Chapter 266
The medical bed was pushed around.
Click, the Operating Room door slowly closed, and with the intubation and injection of sedative drugs, David closed his eyes again.
The Surgical Department, the observation room outside the isolation window.
"David?"
Lucy, who was present as a spectator as a 'Arasaka Second Generation Reserve Cadre', raised her eyebrows slightly.
She was both surprised and delighted to see an acquaintance there.
"SAT-6".
With his hands clasped in front of his abdomen and standing upright, V noticed Lucy's confusion and explained in a low voice, "The Santa Fe Frontline, they were the first to engage in combat with the New American Armed Forces, the Lazarus mercenaries."
"Your friend has a very clean background. He was chosen by the board of directors as a typical war hero. He's really lucky. By the way, Song Zhaomei was the one they brought back."
Upon hearing this, Lucy tilted her head slightly to look at Song Zhaomei.
"I remember him."
Song Zhaomei nodded and took a few steps forward, landing to the side of V.
"He was the one who took down the Voodoo Boys's 'Neptune' and the Federal Intelligence Agency's supply exchange vehicle in the Garcia Restaurant Parking Lot. He was probably in charge of blocking the enemy and intercepting reinforcements at the time... [Sandevistan] did a great job."
Her face held a look of reminiscence.
"Otherwise, he wouldn't have had a chance to survive Lazarus's Power Armor squad."
V gave his approval.
Lucy seemed lost in thought.
Just then, footsteps were heard.
A tall, white man with a buzz cut, a burly build, rugged features, a fierce demeanor, and no attempt to conceal the Combat Modification Cybernetics implants on his neck walked in.
"Director Jimmy."
Upon seeing the person who had arrived, V immediately went to greet them.
Jimmy Warren (Vera's assistant adjutant at SAT) is now the Director of the Special Operations Department and the Counter-Intelligence Department's Direct Superior.
During this period, he was overseeing the battle in Sacramento, and based on the intelligence provided by Song Zhaomei, he was tasked with dismantling the Federal Intelligence Agency and Militech intelligence networks on the West Coast.
Coming here now must be a special trip to report on work.
"V".
A nod is a way of saying hello.
Jimmy's scrutinizing gaze swept over V, the Bay Area branch executives present, Lucy, Song Zhaomei, and others, finally settling on Song Zhaomei. The Slaughtered Cyborg's half-closed eyes sharpened.
"Thank you for the information, Ms. Song."
He reached out his hand.
"You're welcome. We each get what we need."
With a light handshake, Song Zhaomei immediately shifted her gaze to the Operating Room. "I have obtained what I needed."
She had no intention of building a relationship with Jimmy, just as Jimmy openly distrusted her.
V and Jimmy, the classic good cop/bad cop approach, it's old news. She'll just need to cultivate a relationship with V, the good cop. As for Vera, she never dares to hope; she's the referee, and she doesn't easily step in.
The next move was to cut straight to the heart of the matter.
Just like this surgery.
Ignoring Jimmy's gaze, which seemed to say, "I'll be watching you," Song Zhaomei's eyes were fixed on Vera, who was changing into surgical scrubs and adjusting various new types of cyber components and Bio-Components in the Operating Room.
How to fundamentally treat Nervous System Trauma without causing irreversible sequelae?
Song Zhaomei's eyes were filled with expectation.
The operating room Surgical Lamp were turned on.
"It's better than I expected, but the deep degeneration of the nervous system is irreversible."
Vera swiped her PDA, quickly reviewing the results of the Neural Scan. "But my own reactions are much milder. Am I just naturally slow-witted?"
She took one last look at the BIS machine.
The bispectral index of the brain dropped to between 55 and 45, indicating that the patient was under Anesthetized State.
If no abnormalities are found, we can proceed.
Vera put down the PDA, then donned protective gloves and Surgical Robotic Arm.
"Log entry: April 25, 2077, Comprehensive Company Enhanced Warrior Modification Surgery."
Didi.
Operating Room AI Assistance: [Start Recording.]
—— [During Surgery]——
The warning lights on the storefront are on.
In the quiet darkness, David just wanted to lie down.
I don't want to think about anything, and I don't want to do anything.
And so it fell, drifting with the current, floating in the Deep Sea of Subconsciousness.
But there are always things that people care about that will come knocking on their door: what you think about, you dream about.
Tumultuous--!
Blood and fire.
Bathed in the blood of the Allied forces, the Iron Man attacked him.
With a sneer, he twisted his arm, crushed his knees, and broke his bones.
Then crush him into ashes.
He could only watch helplessly.
