Lying in bed, Hopelily turned to her lover, "What did you just say about 'original'?"
43 shook his head, "I'm not very sure myself. Forget it, it's not something we can meddle in with big shots like Borrow King."
Hearing her partner say this, Hopelily thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement. "Yes, yes, you're right. Oh, I forgot to tell you, I exchanged our Dogcoin for this more stable currency, Currency No. 6, because I'm afraid this might cause a market shakeup."
"Really? I love you." 43 leaned down and felt her warmth.
"We are really lucky, every time we face danger, we manage to get through it,"
At these words, Hopelily suddenly cried, hugging him tightly, "You're lying! Were you almost not going to make it back today? I saw it in your physical monitor data!"
43 felt a pang in his heart and tenderly kissed away her tears. "It's okay, it's okay... Don't worry, I won't die out there, and I will never leave you... I promise you..."
An hour later, Hopelily's emotions had finally stabilized, and the couple, as usual, lay in bed watching the rain through the glass in Metropolis.
However, the glaring sunlight outside made them realize that it was not raining in Metropolis anymore, leading them to share a laugh.
"Come on, get up. Didn't you say Borrow King opened up his source? Show me the data, I want to see what aspect he's opened up." 43 pulled her hand, feeling incredibly fortunate to have such a wise and helpful partner.
"It's about DNA programming," she replied. "I heard from people on the forums that some of the technology is very mature. Just injecting some chips with these skills can try to enhance one's physique."
"Wait, are you serious?" 43 thought he might have heard wrong.
"Of course, Borrow King even streamed it online. Didn't you see it?"
"I was working then. How could I have seen it? Quick, send me the data!" 43 suddenly rose, excitement surging through him.
As he received the data, the more he looked, the more shocked he became. This thing was distributed online for free; it was going to cause an earthquake in the prosthetic body industry.
No, not just the prosthetic body industry, this could cause severe disturbances in the whole Metropolis, potentially even on a scale larger than a financial crisis!
As a junior N4 leader in the information department at Censcia Tech Innovation Company, he instinctively felt that there was a serious issue. He initially thought Borrow King had just made some inconsequential things open source, but it turned out to be incredibly explosive.
Hopelily looked at her man curiously and asked, "Speaking of this, should we get involved? It feels like a great opportunity."
However, at that moment, 43's face looked rather troubled, "No, if everyone has a great opportunity, then it's a disaster. Damn it, what exactly is Borrow King trying to do! Is he really trying to overthrow the Holy Grail?"
Previously indifferent, he suddenly became serious and started searching online for the information he needed, even spending money when necessary.
Because he knew in this situation, Dogcoin might not last long. With the influence of money, he quickly found the information he sought.
Yet, when he saw the content in a video, his mind went blank. The entire Solomon District had been completely destroyed, buried under a silver city ruin. Amidst the rising dust, the silver city appeared like a fairyland.
"Holy shit, is that... is that the Holy Grail?" Number 43's lips trembled slightly, he couldn't be sure. "No way... did Borrow King really pull it off?! What the hell does he want to do??"
However, at this moment, he no longer wanted to know how the other party had managed it, he just wanted to know how to protect himself and his family in this situation.
He knew it well enough, a poor order was still an order. If the Holy Grail really fell, then chaos and crisis would ensue!
"Bang, bang, bang~!!" A deafening knocking sound snapped Number 43 out of his chaotic thoughts as he turned his head towards the door, and just at that moment, the knocking reverberated again,
His door clearly had a doorbell, yet the person on the other side resorted to knocking which was obviously suspicious!
After giving Hopelily a look, Number 43 immediately activated his combat prosthetic body and moved slowly towards the door.
"Number 43! Male! Age 25! Occupation: Censcia Tech Innovation N4 Employee! Don't think about ambushing me! I've fucking scanned you!" A rugged voice from outside left Number 43 frozen in place.
The person outside had stripped him bare through the door, their scanning hardware was definitely top-notch! This was not someone he could deal with.
"Is there something the matter, sir?" Number 43 immediately changed his tactic.
With a "thud!", the sturdy door was violently kicked open, then Number 43 saw a man three meters tall, his body covered in combat prosthetic enhancements, bending as he walked in, sizing him up.
"Steelheart, Boss?" Number 43 widened his eyes at the face he hadn't seen for years.
"You know me?" Steelheart curiously looked at the man before him, not expecting to bump into an old acquaintance on a job.
Number 43 quickly pulled open his shirt to show the tattoo on his chest, "I used to hang around Eighteenth Street too, I was in charge of the shop at the corner of Whoring Street."
Hearing that the other was just a small fry, Steelheart instantly lost interest in small talk. He kicked away the annoying cleaning robot and sprawled out on the couch.
"So you're a brother from the past, huh? No wonder my bro sent me to find you. Alright, enough chit-chat. I came here for your help to find someone."
"Who?" Number 43 hurriedly signaled Hopelily to bring some drinks and food.
"Sun Jack." Before Number 43 could finish, Steelheart continued, "Not just any clone of Sun Jack, but his original body, damn it, the bastard has disappeared!"
"Could he be dead?" Number 43 cautiously asked.
"Fuck, him being dead would be a blessing. If he were dead, my brother and I could take advantage of their leaderless state and completely take over Sun Jack's turf. But fuck, this son of a bitch just disappeared, vanished! You get it?" Steelheart downed the drink Hopelily had handed him in one gulp.
"Alright, enough talk. Use your skills to search for Sun Jack's original body, dead or alive! Find him, and my brother will definitely reward you handsomely!!" After finishing his words, Steelheart stood up immediately and started looking for the next person on his list.
Seeing Steelheart turning to leave, Number 43 bit his lip and hurried after him, "Boss Steelheart, has the Holy Grail really collapsed? What's actually going on over there now?"
"What else could be going on! In my brother's words, after destroying the old order, it's time to establish a new one. And damn it, right at this moment, the guy leading the revolt just mysteriously disappeared. What do you think is happening now?"