But soon, both Li You and Rebecca discovered that things were different from what they imagined. It was 7:30 in the morning. Li You, Ai Ji, Sasha and Rebecca were sitting in a nearby ramen restaurant marked "Open 24 hours", eating breakfast. This ramen restaurant is located in Sakura Market. This market is where vendors gather. Various stalls and carts are spread all over the floor. Cash-strapped citizens come and go, with the sound of bargaining and all kinds of garbage. They can be seen everywhere. But if you really want to talk about it, this kind of markets are everywhere in Night City. Basically, there will be one or two in every district, which can be regarded as a cultural feature. The Sakura Market is very close to Sasha's house. It's basically just around the corner from the street. If you go up the stairs at the other end of the market, you can reach the famous nearby area - Twisted Street in two steps. Not to mention that, Sakura Market also plays a role in the game, and the protagonist V can trigger a side mission about Johnny Silverhand here. In that mission, Johnny also mentioned that there used to be a club here, which was one of the venues where their samurai band used to perform. It's a pity that now in 2076, this club has been turned into a ramen restaurant - the same one that Li You and the others are eating at now. Li You used disposable chopsticks to pick up an unknown object wrapped in thick dough on the plate. Veins loomed on his forehead: "...You fucking call this wonton? This is an insult to food!" "Is that so?" Rebecca looked puzzled. She took away a wonton from Li You's bowl with her chopsticks, slurped it into her mouth, chewed it and swallowed it.
"I think it tastes good?" Li You raised his eyebrows and said, "Now I understand how Zhucun feels. The food in Night City is really not something normal people can eat." "Eh?" Rebecca looked at him with a strange look, "Although I don't know who that Zhucun is, it should be just because you guys ate too well before, right? This is pretty good in Night City. Yes." Next to Aiji, there was a square cardboard box in front of him, which contained so-called "ramen noodles" that were almost mushy. Aggie frowned while eating, but couldn't help but look at Sasha opposite, only to find that she was also moving her chopsticks with a normal expression. If Li You hadn't reacted the same way as her, she would have suspected that there was something wrong with her sense of taste. Ai Ji complained to Li You in the spiritual link: "In this future world, this is what they eat?" Li You replied: "As far as I know, these seem to be synthetic foods, and the taste is probably impossible to predict. Just eat them." Aggie didn't say anything more, just lowered his head and started eating quietly. Li You looked around the environment in the store. This ramen restaurant is already one of the better food stores nearby. At least their kitchen is open to the public. You can see that they use synthetic food from the refrigerator for cooking. If you switch to a roadside stall that doesn't even have a store, the number of types of meat you can eat in a bowl of "wontons" is like buying a lottery ticket. If you're lucky, it might be mouse meat or synthetic meat. If you're not lucky... Forget it, I'd better stop thinking about it, otherwise Li You wouldn't even have an appetite for the plate of food in front of him. He stopped being picky, quickly ate a plate of so-called wontons, and then asked Sasha: "I have a question. Why do you want to rent a house by yourself or live here?" Sasha didn't understand what Li You meant for a moment, so she looked up at him with a noodle in her mouth. Li You could only ask one more time: "Didn't you say you have a sister? Why don't you live with her, and this area... seems to be the territory of a gang, is it okay?" As he spoke, Li You raised his head slightly and glanced at the table in the corner of the noodle shop. Sitting around were two men with murderous heads, wearing Yukata-like clothing, with obvious signs of prosthetic transformation and large tattoos on their bodies. Oh, sorry, in Night City, this kind of hairstyle is called style and personality, and style determines everything. Sasha swallowed the food in her mouth, and then said: "This. I didn't tell my sister what I was doing, for fear that she would worry, but I also needed a place to store the hacking equipment, so I rented an apartment by myself. "
"This is indeed the territory of the Tiger Claw Gang, but as long as they keep a low profile, they won't cause trouble for people like me who rent low-end apartments. It's a busy place, but it's easy to hide." Li You nodded after hearing this. Although he has a bad impression of the Tiger Claw Gang, he will not let this impression interfere with his judgment. Rebecca on the side said: "So, Li You, Ai Ji, are you new to Night City? Do you want to stay here for a long time?" Li You nodded and came up with the answer he had already thought of: "I really yearn for the legends of Night City, so I want to be like them." "Into the cemetery?" Rebecca blinked. "...Become a legend and live." Li You glanced at her without complaining. "Oh——? How amazing, you actually have such lofty ideals!" Rebecca put on a surprised expression, but even Aggie could see that she was just pretending. "Okay, you are Sasha's friend, so I'd better tell you the truth." Rebecca sighed suddenly, then raised her finger and shook it, and said seriously, "As I said just now, there are no living legends in Night City!" "There are too many people who yearn for that title, but what? Most of them can't even get out of Novice Village