Cyberpunk: Legends of Life

Chapter 86

The night is deep.

The breeze gently brushed over the seawall, blowing waves of waves, hitting the shore and rolling up white foam.

Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.
Lucy was smoking a cigarette as usual, leaning on the railing, gazing at the night sea, and waiting quietly.

The rocket launch platform on the distant sea is still silent.

The white cigarettes were slightly rolled up into the air, and then blown away by the cool wind.

"Don't always smoke before running, it's not good."

Hearing a familiar voice from her side, Lucy looked sideways and found that Tang Yu was already standing by the railing, looking at the distance of the sea just like her.

"It's already [-], no one really believes that smoking hurts the lungs."

Done.

She stubbed out her cigarette, put on the hood of her sweater, and ran first along the seawall.

Tang Yu followed from behind and ran with strides.

The two were first one in front and one behind, with Lucy in front and Tang Yu in the back, running at a constant speed.

As Tang Yu gradually exerted his strength, he gradually caught up with her.

Tang Yu's running pace is no longer as heavy as it was at the beginning.

After these days of high-intensity exercise, the muscles of my legs are much firmer, and my lung capacity has also been greatly improved.

When he raised his legs and ran, he could see the strong and powerful muscle fibers in the Achilles tendon of his hind legs.

To achieve such an obvious training effect is inseparable from the talent 'tenacity and unyielding'.

But the marginal effect of muscle training is insurmountable. After eating the bonus of muscle strengthening in the novice period, it is even more difficult for Tang Yu to surpass his physical limit with pure energy.

Compared with Lucy's light footsteps, it was just on par.

She is assisted by implants and an operating system, and her physical strength and coordination are several grades higher than ordinary people.

Tang Yu tried his best to run at a speed that could only be equivalent to Lucy's normal performance.

But now he has mastered the new talent 'bullet time', once activated, he must run faster than Lucy.

You can overtake her, but you don't have to.

Think about this.

Tang Yu quickened his pace again, entered the state of sprinting and running, and worked hard to exercise the muscles of his legs and strengthen his lung capacity.

"Hu! Hu! Hu!"

Out of the corner of Lucy's eyes, she saw Tang Yu running, already able to keep up with her own pace, and there was a tendency to gradually align, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes.

She found that although Tang Yu's breathing was heavy, it was very rhythmic. She inhaled with three steps and exhaled with three steps.

The speed, rhythm, and strength are faster and stronger than when you first started exercising and running.

After observing for a period of time, Lucy almost had a panoramic view of Tang Yu's performance.

Sometimes I sprinted until my face was flushed and my head was sweating profusely, but I still gritted my teeth and persisted, showing great patience and perseverance.

Sometimes after a sprint is over, even if you are very tired and exhausted, you will not stop and continue to keep up with yourself.

to be frank.

Lucy didn't pay much attention to Tang Yu's running at first.

In her opinion, Tang Yu, who was born in a wealthy family, refused to do implant transformation. He should be a person who cherishes his body very much and would not run out for no reason to torment himself.

Now that cyber prosthetics are so well developed, no one needs to bother to train them.

Want to run fast?

You can choose bionic tendons and joints, and you can even directly replace it with a pair of lynx claws, which will allow you to run faster and harder without making a sound.

Not enough lung capacity?
Synthetic lungs are also not that expensive. In addition to enhancing lung capacity, they can also have their own purification effect, filtering harmful dust such as smoke and dust.

Therefore, Tang Yu didn't have to look far away and go out to run at night to exercise.

As an executive of the Arasaka company, he has enough funds and authority to select genuine high-end prosthetic bodies manufactured by major companies, which are not only beautiful but also practical.

therefore.

Lucy always thought that he came out to run at night just to relax, and he didn't want to run like hell to the limit and exercise his body functions.

When Tang Yu ran, he looked serious and walked steadily. No matter how tired or slow he was, he was always trying to keep up with her pace.

It really made Lucy feel a little puzzled.

Even stranger.

It wasn't long before Tang Yu was able to run side by side with her, and his strength seemed to be more than enough.

Obviously, Tang Yu came out to run at night, not just to relax and relieve stress.

But she didn't plan to delve into this question. Everyone has his own boundaries, and it's not a good choice to ask a senior executive of the Arasaka company.

Two figures ran side by side by the seawall, past rows of street lights, and through layers of light curtains.

They wore sweaters and hoods, breathed hot air, and kept moving forward against the sea breeze.

Sometimes, Lucy will speed up and open a distance, but she will soon be caught up by Tang Yu behind her.

