"Master!" Yuki suddenly asked when he was helping Xiangshan adjust the circuit, "Wait a minute, can I leave for a while?" I want to go out and see ......."

"Out of the house?" Xiang Shan was a little puzzled: "It's your freedom to go out." But isn't it chaotic out there lately? ”

These days, Xiang Shan stays at home, and here he wholeheartedly reconstructs his own prosthesis. But he could still hear the movement outside.

In the past half month, the village chief has done some things. He heard about the work of a third of the town, organized them all, conducted combat training - he called it "self-defense organization".

Of course, this is also a way. Warriors are not omnipotent. At least in Xiang Shan's cognition, powerful warriors can indeed be killed by numbers. A group of industrial heavy machines lined up together, attacking and defending with uniform movements, that is a warrior has to be frightened.

But the problem is that "lining up in a row for coordinated attack and defense" is itself a kind of martial arts. Xiang Shan still remembers that "the martial arts of manipulating many machines or large warships" is the third major school that distinguishes it from the outer door and the internal strength, the "military way".

Alternatively, non-martial artists can rely on thermal weapons for suppressive fire, using saturation attacks against non-gun-path martial artists.

But as far as Xiang Shan's observation is concerned, the only hot weapon that has appeared in this village is the automatic rifle in the mayor's hand.

If there is only this level of firepower, then don't say suppress the warrior, maybe a warrior with a thicker outer armor can stand still and let the mayor shoot casually.

This is where the difference between a cyber and a physical body lies. Injuries to the flesh often affect the whole body. Pain anywhere can interfere with the body's exertion. A broken muscle somewhere can cause some movements to not be done. Even if adrenaline can really make you ignore your body's self-protection mechanisms, the lack of oxygen caused by bleeding is not something that can be carried by perseverance.

This is a material world after all. As long as there is no oxygen, the cells cannot get energy.

Even a ricocheting bruise can make it impossible for a physical human to exert its full strength.

But cyber prosthetics are different. As long as the key transmission components are not damaged, the Cyberprotic's ability to operate will not be hindered in any way. If the caliber of the bullet is small, the outer armor of the cyber will be able to completely block it.

Cyberprosthetics also do not need to "recuperate". As long as you can afford to pay for it, it's okay to replace it if it's broken.

This makes the warrior have a higher margin for error on the battlefield, and it also makes the requirements for the user of thermal weapons higher.

Xiang Shan didn't even hear any gunshots or anything like that in the village. If you want to come here, you can't have a gun master trained to consume bullets.

He even wondered if the mayor was trying to take advantage of this opportunity to get a private army in his own hands.

Yuki's expression was looking forward to it: "Master, do you know that the mayor of the town has hired three martial artists from the city out of his own pocket!" ”

"Martial artist?" Xiang Shan was a little surprised: "I heard that martial artists are very respected...... The mayor is so rich? ”

"Ah, it can't be the kind of person who makes it to the Paralympics, but it's also the level of a local league!" Yuki's face was full of excitement: "That's a professional martial artist!" Professional martial artist! ”

Xiang Shan muttered, "Professional martial artist? Isn't it remarkable? ”

- Cyber martial arts is an assassination technique, and those who go to the ring are also assassinations?

"Master, we people here have been ...... since we were children Eh, why don't you go see those martial artists too? Maybe you can remember the past? Yuki kept persuading.

"Excuse me." Xiang Shan waved his hand: "It just so happens that I am going to try to absorb the memories of that dog today, and I need a quiet environment." It's just right for you to see the excitement – remember to talk to your mom. ”

Yuki nodded: "Understood!" Then he ran out with a clatter.

Xiang Shan fell into deep thought.

He was well aware that cyber martial arts were designed to fight tyranny. As long as there is martial arts and chivalry, the grass people have a chance to assassinate the tyrant. This is the only purpose for which martial arts were designed.

It was hard for him to imagine what kind of development martial arts had undergone during his slumbering time. Why is there such a thing as a ring showdown?

- No, it seems that there were ......

Xiang Shan looked at the two hard drives he had in hand.

At this point, his appearance changed completely. He was being hung from a table - unlike a natural person, there was no blood circulation in the prosthesis, and there was no necrosis in the long-term bondage. The sleek outer armor that resembled light plate armor outlined the lines of his torso—of course, in terms of thickness, the heavy armor of the ancient knights was not as heavy as this armor.

A new alloy skull, fitted to his original skull. A data cable extends from the skull and is connected to Dr. Schultz's medical terminal.

The fur of the canine-like prosthetic covers his hands. These furs can hinder heat dissipation, but are also able to provide some limited protection.

Directly below him, are two legs.

These two legs are the result of all the artificial muscle fibers in that dog's body coming together. Xiangshan completely changed the arrangement of muscle fibers. It can exert force in either direction. Traditionally, joint techniques can't clamp down on these legs. After a large number of artificial muscle fibers are gathered together, if they are contracted or released with all their strength under high-voltage electricity, the accumulated kicking force can be calculated in "tons", and even an elephant can be kicked to death.

