Chapter 100: Prosthetic Transformation (Reform)
"The one-eyed old Mo is an idiot, but his brother is not easy to mess with, if you don't want to be killed, I suggest you get out of here as soon as possible!"
Suddenly, words came from behind the counter that surprised Lin Mu. He looked sideways, and saw an old man with gray hair sitting there, with his head down, tinkering with a machine.
As if noticing his gaze, he raised his head and said with a smile: "I have been a sheriff in Los Angeles for twenty years, and I can tell at a glance whether you have done anything bad or not!" ”
Although what he said seemed a little swearing, Lin Mu still noticed his slightly faster heartbeat, as well as a certain expectation that flickered in his eyes.
Looking for the old thing to bluff yourself?
Lin Mu sneered in his heart, but he made a surprised expression on his face, and said, "How do you know that I just killed someone at the door?" ”
"Murder?"
Got it wrong? Or is the young man lying to himself?
The old man frowned slightly, his eyes faintly revealed suspicion, and he said bewildermently: "Whether you kill someone or steal something from the one-eyed old Mo, it actually has nothing to do with me, I just want to give you a piece of advice!" ”
Lin Mu slowly retracted the expression on his face, walked to the counter in a few steps, hung his head, and said in a low voice: "Then, you are planning to expose me in exchange for the reward of that guy named One-Eyed Old Mo." Or do you want to take advantage of this opportunity and get something out of me? ”
When Lin Mu slowly raised his head, revealing a pair of eyes that seemed to be about to be devoured, the gray-haired old man's heart suddenly began to twitch slightly.
He didn't lie, he did work as a sheriff in Los Angeles for twenty years, and he had seen a lot of poor-chested thugs during that time, but none of them had the suffocating sense of oppression in the young man in front of him, and the terrible eyes of murderous intent.
Involuntarily, his right hand slowly raised, and a thought came to his mind. Grab the gun you put aside and take out this horrible guy!
However, as soon as the thought came to him, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, snuffing it out in his heart.
"Looks like you're not dizzy yet."
Lin Mu spoke softly, raised his clenched right hand, and opened it, and suddenly, a small round pebble fell on the counter, the size of which was exactly the same as the warhead of a bullet.
What can a pebble like this do?
In the hands of ordinary people, it is not even a weapon, but in the hands of level 2 and above augmenters, it can become a deadly murder weapon.
At this moment, the gray-haired old man naturally would not suspect that Lin Mu was an ordinary person. Facing the spinning stones on the counter, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, forced a smile, and said, "I said, no matter what you did before, it has nothing to do with me!" ”
"That's the best!"
With a chuckle, Lin Mu turned around and just walked out of the door, when he heard the sound of the old guy taking a long breath from behind him.
The so-called greed is something that leads people to take risks. An old guy who sits in a poor jingle and has no valuables in a grocery store naturally wants to take the opportunity to make a fortune.
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After walking through an inconspicuous alley, Lin Mu found that the commercial area on the first floor also had a new open area.
A hole had been made in the thick alloy plate, and on the other side was an area that resembled a high resemblance of a shelter structure. Of course, it's nowhere near as wide as the second-story residential area, which is only a third the size of a football field.
Compared to the decent shops on the street, most of the things sold here are rare goods that cannot be put on the table.
Blatantly sold human flesh, slaves chained around their necks, and even two open brothels...... Among them, the one that made him most curious was a shop in a remote corner.
The plaque hanging in the door depicts this hammer, and the sound of electric drills and metal pounding can be faintly heard inside.
Blacksmith?
Thinking of the European and American RPG games he had played, this thought flashed through his mind.
As soon as you enter, you will see a very clean shop, but behind the small door next to the counter, there is a sound of metal tapping from time to time.
"Welcome to the Chogoin Workshop! Our shop is mainly engaged in prosthetic business, of course, if you have special needs, we can also modify some of your special parts to a limited extent! ”
A charming woman's voice, Lin Mu looked sideways, and behind the counter was a tall woman, whose left arm was a mechanical arm without skin.
Prosthetics?
Lin Mu frowned slightly. To be honest, it was a relatively foreign word to him. What he was more concerned about at the moment was whether the woman in front of him was Yincheng's bionic robot.
'Plop! Thump! ’
A strong, powerful heartbeat and pulse was nothing like the self-proclaimed scavenger I had met in the wilderness before.
Just as he stared straight at his chest, the woman suddenly smiled seductively and said, "This guest, if you are interested in me, you may have to disappoint you, because I like men who are taller than me." ”
As she stood up, Lin Mu couldn't help but pick the corners of his eyes twice. This woman is very tall, her head is about to touch the ceiling, and he roughly estimates that this woman is at least two meters tall.
"Ahem, if you can, can you tell me what a prosthetic body is?"
Coughing softly, Lin Mu turned his head slightly, not staring at the woman. Since he was sure that the other party should be human, he naturally didn't want to be mistaken for someone with bad intentions.
"Oh? It turned out to be a layman. ”
The woman was slightly surprised, a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes, she sat down again, and began to explain the prosthetic body to Lin Mu in a voice.
Prosthetics, first known as prosthetics, are a technique that has become popular in various settlements in the past two years.
In the battle against mutant beasts, many people inevitably lost their lives, but there were also many people like old Carl who just lost some parts of their bodies.
In response to this situation, a technology that existed before the catastrophe has reappeared, that is, the replacement of certain parts of the human body with machinery, and the technology is more sophisticated today than it was before the catastrophe.
Just like the metal arm of the woman in front of her, it contains a large number of sensors connected to the nerves, allowing her to feel everything that a real arm can feel. At the same time, the power of her left arm exploded in an instant, which was completely comparable to a second-level enhancer.
"In addition to the limbs, the internal organs and eyes can be completely replaced by machinery, and even it can give you an oversized one!"
The woman raised her hand and pointed at Lin Mu's lower body, and when she saw that his face changed slightly, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and let out bursts of laughter.
Removing something oversized from his mind, Lin Mu pondered for a moment and said, "This kind of convenient thing should have some kind of shortcoming, right?" ”
If this thing was as good as the woman said, then why had he barely seen any other modified humans?
You must know that for the average person, the limbs that can be obtained after transformation are comparable to those of a second-level augmenter, and in this dangerous world, it represents a significant increase in survival rate.
"It can't be said to be a shortcoming, it can only be said to be a minor problem."
The woman sighed and turned away, revealing a metal device embedded in the flesh of her back that resembled a small piece of armor.
"In order for the machine to run, it needs an energy source, and the name of this thing is the Angel Core, which is responsible for transmitting the energy from the nuclear battery to the modified prosthetic."
Hearing this, Lin Mu took a slight breath. Let's not talk about the impact of having such an ugly thing on the body, just saying that the prosthetic body needs to be powered by a nuclear battery, which is enough to dispel the desire of ordinary people to prosthetic.
After hesitating for a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Can you tell me, what is the price of installing a leg prosthesis?" ”