After clearing the game, I became the villain BOSS

The fringe mercenary group is now full of talents. Among the core members who were promoted not long ago, there is a former game artist who ran away to become a mercenary because he couldn't stand it anymore.

Yes, it's so funny. Playing games these days is more complicated than being a mercenary.

According to Qi Ling's description, the mercenary started building the model on the modeling software.

Seeing the other party's skillful operation, Su Mo said: "Your modeling skills are good, but you will be unemployed?"

The mercenary complained: "Put it down. Now those unscrupulous manufacturers have already trained AI modeling, and they are all making elixirs in the cyberspace. Those of us who are serious about art will either have our salary cut or be laid off. Be smart." They have already run away."

While he was complaining, he didn't slack off at all in his work. He quickly released the mouse and asked, "Look, is that so?"

Qi Ling nodded in admiration: "The pros and cons are exactly the same."

Looking at the computer screen in the future, he was a little confused: "What is this? I have never seen it before."

When Su Mo saw the model, his head suddenly felt heavy.

Of course she has never seen it in the future, because this is a high-security level device developed by Hefei Company in recent years. When she was the chief scholar of the Royal Academy, this thing had not yet come out.

Su Mo explained: "This thing is called the "Secret Peeping Ring", which can perform deep memory dive on the subject and read the three most profound memories. "

"Qi Ling, can you think about it, what are the three most profound memories in your subconscious?"

Even Qi Ling, who has excellent intelligence, was scratched by Su Mo's question: "You said it's something subconscious. How can I say that it's probably something from my childhood?"

Su Mo frowned and fell into deep thought: "Now we don't know exactly what Zhao Yiming has learned and how he will use it. This makes us very passive."

Future asked: "Is there a way to hack into the intranet of the Hefei company again? Maybe there will be some traces."

Qi Ling shook her head: "A few days ago, Hehe Company carried out a large-scale update of the intranet firewall. All the backdoors and loopholes that could be exploited have been repaired by their security experts. I am still looking for the intrusion channel. I am not sure how long it will take to find it. .”

There was silence all around, and no one could think of a way to deal with it at this time.

Su Mo thought for a long time and said, "I will figure out a solution for these two things. Everyone can just do what they are doing step by step."

"Qi Ling, especially the development of the Black Jue virus, it is very important to master its compilation method as soon as possible so that we can initially control it."

Qiling nodded: "There has been progress, it won't be long."

Su Mo glanced at his companions and said deeply: "We have now crossed the bottleneck and entered the rising period. Everyone must be very excited, but remember not to let down your guard."

"The three giant companies are monsters at the top of the world, and we have already touched a corner of them."

After the Fools' Club incident, the fringe mercenary group's connections were further expanded and they established connections with all the major forces in the city.

Especially the relationship between Yan Yan and Mo Xue can be said to have improved by leaps and bounds.

Dongdong worked as a mercenary with Su Mo and as an apprentice with Shangguan Li. These two relationships built a bridge between the two parties.

Coupled with the fact that Shangguan Li sacrificed his life to save his disciples in the Hellhound Building before, the two parties are now almost as close as a family, and they communicate with each other up and down.

One evening, after Su Mo finished discussing business with the middleman, he happened to meet Shangguan Li at the bar, and the two shared a table to drink together.

Su Mo poured wine for Shangguan Li and asked, "How do you feel about the fearless-level enhancement components Dongdong gave you last time? Is it still usable?"

Shangguan Li nodded: "It's easy to use. The whole body of the prosthetic body has been upgraded to "Fearless Level 3". I never thought that I would be able to reach the "Fearless Level" so quickly. "

When she took the wine glass, Su Mo suddenly noticed something, frowned and grabbed her wrist.

Shangguanli subconsciously wanted to pull his hand back, but failed, so he had to let Su Mo check.

Su Mo looked at the triangular needle hole on her inner wrist and his expression became solemn: "Are you using immune preparations?"

Shangguan Li lowered his eyes and hummed softly.

As a foreign implant component, the prosthetic body does not require as high-intensity exercise as the blood code, but there are conditions for upgrading.

First you have to have a way to get advanced components.

Generally speaking, if you have money, you can buy components that are "military grade" and below.

