Night Hacker

   Chapter 144 Two kinds of life

  When Elizabeth walked into the ballroom in a street-style blue denim jacket, variegated plaid shirt and black leather pants, and armed with an electric long sword, she immediately became the focus of the audience.

   The people in the luxurious garden-style evening dress looked at her, smiling as if they were watching a special performance.

  This is the Muse Museum in the Garden District, and there is a strange auction held by the bank tonight.

  The so-called bizarre auction is that the auction items are related to strange objects, alien species and cultural relics.

  Elizabeth received the invitation, and came to attend because she wanted to see if there was any news about the source code.

   "I don't drink, so don't mind me." She refused the wine plate with red wine and cocktails handed over by the waiter, not paying any attention to the gazes of people around her that seemed to be saying "what a rebellious guy".

   She is now a licensed hero, and has the permission of the joint zone, so there is no need to pretend to be happy to give these people face.

   There was laughter and laughter in the spacious banquet hall. Half of the guests were young blood eaters, and there were potential heirs among them.

   "Elizabeth!" A young man hurried up and said flatteringly, "You are so beautiful tonight."

   Asahingle, a member of the Santo Asahoshi family, "defective", has always been her eager suitor.

   "Yeah." Elizabeth nodded silently and didn't want to pay attention to the other party, but she remembered the master's guide to "make more friends". This sentence is not only limited to the streets, but also applied to the inside of the bank.

   She's been walking around Kabukicho these days, but she hasn't had a breakthrough yet.

  Fortunately, the street fight that night had a positive impact, so the red-haired Liz didn't have to shut the door directly.

It is not easy to make friends inside the bank. It is difficult for the established blood eaters to change, but "defectives" such as Qian Xingle and James Amick, every person with special disabilities, and those who have not made extraordinary choices descendants of...

   Elizabeth thinks that she can fight for it, so let's make a good relationship first.

   "Good evening, did you know there is a source code competition tonight?" she asked, actually participating in such an event for the first time.

   "Ah." Qian Xingle didn't expect that Elizabeth not only responded to him, but also took the initiative to ask something, he was immediately happy, but...

"I don't know either." He looked helpless and apologetic. As a defective product, he was just an idler here. "But I heard that this time is the result of the bank's recent sweep of the wilderness. Several tribes have been destroyed. Collect some treasures."

  The New World Bank has some departments that are independent of each consortium, and there is such a mobile task force among them.

   They roam the wilderness, hunting aliens, finding strange things, and scavenging wild tribes that threaten the banks.

   This kind of thing has a certain degree of randomness, because the powerful wilderness tribes are often very hidden, and each tribe almost poses a threat to the freight system in the north outside the city, and will do one or two jobs from time to time.

  The bank usually allows those tribes to exist. First, because they can’t fight them, they don’t know where to find them. If they fight, they will come back again. Second, they have the advantage of raising them, and let the lambs grow into fat sheep before they are harvested.

   "Elizabeth..." Qian Xingle stopped, noticing that she was frowning her beautiful eyebrows.

  Think about it, how could Elizabeth be so happy that a wilderness tribe was destroyed when she walked so close to the street?

  The streets and the wilderness are only separated by a thin line, and they can often be confused.

   "A lot of people died." Elizabeth asked softly, they were all people with flesh and blood and stories.

   Her heart was aching slightly, and when she looked at the people around her toasting and laughing, she had the feeling of wanting to leave the stage.

   "It should be." Qian Xingle neither wanted to say that nor lied to the goddess in the dream...

   At this time, Elizabeth's blue eyes suddenly narrowed, and she saw a young man in a black men's kimono coming, Harato Yosuke.

   I heard that he was in retreat for many days because of his "self-sin", and he got into some trouble because of the death of Taro Boto.

   But looking at it now, Harato Yosuke smiles, as if nothing happened, not even the bright face break at the Shengshou Boxing Gym that night.

