Lin Qing had said that first-generation cybernetic bodies relied on suppressants to remain stable—or rather, that stability was nothing more than a way of delaying the inevitable. The neural connection sites caused severe autoimmune disorders and a host of side effects that were difficult to cure. The longer they remained, the worse those effects became. Even after the cybernetic body was removed, the user could easily die of inflammation or organ failure.
With second-generation cybernetic bodies, nanobugs offered a solution. Existing somewhere between machine and living organism, they continually repaired damaged nerve bundles and greatly reduced the circulatory system's rejection of foreign material.
But that did not mean cybernetic bodies were flawless.
The Dimensional Limit Organization discovered that people still could not use cybernetic bodies without limits. They could not, for instance, keep only the brain and replace the rest of the body with machinery—or even dispense with the brain, digitize their memories, and control the body through an auxiliary brain-machine interface. Most people could tolerate no more than thirty percent cybernetic modification. The most gifted could reach forty or fifty percent. Beyond that came serious illness, madness, liquefaction of the brain, loss of self-awareness, and more—
Lin Qing, however, had undergone more than sixty percent cybernetic modification. Her skin, heart, limbs, and central nervous system had all been replaced. Even among Resistance Army fighters, that was an exceptional level.
It now seemed that the description of "Mind Fortress" referred to cybernetic compatibility.
The organization had discovered this trait in Honglian and preserved her talent. Given the timeline, the ability had probably also provided considerable tolerance for first-generation cybernetic bodies.
"I can do something like that?" Honglian murmured, studying her hands. "But why didn't Lin Qing inherit any of my other abilities?"
"That's unclear. Maybe inheritance has limits, or maybe