Chapter 9: Illusion and Reality
Once the cable is connected, Monica initiates the activation process.
When he was bored waiting, Ye Yuxuan asked, "Who helped design my current image?" ”
"Yourself." Monica replied. ”
Ye Yuxuan: "Huh? ”
Monica: "Crystals automatically sense what you want to look like and act on your genes. And the impact on the transformation effect is not large. ”
"How the hell did you do that? I mean transforming a person. Ye Yuxuan asked.
Monica: "I injected you with a live virus. ”
Ye Yuxuan: "Virus?!" ”
"That's right, viruses are the best modified gene vectors for mature individuals. We extracted the DNA of the lighthouse jellyfish and artificially limited the speed and location of its reduced stem cells. It was introduced into the virus along with the modified portion of the human genome. The modified virus will spread to most cells throughout your body, gradually replacing the old ones. ”
"Now, if you receive a large area of trauma, the cells around the wound will automatically reduce to stem cells and quickly divide into the cells you need."
"So I'm immortal now?" Ye Yuxuan looked at his new body in surprise.
However, Monica poured cold water on him at the right time: "Unfortunately, it's not. Your aging has stopped, but that doesn't mean you can't be killed. Because energy is required for the division of cells, and energy is finite. At the same time, it takes time for cells to regenerate. ”
"If the injury is too severe, such as being cut in half. It's impossible for your energy reserves to help you recover a lower body. Of course, in theory, as long as your brain is alive. Being put into a medical cabin and injected with nanobots can be saved. ”
Ye Yuxuan suddenly stirred: "It sounds really weird...."
Monica smiled and continued, "So, when the injury is not serious, you need to refuel quickly. That's why we've specially strengthened your ability to digest and absorb it. If you're injured, all you need is a bottle of glucose solution or just a piece of chocolate. ”
“...... How does it sound weird. Ye Yuxuan didn't know how to complain for a while, shouldn't this be the setting in an RPG game?
And Monica didn't stop because of Ye Yuxuan's stunnedness, and then said, "Next, is what you are about to experience." The difference made by three implantable lenses. ”
Ye Yuxuan felt as if there was a paralyzing sensation caused by an electric current passing through his body, and then, a line of artistic words with a metallic texture appeared in front of his eyes: "Welcome to the new world!" Then, a progress bar appeared in front of him, and gradually began to move to the right.
"Again, what's the situation....." Ye Yuxuan smiled bitterly, the situation in front of him made him a little overwhelmed.
Monica continues to act as a guide: "This is one of the basic functions of implantable lenses: sensory projection. It can project virtual images, sounds, and sensations onto the nerve centers of your cerebral cortex to form an illusion. ”
"Virtual reality?" Ye Yuxuan subconsciously said this term.
"Not exactly, it's probably closer to augmented reality in comparison. And it can easily switch between VR and AR according to the surrounding environment. It's great for path navigation, status overviews, and the like. ”
At this time, Ye Yuxuan noticed in hindsight that Monica beside him had never opened his mouth since he felt the electricity passing through his body. Her voice came straight to his head!
"That's right." Monica's voice rang out again, "This is the accessibility function that was born based on auditory projection and neural network technology: psychic connection communication. ”
"So you can feel my thoughts directly?!"
"Yes, you're connected to the global neural network, and you're in my private chat with you now. In fact, when you are familiar with the operation, you can turn off the free microphone, and now, I will know exactly what you want. ”
Ye Yuxuan: "......"
"Alright, a prompt window should appear now. You just stare at the button and think about confirming. ”
As Monica said, a confirmation window appeared in front of Ye Yuxuan's eyes. "The next thing it does is call on some of your brain functions to import some basic knowledge into the knowledge memory area." Monica reminded.
Ye Yuxuan pressed the confirmation button as she said. Immediately afterward, two new progress bars appeared, and various information and images seemed to flash in front of them. Text, images, sounds..... The whole nine yards.
After a few minutes, everything was gone. There is only one hint left that the import is complete. When he wanted to check the information just now, an overview window appeared directly in front of his eyes.
He flipped through the catalog, from scientific principles to Chinese dialects, from text descriptions to dioramoramas, from fighting techniques to firearm handling..... All kinds of knowledge he had heard and had not heard of were here, as if there was no end in sight.
Later, he began to speak fluently to Monica in English, which he was not good at: "I finally understand why you are an American, Yui Ueki is a Japanese girl, and you can both speak fluent Chinese." ”
"Of course." Monica said this in German.....
Ye Yuxuan skimmed it roughly, and then found two things of interest in his personal information: "Gene lock unlocking: 0%, brain development: 10%"
"Looks like you've noticed the point." "That's the potential that two transformations give you. Becoming stronger doesn't happen overnight. You also need time to adjust to your changes. The modifier gives you the key to unlock the genetic lock. Crystals, on the other hand, open the door to boost your brain's potential. When you enter the academy, these are your foundations, and you will gradually improve as you train, but ......"
"Until then, you have one last test!" Her tone suddenly became high, and her surroundings changed rapidly.
Circles of ripples spread outward, and everywhere they passed, everything changed. In the blink of an eye, Ye Yuxuan and Monica were already in a forest of reinforced concrete.
As far as the eye can see, it seems to be a city in ruins. Buildings follow straight and rigid lines that go straight to the sky. The sunlight was a little dim, like the afterglow of the setting sun, dyeing everything a dark red.
Ye Yuxuan was standing next to an intersection, there was not a single car in the criss-crossing streets, and it was empty. Monica, on the other hand, stood across the street and watched him, holding a sniper rifle and changing into a black suit. Her voice sounded again, but it was a little colder: "This is your final test, surviving in this simulated battlefield." ”