"Of course it's not for free," Mercer said calmly. "I will demand a huge reward and support from Arasaka, making them the cornerstone of our thriving development in Night City.
At the same time, using Silver Hand as a bargaining chip to gain a favor from Ultraman Cunningham, who has now become an AI, and besides, Johnny Silverhand still has a bunch of old friends and fans.
We saved him, so we can use his influence to sway that group of crazy fans, and his old friends and fans, some are middlemen, some are journalists, some are still celebrities..."
Mercer looked at everyone and said, "He can also serve as my guinea pig, helping me test the compatibility of the Relic Chip and cloning technology."
"What if we fail? Arasaka Saburo isn't easy to kill... He's survived countless assassination attempts in his life, can we do it?" Mann didn't feel very confident about it.
But Mercer laughed, "Then we'll flee, how about we turn to Military Science? Or Kangtao? With my skills, bringing people and technology into a team, being a director shouldn't be a problem. Then we can all stay together and wear suits."
He smiled slyly and said, "The worst outcome is that we all become corporate dogs... and then find another big opportunity, what do you think?"
V spoke indifferently, "It doesn't matter, since we've decided to do it, let's go all the way! Even if Arasaka Saburo has eight heads, I'll chop them all off."
"Mm... then let's call this mission 'Susa-no-O Action'," Mercer said with interest. "In Japanese legend, the eight-headed Yamata no Orochi was killed by Susa-no-O.
That old thing thinks of himself as the master of the world, he's probably starting to see himself as a god.
Then let's be true Godslayers, chop off all his eight heads."
Rebecca whistled, "Cool~"
"Since everyone understands my goal, reason, and motive, then..."
Mercer looked around with a smile, "If there are no objections, shall we officially start preparing for action?"
"Oh!!" Rebecca cheered along, but after a few silly cheers, she pulled back her hand and laughed, "So, where do we start?"
"Good question!" Mercer nodded and then spread his hands wide, "Unfortunately, I don't know either."
Seeing everyone's speechless expression, Mercer laughed heartily and then clapped his hands, "But it's okay, I believe Venus will give me a good suggestion."
Just as he finished speaking, the speakers in the living room suddenly played Venus' voice.
"I think we might start with the Sex Doll," Venus' voice was very gentle, with no trace of the coldness typical of AI.
"Sex Doll?" V showed a puzzled expression.
"Yes, according to ctOS intelligence gathering, every time Arasaka Yoshinobu arrives in Night City, he has a habit of looking for short-term partners. This intelligence comes from multiple high-end club internal servers' super VIP lists, such as Yundong Club.
By comparing past news, I can confirm that almost every time he arrives in Night City, he seeks a suitable Sex Doll through various professional agents and channels, sometimes even repeatedly summoning the same Sex Doll."
Just as Venus finished speaking, Pira suddenly clapped his hands excitedly, "I mean... Venus, why didn't you say earlier that you've collected that much? Quickly, analyze which Sex Doll club is the best right now..."
Rebecca punched him in the stomach, saying fiercely, "Don't interrupt!"
But Mercer squinted his eyes and suddenly said, "I have an idea!"
Everyone looked at him in unison.
And Mercer just smirked:
"Venus, analyze Yoshinobu's preferences, find out which type of girl he likes best, then let's place our bets early, find that Sex Doll, and bribe the city's agents to add that Sex Doll's name to his recommendation list."
"Okay, please wait..."
Venus took only a few seconds to send Mercer several personal profiles.
Without hesitation, Mercer locked his gaze on the face of a woman.
Evelyn Parker.