The marginal mercenary group is now full of talents, and among the core members who were promoted not long ago, there was one who used to be a game artist, because he couldn't stand being swept up, and ran away directly to become a mercenary.

That's right, it's so funny, making games is more complicated than being a mercenary these days.

According to Qi Ling's description, the mercenary began to build the model on the modeling software.

Looking at the other party's skillful operation, Su Mo said: "Your modeling level is okay, can you be involved in unemployment?" ”

The mercenary complained: "You can pull it down, now those unscrupulous manufacturers have already trained AI modeling, and they are all alchemy in cyber alchemy, and those of us who are serious about art will either have our salaries cut or be laid off, and the smarter ones have already run away." ”

While complaining, he did not slack off in his work, and quickly let go of the mouse and asked, "Look, is that so?" ”

Qi Ling nodded and exclaimed: "The benefits and disadvantages are exactly the same." ”

Future looked at the computer screen and wondered, "What is this?" I've never seen one. ”

As soon as Su Mo saw that model, he immediately felt that his head was big.

Of course, I haven't seen it in the future, because this is a high-secrecy device that has just been developed by the company in recent years, and this thing has not yet come out when she was the chief scholar of the Royal Academy.

Summer explained, "It's called the Circle of Voyeurism, and it can dive into the subject's memories to read the three deepest memories of the subject. ”

"Qi Ling, can you imagine what are the three deepest memories in your subconscious?"

Even if it was Qi Ling, who was excellent in intelligence, he was scratched by Su Mo's question: "You said that it was something subconscious, how can I say that it is probably something from my childhood?" ”

Su Mo frowned and fell into deep thought: "Now I don't know what Zhao Yiming has learned specifically and how he will use it. This makes us very passive. ”

Future asked: "Is there a way to hack into the intranet of the joint company?" Maybe there will be some traces. ”

Qiling shook his head: "A few days ago, the company carried out a large-scale update of the intranet firewall, and the backdoors and vulnerabilities that could be exploited were repaired by their security experts, and I am still looking for an intrusion channel, and I am not sure how long it will take to find it." ”

There was silence all around, and everyone couldn't think of anything to do about it at this time.

Su Mo pondered for a long time and said, "I will find a way to do these two things, and everyone can do what they are doing step by step." ”

"It is very important for Qi Ling, especially the development of the black virus, to master its compilation method as soon as possible, so that we can have preliminary control over it."

Qi Ling nodded: "There has been progress, it won't be too long." ”

Su Mo's gaze swept over his companions, and he said deeply: "We have now crossed the bottleneck and entered the upward period, everyone must be excited, but remember, we must not let our guard down." ”

"The Big Three are monsters at the top of the world, and we've got a glimpse of it."

After the Fool's incident, the fringe mercenary group's network was further expanded, and they established contacts with all the major forces in the city.

In particular, the relationship between Edge and Mo Xue can be said to have advanced by leaps and bounds.

Dongdong worked as a mercenary here in Su Mo, and followed Shangguan Li as an apprentice, and these two layers of relationship have built a bridge between the two sides.

In addition, in the Hellhound Mansion before, Shangguan Li sacrificed his life to save the disciples, and the two sides are now almost like a family, and they have contacts up and down.

One evening, after Su Mo finished talking to the middleman, he happened to meet Shangguan Li at the bar, and the two shared a table and drank together.

Su Mo poured wine for Shangguan Li and asked, "How was the Dreadnought-level enhancement component that Dongdong gave you last time, is it still easy to use?" ”

Shangguan Li nodded: "It's easy to use, the whole body prosthetic body has been upgraded to 'Fearless Level 3', I really didn't think that I would be able to step into the ranks of 'Fearless Level' so quickly." ”

As she took the glass, Su Mo suddenly noticed something, frowned and grabbed her wrist.

Shangguan Li subconsciously wanted to withdraw his hand, but he couldn't break free, so he had to let Su Mo check it.

Su Mo looked at the triangular needle on her inner wrist, and her expression became solemn: "Are you using an immune preparation?" ”

Shangguan Li lowered his eyes and hummed softly.

As an external implant component, the prosthesis does not need to be exercised with high intensity like the blood code, but it is also conditional to upgrade.

First of all, you have to have a way to get your hands on the advanced components.

"Military-grade" and below components can generally be bought with money.

