Cyber Heroes

Xiangshan realized a very crucial point.

The pair of prosthetic eyes he is using now are the ones that disappeared with Martial Ancestor Xiangshan when "The Only One" was defeated.

At the end of the Sublimation War, Wuzu Xiangshan, with the help of "someone", attacked the space fleet of the Father of All Machines and executed beheading tactics. However, in the end, they were defeated because they were outnumbered.

It is said that only the protector saw that scene.

There is a legend in the world that in that battle, the flagship of the Father of All Machines fell.

This was the closest to success among the eleven defeats of Martial God.

Of course, some people believe that the subsequent assassination "in front of the throne" is the closest to success.

However, Martial Ancestor's "only defeat" was witnessed by only those on the patron side.

No video data available. The Father of All Machines and the "kings" who participated in the battle and were later promoted only said that Xiang Shan was indeed executed.

And now, the pair of prosthetic eyes that disappeared when Wu Zu Xiangshan disappeared appeared again.

But that still doesn't mean anything.

Even if this "Xiang Shan" now has these eyes, has the DNA of Martial Ancestor Xiang Shan, and even has memories, he may not necessarily be identified as Xiang Shan.

Rather, the suspicion that he is "not Xiangshan" has increased.

Since these eyes died with the Martial Ancestor, it is very likely that they fell into the hands of the protector.

Xiang Shan thought for a moment and asked: [So... Xiang Shan also donated DNA data? 】

[All of us, the recipients of the internal beta transformation surgery, have donated our genetic data for research. ] Tao Enhai looked at Xiang Shan, without any emotion in his tone.

【Aha. Is that true? It’s not difficult to make a clone? ] Xiang Shan nodded: [Use Xiang Shan's genetic factors to clone stem cells, and then induce them to differentiate into a nervous system. Then, they continue to record Wu Zu Xiang Shan's memories, develop a personality close to Xiang Shan, and then remove the hard drive that stores the memories. Finally, give this pair of prosthetic eyes. A Xiangshan that is infinitely close to the original version is ready. 】

The reason why Tao Enhai asked just now, "Have you used your inner strength when surrounded by Tiehua?" was probably to confirm whether Xiangshan was controlled by a remote control.

Except for the secret forbidden technique of "Little Brother", in public perception, it is impossible for a false personality mask to use internal power.

However, this is not absolute. If there is an interface in the background of a fake personality mask that can send data to internal energy masters on standby in the synchronous orbit, then the method of simulating internal energy is not impossible.

However, this concocted "master of internal strength" will be exposed in areas shielded by Tiehua or other electromagnetic signals.

So Tao Enhai was eager to confirm this.

If Xiang Shan hadn't come for a moment when he was assassinating Balbo, I'm afraid Tao Enhai wouldn't have given up.

[This should only mean that I am not a fake personality mask, but it does not mean that I am safe now, right? 】Xiang Shan said: 【What if there are other backdoor programs in my body? 】

Although Xiangshan remembers that he has a biological brain. But this may also be a disguise. What is really active may not be the biological part of the brain, but the chip hidden inside the biological brain.

Or, that chip can take away control of the prosthetic body at a critical moment and deliver a fatal blow to the knight.

From Tao Enhai's professional perspective, this is not nonsense.

[Your internal strength, although it is lagging behind in terms of ideas, is still very strong in terms of technique. If such a person is really allowed to enter the electromagnetic signal shielding area, the possibility of losing control is not small. As long as you have this awareness, you will try your best to remove the back door from yourself - and according to your memory, when you woke up, there were no electronic devices on your body at all. ] Tao Enhai sneered: [If that kind of backdoor program really existed, I'm afraid you would have removed it long ago. 】

[So, is it possible that I am the original Xiangshan? 】

【Absolutely impossible! 】

Tao Enhai immediately denied it.

This is strange no matter how you think about it. How could a person who was executed more than two hundred years ago appear out of thin air?

How could Xiang Shan escape with just one head—a head without power?

Moreover, even if he did escape, how did he survive these two hundred years?

——No, that’s not right…

Tao Enhai suddenly realized something.

This incident was like a flint, wiping out a series of "ecstasy" in his heart - although it was insignificant compared to the darkness. But... but...

——Think about it carefully... Think about it carefully...

Tao Enhai looked at Xiang Shan.

——The reason why corpses decay is because of the large number of bacteria in the human body...

While humans are alive, bacteria are controlled by the immune system. If a commensal microbe invades the body, or becomes too numerous, the immune system attacks.

