Chapter 94 You are the famous V, right?
The sky was clear and blue, with white clouds showing up, which was a rare sight. It seemed that the drizzle overnight had washed away the dirty sky of the city.

V was unable to open his eyes due to the glaring sunlight. He saw Leon's slender and strong figure through his fingers.

"You are the famous V, right?"

Before Otto could take the initiative to introduce himself, Leon looked at V and asked.

“Yes, I am V.”

V looked at the Chinese face in front of him, a face he had seen countless times on TV and in newspapers, and was speechless for a moment. In front of this true Night City legend, he didn't know how to start.

"Congratulations, V. You are now free from the threat of death. It seems that Deshawn's small-caliber bullet did not damage your brain. You can still stand in front of me alive and well."

Leon smiled and said, he did not take the initiative to mention the Relic chip and Johnny Silverhand, but waited patiently for V to ask him for help.

"Yes, Mr. Leon, but it won't be long before your good friend Johnny Silverhand jumps out of the Relic chip and squeezes my soul out!"

"What's the Chinese idiom called... Oh, right, 'the cuckoo takes over the magpie's nest'!" V could hardly suppress his inner anger and unwillingly told Li Ang about his miserable experience.

Seeing V's emotions getting agitated again, Otto on the side panicked. She grabbed V's arm and reminded him, "V, control yourself and don't do anything rash."

"It's okay. I understand V's feelings very well."

Leon waved his hand. He asked V and Otto to sit down first, and prepared to patiently tell them how he would deal with the Relic chip.

"V, have you ever wondered why some people suffer from cyberpsychosis?"

Before formally presenting his solution, Li Ang first asked V a question that seemed unrelated to the Relic chip.

"I heard it was because of the installation of illegal prosthetic devices, infection with some unknown program virus, or something else."

"There are cyber psychopaths rioting and killing people in the streets of Night City every day. It seems that anyone can be infected with this disease."

V felt a little confused. He didn't understand why Leon suddenly asked him this question. Could it be that this Relic chip would cause him to become a cyberpsychopath?

After hearing V's answer, Leon just shook his head slightly. This answer was just a lie carefully fabricated by the company in order to get people to buy the company's prosthetic products.

The real reason is not that.

Immediately, Li Ang opened his mouth slowly and gave his own explanation:

"Many times, the cause of cyberpsychosis is not the direct effects of the prosthesis, but rather subtle changes in the user's psychological state."

"To put it simply, this is a mental illness caused by human indifference and despair towards emotions. Under the influence of a powerful but cold prosthesis, people's most basic empathy will be slowly worn away."

"Over-reliance on the powerful power brought by the prosthesis and disregard for the lives of others will lead to an endless desire for prosthesis transformation."

"This is a bit like the plastic surgery addiction of young women decades ago, but the power brought by prosthetics often leads people to murderous violence."

V was a little confused by what Li Ang meant. He came here to see the "neurology department", so how did it suddenly become the "psychiatry department"?

"Mr. Leon, I don't understand what you mean."

V scratched his head, looking a little confused. "To put it more bluntly, with Johnny Silverhand here, the quantity and quality of your neurons will increase, and he will stick to you 24 hours a day, chatting with you, making jokes, and so on."

"Your empathy will be influenced by Johnny Silverhand, a loyal guy, and it will become far beyond that of ordinary people, and your nervous system will be strong enough for you to support powerful prosthetic devices."

At this point, Li Ang said bluntly:

"The best subcutaneous armor, recoil control, tendon reinforcement, bone reconstruction, bionic joints, neural coordinators and other prosthetic devices. You can install and replace them at will without being affected by any cyberpsychosis."

When he heard this, V froze in place, and his expression was within Leon's expectations.

After all, this is the main reason why V can become the invincible Cyber ​​Megatron!

The influence of the Relic chip on brain nerves, coupled with Johnny Silverhand's "alternative companionship", gave V top-level prosthetic tolerance!

The neuronal activity brought by the Relic chip creates a good hardware environment for V, and the presence of Johnny Silverhand will also make V no longer feel lonely and afraid.

The combination of hardware and software has created V's unprecedented Cyber ​​Megatron physique!

It can be said that the current V can easily withstand any legendary quality prosthetic device.

Leon's new interpretation of cyberpsychosis completely refreshed V and Ott Cunningham's understanding of cyberpsychosis.

If the facts are really as Leon said, then the Relic chip means to V: I am dying, but I have become stronger?!
"No, no... I don't want any of that bullshit prosthetic tolerance ability. I just want to return to the way I was before. I don't want to become like Adam Sledgehammer. What's the point of having this ability!"

V said reluctantly.

Obviously, he didn't want to exchange his life for superhuman physique in less than half a year.

"V, this is good news for you who aspires to become a legend, because now you are the strongest mercenary in the history of Night City. Even Morgan Blackhand would be pinned to the ground by you."

"Of course, the prerequisite is that you must equip yourself with a sufficiently powerful prosthetic device. But you don't have to worry about this because LA companies have many top-quality prosthetic devices."

Leon's words made V feel heavier, more complicated and more entangled than ever before. He was indeed very excited to become a true legendary mercenary.

But if the price is death, V cannot accept it willingly!

At this moment, V recalled what DeShawn had asked him: to become an ordinary person who died of old age in a hospital bed, or to become a legend who did not live to be 30 years old.

If he really had a choice, V would actually rather become a legendary figure who died of old age in a hospital bed. He is not yet able to accept his own death calmly.

"Mr. Leon, I really have no interest in becoming a legend right now. I just want to survive, and Ultra also hopes that Johnny Silverhand can return to her side."

V sighed deeply. When death is really coming, most people will still choose to give up all fame and fortune to preserve their own lives.

Between fame and fortune and fate, V still wants to choose the latter.

"Boss, can we use the AI ​​White Queen to separate Johnny's consciousness data from V's body?"

At this point, Otto Cunningham can only pin her hopes on the AI ​​White Queen. After all, this is the most powerful AI weapon she has ever seen.

(End of this chapter)