Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 241 3. Learn
Apogee.

Carl chanted the word after finishing his conversation with Blanca.

During the communication, he and Blanca had already determined the two prosthetic bodies that were needed.

One is the latest violent prosthesis in military technology, and the other is Sian Westin, named Apogee by Blanca.

The Berserk type is prepared for Jack. It is a military technology Berserk type. It is the best and most expensive Berserk type on the market. After Jack has adapted to his prosthesis, he can try it. As for the Swanwestin called Apogee, Carl has not decided whether to give it to the people in the team.

Can Oliver withstand this newly developed prosthesis?
In Carl's team, Oliver was a sniper, so most of the prosthetics he was equipped with were for assisting sniping. Although these prosthetics did not conflict with the Sian Westin, they still put a heavy burden on the body. Carl was not sure if Oliver could withstand this latest type of Sian Westin, which had driven a tough lieutenant crazy when it was tested in the past.

Oliver also said that his combat prosthesis has been installed almost completely, and the next plan is to install some prostheses that can assist in battlefield treatment to ensure that injured members of the team can receive immediate assistance. In this case, the burden of installing prostheses will obviously increase.
Carl shook his head slightly. He couldn't make a decision for his friend just because of his concern.

When the prosthesis arrives, let Old Wei take a look at it first. It will be up to Oliver to decide whether to install it. If he wants to, then he must be prepared for defense and make sure that when Oliver can't bear it, he can be subdued and anesthetized as soon as possible, and then remove the prosthesis.

Thinking of this, Carl suddenly thought of V.

Speaking of which, the degree of V's prosthetic modification is very low. It may be because he has been running around in the Badlands. V does not have any sophisticated prosthetics on his body except for basic prosthetics. When he arrives in Night City, he should at least prepare a welcome gift with Jack and the others.

Judging from V's tone, he is planning to become a mercenary. As for mercenaries, the best choices as gifts are guns and prosthetics.

We have no shortage of guns, and we have no shortage of prosthetics. However, we need prosthetics that can quickly enhance our strength.
Apogee. Apogee.
When the time comes, I'll ask Oliver and V to see who of them will use the apogee.

Carl has a natural trust in V. This trust makes him subconsciously believe that the prosthesis that Oliver cannot withstand, V, who has not undergone major modifications, can easily withstand it.

This strange sense of trust came to Carl's mind belatedly as he thought about it.

No, logically speaking, for V, who is not sure about his adaptability to prosthetics, why would he think it is normal to accept the obviously high-load prosthetic transformation of Apogee right from the start?
"Drip."

While Carl was thinking about V, his message came again.

The messages come all day long, coming before bedtime and again after bedtime.

As a mercenary, I am really popular.

I thought it was another unknown middleman sending me a message asking if I wanted to take the job, but when I took a closer look, it turned out to be Mann, who I hadn't contacted for a long time.

Mann and Team Brown had been hiding from the spotlight for a month in order to avoid unnecessary involvement in the killing of the Arasaka ninja on Carl's commission. Are they back now?

Thinking about their affairs, Carl opened the message and found that in addition to Mann's words of safety, there was also a transfer of Euros.

Transfer in Euros?

Carl: What's wrong? Why are you sending me money all of a sudden?

Mann: This is the money from selling Mewtwo at David Academy. It's the part that belongs to you as agreed to by you. In order to avoid exposing both identities, he got a new number for the other identity. That number wanted to add you, but you automatically blocked it, so he asked me to transfer it.

Carl: Oh, because there are too many people looking for me, I set it up to block out those who are unable to break through the basic defense. I didn’t expect that David’s number was also blocked. He has another number. Isn’t he going to use it for open contact and transactions?

Mann: It was with Lucy's reminder that I realized that if I used the original number to communicate, it might be traced by someone with ulterior motives, so I got another number for my mercenary identity. You can keep this money for now.

Carl: OK, I'll take it. What's David's new number? Let me check it out. What should I call David now and what should I mark it with? I'll make a note of it.

Looking at the 12,000 euros that came into his account, Carl felt that he had to sigh that David's business was doing well, and that the students in the college were really rich.

David wanted to give himself a larger share in the past, but Carl told David that 50-50 would be enough. That is to say, David could earn 24,000 Euros just from selling Mewtwo. This income was already top-notch in Night City, and perhaps even some senior employees in large companies could not compare to it.

Selling movies can make so much money, no wonder the black super dream in Night City can't be stopped. "Ding."

While Carl was thinking about related things, he received new message from Mann.

Mann: The number has been passed. You can see how it goes through. As for how to address him, David is still David, still the same name. After all, we don't call him by his full name. David's name is too common. Even if we call him by his full name, it is still very common. The last name Martinez is also very common. This kid's name is really nothing special. After he changed his appearance, he asked us to call him that.

There's nothing special about it.

Carl thought about it and agreed.

He had seen the last name Martinez no less than ten times in various commissions. For example, Jack's ex-girlfriend was named Martinez. What's more, there was the name David. There might be more than twenty people named David in the skyscraper where Carl lived.

Carl looked through the blocked numbers and found David's number that Mann sent him. After turning on the permission to receive incoming communications, Carl sent David a message.

"David, you have to learn the basics of hacking. The defenses I set up are only entry-level. There are so many hackers in your team, don't you learn a few tricks?"

"Uh"

David on the other side was obviously a little embarrassed while speaking: "I was busy practicing shooting and exercising my muscles."

"You want to learn from Mann, right? It's right to learn from him, but there are so many hackers in your team and so many teachers to learn from. You'd better be more comprehensive."

Carl thought about David's grades and felt that it would be a pity if he simply learned from Mann. With his learning ability, he should learn a few more skills and become a versatile person.

“Yes, I will pay attention to it.”

When David was replying to Carl, he always felt like he was a junior being taught a lesson by his senior, even though they were in the same class in school.

Thinking of school, David remembered something and sent a message to Karl: “Karl, are you free recently?”

Carl: I just got some free time. What’s going on?

David: Recently some faculty members in the school seem to have their eyes on your former identity 'Gaius'. They think it's you who's directing me, and have been investigating things about you covertly and overtly lately, and it seems they're planning to find you and take over the Mewtwo-related business. So I was thinking, if you're free, could we lure them out?

The faculty and staff are eyeing the Mewtwo business?

Carl looked carefully and didn't seem to find it strange.

Considering David's monthly income, it's no wonder that the faculty and staff would feel jealous.

If they were targeting him, then they were obviously looking for death. However, Carl wanted to see David's progress in handling this matter.

Carl: What are you going to do after you lure them out?
David: Get rid of them.

Get rid of them.

The words were not long, but they satisfied Carl very much.

"Although you haven't learned the hacker knowledge, it seems that you are a quick learner in the mercenary business."

In Night City, David has already realized the best way to resolve disputes.

(End of this chapter)