I don't know how long it took, but when Hodge opened his eyes again, he had gradually accepted the reality.
Of course he knew the name of Blacklight Technology, and he also knew about the existence of the Xingtian project, which was a bionic prosthetic project developed by Blacklight Technology last year.
Then the rest can be easily deduced - something happened to me in that chase, and that's why I came here.
But this also means that something very bad has happened to my body...
In front of him was still the pure white, clean and transparent laboratory. The light in the laboratory was so bright that it made his head dizzy. However, his eyes felt nothing about this discomfort, and he did not even look directly at the light source. No impact at all.
"Director, the patient has woken up again."
Before he could think about anything, another woman's voice came from the side. He wanted to turn his head to look, but found that his body was still unable to make any move.
"Hotch."
The familiar voice came, and Dr. Todd's face appeared in his field of vision. The other person lowered his head and looked at him kindly, "Did you sleep well this time?"
"Tell me, what happened to me?"
Hotch swallowed and asked in a deep voice, "Why can't I move on my own? Why do I have to wear this damn thing? What happened to me?"
Dr. Todd was silent for a moment, then looked at Hodge's physical data, and then replied, "Anyway, you need to face reality sooner or later. If you can stay calm now, I can let you take a look. You will understand... But are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure!"
Hotch nodded excitedly, "I want to know everything."
Seeing this, Dr. Todd stopped talking. He just pondered for a while, and then said to the assistant next to him, "Get ready to dismantle the XTN-118 police bionic armor."
As he spoke, he suddenly waved his hand, and a life-size virtual screen suddenly appeared directly in front of Hotch, allowing Hotch to see the full picture of his body without having to sit up.
It was only then that Huo Qi saw his current body clearly for the first time. In his eyes, he was wrapped in a layer of pure black armor. This suit of armor fit tightly, even his fingers were wrapped, and at the same time, he was wrapped in a layer of pure black armor. It has a perfect ergonomic streamlined shape, which seems to be synonymous with violent aesthetics. It looks both cold and chilling.
As an embellishment, the armor also has thin fluorescent lines of red and blue, which are the exclusive police colors used worldwide.
Huo Qi clearly remembered that his own figure was definitely not that good. In this suit of armor, he seemed to be over 1.9 meters tall, with long hands and long legs, which was in line with the golden ratio of the human body. His muscles were just right, and he had an inverted triangle figure. It doesn't look too bloated, nor does it feel slim.
"This armor seems to be much higher than mine..."
Hotch forced a smile and said that until now, he still had some unrealistic fantasies.
"It's normal. After all, it's not your original body."
Dr. Todd gave him a slightly thoughtful look.
Hotch's heart sank, and before he could ask again, suddenly, several robot hands automatically rose from the place where he was lying. Like the fastest workers, these robot hands began to quickly disassemble his body, first his legs, and then It was both arms, and in the end even a small half of his lower body was removed...
When he saw this, Hotch was already breathing heavily. His eyes widened, he looked at the screen in front of him in disbelief, and murmured in a low voice, "God, this is not true!"
"I'm sorry, but it's true..."
Todd regretted, "You may have forgotten the situation at that time due to the traumatic stress effect. You were in a car accident. 100% of your body was burned, and your limbs were burned to coke. For this reason, the local hospital had to amputate the limb." Surgery, whether it’s your eyes, nose, mouth or skin these days, it’s a long-term repair that we take to recover.”
Hotch had been focusing on his body. It wasn't until he heard Dr. Todd's words that he subconsciously looked at his face. This look immediately made his pupils shrink, and he saw that his face had already changed. His entire face had changed. His head is bald, and neither his eyes nor his nose look like him, but rather like a stranger...
"No, damn, damn, damn!"
Hotch trembled his lips and murmured softly.
But the disassembly was not completed. After his limbs were removed, the other two robot arms suddenly moved up and began to disassemble Hodge's chest armor as quickly as possible. When the armor on the abdomen and chest was removed, finally, Hodge Finally I can see my whole face clearly...
Looking at the crumpled monster that looked like a human stick on the screen, Hodge was completely stunned.
"We transplanted a set of bionic lungs for you, implanted a bionic trachea, and bionic eyeballs, and performed anal reconstruction surgery on you. Unfortunately, we can't do anything about your reproductive function..."
Dr. Todd sighed, "I know this is hard to accept, but... let's face it."
Hotch slowly closed his eyes, gritting his teeth, unwilling to look any further.
Seeing this, Dr. Todd removed the virtual screen in front of him and said at the same time, "You can take a rest first, and then we will send you food to let your gastrointestinal function gradually recover. After all, you have been asleep for three days." For months.”
"Then, you need to cooperate with us in conducting various data tests. If you pass the test, you can return to your position as a police officer or even return to your own life... "
"Please let me die..."
However, just as Dr. Todd was talking about the next plan, Hotch suddenly spoke, his voice was filled with despair, and he spoke slowly.
"Please let me die, please."
Hearing this, Todd paused, shook his head, and his expression gradually became serious, "Listen, kid, I know how desperate you are now, but please believe me, black light technology has the ability to restore you, if you are willing Do you believe it?"
"Blacklight technology has done a lot of impossible things, such as using stem cells to make people young again - just like me, you may not believe it, but I am actually seventy-three years old."
"Similarly, perhaps in the near future, stem cells can also grow independent organs, such as a hand, a leg, or even... "
Dr. Todd paused and continued, "You may need to wait five years, or ten years, or even longer, but you have to understand that now that life spans have generally begun to be artificially extended, humans will slowly gain A longer lifespan is a policy that is being implemented all over the world, especially in developed continents. They are eager to promote the technology of the 'Aging Reversal Treatment Project' to everyone in their own country, so as to alleviate the aging phenomenon. Alleviating the human crisis… ”
"So, you can wait until that day. You don't have to worry even in the past ten or twenty years, because human life span will be greatly extended in general, and it will be a high-quality young life, not the slow aging of old age. life!"