Then it opened a distance, and then caught up again.

After repeated pulling and chasing, the long seawall road ran the whole distance under the feet.

After running the long seawall road and arriving at the end of the pier, the two stopped and took a rest.

Tang Yu took off his guard cap back, and breathed evenly, his expression and complexion had mostly recovered.

Lucy also took off her hat, stroked Hongze's silver hair on the back of her neck, looked at Tang Yu with one hand on her hip and smiled.

"It's a good performance this time."

"It doesn't feel like it will take long."

"You're qualified."

No matter how Tang Yu heard it, he felt that this was strange. The context seemed to be inconsistent with the identities of both parties, and he laughed angrily.

"Do you think this is a physical examination?"

Lucy asked back.

"Is not it?"

"At your current speed, you still can't outrun me, let alone run into danger."

"But having said that, you are quite serious when you run. It doesn't look like you really want to exercise."

Tang Yu walked to the edge of the pier and sat down straight, his legs dangling above the sea.

"Each each other."

"As a cyber hacker, don't you also come out for a run and exercise."

"But seriously, your hacking skills are passable."

"Reaching this level at a young age is already better than many people."

Still qualified?

On the contrary, Lucy laughed happily at Tang Yu's evaluation.

She walked to the edge of the pier, and also sat down facing the sea, with her right elbow resting lightly on her folded right knee, her fingertips making a cigarette-like shape.

"Your tone sounds as if you also know this business very well."

"What's so good about being a hacker? A cybernetic network is an invisible net. Once you get inside, it's hard to get out."

Tang Yu thought to himself.

Your three-legged cat hacking skills are really not enough compared to mine back then.

How rampant Tang Yu used to be, high-end ICE such as the trauma team and the terrorist mobile team, in his eyes, are like the emperor's new clothes, as if they have been worn, but they seem not to be worn.

Whoever the virus wants to implant into the prosthetic body, it can be implanted into the prosthetic body, which is smoother than applying lubricant.

This is why Tang Yu can see at a glance that Lucy's hacking technology originated from Arasaka.

Because he has entered the body of the Arasaka company dog ​​too many times, he is as familiar as he is from his hometown, and has incomparable experience.

As soon as Lucy steals the chip in the carriage, she can see her tricks and tricks.

It's just that Tang Yu didn't point her out on the spot, leaving a hand of cards.

Lucy is a girl who definitely has secrets, even if she keeps silent, Tang Yu can guess some.

The cyberpunk girl, derived from the hacking technology of the Arasaka company, steals chips from Arasaka employees everywhere, and even approaches herself intentionally or unintentionally.

What is it for, what are you looking for, and what are you running away from?

Tang Yu knows well that the purpose of the silver-haired girl may not be pure.

The reason why he pushed the boat with the current was because of several considerations.

The first is because Lucy has the Sims option enabled.

Even if it is gray now, there will definitely be opportunities in the future.

He already has two talents from David and Mann's sims, both of which are very crucial.

Therefore, everyone who can activate the life simulation option is very important to him.

The second is that the turning point of Lucy's fate has not yet arrived, and she must continue to wait for an opportunity to start a life simulation.

In Tang Yu's view, Lucy at this time is like a cautious bird, wanting to peck the food in his hand, but worried about being caught by the other hand.

You can only keep a certain distance and a sense of boundaries, and gradually test your attitude.

And he can't act too hastily, maybe the movement is a little bigger, and the opponent will smear the soles of his feet and hide away.

Lose control of each other's traces, and the rewards of Sims will naturally be wasted, and this result is not good for anyone.

Compared with Lucy's cautiousness, Tang Yu is completely calm and not in a hurry.

He believed that as long as he waited for a while, he would be able to guess her cards and play a Wang Bo that she couldn't refuse.

At present, it seems that the silver-haired girl next to her is wary of her, but she has no intention of harming him.

As for the deeper purpose, Tang Yu can wait for her showdown.

The two were silent for a moment.

Lucy glanced at Tang Yu slightly sideways, not knowing what he was thinking, and always looked calm and breezy.

I wanted to say something, but gave up.

Just reached for the cigarette wallet, got halfway there and stopped.

Tang Yu seemed to notice her small actions, still looking at the distant sea, and said softly.

"Just smoke it, I don't mind."

"I used to have an old friend who also liked to smoke."

"It's the kind that makes you feel uncomfortable if you don't smoke for a day, but he can't smoke himself."

"For a while we lived very close, very close."

"He came to force me to smoke at first, and I didn't give him face."

