Chapter 225 Collapse of the City (23)
To Zhao Shuo, Su Yue is the boss, his mentor, and even his elder.
Therefore, even though the term "human beings" made Zhao Shuo a little confused, he accepted Su Yue's statement without any obstacles.
Su Yue quickly looked around the entire exhibition hall because there was really nothing inside. When they entered the exhibition hall, soft music began to play, and then Su Yue noticed the only exhibit in the exhibition hall, which was the glass cabinet placed in the middle of the exhibition hall.
The glass cabinet was filled with fog, but the fog was gradually dissipating, and Su Yue could vaguely see the green light shining through the fog.
In the mist, you can vaguely see a key condensing.
Yes, it is condensation.
The key itself isn't a solid object, but rather a cyclone. Amidst the slowly flowing mist, this green cyclone swirls, embraces, and condenses, gradually taking the shape of a key. But it hasn't quite taken shape yet; it seems it will take a while longer before it truly becomes the "Key to the Heart."
Just then, the radio in the exhibition hall sounded.
Music was playing originally, and now there is finally sound.
It was a very gentle, calm voice, one whose gender was indistinguishable. It spoke calmly in a tone that was neither fast nor slow:
"The Light Brain Project is a great project that will benefit the residents of Night City. Through the radiation of simulated brain waves, it regulates the human brain, thereby achieving the effect of painlessly soothing emotions and easing conflicts.
The Optical Brain Project will help Night City residents avoid bad habits like alcoholism and conflict, allowing them to face life with peace of mind and a positive spirit, bringing an atmosphere of harmony, beauty, and unity to the city and creating a better tomorrow for its citizens."
That sounds good.
But after experiencing the mechanical beast absorbing emotions, Su Yue already understood what was hidden beneath these seemingly calm lines.
The "radiation effect of simulated brain waves" refers to the mechanical beasts scanning the city, especially those in the exhibition hall. They can absorb strong human emotions, but due to cost or technical reasons, these mechanical beasts that can absorb emotions have not been widely used by patrolmen.
Once a human experiences strong emotional fluctuations, whether it is happiness, anger or sadness, they will be absorbed by the mechanical beast. This is the so-called "painless emotional soothing."
Even worse are the side effects.
Zhao Shuo would feel dizzy after the mechanical beast absorbed his emotions a few times. If he absorbed too much, he might become a hollow shell. Of course, a hollow shell would not have any emotions.
This shows how much water there is in the so-called "better tomorrow".
If mechanical beasts were really put into use on a large scale, and patrolmen led them through the streets, perhaps the entire city would be sucked dry and turned into zombies.
But this high-sounding rhetoric is indeed quite powerful. If you have never seen a mechanical beast absorb emotions, it is easy to be deceived. Those young patrolmen may sincerely believe that they are doing something great for the benefit of the citizens of Night City.
The fog in the glass cabinet gradually dissipated, and the green heart key had gradually taken shape. The cabinet itself was not very strong and could be easily destroyed, but Su Yue did not do so.
He took a half step back, as if he wanted to check if there were any other mechanisms around the glass cabinet before destroying it.
Just as I moved away from the cabinet, there was a loud "crash" and the four walls of the glass cabinet shattered into pieces without any warning!
Glass shards flew everywhere like broken ice flowers. In a flash, Su Yue reached out and grabbed the green heart key.
The LCD screen was ticking with the sound of tasks being accomplished. Just as Su Yue picked up the key to the heart, a hand suddenly appeared from the empty air. The hand was only a few tenths of a second slower than Su Yue. It grabbed the air and froze in place, as if the owner of the hand was stunned.
Su Yue sighed and shook his head: "His IQ is worrying."
If Su Yue had destroyed the cabinet himself, there would have been a gap between the two actions of "destroying the cabinet" and "taking the key." This gap would have been enough for someone with more speed to steal the key before him.
Su Yue was not so naive as to assume that there were only three of them in the museum.
There has been no fighting for so long, it’s just that the people in the dark want Su Yue and the others to explore the way.
They originally wanted to wait for Su Yue to take out the key to the heart before snatching it away, but before opening the glass cabinet, Su Yue artificially created a gap to "take a step back", which made the coveters in the dark unable to wait and destroyed the cabinet first.
Thus, Su Yue took advantage of the gap before the "key-taking" action, which turned out to be his advantage. He was one step ahead and took the key to the heart in his hand.
The person who snatched the key did not show up, but the air suddenly fluctuated.
With the fluctuations, rows of fluorescent green small explosions appeared in Su Yue's sight, as dense as the cardboard used in the balloon game at the temple fair.
I knew he wasn't dead yet.
A character like the Joker who is good at stealth would not surrender just because he was trapped in the hands of the patrolmen. On the contrary, after escaping with difficulty, he might even have deeper resentment.
Just like now, I feel like I'm using all my strength to hang the bomb.
"Call the gambler out." Su Yue sighed, "You are not good enough."
The fluorescent green bombs all exploded with a crackling sound in an instant, as if filled with anger.
Su Yue didn't even need to take action to deal with them. Cang Zhi grabbed Su Yue and Zhao Shuo, jumped back suddenly, and then swung the long sword in his hand. Wherever the sword flashed, those small bombs broke into two halves like green apples in the fruit-cutting game.
There was no need for Su Yue to make any arrangements, Cang Zhi already understood his plan.
Cang Zhi pulled Zhao Shuo and said, "Come with me."
As they were retreating, the Joker's dense bombs had already caught up. Su Yue held the Green Heart Key in his hand and pulled people in the opposite direction of the exhibition hall. Suddenly, a person appeared in the exhibition hall, as if he appeared out of thin air.
The "gambler" was still wearing a gray top and casual pants. Compared with his reputation in the gaming world, he looked a bit ordinary, even unattractive. Only when he met Su Yue's eyes could his dark red pupils be seen clearly. He grinned at Su Yue.
"It seems you also want to play one-on-one with me, big winner." said the gambler.
His voice was now low and hoarse, and it seemed to contain some kind of chilling malice.
Unexpectedly, Su Yue calmly replied, "No."
The gambler who was still trying to create a depressing atmosphere was suddenly stuck.
The gambler stared with bloodshot eyes, full of confusion:?
Su Yue: "I was just afraid that if I hit him too hard, Xiao Zhao would be scared, so I asked Ah Zhi to take him out first."
The gambler was so angry that he crushed the glass in his hand: "..."
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