Mechanical and Biological Modification (Part One)

Daisy's condition was far worse than before. Last time, she only lost three arms and her body was relatively intact. But this time, her right side of her body was shattered from head to toe, with metal parts and mechanical circuits being squeezed out of the shell. It looked like a cyberbullying episode, with the mechanical body devouring its master.

As soon as the senior engineer appeared, the soldiers who had just come from the front lines breathed a sigh of relief, exchanged glances, and voluntarily withdrew.

However, after leaving, he was surprised to find that the other party hadn't even said anything yet. Why was he so "obedient"?

The only exception was Keiko Matsushima. This Japanese girl's perception level exceeded 15, so she blocked the senior engineer's mental suggestion. However, she didn't seem to notice this. She bit her lip, and her big eyes were filled with tears.

"You're lucky you arrived an hour earlier. For this kind of injury, I would personally recommend cremation."

On the operating table, the senior engineer's fingers moved with the grace and rhythm of a skilled pianist, as all five surgical arms worked in unison.

This is the "Five Exercises," an advanced surgical technique that even a little finger cannot master.

The senior engineer placed his other hand on Daisy's forehead and activated 'Memory Extraction'. Soon, a series of dynamic images appeared before his eyes.

The buttons on the engineer's collar lit up automatically, revealing a dynamic scene of Daisy fighting two Gravity Leopards.

The mechanical leopard claws' 'tear' damage, the gravity skill's 'engine destruction', and the leopard gun's 'spray'.

All the attacks, all the injuries, the causes and consequences, were all revealed.

Knowing the source and type of injury increases the success rate of surgery by at least 40%.

The senior engineer even had time to prepare the 'potion'.

"Don't worry, you won't die."

Looking at Matsushima Keiko's baby face squeezed into Baozi, the senior engineer casually remarked.

He was able to make such a guarantee because after changing jobs, he gained two more areas of professional knowledge.

One is [pharmaceutical preparation], and the other is [prosthetic rehabilitation]. The former is the formulation of drugs that act on the body, while the latter is the correction of distorted prosthetics.

These two things are just right to treat Daisy's injuries.

"Are you sure you're alright?" Keiko Matsushima's eyes widened.

"Not only is everything alright, it's actually a good thing. Not everyone can break through on the battlefield."

Matsushima Keiko paused for a moment, recalling, or rather, 'watching' the battlefield scene.

As expected, Daisy's exceptional gunfighting skills severely injured one of the Gravity Leopards. However, another C+ Gravity Leopard then appeared, and the two mechanical giant leopards attacked simultaneously. Daisy was forced to switch from offense to defense, and finally, with the engine, wires, and prosthetic eye of her body all exploding, she completely lost her fighting ability.

The senior engineer glanced at the system panel.

Name: Daisy

Bloodline: Subhuman Martial Artist

Overall level: lv 29

Occupations: Senior Mechanical Hunter lv15, Mechanical Fighter lv9, Demi-human Union Employee lv4

Health: 42/317 (Mechanical weight damage)

Stamina: 27/216

Mechanical energy: 131

Skills: Assault Lv9, Electromagnetic Gun Technique Lv5 (Advanced), Basic Mech Combat Lv4 (Advanced), Three-Handed Style Lv3 (Advanced)

Body Modifications: Melee Mechanical Hand (72% Damage), Dragonfly III Internal Engine (85% Damage), High-Power Internal Circuitry (31% Damage), Kunwu-type Combat Chip (Damaged), Semi-Electronic Brain (Upgrade Interrupted)

The senior engineer's gaze lingered on the 'semi-electronic brain' for a moment.

To put it simply, this guy's injury was caused by a software upgrade crashing the hardware, and playing AAA games burned out his graphics card—or rather, his fighting game chip.

Seeing that Daisy's various indicators were gradually returning to normal, Keiko Matsushima breathed a sigh of relief, hesitated for a moment, and then bowed deeply.

"Thank you, Gao Jun, for saving Daisy's life again."

"No big deal, my men wouldn't just stand by and watch her die," the senior engineer casually waved his hand, looking the cyborg up and down, and said offhand, "How about I take this opportunity to give her a breast augmentation?"

The other person's metal breasts were perfectly curved, but since they were real breasts, they were rather flat and looked quite asymmetrical.

"Breast augmentation?" Matsushima Keiko's eyes lit up. "Mr. Takashi's move is absolutely brilliant!"

"Instead of getting breast augmentation, why not give me a 'Mr. Tree Mighty Type'? Maybe I can actually use it."

The sound of "Daisy" came from the speakers on the operating table, but the sound was a little muffled.

"You're awake," the senior engineer said with an expression of surprise.

"Yes, boss, what do you think of my idea?"

Keiko Matsushima is a lesbian, while Daisy is heterosexual, though she has gender identity disorder.

Simply put, the former is a woman, but likes women; the latter has a female body, but identifies as male, so he still likes women.

Different paths lead to the same goal.

However, upon hearing that she wanted to undergo gender reassignment surgery, Keiko Matsushima was shocked and shook her head vigorously, saying, "Daisy, gender reassignment surgery is not good. I want big breasts, not big penises."