Starting from the "Fearless Level", it's not just about money.

The Iron-Blooded Alliance will strictly control the components of "Dreadnought-level" and above. Each set has its whereabouts tracked and will only be given away or sold to high-value customers.

And obtaining the components is only the first step. If you want to use advanced prosthetics, there is still a hurdle to pass, and that is the user's body.

As foreign objects, prostheses will trigger different levels of immune responses depending on the implanter's constitution.

Some people may only be implanted with "general tube grade" prostheses, which may cause strong immune rejection.

There are also people like Dongdong, who will not have any side effects if they put on the top "Apocalypse-level" prosthetic body.

This kind of acceptance of prosthetics is the "talent" of an implanter.

Continuous implantation, continuous upgrading, and strengthening until immune rejection occurs are the upper limit of the implanter's talent.

If immune rejection occurs and you still want to use the existing prosthetic body, or you want to continue to upgrade, it is not impossible.

Rejection can be alleviated by immunologic agents.

However, any drug has side effects, and immune preparations are no exception.

The more severe the rejection reaction, the greater the dose of immune preparation required and the greater the damage to the body.

This process of forcibly controlling advanced prosthetics by using drugs is also jokingly called "Kryptonian fate" by many people.

It is the only way that ordinary people can temporarily rival geniuses.

Now that Shangguan Li had a wound on her hand where she was injected with an immune preparation, it meant that the talent she was once proud of had come to an end.

Shangguan Li smiled mockingly: "In the past, I didn't need to inject immune preparations into my body to be military-grade. I once thought I was a genius."

"Now it seems that I am only slightly better than those mediocre people."

These desolate words made Su Mo feel uncomfortable. He asked with concern: "Is the rejection serious?"

Shangguanli said calmly: "It's okay. Just inject 20cc of immune preparation once a week."

After hearing this, Su Mo breathed a sigh of relief and said comfortingly: "That's okay, it's just the slightest rejection reaction. However, the full body fearless level only requires 20cc injections per week. Your talent has surpassed that of most implanters."

Shangguan Li gave a short smile: "Compared with that person in your family, my talent is nothing. I can't envy you."

Su Mo thought to himself: Dong Dong, that's a BUG-level physique. It's just not fun to compare with her.

Su Mo clinked glasses with Guan Li and said, "In short, your body is the capital of everything. Take care of yourself. If you upgrade later, if you find that the immune rejection is too serious, don't force it."

Shangguan Li finished his drink and sighed, "That's easy to say. In the mercenary profession, it's easy to get into it, but it's hard to get ahead, and it's even harder to quit once you get ahead."

"I have developed Mo Xue to the scale it is today, and I have offended so many people. I can only advance bravely and keep getting stronger. If I step back, I will die."

"I don't ask for a long life and a good death. If I die one day and can be regarded as one of the legends of Crescent City, I will be satisfied."

"Legend?" After hearing these two words, Su Mo couldn't help but smile, shook his head and said, "Sometimes I feel strange, why does everyone want to be a legend?"

Shangguan Li blinked: "What, you don't want to be a legend?"

Su Mo said slowly: "Of course not. Have you heard that sentence - the legend of Crescent City has only one destination, and that is the cemetery."

"It's good to be a legend, but if the price is to pay for your life, what's the use of this so-called legend? It just becomes a topic for others to talk about after tea."

"In my opinion, survival is the basis of everything. It is not worth sacrificing for a false name. Nothing is more important than life."

Shangguan Li looked at Su Mo deeply, holding his face slightly flushed from alcohol: "Sometimes when I listen to you talk, I always feel that you don't look like a person from Crescent City, or even like a person from this world. "

Su Mo shrugged and said in a joking tone: "Maybe I came from another world."

Shangguan Li laughed and said, "You have read too many novels."

Su Mo smiled and took a sip of wine, and his tone became serious: "Why do you say that I am not like people from this world?"

Shangguanli's eyes became blurred and he said thoughtfully: "As you just said, nothing is more important than life. In other words, you think life is the most important thing."

"But then again, isn't life easy? As long as you're not in a borderland, you can keep a low profile and don't get involved in anything. With the current level of technology, you will definitely not die of hunger."

