Chapter 415: Catching ghosts is a professional task (Happy New Year to everyone)
"We picked out the scavenger bird's base camp three days ago, but the lower city seems to be unchanged."
Sitting in the newly purchased large RV and looking at the tablet in his hand, Lu Wenwu said as he slowed down the flow rate of the liquid in a long hose connected to the back.
The way he dresses now is very different from before.
In addition to changing into a more decent-looking formal suit, the most important thing is that he has a giant alloy storage device on his back that is as huge as a holy robe box. It looks like an extremely enlarged version of a square wine jug.
Four metal hoses extended from the alloy container, continuously delivering drop after drop of concentrated nutrient solution into Lu Wenwu's body through the syringe at the end.
His powerful and unique body can help him quickly digest these concentrated nutrient solutions that can directly "kill" an ordinary person, and then convert them into energy substances needed to supply the body's actions.
This was the solution Liu Linan came up with when he was worried about not being able to maintain a higher purity.
The inspiration came from a device called "drip" that he saw when he passed by a biochemical laboratory.
After this "high-tech ancient" gave this suggestion, the two men and the dog finally realized that there was such a simple method.
This is Lu Wenwu.
If someone else came, they wouldn't be able to even take a step, let alone fight, just carrying such a large box full of nutrient solution.
Therefore, in addition to some necessary combat configuration hardware upgrades, Lu Wenwu used the remaining spoils captured from the scavenger bird to fill up with high-level concentrated nutrient solution after improving its attributes and setting aside some funds.
The energy that this concentrated nutrient solution can supplement with the same mass is slightly lower than that of high-grade nutrient paste, but it is much higher than that of intermediate nutrient paste, which is still acceptable.
The previous loot was sold for a large sum, enough to last for many days.
One of the more ridiculous things about Hell is
The spoils were even sold back to the scavengers.
They were very happy to accept this batch of modified prostheses and weapons in good condition.
As for the death of a companion?
Sorry, only those who are alive and can bring benefits are called companions.
The dead one is just a corpse.
"In Coconut Juice City, a few deaths is not a big deal. As for gang members dying, that's not new at all. It happens all the time."
Wang Banxian, who was driving, was humming a little tune and felt very happy.
Lu Wenwu used the Dream Law to help him perform the reconstruction surgery to replace the prosthetic body, saving a lot of surgery fees, equipment and medicine costs, and there was no recovery period and side effects.
With the money saved, he gritted his teeth and used his connections to buy a top-notch military supercomputer chip from Zulong Company.
This brought about an immediate and significant improvement in the group's network capabilities.
"The lives of people in the Lower City District are not lives, no one will care." Liu Linan said sullenly. He has been feeling depressed since that day.
Indeed, in a place like Coconut Juice City, there is not even a household registration, so what does a dead person matter?
If a prominent person died in the upper city, it might attract some attention.
The peasants in the lower city have a worthless life.
Apart from the recycling personnel sent by the company, who will take care of it?
The base of the scavengers was breached, and the change of the boss did not cause any waves in the downtown area.
At most, the charlatan and Liu Linan have become a little famous.
after all
No one knows Lu Wenwu and Maomao.
They hadn't even been here a week.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to stop the car, Lu Wenwu looked around through the transparent roof.
They were now on a suspension bridge, and in front of them was a giant dome light curtain whose top was completely invisible to ordinary people.
The dome light curtain fell down like a starship colony cabin, isolating the upper and lower urban areas, as if isolating two different species and two different societies.
The results fed back by the Eye of True Vision were told to Lu Wenwu.
This is not a colony cabin, but just a light curtain that is not even an ecological dome. It may be able to filter the air a little.
A beam of blue light flew out from a floating ball that appeared from nowhere. After quickly sweeping across the vehicle, Lu Wenwu found that two messages popped up on the mobile phone he used for consumption.
【Asset verification passed, you have been allowed to enter Shangcheng District.】
[Your application has been approved. Your dog pet has been approved to enter Shangcheng District.]
"This place is really... terrifyingly realistic." Lu Wenwu turned off his phone.
It is actually very simple to stay in the Upper Town for a long time. All you need is 500,000 credit points added up in all your accounts. They also considerately allow you to bring a "pet" of any race.
