Use first and repay later: Advance the future cultivation fruits

Chapter 88: 83, unprecedented_2

Chen Yanan laughed and said, “I’m even stronger now than before. The power limit of this mechanical prosthetic is even greater than the force I exert when using Combat Skill. Do you want to feel it?”

While speaking, she kicked off her slippers, lifted her right leg, flexed her ankle, and even wiggled her fair and dainty toes flexibly.

“It’s that flexible?”

Lin Qing was astonished and couldn’t help but squat down, pull up the leg of Chen Yanan’s hospital pants, and examine her ankle and calf, which also appeared to be as real as any other limb.

He couldn’t help but ask, “Sis, isn’t this leg a mechanical prosthetic? How come it looks so real?”

“Isn’t it pretty? White and long and slender.”

Chen Yanan said with a smile, “Bionic materials, synthetic skin, the internal skeleton is still mechanical, but I truly feel no difference. In fact, it’s even easier to control.”

Lin Qing tried to poke it with his fingertips and found that the touch was indeed no different from real flesh; it even had a slight warmth to it.

“No wonder it’s so expensive,” Lin Qing lamented. “But having this leg attached, even prettier than your own, don’t you find that a bit strange?”

Chen Yanan’s legs were naturally long and straight, but even the most beautiful legs couldn’t match the perfection of those crafted artificially.

“It’s fine; it can still be adjusted.”

Chen Yanan said and then suddenly chuckled, mischievously presenting the leg before him, “If you want to touch, go ahead. I’m in a good mood. Have a good feel.”

“…You’re twisted,” Lin Qing remarked with a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth.

“Tch.”

“But, does this leg have any sensation?” Lin Qing asked.

“The doctor said it has everything it should, with a very high fidelity,” Chen Yanan explained. “It just doesn’t bleed, that’s all.”

Lin Qing nodded in realization.

“Team Lin.”

At that moment, a Patrol Officer approached briskly, saluted, and immediately reported, “An unconscious Inspector Xu Qiu from the Upper City District and her assistant have been found at the alert perimeter.”

“Unconscious?” Lin Qing was slightly startled.

Xu Qiu was at the level of a Patrol Chief, with power close to that of Chu Tianyao. How could she be unconscious?

“Are the injuries serious?” Lin Qing asked.

“No external wounds have been found so far, and the vital signs are normal, but they are unconscious,” the Patrol Officer said.

Lin Qing hummed in response and said, “Since we’re already at the hospital, have Team Xu and her assistant brought to a ward for a check-up.”

…

After the City Bureau’s main force took over and removed Chu Tianyao’s body, Lin Qing followed his cousin back to the ward.

The door to the ward was open, and from a distance Lin Qing could hear a gentle and elegant female voice coming from inside.

“…so I’d really like for you two to consider it more. A case like Miss Chen, with such a high level of adaptability, is a first for our company. I think further cooperation would be a mutually beneficial choice.”

Inside the ward, besides her cousin and aunt, there was a woman with golden hair and blue eyes, wearing a lab coat, speaking softly in fluent Chinese with them.

“Miss Chen is back,” the blonde woman said with a smile. “What do you think?”

“Miss Anna,” Chen Yanan praised. “It’s even more perfect than I imagined.”

Anna smiled and replied, “It’s mainly because you, Miss Chen, have a strong ability to adapt, and it’s not just because of a high neuron connection rate.”

She looked at Lin Qing and smiled, “This must be Captain Lin Qing, right? Speaking of which, our company should also be thankful to Captain Lin.”

Lin Qing asked, “Why?”

“If it weren’t for Captain Lin, our company wouldn’t have encountered a special case with such high adaptability as Miss Chen,” Anna explained softly.

“High adaptability?” Lin Qing looked at Anna.

Anna nodded slightly and explained, “Although Hongjun Series mechanical prosthetics are very perfect, they are also quite complicated. Before the nerves are connected to the human body, there’s usually a substantial period of adaptation needed. According to recent sample data from our company, most people need three to five days to truly adapt and feel like the prosthetic is part of their own body.”

She couldn’t help but glance at Chen Yanan. “But Miss Chen has perfectly adapted immediately after surgery, which is simply incredible.”

Lin Qing finally understood.

Normal people need three to five days post-surgery to adapt, but his cousin had done so perfectly right after the operation. That was indeed quick.

