The skyscraper H8 on Fuso Street in Night City is facing a rocket silo more than ten kilometers away.
This is Lucy's apartment. David has been here before, but today Lucy said she was too lazy to take him back to V's apartment in Little Chinatown, Watson District, and let him stay here for one night.
David looked very reserved and nervous. Sitting by the window sill, he didn't even know where to put his hands.
Lucy sat on the windowsill, smoking a cigarette and saying nothing.
The moonlight shines through the window into the house, and both of them are of the same kind of silence and loneliness.
"David."
"Yes, I am..." David answered twice nervously.
"You are not suitable to stay in this city at all. This city cannot tolerate people like you. If it weren't for V to support you, you might have died somewhere long ago." Lucy said, threw down the cigarette butt, and spoke again
Light a cigarette.
The whole room was filled with smoke and smelled of cigarette smoke.
But David didn't answer. He didn't know how to answer this sentence.
"Run, David, leave Night City. This is no place for you to stay. Take your mother and leave Night City quickly. You have no idea how powerful the Huangban Group is. It is impossible for you to defeat it.
From the Huangban Group." Lucy continued.
"Lucy...what did you say..." David showed a shocked expression at this time.
"Your plan to overthrow the Huangban Group is impossible to succeed. Even if the entire Huangban Group is blown up, they have countless branches around the world. You are just like a mouse looking up at the elephant's toes.
I thought that as long as I saw off this toe, the elephant would die."
Lucy grabbed her hair and seemed to be struggling and tangled.
"You...where did you know about it!" David confirmed that he never revealed this plan, and the only people who knew about this, except Levi, were himself, V and Jack.
"It's not important, David, just run. Before the plan is implemented, run to a place where Huangban's hands can't reach." She continued.
"Lucy, I'm sorry." David said, lowering his head, "I can't get away anymore. V almost spent all his savings to rescue his mother, and she hasn't woken up yet. If I take her away, I might
He will never be able to see me in this life. I promised her that I would climb to the top of Night City..."
He stood up and looked at the moon: "V helped me, so I will help him. My ability will definitely be able to help them in some ways, even if it's just to help them deliver the goods faster. And,
Both V and BOSS can risk their lives to implement this plan for who knows what kind of beliefs, so I can do it too."
He smiled. In fact, he didn't have any real feelings after hearing Levi's plan, but after Gloria was hospitalized, he might have understood something.
Some people want to change the world. Since V decided to follow that person, he also wanted to help V.
"I knew you would answer this. You are such a hopeless idiot." Lucy pulled her hair, which was messed up.
"Lucy, I will also take you to the moon. I checked on the Internet. A round-trip ticket to the moon only costs 250,000. I will definitely take you to the moon." David said.
"Do you know what you're talking about?"
"I know, so I will make money, whether it's for V, for my mother, or for you, I... ugh..."
Suddenly, David's mouth was blocked and the two hugged each other.
"David, you won't survive long in Night City like this. I don't want you to die..."
"Don't worry, I won't die. I run very fast. I can run when I encounter any danger. I can continue to exercise. The speed force can reach sixteen times or even thirty-two times. When the time comes, I can
Run with everyone..." David smiled, and the two hugged each other.
"Lucia Kushida, this is my full name. My father is of Polish descent and my mother is of Japanese descent. I took my mother's surname when I was a child."
"David, David Martinez, also of Polish origin."
…
Far away at the headquarters of Araban on the far east island of Fuso, Saburo Araban, who was now so old that he could only stand with his body hunched over and supported by others, slowly walked onto a plane bound for Night City.
He is over 150 years old and is too old to die. Many of the things he does now are to extend his life.
And it was obvious that he was very interested in the potion that Araban Yorinobu had recently created in Night City.
Previously, the Huangban Group has been researching newer, stronger and more suitable prosthetics for humans, as well as "gods" that can upload one's consciousness to the Internet, allowing one to achieve immortality on the Internet.
But now, Araba Yorinobu didn't know where he got this unknown genetic drug. The magical prion protein in the drug is a magical protein that cannot be produced by the genes of any living creature in the world.
Even after this protein has penetrated the human body environment, it will be concentrated in the spine and brain, and begin to reversely encode into genes, thus changing some of the body's totipotent stem cells.
