Chapter 70 - 69: Affordable Firepower!
More than an hour later, Arthur finally finished his drink and left the Wild Wolf Bar with William, feeling a little tipsy.
For someone like him, who had barely modified his prosthetic body apart from his brain and a small steel cannon, getting drunk was hardly an issue. But living in a place like Night City, who wouldn't want to feel intoxicated every now and then?
Arthur glanced at the email sent by the priest and pinpointed the location.
"As expected, Little China."
As mentioned before, Heywood was an area of stark contrast. It had both extreme wealth and crushing poverty, with a middle section serving as a buffer between the two.
Little China was the poorest part of Heywood, home to over 80% of the district's slums. The poverty had led to an environment rife with extreme violence.
Graffiti-covered ruins bore the marks of the Valentino Gang, their influence deeply embedded in the area. The question was—when the impoverished and the criminals of Little China saw businessmen and wealthy individuals passing through, did they feel envy or hatred?
It wasn't a designated combat zone, but it was still extremely dangerous.
Of course, that only applied to ordinary people. For someone like Arthur, who specialized in combat, even a war zone wouldn't feel too threatening.
After all, no one was stupid enough to pick a fight they couldn't win.
By 2076, scanning technology had become incredibly advanced. Unless someone was using a highly customized modification, it was easy to assess a person's combat capabilities at a glance.