"David Martinez, please don't stand by the door to avoid disturbing other students in class."

The electronic female voice sounded, David pursed his lips and walked into the classroom.

After entering, there is a woman with a full blue projection above the podium. She covers the entire place. In the classroom, the warm orange light and the blue light on her body intersect, making it a bit dazzling, causing David to raise his arms unconsciously.

Block.

Moreover, David discovered that he had just entered the classroom, and in just a moment, many pairs of eyes were turned to him.

There was ridicule, contempt, anger... With just a glance, David could see various emotions in these people's eyes, but there was no appreciation or joy.

Yes, they and I are not the same kind of people. Even if I am like them and have not undergone excessive prosthetic modifications and am a native human being, we will not be in the same group.

Because I am too poor to afford the money to modify my body, and they don’t bother to modify their bodies...

Ignoring those hostile gazes and finding his position, David lay down, took out the device and put it on, but a familiar voice soon sounded in David's mind,

It was Tanaka, and his chirping voice made David feel upset.

"I'll change it tomorrow, I really don't need you to worry about it."

The blue-haired young man lying on the soft chair was stunned for a moment. The next moment, the corner of his mouth curled up with disdain, and he looked at David contemptuously. At the same time, David's implant sounded Tanaka's voice again,

"Change? I think you are going to steal, right? Be careful, I will report you!"

"..." David said nothing. How on earth did I offend this guy?

"I'm talking to you, David Martinez."

Seeing that David still ignored him, Tanaka felt bored, so he turned his head and smiled disdainfully,

"I really don't understand that a guy like you, who is already so poor, still has to pretend to go to school. You think that because you have good grades, you can really..."

"drop--"

After cutting off the connection with him, David felt his ears clear.

"Start class—"

The scene in front of him began to change, and David followed him into the space anxiously.

Then...

"Click——"

There was a slight sound from the instrument next to his ear, which made David panic.

It’s broken! That bastard, he clearly promised me that there would be no problems!

Damn it!

I'm going to be scolded by my mother...

This idea just came out of David's heart. In front of the blue holographic projection, the AI ​​teacher seemed to be infected by a virus. He tilted his head, black spots appeared on the illusory body, and he made a "kaka" sound.

Tiny sounds.

"Bang!"

The lights on the ceiling shattered, and for a moment, the classroom was filled with voices complaining about David.

There is no need to think that this situation, which is similar to being invaded by a virus, can only be caused by David Martinez.

"David Martinez!" On the side, Tanaka turned his head, clenched his fists and looked at David fiercely.

David ignored Tanaka's gaze, but the corner of his mouth twitched,

How much does this... cost?

........

Little Chinatown in Watson District——

afterlife bar,

This place is never free. Any time you come here, it will be crowded with marginalized people of all stages. In the next life, it is the first choice for mass mercenaries, and perhaps the most famous information station in Night City.

It was once the afterlife of the morgue, well-equipped, with many places for middlemen and mercenaries to meet, and take away wine that may not be so delicious.

In a room after staying up all night,

The strong smell of alcohol and cigarettes, accompanied by the overwhelming sour smell of vomit, made the whole room a mess. The guys lying on the soft seats all looked different, with their butts sticking out,

He was sleeping soundly with his head raised, and a pair of hands secretly touched the other side.

"Sasha, what are you looking at?"

A furry head suddenly poked its head over, startling Sasha.

Quickly disconnecting the link, she turned her head and looked to her side.

She is short, has round red prosthetic eyes, and has long blue hair. She is looking at Sasha. Seeing Sasha look at her, Rebecca grins and holds up the wine bottle with her little hand.

Said: "Aren't you going to drink anymore?"

"No, I have to stay awake." Sasha smiled slightly and showed a cat-like smile to Rebecca.

"Tsk, this is really annoying!"

"Hey! Is there anyone alive? Get up and drink!"

Wearing a large black jacket and seeing no one paying attention to her, Rebecca was so angry that she smashed the empty wine bottle out.

"Huh?" The bottle fell, and the sound startled the man who was sleeping soundly with his neck raised.

Mann raised his arm and pointed the huge hand cannon at the place where the wine bottle landed. He looked around confusedly. When he saw Rebecca giving him the middle finger, he grinned and said "duan" again.

He fell down all at once.

"Quiet, Rebecca."

"Go away! Trash!" Rebecca jumped on the table and shouted.

"It's time for me to go, Rebecca. You can continue playing and be safe." After looking at the time, Sasha put her fingers next to her face and said to Rebecca.

"Safe? Are you stupid? This is the next life. Who would dare to cause trouble here? OK, OK, if you want to leave, just leave quickly." Rebecca rolled her eyes and shook her hand at Sasha.

But when he turned around, Rebel whispered: "You hackers are really annoying. Qiwei is like this, Lucy is like this, you can still play with us... But you have to leave now."

Already."

Listening to Rebecca's moans, Sasha smiled, picked up her backpack and walked out of the door.

Although she has separated from the Mann team, she will occasionally come back to help them complete some tasks. There are some infiltration tasks that Sasha has to do better than Qiwei and Lucy.

, that’s because Sasha now has her own dreams, her own pursuits and goals.

Her hacking skills are unquestionable. Mann once said that Sasha is the most powerful hacker he has ever seen.

Even Rogge, the queen of the afterlife, praised Sasha for using not too high-end equipment but matching it to create her own way.

After walking out of the next life, the reversal of day and night made Sasha a little dizzy. She faced the sun and raised her arms. Sasha pressed her body and then picked up her backpack.

Under the sun, her beautiful black hair turned a little pink, and her fluffy, round and short bobble head bounced slightly as she walked.

There are black stripes on the cute face that resemble a cat pattern, and that is not just a simple decoration, it is a device for heat dissipation, and every hacker will create his own way of heat dissipation.

"drop..."

"!"

Sasha, who had just walked out of the living room, was suddenly startled, and then her cat-child-like eyes suddenly lit up. As she walked on the street, she turned on the communicator and said as she walked: "You are finally willing to contact me..."

"Didn't I just contact you eight days ago?"

"Oh, you also know that was eight days ago?"

"Okay, don't be poor, Sasha, I need your help with something here."

"Tell me, I'm happy to serve you. Hey, I'm yours."

On the sofa, listening to these words, Lin Wen inserted his fingers into his messy and greasy hair, ah, I just saved you once, why do you have to rely on me...

"Please help me inquire and see if there are any tasks about me that have appeared on the market recently."

"Someone is investigating you?" Sasha said with a smile.

"I'm close to you, I'm from the company."

Sasha stopped, blinked, and said hesitantly: "Then...will you leave Night City? You told me that you have been to many places and you will not stay in one place for too long.

"

"If you want to leave here, Lin Wen, can you take me with you?" Sasha bit her lip and mustered up the courage to say, "You know, I am no longer nostalgic for this city. What I care about now is

Just you."

"Don't make this a big deal, I have no intention of leaving." Lin Wen said.

Sasha heard his voice was a little deeper.

He went on to say: "I have come to this place after going round and round, but now I can't leave even if I want to. Sasha, you know, unless you are willing to run away and become a wanderer, all cities are the same.

The whole world is the same. If you don’t want to live as humble as dust and without dignity, you can only run wildly until the day of the accident. Even if you don’t want to get involved and just want to live well, there will always be people who will force you to do so.
To be continued...