20demayo Chapter 58
Chapter 58
Chapter 58: The Sword Society.
Even though Jack Wells has a very fierce appearance, the mechanic was not scared. Just like Jack said, he is a”lonely soul” who opened a shop outside Night City. How could he be afraid of being attacked? What
‘s more, this town has become a faction of its own, and the people living here form a community of interests. In other words, he is also a person with connections in this town, so naturally he has the confidence not to be afraid of being turned against by others.
He just stretched out three fingers, smiling like a money-grubber:”How about this, three thousand euros, no bargaining!”
“Three thousand euros?”
“Why don’t you just go and rob them!”
Jack Wells cursed. This kind of small job could be done for two or three hundred euros in Night City, but he didn’t expect it to be ten times more expensive outside Night City.
“Don’t complain about the high price, buddy. I do a legitimate business with clearly marked prices. If you think it’s too expensive, you can give me 500 Euros and then take the tools and fix it yourself.”
“Although my job is not a brain-intensive one, it is a technical job. I make a living by my skills. I can earn this kind of money outside Night City. Otherwise, why do you think I would go abroad to eat dirt?”
“But I have to make it clear in advance that I am the only auto repair shop within a radius of fifty miles. There will be no such shop after this village. Do you want money or a smooth journey? It’s up to you.”
“Okay, let’s do as you say.”
“But brother, 3,000 Euros is too much… that’s how much we paid for this commission.”
Ali drove the car into the repair shop. Jack Wells was still complaining about the high price. The two street boys got out of the car together. Ali took out his mobile phone and transferred money to the mechanic.
“That’s right, money can be earned at any time. When we go out on the road, we mainly pray for safety and a smooth journey home.”
“No, why is it only 500 euros?”
The mechanic smiled and thought that he could get this business again. Unexpectedly, the amount displayed in the account was only 500, which made him a little angry.
“You said, 500 euros to borrow the tools and we can fix it ourselves”
“The money has been paid, get out of the way.”
Ali left the mechanic aside, and then Ali and Jack came to the front of the car. Jack Wells scratched the back of his head, and whispered in Ali’s ear:”Brother Ali, I haven’t learned auto repair, and even if we have the tools, we can’t do it!”
“When I go out, I drive”Optical Camouflage”. Don’t call me by my real name, it’s just a command system dismantled, just watch me do it!”
“OK, Phantom brother, but you can also do auto repair work, right? Can you do it?”
“I don’t know, I have to give it a try.”
After saying that, Ali stopped wasting time, and his thoughts entered his mind to activate the [Intermediate Technical Master], and then he began to look for suitable tools in the repair shop.
“How about it, can’t you handle it? Do you really think that the command system of the car rental company is so easy to dismantle? Let me tell you, as long as the operation is slightly wrong, the entire command system will send a warning and upload it to the database.”
“You won’t be able to drive the car, and your identity will be blacklisted by the car rental company’s system. It’s better to spend a little money and let me do it. Professional matters should be left to professionals.”
“Of course, considering your disrespect just now, my fee will be increased by one thousand Euros to make up for my hurt heart.”
The mechanic looked at the two people whispering and knew at a glance that they were two newbies who knew nothing about auto repair. This made him feel relieved. He leaned against the wall calmly, waiting for the two people to turn around and beg him.
“Did I ask you to give your opinion?”
“”Okay, okay, I’ll shut up.”
Ali glanced at the mechanic, then got under the car with his tools. With the skills, knowledge and experience brought by the [Intermediate Technical Master], he seemed to have transformed into a mechanic who had worked on the front line for many years. He was skilled and operated smoothly. Soon, a crackling sound came from under the car.
After working for a while, Ali came out from under the car with a chip in his hand. He took the chip and used it in front of the mechanic.
“”Tsk, okay, I’m sorry for talking too much. I didn’t expect you to be so capable.”
The mechanic knew that he had met a tough guy with real skills, because even if he came, he would not be able to dismantle the command system of the car rental company so quickly and steadily.
“Take it, Jack. Remember to return this thing when you return the car. After all, this thing is quite expensive.”
“Awesome, Li, what Old V said is right, you are simply a genius.”
Ali and Jack Wells got back into the car, and he threw the command system chip to Jack, and then the two started the car and drove away. The car also began to drive slowly on the wild road, heading towards the destination.
