“Yo~ Granny Luo, you finally made it. Haven't seen you in a day, you're still as spry as ever!”
Jiang Heng, naturally having noticed Luo Ge, immediately turned around and greeted her.
As soon as he opened his mouth, the entire Afterlife fell silent.
The only one who dared to call Luo Ge "Granny" in the entire Afterlife, no, in the entire Night City, was probably only Jiang Heng.
“You goddamn son of a bitch, if you can't speak properly, just shut your trap!”
Even after years of retirement, Luo Ge's temper had mellowed considerably. However, upon hearing that "Granny Luo," Luo Ge couldn't help but feel her veins pop, wishing she could tear Jiang Heng's mouth apart!
At this moment, Lucy was also stunned. Was this guy always so daring? Wasn't he afraid of getting beat up by Luo Ge's people?
Although Lucy didn't know much about Fixers, this was Luo Ge, the Queen of Afterlife, the most badass Fixer!
“Well, don't sweat the small stuff. Let's get down to business. Didn't you say you had a job? Tell me all about it. By the way, give me a tough one this time.”
Jiang Heng completely ignored the fact that Luo Ge was already fuming, directly changing the subject.
Luo Ge gave this guy a white look, then dropped a sentence: “Go talk over there.”
Jiang Heng immediately led Lucy over.
After they were seated, Luo Ge rested one hand on the back of the sofa, her legs crossed, exuding a queenly aura.
She didn't immediately speak about the commission but focused her gaze on Lucy. “Introduce me to your new partner.”
“Oh, she’s called Lucy. As you can see, she's a beautiful woman with fair skin, long legs, a slim waist, wide hips, and a great figure!”
Luo Ge: "..."
Lucy: "..."
“The fuck am I asking you for? Do you think I’m blind?” Luo Ge felt like all her years of self-cultivation had gone to waste. This guy always had a way of provoking her anger with just a few words.
“Be serious!” Even Lucy couldn't help but reach out and pinch Jiang Heng. Although she was happy he described her this way, it was rather embarrassing.
Having his soft spot on his waist pinched, Jiang Heng pretended to be in pain and gasped: “Sss~”
Seeing his exaggerated reaction, Lucy felt even more embarrassed and quickly let go.
“Ahem, alright, let's get down to business. Lucy is a badass hacker, my hand-picked best partner. So Luo Ge, go ahead and give me some difficult tasks!”
“He-he, whether he's reliable or not, you'll find out soon enough. I'll give you a task to practice on first, after all, I have to consider my clients' interests.” Luo Ge said.
“Alright, that's fine.” Jiang Heng didn't refuse.
Without further ado, Luo Ge took out a chip and handed it to Lucy. “This is the detailed intel for this mission. Take a look.”
“Good.” Lucy took the chip and inserted it into her ear slot.
As she checked the intel, Lucy’s two cybernetic eyes glowed faintly, making them look rather beautiful.
Jiang Heng could only watch from the side. After all, he didn’t have a brain-computer interface.
In the past, when Luo Ge gave him assignments, she had to go through the trouble of sending detailed intel to Jiang Heng’s email. This method was inconvenient and also had a certain risk of information leakage.
Now things were better. With Lucy as his partner, Jiang Heng didn't need to go through all that trouble.
…
Soon, the glow in Lucy’s eyes disappeared, and she took out the chip.
“Finished? What do you think?” Jiang Heng asked.
“This…” Lucy looked a bit troubled, hesitant to speak.
Seeing this, Luo Ge took the initiative to speak. “Let me explain. This mission is to steal a document from a food factory. It's evidence of them faking their 'Goo'.”
The so-called "Goo" was actually a mixture of coarsely ground food and single-cell protein products. In the game, players can pick up a chip called "Swill and Goo," which explains this food. It's also the primary food source for most people in Night City today.
In this world, synthetic foods like "Goo" had become commonplace. The number of people who could still eat real, fresh food was less than two percent.
Some might ask, with the world's scarce population and vast wasteland, why don't people just reclaim the land and grow their own vegetables?
The truth is that all this wasteland is contaminated and can't be used for agriculture. Like the Badlands surrounding Night City, all that land is polluted, and the reason for the pollution is war.
As for the remaining land suitable for agriculture, it's mostly occupied by genetically modified high-sugar wheat. After all, energy is crucial for companies to grow.
But even with such precious fertile land, the powerful have ways to get them for their own rooftops to grow grass. Take Jiang Heng's apartment, for instance. It's a real waste.
Fortunately, Jiang Heng wasn't a wasteful person. As a Chinese, farming and thrift are ingrained in his bones.
So after arriving in Night City, the first thing Jiang Heng did was use his earnings to modify his greenhouse.