Chapter 72 The Retirement Attempt of Enhancers <TOC> Chapter 74 So I'm Too Conservative
Translator: SumTLMan
Zhou Yi stepped out of the elevator and came outside Building No. 2.
The onlooking crowd hurriedly scattered.
After waiting for a while and noticing that the Chairman was not displeased with them, these residents of Grub Grain Town cautiously gathered around again to watch the excitement.
The Sand Rats partnered with them also poked their heads out. They either stood on people’s shoulders or climbed onto their heads to get the best view.
All of this was observed by Zhou Yi.
The collaboration between the Sand Rats and the town residents seemed to be progressing well.
He shifted his attention back to the front.
Although outdoor surgery sounded a bit strange, the surrounding area was actually cordoned off with warning tape, and a human-height vehicle was patrolling back and forth around the perimeter.
On top of it was a large square screen, periodically emitting electronic prompts: “Surgery in progress, please do not disturb, thank you for your cooperation.”
It seemed to be Da Vinci’s assistant.
Da Vinci was entirely pure white, with a thick black base beneath it, and variable-direction wheels below.
On the base stood a sturdy column, topped with a lamp-shade-like umbrella structure, and a square screen on top.
Four multi-jointed metal mechanical arms were fixed on the column, capable of flexible execution within 540 degrees of space.
On each mechanical arm of the Mechanical Doctor was installed surgical tools. At this time, it was focused on the surgery of the Ridge Spine Hunter, moving its four arms left and right, inserting a fine tweezer into the opened cavity.
The wide cover on top effectively blocked the snow and wind, projecting downward strips of green light.
Zhou Yi asked Red Falcon next to him: “Is there any other punishment from Recursion City for Da Vinci?”
The drone replied: “Recursion City only prohibits Da Vinci from practicing medicine in the city, downgraded its individual credit rating, making it unable to enjoy certain rights and difficult to be employed by local regular medical institutions. In fact, it is still a legal citizen of Recursion City, but it cannot hold medical positions and related work there.”
“The highest punishment for residents in Electronic and Mechanical Cities is indefinite hibernation.”
Zhou Yi frowned: “No death penalty?”
“If you mean the complete destruction and elimination of life characteristics, no.”
Red Falcon explained: “Mechanical lifeforms are different from flesh and blood lifeforms. They are born with corresponding functional labor attributes and order program constraints. The purpose of Electronic and Mechanical Cities in formulating group order is to apply citizens’ abilities to creation rather than causing destruction.”
“Even Mechanical lifeforms specializing in warfare can play their role as city guards.”
Zhou Yi could understand this point.
Unlike humans, Mechanical lifeforms awaken with initial social division of labor. Some Mechanical types are born as farmers, workers, warriors, or doctors.
They also find this natural.
Abilities themselves have no distinction between good and bad; it depends on how they are used.
Recursion City is defining the way of use through rules.
Maintaining a stable social structure is as natural to them as humans sleeping and eating.
Zhou Yi thought of this: “So, Recursion City is imprisoning——hibernating some Mechanical lifeforms with major criminal behaviors?”
Red Falcon seemed to understand his meaning: “Chairman, don’t think about bailing out these dangerous individuals. Those accidentals who are forcibly hibernated are completely different from Da Vinci.”
“These hibernators have broken through their own program constraints, making it impossible to predict what actions they will take. Perhaps they will remain harmless for a period of time, but without protective mechanisms, they will eventually lose control due to power overflow, and the outcome is destined.”
“Hibernators are basically transferred to ‘404 City’ for centralized management.”
404, a city not found?
Zhou Yi asked: “Where is that city?”
Red Falcon explained: “404 City is built under the seabed of the Dead Sea, sealed with special technology——a Mechanical City where even Dead Light cannot enter.”
“Also because it is completely sealed and isolated from the outside world for a long time, it is safe enough.”
“Hibernators with great destructive power and danger are all placed in 404 City. They will sleep forever in that city until the day when there is a way to solve their problems.”
This underground prison made Zhou Yi feel somewhat puzzled.
“Building such a sealed city, is it just to accommodate the hibernators?”
Red Falcon said: “No relevant information. The communication between other cities and 404 City is limited to sending hibernators into it.”
Zhou Yi and Red Falcon were chatting about 404 City. When they came back to their senses, the surgery was already over.
Hunter Sea first slowly floated, flew low for a while, then suddenly accelerated, its whole body flashing strong light, turning into a flying star disappearing into the sky.
Dozens of seconds later, it dived down from the zenith at high speed, bringing a loud and piercing sonic boom, scaring the onlookers to scramble for cover.
“Hahaha!”
“So this is my complete state? All my power is back!”
The Ridge Spine Hunter laughed wildly, circling.
