Miriam Knight scanned Lin Feng and the Taoist priest with interest until she withdrew her hand from his and placed it on her hip, then spoke slowly and elegantly: "So, you were also chosen by the participants?"
Lin Feng's pupils contracted instantly, and the Taoist priest beside him also moved slightly closer with a solemn expression. However, Lin Feng quickly smiled and said frankly, "Yes."
Nightmare Space doesn't care if the people in these mission worlds know of its existence, or rather... what can ordinary people do even if they know? Give up wealth and glory to enter another cage?
"Oh?" Lin Feng's decisive admission surprised Miriam Knight, her eyes widening slightly, but she quickly returned to normal and sighed, "A body without any enhancements can generate strength and speed several times that of humans, even surpassing that of prosthetics... The organization behind you is truly intriguing."
The Taoist clicked his tongue and mimicked the other person's tone, saying, "Oh, the founder of Night City still has time to be curious about us~"
Miriam Knight's face immediately darkened: "You didn't call me here just to have a good argument, did you?"
“Ms. Knight,” Lin Feng stepped between the two and said decisively, “Now that you know our identities, you should also know the location of the other team.”
"Araka".
Before Miriam Knight could even utter those two words, Lin Feng already sensed the answer. Moreover, her choice of words just now further proved that the person in front of him knew the other two.
He didn't mention one person, but rather a team, meaning those two were also in a team. I wonder if they've revealed their abilities...
However, the footage of him and the Taoist priest on the street has likely already been sent to this group by Arasaka...
Many thoughts flashed through his mind like images. Lin Feng organized his words slightly and continued, "Ms. Knight, we need an identity from the Night Corporation."
"Um?"
This time, Miriam Knight gave a meaningful "hmm," and before she could ask, Lin Feng continued, "A false identity, just as a cover."
“Hmm.” Miriam Netease nodded, but her eyes kept darting between Lin Feng and the Taoist priest before finally settling on the figures in the car.
She knew very well what the participants' presence represented. The events of ten years ago had caused quite a stir, but ordinary people had no right to know about them. And Pan Tao in the car was holding nothing more than a half-finished technology.
The Night Corporation's surveillance of Arasaka did not reach the level of secrecy, but it had meticulously tracked the progress of the Electronic Ghost project. This technology, which could never be completed, was utterly meaningless and had become a topic of conversation among the Night City's upper echelons, often used as a joke.
However, if this technology falls into the hands of the participants, the joke could very well become a reality! Last night's video was not fake; the detection equipment on this sex doll was already recording the temperature changes and energy reactions around it that were different from the outside world.
But Miriam Knight was more interested in what the participants' purpose was.
Protect Pan Tao? Carry out some mission with a very ambiguous stance? Just like ten years ago, appearing out of nowhere, leading a few street legends to attack Arasaka Tower?
“…” Miriam Knight read the tongue-twisting number, her gaze falling on the Taoist priest.
"This humble Taoist priest is Si Zang," the Taoist priest said, unusually serious.
Miriam Netease nodded, raised her hand, opened her palm, and opened a virtual light screen in front of everyone: "This is your new identity information, shareholders of an overseas company. You will be invited to this party tonight, but... I need your help to insert a chip into this person's brain."
"Task Seven: Miriam Knight's Request"
A series of information immediately appeared before Lin Feng's eyes, from the location of the cocktail party to the place where the chips were stored, as well as their objectives, etc., all of which outlined a basic plan.
"Who is this old fellow?" The Taoist priest approached the virtual light screen and asked, pointing at the white-haired man.
Miriam Knight didn't answer. She withdrew her hand and said to the person leaning out of the car, "That girl, someone will pick her up and take her away from Night City later."
"Hmm." Lin Feng responded, not caring about such a trivial matter. On the contrary, the Taoist turned his head with a strange expression and took out a talisman from his pocket.
He unfolded the slightly worn talisman paper, rubbed it between his fingers a few times, and then folded it into a triangle. Lin Feng happened to see the image on it: a smiling ghost face, uttering two words: "Peace..."
"Ahem, here you go. I'm not that stingy. I wish you a safe journey." The Taoist priest walked over in a few steps and stuffed the talisman into Pan Tao's hand.
Picking up the talisman, the ghost face on it wasn't folded in, and seeing the two ordinary "peace" characters next to it, Pan Tao was speechless: "Uh..."
"Whenever you want to think of me, just take this out..." The Taoist priest, who had barely been serious, immediately started chuckling.
"Get lost!" Pan Tao cursed, clutching the talisman and shrinking back.
At this moment, Miriam Knight did not participate much. After glancing at the talisman given by the Taoist priest, her pupils quickly dimmed, she broke the control, and took stiff steps, walking step by step towards the outside of the building.
Once the puppet's figure disappeared, the Taoist priest composed himself and moved closer to Lin Feng: "Whatever, is this mission absolutely necessary?"
"Um."
Lin Feng answered without any hesitation.
"Tsk, this is the first time in my life I've been bossed around like this, not daring to utter a single word." The Taoist priest fiddled with his prayer beads, sighing, "Is the Ye Corporation really that powerful?"
Lin Feng looked at Pan Tao, whose expression had suddenly turned cold, and asked the Taoist priest, "Is your awakening skill powerful?"
"Amazing! He took on all the gangs by himself!"
"Can you beat him?"
"Haha, of course we can beat them!"
"Then do you dare to venture into the Desolate Tower alone?"
"Of course... I wouldn't dare..." The Taoist almost blurted out, but then cowered and shrank back. "If it were a one-on-one fight with V, I would have a hundred ways to kill him, but with Arasaka Tower, it's really hard to say."
"When I can see in all directions and hear in all directions, those few Desolate Towers won't be enough."
"So what do you think of the Ye Corporation?" Lin Feng asked, hearing some noise. He turned around and saw three company agents in suits walking out from behind plastic cover.
“We’re here to pick someone up.” Three company agents looked at the trembling Pan Tao, and after a simple confirmation, an NCPD hovercraft broke through the plastic barrier and flew in from the outside.
Lin Feng stepped aside, and the Taoist waved goodbye with a hint of reluctance to Pan Tao, who was somewhat apprehensive.
"That goes without saying. No matter how advanced Ye's technology is, they certainly have enough resources to train thousands of elite agents without any problem."
After the Taoist priest finished sighing, Lin Feng continued, "Without the protagonist's halo, without those game supplies and items... are you really confident in dealing with this group? This isn't a story. Our enemies are often elite squads of dozens of people. Besides... how could one person possibly carry thousands of bullets?"
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