Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Doesn’t Want to Become a Night City Legend

Chapter 27 Beet, this kid is a beet!

Although the adaptability of the prosthesis was recognized by David, the active super mercenary, Lu Mingfei himself had no actual experience with it. He despaired and once again gave up the idea of ​​"being the protagonist".

Seeing this, David, not sure if he was trying to encourage Lu Mingfei, put his arm around him and explained with gestures as they walked.

"Don't worry about anything else for now. Time will tell. Right now, the first thing you need to do is learn the battle commands, gestures, and how to think."

David taught very seriously, with an aura of wanting to train a successor, but Lu Mingfei found his words a bit superficial.

In addition to the fact that he was stupid, it was also because Lu Mingze was always making trouble next to him.

He was beside David, kicking him from time to time and making faces. No one knew what deep hatred they had. Lu Mingfei could only use his eyes to signal this damn brother to get out.

But in David's eyes, this means something else.

".What are you doing staring at my gun? Want to try it?"

"Huh?!? No! It's not!"

To outsiders, Lu Mingfei's movements as he looked at Lu Mingze were like those of David's gun. David rolled his eyes at this, and then suddenly and smoothly removed the gun from his waist.

Handed it to Lu Mingfei.

The latter took it hurriedly.

"[King Kong], a kinetic pistol. This gun feels good and is basically unavailable on the market. I stumbled upon it during a delivery mission for Arasaka, and I really like it." David explained, "Because I'm used to using the Sian Westin and the Krenzikov for short bursts of acceleration, and then using the pistol to finish off the enemy. That's what I used when I rescued you."

Lu Mingfei looked at the gun, feeling a little dazed. It was this small pistol that killed dozens of Vortex Gang members almost instantly.

It feels so unreal.

"Fancy it?"

David found him funny, but also felt a sense of déjà vu.
[No, that's not necessary. I already have the prosthetic I'm looking for.]

「Hmm? Oh————this? Hahahahahahaha!! You, okay, when I die, this body will be yours.」

"Senior? Senior? Senior?"

The confused memories flashed back in an instant, and David stood there in a daze until Lu Mingfei waved in front of him, and then he suddenly came back to his senses.

Lu Mingfei wondered why the eldest brother was always distracted and looked even more dazed than he was in math class.

When David came to his senses, he immediately coughed twice as if nothing had happened.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about some things from the past." David pinched his brows, his expression slightly bitter, but he quickly feigned generosity and smiled brightly. "Okay, then—when I die, I'll give you this weapon."

"Don't say such unlucky things!?!"

"Don't tell Lucy that cyberpunks are a group of people sprinting towards death," David said softly. "And I'm just kidding. You and I are special, remember?"

".oh."

special.

David and Lu Mingfei, who possess golden eyes, or in other words, are able to withstand the erosion of nerves caused by prosthetics, are the "special" among mercenaries.

But can being special alone be considered a golden ticket to immunity from death?

Lu Mingfei didn’t know.

"Okay, stop thinking about it and start training, shall we?"

After that, David handed a chip to Lu Mingfei, who took it and looked it up and down like a ptsd.

"This is."

"Learning chips will help you enter cyberspace and quickly master skills."

".oh."

Lu Mingfei thought that this was the chip he had hoped his parents would leave for him.

"how much is it?"

"I'm giving it to you. This is also for the safety of our mission. Compared to this one, this chip is a little special. Although there are chips that can directly instill skills, those things also require time to digest. As for this chip, you will understand once you see it."

David didn't finish his words, but just pointed to the metal recliner next to him.

"Go ahead and try it. Just treat it as an entrance exam."

"Senior David, you're making me nervous."

"Call me David, or Boss."

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After inserting the chip, Lu Mingfei quickly closed his eyes.

The field of vision is gradually covered by a fast pixel, and the polarization of light filters the color information received in the pupil, like a kaleidoscope constantly changing.

Finally, it finally settled down and turned into a clear, empty black training ground.

Lu Mingfei looked at himself in his training suit; his sense of touch and hearing were all normal.

I have full stealth skills.

"Hey, silly boy, look over here."

But before he could savor the sweet scent of technology, he was interrupted by the woman in front of him.

With neat white highlights and red eyeshadow, she is the familiar cyber girl.

"Lucy?! This is..."

"You thought David would be the one to train you? Haha." Lucy sneered. "David said that since I was the one who trained him, it would be safer to let me, who has a 'successful case', train you. I told him I was busy."

"Um, sorry?"

"It's not your fault." Lucy shook her head.

"Never mind, let's get started. Let's see where your talent points are. Although you know you're good with guns, we also need to test your talent with swords."

