Indescribable cyberpunk

It was still raining lightly outside the window. Under the slightly gloomy sky, the flow of people on the street announced the city's awakening.

Zhu Jue stood in front of the window and glanced at the time displayed on the window:

8:00AM

He picked up the silver jug ​​on the window frame, added some water to it, shook it before drinking it. The dilution of a small part of the wine he had not finished last night could quickly wake him up from his originally groggy mind.

"It seems that this organization is really necessary to join."

Rubbing the lines on the silver pot with his thumb, Zhu Jue pursed his lips and muttered to himself.

The wine he drank last night could actually strengthen his mental strength. This was something Zhu Jue never expected. Although he suddenly entered a complete mutation state at that time, it was more because he drank too much at once and it was the first time he drank it. So there was a stress reaction, but he could indeed feel that his mental will had strengthened.

And this enhancement is directly reflected in his body in a very intuitive way, increasing by about 0.5 fish.

This value may not seem large, but it is of great significance to Zhu Jue.

After all, Zhu Jue's current physical and mental will, strengthened by the Ancient One's crystal, has reached a quite terrifying level.

It is no exaggeration to say that Zhu Jue has never exploded with all his strength until now, not only for fear of scaring others, but also for fear of scaring himself.

If I had to evaluate myself, in a completely mutated state, Zhu Jue was confident in terms of strength that he could go head-to-head with the monsters he encountered in the valley without falling behind, and he was even better in terms of agility.

In fact, part of the energy of the Ancient One's crystal was used to repair his body, otherwise it might have been stronger.

Unfortunately, it takes too much time to absorb the energy of the Ancient One's crystal. When Zhu Jue first knew that this year was 2024, he actually felt a little lucky in his heart. He looked at the ruins of Nuuk City, fearing that he would close his eyes and open them again. , it was a hundred years later when he woke up again.

He had experienced this situation a long time ago, and it was hard for him to gain a foothold in this world. If it happened again, he would go crazy!

Because of this, apart from anything else, it is undoubtedly quite difficult for him to get more promotions. This kind of wine undoubtedly gives him a new direction to gain strength, so there is no reason to give up.

Putting the golden card and several bundles of cash into his pocket, he turned around and picked up the Mikazuki Taito and the plasma gun contained in a zippered cloth bag.

He had checked the departure time of the fortress train last night.

This kind of long-distance train usually runs once every two days. It just so happened that there was one today, departing at ten in the morning. It was still in time.

He first went to the machine on the ground floor of the residential building to deposit cash, and then Zhu Jue swaggered out of the door of the No. 21 residential building with Ivanka's face in his face.

Heywood District is considered a middle-class community in the entire Shuguang City. This is what Zhu Jue found out yesterday, and the urban construction here is undoubtedly more complete and reasonable than that of Ye City.

Because it is a densely populated residential area, there are no wide roads nearby. In the center of the block, several food trucks are parked on a large open space surrounded by three streets, selling various breakfasts to the people passing by. At the same time, this area also contains With a subway station entrance and a rail line that rises to about 10 meters high, these are the most popular public transportation in Shuguang City. Its lines extending in all directions and extremely fast speed can almost make people go to Shuguang in a short time. most of the city.

Of course, except for the Pascal District and the downtown area, the former is a slum area where gangs gather and is not qualified to have this kind of efficient transportation. The latter is the most prosperous area of ​​Dawn City, and this kind of low-level transportation is not qualified to appear in the city. That's the kind of top place.

The meaning of the same thing in two different places is completely different. This is so true in Shuguang City.

The Heywood District is undoubtedly the best place for it. At least now, Zhu Jue can look up and see a small rail car that can accommodate about 15 people running back and forth. The sound is not loud, at least compared to the noisy people around him. can be ignored.

Crossing the street on the zebra crossing, Zhu Jue's goal was the Shuguang City subway. Line 2 can go directly to the Shuguang City train station.

"Sir, would you like to try the latest new products? Dizziness No. 2, Paradise, Joy No. 3. I have them all here."

As soon as they walked down the stairs to the corner of the middle floor, a young man wearing a yellow peaked cap and a black jacket approached from the side, lifted up his clothes to reveal what was underneath, and asked furtively.

The people around him were still walking around normally, and some people seemed not surprised when they saw what was going on here. On the contrary, Zhu Jue, who was being questioned, looked at the young man in surprise and asked, "I look like I'm eating this." Someone who grows things?”

Ivanka's face not only looks like that of a gangster, but also looks a bit like a drug-addicted guy.

"I'm sorry, I don't have good eyesight, so why don't you try these?"

