I'm just an internet cafe owner

His anger burned within him, but at that moment, he suddenly calmed down.

Because he remembered his conversation with Yuri.

He talked a lot with Yuri, much of which he just overheard and didn't take to heart. Now, what he remembers are those words he didn't take to heart.

“My dear heretics, remember! The real end of the world will come when capital completely controls the country. No matter what the people below do, they cannot affect the power of capital. Even if you kill everyone, they will only fear your power. You need organization, you need companions, you need resistance, you need revolution, you need to overthrow complete capitalist rule, or do what you think is right.”

He genuinely didn't take those words to heart, because he felt he couldn't overthrow Aragaki Corporation. After playing the game, he played it from beginning to end, completely absorbed in the fun, and only remembered Yuri's suggestion about becoming a king or a capitalist's idea.

Thinking back on all this, he realized that Yuri's teachings were interconnected. To become a king or a capitalist, one had to follow all of Yuri's previous advice; simply listening to his last piece of advice would only make him the next idiot.

Now he regrets it, regrets not taking many of Yuri's words to heart. It seems he needs to go back to Political Commissar Yuri for a lesson tomorrow.

But before that… he has to do one thing: take revenge.

The incident happened very suddenly. Whether it's a gangster or a corporate scoundrel, if the other party doesn't value their life, then... just kill them.

Time stopped again, and he saw the fleeing thugs.

They were excited as if they had accomplished their goal, but little did they know that a pair of eyes were watching them.

From Jikai

This type of prosthetic eye can hack into all electronic devices within its field of vision.

He had already identified who attacked him, but at this moment he hesitated. This wasn't a game; this was reality. He had to kill someone...

But in that instant, Yuri's words flashed through his mind.

"Heretical, remember! Killing is not terrible, some people must die, especially enemies."

The prosthetic eye locks onto the target; hacking is initiated.

David himself doesn't have hacking abilities, but the cybernetic body provided by the machine is too powerful, a version created and enhanced based on the cybernetic body V obtained in Cyberpunk 2077.

Users don't need to improve their skills; they are directly equipped with the best chipset.

Cybernetics, manipulation, suicide, and... cyberpsychosis.

This time, he didn't hesitate much and immediately used the "suicide" chain virus on the two people who attacked him and the driver. The gang that had just attacked him and Gloria committed suicide during their escape.

"David! David!"

At this moment, Gloria also came to her senses and called out David's name.

David knelt down and looked at his mother: "Mom, I'm okay, how are you?"

"How...did we get down here?"

David comforted her, saying, "We're safe, Mom. When we get home, I'll tell you a secret."

Chapter 411 David and Lucy's Encounter

David and his mother returned home safely, but simply being home didn't feel like enough.

That night, her mother went out. Meanwhile, he spent the entire night thinking.

This city is utterly rotten. He didn't have the power to change it before, but now he seems to have the power to do so, even to protect his mother.

For no other reason than his mother… He also wanted to improve the security of Night City; he needed power and reliable companions.

Based on the advice of experienced internet cafe patrons, he decided to bring a trustworthy person with him if he wanted to do anything. He brought his mother to the internet cafe, not for any other reason than to ensure she could protect herself.

Besides that, he has many other things he wants to do, the most important of which is to expand his influence.

But he could think about that tomorrow. He had already confirmed through surveillance that Gloria was not in any danger and had returned to their place, so he could close his eyes in peace.

"Mom, good morning!"

"You brat, I've got the money for equipment maintenance. Don't let it get stolen this time, and definitely don't use pirated software."

Gloria didn't take David's words to heart. What internet cafe, what power—she figured it was just the brat's dream. She just took it as her son's way of comforting her from yesterday.

After all, they almost died on the road yesterday.

"Don't worry, it's absolutely genuine."

David asked Shubi if his current prosthetic body could use the school system without paying. Shubi answered in the affirmative. According to Shubi, the software and hacking technology in this world was no better than that of the Machine Race. Therefore, no hacker or system in this world could find any flaws in the things made by the Machine Race.

He was skeptical of the shady prosthetic doctor, but he completely trusted the machine-trained ones. This was because a statement on the Triton forum resonated with everyone.

"In this internet cafe, you can always trust the owner's advice, you can always believe in Commissar Yuri's teachings, you can always trust the technology of the Mechs, and! And! When you're losing at League of Legends, the Law of Cycles will always sacrifice itself to give you a better gaming experience."

It might sound a bit absurd, but these are all true. Some forum posts even suggest that if your boss's advice conflicts with the following, you should blindly trust your boss, because they'll protect you if anything goes wrong.

Regardless of the consequences, he chose to believe in the Machine Race, believing that Machine Race technology would always be amazing.

While he was pondering on the subway, he suddenly saw the girl he had met yesterday. The girl with short white hair walked through the crowd and stole a large number of chips.

