Build the Traveler Alliance from scratch

Chapter 630 Afterlife Bar

There is an old saying that goes, there is only one road worth taking in Night City, and that is the road to the afterlife.

As long as you are a mercenary, once you step through this threshold, sooner or later everything in Night City will be open to you.

As a bar and club, Afterlife's status is no less than the heart of the mercenary circle in Night City. All the famous top mercenaries and first-class middlemen will come here to relax or discuss an important business.

This place does the largest business in Night City, and it also has the most zeros in contract remuneration.

When you come here, you can see all kinds of big names, such as the legendary middleman Rogge, Night City's best broker Dexter Deshawn, and the guy who once drank with Morgan Blackhand... …

Of course, everything has a prerequisite, that is, your reputation on the street must be loud enough.

Otherwise, even if you reach the door of the next life, you will only be rejected.

As the most legendary top mercenary in the past six months, Vincent naturally has this qualification.

After receiving news from Watson District middleman Regina Jones, he quickly assembled the team that night.

Yes, as the old police officer said, after half a year of being a lone wolf, Vincent began to miss the days when he was partnered with his good brother Jack Wilson.

So, in order to continue to cooperate with his good brothers, he specially formed a team.

As for the members of the team, it is natural to choose those with roles that he is familiar with.

It just so happens that Night City is currently in 2076, and the characters in the anime "Edgewalker" are still alive.

Vincent thought for a moment, then went directly to Mann and recruited them under the famous name of the Living King of Hell in Night City.

Mann and his team members were very excited when they first met V.

That cyber lolita Rebecca even went to Vincent in person to ask for an autograph.

But later, after hearing Vincent's request, Mann and his team began to hesitate.

After all, although V's name is resounding, it only belongs to the lone wolf, and once the team is incorporated, the position of the boss will change hands.

Lucy, Rebecca, Dolio, Qiwei, Pyrrha, Falco...

These team members are used to Mann calling the shots, and they also identify with Mann as a leader.

At this time, someone suddenly jumped out and said, "You all just forget it with me." Even if this person was the famous V, they would definitely not agree immediately.

In order to completely integrate this team, Vincent spent a lot of effort.

How to share channels for obtaining prosthetics, customize military-grade prosthetics, introduce them to the most powerful middlemen in Night City, take them to the afterlife bar to see the world, and in front of them, single-handedly torture cyberpsychosis... …

He used all kinds of tricks to give sweet dates and show off his muscles, and then he successfully conquered them.

Of course, when it comes to subjugation, it is actually a bit reluctant.

It should be said that they all saw the bright future after joining Vincent, so they jumped ship as a team.

After taking care of Mann's team, Vincent set his sights on David Martinez, the protagonist of the anime "Cyberpunk: Edgewalker".

Although this guy is young, his body is extremely talented and can withstand many powerful prosthetics in the laboratory.

The most rare thing is that he is one of the few pure lovers in Night City, which brings his prosthetic body's endurance to a new level.

If you want to ask what the relationship is between the two, then I can only say that love is the highest level inhibitor in Night City...

In the original anime, David eventually died under Arasaka Tower and became the youngest legend in Night City.

Although his most legendary deed is just his death at the hands of Adam Hammer, which is completely incomparable with V who singled out Arasaka Tower, V is the protagonist of the game after all, and the most special existence in Night City.

As long as he is eliminated, David in the later period can indeed be regarded as one of the top mercenaries in Night City.

Therefore, Vincent decided to recruit David as his younger brother in advance.

It happened that David's mother Gloria often traded illegal prosthetics with Mann. Through this contact, Vincent found the contact information and home address of David's family.

But unfortunately, when Vincent came to the door, David had already encountered his worst day.

His mother Gloria was seriously injured in a street gang fight, and he himself was bullied by his classmates. Now he is at a moment of extreme confusion about the future and the world.

In the original book, David's mother was sent to an underground clinic at this time, but because they had no money, they could only choose the cheapest medical package.

Of course, David's mother failed to save her and was sent directly to be cremated with the cheapest package.

When David returned to the clinic, he saw a jar of cold ashes.

He didn't even get to see his mother for the last time before he was clearly arranged by this cyber society...

It was precisely because of this experience that aroused the ignorant anger and rebellion in David's heart, leading him to embark on the path of a borderline walker.

But in this world, the powerful and reliable Uncle V appeared in front of him in time.

As a time traveler who has watched anime, Vincent felt that there was something fishy about the death of David's mother. He thought that the doctor might have colluded with the scavenger. After curing David's mother, he then sold her prosthetic body.