   "Elizabeth, I'll look elsewhere first..." As soon as Qian Xingle saw Yosuke Harato, the leader among Santo's peers, he hurriedly bowed slightly and nodded to the other party, then retreated.

   He is a defective, sadly inferior, and has no place in front of the potential heir to the overdrive of the Harado family.

  If Yosuke Hara Fuji wants to come over and talk to Elizabeth, he has to walk away. This is a sense of fun and a rule.

   "Many people died." Harato Yosuke took over, but heard what they were saying just now.

"The two tribes, one called the Ronin Club and the other called the Forest Patrol Corps, are two stubborn diseases in the wilderness. They have committed several crimes in the freight area this year, causing a lot of losses to the bank. They are addicted to it, so they also lead to death.

   "The treasures auctioned by the bank tonight are actually the bank's own things, they just got it back.

   "Elizabeth, in order to exterminate these two tribes, our bank colleagues were also killed and wounded. Respect them."

  Yosuke Hara Fuji raised the red wine glass in his hand and looked directly at Elizabeth with a smile, "Why, aren't you happy for the bank to recover the losses? Those wilderness tribes are a group of robbers who are dead, don't you think?"

   Elizabeth frowned, knowing that she couldn't talk nonsense or scold the other party.

  The situation has changed. After the boxing incident, Yosuke Harato called her to apologize or something, but after the castle festival and the Kabukicho riot, her relationship with Santo has become a clear confrontation.

  Yosuke Haratou will no longer be false, and it is his interest to attack her directly.

   The reason why she was not punished by the United District is because she has always spoken from the perspective of the bank's interests.

  Yosuke Harato is just eating this, saying these words to pick on her, hoping that she will succeed in words and lose in words.

   Everyone around you can hear it, there are too many ears here.

"I'm sorry for Sophia." Elizabeth could only change the subject, but this was indeed what she wanted to say for a long time, "Sophia thought she and you were good friends, but she disappeared so much, I didn't see you doing anything what happened."

   "Sofia, my dear Sophia." Harato Yosuke sighed, seemingly regretful.

"She's not dead, no doubt. She also betrayed Taro, who can't be who she is, she's being controlled. Maybe she's dead and turned into an evil spirit to seek revenge, Liz, you can Be careful, the person she hates the most is you."

   Elizabeth's heart throbbed slightly when she heard this, not sure if she was happy or worried, "Do you have any clues?"

   "Someone has to sell Taro, or...is it you?" Harato Yosuke said, "You were very active that night."

   "Yosuke Harato, pay attention to your words." Elizabeth said sharply, "Who doesn't know the conflict between Taro Boto and you, that person is you, you have damaged the interests of the bank enough recently."

   She knew from Seth's information that perhaps Taro Goto said something before his death. The Harato family and the Boto family had been quarreling a bit recently. Talk about such an unclear thing, who is afraid of who.

   "Just kidding with you." Harato Yosuke really didn't talk about this topic, "Don't be disappointed by our sadness for Taro and Sophia, they are not the protagonists tonight."

   He looked at the luxurious audience, "Recently, the bank will also sweep the wilderness. If the streets are not honest, and it is not easy to start, they will hit the wilderness. This is called knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger, and a lot of wild people have to die."

   Elizabeth ignored the opponent's challenge and walked away.

   But Yosuke Harato's voice came from behind: "Elizabeth, there are many kinds of life, not only the street one deserves to be called life. I think we live more real, deeper and more meaningful.

   "The street doesn't understand your thoughts. The garden made you, not the street."

   Elizabeth didn't answer, she didn't belong here, she didn't belong in this **** banquet hall.

   She has no thoughts, all she has is human nature.

   And her humanity can communicate with the street and with Lorna-Ludd.

  Lorna-Ludd, if you were here, you would definitely scold and beat him directly. I want to be as wild as you are.

"The user's unhappiness has increased, and the entertainer mode has been activated." Jian Bao suddenly said, "On the bright side, at least you won't be deceived by Harato Yosuke like Sophia, although you are the kind of cowboy who will be deceived. deceived."