and will send themselves to the crematorium - you have to be lucky enough. In fact, it's more likely that you will die without a complete body. many. "You two just came to Night City. Don't think about those things. First, make some money and find a place to live! Do you understand what I mean?" Her tone was quite harsh, but Li You just smiled and said, "I understand. Thank you for your concern." "Tsk." Rebecca said, "I can tell you didn't listen at all. I've seen those eyes too many times. Forget it, newcomers are like this and can't recognize reality. At least I hope you can give up dreaming before you go to the grave." As she said that, she lowered her head and continued to eat the ramen in front of her. "Oh, right, I almost forgot." Halfway through the meal, Rebecca seemed to remember something and looked at Sasha, "The middleman has received the information for yesterday's commission. It is said that the client is quite satisfied and the reward will be paid soon." "You did most of the work this time, so Mann said that you take 60% of the big head and we will share the rest." Sasha's eyes lit up: "60%, really? That's great! This way I can buy new upgrade parts!" Rebecca poked her face with a smile: "You made a lot of money this time, how about you treat us to this meal?" Sasha refused on the spot with a sly smile: "No. You told us to eat as much as we want before." A layer of black air appeared on Rebecca's pale face, and she said: "...How do I know that these two guys can eat so much!" She turned her head to look at Li You and Aggie. In just a short while, several lunch boxes and empty plates were piled in front of each of them. Li You was picking wontons while raising his hand to signal the proprietress to bring another serving. "Hey! You, didn't you just say that this kind of thing is an insult to wontons!? Why are you like you're high now? Is there white powder in this wonton!?" Rebecca was so angry that she slammed the table. Li You swallowed the last wonton on the plate in front of him, and took the next one brought by the proprietress, and then answered: "There is a saying in my hometown, if you are not active in eating, you have a problem with your brain. Since someone is treating you, you must eat until you get your money's worth." "You have already eaten several servings, right!? What is your stomach made of, is it a prosthesis that compresses food? Are you here to trick me!" Rebecca's forehead was bulging with veins. Li You smiled as usual: "I'm not pretending, I just have a good appetite. And I'm not full yet, I can still..."
He was halfway through his words when he saw Rebecca's dangerous eyes and decided not to tease her anymore, so he changed his words: "Well, after all, it's someone else's treat, it's not good to spend too much, eat 60% full, that's enough." "——Are you a wild boar!?" After Li You and Aggie finished the last meal and Rebecca paid the bill with gritted teeth, the group walked out of the noodle shop noisily. Rebecca was unhappy and ignored Li You all the way until they reached the street. She pulled Sasha aside and told her: "Anyway, I'm glad you're okay. I just came to see you and will go back now." "By the way, Mann said that next time you have any ideas, don't do it alone and consider the consequences." Sasha was obviously shocked: "You...Does Mann know?" Rebecca was a little helpless: "Your actions yesterday were so abnormal, he could only guess roughly. You must have found something in the biotechnology database, right?" "But don't forget, even if there is any evidence of their crimes, people like you and me can't cause any trouble to those companies after all. Think carefully next time whether these are worth your life." Sasha lowered his head and was silent for a while, but when he raised his head, his face was still full of determination. "Rebecca, I..." "Ah, okay, no need to say more." Rebecca held her forehead, "I know you won't listen at all. You guys are all like this." Sasha's face turned red and she wanted to say something, but Rebecca waved her hand: "Okay, no need to say more. I have to go back too. My brother at home is troublesome and I have to keep an eye on him." Sasha nodded: "Yeah! Be careful on the road." Rebecca and Sasha returned to Li You and saw Li You's smiling face. She gritted her teeth at first, but then sighed and said: "Forget it. You! New here... Yes, if you really want to make a name for yourself in Night City, work hard and do your job well without dying!" "If you want to find some commissions, call me. If there is a chance, I will introduce you!" Li You was slightly stunned, and then the smile on his face became more sincere, and he said, "Okay, thank you very much." "Alas, why do I always run into guys like you." After adding Li You as a contact, Rebecca sighed exaggeratedly, "Let's go! Come on, all of you!" She said goodbye casually, then put her hands in her pockets and walked towards the subway station. When she disappeared around the corner, Li You took out his mobile phone and pressed the dial button. "——Hello?" "——You! I told you to call me if you need a commission, but I've only been gone for three minutes!!" Rebecca's roar came from the phone, "How can there be such a weird person like you! I regret it! Delete my number from your address book! Right now!" Aside, Sasha chuckled: "Li You, you are really amazing to make Rebecca so angry." Li You calmly communicated with Rebecca on the other end of the phone, hung up the phone, and said to Sasha with a smile: "Thank you for the compliment." …… Not long after. The back alley of the apartment where Sasha lives is where Li You parked his car yesterday.
