Please call me Cyber ​​Demon King

In the end, he had no choice but to be ruthless. He had to let these bastards know that he was not someone to be trifled with, and that they shouldn't come looking for trouble with him for no reason.

Sigh, it's not easy to get a job.

But this is Night City, nothing here is easy.

Ke Ling rolled his eyes. Yeah, this is Night City, full of ruthless people. It's not a world where you'd get nervous just seeing him carrying a knife.

When dealing with this kind of person, it's a contest of who's more ruthless and who's less afraid of death.

"Go ahead and shoot, let's see who dies."

Ke Ling leaned forward and pressed his forehead against the muzzle of the pistol, a broad smile on his face, signaling the other party to fire boldly.

""

The middle-aged man's expression froze for a moment, his face shifting with emotions, but in the end he wisely chose to put down his gun.

"Damn it, I'm really fed up with you cyber lunatics."

The man put away his gun, muttering to himself, and quickly completed the operation, submitting the contract.

"Consider the 20 as my apology. Let's be friends. I'm Maiban, you must be new here, right?"

Maiban looked utterly dejected. He had hoped to earn some extra money, but he had run into a real tough nut to crack, so he could only accept his bad luck.

“You can call me Davo Collins. Remember that, so you don’t mistake me for someone else next time.”

Ke Ling didn't stand on ceremony and paid 180 yuan directly. This man was quite shrewd; he knew when to back down.

If this guy had dared to fire, he definitely wouldn't have held back, since this guy was the one deliberately causing trouble in the first place.

"I'll remember that, you ruthless person."

Mai Ban gave a thumbs-up in admiration, and then sent Ke Ling another copy of the contract.

"Moving service, 50. Don't look at me, I'm not the one collecting this money, nor am I moving it for you."

Seemingly afraid that Ke Ling would misunderstand, Mai Ban immediately explained that it wasn't his fault for charging money everywhere.

"I'll move it myself."

Ke Ling replied without hesitation, "It's just a freezer. I can handle it all by myself."

It wasn't to save money, but to avoid letting people see his room full of meat; the less trouble he caused, the better.

"I'm afraid that won't work. Even if you move it yourself, you'll still have to pay."

Maiban looked a little embarrassed. The contract clearly stated that the service included paid moving services and was non-cancellable.

The meaning is clear: the moving service is actually optional, but the moving fee must be paid.

"Seriously?!"

Ke Ling looked on with utter absurdity. A paid moving service that was bundled with the bill? And she couldn't even cancel it?! She had to pay even if she moved it herself?!

"These are the rules, the company's rules. They decide everything in the city. They can collect your money wherever they want."

You can use the rules to your advantage, just like I did, but if you can't resist the company's rule, you'd better just pay up when it's due.

Maiban was very serious: either follow the rules or get out of Night City, it's that simple.

""

Ke Ling was speechless. He paid the money directly, then went into the warehouse and dragged the freezer out. There was no need to cause any more trouble at this point.

No wonder everyone is desperately trying to climb the ladder. This is a microcosm of the situation in Night City. Who wouldn't want to transcend it and become someone who can set the rules at will?

While playing games, you might not fully experience the realism of a corporation ruling the world, but living in Night City in person, the suffocating feeling is overwhelming and pervasive in every aspect.

Ke Ling carried the freezer back to the room. By this time, V had calmed down, and her expression looked somewhat serious.

"Ke Ling, we need to consider a problem."

Upon seeing Ke Ling return, V immediately spoke, clearly having thought about it a lot.

"what is the problem?"

Ke Ling asked, as he placed the freezer against the wall, turned it on, and then packed the meat in batches, making sure that different types of meat were not mixed together.

"Whole food factory, or biotechnology company."

V's expression was serious; she had already considered the powerful figures she would inevitably offend by selling real meat.

"Ha, what's there to worry about? Are we going to give up on making money? It's just a matter of dealing with whatever comes our way."

Ke Ling smiled. Of course he had thought about this question. After all, doing this kind of business in Night City was no different from plucking the feathers of an entire food factory.

But so what? Night City isn't without businesses that do this kind of thing. There are plenty of organic meat sellers on the black market, and it's always been a popular business there.

In reality, real meat does exist, but it is extremely rare in the city.

Let alone chickens, cows, and sheep, ordinary people can't even see cats and dogs in the city, except for rats and cockroaches.

However, in Tai Ping Chau, which is not under the control of Night City, some people can still eat chicken because the company has no jurisdiction there.

