If these rare materials were exchanged for bearer cash with a middleman at Afterlife or Lizzie's Bar... not only could he buy a cemetery, it would even be enough for him to buy an entire luxurious cemetery with a holographic lawn for his mother in North Oak!
"This... this is real gold..."
David hugged the heavy gold nugget tightly, and tears finally burst out.
Mother... no need to turn into a cheap plastic urn in a vending machine!
David wiped away her tears and subconsciously reached out to grab the cold and ferocious Military-Grade Sandevistan on the table, sobbing and typing in the group:
[Night City Marginal Person]: "Thank you... Thank you so much! With the gold, I will now go find Doc, who I know well, and put this spine into my body... Only with the power can I escort the gold to buy a cemetery for my mother..."
However.
David Before he finished speaking, Tony Stark's voice filled with disgust rang out in the group:
[New York's Richest and Smartest]: "Wait! Boy, take your hand away from that broken iron sheet!"
In Stark Tower, Tony looked at the mechanical spine through the holographic screen with disdain on his face:
[New York's Richest and Smartest]: "This so-called military prosthesis will cause irreversible damage to the host's central nervous system when activated! You actually want to actively cut open your own flesh and blood and sew this piece of industrial garbage into your spine for the so-called "power"?!"
[Dark Knight of Gotham]: "Tony is right. David, that is the ideological noose set by the Night City monopoly chaebol to the people at the bottom."
[Dark Knight of Gotham]: "The company makes you think that "flesh and blood is useless", forces you to buy machinery and inhibitors, and finally throws you away as a scrap battery.
Now that you have joined this group, you no longer need to obey the dirty rules of those capitalists."
David was stunned, looked at the light screen and murmured to himself, "But... without the prosthetic body, in Night City I am just an ordinary person, and I can't even protect myself..."
[He Is Simply God]: "Ordinary people? David, you underestimate the chat group."
[He Is Simply God]: "Turning people into iron machines is the incompetence and sadness of that dystopian world."
[He Is Simply God]: "In the eyes of Mother Nature, real life contains supreme power that transcends cold machinery."
[He Is Simply God]: "David, close your eyes. Connected."
Lin Xiao stood under the shade of the colorful fallen trees. He didn't even make any unnecessary movements. He just moved his mind slightly, guiding the vast and boundless source power in his body that symbolizes the reproduction and purification of life on the entire planet.
A ball of red and silver light that was soft, pure, and as warm as the dawn of early spring quietly gathered at his fingertips.
[Ding! The group leader "He Is Simply God" sent an exclusive red envelope to "Night City Marginalist" -- [Gaia's Natural Life Origin!]
"Buzz!!!!"
Night City, Santo Domingo In a narrow and dark low-rent house.
The pungent smell of heavy metal acid rain outside the window was completely washed away at this moment by a fragrance like the forest soil after the rain!
A soft, holy, non-aggressive red-silver aurora quietly descended from the void and gently enveloped the seventeen-year-old boy's thin body like spring water!
"Hmm...!!"
David's whole person was suspended in mid-air, and his originally tense and painful face instantly relaxed.
No severe pain!
Not to mention the bloody cruelty of mechanically cutting open the flesh!
Under the wash of the sacred light that represents the will of life on the planet, miracles exploded at the microscopic level of David's cells!
David Over the past seventeen years, I have inhaled a large amount of heavy metal dust in the slums and consumed chemical toxins deposited in the internal organs from synthetic artificial plastic paste.
And the hidden diseases left by being beaten by gangsters... turned into wisps of smelly gray smoke under the light, and were completely vaporized and expelled along the pores!
Immediately afterwards, the origin of the earth nourished every inch of his body!
The body, which was originally slightly thin due to malnutrition, had muscle fibers growing wildly in an extremely well-proportioned and graceful streamlined shape.
David stood on the moldy carpet, looking down at his hands in disbelief.
The fingers that were originally pale and dry are now slender and strong, with abundant and healthy blood flowing under the skin, the heart is beating strong and steady, and the whole person is so light that it seems like it can fly!
