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Chapter 786 Looking for a job

 City of Night.

 The city that never sleeps.

Even though it was late at night, the whole street was still extremely busy. People were walking through the street in a hurry, and no one noticed the white shadow mixed in the crowd.

Duanmu Huai walked through the crowd and walked forward, while discussing the action plan with Lumière.

“Our goal is to destroy the world, but it doesn’t really matter how.”

 “I don’t quite understand what you mean, Lord Judge.”

"You should already know that behind all this, there is indeed someone who desires to destroy mankind, so he jumps repeatedly between the past and the future like this. But at the same time, this also proves that this is an act of extreme caution. And a very weak enemy.”

 “Uh...weak?”

"That's right, if the Tribunal wants to destroy this planet, it can just issue an extermination order. For us, there is no need to go back to the past to change history, or go to a fixed direction in the future. It's like adults entering a bar, just go in. Only children will try their best to find loopholes because they are refused entry, right?"

 “So what you’re saying is that the other party is not very strong?”

"At least he doesn't have the power to destroy human beings, so he does such boring things. Generally speaking, criminals like this hate things beyond their control. Suppose we can make the actions of this world beyond his control, then He will definitely take action, and when the time comes, just kill this idiot and the matter will be solved."

Having said this, Duanmu Huai sneered.

"He chose this future because it can limit the power of magicians to the greatest extent. Indeed, for magicians, it is an era where magic cannot be used normally, and ordinary people generally have relatively high combat effectiveness due to implants and transformations. It is indeed very difficult.”

Even Lenise and the others, in this era where magic is so weak that magic is almost impossible to use, they probably won’t be able to compete with those perverts who modified their bodies.

 But on the other hand...this also pushes the other party to the limit.

 Duanmu Huai is confident in this, and the reason lies in this world.

Think about it, even the power of the True God Duanmuhuai cannot come to this world, which means that the world itself is extremely fragile. Similarly, the enemy cannot show too much power in this world, otherwise it will destroy the world. To put it simply, Duanmu Huai and the opponent BOSS are now locked in a huge iron cage. Even if both sides have the power to destroy the iron cage, for the enemy BOSS, once the iron cage is destroyed, then He will lose.

 So Duanmuhuai has the advantage.

  After all, what he can use is not magic.

 “So what’s next?”

 “Get a job.”

"Work?"

"Yes, first of all we need local intelligence. Since we are here, it means that this city is very important to that guy. Although you have collected the situation in this city from the Internet, what we need is more mobile Information, interpersonal relationships, intelligence, and conflict points that can be exploited. These cannot be collected on the Internet."

　　　…………”

 “Huh? Why don’t you speak?”

Finding that Lumière fell silent, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows in confusion.

"No, how should I put it... To be honest, the judge doesn't feel like someone who knows this aspect so well."

“Just because most of the time we don’t need to solve problems this way.”

Facing Lumière’s emotion, Duanmu Huai chuckled.

"The task of the Inquisitor is to eliminate aliens, heretics and demons. Of course, most of the time when dealing with demons and aliens, we just need to kill them, but heretics are different. It is not easy to find the heretics lurking in the crowd. It's as simple as calling someone to be burned on the stake, of course, I don't deny that, most of the time I prefer to solve problems simply."

“Does looking for a job count? By the way, what kind of job are you planning to find?”

“Didn’t you search on the Internet that there is a mercenary profession in this world? Just in time, I plan to find an intermediary to list myself as a mercenary.”

 “Who are you going to find?”

Hearing Duanmuhuai’s answer, Lumière frowned slightly.

"According to the information I searched on the Internet, it is not easy to be a mercenary in this city. Not only do you need the introduction of others to join, but it is also impossible to get into the sight of those big brokers at the beginning. But small agents can trick people again..."

 “There’s no need to go to such trouble.”

 Duanmu Huai shook his head.

“Looking for a job is a two-way recruitment. If someone chooses me, I will choose someone else—well, just in time, here we are.”

After the words fell, Duanmu Huai also stopped, raised his head and looked forward. In front of him, he saw a large door with a security check outside, and a staircase extending downward, which looked extremely dim.

"here it is?"

"Afterlife Nightclub, didn't you say that the people gathered here are the most powerful middlemen in Night City? If I want to find them, I will naturally look for the most powerful ones."

"so what?"

 “You’ll know it just by looking at it.”

As Duanmuhuai spoke, he nodded his glasses and walked down the steps. The automatic door opened silently, and then a burst of noisy music mixed with the smell of smoke rushed towards him, making Duanmu Huai frown slightly.

 Although when he was in school, students often heard that Duanmuhuai smoked, drank and got into group fights, but in fact Duanmuhuai did not smoke and was not good at drinking. Similarly, he doesn't like to go to noisy places like KTV or dance halls. He naturally likes silence. So it is conceivable that Duanmuhuai doesn't want to go to a place like this that is full of drunks, loud rock music and strong smoke. Come to the place.

 “Hey, wait a minute, little guy.”

Just as Duanmuhuai walked down the stairs and came to the door of the Afterlife Nightclub, a man with a strong stature and about the same height as the original Duanmuhuai blocked his way - well, you can tell without asking, look at him You can be sure from the strong body that it must be bulging with various implants.

I saw him holding his arms like this, looking at the girl in front of him - although the character Duanmu Huai pinched was not a lolita, she was still a girl around sixteen or seventeen years old, so her height was naturally only the height of an ordinary girl.

 “This is not a place for you to come, please leave quickly.”

Facing the man's greeting, the girl stared at him and then spoke.

