This is surgery! What was I thinking?
V sat in the chair, lost in thought, and said with an ostrich mentality, "Old Wei, just anesthetize me quickly, I can't wait any longer."
Victor held back his laughter and without any nonsense, picked up the anesthetic and knocked her out in one go.
Mercer, after a brief moment of awkwardness, focused intently on his work.
He moved swiftly, performing a simple format without any AI interference, and within an hour, the Network Access Vault was completely restored to factory settings, becoming a blank slate.
After reassembly, he ran several tests with the test machine, ensuring that the Network Access Vault was now completely free of data residue. Only then did Mercer dare to insert the data cable and start programming with his brainwaves.
This time, the speed was much faster. Mercer first studied the original software program, then compared it with his own MK2 system software, and ultimately decided not to simply transplant the program.
Instead, he used the original program architecture to write a new operating system, retaining the program architecture that could provide AI support.
Compared to the rough approach of just stuffing Venus into his own Network Access Vault, Arasaka had written a special program and paired it with hardware for this special model, allowing the AI to more effectively mobilize the Network Access Vault's data.
After tinkering for another half hour, Mercer finally completed the work and named the operating system inside 'Venus V1.0'.
Afterwards, he disinfected the Vault again, put it back in the cold storage box, and waited for Victor to finish his work.
Victor quickly completed the Brain-Computer Interface and Prosthetic Eye, and also removed the junk Pain Editor that V originally had.
He figured Mercer really had a thing for V—otherwise he wouldn't spend so much money on her.
So, he paid particular attention not to treat her as carelessly as he would other patients, casually cutting open the surgical gown for the operation.
Instead, he carefully flipped V over, cutting open only the area of the surgical gown needed for the operation, and then performed the Sianwistan surgery on her back.
Once the installation was complete, he tested it and exhaled a long sigh of relief as he sat up.
"Mercer, I'll leave it to you next. After you finish the injection, the anesthesia should wear off. Remember to adjust her Prosthetic Eye and calibrate it; don't forget the other tests... if anything goes wrong, call me."
After saying that, Victor leisurely stood up, took a cigarette and a beer, and walked out: "I need a drink to relax."
"Don't drink too much, Old Wei, you'll have to operate on me later."
Mercer reminded him, taking over Old Wei's spot.
Victor chuckled twice: "Don't worry... Speaking of which, this is the first time I've had a surgeon switch in the middle of an operation, don't ruin my reputation."
"Rest assured, I'm confident. Playing around is one thing, but I won't joke around with V's body."
Mercer was very serious as he picked up Old Wei's stabilizer and injected it into his own arm—put on surgical gloves, and donned a surgical gown, familiarizing himself with Old Wei's equipment.
He then professionally operated the machinery, setting and checking the data.
Seeing this, Old Wei cheerfully left with his beer.
He thought it would be good if Mercer really liked V. He felt that although V seemed carefree, she was actually quite thoughtful.
Moreover, her abilities weren't ordinary, she could handle the troubles Mercer brought.
She was very suitable for someone like Mercer, who had a lot going on in his mind.
And although V didn't say it, she seemed quite grateful and trusting towards Mercer. If they were encouraged, who knows, it might work out?
Of course, if Old Wei knew about Rebecca and Lucy... he definitely wouldn't get involved in Mercer's romantic affairs.
Mercer unceremoniously unzipped V's surgical gown and began preparing for surgery, surveying around and nodding to himself.
The figure is indeed not bad...
But he just took a glance; as a doctor, he needed to act professionally. V trusted him with the surgery; if he really ogled her with some pervy attitude, even he would find himself disgusting.
Soon, Mercer completely immersed himself in the surgery, treating V like one of those 'Virtual NPCs' he encountered in Arasaka tutorials, and began the operation without any emotions.
The only requirement of the injection surgery was a steady hand and accurate needlework, and Mercer had no pressure regarding that. With the surgical robotic arm attached to his arm assisting, he accurately injected the agent beneath V's skin.
Using instruments to assess the extension of the nanomachines in real-time, occasionally making minor adjustments to V's skin.
It took just over twenty minutes, and the skin injection was completed at a staggering speed.
Mercer sutured V's skin, and in the Cyber World, sutures didn't require stitches but used a type of biological adhesive, followed by spraying with anti-inflammatory and disinfectant sprays.
Finally, he used the 'Klinicor' external spray for treatment, and the skin would be almost healed, requiring no recovery period. Once the surgery was done, V could slowly regain her strength enough to walk or jump.
Afterwards, Mercer covered V again with the surgical gown, turned on a nearby instrument to check V's vital signs, and confirmed the status of other prosthetics using the scanner.
"Was the surgery successful?"
Qiwei asked curiously, seeing the situation.
Mercer nodded, "Yeah, all done. Now it's just a matter of waiting for the anesthesia to wear off, and when she wakes up, we'll calibrate the prosthetics to finish."
"You were pretty quick... I thought you'd take some time to appreciate the view." Qiwei joked.