"Afterwards, I became more honest, crying and begging me to take two sips every day."

"When I'm happy, I smoke one or two."

"I got used to it slowly, and I would smoke two when I was unhappy."

"It's just that many things will change. Things change and people change, so I won't smoke."

When Lucy saw Tang Yu, she seemed to open up the chatterbox and talked about some things around her. This was the first time she knew about it.

"It sounds like you have a good relationship with that friend. I didn't expect to make friends in Arasaka Company."

She still chose to put away the cigarette.

Tang Yu denied her statement.

"He's not from the Arasaka company. On the contrary, he hates the company very much. He can be said to be the number one enemy of the company. We get along pretty well."

"Really?" Lucy asked meaningfully.

Tang Yu smiled helplessly.

"It's really hard to believe, but no one can tell if they share the same taste. You are sitting and chatting with a high-ranking Arasaka right now."

"He also serves as the co-director, a genuine high-ranking Arasaka."

Lucy's eyes lowered, as if she sensed something in Tang Yu's words.

"exactly."

"Some things are comical in their own right."

"Nothing is impossible in Night City."

"Just like I never thought I would come here, just running around aimlessly."

Tang Yu asked casually.

"Is that why you've been running and exercising?"

"After all, as a hacker, technology is more important than running fast."

The luster of Lucy's eyes gradually dimmed, and she said in a deep voice.

"Living in Night City does require a bit of luck."

"Maybe I was lucky and ran faster, so I was able to come to this city."

Tang Yu agrees with this statement.

"It's just that we have been running for so many days and running so fast, and we still have trouble finding the door."

Lucy laughed in agreement.

"Huh? Didn't I suggest you bring bodyguards before?"

"Have you figured out how to solve it?"

The red aperture of Lucy's prosthetic eye turned, and she began to remotely control the street surveillance angle. After checking the situation behind her, she found that many people were quietly approaching the pier.

It's clearly aimed at them.

Tang Yu replied helplessly: "I'm not counting on you."

Lucy joked: "Hope? I'm a cyberpunk, and there's no reason to work for nothing."

Tang Yu didn't answer her, but asked about the scene: "Is it the scavenger?"

He had noticed while running earlier that there were scattered pedestrians following them on the road.

Lucy should have noticed in advance, so she discovered the other party's attempt.

What Tang Yu needs to confirm is whether these people who come forward to make trouble are sent by the opponents of Arasaka Company.

If it is, Tang Yu feels that he has made a lot of money. As long as he can find evidence, he can give the stinky bastard a good blow next time.

If not, he lacks interest, a group of scavengers, and he hasn't paid attention to it yet.

Strictly speaking, the scavengers are not a gang, but more like a group of cockroaches hiding in the dark places of the city, coming out from time to time to steal something.

They love to hunt in Night City, especially passers-by with expensive prosthetics and careless gangsters.

To the scavengers, humans are just a bunch of organ objects that can be exchanged for money on the black market.

They are inexhaustible and inexhaustible. As long as there is a profiteering black industrial chain, all kinds of people will join the scavenger group and become the executioners of a certain link in the chain.

Scavengers have no fixed "business scope". Abduction, cutting, trafficking, black market, black clinics, human organs, etc. are all inseparable from the presence of scavenger.

Organizations spread all over Night City, often forming small gangs, and even many formal medical institutions have colluded with them.

Back then, he and Mrs. V had a lot of dealings with scavengers.

Mrs. V was ignorant back then, and was casually watching other people's wild super dreams on the side of the road, and finally got her waist cut.

Tang Yu took her and made a big fuss in the scavenger site. He searched back and forth three times, roasted hundreds of brains, and finally found the original kidney for Mrs. V.

Scavengers kill a batch and come again. The easiest commission to receive is to go to the scavenger's site to fish for things.

More money catches people, less money catches corpses.

After preliminary investigation, Lucy replied: "It's the scavenger. I'm afraid they are here for revenge. There are already 13 people, equipped with heavy weapons."

Sudden.

The intrusion screen in front of her eyes began to blur and shake, and then the signal was blocked.

"Heh, these half-baked guys actually know how to block the signal."

Tang Yu's Longquan glasses also showed that the surrounding signals were blocked and paging could not be performed.

"It seems that they came prepared, worried that we would shake people."

"What, are you ready to run?"

The two looked at each other, stood up straight away, ran towards the direction they came from, and ran away.

The girl's silver hair swayed in the wind, changing into ice blue and light pink streamers under the dim light.

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