Chapter 95 Brain in the Vat <TOC> Chapter 97 Battle in the Sky
Translator: SumTLMan
“Lia, what does it feel like to have your brain removed and placed in a vat?”
Li Mu asked curiously.
“Master, that’s a rather impolite question.”
The brain swam inside the vat, nimbly navigating through the gaps between submerged pieces of wood.
Through observation, Li Mu found that it propelled itself by opening and closing the grooves in the cerebral cortex.
“Maier Biotech erased all residual memories from the brain. Then, they implanted a mental operating system. Lia’s only connection to the original consciousness of this brain is that they share the same organ.”
Lia explained, “As a high-end product of Maier Biotech, Lia will only obey the orders of her master after activation.”
Li Mu observed for a while before determining that the sound of the brain in the vat was emitted by the wooden frame surrounding the vat. If one only heard this gentle female voice, who would think that it was a massive brain floating in a vat producing the sound?
“If you don’t like Lia’s voice, Master, Lia can change it.”
The brain in the vat spoke halfway, and its voice changed to that of a crisp, young girl.
Li Mu felt goosebumps; the combination of a child’s voice and this brain made the scene even more bizarre.
“No need to change, the original voice was quite good.”
“As long as Master likes it.”
The brain happily swam in the viscous nutrient solution.
“Would you like to connect to the mental operating system?”
Lia asked again.
“Connect,” Li Mu said. The next moment, he felt an invisible tendril touch his soul.
He allowed the tendril to link with his soul.
A string of worm-like text suddenly appeared in his field of vision, accompanied by a human-like logo with five eyes. Li Mu didn’t recognize this bizarre text, but he still understood its meaning.
“Maier Biological Operating System.”
The text flashed and disappeared.
“What can you do?”
Li Mu asked.
“Lia, the servant of the master, has infinite capabilities. Lia can perform trillions of floating-point calculations per second. She can process centralized data, perform quantitative analysis, and create models. She can also provide real-time problem-solving for the master through a psychic link.”
Lia replied.
Li Mu took a deep breath, as trillions of floating-point calculations per second were equivalent to a supercomputer’s capacity. Human supercomputers were invariably enormous, consuming vast amounts of electricity per second and requiring dedicated cooling systems. Yet the brain in the vat before him accomplished this with just a half-meter-diameter brain.
He tentatively transmitted the Taiji sword technique, the White Night Soft Howl Weapon Strike technique, the White Steel Broken Stream Energy method, and the Hidden Bone Energy method to the brain in the vat via the psychic link.
“Based on these two sets of energy techniques, deduce a technique suitable for me to use, preferably one that adapts to extraordinary swordsmanship.”
Lia happily swam in the nutrient fluid.
“Thank you for your trust, Master. To make the most accurate simulation calculations, Lia needs detailed body data from you.”
Li Mu, supporting his chin with his hand, he recalled the Tower of Spectral Energy.
“What is the range of your psychic link?”
“In an open plain, it is twenty kilometers. Since Lia is currently in the sky, the range of the psychic link has been extended to eighty kilometers.”
Lia replied in a gentle female voice.
Maintaining the psychic link, Li Mu descended to the top of the Tower of Spectral Energy below and sat down.
The Tower of Spectral Energy emitted a faint hum, connecting to Li Mu’s soul. A viscous, paste-like liquid slowly emerged from the array. Strands of purple light extended from his body, burrowing into the tower.
A massive purple vertical pupil slowly floated above the Tower of Spectral Energy.
Li Mu controlled the vertical pupil’s vision, focusing on his own body. Within the Tower of Spectral Energy’s view, Li Mu’s body became transparent, revealing the trajectory of his psychic energy, his bones, muscle fibers, the functioning of his internal organs, and all other data flooding into his mind.
He focused on his liver and immediately learned the curve of the vitamin dose produced by his liver, the bile flow curve in the bile duct, and the dynamic changes of hormones in his body.
A vast amount of data with unclear meanings was also received by the brain in the vat.
After about ten minutes, the brain in the vat sent a message stating that it had received all the body data.
There was so much data collected by the Tower of Spectral Energy that even with a high bandwidth psychic link, it took a while to transmit.
It took the brain in the vat about three or four seconds to process all the data.
“Master, your body is in excellent health, but your kidneys are somewhat overburdened.”
She spoke gently.
“How is that possible?”
Li Mu widened his eyes in surprise.
“Master, you consume a large amount of food daily. Although your robust stomach digestion system doesn’t produce much residue, the excessive intake of electrolytes and the overproduction of metabolic waste, toxins, and other byproducts put a constant strain on your kidneys.”
Lia projected a complex curve chart with dozens of lines, illustrating the various kidney-related indicators over the past month, into his field of vision.
Li Mu glanced at it briefly and noticed that the data had skyrocketed after implanting the Gluttonous Stomach.
“Lia suggests that you fast one or two days a week to alleviate the burden on your kidneys.”
Li Mu nodded in agreement.
“How long will it take to deduce the new energy method?”
The next moment, an image of his body was projected into his field of vision, accompanied by a slowly creeping progress bar at the bottom.
“Since Lia isn’t connected to the psychic energy pipeline and can only perform calculations in low-power mode using her own psychic energy, it will take approximately thirty-six days, seventeen hours, and fifty-six minutes to simulate the final result.”
The brain floating in the culture fluid took on a human-like appearance of exhaustion.
“Do you need to eat anything?”
“Thank you for your concern, Master. Lia can draw various energies from the void to maintain her own operation. Of course, if Master could purchase some nutrient supplements from the Maier Biological Company, Lia would be immensely grateful.”
A price list was projected onto Li Mu’s retina.
Naturally, he couldn’t order supplements from the Maier Biological Company, whose whereabouts he didn’t know. Instead, he took a vat of Sun Spring, carefully opened the water vat’s lid, and cautiously dripped a little inside.
“How does it feel?”
“Ooh, Lia must be the happiest brain under the Maier Biological Company. This sensation is extraordinary. Lia can feel the warm current flowing through every crevice of her cortex. Lia loves Master so much.”
Li Mu’s facial muscles twitched slightly, as it was quite challenging to remain composed while facing a giant, coquettish brain.
Chapter 95 Brain in the Vat <TOC> Chapter 97 Battle in the Sky