   "Jianbao..." Elizabeth was helpless, "This is not funny at all."

   She continued to walk aside, found Qian Xingle, and chatted with each other.

   There are not so many people here, and there are not many.

   After a while, this auction will officially start. Obviously, the real precious things are sent to the joint area for processing, and only some extras called gadgets flow into this occasion.

The most    are some exotic materials and equipment, as well as a few strange objects and cultural relics that are of little use.

   But those vases and statues, the host of the auction clearly stated that there is no source code, they are just antiques.

   Elizabeth did not participate in any auction, and her money was used for event funds and relief for street children.

   And think, how could the master be so vulgar.

   Whether it is source code, personality raw material data, or zodiac constellation data, a new program like the one described by the master cannot be bought by money, only a master or a strange person can create it.

  Without this goal, Elizabeth stood in this lively banquet hall, only more and more uncomfortable and worried for the wilderness tribe.

  …

  Under the starry night sky, bonfires illuminate this wild tribal land.

  People were laughing and laughing, and they were gathered around the bonfire to gather with the guests who came today.

   Boxer sat beside him and played the guitar, while some members of the Recovery Society played tambourines, harmonica and other instruments.

  Sakai Huaqing happily performed Kabuki's six-square dance steps by the bonfire. She had practiced for a while before, and it was arranged by Caiyin's mother. If she can't be an extraordinary actor or actor, she will go to be a Kabuki.

   Her exaggerated and comical footsteps and gestures attracted bursts of laughter and applause from everyone in the recovery meeting.

   "This is my sister, my sister!" Osamu Sakai raised his glass and cheered to others. He was almost drunk, and the pure wilderness brewed beer that can only be drunk in the wild is really wild.

   "Hahaha!" Lorna laughed happily, sat on the ground, and drank beer, but she was not drunk.

  Gu He sat on a low stool next to him, and was also very happy by the atmosphere here.

  The Wilderness Tribes do not have a long-term station, they all change places after a period of time, and the same is true for the Recovery Pioneers. This camp is made up of RVs and tents, and it is more like a gypsie than the Lowko.

   Even if it is a stage for performances, it is only a three-sided tent that is relatively large.

   Their vehicles were all refitted so badly that Gu He looked at it before and even felt that he was on the spiritual network.

  Revival Pioneer Association, an organization mainly formed by the 11th house occupation department extraordinary people, there are many actors, painters, hunters, as well as their family and friends.

  The children were running around, and in those childish smiling faces, there was a different innocence from the street children.

   This kind of smile, Gu He has not seen for a long time, these children are doing well.

   Lindsay also sat on the ground by the bonfire, hugging a new brown-haired black mixed-race girlfriend named Morissa.

  Morissa is beautiful, with a good figure, with a gypsy-like enthusiasm and an artist's avant-garde.

  She is a painter of the Resurrection Society, and as soon as they came, she showed them her paintings, including the latest masterpiece, a **** sketch of Lindsay. Lindsay said look at it, it doesn't matter.

   At that time, everyone’s expression was that I couldn’t understand it, but I was shocked.

   Another situation is that Vivian is also here. As soon as Gu He came, she teased and said, "He, have you seen it?"

  Gu He knew what she was talking about, but I haven't seen the original image of her personality.

   "Next, welcome our next friend, Lorna Ludd!"

  Chiba-Gibson served as the host of this bonfire party. The common denim pants in the wilderness, with Chiba wings on the back, flew into the air from time to time, and the firelight made her face even more beautiful.

   "Lorna, Lorna!" Everyone shouted.

   "Come on!" Lorna jumped out with a smile, drank wine, posed her body, and asked the people around her: "Live a day, if you don't die, you will live another day. If you die, you will fall down. What kind of life is this?"

   As she spoke, she asked and answered herself, raising her fists: "The life of a street dog!"

  The crowd burst into laughter, and Lorna turned around in random circles. There were no dance steps at all, but she had an unrestrained beauty.

