Players Invade Cyberpunk

Chapter 1144: Chapter 372: AI and Humanity, Humanity and Nature

Johnny, of course, knew his actions were reckless and rude, but that’s just who he was.

When would Johnny ever think of others first? If that ever happened, Rogers would probably wake up from a nightmare.

Endless knew Johnny, as just another person, so naturally, he couldn’t expect any special treatment. Thus, he looked towards the leader of the team, Ecstasy.

"..."

Ecstasy and the others hadn’t even thought of what to ask yet, and they were surprised when Johnny spoke first.

Tears: "NPC interaction... have we triggered some quest?"

Anger: "What’s Ote? What’s Soul Killer? Why is he asking these questions?"

Ecstasy: "I told you to read the setup but you didn’t. You’re always skipping the story just to kill, kill, kill. Why don’t you skip your life too?"

Anger had his reasons, too.

"Come on, this game has tens of thousands of NPCs, and behind every NPC, there’s a seemingly endless background to read. The character relations are a mess, who the hell knows what Ote is."

A person’s energy is limited; who would care about an NPC that’s been dead for decades?

If Ecstasy hadn’t mentioned Johnny’s identity, they would have thought he was just some random little Karami.

"Check the official website yourself, I remember it was just updated."

Tears: "Maybe it’s a prerequisite for the mission, just agree first."

"Alright, there’s plenty of documentaries anyway."

After Ecstasy nodded to Endless in agreement,

Endless looked at Johnny again.

"Which do you want to know first, Ote or Soul Killer?"

Johnny made his choice without thinking.

"Ote, where is she now, how can I find her?"

Johnny knew quite a bit about the Soul Killer created by Ote, and quickly realized that his current situation was due to the Soul Killer.

Moreover, when Huang Ban used that Demonic Puppet to kill thousands, it’s hard to say if Johnny’s nuclear bombing of Huangban Tower wasn’t an attempt to atone for Ote’s sins.

Now with the opportunity, he was even more eager to know if Ote had successfully escaped Huang Ban’s internal network.

"I do know something about Outkanning

But I must tell you, Mr. Johnny Silverhand, the Ote you have in your heart has long been dead. Now, the entity bearing her name and memories, even her personality, hasn’t been entirely inherited. Her humanity is lost without a trace; in Cyberspace, she goes by the code name Queen Lilith, so you’d better not have too many fantasies about her." ƒгeewebnovёl.com

Endless spoke slowly, and even took the time to pour a hot glass of water for the penguin in front of him.

But Johnny seemed to lose his mind at the mention of Ote.

"I’m telling you, it is her! Just tell me where she is!"

"Calm down, based on information I received recently, Ote Cunningham’s main data has already migrated to Kowloon in East Asia. She seems to be working on another AI reality settlement project with Kangtao; once completed, AIs will be able to live openly in reality."

Anger: "Damn! Big news! Isn’t Kangtao from Tokyo University?"

Tears: "All companies are the same. Back then, even Ant Gold Service almost went public, let alone companies like United Unthinking. So it’s better not to think of them as your own."

Ecstasy: "Shh, keep listening."

He just felt the documentary was well worth the money.

"Kowloon? How can I get there?"

Ote not being Ote, Johnny didn’t care about that.

"You can’t."

Endless shook his head. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

"This is Kangtao and Tokyo University’s highest-level confidential project. All related network IPs are locked, with internal and external isolated networks and multiple top-level AI-constructed data fortresses. Forget you, even I can’t get in."

Tears interjected, asking: "So the European Community doesn’t care?"

"Why should they care?"

Endless had a faint smile, making people uneasy.

"Many futures are pinned on that place, including theirs."

Chaos, too chaotic.

The Jing Luo team only felt this world was too chaotic.

Clearly, they create AIs, then brand them as rogue AIs, causing the network to crash. Now, knowing these rogue AIs harbor ill intentions, they still choose to cooperate with them.

It feels like these capitalists are just a splattering mess of dog shit, and all bad things are done by them.

Compared to them, Emperor Xiaochuan seems pure and untainted.

"Ote... What exactly does she want to do..."

Johnny slumped, plopping to the ground, his stomach fat shaking.

"You should say—what do they want to do."

Endless shifted his gaze behind the Jing Luo team, detecting that a fifth person had joined in, but he didn’t stop them or point it out. He just glanced at them before withdrawing his gaze.

"An opportunity."

"Opportunity?"*4

"Hmm."

Endless

"What I’m about to tell you only applies here, and you are forbidden to share it with others, do you understand?"

Ecstasy, of course, understood what it meant. No matter what they said outside, Endless wouldn’t admit to it. As for divulging it, that wasn’t up to him—a mouth belongs to oneself; after logging off, can you still control me?

But Endless, looking at the obediently nodding Jing Luo team, just laughed without saying more.

"This matter involves the Soul Killer, the strongest Demonic Puppet created by legendary genius hacker Outkanning. Although in terms of destructive power it’s not as formidable as Bartmos’ Rabies, it has a unique ability—to copy personality imprints."

He said this as he pointed at Johnny, and the trio’s gaze turned towards Johnny, with eyes saying it all, as if to say

[You two lovebirds play quite the game]