 “I’m here to be a mercenary and want to find a middleman.”

 “Hahahaha, mercenary?”

Hearing the girl's answer, the man burst out laughing. At the same time, other people standing on both sides of the corridor also burst into laughter. "You, a kid, want to be a mercenary? This is no family game. Kid, leave quickly, or I will throw you out!"

Facing the girl's words, the big man sneered. The girl in front of him was wearing a white robe and a hood. Most of her face was shrouded in the shadow of the hood. She also wore a pair of holographic information glasses, although she looked like a hacker. , but anyone who has installed an electronic prosthetic eye can see through a scan that the little guy in front of him does not have any implants installed at all, and is just an ordinary "native".

 The so-called natives refer to ordinary people who do not have any implants. Of course, in this world, only those children from poor families will maintain their original posture because they cannot afford implants. For most people, implants are very convenient and can also bring them Many benefits. So even poor people will have one or two implants installed.

From the perspective of the big man, the kid in front of him may have heard too many stories about the afterlife, so he picked up such a set of clothes from some garbage dump and came here to make his debut.

“Okay, get out of here, kid, or I’m going to throw you out.”

 “So, I can’t go in?”

"Of course, I won't say it a second time, kid..."

However, the big man did not finish what he said, because at this moment, the girl clenched her fist and punched him directly in the abdomen. The next moment, the big man was sent flying backwards and knocked away. He opened the door of Afterlife Nightclub, and then his whole body fell into the wall with a "bang".

　　　…………”

Seeing this scene, everyone who had been laughing at Duanmu Huai just now became silent and looked at the girl with wide eyes in surprise. The latter walked directly through the door that was knocked open by the big man and walked slowly into the nightclub.

 “What’s wrong? What happened?”

Just as they entered the gate, they saw two more heavily armed men running over. Seeing the scene in front of them, they were also shocked. The man who was knocked down into the wall also raised his hands at this moment. , pointing at the girl in white robe.

 “Yes, it was this brat who did it! Catch her!”

　　　　…!”

Hearing the latter's roar, the two security guards did not hesitate and stretched out their hands to grab the girl. However, facing these two big and round security guards, the girl did not dodge. Duanmu Huai clenched her hands and then moved toward her. Take one step forward. The next moment, the two security guards were also blasted out, and like two trash cans, they hit the bar directly, frightening everyone around them and hurriedly got out of the way.

 “You’re looking for death, kid!”

At this moment, the first big man had climbed out of the depression in the wall. He glared at the opponent angrily, then raised his pistol and aimed it at the opponent. At the same time, the other two security guards who were beaten away by Duanmu Huai also got up. Come and draw your weapon and pull the trigger.

 “Bang bang bang bang bang!”

 A series of gunshots rang out. Logically speaking, such an attack on anyone would be enough to turn them into a hornet's nest.

However, an unimaginable scene happened.

After a series of gunshots, the girl in white robe still stood there. Around her body, dozens of bullets seemed to have solidified and stayed in the air. Then the girl just tilted her head and saw those bullets. It clattered to the ground.

 What the **** is going on?

Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned. They even wondered if they had taken too many drugs or had hallucinated after watching too much Black Mewtwo. For a while, there was a dead silence around them, even those few The security guard who fired the gun was also stunned. When he came to his senses, he hurriedly tried to change the magazine.

 At this moment, a voice sounded.

"what happened?"

Hearing this voice, the people who were gathered around quickly separated, and then saw a lady with her hair slicked to the right and dark circles walking over with a stern face. She first glanced at the panicked security guards, and then looked at He frowned at the white-robed girl in front of him.

 “Who are you? What brings you here?”

 “D.”

Facing the lady's question, the girl spoke, and her soft voice was like a gust of wind blowing through everyone's ears, making everyone's spirits tremble.

“I came here hoping to become a mercenary, so I need to find a powerful middleman.”

　　　…………”

Hearing the girl's answer, the woman looked up and down, looked at her carefully for a while, and then made a gesture.

“Then, come with me.”

Anyone else would have smiled when they heard the woman say this, but the girl just stared at her and asked.

 “Who are you? Are you great?”

"My name is Rogge. I am in charge of this place. Come with me."

After saying this, Rogge turned and left, and the girl followed her without hesitation. Then, under Rogge's leadership, the two of them came to a box located deep in the nightclub.

 “You said you wanted to be a mercenary?”

Rogge looked at the girl in front of her carefully and frowned. She was sure that she had never seen her before. Moreover, after scanning, she could also conclude that this girl was really a native - she did not have any implants in her body.

 However, such a girl without any implants actually defeated three security guards of the Afterlife Nightclub?

 “How did you do that just now?”

 “As long as you persist, you can become stronger.”

 Duanmuhuai——or D said.

“Using mechanical transformation is just an evil way, it’s just a technology that can’t be put on the market, and it’s not worth mentioning.”

 “How dare you say that.”

Hearing D’s answer, Rogge sneered and flicked the cigarette **** in his hand. If anyone else had said this, it would probably have been regarded as a joke, but the D in front of him had real combat effectiveness...

“Interesting, how about you work under me?”

Rogge stared at D. She had to admit that this guy's origins were strange, but he was indeed powerful. Rogge also saw the way she attacked those security guards just now. Of course, knocking down a few security guards with bare hands was nothing. But being able to block even bullets... Rogge didn't think this was an ability that some kind of implant could do.

So, how did she do it?

Rogge was also full of curiosity about this.

Looking at Rogge, D thought for a moment and nodded.

"OK."

 (End of this chapter)