Cyberpunk: From Dogville to Legend

Chapter 141 New Rewards
AI: "Visitor authentication, Counterintelligence Department Minister, V."

Lin Yue froze as he picked up the document.

He stood up instinctively.

A tall woman strolled in and stopped in the center of the office.

V had one hand on her hip and the other hanging casually. Lin Yue's gaze fell on V's golden-patterned prosthetic hand, and the slender fingers on it twitched, as if it were warming up.

Then, someone's eyelid twitched.

"Uh, V?"

Hearing the clearly reluctant greeting from the other side—this femme fatale, cultivated by the company and praised by employees as loyal—smiled with a hint of mockery and let out a soft snort.

My luck is terrible.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Lin Yue could only put the documents away and stand obediently behind the desk.

He was now in a predicament, unsure whether to sit or stand... Lin Yue even regretted making plans with Mann and the others for tonight; he should have done it earlier, at least then they could have gone out to hide.

Fortunately, V wasn't the particularly enthusiastic type, and she didn't seem to have figured out how to start a conversation with this guy.

Lin Yue sighed almost imperceptibly.

Although he had lost some of his humanity and started to lose interest in things other than killing, his ability to sense emotions remained. Therefore, Lin Yue understood why V was angry.

When Ganbi got into trouble, I was busy dealing with this mess and didn't keep V informed in time—V cares about me a lot, so this was a bit unfair to her.

Therefore, knowing he was in the wrong, Lin Yue broke the silence: "How about Jakarta—"

V answered quickly, almost cutting off Lin Yue's words, as if interrupting him, "Not good! Especially when I heard about your situation, I think Jakarta... is terrible."

The last few words were pronounced very heavily.

You're the one who's in trouble, Lin Yue.

V practically said that.

Lin Yue opened his arms, his brow furrowing slightly as he said helplessly, "We won, that's a good thing..."

To be honest, V's expression was cold, but not to the point of anger; it was more of a conflicted feeling of not being able to bear it.

But when someone whose IQ had clearly improved but whose EQ was questionable said those words, V's expression immediately turned ashen, as if it had been washed by frost...

Lin Yue was momentarily taken aback.

V seemed amused by the situation and made no move to sit on the sofa next to him, continuing to stand and ask:

"Yes, so I have to thank you properly... You even helped me level up without my knowledge, is that what you wanted?"

"Or is it that I got promoted... but I have to pay some price?"

She took a step forward, saying, "Do we have to sleep together to show how much you've contributed and how much I've gained?"

Lin Yue rested his hands on the table; it seemed that V also had the common problem of women.

Without stating where the problem lies.

“V…”

V walked to Lin Yue's desk and sized up the guy in front of him.

Her fingertips traced patterns on the table, the contrast between her neo-militaristic, dark nail polish and the glossy finish of the surface striking, shimmering like cat's eyes as she moved.

“Director Rin… oh no, Department Head Rin. Your speed in climbing Arasaka Tower has truly exceeded my expectations.”

"If everyone at Arasaka Tower worked as hard as you, wouldn't Arasaka be the world's number one company?"

Lin Yue was exasperated with this young lady and explained, "I didn't have time to inform you about this. The situation was urgent... and subnet communication was restricted. My hacker paid a price to contact Jenkins—"

V: "Hmm. So you think I'm making things difficult for you because I wasn't involved in the promotion process and therefore don't feel involved?"

Uh…

Isn't that right...?

There are some questions that Mr. Lin will never be able to understand in his entire life.

However, in Lin Yue's eyes, V was an extremely strong-willed woman.

He could only patiently continue, "I restrained myself when communicating with the Black Wall... I didn't use the gateway extensively, and I only briefly stacked the Black Wall protocol. You know I'm not very good at controlling brain-computer interface overclocking."

"I know."

V nodded.

The atmosphere turned cold again.

Lin Yue admitted defeat...

He wanted to raise his hands in surrender; if he couldn't afford to offend them, he could at least avoid them.

Lin Yue then coughed lightly: "Unfortunately, I have to go out for a bit. You know that batch of weapons can't stay in the warehouse at the Arasaka Industrial Park any longer... I've been quite busy lately."

"And I have to go back to feed the cat after get off work, excuse me."

As he spoke, Lin Yue prepared to step over V's side.

Lin Yue felt he needed to tighten the reins on his subordinates.

I don't know what Suzuki is good for!
Lin Yue has the authority to revoke AI visitor authentication privileges; if Suzuki had given prior notice, even a verified user wouldn't have been able to get in.

