Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Doesn’t Want to Become a Night City Legend

Chapter 5 NetEase Cloud: Who's Ready for Tomorrow
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Da da da.

The boy's expression was gloomy, and his fingers slightly raised and lowered, hitting the back of his other hand.

Lu Mingfei didn't know why such a young child had such a look of silence and sadness as if to say, "I'm so lonely, I'm so sad, I'm playing Chopin in the rain." Anyway, he was stunned, trying to understand what skill he had awakened in the [Point Chip].

Is this a dream maker or something? My first reaction when Lu Mingfei created a dream was to create a gothic boy?
But he thought about it and realized that this was his golden finger, so he decided to ask clearly.

He hesitated and stepped forward. "Hey, what's up man!"

The boy didn't understand the joke. He just continued looking at the moon and spoke softly, his voice a little ethereal.

"Brother, you shouldn't have come here."

"Really." Lu Mingfei nodded, "But wait, who did you say is your brother? What's your name?

The boy turned his head, and Lu Mingfei could see the eyes of this "handsome" little boy clearly.

Gold. Like molten gold
Those majestic eyes should have made Lu Mingfei uncomfortable, but he actually felt somewhat familiar, even friendly.

However, before he could ask anything, the boy's next words attracted all his attention.

"Lu Mingze, my name is Lu Mingze."

(Not only did I dream up a goth boy, but he was also a remake of my cousin?)
Lu Mingfei's face turned pale. He didn't want to be so dirty and tasteless.

"Don't compare me to your chubby cousin. I'm not like him." Fortunately, the boy calling himself Lu Mingze stood up at this moment. "Compared to this, brother, do you really know what the chip you just inserted is?"

Lu Mingfei shook his head very honestly.

"This thing is called a relic core. Oh, forget it."

Seeing this, Lu Mingze sighed very long.

The boy's fair hands ran through his dark hair, and his already noble golden pupils were filled with uncontrollable irritation and unwillingness.

He looked at Lu Mingfei, but it seemed as if he was looking at someone farther away, and spoke impatiently.

"You guessed it right, I am your golden finger, devil, or demon~ whatever you want to imagine."

"Come to me when you need me." The little devil said in a light tone, "As long as you are willing to exchange, I will help you tear apart any enemy."

"Anything?" Lu Mingfei's eyes widened as he demanded, "Is this true?! If I asked you to tear down Arasaka Tower, could you do it?!"

After Lu Mingze was silent for half a second, he looked at Lu Mingfei deeply.

"If you wish."

"can."

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After an unknown amount of time, the demon named Lu Mingze disappeared.

Lu Mingfei opened his eyes suddenly and found himself still in this small room, but the difference was that the huge full moon had been replaced by the light pollution of Night City, and the world was no longer silent. There was a rough knock on the door.

[I'm here to deal with abandoned properties! Residents inside! Open the door!]

The staff member was obviously stunned for a while, feeling quite resentful.

It was deafening, like the roar of a lion from Hedong. Fortunately, Lu Mingfei spent his childhood at his aunt's house.

Aunt: Have you ever seen me in my prime?

Meanwhile, Lu Mingfei was gradually sorting out what had just happened in his head.

then
"what!"

At a certain moment, Lu Mingfei's originally dull face suddenly lit up, and a cheerful tone came out of his throat.

Lu Mingze? Little devil?
Can you do anything?
how could it be possible.

Yes, how is that possible?

But for some reason, Lu Mingfei couldn't even raise a trace of "doubt". His soul unconditionally made him trust the devil named Lu Mingze.

He was almost instinctively certain, certain, and even convinced that—

Lu Mingze did not lie

Doesn't that mean
Did I win?
Hey.

Phew, hey hey hey.
No, I can't laugh. But... but how can I hold back when it's so funny?

“Hahahaha. Hahahahahahahaha!!”

"Residents inside, I'll count the last three - hey you!" The staff member in blue uniform was startled by Lu Mingfei who suddenly pushed open the door.

boom!
“Hey!!! I won!! I won!!! Yay!!”

It was not just because he suddenly opened the door, but also because of Lu Mingfei's bright smile in front of him.

"Oh, I'm sorry! I'm causing trouble for your work~!"

Lu Mingfei grinned brightly, revealing his big white teeth, and bumped shoulders with the staff. Then, before the other party could react, he turned around smoothly and left the spot.

The wind blew through the corridor, leaving the relocation service personnel and the armed employee who was responsible for the violent suppression beside him looking at each other in bewilderment.

This was the first time they had seen someone so happy after their house was vacated in Night City after staying there for so long.

What's up? Did you get the demolition compensation?

When did Night City become so shabby?!

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Tread.

Step, step, step.

“Hehe~~~~”

Putting aside the confused staff behind him, Lu Mingfei was now leaping step by step in the city called Night City, using his warm smile to make everyone who passed by show a "terrified" expression.

Smoky factory waste, salty and sticky chemical residues, hell on earth - yes, this is our Night City slums!
So simple and sunny, are you really a resident of Night City?

Lu Mingfei didn't care about that.

His deceased parents left him a [harmless prosthesis] and a [suspected omnipotent ghost in his brain]. This was the happiest day for Lu Mingfei after he traveled to the cyberpunk world.

Hey! Do you know how traumatic it is for a teenager under 18 to suddenly be transported to a different world where human life is worthless, have both parents orphaned, and be forced to undergo brain surgery?!

And now?
Goldfinger is fine! I told you! Believe it first!
Believe that there is no need for a reason!

