Chapter 284 The call to the other side of the ocean
The gray-yellow sky was gradually replaced by the pitch-black night sky. No matter how much yellow sand mist the previous sandstorm left behind that was difficult to dispel, at the moment of nightfall, the earthy yellow color between the sky and the earth was finally replaced by darkness.
The lights of three off-road vehicles penetrated the darkness of the bad land like sharp swords, driving on the road in the bad land area.
The dull sound of wheels running over gravel and sand seemed to be the only sound in the lonely wasteland.
Lin Mo, who was sitting in the car, looked outside and could only see the silent wilderness under the night sky. The sparse desert vegetation either stood tall or grew crookedly. Their silhouettes were particularly obvious at night.
But soon, brighter lights and red fireworks finally appeared in the gloomy night, misty smoke slowly rose, and a lively camp appeared in his eyes.
This is a camp consisting of vehicles.
——Large-scale RVs, oil tankers and large trucks formed the perimeter of the camp, and beyond that were various types of desert off-road vehicles, parked haphazardly outside the camp.
The appearance of almost every off-road vehicle has obvious signs of modification, the most obvious of which are the thickened armor plates and spiked tires.
Inside the camp, there are a dozen tents made of green waterproof and sand-proof canvas. There is a bright red bonfire in the center, with many figures standing or sitting around the bonfire.
Before arriving at the camp, the melodious sound of a guitar could be heard coming from the camp, vaguely mixed with the sound of clearly enunciated singing, and the sound could be heard far away in the quiet wasteland.
The sudden sound of vehicle engines naturally attracted the attention of everyone in the camp. However, several Adecado wanderers who were standing on the roof of the RV and looked out after seeing that the three off-road vehicles were all familiar models.
Smile and wave hello.
Then everyone in the camp knew that his family was back.
Parking the vehicle randomly outside the camp, Lin Mo walked into the camp with Mickey, Panan and the others.
Before they entered the inner ring of the camp, a yellow-skinned man wearing a short-sleeved shirt, revealing a pair of strong arms, with messy black hair, and his skin looked a little dark due to sun exposure, walked out first.
With a bright smile on his face, he spread his hands and welcomed the returning people with great affinity:
"You are finally back, Lin Mo, Mi Qi, Panan... The sandstorm in the afternoon came so fast, I thought you would not be able to come back until later. I have already summarized the general situation of what you encountered today.
I heard what you said over the communicator, no matter what, you are welcome to come back safely."
"No, today's transaction is quite tiring for me." Mitch responded with a smile.
Including Lin Mo, the others also responded with smiles.
"By the way, Uncle Saul, this afternoon's sandstorm didn't bring much trouble to the camp, right?" Lin Mo asked suddenly, looking at the leader of Adecado with an inquiring look.
——Saul Bright, the leader of the Adecado family in Night City, a stubborn but very responsible man.
Facing Lin Mo's inquiry, this man with quite the majesty of a leader was also very enthusiastic, and said with a slight touch of beard:
"It's a bit troublesome, but we were prepared in advance. Apart from Mr. Cassidy's hat being blown off, we didn't lose anything."
"The old man must be very angry." Lin Mo said with a smile.
Sol nodded slightly and smiled kindly:
"Yes, look over there, did you hear the gunfire? Now he is playing target shooting there, saying he is venting some emotions."
He stretched out his hand and pointed to the corner of the camp. Lin Mo listened carefully, and sure enough he heard bursts of gunshots and the sound of glass bottles breaking.
At this time, Panan, who was following the two men, couldn't help but urge:
"I said Saul, stop talking about these things. Have you left some food for us? Bring it over quickly. I have been sitting in the car all day this afternoon. I am exhausted."
"You are the heroes of the camp, how could I not keep it for you?" Saul said in an easy-going tone, pointing his finger at a RV in the camp.
It's not so much an RV as it is a large truck towing a mobile kitchen compartment.
The carriage is partially open and can be climbed up via telescopic stairs. There is a small and simple bar and small tables and chairs. Five bowls of steaming noodles are placed on the table.
"Tonight's side dishes are onions, potatoes and green vegetables. Of course, there is also the indispensable synthetic meat. Eat it while it's hot. After that, you can do whatever you want. I have some work to do next, so don't interrupt me.
You guys."
As Thor spoke, he nodded slightly towards the other people. After getting responses from a few people, he took steady and quick steps and walked to other parts of the camp.
He seemed to be busy with his work, but when he heard Lin Mo and others coming back, he came out to say hello.
Just when Panan and others were about to walk towards the mobile kitchen, Lin Mo suddenly stopped.
"Lin Mo, where are you going?" Mitch noticed something strange about him and asked in confusion.
"You guys go and eat first. I still need some help from Sister Carol, um, about the issue of remote encrypted communication." Lin Mo introduced simply.
Panan also turned around and looked at him, frowned and said a little disappointed:
"Is there anything we can't do after dinner? I was thinking that a few of us could talk about lunch tonight."
"Sorry, this is an emergency." Lin Mo smiled apologetically and said goodbye to a few people for now.
Finally, he silently came to the mobile communication center of the camp.
