Chapter 367： mechanical prosthesis

Chapter 367 Mechanical Prosthetic Body

“Hiss—it’s so cool!”

Seeing Xiang Hongbin like this, Wang Tao took a breath of cold air.

When he was at Shuize Base before, Xiang Hongbin was almost eaten by zombies in order to protect everyone. After Wang Tao rescued him from the zombies, only half of his body was left.

Although Wang Tao used various medicines to revive Xiang Hongbin, Xiang Hongbin also became completely disabled and may need inhibitors for life in the future...

Xiang Hongbin has a tough character. If it were in peacetime, although he would not be reconciled, he could still accept the fact that he was disabled. After all, he had protected so many people and it was worth it.

But now is the end of the world, and there are dangers everywhere. His disability can only become a burden to everyone, and he cannot accept that he is a burden. If Wei Zhenguo hadn't been comforting and encouraging him, he might have found a zombie and died together. But even so, Xiang Hongbin couldn't bear it anymore.

When Wang Tao saw Xiang Hongbin again, he decided to find a way to restore hope to Xiang Hongbin.

It is impossible to completely cure Xiang Hongbin, at least under the current situation. So Wang Tao was thinking about whether he could restore Xiang Hongbin's fighting strength.

 At the Wuyang military base, Wang Tao 3D printed a set of prosthetic limbs for Xiang Hongbin. This set of prosthetics allows him to move normally and has a certain fighting ability. But after all, it is not considered tailor-made or customized, so it can only be regarded as "usable".

Xiang Hongbin is quite satisfied, at least he is no longer a useless person.

But Wang Tao was not satisfied because he knew that they could do better, but because they did not have relevant professionals, they could not make better ones. He knew that Xiang Hongbin didn't want to fall behind.

By chance, after arriving at Changhe Base and seeing the advanced weapons and equipment such as power armor and crystal energy equipment, Wang Tao wondered whether the research institute could customize a set of prosthetics for Xiang Hongbin.

The people at the institute are all professionals, and their customized products are definitely much better than standardized prostheses printed by machines.

It just so happened that Wang Tao met Qu Shilin, a technical expert, so he asked Qu Shilin to help. Money was not an issue.

 Qu Shilin was very interested in Xiang Hongbin after seeing him, and was even willing to help without asking for money.

Although I feel that Qu Shilin's performance is a bit unreliable, I feel like I am treating Xiang Hongbin as a guinea pig. But after all, she is a normal person and knows what she can and cannot do. In addition, she has used a lot of things produced by the Hope Research Institute before. Wang Tao also trusts the Hope Research Institute, so the two hit it off immediately, and Xiang Hongbin went to the Hope Research Institute. Place.

Wang Tao never saw Xiang Hongbin again after that. Qu Shilin said that this was more troublesome and would take a lot of time. But she promised that it would be completed before the Chinese New Year.

Although Wang Tao didn't know, it was just a set of tailor-made prostheses. Even if it took so long, why did Xiang Hongbin need to stay at the research institute to cooperate all the time... But it was a good thing after all, and Xiang Hongbin agreed. Yes, Wang Tao didn't ask any more questions based on his trust in Qu Shilin.

Calculating the time, Xiang Hongbin has been at the research institute for two months.

A lot of things happened in the past two months. Wang Tao almost forgot about Xiang Hongbin, but now he finally saw him.

After seeing the real person, Wang Tao finally understood why it took so long and needed Xiang Hongbin to cooperate.

What he and Xiang Hongbin thought at the time was to get a set of tailor-made prosthetics, preferably with some combat capabilities.

But now...they are all metal cyborgs!

However, it seems reasonable to say that these modifications are all prosthetic limbs...

In the past, Xiang Hongbin gave people a pitiful and tragic feeling. At first glance, he seemed to be a person with a lot of stories, which made people unable to help crying.

As for Xiang Hongbin now, he has complex feelings such as tough guy, terror, security, and technology intertwined together. Not only does he have a story, he can also slap you into an accident!

I have to say that Xiang Hongbin is really handsome at this time!

Recalling that it took Xiang Hongbin two months to transform in this way, Wang Tao now does not feel that this time is long, but he feels that the time is very short.

