"Height and weight first?"
Something stirred in Chen Jue's mind. Looking at the roomful of white coats and countless pieces of medical equipment, he felt as though he were back at school, attending the annual group physical examination.
But the way this base measured height and weight certainly would not be like those old electronic scales outside supermarkets, where you inserted a coin and waited for a measuring bar to drop onto your head.
Led by Academician Huang, Chen Jue came to a fully enclosed white pod that looked somewhat like a capsule hotel.
"This is the latest human body scanner. It can measure all the body's basic parameters comprehensively, with micrometer precision."
"This is your first physical assessment. You can go inside for a scan so we can establish your body data file," Academician Huang explained beside him.
"This is the first time I've seen height and weight measured lying down." Chen Jue looked inside the enclosed pod.
"Our team requires highly precise results. When measurements are taken standing up, gravity causes varying degrees of curvature and deviation in the body, affecting the final results," Academician Huang explained.
"So that's why!" Chen Jue nodded, recalling classmates he had seen at school with hunched backs or sideways, curved spines.
After a few more words, Chen Jue followed the instructions, removed his clothes, changed into a pair of snug boxer briefs, and lay flat inside the pod.
An electronic buzz sounded, and the pod door closed. Chen Jue felt several soft pads rise beneath his waist, back, and neck, correcting his posture until his body lay level.
Soon, a green laser began at his feet and traveled toward his head, scanning his entire body.
Then hundreds upon thousands of ultrasound waves emanated from every corner of the enclosed pod, enveloping Chen