Not every player chooses to travel all the way to Cuba to engage in a tense and thrilling jungle game with local drug lords. Some players with lower combat skills who haven't met the requirements, or prefer leisure and life skills, are more willing to stay in Night City or participate in the second event of the version.

Escort company cargo to different states of the United States.

In theory, the task panel should not only have the demand task for armed escort by Horizon Corporation, as Horizon Corporation has already opened up players' armed security to the Night City market. As long as other companies trust it, they can also initiate escort contracts with Horizon Corporation, and even develop into long-term cooperation.

But currently, everyone is skeptical about the quality of players' work, and before making a name for themselves, they are basically observing.

After all, the major players in this industry are in the hands of Military Technology and Huang Ban, and trying to get food from their mouths is impossible without strong skills.

The Jing Luo group of four couldn't go to Cuba because their combat level didn't meet the standards, so they had no choice but to settle for less, taking on a mission with other players to escort a batch of machinery equipment worth four million to Missouri, and casually wipe out a group of unsightly bandits daring to rob the BOSS's cargo.

Whether the cargo can be recovered is no longer important to Lin Miao; the batch escorted by Jing Luo is a supplementary shipment, but the bandits must be wiped out.

Of course, there is also a bit of side mission from Super Earth.

"As ordinary people, we can say we've toured the United States today! If it were the other side, I couldn't even get a visa."

Jingluo Ecstasy, lying prone on the maglev train window, couldn't help scrutinizing the large-scale planting of Chun Er wheat around the tracks. It was autumn, and the green-yellow sea of wheat swayed with Missouri's distinct cool breeze, and even through the iron window, he could faintly hear the sound of the waves.

In that wheat field, a big [Monsanto] sign stood out, asserting its presence.

Jing Luo Zhen Nu jokingly said, "Can't get a visa? You could learn from Mr. Wang and walk the line."

Jingluo Ecstasy retorted

"Just talking about it, only a fool would walk the line to a place like this, as if I'm really fond of it here. It's not even as impressive as my hometown during the autumn harvest; renaming it Constantinople would be more fitting."

He pointed to the advertisement sign outside the window

"I heard this company was delisted and acquired by Germany's Bayer in 2018? How is it still thriving here?"

Monsanto

A globally infamous agricultural seed company, known for producing Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.

Jing Luo Zhen Nu didn't recognize Monsanto, so he shrugged and said

"Parallel world, right? It's all up to the screenwriter's whims. Even if he says there are aliens, I'd believe it, maybe in future versions we'll start fighting zombies and aliens, just like CSOL."

Throughout the journey, it was smooth sailing, leaving players to wait for the hijacking mission that didn't come, making them somewhat disappointed.

After all, players are creatures who get unhappy if they don't kill anyone for a day.

With no combat, and the train set to run for another dozen hours

During idle periods, they could only enter Cyberspace to play with Legos and prepare to follow the main force to the Old Net and farm little monsters to feed the AI to pass the time.

In the chatter among players, the maglev train finally stopped in the suburbs of the metropolitan city of Saint Louis in Missouri.

This is the largest inland shipping hub within the United States, located at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, relying more on maritime logistics and transportation.

Although it is a metropolitan city, its prosperity is clearly a notch lower than Night City. From a distance, not only are there no towering skyscraper clusters, but even hovercars are scarcely seen.

The sense of disparity brought to the players was akin to coming from Shanghai to Shijiazhuang.

The maglev train would pause there for one day to unload goods before proceeding to the next station. The time in between is the players' free activity period.

The first thing they did upon arrival was connect to this city's local area network, let the hackers set up a network beacon in Cyberspace, and then head to the local dark web to track down smugglers.

"Have you found it or not?"

Jingluo Ecstasy couldn't help urging the hacker in Cyberspace after disembarking, speaking with a sardonic tone.

"I've waited so long the flowers have wilted."

Far away in Cuba, Er Zhuzi cursed

"Are you rushing death? (disdain)"

Jingluo Ecstasy promptly admitted defeat

"My bad, Brother, you're not going to post my headshot and sing 51522 on the dark web, are you?"

"Would a job with such low technical content be something someone like me does?"

Er Zhuzi expressed contempt for this

"Real hackers can mess with you way beyond that. I could know how many times you've had an abortion, what diseases you've visited the reproductive department for, just by clicking a mail link, even secretly take photos of you using glue with your computer's camera. Simple personal info is the least valuable thing to us in Cyberspace, so never click strange links, young man."

"Good thing I've never had an abortion."

Missing the point, Jingluo Ecstasy was very relieved that his gender dodged the spy content.

"It's found."

After trading on the dark web with local hackers, Er Zhuzi obtained relevant information and sent it into the players' chat box.

"A week ago, someone posted similar robot photos on the dark web, suspecting it's some fool boasting while fencing stolen goods, thinking they've weathered the storm. Little did they know, the rightful owner would come knocking."