The rain arrived quietly. Lin Mo had never had the habit of listening to the car's radio, so he was completely unaware of what the weather forecast had predicted, not knowing that a heavy rain was coming tonight.
Night City, located in the northern part of California, is one of the most temperate cities in the Western New Federation, with an average annual rainfall of around 500 millimeters.
However, in this world plagued by industrial pollution, even the rare rainy days aren't quite as pleasant as they should be.
On most rainy days in Night City, about 35% of the rainwater contains toxic chemicals. This means that rainwater is often toxic, and on ordinary rainy days, it's most likely acid rain.
But tonight, the night sky was dense with clouds, and the thunder rumbled. It seemed like this rain would be a rare downpour. Even with pollution, the rain would likely be diluted to a tolerable level.
"Sometimes it's good to check the weather forecast. It looks like it's really going to rain tonight."
Maine looked up at the fine rain falling from the sky, almost foreseeing that these raindrops would soon grow into heavy drops, falling like bullets. His expression revealed obvious joy.
The coming heavy rain meant that there would be far fewer pedestrians in the square, reducing the chances of their infiltration into the BioTech building being discovered.
Lin Mo walked a few steps, and the two of them were now standing under a staircase, sheltered from the rain by the suspended steps.
Compared to Maine's joy, Lin Mo's expression grew much heavier. His deep gaze shifted from the sky to the looming BioTech building in the distance.
Unbeknownst to Maine, Lin Mo dialed a phone number, and his eyes glowed with an orange-yellow ring.
"Hao, have you arrived at the designated location? Will the heavy rain affect your driving?"
"Don't worry, Lin Jun. I checked the weather forecast in advance, and everything is fine. The hovering car driving chip you gave me is of good quality. I'm currently hovering near the company square," came the calm reply from the other side.
Lin Mo paused for a moment, realizing that he was the only one who hadn't checked the weather forecast in advance.
"Good to hear. Keep the current status, and don't get too close to the company buildings to avoid detection by the security systems. If anything unexpected happens here, I'll need you to provide aerial support," Lin Mo instructed.
"Lin Jun, I remember your instructions. But I'm not sure if you understand, the skill chip lets you instantly learn a skill, but the skill's level is fixed. No matter how much I practice, I can't improve it. With my current driving skills, I might not meet your standards in some details."
"I know. Just do your best," Lin Mo sighed.
Skill chips were a technology that emerged in the early 21st century, thanks to the invention of brain processors and chip grooves. Research on "how to quickly and effortlessly acquire a skill" became a priority.
The product of this research was the skill chip, which could be divided into "reaction chips" and "memory chips."
As the name suggests, skill chips were designed to allow the person who inserted them into their grooves to quickly acquire a skill.
These skills could be physical reaction skills, such as karate, martial arts, or cooking; or knowledge-based skills, such as hovering car repair, global history, or pharmacology.
The invention of skill chips eliminated the long process of "learning," allowing people to acquire skills that would normally take years in an instant.
Now, nearly every company purchased a certain number of skill chips to hire cheap, unskilled labor.
It was cheap, reliable, and convenient—anyone who could endure hard work could plug in a chip and instantly master production techniques. When they no longer needed the skill, the chip could be removed and reused.
It also eliminated unnecessary problems. If employees tried to go on strike, they could simply disable the chip, rendering the workers useless without any skills or knowledge. They would have no means to resist the company.
Of course, skill chips were useful in some ways, but they had flaws.
The most significant flaw was that the skill level of the person using the chip would remain fixed. No matter how much they trained, the level of the skill would not improve.
Xu Wanxue had prepared an AV-4 hover car for Lin Mo, and naturally included the "AV-4 Hover Car Driving" skill chip.
Bei Chuan Hao was now flying the hover car over the company square, ready to follow Lin Mo's orders at any time.
During their conversation, Lin Mo left one final instruction:
"Remember, unless absolutely necessary, do not use the hover car to crash into the BioTech building."
Hover cars were useful, but they were a last resort. Anything that caused a disturbance inside the company building would likely be seen as a terrorist attack.
However, if they used the hover car, the situation would escalate. Whether the mission succeeded or not, the aftermath would be labeled as an attack by a rival company. BioTech would not let anyone off lightly.
After talking for a while, ensuring Bei Chuan Hao's current status was good, Lin Mo hung up the phone.
He turned his gaze back to the BioTech building, patiently waiting for the unexpected to happen, while his heart remained bitter.
"Maybe my sister didn't expect my hover car to be used so soon..."
As an old hover car active in the 20s, this model had long been discontinued and was only used by small countries as their air force.
But even though it was old, it was still a hover car. If sold to ordinary people, the vehicle's weapons would be removed.
However, since Xu Wanxue bought it through the company, the weapons remained intact. Despite being a bit outdated, the hover car was in perfect condition.
"I just hope this inevitable accident stays within my control... otherwise, a vintage hover car crashing into the company building would be a huge blow to BioTech," Lin Mo muttered.
In his plan, even if tonight's infiltration was exposed, it didn't matter.
The task Faraday had assigned was to steal data—financial reports and future project plans from BioTech, which were set in stone and unlikely to change.
Even if BioTech discovered the data was stolen, it would be hard for them to determine exactly which information was taken.
After all, the data was right there in front of them. They could copy it easily, but not steal everything. If they left any traces of what was taken, it would be a disaster for the hacker.
Lin Mo trusted Sasha's professional skills as a hacker, and he believed Bei Chuan Hao wouldn't disappoint him either.
But he wouldn't rely entirely on others. If anything went wrong, he would step in and control the situation.
The hover car was a trump card. If it wasn't needed, it should be kept as a last resort to avoid alerting BioTech.
But once the situation called for it, Lin Mo wouldn't hesitate for a second.
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