Even now, the entire earth is exploring outer space, and Chicago, where the headquarters of the American robotics company is located, has an average of one intelligent robot for every eight people. The combined population of all cities is nearly 10 million.

But the entire police station is not civilian, and the total number of personnel is less than 1,000. The vast majority of these are patrols sent out to maintain a law and order environment.

With VIKI to help manage the city, plus intelligent robots everywhere. The security situation in Chicago as a whole is so good that there aren't many police officers at all.

Highly intelligent, so that the information is transmitted very quickly. In the movie "Enemy of the Machine", Spooner, who never trusts robots, mistakenly thinks that robots rob on the way to work, and after a little conflict, he just arrives at the police station, and the whole police station knows about his troubles.

Working at the Chicago Police Department in 2035, in addition to dealing with gangs outside the city and dealing with some emergencies, the rest of the time is fishing.

Without a daily task, Rorschach is either playing the game of 2035 on the police station's computer, or he is in a daze.

The Red Queen Society will do all the reports and use the police system to retrieve information.

Everyone saw what Rorschach and the Red Queen did, and no one said anything, after all, everyone else was the same.

In the police station, which has a fish-touching atmosphere as a whole, everyone is a salted fish.

Rorschach, who wore a device similar to a bone conduction headset on the back of his neck, looked at the computer screen in front of him and began to be in a daze.

But in fact, only the red queen knows that now Rorschach's thoughts have been transferred to another person.

[Implantable symbionts: Symbiote neuronal devices, individually cultured neuronal symbionts can only match each other and will never be intercepted and monitored. It allows you to manipulate the body of another creature, and when mastered, it can work in concert with the main body. 'I know you have a bold idea, but don't be astringent!' ’】

The implantable neuronal device from "Sonny's Advantage" is more private and easier for the average person to operate than the synaesthesia device in Pacific Rim.

Now that the brood has begun to develop neuronal implantation devices for biochemical weapons, imagine how much a single reinforced individual like an arm and finger can help a combatant in battle.

There is no need for humanoid organisms at all, beasts are better suited for hunting.

As a reward for coming to the world of "Enemy of the Mechanic", Rorschach did not expect such a product. Such a device is more like a transfer of biological will.

In the original story of "Sonny's Advantage", Sonny's own human body has been damaged, and she has lived in the body of a fighting beast through a device.

However, Rorschach does not equip combatants with human bodies as supports, and all implanted symbiotes operate biochemical weapons similar to those of the Alpha Hunter or Tyrant.

The only exception is Rorschach, who is now manipulating a human body and walking in gang-controlled areas outside the city.

Dressed in a fluorescent green stand-up collar jacket, his brown hair stood up and black inserts on his shaved temples, which were the receiving devices of the neuronal device. It's just that to outsiders, it's a prosthetic implant.

Gang-controlled areas outside the city are more like urban villages, with generally not too tall buildings lined up in rows. People who can't find a job in the city can only live here.

Although there is no intelligent system management in the city, the basic order is still maintained here.

Rorschach was wandering around here, and the people around him were not wary when they saw the fresh face, and even a big sister was kindly greeting Rorschach and asking if she needed to rest.

Outside the city, except for the poor environment, the rest are no different from usual.

Except for the one who smashed in front of him......

Looking at the person lying on the ground writhing in front of him, Rorschach looked up and found that on the roof of the building on the side, several people were looking down, and they had just thrown the person down.

The door of the shop opened and a lady smoking a cigarette came out, looking like a proprietress wearing an off-the-shoulder turtleneck with a shawl that had slipped down.

She walked delicately in front of Rorschach, kicked the person on the ground hard, and said, "Huck, you already owe me a lot of money, did I tell you not to appear in front of me again until you pay off the debt!" ”

"Ahem...... I have money, as long as the people of the Vortex Gang ......"

Before the guy on the ground finished speaking, he was once again greeted by a strong greeting from the high heels, and the heels of the high heels stepped on the man's liver fiercely, making it difficult for him to finish the next words.

"Huck, if you say one more thing, I'll tear down your prosthetic body, and send the rest of your body to the soap factory! Give you half a month to pay back the money you owe me! Otherwise......"

The heels twisted, and the heel was stained with a trace of blood.

The man who said yes covered his wounds and left, and the actions that he could still jump around when he was thrown down from the upstairs seemed to be full of stunts.

"Have you seen enough?"

