Outside the Jin City Huatian Biological Laboratory, Ren Jie was pushed by staff towards the fast lane.
Ren Jie gazed at the night sky, the pain from his severed arm keeping his mind exceptionally clear.
It was late at night, the full moon dim, and not a single ray of its moonlight fell upon the territory of Great Xia.
The moonlight gathered, forming a silver river, flowing towards the horizon…
Since that night a hundred years ago, the moon no longer belonged to humanity.
But beyond the Dark Moon, an incredibly massive and magnificent golden gate stood tall in the blue sky.
The gate was tightly shut, divine patterns flowing over its portal, filled with a Holy Light and sacred aura, its divine brilliance spilling onto the earth, illuminating the night sky.
It was illusory yet real, as if it did not exist in this dimension.
People called this gate the Sacred Heavenly Gate; it had abruptly appeared in the blue sky 180 years ago and had never opened…
The strange thing was, whether it was day or night, the Southern Hemisphere or the Northern Hemisphere, from any angle, one would only see the main entrance of the Sacred Heavenly Gate.
No one knew what lay beyond the gate.
For 180 years, the Sacred Heavenly Gate's divine radiance had always illuminated humanity, but this was no longer a scenery worth discussing.
People had adapted to the existence of the Sacred Heavenly Gate; everyone knew that without its appearance, perhaps humanity's flame of civilization would have been extinguished by the Great Cataclysm…
Thoughts swirled in Ren Jie's mind; he remembered that Dog-Head Woman was also one of the God-favored Ones, wasn't she?
He didn't know any high-ranking officials from Huatian Biological Group; was this arm installation arranged by her?
In the blink of an eye, Ren Jie had already been pushed into the deepest part of the laboratory.
It was different from the clean, tidy, and technology-filled laboratory he had imagined.
The laboratory was a mess; besides experimental equipment, there were books with folded pages piled everywhere…
And Nuo Yan was currently sitting cross-legged on an office chair, a cigarette dangling from her mouth, a beaker serving as an ashtray, intently watching her phone.
She had two bun hairstyles, an Ahegao white short-sleeved top, and printed beach shorts, her figure slender yet possessing a surging fullness that didn't match her frame…
Her features were exquisite, but she wore a medical eye patch over her left eye, and snowflake earrings dangled from her earlobes.
Only the work badge pinned to her chest indicated her identity as the laboratory's head.
From her phone came sounds that made one blush…
Ren Jie's expression froze, and the staff's old faces turned red as they discreetly slipped away.
Now only Nuo Yan and Ren Jie were left in the laboratory, and the unbearable sounds echoed incessantly…
Ren Jie wiped his nose:
“Uh, you’re playing it out loud…”
“I know. What’s there to hide?”
“Um… but they said you were going to install my arm…”
“No rush, no rush~ A young man bleeding a little won’t die, will he? Wait until I finish watching~ It’s at a crucial point right now!”
Ren Jie: (•́mouth•̀ ٥)!!!
Bah!
From the sound, I can tell the progress bar is still at the beginning; it hasn't even gotten to the main part yet, has it?
And this Nuo Yan is definitely a ruthless person.
She doesn't fast-forward her study materials?
By the time you finish watching, an hour and twenty minutes later, I’ll have bled to death, hey!
Is this delinquent girl really the head of the laboratory?
“Caribbean?”
Nuo Yan's eyes lit up, and she looked up at Ren Jie, an expression of a kindred spirit on her face.
(* ⁰̷̴꒨⁰̷̴) “Oh, my~ Young man, you know a lot~”
Ren Jie's eye twitched, and he sweetly said:
(⌒ᴗ⌒;) “Big Sister~ I'm really in a hurry. How about you help me install my arm first, and afterward, I'll lend you a movie, how about that?”
Nuo Yan's expression hardened:
( ･ˇへˇ･｡) “Ten movies!”
“Deal!”
Only then did she beam with joy, coming over to Ren Jie and preparing for the surgery.
“Young man, you’ve gotten a great deal. Our group’s Young Miss called personally, instructing me to install your arm for free and include lifetime maintenance.”
“Tsk tsk tsk~ Our Xiao Li is so kind~”
Ren Jie's face darkened. Kind? Do you know how I lost my arm? People were already in the crematorium, hey!
