From Gotham to Night City, my notoriety is known to everyone

"I know, my stock is too low-end, which limits your choices. Otherwise, you would have gone straight for the latest Model 5, right?"

"That's not the case. I don't have that much money."

Leo felt that Lao Wei's stereotype of him as a "rich man" was a bit too deep. He actually only had 20 in his account. It was hard to say whether it was enough to buy prosthetics, rent a house, and pay for tuition at Arasaka Academy.

While he was daydreaming, Lao Wei had already prepared for the operation and stood beside him with a surgical anesthesia gun. "Are you ready? We can start."

"Ah."

Leo took two deep breaths and shifted his gaze to the side, not daring to look at the shadowless light on the operating table.

"Take a deep breath and relax..."

I felt a slight pain in my neck and heard the unique sound of gas being squeezed by a pneumatic syringe.

Then his consciousness gradually faded away.

……

dark.

Silent darkness.

Comfortable darkness.

He hadn't had much rest since he traveled to Gotham, and he didn't dare to fall asleep when he was with those thugs.

This was the first time he had a deep sleep in nearly 30 hours.

After an unknown amount of time, Leo felt as if someone was shaking his body.

"Wake up...Leo...Ao..."

"Leo...wake up."

"Leo——"

Leo opened his eyes when he heard the call and almost wanted to get angry about waking up.

Can you imagine the feeling of frustration for someone who has not slept for a whole day and night, and then finally falls asleep, only to be woken up in the middle of the night?

But after seeing the scene he was in and Old Wei with a concerned look on his face, he quickly adjusted his mood: this is Night City, which is no longer his original world of abundance with Apple.

If it wasn't Lao Wei who had the surgery, he would have probably been split into many parts and gone to different places to enjoy his life...

"The operation...is completed?"

His mouth felt a little bitter and numb, which made it difficult for him to speak clearly.

Lao Wei checked his physical data and said, "It's almost done, how do you feel about your new eyes?"

"Ah...? Have you changed it yet?"

Leo blinked his eyes and sensed carefully. He felt a slight soreness inside his eyelids, and then he confirmed that he had been replaced with mechanical eyes.

"It feels almost the same as before, everything is very clear."

"That's because your eyesight was good originally, and I haven't enabled the auxiliary function of your prosthetic eye yet." Lao Wei sat back in his chair and operated the data panel. "When you wake up, you can load the system and display the prosthetic data on your cornea."

"Don't worry, let's do it one by one. I will guide you through the initialization steps."

Lao Wei's fingers kept tapping on the screen, making a light clicking sound, which made Leo feel indescribably at ease.

He confirmed once again - the first thing he did when he arrived in Night City was to find Old Wei, which was indeed the wisest decision.

Cyber Dad is truly worthy of the title!

Nobody: Chapter 12: Once a Cyberman, Always a Cyberman!

"Come on, plug in your biological signal and try it out in person. It's faster than teaching by word of mouth."

Lao Wei handed over a data cable with a round head on the front end, and the other end was connected to the control panel of the operating table.

Data cable… ?

Leo blinked twice, but didn't know how to use it after taking it.

"When you install biological monitoring, there will be an additional interface below the neural port, which allows instruments and other people to detect your biological signals."

Seeing that he still didn't understand, Lao Wei tapped his forehead gently and said, "Oh, my bad, you were a natural person before and never used these."

He pushed the control panel to Leo's right side and performed a few quick operations.

Next second,

Leo's vision blurred for a moment, and there seemed to be some frame drops.

Fortunately, I recovered quickly.

The picture in my eyes was divided into two sides, just like a split screen on a computer, with an additional field of view from the right side.

From this angle, you can just see his profile.

I have to say, quite handsome!

He tilted his head and saw the rear camera on the control panel, which was like taking a selfie with a mobile phone. The difference was that his own eyes were the display screen.

Lao Wei smiled gently and said, "Turn your head sideways and look behind your right ear."

Leo did as he was told.

There are two... uh, metal interfaces behind the right ear. The upper one is a bit like a USB interface, and he knows it is used to insert chips. The lower one is a larger cross-shaped interface, surrounded by metal sheets and a circular groove in the middle. It should be the so-called bio-signal interface.

Lao Wei's explanation followed closely: "The top one is the neural port, used to connect the chip. The bottom one is the biological signal port, I won't explain it a second time."

"bring it on."

As he spoke, he handed over the data cable.

Leo didn't look back. He accurately caught the data cable through the split-screen vision and plugged it into his own port.

Before he was about to insert it, he hesitated: "Lao Wei...this won't hurt, right?"