“Ah Li, I really doubt that God did not collect your memories of your past life when he reincarnated you. You are younger than me, how come you can do everything, hacking, shooting, driving skills, and now you are also a mechanic.”
“maybe”
“Hey, brother Ali, can you tell old Jack what you were like in your previous life? Were you a famous general or a tycoon from somewhere?”
“What was your last life like? Let me think about it. In your last life, you were just an ordinary househusband, with a wife, a child, and simple meals, but you lived in peace and contentment.”
“Come on, this is not like a brother’s style at all. We men are big and strong, so we naturally want to be ambitious and become a big man.”
“That word is called big and thick”
“That’s about it anyway.”
The red car whizzed through the wilderness, driving very fast but very steadily.
“Ali, did we meet in our previous life? Otherwise, how could we get along so well in this life?”
Jack Wells suddenly said.
Ali thought of the scene in the game where Jack Wells handed over the Relic chip before he died, and the sentence:”Take it, for me.”
Ali closed his eyes.
“Maybe in our previous life, we were brothers who had shared life and death together.”
“”Boom boom boom!”
At this moment, several modified jeeps whizzed past the red car driven by Ali, which instantly attracted Ali and Jack who were talking in the car.
“Oh shit, what’s going on?”
“They are wanderers! They are a force seeking survival outside Night City. They gather in tribes and never travel alone, always in groups. They make a living by driving cars and wander outside!”
Ali, who is familiar with the forces around Night City, immediately noticed something was wrong, and there was murderous intent in his eyes:”No, they are the damn”Night Wandering Ghosts” formed by the”Random Blade Society”, a huge wanderer tribal force, but fortunately their target is not us!”
“What is the”Random Swords Society”? What is the”Night Wandering Ghost”?”
Jack Wells has never left Night City. He doesn’t know the forces outside the Bad Land, so he is also confused when he hears about the distribution of these forces. So he urgently needs Ali to help him explain.
“This is a long story. First of all, the forces outside Night City are basically called”tribes” or”families”. You can imagine a place where people don’t have much blood relationship, but everyone is like brothers and sisters, or distant cousins!”
“They may not like each other very much, but they are all family, and everyone carries their own things, relies on cars to transport their food, and everyone’s driving skills are also very strong.”
“Shit, isn’t that similar to our Heywood? Then they should be very much to our liking, buddy, why do you hate them so much?”
Jack Wells said that he had learned a lot, he didn’t expect that there was such a wonderful force outside Night City.
Ali looked at the”Night Wanderer” vehicle that had gone far ahead, he slowly exhaled, and explained while driving:”Then let me first explain to you what the”Ran Dao Hui” is.”
“In simple terms, they are composed of bandits, criminals and outcasts who were exiled by the wanderer family and formed dangerous gangs to roam the roads and suburbs in search of prey.”
“The name”Luan Dao Hui” is a combination of several derogatory words. In the wanderer tribe, an elder will formally sentence someone to the Luan Dao Hui during a ceremony, and will forever expel the guilty person from the wanderer community and permanently deprive him of his family member status.”
“Although the members of the”Ran Dao Society” are numerous, they are not enough to form a cohesive nation, tribe, or even a clan.”
“After all, they are fighting on their own, being ostracized and poor, so their weapons and equipment are relatively backward, just like a mobile gang. However, it is also because of this that the harsh living environment and the discrimination and oppression of others make each of them cold-blooded, twisted-minded, extremely destructive, and aggressive.”
“For most city dwellers who don’t often encounter wanderers, the”Ran Dao Society” is no different from the barbarians they have encountered before.”
“Victims who do not know about the”Ran Dao Society” often report various robberies, ambushes and attacks on surrounding small towns and suburbs carried out by the”Ran Dao Society” as”vagrant attacks”, so vagrants are sometimes inexplicably negatively evaluated.”
“”Shit, aren’t they just a bunch of damn terrorists? Bastards who only know how to burn, kill and loot?”
Jack Wells was shocked after hearing this. No wonder Ali had such a strong murderous intention and hostility towards them. If the”scavengers” were the rats in the sewers of Night City, then the”Ran Dao Hui” were the”evil dogs” that roamed around outside Night City and blocked the way.”
“”Evil dogs” are more blatant and terrifying than”rats”, but they will also attack indiscriminately, even your relatives and friends, and their methods are just as cruel.
“As for the Night Walkers, they were one of the original 12 small West Coast Ranger gangs, made up of outcasts and castaways from various Ranger nations.”
