Cyber Heroes

When he heard "I saw the self-media you run and feel that some of your ideas are very consistent with our company's corporate culture," Lu Xuanyu just thought that Mr. Xiang was very polite. He didn't believe that such a big capitalist had time to watch his own martial arts culture self-media.

After hearing these two sentences, "We happen to be planning to hold a fighting competition. I have a job I want to introduce to you." After hearing these two sentences, he started to believe it and felt that this world-class company might be planning to let him do some behind-the-scenes work.

It's just that he is very strange why such a big boss would come to discuss such a trivial business.

But in the next sentence, he felt that Xiang Shan was crazy.

"The goal of this job is to require you to become the world's number one martial arts master. And the reward is for you to be the world's number one master for at least three years."

Xiang Shan looked at him with a sincere expression.

Lu Xuanyu didn't know why.

He even laughed out loud: "Wait, you mean, you want me to go to the ring as an athlete?"

Xiang Shan nodded.

"Do you want to hold a fighting competition for disabled people? But I don't think there are people in the world who have similar experiences to me, so they can't put together a competition, right?"

Xiangshan rubbed his chin: "It seems that you don't pay much attention to the news in the technology section. Do you know the main business direction of our company?"

"Who doesn't know? Transhumanism, the main direction is biopharmaceuticals and... genetic modification?" Lu Xuanyu thought of the science fiction novels he read when he was a child, and said: "Can you transfer some genes to me like a gecko? Let me The lower limbs will grow back? Has technology reached this point now?"

Xiang Shan was stunned for a moment: "Ah... Actually, science fiction novels have not been written like this recently. In terms of biology, this kind of thing is very difficult and costly. Geckos can only survive by cutting off their tails, not where the body is broken. It can all grow back. In fact, the human liver has pretty good regenerative capabilities."

"It's just that the 'regeneration instructions' hidden in biological genetic systems are very involved. For example, the nervous system has very high requirements for stability, so the 'regeneration ability' has been limited by evolution. Strengthening cells at the risk of canceration The differentiation ability is very uneconomical - besides, regenerating half a body is simply not something that vertebrates can do."

"Actually, what I want to recommend to you is this thing..."

Xiangshan waved his hand, which seemed to be some kind of gesture command. A small drone flew in from outside the door leisurely.

Lu Xuanyu's friend who works in self-media has seen a similar thing. It is highly intelligent and can input gesture commands with the bracelet worn on the hand. It is a very trendy thing. However, only a few big anchors use it. Mr. Xiang's machine is very small and can be packed into a suitcase. At first glance, it is much more expensive than those silly, big, black and thick things.

Xiangshan touched the frame of the smart glasses, and then the drone projected a projection on the wall.

That's a... purely mechanical prosthesis.

"This is our company's latest product, my friend." Xiang Shan clapped his hands: "A new generation of implantable prosthetics. The kind that can directly connect to nerve signals."

Lu Xuanyu was stunned: "Your company still produces this kind of... but I..."

"Genetic modification surgery is indeed our company's flagship product." Xiang Shan said: "However, the modification surgery launched by our company does not support humans to randomly modify their bodies. Change the growth cycle, change hair color, eye color, change Body odor or adding animal ears are not supported. This kind of 'personalized' choice should not be left to children and grandchildren. What we provide is just a basic whiteboard," Xiang Shan said, "Moreover, this 'basic whiteboard' is just a precursor to the next step of technology."

"Next step……"

Xiang Shan waved his hand, and the picture played by the drone immediately changed.

That's probably a simulated animation of a neuron.

It seems like something... emerges from the inside of the neuron and floats on the... surface of the neuron?

"After undergoing genetic modification surgery, every aspect of your body will be rewritten. But what we pay most attention to is the change in the nervous system." Xiang Shan said: "Without changing the connections between neurons and the overall structure of the neural network, This transformation surgery will start from each neuron to transform itself. Special proteins will be integrated into the original myelin sheath and embedded in the cell membrane of neuron cells. The form of bioelectrical signals will be changed. And the changed neural network will be more Easily read by machines. Stronger nerve cells can also withstand direct input of electrical signals."

Xiangshan snapped his fingers.

At that moment, Lu Xuanyu forgot to breathe.

In the picture is a monkey. One of its arms is completely mechanical...completely mechanical. The monkey is eating a bright red apple with relish. The drone’s built-in speaker even delivers that crisp sound.

That's... that's...

"A very flexible prosthetic body." Xiangshan said, "As long as there is no problem with the function of the brain, then this prosthetic body is no different from the real body. We are also trying to use pressure-sensitive materials to simulate touch. 'Input tactile signal' It's still a difficult problem for the time being, but this thing can still be said to have a 'body sensation'..."