Snapped!
Lin Yue stopped in his tracks.

At that moment, a hand was placed on Lin Yue's firm chest.

Lin Yueyu's lips were a fiery red, and a smile with an enigmatic meaning curled at the corners of his mouth.

"A cat? I have to thank you for remembering the gift I gave you... If it weren't for the butler service in the company square, the cat would have starved to death by now."

"Oh, I remember now—Captain Rin got a new pet, a sexy little wildcat, right? Hmm?"

The embarrassment of being exposed is something no one can understand.

In Lin Yue's line of sight, V's palm slid all the way to the center of Lin Yue's chest, and he could feel his skin getting itchy even through his clothes.

"V, I want to hug you—"

suddenly!

V's delicate hand gripped Lin Yue's tie tightly. Due to the modifications, Lin Yue was over 1.8 meters tall, and V's prosthetic hand seemed to have great strength!
Is it a modified prosthetic arm?
call!
She kept pulling the tie down!
Caught off guard, Lin Yue tilted his head forward slightly, his gaze meeting the woman's.

Time seemed to stand still for a moment.

V was stubborn, as if trying to see something in Rin's eyes.

In Lin Yue's vision: deep within the woman's eyes were tiny, starlight-like specks of light, and with each blink, her curled eyelashes would gently flutter down like butterfly wings.

Her eyes were slightly upturned, exuding a noble air that only those from corporate or family backgrounds possess, as if she could see right through people to the deepest recesses of their hearts.

Lin Yue's Adam's apple bobbed.

They're way too close...

The tip of his nose was filled with a delicate and sweet fragrance unique to V—Lin Yue could even see V's excellent skin condition, a faint scratch, and the tiny details of her eye makeup.

Lin Yue's face felt itchy.

A warm breath escaped V's nostrils. "None of what you said is what I want to hear."

Lin Yue glanced down subconsciously.

Deep and dark...it seems to have ravines?

V's eyes immediately narrowed, and bluish veins appeared on the back of his hand.

"Heh, it seems the mentor's medicine and my efforts are quite effective? — Your eyes are getting sharper and sharper. Hmm… I'm guessing, the sex dolls at the Azure Hotel are also part of your plan?"

Sexual partner?

Lin Yue immediately realized what was happening from this combination of punches.

Only then did he realize that he was being held by the tie with one hand by a woman in an extremely "humiliating" manner.

Lin Yue smiled helplessly, trying to soften his tone, "V..."

He swears to God, he just wanted V to stop causing trouble.

The softer your attitude, the stronger the other party's aggression will be.

A delicate game of strategy is not necessarily easier to handle than a bloody battle.

V leaned closer, her expression serious: "My name is Valerie, thank you."

Lin Yue shrugged. "Valerie, let go of me once you've calmed down."

V refused without hesitation.

She reached out her other hand and tapped Lin Yue's chest. "You have a real talent for speed, and these two arms are Arasaka's most powerful prosthetics—so guess how fast my upload speed is?"

"Don't interrupt me."

As they were talking, Lin Yue was pushed hard by V's fingers, which turned into a palm, and leaned against the edge of the desk.

Deng!
Her slender ankles were exposed beneath her V-neck trousers, and she stepped next to Lin Yue.

This posture left Lin Yue with nowhere to retreat.

V doesn't know why she gets angry every time she sees Lin Yue's lukewarm attitude.

The beautiful agent, who revealed her real name, said through gritted teeth, "Let me tell you why I'm angry."

"You risked your life to bring out military secrets for Arasaka, even at the cost of the Black Wall—I've been keeping an eye on your situation in Honshu. I went through all the trouble of bringing you back from across the ocean so that you could die a little slower."

"What the hell are you doing? You went to that brothel in the abyss to play with sex dolls, and you even got tricked by Abernathy and Michiko..."

"So, what do you take me for? Air?!"

At times like these, someone's usual tactic is to remain silent.

Lin Yue felt this was a huge misunderstanding.

At this moment, V felt wronged. She still missed the glib-tongued guy from before, at least he wouldn't have made her so angry.

Lin Yue was at his wit's end and could only patiently explain, "It's not some kind of sex doll, it's just Emma. We were talking about Dogville at the time, and we didn't do anything else."

“Abnasi made a move… In that situation, there was no time to think, so I could only fight back. I don’t know when Abnasi got involved with Michiko… Emma can’t die. I have to get her out alive, otherwise it’s a waste of time.”