"Living is easy, really easy. The difficult thing is not living, but living like a human being."

Su Mo asked: "In your opinion, how do you live like a human being?"

Shangguanli said without hesitation: "Be respected by others."

Su Mo: "How can I be respected by others?"

Shangguanli thought for a while and said, "There are many ways, such as making a lot of money. As long as you spend a lot of money, the other party will respect you as a guest of honor."

"For another example, if you have great power and can decide the fate of countless people, others must listen to you, but you are the only one who obeys."

"Or if you have strong power, you will destroy anyone who disobeys you. No one dares to go against your will. This is also another form of respect."

Su Mo couldn't help but smile and said sincerely: "Shangguan, your vision is narrow. What you said is just the most superficial respect."

"So what if you spend a fortune? People treat you respectfully on the surface, but they might secretly scold you for being a stupid person with too much money."

"Do they obey orders from powerful people? What they obey is not that person at all, but the other person's title and position. How many powerful people are prosperous when they are in power, but once they retire, dogs will hate them."

"There is also the so-called respect brought by strength. What is that respect? People are just afraid. Otherwise, according to you, the most respected department in Crescent City is the Fourth Anti-Violence Section?"

Shangguan Li signaled Su Mo to stop, and sighed: "I understand what you are saying. True respect comes from a person's heart. This is why everyone wants to become a legend."

"Money, power, and power are just the first steps to becoming a legend. There is no shortage of rich, powerful, and powerful people in this city, but there are only a few who can become legends."

"Why is it said that the legends of Crescent City have only one destination, and that is the cemetery? Because only when a person dies can others' evaluation of him be finalized. This is something that a living person can never get."

"A living legend is not necessarily a legend. Only when someone is still called a legend after death is he a true legend."

Su Mo shook the wine glass and said nothing.

Shangguanli's concept is a very typical "Shuguang thinking" and represents the most mainstream thinking of people in this world.

This world is full of materialism, and the upward path is extremely blocked. Everyone can only lie down and fall in their own class. Even if they work hard to climb up, they will be weighed down by the three giant companies, destroying the dreams and beliefs of countless people.

Lack of spirituality makes people feel empty inside. They always want to do something to be recognized. The final concrete manifestation is the desire to be respected and to get ahead.

There are actually many such people around Su Mo.

For example, Dongdong often says, "One day, I will let the whole world know my name."

From Dongdong's point of view, her goal in life is to carry her baseball bat and hit anyone who refuses to accept her, until everyone recognizes her.

It cannot be said that this kind of concept is wrong, at least in this world, a flash in the pan is better than obscurity.

But in Su Mo's opinion, the light and heat in that moment was not as valuable as the long-term shine.

Su Mo took a sip of the wine in his glass, looked at Shangguan Li and asked with a smile, "So this is why you became a mercenary, you want to become a legend and stand out? Do you still want to replace Zhou Hannian and become the king of mercenaries?"

Shangguan Li did not shy away from this and said generously: "In this mercenary city, which mercenary doesn't want to be the mercenary king? Do you dare to say you don't?"

"Think about it." Su Mo laughed and raised his glass of wine to propose to Shangguan Li, "I propose a toast to the future mercenary king."

Shangguan Li clinked glasses with him and said sourly: "Come on, stop teasing me. Who doesn't know now that with so many regiment leaders in Crescent City, you are the one closest to the Mercenary King."

"In terms of backing, personal potential, and the potential of his subordinates, you have nothing to lose to Zhou Hannian. The only thing you lack is qualifications."

"As long as you don't make any mistakes next and survive for more than ten or twenty years until Zhou Hannian's death, that position will definitely be yours."

At this point, her expression became a little sad: "I really envy you. If I have the opportunity to become the mercenary king, and enjoy the feeling of being respected by everyone even for just one day, I will die without regrets."

Su Mo shook the wine glass and showed a mysterious smile: "Shangguan, there is a concept you have completely reversed."

Shangguan Li blinked: "Oh? What is the concept?"

Su Mo: "You don't have to be a mercenary king to gain respect from everyone."

He stared at the wine reflecting the blurry light in the glass and slowly spoke the second half of the sentence.

"Only by gaining the respect of everyone can you become the mercenary king." (End of Chapter)