Chapter 272

Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why it is a man-made product, but its output is so much stronger than that of an ordinary full bottle.

You know, Arasaka has not been able to restore a blank bottle until now.

Just at this moment, Lucy tapped the back of her neck twice with her fingers.

Lin Qiao nodded. This was one of the secret codes between the two, and the meaning was very simple-

Some things are inconvenient, and I want to talk alone.

Lin Qiao also nodded in understanding.

Having said that, neither of them planned to leave and find a secluded place.

Because there is no need.

[What's wrong? ]

Lin Qiao's voice suddenly appeared in Lucy's mind-this is a byproduct of his ability to implant thoughts and memories.

Establish a connection with the spirit of others within a certain distance, and transmit your thoughts to the other party...

Or it is more straightforward to call it "telepathy", which should be easier to understand.

[Just want to ask, what is my current danger level. ]

Lucy was not surprised by the voice that suddenly appeared in her mind-she had long been accustomed to it.

[Just for this... Danger level 3.2. 】

【3.2……】

Looking down at the palm of his hand, if I remember correctly, Lin Qiao mentioned at the beginning that the minimum requirement for Kamen Rider to transform is a danger level of 3.0.

After such a long time, there is only a 0.2 increase...

Isn't that basically unchanged?

【Your former companion, the one with black hair, seems to be called Tendo... Kisara? What is her danger level? 】

【Why did you think of asking this? 】

【Just a little curious...】

Glancing at Lucy next to him, you don't look like a simple curiosity.

【Danger level 5.2, it was like this when I left... If nothing unexpected happens, there should be no change now. 】

After all, if you want to increase the danger level, you need an emotional outburst and enough fighting.

To be honest, it is easy to anger Kisara, but it is unlikely to fight her back and forth under this premise.

However, hearing this, Lucy felt an invisible pressure for some reason.

Danger level 5.0, the limit that humans can reach

And the further you go, the more difficult it is to increase the danger level.

It's probably like an ordinary student who barely passed the exam and heard his parents discussing the next-door academic master.

Although it was not directed at herself, Lucy always felt inexplicably irritated.

But at this moment, Lin Qiao came over.

[How is it? Do you feel anxious that you can't do anything? ]

[...No. ]

[Roar, you are not sincere, but it doesn't matter. Just shout out "I can't do anything" and you will immediately open the large password and become Hepa... cough! ]

Listening to Lin Qiao's gloating laughter in her mind, the girl gave him an elbow directly.

Boom!

A slight muffled sound sounded on the heavy breastplate.

Turning her head to look at someone who was acting exaggeratedly and seemed to be seriously injured, Lucy couldn't help but roll her eyes at him, and the latter immediately returned to normal.

[Cough, anyway, you don't need to envy her. After all, she was beaten by me a lot in the past. 】

【And you are good at different areas. If you have to say, one is a brain type and the other is a pure power type. 】

【Just like Manin, you let him shoot head-on, that's fine, but if you change it to network cracking, even if it's just the lowest level firewall, he can be trapped to death. 】

【I will take care of the battle, and leave the rest to you. The meaning of the existence of a partner is to complement each other, isn't it? 】

In fact, if the original build plan was changed to Lucy, he might not be able to continue acting halfway.

——To some extent, this is also the reason why he chose Mu Geng at the beginning. After all, too smart people may not necessarily follow his routine.

Compared to Miss Geng, who is a bit stubborn, this child is really too smart... The disadvantage is that sometimes he likes to get stuck in a dead end

——It seems that knowing that she is leaving is really a big blow to her.

But...

"I haven't said anything yet, okay...?"

Facing Lin Qiao's chattering, Lucy looked helpless.

"Are you an old man who likes to preach?"

"Yes, yes, yes, I am old, so I can't help but like to talk more, okay?"

But when I think about it carefully, the time spent in several worlds is added together... I seem to have turned thirty without realizing it.

But except for the fact that I not only don't receive red envelopes every New Year, but I have to give red envelopes to others, so I feel a little unhappy, there is nothing else.

My eyes swept across the full bottle that Lucy had absorbed the ingredients after defeating the slammer.

——On the brown bottle, a gorilla's head was carved.

"This is a rare opportunity, so I will give you another good thing to satisfy your determination to be a reckless hacker with a strength of 20."

In Lucy's puzzled eyes, Lin Qiao chuckled and took out a full bottle of diamonds and handed it to her.

"Gorilla...diamonds..."

He pondered for a while and compared the gorilla bottle and diamond bottle in his hand.

——A combination of elegance and violence.

That's probably the first impression.

Although I don't know the specific effect, since it was given by Lin Qiao, it should be a combination with a powerful effect.

But before she could figure out the reason for this, she was pulled away by Lin Qiao.

"Let's go, let's go. I'll have enough time to check it out after the bottle is full. It's almost noon, and I have no plans to stay here any longer."

