Players Invade Cyberpunk-Chapter 738 - 238: Sanlang’s Warm Soup Slays the Black Hand

The tycoon, observing the growth of fish fry at Big Sur Water Plant, complained upon hearing the new version preview: "Entering takes three days to get out? That's too troublesome. If something happens, we won't even be able to run away." 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Sometimes players misjudge the number of opponents locally and will turn around and drive away if they find they can't win a fight. Generally, the gang members won't pursue further once they escape to another district unless they're really provoked.

Now, entering Dog Town requires three days of cooldown time to leave, which means if they cause trouble inside, escaping will be much more difficult. Just by looking at their gear, Netherworld Dogs have a much higher rank than NCPD officers, let alone it's their territory where they won't be slacking like police, so Lin Miao hopes players will act prudently and not attack someone just because they don't like the look of them.

Far away in Watson District, Brother Ni asked: "Three days? That means if we log off inside, we have to sleep in Dog Town. The developers probably want to encourage us to set up permanent bases there, at least prepare a few safe houses."

Potato: "I think the sewers are pretty safe. Dive in, and whoever dares come down, I'll deal with them."

The tycoon: "Looks like you've gotten used to blowing up waste; you're diving into the sewers and don't want to come out, huh?"

Potato: "History is written by the victors. As long as we win, it doesn't matter what methods I use, whether liquid or solid; crushing the enemy is what counts."

Recently, he also developed a stink bomb gun. Although it doesn't use real eggs, it guarantees that the stench can seep through the gaps in cyber-enhanced mechanical components and penetrate to the very inside, making it impossible to wash off that kind of decaying smell.

If it doesn't kill you, it'll sure disgust you.

It's an absolute mental attack.

Wildman: "2000 Orokin isn't expensive, but 1500 GP feels a bit much. I'm still 750 short to become a captain."

Brother Ni: "You're a bit faster than me; I've just made lieutenant."

Players can only earn GP points by completing corporate tasks or large events. You can't get them from daily monster fights; most need to be saved for changing jobs or leveling up class rank. At least they need to save for half a month to afford Dog Town's 1500 entrance card.

"The more expensive the entry fee, the higher the drop rate inside. No pain, no gain."

The tycoon spoke matter-of-factly.

"Maybe inside it's full of purple items, every passerby on the street has Adam's Hammer-level strength, not only does everyone have a bounty worth over ten thousand, but there's also a chance to drop golden cyber enhancements..."

Potato: "Dreaming now, the Guo Faction printing money isn't as fast as your inflation, hurry back to Night City, stop feeding your fish, get ready to explore Dog Town together."

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The three-day wait for the new version to go live is long, especially painful for local gangs in Taiping Continent.

Since the day the new version preview was released, almost all players rushed to Taiping Continent, regardless of whether they had enough GP points to buy a pass, always gathering at the new mission's entrance for entertainment.

Taiping Continent only has tens of thousands of people, and suddenly two thousand cyber-psychopaths charged in, causing an obvious impact. The result was that even a cockroach passing by on the street wouldn't escape being stomped.

Large-scale gunfights extended from the street to the beach; corpses strewn everywhere, especially Cleaners suffered greatly. After brutally interrogating two Soviet Petrochemical contacts, they obtained higher-level Cleaner identities, pulled out dozens of their hideouts disguised as legitimate businesses, taking heavy losses.

But for local civilians, these three days are perhaps the safest since the end of the Unity War.

At least they don't have to worry about waking up one day to find themselves lying in a bathtub filled with ice.

Taiping Continent's continuous gunfire also caused Dog Town to increase security personnel, doubling the soldiers and firepower stationed at the entrance, even NCPD cops lurking there to catch fugitives are staying far away, afraid of angering these local overlords.

Meanwhile, Netherworld Dog guards are still listening with great interest to their boss Hansen's expertly selected radio show of the day — Huang Ban's grace-reading selection "Grandpa Sanlang triumphs over Morgan Black Hand."

The underground radio sensation host Doni is passionately reading

[Grandpa Sanlang, who returned from overseas visits, ignored his physical exhaustion, gathering us twelve or thirteen-year-old Huang Ban little soldiers overnight to discuss Children's Day arrangements.

As the discussions went late, Grandpa Huang Ban decided to see us off at the door, handing out a rainbow lollipop to each before leaving the bedroom, instructing the drivers to take us home. The lollipop was sweet, just a bit wrinkled and fuzzy.

[Doni: "Note: This is a self-protection mechanism post-child abuse; the lollipop is actually a fantasy item."]

On the way to the door, we said

"Grandpa Sanlang, you just returned from abroad, yet infused us with positive energy. You're really tired; go rest quickly."

Grandpa Sanlang shook his head, saying

"It's fine. You know, internationally many people see us as enemies, constantly causing us trouble. You are Huang Ban's future; your affairs are Huang Ban's affairs and are of the utmost importance."

We were all moved, tears welling in our eyes, our trembling legs shaking even more fiercely. Such a wonderful Grandpa Huang Ban Sanlang, one little friend even offered their miso soup to Grandpa Sanlang.