It was indeed the Dog-Head Woman’s arrangement; she still had some conscience.
But she’s actually the Third Young Miss of Huatian Biological?
In all of Great Xia, who didn't know Huatian Biological?
Nuo Yan suddenly pulled off the blanket covering Ren Jie!
“Hey, hey, hey~”
“Oh~ Still shy? What kind of big scenes haven’t I seen, big sister? Enhanced limb surgery, eh~ It requires aseptic operation, so of course, you have to be a bit more… open?”
Ren Jie's mouth twitched. Aseptic? Can you at least put out your cigarette first? The ash is falling on me!
But Nuo Yan, who had just pulled off the blanket, suddenly froze, then gasped sharply!
“Hiss~ I really haven’t seen such a big scene. Young man, you’re exceptionally gifted, aren’t you? If you were to film, I’d definitely watch!”
Ren Jie: ???
What am I filming, damn it!
“That’s not the point, Big Sister, are you reliable or not?”
Nuo Yan pouted:
(︶˘︶*) “Go ask around. In all of Jin City's arm installation circles, who doesn't know me, Nuo Yan?”
“I! Nuo Yan! An expert at arm installation! It’s your fortune from three lifetimes of cultivation for me to personally install your arm!”
“Tell me, what kind of arm do you want installed? I’ll do it for you.”
As she spoke, she pushed the display cabinet over!
Inside were various styles of arms, but their designs were extremely exaggerated and bulky, some mechanical arms had alloy saw blades, large iron clamps, chainsaws…
Even cyborg arms weren't this exaggerated.
Ren Jie covered his face. What kind of arms are these?
If he installed an arm like that, how would he face people in the future?
Nuo Yan pointed to a golden, shining arm with a rotating blade, grinning:
“Big sister recommends you install this arm, the Ultimate Mechanical Slaughter Collector’s Edition Arm. If this arm were to circulate on the black market, it would drive those mechanical enhanced individuals crazy. It’s super expensive, you know?”
Ren Jie gritted his teeth: “Isn’t that just a big killing arm? No! I won’t install it even if you kill me! Just install that one!”
Ren Jie pointed to a slightly more normal-looking mechanical arm!
The mechanical arm's skeleton was black and gold, controlled by bionic muscle fibers, somewhat resembling Cable's mechanical arm.
In this era, mechanical prosthetic technology was already very widespread!
Because for humans to unlock their Gene Lock, they had to inject the Spiritual Awakening Gene Agent; only the lucky ones would Awaken abilities and become Gene Warriors!
The legitimate Gene Agent was very expensive, 200,000 per injection, not something every family could afford. And in the black market, there were also many low-quality, substandard Gene Agents!
They were cheap, but they came with side effects, potentially leading to cancer in some body tissues or organs. At this point, mechanical prosthetics were needed to replace the original organs!
Of course, there were also those who chose to install them after injuries resulted in missing limbs.
Similarly, there were ordinary people who couldn't become Gene Warriors but wanted to pursue strength far beyond that of a normal person, so they would transplant mechanical organs into themselves.
People who installed mechanical prosthetics were collectively known as mechanical enhanced individuals.
However, mechanical prosthetics weren't something everyone could afford, with prices ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions.
Ren Jie never imagined that after surviving such a great disaster, he would coincidentally get an opportunity to have an arm installed for free.
Nuo Yan's eyes lit up: “Young man, you have good taste. This all-purpose mechanical arm is the latest version developed by Huatian Biological Laboratory, with comprehensive functions.”
“It’s definitely your best choice. Let me tell you, don’t let this mechanical arm’s unassuming appearance fool you; in experiments, its former owner once withstood the power of a 10-kilogram TNT explosion, and it only sustained minor damage.”
Ren Jie was astonished: “You mean, he used this mechanical arm to block such a terrifying explosion?”
Nuo Yan shook her head: “Not really… He was blown to smithereens. He died from the explosion at noon, and the funeral was held in the afternoon, but the mechanical arm was fine.”
Ren Jie: (乛乛乛|||) ~%?...;#*'☆&℃$!
“Install it! I’ll take this one.”
He didn't care about anything else, just that it was sturdy!