“If the Luan Dao Society is just a”lonely” stray dog and is not a big concern, then the”Night Wandering Ghosts” is a group composed of a large group of vicious dogs. They have become a force that cannot be underestimated, and they are a chaotic force known for their brutality!”
“Speaking of”Night Walkers”, they were all villains who were expelled from their original families, or they were expelled for violating the terms such as”sharing with other people in the tribe” or”not taking things that may help other people in the tribe for yourself”!”
“In this day and age, there are often only a few reasons why a wanderer would be expelled from a family, either murdering or raping family members, or trafficking in human beings, poisoning the drinking water, or betraying the tribe!”
“Most of the Luan Dao Society still retained the lifestyle of wanderers after being exiled. They formed larger groups on the road, but no one would call them families or tribes. Instead, they were called”Night Wanderers”.””
“They no longer consider themselves wanderers, not even as a joke. The Random Swordsmen roam the Badlands, ambushing unsuspecting travelers, company transports, and even their favorite target: the camps of other wanderers.”
“A group of”Luan Dao Gang” formed the”Night Ghosts” outside the gate of Night City. They are well-organized, ruthless, efficient, and have no bottom line in doing things.
After all, like all”Luan Dao Gang”, they have been expelled from their original families and now have nothing to lose, so they have become hysterical!”
“Nightwalkers haunt the badlands of Night City. They are keen on vehicle modification and scrap collection. They are hostile to mercenaries and city dwellers. The mortal enemy of the Night Walkers is the famous tribe”Adecado”.””
“���The areas where the ghost forces appear are also very numerous, spanning seven or eight states such as Northern California Free State, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, and Southern California. They are powerful and their numbers are too numerous to count.”
If the danger level of the”scavengers” is”medium-low”, then the threat level of the night ghosts is”high”. They have many cyber components implanted, such as: reaction enhancers, pain editors, deeply modified vehicles, and a large number of military-grade equipment. In other words, if you meet them outside Night City, it’s basically a dead end!
“While most Rangers are principled and operate in a legal gray area, Night Walkers are completely lawless. These guys are brutal and aggressive. They wreak havoc on the outskirts of Night City, attacking small villages, small groups of Rangers, and attacking lightly guarded corporate transport convoys.”
“Nightwalkers usually rob on the highways and make a living by plundering loot. They occasionally go to big cities to take on transportation contracts, but they are also notoriously unreliable.”
“These guys often break the agreement and hold the client’s goods or personnel for ransom… or they just do it for fun.”
“In short, whether it is the”Luan Dao Society” or the”Yeyou Ghost”, we should kill them if we can, and run away immediately if we can’t kill them, otherwise we will suffer a lot if we fall into their hands.”
Ali explained to Jack Wells the difference and origin of the”Luan Dao Society” and the”Yeyou Ghost”. The huge amount of information made Jack amazed. He didn’t bother to ask Ali why he knew so much, because he thought of a key question.
“Then why didn’t they attack us?”
“I don’t know. I’m also wondering. Let me think about it first.”
Jack Wells asked a very good question, which was also what puzzled Ali. Usually, when these”night wanderers” encounter a lone vehicle like theirs, they will pounce on it like a great white shark smelling blood. Why would they let it go?
Thinking about it, Ali raised his head and looked into the distance. This route was obviously flat, but why did the night wanderers rush in front of them?
What was there in front that was worth them giving up Ali’s lone car that was like a delicious bun? At this moment, Ali suddenly seemed to have thought of something!
“Oh no, Jack, please contact the delivery person who handed over the delivery to us immediately!”
“I guess the night ghost is targeting our cargo!”
“What!”
After Ali’s reminder, Jack Wells also reacted immediately. It was related to the interests of both of them. Jack quickly called the deliveryman:”I am Jack Wells, the person who will hand over the goods to you.”
“Bang bang bang!”
“Roar!”
“I am the handover person. Our hiding place has been attacked by night-wandering ghosts! I don’t know where they got the news. Come and help.……”
“Boom!”
With the violent explosion, Jack Wells’s call with the handover person was forcibly interrupted. Listening to the fierce gunfire and the handover person’s intermittent cries for help on the phone, Jack Wells couldn’t help but turn his head to look at Ali who was driving the car.
“Oops, brother Ali, I think we are in trouble.”
“It’s still a huge trouble!”