Confined for Half a Year?

After seeing off the half-plate of dumplings... the gangster left the Cybernetic Body clinic, and Doctor Lin emerged from the underground workshop.

Looking at Lin Qi: "Is it installed? How's the performance of H-L-023?"

Performance is naturally good!

"The products I design are naturally not bad." Lin Qi had full confidence in his own designs.

Data flowed through Doctor Lin's Cybernetic Body eyes. He glanced at Lin Xin, then back at Lin Qi.

"Xiao Xin messaged me, saying you wanted to see me? Is your implantation technology not up to par, and you need my help?"

Lin Qi was a disguised Cybernetic Body fanatic, but Doctor Lin was the real deal, just not limited to himself.

Doctor Lin greatly enjoyed the feeling of taking flesh and blood from others and replacing it with Cybernetic Body.

As for Doctor Lin himself, his Cybernetic Body conversion did not exceed 30%, and he had installed a suppressor in advance to strictly regulate his own mental abnormalities.

But Doctor Lin's personality was erratic, and many people thought he had contracted a mild cyberpsychosis.

Lin Qi shook his head: "I need a batch of scrap micro-nuclear powered Cybernetic Body."

Running a Cybernetic Body clinic naturally meant a large inventory of second-hand and scrap Cybernetic Body.

Some low-level gangsters, unable to afford a new cybernetic body, would opt for those semi-scrap products.

"What do you need scrap for?" Doctor Lin looked at Lin Qi in confusion.

"You don't need to worry about that."

Lin Qi naturally intended to use them to power products for the apocalyptic world, which couldn't be produced there and would need to be transported by Lin Qi himself.

Doctor Lin sized up Lin Qi, frowning: "There's plenty of stock in the clinic's warehouse. You can pick yourself."

A moment later, Doctor Lin continued: "I suggest you take the scrap, or register the second-hand Cybernetic Body you take as scrap, so I can log it into Red Fruit City's Cybernetic Body management database."

"Besides that, I think with your current Cybernetic Body conversion level, you need a suppressor. Even if you don't want to use it, you should have it installed."

Doctor Lin's expression was very formal, and his advice seemed to come entirely from the perspective of a Cybernetic Body doctor.

But Lin Qi heard a different tone in Doctor Lin's words.

He had a feeling his father had figured something out.

Lin Qi didn't expect Doctor Lin to add: "This is advice from a Cybernetic Body doctor, and also the intuition of a top Cybernetic Body doctor."

Doctor Lin emphasized the word "top."

"Understood." Lin Qi nodded.

Installing a suppressor was part of his plan.

Lin Qi's original intention was to install it after his displayed Cybernetic Body conversion level exceeded 50%, as he didn't actually need it.

But his father's words were worth respecting, especially since Doctor Lin could extract enough flesh and blood from living people to make dumplings that could feed a person for a lifetime.

Although the word "top" from Doctor Lin was questionable, his father wouldn't betray him.

"Two cyber-maniacs."

Lin Xin on the side cursed out of turn.

Father and son both turned to look at Lin Xin.

"I think Lin Xin should be confined to the Cybernetic Body clinic to help out for half a year," Lin Qi suggested.

"Half a year?" Doctor Lin was puzzled.

Based on the father and son's usual conversation, confinement indicated that something important had happened involving Lin Xin, and the duration indicated the severity of her offense.

Had Lin Xin committed murder or arson?

"I think we need to have a good talk," Doctor Lin said to Lin Xin.

Lin Xin's expression instantly stiffened. The sentence sounded familiar.

"I refuse!" Lin Xin turned to leave the Cybernetic Body clinic, unable to stand being in this home for another second.

Lin Xin seemed to have overlooked that Doctor Lin possessed Cybernetic Body implants, with a nominal L-level Cybernetic Body conversion of 30%, but in reality, modified by Doctor Lin to reach A-level.

He caught up to Lin Xin in two steps and grabbed her by the scruff of her neck.

Slightly raising an eyebrow, Doctor Lin noticed Lin Xin's necklace. His Cybernetic Body doctor's intuition told him it was not simple.

"I hope my lovely daughter can explain her experiences in detail to her humble father."

Dragging Lin Xin by the scruff of her neck, Doctor Lin pulled her towards the basement.

"This is illegal detention, I'm calling the po..."

Before she could finish, the large Door to the underground workshop had already closed.

There was no network there, and Red Fruit City's crime monitoring network couldn't reach it.

Lin Qi trusted his father's abilities; disciplining Lin Xin wouldn't be difficult. Her so-called rebellion was simply because his father hadn't used his methods.

Arriving at the Cybernetic Body clinic's Door, Lin Qi changed the clinic's status to "Closed," locked the main Door, and headed towards the clinic's warehouse.

The warehouse at the Number One Cybernetic Clinic was vast. Various Cybernetic Bodies were piled on shelves, appearing chaotic but actually sorted.

Lin Qi walked towards the scrap area.

He didn't need complete Cybernetic Bodies; Lin Qi only needed the micro-nuclear reactors for power.

Cybernetic Bodies involving micro-nuclear reactors were at least L-level. A fully charged reactor would be enough for Lin Qi's M-level mecha to fight for over 72 hours.

Most of the scrapped Cybernetic Bodies were functionally defunct, but their micro-nuclear reactors were still usable. Otherwise, Doctor Lin wouldn't have stored them; they would have been sent to the junkyard.

He took three Cybernetic Bodies with reactors, each with about half of its residual energy remaining.

"Greenland City's control over Cybernetic Bodies isn't as strict as Hongguo City's. Besides, I can procure them through Arthur. For now, I just need a temporary solution."

Lin Qi wouldn't be using his M-level mecha for too long. By the time he upgraded his mecha in the doomsday world, micro-nuclear power reactors would become insufficient.

However, by then, Lin Qi might have the resources to manufacture reactors directly in the doomsday world.

Even if resources were scarce, he could continue to obtain them in Greenland City through Arthur.

Arthur's troubles were already quite troublesome; this wouldn't add much more.

Bringing the Cybernetic Bodies back to his workshop, Lin Qi easily removed the reactors. He then dismantled some redundant parts from his own Exoskeleton and installed the reactors.

After completing this, Lin Qi pulled out the design schematics he had taken from the company and began his secondary design process.

The design needed to consider the material strength of the doomsday world and the maximum power output of various components.

As an L-level researcher, designing an M-level mecha was not difficult for Lin Qi.

Soon, he had drawn a completely new design on paper and outlined the production process in writing.

With such detailed documentation, even without Lin Qi, the doomsday world's original industrial level would be sufficient to complete the manufacturing.

He folded the blueprints and tucked them into the seams of his Exoskeleton. Next, he had to wait for the cooldown period of the [Door].

While waiting, Lin Qi continued to ponder weapon configurations for the mecha.

A large chainsword was essential, serving as a final resort after all firepower was expended.

Next was the most crucial weapon pairing.

Theoretically, mechas were equipped with both thermal and energy weapons.

But these required chemical fuels and vast amounts of energy.

These conditions were not met. Lin Qi's only choice was electromagnetic weapons.

Multi-barreled electromagnetic gun turrets were the optimal solution.

"Heat dissipation material is a major problem. The materials in the doomsday world have severely insufficient heat dissipation capabilities."

"But it's not unsolvable. Xia Chu's extraordinary power might be useful."