[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer":3,"chapter-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-391":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Cyberpunk: Cross-dimensional Science and Engineering",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1151882,1495,"Chapter 391 - 363 Post-Event Gathering (Part Two)","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-391",391,"\u003Cp>\"So, had you planned to escape to some beautiful, remote paradise and enjoy some alone time without anyone else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At another table, Lucy spat out her drink!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a knack for hitting the nail on the head, Lille calmly sipped his Dumb Monkey as he continued, \"That’s how all you youngsters are these days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where do you want to go? Europe? The Moon? Or Africa? It must be the Moon, definitely the Moon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille pretended to analyze their micro-expressions, putting on a whole performance based on their reactions. David scratched his head embarrassingly while Lucy buried her head in her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Jack and V still looked puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Lille went on, \"Everyone has thought about finding a place to hide when they were younger, like when they get hit...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V immediately responded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d figure out how to get a disposable gun. It’s not expensive, or hack a vending machine with a big shot, pay him after the people are taken care of.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...like when nagged by mom...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pretend to listen, then figure out a way to blow things up later,\" Jack naturally said. \"Once you’ve made money, there aren’t so many problems.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille looked at V and then at Jack, \"Like all you think about are sports cars and motorcycles.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s really something,\" Jack and V said in unison. \"But we’ve already got those.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah!\" Lille nodded, \"Yes, you do, so next time there’s a job you guys just stay home, since you’ve got no dreams left!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We still have them,\" V thought for a moment and then looked at David, \"So are you two planning on honeymooning on the Moon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s nothing to keep secret here; it sounds quite romantic, not like me, always dreaming of buying sports cars and living in big houses, pretty banal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack didn’t speak anymore, but he was visibly interested in the topic, ears perked up and listening closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Lucy at the other table had finally overcome the embarrassment of having her small dreams exposed and lifted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hand shaking her can, eyes fixated on the drink inside, as if it contained a ticket to the Moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While maintaining this pose, she asked quietly, \"Has anyone here been to the Moon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy’s question was quite pointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone simultaneously turned to look at Lille—as mercenaries, they admitted none of them had been, so presumably, neither had the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all streetwise, knowing well their own limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lille was different; he always seemed like he might actually have been there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interestingly, Lille had indeed been there, though not in this world, and the outcome was hard to say was good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he pondered for a moment what to say, combining his knowledge of this world:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Moon... no atmosphere, blinding sunlight; no sound, the only thing you can hear is what’s in your earphones; no gravity, every jump feels like breaking free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People like to fantasize about the scenery there, it’s not unfounded—the stars in space, I can tell you, are clearer and more dazzling than anywhere on Earth, with many stars unseen from Earth appearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Milky Way like a bright river, crossing the night sky— Night City can’t see these.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the night is different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David and Lucy both were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had seen the Super Dream about the Moon, but it only showed the daytime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lunar night is cold, terrifying, and boring; naturally, no one would record such a Super Dream for commercial purposes as it wouldn’t be effective marketing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille continued, \"At night, temperatures drop to minus 170 degrees Celsius or even lower, and there are hardly any spacesuits that can withstand such temperatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no air, so it’s not just dark but also silent, silent to the point of causing panic, silent to the point of being unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this icy hell lasts for 14 Earth days—the length of a lunar night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille’s tone made everyone quiet down too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he said such nights are unbearable, then just how terrible could they be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How do Moon people get through the night?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy immediately spoke up, \"But I know companies have colonies there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, there are colonies, but as you said, those are company properties, and secondly, the colonies are located beneath the lunar surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Imagine you had to stay inside and work for 14 days straight,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corporate property meant life up there wasn’t as dreamy as one might think—instead, within a confined space with limited resources, the situation could be even worse than on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille shrugged his shoulders, \"That’s enough talk. Bursting someone’s bubble is quite mean.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it, Lille felt that shattering the dreams of young men and women made him seem rather cold-hearted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he added, \"But anyway, I actually do want to go to the Moon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, right,\" V rested his elbow on Lille’s shoulder, looking unimpressed, \"I thought you had actually been. Have you, or haven’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha, just assume I haven’t,\" Lille replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy became even more silent, and seeing this, David started to sweat and hurriedly added, \"Uh... but it’s definitely still a nice place...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, it’s a nice place,\" said Lille. \"You think I added that just to make you feel better? I really do want to go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, his reason for wanting to go was different, but that was not suitable to delve into here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He feared that discussing it might make Lucy even more frantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy, however, clung to that like a lifeline, counter-questioning, \"Even though it’s just a corporate colony up there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Moon is big, very big,\" Lille said slowly. \"If I were to make a metaphor—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night City might seem like a giant dung pit, but in reality, this pit can accommodate all types of dung. There’s always a pit stop prepared for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Moon... is a lot better. It’s a regular-sized pit, just that a few lumps of dung have been tossed in by some graceless folks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a fucking vulgar metaphor,\" V blurted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy, on the other hand, burst out laughing. Somehow, this dung pit analogy seemed to lighten her mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A free dung pit? That’s so like something you guys would come up with. So, are we also considered dung?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was indeed very graphic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Lucy thought about it, the funnier she found it, and then she picked up a can and drank furiously, struck by some chord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely because this chord was struck that she became more sociable, grabbing the booze, laughing, drinking, and joining the drinking legion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her like this, David became anxious and started to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille firmly held him back, \"One last thing, congratulations on passing the interview. I plan to give you a franchise identity from Burger King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll send you a few pieces of equipment later, remember to check them—then, keep chasing your dreams,\" Lille said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said this, Lille patted David on the shoulder and gently pushed him towards Lucy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man was pushed away feeling light as a feather and soon joined the drinking legion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drinking legion congregated, and someone brought a speaker, rapidly heating up the atmosphere at the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille also finished his drink, jumped off the chair,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, that wraps up things here. Keep going if you want to, but I need to go back and summarize what happened today,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he saw Jack looking down and writing something. Lille leaned over to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack was holding an electronic mini notebook, with a title blazed across it:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mercenary Operations Manual.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before you decide to become a mercenary, I need you to think seriously about why you’re choosing this path,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And once you start pondering, you’ll inevitably encounter a variety of issues. These issues might make you hesitate before pulling the trigger, and then...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your head’s blown off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here, a big shot has summarized a simple and memorable rule for you, also the first rule of this book:\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember, the world is a giant dung pit. Don’t fret over which dung stinks the most or stinks more, just be yourself, and strive to be the most ambitious piece of dung.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a vulgar manual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille paid his respects solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the street, a somewhat portly man heard the analogy and laughed as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coarse though it was, he also acknowledged the expression.\u003C\u002Fp>",1397,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.909Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.803Z",1,"novelbin.me","690bf9fe0c5a8c21c2e8cef30b2b6297cc2c729d494f72002816774d2268839e","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-392","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-390",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]