Players Invade Cyberpunk

Therefore, Lin Miao's task for the players was to eliminate the troublemakers, kill the rowdiest ones, while he himself went to negotiate with the moderates from both sides. This lasted for a whole 27 hours, and only after promising certain benefits did they agree to stay put in their own strongholds. His plan was to gradually remove the gang's survival space in the future.

Lin Miao put in a lot of effort for this.

Otherwise, when the Truth Department appeared on the streets of Haywood, they would be randomly shot at by Mexican bystanders.

If the Horizon Mercenaries had a reputation for friendliness on the streets of Haywood before, then their reputation among the Mexicans had dropped to indifferent. Although not hostile, they still didn't get a good face when walking into the Wild Wolf Bar.

The stocky Pei Pei was wiping a glass at the bar, not even lifting his head as he asked,

"What can I get you, sir? Whiskey or brandy, we have everything here."

"A glass of ice water."

The Truth Department took the glass, with a 100 Orokin note pressed underneath it, and pushed it over.

"Also, help me find someone, your best mercenary, V."

But Pei Pei didn't take it, and instead, looked him over cautiously before shouting upstairs,

"V, someone's looking for you."

"Heh... I was wondering who it could be."

When V saw the Truth Department, she immediately recognized this guy. His left and right protectors had tied her up all the way last time, and when it came to fighting, they were the craziest among the mad ones.

"Go ahead, did your boss send you to find me?"

Truth Department: "It has nothing to do with the boss, it's about our Super Earth."

V had long wanted to mock the names of these mercenary companies. Either they were named after the boss or very grand-sounding, but these lunatics had the most abstract names one after another.

"Espionage or eliminating competitors? I thought you guys are used to doing it yourselves, or just going rough."

Players always caused trouble wherever they went, never able to carry out stealthy operations quietly.

"Don't make it sound like all we know is fighting and killing, V. If that were the case, you would've died that day."

The Truth Department shook his glass, speaking quite rudely.

Although it was all about serving one's own master, V, acting as an agent for Huang Ban with Huang Ban's interests in mind at the time, did nothing wrong. She even helped stop Great Mount Pill afterward for survival, but that didn't mean previous issues could just be erased.

Later on, things were just a personal matter between Lin Miao and V, keeping a distant employment relationship, not even attempting to recruit V to work under him.

The rift between them wasn't resolved because of this.

"Then I should thank you for sparing my life."

V picked up the drink Pei Pei had poured and clinked it with the Truth Department, then said with a hint of resigned humor,

"But sometimes being alive isn't better than being dead.... I don't even know who owns my life now.... Anyway, why are you looking for me?"

The Truth Department didn't understand what the first part meant, assuming it was V complaining about life.

"How much do you know about the annual imports of lithium-lanthanum-hydrogen alloys by Military Technology?"

V didn't answer, but instead emphasized, "That's a capital offense."

"Come on, every job you do is a capital offense."

And my head hasn't been chopped off a few times.

The Truth Department silently complained in his heart that he'd died at least three times in the past six months; a couple of small lives, no big deal.

"This is different. Lithium-lanthanum alloy is a militarily controlled material, targeting them means you're opposing all of Military Technology."

V just wanted to say, people who aren't afraid of death can do anything; lithium-lanthanum alloy holds as much importance to each corporation as a nuclear bomb. Losing a batch could drive the entire company crazy; this is really breaking the sky.

"In short, are you in or not?"

The Truth Department dared to speak up, with confidence.

[Side Quest: Super Earth Needs More Resources]

[Task Introduction: Superconductors are a precursor technology to another industrial revolution, they shouldn't be monopolized and patented by a few capitalists. Whether products or production technology, take it back from the monopolistic conglomerates.]

"If caught, Military Technology won't let it go easily."

V was a bit tempted, not for the money, but for pulling off one big job and making a name for herself before she died.

"Let's find a suitable place to talk."

"Let's go to Dog Town."

The Truth Department got up and walked towards the door. V was about to follow when a TV commercial caught her attention.

"According to reports, Huang Ban Sanlang's youngest son, Huang Ban Lai Xuan, recently returned to the Huangban Group. As the most likely future heir to the Huangban Group after the death of Huang Banjing in the Fourth Corporate War, his return is bound to have a significant impact on the internal power structure of the Huangban Group. Moreover, Huang Ban Lai Xuan has publicly expressed his desire to visit Night City....."

"....Haha... Huang Ban Lai Xuan..."

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Humans are social creatures who need companions. Whether they like it or not, they will always have various interactions with their peers, forming connections.

Friendship, kinship, enmity, personal grievances...

No matter how outrageous players may be, they are still human, and the citizens of Night City are not just NPCs programmed to respond mechanically.

It's inevitable for both sides to intermix over time.

When they truly delve into understanding someone's past, it's impossible not to form deeper connections.

Youzi Chef rushed out of the medical district, covering his face and crying loudly, shouting to the players watching around the door,