He immediately reached out and grabbed the girl's wrist, but the girl named Lucy was stunned for a moment before pulling David's hand in return.

"Come here."

After dragging David to a secluded spot, she demanded, "What do you want? Are you a police officer?"

"I'm not."

As David uttered those words, Lucy suddenly grabbed him, just as she was about to use hacking techniques to obtain David's data. Suddenly, her eyes widened.

"Who are you? Why are you all wailing and moaning?"

Before she could finish speaking, David grabbed her, pinned her down, and covered her mouth.

David then whispered in Lucy's ear, "You don't want everyone to know you stole the chip, do you? Hello Lucy, my name is David."

David released Lucy, who, as if she had witnessed something terrifying, asked in a low voice, "What do you want? Do you want me?"

"You're right, I'm very interested in your abilities. How about we collaborate?"

"Huh? I'm not worthy to cooperate with you? You worthless 'student'."

Lucy wanted to say something even harsher, but she knew she was currently a hostage and would have to keep quiet if she didn't want to be exposed.

Let's put on something nice. As for hacking into David's system? She felt it was completely impossible.

David calmly replied, "To tell you the truth, I hate the wasteland. I want to destroy the wasteland and turn Night City into Dream City."

"This is impossible."

"Let's get out of the car and talk."

At the most recent stop, David pulled Lucy off the train. Lucy didn't even try to escape; a simple hack had confirmed one thing for her: the boy in front of her was entirely prosthetic.

Perhaps, apart from the brain, there isn't a single piece of intact flesh?

What's even more frightening is that this person is also a scoundrel.

"Are you thinking I'm a slovenly person?"

"Aren't you one of them? Wearing a worn-out school uniform."

On the street, Lucy casually lit a cigarette and said indifferently, "Now that you've caught me, do with me as you please."

David chuckled softly, "Heh, you're quite an interesting person. Why would I want to kill you? By the way, why are you targeting Abandoned Board? Aren't you afraid of getting caught?"

"That's why I messed up. You caught me."

These words made David's heart race, even though his heart was a prosthetic. The technology of the Machina allowed all the prosthetics in his body to react just like real organs.

"Oh, I didn't expect you to be a virgin?"

"What it is doesn't matter, why do you hate Araban so much?"

Lucy lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said nonchalantly, "I hate it to the core, but unfortunately, I can't fight against this behemoth. Do you know who the last person to do this was? In the end, he only managed to blow up the Abandoned Tower, but he didn't destroy the Abandoned Plate."

"But I know I can! Do you want to live to seventy, suffering the rest of your life with a catheter in your bladder, or live to thirty...?"

Before David could finish speaking, Lucy made her choice: "I choose to have a catheter inserted, rather than rely on your prosthetic body. I admit, I was shocked when I saw your prosthetic body, but at this level, you're at best the next Adam Hammer."

"Adam's Hammer? Is that the guy with all those prosthetics?"

Lucy laughed and teased, "I didn't expect you to know this guy too."

"I know. By the way, do you want to come with me to demolish the abandoned buildings? Topple these companies?"

"Heh? You?"

Then Lucy saw something that stunned her: she and David were both in the internet cafe, along with David's mother, Gloria.

Lucy's eyes widened as she realized that all her prosthetic devices had malfunctioned in that instant. At the same time, the air suddenly felt incredibly fresh!

Lucy and Gloria both looked at David and spoke at the same time.

"You hacked my system?"

"David? What are you doing here? And where is this place?"

Before David could even speak, Alicia stepped in front of Gloria.

"Madam, welcome to Four-Dimensional Space Internet Cafe. I am Alicia, the manager of this store. I will now explain the details of this store to you."

"Hey?"

Gloria initially wanted to investigate further, but for some reason, hearing Alicia's voice made her choose to calm down. The existence here completely surpassed her understanding of the world.

Meanwhile, Kisara whispered, "Boss, have you noticed something strange? Newcomers to this internet cafe seem to bring their partners very quickly."

Liu Yuan retorted, "How did you know they were a couple? What if they're just good friends?"

"intuition!"

Chapter 412 Yuri's Joining

Today is the day the new game refreshes, but Liu Yuan's luck has clearly turned bad.

I played two mini-games this time: balloon popping and brick breaking. There were absolutely no rewards; they were truly just casual games. The only good thing was that both games could be played in multiplayer teams.

Liu Yuan has no intention of promoting either of these mini-games.

But since it's a once-a-month family reunion, everyone started to feel happy.

Currently, including the main store and four branches, ten employees are just enough to play LoL, so the five people from the main store and the five people from the branches played a match.

Liu Yuan and Mu Geng were left sitting at the front desk, chatting and eating sunflower seeds.

"Boss, you're just having bad luck this time?"

Liu Yuan nodded helplessly and said, "Yeah, I didn't expect to be so unlucky this time, but it's not a big problem. In a few days, I'll release a fun game to kill time."