Thinking that David might have encountered some misfortune, Jiang Chen's face immediately turned pale and then asked everyone in the group.

Under one person-Jiang Chen: By the way, why is there no news from David today? He won't be in any dangerous situation!

Demon Slayer-Murata: Well, not really, but David has had some minor setbacks lately.

Genshin Impact-Arataki Itto: For this question, it would be more appropriate for you to take a look at the chat history yourself. 【Booth】

After seeing this strange performance of the two, Jiang Chen immediately realized that something was wrong.

Then he began to carefully look through the chat records related to David a few days ago.

The timeline of this accident happened just a short time after David had previously provided him with biotechnology-related materials.

Because of his outstanding performance in this operation, David was hired by another small mercenary group.

And this small mercenary group is none other than Mann Squad, which is the mercenary group that David joined after his mother's death in the original plot.

And the other party hired David, a lone wolf who has been in the limelight recently, precisely because of David's brilliant performance in diving into biotechnology before.

After all, the next mission of the Mann team is also to enter the biotechnology company.

Once David, a "veteran", joins, the safety factor will naturally increase a large level.

For the sake of remuneration and feelings, David agreed to this job after confirming a little that the mission goal was simply to steal information.

After all, there had already been an experience before, and this time it was clear that the action would only be easier than before.

So in David's eyes, this action is simply like giving money for nothing.

At the same time, in the process of running-in, David and the members of Mann Team formed a friendship again.

Whether it's Mann, who is a good captain but chews his lips with his deputy-Dolio all day long, or his siblings Pyra and Rebecca, who are constantly bickering like a living treasure but takes great care of him, and Sasha, a big sister who has a gentle personality like a cat.

Although it was only a brief encounter during a mission, it brought him a little warmth that was hard to find in Night City.

Especially Sasha, who has no impression in David's memory, takes great care of him.

Maybe it's because he saw David so young.

This cat big sister is directly overflowing with maternal love.

For some time before the mission began, David was almost regarded as his own brother.

With a sister-like gentle attitude, she took David to visit this gorgeous and cruel night city again from a different perspective, which largely made up for David's dilemma of rich theoretical knowledge and lack of practical experience.

And the two also learned about each other's past experiences in the process of warming up their relationship.

In the midst of this conversation.

David learns that Sasha's mother died as a child due to the side effects of biotech drugs, so he comes to Night City to work with Mann and the others in the hope of finding out the truth.

And the current mission is the closest she has to her wishes.

Therefore, after learning about this, David also solemnly promised that he would do his best to assist them in this operation.

At least this story is still thriving here.

David was given a well-paid assignment that suited him, and he even made a relatively strong group of mercenary friends.

And the Mann team also got their wish and recruited David, a powerful lone wolf with a 100% mission success rate, to assist in the next mission.

And in various ways, David has indeed fulfilled his promise to Sasha.

At least during the mission, his unique abilities brought a lot of otherworldly shock to Mann Team.

But everything in harmony changed completely when the mission came to an end.

Originally, it only took everyone to cover Sasha, who was a hacker, to infiltrate the core of biotechnology, and this task was basically completed.

However, at the last minute.

Sasha stumbles upon a shady biotech profile about the drugs her mother was taking.

Enraged, Sasha decides to make the message public so that the ugly information can be made public on the news.

This is obviously an extremely risky decision.

That's why.

Before the operation, Sasha deliberately went to great lengths to get David to pass the information back to Mann and the others before launching the operation alone.

And this decision also led to her final tragic fate.

As they looked at the company's tall building with alarm bells, David and the rest of Mann's team just realized that something was wrong.

Sasana's scarred body, which had been shot at at him, had already smashed lifelessly on the car on the side of the road.

Before they could get close enough to retrieve Sasha's body.

The next moment, the company's armed forces had already transported Sasha away and disappeared from their sight.

And what is even more tragic is that Sashana used his life to pass on the news station's revelations.

Even after her death, she still didn't make any waves.

Because behind the seemingly impartial news channel, it is actually completely controlled by the company.

Naturally, companies will not allow news programs that may tarnish their image.

From this point of view.

Sasha's revelations in exchange for his life have no value at all.

Even her last struggle before dying was just an inconsequential little nonsense in the eyes of the company.

That's it.

This gentle sister, who had entered David's heart, quietly dissipated like a speck of dust under the colorful neon lights of Night City.

Even though she's the most powerful hacker in Mann Team.

But in the face of the man-eating monster called the company, he still left this world with such a tragic ending.

And this.

This is also the reason why David is completely autistic.

Even if the memories of the previous life are gradually awakening, but in the end.

He's just a kid who hasn't grown up.

After experiencing the cruelest side of this cannibalistic society.

David was already in a deep state of confusion and self-remorse.

He blames himself for not discovering Sasha's last intentions, hating himself for not being strong enough to save the other party, and hating the company that controls everything behind his back.