However, after death, the immune system becomes ineffective.

Therefore, the human corpse will become a huge medium made of accumulated protein and fat.

This will then attract a large number of scavengers.

but……

It can be said that baseline humans are not creatures native to Earth’s biosphere.

The earth's original bacteria cannot decompose the bodies of baseline humans.

Decomposers that can decompose metal-based organisms are mostly the product of genetic engineering.

Tao Enhai remembered that the various metal-based decomposers currently living in the wild are the result of the wildization of microorganisms in the civilian biological resource recovery system - the same thing that Yuki used to process the brains of the dead.

These things were born long after Wuzu Xiangshan's "unique defeat".

As for parasites targeting baseline humans, or other metal-based wild animals, they were only born in the last hundred years.

Wuzu Xiangshan was also a prosthetic human with a full transformation rate at the beginning, and there were not many symbiotic microorganisms in his body. Those symbiotic microorganisms can't break down the brain either.

therefore……

——If it were two hundred years ago, a brain would not be easily corrupted...

——But before that...the cells themselves will decompose...the dead man's brain will be broken down by enzymes into a ball of ordinary protein...the dead man's own enzymes will also break down themselves. This should be……

When a human dies, the first wave of decomposition of the body is not even microorganisms, but the body's own enzymes. Although these enzymes are quickly deactivated by the body's death, they are only a small part of the body's decomposition process. But it's scary enough.

——At the first moment of death, the brain will be destroyed by lysosomes...ah...wait a minute...

Suddenly, Tao Enhai wanted to laugh.

He really wanted to laugh.

Just now, he was desperately searching for the phenomenon after the natural death of a baseline person.

Then, he discovered a fact that made people laugh and cry.

So far, no one has died of natural causes among the subjects of the test version of the genetic modification surgery.

Everyone - over there or here - was either alive and fighting, or dead, bombarded to the point where not a single cell remained.

He didn't know what the brains of these first-generation baseline humans born under genetic modification surgery would go through after they died of natural causes.

This process is likely different from that of conventional organisms.

because……

Their enzyme system was artificially reprogrammed.

"Cracking the Enzyme System" is Yawgmoth's greatest achievement in his life. Several Nobel Prizes are just icing on the cake for it. This is an achievement that only "history" is qualified to evaluate.

He rewired the human enzyme system.

Naturally, this artificial enzyme system has bugs.

The early metal-based experimental animals, as well as the test version of the baseline human, all had bugs of one kind or another.

It is possible that "lysosomes cannot break down cells smoothly after cell death."

For a natural person whose whole body is made of flesh and blood, this is a very vicious bug. This means that the tissues throughout the body are similar to cancer cells, and the apoptosis program has failed.

However, the metabolism of the brain's nervous system is very slow.

Yes, that's right. Some late literature also described that new nerve cells will be generated in the human brain, and the brain also has a certain ability to heal itself. But the overall trend is that the number of brain cells in the brain is decreasing.

Nerve cells that are not used naturally degenerate, while neural circuits that are frequently used are wrapped in specialized myelin sheaths to form efficient circuits.

In other words, this BUG is really innocuous to prosthetics with a full transformation rate!

Tao Enhai's hands trembled slightly.

--if it is like this……

If this head really fell there more than two hundred years ago - no matter how it came from, let's just assume it is there - then it is indeed possible that it pretended to be dead for more than two hundred years!

There is a kind of tardigrade on the earth, commonly known as "water bear". Under certain circumstances, they can completely stagnate metabolism and fall into a long state of suspended animation.

This state is called "cryptobiosis".

Tardigrades in a cryptobiotic state are actually very fragile. Hundreds of degrees of temperature, mechanical damage, that sort of thing can literally kill it.

But if there is no external interference...

Tardigrades are not broken down by their own lysosomes...

Because its enzyme system stopped functioning...

If conditions are right, tardigrades can revive again - the current longest record is 120 years of cryptozoology.

——If you really want to say it, then the final enemy is oxidation?

Metal-based proteins are susceptible to oxidative damage due to their chemical properties close to metals.

--etc……

When Xiang Shan woke up, there was a large burnt mark inside his skull, which looked like some electronic product had melted under high temperature.

This is a memory shared by Xiang Shan.

This layer of melted area almost covers the entire brain-computer interface.

——Is it possible to prevent oxidation...

——That’s not right... If the area where the head is located is closed enough and the air is not circulating... After the oxygen is exhausted, the oxidation reaction cannot continue...

Tao Enhai looked at Xiang Shan again.

--is it possible?