Lucy is indeed at a disadvantage, but Ote can’t easily shake off her entanglent.
"Look at this, the security personnel, whether controlled by you or influenced by soone else, are desperately trying to kill Brother Ni and Jack. Though V is also under attack, it’s not aid at taking her life. What are you doing? Trying to let her escape alone with the chip for a deal?"
The AI has no feelings, nor does it experience emotional fluctuations; any cold reading or psychological tricks are useless against them.
"So tell what tricks you’re playing with biotech, or I assure you, I’d rather eliminate V than let you get the chip."
"Your threats an nothing to , and I don’t care about the chip."
Said nothing at all.
But said everything.
Indeed, even though the killed Benjamin was a half-finished product, it doesn’t an biotech hasn’t continued down this path.
Boom!
On screen, a grenade exploded between Jack and Brother Ni; Jack used a briefcase to block the shockwave, but the shrapnel damaged the case’s cooling system. As the temperature rises, there’s a risk of the biochip dying at any mont.
And Dexter is shouting in the channel,
"Plug it into your brains! Quickly!"
Everything is exactly as Lin Miao predicted.
But clearly, Ote wants the chip inserted into V’s brain, not Jack’s or Brother Ni’s.
This only makes Lin Miao more curious about what’s hidden in the chip.
"Lin Miao, this isn’t our first interaction. You’re still carrying on with those pale, powerless illusions, but the *** network privileges won’t help you for long. Human and corporate endless desires will soday devour you and your naivety together."
"No need for your concern, Miss Cunningham. I’ll count to three, answer my question or I’ll have Brother Ni insert the chip into his brain."
"1"
[Mission Updated]
[Insert the chip into the interface and read the saved content]
Brother Ni’s mission tab updated; without thinking, he imdiately snatched the chip from Jack and inserted it into his own brain.
[Reading in progress]
"Didn’t you say you’d count to three? Where’s 2 and 3?"
Ote’s icy, bland voice carried a hint of shock.
"I don’t know, but as long as a man rembers 1, he can survive."
Lin Miao looked at the extracted data, mouth forming an O shape, as the content far exceeded his expectations.
"Whoa, it’s actually Johnny Silverhand, what’s the matter? Miss Cunningham, are you planning to rekindle the old fla with your ex-lover? Sorry, then, for interrupting your reunion."
Lin Miao’s head was muddled by this sudden turn of events. So, this fierce AI, went through all this hassle and commotion just for this guy?
"Are you kidding?"
Compared to Ote, Huang Ban Lai Xuan is understandable. After all, his data shows he’s a fanboy of Johnny, wanting a piece of Johnny’s imprint is perfectly reasonable.
"..."
Ote remained silent, seemingly confirming Lin Miao’s suspicion.
"Hey..."
Compared to this, even relic 2.0 doesn’t seem so important to Lin Miao. Software and hardware version upgrades are normal; USB has 3.0 too.
He hadn’t seen what 1.0 was like, and wasn’t sure of the changes.
Yet strangely, if it’s just for Silver Hand, why insist on inserting it into V’s brain?
Does she have an interest in NTR, enjoys seeing adultery?
Yikes...
There are still many questions in the entire information chain, so Lin Miao doesn’t intend to...
"I want to use her to enter the Oracle and obtain all the relic backup within."
?
Lin Miao was stunned, and Ote’s voice continued,
"I know what you’re doing and what you intend to do, but your fate of failure is already sealed. The AI you consud to reinforce the Black Wall for the deep web is insignificant; all efforts are ultimately futile, the future of human self-destruction cannot be changed."
"As for Oracle, its interface is under Huangban Tower, where there’s another independent network, Huang Ban has constructed an impregnable network defense. I can’t find the data fortress’s breach point in cyberspace, so I need a real-world individual to take into the internal server room."
To Ote, the imprints in Oracle might be important, but not so much, depending on who you’re comparing to.
This plan doesn’t even need to be hidden from Lin Miao.
"Help get all the imprints inside and Johnny, I can help you impact the European Community."
"..."
This woman is downright terrifying.
Lin Miao tentatively asked,
"Are those... personality imprints... important to you?"
"They are all the human souls killed by the Soul Killer that I created for Huang Ban over the years and the entire set of copied personality consciousness. Their deaths are my responsibility, so I want to take them to Kowloon Ghost City...."
She’s lying. Lin Miao doesn’t believe Ote has a so-called heart of repentance, but it basically explained most of Lin Miao’s doubts.
"And V and the chip?"
"You can keep the chip, but don’t think of using it to threaten ; there are more than one interface to Oracle outside of Night City, and I’m not the only one you’re collaborating with."
"Do you trust not to reveal this?"
"If you’re still the person I knew, you wouldn’t."
Such a straightforward statent. Lin Miao wonders if Ote knows he lost his previous mories, but from her words, she seems certain that the forr him wouldn’t betray her.
"Deal, have your people stand down."
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