Chapter 500: Night Talk in the Next Life
In Night City, the streets are deserted.
But the game spans five regions, and five gangs join the fight and magically end up on their own turf.
The number of people watching the game may account for more than half of the entire city. Millions of people watched three mercenaries sweep across the city, and five gangs methodically formed part of the game.
At this time, the Mackinac pickup truck - in fact, just judging from the appearance, no one would think that it was still a Mackinac.
But the graffiti on the body of the legendary Mackinac only has the characters "Mackinac" painted on it.
After Lille got off the bus, his main consciousness came to New York.
The deserted streets of Night City instantly turned into a crowded Times Square. The news broadcast that the election results were about to be announced, and the new president would be announced soon——
"Recently, the African Union recognized the legal rights of Somalia's new government, but this government is not the transitional government that has existed for more than ten years."
"The new administration stated that they launched an attack on the USS Truman aircraft carrier that illegally entered the waters off the coast of Africa and caused the aircraft carrier to sink."
"U.S. Defense Department officials denied it and said the aircraft carrier was undergoing maintenance at a military base."
"This incident affected the voting intention of a large number of voters. According to predictions, the number of effective voters this time may reach the highest level in history."
“According to previous nominal survey results, 53.6% of Americans believe they need a tough president, while 44.9% of Americans believe that as the world’s most powerful economy, we should pay attention to the increasingly fierce conflicts of globalization.
And try to use peaceful means to resolve conflicts, including those now happening on the African continent with the African Union.
As of 18:00, the vote gap between presidential candidate Barnes and candidate Rodriguez was only 2.2 percentage points (50.2% vs. 48%).
The votes between the two are very close in many swing states. Public opinion is in a tug of war, and the election results may be determined in the next few hours.
If the vote counting lawsuit goes to the Federal Supreme Court, it will take even longer.”
The division of public opinion is relatively serious. In fact, this is also the trend of the electoral system in recent years. With the economic decline, soaring unemployment rate, and polarization between rich and poor, people's thoughts have also become divided.
As the base camp controlled by the Atlas Group, the political atmosphere in New York is stronger than ever. A large number of young people and workers are marching in the streets. The atmosphere is obviously much better than in those swing states.
They are more celebrating - Stark Industries has announced that it will move its headquarters from New York to Houston, and the hateful warmongers have been driven away. This is what they are celebrating.
Leal suddenly felt a little emotional: Night City has become the underground emperor, and Marvel is here.
People are also choosing leaders.
Leal moved the blanket on his body. He was watching TV at home at the moment. Many people could sleep and then get up to watch the results after voting, but he couldn't.
And in fact, things in Night City are not over yet.
The underground emperor still has to have a coronation ceremony.
"Lille——" Mom brought a pot of hot tea and put it on the table, "Are you going to stay up late tonight?"
Leal nodded: "Look what Americans want."
"You sound like an old fox when you say this." Maya smiled and sat next to Lear, "Why do you look a little tired?"
Leal shrugged.
It's true that I'm a little tired, but it's not the result of staying up all night, but the result of fighting every now and then.
Physical health is much better here, but mental fatigue is still there.
Seeing her son's appearance, Maya also smiled, then hugged Leal's shoulders, and the mother and son swayed back and forth.
"I am proud of you."
Lear scratched his nose with his finger, a little embarrassed: "It's not over yet, the election."
"This is not about elections, presidents, or power." Maya stopped and looked at the TV.
Most of the time, she didn't understand Lear's thoughts at all. Ever since Lear woke up, he was completely transformed, both mentally and physically.
By Lille's side, she also knew about the battles taking place in New York, and she also unconsciously understood the battles taking place overseas.
As an immigrant from Latvia, unlike others, she felt that war was something frivolous, as if it was just a game on a sandbox.
Fools always think that's what war is and that they always win, win, win.
The fact is that human beings are quite vulnerable to the same kind of malice, and malice will spread and be contagious.
Lille is now a person who may be directly attacked by a lot of malicious people at any time.
But that’s the thing about raising a child. If you’re lucky, you will see him take the same path as you, become like you, and then use your experience to go further in the pursuit of happiness.
If you have bad luck, you will have to learn to let him go in worry.
Maya fell into memories: "You were just like your dad, never complaining, always energetic, always working hard, always trying to make things better."
Lear said nothing. He had never seen the father here, but the father in his previous life was also this kind of person.
What’s even more coincidental is that my mother in my previous life also said the same thing.
Sometimes I always feel like my two lives are a bit blurry.
Lille watched TV for a while and suddenly said: "You are the reason why I work so hard. I hope that the people who love me and the people I love can live happily in the world."
Maya seemed a little sleepy, rubbing her eyes and smiling: "You are exactly like your father, but when you say this to the girl you like, you must not stutter, just like your father."
As she spoke, she fell asleep.
Lille stared at the TV, ready to actively switch his consciousness to Night City.
The election has begun, and all he can do is wait for the results, but Night City still needs him to finish.
[Switch the main consciousness? ]
[Switch cost: 100 points/1 hour]
[Switch consciousness. ]
Three mercenaries walked into the Afterlife Nightclub.
Rogge leaned against the bar, holding a drink in one hand and welcoming with the other.
"What music do you like to listen to? Today is a special case. Even if you like old disco music, the speakers will be turned on for you."
As soon as he returned here, Lille felt pain all over his body. It must be said that home is still good.
"The sound system is good, but it would be better if someone came to sing." Lil took Jack and V to sit in front of the bar, and put Muramasa under the table. "For example, invite the rock star Kerry Orodion."
Rogge looked at Muramasa on the ground meaningfully, but did not ask anything.
"Haha, if you had told him earlier, he might be happy to come. Now it's too late. What would you like to drink?"
Lil waved his hand before Jack and V could speak and said, "First, bring two cans of motor oil. Tell the people outside the door to come in one by one and help me pull a line. I need to deal with this thing on hand."
After that, he looked at Jack and V again: "Medical needs, adjust the prosthesis first, and then drink."
The two felt suffocated, but they still listened to the advice, lying on the bar with a dead look on their faces, supporting their heads and waiting for Lil's instructions.
"It's ready for you a long time ago. I'll help you deal with those people first. Don't let them wait too long."
Rogge walked out the door after saying that.
Lille pulled a line from the bar and connected it to the neural interface. He wanted to interrogate Muramasa first.
Information intelligence is very valuable.
"Little Lizi!" V suddenly interrupted Lille and waved his hand in front of him, "There are still people outside? What are you doing?"
Lille glanced at her: "You don't need to know too much about brain-related things, just wait and open the interface."
In a place where the two were not paying attention, Jack secretly looked at Roger's back and muttered:
"Does this count as Roger being our agent?"
After mumbling, he stopped V who was about to teach Lille a lesson: "V! Do you know what legends Roger once had?"
"I don't care!"
