Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 251 - 251 31 Preparation for Surgery

251: Chapter 31 Preparation for Surgery 251: Chapter 31 Preparation for Surgery While Xiang Shan and Tao Enhai were communicating, other Heroes were also digesting the earth-shattering intelligence they had just learned.

The Apricot Forest Duke’s reaction just now…

spoke volumes.

Not to mention the words he blurted out in shock.

All the Heroes realized something.

They didn’t even engage in loud conversation.

Everyone huddled in a corner of the cave.

They even consciously left space for Tao Enhai and Xiang Shan, avoiding prying into the affairs of the operating room.

Even Jader, who had just arrived, wore a shocked expression.

He muttered, “No way…

it shouldn’t be…

ah, how could this be possible…”

Among the Heroes here was one called “Xing Yi,” who had known Jader before.

He approached and said, “Old Jader…

is that right?”

As Jader had replaced his Prosthetic Body, recognition wasn’t immediate.

“Yikes!” Jader jolted in surprise.

He glanced at the Hero and said, “You…

ah, looking at that skull…

Brother Xing Yi?

You’ve changed a lot too!”

The two exchanged a series of verification passwords with their Prosthetic Eyes.

“Been fighting these days, I’ve changed the parts of my arms and legs twice already,” said Xing Yi.

“Now, these limbs, I stripped them off Houndhawks.”

“Congratulations, congratulations…” Jader said absentmindedly, “If we get out of this alive, it’ll be a great improvement in Martial Arts…”

“Great improvement my ass.

The replacement parts for these government Prosthetic Bodies are a lot more demanding than the original ones, and after a while, they’ll still need to be switched back,” Xing Yi remarked.

“If I escape with this body unscathed, I should try to challenge and take down a higher-ranking Houndhawk—But speaking of which, do you know?”

“What?”

“That…

that ‘Great Hero.'” Xing Yi gestured toward the direction of the operating room, “He came with you, right?

Didn’t you notice anything on the way…?”

Solo Kill King clutched his head, “Nothing!

Nothing!

I didn’t see any signs at all!

Ah…

maybe not entirely nothing?

But who would think in that direction normally!

He never said his own name—not wanting to reveal one’s name is too common among Heroes!

Who hasn’t used a few aliases?”

“My God…”

Solo Kill King was somewhat unraveling, “I’m recalling everything I’ve done these days.

I’m certain that this will go down in history!

What’s been my performance these days?

How will I be portrayed in historical records?

It seems I haven’t had the chance to do well!

My God!”

“You…” Hero Xing Yi seemed to be choked up—if Cybermen had an “esophagus,” that’s how he would have acted.

“I think it’s best not to talk about this anymore…” the Underground Pixiu spoke up, “Lockdown brain!

Don’t keep mulling over it.”

The Burrow Dragon stood up, walked to the center, and said, “We probably all have a rough guess about this matter…

I’m certain that all our guesses are more or less the same.

But let’s not voice it, not turn it into ‘confirmed language,’ and not even think about it!” He surveyed the surroundings, “In eight hours, any of our Biological Brains might fall into the hands of the government.

Let’s not add unnecessary Risks of leaking secrets.”

“An ambiguous and vague feeling” is the most indeterminate and difficult thing to describe in the brain.

As everyone’s thoughts have subtle differences, it’s like having a natural, personal encryption rule.

Protectors can extract definitive statements from brain activity through inducement or forced contemplation.

Heroes can also rely on Inner Strength to control brain activity and guard secrets.

And an ambiguous feeling is harder to grasp and easier to keep secure than ordinary statements.

“That memory just now…”

“If anyone has recorded the recent events on a disk, delete it if you can,” said the Underground Pixiu.

“If it’s in your Biological Brain, don’t think about it.

If you can suppress hippocampal activity through meditation or by breaking security protocols, then don’t let it fully transform into long-term memory…”

Solo Kill King pressed his forehead, “That being said, who has ‘junk information’?

Give me a dose of ‘junk information’!

I need to numb myself a bit.”

Xing Yi knew his character, “Don’t you have any yourself?”

“Nope,” Jader replied.

“Last month, all that was left of me was my head.”

Jader did have “junk information,” but he had lost what he carried during combat—more precisely, when Hiroshi Matsushima saved him, all that was left was his head; everything else was lost.

The Prosthetic Body he now used was Hiroshi Matsushima’s.

And Hiroshi Matsushima, living a pure Martial Artist’s life, didn’t like such things.

“Hundred-Tempered Diamond” Tan tossed over something that looked like a USB drive, “I’ve prepared a few.

Use this.”

“‘News 2020’…

isn’t this taste a bit too intense?” Jader glanced at the label, “The crappiest year of the crappiest two decades of the Old Era…

Although I did ask for ‘junk information.'”

