Cyberpunk: 2075

"I didn't realize you were so brave that you even fought with that lunatic Adam Heavy Hammer. It's interesting that you managed to survive him... No, you've already destroyed Adam Heavy Hammer's eyes, why don't you try to kill him?"

This was the first sentence Johnny Silverhand said to Carl and the others after he was brought home and started to receive data from the current era.

“Because we are afraid of death.”

Carl glanced at the dog sitting on the sofa: "I'm afraid it will be torn to pieces like a certain Mr. Silverhand."

"Apart from this, you don't have anything else to say? I wanted to praise you for your ability."

"No need, forget it."

Carl said calmly: "I now hope that you can quickly adapt to the capabilities of your current body, Mr. Johnny Silverhand. If your fighting power is wasted, then Mr. Johnny Silverhand, the time for you to pay back the money will be far away."

"With this body, what do you want me to do? Jump up and bite people? Do you want me to rush up and yell, 'I'm Johnny Silverhand,' and start biting people?"

"You've already done something like this."

Carl made a reminder and comparison to Johnny Silverhand's attitude that he didn't think highly of Qiuqiu's body:

"Let me explain in a friendly way, Mr. Johnny Silverhand. Your current body is much more powerful than when you were alive. Although it may not be able to last longer than you did in your lifetime against Adam's Hammer, it is still more than enough to take out a few ordinary combat team members."

Carl's words made the projected Johnny Silverhand raise his eyebrows: "You mean, I was not as good as a dog in fighting when I was alive?"

"I've looked up information and data related to you, and none of the data provided by Roger says that you can fight. Oh, there is a record of you being picked down by a few thugs. Do you want to see it?"

Hearing Carl say this, Johnny Silverhand fell silent.

Although he always appears to be very arrogant, he has some strength to himself. He may deny that he could be knocked down by a few thugs, but in front of this group of people who can fight Adam's heavy hammer face to face, his tough talk will be laughed at as soon as he says it.

So after realizing that he was indeed no match for Carl in terms of strength, he continued to read the information on the Internet.

After half a century, he had to receive some fresh information, such as how Rogue became the Queen of the Afterlife, what new songs Kerry released in the past half century, and where the hottest bar in Night City is now.

Although he was now in a dog's body and unable to drink or smoke, he had great faith in Roger's ability.

Even if there is no way to get him a cloned body in a short period of time, it should be possible to find parts that can adapt to the senses of this dog.

He hasn't had a cigarette for more than 50 years, so he must have a good time if he gets the chance.

Seeing that Johnny Silverhand stopped talking, Carl looked at his phone.

The latest information and Kerry and Roger's.

Johnny Silverhand has all their current cell phone numbers and contact methods, so if they want to contact Johnny Silverhand, they can just send a message directly. So these messages are not asking about Johnny Silverhand's situation as good brothers and ex-girlfriends, but asking Carl to keep an eye on Johnny Silverhand and not let him run around again in his current state.

But it seems there is no need to worry about this.

Johnny Silverhand cares more about his reputation than one might imagine. Apparently, knowing that Kerry and Roger know that he is now a dog is enough to embarrass this rock star who always does what he wants. He is not willing to run around outside saying that he is Johnny Silverhand. He is quite honest.

Carl originally thought that if he ran around, he would hang him up and lock him up for a while, to prevent him from going to trouble Adam's Hammer in this state and pounce on it to take a bite of the iron block. It was unexpected that he was so steady that he actually understood the current state of the world first.

A passionate rock youth, a legend who attacked Arasaka Tower twice, a person who seemed to be restless like a ball of fire at any time, but also had to calm down and wait.

In this respect, he is quite similar to Arasakaze Nobuyuki. Both of them can remain unexpectedly calm before actually doing anything.

But in other words, Johnny Silverhand's current calm collection of information means that he is preparing for something big.

Carl had no intention of being a babysitter. If Johnny Silverhand was going to do something that would get him killed, he would hang him up for the sake of Kerry and Roger, and the debt they owed him, if what he did was interesting:

It doesn't seem impossible to look at the legends of the past to see what to do.

“Ding ding.”

While thinking, Carl received a message.

Haruko: Carl, I'm sorry that I didn't reply to your message in time because I've been busy recently.

Carl looked at the message sent by Haruko and glanced at the time when Haruko sent the last message.

Four hours ago.

Considering Haruko's reply speed, it is indeed quite slow.

But Carl could understand why this happened.

The death of Saburo Arasaka was undoubtedly a shocking event within Arasaka.

With the rise of Arasaka Nobuyuki, faction purges began.

Those who were loyal to Saburo Arasaka either chose to swear allegiance to Arasaka Nobuo, or gathered around Arasaka Hanako, while some turned to Arasaka Michiko and waited and saw what would happen. In the turmoil of power change within Arasaka, Haruko Arasaka, who took advantage of Saburo Arasaka's death to get a piece of the pie, was also very busy.

The fact that she could always find time to reply to Karl's messages was already the result of her best efforts.

Carl: Don’t worry about it. I can send you messages slowly these days. You can always reply when you have time.

After Karl sent the message, he waited for a while and found that he had not received any message from Haruko. He knew that she was busy, which made him look at the messages from other friends.

Maki's latest message is that she was asked by her elder Goro Takemura to stay at home and not go out. She started to prepare for her studies. The last photo showed a bunch of review materials she sent.

This is what it's like when the exam is coming up. Think about it, David's recent message was also complaining about this.

Then.

Blanca: Saburo Arasaka died at a really good time. Recently, there has been a lot of tension between Arasaka and Militech. I have been busy for a long time and finally have time to contact you. Carl, are you okay? How did it feel to see Saburo Arasaka die with your own eyes?

Carl: It's more pleasant than I expected.

Blanca: It seems that the rumors are true. You were indeed present when Arasaka Saburo died... Tomorrow, I want to meet with you.

Carl: Meet?

Blanca: Yes.

Carl understood.

This is Blanca's style.

Carl: I'll go.

On the other side, Blanca sighed as she saw Carl agree immediately.

That's Carl's style.