192: Cancel the master recognition procedure, but... it seems to be useless (time)

Time: October 22, 2075, 22:30.

Night City's Badlands boiled under the lashing of a furious wind.

Dust, like billions of hungry locusts, covered the sky, devouring the firmament and grinding the last vestiges of starlight into powder.

The horizon had long since been torn apart by "Haxiao Bo," leaving only a chaotic vortex, like an invisible maw, swallowing, chewing, and then spitting out the entire world.

In the center of this chaotic sandstorm, a four-wheel drive armed vehicle advanced silently, like a pitch-black dagger, slowly and steadily cutting through the throat of the wind and sand.

Undoubtedly, this was Fang Yun's vehicle—thunder.

As a large vehicle manufactured by a Manufacturing Machine and then "realized" to conform to the world's underlying laws, thunder's performance was quite excellent.

Its thick body, low center of gravity, and powerful engine allowed it to remain as steady as a mountain and move straight forward, even under the fierce winds.

The angular armored shell emitted a fine hum from the impact of the sand.

The headlights projected two blazing white beams, carving out a temporary path in the swirling dust, illuminating the road ahead.

After unloading various supplies like massage chairs and cleaning robots, Fang Yun spent an entire day playing in the Badlands with Vavinia.

As night fell, Vavinia soundly slept on the wool bed, and Fang Yun returned to Night City alone.

The daytime stakeout was not in vain.

Although the process was a little different from what Fang Yun had imagined, he still successfully achieved his goal.

Now, Fang Yun, driving the re-loaded thunder, was returning to the Barker Family Camp.

In the trunk, the gifts prepared for Vavinia and others lay quietly on the mounting rack.

The twenty-four-core multi-functional chipset completely outperformed any chip on the market.

Computing, storage, energy efficiency, environmental adaptability, anti-interference ability, number of expansion interfaces… any single indicator could crush any chip of this era.

Undoubtedly, this was the power of the cyberpunk mod.

The automatic injection device and powerful life-sustaining agents were enough to achieve the legendary effect of a famous blade: an enemy could hack a tower to pieces, but the person would still be alive.

The immersive training chip, which created a training scenario like a virtual world, could easily be modified by adjusting equipment parameters to achieve a completely virtual stealth game.

The auto-hosted combat chip, which permanently developed human potential without side effects, meant that as long as it was used for long enough, everyone could become a 20-point physical "Muscle Monster" without modifications.

The advanced Superdream headband allowed for various viewing methods by simply inserting a Superdream chip, whether you wanted to experience it immersively or fast-forward through the entire chip's content like reading a novel.

At the same time, the headband also provided five-tier top-level anti-hacking protection and anti-electromagnetic interference protection.

These were the gifts Fang Yun brought back from the base.

If any of these items appeared on the market, they would cause a frantic scramble among major corporations, potentially even triggering the Fifth Corporate War.

However, these priceless treasures were now merely placed on the mounting rack as "gifts" by Fang Yun.

In addition to the gifts for Vavinia and others, Fang Yun also brought back a large quantity of weapons, ammunition, defensive items, medical supplies….

As for why Fang Yun brought so many things, don't ask; if you ask, it's because he was already there (heavy fog).

[Since I'm already here.jpg]

[Can't go back empty-handed.jpg]

[There's still a lot of space in the car.jpg]

[Go tell my supply warehouse.jpg]

Carrying enough supplies to support two corporations in a small war, Fang Yun happily continued his journey to the Barker Family Camp.

…

"Are you ready?"

"Probably, maybe…"

"Relax, don't be nervous. If not today, there's always tomorrow. I'll ask again, are you ready?"

"...Mm, I'm ready."

“OK, then I'll start. It might hurt a little at first, …in fact, the whole process will be accompanied by slight pain. If you can't bear it, you must tell me.”

"Mm."

At the Barker Family Camp's training ground.

Fang Yun stood before Hua Meiying and Bai Xuerou, his optical implant glowing with a faint blue light.

Massive amounts of data flowed through his eyes like a waterfall.

Vavinia stood beside Fang Yun, watching him individually deactivate the recognition programs for Hua Meiying and Bai Xuerou.

Silent data waves surged in cyberspace.

In the air, there was a faint, almost imperceptible hum of electricity.

Countless tiny data streams leaped and burst at the nerve endings.

Under the precise control of Human Intelligence Ascension, the "recognition program deactivation," which would normally require a Hacker team of ten or more people to complete, was steadily progressing.

Fang Yun even had spare computing power to calm their nervous signal interference caused by tension.

As the percentage of "recognition program deactivation" slowly increased, Hua Meiying's body unconsciously tensed slightly.

Her eyelashes trembled, and her fingers pressed an indentation into the leather of the seat.

Bai Xuerou's reaction was even stronger.

Her more disordered breathing, compared to Hua Meiying's, revealed her current nervous state.

Whether it was the *doll professional business education they had received in the cultivation facility before, or the natural attachment to their master caused by the recognition program, or even the high 100 points of friendliness and 99 points of intimacy.

All of these caused them to exhibit a state of physical obedience but psychological resistance when facing the "recognition program deactivation."

However, the master's command was absolute.

Hua Meiying and Bai Xuerou closed their eyes tightly, their lips trembling slightly, saying nothing.

Fang Yun's gaze was very calm; although he knew Hua Meiying and Bai Xuerou were resistant, he still methodically pushed forward with the program's execution.

Vavinia stood beside him, arms crossed, her fingers unconsciously tapping her arm.

Although there were only the four of them in the training ground, it felt a little too quiet for a moment.

Time passed minute by minute.

When the last line of code completed its mission, the deactivation of the "recognition program" was declared complete.

The surging data flow quickly receded like a tide.

Hua Meiying and Bai Xuerou's previously tense bodies finally relaxed.

This slender, mature woman with a wifely aura, her fingertips trembling slightly, slowly released her hands from the seat.

Bai Xuerou, on the other hand, was like a fish with its spine removed, her entire body leaning limply against the back of the chair.

"Freedom, this is something you should have, and something everyone should have."

…

After a moment of silence, Hua Meiying's voice softly sounded.

"Sometimes, having a backer makes people feel secure."

"Oh, Sister Meiying is right."

[Are you right, Master.] x 2

Hua Meiying and Bai Xuerou opened their eyes simultaneously and looked at Fang Yun.

Their gazes were no different from before the recognition program was deactivated.