After he agreed to assist the Mobile Unit, they sent another message.
This time, the message offered no empty promises, but tangible equipment support.
[Access to the advanced cybernetic eye and Intelligent Chip, second from the end on the third shelf in the self-service Cybernetic Implant shop thirty-two meters ahead on the right, has been unlocked. If you are willing to contribute to the Mobile Unit, you may install them free of charge.]
Buer looked ahead and, sure enough, spotted the self-service Cybernetic Implant shop the Mobile Unit had mentioned beside the street. He glanced at Dan Heng and Taco, who were still talking, then headed for the shop without hesitation.
Noticing the movement, Dan Heng looked up at Buer as he entered the shop. Taco followed Dan Heng's gaze and asked in confusion,
"What is he going to do?"
"No idea. Maybe get a Cybernetic Implant installed."
Dan Heng quickened his pace, showing no intention of waiting for Buer.
"He had a Brain-Computer Interface installed. My whereabouts may already have been exposed. To be safe, let's leave first."
Taco had no objection whatsoever to Dan Heng's arrangements. If he was going to ride someone's coattails, he had to act the part.
The two quickened their pace. By the time Buer wiped the blood trickling from the corner of his eye after having the advanced cybernetic eye installed and stepped out of the Cybernetic Implant shop, Dan Heng was nowhere to be seen.
He inserted the chip the Mobile Unit had given him into the Brain-Computer Interface slot below his ear and pushed it into his brain.
A strange sensation spread through his body like an electric shock, like the sudden shiver after a comfortable trip to the bathroom.
Then, all the information about himself appeared before his