“I’ve already reported Miss Chen’s case to the company,” Anna said earnestly. “We can confirm that Miss Chen’s ability to adapt to this kind of machinery is very strong, and this is a major area of interest for our company’s development. So, we hope to establish more cooperation with Miss Chen.”

Chen Yanan thought for a moment, then said, “Let me think about it.”

“That’s natural,” Anna smiled. “My department also needs to discuss a suitable contract proposal before we delve into details with Miss Chen.”

She stood up and said, “I won’t disturb you any longer then. Send me a message anytime if there’s anything.”

After Anna had left, Lin Qing couldn’t help but ask, “Is she the one who performed your surgery?”

“Yes.”

Chen Yanan nodded. “Dawn Group handles the personnel for mechanical prosthetics. It seems she resides in the urban circle.”

Lin Qing was taken aback.

Working or studying in an urban circle and living in an urban circle were two different things.

The former indicated that one was elite talent needed by the urban circle.

The latter meant that one had become a part of the urban circle and obtained a residency permit for the urban circle.

It wasn’t something money could buy, at least not money from outside the urban circle.

“Cooperation…”

Lin Qing mused, “I’m not sure what kind of method they are proposing for cooperation. Sister, you should think it over carefully.”

Cousin Chen Ruizhe added, “If the terms are generous and there’s no harm, we can agree. Perhaps Dawn Group is willing to provide a long-term visa or even a pass to the urban circle?”

He shook his head slightly and couldn’t help but sigh, “Getting a visa to the urban circle is incredibly tricky. I wanted to go to the Coastal Urban Circle to apply for my studies. My grades and qualifications were sufficient, but I couldn’t get the visa approved no matter what.”

Lin Qing had heard that it was extremely difficult to get an urban circle visa approved.

Especially for public servants, with the World Government and urban circles’ stringent joint inspections, it was even harder to get a visa.

However, the urban circle boasted far superior technology, development, economy, knowledge, resources, opportunities… Not to mention safety and comfort levels that could not be matched outside the urban circle.

Every night, the urban circle, transformed into the Sleepless City, radiated endless glory, becoming the world everyone longed and aspired for.

If one could go, there would be hardly anyone who would refuse.

“I’ll have to see,” said Chen Yanan, shaking her head slightly. “A big company in the urban circle like Dawn Group probably wouldn’t think much of me. Even if they needed me for some experiment, it would likely be outside the urban circle.”

She smiled, “I am a Patrol Officer, after all. The difficulty of getting a visa for a public servant is too high, and Dawn Group has to abide by the rules of the urban circle, right?”

Lin Qing spoke thoughtfully, “Resigning might be easier.”

“But there would still be a record,” Chen Yanan shook her head again. “It would have an impact nonetheless. Anyway, I have no expectations.”

“It’s also not bad to stay outside the urban circle.”

Aunt couldn’t help but interject, “Living a simple life is quite nice, isn’t it?”

Chen Ruizhe helplessly turned away.

“I’d like to take a look,” Chen Yanan said helplessly. “It’s a pity there are no tourist visas for the urban circle, otherwise I’d really like to go and see for myself.”

Lin Qing suddenly remembered something that the hoarse voice had said in the War Skill Secret Room.

It seemed that even going to the urban circle might not be such a good thing.

“Sister, when are you going back to work?” asked Lin Qing.

“In a few days there’s the job evaluation. You’re definitely going to be the team leader,” Chen Yanan said nonchalantly. “I can just be your deputy captain.”

Lin Qing shook his head and said, “I’m not interested, and besides, I’ll soon be…”

At that moment, there was a sudden knock at the door.

Lin Qing walked over and opened it, finding a Patrol Officer from the City Bureau outside.

“Team Lin.”

The Patrol Officer immediately saluted and reported, “Officer Xu Qiu has regained consciousness.”

“Oh?” Lin Qing was just about to ask how she fell unconscious.

“Also,”

the Patrol Officer continued, “the City Bureau has issued an order. The Inspector from headquarters and three Senior Patrol Chiefs will arrive at Lin’an City International Airport at 10:45 am, and all Lin’an City Patrol Officers are ordered to assemble.”

“The Inspector and three Senior Patrol Chiefs are coming?” Lin Qing nodded. “Okay, I’ll go find Captain Xu, and we can head there together.”