2077: V really knows how awesome he is

V could only continue to explain to her.

This is the situation.

The previous experiment resulted in an explosion. V activated the warp drive to avoid the explosion, causing spatial folding to participate in the time equation, which happened to become X in the balancing equation. This resulted in a displacement of space and time, and Vera, the unfortunate one, was transported from 2077 to 2157. There must have been flashes and spatial distortions at the time, but Vera's body was already at its limit, and she didn't notice it while in a semi-conscious state. However, the video files remaining in Vera's cybernetic eyes have confirmed this.

Vera was taken aback: "When did you get hold of the video files from my prosthetic eye?"

V replied, "I used to connect directly to you with my personal data cable, that's what I used back then."

"Weren't you treating my illness at the time?!"

"The cure mainly depends on the chip I gave you. I was just hacking into your database right in front of you."

"Damn it!" Vera gritted her teeth in anger: "What did you steal?"

"Everything from the moment you were born until now, including last Thursday when you deliberately took drugs to make Johnny go offline, just to reward yourself..."

"Aaaaah!" Vera screamed, clutching her head. "You're my sister now, please stop saying that!!!"

V smiled, delighted to have gained a hardworking, obedient, and well-behaved younger sister.

"So you sacrificed space to allow me to travel through time, creating a rift between my world and yours, right?" Vera asked weakly.

“Not entirely.” V shook his head: “To be more precise, my world has been blown open, and from now on, not only you, but people and things from other points in time can more easily come to my point in time.”

Vera was exasperated: "That sounds like a huge problem."

“It is very big.” V nodded.

Astraea added, "But it is also an opportunity. Because while other points in time are entering our time, they are also successfully building bridges between the two points in time."

"What do you mean?" Vera's eyes were clear, reflecting her intelligence level of 3.

V chuckled: "If you can come, then I can go."

Vera immediately became alert: "You're trying to hack into my point in time?"

“Yes, that’s right.” V said bluntly.

Vera became serious: "I won't let you do that!"

"Why?" V asked curiously. "Is there something over there that you cherish, something worth protecting?"

Vera was taken aback and thought carefully about her own situation—the company was rife with tyranny, gang warfare was rampant on the streets, villains ran rampant, and good people were living a life worse than death. It was a hellish world with nowhere worth protecting.

Seeing her expression, V smiled slightly: "Have you figured it out?"

“I understand!” Vera nodded emphatically.

"What do you say now?"

Vera thought for a moment, then rubbed his hands together and said with a fawning smile, "Sir, this way!"

What's the point of staying in a world that's so rotten? If V wants it, then go get it. All she can do is hold onto the ladder.

To be honest, Vera was even a little impatient and asked, "When are we leaving?"

"Let's wait a few more days. I need to talk to a few people and try to make some connections."

"What's there to negotiate?" Vera said, dissatisfied. "I'm incredibly strong now; I could single-handedly destroy Arasaka Tower!"

V laughed and said, "I don't doubt that you can break through Arasaka Tower by yourself, but Arasaka has 26 branches, 102 sub-offices and contact points, and 42 Arasaka Towers worldwide. Are you planning to charge through them all by yourself?"

Vera was taken aback: "You're not planning to gather a massive army and blow up all 42 Arasaka Towers, are you?"

“No way, I don’t have that much time,” V said. “So I’m planning to settle this once and for all, and blow up all the company towers at once!”

"Is it this kind of 'no time'?!" Vera was stunned. "Are you sure you can do it?"

"Don't worry, with an 80-year technological gap, it would be difficult for us to lose even if we wanted to."

Meredith Stocker answered in place of V, and Joanne Koch, Xu Ling, Kurt Hansen, and others appeared with her.

"You're that woman from the military technology department, and you're not dead?!" Vera exclaimed in surprise.

“Military technology? I haven’t heard that name in years.” Meredith Stock, wearing a military overcoat and biting a cigar, had half her face made of metal, giving her a cold yet uniquely charming look. “You said I’m dead? Looks like I didn’t do so well in that other timeline. Tell me how I died.”

