The power of the Qianchi Sandevistan Mk.4 spoke for itself.
In a sense, its very development had been an accident—
because the people it was actually meant for weren't normal human beings at all.
This piece of speedware had a 16-second cooldown, yet still allowed for three mod slots—
an unprecedented benchmark in Sandevistan design.
Its engineering and tech level stood firmly at the top of the world.
By comparison, other third-generation Sandevistans generally only offered two mod slots.
So even though the Dinara Sandevistan Mk.3 also had a 16-second cooldown,
the simple lack of a third slot meant it could never match the Qianchi Mk.4's frightening potential—
it could never be pushed down to a 3-second cooldown the way Qianchi's could.
That was why the Mk.4 bore its codename:
Time Walker.
In a sense, its existence completely changed the landscape of modern Sandevistans.
Used properly, in theory, the user could remain in slowed time almost constantly.
Lin Mo knew nothing of the conversation between Xu Wanxue and Liu Ruoying for the moment.
After finishing his tests, still feeling the adrenaline buzz, he walked toward the control room.
The experience had been absolutely exhilarating.
That feeling of slipping into time-dilation,
of holding every movement, every bullet, every breath around him in the palm of his hand—
it was intoxicating.
The only comparable moment in his life had been the first time he'd ever installed speedware.
This legendary-grade cyberware really was on a completely different level.
If he had to describe the difference between the two Sandevistans…
Then the old Dinara Mk.3 was like a pair of cheap, cushiony "grandpa comfort shoes,"
while the Qianchi Mk.4 was a pair of brand-name runners that promised a "feels-like-flying" experience.
The only pity was that he still hadn't reached the true "infinite timestop" state of the in-game Time-Stop Sword Saint.
He couldn't lock the world in permanent stasis—
not yet.
I wonder if Sis has top-spec cooling modules on hand…
Lin Mo still had no idea where to even get those in reality.
In the game, you could just hit a specific ripperdoc and buy the blueprints.
In the real Night City, those "specific" ripperdocs had become crafty old rats.
Even if he dumped a pile of eddies on their table, he doubted they'd have much worth buying.
Deep in thought, he walked up to the two women.
"How do you feel? Any dizziness, nausea, disorientation?"
The first thing out of Liu Ruoying's mouth was a concerned check-up.
Her tone caught Lin Mo a bit off guard.
Until now, his impression of her had always been that of a slightly unhinged, mischievous gremlin.
This sudden professional concern almost made him suspicious she was plotting something.
But when he noticed Xu Wanxue standing off to the side with the same worried look in her eyes,
he dismissed that thought.
No matter how thirsty this woman might be for his body,
she wasn't stupid enough to try anything with Xu right there.
"I feel fine. None of the symptoms you mentioned," Lin Mo replied casually.
"It's just that during the test, I felt a little… unfamiliar with the new implant.
I'll need to activate it a few more times to really get used to it."
He still remembered the in-game requirements clearly:
Qianchi Mk.4 demanded 15 Reflex,
and his current Reflex was exactly that—
so he wasn't worried about the negative side effects Liu had warned him about.
But tiredness was still tiredness.
Even with the speed boost, he could clearly feel his exertion was way higher than when he'd been using the Mk.3.
This consumption wasn't just stamina—it was full-body wear and tear.
Strength, focus, physical fatigue—all of it.
At the end of the day, Sandevistan's principle was forcing the body past its limits via intense neural and muscular stimulation.
There was no way that was free.
Lin Mo suspected the issue was that his Body stat was lagging behind.
His Body was only 7, even lower than half of his Reflex.
Against normal enemies, he'd been able to brute-force that gap with pure speed.
But now that he had a stronger Sandevistan, his body couldn't keep up.
Guess I'll have to figure out how to pump my Body stat next…
"'Activate it a few more times to get used to it'? What do you think this is, a theme park ride?"
Before Liu could say anything, Xu cut in sharply.
"Even roller coasters have warnings for people with heart problems—
and that's just a ride.
This is temporal deceleration we're talking about."
Lin Mo didn't argue.
When his sister scolded him, his default response was always quiet acceptance.
