Cyber Heroes

One-third of Lu Xuanyu's sparring partners can directly receive invitations to participate. As the game approached, these people also left the Sports Science Research Center and began their own pre-game adjustments.

They are still Homo sapiens and do not have prosthetic hands and feet. They must control the training and rest before the game and ensure that they are at their peak condition the moment they take the stage.

And Lu Xuanyu's training pace also slowed down.

At this time, Lu Xuanyu began to realize how abnormal his crazy training this year was.

I rarely feel tired, and I don’t have to worry about getting injured at all. I devote myself wholeheartedly to actual combat...

The only thing limiting his performance now is his "spirit".

There is currently no way to resolve mental exhaustion without side effects. Yawgmoth's laboratory can come up with many kinds of medicines to make people feel refreshed, but they can only quench thirst by drinking poison, and cannot completely harmlessly prevent people from sleeping.

The mechanism of "sleep" is also mysterious.

In addition to "sleeping", Lu Xuanyu has been exercising and practicing.

Unconsciously, he has become so strong.

So strong that it makes him a little...

It feels unreal.

The next day, when Xiang Shan invited him to dinner, he still felt dizzy.

"Ah, now I feel like, 'So I am so strong'..." Xiang Shan smiled, "I hope this is not a side effect of the prosthetic transformation. You are a bit stupid."

While talking, he scooped up a large handful of diced vegetables with a spoon, stuffed them into his mouth and chewed them.

Xiangshan eats extremely healthily. In front of him was a large plate of green salad. All kinds of vegetables are freshly picked and washed, and the accompanying sauces are made on site by famous chefs. There is also a small amount of boiled sea shrimp inside, which is a perfect blend of snow-white and bright red. Beyond that, to his right was a stack of beef, slow-roasted to the perfect heat and then sliced ​​into thin slices.

This meal seems simple, but if you really want to calculate it, a steak eaten by ordinary people may not be as expensive as the sauce on Xiangshan's plate.

But this is nothing compared to Lu Xuanyu.

The various dishes on the table in front of Lu Xuanyu are made from laboratory products and are supplied to standard people. There is no natural environment suitable for their growth on the earth, so we can only find ways to grow them industrially. This is true from the main ingredients of chicken and beef to the auxiliary ingredients of ginger and garlic.

After these ingredients are introduced with foreign genetic fragments, not only the growth environment is changed, but also the properties and taste are changed. Several chefs have tasted several of these before, risking metal poisoning to achieve such flavor.

Of course, the portions of each are relatively small.

Although it has been a tacit truth for thousands of years that "people who practice martial arts have a big appetite", this does not hold true for Lu Xuanyu. Lu Xuanyu's appetite is not much larger than that of ordinary people.

Xiang Shan even often advised him to eat less. According to theory, the cell operating efficiency of the baseline human will reach a peak after "completely abandoning aerobic respiration" - and the lower the proportion of aerobic respiration in the energy supply, the more powerful the baseline human will be.

However, Lu Xuanyu has no plans to completely abstain from eating grains just yet.

Moreover, after he finished the world's best martial arts competition, he had to cooperate with a series of promotional activities of Superman Enterprises. Among them is the part about "Lu Xuanyu feasting" to prove to the audience that standard people can also live a good life.

Although Xiangshan has the idea of ​​​​"completely liberating agriculture," humans will still not get rid of their diet in a short time. Perhaps in the future "eating" will be a cultural activity similar to a religious experience.

Lu Xuanyu said: "I really...can't imagine it. Really...why am I so strong?"

"The amount of training." Xiang Shan rolled up a piece of beef, "Didn't you tell us a few months ago? Even if Bruce Lee is extremely talented, since he chose to become an actor to promote martial arts culture, then the amount of actual combat experience and training He must not be as tall as you—right?"

"But...how many events have I practiced, including boxing, kicking, ground, and several types of equipment." Lu Xuanyu looked at the chopsticks in his hand, "This is really..."

“Don’t underestimate ‘communication’ and ‘technical assistance’.”

Xiang Shan said: "It only took four or five years for Tyson to train from the beginning until he became a boxing champion at the age of 19. And during these four or five years, he still needs to exercise and rest. These, You don't need anything. Your physical fitness is supported by science and technology, and you only need to consider technology. Your sparring partners are world-class from the beginning - neither Tyson nor Ali have this kind of treatment. And those you face every day A small machine embodies the skills honed and perfected by human boxing champions.”

"Under such conditions, if you can't reach the level of a world boxing champion in one year, then I can only say that I have found the wrong person."

With that said, Xiangshan chewed a prawn.

