Saul could no longer sit still. He had to find a way to turn things around; otherwise, the feeling that he had let his people down would be worse than being killed.
They needed to hold a meeting to decide on their next steps and course of action.
Lier agreed to Saul's request, but before that, he had to make a call.
In the equipment room, Carol unfolded the vehicle compartment again and hooked up the lines, while Dakota's people fiddled with the wires nearby.
Making a call in the Badlands was very troublesome, and there were two ways to do it.
One was short-range communication. For this type, the people communicating only needed transmitting and receiving equipment to get in touch.
For example, the Cyberware Modulator Lier had just replaced came with a transmitter.
The equipment Regina had given him could connect directly to the cellular network in the city and use the NCPD network to communicate. It could also broadcast communication signals over short distances.
From the functions of a cellular Cyberware Modulator, it was clear that there was another type of communication that required the use of a communications base station.
Nomads had their own signal base station equipment, which made it easier for their people to keep in touch in the Badlands. But communicating across hundreds of kilometers with people in Night City was more complicated.
That required specialized transmitting equipment. As an In-Betweener in the Badlands, Dakota had one, and she also knew how to contact people in the city without drawing attention.
After Dakota confirmed the equipment was working, she said to Lier:
"The person you want to contact is in Pacific State-and he took over the goods, too. Everyone on the street calls him Mr. Hands. He's a mysterious guy. I can't figure