Chapter 596 Tell me, you changed your name
"Oh, don't get excited. I'm not here to fight. And if I really wanted to pick a fight, there's no way you would raise your guns."
Xia Yu drew out his long sword with his backhand, then put it aside to indicate that he was not in danger.
Of course, if someone really dared to shoot at him, he would be able to react instantly and let everyone present know that people can be killed without weapons.
"Siento (sorry), these guys lost their temper, please forgive them."
Mrs. Wells gave an excuse in time. After hearing her words, the others put away their guns and returned to their previous casual conversation.
Just pretend to express your attitude. If a conflict really comes, someone will definitely die here, and no one wants to bet whether that person is themselves .
Realizing that Xia Yu was not here to cause trouble, Mrs. Wells refilled Xia Yu's empty cup with Coke and then asked.
"So, you came to the bar to talk? Do you want me to make you a bowl of spicy soup?"
"Although I'm not here to confide in you, I'd like to have some spicy soup, please, Mrs. Wells."
The best chili soup in town, made by Mrs. Wells and certified by Jack Wells.
Mrs. Wells nodded, stood up and walked towards the kitchen. Seeing this, Xia Yu drank the drink in his glass in one gulp and went to find other people in the bar.
Since I have nothing to do anyway, I might as well find a local to learn more about Heywood.
After half a day, Xia Yu quickly became familiar with the others. He was already somewhat famous and did not put on airs, so others were happy to get to know him.
Just as they were chatting animatedly, the door of the bar opened again, and a burly man with a bun and a slightly bald hairline rushed in, panting.
The burly man looked around the bar and immediately spotted Xia Yu chatting with other people.
After realizing that the situation on the scene was somewhat different from what he had imagined, the sturdy man was stunned and stood there for a while.
Others also saw the burly man, and those who knew him laughed and waved, "Hey, Jack, we've met a new friend. His name is Jack, just like you, but he's much more famous than you."
Jack Wells, V's friend and helper, is also one of the important characters that players come into contact with in the early stages.
Because of the main quest, Jack died in the early stage, and his death made V feel very guilty and in great pain.
"Jack?"
Mrs. Wells was a little surprised to see her son come back suddenly.
"Um... I just..."
Looking at the bustling bar, Jack opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. Should he say that he came back because he was worried something might happen in the bar?
Now it seems that his worries were obviously unnecessary.
"Are you the famous Jack Wilson?"
Seeing the familiar burly man in front of him, Xia Yu walked up to him familiarly. He looked stronger than in the game and looked like someone who was not someone he was going to mess with.
Hearing this, Jack looked at the person who came. His whole body was cybernetic and he was wearing a hooded jacket, exactly like the rumored Ghostwalker.
It really is the Ghost Walker from Saint Domingo, what is he doing in Heywood?
"My name is Jack Wells, not Wilson. But I don't need to say I'm famous. You're much more famous than I am."
Although Jack didn't know why this person suddenly came to his house, he saw that the other party seemed to have no ill intentions, so his tone was very polite.
However, when Xia Yu heard this, his expression suddenly changed. Although he was wearing a mask, others could not see his expression change.
"No, your name is Wilson, tell me! You must have changed your name before, from Wilson to Wells!"
Xia Yu suddenly walked forward, patted Jack on the shoulder, then leaned in and stared at Jack and said.
Jack: “…”
What's wrong with this person?
He has always been called Wells, Wilson... There is a huge difference between them. Apart from the first letter W, what else is the same?
But out of respect for the person in front of him, Jack still smiled politely and said, "I have never changed my name. I have always been Wells."
For many years, he has been fighting in the cruel mercenary circle. Because he wants to sit at the same table with the big brothers, he always gives some respect to reputable mercenaries.
Besides, the man in front of him is a lone wolf. Unlike a team, a lone wolf will always have limits when working alone.
However, precisely because of this, those lone wolves who have made a name for themselves are even more awe-inspiring, and Xia Yu happens to be one of those impressive lone wolves.
I heard that the day the Ghost Walker became famous, he directly massacred most of the strongholds of the Saint Domingo Scavengers, and then the mercenary circle knew about this ghost-like Ghost Walker.
"No, you definitely changed your name. Tell me, you were originally called Wilson, and then you changed your name to Wells!"