Sasha's death suddenly made him feel like he had been beaten back to his prototype again.

Reverted to the helpless teenager who was bullied by his classmates at school.

Only this time.

It was no longer the original classmates who beat him up, but the invisible but big hands that controlled everything in this society.

These big hands are the corporation, the society, and even the entire cyberpunk world, the pervasive and unchangeable distorted worldview of the world.

What if he could have the strength alone?

That can't change this sick world, it can only be a puppet that is wrapped up in those big hands to move forward.

Even though Johnny Silverhand destroyed the Arabanta Tower with a nuclear explosion, nothing has changed decades later.

The company is still that company.

This fucking world is still fucked up like that!

This is a reality that cannot be changed by the power of individuals!

And after learning about this experience with David.

Jiang Chen couldn't help but sigh slightly.

To be honest, he could quite understand David's feelings of powerlessness.

Just like when he was first abducted into the Medicine Immortal Society.

The state of having the heart to change, but being powerless to resist, is the most desperate.

But in David's world, the situation is obviously more serious.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the cyberpunk world, the whole world is a giant medicine fairy.

Jiang Chen could escape from the Medicine Immortal Society, but David couldn't escape from that sick world.

This is also what makes David despair the most after realizing it.

No matter how powerful a person is, he still has nowhere to escape in the cyberpunk world, and he can't change.

Understanding is understanding.

But Jiang Chen felt that David had obviously misunderstood something.

As the saying goes, the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear.

Although according to the cyberpunk worldview, no matter how strong their personal combat power is, it is difficult to make any waves in front of the company.

But the strongest combat power standing behind David is the heavens and all the worlds!

There is a good saying that quantitative change causes qualitative change.

Although there is nothing to change about cyberpunk's personal strongest combat power, but if you add the abilities of the rest of the world, then it's really hard to say.

Not to mention anything else, it is that the relatively basic ability of the Royal Beast has been improved to the extreme.

David can easily solve the entire civilization with the plague, and it is definitely not an exaggeration to say that it is a mobile natural disaster.

In such a situation, would he still feel that he could not change the world?

Of course.

This example is a little more extreme, but that's what it means.

As long as you are in this chat group, then there are all the possibilities for the future.

Even resurrecting Sasha is not impossible.

All in all.

Whether it was for Jiang Chen's own purposes, or to enlighten David to recover his state.

Jiang Chen is indeed necessary, and he has a good exchange with this autistic little brother.

According to the words of Ito and Murata, Jiang Chen knew that David should have temporarily blocked the group chat and wanted to stay alone for a while.

If you want to contact each other in such a situation, you can only chat with each other privately.

And Ichito doesn't feel like he's very good at comforting people, so he hasn't taken action yet.

Murata chatted with David a little bit, but there was nothing that could change the situation, so the comfort didn't help.

It is precisely because of this that the two of them have entrusted this great task to Jiang Chen.

After all, Jiang Chen at the moment is indeed the one who is most likely to persuade David.

And Jiang Chen didn't have ink, and after a little smoothing the logic, he directly initiated a call request to David through the private chat window.

Cyberpunk world, super skyscraper H4 apartment.

The night is mixed with red and blue neon lights, and the flickering orange warning light next to the floating train tracks penetrates the half-lifted blinds.

The dimly lit hut and the small messy room were also illuminated a little.

Lying on the bed was a teenager with blank eyes and a haggard expression, and high-concentration alcohol bottles stacked everywhere beside him.

Speaking of which.

David didn't like these bubble "death accelerators" very much, thinking that alcohol was neither delicious nor healthy.

But after Sasha's death, he finally understands why anyone likes to drink.

Anyway, for him, if he is drunk, he doesn't need to face the pervasive suffocation and guilt.

It wasn't too bad for him to just stay drunk until his nerves were completely numb.

That's why David is like this now.

But at this moment.

A piece of news suddenly came into David's confused brain.

"Ding! Group friends. Agree or not! ”

Without looking at it carefully, David directly rejected the news and then took another sip of wine.

Where did the garbage news come from, obviously he has completely blocked all the news and plans to be quiet for a while.

These damn ads are as pervasive as flies.

However, before he could pick up the bottle and take a sip of it, the next moment the news came into his mind again.

"Ding! Under the group of friends alone-Jiang Chen initiates a call request to you, whether you agree or not! ”

Burst!

After carefully seeing that the caller was not his own communication prosthesis, but Jiang Chen.

David was immediately shocked by the unexpected news and squirted out the liquor in his mouth, and then wiped the corners of his mouth and hurriedly chose to agree.

The next moment, accompanied by a brilliant light intertwined in the air.

Immediately after Jiang Chen's transparent figure, he appeared beside David out of thin air.

While slightly surprised by the chat group's call method, Jiang Chen then waved to David.