However, if you have less than 500,000 yuan after entering and fail to accumulate the funds again within a year, you will be kicked out again.
This is also the reason why Wang Banxian’s client paid 500,000 yuan at one time. This means that a ticket to the upper city is already a very attractive price.
If that person hadn't considered that Wang Banxian might be a "professional match", he would never have gotten such a lucrative job.
Wang Banxian and Lu Wenwu didn't even consider the temporary entry permit.
It doesn't look like their mission can be completed in the lower city, so the best thing to do is to change the map immediately.
It is worth mentioning that Liu Linan paid off the high-interest loan, but he also owed Wang Banxian and Lu Wenwu 200,000 yuan each.
Liu Linan felt very complicated about this.
Compared with the 500,000 yuan, the high-interest loan he borrowed was nothing.
Originally, Liu Linan was unwilling to spend the extra money and thought of just using Wang Banxian's pet's quota to enter. It didn't matter to him anyway, and there was no mention that the previous account with the pet identity could not be used or anything like that.
In the outside world, this quota even has a fixed price.
The starting price is 100,000 and can be sold up to 200,000.
That’s Uptown, the paradise everyone dreams of!
but.
How could Wang Banxian and Lu Wenwu agree?
So, that's it.
The few of them crossed the suspension bridge to the upper city without any trouble and entered the "paradise" that everyone in the lower city dreams of.
As soon as they came out, they were immediately shocked by the scenery of the upper city.
Various super-high buildings hundreds of meters high rise from the ground, standing like swords holding up the sky on the metal-paved ground.
Unlike the crooked shacks and self-built houses in the lower city, the skyscrapers in the upper city have obviously been carefully designed and planned by designers. They look staggered and full of the magnificent beauty of a technological futuristic sense.
The holographic image made up of an angel that looked like a real person, smiling and waving, with the halo above its head shining brightly, as if it was really emitting a soft holy light, welcoming these lucky people who had just entered the upper town.
Familiar cars gather into familiar traffic flows on the streets, and hovercrafts move in an orderly manner in special pipes high in the sky, complementing the neon projection advertisements that constantly illuminate everything.
"Fuck you, this is the cyberpunk I'm familiar with!" Lu Wenwu couldn't help but complain.
It has to be this kind of cold light and bright light like a lot of light pollution, with a slightly shabby but advanced sci-fi feeling, just like the feeling in Cyberpunk 2077.
Lower town.
Apart from the fact that everyone has implanted prosthetics, it is not much different from an ordinary slum and has nothing to do with being advanced.
Soon, accompanied by the beautiful synthesized sound of the navigation, the few of them arrived at a used car market.
Wang Banxian's customer's car was left here for sale after it was repaired. It might be because it had been returned to the factory for repairs too many times, or it might be because those who bought it second-hand had heard of the car's fame and were afraid to buy it.
Anyway, it's still here and hasn't been sold.
"Fifth brother, Lame man, did you see that commercial vehicle that looks very similar to the Buick GL8? This is our target." Wang Banxian marked a location.
"Well, what do we do now?"
When it came to the mission, Liu Linan immediately became nervous and tightened his grip on the weapon.
Considering that his combat effectiveness was a bit poor, Lu Wenwu once again gave him a wave of prosthetic upgrades. Now, he could go out and call himself an elite mercenary in the Upper City just by relying on this body.
"We have two options now. The first is to buy the car ourselves, but luxury business cars, even used ones, are expensive. These idiots won't admit it's a second-hand car that's been back to the factory multiple times, and they'll just wait for a new victim to take advantage. But honestly, this is actually the safest solution."
Having said that, Liu Linan paused and turned to look at Lu Wenwu who was eating nutritional paste in the back seat.
"The second method is to come at night, secretly inspect the car, find the ghost in the car, capture it, and then go to the employer to collect the reward. This way we don't have to pay a penny, which is very cost-effective, but it will be easier to get caught."
"The second one."
Lu Wenwu made his choice decisively.
"This isn't right, Fifth Brother. This is Shangcheng District." Liu Linan was a little uneasy. "You charlatan, you said it's easy to get caught, right?"
