Summary at the end of the second volume
Xiangshan:
The ancestor of martial arts, who has lost his memory, seems to have been the developer who set off a technological revolution. When his head was unearthed in a garbage dump a few months earlier, he couldn't even remember his name, except that he had an enemy named "Yogmow". A small fragment of memory has now been recovered.
Head Prosthesis: A half-head made of a high-strength alloy of unknown composition, and a recent skull made of a common alloy, containing martial arts chips and storage devices. It comes with an ultra-high-precision prosthetic eye.
Torso prosthesis: A prosthesis of your own making. The spine is the legacy of a gifted warrior and comes with a miniature hydraulic system that allows it to move autonomously. Dozens of pieces of armor, each of which can be deflected independently, are equipped with wireless transmitters, as well as several batteries.
Prosthetic hand: The ten fingers and palm are equipped with a high-frequency oscillation generator, which can quickly deteriorate the alloy, and ultrasound and infrasound waves can pose a certain threat to the biological brain
Prosthetic legs: Artificial muscle fiber prosthetic legs, which have extremely high explosive power in specific directions, but do not seem to be durable enough.
Weapons: Several common thermal weapons. Phonon Knife [Limited by weight and energy, temporarily unusable] [Illustration]
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Companions:
Yuki: A young man who was accepted as a disciple by Xiangshan
Little Girl: Orphan. The genetics father is an unknown green forest, the mother is a certain victim, and the first word learned in life is "don't be afraid"
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Settings that can now be exposed:
Homo vexillues are biologically distinct species from Homo sapiens. Gene therapy to transform Homo sapiens into a benchmark human is a precursor to prosthetic modification. Vexillues, a variation of the Latin word vexillum, means standard/benchmark.
Baseline humans need to supplement more metal elements, their body density is greater than that of Homo sapiens, they can independently produce metal cluster protein layers, they will not be infected by all known protopathogens at the beginning of the 21st century, their cells have strong resistance to mechanical damage, anti-hypoxia, and anti-aging ability, and the life expectancy of baseline humans is much higher than that of Homo sapiens.
Most importantly, baseline humans can rely on electric field energy instead of partial ATP hydrolysis to supply energy to cells. This technology initially seemed to be aimed at solving the problem of human feeding, so that the world would no longer have famine and more labor would be liberated.
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At the moment society is in a loose state. The government/"patrons of civilization" occupy resources, but they follow anarchism, with the "Dyson principle" as the only criterion, and only provide basic asylum. They exist only to maintain the "human gene pool". What exactly the human gene pool is remains to be explored.
Wulin was hostile to the government. At the same time, the martial arts is divided into two opposing branches - one is the rivers and lakes, and the other is the green forest.
Greenwood relies on a shared memory of extreme evil and cruelty to sustain the organization. The means of augmenting personnel is to use that common memory to brainwash others and rewrite people's personalities. [This technology seems to have been born to solve the problem of human education]
The ecology of the rivers and lakes is unknown, but it seems to basically follow the tradition of "knowledge sharing". At present, it is only known that the rivers and lakes rely on the blockchain to spread the way to the entrance, while the sect relies on the magnetic chain to share knowledge.
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Article 0: All individuals who do not explicitly refuse to comply with the Dyson Principles, or who do not explicitly violate them, are tacitly abiding by the Dyson Principles and accepting the protection of civility. The James Dyson principle is the only universal principle of human civilization. Anything that does not violate the Dyson Principles should be permitted
Explanation: Citizens have the right to privacy as well as various freedoms. But human civilization will not provide additional shelter for these freedoms. Violations of these freedoms, while not encouraged, do not lead to the loss of civility protection for citizens. However, residents can kill the violator when their freedom is violated, so that the citizen will not lose his asylum – the right to self-defense is unlimited.
Article 1: All human beings have an obligation to maintain human genetic diversity. Refusal of this obligation would automatically result in the loss of civilizational asylum.