The drug dealer completely misunderstood Zhu Jue's meaning. He thought that the "big man" in front of him didn't like his goods, so he opened the jacket on the other side and there were some weird small items hanging on it.

"The 'slow motion' that can be sprayed directly into the mouth, the 'brain dance' installed in the electronic brain, and this"

"Go away! Otherwise I will stuff all these things into your anus. Do you want to try it?"

Zhu Jue pressed the young man's shoulders and said in a deep voice. The latter ducked down, nodded and hunched over to find his new customer elsewhere, who was obviously an "experienced" drug trafficker.

After all, it is a giant city that has only developed in recent years. Its excessive scale has caused difficulties in government management. Zhu Jue just walked to the security checkpoint and drove away three people selling various items, including one who was promoting prosthetic transformation to him. People, there is a strong intention to take him away, cut off his arm, and replace him with an eye.

Shuguang City's subway runs at very fast intervals. The previous one has just left. It only takes 3 minutes for the next one to arrive. Zhu Jue looked at the electronic display screen mounted on the ceiling and dialed the number left by the gentleman. Number.

"It seems you have made your decision."

As soon as the call was connected, a gentleman's voice came from the other side.

"I agree to join, but I will be leaving Dawn City for a while and will not come back until about 3 to 5 days later."

Zhu Jue could not predict in advance how long his trip to Yecheng would take, so he could only roughly propose a deadline.

"No problem, the team will not interfere in private life. As long as you can get back to Dawn City before next Tuesday, there will be no problem, because there will be a trip on Wednesday. Before that, I have to introduce you to other people in the team. The contract must also be signed through negotiation first. In addition, since you have joined the Shuojin Bank team, you must abide by our rules. It is absolutely prohibited to leak any information about the bank in any form. If you violate , that could have disastrous consequences for you and the person you reveal the information to."

Shuoshu revealed the news to outsiders, but he had died five years ago, and even if he wanted to punish him, he could not find a target. As for this new member, he was someone whom the gentleman valued very much. You have to take people to eliminate him.

"Just one rule and then it's gone?"

Noticing the gentleman's silence, Zhu Jue asked.

The management of this organization is quite loose.

"Of course there can't be only one rule. There are other things to note. However, you haven't participated in a traveler gathering yet, so there are some things I can't tell you yet. I will tell you in person when the time comes."

Shuojin Bank attaches great importance to the confidentiality of information, and the communication methods of this era are not easy to monitor without special encryption. Therefore, the team continues to use the oldest face-to-face communication method. As mentioned in the communication Just worthless information.

"knew."

Looking at the bright lights that could be seen from the tunnel ahead, Zhu Jue hung up the communication and thought about the meaning of the gentleman's words just now.

Travelers' gathering is another new pronoun. It sounds a bit like a travel agency activity. Zhu Jue guessed that it might be an internal meeting before leaving for a different space.

The so-called precautions should be about things like how to enter a different space.

Today is Tuesday, and I have to return to Yecheng before next Tuesday, which means Zhu Jue has a week to find the wind chimes.

This time is undoubtedly plenty of time.

"The train is about to enter the station. All passengers are asked to stand behind the yellow line and get on and off the train in an orderly manner."

The order robot, which has two wheelbarrows on its feet and is designed to be particularly tall, holds a yellow triangular flag in each hand and patrols back and forth behind the yellow line. The tone of its instructions is a dignified female voice. How can Zhu Jue listen to it? All a little awkward.

"Someone climbed through the screen door!"

Suddenly someone yelled on the left. Zhu Jue, who was checking the dangerous zone information in the crowd, was startled at first, and then turned his head like the people around him. What he saw was a young man with short hair standing out from the half-height screen door. Jump down.

"Train operations are suspended, emergency braking procedures are initiated, and assistance is needed on site."

When the robot discovered the situation, it immediately pressed the emergency stop button on its arm. The harsh sound of steel friction made Zhu Jue frown subconsciously.

After a while, several people holding old-fashioned walkie-talkies and wearing light blue subway uniforms rushed down the stairs behind them. They took the keys to open the half-height screen door where the young man jumped and were about to go down and drag the people up. .

At this time, something strange happened. The young man who was looking for life and death climbed up from the orbital area by himself. Zhu Jue, who wanted to watch the fun, noticed that the expression on his face was a little strange.

It's not like the anger and helplessness after a failed attempt to seek death.

Quite the opposite.

That kid looks happy!

"What a weird thing."

Zhu Jue watched the subway staff go down to check if there were any missing items on the track, thinking that it was better for him to leave early. If he couldn't catch the train, he would have to wait two more days.