After entering Lizzie's, Jingxuan called and waited for Evelyn.
Evelyn gave Jingxuan the feeling of a gentle but powerful woman. Her demeanor and movements were relatively elegant, but with a slight touch of rogueishness.
Her speech was soft yet carried a hint of assertiveness.
Her appearance was definitely top-notch; otherwise, she wouldn't be so expensive.
Coincidentally, the private room Evelyn chose was the same one where Jingxuan and Maine's crew had their first official meeting. The space was small and felt very crowded back then.
Jingxuan was a little lost in thought; that was half a year ago.
Evelyn, who was smoking, waved her hand in front of Jingxuan's eyes to make sure she was still following her narrative.
It turned out that Evelyn had a big client, none other than Yorinobu Arasaka, the Arasaka Corporation's heir.
Gou Ge ranted like crazy about this, completely unable to stop.
Jingxuan also couldn't imagine that a figure she only heard about in the news would come to Night City and seek out a woman from the streets.
Then, Evelyn led Jingxuan to the basement and introduced a netrunner, a braindance expert.
This person was called Judy, a very punk-dressed spirit sister, slightly younger than Jingxuan.
Her looks were no less than Evelyn's, which made sense, considering she was from the Moxes, whose looks were quite famous.
Evelyn asked Jingxuan to analyze a braindance, which was actually recorded by Evelyn during a house call, indicating that this woman had been prepared for this.
Evelyn's goal was to resell the Relic, and split the money with Hei Pang and Jingxuan.
It was unclear where the information came from (Evelyn was unwilling to disclose), but it said that the Relic prototype chip was with Yorinobu Arasaka.
Of course, 'with him' certainly didn't mean he was actually carrying it on his person, so Evelyn recorded the braindance for Judy and Jingxuan to snoop around in the braindance and search for treasure.
As fellow netrunners, the two were bound to communicate smoothly, but Jingxuan really didn't have much research into braindances; at most, she was just a user.
A braindance is a memory fragment that can materialize the recorder's memory and bring about the senses.
For example, if a ski enthusiast records his skiing footage, because it has been recorded, this clip can be viewed by others.
But unlike ordinary films, this is an ultra-high-definition 360-degree panorama, with tactile memory carrier.
In this way, wearing a special device to watch the braindance allows one to not only experience the scenes seen by the recorder, but also to hear, touch, smell, and taste.
This is true immersion in the real sense.
It was originally a very great invention, but in practical application, braindances are mainly used to satisfy sexuality.
There are so many poor people in Night City, and their sexuality is almost entirely satisfied by renting braindances.
Because braindances have more than 95% immersion, and the degree of sensation can also be adjusted in advance by the braindance editor.
By the way, Judy is a braindance editor.
In the streets and alleys of Night City, you can see many poor people wearing braindance devices, lying in public places, watching the braindance, drooling and getting high.
Everyone is used to it and no one will take a second glance.
Senses can be amplified or reduced.
There are some black braindances on the market, nothing more than some violent, bloody, and cruel things. They are very expensive, and there are people who seek stimulation to watch them, and the market size is not small.
At this time, some masochists will need editors to adjust their senses, generally reducing the pain.
In short, in 2077, the people at the bottom are lying as flat as they can, even if they work hard, it will be of no avail.
It's better to live and die in a drunken dream with braindances. Everyone can pool money to rent a braindance together and take turns watching it.
Experience the girls you can't touch in this life, the beef, mutton, and chicken you can't afford.
Otherwise what?
Just huddle in a damp corner eating synthetic meat made of bugs?
With the desires of food and sex taken care of, where is the motivation to work hard?
However, the braindance that Evelyn asked Jingxuan to watch was another high-level use.
Braindances can not only be viewed from the first-person perspective, but also from the third-person perspective to obtain some information that is relatively vague even to the recorder.
Jingxuan first watched the first-person braindance once.
Evelyn was in the elevator of Konpeki Plaza, entered Yorinobu Arasaka's suite, and saw Adam Smasher face to face.
Gou Ge would inevitably talk a lot when he saw Adam Smasher, complaining that Adam Smasher licked the Arasaka family everywhere, licking Michiko and then licking Yorinobu.
After that, Evelyn waited, Yorinobu made a phone call, and then... it was the specific service content...
Gou Ge took the initiative to call a stop.
The reason was also very simple, because of the sharing of senses, going further would be experiencing being ridden by Yorinobu Arasaka.
Gou Ge absolutely couldn't accept it, and of course, Jingxuan couldn't accept it either.
Then came the second viewing, this time using the third-person perspective, that is, the God's perspective, which allowed one to move and observe within a limited range next to the recorder, Evelyn.
It's just that the picture from the third-person perspective was hard to describe, quite distorted, with large pixels and blurriness.
The advantage is that you can stop the picture and specifically scan some details.
For example, the recorder glanced at a long string of numbers on a card. Because the brain selectively remembers or selectively forgets.
The brain will protect itself, which can be understood as energy saving.
The person involved did not remember the string of numbers, but through braindance technology, the string of numbers can be restored.
After all, the recorder had seen the numbers, but did not actively memorize them.
What Jingxuan had to do now was to scan every detail of Yorinobu Arasaka's suite, without omission, and make a record.
To find information related to the Relic.
Jingxuan and Judy searched carefully together, and after at least 2 hours of fiddling, heaven did not disappoint, and they finally found the location of the Relic.
In a hidden freezer in the suite.
Afterwards, they exited the braindance and continued to communicate with Evelyn and Judy for a while.
Leaving Lizzie's.
Gou Ge: "Damn, I still feel nauseous and have a headache. You stayed in that braindance for too long."
Jingxuan: "Okay, okay, stop talking, don't you think I feel uncomfortable? Seven months have passed, and it's not easy to make some progress."
Gou Ge: "I don't understand you netrunners' tricks, but even if you get the Relic prototype chip, will you be able to get your mother's information? Also, you want to take this prototype chip for yourself, right? That means you have to betray Hei Pang and those two beauties."
Jingxuan frowned: "The Relic prototype must be obtained, preferably without a personality imprint inside. Uh... of course, it's unlikely that there won't be one. But I can clear it, and the cleared Relic will replace your Gou Ge's position..."
Gou Ge's style changed, with a pitiful look:
"My Xuan'er, are you planning to abandon me?"
Jingxuan almost spat out a mouthful:
"Cough cough! Don't be like this, I'm not used to it. Gou Ge, don't worry, if I can really find another Relic to replace your position, I guarantee the health of my brain. I will also help you get a body."
Gou Ge: "Oh, you mean buy me a simulacrum to use as a body?"
Jingxuan: "Yes, I'm a woman, and you, a man, are with me every moment, every step of the way. Do you know how I've been getting by for these 7 months?"
Gou Ge: "Okay, okay, I understand, alright."
Jingxuan: "Also, I can't just ignore my mom, I have to find her. Besides, you say betray Hei Pang, Evelyn, and Judy, is that a big deal? Am I very familiar with them? At most, I'll give them each a sum of money as compensation. They just want money anyway."
Gou Ge: "Okay, as long as you can live with it, I won't say anything. So, the next step is to go to the Maelstrom to get the Xiao Ping Tou robot, otherwise the Konpeki Plaza operation will not succeed. Have you thought about who to team up with? You can't possibly solo it, right?"
Jingxuan: "Yes, I have candidates. Jackie, David, Rebecca, Lucy."