Vera glanced at V, who nodded, before she spoke: "You were held accountable by military technology for the disappearance of the convoy, and your feet were filled with cement and you were sunk into Coronado Bay."

Meredith Stock's lips twitched: "What a tragic way to die. Let me think, this must have been Anthony's doing behind the scenes. How could I lose to an idiot like him?"

Vera answered honestly, "Because I helped Anthony."

"Fuck you, you son of a bitch!"

Meredith Stock was so angry that she drew her gun. Joanne Koch, who was standing next to her, quickly pulled her back and comforted her, saying, "It's alright, it's all in another timeline. The child is still young, why are you getting angry with her?"

Vera retorted, "Who told you to have your men beat me up the moment we met? Of course I can't cooperate with you."

Is that true?

V glanced at Meredith Stock and said protectively, "To be fair, Stock, you were wrong to do this."

"Bullshit! Everyone knows that 'I'm here to say something fair' means taking sides. I've been ruined by this little brat!"

“I already said we’re from different time periods, why are you making such a fuss?” Joanne Koch asked Vera in an attempt to ease the tension. “How am I doing over there? Have I become the principal biotechnology researcher?”

“No,” Vera replied.

"Why not? I remember back in 2077 I was highly regarded, and if nothing unexpected happened, the chief researcher position would have been mine."

"Because I killed you, I stormed the biotech hotel, and I threw your body in the trash. I remember that commission was around 3000 yuan, and after it was done, I bought it and even spent some money at the afterlife."

"You fucking bastard!"

Now it was Meredith Stock's turn to hug Joanne Koch.

"Let me go! I'm going to kill this bastard! He actually killed me for 3000 yuan! What an animal!"

Meredith Stock suppressed a laugh and comforted her, "Forget it, forget it. You can't beat her in 2077, and you probably still can't beat her in 2157. You don't want to be thrown into the trash can again, do you?"

Joanne Koch was furious, and Kurt Hansen chimed in, "What about me? I run my business in Dogtown and never get involved in Night City's mess. I shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"

Vera nodded: "You certainly didn't offend me."

Kurt Hansen had just breathed a sigh of relief when Vera continued, "I was the one who went looking for trouble with you. Since you were in my way, I took care of you."

The former Dogtown boss paused for a second, then roared and charged at Vera, startling Meredith Stock and Joanne Koch, who quickly grabbed him on either side.

"This is outrageous! This is absolutely outrageous! This V is a mad dog! He kills anyone he sees! V, are you going to do anything about this?!" Kurt Hansen shed a handful of bitter tears.

V Yangtian chuckled and continued to defend her, saying, "The child is still young, and it's inevitable that she would act impulsively. It all happened in another timeline, so please forgive her this time, as a favor to me."

Since V had already said that, what could the three of them do but back down? They weren't really bothered, though, since, as Joanne Koch said, it was all in another timeline and didn't count.

Xu Ling then chimed in, "What about me? How did I die?"

Vera glanced at the woman with exceptional poise, about to say she had never seen her before, when V quickly interrupted her younger sister. She couldn't help it; she was also afraid Vera would reveal some shocking revelation, like dismembering Xu Ling and flushing her down the drain. After all, this V was a blatant tiger, and she had to be on guard.

In a moment of quick thinking, V gave Vera a small amount of money.

Vera was indeed taken aback: "The last time I saw so many zeros was in the Big Bird Spinning Around!"

"Isn't Big Bird Roundabout a gay bar? What are you doing there, you guy without a penis?" V asked curiously.

“Killing people, huh? I got a job to take out their boss, so I just fought my way in,” Vera replied matter-of-factly.

V covered her face; she shouldn't have asked that question.

Meredith Stock and the other two seized the opportunity to say, "See that, V? The other you is a complete beast!"

"The child is still young, the child is still young," V argued, trying to get rid of Vera as soon as possible. The AI ​​had told her that Song Zhaomei, the nightingale, had already entered the elevator, and given Vera's nature, Song Zhaomei's fate was sure to be a mess.

