She experienced betrayal.

Of course, I also received help from kind-hearted people.

But people like Su Xiao who have given so much help.