Cyberpunk: Raising the Corporate Dog

David has a strong learning ability, and his grades in his class at Arasaka Academy ranked first.

But he did not gain popularity because of this. On the contrary, his classmates did not want to see him.

This is the consequence of forced class crossing. For a single-parent family like David, where only one mother is responsible for the livelihood, it would be nice to live in an ordinary apartment in Night City.

But Gloria had to go against the trend and took on several jobs in order to be able to pay the high fees to the aristocratic Arasaka Academy on time every month.

She even took the risk and used her status as an emergency medical technician at Night City Medical Center to steal the military-grade implant, Sean Westan, just after the Terrorist Mobile Team killed cyberpsychotic James.

This Sianwistan is a prosthetic body installed at the thoracic spine, which can instantly provide a large amount of hormones to the body, exponentially improving a person's perception, muscle explosiveness, and nerve pathways.

Of course, the burden on the body every time it is used is also quite huge.

In fact, Si'an Westan is not that magical thing. Its principle is the same as that of athletes in the old Internet era who took hormones to create sports performance.

The more obvious the effect, the deeper the damage to bones, muscles, nerves, and brain.

Compared with the injection method in the old Internet era, after all, the injection has to go through the overall blood circulation and takes several minutes.

The Sianwistan is installed directly on the thoracic spine. It can directly act on the nervous system and achieve the effect of being activated instantly.

Of course, it is a high probability that ordinary people will foam at the mouth, even vomit blood, and become paralyzed after using it.

James is a veteran who retired from military technology. Where is his Sean Westan now?

That's right, it's on Mann's back.

As soon as the group of them dispersed and went back to their homes, Mann went to pretend.

Mann and Gloria were old acquaintances, and even David himself didn't know that her mother was actually pretty good in the past.

It was also because he was pregnant that David washed his hands in the golden basin.

The Sianwistan removed from the body of cyberpsychotic James was originally going to be sent to Mann as soon as possible.

Gloria originally planned to send David to Arasaka Academy that day, and then give Sean Westan to Mann, but she was involved in the conflict between Shizuka Aso and the Animal Gang.

Mann couldn't contact Gloria and took Lucy to the hospital to find her.

Hence the scene in Chapter 2: Jingxuan, V, Gloria, David, Lucy, and Mann were crowded in a ward.

Of course, a mercenary like Mann has a prosthetic doctor he trusts, and the installation process is quite bloody.

A piece of skin and muscle is directly dug out in the mid-back position, and that part of the body tissue is replaced with Sianwistan, and a nerve connection is established with the thoracic spine.

Not to mention the back, even the seemingly unrelated limbs can feel pain and numbness due to nerve conduction.

Mann tried it, and just once, he vomited like crazy.

The prosthetic doctor warned him that he could use it up to two times a day. Any more would make him go crazy or burp.

Dolio and Rebecca persuaded him to dismantle this dangerous thing, but Mann was not willing to do so. His original words were: "I'm just kidding, such an awesome thing can save everyone's lives at critical moments. My body will definitely be able to adapt." Come on, it will be twice a day at first, and I will definitely be able to do it 2 times a day in the future!”

The NCPD in Night City is mostly inefficient. Not to mention the proliferation of weapons and prosthetics, there is no way to speak of security.

The more people come out of the slums, the more they worship power. Mann is the one who has suffered enough bullying since he was a child.

Once you gain strength, you will never give up easily.

No one knows that the now majestic Mann was once a skinny guy.

I don’t know how much training and prosthetic transformation he went through to become what he is now.

He lost his family a long time ago, and now the team members are his family.

Jingxuan looked at the information prompt in the lower left corner of her perspective and couldn't help but frown:

"Brother Dog, this kid named David said he got into trouble at school and didn't want his mother to know. He asked me if there was any mercenary job I could find. He planned to make money to patch up the hole himself."

"Don't tell me, I feel like this David can really achieve something and has potential. You can tell by looking at his eyes. Does he treat you as a mercenary?"

"Yeah, isn't this obvious enough? You borrowed my hand to show off your marksmanship in front of him. Three cars were driving at high speed. You shot a charged bullet through the glass of their car and scratched the tip of his nose. Blow the heads of the Animal Gang members. Little boys are the worst offenders."

"Oh, if you don't want to kill him, he has a way. That Jack Wills, isn't V's good friend? I remember that he is a member of the Valentino Gang in Heywood District, right? This gang is considered the most powerful in Night City. Is it a good gang? At least they have faith. Hey, why don’t you just kick that kid David over?"

"You... plan to push a child into a fire pit?"

"What's wrong? Are you really going to take care of that kid yourself? Damn it Xuan'er! You really know people and faces but don't know their hearts! It turns out you are like this Xuan'er! It turns out you are such a spoiled brat! Damn it!"

Jingxuan blushed for a while. It wasn't that he liked the little puppy, it was because she was angry and her face turned red:

"Can you die for a while? First of all, I don't like little boys. Secondly, I am a person who specializes in hacking skills. It's really not possible to kill me. Do I have to let you get up every time I coach David? It's too much for my brain. Too big."

Brother Dog's hands were filled with joy: "So I ask you to push this kid to V. Although V is not a mercenary, her good brother Jack is. Think about it, this little guy David is studying at Arasaka Academy. It's impossible for his mother to be able to support him for a long time. In all likelihood, he is already in debt everywhere. If he wants to complete Arasaka's studies, the only reliable way is to be a mercenary."

Jingxuan was in an uproar: "You call the mercenary profession reliable? You don't know if you will die on the street one day."

Brother Dog tapped his temple with his index finger: "Do you recognize Jack's character? What's the reputation of the Valentino Gang? Although there are some bad guys among them, Jack can do it."

Jingxuan thought thoughtfully: "Jack and I are not strangers. His character is of course OK."

Brother Dog: "That's fine. If Gloria wants her son to achieve a class leap, she must take an extraordinary path. If she chooses to carry everything by herself, I can only say that it is her immaturity. Ye Ye Isn't there a familiar saying in the city, "Are you willing to be an unknown person, live in peace for the rest of your life, and die in bed with a urinary catheter inserted. Or do you want to leave a name in history even if you don't live to be 30 years old?" Oh, of course, I It’s not that being a company dog ​​will make you famous in history, but at least you can realize Gloria’s long-cherished wish, improve the lives of mother and son, and make a jump in social class.”

Jingxuan: "You mean David works as a mercenary to make money while studying, and then finishes his studies and works as a formal worker in Arasaka, right?"

Brother Dog shrugged and spread his hands: "Hmm, do you have any other options? Of course, you can also persuade David to choose to die in bed with a urinary catheter inserted in the future. But do you think that boy will choose this? Rather than letting him go blind by himself Chuang, it’s better to let Jack guide him.”