Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 113 91. Dream, Become a Legend

"You have done a great job, no doubt."

The priest asked his men to send Kazuo Sato to avenge the poor child. After interrogating him why he killed the child's father, he came up and gave Jack a big hug.

The priest looked like a kind old man with obvious age spots on his face. Anyone who saw him on the street would never have thought that this old man was the most famous middleman in the entire Heywood area.

After giving Jack a hug, the priest looked at Carl and said, "This trip is over. Please accept some of my personal extra thanks."

'drop. ’

Looking at the 90,000 euros deposited into his account, Carl could only say that the priest was really generous.

The total remuneration for this job was only 60,000 euros, but the priest gave half of it in one go, and he did it privately. This is so generous that one cannot help but admire him.

Compared to Faraday's cerebral palsy middleman, Carl can only say that he likes the priest's style as a middleman.

"If you have any work in the future, just come to us."

After receiving the money, he had to talk nicely. After transferring 30,000 to Oliver and Jack respectively, Carl looked at his account of 990,000 euros and found that it was about to break one million again.

This money is really useless while my prosthesis is still in the adaptation period.

Carl didn't have any requirements for a vehicle and was quite satisfied with his residence. After losing these two expenses, his only need for food was met because of the arrival of pork, so he really couldn't spend this money.

Jack and Oliver didn't ask him for money, and even if they wanted to give him any, they couldn't.

Of course, Carl actually knew that if he didn't count the special reward of one million euros given to him by the eldest lady of the Arasaka family, he would still owe 10,000 euros after spending so much money. But that was indeed his reward, although it was quite unexpected.

This kind of accident does not happen every time, so in summary
You still have to take on more work.

From the ample account, Carl came to a conclusion that satisfied him.

"Father, we'll be leaving first."

After handing the target person over to the priest, the group did not stay in King's Avenue for long. After driving Quartz to the repair shop, the three of them switched back to the repaired Sky Hera and drove all the way to the Wild Wolf Bar.

Carl hadn't been to the Wild Wolf Bar since he went to school. Although it was only three days, Carl already missed Mrs. Wells's French fries very much.

On the way, Carl sent the intelligence he obtained to Mann and others.

Carl: We have obtained the itinerary of target Tanaka, and the stuff has been sent over. I need you to find a chance to kidnap Tanaka.

Mann: I've got it. Don't worry, with this information, it won't take us long.

Mann's team, which consists of two hackers and one hacker who is recovering from illness, is indeed much better than Carl's team in tracking and searching capabilities.

Carl: I'll leave it to you. If anything unexpected happens, please report to us. Also report to us after you capture Tanaka.

After sending this message, Carl ended the communication.

Well, overall, everything went smoothly on this military technology distribution mission.

"Speaking of which, Carl."

Not long after Carl ended the call, Jack asked Carl: "What has been your purpose in doing the mission so far?"

"Purpose?"

"Yes, my purpose, for example, is to become a mercenary because I want to make money and become famous. It would be best if I could become a big shot, a legendary mercenary like Morgan Blackhand or Weyland Snake. My purpose is to make everyone in Night City know my name.
As for you, we have been doing missions together for so long, and I don't seem to see you showing any special desire for anything other than food."

"Yes, I feel the same way." Oliver, who was driving, also said:

"My reason for doing missions is very simple, just like Jack's. I do it to get money and fame, to give those people who kicked me out of the Sixth Street Gang a slap in the face, and to wait for the day when they kneel down and ask me to accept a commission that I disdain. I became a mercenary for this purpose, and you don't seem to have this desire."

Oliver drove the car around a corner and continued, "You give me the feeling that sometimes I really doubt whether you are some kind of monk. No, many of those bald donkeys are watching Mewtwo, and they can't be as calm and warm as you.

To be honest, Carl, you are so special. You give people the feeling that you are like the sun that can illuminate others. It feels like you are completely out of tune with the entire Night City. There is a feeling that you don’t match. "

Jack added:

“To put it simply, Oliver’s description of the sun is a bit confusing, so let me tell you my experience. Before I met you, I never thought that someone would smile at anyone, nor did I think that a person would respect everyone who can be called a ‘human’;
That's right, respect, Carl, you have a strange respect for people. Remember Old Fool? In the past 28 years of my life, I have seen many people treat Old Fool like this, but you are the only one who truly respects Old Fool as a 'human'."

"respect?"

Carl sounded a little confused.

"Are you saying I'm polite?"

"Maybe partly, but more importantly, you are just too dazzling and warm. When people look at you, they can't feel the darkness and coldness of Night City at all."

Jack said: "When I look at you, I always feel like, 'Ah, there are still such carefree people in Night City. It doesn't seem so suffocating.'"

"Looking at you, I feel like people can still get support. I feel like there are still people like you around, so why should I despair of this city? You really don't fit in with Night City."

Oliver smiled and said, "That is, you live too sunny, with a clear distinction between day and night. Everyone can clearly know what you like and dislike after getting to know you. You don't hide anything. But it is also because of this that we don't know what you are craving for on the path of a mercenary."

Jack nodded:

“No one’s original dream is to climb higher in the corporate world or make more money to enjoy life, even now. Money is only a tool to achieve goals, not the goal itself.
What you let Oliver and I see is a dreamlike feeling as bright as the sun, the pursuit that everyone has buried in their hearts. Looking at you, I have a wonderful feeling in my heart that as long as you want to do it, you will definitely be able to step forward on the glorious road. So, we really want to know your purpose. No, it should be said that what is your dream. "

"Dream?"

In response to Jack and Oliver's questions, Carl thought about it and remained silent for a while.

What is your dream?
Thinking about it carefully, when I came to 2075, it seemed that I really just went with the flow, worked as a mercenary with Oliver, and took Jack on missions. Then I have been carrying out missions until now, and I have never thought about what I want to do.

What do I want to do?

If there is no specific one, just decide on one.

Anyway, the road to pursuing your dreams is always there.

“I think my dream now should be”

Carl looked at the tall buildings in the city center that could be seen even in the Highwood District.

"Become a legend standing at the top first."

　ps. There are still six chapters to go. By the way, I would like to recommend a book to you. Let me make it clear in advance that I don’t know the author and this is not an advertisement. There is no transaction. I just saw a good book and recommended it after reading it. There should be more in the future. You have already said almost everything about the famous novels of the same type in the comment section, so I don’t need to say anything. So now I recommend new novels.

　　It's called "Cyberpunk: From Dogville to Legend", from this site. Although there are some minor bugs in his book, for example, Rebecca should have been modified into a gorilla arm with an iron gallbladder after her brother's death, but the writing of Mann's team is really great. I recommend it to those who like to watch the interaction with Mann's team ()

　　I'm repeating this for the second time. I don't know you. This is not an advertisement. I'm just recommending you. Please remember how much you still owe me. It will definitely not be less. I'll update more on Saturdays when I'm free after you pay it back.

(End of this chapter)