"Another Poet?!" Sun Jack's voice almost distorted upon hearing Tapai's words, knowing that this guy's true form was a man!
"No Poet, I stopped that," Tapai said.
"Then how come you didn't stop them? And who are you again? Do we know each other?"
Sun Jack looked at the only stranger among the three women, beneath fluorescent eyelashes were a pair of 2-D big eyes with installed cameras, her sexy body was full of holes.
Hearing Sun Jack say this, the woman started to put on her clothes with a slight sense of grievance, "Why can't I be here? I paid."
"Damn! It must be Old Six again!" Sun Jack immediately tried to contact him, but it seemed Old Six knew Sun Jack was about to cause trouble for him. He directly deleted him from his friends list.
Tapai, standing by, clapped his hands and burst out, "Aha~! You got played."
Sun Jack picked up his clothes and put them on. Just then, he saw a notification for a message and opened it. It was a selfie from last night.
The person was straddling him, giving a big 'yeah' to the camera. Judging from the number of legs and arms visible in the photo, there seemed to be more than just the three of them. The others had left before he woke up.
"Fuck..." At this moment, Sun Jack regretted letting himself get drunk last night.
"Don't be sad, you made a score. Didn't you see the girl's Joy Beans were modified? A Trembler 3.9max," Tapai said, handing over the coat.
"Get lost!!" Sun Jack snatched his coat back and climbed up from the bed.
Tapai continued taunting, and Sun Jack cursed back at him, just like old times.
It seemed like yesterday's incident hadn't happened, but Sun Jack and Tapai both knew that some things had indeed changed.
Sun Jack washed his face vigorously, took a big bite of the hot dog Tapai handed him, and directly connected to the network to start working.
A night of indulgence was already too luxurious; he had to get his spirits back up. What had happened had happened, and brooding was pointless.
What he needed to do now was to ensure that Emola's tragedy was repeated under his command.
"Tapai, your system is from the Previous Era. Kang Tao Virus won't work on you. Take control of more mechanical bodies like yours and plan to occupy Emola. Since everyone is dead, scavenge every resource from the city down to the last screw!"
"Okay."
"Also, has the salvage ship sent to recover the Sky-base Weapon returned yet?"
"Auxiliary AI, how many troops has Utopia Security mobilized now?"
Sun Jack began to systematically resolve his prior issues, not hesitating to enhance his brain and implant management skill chips.
He even had Gaofeng Technology download four of the current most advanced auxiliary AIs into his system to assist with his work.
With so many lives weighing on him, Sun Jack adapted quickly, his mind filled with various work processes articulated in the AI's cold, impersonal voice.
From morning till night, Sun Jack was so busy that he felt numb. He tried his best to shift away from the mentality of a Lone Wolf Mercenary.
Compared to actually working, Sun Jack was now more involved in building a new and efficient leadership team with the Think Tank. He needed all information in Metropolis to be relayed to him immediately, and he required that his orders be executed promptly by others.
If he were alone, this would be difficult, but thankfully, the thousands of Sun Jack clones in the team acted as a lubricant, making the task seem less daunting.
Having just finished a meeting with the Think Tank, Sun Jack finally had a moment to breathe and feel the hunger in his stomach. He directly contacted AA.
"Come and modify my stomach with that thing you mentioned before, the one that allows me to live on electricity instead of food. What's it called again? Bring one over."
Soon, AA arrived, but instead of bringing the modified stomach, she came with a bow of steaming beef noodles, a hint of apology on her face as she placed it in front of Sun Jack.
"Boss, do you really need to modify further? You already have enough cybernetic enhancements. If you stop eating altogether, you'll gradually forget that you are human," AA cooed, trying to persuade Sun Jack to halt his body modification plans.
"My will is not that fragile. I'm not going to catch some cyber sickness." Sun Jack took the chopsticks and began eating heartily. Under the noodles, there were two crispy sunny-side-up eggs hidden.
Seeing that Sun Jack did not bring up modifying his stomach again, AA immediately felt relieved and went behind him, stretching out her hands to massage his back.
"Boss, don't worry, everyone will help you. There's no need to tire yourself out so much. It's okay to rest when it's time to rest."
"I wish I could, but there's no time," he replied, while simultaneously approving ten attack plans against network jammers by mercenaries of the Scout Group.
"Then just clone more of you to help. Why tire yourself out like this?" AA said, lying her body on Sun Jack's back.
"You don't understand. I no longer have the privilege to rest." Just as Sun Jack lowered his head to sip some noodle soup, he suddenly felt a peculiar sensation on his back.
Sun Jack paused, grabbed AA's wrist in surprise, and pulled her in front of him to scrutinize her. When he saw her impressive chest, he couldn't help but ask, "I remember... didn't you used to be… smaller?"
AA smiled sheepishly, "The market has already introduced DNA modification products, so I enhanced myself a bit to add some fun."
"Is this how you use DNA enhancement technology? If the original DNA innovators knew this, they would probably die of anger." Sun Jack flicked his hand dismissively and turned back to continue eating his noodles.
Excited, AA ran in front of Sun Jack, explaining, "Where else should this technology be used, if not here? You wouldn't know this, Boss, but any new technology is immediately utilized in weaponry, otherwise it's invested in such enhancements."
"And besides, Boss, I've heard that this technology has also led to many new XPs," she added.
Seemingly to convince Sun Jack, AA began sending various videos and photos to Sun Jack's system, earnestly explaining.
"The most famous is an XP called 'Fusion Embrace,' where two people hug tightly, then let their skin liquefy and recombine, merging their flesh into one single skin. How was it described again? Yes, 'water and flesh blend seamlessly.'"