Speaking of which.
Because of the "Rust Fog," the difference between day and night in Night Sin City was not all that obvious.
Many people lived from birth to death in bronze-colored gloom. Most of the time, time was merely a unit of measurement.
But beyond District 15 of Night City, it was another story—many years ago, the upper class had built simulated lighting systems based on historical records, roughly recreating the day-night cycle. The feeling of night, neon, and vaporwave was instead somewhat weaker.
And that provided Miss Ye Shanshan's infiltration operation with quite a bit of convenience.
At this hour, the "Serpent Coil" building was mostly dark as well. Only about a third of its lights were still on, clearly some department working itself to the bone with overtime.
Xu Shi's office happened to be on the other side, allowing Ye Shanshan to slip past security and sneak in without much effort.
Her "Shadow Meld" ability was still very useful. Blending into shadows felt like swimming, and it could often help her avoid harm.
Glug glug, drag them all underwater.
Still, she had to be careful—the security at "Serpent Coil" was indeed much tighter than at "Prism." Once they put on their specially made goggles, the infrared scans were denser than the mesh of fishnet stockings on Sin City sex dolls' legs. There were also all kinds of mechanical guards patrolling the area. If she was discovered without special identification, she would be riddled with bullets within five seconds.
Little by little... Ye Shanshan sighed and carefully made her way through.
After more than an hour, she finally reached Xu Shi's office without incident.
It was pitch-black inside, with the curtains drawn. Even the artificial moonlight outside could barely cast a sliver of light in.
She quickly felt