"Hey now, don't start with that yet." Liu raised her hands, trying to ease the mood.
"Xu, I'm the cyberware specialist here. You just watch and let me do the checkup, alright?"
She turned back to Lin Mo with a smile.
"Hand, please."
Lin Mo obediently extended his arm.
From his wrist, a personal data cable slid out.
Long ago, so he could use smartguns' auto-aim functions, he'd had Smart Link installed by Viktor.
He'd taken the chance to add a data port to his wrist as well.
With a strange little smile, Liu extended the cable and slotted it into the neural jack at the side of her neck,
linking her system to Lin Mo's neural processor.
Watching this, Lin Mo couldn't help feeling a bit uncomfortable.
He still wasn't used to this kind of contact—
plugging a cable into someone else or having one plugged into him,
their processors linked together…
It always made him think of the phrase "brain-to-brain communion."
But in the Cyber Age, this was unavoidable—
a digital version of the old-school practice of "taking someone's pulse."
Almost every personal processor came with basic bio-monitoring functions.
Even a regular person with a data port and the ability to read bio-data could play at being a cyber-doctor and "take your pulse" through the wire.
After a brief data exchange, Liu finished skimming over his current vitals and began her verbal "diagnosis":
"Do you feel any strange mental urges? Impulses you can't control?"
"…No."
"Other than physical fatigue, any issues with your consciousness?
Drowsiness, sudden desire to sleep?"
"No."
"…"
After a few simple questions, she summarized:
"Not bad.
Even on first use, you're showing no serious side effects.
Your talent really is exceptional."
She turned to look at Xu Wanxue, eyes gleaming with a teasing sort of triumph, as if waiting for something.
Lin Mo noticed the look and frowned slightly, confused, glancing at his sister.
After a moment's silence, Xu didn't continue to stall.
Her expression grew serious.
"Lin Mo, the speedware you just installed has three mod slots in total.
She and I discussed things just now.
Given your current state, we're considering adding three plugins.
What do you think?"
There's a deal like that on the table?
Lin Mo was surprised—and immediately interested.
"What kind of plugins?"
"Anything you can think of, the company basically has.
And installation is simple—no need for another full surgery," Xu replied.
Lin Mo's eyes lit up.
"In that case, Sis—
do you happen to have Sandevistan cooling modules?"
At that, Xu shot a helpless look at Liu.
The latter wore an expression of smug inevitability, as if proudly declaring, Told you I know your brother better.
Her smugness annoyed Xu just a little.
Xu sighed.
"Yes.
For experiments, I kept a few cooling modules on hand.
Their tech level is about as top-grade as it gets right now."
There's a deal like THAT on the table?!
Lin Mo mentally exclaimed all over again.
This was the equivalent of dozing off and having someone gently place a pillow under his head.
He still remembered that in the game, Sandevistan coolers themselves weren't particularly rare.
You could find them from enemies, chests, random events.
But high-quality coolers were extremely rare.
Only when your skills reached a certain threshold could you unlock the legendary-grade cooling module blueprints—
and only then, combined with the Qianchi Mk.4, could you achieve infinite slow-time.
Now, with Xu casually offering top-tier modules,
she was basically helping him skip straight past all those hurdles.
Xu then relayed the conversation she'd had with Liu earlier.
"With three cooling modules installed and the Mk.4's performance,
you could theoretically stay in slow-time almost indefinitely.
But are you sure you can handle using speedware multiple times a day?"
"How would we know if we don't test it?" Lin Mo answered with a polite smile and a little bow, like a gentleman taking his leave.
Before Xu could respond, he vanished from in front of her.
The sudden, ghost-like disappearance made her blink a few times on instinct.
Then Lin Mo reappeared right before her again—
this time with a cup of coffee in his hand.
He gently set it on the nearby table.
Then he disappeared again.
The process repeated itself several times.
By the time Lin Mo made his last jump, the table beside him was piled high with enough snacks to host a small party.
This floor of the experimental wing might have been mostly lab space,
but there were rest rooms as well.
