Abyssal Wanderer

Chapter 95 NO.005e: Icarus syndrome

"By the way, boss, are you sure Brother Liao is fine? It's only been a little over a week since he was upgraded to depth 1..."

Looking up from the mess of pipelines, Winston looked over the operating table to Booker.

He reconfirmed with worry in his tone.

Winston, who had just been discharged from the hospital not long ago, looked very good now. It is completely impossible to see that he was still lying in the ICU a week ago, dying.

"Don't worry, Bai Dong has tested many times this week, and it is absolutely certain that his mental index has stabilized."

Booker, who was watching with folded arms, said so.

As he spoke, he walked to Jiang Zhou's side, and at the same time turned his head to an angle where Winston could not see his own mouth shape clearly, then lowered his voice and said:

"After you finish the adjustment of Depth 2, how about trying to connect the universal printer together... See if Mr. Paradox will arrange a new trial because of your promotion?"

Hearing the eagerness in the other party's tone, Jiang Zhou finally used the puppet circuit to erase his urge to roll his eyes.

"OK……"

He nodded very calmly.

On the other side, Winston, who was debugging the instrument, was still chattering:

"I suggest to observe for another week or so, or even wait for half a month with caution. You know, the Icarus path is notorious for having a severe impact on the mental index... Depth 1 is okay, from depth 2 In the beginning, the impact was more severe from level to level. Even the determined leader of Corey Te, after completing the depth 3 adjustment, his mental state was close to falling into the uncanny valley of mind..."

"Is that so?"

Hearing what he said, Jiang Zhou asked curiously.

Although he wasn't very worried that his mental index would change too much—with the special Janus program, he wouldn't even be able to survive the adjustment and transformation of depth 2.

But hearing what the other party said was so shocking, he couldn't help but aroused some of his curiosity.

And Booker nodded.

"In cyberpsychopathology, there is a concept called 'Icarus Syndrome'. I remember that it seems to be extended from this path of upgrading."

He replied so.

Icarus syndrome?

This is really true, you can guess a rough idea just by listening to the name...

Jiang Zhou thought to himself.

In Greek mythology, in order to escape the maze of wandering minotaurs, a craftsman named Daedalus and his son Icarus created wings that allowed them to soar into the sky.

Before leaving, Daedalus repeatedly warned his son Icarus that their wings are made of wax and sticky feathers, and they must not fly too low, otherwise the sea water will soak the wings and make them heavy; It is impossible to fly too high, otherwise the sun will bake the beeswax and cause the wings to fall apart.

But as we all know, all the admonitions in Greek mythology are ultimately used to violate them. During the flight, Icarus forgot his father's dissuasion to fly higher and higher, and then fell because he was too close to the sun and drowned in the sea.

Obviously, for the adjustment person, Icarus is an extremely appropriate metaphor—while continuously deepening the adjustment and transformation and gaining more and more powerful power, those adjustments will also make that person get closer and closer to himself destroy.

But even so, there will still be people flying towards the sun like moths to a flame without hesitation.

"In short, to put it in a less troublesome way...Icarus syndrome is a general term for the adjustment of the disease that inevitably leads to self-destruction due to the installation of too many prosthetic bodies. Note that the self-destruction I am talking about here, It refers to the two aspects of the spirit and the body, not just the mental index.”

Booker went on to explain.

"In other words, after the Icarus path arrives, will it be equipped with a prosthetic body far superior to other paths?"

Jiang Zhou picked the key points and asked.

In this regard, Booker nodded slightly, and replied with a serious expression:

"It's unimaginable, but at the same time, the consumption of this path is also unimaginable."

"And, the degree of power is unimaginable?"

Jiang Zhou continued to find the focus of his concern.

Hearing this, Booker looked at Liao Qi with an expression of "did you hear what I said just now?" After a long time, he reluctantly nodded and said:

"It can only be said that as a one-time weapon... it is really powerful."

The implication speaks for itself.

But regarding this point, what Liao Qi personally witnessed before can actually explain the problem better.

In the massacre of the "Siege of Theseus", as the former leader of the Icarus Path Depth 3, Kerrett, facing the disciplinary forces of Pluto Deep Dive Company, it can be said that he forced a bloody road by himself Breakout.

Looking back now, in the company's disciplinary force, there are probably three or four adjusters who are also depth 3.

Not to mention other low-modification adjusters, as well as native auxiliary troops.

At that time, he even had such a mop bottle as Liao Qi.

"alright."

Following Winston's voice, Jiang Zhou came back from his thoughts.

At this moment, the other party was randomly pasting a jade ring that was shining with white light and looked like a jade disc enlarged twice on the universal printer like a refrigerator magnet.

Then, at a speed visible to the naked eye, the dark, dull and perfectly shaped cube absorbed the radiant and even somewhat dazzling "jade bi" into a shriveled and mottled rusted iron ring.

"The ultimate energy storage, the energy that can be stored in it is enough to send a double-layer hamburger to the asteroid belt."

Booker on the side explained that at the same time, he also sent a private message to Liao Qi.

[Thanks to Mr. Paradox, without his generous sponsorship, we wouldn't even be able to get the energy to allow you to safely complete the Deep 2 transformation]

It can be seen that he really wants to experience the trial of Mr. "Paradox" again.

Regarding this, Jiang Zhou can only say that he is a little bit dumbfounded.

Then, under the eyes of the two, he once again walked to the pure black cube that looked like a god.

Just like when he was adjusting and reforming for the first time, he felt very nervous and excited at the moment.

Winston had already prepared the materials needed for printing.

Lying flat surrounded by various metal elements, nanomaterials, radioactive substances sealed in lead cans, and some semi-finished parts, Jiang Zhou once again felt that this was some kind of primitive witchcraft ceremony.

Inserting the data cable into his brain-computer interface, Jiang Zhou imagined the toy that was once broken by his mother, and completed the verification of the mandala.

Then, he checked one by one, all the printing permissions needed for the upgrade path Icarus Depth 2.

"Gift of Minerva" subcutaneous plastic steel armor.

"Sickle Foot" Mantis Knife.

"Talos type" power frame.

Bioelectronic lung.

Broad Spectrum Energy Core.

Use magnetic wax to control the system.

After examining them one by one, Jiang Zhou/Liao Qi gave the order to start the portal created by Janus in the past.

Now, then, Icarus is going to fly even higher.