Prosthetic Body

Inside Sun Jack's apartment, Vajra was performing surgery while shaking his head and chanting scriptures, looking quite content.

"You seem to be in a good mood," Sun Jack said, looking at him with his other eye.

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"When there's business, of course I'm in a good mood. Remember to come to this monk if you need prosthetic limbs in the future."

"Naturally. But I hope this job of yours isn't a scam. Don't forget, we're in this together. If I fail the mission because your prosthetic fails, you won't get a cent," Sun Jack poked him, warning him not to scam him.

"What are you saying, Benefactor Jack? Is this monk that kind of person? We'll work together from now on. This monk plans to do long-term business," Vajra said, picking up the cybernetic eye and preparing to install it for Sun Jack.

Sun Jack finally saw clearly that the cybernetic eye looked basically no different from a normal eyeball. Only when looking at the shadowless lamp could he barely make out the circuits and chips inside the iris.

As Vajra fiddled with Sun Jack's eyeball, Sun Jack found that his vision was different, but upon closer inspection, it seemed no different.

"Benefactor Sun, how does it feel?" Vajra smiled and stepped back, looking at Sun Jack as if admiring a masterpiece.

Sun Jack rotated his new eyeball. The Nervous System popped up a connection reminder for the new prosthetic. As he agreed, the cybernetic eye instantly connected with his Nervous System.

Sun Jack looked towards the 3D projection TV on the left and activated the new ability of his cybernetic eye. He suddenly felt his left eye swell and burn. The projection TV that was on instantly disappeared.

Sun Jack shifted his gaze to the light source overhead, and the room instantly went dark. All the appliances in the room, wherever he looked, their sensor lights would instantly extinguish.

"If I had this last time, fighting AAB wouldn't have been so tough," Sun Jack thought, canceling the interference and switching to night vision mode.

After checking and confirming the cybernetic eye was fine, Sun Jack transferred the money.

9.942@

Looking at his savings returning to a single digit, Sun Jack sighed. Being a mercenary was indeed about risking your life to earn money and spending it just as quickly.

"Then this monk will be going back. Benefactor Sun, see you tomorrow!" Vajra picked up his things and left with his Buddha statue.

Sun Jack continued to adapt to the newly installed prosthetic, marveling at the power of technology.

Looking around, Sun Jack suddenly saw Taipai wrapping his eyeball with that semi-transparent sensor wire.

"What are you doing?" Sun Jack asked.

"Didn't you say you wanted me to be more human? I can't afford memory, so I have to find another way. I plan to install this eyeball on myself."

"Is that okay?" Sun Jack felt a bit disgusted.

"Why not? Human organs and mechanical organs are no different. Your eyeball was just removed, and it's still alive. As long as blood supply and moisture are maintained, it can be used. I want to try."

"Whatever you say." Sun Jack sent another message to Vajra, asking him to bring a batch of grenades tomorrow.

"Jack, when the commission payment comes through, remember to give me 2@. I need to upgrade my armor."

"What do you want? I'll just buy it for you directly, why do you have to go through me?" Sun Jack turned his head, looking at Taipai with his newly installed Cybernetic Eye.

"Do you know what armor parts I want? Do you know my Duannao configuration? Besides, why are you being so stingy? In the end, I'm still here to help you."

Sun Jack looked at Taipai, scratching his head. He regretted letting this guy use his spare Memory to improve his processing power.

"It can't be helped if you're not satisfied. If you want me to add details, then some things are just inherent details." Taipai shrugged.

Sun Jack looked at him helplessly, and a thought suddenly popped into his head. "If you keep adding more, won't you end up like those seniors and have an Intelligent Machine Crisis?"

"You think too highly of yourself. With just this much Memory, you're talking about an Intelligent Machine Crisis? It's embarrassing to even say it. Besides, the 5th Division of the BCPD is watching. Is this something you should be worried about?"

"The 5th Division?" Sun Jack walked into the restroom, washing up while using the system to search. Soon, the information he wanted appeared on his projected yellow Lens.

Besides patrol officers and detective agents handling regular cases, the BCPD also had 7 major divisions handling special cases. The previous Cyberpsychosis was managed by the 6th Division, while the 5th Division was responsible for supervising and reviewing intelligent AI.

Any AI product from any company had to pass their review before it could be released. Also, although no cases had occurred for hundreds of years, their most important task was to eliminate any possibility of an Intelligent Machine Crisis rebellion.

Therefore, bearing such a heavy responsibility, the special operations team of the 5th Division had the best cybernetic bodies and were the strongest.

As soon as they detected any slight possibility, they would directly cordon off an area and cleanse it with miniature nuclear bombs, executing extermination orders based on the relationship chain.

Looking at the case examples in the videos, Sun Jack couldn't help but gasp. He turned to look at Taipai. "My God, I've invited a ticking time bomb to be by my side."

"(￣△￣;) Then I'll leave?"

"Where would you go? If you're caught by someone, with the current level of technology, they can track me no matter where you go. Stay put."

"Then about the reward..."

"Here, add more details, the more human-like the better. Figure out how to install those eyes. If someone from the 5th Division investigates you, just say this is evidence of you being a meat puppet in the past."

"Then you should replace more parts. I can't wait."

"..." Sun Jack felt like this guy was cursing him.

That night, Sun Jack didn't sleep until very late, constantly reviewing if there were any details that could be used as leverage by the 5th Division.

The next morning, Sun Jack was woken up by a knock on the door. "Who is it! So early in the morning!"

Sun Jack, full of anger, rushed to the door and was about to lash out when he saw AA standing cautiously at his apartment door. "I'm sorry... did I disturb your sleep?"

Today, holding an umbrella, she was not wearing a suit as Sun Jack had instructed. Instead, she wore an oversized sky-blue T-shirt, which hung on her somewhat thin body like a dress. This probably wasn't her own clothing, but it didn't look bad on AA, giving her a somewhat lazy appearance.

After looking around to make sure no one was following them in the hallway, Sun Jack opened the apartment door. "Come in."

As soon as AA entered, she was startled by Taipai hanging on the wall. "Hello, you're here too?"

"Don't talk about irrelevant things. Sit on the sofa first, and I'll tell you exactly what you're supposed to do. If you regret it, there's still time."

Sun Jack didn't have anything to entertain guests at home, so he simply poured a glass of tap water and placed it in front of AA.