It is still a large tent made of familiar metal brackets and green canvas. There are many sophisticated instruments and equipment placed in the tent.
In a chair, Ms. Carroll, the hacker of the Adecado family, was holding a tablet and staring at the computer screen.
Compared with other delicate and delicate hacker women Lin Mo has seen, her figure appears to be stronger. A tuft of long hair hangs down from her right eye, covering part of her cheek, and her face is slightly heroic.
Sensing Lin Mo's arrival, Carol just raised her head slightly and glanced at him, then continued to look at her computer regardless, and said coldly:
"The things you want are placed on the table over there. If you want to communicate with anyone, just plug the data cable into your interactive interface. According to your request, the communication amplifier can now receive the signal from China, and the communication is also encrypted.
of.
"
"Thank you very much, Sister Carol." Lin Mo thanked with a smile.
Carol nodded slightly and continued to do his work.
Lin Mo walked towards the long table with many instruments, and soon noticed a communication device similar to a radio placed on the table.
The communicator has a long wire connected to the instrument on the table.
Lin Mo tried it and found that with the length of the wire, he could even walk outside the tent to talk.
Needless to say, it must be Sister Carol's intention, so as to ensure the confidentiality of his call.
With a gentle breath, Lin Mo picked up the communicator and walked to the corner outside the tent. With a little excitement, he connected his personal data cable to the communicator.
"After being disconnected for so many days, I finally have a chance to log in..." He couldn't help but joke to himself.
Thinking back on the fact that he has been racking up the favorability and reputation of the Adecado family these days, isn't it just for this moment?
On the one hand, it is to establish a good relationship with this homeless family that shines in the game plot, and on the other hand, it is also to gain some say in this family.
After all, it is not an easy thing for an outsider to rashly propose to use the communication network center of the camp to contact another country on the other side of the ocean in the cyber era where the online world is fragmented.
As for simply connecting with acquaintances in Night City, that's not impossible.
But after Lin Mo thought about it for a while, he gave up this plan.
He was not in a hurry. He might as well spend a few days getting acquainted with the people in Adecado, and then take the opportunity to request the use of communication equipment, so that he could use more advanced encrypted communication.
After a few days, Lin Mo sometimes felt like a minor who had been banned from the Internet by his parents. He had worked hard for so many days just to get the opportunity to access the Internet (communication) tonight.
With a few sighs in his heart, he thought for a long time and finally chose to call his sister's phone number first.
After so many days, she must be worried...
The communication signal was amplified by the equipment and reached the country on the other side of the ocean almost instantly. After a few seconds, the call was dialed.
[Hey, who are you?] A cold female voice came from the other end of the phone.
Hearing the familiar voice of his elder sister, Lin Mo felt inexplicably moved in his heart and couldn't help but whisper:
[Sister, it’s me, Lin Mo.]
[Lin Mo? Who is it? Why don’t I remember that I have such a worried brother? He doesn’t call me for a few days. He wants to make big news every day. There is a nuclear explosion in Night City and he doesn’t report it to me for several days.
Ping An, it makes me sleepless day and night, and my skin has become worse... What is the use of raising such a bastard brother who is worse than picking up a piece of barbecued pork? 】
Xu Wanxue's voice was like a piece of sad music, with the tone first changing from anger to resentment, and finally to sad grievance.
[I'm sorry.] Lin Mo sighed softly. Apart from these three words, he couldn't think of any other words to respond.
[If apologies were useful in any situation, then there would be no quarrels in the world...] Xu Wanxue's tone was still a little aggrieved, but she was obviously more relaxed. It seemed that just hearing Lin Mo's voice could make her
The mind calms down.
[So in order to express my apology, how about I go back to China to accompany you soon?] Lin Mo's lips twitched slightly.
The other end of the phone was silent for a while, and Xu Wanxue seemed troubled. After a long time, she asked in confusion:
【What did you just say? Do you want to go back to China? Why?】
[Because the things in Night City are almost finished, and there is nothing much happening recently, it would be a good choice to go back to China and live a peaceful life for a while.] Lin Mo said.
[Is the matter done? Wait, are you saying that the nuclear explosion that occurred on the outskirts of Night City was caused by you?] Xu Wanxue's tone of voice has increased a lot, and you can tell just from her voice.
Her surprise.
【Um.】
[Fuck, damn it, you really did it... Fuck! Damn it. 】
Xu Wanxue's thoughts seemed to be confused all of a sudden. The other end of the phone repeated several swear words in succession. It took a while before she calmed down. After a while of silence, she asked:
【Why are you not dead?】
Lin Mo's eyes twitched, feeling that this question was a bit hurtful coming from his elder sister's mouth.
He sighed and explained: [Because your brother and I were fast enough, that’s why he didn’t die.]
[Oh, that’s right. With your speed, you can theoretically escape the damage range of a nuclear explosion...] Xu Wanxue said with a sudden realization, but then she realized something was wrong:
[Hell, I didn’t want to ask you this, I wanted to ask... why did you take the risk to kill the CTO of Moore Technology? 】
The nuclear explosion that suddenly appeared in the bad land area on the outskirts of Night City naturally attracted the attention of the world. Even though Xu Wanxue was in China, she had almost learned the general situation of the incident in the past few days.
