Chapter 220 Collapse of the City (18)
"Wow," the proprietress exclaimed, "It's rare to see such an intense scene."
"Indeed." Su Yue nodded with a smile.
Cang Zhi, who had experienced fierce battles between ghosts and gods with Su Yue, also nodded.
Zhao Shuo: “…”
Then just nod along.
The accelerator roared, and looking out from the rear window of the car, the fluorescent green small bombs crackled and fought fiercely with the ray guns. I don’t know if the patrolmen who had chatted with Su Yue were in the battle.
The appearance of the clown stopped the patrolmen from pursuing. Moreover, the proprietress was obviously an expert in street fighting. She drove the car back and forth in the checkerboard-like alleys. Su Yue was sure that they must have taken the same route several times, and the few remaining patrolmen were thus thrown off.
They returned to the bar, holding the mechanical dog.
"This place hasn't become a restricted area yet, so the patrolmen won't come here." The proprietress parked the car at the entrance of the alley and motioned for Su Yue and the others to return to the small house with the robot dog.
"What is the restricted area?" Su Yue asked.
"We don't know how it's defined, but if the building's door is locked, it means it's a restricted area." The proprietress sighed. "Yuuna's school is a restricted area. People are forbidden to enter. Patrols patrol day and night. If you're caught sneaking in, there will be serious consequences."
"There are more and more restricted areas in the city. Maybe one day the commercial street will become a restricted area. While it's not happening now, more and more people are coming." The proprietress looked in the direction of the bar and smiled bitterly. "It's a bit like the last carnival."
"How can we reverse all this?" Su Yue asked.
"They said the key to the research lab is connected to the museum, but the museum was one of the first places to be designated as a restricted area. Forget about going in, even getting within two blocks will result in immediate scanning and expulsion." The proprietress sighed. "In the beginning, some people tried to get into the museum, but they all ended up in terrible situations. Gradually, everyone gave up."
"It sounds pretty good to not have to think about anything like this, no need to work or go to school, just drink as soon as I open my eyes and have fun until the night is over, doesn't it?"
Although the proprietress said this, her expression and tone did not seem to indicate that she thought this was a "good thing" at all.
"But now we may have a solution." The proprietress changed the subject. "Night City is constrained by the research laboratories, mainly because of their weapons and surveillance systems. Robot dogs are their main form of surveillance. We have excellent scholars. With the robot dogs you brought, I believe they can make some groundbreaking research."
This was soon verified from Su Yue's LCD screen.
Not long after the robot dog was handed over to the Night City residents waiting in the warehouse, the LCD screen refreshed the message with the sound of "beeping" data.
-【The mechanical dog chip has been delivered to the residents of Night City】
-[The technological level of Night City residents is about to be revolutionized]
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For two days after this, the plot didn't progress much, though there were frequent clanging sounds coming from the bar. Every day, Su Yue would help the landlady with simple errands. He had already raised her favorability to a high level, allowing him to easily accept tasks.
He went on patrol at night, but neither the gambler nor the clown appeared.
I don’t know if the clown will appear again.
As the evening of the third day approached, Su Yue returned to the bar as usual to turn in his mission. As soon as he entered, he felt something was off about the atmosphere; it felt unusually enthusiastic compared to usual. He paused for a moment, then thought of something and hurried to the bar.
Sure enough, the proprietress was sitting there, looking very happy. When she saw Su Yue, she raised the wine glass in her hand and greeted him.
"Our people have already cracked the robot dog's chip. We estimate that tonight or tomorrow, we'll be able to counter the first wave of restricted area scans. Then, the residents of Night City will be able to enter and exit the previously restricted area without any obstacles. Thank you so much!"
At the same time, a "beep" sound came from Su Yue's smart watch, and all players saw the message refreshed on the LCD screen.
-[The technological level of Night City residents has been improved]
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After hearing the proprietress mention the concept of "forbidden zone", Su Yue observed the map on the LCD screen again. He noticed that in the map of Night City, some buildings were surrounded by a circle of white frames. Those were the "forbidden zones" mentioned by the proprietress. They could not be entered easily, and entering would attract patrols. Su Yue had never checked them out.
Although the map of Night City is large, the "restricted area" occupies a large part of it. At least two-thirds of the city is a "restricted area". No wonder the commercial street is so crowded and lively.
After the plot point of [Technological Innovation], Su Yue immediately looked at the map again. Sure enough, there were suddenly fewer "forbidden areas" on the map. The most conspicuous building was a large building that was symmetrical with the scientific research laboratory on the map.
"Are you visiting the museum?" The proprietress looked at the map on the LCD screen from beside Su Yue.
The technological level of this world is already quite high, and the proprietress also knew that Su Yue was an "outsider", so she was not surprised by the high-tech features of his LCD screen, but instead focused on the content on it.
Su Yue didn't know what the building he was looking at was, but when he heard the proprietress call it a "museum", Su Yue was stunned.
Because he remembered the proprietress saying that there were legends related to scientific research laboratories in the "museum".
"Yes." Su Yue said, "You mentioned the legend of the museum before. What is it?"
"It's said there's a green key hidden in a hidden room in the museum," the proprietress said. "It's essential to unlocking the scientific research lab."
Su Yue was stunned again.
The key, is it the key to the heart?
That is the green key, the last remaining color in the "three-color heart key" used to open the scientific research laboratory.
After the surprise, Su Yue suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter.
A green key.
In other words, no matter how many players there are, in the end only one group can collect the three-color keys and unlock the final plot.
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