Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 613 - 257: Anti-Addiction System

Chapter 613: Chapter 257: Anti-Addiction System

"A harmonious marital relationship contributes to mental health," Florence said. "It’s not everything in life, but it is an important part of it. The secretion of endorphins brought about by affectionate and intimate behavior is very real."

After finishing his statement, Florence carefully glanced at the couple, paused for a moment, and then continued, "Of course, that’s not to say it’s necessary. Platonic love can also be deeply admirable. I have indeed heard that there is a tradition of asceticism in the Eastern martial arts world. That is also a perfectly normal personal choice. If that’s the case, I apologize for my earlier presumption."

"No..." Lu Xuanyu opened his mouth, unsure what to say. After a few seconds, he added, "Well, I advocate that neither solitary Yin can produce nor solitary Yang grow... Ah, what I mean is, I do not advocate asceticism. That... just is..."

Lu Xuanyu rubbed his face with one hand. These days, all his thoughts had been on "being able to stand up," neglecting this issue. But now that the topic had suddenly hit him in the face, he... couldn’t avoid discussing it.

Finally, as if squeezing the words out from his throat, he said, "This issue, you could discuss it privately with my wife. That... she is the main... the primary... beneficiary..."

Florence sighed, "That is a misconception, Mr. Lu. This is not merely a female product. It is an extension of your limb, with tactile units connected to the neural network in your brain that processes related stimuli. You also feel it when you use it. Perhaps because the sensitivity of the pressure-sensitive units is not as acute as that of the tactile nerves, your sensation is not as clear as before, but, it is indeed your external ’Prosthetic Body’ reproductive organ."

"If you insist, I can indeed discuss it alone with your wife. But you are always the one who feels it most directly."

Lu Xuanyu’s wife realized what was being discussed and playfully slapped Lu Xuanyu lightly, "What do you think of me... you really dare to let me decide everything, believe it or not, I’ll order one that is both..."

Although Lu Xuanyu’s wife also wanted to say something witty to lighten the awkward atmosphere, she felt embarrassed to speak up in front of Florence.

Lu Xuanyu’s wife, cheeks reddening, said to Florence, "Does your company still produce this?"

"Last year, the boss purchased two adult product manufacturing companies that have a certain scale," Florence replied, expression unchanged. "This project was initiated because some physical disabilities affect the external genitalia."

The role of those related companies in the production of adult products is to provide physiological advice during the development of this type of Prosthetic Body.

—Ah, last half of last year... It couldn’t have been when they decided to invite me...

At that moment, Lu Xuanyu felt touched but also extremely embarrassed.

Yet, after much thought, he felt it would be wrong to spurn their kindness.

Thus, Lu Xuanyu said, "Well, my current body temperature is fifty degrees... It might cause low-temperature burns, right?"

"You don’t need to worry about that," Florence said with a smile. "Under adult mode, it will not release your body fluids but will continuously release pre-prepared lubricant. The temperature difference between the two partners can also be addressed with insulation equipment."

Florence further explained the principles of this special Prosthetic Body.

The external genital Prosthetic Body features countless tiny pressure-sensitive units inside and out, which can convert different pressures into tactile nerve signals. Then, an electronic device implanted in the brain projects the tactile information onto the corresponding cortex.

The rest is up to the still intact but long quiet natural circuits in the brain to produce a sense of pleasure.

At the climax of the activity, the brain will naturally produce an impulse, which is also directly transmitted into the Prosthetic Body. The Prosthetic Body will then release a large amount of pre-stored lubricant all at once. Since the internal artificial urethra also has slight tactile sensitivity, this suffices to satisfy the brain.

In fact, primates involved in the experiments have shown satisfaction with this Prosthetic Body, even preferring to resolve their instinctual impulses with their developed upper limbs.

Of course, this discovery also led to additional features of this Prosthetic Body.

Lu Xuanyu, looking at the information provided by Florence, muttered, "It even has an anti-addiction feature... "

How to put it, he suddenly had a feeling... "The company’s top leadership is from the Republic."

"This is not out of asceticism," Florence explained. "Since the input signals are controlled by the device, their intensity is manually adjustable. Moreover, your efforts in this matter are no longer limited by your physical strength or the function of your testicles and glands. You only need to replenish lubricant and batteries to continue indefinitely."

"Of course, the advantage is that you can manually control the strength of the signal input, ensuring synchronization of both parties’ states at all times. But in a sense, these direct pleasure-stimulating electronic signals... can be considered true electronic drugs."

"Anti-addiction measures are necessary."

Lu Xuanyu nodded with a complex expression. He always felt that being subject to a capitalist’s rules for such a private matter was somewhat...

But considering safety was appropriate.

"Rest assured, according to safety protocols, you have an hour each day of adult time. For most people, this is plenty. Around forty minutes, it will prompt once, then gradually increase the signal strength. During this time, you will not be able to manually reduce the signal input’s intensity. In the final five minutes, the signal intensity will reach the maximum value of the natural range. This ensures there will be no ’abrupt interruption’ scenario."

"Of course, you must sign a user agreement before use, ensuring you will not use technical means to bypass the anti-addiction system restrictions. Otherwise, any negative effects that arise must be borne by you alone."

To be honest, before Florence made the warning, Lu Xuanyu hadn’t even considered "jailbreaking" that aspect.

He could only admire the company’s operators.

In the following short period, Florence consulted Lu Xuanyu and his wife as thoroughly as possible about various needs concerning the Prosthetic Body. After all,

he believed the final result would be acceptable to everyone.

After finalizing this major issue, Lu Xuanyu waited another two days.

Then, after completing routine cognitive test questions, he was once again wheeled into the operating room.

This time, the doctors would implant a multitude of flexible electrodes into his skull.

This was a craniotomy. For Homo sapiens, such a surgery is quite dangerous and should be avoided if not necessary;

but for a Benchmark Man, this type of surgery is merely "basic."