Even if you don’t see the specific abilities, just looking at the machines that grow with his body, you can tell that this is not an easy task.

I hope the research institute is awesome!

“Wang Tao?”

While Wang Tao was sighing in his heart, he suddenly shouted to Hongbin.

After Xiang Hongbin was seriously injured, his voice became hoarse, and his words were like glass being rubbed against each other, which was very uncomfortable to hear. Now, Xiang Hongbin's voice is clearer and much more normal. Although it is still not as good as the original sound, and even has a little electronic sound, it is much better than before. And this voice matches his appearance...don't say it, it's quite suitable.

“Lao Xiang! Congratulations on your rebirth!”

Wang Tao laughed and stretched out his arms and walked over.

Ka—Ka—

The various mechanisms that fixed Xiang Hongbin were put away one after another. Xiang Hongbin walked slowly but firmly down the high platform step by step.

“Rebirth…it seems that it can indeed be called rebirth…”

murmured to Hongbin, and then gave Wang Tao a firm hug.

After being hugged, Wang Tao suddenly grinned. Fortunately, he was in good physical condition, otherwise this hug might have directly crushed his ribs.

“Xiang Hongbin, you are too strong! You should familiarize yourself with your strength first!”

Qu Shilin yelled quickly, then ran over and pulled Wang Tao out of Xiang Hongbin's arms.

“Are you okay?”

“Haha, thank you for your concern! It’s okay!”

Wang Tao laughed.

“Huh…that’s good!”

Qu Shilin patted her chest as if she was relieved.

“Ahem, sorry...a little unfamiliar...”

Xiang Hongbin scratched his head awkwardly, and a sound of metal friction sounded at the back of his head.

“Let’s try it first!” Qu Shilin took Wang Tao, Xiang Hongbin and a group of researchers to the testing site next door.

She asked Xiang Hongbin to test some projects, and other researchers recorded and analyzed them. She briefly explained Xiang Hongbin's situation to Wang Tao.

The first time she saw Xiang Hongbin, she felt that Xiang Hongbin was a good candidate for experimenting with "prosthetic bodies".

Before the end of the world, this kind of prosthetic equipment had actually been produced, and the technology was no problem. However, due to issues such as materials and energy, there is still a lot of room for improvement... So let alone mass production, even customized ones cannot be used.

After the end of the world, the Hope Research Institute inherited these valuable data and felt that this was very suitable for the environment of the end of the world, so they decided to continue this research. At this time, crystal nuclei appeared, allowing them to develop crystal energy technology. The appearance of various monsters brought a lot of strange materials... This made up for the lack of energy and materials before.

Now that technology, energy and materials are available, prosthetics will definitely play a big role.

In their vision, this kind of prosthetic equipment is different from ordinary prostheses. The human body and the equipment are separated and are two independent individuals. The prosthetic limb cannot move alone and needs to be driven and controlled by other parts of the body.

For example, the robotic arm that Wang Tao picked up from an airdrop before has an extra hand out of thin air, but this hand also needs to be controlled by a person through a remote control—that is, you must have a movable hand. If it was cut into a human stick, then the only way to control the robotic arm would be through voice...

This kind of prosthetic body is different. Before it is used, it is independent, but after use, it is integrated with the body and becomes one!

You don’t need any buttons to control these prosthetics, you just need to have a normal mind and use your brain to control them. It's like your limbs!

And it can be disassembled and repaired. Theoretically speaking, as long as the brain is still there, no matter how serious the injury is, you will not die!

If prosthetic bodies can be promoted in human society, human combat effectiveness will be greatly improved, and humans will not even have to be afraid of zombie viruses! You can definitely fight with zombies, but zombies probably can't be tough!

Of course, these are theoretically feasible, but there are still many difficulties that need to be overcome in practice.

There are two most difficult points, and these two points are not the prosthetic equipment itself.

The first problem is the user’s problem.

Because the prosthetic body is fused with itself and connected to its own nerves, after experiments, it was found that the user is required to have strong physical fitness and willpower during the fusion process!

If the willpower is not strong enough, there is no way to integrate. Even if it is forcibly fused, there is no way to control it. And there will be various side effects, which are not as good as ordinary prostheses. If your physical fitness is not strong enough, you may burp during the fusion process...