"Haha, as long as there's no leakage in your port, you won't feel anything. Believe in technological progress, young man."

"Row……"

Leo pushed it in resignedly.

There was a click.

The data cable was connected to his head.

"It feels so weird, like I've turned into a robot..."

"You'll get used to it. In a few decades, maybe babies will be born with prosthetics."

Lao Wei chatted with him while operating skillfully.

"Get ready, the data is coming."

Leo took a deep breath, and pop-up windows appeared in his eyes in an orderly manner.

【Qilusi (C) scanning technology】

[Configuring system...55%]

【Checking neural grid data.】

【Downloading host data.】

【Installing the transport controller.】

[Updating version...]

"Damn... Lao Wei, I feel like I'm not a robot, but a computer host."

"Haha, keep watching, be patient."

[Loading the UI of Qilusi...]

"The artificial eye is connecting to the operating system and needs to be restarted. It may be a little uncomfortable at first. Blurred vision, unclear colors, and frame skipping are all normal. Don't be afraid."

Leo's prosthetic eye experienced a restart and quickly returned to normal.

No, to be precise, he saw more clearly and could even see the information on the boxing trophy on the table in the distance.

"That's awesome, Lao Wei!"

"uh-huh."

"I……"

Before I could finish my words, new data emerged.

This time in the upper left corner is an analysis report of the operating system.

【Basic system diagnostics...all normal.】

[Various statistics...I don't understand them, but they seem to be OK.]

[Biological monitoring...running well, excellent health, slightly hungry, slightly tired, please eat and rest as soon as possible. ]

There is no other data after this, and the vision becomes clear again.

Lao Wei said: "Every time you wake up from sleep, the operating system will quickly scan it and generate these reports. If there are abnormal items in the diagnosis, you should be vigilant."

"Also, since you have never used a prosthetic before, I want to remind you - absolutely - I mean absolutely, do not randomly insert chips into interfaces, and do not easily connect to devices or people you do not understand."

"If you get a virus, or worse, get hacked, you'll be in big trouble."

"I understand... Although I haven't used it, I have seen others use it, so I still have some common sense." Leo thanked him for his kindness.

"That's better. Now there are the last two items. They will teach you how to use the artificial eye to scan, and how to control the operating system with brain waves."

Under Lao Wei's constant instruction, Leo quickly learned how to use the prosthetic eye to scan. Unfortunately, it did not have the time-delaying effect in the game, so he had to be extra careful when using it in battle.

"MKⅢ is considered a very high-end civilian scanner. It supports six times optical zoom and comes with a set of built-in external lens jammers. In layman's terms, any surveillance camera will take a picture of your face and it will come out blurry. But it can still see your body."

Hearing this, Leo's first reaction was - Batman must not like this effect!

External camera jammer, specifically designed to defeat Batman who likes to install surveillance cameras everywhere!

The next time they meet... Damn, he really doesn't want to see Batman. He shouldn't have been so arrogant last time and exposed his identity...

His confusion was shown on his face, which was then misinterpreted by Lao Wei.

"Don't worry. It's normal that the scanner and other prostheses won't be that sensitive at first. As they get used to each other, the prostheses will eventually synchronize with your thought processes and understand your intentions."

"Mechanical Ascension... I understand, Old Wei."

"I still advise you to do what you can. The more prosthetics you have, the more likely you are to suffer from cyberpsychosis. This is not a problem that can be solved with money. On the contrary... the more advanced the prosthetics, the more dangerous they are."

"So you don't wear prosthetics?"

"That may be the reason. Okay, the surgery is complete. Your body has great potential, and you have no adverse reactions to this prosthesis. I am really envious.

Now you have to be connected to the Internet in Night City. Almost everyone is online, otherwise it’s hard to do anything.”

Under Lao Wei's guidance, Leo successfully connected to the Internet and became a formal cyborg.

【Product serial number...Verification passed.】

【Personal information... verified. 】

[Access restriction is lifted, allowing access to the network. ]

[Welcome to the Night City Network, Mr. Leonardo DiCaprio, I wish you a happy life~]

Leo immediately logged into his personal bank account and saw the 21 euros in deposits.

Ah~~

finally--

He got rid of the strange superposition of being rich and penniless, and became an ordinary person with some assets.

"Lao Wei, pay the bill, I have money again!"

"Haha, I live in Watson District. It's rare to see a customer like you who is so active in paying the bill." Lao Wei did not shirk and listed the charge details on the operation panel. "Wait a moment."

Nobody: Chapter 13 - Jack Wells

Soon, the price list for Leo's first prosthetic transformation came out.