[Didn’t they want to assassinate you? As a courtesy, during the few days you left, I took some time to kill Laura, the vice president of Moore Technology. After that, the CTO spent 100 million to reward me. I can’t
Just sit back and wait for death, and kill him by the way. And behind the assassination operation against you was the plan made by the CTO. From that time on, it was impossible for him not to die." Lin Mo said.
Xu Wanxue sighed, whether she was angry or relieved, she didn't know for a moment.
It would be impossible for her not to be moved by this kind of being taken seriously by someone and killing a big shot who was famous all over the world for her own sake.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! [I don’t even know what to say about you...] Xu Wanxue was a little helpless, but her tone quickly became softer:
[When you return to China, I will continue to settle accounts with you. Now let me tell you why you suddenly want to return to China? 】
[After doing such a big thing, can't you avoid the limelight? Just think of it as giving yourself a holiday.] Lin Mo didn't explain too much.
[Okay, I have to question you carefully when you return to China. It just so happens that I also need to stay in China for a period of time to further my studies...] Xu Wanxue suddenly changed the subject and said.
[Huh? Further study? What do you mean?] Lin Mo asked.
[Nothing special, there is just a project that needs to be handed over. The old man at home saw that I could do so well in the years in Night City, so he found some connections and handed over the research of a weapons project to me.
In hand.] Xu Wanxue said nonchalantly:
[Since this work project is not an area I am good at, I can only stay in China and study. I originally wanted to turn it down, but since you said you wanted to return to China, I just happened to be next.]
【What project?】Lin Mo asked
[A new smart weapon project, a variant of the classic smart submachine gun, is said to have been improved on smart bullets. The bullets fired can cause electronic damage. If they hit the same target multiple times, they can also apply an electromagnetic pulse at the point of impact.
.]
Lin Mo:.......
Isn’t this the attribute of Yinglong, the most powerful smart weapon in the game?
[Is the name of this weapon called "Yinglong"?] He couldn't help but ask.
[I don’t know, the details haven’t been decided yet, but your name is quite good. Maybe I can fill it in, but it’s annoying to think about it carefully. I just took charge of the research and development of Qiandai 4. I will also lead the research of subsequent models.
, and now I have to add a weapon research project, I am exhausted." Xu Wanxue said sadly.
Sister, I bet you are the developer of the Kang Tao series of artifacts in the game? Lin Mo couldn't help complaining in his heart.
However, he also understood that this was just a coincidence. Even without Xu Wanxue, Kangtao would definitely be able to develop the corresponding Qiandisian Westan components and "Yinglong" smart firearms.
It's just that because of his interference, Xu Wanxue became the person in charge of these equipment research projects.
[Okay, back to the topic, when do you plan to return to China?] Xu Wanxue asked.
[In a few days, I will tell you in advance.] Lin Mo said.
[Okay.] Xu Wanxue said: [Is there anything else? If not, I will hang up first. I will explain to Liu Ruoying later. At that time, you suddenly lost contact. I called her, but she was crying.
Tell me it was your idea, she doesn’t know where you are, she keeps saying sorry...]
[Say sorry to her for me.] Lin Mo said in a rather remorseful tone.
【Don't worry, I will do it.】
The two continued chatting for a long time, and finally Xu Wanxue hung up the phone.
Only then did Lin Mo finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Looking back on the conversation just now, he was just like a newbie who had just entered the society and was having his first interview in his life. To be honest, he was quite worried that Xu Wanxue would get angry and blame himself.
Now that he finally got in touch with her, it was a big problem in his heart.
"Next, it's Beichuan Hao. I don't know if the AI hiding in the dark will make any moves..." Lin Mo murmured in a low voice.
In the deeds of the simulator, he also learned about the existence of AI from the text content.
——[A mysterious man appeared in cyberspace and gave Lucy, Sasha and Qiwei a small gift. They wanted to tell you about this, but you had already boarded the floating car and left.
In Night City, communication has been interrupted for a long time, and you have no idea about it]
Although the simulator did not clearly say who the mysterious man was, as a player who has played the game Cyberpunk 2077, Lin Mo was able to guess the identity of the other person.
At that time, he was quite confused and surprised by the sudden appearance of AI, but this incident did not surprise him.
Because no matter what, in the world of Cyberpunk 2077, facing AI is bound to happen. The moment he decided to become Mr. Mo Ying, he was already prepared for it.
I just don't know if the nuclear explosion I created will be able to avoid their attention after this.
And analyzing the plot in the game, this mysterious man who suddenly appears is most likely the mysterious blue-eyed gentleman.
After all, apart from him, it is basically impossible for any other AI to roam freely in the online world of Night City.
Looking at the communicator in his hand, Lin Mo had heavy thoughts, but finally dialed Beichuan Hao's phone through the number left on the card.
It was a lonely night, and this Japanese man always answered his calls instantly, and this time was no exception.
【Jun Lin, is that you?!
】 Kitagawa Hiroshi's voice came from the other end of the phone, his tone was rare excitement.