The stolen car dumped here yesterday has disappeared. The good thing about Night City is that you don’t have to deal with it yourself. But instead, there are several corpses lying deep in the alley. Three men with vicious looks holding weapons such as machetes and axes stand between the corpses and the blue garbage bags piled up into a small mountain, punching and kicking a man curled up on the ground. This kind of alley is where the homeless vagrants take shelter from the wind and rain. They dragged old mattresses and built simple shacks with thin iron sheets they picked up. They hid in them in groups of three or two, and all their food sources depended on God. And of course, this kind of residence can only barely shelter from the wind and rain, and can't provide any shelter for their personal safety. For example, right now, three scavengers have a conflict with the refugees living here, and left a pile of corpses. The specific cause of the conflict is unknown, because Li You just broke in and knocked down all three scavengers in less than half a minute. Scavengers are the most disgusting group in Night City. They roam around without organization, gathering in groups like rats in the sewers, specifically looking for those who look like they have expensive prostheses but have little combat power - as for what they will do specifically? In the black market of Night City, there is a market for prostheses and native organs. Of course, Li You came here specifically not to do chivalry. Night City is different from other worlds he has experienced before, and it cannot be used with the idea of this is my war. Such criminal activities are happening almost every moment and everywhere in Night City. NCPD cannot maintain order and has to outsource some contract tasks of removing criminals to mercenaries. This shows the security environment here. And the reason why Li You ran here again was for the bounty offered by NCPD. There were three scavengers in the alley, one of whom was the leader, and he had a bounty on his body. At the same time, clearing the crimes here can also get rewards from the NCPD. Sasha was a little worried, so she followed him, thinking that she would be prepared. Then she saw Li You rushing in empty-handed, and knocking down all the scavengers with just a few precise and powerful punches and kicks. Li You shook his hands and said, "This guy's head is pretty hard!" It was indeed a bit hard. The leading scavenger seemed to have subcutaneous armor. It felt like hitting a thin steel plate when he punched it. Fortunately, Li You's Qi cultivation skills were superior. Edge didn't move at all, just stood aside and watched with Sasha. And Sasha looked at Li You calmly twisting the necks of the scavengers on the ground one by one, and sighed: "It seems that I really thought too much. Brother Li You, you are really familiar with Night City." "It's okay. I only know the surface things, and I don't know many details." Li You took out his mobile phone, recorded the situation on the scene, and uploaded it to the NCPD channel. Soon he received the news that the outsourced task was completed. He checked his personal account again and found that the reward had been received. "Well, the money was transferred really fast. Let me see, the NCPD outsourcing task bonus is 1,200 euros, and the scavenger wild dog... 250 euros?" He kicked the wild dog that had passed away at his feet: "It's a bad economy, brother." Sasha grabbed him: "Li You! Can you do that again, that is... what you did just now!" Li You was stunned and didn't understand what she meant. Sasha didn't know how to describe it for a while, so she simply imitated Li You's just now, "Ha", and made a punching gesture. "That's it!" Li You suddenly realized: "Boxing? Kung Fu?" "Yes, that's it!" Sasha's eyes lit up, "You are an oriental, right? Kung Fu is so cool, and very strong! Can you teach me a few tricks?" "Oh?" Li You looked at her and asked knowingly, "As a hacker, why do you learn this?"