"Everything I said is true. As for the little wildcat, I've only heard Jack mention it..."

V had a stern face.

Seeing this guy, who had finally managed to regain some humanity, slowly explaining, her gaze unconsciously focused on Lin Yue's lips.

Weirdly cute.

What does it feel like to take a bite?

Not quite right.

Lin Yue looked at V.

What the hell is going on?
His voice grew softer and softer, and V's expression became increasingly strange—his hand began to move along the edge of the table.

So what should I be doing now?

Lin Yue felt the tie around his neck getting tighter and tighter, and the V-shape getting closer and closer.

"You're so lucky, you bastard."

V's voice was hoarse.

That tingling, slightly numb sensation traveled up my lips, as if it would explode perfectly if I took it one step closer—

AI: "Visitor authentication, cybersecurity expert from the security department, Sasha."

……

Despite feeling slightly unwell, Sasha insisted on being discharged from the hospital.

She knew that once Rin returned, she would need someone to help her with many things.

So she put on her pink jacket and slowly walked down the corridor, while the expressions of the counterintelligence department and the former security department staff were very strange.

Whispers echoed in his ears.

"Now that's a problem. There are two bosses in one department. The one who got promoted from the counterintelligence department is obviously getting restless."

"Holy crap! They forced their way in! That security guard at the door was clearly a lone wolf sent by headquarters—he didn't even get a chance to touch a hair on their head before he was screwed?"

"Who do you think that is? V! That's Jenkins' favorite knife."

"Shh...don't talk nonsense, that woman is from the security department..."

Sasha wrapped her coat tighter, a hint of doubt in her eyes, and quickened her pace unconsciously.

What's wrong with Rin?
really!

As she turned the corner, she saw Suzuki sitting against the wall outside Rin's new office, one hand gripping her arm as she tried to suppress the convulsions caused by the malfunction of her prosthetic body.

Suzuki: "That wretched woman."

Sasha rushed over, her face full of worry. "What's wrong, Suzuki?"

Suzuki, enduring the pain, said, "Miss Sasha, that woman who rose through the ranks from the counterintelligence department barged in to see the boss! Damn it!"

Sasha scanned Suzuki with her prosthetic eye, then pulled a soft wire from her wrist, threaded it through Suzuki's neck, and wiped out the puppets from the advanced hacker. The door in front of her opened, and Sasha walked in without looking back. Suzuki followed closely behind. Since Sasha had gone in first, Suzuki could only patiently wait for the AI ​​scan to finish and the door to open.

He noticed that Sasha, who had gone in first, was now standing directly in his way.

"What happened, Miss Sasha—"

Suzuki looked up and around. Beside the desk in the spacious office, the aloof woman had one high heel on the edge of the desk, and in her hand was... Minister Rin's tie?!

His voice gradually faded.

Nani? !
Suzuki's grimacing expression, still reeling from the malfunction of his prosthetic body, froze on his face.

He is straightforward, but not stupid.

If they had come in any later, he and Miss Sasha's heads would probably have been rolling around on the floor.

This was undoubtedly the darkest day in the loyal samurai's career.

Q: What is the most disastrous thing that can happen in the workplace?
Answer: I stumbled upon two bosses playing a game.

V squinted at the two subordinates who barged in. She wasn't embarrassed at all; instead, she snorted and loosened her grip on the tie.

Suzuki froze, watching helplessly as the woman lowered her leg and walked towards him step by step.

The toes of the high heels stopped not far away.

The loyal samurai placed his hands at his sides, bowed ninety degrees, and hurriedly apologized: "Miss V, I'm so sorry! My apologies!"

V ignored Suzuki and stared at the girl in front of her who was biting her lip and "furious" like a cat—she remembered this girl.

A Russian girl.

I don't know where Rin picked it up from and stuffed it into Arasaka Tower.

V is already tall, and with the company's high heels, standing in front of Sasha is very intimidating.

After a long silence, V sneered:
"You've done a great job, Miss Sasha. If it weren't for you, Minister Rin would have had to fight a long, hard battle at Konpaku."

"But I must advise you that as an Arasaka employee, you should learn to follow the rules. For example... it's best not to barge into your boss's office unless you've been called in."

Lin Yue, seemingly unconcerned, leisurely tucked his tie back into his suit.

V's icy voice reached his ears the next second, "Keep your people in check, Minister Rin."

"After I finish my work—I hope I can be involved in the Dogtown issue from start to finish, but this is not a request."

The automatic door closes.

