Free Web NovelChapter 464: Chapter 311: The Path of Legends
The Edge Mercenary Corps is now brimming with talent. Among the recently promoted core members, there’s one who used to work in game art. Fed up with being overwhelmed by the industry, he directly ran off to become a mercenary.
Yes, it’s that ridiculous; making games these days is even more intense than being a mercenary.
According to Qi Ling’s description, this mercenary started modeling in software.
Watching his adept operation, Su Mo said, "Your modeling skills are impressive. Yet you were squeezed out till unemployment?"
The mercenary complained, "Don’t even get me started. Nowadays, those unscrupulous companies have all trained AI modeling, all engaged in cyber alchemy. We who seriously do art either take a pay cut or get laid off; the smart ones have long run off."
As he complained, his hands didn’t slack off at work, quickly releasing the mouse and asking, "Take a look, is it like this?"
Qi Ling nodded in admiration, "Impressive, identical."
Future looked at the computer screen, puzzled, "What is this thing? I’ve never seen it before."
As soon as Su Mo saw the model, his head ached.
Of course, Future hadn’t seen it, because this is the highly confidential equipment newly developed by Hegemony Company in recent years. When she was the chief scholar at the Royal Academy, this thing hadn’t come out yet.
Su Mo explained, "This thing is called the ’Ring of Secret Gazing,’ capable of performing deep memory dives on subjects to read their three most profound memories."
"Qi Ling, can you try to imagine, what three segments of memory are the most profound in your subconscious?"
Even the exceptionally intelligent Qi Ling scratched his head at Su Mo’s question, "You said it’s subconscious stuff, how could I know... Probably some things from my childhood?"
Su Mo frowned, sinking into thought, "Right now, we don’t know what Zhao Yiming specifically learned, nor how he will exploit it... This makes us very passive."
Future asked, "Is there a way to hack into Hegemony Company’s intranet again? There might be traces."
Qi Ling shook his head, "A few days ago, Hegemony Company performed a major update on the intranet firewall, fixing the exploitable backdoors and vulnerabilities with their security experts. I’m still searching for infiltration channels, unsure how long it will take."
The surroundings fell silent, nobody could think of a response strategy.
Su Mo pondered for a long time, saying, "I’ll find a way for these two issues; everyone just carry on with their own tasks." freēwēbηovel.c૦m
"Especially Qi Ling, it’s crucial to quickly grasp the compilation method of the Black Extinction Virus for preliminary control."
Qi Ling nodded, "There’s been progress, it won’t take too long." ƒreewebɳovel.com
Su Mo’s gaze swept across his companions, solemnly saying, "We’ve crossed the bottleneck into the growth phase now; surely everyone is excited, but remember, do not let your guard down."
"The three giant corporations are the monsters that occupy the pinnacle of this world; we’ve already touched a corner of it."
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After the Fools’ Association incident, the Edge Mercenary Corps’ connections expanded further, establishing contacts with various major factions within the city.
Especially the relationship between Edge and Mo Xue, which can be described as rapidly advancing.
Dongdong working as a mercenary for Su Mo and being Shangguan Li’s apprentice inherently built a bridge for relations between the two parties.
Previously, at the Hellhound Mansion, Shangguan Li risked her life to save her apprentice, making the two sides almost as close as family; exchanges occurred at all levels.
One evening, after Su Mo finished dealing with a middleman, he happened to run into Shangguan Li at a bar, and the two shared a table for drinks.
Su Mo poured Shangguan Li some wine, asking, "How is the Fearless Level enhancement component Dongdong sent you last time? Is it still useful?"
Shangguan Li nodded, "Useful, my whole body prosthesis is upgraded to ’Fearless Level 3’... I never thought I’d reach the ’Fearless Level’ so quickly."
As she took the glass, Su Mo suddenly noticed something, frowning and grabbing her wrist.
Shangguan Li instinctively wanted to pull her hand back but couldn’t break free, letting Su Mo examine it.
Looking at the triangular injection mark on the inside of her wrist, Su Mo’s expression grew solemn, "Are you using immune suppressants?"
Shangguan Li lowered her gaze, softly acknowledging.
Prostheses, being foreign implant components, do not require high-intensity training like blood codes, but conditions are needed for upgrades.
First, you need a way to obtain advanced components.
"Military Level" and below components can generally be obtained if you have money.
Beginning from the ’Fearless Level,’ it’s not just a matter of money anymore.
’Fearless Level’ and above components are strictly regulated by the Iron Blood Alliance, with tracking for each set, only gifted or sold to high-value clients.
And obtaining components is only the first step; using advanced prostheses involves another hurdle—the user’s body.
As a foreign object, a prosthesis can cause varying levels of immune reactions depending on the implant recipient’s constitution.
Some might experience intense immune rejection reactions even with ’Ordinary Management Level’ prostheses.
There are also individuals like Dongdong, who experience no side effects even with the top ’Apocalypse Level’ prostheses.
This acceptance level with prostheses is the "talent" of an implant recipient.
Continuous implantation, continuous upgrading, enhancing until immune rejection occurs is the talent limit of the implant recipient.
If immune rejection happens, and you still want to use your existing prostheses or wish to continue upgrading, it’s possible.
The rejection reaction can be alleviated with immune suppressants.
But any drug carries side effects, and immune suppressants are no exception.
