Dawn Year 40.
This year, Feng Qi was 108 years old.
The severe decline in his physical functions often left him exhausted in both body and mind, making it difficult for him to focus on any one task.
His worsening memory also frequently left him in dazed, confused states.
Realizing that he could not hold on much longer, Feng Qi decided to officially begin his own Mechanization Modification.
That day, after undergoing a series of physical examinations, Feng Qi lay flat on the operating table in the Mechanized Modification Laboratory.
Anesthesia could not be used during the modification. He needed to provide real-time feedback for calibration throughout the process, so Feng Qi's limbs were restrained by soft metal bands.
Outside the transparent glass window of the modification room, Xiao You looked extremely nervous, her hands unconsciously clenching into fists.
Xiao You could remain unfazed in the face of anything, yet she could not control her emotions when her boss's safety was involved. Even her breathing became more cautious than usual, as if she feared that breathing too heavily might disrupt the Mechanization Modification process.
The time reached eight in the evening.
The Mechanization Modification officially began, with Feng Qi's heart chosen as the first target.
Under the control of the Mechanized Modification Department staff, eight mechanical arms approached Feng Qi's body. Lasers swept across his chest and cut a seventeen-centimeter incision. The tips of two mechanical arms then split into soft tubes, slowly pulling apart Feng Qi's chest and exposing his bright red, beating heart.
The other six arms began working at that moment.
There were risks involved in removing the heart. During the procedure, extracorporeal circulation was needed to maintain Feng Qi's bodily functions.
The instant his heart was removed, the prepared Spiritual Energy Mechanical Modification heart was taken