Old Wei also noticed that Mercer was awake.
"Hmm... Don't rush, you woke up faster than I thought, there's just this one eye left. Let me see... data is normal, I'll put it in for you."
Mercer endured still, waiting for Old Wei to place the eyeball into his eye socket, deep within came a strange tingling sensation.
Old Wei operated the instruments, and after a while, he said, "Okay, the neural signal connections are normal, try rotating the eyeball... very good, no issues."
Is there any special feeling? The anesthesia hasn't worn off yet, but there should be some reaction."
Mercer moved and carefully felt:
"The vision is a bit blurry, but it's adjusting. My wrist feels slightly swollen...
It must be because this single molecule line is too thick, I need to adjust.
Hmm... the brain-computer interface also feels a bit burnt, did you use thermal connection for the procedure?
Signal reception... is normal, it's really high-end stuff, the data delay is significantly reduced.
Perception of prosthetics has also strengthened, the habit of operating the body feels awkward, still need to adapt."
Victor gently inquired: "Try it out, if your arm frequently feels swollen afterwards, it'll definitely need further cybernetic modifications...
Ah, I really don't want to see you become like that, think about it...
A person's prosthetics can't be just on the head without the lower parts, unless you want to become a roly-poly toy.
So, once you start, your arm flesh, leg flesh, chest muscles back muscles abdominal muscles, might all need muscle enhancement modules.
And with the muscles enhanced, your not fully developed skeleton might not withstand, ultimately even the bones might need a layer of iron coating.
Imagine your appearance by then, a child's head, a strong man's body...
Moreover, so many prosthetics require stronger internal organs to support, at this rate, it's endless.
You know, Mercer, I've seen too many people, they gradually lose their flesh and blood like this.
Continuously adding prosthetics to become stronger, and body modification to adapt to these prosthetics.
Eventually, every single one of them goes mad from all the prosthetic stress."
Victor sincerely persuaded, sighing deeply: "If you're not adjusting well, it's better to remove them, wait for two years, properly exercise, and then install them later.
Your stuff is top-notch within ten years, don't worry about lagging behind."
"Thanks, Old Wei, keep an eye on muscle enhancement modules for me...
I didn't say I want to install them... Alright, don't keep an eye on that.
Keep an eye on subdermal armor, leg modification prosthetics for me.
Even if I can't beat others, at least I need to run fast, right?
If one day I get shot by a stray bullet, there'd be no talk about the future."
Mercer's words made Old Wei sigh deeply, but he just nodded:
"Next time you come, we'll discuss it... Take the remaining stuff back, you don't need it for now."
"If convenient, why not leave the stuff here? You have professional equipment, we can also study that network adapter..."
Mercer's words made Old Wei shake his head: "Still haven't given up, huh... this stuff of yours isn't cheap, honestly, it's enough to buy out my clinic, are you really comfortable leaving it here?"
"Of course, if I didn't trust you, I wouldn't come to you."
Mercer laughed heartily, helped up by Old Wei, adjusted his body for a while, and pulled out the single molecule line from his hand.
The black single molecule line appeared more discreet compared to the usual red line, Mercer didn't dare try to electrify it, its sharpness is no joke.
Afterwards, Mercer tried the new functions of the prosthetic eye, including the covetous 32-meter range wall penetration vision.
With a flicker of data in view, then numerous clear signals surfaced in his eye.
Even better, the eyes not only see network devices within 32 meters but through signal analysis, can outline faint silhouettes of others.
Of course, this silhouette isn't stable, only helps hackers roughly judge whether it's a human or a network device, meanwhile, Mercer can remotely hack using seen signals.
This also means Mercer now has the ability to quickly breach enemies within 32 meters in the real world from behind cover.
He no longer needs, as before, to see opponents with prosthetic eyes to capture signals for quick hackings.
Previously for remote hacking, he either had to connect consciousness to cameras to capture precise network signals or hack into opponents' subnets to infiltrate remotely.
Now, as long as in range, activating the prosthetic eye's scanning mode, even through walls, others can be detected by Mercer, allowing direct hacking.
This significantly increases Mercer's safety during close-range encounters.
Then Mercer looked in the mirror—wow, the blue prosthetic eye is really cool, like blue stardust fluttering in the pupil, this high-end stuff even saves money on lenses.
"...Alright, I don't know if you're like this with everyone."
Victor watched him excitedly experimenting with the prosthetics, agreeing helplessly: "I will research it for you when I have time, and see if I can reduce the burden these prosthetics have on you."
"No big deal, my brain is sharper than a server's CPU.
Also, I'm not trusting to everyone, have some confidence in yourself, Old Wei."