Starting with Dreadnought, it's not just about money.

The Iron and Blood Complex is strictly controlled for "Dreadnought" and above components, and each set is traced and will only be given away or sold to high-value customers.

And getting the components is only the first step, if you want to use advanced prosthetics, there is another hurdle to pass, and that is the user's body.

As a foreign object, the prosthesis will trigger different degrees of immune response depending on the constitution of the implanter.

Some people may experience intense immune rejection with just the implantation of a "general-tube" prosthesis.

There are also people like Dongdong, and there will be no side effects if they change to the top-of-the-line "Apocalypse-level" prosthesis.

This kind of acceptance of the prosthesis is also the "gift" of an implanter.

Continuous implantation, continuous escalation, and continuous enhancement until immune rejection occurs, which is the upper limit of the implanter's talent.

If there is immune rejection, it is not impossible to use the existing prosthesis, or if you want to continue to upgrade.

Rejection can be relieved by immunologic preparations.

But any drug has side effects, and immune-based preparations are no exception.

The more severe the rejection, the greater the dose of immunotherapy required, and the stronger the wear and tear on the body.

This process of forcibly controlling advanced prostheses by injection is also jokingly called "kryptonite" by many people.

It is the only way to temporarily match the genius of ordinary people.

Now Shangguan Li's hand has a wound from the injection of immune preparations, which means that the talent she was once proud of has come to an end.

Shangguan Li smiled self-deprecatingly: "In the past, the whole body was not injected with immunization preparations at the military level, and I once thought I was a genius. ”

"Now it seems that I'm just a little better than those who are busy."

Hearing these bleak words, Su Mo felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and he asked with concern: "Is the rejection serious?" ”

Shangguan Li said calmly: "It's okay, it's okay to inject 20cc of immune preparations once a week." ”

Su Mo breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and comforted: "That's okay, it's just the slightest rejection." With 20cc injections per week, you'll be more talented than most implanters. ”

Shangguan Li smiled briefly: "Compared to the one in your family, my talent is nothing. I can't envy it. ”

Su Mo thought to himself: Dong Dong is a BUG-level physique, and it is purely unpleasant to compare with her

Su Mo clinked glasses with Shangguan Li and said, "In short, the body is the capital of everything, take care of yourself." Later, if you find that the immune rejection is too severe, don't force it. ”

Shangguan Li drank all the wine and sighed, "It's easy to say. In the mercenary industry, it is easy to enter the industry, but it is difficult to get out, and it is even more difficult to quit when you get out. ”

"I have developed Moxue to today's scale, I don't know how many people I have offended, I can only advance bravely and become stronger, and if I retreat, it will be a death."

"I don't want to live a long life and die well, if I hang up one day, I can be regarded as one of the legends of Crescent City, and I will be satisfied."

"Legendary?" Hearing these two words, Su Mo couldn't help but smile, shook his head and said, "Sometimes I'm quite strange, why do everyone want to be legends?" ”

Shangguan Li blinked: "What, you don't want to be a legend?" ”

Su Mo said slowly: "Of course I don't want to. Have you ever heard that - the legend of Crescent City has only one home, and that is the graveyard. ”

"It's good to be a legend, but what's the use of this so-called legend if the price is to pay for your life? It's just a topic of conversation after tea. ”

"In my opinion, living is the foundation of everything, it is not worth sacrificing for fame, nothing is more important than life."

Shangguan Li held up the side face that was slightly flushed by alcohol, and looked at Su Mo deeply: "Sometimes when I listen to you, I always feel that you don't look like a person from Crescent City, or even a person from this world. ”

Su Mo shrugged his shoulders and said in a joking tone, "Maybe I've traveled from another world." ”

Shangguan Li laughed when he heard it: "Look too much at you." ”

Su Mo smiled and took a sip of wine, and his tone became serious: "Why do you say that I am not like a person in this world?" ”

Shangguan Li's gaze became misty, and he said thoughtfully: "As far as you just said, nothing is more important than life. In other words, you feel that being alive is the most important thing. ”

"But then again, isn't it easy to live? As long as it's not in the kind of place on the border, usually be low-key, don't get involved in anything, with the current level of science and technology, you will definitely not die of hunger. ”

"It's easy to be alive, it's really easy. The hard thing is not to live, but to live like a person. ”

Su Mo asked, "Then in your opinion, how can you live like a person?" ”

Shangguan Li didn't hesitate: "Respected." ”

Su Mo: "How can that be respected?" ”

Shangguan Li thought for a while and said, "There are many ways, such as making a lot of money. As long as you spend a lot of money, the other party will respect you as a guest. ”

"Another example is that you have a lot of power and can decide the fate of countless people, and others must listen to you, and you are the only one."

