Chapter 221 Collapse of the City (19)
Theoretically, having only one green key is not enough to have a fatal impact on the game, because according to the rules of the game, when night falls, as long as you have the key on that day, you can pass the level. There is no limit on the color, and the key is not a consumable, at least not at present.
Considering the extreme situation where you don't have to worry about being stolen or robbed, as long as you get a red key, you can sit back and wait until the end of the game.
But the reality cannot be so beautiful. If Su Yue and his friends want to pass the level, there must be other people who want to pass the level too. "Collecting three-color keys" is the only way to enter the scientific research laboratory, so the green key will definitely cause a fight.
This is not too bad. Even if there is a competitor for the Green Key, Su Yue believes that with his own strength, after a little persuasion, the other party will obediently hand over the Green Key.
But there is still a "gambler" who is secretly observing Su Yue.
There was no way he would give the green key to Su Yue, and he even hoped that Su Yue would die sooner.
This means that Su Yue can't delay any longer.
"How many ways are there to know about the museum's opening?" Su Yue asked.
"Method?" The proprietress was stunned. "I don't understand what you mean, but the opening of the restricted area is great news for everyone. It's spread everywhere."
Uh oh.
That is indeed "great news".
Su Yue sighed in his heart, this meant that the gamblers must have already known that the first batch of restricted areas were open.
Given the gamblers' familiarity with the gaming world, even if they didn't know that the museum contained the Green Heart Key, they would definitely go there to try their luck.
"Let's go." Su Yue immediately put down the wine glass in his hand and stood up.
"It's so late, you're going to the museum?" The proprietress frowned, clearly disapproving of Su Yue's plan. "The museum is far from here, and it's huge. It'll take forever to find the hidden exhibition room. By the time you find it, it might be dark. It's not as busy over there as it is here on the commercial street. And when curfew comes, the mechanical rabbits will come out to search for people, and you won't even have anywhere to hide."
"When the mechanical rabbit comes out to search for people, doesn't it also have to use the scanning system of the Night City Research Laboratory?" Su Yue asked.
"Yes." The proprietress answered, then understood Su Yue's meaning and her eyes widened slowly. "You mean..."
"The restricted area was opened because the scanning system was destroyed." Su Yue said, "This means that if I stay in the restricted area at night, the mechanical rabbit may not be able to scan me."
"But it's just a possibility," the landlady said. "Why not wait until tomorrow? Is there any reason you have to rush?"
You can’t say too much to NPCs. After all, “players” are products of another world.
But when competing with gamblers for the green key, we really can't waste any time.
"Yes." Su Yue said, "I have a reason why I must go right away, but I'm sorry I can't tell you."
The proprietress frowned for a long time with an expression that said "I strongly disagree" and finally sighed: "Okay, since you've helped us so much, I'll drive you there."
"But once you get there, everything will depend on you."
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With the boss lady's car, the museum, which would have taken several hours to reach, was reached in less than 20 minutes. Before leaving, the boss lady stuffed a bag of things into Su Yue's pocket.
Judging from the style of the painting at that time, she was like an elder who was seeing off Su Yue and his friends, and she concernedly gave them water to drink and small biscuits to eat during their journey.
But when Su Yue opened the bag, he found that it was full of incendiary bottles shaped like water bottles and smoke bombs shaped like small cakes.
Su Yue: "..."
"What a combative boss lady." Zhao Shuo exclaimed.
Cang Zhi silently placed the homemade incendiary bottles and smoke bombs separately to ensure safety.
I got off the bus at the street corner as usual, turned a corner, and the museum was right in front of me.
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The streets were deserted, with only buildings standing there. There were many tall buildings arranged in a disorderly manner. Across the street was a scientific research laboratory, but it was blocked by the buildings and only its spire could be vaguely seen.
Su Yue has no plans to go there for the time being.
"The buildings here are so tall." Zhao Shuo looked up.
It's not that he hasn't seen tall buildings before. Zhao Shuo's city is famous for its tall buildings, but so many of them, so densely packed together with dozens or even hundreds of stories, are like a forest of blades, giving the illusion that they will fall down at any time and pierce everyone on the street.
The museum is on the street and is the only building in the area that is not a high-rise building.
It looks not much different from an ordinary museum, with a wide and low building and an imposing shape.
The premise is to ignore the flashing light strips of various colors attached to the side of the building.
These light strips make the museum look like a huge club, but there is indeed a huge sign above the main entrance that says "Night City Museum".
Su Yue and the others walked in.
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Generally speaking, museums give people the impression of being old and full of history, especially city museums, but you will not have this feeling at all after entering the Night City Museum.
There are several large instruments of different shapes placed in the front hall after entering the door. Each one is as big as a piano. These instruments themselves have a strong sense of technology.
The museum had been closed for a long time, so naturally there were no lights inside. However, the walls seemed to be made of some special material, so even without the lights on, there was a faint glow, enough to clearly see the interior. The shadows of the large instruments were cast on the ground in this little light, looking like a group of monsters, but Su Yue ignored the scene and leaned over to read the nameplate in front of the instruments.
Simple small words were engraved on the golden nameplate.
First generation optical brain, second generation optical brain, third generation optical brain...
It seems that these instruments are so-called "optical computers".
There is also a standing display board covered with dense text.
"As a tool for assisting thinking in Night City, the optical brain has become a major step in leading the city's leap forward. The optical brain project was led by Kodo, the 26th mayor of Night City..."
This is followed by a lengthy introduction reviewing the achievements of Mayor Kodo and other officials and scientists who have promoted the optical brain project.
As for what the "Optical Brain Project" is, this text does not mention it at all.
While Su Yue was reading these words, Zhao Shuo and Cang Zhi were already observing the other exhibits in the antechamber. Suddenly, Zhao Shuo gasped, hissing, and the sound echoed in the claustrophobic exhibition hall.
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Su Yue walked over quickly. Behind the front hall was a blue-green M-shaped archway. Behind that should be the real exhibition hall. Judging from the museum's structure, this exhibition hall was where they had to go.
But the light in the exhibition hall was not bright enough. When they first walked into the hall, it was completely dark behind the archway, so Su Yue did not go to look at it right away.
Now, Zhao Shuo and Cang Zhi were standing outside the archway, Cang Zhi holding a flashlight.
With the help of the flashlight, you can see that behind the arch is a long and narrow downhill road.
In the darkness at the end of the downhill road, dense red lights were flashing, as if they were eyes full of malice, secretly eyeing them.
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