Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 610 - 254 Visit

Chapter 610: Chapter 254 Visit

"An uncheckable angel" is no different from a devil to humanity.

"Two battling devils", when considered as a whole, are actually quite similar to an angel.

——This was something Xiang Shan had said to key personnel at Superman Enterprise in the past.

Therefore, Xiang Shan had never rejected the establishment of external regulatory bodies.

The reason such a behemoth as Superman Enterprise can develop peacefully around the world is also inseparable from this approach.

Xiang Shan’s dream was merely "to change the world". And he firmly believed that "the birth of new technology" was sufficient to change the world.

The power he coveted was only to "decide what kind of technology is born" and to "ensure he had the resources to develop that technology".

That was his "goodwill" as a scientist.

However, on this issue, Lu Xuanyu did indeed trust Xiang Shan a bit more.

He said, "The standard one will do, thank you."

Mrs. Florence nodded with a smile, "Any other questions?"

The couple shook their heads simultaneously.

Xiang Shan demanded that volunteers for clinical trials understand every detail of the entire experiment, be aware of all the risks involved, and participate voluntarily on this basis.

Every volunteer had to attend such a briefing before entering the "Cyberization" phase.

Occasionally, Xiang Shan himself would conduct the session, but most of the work was taken up by Florence.

She nodded, "The separation of osteocytes will be carried out today. After external modification and cultivation, they will be used to print the Prosthetic Base. This process will take about a month."

"During this month, we will advance the collection and study of neural signals. When it comes time to install the Prosthetic Body, we’ll be able to directly interface the operating system of the Prosthetic Body with your neural signals. To achieve this, however, one must undergo craniotomy surgery to implant flexible electrodes in the cranial cavity. I mentioned this to you two days ago, is there anything else you need me to explain?"

Lu Xuanyu shook his head again, saying, "I just hope the surgery can be completed as quickly as possible."

"There’s no rushing this, Mr. Lu." Florence shook her head, "Even though your brain is already much more Tenacious than that of Homo sapiens, the brain is still a delicate organ. Our first priority is to ensure you’re not harmed, and then to obtain successful experimental data. Currently, Director Tao and other neurosurgery specialists from other hospitals are working out the surgical plan. It will take a little more time."

"The surgery is scheduled for two days from now."

Lu Xuanyu nodded and said no more.

Florence began to collect the documents on the table. At this point, Lu Xuanyu voiced a thought that he had harbored for a long time, "Miss Florence, may I visit those volunteers who have completed the Cyberization?"

Up to that point, he had only seen the Cyberized primates that were successful in video materials provided by Xiang Shan.

Since entering the medical center, Superman Enterprise also provided him with materials on Cyberized humans.

But...

In the era Lu Xuanyu grew up in, video processing and image processing technologies were very mature. Although Lu Xuanyu knew Superman Enterprise wouldn’t use fake videos to deceive people, he always had a concern... stemming from his era’s background until he actually saw it.

"Oh, right. There is such an arrangement." Florence packed her smart device into her handbag and said, "Please wait a moment. I’ll take you there myself."

The deeper area of this large medical center is where the Benchmark Men who have completed the transformation are active.

The temperature in this Inner Zone is consistently maintained at 50 degrees Celsius.

Before heading to the "Inner Zone", Florence and Lu Xuanyu’s wife put on the latest equipment.

It was a heat-insulating suit that looked like a cotton-padded jacket, with a hood that could cover the head, forehead, and even the face if necessary.

The design followed the thought process of cold protection gear.

However, there was a weight-acceptable cooling device on the back of the garment.

It could maintain the temperature inside the suit between 24 and 27 degrees Celsius.

While active in the outer zone, Lu Xuanyu needed to wear a cotton-padded jacket with a heating device. But when moving in the Inner Zone, Homo sapien staff had to switch to gadgets with cooling devices.

"Be very careful not to approach the air outlet of the heating device. If you put an egg there, it really will cook," Florence cautioned Lu Xuanyu’s wife carefully.

Lu Xuanyu’s wife, pushing his wheelchair with one hand and tightly wrapping herself in the cooling garment with the other, nodded vigorously.

After passing through an isolating corridor, Lu Xuanyu felt the warm air coming face-on.

Then, he heard "thump thump" sounds.

Those were the sounds of a basketball hitting the ground.

Lu Xuanyu faced a corridor. There were several different rooms on the right side of the corridor, of unknown use, while on the left, there was only one large door that seemed to lead to a big space akin to a sports stadium.

The sound of the basketball came from there.

Only one type of person would play sports here in air that’s fifty degrees.

Lu Xuanyu craned his neck in the wheelchair, trying to see into the distance. His wife quickly pushed the wheelchair forward, complaining, "What’s the hurry?"

The group turned past that large door.

Several individuals with steel limbs were playing basketball.

These people were generally around the age of thirty, but their bodies were all impaired. From their appearances, they were mainly Asian, but there were also people from other regions.

"The first batch of treated individuals are mainly military personnel, police officers, and firefighters," Florence introduced. "Of course, due to funding sources... the military still prevails. Of the current over fifty Benchmark Men, thirty-seven have a military background. They mainly consist of those who were accidentally injured and disabled during training and drills."

The fire department also strove hard for quotas. After all, based on existing data, Benchmark Humanization surgery is a very low-Risk surgery. Compared to this small risk, "a lifetime of disability" is clearly more serious.

Firefighters who have lost limbs in various disasters are not few. But due to funding reasons, they have never been able to compete with the military for "the first batch of slots".

Even though the chairman of Superman Enterprise has repeatedly stated that his wish is to extend this transformative surgery to all of humanity, nobody can guarantee that the cost of the surgery will definitely come down. Even if the cost can be reduced, it is uncertain when that will happen.

This batch of volunteer slots could be the only way for the average person to access this transformative surgery within the next ten years.

If the cost cannot be brought down, then this group might be a handful of lucky ones who get the surgery for free.

If the cost can be reduced, then they will become pioneers in opening up a path for humanity — which is beneficial for enhancing the collective image.

But Lu Xuanyu was no longer considering those factors.

He stared at the leg of a young man.

A mechanical leg that moved nearly as flexibly as human muscles.