The woman's voice woke Rorschach, who looked up at the roof of the building where he had just thrown someone down, and said, "It's so dangerous, it almost hit me!" ”

This kind of words that sounded like she was about to find fault made the woman sound without a trace of fluctuation, she walked to the door of her shop, leaned against the door and said, "I'll treat you to a drink, this matter is in the past, how about it?" ”

All around were hideous strong men, and a glass of amber wine was placed in front of Rorschach with a paper towel.

The proprietress at the bar lit a cigarette, slowly exhaled the smoke, and asked, "What do you call it?" ”

"Walter Covacs, from Night City, looking for some work here......"

Rorschach picked up the glass and put it down, looked at the name printed on the tissue, and slowly read it out: "Parame's sister bar? So you're Parame? ”

The barmaid didn't deny it, reaching out and patting a small chalkboard above her head, on which some 'work' was written in chalk. If you ignore the details, these jobs actually pay very well.

'Chop off Wade Wilson's head'

'Get the source code of the robot from Robotics Corporation of America'

'Infiltrate Alfred Langning's home and get his latest research'

'Obtain the Vortex Orangutan Arm Prosthesis'

……

None of the above tasks can be completed by normal people, Rorschach finished the glass of wine, savored the taste of the wine, and said: "Your blackboard reminds me of Sister Margaret's Bad Boy House, where the notice board is betting on everyone's death time, and it is said that the highest has accumulated to 190 yuan!" ”

The proprietress Parame nodded thoughtfully, took out another blackboard from under the bar, wrote something on it, and hung it next to the mission sign.

"Hey, hey, you're expecting me to die?"

Rorschach looked at the name that appeared on the new blackboard in protest, which happened to be the pseudonym 'Walter Covacs', and the price behind the name was ten dollars.

Paramet put away the glass in front of Rorschach and put it under the bar, saying that if you have a drink, there will be only one glass.

Parame said, "I know that the tasks on that bulletin board are all fatal, but the look in your eyes tells me that you are really planning to do something big!" By the way, where is Night City you are talking about? ”

"A city located in the Northern California Free State. Located in Del Coronado Bay on the west coast of the Magnesium Country. There are so many legends in Night City that I can't get out of here. Can you tell me what the Vortex Gang is like? I saw that there were quests about the Vortex Gang on it, and you just ......"

Just now, before Huck could finish speaking, the proprietress forced back the words about the Vortex Gang. And the mission of the orangutan arm is actually on this death notice board.

There is no such thing as a police station in the city, the police station is only in charge of the city, and they have no chance to come out. Even if the trap is executed, it is just a circle around the edge.

Lighting another cigarette with a lighter, Parame said slowly: "The Vortex Gang are all crazy, and if you want to join them, the first thing you need to transform is your own brain." According to them, more powerful forces can be used only by strengthening the processing system.

But they're right, by now, the Vortex are the number one gang. They even counterattack the city from time to time.

Listen to my advice, as an outsider, you should go to the city to find a job, of course, I can also arrange for you, only charge a referral fee of 30% of your salary, and charge ...... for six months."

Rorschach wasn't interested in work, he was really interested in the tasks he saw on the billboards.

'Infiltrate Alfred Langning's home and get his latest research', Alfred Langning, the principal researcher at the American Robotics Corporation, was the key to the company's fortune, it was he who developed all the robotic systems and used the three laws to limit all the smart devices the company produces.

What up-to-date research can be found in the homes of such people? Shouldn't serious research work be in a company?

Those who can know this information must know more information.

Rorschach asked, "Who posted these tasks on the bulletin board?" ”

"I don't know ......"

The proprietress replied very dryly, and said: "These are all bounties that have been circulated, and no one knows who posted them, but after completing the task, you only need to make this call, and someone will transfer the money to your designated account......"

The proprietress Parame dipped her finger in water and wrote a phone number on the bar that looked like a fake, and there weren't that many zeros on normal phones at all.

Rorschach pulled out a bit of a note, put it on the bar, and said, "Bring me another drink, I'm asking for the last news." ”

The proprietress put the cup in front of Rorschach, poured him a glass of wine she had just made, and asked, "What do you want to know?" ”

"Where do I have to recruit enough people?"

Parame was a little angry, she didn't let the guy in front of her give up.

Dropping the bottle on the bar, Parame said, "Go to the campfire outside, just shout around the campfire at night, just give you money, those people can get you anything, whether it's manpower or equipment......"

"Are you really going to die?"

Rorschach picked up the glass of wine, put it on the white tissue again, re-patted a ten-dollar note, and said, "Of course, I'll put ten dollars on myself." You know, there's no living legend in Night City......"

(End of chapter)