In the virtual training ground, Lucy tapped her fingers in the air, then nodded as if adjusting something.

On Lu Mingfei's right, the wall of the black training ground also opened, revealing several simulated dummies inside.

"CSGO training ground?"

"? What's that? Anyway, go find a way to follow the beginner's tutorial I installed for you and take out those dummies. Let me see your talent."

"Oh! Oh oh!"

Lu Mingfei couldn't help himself in such a familiar scene. Looking at the scalpel that appeared out of thin air in his hand, he turned the knife in a familiar way.

I'm leaving too.

Thirty minutes later.

"I am back."

"Well, as expected, you passed with a high score." Lucy naturally witnessed the whole process from a distance. Lu Mingfei, with his golden eyes, has considerable precision in sword techniques. With a little training, he should become a first-class player.

However, he seems to be more of a spiritual player, good at flashes of inspiration. For example, he used a scalpel to untie Lucy's single molecule thread, which he could not do normally, but could suddenly accomplish in battle.

Simply put, it is a practical type of game that attracts a lot of attention.

(However, it takes a long time to practice swordsmanship)

"Ok?"

Lucy was thinking when she suddenly noticed Lu Mingfei staring at her. She felt strange and asked, "Why, are you so fascinated?"

"Uh, no, I was thinking about that day when we fought the Whirlpool Gang, and that thing of yours..." Lu Mingfei pointed to the base of his palm.

"Single-molecule wire?"

"Well, that... doesn't it hurt?"

".I'm beginning to suspect that you're not a 'non-Night City resident', but a time traveler from another era."

hiss----

Lu Mingfei nodded, "Oh, that's right."

"Oh, come on." Lucy shook her head. "It's just a prosthetic. It's better to give up a piece of flesh and blood than to lose your life. If you're so uncomfortable with prosthetics, there are actually retractable monomolecular wires sold separately, or they can be built into guns. Some people even use them in conjunction with swords."

"After all, this thing is very sturdy."

Lucy explained that just like the difference between Spider-Man, who shoots silk from his flesh in the first generation and the second and third generations, who shoot with machines, single-molecule threads are essentially just weapons and can of course be sold separately.

"That thing isn't very convenient to use. But with your accuracy, maybe you can play with it. I'll lend it to you next time." Lucy said as she arranged the next project.

"The next project is guns and ammunition. Although, I don't think it needs to be tested anymore."

Sure enough, another thirty minutes later, Lu Mingfei came back with a report card with full marks.

All ten rings, whether it was a moving target or a stationary target, made no difference in Lu Mingfei's eyes. Lucy took the report card and for some reason, she felt a subtle feeling like a mother looking at her eldest son who had excellent grades but a quirky personality.

Hey hey hey hey! What mom? I'm only [beep——] years old!

She quickly shook the thought off and checked the data.

This time, it's a [Hexagon] that's even more exaggerated than a sword.

The hit rate, efficiency, and switching speed were all perfect. Rather than saying that Lu Mingfei was better at guns than swords, it would be better to say that he was good at [precision] movements, and guns required more [precision].

Lucy breathed a sigh of relief. With such technology, even if her brain and body were like those of a novice who had never been to Night City, with a little training, her chances of survival were still quite good.

I found the treasure.

"Then the last item is hacking skills. Although you probably don't have a natural talent for hacking, you should at least understand their methods and master the most basic hacking techniques. In short, you'll know once you give it a try."

Lucy's idea is reasonable.

Since Lu Mingfei has a talent for guns and swords, he probably doesn't have any talent for hacking. There are very few all-rounders in Night City, and basically everyone chooses to specialize in one [school].

No one who is good at swords and guns can also hack.

(Come to think of it, I do remember this guy getting perfect marks in all his subjects at Arasaka Academy? They seem to value hacking skills quite a bit there.)
Lucy, who was shocked by the passing Lu Mingfei, raised her eyebrows.

(Ah, but high school students’ homework probably isn’t that great.)
If he really had talent, how could his Arasaka parents not discover it?

On the other side, Lu Mingfei was also thinking.

(Hacker)

Lu Mingfei thought about the "Five Major Items" that Lu Mingze had mentioned to him, as well as his own high intelligence.

Should I be okay?
Thirty minutes later.

【Didi.】

In the real space, David watched Lu Mingfei slowly wake up. He was checking his prosthesis and smiled, about to go to meet him, but he found a communication request coming from the upper left corner of his vision.

【Contact: Lucy】

David answered the call subconsciously.

However, before he could say anything, he heard a sharp and rapid shout from the other side.

[David! Leave this kid to me! I'll train him to be a hacker!]

(End of this chapter)