Gods, Ashes Descend

Chapter 26 Decision

"We're home, little girl."

The trailer park looks no different from a slum.

Li Wei and his group's house was even worse. They just picked an abandoned house, cleaned it up, and there wasn't a single proper piece of furniture except for two bedding rolls thrown on the ground.

This place is basically the same as a homeless person's den.

Liangzi felt like she had boarded a pirate ship. An empty room, a bed, a secluded place, two men—what kind of scene would unfold immediately echoed in her mind.

Liangzi immediately pretended to be on the verge of tears.

"Why don't you just let me go? I'm not even worth two ounces of meat."

Li Wei slapped Liangzi on the head. "Are all the kids in Night City this dirty?" he quickly said before being taken seriously as a pervert.

"What are you thinking about? We just came back to get the mop and broom. We'll clean your place next door."

Carl, who was standing to the side, suddenly burst into laughter, as if he had just thought of something.

"That's right, that's why we brought you back to be Li's child bride."

Li Wei was almost speechless at Karl's antics. Ryoko was already on the verge of a breakdown, and she was still stirring things up.

He pulled a pistol from the anime-style chrysanthemum, held it in his hand, and handed it to Ryoko.

"Here you go. Since you're planning to be a cyberpunk fan with us, you should carry this with you like a condom. Don't forget."

Come with us to tidy up the room later, and we'll go buy you some furniture, turn on the water and electricity, and provide you with daily necessities.

I'll stay here for now and move to a more suitable place later.

It doesn't matter to the two of us grown men, but it's not suitable for a young girl. Besides, hackers need internet access, electricity is essential, and a hacker chair is a must.

Most importantly, when a hacker is using a hacker chair, he is completely unaware of his surroundings, which is not an option in this place.

With a gun in hand, Ryoko was less nervous, but she still had doubts: could a mercenary like her afford to support a hacker?

Li Wei understood Liangzi's concerns and transferred 5000 yuan to her without saying a word.

I was originally saving this money to buy one or two military-grade cybernetic devices, but for now, I'll focus on training hackers.

I also gave an explanation.

"We're just not picky, we're not low-class slackers who can't even afford to eat. Don't worry, we're not short of work."

However, training hackers is a money-intensive endeavor. Not only do prosthetic bodies and puppets cost a fortune, but this lousy hacker in front of us also needs to spend money to learn how to be a qualified hacker.

The better the puppet, the more expensive it is. It is a key component of hacking protocols and is essentially a digital tool used to execute specific cracking programs.

The prosthetic system plugins are the key to its strength; simply put, this is a pay-to-win game.

Looking at the sum of money in her account, Ryoko felt at ease. At least no one would try to cheat a penniless girl like her with so much money; even if you dismantled her and sold her parts, she wouldn't be worth that much.

"Giving me so much money, aren't you afraid I'll run away?"

Li Wei looked at Liangzi with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot. "If you can run away, how am I supposed to survive?"

Liangzi raised her hand to indicate that she understood.

"Alright, you two gentlemen, where's your broom? I'll stick with you then."

Li Wei reached out and ruffled Liangzi's hair.

"How old are you, still calling yourself 'old lady'?"

He pointed to Carl walking into the toilet.

"That's the older man, call me brother."

"So, Onii-chan?"

Li Wei shivered and ruffled Liangzi's hair into a mess.

"Don't call me that with that double-toned pronunciation!"

......

With another big spender to support, Li Wei and his team had to take on more work after renting a proper house in the city.

And don't expect her to be of any use in the early stages.

Since they had an extra person at home, they naturally had to inform Regina, their boss. Regina was generous and sent over some data chips used by hackers, which saved them some expenses.

However, she was a bit stumped when Li Wei and the others asked her to take on more work. She was lucky if she had a transport job every two or three days, and whether or not customers came was not up to her.

"Alright, I can only give you dangerous jobs, but be careful. If things don't go well, get out of here. If your little secret is exposed to the company, no one can save you."

"Thanks, Regina."

"No need. With you here, things are much easier. Wait for my call."

Li Wei leaned against the balcony railing, lit a cigarette, and glanced back at Karl and Ryoko, who were sitting together watching TV.

It feels like Carl isn't treating Ryoko like a hacker, but rather raising her like a daughter. What an old man's misplaced fatherly love!

To take on tough jobs, you naturally need to be equipped with tough gear to avoid accidents. For someone like Li Wei with his anime-style chrysanthemum, the best way is to carry a bunch of grenades, machine guns, or RPGs and grenade launchers.

Hand grenades can be bought in Night City through various channels, but forget about high-powered weapons; they're heavily cracked down on.

But in Badlands, they sell them; there are plenty of disposable rocket launchers like the Iron Fist, and nobody cares.

He took one last deep look at the two people inside and made a decision.

He threw away the cigarette butt, turned around, and knocked on the door.

"Karl, let's go. We're going to the Badlands to pick up some goods while we're at it."

As for you, Ryoko, lock the door, load your gun, and don't open the door unless it's us.

"knew!"

Karl shrugged at Ryoko, stood up, and went back to his room to change.

Ryoko stood up, preparing to lock the door and go back inside to continue surfing the internet.

He drove out of town, borrowed two rocket launchers, a grenade launcher, and a box of grenades from Adcardo, and after spending all his money, Karl was completely numb.

After driving out of the camp and parking on the side, Karl asked Levi, looking completely bewildered.

"No, brother, are you going to fight in Night City?"

Li Wei got out of the car, and after getting a mouthful of sand, he opened the trunk.

Load the weapon's ammunition so that it's ready to use as soon as it's taken out.

He said this to Karl, who had chased after him.

"Pretty much. Anyway, it's better to be prepared. Besides, haven't we been waiting for this day for a long time? Let's take on some big, lucrative jobs instead of these small-time operations."

Carl frowned.

"Brother, let's take it slow. It might cost less money, but it'll be more stable."

But Levi didn't want to take it slow, and the days that followed were going to be quite eventful, with David, that desperate little brat, jumping out at the chance.

V was still furious, and Li Wei felt that if he didn't intervene, it would be like he had come for nothing.

As for Karl, he can pull off a couple more big heists to save money and send the two of them away. Ryoko is just a freebie; she'll give Karl some motivation to live, and he can also act more freely.

If V-Zen gets carried away and falls for Johnny's foul-mouthed terrorist tricks, ending up sending Arasaka Tower a mushroom like he did, then things will get really interesting.

Li Wei patted Karl on the shoulder.

"Brother Carl, I know what I'm doing. You're not suited for this. Let's save some money, and you can take Liangzi and go live somewhere else."

"Didn't I mention before that I had a stupid friend who was asked to save the world? Well, to be honest, that stupid friend is me."

"Ha, you're kidding me! Where's your army?"

You'll find out in a while.

"Wow, you're telling the truth! Don't lie to me, I'm not that educated."