Sasha clenched her fists tightly over her chest, her expression grim, while Suzuki beside her continued to bow deeply.

Lin Yue's gaze met Sasha's.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't embarrassed.

He coughed lightly. "My access level has been upgraded. In the future, it's best not to barge in without reporting first. At least give me a heads-up."

Sigh... What a mess.

Then he saw Suzuki, who was still apologizing, and said irritably, "Alright, alright—everyone's gone."

Suzuki straightened up, touched the tip of his nose, swayed slightly, and quickly stood up straight. His forced serious expression made Lin Yue afraid to meet his gaze.

Is Jack's fried noodles "poisonous"? What happened today?
But Misty clearly said she was lucky.

Seeing Sasha still standing there in a daze, Lin Yue pointed to the network hacking room behind the reception area, "Didn't I tell you to rest in the hospital for a few more days...? Your hacking room is over there, the equipment inside has all been upgraded..."

"You can go back to the hospital first—"

Uh?
Before Lin Yue could finish speaking, Sasha barged into the hacker room without looking back.

The sound of the automatic door closing slightly startled Lin Yue.

For some reason, Lin Yue subconsciously touched his lips. Suzuki, who was looking at him from a distance, stopped looking away when he saw his boss move his gaze over.

Lin Yue's brows furrowed instantly.

This is...

Lin Yue glanced helplessly at the time in his prosthetic eye; it seemed there were still more than two hours until his meeting with the team.

What should I do?
He turned around and touched the documents.

at this time.

Suzuki sighed inwardly; Miss Sasha's feelings had been completely ignored...

After getting rid of his stubborn subordinate, Lin Yue sat in his office chair scratching his head.

The fleeting, almost superficial touch was abruptly cut off before it could penetrate deeply.

It feels nice to the touch; it's cool and refreshing, and quite fragrant and soft.

However, Lin Yue himself did not feel regret.

Compared to Emma, ​​Lin Yue didn't feel any extra resistance to V's approach, but there was an inexplicable strangeness to it; he felt like he was being forced to accept it the whole time, which was honestly a bit embarrassing...

He was confused and didn't know what his state of mind was.

What should I do if we actually kiss each other?

In Lin Yue's eyes, this problem was even more complex than the infighting at Arasaka Tower...

Just as he was considering whether to send V a text message to ease the awkwardness.

The next second:
[Character: Valerie (V)]

[Affiliation: Night City - Arasaka]

【Favourability: 80】

[Development Value: ???]

[Stage Rewards: Prosthetic Capacity +40, Reaction +2, Intelligence +1, Reaction Feat Points +4, 500 million Euros, Luxury Hovercraft Refield Holy Sword...]

[Rewritten: This character's storyline has been altered, and this character's influence on "Lin Yue," "Arasaka Yorinobu," and "Jack Wells" has increased to 50%, 50%, and 70%, respectively, with a total change progress of 20%]

reaction?

Lin Yue's gaze fell on the Jinzhongwan sword in the niche not far away.

It's like a timely pillow coming when I'm sleepy; all my specialties have now been fully unlocked.

The various points on my body inside the prosthetic eye floated on it:

[Physical]: 11
【Reaction】：15
【Technical capability】: 9
[Intelligence]: 14
【Calmness】：10
Does this mean the base attribute points given by the panel will decrease?
However, the skill points given are extremely generous.

Lin Yue still had the points from his last aerial assault saved up. Speaking of which, Lin Yue was actually a little scared:

He left behind the three reaction skills that the state had given him at that time.

Lin Yue, caught in a dilemma, ultimately chose to wait for his reaction to break through to level 15, in order to unlock the "Air Strike" skill—a type of movement ability.

However, when facing the dangerous girl's special agent in the dark, Lin Yue realized that he couldn't click on his special skills, and that temporarily upgrading them was a dead end.

He knew that some losses were best learned only once, and he wasn't going to continue doing such greedy things that put the cart before the horse.

You only have one life.

Based on his assessment, with his current stats and the Blackwall-adaptive network access pod, there were very few people in Night City who could pose a threat to him anymore.

Because the biggest threat was his frail body!

He turned his attention to his composure specialty, carefully utilizing his 7-point reaction skill.

【空中突进】+3：1等级：-20%突进耐力消耗；2等级：+20%突进速度；3等级:解锁能力：空中突进。

【Harmony between Heaven and Man】+1: Gain a certain (value reference 30%) chance of damage reduction while in the air.

[Acrobatic Flyer] +1: Enhances mobility while airborne.