"Believe me, this day will come sooner or later, when you can rely on biotechnology to regain your limbs and even the ability to reproduce!"
After hearing Dr. Todd's words, Hotch opened his eyes. His eyes were full of emotion, and he looked at Todd with hope, "Is everything you said true?"
"Of course it is true. Bionic prosthetics are just a transition. After all, no matter how good they are, they cannot replace the human body. Therefore, this is the inevitable development direction of technology."
Dr. Todd smiled kindly, "And I can promise you that Blacklight Technology has been studying the technology of directly cultivating stem cells into complete organs. It won't be too long before it is completed..."
Hearing these words, Hodge seemed to ignite the fire of his desire to survive. He nodded heavily, as if he had made an agreement with Dr. Todd, and then said again, "Let me take another look..."
"good."
Dr. Todd agreed, and then the virtual screen appeared in front of Hodge. On the screen, he was lying on a bed-like instrument, and there seemed to be several wires connected to the back of his head.
"This is a nerve conduction line."
Dr. Todd seemed to know what he was thinking and said directly, “They penetrate directly into your cerebral cortex, read your consciousness, and transmit these signals to your limbs to replace your spine so that you can move. "
"I remember a few months ago, wasn't there a VR brain control technology that could directly receive brain signals?"
Hotch asked with a frown.
"That's just an external brain-computer interface, and there is still some delay."
Dr. Todd chuckled and said, "It's okay to use it for playing games, but it doesn't mean it can really be used for fighting. Just like a wireless mouse, no matter how sensitive it is, can't be compared with a wired mouse. In addition, the anti-interference of wireless The capabilities cannot be compared with wired ones, so please rest assured that we are not trying to manipulate your brain."
Hotch stopped asking questions.
Seeing this, Doctor Todd gestured to the side, and suddenly, pieces of black armor returned to Hodge's body like stacked blocks. Soon, Hodge turned into a full-body armor again.
"Now that I'm releasing you, it's time for you to try to control this new body."
Dr. Todd said, seeing Hotch nodded, he pressed the button again. Suddenly Hotch felt his whole body relax and regain control of his body again.
He slowly sat up, and at the same time there was a squeaking sound of mechanical rotation in his body. Hotch raised his hand blankly, looked at his own hands, and touched various objects around him. A special touch was directly transmitted Entered the mind.
"The XTN-118 police bionic armor you are wearing is made of carbon fiber ceramic composite material and can withstand rifle fire within a range of ten meters."
"And excellent impact resistance can also protect your body and internal organs from being affected by bullet impact."
Doctor Todd stood in front of Hotch and said with an expression of appreciation, "You can even jump from a height of more than ten meters without worrying about being hurt. The auxiliary system that comes with this suit of armor can also Automatically adjusts the center of gravity in mid-air to protect you from hitting your head on the ground."
"This feeling..."
Hotch murmured, "It's amazing."
"So that's what you meant."
Todd replied, "We use nano-bionic neuron technology to make this armor able to sense pressure and touch just like skin. If your armor is damaged, it can also sense pain in the corresponding part, so that you can feel more sensitive. It’s good to judge whether the opponent’s attack is dangerous.”
"What about what's in front of me?"
Hotch raised his head and stared at Dr. Todd. In his sight, Dr. Todd was immediately depicted with a box. Not only that, but a row of data popped up below, including Dr. Todd's height, weight, and heartbeat. Blood pressure, body temperature, etc.
"This is the ability of the bionic eye we installed for you."
Dr. Todd replied, "It is equipped with a combat system that can estimate a lot of data, including analyzing weapon data, enemy threat, etc. It even has functions of taking pictures and playing videos. You will know this when you arrest criminals. How convenient the system is.”
Hearing this, Hotch just shook his head. At the same time, he began to support the equipment under him with both hands and slowly stood up.
"Be careful, it may be a little uncomfortable to walk for the first time."
Dr. Todd took a few steps back and watched Hotch stand up little by little like a toddler, and then took steps slowly.
One step, two steps, three steps...
After just walking a few steps, Hodge's figure gradually became familiar from being unfamiliar at first.
"Very good, it seems you are very suitable for this body."
Dr. Todd encouraged, "It's perfect."
While trying to walk, Hotch looked around with some discomfort. At this time, he had discovered that the bionic armor was indeed much taller than his previous self. He used to be only 1.8 meters tall, but now he is at least one meter tall. Mi Jiuwu, and when he came to the mirror, he realized that this armor was really beautiful.
Seeing the other party's self-observation, Todd couldn't help but shook his head. He would not tell Hodge that the reason why this suit of armor was so beautifully designed was not only to capture the criminals, but also to use this image to promote to the outside world.
In other words, Hodge and the others are actually more of a face-saving project. Their real combat capabilities are not even comparable to an ordinary XTN-003 military robot, but their construction and maintenance costs are ten times that of XTN-003. Even dozens of times.
At this moment, the doorbell of the laboratory suddenly rang. Dr. Todd subconsciously looked at the monitoring screen at the door, only to see two other Robocops who were similar to Hodge standing outside the door. One of them was named Bray. The black man even held a cream cake in his hand.
"Kid, it seems your friend is here to see you."
Dr. Todd laughed.
"who are they?"
Hotch also saw the two people on the screen. He frowned, not knowing what he was thinking.
"They are just like you. They all ended up in a similar situation to you because of their fight against evil, and were then treated by us."
Dr. Todd replied, and then said, "Since your friend has come to see you, it's time for you to go out. Now follow me..."
With that said, Dr. Todd put down his work and walked out of the laboratory first.