Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 481 94. The Last Guests

"welcome."

Carl welcomed Blanca with a smile.

"It seems there are a lot of people."

Blanca, who was dressed in casual clothes, looked past Carl and looked at the scene in the apartment. Although she had expected that Carl would take the initiative to invite her to Christmas, this must be the case, but when the facts were laid out in front of her, she couldn't help but sigh slightly in her heart.

As expected, should I be happy that my guess has come true, or should I be sad?
Blanca couldn't say what her specific thoughts were at the moment, but she knew very well what she should do now.

The people who came should all be Karl’s friends. In that case, she couldn’t act too weird.

Blanca's arrival attracted a lot of people's attention. Obviously, for this woman whom most people met for the first time, many people were curious about her identity.

"Do you know who this person is? Her clothes seem to be made of good material. She seems to be a wealthy person."

Pyrrha from Mann's team asked NCPD Sergeant Andy, whom he had just gotten to know, and Andy didn't mind his questions too much, but he was not really sure about the identity of this good-looking woman.

Judging from her dress alone, the new guest should be a rich girl. Apart from that, Andy couldn't find any special features. The way she looked made Andy unable to find too many features.

"not sure."

While Andy was shaking his head, Blanca had already stepped out of the elevator and then naturally handed the thing in her hand to Carl.

"I prepared a little gift, see if you are satisfied with it."

"Gift?"

Carl didn't quite understand what was going on. He took the box that Blanca handed over. It was obviously decorated and tied with laces. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Can I open it now?"

"Merry Christmas."

This seems to mean agreement.

Carl was also very curious about what the Christmas gift he received from Blanca was, so he started to open the gift in front of her. After the exquisite paper box packaging was removed layer by layer, what appeared in front of Carl was a book that was carefully wrapped and well placed in the gift box.

Book?
This is a really rare thing.

Oh, that's not the case. In Night City, it is not impossible to get books, although compared with the chips that are now used as information carriers, books are not durable and easily damaged, and the amount of information they can store is far less than that of chips;

Moreover, the convenience of reading books is not as direct as directly inserting a chip. In this era of information explosion, books have gradually become similar to the discs in Carl's era. They have become something that is tending to become obsolete.

Carl was a little confused as to why Blanca would think of giving him a book. When he looked at the cover of the book, he saw very familiar words.

"Don Quixote".

"I like this gift very much."

When Carl saw the title of the book was "Don Quixote", he knew that he was very satisfied with the gift. What could make people happier than a friend who was born in Spain giving him a Spanish cultural treasure?

Giving your friends the things you are most proud of from your hometown is always the gift that touches the heart.

"I've thought of that."

Blanca looked at Carl's sincere expression of gratitude, smiled slightly, and nodded slightly: "I think you will like it."

How could Blanca not know Carl? She had decided on this gift not long after she decided to attend Carl's party.

After presenting Carl with a gift, and with Carl's welcome, Blanca also entered the large two-story flat belonging to Carl's team, which was her first time there. At this time, Blanca, whose attention had been focused on Carl since her arrival, paid a little attention to the other people.

I just glanced at it casually just now and it seemed like there were a lot of people. But when I looked carefully, I saw that there were quite a few celebrities present.

Clio Rodion, the world superstar, was still the first to attract Blanca's attention, just as the people who had arrived before were always attracted by Clio's presence at the first moment.

The existence of Clio Rodion is an example of what a top rock star is. Even Blanca, who is familiar with Carl's social network, was slightly surprised by this star, whose songs she grew up listening to when she was a child.

From the information she knew, Clio Rodion had some interactions with Carl and the others, but it shouldn't be that many. She didn't expect that with such a small amount of interactions, he could be invited to their home for a Christmas party. This was really incredible.

With the presence of Kerry alone, the Christmas party here is enough to rank among the Christmas parties in Night City, not to mention the other people.
'NCPD Deputy Chief Johnson, and the current boss of the Sixth Street Gang, Nottingham Winrio. If I count myself, then this place, the police station where Militech sells weapons, the gangs supported by Militech, and the Militech staff are all here.'

Blanca didn't have many acquaintances in Carl's social circle, and the only people she could chat with were a few people in the team, so after she looked around and didn't see Jack and Oliver, she walked over to Mrs. Wells and started chatting with this elder whom she knew Carl respected very much.

When Blanca and Carl met for the first time, it was in Mrs. Wells's Wild Wolf Bar. However, Blanca was involved in a rather troublesome leak at that time, so she didn't pay much attention to other people. Or it could be said that she didn't care much about anyone except Carl at that time. Of course, it is impossible to be like that now.

As the saying goes, if you want to have a good relationship with someone, you have to have a good relationship with the people around him. Although Blanca and Carl are friends, if you want to go further, it may be a good choice to play the relationship card with the people around you.

Blanca's arrival did not cause much commotion. Because she was wearing ordinary clothes, her identity as a military technology executive was completely unknown to others. In the eyes of others, she was just a rich woman who came as Carl's friend. Naturally, there was nothing strange about this.

There are so many wealthy women in Night City, so it is not surprising that Carl knows one of them. The people present have no status, so there is no need to care too much.

However, her behavior made some people who came to other people's Christmas parties without any gifts realize that they should bring some gifts when they come to other people's Christmas parties. Among those who realized it late, David was the most upset.

Why didn't he think of this? He forgot about it and felt very sorry for Carl and the others.

However, David's annoyance only lasted for a short time, because soon Oliver and Jack, whom he respected and called brothers, also came back.

With Oliver who had gone to pick up his sister and Jack who had gone to buy wine coming back, there were only two guests left that Carl had invited.

One of them, who was perhaps more qualified as a rich girl, followed closely behind Oliver and Jack.

"Halala, here I come, Carl."

Maki, Takemura Maki is here.

(End of this chapter)