David didn't know what Lille's name was, only that it must be a big brother.

So he held back for a long time to come up with such a name.

Lille was also curious about what this kid was doing now, and anyway, he stopped by and chatted.

"Dropped out?"

David nodded: "I will officially drop out of school tomorrow, Arasaka Academy is not a place for a poor boy like me to go." ”

"And what are you going to do now?" Lille looked at the kid's emaciated body—

Of course, he just looks thin, and if he really starts pretending to be prosthetic, with David's physical condition, he can change to a big man in three weeks.

However, his mind is too fragile, and if he really changes it, the probability of cyber psychosis is as high as 99%.

"I'm going to get a job first." After speaking, David gritted his teeth again, "Big brother, I know you must have a plan in the academy, I can still enter the academy normally tomorrow, if you have any work"

"Oh, I won't be going to the academy from tomorrow, I'm officially graduating."

"Huh?"

David was stupid.

Street Kid - No, it should be the big brother on the street, how can you connect with Arasaka Academy?

Anyone who sees this combination will think that this street brother is planning to do something big, such as kidnapping all the students and then asking for ransom one by one.

Of course, in David's heart, a big brother like Lille must disdain to kidnap tickets, and it is not good to say that it is a high-tech idea.

But only - only it can't be, and it shouldn't be, it's that he's really reading!

"No, look, A-level license, double, but unfortunately, it's not my name on the certificate, it's a fake name."

Lille half-regretfully showed his physical license and appeared in front of David in a flash.

Night City Vocational Qualification and Talent Management Center - Arasaka Gakuin jointly recognized.

David's mouth opened wider and wider, and he suddenly felt like a clown.

His mind was confused: "Now being a big brother on the street also depends on academic qualifications?" ”

"Of course I don't look at it, but when I'm out of the house, I don't have a lot of skills, and I'm more interested in learning."

Lille put away his license and asked, "What about you, what kind of job are you looking for?" But now that the pressure of employment is so high, where are you going to find a job?

What will you be? ”

Good question, stopped David.

Can he say that he can memorize the student code taught at school and the ideological education curriculum of Arasaka Academy?

"Well, if you insist, the school will also teach us prosthetic calibration and technical knowledge."

"That's pretty good, can you get a license?"

David opened his mouth, speechless.

Test a fart - his level, he himself mentally knows.

However, this question did make David confused, and he also began to think about what he had learned at Arasaka Academy.

Advanced Mathematics, Physics Fundamentals Elimination!

And then in addition to the corporate culture of the company that the company dog must obtain, it seems to be the improvement of personal cultivation, what to maintain the professionalism of business talks, etc.

Finally, there are courses in history, economics, and finance.

Which ones are useful?

David said uncertainly: "History. Economics and finance or something? Will it help in finding a job? ”

"It's helpful, but it's certainly not helpful for street bastards to find jobs, and strictly speaking, if you understand these thoroughly, it's a good fit for a company."

But if not in the company. It's really not much use. ”

Unexpectedly, in 2076, high school students will no longer have basic science education - of course, it may be that David ruled out this correct answer first:

Those who understand basic disciplines may not necessarily be technical, but most people who are good at basic disciplines can learn technology quickly.

David's shoulders obviously collapsed, he really had no choice.

The only thing he feels useful is chip and prosthetic calibration – but in 2076, what is his level equivalent to?

It is equivalent to the level 2 level of computer science for college students in 2011.

You can't say it's bad or it's useless, you can only say it's not very useful – especially if you're not a recent college student.

Yes, the world is so contradictory.

It is certainly not everyone who has a certificate, but it does not mean that there is a job if you have a certificate, and you will not have a good life without a certificate.

But it doesn't matter, the factory in Santo Domingo always welcomes high-quality young people to come into the factory to plug in the work chips, and the construction site in Taiping Prefecture also welcomes them to join the ash.

David immediately raised his head again:

"Then I'll go to my mother's place of work to help her, I heard that collecting corpses is also a very troublesome thing, maybe I can mix the outsourcing contract.

If I have time, I'll go to the bar to find a middleman to see if there's any work, the kui arm chip is still quite powerful, and it's definitely no problem to teach bastards a lesson. ”

This kid is serious this time.

Lille touched his chin and said, "I'm much more motivated than last time, do you have a gun in your pocket?" ”

David nodded and patted his bag.

"Yes, although it's a bit late to start learning these things at the age of 17, it's better than waiting for someone to die."

After Lille finished speaking, he looked at the large floor-to-ceiling window of the subway - suddenly, through the reflection of the floor-to-ceiling window, he saw the external chip slot on David's neck flashing red.

This is a sign that the chip is forcibly ejected.

Interesting--

The corners of Lille's mouth curled up - the man had not only taken a fancy to David, but was also trying to breach his personal ICE defenses.

As a means of protection for individual prostheses, personal ICE is mostly based on the brain and brain implants as hardware for protection.

Without considering the software architecture, the higher your level of intelligence, the higher the complexity of the individual ICE theoretically.

In other words, the individual attack and defense of hackers largely depends on the level of intelligence.