   The wires between her black hair were swaying messily, and she jumped and said, "Those bank dogs think we street dogs are a bunch of unhappy crap, don't they? Wrong, we're a bunch of happy crap!"

   The laughter in the camp was even louder, and Gu He also laughed, and the boxer started to sing.

  Lorna danced and sang, and was also roaring at the top of her voice. She had to have a good time tonight and leave the city's affairs in the city.

   Here, she is out of the bank's control, and seems to be temporarily out of those burdens.

   Elizabeth Sterling, you would envy this, I know you would.

   "And our Cowherd good friend, Gu He!" Chiba-Gibson shouted again, and everyone immediately looked at Gu He, who was sitting there drinking wolfberry water. There was a cry, and many women whistled.

  The passionate women in the Resurrection Tribe are not just Morissa.

  Why do you want to emphasize the Cowherd... Gu He had to stand up. Although he was not good at dancing, he always had to jump up and down on such occasions. He just twisted his body and waved his hands.

   The reflection of the bonfire made Lorna even more beautiful, and she jumped over to lead him.

   But at this time, Vivian got up and jumped into the arena, scrambling to pull Gu He over.

   "Hey." Gu He was not as agile as Vivian, the second programmer, but Lorna was the one who could fight the best among them.

  Vivian just deliberately made trouble, hugged him and hugged him directly, but it made the atmosphere here even higher.

   Lindsay didn't care at all, and whispered intimately around Morissa, as if there was no one else around.

   Perhaps because of seeing Gu He's embarrassment, Chiba-Gibson swooped down from mid-air, grabbed Gu He with both hands and flew into the night sky while Lorna and Vivian were not paying attention.

  The bonfire on the ground rushed up, and everyone laughed and shouted, but they couldn't catch up with her speed.

  Vivian could only look up and smile, Lorna jumped away, but she couldn't get used to Vivian.

   "Wow, Hesang!" Sakai Huaqing jumped and waved excitedly, greeting Gu He who was being carried higher and higher in the night sky, "Here, can you see me!"

  Mom, the flying cow is in the sky, help!

  Gu He does not have acrophobia, but the current situation is more frightening than riding in a hot air balloon, and it will be over if he falls.

He had to hug Miss Chiba's back tightly from the front, like a koala, too close to the body to take care of, and refused to relax at all, looking at the ground getting farther and farther, the tent of the entire resuscitation tribe Can see clearly with the RV.

   "Don't look down, look at the starry sky." Miss Chiba said, "Don't be afraid, hold tight and you'll be fine."

  Gu He took a deep breath, looked up, and was immediately surrounded by the vast stars, which turned into a tiny little.

  Miss Chiba is still flying higher, and he may never forget this scene for the rest of his life.

  The night wind brought coolness, he was still holding it tightly in his hands, but his heart gradually relaxed, it was really beautiful.

   The zodiac constellation rotation data, he thought, should already be there.

"Gu He, what Lorna said just now made me think." Miss Chiba also looked at the starry sky, her silver wings flapping slowly on her back, "One day counts as one day, another day, street dogs are like this, so are wild dogs. , what kind of life is this?"

   In this environment and this beautiful scenery, Gu He felt deeply and wanted to take this issue seriously.

   He was silent for a while before saying, "The lives of many people."

   "Yeah, a lot of people," she said, "that's how they lived their lives."

"Miss Qianye, I scolded you at the fish pond that day, I'm sorry." Gu He said again, it was a belated apology, "At that time, I just didn't want Miss Caiyin to pick up the job, and I didn't know you...I don't know much now. learn."

   "I know." Miss Chiba said softly, her eyes like stars, "Most people are not understood. It would be great if everyone was a star shining in the dark."

   "Who said it's not right now?" Gu He thought thoughtfully, and if he got something, "Everyone I know is like this. It's just that there is too much light pollution in the city, which usually covers everyone."

  Chiba-Gibson smiled, flew higher, and flew to the stars, freeing himself and the people on his body from the shackles of the center of the earth.

   (end of this chapter)