Thinking of this, Vincent kicked open the iron door without saying a word and led David into the underground prosthetic doctor's clinic.

Sure enough, the prosthetic doctor was standing next to the operating table, bargaining with a group of scavengers over the phone.

David stood outside the operating room and heard the complete conversation between the prosthetic doctor and the scavenger, and endless anger surged in his chest.

Seeing this scene, Vincent not only did not stop him, but also handed him a pistol.

David took it without hesitation and aimed it at the prosthetic doctor's head through the glass.

Just when he was filled with anger and about to pull the trigger, a trace of hesitation suddenly arose in his heart.

Vincent didn't urge or bewitch David with words, he just smiled and patted his shoulder, took the gun out of his hand, then raised it without raising his head, and decisively pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out and the prosthetic doctor was killed on the spot.

Vincent put the pistol into David's arms, smiled and said you're welcome, and then called Mann and others outside the door to take David's mother away from the operating table and send her to him urgently. 'V's adoptive father' Victor's clinic.

David stared blankly at Vincent's back walking out of the clinic facing the sun, feeling an indescribable desire and impulse in his heart.

——He wants to become someone like V!

As a result, David dropped out of Arasaka Academy and joined Vincent's team.

To this day, he is still the biggest fan of Vincent in the team.

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In the evening, it is the time when Night City begins to become restless.

In the lower town of Watson District, at the dim doorway leading to the Afterlife Bar, the roar of the engine came from far to near.

The two burly men in charge of security turned around. Data streams flashed through Gao Gaoyi's eyes, scanning the three expensive silver-gray Type 66 Avenger approaching from the front.

After the scan was completed, the two big men looked at each other and regained their composure.

Soon, three silver-gray Avengers stopped at the door of the Afterlife Bar.

Vincent opened the door and got out of the car together with the strong man in the passenger seat.

"Dong dong dong——"

Vincent knocked on the window of the car next to him. After the window was rolled down, he looked at his companions in the car and whispered:

"It's the same as before, I'll go in with Jack, and you guys will keep watch outside. If anything happens, get out of the car and take care of us immediately!"

Counting Vincent and Jack Wilson, the team totaled nine people.

Unless it is a large vehicle, it will definitely not fit in two vehicles.

So generally speaking, Vincent, Jack, and David are in one car, and Mann, Pyrrha, Rebekah, and Dolio are in one car.

As the former Ranger with the best driving skills in the team, Falco usually rides in a car with the two hackers Lucy and Qiwei.

At this time, sitting in the back seat of Mann's car were Rebecca and Pyrrha, a pair of siblings.

Rebecca is an extremely rare cyberloli among mercenaries. Her whole body is highly prosthetic, her skin has been modified to light cyan, and her eyes are colorful like an anime character.

At this time, she was holding a lollipop in her mouth, with her hands behind her head and her legs on the passenger seat. She glanced at Vincent and Jack at the car window and said carelessly: "Boss, that's not it. !”

"This is the afterlife, who dares to cause trouble here?"

Pila who was next to her chuckled, put her hand on her sister's shoulder and said, "You don't know this, right? The boss is not afraid that something will happen to him in the next life, but he is afraid that something will happen to him in the next life!"

"Okay, you two!"

Mann glanced at them through the rearview mirror, then turned to look at Vincent and nodded.

"Don't worry, Boss."

"You are still reliable!"

Vincent patted Mann on the shoulder with emotion, then turned and walked towards the door of Afterlife Bar.

Jack smiled and exchanged fists with Mann, then turned to follow Vincent's footsteps.

At the same time, David who got off the car quickly walked over.

"Hey!" Vincent grabbed his arm and said angrily, "Didn't I say that I will go in with your brother Jack, and you will stay outside to help us."

"But……"

Before David could finish speaking, Jack smiled and put his arms around David's shoulders, and whispered: "No, there's still one person missing in Falco's car. Hurry in and protect Lucy... This is what the brothers are specializing in." You must seize the opportunity left for you!"

As he said that, Jack chuckled and winked at him.

David was a little embarrassed for a moment and hesitated: "I, I don't mean that to her."

Jack patted David's shoulder with his big hand and laughed: "Come on, you like Lucy, who can't tell!"

"If you ask me, speak out your love boldly. If you hide it like this, if you die one day, wouldn't you regret it for the rest of your life?"

David was stunned for a moment.

Vincent glared at Jack angrily, then smiled and patted David on the shoulder: "Go ahead."

After saying that, Vincent turned around, stepped forward, and walked into the stairs at the entrance of the Afterlife Bar with Jack.

David stared blankly at the backs of the two of them, then looked back at the car where Lucy was sitting, hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and took a step forward.