He thought subconsciously.
"Buzz--"
There was no harsh overload sound of mechanical gears, but the vision in front of David was suddenly stretched infinitely!
The acid raindrops falling outside the window solidified extremely slowly into crystal beads in mid-air; the police cars speeding past on the street were as slow as a snail in the field of vision!
Just by relying on this pure human flesh and blood body, he directly possesses the terrifying Military-Grade Sandevistan and Godspeed!!
"This... is this the power of gods..."
David stared blankly at the cold and rough mechanical spine on the table.
Now, in David's eyes, it is just a pile of crudely made cold scrap metal! He doesn't need this thing at all!
And just then.
"Ding dong!"
A wooden thermal box emitting scalding heat fell down.
[The Boy Who Wants to Be a Hero]: "Well... Mr. David, I looked at the memory copy and it seems that you haven't eaten anything for a day."
Fuyuki City's Emiya Shirou wiped his hands and showed a gentle and warm smile in the group:
[The Boy Who Wants to Be a Hero]: "This is the Special-Grade Japanese Pork Cutlet Rice I just made. No matter what kind of enemy you face, filling your stomach is the most important thing."
David opened the lid of the wooden box blankly.
"Hu--"
A Heat Wave with a real golden aroma of wheat and fresh fried meat fat, mixed with the steam of half-boiled egg liquid and sweet onions, suddenly hit David's tear-stained face!
That's not the disgusting stuff from Night City roadside stalls made of recycled waste plastic and synthetic slime mold [Synthetic Nutrient Paste];
Not the cheap artificial meat that fills your mouth with a chemical smell after just one bite!
That's golden and crispy bread crumbs!
It's tender, juicy, top-quality pork tenderloin with distinct textures, and real rice with plump grains, exuding the fragrance of earth and sunshine!
David tremblingly picked up the wooden chopsticks, picked up a piece of hot and crispy pork chop, stuffed it into his mouth, and bit down hard!
"Crack!!"
The skin is broken, the meat juices overflow, and the real sweetness and oil explode on the tip of the tongue!
"Uh... well..."
Seventeen-year-old David Martinez held the heavy wooden box, his tears falling like broken beads into the steaming rice.
[The Underdog Who Wants to Be Hokage]: "Woooooooooo! David, eat more!!"
Konoha's Naruto looked at this scene with red eyes:
[The Underdog Who Wants to Be Hokage]: "When I was ostracized by the villagers...
The first time I ate the Ichiraku Ramen invited by Iruka-sensei, I cried exactly like you! Don't be afraid! You are definitely not alone now!!"
In Night City, this cold hell that treats people as scrap metal and code.
For the first time, he knew that real food... was so warm.
"There's a roar..."
The boy cried loudly while swallowing the sweet and hot pork chop rice with big mouthfuls.
Full.
The tears were wiped dry.
David Martinez put down the empty dishes and chopsticks. The confusion, cowardice and despair in his eyes were completely replaced at this moment by a coldness and determination that burned the sky!
He stuffed the uninstalled military Sandevistan into his travel bag - it would be the bait he used to lure out his mother's former companions in the future, rather than the shackles that bound him!
Then, he picked up the anti-scan tool box filled with high-purity gold and Palladium Gold.
The young man held his head high, strode open the rusty iron door, and stepped into the Night City dirty night full of neon lights and heavy rain.
At this moment, David Martinez does not have a cold, screw-like prosthetic body attached to his body.
But the depths of those dark eyes reflected a dazzling light!
[Night City Marginalist]: "Everyone... you are so kind and kind, David will always remember it in your heart."
[Night City Marginal Person]: "The meal is finished. I will take the gold now and buy North Oak the best cemetery for my mother."
[Night City Marginal Man]: "This time, I will not die like a wild dog under Arasaka Tower..."
[Night City Marginal Man]: "I will use this real body of flesh and blood to smash all the Night City cannibal Arasaka dog thieves to pieces!!"