MTLNOVEL Chapter 212: Who is Xiaoxuan, really?
Li Zheng frowned deeply; it was the first time he saw an attack method that used "stamina consumption" as a condition.
According to all the technology-side gadgets he had encountered so far, they all used the Power Core as their energy source.
Genetic Abilities were initiated using Genetic Force.
What the heck is this stamina-consuming operation method?
It's important to know that although the Matrix Game has "datafication," it doesn't have so-called "stamina bar," "energy bar," or things like "hp," "mp," "sp," etc.
Are all the things from ancient technology so unique?
"How do you feel?" Li Zheng looked at Lin Fengjiao, who had already regained her eyesight.
Her eyes, after surgery, were exposed from beneath the bandages, appearing very strange and discordant without eyelids.
The two eyes used different bionic organs and appeared different externally.
The left eye looked like a normal human eyeball, with nothing special about the sclera and pupil, except it was a bit dull, lacking the liveliness of a real eye.
The right eye, on the other hand, had complete technological features, being entirely purple, and upon close inspection, was filled with mechanical patterns.
The center of the eyeball was a transparent crystal filled with pure Black liquid, hiding a lens-like component inside.
When Lin Fengjiao turned her head to look around and looked at Li Zheng, a clear lens zoom action occurred in her right eye, with the internal lens rotating and adjusting.
"I'm not quite adapted to the way of seeing things now," Lin Fengjiao said as she tried to raise her voice: "When looking at objects at different distances, a zoom is required each time, and sometimes even when everything is in sight, things are distinctly separate; it's a very odd feeling."
As she spoke, she bent deeply: "But I'm already very grateful for the help of the two of you for restoring my sight, thank you again."
Xiao Siyuan helped her up: "Doctors are compassionate, healing and saving people is a duty.
Moreover, performing this body modification surgery on you greatly enhanced my medical skills, providing significant inspiration in neural interfacing at least."
For this experience, aside from the initial preparations, Xiao Siyuan handed over the rest of the surgical procedure to the body modification platform.
He mostly observed from the sidelines, recording the surgery process and some key points during this body modification procedure.
His gains were as substantial as Lin Fengjiao's.
These gains were medical-related knowledge, and Xiao Siyuan was even confident that after several more observations of body modification surgeries, he could personally perform the surgery.
If there were a day to return to Earth, Xiao Siyuan could, with the experience from the body modification surgery, leap to become the strongest doctor of his time.
The premise is that Earth also has bionic organ technology that matches his skills…
Otherwise, he would awkwardly become the "Xiao Clever Housekeeper."
But by analogy, even without such bionic organs, Xiao Siyuan would still outperform his peers in organ transplant surgery.
Some might think this is exaggerated, isn't there organ transplant surgery on Earth too?
Is mere body modification so remarkable?
But don't forget, this kind of surgery connects the human body with machinery, incomparable to organ transplant surgery.
The key is, an ordinary organ transplant surgery takes at least several hours to complete.
And old Xiao, through accumulated experience from multiple surgeries, could even exceed the speed of the body modification platform, compressing the process to within half an hour!
Truly, surgery in the morning, back to work in the afternoon!
Even more impressive than poking the director with a big iron stick at the hospital.
"You two chat, I'm going back to tidy up and jot down notes on this surgical process." Xiao Siyuan had a look of excitement: "This is precious medical information, it must be recorded!"
After saying that, he left Lin Fengjiao, returning once more to his capsule residence.
Li Zheng smiled and said: "It's only at times like this that I think this guy resembles a doctor."
Turning around to face the distance, the vast sea stretched endlessly, Li Zheng enjoyed a rare moment of peace.
Today's exploration attempts had been exhausted, and the original post-exploration assassination plan had to be postponed due to the violent killing intent at the bottom of his heart.
Even Lin Fengjiao's injuries had received initial treatment, holding promise for the future.
For a moment, Li Zheng felt an unprecedented relaxation of his spirit.
At that moment, he suddenly felt a bit homesick.
That cold, lifeless home.
A home with only himself and a dog.
I wonder how Little G is doing now?
Without supervision, that silly dog must have torn up the house, but there is plenty of dog food at home, enough to last two or three months.
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Although he doesn't like that brand of dog food, it is cheap, you know, a thousand bucks can buy several big bags.
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Eat it or leave it!
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Silly dog!
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The landlady seems to like him, she should take him in to care for him in time, right?
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Lin Fengjiao walked up beside him, standing side by side, also looking at the distant sea.
At this moment, the two stone pillars exposed on the sea surface had disappeared because Xiao Sakura's ability was dissipating.
After a while, she said softly: "Thank you."
Li Zheng snapped out of his reverie: "You've already said your thanks many times."
"A life-saving grace, even a thousand times is not enough!" Lin Fengjiao slightly raised her head, looking at Li Zheng's side profile: "Besides, you gave me such a powerful eye."
Diamond-level eyes!
How precious they are…
Before this, the best item she had obtained was only Silver Level.
Selling herself wouldn't even cover the price of this eye.
"No big deal." Li Zheng smiled: "If you feel indebted, just repay me with equivalent resources through exploration in the future."
"Yes, I will."
Lin Fengjiao looked at Li Zheng's side profile, her right eye defocusing, his blurred side profile seemed to glow in her eyes.
After a brief silence, Li Zheng checked the time; it was almost four o'clock, turning to see Xiao Siyuan was still inside his dwelling and hadn't come out.
"What are your plans for the future?" He asked Lin Fengjiao: "Now that your vision is restored, can you explore on your own?"
"Hmm?"
Lin Fengjiao suddenly returned to her senses, her eyes refocusing: "From now on, I'll follow Dr. Xiao as a bodyguard."
"Be a bodyguard?" Li Zheng looked at her puzzled: "Aren't you going to look for your brother?"
Lin Fengjiao hesitated slightly: "That...it's not in conflict, being Dr. Xiao's bodyguard doesn't affect my continued search for Xiaoxuan."
Xiao Siyuan's combat abilities are weak, having an extra bodyguard wouldn't hurt.
But Lin Fengjiao...
Li Zheng asked: "What's the situation with your brother?"
Li Zheng had wanted to ask this question for a long time.
Since Lin Fengjiao entered the Matrix, she'd been frantically broadcasting her search for Xiaoxuan; at first, he, like others, thought it was just someone joking around and didn't take it seriously.
Later, when he occasionally saw her speaking in the world channel, Li Zheng was more than a little annoyed.
It wasn't until that day, when she was severely injured and unconscious, that Li Zheng realized from her unconscious murmurs that he might have misunderstood something.
Unbeknownst to Li Zheng, part of the reason he went all out to help Lin Fengjiao was the urge to make amends.
"My brother's name is Lin Longxuan."
"He just turned sixteen this year and should have entered the Matrix as well."
"But his situation is quite unique..."
Lin Fengjiao explained: "Xiaoxuan...he has a congenital intellectual disability, and the doctor said his IQ is equivalent to a three-year-old child."
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