CHAPTER 494: CHAPTER 157: PLAYER: THE OLD NETWORK? HEE HEE, I’M COMING IN~_3

If this were real life, it’d certainly be a feat worth a week’s headlines and a separate page in the family records.

Most people wouldn’t turn down a chance to do a good deed at low cost, even if it’s just in a game, even if the person they’re saving might just be a string of data.

Saving someone gives a completely different psychological thrill compared to killing.

[Brother Ni: But this end-of-version event is really satisfying, feels even better than fighting the Voodoo Gang]

As if dissatisfied with his choice of adjectives, he straightforwardly said

[It’s literally the climax of a battle, phew, my excitement is through the roof!]

[Natural Curl: Satisfying +1, but it’s a pity that we let that boss Adam Smasher get away in the end, KUSO, I haven’t avenged myself yet; that one hit nearly kicked me offline, and in the end, I still hung up]

[Brother Dao: What? You let Smasher escape? I was waiting to see his cybernetic parts in the post-battle auction!]

[Brother Ni: No choice, the guy’s got thick skin and a whole bunch of minions. He just hit and ran, no way we could catch him]

[Brother Dao: You’re so useless, I was tanking a huge wave of aggro and damage, and you still let him get away—how infuriating!]

He had a vivid memory of being hammered into Brother Dao sauce by Adam Smasher. That bastard hit really hard; Brother Dao watched himself get pounded to pieces.

He vowed that once he’s got higher levels, he’d definitely give that bastard a visit. He’d use novelty items to whip Adam Smasher’s mouth into shreds! Make Adam Smasher dance samba down the street in lingerie!!!

If Sisi hadn’t banned such antics in the game, he would’ve planned a humiliation attack on the guy!

But Smasher probably doesn’t even have that organ anymore; after all, he doesn’t even eat, so how would he poop?

[Mongolian Toplaner: Everyone, after this battle, I’ve made a major discovery regarding Adam Smasher!]

Countless players thought he’d discovered some worldly secret and instantly urged him to spill, but to their surprise, this guy was purely trolling

[Mongolian Toplaner: As everyone knows, there are many beautiful girls in the second dimension

And Adam Smasher happens to be in the second dimension

Beautiful girls in the second dimension don’t poop

Adam Smasher seems like he probably doesn’t poop either

Beautiful girls don’t have JJ, and I haven’t seen JJ on Smasher

Thus Adam Smasher = second dimension beautiful girl, equation holds]

[Brother Dao: Well said, from today onwards, Adam Smasher is your new wife. I wish you wake up tonight to find him wearing a cat-eared girl outfit, riding on you with enthusiasm]

[Mongolian Toplaner: Pressure’s on, if that happens, I’d probably make loud noises to cover it up]

[Shui Yue: Why does your conversation stink so much]

After some nonsense chatter, players brought the topic back to the game content itself

[Brother Ni: I really didn’t expect it; I just wanted to catch a cultist, but ended up triggering an event affecting all of Night City—a classic butterfly effect—just wondering what will happen to those Watson District citizens whose homes got burnt down...]

Speaking of which, Brother Ni felt a little guilty; maybe if it wasn’t for him insisting on catching cultists last night, Night City wouldn’t have caught fire and so many people wouldn’t have died.

Brother Ni didn’t really consider himself a Night City citizen, so even though he was happy about the citizens rallying to defeat Huang Ban, he didn’t share their deep-seated euphoria. Even understanding the cause, he couldn’t resonate with it enough to offset the guilt, so out of a compensatory mindset, he still wanted to do something for those surviving NPCs.

Brother Ni’s words also led many players to reflect; only now they realized how an unintended action in the game world can cause such a massive ripple effect, even influencing the trajectory of the entire world.

Those always accustomed to freedom now had to start contemplating the consequences and remedial actions for their behavior.

[Red Barrel: Makes sense...I heard from the Resident that meds are running out...should we learn from those mercenaries and just hijack the Trauma Team’s medicine transport?]

[Shui Yue: Again with the Trauma Team, isn’t that too harsh on them?]

[Red Barrel: Hurt your mom’s head! (throws ink slab)]

[Shui Yue: I dodged~~]

Soon after Lin Miao thought they’d quieted down, within half an hour, players were again discussing how to give him tasks.

Only this reckless bunch would dare mess with Huang Ban and then scheme against Trauma Team, it’d probably make any mediator curse them as maniacs.

[Brother Ni: Drop in the bucket; one truckload of meds certainly isn’t enough. I reckon I’ll have to ask medical mentor Gloria for help; she might have a way. Besides, just having meds isn’t enough; too many people lost their homes—if that’s not resolved, the disaster could expand, like the recent Neon Land earthquake]

[Brother Dao: "Recent" as a year ago]

The Neon Land earthquake revealed the ineffectiveness of the Neon government’s disaster relief, rampant bureaucracy, and inefficient administration, exposing these issues completely.

The unresolved problems in the disaster zone led to frequent crimes such as robbery and QJ; this was Neon Land, placing it in Night City would certainly turn into live-action CS. Brother Ni didn’t want the problem he caused to further escalate.

[Red Barrel: Didn’t they say the next version is about massive development and farming? It’ll definitely need people...]

Before finishing, Brother Dao reminded him

[Brother Dao: Over two hundred Haitians have already signed up, and even if manpower is scarce, it’s not feasible for tens of thousands of disaster victims to help build; whether they’d listen to you is another matter, plus it’s mechanized construction, not too many people are needed]

Many players expressed pessimism, believing that the Watson District issue might become a lead-in for the next few versions, gradually evolving into a major problem.

At this moment, the giant who just got scolded by his wife and finished the dishes saw this issue on his phone and scoffed

[Giant: Why are you guys so foolish, you mentioned the next version is about farming, so if you’re not farming in business offices, can’t you farm yourselves? Does Kowloon Ice Room need recruits? Does Jianxue’s chemical plant need recruits? Does the bun production line need recruits? The gap is huge, and these are ready-made tools, aren’t they?]