"Yo David, long time no see. Uh, you don't look like it's going to look good. ”

Looking at Jiang Chen, who suddenly appeared, David immediately pushed the messy wine bottle behind him behind him with some embarrassment, so that the surrounding environment did not seem so sloppy.

"Brother Chenchen, why are you here, there is some mess at home, and I haven't had time to clean it up."

"Tsk, let's get down to business! Minors are not allowed to drink alcohol. ”

While speaking, Jiang Chen wanted to take away the inferior liquor in David's hand.

Drink this thing as boiling water, even if you learn to practice Qi art, you can't make it like this.

Take a look at Zhao Dong, although he is a stranger, he still has a beer belly at various drinks and dinners every day.

He didn't want David to have the potential to lead at a young age.

However, when Jiang Chen's hand touched the wine bottle, it completely turned into a floating light particle.

This scene surprised him a little.

And David also opened his mouth to explain at this moment.

"This ability of the chat group should only pass your projection in front of me, so only I can see and feel your projection."

When Murata came to talk to him before, David had already experienced this function once.

So it's not completely unfamiliar.

"That's right."

After listening to David's words, Jiang Chen also showed a hint of abruptness.

In this way, this function is quite user-friendly, at least it can greatly reduce the risk of group friend exposure.

Looking at David, who honestly put down the wine bottle, Jiang Chen also nodded with satisfaction before continuing.

"Okay, I came to you to see your situation first and then get down to business with you."

"But now it looks like you're in a bit too bad shape."

It's hard to imagine.

The charm of a greasy uncle in his forties is so vividly reflected in David, a teenager.

This shows what a terrible catalyst the beating of society is.

However, after hearing Jiang Chen's words, David shook his head and then continued calmly.

"I'm fine, I should be able to get used to it after a while, Brother Chen, let's get down to business first."

Although he had a polite smile on his face, David's eyes had lost their highlights.

It's like you've been broken.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Chen immediately sighed and then walked in front of David, putting his hands heavily on the other party's shoulders.

The sudden move startled David.

Many of the bottles fell to the ground, and then smashed to pieces.

"Spirited? No matter what, it's over, even if Sasha is dead, we will definitely be able to resurrect her, you should know that you have to cheer up to change the situation! ”

Listening to Jiang Chen's slightly serious words, David's eyes finally regained some color, but it was still difficult to change that decadent aura.

"Yes, capable, but when was that? Or maybe I didn't wait until I died? ”

"Brother Chen, I'm not you, my talent and ability are limited, and I can't change this already sick world with my own strength!"

He's good to have chat groups.

But he is not like Jiang Chen, who has enough points and the talent to quickly improve his strength.

This also means that according to the normal situation, his development cycle is definitely exponential compared to Jiang Chen.

In this case, with those abilities in the current group, at most he can only become a relatively powerful cyberpunk lone wolf.

But with this ability, if the company wants to kill him and those he wants to protect.

It's as easy as pinching an ant to death.

That's what he felt.

Just like Sasha, even if he is powerful, he is not silent.

Recalling these painful truths, David's eyes immediately turned slightly red again, and then he wanted to take another sip of liquor.

He'd already lost someone he cared about once, and he didn't want his mom to follow in his footsteps again.

Perhaps as long as you can live a peaceful life without being chased by the company like now, it is already a very lucky thing.

He was already scared, he was afraid of losing what was most important to him again.

However, Jiang Chen looked into David's eyes the next moment and said to him seriously.

"No, you have the ability and talent, you just didn't find the right path before!"

"Remember what I told you first? If you can cultivate this ability to mastery or even superb, then let alone a company, it is a matter of thought that you want to rule the world. ”

"When the time comes, you can change everything if you want!"

In Jiang Chen's eyes, David's biggest problem at the moment is that the skills he redeems in the shared space are miscellaneous and not refined.

Each ability can indeed play a good role when you are a mercenary, but it is difficult to produce a qualitative effect.

And the magic machine is completely different.

Once David developed this skill in the cyberpunk world.

He alone could lead a new war of unification, let alone change the social climate.

That's the power of the Eight Wonders!

When this method of chaos in the world under one person comes to the cyberpunk world, the sensation it causes will only be more violent than that of the world under one person.

What's more, this strongest ability is far from being a person, once David has his own power.

The terrifying amplitude and absolute dominance brought by the magic machine will definitely make all companies in this world feel terrified.

And all this that Jiang Chen explained now is to make David clearly realize that his future is definitely not as bleak as he thought.

Looking at David, who finally raised his head and even forgot to breathe because of his emotion.

The corners of Jiang Chen's mouth finally curved a faint arc.

Sure enough, I took the bait.

Come to think of it.

The next moment, Jiang Chen's demonic whisper also surrounded David's ears, causing the decadent young man in front of him to suddenly widen his eyes and become short of breathing.

"Young man, do you crave power?"

Good morning!

(End of chapter)