Chapter 337 Advanced Petri Dish (Arasaka Academy)

After teleporting Lucy out of Arasaka's underground facility and to an uninhabited place, Lin Qiao released BloodRiot's transformation.

There is no need to worry about nearby surveillance, after all, they have Lucy, a network hacker, here.

Although the hacker prosthetic components in her body were removed when she was transformed by Lin Qiao, and she is not in a state of transformation now, this does not mean that she cannot use hacker abilities.

Hanging on Lucy's waist was a mechanical structure approximately the size of a belt-mounted loudspeaker.

But compared to the former, the appearance of this structure seems a bit gaudy.

And in the slot in the center, the hacker bottle is firmly inserted there.

A data cable passed through the inside of the jacket and was connected to the hacker information mask on her face that looked like sunglasses.

——ICE (Ice Wall) virus.

Initially, Lin Qiao wanted to create a prop that could be transformed using only a full bottle like the Cross-Z Dragon, allowing Lucy to maximize the characteristics of the hacker bottle.

But after two actual combat exercises with her, he simply gave up the idea.

While the features and abilities of the Hacker Bottle are very useful in this era, its enhancements are just too extreme.

It is no exaggeration to say that after the transformation, he is a big crispy skin with only special abilities.

Even a slightly enhanced and non-painful Slugger can be beaten with two punches until it releases its transformation if it is used properly.

It has low attack power and low health, and can only work on specific targets. Its fault tolerance rate in combat is quite low.

It would be fine if the world this time was in PVE friendly mode... But the problem lies in that this time the world is PVP.

Even if Lin Qiao didn't want to imagine it, she still had to admit the possibility that another time traveler would find Lucy and threaten her.

...and this may not be small.

Therefore, the existence of the ICE virus is very embarrassing.

Fortunately, Lin Qiao did not give up the toy that she had made. After slightly modifying it, she returned it to Lucy.

In addition to its original transformation ability, the current ICE virus can also use weakened hacking abilities when a hacker bottle is inserted but not transformed.

But even if it is placed in Night City, it is almost first-rate.

He also gave Sasha a similar prop, but it didn't have the ability to transform.

This can be regarded as making up for their lack of ability after losing the hacker prosthetic components.

hustle and bustle

bustling

This is the most impressive feeling of the Civic Center.

The giant goldfish projection, one red and one blue, swims in the company square and has become a symbol of the place.

The wide road is like a blood vessel, with various luxury sports cars and other ordinary cars whizzing by.

In Central Park, which is surrounded by various company buildings, you can see monks meditating on the lawn and telling others about Buddhism.

There is also a yoga instructor who is leading a group of people to move their hands and feet, and some kind of soft music is playing next to them.

Lin Qiao and Lucy were strolling leisurely on the streets of the Civic Center. However, compared to their empty hands when they came here, now he had a suitcase in his hands.

--That's military-grade Siamwestein.

A slightly cool and moist breeze blew by, ruffling Lucy's long white hair.

California, where Night City is located, has a typical Mediterranean climate.

The hot and rainless summer has finally passed, and now the weather is relatively comfortable.

Having said that, there are still many people looking at this place with eager eyes when Lucy is wearing high-cut tights, black knee-high socks, plus her excellent appearance and a figure that has become more and more developed in recent years. …

But this look didn't last long before it disappeared again.

"It's really troublesome."

Lin Qiao shook his head. In order to cause unnecessary trouble, he used his ability to manipulate emotions from a dog-licking stance, forcing the people around him to enter sage mode.

There was an enticing aroma of rice coming from the side of the street.

In order to take care of company employees at all levels and allow them to quickly return to their work stations after eating, the food here is also quite complicated.

Everything from cheap synthetic noodles to raw cuts of beef found in fancy restaurants.

Of course, the common feature of the stores here is that they are clean...at least on the surface.

After all, the upper class capitalists cannot stand the sight of the dirty and smelly entrance to their company, with cockroaches crawling all over the floor, and homeless people digging through trash cans.

If that's really the case, how can the gentlemen talk about business calmly?

Lin Qiao and Lucy walked into a dessert shop. Although it didn't occupy a large area, it was indeed a high-end one. At least it was guaranteed that the materials used were not weird synthetics.

And if you think about it on the bright side, if the place is a little smaller, it will make it look more crowded, making it more popular... and that's it.

Well, the main reason is because the rent near the Civic Center is too expensive.

"But I really don't understand what you think about eating desserts at noon."

Lucy supported her head with one hand and showed a bored expression, while the fingers of her other hand pressed the fork to break the cake in front of her into small pieces.

He picked up one of the pieces and put it in his mouth...it tasted okay.

But it was a bit strange to eat it as a meal.

Then he picked up another piece and put it in front of Lin Qiao's mouth.