Article 2: It is forbidden to damage the biological brain of others
Article 3: It is forbidden to manufacture, use, or sell addictive drugs
Article 4: Private property exists and is protected
Article 5: Anyone is permitted and only permitted to establish an organization in the form of a "declaration of allegiance by an individual to another entity."
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About Quotes and Tributes:
The preface to this volume is quoted from the preface to the doctoral dissertation of the great tutor Karl Marx.
There are several references to the book Capital in the Twenty-First Century, by the French left-wing economist Thomas Piketty. [In order to avoid system sensitivity, I will not put the Chinese book title]
The main tributes in this volume include "Fist of the Big Dipper", "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure", "Persona 5", "Ip Man", "The Grandmaster" and other works.
About "the mountain is dug out in the form of a head" - here is the core of the triple tribute.
On the first floor, it pays homage to the beginning of Kishiro Yukito's "Gun Dream". The first chapter, "Rusty Homo Sapiens", is a tribute to the first chapter of "Gun Dream", "The Rusty Angel".
The second level is a nod to Magic's journey from Urza's saga to the lore of the Great War. That is, the story of "the protagonist with only one head left, against a great enemy named Yagmov".
On the third level, in his early years, in order to fight against reactionary forces such as "decaying history", Xiangshan claimed that "there must be a Lich King". Just recently, the Lich King Bovar was broken by Sylvanas.
These three imagery will be intertwined in one place, running through the foundation of the work.
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Finally, I would like to share my thoughts.
First of all, I would like to thank you for your continued support. Thank you for your votes, tips, and thank you for reading this story.
In addition, we would like to thank the professionals for their technical support. Special thanks to my friends who are martial arts enthusiasts in Beijing for their help during the preparation of this book.
To be honest, I'm actually a bit ashamed of everyone's support. I have clearly realized that I really have no talent to speak of in the creative journey, and I have no great ideas. Coupled with the strange aesthetics and niche hobbies, the things that are written are inevitably a little boring for everyone.
In fact, I got a job at a cram school at the beginning of the year with the help of my writer's card. It's just that there are unforeseen circumstances, and the city is closed due to the epidemic, and it seems that it may be closed until the spring flowers bloom. It's like God is forcing me to eat this bowl of rice, so I have no choice but to continue writing.
Still, what to write?
Among my favorite sci-fi genres, in addition to the "new space opera" represented by the Verno Vench Abyss series and the Dan Simmons Hyperion series, it should be "cyberpunk". And as a Chinese person, I must have a longing for the romantic story of "chivalry and martial arts".
So, a little person in my head jumped out and shouted: "What are you fighting for, mixing together to write cyberpunk martial arts, idiot." ”
So, there was this book.
I think the spirit of "martial arts" and the background of "cyberpunk" are a natural fit. What is "chivalry"? Violate the prohibition with force, hoe the strong to help the weak, and interpret and reshape the "human dignity" with action. Cyberpunk, on the other hand, is precisely the alienation of people by technology, and the absolute control of the strong over the weak.
If you look at it from a futuristic point of view, perhaps the answer to the problem of "technological alienation of people" has been hidden in the story of martial arts.
"Martial arts" is undoubtedly a "technique". And when a martial artist is immersed in martial arts, people do not think of him as an admirer of technology, but as an artist.
It's not just a fictional story, it's a reality thing. Think about Bruce Lee, the promoter of kung fu culture in the last century, is he an artist or an admirer of technology in people's minds?
Technology will lead to the alienation and distortion of people, but technology is not destined to lead to the alienation and distortion of people.
As far as I know, there are no two elements that make game punk and martial arts more natural, but they are rarely put together.
At least that's what I thought.
That's probably the only little insight I have into life.
I can't say how good this story can be, but it really was my intention.
We look forward to your continued support.
Recently, day and night have been reversed, and my physical condition is not satisfactory, so I will sort out my thoughts a little. Tomorrow, I will continue to update the second volume of "The Legend of Cyber Heroes", "Real Names and Real Names".