When it flew in front of the cold-eyed Zhou Yi, it suddenly braked sharply, as if calming down all of a sudden.
“Ch-Chairman——I am healed.”
“I can do more for the company now. Just give me a little time, and I can fully restore to the strength that a B-Class lifeform should have!”
Zhou Yi said expressionlessly: “Aren’t you going to thank Da Vinci?”
“Ah, yes, yes.”
The spherical Ridge Spine Hunter immediately turned to the four-armed mechanical doctor: “Thank you so much, doctor, you are amazing!”
Da Vinci’s screen on its face displayed a waveform graph, emitting a metallic synthesized voice: “The suturing has just ended. Recently, avoid high-intensity exercise to prevent secondary injury to the life absorbing organs, prolonging the healing period.”
“Yes, yes, understood!”
Hunter Sea carefully flew to Zhou Yi again: “Chairman, then——I will go patrol.”
“Go ahead. Be careful.”
“Understood.”
The Ridge Spine Hunter soared into the sky.
Flying high above, seeing the Jade Emerald City on the ground like beans, Hunter Sea felt a lingering fear.
So close!
The uncle just now had killing intent.
He is the absolute leader here. For a leader, losing prestige in public is more serious than being injured. Just a little more, maybe he would have killed me to make an example——
Following such a boss really requires being cautious at every step.
On the ground.
Zhou Yi also breathed a sigh of relief. If this guy had gone crazy, it would have been a troublesome matter to handle.
Fortunately, he is timid enough.
Zhou Yi’s gaze turned forward, looking at his newly recruited talent.
“Hello, Mr. Chairman. Thank you very much for helping me resolve the huge debt. I am Doctor Da Vinci. In the next one hundred years, I will do my utmost to serve you.”
A waveform graph on Da Vinci’s face kept vibrating.
Only then did Zhou Yi notice that besides the patrol car, there was an independent device behind it, like an operation room, about as tall as a person.
“Allow me to introduce.”
Da Vinci waved its four arms: “I am a Da Vinci XI-type surgical doctor, composed of three parts of the machine body.”
It pointed to the patrol car next to it: “This is the video imaging system, also called the imaging car. It is an image processing device that can magnify the surgical field of view by 10 times with an endoscope and perform three-dimensional anatomical simulation, which can improve surgical precision. When diagnosing, it is very useful.”
Da Vinci gestured for Zhou Yi to look at the independent console behind.
“This is the main control console, or control car.”
“The main control console, as a signal transceiver end, can perform remote consultations with other doctors and collaborate on surgery synchronously. Doctors each have their own specialties, and mutual cooperation, seeking assistants or acting as assistants is also a common way.”
“On it, you can also see the detailed status of my machine body, including energy reserves, machine damage rate, and other data. You are the Chairman, all permissions are open to you, you can check at any time.”
Finally, it folded its four arms: “The third part is this machine body that is conversing with you, that is, the mechanical arm interaction system, referred to as the surgical car.”
“It is also my core machine body for surgery and detailed patient examinations.”
Zhou Yi suddenly realized that they were all parts of Da Vinci’s machine body.
The Mechatronic Doctor said: “Thanks to your help, I hope to fulfill my mission for you without a moment’s rest. I found that there are many sub-healthy humans here. According to my preliminary scan, their diseases include tooth loss, hypothermic hypertension, bacterial infections, asthma, rheumatism, and so on.”
“If you don’t mind, I would like to conduct individual examinations on them immediately and provide treatment plans.”
As soon as Da Vinci arrived, it pulled the workload to the max.
Zhou Yi asked it: “Do you have enough medicine?”
“Please rest assured, I have brought all the medical supplies I stored in Recursion City, all in the medicine box of the imaging car. Based on the number of patients in this area, if it is basic diseases, these medicine reserves are enough to cope.”
After getting Zhou Yi’s consent, Da Vinci immediately got busy.
Its imaging car also called out to the surroundings: “Patients who are feeling unwell, please line up for consultation.”
At first, no one dared to try.
It was company employees A Jin and Gong Zheng who took the lead. They each did a physical examination and treated oral ulcers and foot pain. Then the residents of Building No. 2 followed suit, lining up to receive medical services.
Regarding this situation, Red Falcon had already told Zhou Yi.
“Da Vinci needs to treat a large number of patients to improve the doctor-specific skills of [Diagnosis] and [Surgery]. The higher the skill level, the higher the success rate of treatment.”
In short, treating diseases for mechanical doctors like Da Vinci is like fighting monsters to level up.
With enough patients, they can feed a powerful doctor.
Chapter 72 The Retirement Attempt of Enhancers <TOC> Chapter 74 So I'm Too Conservative