Metal prosthetics were commonplace in the Sky Abyss Empire.
Given the Sky Abyss Empire's level of civilization, they certainly possessed organ and limb regeneration technology. The Biochemical Reactor was the best proof of that.
However, in the Han Guang Star System, where Evil Poison ran rampant, nearly everyone who had been to the battlefield had been contaminated by it, differing only in severity. Under such circumstances, choosing regenerative technology carried a high chance of copying and multiplying the Evil Poison along with the regenerated tissue. The loss outweighed the gain.
Thus, at least within the military, prosthetic modification had become highly prevalent. The technology was mature, could carry more functions, and was highly compatible with the Machine Core.
Ronan had known this as early as the Relay Station, yet he still felt somewhat dazed.
He remembered that, in the Relay Station dreamscape, Xian Zhu's right arm had been saved by him and Lieutenant Gou Ye together.
Yet now, it had ultimately been replaced with a mechanical arm.
These days, Lieutenant Xian Zhu looked even more like Lieutenant Gou Ye...
Ronan was filled with emotion when he saw Xian Zhu. Xian Zhu was equally surprised to see Ronan.
Theoretically, he and Ronan had never met, yet he recognized him at a glance and even forgot to start cursing.
"You're Lieutenant Ronan, right? Seeing you in person, you're even younger than I imagined. Are you really twenty?"
"Of course..."
No.
The system's information on Ronan listed him as twenty years old. Converted to Earth standards, that was roughly thirty-four.
In fact, he was only half that age, perhaps not even as old as Xian Zhu's son.
Although the growth period of intelligent lifeforms generally became longer as a civilization advanced—the more primitive they were, the earlier they matured—someone like Ronan was still