Sasha tilted her head and said, "You know, I'm a mercenary, not the kind of hacker who spends all day in cyberspace. Many times I have to go out with my teammates, so guns, combat prostheses, or Kung Fu are all useful." Li You smiled and replied: "Very wise, you can't stay in the mercenary world for long if you are biased. Okay, I promise you." Sasha was very happy: "Thank you! Li You, you are really amazing, just now The movements were not only powerful, but also very fast. If I hadn't scanned it before, I would have almost thought you had installed the primary Sian Westin. " "Oh, right! You have to use your mobile phone to scan and receive information every time to confirm the wanted person. It's very inconvenient, right? Do you want to consider installing a brain-computer interface and artificial eyes? It will be much more convenient! I can introduce you to a prosthetic doctor!" Li You smiled and shook his head: "Excuse me, I refuse." Sasha was a little puzzled: "Are you actually with those bald... no, with those monks? Can't install prosthetics?" "That's not... Anyway, it's a long story. You can understand it this way. Prosthetics conflict with our strengthening route, so they are not very compatible. " "Is that so?" Sasha looked thoughtful, but Li You felt that she didn't understand at all. "... Anyway! Since everything is settled, let's go back to the apartment first! Li You, you don't have anywhere to go, right? Don't worry, there will be news from Rebecca soon. " "Hmm..." Li You thought for a moment. His original plan was not to be in a hurry to build relationships with Mann's team, but to wander around the city first and get more bounty money from the NCPD as starting capital. As for accommodation, just find a few cheap hotels. However, considering that it is only January 2076, there is no need to worry about many things. Besides, it would be much more convenient in Night City to have a hacker with a good level of help. So Li You nodded: "That would be troublesome." After receiving the affirmative answer, Sasha suddenly showed a bright smile: "Okay, let's go!" … Half a day later, Li You, who was correcting her punching posture in the small space in Sasha's bedroom, received a call from Rebecca. "——Hello? New here, what about Li Shiyou? I have a job here. Someone introduced me to me. I help people pick up goods. It's not difficult. Do you want to try it?" Li You was a little surprised: "Is it so fast?" "Don't make it sound like I've gone to great lengths to find you for you! Just tell me whether you'll accept it or not?" "I'll take it, of course." Li You agreed, "Where's the specific mission information?" "I can't tell you clearly on the phone. Wait until tomorrow morning. Come to me at this address in the North District of Watson District and we'll talk in person." "By the way, remember to take your guy with you!" "Beep——" The communication was cut off. Li You looked at the address sent by Rebecca on his phone and shook his head: "This girl has a really unpredictable personality." Sasha was working hard to practice punching, but still took the time to say: "I think...Brother Li You, you are not bad either." "Are you praising me or hurting me?" Li You laughed, and then immediately corrected him, "The movement is still wrong! Don't just use your arms to exert force, mobilize all the muscles in your body..." That night, at Sasha's strong suggestion, Li You and Ai Ji stayed at her house. Li You slept on the sofa, and as for Aiji, Sasha invited her to talk at night.
Before closing the door, Li You told Aiji: "Don't have any evil thoughts, Sasha is still a child." Aggie: "...Get out of here." A night without words...not really. Because Sasha was very curious to ask Aiji about her and Li You's past, and Aiji didn't know what could be said and what couldn't be said, so he used a spiritual link to connect Li You throughout the process and asked him to teach him how to answer. In the middle of the night, not to mention Ai Ji, Li You was a little mentally exhausted. I don’t know how this little girl Sasha can still be so energetic even though she just stayed up all night yesterday. In the end, Aggie forced Sasha to sleep on the grounds that she was still injured. Then there was finally a night of silence, and the peaceful night passed with the sound of gunshots echoing repeatedly outside the window. Early the next morning, Li You and Ai Ji rushed to the North District of Watson District. As for Sasha, she said she wanted to go home to visit her sister without accompanying her. Li You and Ai Ji met her at the location given by Rebecca. However, the place where Rebecca met was not near her apartment as Li You thought, but an open space in a more remote part of the North District. There were several rough targets placed in the open space. "This is…?" Rebecca blew bubble gum and swirled a pink-painted Omaha Tech pistol in her hands. "Here we come." She popped the bubble and looked at the two of them, "Have you brought all the guys? Then come and try the gun and let me see how good you are." Li You looked at her: "Why, do you need to do a technical proficiency test before accepting the commission?" "Just think of it like this and come here quickly!" Rebecca looked bored as she blew the bubble gum and spit it out. "The target is the five targets opposite the open space. Stand here and shoot, and I will give you a score. If it doesn't work, then forget this commission." "Ah, if you are self-aware and feel that there is no need to waste time on this person, you can just leave now?" Li You looked at her seemingly provocative expression and smiled: "Okay, I accept it." "But as long as you hit the target, that's fine, right?" "Huh?" Rebecca didn't understand what Li You was referring to, "Well, right...?" Li You raised the corner of his mouth: "Okay, then you have to watch."