Seeing that the idiot in front of him didn't understand what he meant, Xia Yu let out a light click of the tongue, approached Jack again, and waved his free hand in a fist in front of Jack.
Jack: “…”
This guy is here to cause trouble!
For a moment, Jack felt a little angry, but feeling the gazes of other people in the bar, he recalled Xia Yu's great reputation.
He decided to follow his heart.
"Yeah, I used to be fucking Wilson, and now I'm fucking Wells."
"Hahaha, I knew I was right. I said you changed your name before, I didn't remember it wrong."
Neuropathy!
Feeling the crazy look of the man in front of him, Jack's respect for the Lone Wolf Mercenary completely collapsed.
In other words, this person did not attack others madly, otherwise he would have thought that the person in front of him had become a cyber madman.
Speaking of which, the body of the man in front of me is all prosthetics. It is obvious that he is a cyborg. How come he has not become a cyber-psychopath? It is also quite amazing.
This era is still one step away from true mechanical ascension, and the former science and technology are buried in the collapsed old network, resulting in technological regression and discontinuity.
Therefore, most of the technology in this era is developed by digging into the old network, but the old network is full of various dangerous AIs, so if you want to dig up the graves, you have to be vigilant against cyber evil spirits at all times.
When Lucy was a child, she watched her companions who were digging for information in the old network die tragically in the old network, and then she joined forces with other companions to escape from the control of the company.
However, she was the only one who escaped in the end, and the rest of her companions were killed by the guards' guns.
Due to the imperfection of technology, prosthetic technology has not been able to fully simulate the delicate human body, including the various hormones of the human body. When the organs of a modified person are replaced by machines on a large scale, it will cause an imbalance of hormones in the human body.
In order to compensate for this side effect, immunosuppressants need to be injected to stabilize the mind and self.
But even so, immunosuppressants will become ineffective over time. Coupled with the day and night stress, people with severely modified prosthetics will suffer from unexplained mental illness.
Losing humanity, becoming manic and murderous, this is cyberpsychosis.
Night City's Terror Squad is an elite special operations unit that eliminates cyber psychopaths. Wherever they appear , there will be casualties.
Back to the topic, after recording the video of Jack admitting that he had changed his name, Xia Yu returned to his previous friendly attitude, patting Jack on the shoulder and laughing.
"Don't mind it, brother Jack. I was just joking with you. Let's go have a drink. I'll treat you."
Although Jack was dissatisfied with Xia Yu in his heart, he was not the kind of person who cared too much about face.
He wanted to order the most expensive wine today, even though he knew that this amount of money was not a big deal for the other party, he still wanted to order it. This was his protest.
"Okay, let's drink, Mom, bring me the most expensive wine."
Xia Yu was quite happy that he had met Jack at the Wild Wolf Bar. Now he didn't have to wait for this guy elsewhere.
After a round of drinking, Jack gradually got drunk and felt a little dizzy.
Xia Yu doesn't drink, so he has been accompanying the other person with carbonated drinks. Seeing that the time was ripe, in order not to appear strange, he decided to ask indirectly.
"By the way, Jack, do you know V?"
"V? Oh, you mean V. He's been my friend for many years. What's wrong?"
"Tsk, so he's your good friend, it's nothing."
Upon learning that the V in this world was actually a company dog, Xia Yu silently took a sip of his drink.
It seems that we have to wait at least another year or two until V becomes destitute before he can become a mercenary.
Company V is truly the boss of the company. He was already in a high position before he fell into poverty. He can almost be regarded as a big shot that the other two Vs will never see in their entire lives.
He had over 100,000 Euros in savings at the beginning. As a close confidant of the head of counterintelligence at Night City's Arasaka Corporation, he would never have fallen to the level of a low-level mercenary if his boss hadn't fallen into trouble.
Unfortunately, there is no if. His boss Jenkins failed in his fight with Abernathy, another senior executive of the company, and V lost everything and became penniless.
"According to the timeline, it will take more than a year..."
Xia Yu silently took a sip of his drink and thought to himself, should he just assassinate V's boss Jenkins? Make V lose his job early?
Before the assassination, you can also contact Abernathy to see if you can make some money.
Hmm...you can try it.
