Players Invade Cyberpunk-Chapter 701 - 223: I Want to Buy Taiping Continent! (Part 3)
Hansen, you're just a dog abandoned by New America, while I represent a company investing in military technology. No matter how you look at it, my inheritance rank is way higher than yours. How dare you steal my things right under my nose?
As for the real deal, military technology?
Did he say anything?
If he hasn't spoken, it means he tacitly accepted my inheritance.
What's his is mine, and mine is still mine.
Lin Miao tapped the tabletop and then spoke to the two players.
"I've seen your efforts, and this time you can say you've done a big favor for military technology. Let's see, our company has a collaboration project with military technology recently, involving some new advanced prosthetics, exceptionally powerful, though with some side effects....."
Hmm?!
Both Egyptian Beauty and Exchange Coupon only heard the words 'exceptionally powerful'; as for side effects?
What's that?
"Sure, sure! We want the new prosthetics."
Before Lin Miao could finish speaking, these two people were nodding their heads like crazy.
He could only secretly pout, thinking they were clueless.
The prosthetics involved in the collaboration experiment with military technology couldn't be like before, just flashing a software update; that would be seen by military technology as greed for their experimental assets. Even though both sides have a good relationship now, it can't be squandered like this.
This means the players really have to endure those prosthetic side effects in battle. Although they won't get cyberpsychosis from it, pain, confusion, and other debuffs are inevitable.
Or maybe, only someone with cyberpsychosis wouldn't get cyberpsychosis.
Because it's widely known, only a madman would think they're not a madman.
He casually pulled up a list full of incomplete prosthetics undergoing human trials by military technology. Each prosthetic, from design to market launch, would see at least dozens of test subjects dead, and even going to market doesn't guarantee safety, only 'controllable risk'.
Ah, so the players will bear this pain, while Lin Miao could only squat beside them, accepting the humiliation of military technology with money.
There was inherent risk in live combat; prosthetics could be lost, and test subjects often escaped. Now, someone is willing to have their subordinates participate in military technology experiments, and the players themselves are top-quality test subjects with high prosthetic tolerance—rare and invaluable even on a usual day with high cost, now given for just a bit of money, too convenient.
[Special Prosthetic: Sianweistan, Consciousness acceleration boosts to 99%, Side effect: Severe impact on neurological consciousness, High probability of coma]
[Special Prosthetic: Electromagnetic Projectile Launcher, replaces original gunpowder launcher with electromagnetic rail, Side effect: Severe phantom pain, Electromagnetic fluctuations may disrupt or even paralyze other prosthetics]
[Special Prosthetic: High-temperature Plasma Jet, Side effect: Probability of self-explosion due to unstable plasma control]
[Special Prosthetic: Iron Armor Flying Fist....]
"99%?"
Egyptian Beauty's mouth dropped; it must be noted that this number is not some mere doubling, but compressing time perception to 1% of its original, meaning normal human reaction speed is multiplied a hundredfold, making even sniper rifle bullets look like crawling turtles, easily dodgeable.
What kind of ghostly thing is this?
Bear in mind, players calculating golden prosthetics on the official site likely don't even reach these levels, like the secondary heart engine Wildman has, empowering him to equip two full-body blue-purple prosthetics of the same specifications simultaneously, greatly reducing overnighter debuffs—which many envied when the lucky few bid on golden prosthetics back then.
Yet the names of these prosthetics are all black, not part of the original equipment system.
"Choose one each, originally intended as new gear for you soon, but since you've found such vital intelligence, it's a rightful reward."
Military technology sought the highly tolerant modified humans in vain, Lin Miao had plenty here, but not just anyone could use these gears whenever; either by paying, or completing certain special missions.
Plucking once from military technology, then from players to achieve a win-win scenario.
Is there a need to choose?
Without a second thought, Egyptian Beauty pointed at the special version of Sianweistan, where mere side effects couldn't compare to Stan's explosive power.
That's a 99 times acceleration! His current purple gear taken off Agent Huangban only accelerates by a little more than 40 times, truly valuing his multiple versions spent lurking in Taiping Continent's sewers.
However, when it was Exchange Coupon's turn, he didn't opt for any special prosthetics on this list; possessing high-value stats and side effects prosthetics was not his combat style.
"Which one do you want?"
Lin Miao snickered and said.
"That's not possible, there's only one of that, and it's currently disassembled for research. But I can let the studio give you a design opportunity setting the cost within 40,000 Orokin, how does that sound?"
After sending off the two players, Lin Miao pondered while sitting in a chair. With the food company's military technology shielded, they likely wouldn't cause trouble in the short-term, and even military technology itself had been diverted considerable attention. Now, the corporation groups of Night City came down to fight the ring, while others watched the show; this instigator has now found some peace.
Even the players have toned down for over half a month, gathering strength.
At this critical juncture, advancing into Taiping Continent might be the optimal opportunity.
Thinking of this, he opened the contact list, found Pereira's phone, and dialed it. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
"Hello, respected Night City councilman Mr. Pereira, it's me. I want to buy Taiping Continent; are you willing to sell it?"
