Xiao Xiao was stunned when he heard the shepherd's confident words.
Most other people only know about the mysterious source, but don't feel it deeply. In their world, they only deal with foreigners or indigenous people, so the only things they find scary are the Hell Organization, the Dante Organization, and the Black Forest.
The stubborn aboriginal forces are stubborn, but Xiao Xiao is different from them. He has actually seen the mysterious source...
The little girl in Night City is already one of the weaker ones. From her tone of voice, you can tell that she is considered a younger brother in the mysterious source.
But the sense of oppression she brings to herself and her ability to shut down other people's brains at will are still so terrifying.
We are not all on the same level of beings. How can we talk about hunting or not?
Because this incident was so bizarre, Xiao Xiao instantly entered a state of explosive thinking. He felt ridiculous and could only sneer at the corner of his mouth.
When the shepherd saw his reaction, there was some appreciation in his eyes:
"You are really brave."
He looked at Xiao Xiao with a smile and said: "Whether they are foreigners or aboriginals, no one is not afraid when they hear the name of the mysterious source or the mother body. But you, it seems that you don't think much about the mysterious source you are about to face.
Hostility in your eyes?"
"...I'm actually very scared!"
Xiao Xiao didn't expect that this would cause him to misunderstand, so he told the truth lightly, and then said:
"You said they would deal with me, then what situation would they use to deal with me?"
"..."
"We don't know that."
The shepherd actually shook his head and said: "We still know too little about everything about the mysterious source. The two sides do not belong to the same dimension in many aspects, so it is impossible to guess the other party's way of thinking. However, you don't have to
Worry that you will usher in a mysterious source as an enemy, but this is not your problem, but a problem that the entire Noah Project is about to face."
"so……"
As he spoke, he took out a set of documents from under the sofa, gently pushed it in front of Xiao Xiao, and said with a smile:
"Please accept this gift!"
"..."
Xiao Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and opened the document in surprise, his expression immediately astonished.
"Certificate?"
What was placed in this document bag was his ID.
[Name: Xiao Xiao]
[Identity: Senior Investigator of Black Forest Biological Laboratory]
【ID:1454364】
【……】
In addition to documents, there are also some thick contracts and materials, and even the rules and regulations of the Black Forest. It really looks like the Black Forest is interviewing themselves, and if they pass the interview, they are about to give them a job.
the same.
The only difference is that this certificate has obviously been prepared long ago.
In the avatar above, he looks pale and his hair is a little messy.
Xiao Xiao was distracted for a moment. That was how he looked when he was in high school. He remembered that he had just finished playing football with his classmates, and then he was busy chatting about how the transfer student named Yang Jia in the class was so good-looking. He speculated about what this person looked like.
The topic of what kind of talent is worthy of a girl who is more elegant than the stars on TV, etc., went to the class.
Just when I was about to reach class, I was stopped and pulled to the playground to participate in a public welfare physical examination.
During that examination, my blood was drawn and a photo was taken by the staff.
At that time, the whole school was here and it was so noisy that no one cared about this photo, but now this photo has appeared.
It seemed like a plan that spanned two worlds, and now it landed in front of him.
In Xiao Xiao's silence, Shepherd smiled and said: "Didn't you admit that you were an investigator of the Black Forest before in Night City? This identity does not have to be false. Now, you are the only ones suitable for the Black Forest Pioneer Project.
The executor is also our collaborator, so we provide you with this identity, through which you can obtain the same permissions as other senior investigators."
"Such as technical support, confidential information inquiry, and to some extent secret force support, etc."
"I spent a lot of effort to get it for you..."
"..."
Seeing that the other party seemed to be saying this very seriously, Xiao Xiao sneered after being in a daze for the first moment.
He threw the certificate aside and said, "Do you think I will thank you very much?"
"Haha, I am also the president of the Black Gate City Stranger Association now. Do I still need a certificate like yours?"
"..."
"Stranger Association?"
The shepherd looked up at Xiao Xiao and suddenly laughed, saying: "This thing does not exist legally. You can only be regarded as a small leader of a secret organization at most. In the real world, your
His identity is just that of a lone killer working for the underworld, running a bar that specializes in selling counterfeit alcohol, and his criminal record has been classified in the security hall, so high."
"Of course, I can't say that being in the underworld is bad."
"Right now, our city, or the world, is still very chaotic. You have a lot of room for survival. But when the mysterious source is cleared and order returns, these illegal organizations will be destroyed, and the property will be recovered.
You have to pay the legal price...but it's the same as you becoming a senior investigator in the Black Forest. Everything you do now is undercover."
"The law will pardon you and your property will be left to you."
"In addition, our senior investigators are paid very well. The monthly basic salary plus fieldwork allowance plus medical subsidies, five insurances and one fund add up to more than 100,000 yuan. They can also apply for a house when they get married. If they die,
There will also be a generous pension..."
"..."
Xiao Xiao never expected that he would give these reasons.
