The Creators: From Night City

Rebecca's face immediately lit up with joy.

Listening to Jiang Bing's speech full of local tycoon temperament, everyone's expressions were indescribable.

Jiang Bing turned his gaze to Lucy.

Before she could speak, Jiang Bing, who was always looking for trouble, spoke first: "Lucy, I heard David mention you, a powerful hacker."

Jiang Bing's words undoubtedly added fuel to the fire.

Under the continuous blows, Lucy finally turned her body away unconsciously to avoid everyone's gaze.

"Same as Qiwei, 3000 euros a day."

【Three thousand times sixty equals one hundred and eighty thousand.】

Jiang Bing did not give David any special treatment. After all, it was just a joke.

Finally, Jiang Bing turned his gaze to Falco, who had been silent since he came in.

"Falco, you're mainly responsible for driving."

Although Falco, who came from a wandering family, has a low presence, he is considered one of the most calm and reliable people in the team.

"Well, I'll need you to procure supplies and transport them for the next two months. I'll charge you 3000 a day."

【Three thousand times sixty equals one hundred and eighty thousand.】

This money is really not much. I guess Falco will have to run back and forth between Base 6 and Night City every few days in the next two months.

As Jiang Bing pointed, the data board reported the total amount.

【A total of 1.26 million.】

There were gasps from all around.

Gloria was the loudest.

Chapter 22 The deal is concluded

Don’t think that Jiang Bing can earn hundreds of thousands of euros by simply slaughtering a scavenger’s nest. That is mainly because Jiang Bing has carefully built a system of fighting to support the war.

As a professional garbage collector, when cleaning the battlefield, even your brain computer will be stripped away, and the 200 euros in your brain computer account will also be cracked and transferred away.

All vehicles with wheels that can move can be driven away. If they cannot move, we will repair them on the spot and you can drive them away.

Do you really think that the 'masked devil' Jiang Paopi is joking?

In addition, as a "craftsman" with many skills, there are also a lot of side jobs that can make a lot of money.

Marginal walkers like Mann, who do not engage in production, can only make a living by relying on force and working under the hands of middlemen.

Most of the profits from all missions are taken away by the middlemen, and the missioners have to bear the cost of ammunition loss and weapon wear and tear themselves. If they are injured, they also have to pay for medical treatment. Even if they can seize some spoils from the enemy, they are basically some usable weapons or easily disassembled prosthetics, which are not worth much money.

Even after earning money, you still have to live, and you also have to spend a lot of money on entertainment to relieve the pressure brought by life and death.

In order to maintain his status, he has to constantly upgrade his prosthesis, so the monthly inhibitors are also a considerable expense.

Although the members of Mann's team look very cool, in fact, each of them has very little savings.

Some people's accounts are empty and can be used to run electronic rats.

Therefore, the treatment Jiang Bing just gave was really very convincing.

"Snapped!"

Under Gloria's reluctant gaze, Jiang Bing picked up a small metal storage box from under his feet and placed it on the table.

This solid-state explosion-proof metal box produced by Mitsubishi Sugo Corporation basically has only one function, which is to store valuables.

Jiang Bing, who has extensive experience as a worker, certainly understands what workers want most.

Simply painting rosy pictures, giving out cheesy speeches and increasing values ​​will only cause resentment among workers.

Only by combining timely and generous salary can you win the hearts of office workers, make them follow your lead, and be willing to be your godfather.

So a money offensive was prepared on the spot.

In order to ensure the effect, we deliberately did not choose online transfer, but chose another more shocking method.

Under everyone's gaze, Jiang Bing reached out and pushed the box in front of Mann, motioning him to open it.

Everyone in Mann's team has basically guessed what it is.

Pyrrha was the most impatient, and his long, bearded face stretched directly to Mann's shoulder.

Although the others pretended to be reserved, they all stood up straight and looked forward to it.

Mann opened the small storage box.

Amidst Pyrrha's cheers, the result was as expected.

A thick layer of money chips is neatly stacked on the solid foam lining with excellent cushioning ability.

This scene made everyone who was read as edge walkers but was actually cyber society animals speechless.

"9000 fixed amount and 50 anonymous money chips are considered as the deposit." Jiang Bing's casual words hit Mann's heart hard, making his bulletproof knee joints produced by Danar Technology Company a little weak.

They risk their lives to become edgewalkers, and it's definitely not for fun.

Everyone wants to use this to realize their own ideals, and is willing to risk their lives for this.

Take Lucy as an example. Everyone, including David, who had only met her a few times, knew her dream.

Immigrating to the moon.

But a ticket to the moon with Space Orbital Airlines costs 25 euros. Even if Lucy steals chips and works as a edge walker, she still hasn't saved enough money.

This is just the fare.

Arriving on the moon does not mean that you have officially obtained immigration qualifications. If you want to live here, everything requires money, and it is often very expensive.

If you don't have money, what's the difference between you and those low-level workers who do heavy work all day long.

If you want to qualify for immigration, you have to buy a formal residence on the moon.

As for the selling price, it’s a full 100 million euros!

In this extremely developed capitalist world, money can buy almost everything, but wealth is often concentrated in the hands of a small group of people.

The completely solidified class structure makes it extremely difficult for people at the bottom to acquire wealth, whether through legal or illegal channels.

Mann used his giant prosthetic hand to hold the chips in his palm, then let them slip from his palm with a pleasant sound.

Next, Qiwei and Lucy, with flushed faces, inserted the chips into the brain-computer slots one by one and gave a confirmation.

Everyone suddenly smiled happily.

Then all the team members quickly reached a consensus and took on the task.

