The Mechanic [BL]

[42]

Chapter 42 - Wilderness (10)

Zhang Xun put on medical gloves and gently pushed aside Adam's blonde hair from the top of his head to the back of his head and a thin line on his scalp could faintly be seen. He picked up the scalpel and in full view of everyone, carefully cut along the gap and flipped the skin over. Adam didn't move, he hadn't used any anaesthetic but he didn't seem to feel the pain.

Under his scalp was a piece of strong but very light alloy material, glowing with a white lustre. Like on the scalp, there were some hair-like slits embedded in it. Zhang Xun used a piece of oddly shaped metal that he had milled, swiped it through those slits in a unique sequence then pressed down and the alloy top of the skull popped up. Zhang Xun carefully took off the artificial skull, exposing part of the human brain immersed in the solution, as well as the translucent, round-shaped artificial brain made of silicon plus alloy as the frontal lobe.

Several mechanics exclaimed and couldn't help but come closer. There was clearly a lot of fluid in the silicon brain, partly using that method of storing data in small-molecule solutions. This was a data storage method similar to, or even more advanced than DNA storage, but a technological breakthrough was gradually made after the formation of Lost Paradise. Zhang Xun was able to create such a thing by himself, he was indeed a one in a million genius.

Tiny interfaces were scattered across the silicon brain. Zhang Xun picked up a thin tube extending from the sticky solution that kept bubbling, added a converter he had newly made in the past two days to the interface, opened a certain valve and then that pale yellow solution began to flow down the conduit to Adam's brain. He did the same thing again, moving his fingers nimbly, quickly and skillfully to connect the other interfaces. Then he opened up the Feathered Serpent system's interface and entered a series of character commands.

Adam's body suddenly shook violently. Then, his body collapsed.

Some subtle changes happened. His muscles were all relaxed, his heart was still beating and the basic parts of his brain were still working, but his whole body had lost something important and essential and it had become a mass of meat, a mass of flesh that was capable of breathing but had no soul.

Zhang Xun felt a cool feeling on his fingertips, an uncertain chill quietly creeping under his skin.

In the air, countless codes continued to climb rapidly and finally connected into a white wall and the characters couldn't be seen clearly. The transfer had started.

Everything Zhang Xun could do had already been done and now all that was left was to wait.

The people in Feathered Serpent City were obviously very excited and whispers came from every corner. Zhang Xun noticed that there were many people outside the door, including soldiers, researchers and engineers. They all wanted to witness the rebirth of God, the rebirth of a God who was willing to protect them.

But there was also a hint of fear in this excitement, tension filled the air and no one dared to speak aloud.

Zhang Xun sat on the chair next to Adam. He looked at Adam's hand that was exposed outside the white cloth, a lifeless hand. He wanted to hold it, but couldn't do it in front of so many people.

He wanted to say to Adam: Come back.

Time passed by and some people left but Muluk, Ben and the others were still waiting. Zhang Xun's heart became more and more anxious and he tapped his foot on the bar of the stool, fidgeting unconsciously.

Muluk took out a cigar and wanted to put it in his mouth but Zhang Xun suddenly said in an authoritative tone, "No smoking here."

Muluk was stunned and frowned. Few people dared to speak to him in such a tone, but in places like the laboratory, these mechanics were the boss. He had to reluctantly take the cigar out of his mouth and stub it out, "How long does it take to complete the transmission?"