But I have to admit that when I heard him talk about dividing the house, my heart did move slightly.
At the same time, his eyes came into contact with the document again, and a message suddenly popped up in his mind:
[Special Element: Legal Immunity]
[Grade: C grade]
[How to obtain: Gift]
[Explanation: With this element, you will enjoy additional immunity from the illegal punishment mechanism in all cities within the radiation range of the Black Forest Biological Laboratory. Whether it is killing, stealing or running a red light, you will no longer be punished.
Being punished by point deduction from the city, the elements will continue to play a role until you are deprived of the corresponding legal status by the Black Forest...]
[Note: Breaking the law? I am the law!]
【……】
"What the hell is this?"
Xiao Xiao was really surprised. The strengthening elements provided by the mysterious source actually overlapped with his real identity?
For the Black Forest, this is a symbol of power.
But for the mysterious source, is this a manifestation of strengthening power?
He vaguely felt that this was quite interesting, but he did not show it in front of the shepherd. He just nodded lightly:
"In that case, I'll take it."
"... By the way, you can theoretically apply for a house without getting married, right?"
"..."
The shepherds looked at Xiao Xiao in surprise, nodded and said, "Theoretically, it's possible."
As he said that, he seemed to be relieved, stood up from the sofa, stretched slowly, and said with a smile: "I have said enough today, if you still have any questions, you can log into the Black Forest
Now you have the authority to read some information in the secret database, and what I can tell you now is that the Black Forest will fully support the launch of Project Noah."
"Reality...or the obstacles on the aboriginal side, I will try my best to solve them."
"As for you... let's wait until you escape this wave of rejection from the mysterious source!"
"..."
After hearing what he said, Xiao Xiao suddenly smiled strangely and said, "If I hadn't escaped this wave and been killed..."
"……what would you do?"
"..."
The shepherd suddenly heard this question and seemed confused for a moment, then smiled and shook his head: "There is no way, I can no longer copy that plan. If you die, the Noah plan will have to be shelved again... Of course I
I will not give up, and I will try every other method to promote this plan, until the day even I myself am swallowed up by the mother's body."
As he said that, he looked at Xiao Xiao with a smile in his eyes: "But I believe you won't."
"Because after confirming that the first step of the Pioneer Project was successful, I went back and looked through your information."
"Although the Black Forest has adjusted its monitoring of you to a very low level in the past four years, it has never given up. So I know that you have been very painful in the past four years. That is because of the impact of Potion Zero on you.
It has been going on. I don’t know what you were fighting specifically, but I know that you spent four years fighting pain and suffering that outsiders can’t even imagine..."
"The key point is that you still won."
"..."
He said all this in a very calm tone, and his eyes seemed more serious than ever:
"So, as a person, I admire you."
"At the same time, I also believe that a person with your strong desire to survive will never be able to easily fall before the plan begins."
"..."
Xiao Xiao suddenly froze, his empty eyes fixed on the shepherd.
This man is hateful and one of the sources of his painful experience. I hate him and want to kill him.
However, at this moment, he truly expressed some of his inner thoughts.
Those four years were really difficult, and Xiao Xiao didn't want to go back at all.
However, when I walked out of the bedroom and looked back, I felt faintly in my heart: I am so awesome!
It actually lasted these four years.
Feeling this strange inner touching feeling, Xiao Xiao was silent for a long time, and suddenly said to the shepherd: "Thank you."
The shepherd was stunned. Just when he was about to say something, Xiao Xiao suddenly raised his gun towards him.
"Bang" "Bang" "Bang"
Three bullets were shot in his heart, venting Xiao Xiao's dissatisfaction, and at the same time he said with a slightly ferocious expression:
"real……"
"……thank you!"
"..."
The shepherd's blood was bubbling all over his body. He endured great pain on his face and shouted to Xiao Xiao:
"You're welcome!"
"If you hit me like this again... I will become anemic!"
"..."
Seeing him hurriedly injecting himself, Xiao Xiao had already put away his gun and was about to leave. After a few steps, he suddenly turned back and took the ID of the senior Black Forest investigator. However, that was all.
When he was about to reach the door, he suddenly heard the shepherd gasping and calling him, saying: "Wait, although I don't know what the mysterious source will do..."
"But, but I have to remind you..."
"…Watch out for the Branded Ones!"
"..."
Xiao Xiao was slightly surprised and turned to look at him: "Why?"
"Think about it for yourself, what kind of person would be branded?"
The shepherd was still enduring the pain caused by the wound, his breathing was a little heavy, and his expression was a little distorted:
"Slave..."
"The most terrifying thing about strangers is that they don't belong to us at all."
"Both body and soul!"
"And the branded ones are the most serious type!"
"..."
"..."
Xiao Xiao left the meeting room thoughtfully, and then walked out of the hidden bar without any hindrance.
When he came to the street again, he looked at the busy streets and tall buildings.