But this method of bringing artificial muscle fibers together also makes heat dissipation a big problem - after all, Will Granddog's canine prosthesis is to spread these muscle fibers evenly on a whole body of flesh, and the heat dissipation area is much larger than the legs formed by the layers of muscle. Xiang Shan didn't even attach armor to this layer of artificial muscle, but only covered it with some kind of special plastic with excellent thermal conductivity and low specific heat capacity, which was found in the village.

Inside this artificial muscle, there are several coolant circulation systems that resemble "blood vessels".

These two legs are not fully connected to the body, only the hoses and circuits that transport the coolant have been connected.

"Okay, that's pretty much done. The welfare officer is here today, and the thugs will have to wait until the welfare officer is gone......"

Xiang Shan connected a memory storage hard drive to the terminal.

"There's still some time, and that's just the right time to read this memory. I hope there is something valuable in this memory. ”

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Outside the town, many residents gathered.

The authority of the welfare officer is much lower than that of the tax officer. The tax collector can decide how much genetic tax to charge. It can be said that the life and death of a settlement can be decided by the tax officer. But the welfare officer is only responsible for giving out genetic benefits. Even if he doesn't give it out, the town will have to raise fewer babies.

Therefore, this battle to welcome the welfare officer is much simpler than the battle to welcome the tax officer.

But the mayor of the town still waited in the square with a large group of people.

Yuki huddled through the crowd in the square, trying to get closer and see the warriors.

Of course, he knew that most of his masters knew martial arts. He also knew that the martial artists that the mayor could invite could not be some top figures.

However, this is the first time he has met a martial artist!

It's not that inconspicuous animal form, nor is it the half-crippled form of the master, but a true martial artist with a complete prosthetic body!

How could he not take a look?

It was at this time that the dust gradually rose. Metal-based plants grow a little slower than in the past, especially woody plants, so there is very little vegetation in this age, and there is sand and dust everywhere. Ground-effect aircraft can even whip up a sandstorm.

Yuki suddenly heard the megaphone behind him shouting, "Yuki! Come over to me! ”

Yuki hurriedly turned around, trying to get away from her mother. However, the townspeople, who don't know where the good thing came from, actually pulled Yuki's upper body and laughed: "Little ghost, your mother is calling you!" ”

Yuki suddenly hit Yulia's tires, stood up straight and was embarrassed to move, bowed his head and said, "Mom? ”

"Yuki! What the hell are you thinking? Yulia was very unhappy: "You have been in close contact with 'Shan' recently. I think he's really teaching you something about repair, so he didn't interfere too much. But what are you doing? ”

Due to work, Yulia did not communicate much with the person who was at her son's house. However, when she occasionally came home to look, she did see Yuki learning to repair machinery. This is a very noble craft today. Therefore, she did not interfere too much.

But in her heart, a warrior of unknown origin like Xiang Shan is dangerous after all.

"I'll just look at those warriors......"

"What can you do if you see it? Can you afford a warrior's prosthetic? Yulia mercilessly accused: "The path of a warrior is very difficult, and it is easy to become a thug." I advise you not to have any curiosity about the warriors......"

"Mom!" Yuki stomped her foot: "I'm just curious!" ”

"Curious? Do you know what the mayor did when he brought those three warriors back? They could go into battle at any time. If you get too close, in case there are three long and two short......"

It was at this time that the sandstorm suddenly reached its peak. Visibility is rapidly reduced.

The welfare officer has finally arrived. Yulia instinctively stopped talking.

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Mayor Mare has been here for a long time today.

Behind the old man were three more people from outside the town. Unlike the townspeople, the three men were highly prosthetic, but not the angular industrial prosthetics. Their steel bodies are nothing compared to the shoddy prosthetics of the townspeople.

These three warriors are all well-known figures in the outside world.

Among the three warriors, the one at the head has impressive arms. He only has a pair of arms, but the size of these arms almost makes people think that they are industrial heavy machinery. The weight of these arms is close to a ton, but it can throw punches that can reach speeds of more than 200 meters per second.

Such a fist is even capable of scrapping a tank with one punch.

"Main battle tank" Paulus.

Just like his title, this warrior's "machine fist" is good at, and he can play the power of the main battle tank charge.

And the second warrior is not as eye-catching as the first. He didn't have a single bare skin, and his entire appearance was silvery. His waist is very slim, and he has thrown away his weight to the maximum in order to balance speed. The warrior's back, roughly equivalent to the shoulder blades of a natural person, has two extra arms extending out. These two arms do not resemble human hands, but are closer to the praying mantis, completely connected to the knife.

This warrior completed the practice of "unity of man and sword" in a technique that only existed in this era.

"Storm Knife" Ronconi.

The third person looked unremarkable, but he was carrying a Vulcan machine gun on his shoulder, and he thought he was the legendary cultivator of the gun and cannon path.

"Blossom bomb" Anthony.

All three of them were warriors from nearby cities.