With these five specializations activated, Lin Yue had almost reached the limit of what a human could achieve without the S.A.R. Stein—no, this was almost the limit of cybernetic modification!
This means that Lin Yue has become a true amphibious humanoid S.A.S.S. with excellent hang time, which will allow him to perform martial arts-like moves such as aerial rotations and "dragonfly skimming the water"!

Lin Yue touched his chin.

The last two skill points made him hesitate for a long time...

It's impossible to save up.

How to use it has become the biggest problem now.

at this time.

The cold glint of the loyal pill kept flickering in the corner of Lin Yue's eye. A thought struck him, and so—

【Close Combat】+2: Level 1: Reduces stamina consumption when using swords (reference value 15%); Level 2: Unlocks the ability to consume stamina to use swords to block incoming projectiles!
Blades aren't bad in this world; when completing lone wolf missions, they are the quietest and most deadly weapon.

In a sense, a gun in a child's hand can be just as deadly as an adult's, but a knife or sword may not be.

With the addition of cybernetic implants, these technologically enhanced sharp weapons are almost equivalent to firearms.

As far as Lin Yue knew, most of the ninjas trained by Arasaka were still loyal users of these cold weapons, since Night City did not have powerful armored weapons.

The reason why high speed combined with a blade is effective is because the speed of a bullet is easily limited.

It's important to know that in the time-stop prosthetic state, the initial velocity of a fired bullet remains constant.

This raises a question:
Users of advanced Sinweistan models have often witnessed a scenario where bullets are still in mid-air, and once the time stop ends, bullets from all directions instantly rush to the enemy's face.

A knife doesn't have this problem; the faster you are, the faster the blade can reap lives!

It's just not suitable for high-intensity warfare.

No one would choose to use a knife to attack a tank... It's a matter of suitability—not strength.

Overall, under the Night City agreement, the swordsmanship specialty was still very cost-effective for Lin Yue, at least he felt that he had a great talent for using swords.

However, he... was not entirely satisfied with the katana; he simply didn't like it.

Lin Yue closed his eyes, and data scrolled within his prosthetic eye.

He was already used to it and quietly waited for the system self-check to finish. The moment he booted up was the most refreshing moment for him, as if a lot of garbage in his brain had been cleared out...

[Self-check complete//…]

Lin Yue opened his eyes, his blurry vision slowly focusing, and he found a pink shadow in the center of his field of vision.

Lin Yue, letting out a deep breath, asked, "What is it, Sasha?"

Sasha shook her head slightly. "I wanted to ask you... is there anything I can do to help?"

Actually, she didn't understand why she was being stubborn.

Sasha just knows that she has a feeling similar to that of her childhood, when her older sister takes away her toys.

Lin Yue glanced at Sasha and noticed that her face was still somewhat pale and her lips had a sickly pink hue.

He said helplessly, "Actually, it's nothing. Counterintelligence cyber experts can do it—Sasha, you should rest."

Is she a hacker?

Sasha asked a question out of the blue.

Lin Yue was stunned for a moment, "Yes, and he's a high-level hacker."

Sasha gave an "oh" and obediently sat down in the chair opposite Lin Yue, swinging her legs and looking down as if she were thinking about something.

After a long silence, she said in a low voice, "Miss V will accompany you to the Black Wall? It seems that when you touched the Black Wall before, she used Arasaka's subnet to force you offline... right?"

"I should have guessed it sooner."

Lin Yue asked, somewhat puzzled, "Where did you know that?"

Sasha shook her head. "That's none of your business."

Harmful…

Lin Yue sighed and said slowly, "V... will absolutely not let me touch the Black Wall."

Sasha suddenly looked up. "How did you know?"

Lin Yue pointed to his head, "Intuition."

Based on his various behaviors, V believes that Lin Yue should be treated conservatively.

Sasha blinked her eyes. "My mother said that if you love someone, you will worry about them, and taking risks will become the worst option. If there is hope... you will not choose to take risks."

Lin Yue pretended not to understand.

No one knew what the girl was thinking. She stood up, put her hands behind her back, and spun around. "Oh dear, it seems that Minister, you still need a hacker who dares to take you to the Black Wall. That's me, isn't it?"

Lin Yue paused for a moment, "It's just a backup plan. If it's too dangerous... I won't let you continue."

Sasha gave an OK sign.

Danger?

The young girl was ambitious, but she didn't care.

Accompanying those who want to embark on adventures through captivating dangers—

That's what you'd call romantic, isn't it?

……

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