Seeing that the deal was done, Jiang Bing called David to get the wine in a very ceremonial manner.

When a big boss talks about business, he has to act like a big boss. Jiang Bing never smokes and doesn't have any cigarettes on him, otherwise, in this situation, he would have to light up one no matter what.

Then, amidst the smoke, he said, "Congratulations, you made the right choice."

The wine was contributed by "Huo Suo", champagne, there were several bottles in total, and the packaging was fancy.

But thinking of his pigsty-like office, Jiang Bing believed that he would never be able to develop such an elegant interest as wine tasting.

It is very likely that he got these bottles of wine from somewhere and prepared them as gifts for the top leaders of some power.

Jiang Bing thought it was some good wine, so he opened a bottle and found that it tasted not very good. However, the packaging looked very expensive, so it was still very prestigious to use it for entertaining.

It's free anyway, so I don't feel sorry at all.

"Wow, Bella 96 Champagne."

As soon as David brought the wine to the table, Pira, who was the most proficient in eating, drinking and having fun, rushed to the table, as if she had discovered Saburo Arasaka's treasure, and her eyes were glued to the wine bottle.

"It is said that this brand of wine is made entirely from real grapes using ancient craftsmanship, without any other additives. A bottle costs 12000 euros online."

But in Jiang Bing's opinion, it is more like grape juice mixed with a little alcohol than wine brewed by traditional methods, which is not even as good as the Changyu Cabernet Sauvignon in his memory.

It is also possible that Jiang Bing has never had anything good to drink.

Listening to Pyrrha's flattery, Mann swallowed the excuse that was about to come out of his mouth.

That’s 12000 euros, almost enough to buy a Nazaré motorcycle.

Everyone wants to taste what a bottle of champagne worth a Nazaré motorcycle tastes like.

Even Qiwei, the mysterious hacker who never takes off her metal mask, pulled out a straw from her mask for the first time and inserted it into the wine glass to taste it.

This really shows that Jiang Bing has fallen into the obstacle of knowledge and understanding.

The world of 2077 was not like the one he remembered. Eating real fruit was a luxury, let alone high-end products made from real grapes.

After David poured Lucy some wine, he placed a small bottle of Coca-Cola aside.

This is Lucy's favorite drink!

Now everyone's eyes looked even stranger.

He even said that you two have nothing to do with each other, but he even knows what you like to drink!

Mann sipped the wine in the glass. Even though his mouth and taste buds had been eroded by various technologies and hard work over the years, he could still easily distinguish the quality of the food in his mouth.

The rich fruity aroma couldn't help but lift his spirits.

These things that grow out of the soil always carry the richness of the earth, which is a feeling that people like Mann, who have been eating synthetic food and drinking crudely purified polluted water since childhood, will never understand.

In just a few decades, humanity was forced to abandon the habits ingrained into its DNA for millions of years. The bond between the earth and its soul was severed by the industrial sword they themselves had created. Before their souls could find a new foothold in the drastically altered environment, they were forced to gradually untie from the world, ultimately drifting lightly through this cold universe.

So, when this group of people who had spent the first half of their lives mixing industrial alcohol and carbonated drinks came into contact with real wine for the first time, it was like an ancient fragment in their genes suddenly activated. Everyone fell silent for a moment and immersed themselves in savoring the taste of the wine in the glass.

Jiang Bing stared at this bizarre scene and secretly increased the weight of normal food on his mental resource list.

"It's no wonder they're so expensive. The feeling is completely different from any other wine I've ever tasted," Mann exclaimed.

Pyrrha was even more exaggerated, and had already begun to lick the cup wall frantically with her tongue.

Of course, this performance is mainly due to the gap caused by the initial kill. If it happens again, it will be difficult to achieve this effect.

David, who was in charge of pouring the wine, secretly poured the small amount of wine left in the bottle into Lucy's empty glass, and then smiled awkwardly under the gaze of everyone.

Mrs. Martinez's reaction was particularly strong.

Good boy, your elbows are actually bent outwards!

Chapter 23 Prosthetic Overhaul

"Boss, when do we start working?"

Under the financial offensive, Mann has become very dedicated and has entered the state of a corporate slave.

"No hurry, let me return what belongs to you first."

Jiang Bing signaled David to take out the storage box that he had placed in the back seat when he came, and put it in front of Mann and opened it.

"The military-grade Peregrine III Sianwestin has been debugged and is absolutely worth the money you paid Gloria."

Looking at the high-tech Sian Westin in the box, Mann seemed a little silent.

His thoughts involuntarily drifted to that rainy night, when he stood for a long time under the biotechnology building, and to the figure he would never forget.

Sasha

This is the power Mann has always dreamed of!

Mann came to his senses and, driven by some strange emotion, wanted to reach out and pick up the prosthesis.

Jiang Bing's hand arrived first, and in front of Mann's astonished eyes, he pressed his palm on the table next to the box.

"Although I don't know why you want to install this thing, I think it's best not to do it before the mission is over."

Compared to Mann's highly modified huge metal prosthetic hand, Jiang Bing's pair of flesh hands appeared slender and long.

But even though the prosthetic arm, which was as thick as an ordinary person's thigh, was almost making an overclocked hissing sound, Mann's palm was still pressed on the table without any movement.

Feeling the abnormalities and the rich smell of decay that covered Mann's body through his palms, Jiang Bing suddenly leaned forward, staring at Mann's metal face and said word by word, "I don't want to see you go crazy during this mission."

Jiang Bing's words were like a bolt from the blue.

Before Mann could respond, Dolio anxiously asked, "Mr. Sabur, what did you mean by that?"