"Surveillance and guards, what else?" Wang Banxian spread his hands. "This place isn't like the downtown area where the parents don't care. This place is fully computerized, with cameras everywhere. There are patrols every few steps, and there's a basic order."
"What will happen if we get caught? Go to jail?" Lu Wenwu asked curiously.
"No, compensation. Each company has different compensation standards." Wang Banxian handed each of them a document. "What's the point of going to jail? It has to be valuable. If you can't afford the compensation, they'll basically dig up your prosthetic body and organs and sell them. If they can't pay after digging them up, then the company will have to accept the loss."
Lu Wenwu rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "In other words, as long as I have enough money, I can kill anyone in the upper city?"
"That's understandable." Wang Banxian laughed. "In a sense, unless you're a top-tier person, the orderly Upper City is actually more dangerous."
"After all, everyone in the Lower City is just dirt poor. At worst, you can just fight him, life for life. But those really rich people in the Upper City can be wiped out with just one word. You have no way to stop them. Even if you want to fight them, you can't find anyone. And then he'll be fine."
“Really.”
Liu Linan used the word "real" twice but still couldn't figure out what adjective he should use.
Lu Wenwu patted his shoulder and said, "Alright, there's no point in worrying about that. Let me tell you the truth: if a person is killed, they die. Even if a rich person is killed, they die. As long as you have power, you can kill. Wealth is just a manifestation of power, and it's not intuitive."
"Rather than that, the question we should be thinking about is, it's only 10:30 in the morning. If we want to go secretly, we should wait until night, right? With at least 12 hours left, where should we go?"
Liu Linan raised his head, his eyes filled with confusion.
Although he used to work for Zulong Company, his research area was in the lower city area. He had no idea what was going on in the upper city area and was completely in the dark.
Wang Banxian leaned out from the driver's seat and silently pointed at the floor of the car.
Lu Wenwu's eyes widened in disbelief. "We just stayed in the car? That's not cyberpunk at all! Which protagonist would hide in a car before saving the world?"
"But accommodation in the upper city is very expensive. We spent all our money on nutrient solution and nutrient paste, didn't we?" Wang Banxian continued to spread his hands innocently. "Otherwise, why do you think I sold Vulture's modified car? It actually has quite good performance."
When he heard that it was a funding issue, Lu Wenwu immediately lost his spirit like a deflated ball.
There is really no way around this.
Wang Banxian continued to mutter, "Besides, how can we save the world? Besides, we are not the protagonists. Anger and despair will not ignite a purple barrier around us, and hope and faith will not make us emit a golden light."
"No, I can have it, and I can let you have it too. In my prime, it could be even bigger and more explosive than Naruto and Sasuke's," Lu Wenwu said quietly. "Banxian, as a senior, I can responsibly tell you from personal experience. If you want to get the [Incredible] or [Miracle] rating, you can't go wrong by aiming to save the world."
"ah?"
Wang Banxian was stunned for a moment.
He had just taken out the nutritional paste, tore off the package and was about to eat it, but because he was stunned for too long, the upper half fell down and was eaten accurately in mid-air by Maomao who was lying next to him.
By the time Wang Banxian came to his senses, half of his lunch had disappeared.
Realizing what had happened, he smiled silently, gave Lu Wenwu a look of gratitude, then took out his new equipment and started to get busy.
You can't really just wait here, right?
You have to avoid surveillance if you can. Otherwise, with Lu Wenwu and Maomao's style of doing things, if they really provoke the Dragon Claw Team, they will be in trouble.
Just as Wang Banxian was busy typing on the keyboard, night came quietly.
Cyber Ghost Hunting Team, take action!
PS: I'm back to full health! I still have a few symptoms, but they're not a big deal, and I can resume updating! I've had a fever every year since I was a kid, which is strange. Old fans who've read the previous book should remember that I was also sick around this time in 2022, also with a 40-degree fever. Around this time in 2023, I got a fever while traveling and was forced to return home, forcing me to postpone the release of this book. It's so outrageous! I thought I'd be able to break the spell by this time of year, but I got a fever on New Year's Day. I really couldn't hold it together.
(End of this chapter)
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