"So Hector didn't kill the old bastard."

Cedric, who returned to the clan, looked sluggish, as if it was a side effect of curing cyberpsychosis.

His prosthetics have all been replaced with basic-level functional prostheses, and he no longer has combat capabilities.

"Are you disappointed?" Neville sat next to him and gave him a science about this time.

"No," Cedric shook his head, "If it were me, I would have killed that guy, but I know that old guy Hector wouldn't do that, and that's why the old patriarch chose him to succeed him."

You don't know what he used to be like before he started, and every time he had to think about it for a long time, and he wanted me to say that he was strong in doing things, but he killed people."

"You think he should be colder?"

"Nope." Cedric shook his head again, looking a little stunned, "I understand what the old patriarch means now. ”

Let's not talk about the story of what happened and experienced in me.

Kill a Sieg Q, and other show hosts will come up, and maybe even a stand-in for Sieg Q will come up the next day.

The TV station will only remember the homeless killing in public.

But now, everyone knows that the shot didn't kill Zig-Q, and that red ochre was experimented with, that the blood contains toxins, and that no one dares to claim and treat the virus.

As soon as Zieg Q appeared on television, people would see his treated face and think of the gun that Hector fired.

You'll remember what happened that night.

Zieg Q's career has been ruined, not just for him as a person, but also for this brand, which is a reciprocal response to humiliation.

Maybe one day, the brand Zieg Q will be completely abandoned, lose the face of the host, lose the spotlight on which he depends, and be forced to rise and fall in society, maybe at that time, he will regret doing what he did today.

Cedric looked at the people in the tribe, wrapped in reflective cloth—

Now, he is the only one with the same symptoms, and the others are all dead.

It's like it's broken.

The situation of the unsheltered people has become more and more difficult, and even cheap items such as dog rice (Note 1) have to be drunk in a drink.

Seeing that my family can only eat this kind of thing, my heart is always tormented.

Cedric watched all of this in amazement - he was the one who was going to do biotech anyway, and the first.

And now he is the only one who survives, and the one who suffers the most.

He suddenly remembered what the old patriarch had said to him, and then said in a daze:

Neville, remember, we wanderers are not murderers

When you decide that you want to kill someone, you should look him in the eye, look him in the eye, and be sure that he will definitely go to hell when he dies.

Or -- you're going to hell. ”

Neville froze for a moment, then nodded.

That's when Lille just came out of the tent - he had just counted the supplies Regina had sent her.

Mainly some food and drink, as well as some standard styles of civilian implanted prostheses, the price is not high, and the performance is not as good as military combat prostheses, but the stable kind.

Cedric's words happened to be heard by Lille, and he nodded thoughtfully: "Are you talking about Zieg Q?" Hector's choice in this matter helped us a lot, and that shot went down at least a few million euros of the enemy.

Cedric, I have something to ask you, I'm looking for a camp for wanderers with all the prosthetic doctor equipment. ”

"Then you've got the right person." Cedric stood up on crutches, "You're already a legend in Night City, but to deal with wanderers, you need a big brother like me - I mean the big brother of wanderers."

Neville, come along, the other tribes haven't seen your new patriarch yet. ”

"Adicado is divided into many tribes, each with its own specialty—but that was more than a decade ago, and it's getting more and more obscure.

As for why, because someone got off to a bad start.

More than ten years ago, the head of the Santiago clan disappeared, and everyone in the clan appeared.

The company began to recruit these tribes with special abilities, and some people followed them in a hurry, completely forgetting what the company did to us!

Since that time, many tribes have been recruited and divided, and slowly, everyone has not been in touch much, and it has been done to this day

Alas, you have seen it too. ”

In the car, Lille bowed slightly, which was very close to the truth he thought:

Dividing a large organization into several departments that specialize in one area is one way to improve the efficiency of an organization's operations.

It is also a way of organizing and operating that is extremely adapted to this society.

However, specialization means strong coupling, and vice versa, weak cohesion.

The essence of the wanderer is a clan-like organization based on the blood ties of the clan, and some people may be good at a certain way, but in general, they still need to help each other for various problems, so as to learn other aspects of knowledge and ability.

The division of labor is conducive to improving the efficiency of a certain area, but it will turn the tribes within the organization into small organizational groups with strong coupling.

Some people with outstanding abilities will think about this question: instead of this "big family" that is dragged down by other parts, why not join another "civilized society" that can give them better conditions and make more money?

It is difficult for such groups to withstand the torture of the capitalist world – for these groups their considerable and superior powers can be exchanged for money, a measure of power.

Then they will find that a large part of their earnings should be invested in construction and subsidies in other fields to drive the growth of other parts.

This wasn't a bad thing - the bad thing was that after Santiago disappeared, it was clear that no one in the leaderless Adrecador clan could exercise this distributed power well.

If the power of income distribution is not exercised properly, it is no wonder that the people of his subordinates have other thoughts.

A good idea becomes a poison for a discrete organization, and a little temptation from the outside world can poach people.

It's no wonder that the game is a wanderer who is thinking about cooperating with a company. Coercion and temptation, internal and external troubles are all in place.

Lille thought for a moment and asked, "What is Red Ochre good at inside Adicado?" ”

"Red Ochre used to be organized by a small group of miners running away, we would find water, we would prospect for mines, but if you want to wander the badlands, these skills are basic.

We taught it to the other tribes, and then we learned how to modify vehicles – that Mackinaw was good, wasn't it? ”

"It's really good - you haven't seen the news yet?"

"What's the news?"

"After that, you better see for yourself, I won't spoil it - continue to talk about Adicado."

"Where did you just go? That's right, vehicle modification - but this is also a must-know skill for wanderers, knowing their own car.

However, modifying vehicles is more of a survival skill, so we have to find some dangerous jobs to do at any time.

Overall, red ochre doesn't really stand out in any particular way, but we all know the skills that wanderers need to have. ”

It's logical - the tribes with specialized skills are poached, and the remaining ones are, of course, the ones with less outstanding abilities.

It's okay to protect yourself, but it's even harder to live well - obviously, the same is true of the tribe they're going to see now.

"Then, we're going to find the Bright family, which is in a similar situation to us, but they're mainly engaged in smuggling.

It's been a while in Night City, and it's not going to be easy—I have some friendship with their boss, and I used to grab oil when I grabbed it.

By the way, their boss is Saul Bright, and he has also considered working with biotechnology before, and he asked us about the situation - alas, but we haven't been in touch for a long time. ”

Cedric sighed: "There is such a clause in the contract for biotechnology, so. It's fucking up, it's almost there, I'll say hi to them. ”

Lille looked at the growing white tents and RVs in the distance, and thought to himself: Salbright, this is the macho man who will follow V to the tower in the game.

There is also a prosthetic doctor in the Bright family camp, and he just happened to borrow equipment for V and Jack to do a repair and physical examination.

Cedric suddenly said: "The middleman wants to talk to you, Dakota Smith, it's a kind old woman, do you want to talk?" ”

"Of course."

"Well, she said she'll be there soon."

Thanks to Bupofhanie for the 500 starting coins tip, thanks to other people's equipment for the 246 starting coins tip

Thanks to the 100 starting coins reward for not using your brains and laughing all the way

Note 1: Mass-produced nutraceuticals that meet most of the nutritional needs, but often look, smell and taste like dry pet food, hence its name.

(End of chapter)