In fact, there are still some elements that he did not fully explain. For example, Lu Xuanyu's extreme reaction speed. Even if Homo sapiens is extremely talented, it is impossible for him to reach this level. The phospholipids and proteins on the nerve cell membrane are intertwined to produce this result. This effort cannot be surpassed.

But Lu Xuanyu probably knew it well.

The two sides are already on different bases.

Xiang Shan regretted: "It's a pity...the brain-computer interface is still very primitive. It is difficult to achieve the level of real-time interaction with a computer just by stuffing it into your skull. Otherwise, we can develop something similar to Plug-ins such as force analysis..."

Lu Xuanyu was a little frightened: "Spare me, boss, I really... I can't compare with you. You cultural people, scientists..."

He felt that if he had that kind of thing in his mind, it would probably only interfere with his performance.

Xiang Shan sighed regretfully.

If possible, he would like to install some AI as auxiliary plug-ins in his mind.

However, "fighting" is not a game like "Go" where all information is clear at a glance and all changes are displayed on the board. The Go AI can pursue "only winning half an eye" in exchange for excellent stability. However, judging from the calculation results of "Zhenwu 1", for the civil war between AI and AI, only "continuous suppressive attacks to reduce the possibility of punching" can barely be regarded as the version answer.

The only way to fight with AI is to "find flaws". But for human warriors, "being caught in a flaw" does not mean defeat.

There is also a very complex game relationship here.

Xiang Shan feels that this may be a valuable research direction.

If mathematicians like Anatoly are interested in doing research, they may be able to produce some top results such as "Nash Equilibrium".

Xiang Shan was so convinced.

After Xiangshan finished eating, he asked, "How does it taste this time?"

Lu Xuanyu wiped his mouth: "It's delicious. I think... I am a wild boar who can't eat fine chaff. You'd better find a gourmet. Anyway, I can't distinguish the level of this time from the last time." "

Xiang Shan nodded: "Whatever you think is fine. You can have a free day tomorrow. We will go to Bermuda the day after tomorrow."

The venue for the world's best martial arts conference is Bermuda - a capitalist heaven on earth.

Bermuda is nominally an overseas territory of the United Kingdom of Britannia. The nominal head of state is the King of Britannia and has no independent diplomatic power. National defense security is ensured by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Its administration is independent.

In a sense, it is a paradise built for capital by its many incarnations. Here, the power of capital is most affirmed.

Naturally, it is also most suitable for superhuman enterprises to play.

In theory, there are many more places like the Cayman Islands. But Bermuda has another advantage - it was a favorite venue for the "Unsolved Mysteries" series, and it's got a lot of gimmicks.

Lu Xuanyu breathed a sigh of relief.

The day has finally arrived.

Two days later, Lu Xuanyu took his wife to the airport. Xiang Shan, Zhu Xinyu, Yawgmoth, and Chen Feng were all present. This made him a little nervous.

"I didn't expect that everyone actually planned to go to the competition venue in person..."

"You don't know yet?" Xiang Shan smiled, "Mr. Yawgmoth is going to sit in the commentary box. He is the most famous scientist and can be used to increase attention. The most important thing is that he Responsible for the trash talk session - I know you don't like to talk harshly, so there are no media interviews or anything like that. He will cover it for you. It just so happens that this guy has a bad mouth."

Then he pointed at Zhu Xinyu: "This person is responsible for the maintenance and adjustment of your prosthetic body. He is also responsible for safety matters."

"And Lao Chen, he is just joining in the fun. Don't pay attention to him."

Lu Xuanyu nodded.

Xiang Shan pressed his upper body closer and put a hand on Lu Xuanyu's shoulder: "I feel like you're not nervous enough now... Speaking of which, do you know what I'm here to do?"

"Ah...I don't know."

"Business talks." Xiang Shan said, "In the middle of this competition, many manufacturers will come to me to discuss cooperation. In addition, the two cooperative companies that have already received invitations have also signed gambling agreements with me. ——Just based on your competition results."

Lu Xuanyu was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"

"So, work hard, Lao Lu." Xiang Shan smiled, as if he was making a harmless joke, "Your fist carries a heavier weight than you think!"

Zhu Xinyu kicked him from behind: "Don't make such a joke!"

"Sorry, sorry..." Xiangshan said as he turned around.

When they travel now, they no longer need to wait for a plane. And Lu Xuanyu really had a hard time passing the security inspection.

Not long ago, Superman Enterprises had purchased its own plane.

Lu Xuanyu was a little dizzy until the plane took off.

It's not like I'm plane sick.

According to what he has learned about Xiang Shan in the past two years, what Xiang Shan said just now may not be all a joke...

It's possible... it's true...

At least get back to 3K...