“Some of the later stuff is pretty crappy too,” Xing Yi commented.

“I never mess with that stuff; too bitter.”

Jader nodded, “Get something with a smoother flavor.”

“Sorry, sorry…” Tan apologized, “To cater to the different tastes among us, I’ve prepared a bit of everything.

This one has a fragrant type…”

“Just go with the thirties!

The thirties look a bit better.

‘After the God of Fire and Iron’ arrived.”

“Here you go.”

Tan quickly distributed one to everyone.

Everyone inserted the small USB-shaped object into their data ports, keeping silent.

Bai Man was still pondering over the tactics on the virtual map.

Lucius sat to the side, not taking any “junk information.”

Tan walked over and asked, “Young Master Lv, what are you thinking about?”

Lucius replied, “I don’t really know how to put it…

If the legend is true, should I feel ‘relieved’ right now?

That Great Hero…

might be able to perform surgery on my master.

I should be happy about that.

But at the same time, I feel a bit useless…

like I’ve let my master down.”

Tan shoved a “junk information” stick into Lucius’s hand, “Don’t overthink it, little brother.

You’re just too tense.

Great Hero Tao has never really thought any less of you, right?”

“That’s true, all things considered, this is good news…”

Just at that moment, Tao Enhai came out of the surgery room and called out loudly, “Lv, synthesize a dose of suppressant for me.”

After a few seconds, he added, “Never mind, make it half a standard unit.

You can prepare it within an hour, right?”

Lucius looked surprised, “The tools are all ready, and the original genetic segments are still there.

But…

Master, we only have so much organic material.

If we synthesize the suppressant, the nutrient solution for protecting brain tissue after surgery…”

Modern Heroes produced organic potions by transferring specific genetic segments into blank yeast or lactic acid bacteria, which then synthesized them.

The conversion rate was not as high as chemical synthesis, but it was more flexible and cheaper.

A travel suitcase-sized thermal equipment could synthesize thousands of organic potions.

“If there’s less, then there’s less,” Tao Enhai shrugged: “The more successful the surgery, the more intact the postoperative brain tissue, and the lighter the cellular damage.

So, the demand for nutrients isn’t that high.

I’m also doing this to increase my own survival rate…”

“But…”

“Lv.” Tao Enhai’s tone took on a hint of severity, “Don’t let emotions cloud your judgment.

‘Save a life first, treat the illness later.’ What you need to consider first is keeping the patient alive.

On that basis, think about how to alleviate the patient’s pain—even if the patient is your relative.”

Lucius nodded immediately.

Xiang Shan interjected, “Will this really increase the success rate?

I want to save you, but don’t get it backward and end up harming you because of me…”

“I’ll transfer the relevant memories of my surgery to a storage device.

I’ll give you a few hard drives later.” Tao Enhai said, staring at Xiang Shan, “One of these hard drives will store some memories.”

Then, Tao Enhai looked towards Lucius, “Everything else stays the same.

You’ll take away the rest of my backup drives and sensory prosthetic bodies.

No problem, right?”

Lucius nodded again.

Initially, Tao Enhai’s memories were to be taken away by his own disciple.

Whether it would be inducing a biological brain to reform with stem cells or replacing it with machinery, those memories were the key material for reconstructing Tao Enhai’s thoughts.

However…

having a backup was also good.

—After all, the master must have his own considerations.

Xiang Shan glanced at Tao Enhai.

In that case, even if the enemy got their hands on that dual prosthetic eye, they probably wouldn’t notice.

Each prosthetic eye had a set of identifiers, used by the maker for marking and managing.

These marks only had meaning in the eyes of those in the know, feeling akin to “writing a diary in one’s created script.” The government wouldn’t decrypt a pair of high-end prosthetic eyes upon confiscation.

Naturally, the processing would differ if high-end prosthetic eyes were seized from the “Martial God” compared to a normal Hero.

Xiang Shan found a spot inside the cave, sat down, and began recalling the surgical knowledge he had learned.

Using an augmented reality system, he constructed a digital brain in front of himself and continuously invoked memories to simulate operations.

At this moment, Bai Man glanced at Xiang Shan and seemed to have made up his mind.

He stood up, walked over to Xiang Shan, and said, “Martial…

Nameless Hero?”

Xiang Shan took a second to realize he was being addressed.

He looked up and saw the Hero asking, “Are you calling me?”

The courage Bai Man had mustered up instantly crumbled.

He flailed his arms in confusion and unwittingly pushed the USB-shaped object towards Xiang Shan, “This…

uh, that…

Do you want the ‘junk information’?”

Xiang Shan looked at the Hero who appeared to be offering him a cigarette, his mind filled with puzzlement.

The USB stick now seemed especially suspicious.