Some of the homeless people outside the city even run small farms, raising artificially bred or cloned chickens, which are at least more real than synthetic chicken.

Of course, very few animals like cattle and sheep are exported, since they are not like chickens, where you can buy a few eggs on the black market and maybe even hatch them.

"That's true, it's a waste not to make this money."

V thought about it and realized that there was nothing to worry about.

They've already done big infiltrations of biotech companies, so why would they be afraid of selling some meat on the black market?

It's time to change your mindset! Is it possible to make big money without taking business from other companies?

Of course not, because all the ways to make money have already been taken over by companies.

Here it comes~~~

Chapter 80: All for Profit

"?! You two are serious?!"

When Jack Wells entered Ke Ling's room, he exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course, did you contact the priest to help find a buyer?"

Ke Ling looked at Jack Wells. He had already decided that these meats would be sold at a higher price, since they weren't ordinary organic meat, not chicken, beef, or lamb.

"Of course, brother. The priest sent me to inspect the goods. You know, reputation is the most important thing for a middleman."

Smelling the overwhelming smell of "money" in the room, Jack Wells went straight to the freezer.

"Look, it's very fresh."

Ke Ling came over and explained the different types of meat; he understood the priest's actions.

Are you sure it's all safe meat?

Jack Wells asked on behalf of the priest, which shows that the priest really cares about his reputation.

He first needs to confirm that the meat is really safe before he can find a buyer for Ke Ling; otherwise, he will be implicated if anything goes wrong.

"If the priest is not comfortable with it, he can have it tested and get a certificate of conformity, which will allow him to sell it for a higher price."

Ke Ling shrugged, "I don't have any machines to test it, so how can I prove that all this meat is absolutely safe?"

He could only guarantee that everything was fresh and that the meat came from healthy animals with no obvious symptoms.

However, if the [Extreme System] really does strictly filter living things, then it might be able to filter out bacteria, parasites, and other things that may be in the meat.

"There's no need. Nobody on the black market would believe a certificate anyway."

Jack Wells casually remarked that it was the black market, where anything could be fake.

Quality inspectors at whole food factories and biotechnology companies can be bribed; for a time, all organic meat sold on the black market had quality inspection certificates.

Later, people discovered that this thing was completely useless, and no one believed it. They were just wasting money, so gradually no one bothered to make it anymore.

"When selling it, it should be labeled as wild-hunted."

Keling is willing to operate with integrity. We can't say there are absolutely no problems, but at least it looks fine on the outside, focusing on an authentic, natural feel.

“Tell the priest that we should first target the mid-to-high-end market, set higher prices, and specifically cater to the curiosity of those who are rich but not that rich.”

Ke Ling was very decisive, directly excluding ordinary people from the target customer group, thus avoiding taking advantage of the poor.

There's no way around it; ordinary people can't even afford the lowest grade of synthetic meat, let alone organic meat on the black market.

Organic meat on the black market is more expensive than some high-end synthetic meat products, so it cannot be considered an affordable everyday consumer good.

No matter how high-end a synthetic meat product is, it cannot change the fact that it is synthetic meat and is not the same concept as real meat.

Real meat is expensive in the city mainly because it's rare.

A very real problem is that it's impossible to achieve high sales volume because there isn't enough supply.

If there's no volume and you can't get a good price, then who would do this illegal business? Isn't that just asking for trouble?

“Good idea. Those people love this, and they’re not afraid of getting sick.”

Jack Wells nodded; the target group selection was correct.

Ordinary people have all sorts of worries, and their lives aren't that luxurious; they won't spend extra money to satisfy their cravings.

If an ordinary person were to buy organic meat on the black market, they would definitely buy the relatively cheaper chicken.

Organic chicken doesn't fetch a good price because Night City was previously ravaged by bird flu, leaving people with a psychological scar.

In fact, just a few years ago, it was legal to buy and sell poultry in Night City. Twenty or thirty years ago, even livestock such as cattle, sheep, and pigs could be raised.

It can only be said that with the development of technology and the increasingly solidified dominance of corporations, the areas that ordinary people can access are becoming fewer and fewer.

Are so-called avian flu, swine flu, and other types of flu really beyond the reach of current technology to solve and cure?

Is there really no other way to prevent this except by eliminating all the animals in the city?

Opinions on this matter vary, but Ke Ling doesn't believe it. Just look at who benefits from doing this, and you'll know it's all about profit.

“These people will definitely check before eating; they are curious, but they also value their lives.”

Ke Ling laughed. Surely no one would actually take organic meat bought on the black market home and cook it right away?