Before Xiang Shan finished speaking, Lu Xuanyu asked, "Why did you choose me?"

Although he was asking a question, his tone sounded like a drowning man grasping at a straw.

Xiangshan smiled and folded his hands on his chest: "You should ask first, 'Why is it a fighting competition?'"

Lu Xuanyu was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Then, why is it a fighting competition..."

"As long as normal people are not stupid, they should be able to see that 'machines are stronger than humans'. Even if I ask all Paralympic athletes to install such prosthetics to compete, it is still not intuitive enough - it is like It’s like driving a car alone and racing against others, there’s nothing to show off if you win.”

"What we actually need to demonstrate is not the 'power' of the prosthetic body, but the comprehensive performance such as 'flexibility' and 'accuracy', to show that the prosthetic limb is 'stronger than the physical body in most situations'," Get rid of the stereotype of 'machines that are bulky' in people's minds."

"Taking it all together, 'fighting' is a very suitable way. Fighting is a very intuitive confrontational competition, but due to rules such as weight, the proportion of 'skills' is also high enough. Of course, doing Surgeons and various artists are also among our initial publicity targets. However, compared to these, 'fighting' is more effective in publicity."

Xiang Shan looked at Lu Xuanyu: "There are several reasons for choosing you. First of all, at this stage, it is difficult for healthy people to give up their natural bodies to participate in this program. Athletes have more affection for the muscles they have exercised. . Moreover, this does not make sense ethically. But on the other hand, 'helping a disabled person' is a very positive promotional element."

"Furthermore, Mr. Lu, your main genre is Jeet Kune Do. Mr. Bruce Lee, the founder of Jeet Kune Do, is a true international superstar. Even if this genre is declining day by day, it still has its own popularity."

"Of course, the third point is also the most important point. I admire you very much, Mr. Lu."

Lu Xuanyu pointed at himself: "Me?"

"I have read your works on self-media and asked about your past." Xiang Shan said: "Your experience fits our corporate culture very well. The style of Jeet Kune Do also fits our corporate culture very well."

“I really like the phrase ‘take the impossible as law, take the infinite as the limited’. The mission of our company is to continuously create ‘new technologies that have never existed’, which is ‘innovation’.”

"What's even more valuable is that you don't have any sectarian opinions, and you have extensively studied various fighting techniques from all over the world. This also fits our company's general background of 'we all come from all over the world'."

Opening his arms to Shan Shan: "To sum up, I think you are the best candidate. A match made in heaven."

Lu Xuanyu looked at Xiang Shan and said, "I...I think I am willing to accept this job."

He seemed really excited.

Xiang Shan waved his hand: "Wait a moment, Mr. Lu. I'm here today just to confirm my intention to cooperate. The real follow-up decision will have to wait until you read more information."

Lu Xuanyu pointed to his lower body and said with a wry smile: "I can't refuse."

"If everything goes well, this technology will be widely used within ten years. It may be very valuable in the last few years, but its cost will definitely plummet in a few years." Xiang Shan rubbed his hands, "Even if you If you don’t agree today, you will definitely have the opportunity to stand up again in the future.”

"On the contrary, if you undergo surgery at this time, it means participating in the project as an initial clinical volunteer. You will face some additional risks. When confirming the intention to cooperate, I can only show you where we have succeeded. But before signing the contract, we must show you all the possible consequences."

"Poor consequences..." Lu Xuanyu really came to his senses in front of this word. He took a deep breath and said, "Please tell me."

"The project is divided into two parts, namely genetic modification surgery and mechanical prosthetic limb implantation." Xiang Shan said: "Gene modification surgery is a quite mature technology. We have achieved very high success in higher primates. Rate. And, thanks to an old friend of mine, we have also succeeded in humans a few times. But so far, only a few humans have completed this operation. Because the number of samples is too small, we cannot say that 'the mortality rate is very low'. It does have some dangers.”

"In addition, there is another point. After undergoing the baseline human transformation surgery, the body temperature will rise higher. For you, the most comfortable temperature is around forty degrees. Therefore, most parts of the motherland will be cold for you. It’s hard to accept. It’s not that easy for you to find a place to gather with your friends and family. Of course, there’s also the point that your sperm can’t maintain activity in an environment of 37 degrees. You can’t leave offspring with Homo sapiens.”

The decoration was a blast. I have never seen such an outrageous electrician put the two ends of a speaker cable on the left and right sides of the TV background wall.