I just don’t know whether the V in this company is a man or a woman. Should I ask again?
Just when Xia Yu was about to ask, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder. Turning around, he saw another burly man wearing sunglasses.
"The priest wants to see you."
"Father?"
Hearing this name, Xia Yu raised his eyebrows slightly. Why did the priest look for him? He didn't cause any trouble in Heywood.
But Xia Yu did not refuse. He picked up the knife he had put aside and followed the burly man in sunglasses who suddenly appeared out of the bar.
When we arrived outside the bar, we saw a car parked in the driveway with the door wide open. Inside was a thin old man with Mediterranean hair.
The old man was wearing casual clothes, a cross necklace around his neck, and colorful tattoos on his arms. He looked like a tough guy.
Sebastian Ibarra, one of the most outstanding middlemen in the Highwood District, was nicknamed the Priest because he was once a priest from the Valentino Gang.
But this kind nickname cannot conceal his dangerous nature. Compared with priest, the nickname Godfather is more suitable for him.
If V was born as a "street kid", then V and the priest were familiar friends.
"Welcome to Heywood, Ghost Walker, would you like to take a ride in my car?"
After seeing the burly man in sunglasses bringing Xia Yu out, the priest smiled kindly, patted the seat next to him, and invited Xia Yu to get in the car.
Although he didn't know what the priest wanted to talk to him about, Xia Yu was not afraid. He walked into the car, sat next to the priest, and then closed the car door.
Seeing Xia Yu get into the car, the burly man in sunglasses did not get into the driver's seat, but just stood beside the car, observing the surroundings vigilantly.
"Father, I have long heard of your great name."
In the car, Xia Yu greeted the priest, and the priest smiled kindly: "I have also heard of your great name for a long time, Ghost Walker, is the Wild Wolf Bar to your liking?"
"I have to say, Mrs. Wells's spicy soup is really delicious. It's much better than those synthetic foods."
The priest nodded said, "It seems that Heywood is to your liking. As a local, it would be a dereliction of duty if you cannot please outsiders."
Seeing that the priest had not yet brought up the subject, Xia Yu simply asked directly, "I wonder what the priest wants from a great man like me?"
Hearing Xia Yu calling him a big shot, the priest was a little surprised, but as a middleman he had seen all kinds of strange things, so he spoke as usual.
"It's not a big deal. I just want to hire you to do a favor. Money is not a problem, but it must be done cleanly."
"Then you've found the right person."
Xia Yu patted his chest proudly: "There has never been a wrong nickname, only a wrong name. Ghost Walker is a killer like a ghost. Not to mention being seen by others, even the surveillance cameras can't find the Ghost Walker."
"Then it seems that I have found the wrong person."
The priest chuckled, took out a data chip and handed it to Xia Yu: "If you want to accept my mission, then take a look. If you don't want to, you can get off the car and leave."
"It's okay. As long as the employer is not some disgusting dog like a scavenger, I will accept it."
Xia Yu responded casually, took the data chip, and inserted it into his brain-computer interface.
"Hmm~ This job can't pay less."
After browsing the information in the data chip, Xia Yu snorted and looked at the priest: "But whether it is cash or bank transfer, I can accept it."
The priest's mission was simple, to clear out the stronghold of a Six Street Gang in the Valley area, but he had to do it so thoroughly that even the egg yolks had to be shaken apart and the earthworms had to be cut in half vertically.
Hearing that Xia Yu agreed to the employment, the priest replied: "Money is certainly not a problem, but there is a prerequisite, everything must be done cleanly."
"Of course, I still have my professional ethics."
Xia Yu threw the data chip to the priest and said casually as he got out of the car: "I hope there will be opportunities for cooperation after this mission is over. May God bless us."
Hearing Xia Yu's words, the priest was surprised again, but he also replied: "Of course there will be a chance, the Lord is with us."
When the burly man in sunglasses saw Xia Yu get out of the car, he stopped standing there, opened the door, sat in the driver's seat, and drove the priest away.
"I didn't expect to make a fortune after coming to Haywood. I'm pretty lucky."
After mumbling something, Xia Yu suddenly remembered that he had classes at Arasaka Academy tomorrow.
Well...taking classes is not as important as making money.
Skipping class!
