Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 605 - 249: Lu Xuanyu Wakes Up, The Surgery Was Very Successful

Chapter 605: Chapter 249: Lu Xuanyu Wakes Up, The Surgery Was Very Successful

Lu Xuanyu once again hazily opened his eyes and vaguely saw someone with a mask doing something beside him.

Upon seeing him wake up, that medical staff immediately shouted something into the intercom, probably "the patient has awakened for the first time."

The person bent down, waved at Lu Xuanyu, and said something.

It seemed to be... "Can you hear me speak?"

It also seemed to be "Please look at me" or, "Please look at my finger."

Was a flashlight pulled out or not...

Lu Xuanyu didn’t remember the last details very clearly. Sleepiness once again weighed on his spirits. He sank into darkness again.

When he woke up again, he felt his hand being held.

Lu Xuanyu opened his eyes and saw his wife by his bedside, holding his hand, with what seemed to be a halo of sanctity on her face...

Ah, no, that’s not right. Her face was sweaty, reflecting light.

Upon seeing Lu Xuanyu wake up, his wife’s lips curled upward, but at the same time, tears streamed down her face. She pressed Lu Xuanyu’s hand against her forehead, sitting silently.

"What’s going on..." Lu Xuanyu began, "Your forehead is so cold... why are you sweating so much..."

Lu Xuanyu felt a sense of discord.

A blanket covered him from the chest down, and his exposed hand felt a bit cold. He was also wearing a long-sleeved hospital gown.

But his wife was wearing short sleeves, with something cool like ice patches on her neck and arms. Despite this, beads of sweat continuously emerged from under her skin.

Lu Xuanyu turned his head woodenly and saw that Ms. Florence beside him was dressed similarly, in a short-sleeved white shirt, with cool patches on some parts of her body.

Lu Xuanyu was somewhat dazed, "This is..."

"Congratulations, Mr. Lu, the surgery was very successful." Ms. Florence smiled and congratulated him, "You are now a standard Benchmark Man."

Lu Xuanyu was somewhat dazed, feeling very surreal.

He just thought that "the air conditioning is a bit high here." But in reality, the heater had already heated the room to over thirty degrees.

He and Homo sapiens were now fundamentally different.

"This..." he looked at his own arm, not feeling much different from before. But now he was no longer a human in the traditional sense.

"Incredible..."

Muttering to himself, Lu Xuanyu suddenly realized: "What time is it now?"

His wife then spoke, "It’s already summer..."

When Lu Xuanyu arrived in Beiping, it was just entering spring, and there were still remnants of snow on the ground. The first phase was to "destroy the immune system," which took a total of twenty-one days.

And this second phase of remodeling had directly progressed to mid-year.

"It’s nearly the height of summer..." Lu Xuanyu found himself thinking of his homeland out of the blue.

The scorching summer days... watermelons...

But he quickly realized that the "scorching summer days" back home would probably feel like "bone-chilling coldness" to him now.

He struggled to sit up.

At that moment, Ms. Florence timely handed him some mouthwash, asking, "How do you feel now?"

"Nothing special... just feeling very tired and weary," Lu Xuanyu gargled the mouthwash, feeling something was off with his body.

Ms. Florence said, "Having not moved for several months, your muscles are bound to have atrophied and shrunk. Even with healthcare staff regularly turning and massaging you, it would be the same." Ms. Florence said, "The third stage of the treatment has already been arranged."

Upon noticing Lu Xuanyu’s awakening, Ms. Florence had informed his wife. His wife insisted on coming in every once in a while to wait, until she could no longer bear it and left.

Ms. Florence had tried to persuade her, but the patient’s family was adamant, and she had no right to stop them—fortunately, Lu Xuanyu’s immune system had been reset, and isolation protection was not much needed at this stage.

That said, nowadays, there are hardly any pathogens on Earth that can infect a body with a temperature of fifty degrees Celsius.

The first stage "Immune Destruction," the second stage "Gene Transfer," and then comes the third stage of the surgery. This stage includes a "Dietary Supplement Plan," "Rehabilitation Training," and follow-up observations, possibly even some fine adjustments of the genes.

The "Dietary Supplement Plan" needs no further explanation. In this stage, those who have undergone remodeling surgery have just transformed into Benchmark Man. They need a lot of metal elements to synthesize proteins that Homo sapiens do not have. For Homo sapiens, these metal elements are toxic and ingesting them would only harm liver function. Thus, those who have just converted into Benchmark Men are essentially in a state of "malnutrition" and require various supplements in addition to their diet.

Rehabilitation training naturally targets the atrophied and degraded body functions of the second stage.

And "Gene Fine-tuning" means transferring or artificially activating a few genes based on various symptoms exhibited by the patient. Compared to the "Benchmark Human Remodeling Surgery," these changes are trivial, basically on the level of the 1990s.

At this stage, the Gene Modification Surgery for Benchmark Humanization of Homo sapiens is still not mature.

In animal experiments involving Metal-based transformation, Yawgmoth has already avoided all potentially fatal traits. But those who underwent remodeling at this stage still exhibit some harmless quirks. Some might affect daily life and would require further gene therapy for improvement.

Ms. Florence told Lu Xuanyu that the third stage of treatment could be arranged for tomorrow. The process would still last for several months.

As for today, Lu Xuanyu could relax a bit.

Of course, before that, he still had one last task, which was to take the cognitive test.

After several months, the test seemed to have some new types of questions he had never seen before.

Although Lu Xuanyu felt somewhat groggy, he took the test seriously.

Ms. Florence was waiting nearby.

While taking the test, Lu Xuanyu said, "I remember what Mr. Xiang told me before. He has a grand vision, saying he wants all humanity to enjoy this gene modification surgery."

"Yes, that’s right," Ms. Florence nodded. "That’s why our medical center exists. We will continually work to reduce costs and find ways to make the surgery accessible to all humans."

"But if this surgery requires staying in the hospital for six months..." Lu Xuanyu shook his head. "Who could stand that?"

"Well, on one hand, we can hope for public healthcare systems. Like, include it in health insurance or something," Ms. Florence said, "the boss even hopes to convince Cuba to carry the banner of internationalism. It’s impressive for him as a capitalist to maintain a good relationship with that country."

"Also, there are admittedly some not fully matured Acceleration methods."