Most hackers will first obtain the other party's personal information table when choosing a target to hack - this kind of information table is generally on the outer layer of the data structure, which is equivalent to a business card, and it is less difficult to mine.

And Lille also has such a business card, but this is a fake.

And because of the data disconnect, most hackers can't detect that there is data nested behind the fake business card, and they will believe it.

However, 12 points of intelligence is already a very high level in this world.

Whether it is intelligence, reaction, or physical attributes, more than 8 points is already an excellent level, and 10 points is the limit of pure physical body, which is almost impossible for ordinary people to achieve.

12 points of intelligence, although far from the limit of Lille, is a height that most people can hardly match.

Clearly, the Intruder still has the confidence to make a big deal – and that's not all Lille has to do – that's not all of Lille's computing power.

Once the ICE is not breached, the hackers on both sides will enter a real-time attack and defense phase – and Lille will have a chance to raid as a result.

Poof.

There was a sound of heavy objects falling behind him, David hurriedly turned around to look, and the whole person was suddenly stunned.

I saw that in the aisle behind the two, a fashionably dressed white-haired girl fell to the ground, covering her head with a painful expression.

David hurriedly squatted down like a fool and held the girl: "Are you okay?" What's wrong? ”

Lilyi's eyes flashed with data: "It's not a big deal, it's just that it was countered when I hacked into my system." ”

The white-haired girl bit lightly with her silver teeth, endured the nausea of the chaos of the system, pulled out an almost invisible thread from her arm, and then put it on David's neck!

Lille was amazed – wasn't that David's favorite white moonlight Lucy.

In the Cyberpunk Edgerunner anime, David often sees a beautiful white shadow on the way home.

Now he's directly embraced by the white shadow - just maybe not so romantic.

"Stand back, or I'll take this kid's life."

The data flew in Lille's head: "Strictly speaking, he and I are not in the same group. Second, are you sure your monomolecular lines are functioning properly? ”

The girl was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly noticed that the thread in her hand was dull.

Monomolecular threads are another technology that will be used in 2076 but will not be able to be further applied.

This molecular line is made up of a special arrangement of single molecules from the moment it is produced.

However, fine is not the only element of sharpness, it must also be hard.

When using single molecules, the prosthesis must provide electrical energy to increase the force between the molecules, so that it is strong enough to break the metal.

Sophisticated hackers can use this feature of the monomolecular wire to control the current output as an interface to carry out device hacking, and even gradually charge it when the monomolecular wire is thrown, so that it can show the killing effect of braids.

But without this force, the monomolecular lines would be more fragile than expected.

Lil crouched down and picked up the chip on the ground, and when he saw it, David instantly felt stupid.

"I disabled your prosthetic, I should have snatched it back.

But this is the first time I've been hacked, and my personal ICE offense and defense are also very good experiences - David, your chip.

Most street kids start their first job as a thief.

Maybe you can ask this girl if there's any work for you, she's a good hacker. ”

"Do you boast about yourself like that?" The white-haired girl barely managed to squeeze out a smile, her heart undiminished.

If she's a good hacker, what's she there?

Having said that, the ICE structure set up by the opponent in real-time attack and defense is really not clever, and it can even be said to be conventional.

But what about that complexity, and the speed of calculations that Lille showed when he fought back

Lille didn't plan to talk to her too much - he was going to the afterlife tonight, and he didn't want to be yelled at again why he was late.

As for this, Lucy and David can only say that the time has come to test David.

Now that he had a 400 chip that Lear had given him, it was worth a small amount of money, and it was unlikely that Lucy would covet him for anything.

In the original work, David at this time not only died his mother, but also installed the Sianweistan used by James Norris like a stunned green.

Now, there's nothing special about him, just an entry-level combat prosthetic - and a living mother.

How far he can go, how much he can keep in this city, it's all up to him.

If he fights for himself, he will be assigned some odd jobs in the future.

Watching Lille leave without looking back, the white-haired girl breathed a sigh of relief.

David in his arms smiled awkwardly: "So. Do you have any work for me? I have a quiji chip, so maybe I'm better suited for this. ”

As he spoke, he was still a little embarrassed - the girl's arms were quite soft.

This is the first time in his life that David has had physical contact with a girl.

The white-haired girl who had survived the catastrophe looked at the clarity revealed in David's stupid eyes, and sighed again.

"Are you serious? The son of Arasaka Academy wants to do this? ”

"I'm dropping out of school and I'm going to have to find a job." As he spoke, David cocked his fingers.

"Okay." The white-haired girl finished correcting her system and stood up from the ground, "I'm nine and you—if there is a fight between you and the queen of your palace, I will give you a little more."

And then - when are you going to get up from me? ”

"Uh" David quickly stood up, "Excuse me, so when are we going to start?" ”

"For now--behave normally, don't be dumbfounded, my name is Lucy, what about you?"

"David."

Looking at the silly David, Lucy's head appeared with a question that Lille had also thought about:

This person is a child who will help people count the money if he is sold.

They didn't even make a counteroffer.

(End of chapter)