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Chapter 1147 - Chapter 1147 788

Chapter 1147: 788 Chapter 1147: 788 After accepting the mission, D took the chip and left with the girl, returning to the car. It was then that he opened the terminal on his wrist and inserted the chip into the interface.

“You’re actually still using such an old-fashioned external terminal…”

Lucy couldn’t help but express her astonishment as she looked at the device in D’s hands.

“As long as it works, that’s all that matters, and it’s safer this way.”

While scanning the mission details, D softly responded.

“In fact, I can’t understand your way of thinking. Of course, using mechanics to replace limbs is acceptable, but to let someone manipulate even your brain, that’s unimaginable.”

As he spoke, D shook his head.

Just like she said, there’s nothing wrong with implants, and Duanmu Huai could accept those who lost their limbs switching to prosthetics, or could accept artificial organs like hearts, kidneys, lungs if there were issues.

Even more so, replacing lost vision or hearing with mechanical devices was acceptable.

But… what about tampering with the brain?

Indeed, the world’s cyber invasions are facilitated by chips supporting the brain, which means the brain’s neural network synchronizes with electronics, and what’s more, it’s susceptible to hacking!

So where do you get the courage to install such a thing?

Duanmu Huai had seen hackers effortlessly invade people’s brains to extract data more than once, finding it utterly unbelievable. It’s not the technology he couldn’t believe in, but the fact that people would crazily digitize even their brains.

How audacious must one be to dare to tamper with one’s own brain?

Isn’t that crazy?

In Duanmu Huai’s view, the benefits of this neural computing in the brain did not compare to the potential threats. Yet, people here were like lunatics, rushing to transform themselves completely with any bit of money they had, as if implants were as necessary as houses or cars here.

If you compare Night City to an online game, then the majority of civilians are like ordinary players, wearing only gear bought or earned from quests, mercenaries and gangs are more like studio players with high-tier equipment earned from raids, and the corporate executives are the players who spend a lot of money–wearing only the best gear with unbeatable Attribute Points.

So you see, no matter how many there are, an unruly crowd is no match for well-equipped professional players. Your hits don’t even make them flinch; they can annihilate you with a basic attack, and what’s more, it’s a PvP game with no mobs to drop gear.

Therefore, to Duanmu Huai, it seems utterly unnecessary for most people to have implants, a mere waste of money.

“I wouldn’t accept letting my brain be controlled by someone else, so those minor benefits are negligible to me.”

“That’s really an outdated thought.”

“Outdated ideas aren’t necessarily wrong, and popular opinions aren’t necessarily right.”

While saying this, D closed the terminal and pulled out the chip to hand it to Lucy.

“Take a look.”

“Okay.”

Lucy reached out, took the chip from D, and inserted it into the port behind her ear. Then, a glint of light flashed in her eyes.

“Our target is the Vortex Gang’s hideout. Their boss has kidnapped a young lady, and our job is to rescue her, so she isn’t disassembled by the Vortex Gang.”

Saying this, D looked at Lucy.

“Your task is simple, hack into their cameras, cut off all external communication, and don’t give them time to call for help. If possible, lock all the doors leading outside. Can you manage that?”

“I could, but… are you sure?”

At D’s command, Lucy couldn’t hide her puzzlement and astonishment. Indeed, hackers generally didn’t handle direct combat but supported from the rear. Ultimately, a hacker’s job is to assist front-line teammates by hacking cameras, unlocking doors that are usually sealed, eliminating surveillance footage, or, at times, carving a path of escape when their teammates are in peril.

That’s what hackers are for.

But D’s request wasn’t leaving any way out, just isolating the whole building? This is the Vortex Gang’s stronghold! If she did as told, and D was besieged, there’d be no escape!

“I’m sure. Just don’t let them call for reinforcements or let any escape; no problem, right?”

“None.”

“Good, then let’s head out.”

After saying this, D stepped on the gas, and in the next moment, the sports car sped out of the parking lot, speeding towards the highway.

If there was one thing in this city that Duanmu Huai truly appreciated, it was the design of the cars here.

Men love cars, and Duanmu Huai was no exception. However, he used to be too big to fit into the driver’s seat, so he could only longingly satisfy himself with video games. In this world, Duanmu Huai could finally indulge in the thrill of racing himself!

Moreover, the car designs in Night City had something else that appealed to Duanmu Huai–several models were completely enclosed, even lacking windshields, seamlessly integrating the front with the body, appearing like enclosed tanks shaped like sports cars.

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