"Or there is a strong force, whoever disobeys you will destroy whom, and no one dares to go against your will, which is also another form of respect."

Su Mo couldn't help but sigh, and said earnestly: "Shangguan, your vision is narrow. What you say is only the superficial level of respect. ”

"What about spending a lot of money? People treat you respectfully on the surface, but secretly scolding you for being a fool and a lot of money. ”

"Obey the powerful? It is not the person they obey at all, but the title and position of the other party. How many powerful people are beautiful when they are in power, and once they retire, the dog is disgusted. ”

"And the respect that comes with the so-called power, what kind of respect is that, people are just scared. Otherwise, according to you, the most respected department in Crescent City is the Anti-Riot Fourth Division? ”

Shangguan Li motioned for Su Mo to stop, and said with a sigh: "I understand what you said, true respect comes from people's hearts. That's why everyone wants to be a legend. ”

"Money, power, power, is just the first step to becoming a legend. There is no shortage of rich, powerful, and powerful people in this city, but there are only a few who can become legends. ”

"Why is it said that the legend of Crescent City has only one home, and that is the graveyard? Because only when a person dies can the evaluation of him be conclusive, and this is something that a living person can never get. ”

"A living legend is not necessarily a legend. Only when you are still called a legend after you die, then you are truly a legend. ”

Su Mo shook his glass and didn't speak.

Shangguan Li's concept is a very typical "dawn thinking", representing the most mainstream ideas of people in this world.

In this world, materialism is rampant, the upward channel is extremely closed, everyone can only lie down in their own class and fall, even if they struggle to climb up, they will be pressed on the top of their heads by the three giant enterprises, and the dreams and beliefs of countless people will be wiped out.

The lack of spiritual level makes the world empty inside, they always want to do something to be recognized, and in the end, the embodiment is the desire to be respected, the desire to get ahead.

In fact, there are many such people around Su Mo.

For example, Dongdong, she often says "one day, I will let the whole world know my name".

In Dongdong's view, her goal in life is to carry her baseball bat, play all the way up, and fight whoever is not satisfied, until everyone recognizes her.

It cannot be said that such notions are wrong, at least in this world, it is better to be short-lived than obscure.

It's just that in Su Mo's opinion, the light and heat of that moment are not as valuable as shining for a long time after all.

Su Mo took a sip of the wine in the glass, looked at Shangguan Li and asked with a smile: "So this is the reason why you became a mercenary, you want to become a legend and get ahead?" Do you still want to replace Zhou Hannian as the king of mercenaries? ”

Shangguan Li did not shy away from this, and said very generously: "In this mercenary capital, which mercenary does not want to be the king of mercenaries?" Do you dare to say you don't want to? ”

"Think about it." Su Mo laughed, picked up his wine glass and saluted Shangguan Li, "I salute the future king of mercenaries." ”

Shangguan Li clinked glasses with him and said sourly: "Come on, don't tease me." Now who doesn't know that with so many leaders in Crescent City, you are the closest person to the king of mercenaries. ”

"In terms of backers, personal potential, and the potential of your subordinates, you don't lose to Zhou Hannian, the only thing you lack is qualifications."

"As long as you don't make mistakes in the future, stay up for more than ten or twenty years to survive Zhou Hannian, that position will be yours."

Speaking of this, her expression became a little stunned: "I really envy you, if I have the opportunity to become the king of mercenaries, even if I only enjoy the feeling of being respected by everyone for one day, I will die without regrets." ”

Su Mo shook his wine glass and smiled mysteriously: "Shangguan, there is a concept that you completely reversed. ”

Shangguan Li blinked: "Oh? What is the concept? ”

Su Mo: "It's not that you have to be the king of mercenaries to be respected by everyone. ”

He stared at the glass of wine reflecting the blurred light, and slowly said the second half of the sentence.

"It's about having the respect of everyone to become the king of mercenaries." (End of chapter)