Aftermath

"Is this really flesh?" Chen Xuan reached out and poked the back of her hand. It felt quite soft, even carrying a trace of warmth.

Lin Qing's body had been quite flexible before as well, but that texture had been created by special synthetic skin materials. Careful touch could still distinguish the difference. Now, he could no longer tell whether this was highly realistic artificial skin or genuine flesh and blood.

"I... don't know either." Lin Qing examined her right hand. "Its compatibility has no issues, and the system recognizes it. The subdermal armor shows no abnormalities. In theory, it should be impossible for actual human tissue to be attached to it, but..."

"But what?"

Lin Qing's fingers fluttered as she deftly made several motions. "No, nothing... I no longer remember how it felt before my body was modified, so I can't tell which kind of limb this resembles more closely."

"Then let's not dwell on it." Chen Xuan scanned Lin Qing again with the Scanner Gun. After confirming that her abilities had not changed, he said, "As long as it's fixed. Are there any other parts of you that are malfunctioning?"

"My military-grade spine, neural acceleration device, and Laser generator... But those need a specialized cybernetic surgery room to repair. I can't remove them myself."

"Hmm..." Chen Xuan fell into thought.

Lin Qing's hair stood on end. "I'm not climbing inside that thing myself!"

"Fine, we'll find a chance to repair the other parts later." Chen Xuan also felt it would be rather terrifying to put a person in there. Changing the appearance of one hand was one thing, but what if it changed the person too? If the one who came out was no longer Lin Qing, then there would be no point in fixing her.

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