Chapter 6 Company Benefits: Go to the Moon!

"Mr. Leon, I still prefer you to call me Lucy. People who hang out in Night City often don't always mention their real names."

Lucy lifted the delicate short white hair beside her earlobe, and stared at Leon with her captivating eyes. She opened her left palm and threw a few chips onto the cashier counter.

"This is the chip of the Arasaka dog you requested. There are five chips in total, not one less. Now it's time for you to cash in my personal commission."

Just two days ago, Leon contacted a middleman in the Highwood district through his connections in the underground black market and asked them to give Lucy a job to steal a dog chip from Arasaka Company.

The only requirement is that Lucy must come to Watson District in person to meet with the employer and the two parties complete the business transaction offline.

Naturally, Lucy gladly accepted this lucrative job, which was not difficult and paid up to 5,000 Euros.

It took her less than half an hour to complete the task. The most time-consuming part was the journey from Heywood to Watson District.

"Ms. Lucy, I admire your professional ability. This time I specifically asked someone to contact you to help me with something. In fact, I only have one purpose, which is to hope that you will join my team."

Faced with a smart person like Lucy, Leon simply spoke frankly and directly explained his needs to the other party.

As if she had expected this, Lucy just chuckled a few times and then asked Leon:

"I heard that the new weapon in Dog Town that has been making a lot of noise recently came from you. Is this true?"

On the way here, Lucy had been guessing about Leon's true identity. She suspected that he was a military technology person.

She guessed that Leon deliberately made such a big fuss just to allow the military technology company's products to gain a foothold in Night City.

Of course, it is not ruled out that Li Ang is a member of the Dog Town forces.

"This is true, and I also have many powerful weapons and equipment that you can't imagine. There is no other store in the world that sells this kind of equipment."

Li Ang said frankly that sooner or later he would be in the spotlight and meet some big shots, and the identity of a big arms dealer was actually a protective color for him.

This is to prevent some short-sighted minions from mistaking him for a rookie and launching a sneak attack when he is not paying attention.

"So you...are you from Militech?"

There was a hint of nervousness in Lucy's voice that was difficult to detect, but Leon still noticed it. He could understand Lucy's nervousness.

After all, most of the people who work for the company don't have a good ending. In the end, they are either eliminated or assassinated by gang members and their money is taken away. Even their bodies are destroyed by scavengers.

In terms of freedom and ease, it would be better to be a mercenary or some kind of mercenary team, and get some optional business from a middleman. Wouldn't that be more free and easy?

"Ms. Lucy, since I'm hiring you in the name of LA International Weapons Company, that means I'm not from Military Technology."

"The only connection between me and military technology is probably that we are business competitors or partners." Li Ang said with a smile.

After hearing what Leon said, Lucy became even more convinced that the other party had an indescribable relationship with military technology.

After all, apart from Militech and Arasaka Group, no weapons company has the ability to produce powerful new firearms.

Although companies such as Dara Institute of Technology and Constitution Military Industry are also good, their strength is not at the same level as the former two.

"Sorry, I'm not interested in being a corporate slave. I only take part-time jobs from middlemen. How much I earn depends on my mood."

Just when Lucy was about to reject Leon's invitation, Leon raised his hand to interrupt her. "Lucy, don't rush to reject me. Take a look at the conditions I offer you first. I think you will be interested."

After saying that, Leon took out a company contract tailor-made for Lucy from the drawer.

In addition to the basic salary of 50 Euros per year + commission + year-end bonus, there is also medical insurance for the trauma team and one month of paid vacation.

We have two days off on weekends, and the working hours per day do not exceed 6 hours. What’s more important is the company’s team-building welfare project: going to the moon!
The company reimburses all travel expenses!

It has to be said that this was indeed a very tempting offer for Lucy. At this moment, she was struggling with herself as to whether or not she should accept Leon's invitation.

But if she really joined Leon's camp, what would happen to her friends Mann, Rebecca, Pira, Falco and others?

"Wait! Something's wrong... How did he know I wanted to go to the moon?!" Lucy looked up at Leon in surprise, with a strong sense of vigilance in her eyes.

Seeing Lucy's horrified look, Leon just said calmly: "Lucy, I know your background, and I also know that you and Arasaka Company are irreconcilable."

"I even know your dream."

"But now we have a common enemy and a common goal. I am short of manpower at the moment. If you have trustworthy members, you can bring them over."

"In short, I have only the most sincere sincerity towards you. You don't have to rush to give me an answer right away, but you must make a decision as soon as possible, because time waits for no one."

After he finished speaking, Leon pushed the contract and a newest salary card chip in front of Lucy. He would not force her to stay or leave.

Lucy's eyes were not directed at the tempting contract, but were fixed on Leon's eyes. She tried to see through Leon's true thoughts with her sharp eyes.

But unexpectedly, Lucy did not see any uncomfortable malice in the other party, but only a long-lost warm look.

Looking at Leon's stern and familiar Asian face, Lucy had to admit from the bottom of her heart that she was indeed a little moved.

Maybe coming here will bring brighter prospects for her and Mann's team, and making some changes may not be a bad thing.

"Okay, but I have a request."

Lucy thought seriously for a moment, then spoke solemnly.

"You say." Leon nodded. He could fully understand the sensitive and cautious mentality of this bruised girl.

"I will not do any mission related to the black wall. This is my bottom line!" Lucy's pink eyes flashed with determination. If Leon hesitated for a moment, she would leave immediately.

However, to Lucy's surprise, Leon nodded without even thinking and said, "Okay, I can promise you."

In fact, Leon could fully understand Lucy's fear of the black wall, after all, it was a shadow of her childhood.

As a hacker carefully trained by Arasaka Corporation, Lucy had to face the threat of death every day before she reached adulthood, and had to fight against the deadly proto-net virus and wild AI.

This fear that penetrated deep into her bones still haunts Lucy like a nightmare.

Even when she was sleeping, Lucy would be suddenly awakened, so she never wanted to get involved in any mission related to the black wall again.

"One of the advantages of our LA company is that we will never force employees to do work they don't want to do. Even if you resign, you are free to come and go, and the company will never interfere."

(End of this chapter)