"If you want to undergo gender reassignment surgery, I... I'll commit seppuku!"

The senior engineer ignored the bizarre relationship between the two and said, "I'll give you two choices. One is to reinstall your body system right now, but the key components on your body are all professional products from the Asian continent. There are no substitutes here."

"How much will their strength decrease?"

50%.

Daisy fell silent. The previous replacement of her prosthetic body had already reduced her strength by 20%. If she lost another 50%, she would be completely out of the ranks of top-tier mechanical hunters.

"What's the other one?"

"I will perform a deeper mechanical modification on you, allowing you to completely upgrade your electronic brain."

The senior engineer found a chair and sat down, saying with great interest, "There's just one problem: the price isn't cheap."

"How much? Can it be reimbursed?" Keiko Matsushima asked quickly.

Daisy understood what the senior engineer meant. After a moment's hesitation, she still asked with some disbelief, "You mean, you can break the upper limit of mechanical hunters?"

"Theoretically speaking, that's true," the senior engineer smiled. "Of course, all modifications carry risks, and I can't guarantee anything."

Daisy was silent for a moment, then said, "If you can really do that, I'm willing to embed loyalty commands into the underlying logic of the electronic brain, to serve you for life..."

"I don't need it to be for life. I'm not a corporate bloodsucker, and I'm not interested in your personal sovereignty," the senior engineer said, holding up three fingers. "Three years. I only need your mechanical sovereignty for three years. After three years, you can choose to leave, and I won't stop you."

Daisy was taken aback; the conditions were surprisingly lenient.

Three years of work in exchange for a higher-level, unprecedented mechanical body is not a bad deal. Of course, if she dies during those three years, she can only blame herself for her bad luck.

"Okay, but are you sure you only want three years?"

"Three years is enough."

The senior engineer shrugged. Three years from now, either the Cyber Tide will erupt, the Machine Rift Star will explode, and he will have to run away; or he will successfully stop the Cyber Tide, complete the ultimate mission of this "Cyber Test Ground," and move towards interstellar travel.

Regardless of the outcome, I have no reason to stay here.

Inside the six-story bio-modification factory, under Zhao Xie's expectant gaze, one experimental tank after another slowly opened, releasing a strong chill, and strong bio-modified warriors emerged from them.

The modified bio-warrior was nearly 2.5 meters tall, muscular, and had eyes like a predatory beast. Its bright red pupils even emitted a faint aura of a Class C radiant beast.

Each of the bio-modified warriors had undergone implanted bio-modification in some part of their bodies. Some had their forearms transformed into three-meter-long bio-scythes, some had their hands disappear and replaced by two snake-like things, and some had even been transformed into half-human, half-mechanical wolves, drooling profusely.

"The second batch is more mature than the first batch."

The cyborg doctor from the security team nodded in satisfaction. "It's not just about various bodily functions; the key is that the mortality rate of the first batch was as high as 90%, but it dropped to 50% for the second batch."

"I believe that with adjustments to the renovation plan, the mortality rate can be further reduced."

"How strong are they?" Zhao Xie stared at the monsters with burning eyes, as if he were looking at some rare treasure.

"According to feedback from the front lines, the win rate of D-class radiation beasts is as high as 87%, and the win rate of C-class radiation beasts is 54%. Their endurance may be a bit worse, but overall, reaching the level of medium-sized combat robots is not a problem."

The cyborg medic sighed, "More importantly, compared to robots, they have absolutely no logistical support issues. They can utilize resources locally, making them an inexhaustible special force!"

"Mass production! Mass production immediately!" Zhao Xie excitedly spun around on the spot. "This is a major achievement, a major strategic achievement!"

The cyborg doctor, seemingly struck by a sudden thought, suggested, "Our single biological factory can only produce a limited number of military units. How about we cooperate with the one above us?"

"Cooperation? What a joke—" Zhao Xie blurted out, then swallowed the last word, took a deep breath, and said:

"With this level of combat capability and this high yield rate, their future is predictable. This powerful weapon should be completely in the hands of our security force, not shared with others."

"As for expanding production capacity, I'll figure something out."

The cyborg doctor noticed that the other party wanted to keep all the results for themselves, frowned, and reminded him, "Completely getting rid of the other party isn't a good idea; it's not good for your reputation."

"Who said we had to get rid of them?" Zhao Xie smiled strangely. "It's not like I'm stopping them from cultivating these bio-modified individuals. I've prepared a lot of biological materials for them."

"If we have the materials but can't produce a product, that's just not right."

The senior engineer looked at the "biomaterials" that were being continuously transported in and sighed with admiration.

"It seems we all underestimated this student Zhao. In just a few days, he has thoroughly mastered the information."

The other party did send biological materials, but the problem is that most of these materials are severely damaged. More importantly, the 'biological prosthetics' suitable for the modification of classic mechanical hunters have all been removed.

"I'll submit a report to the committee!"

The senior engineer pulled back Du Zhaodi, whose face was cold, and said with a smile, "We do need to submit a report, but not now."

"Let him run rampant for now. When the biological rejection of opposite sexes erupts, let's see how he handles it."

"I never said that our 'human modification technology' is without flaws."