Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 21 21. Mewtwo
"Mewtwo, what is that?"

After dinner, on the way to look at the apartment together, Carl was curious about the word that appeared in Oliver and Jack's mouths.

"Is it like Pokémon?"

"What are you talking about? Pokémon, Mewtwo is Mewtwo."

Oliver knew that Carl didn't understand a lot of things, so he simply explained them to him. With Oliver's scientific explanation, Carl roughly understood what the so-called Mewtwo was.

Simply put, it is something similar to a VR experience. It transcribes the personal experience of the video recorder into a digital format, and after special amplification, it is played directly in the viewer's nervous system, allowing the viewer to experience every aspect of what the recorder experienced when recording. Both pain and pleasure can be fully stimulated in the nerves, ensuring that the experience of the recorder and the viewer is exactly the same.

This is the most popular entertainment in this era, and the Super Dream Monitor is available in every household, similar to the status of mobile phones in the world Carl once lived in.

“It feels very interesting. I want to try it.”

This is Carl's attitude towards Mewtwo.

"Okay, let's go find a store that sells 'Head-Mounted Super Dream Display' on the way so you can experience the whole thing."

Jack and Oliver were now accustomed to Carl's knowledge, which was like that of a young lady in a boudoir. Seeing that he was interested in this thing, they immediately changed direction and drove to the Mewtwo store first.

The price of a head-mounted Super Dream Display is not expensive. A brand new one for personal use can be purchased for only one thousand Euros, and it also comes with several of the latest and most popular Super Dream tablets on the market.

"Make My Heart Beat, Bright Soul, Gate of the Sword Coast. Why are they all games?"

Oliver wanted to help Carl choose something nice, but after looking through the boxes, he found that the popular gifts that could be given away were all gaming items.

"I think it's because the games can't sell, so they give it away. It's popular, but it's probably not as exciting as walking around the streets in Night City."

Jack was looking at other Mewtwo on the Mewtwo sales shelf: "I think The Old Man and the Sea is pretty good."

“Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea?”

Carl's question made Jack a little excited: "Do you read Hemingway's books too?"

“Isn’t this a famous book?”

"masterpiece?"

Oliver scratched his head nearby. He seemed to be the only one among the three people present who didn't know what The Old Man and the Sea was about. "What is it about?"

"To put it simply, it's the story of an old man fishing."

Carl's summary is succinct.

"Fishing. The sea around Night City is pretty polluted now. I don't feel any sense of immersion."

Oliver originally wanted to see what this famous super dream movie that Carl and Jack knew was like, but when he heard that it was about fishing, he gave up.

"Actually the theme isn't fishing."

Carl took down the The Old Man and the Sea Mewtwo which was worth fifty euros. He was really curious to see what the Mewtwo based on the famous work would look like.

then
"What are those?"

Carl pointed to Mewtwo, which was placed in the corner and had a shelf whose color looked like black blood splashed on it.

"Those Mewtwo."

Oliver looked at those things and explained roughly: "Those that involve blood and pornography." "How bloody?"

"For something that can be sold openly in a store like this, it shouldn't be Black Mewtwo. It should be about the level of a bullet piercing the chest or abdomen?"

"Through the chest and abdomen?"

Carl walked over to take a look and found a film titled "My Years in the Trauma Team". After reading the introduction, he found out that it was a series that told the story of the recorder performing a mission in the trauma team. The key words were urgency, gunfights, and gang members.

interesting.

I looked at the price. This kind of film is more expensive than other films, but it's only 70 euros, which is about the price of 20 meals for an ordinary person in Watson District.

Carl now has more than 40,000 Euros, so he can certainly afford Mewtwo at this price. He took a look and decided to buy all three volumes of the series "My Years in the Trauma Team" - Part One, Part Two, and Part Three. If he bought the whole series at once, it would only cost 200 Euros, which is 10 Euros cheaper.

In addition to this, Carl also picked up "A Mercenary's Battle Record", "The Boxing Champion's Journey", and "The End of the Samurai". These are not considered bundles, but they are all cheaper than the previous series, and the total cost is only 180 euros.

“Karl, are you going to buy so much at once?”

Watching Carl blink his eyes and spend 1,430 euros on the Mewtwo monitor on his head, Oliver felt that Carl was really generous with his money. In the past, he would hesitate for a long time before reaching into his pocket to buy a sexy Mewtwo, but Carl was so excited that he bought six of them in one go.

"Didn't you say that Mewtwo can fully experience the senses of the person recording it? I have something I want to verify."

In addition to being a little curious about the latest entertainment facilities in 2075, Carl wanted to try out the senses in Mewtwo to see if he could remember them. If so, then all these Mewtwo would be like one-on-one teaching. It was with this idea in mind that he bought all the Mewtwo, including medical equipment, firearms, boxing, and swordsmanship.

"verify?"

Jack blinked, not really understanding what Carl was talking about, but he didn't care. It was a rare chance for him to make some money, so he picked out a few Mewtwo that he had been interested in before, and prepared to pay the bill.

Carl bought some, Jack bought some, and Oliver also bought a few. Today was a rare good day for the owner of the Mewtwo store as sales soared. But his happiness did not last long. The door of the Mewtwo store was kicked open, and three men with black hoods covering their faces rushed in with three Lexingtons. As soon as they came in, they raised their pistols and pointed them at the people in the store.

"Don't move, robbery!"

'Wow, this is Night City.'

With the gun pointed at him, although Carl was confident that he could shoot the three people in front of him in the head in an instant, it was still a bit dangerous. Besides, if the other party only intended to rob him, he would not lose anything, so he chose to raise his hand to indicate that he did not intend to do anything.

Oliver and Jack exchanged glances and both of them raised their hands cooperatively. It seemed that they also had no intention of getting involved in this all-too-common robbery.

The robbery went on quickly. The three robbers had no intention of attacking anyone. Their only target was money. So, despite the tearful expression of the Mewtwo shop owner, he obediently handed over all the money on the counter, which was about 700 Euros.

The store owner was just thankful that he hadn't done any business with Carl and the others yet, and that there wasn't much cash in the store, otherwise he would have suffered a huge loss today.

In addition to stealing money, the robbers also took away several Mewtwo gaming devices. They did not take valuable items such as the Mewtwo head-mounted display because these things are coded and need to be removed by professionals, which these thugs do not have the ability to do.

Maybe because they were worried about the arrival of NCPD, the entire robbery went very quickly, taking no more than two minutes. After getting what they wanted, the robbers hurriedly slammed the door and left, leaving the owner feeling distressed.

"These bastards, I have to call the NCPD and have them all go to jail."

After cursing, the owner sighed and was about to continue greeting Carl and the other three guests when gunshots were heard outside. From the sound, it was Lexington, who Carl was very familiar with. The next second, the door that had just been closed was smashed open again, and a broken body rolled in. Looking at the torn hood, it was the robber who had just robbed.

"It seems that something happened."

Night City.

Carl sighed, and drew his gun at the same time as Oliver and Jack.

(End of this chapter)