They watched as the even more ferocious and savage Dark Iron Man crushed them.
The image freezes at that moment.
David longed for it so much.
I wish I could pilot Power Armor too.
Just then.
A figure appeared ahead.
A striking and imposing figure with a captivating gaze.
"Can."
It is both a response and a permission.
"I want to drive Power Armor! "David thought.
"The index is rising—the patient is agitated."
"That's what the assistant prosthetic doctor said."
"I see, everything is normal."
A hazy, Crystal Blue Halo continued to emanate from her eyes, activating Geass to assist in the surgery and reorganize the Nervous System Conditioning. Vera's hands moved non-stop, maintaining a high level of activity in David's neurons.
The Geass in the cyber world is indeed far from reaching the level of the [CODE GEASS] world, but Geass is not such an inconvenient thing. As long as you are willing to study it, it has many uses.
After performing craniotomy, she first administered a minimally invasive injection of a human repair fluid developed based on the patient's DNA, along with R-618 regeneration agent. She then monitored the parameters of the nervous system scanner, interfering with and optimizing synaptic signals in real time.
Furthermore, by utilizing the properties of quantitative Progenitor Virus byproducts to enhance bodily functions, David's mental capacity, or rather, the Neuronal Capacity, is being Acquired Reinforcement.
Approximately 40 minutes later.
[Neurological scan: Neurons normal, synapses normal...]
The Nervous System Repair work is complete, and it has even been greatly enhanced.
More than a dozen physical therapists are holding PDAs and recording parameters.
Vera looked up, stretched her neck, and showed no signs of fatigue.
Basic repairs don't need to be this complicated and time-consuming, but there's an element of instruction involved, and Vera's demonstration was very detailed.
After all, this enhances her Arasaka foundation.
Whose Arasaka? That's a very important question.
As for why he kept his secret for fear that his apprentices would starve him?
No need.
The biggest difference is that Geass is the key difference.
The ability to precisely activate and constantly fine-tune the patient's neurons to maximize the drug's effectiveness is something other Cybernetic Doctor simply cannot do. At least not currently.
Even with similar surgical procedures and medications, the surgical outcomes can vary drastically.
This surgery is highly dependent on the individual. As long as the doctor is skilled, it can at least prevent your nervous system from deteriorating further. However, the extent of repair depends on the doctor's level and proficiency.
Ding-dong.
AI: [#No.1, Damaged Nervous System Repair Surgery Template, already recorded.]
"Let's categorize them."
Turning to the side, Vera said, "Continue."
AI: [#No.2, Improvements in prosthetic implantation techniques for preventing Cyberpsychosis.]
Vera resumed her demonstration.
This achievement is based on the Cyberbrain technology of the main world of "Ghost in the Shell".
Part of it has been compromised and altered in Cyberpunkification.
By attaching a set of receivers, sensors, and effectors to the Brain Interface Plug-in between the Cybernetic Operating System and the brain Micro-integrated Organ is created, reducing the direct erosion of personality by cyber implants.
Although it cannot be completely cured, it is easy to significantly increase and extend the user's workload on the existing basis.
AI: [#No.3, Bio-Component Implantation.]
Subdermal Nanofiber Polymer Armor, Nanomedical Robot, Toxin Binder, Quinxified Kagune Sac...
The core of this scheme: Quinxified Kagune Sac.
The Half-Ghoul Transformation surgery and QS Surgery, which originated from the world of "Ghoul".
Unlike Donato Porpora's Half-Ghoul Transformation surgery, which resulted in a tendency to Rc Cell Cannibalism (ghouls), and unlike the Kagune predatory organs that inevitably appear after Hishikori Kouichi's QS Surgery, the 'Quinxified Kagune Sac' that CCG Vera and Dr. Chigyou collaborated to improve is more like a Physique Enhancement Component.
There will be no ghoul cravings, and no alienated external predatory organs.
It acts like Artificial Heart, simply pumping Rc cells into the blood and body fluids as they flow through it, thereby comprehensively strengthening the human central nervous system, enhancing Self-Healing, reducing internal injuries, and giving the Cybernetic Tolerance.
When paired with a suitable Combat Cybernetics, it can achieve an effect greater than 1+N.
The downside is that this product is not suitable for Cyborg that have undergone full Alpha-level modifications.
AI: [#No.4, Basic Cybernetic Component Implantation.]
This is the simplest and most straightforward step.
Any Cybernetic Doctor could do it.
Purely based on the quality of the goods and the level of adjustment for fit.
With ease, Vera brought in the best available prosthetics from the North American Arasaka Prosthetics Laboratory to repair David's limbs and missing organs.