This problem is caused by their inadequate technology. As long as they are given time, they can solve it. But what is lacking now is time...so they need some disabled people with strong physical fitness and strong willpower to do the test.

It sounds like there should be a lot of people like this. After all, this is the end of the world. But in fact, such people are not easy to find.

Because in the end of the world, especially in the early stages, there is no concept of serious injury at all. Not to mention serious injuries, just a small scratch from a zombie, and you will be infected with mutations and die in a few days...

For a long time, there was only a difference between "no injury" and "death". Injury is equivalent to death.

Although due to the subsequent establishment and development of the base and the improvement of medical care, many wounded and disabled people have been saved. But ordinary disabled people cannot do it. You need someone with very strong physical fitness and willpower, which is difficult to find...

When she saw Xiang Hongbin at that time, he was in such miserable condition... Qu Shilin had no idea how he survived!

If he can survive this, his willpower must be no problem, and Xiang Hongbin himself is a soldier with a third-level superpower, so his physical fitness must be up to standard.

Facts have proved that this is indeed the case.

In all kinds of painful experiments, although Xiang Hongbin couldn't keep silent, he could at least resist it. It is far beyond what those who experimented with before...

As for the second issue, it is the issue of the integration between prosthetic bodies and people, prosthetic bodies and liquids.

If a person is missing a hand, the difficulty of making and fusing a robotic hand is "1". Then if he is missing two hands, the difficulty of fusing the two robotic hands is not "2", but "3" or even higher!

Simply put, the more parts of the body are modified, the more difficult it is to fuse, and the lower the probability of merging them all.

Given Xiang Hongbin’s situation, he would not have been able to accept so many transformations. This is not a question of whether he has strong willpower, but a question of his lack of technical skills.

Qu Shilin’s previous idea was to take her time, first fuse one hand, then one foot, slowly experiment and improve, and she would eventually succeed. The only ones who may suffer are experimenters like Xiang Hongbin. Although it is not life-threatening, it is really uncomfortable to test it again and again...

But sometimes luck is so good—Wang Tao opened a [Level 4 Weapon·Iron Beetle]!

When other people see this kind of weapon, they naturally want to enhance their own combat power. When the people at the institute saw it, they felt that this thing was interesting. It was a bit similar to the prosthetic body they developed, except that one was fused with itself, and the other was semi-fusion; one was mainly based on mechanical technology, and the other was based on biological technology. Technology is the main thing...can't we learn from it?

The institute took a fancy to the iron beetle in the city hall.

So after a tug-of-war, the iron beetle of the city hall came into the hands of the research institute. Qu Shilin did not elaborate on the specific agreement they reached, but she must have paid a lot to come to the institute.

After getting the iron beetle, the institute started researching it day and night.

Then they successfully dismantled the armed Iron Beetle...! Then I can’t pretend to come back…

But the harvest was great. They successfully integrated their mechanical technology with some of the iron beetle's biological technology! Coupled with the supplement and coordination of crystal energy technology...Xiang Hongbin is their latest product!

"Xiang Hongbin still has many flaws. For example, it doesn't feel 'exactly the same as his original body' as we expected... There is also a certain 'delay' in using it, a bit like controlling an iron beetle... The appearance can't be achieved either. Exactly like a human being—not to mention exactly the same, this shape is more like a powered armor than a human being... Anyway, there are still many problems..."

"But I also believe that we will definitely create better prosthetics in the future until they are no different from human bodies. They may even become the legendary ones with only one head left - no, they should be able to survive with only one consciousness left. degree!"

 Qu Shilin’s eyes were sparkling.

“I believe you can do it!”

Wang Tao nodded seriously.

He really hoped that Qu Shilin could do it. To be honest, for him, ever since he saw the power armor, the technological level of the apocalypse has exceeded his knowledge. No matter what outrageous things are researched in the future, he will not be surprised.

"Thanks!"

Qu Shilin hugged Wang Tao happily, and then continued:

“After talking about the origin of Xiang Hongbin, the next step is his strength. For details, you can look at the test..."

"I dare not say anything else, but I feel that few people can match his physical quality. If combined with various weapons...he has the fighting power of an awakened person!"

"But he has a small flaw, that is, he has to consume crystal nuclei..."

(End of this chapter)