He may have found another path besides mechanical ascension, a path to becoming the ultimate creature through genes.
If you can live in the form of life, who would want to become a piece of data? And is that data yourself, or is it just a cyber ghost that has inherited your memory?
Moreover, a consciousness-changing experiment conducted by Saburo Arafata fifty years ago failed. He actually implanted the relic chip containing his eldest son Kei Arabana into the brain of Yorinobu Arafata.
Theoretically, Araban Kei's consciousness should gradually erode Araban Yorinobu, turning the current Araban Yorinobu into a person who truly has "Araban Kei" in his mind.
But this time the experiment failed. Araban Yorinobu was still Araban Yorinobu and did not become Araban Kei.
Therefore, Saburo Arasaka didn't have much expectations for this road. That's why he decided to go to Night City himself after seeing Yorinobu Arasaka get that super potion.
"Sir Saburo Arasaka, the plane is ready." Goro Takemura saluted respectfully and helped the old Saburo Arasaka onto the plane.
Takemura Goro is the personal bodyguard of Saburo Arasaka, the equal of Adam Hammer, and even the strongest reformer who surpassed him. He was rescued by the Arasaka family since he was a child and adopted and transformed into Deadpool.
If Adam Hammer is the strongest man in Night City, then he can be called the strongest man in the world now.
"Yori Nobu, I don't know what he is planning, but since he wants me to go to Night City, then I will go." Even though Arasaka Saburo is old, he is still full of dragon-like energy.
momentum.
He will not stop. Whether it is the entire Huangban Group or his own plan for eternal life, the road is still extending and it will not stop.
"Set off."
The plane roared and began to fly to the American Night City, which is about half a world away.
…
Lucy did not take David to school today. He took the light rail there alone through the navigation system.
But today he is very happy, extremely happy. He has found his goal and the person he wants to protect for the rest of his life.
He needs to learn to make money and start to develop his abilities. Just like V said, he also needs to become a man and shoulder the responsibility of a family.
He shook his legs and watched the light rail stop in front of the station.
Fuso Street is not far from Huangban Square. After all, this street was built and diverted by the Huangban Group, and it is only about five kilometers away from the Huangban Group.
He came to school as usual, and suddenly, V made a phone call.
"David, don't contact me for a while. Take good care of Gloria and wait for me for a while." V's voice appeared in my mind. I don't know why, as if he was explaining the funeral arrangements.
"V, is something going to happen?" David asked.
"Don't ask. The more you know, the faster you will die. I will put the remaining money into your card and take good care of your mother. After a while, up to two months, I will be back." V continued.
arrive.
"Are we going to implement the plan?"
"Well, the potion you want is now in my apartment. As for the rest, I have already agreed with Levi. You can go directly to see Levi tomorrow. He is the one who pulled me up with one hand. I trust him."
V continued.
For some reason, David always felt that V seemed to be explaining the aftermath, and he didn't know why he felt flustered for no apparent reason.
"V, how can I help?"
"Taking good care of your mother is the biggest help. Okay, you can continue going to and from school normally." V hung up the phone.
David has been in Huangban Square for a long time. He may have guessed that V and others are going to implement those plans, but he is still very weak and has no way to help.
However, he can help in another way. Since V and Levi want to sell the super gene potion everywhere, he can at least help them in this aspect.
With this thought, David slowly walked into Huangban Academy.
Here, even though V has become his stepfather now, he still cannot integrate into the aristocratic circle of Huangban Academy.
Perhaps to other aristocratic young masters, he is just a nouveau riche, and he is the kind whose mother has been ranked as a good son.
Just like in ancient times, if a loser suddenly appeared among a group of officials who were practicing filial piety and integrity, the nobles would not let him play with him, and they would look down on them from the bottom of their hearts.
However, in fact, they are essentially the same.
After class, Tanaka led a group of people to find trouble with David. The two had a fight last time, and V came to settle the matter.
But this time, David did not show a fight attitude. He was different from the stupid young man before. He smiled and said: "Tanaka-san, we took care of it before. Now, I have good goods here.
Are you interested in taking a look?"
"Huh? Isn't it the kind of illegal 18-ban black Mewtwo? Who wants to see that kind of thing? And boy, we need to settle the score between us." Tanaka clapped his fingers and made a clicking sound.