Lu Mingfei nodded and waved his hands. The boy walking on the street seemed to have his limbs each controlled by a different brain, and he walked on the street with a very unbridled attitude.

He took out his earphones from the pocket of his jacket and let a song he didn't know the name of play in them.

I ain't your average sicko

The tune of disco music is extremely cheerful, like swaying candy, dizzying and sweet.

English song, fortunately, Lu Mingfei's English level is enough to handle it.

[I'm dead, just like disco music, I'm dying] Stains are scattered on every corner of the street like ink paintings, and the colorful neon lights have been overheated, making the emitted light have slightly swirling arcs.

Within ten meters of my doorstep, I can see homeless people sleeping with newspapers as carpets, their bodies heaving and their snoring deafening.

ignore.

My bank account is 000. Oh no! I'm really out of money.

The garbage was piled up in a mess and had not been sorted for at least three months. Mosquitoes were circling above the vomit, as if celebrating the cake freshly baked from the "oven".

ignore.

I think I need a hero (Oh)~I need a hero to save me (Oh)

An old lady holding an M-10AF Lexington rifle was pointing the gun at passers-by. Next to them was a car that had been hit and deformed - it was just an ordinary car accident.

ignore.

I don't have no ego (Nah) Cause I'm spitting out now (Woah)

【.】

The boy's canvas shoes stepped on the dirty streets, and the wrinkles in the padding fed back to him, a sticky feeling.

There is no telling which homeless person's saliva, which gangster's blood, which NCPD's brain matter.

Lu Mingfei didn't care.

He had seen these things in the previous week and vomited all over the place, but later he got used to it.

Even less than five meters to his left, there was a fat, big-eared man with a Mewtwo headband covering his head. He opened his mouth wide, his uneven yellow teeth like a bamboo forest after a storm, and his tongue stuck out like a pug.

I was a teenage outlaw. The law couldn't curb my youthful edge.

——Lu Mingfei still didn’t care.

There are many such backward areas in Watson district where he lives, where untouchables gather, which is why there is such a mess.

Tap tap tap.
When I walked to the traffic light intersection, the indicator light was working mechanically.

Civilians, some hunched over and some standing straight, stood around Lu Mingfei, their eyes flashing with red electrons, which looked almost like indicator lights when viewed from the side.

As Lu Mingfei crossed the crosswalk, he glanced at the bloodstains on the drain at his feet. He still remembered that last week when he passed by this road, he saw a gangster riding a modified motorcycle being shot in the head by the enemy forces, and the stuff inside flew all over the sky.

The laws in this city are basically shit, so it's full of gangs and violent people.

People die everywhere, it's not surprising at all.

This is also a side of magic cheese.

My heart is growing colder, oh that's fine

With his hands in his trouser pockets and hidden in the crowd, the boy continued to walk forward.

Walking past traffic lights, crossing the wide streets, and boarding the tram suspended in the air, the Night City in Lu Mingfei's eyes kept changing.

Gradually, gradually, the light began to brighten.

With high-rise buildings equipped with large pieces of light-absorbing glass and crisscrossing traffic lanes, the entire city looks like a hollow and artistically designed ball.

The stench and heavy metal music began to dissipate, replaced by the sound of people talking cleanly, neatly dressed in suits, appropriate greenery, and well-thought-out lighting structures. The three-dimensional light signs were densely written with the company's philosophy, product introductions, and advertising slogans.

Looking up, he saw a huge holographically projected school of fish passing over Lu Mingfei's head. They were kept in a pool called Night City, swimming in the center of the most noble city.

He watched it very seriously, and didn't care even when the cyber girl on the train bumped into his shoulder and said sorry.

He was immersed in this overly contradictory world.

Chaos and filth.

Gorgeous and noble.

You say it's over, it's another day I don't care who's speaking high words

【Woah, woah, woah,】

【woah, woah】

【woah】

Lu Mingfei felt the difference in height and stared blankly at the fish swimming in the sky.

So beautiful that it makes people panic.

It's just a few kilometers away.

It's just the gap between rich and poor.

But it is so far away and out of reach.

The boy took a deep breath————

Then he suddenly took off his headphones.

"Why is this music so depressing!"

The boy complained unhappily.

The melody is obviously very cheerful, but the lyrics are so decadent. This is probably what is called black humor.

And it inexplicably fits the boy's current situation, which makes Lu Mingfei even more unhappy.

"Forget it, anyway, let's take a detour to the prosthetic doctor mentioned in the diary."

The purpose of Lu Mingfei's trip was to see the cyborg doctor on the other side of Watson District. The diary mentioned that this doctor was very kind to Lu Mingfei, so Lu Mingfei thought of starting his exploration of Night City from this person, and had already sent a text message notification of the visit to the other party.

If I could get some odd jobs there, that would be a great start.

Just thinking about it makes me salivate——

【Titer Titer Titer】

Suddenly, the voice echoed in my head, leaving no time to react.

This is the characteristic of this era - high efficiency, but Lu Mingfei has not yet gotten used to the feeling of signals being transmitted directly to the brain, but the part of his brain that is good at talking nonsense is complaining, "At least this way I won't get socially frustrated on the subway because the answering ringtone is a two-dimensional anime song."

All in all, it was probably a communication request, as the green microphone flashed in the corner of my vision.

Coincidentally, the last time Lu Mingfei went out during his time travel, he received a call like this.

The boy glanced at the notes.

【Arasaka Academy】

　This song is very nice. I recommend listening to it while following the text to recall or imagine the beautiful scenery of Cyberpunk 2077.

(End of this chapter)