His expression was slightly dazed, and a lot of things came to mind in an instant: "So, what I have learned now is already related to some truths about this world? The invasion of the mysterious source and the confrontation of the aborigines against the fantasy of symbiosis... only
However, has this guy codenamed Shepherd really told him everything? Is there anything else to hide?"
"Do he and the old president really believe that Project Noah can solve everything?"
"..."
At this moment, he was in a state of confusion.
Even if he had been observing the shepherd with his clairvoyant ability just now, there would still be some details that he was not sure about.
After all, for them, it affected the entire world, spanning nearly a hundred years of turbulent changes, but for me, it was just what a newcomer who had just walked out of the bedroom less than a year heard.
Weird things...
Why is it that such a huge plan, with the fate of so many people at stake, has to be executed by myself?
Besides, are it really just the shepherd and the old president who have affected his destiny?
So, what role does the mysterious road guide play?
Did the old president also do something unknown to the shepherds through the mysterious path before his death?
This city…
...ever since I came back, I have always felt stable and at ease.
What is the relationship between this city and itself?
There are many things that Xiao Xiao has no answers to. Now he has enough thinking space to think about these things and digest them. Therefore, his expression is always light, giving people the feeling that he is enough to bear all this, but
In fact, in his heart, when he thought of such huge things and all of them suddenly gathered on top of his head, he felt endless pressure.
call……
Fortunately, I have a few friends now.
Xiao Xiao thought that maybe these things did not need to be resisted by him in the first place.
After all, the shepherd also said that this is not his business.
For example, Yang Jia, at this time, she should still be waiting for her reply after communicating with the shepherd, right?
Fortunately, she has always been reliable.
Xiao Xiao didn't directly show his intention to reject Noah's plan just now, because in his heart, he couldn't really reject the plan, because although he himself was not interested in the plan, Yang Jia cared about it, Ruanruanhe
Xiaosi is also needed, because as long as they are here, Xiao Xiao will never be able to say that he will give up this plan completely...
Just as he was thinking this, Xiao Xiao was suddenly startled and looked up to see Yang Jia.
She was getting out of the white SUV across the street, smiling and waving to herself.
…
…
Indeed, as Xiao Xiao thought, Yang Jia had been waiting for Xiao Xiao to call after talking to the shepherd.
In order to be able to arrive in time if something happens, she has been waiting quietly in a nearby coffee shop. She is the only one here. Because foreigners do not belong to this world, Yang Jia usually doesn't like it.
She doesn't like staying in the same place with others, especially when she is thinking about something seriously or waiting for an important result.
So as soon as she came over, she booked the entire cafe and even invited the clerk out.
She was sitting alone by the window of the coffee shop. In such a large space, there was only a light yellow light on above her head.
There is always a feeling of uneasiness in my heart.
Because this time when Xiao Xiao came back, Black Gate City showed an unusual welcome, which surprised her.
Does this excessive success herald some other dangers?
Yang Jia was thinking about these questions while waiting for Xiao Xiao's call, until a faint sigh sounded.
She suddenly became alert and looked up into the air.
There were faint dark red patterns on his forehead, and Yang Jia's body suddenly tensed up.
Some extremely terrifying thoughts suddenly appeared in her mind. She suddenly wanted to escape and quickly warned Xiao Xiao, but her body refused to obey her orders at all. Even the coffee she was holding in her hand, she
They were unable to put it down. They could only see large swathes of blood and distorted and blurred shadows in front of them, and heard endless murmurs and sneers in their ears.
So many situations could happen, why did the one I was most worried about happen?
There are so many branders to choose from, but why is this one the first one to take action?
Because Yang Jia used too much force, the back of her white hand holding the coffee cup had bulging veins, and her eyes were faintly bloodshot, but her resistance seemed to have no value at all. Her body seemed to be completely deprived, after experiencing a stalemate for several seconds.
After the confrontation, he stood up mechanically like a puppet, pushed away the chair, and knelt down on the thick carpet, bowing his head to the air.
In front of her, there was a translucent corrugated door frame that opened silently and automatically.
Then, a pale palm slowly stretched out from the door frame and touched the forehead of Yang Jia, who looked frightened.
At the same moment when his palm came over, Yang Jia's trembling body suddenly stopped shaking.
Her fearful expression also disappeared at this moment.
She just listened attentively, as if there was some existence explaining something to her in a low voice.
After a long time, she nodded gently: "Understood."
…
…
Back at this moment, Xiao Xiao saw Yang Jia and his mood suddenly became very good. He quickly crossed the road and came to the car.
"The shepherd and I..."
He was going to tell Yang Jia about the conversation just now.
But suddenly he saw Yang Jia slightly interrupting him with a smile and said: "There's no rush."
"Follow me, I have some opinions about Noah's plan that I want to tell you."
I’ll update today first. I’m going to take leave tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. The old man in my family has been dead for three years. According to the custom in my hometown, I have to go home and burn paper. When I get back to Qingdao, I will update immediately.