Qianchi treated its researchers very "well"—
the break areas had snacks, coffee machines, toiletries, even multiple washrooms.
It all made overtime so much more… convenient.
No need to go home.
The company was home.
If you were tired from working late, you could just stay here and rest.
Very "humane," really.
Facing Lin Mo's little demonstration, Xu and Liu both remained silent.
Their expressions hovered somewhere between mild surprise and resigned familiarity.
Liu was the first to recover.
A faint flush rose to her cheeks as she leaned close to Xu's ear and whispered:
"He's showing off for you, you know…
Xu, what a touching scene—
the little brother showing his big sister his strength, declaring he's no longer a child, but an adult.
So tell me, big sis—
how are you going to respond to his performance?"
"Ah!"
Liu yelped as a sharp pain shot through her backside.
She clutched her rear, glaring at Xu in silent outrage.
Xu ignored her.
Her gaze lingered on Lin Mo instead.
Her little brother—now a head taller than her—
even after using his implant repeatedly, only had a light sheen of sweat on his forehead.
He clearly hadn't gone all out yet.
"You really don't feel any side effects at all?" Xu asked again.
"Just a bit tired," Lin Mo answered honestly.
Xu studied him for a long time, confirming he wasn't lying, then nodded.
"Come with me."
She led the way through the lab with practiced ease,
taking them to a storage room filled with experimental equipment.
After rummaging for a while, she finally pulled out three unopened boxes.
"The tech behind Sandevistan cooling modules isn't particularly complex," she explained,
"Anyone with the blueprints and materials could handcraft one—
even some random street tech could cobble together a working unit.
But those junk-grade modules only shave off one or two seconds at best."
She lightly shook the three boxes in her hands.
"To get the best cooling effect, you have to rely on automated, high-precision manufacturing overseen by intelligent AI.
Like these.
Each one costs over ten thousand eurodollars,
but they're the best on the market right now—
each can reduce cooldown by about four seconds."
Three times four made twelve.
With Qianchi Mk.4's 15–16-second cooldown, that left about 3 seconds remaining.
Exactly like in the game.
Joy surged through Lin Mo.
He reached out to take the boxes.
"Sis, you really don't mind me installing these?"
"What's there to mind?
The stronger you are, the more at ease I'll feel," Xu said with a smile.
"With you around, I'm basically blessed, you know that? Big Sis," Lin Mo said, practically glowing.
In that moment, he had finally stepped into the most broken build from the game—
Infinite Time-Stop Sword Saint.
In a vast, unreal space, everything felt hollow and weightless.
Tiny points of light—like phosphorescent dust—floated everywhere, forming the fabric of this place.
This world was both simple and complex, like a universe built from children's building blocks.
No matter how bizarre the scene, nothing felt out of place here.
On an invisible, phantom bridge suspended in the void,
a blue human silhouette sat cross-legged, looking down.
Below stretched a sea of blue luminescence,
where skyscrapers and small buildings rose like glowing rectangular pillars,
with roads and streets threading between them—
every object rendered as a simple, blocky form.
The figure sat alone on the bridge, speaking in a quiet, cold voice—
as if talking to itself, or to someone unseen.
"The suitable candidate has been found."
"His potential is high. He grows quickly.
He meets all of our requirements.
From here on, all we need is the right timing."
"We can intervene, but we must not lead.
Not unless it's the endgame.
Until then, do not appear before him."
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"The miracle of the freezer will remain for now...
He's odd.
It's as if he knew something in advance.
He sent people to the landfill,
but the legacy is not his.
His talent left no room for intellect to grow."
"The greedy chase profit, the brave chase glory.
Between them lies an endless gulf.
They are those who meet by chance on a narrow bridge—
and by fate, it is always the brave who prevail…"
"Proceed with the remaining arrangements as planned.
All we must do is wait.
Night City will eventually see the scene he so longs for."
The monologue ended.
The blue figure on the bridge continued to watch the glowing sea below,
then slowly raised its head, gazing into the distance—
toward a black horizon edged with a faint, ominous crimson.
"Our kin… she's almost out of patience."
He was like an observer—
tirelessly watching the blue ocean of data,
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