"Take these PP points to Old Wei and ask him to replace all the junk on you."

Vera retorted, "My prosthetics are all the latest models from 2077."

So V changed his tune and said, "Oh, take some PP points to Old V and have him replace all those latest junk clothes you're wearing."

Vera: "..."

Seeing that his younger sister was still standing there, V asked, "Is there a problem?"

"Is it alright if we don't go see Old Vi?" Vera asked awkwardly.

"Why, don't you want to see Old Wei?"

"I do want to," Vera scratched her head, "but I still owe him 21,000 euros, so I'm a little embarrassed to go to his door."

V was shocked: "You've already 'sacrificed my broken body to ignite a raging fire,' and you still haven't paid back Lao Wei's money? Damn it, I'll beat you to death, you beast, and nobody can stop me!"

So when Song Zhaomei entered the research room, she saw one V being hugged by a group of people, while another V was crouching in the corner with his hands behind his head.

Lark: ? ? ?

Chapter 147 Starting from the Womb

"Now that everyone's here, let's have a short meeting first." V gestured for everyone to sit down, and Astraea controlled various robotic arms to serve sunflower seeds, peanuts, and mineral water.

Vera whispered to V, "You're not really counting on just these few people to conquer the world, are you?"

“Of course not,” V laughed. “They’ve all retired. This meeting is just to entertain their retirement.”

Vera asked, puzzled, "How do you entertain?"

“Establishing a government,” V replied. “After extensive testing, establishing a government is the most enjoyable form of entertainment for humans, bar none.”

"..." Vera was speechless and could only change the subject: "If these people are just indulging in empty talk about establishing a government, who will conquer the world?"

"Of course, the younger generation."

"The younger generation? Do they have experience?"

"No."

"Would you dare let them do something so big without your help?"

“That’s precisely why we need to accumulate experience. You can’t expect a recent college graduate to have 20 years of work experience, can you?” V said casually. “Don’t worry, with AI assistance, there won’t be any major problems.”

Vera was still worried: "What if something serious happens?"

"Then we'll go and help them clean up their mess."

Seeing that Vera was still frowning, V smiled and said, "If you're worried, why don't you come along?"

“Of course.” Vera scratched her head. “After all, it’s my world, and I have to see its future with my own eyes.”

"Don't worry, its future will be better than it is now, I guarantee it."

V made a promise, and Vera sensed the weight of that promise. She was once again impressed by V in 2157, realizing he was truly a great man among great men, unlike herself.

What followed was a chatter session among a group of retired employees. While they seemed to be just joking, their proposed solutions and suggestions were quite mature and efficient. Vera listened intently and became engrossed in them until they finished eating the snacks and fruit and everyone went home, at which point the "meeting" officially ended.

"Are you really not going to use their plan? I think it's pretty good," Vera asked V.

"No need, I already said that this operation will be handled by the younger generation."

"Were they just spouting nonsense, making all sorts of plausible arguments?"

"Not really." V ​​shrugged. "They came mainly to see you, to see the other V. Talking online is fine, but what good guy like Jianzheng would actually gather in person? Are they afraid of being taken down in one fell swoop?"

Vera was speechless for a moment, then finally commented: "You guys are fucking bored!"

"Haha, after all, most of the work is done by AI. Come on, I'll take you somewhere."

"Where?"

“NCPD”.

Upon hearing the name, Vera immediately went on high alert: "What are you going to the cops' hideout for?"

"I'll register your household."

River Ward personally received V. He was also very curious about Vera, but he kept business as usual and quickly helped Vera get her identity documents, allowing her to leave behind her undocumented status and become a legal citizen in 2157.

To be honest, this was a bit against the rules; it was River Ward who gave him face. Out of courtesy, V invited River to lunch.

"Can I call Alex?" River asked without any hesitation.

“Shout!” V said very readily.

So Alex came, bringing with her a middle school girl.

“This is Alex, River Ward’s wife,” V introduced to Vera.

“Of course I know it’s Alex!” Vera said, looking stunned. “But I really didn’t expect her to marry River.”