Cyber ​​Ghost Record

Chapter 15: Connection

Su Ge had felt that Gu Diao's naming style sounded familiar, but Qiu Lianglongzhi reminded him and he realized the origin of the name.

He was reminded of the Security Bureau's "Li Lou," and the technological products of this era were all imbued with a fantastical quality. It was as if he had traveled back to an era where gods and demons reappeared.

"Take a look. If you have any problems, let us know in advance. The Gu Diao will be shaped according to your body after you wear it for the first time. It will be too late if you don't want it then."

After Qiu Lianglongzhi finished speaking, Su Ge received a transmission of exoskeleton parameters.

This exoskeleton weighs 41kg and has two modes: normal and combat. Its only energy storage module consists of four high-energy batteries, but these are only for emergency backup. Its main energy comes from wireless power transmission, meaning that it can operate indefinitely as long as there is a "signal".

Its outermost layer is a superhydrophobic photocatalytic coating. Theoretically, you can wear it all the time without showering. Turning on its ultraviolet self-cleaning system for three minutes will make it look brand new.

Its second layer is a graphene/boron nitride/quartz fiber nanocomposite film, which can achieve an absorption rate of nearly 100% for both sound waves and radar waves. Underneath this layer is a third layer of bulletproof fiber, which wraps around liquid crystal elastomer artificial muscles, and these are connected to a framework mainly composed of titanium alloy.

Its palms, elbows, knees, and feet are designed with biomimetic gecko bristles, and two hooks capable of withstanding an impact force of 2700kg are installed at the position of the pronator teres muscle of the forearm...

These are just the basic functions that it can use in normal mode.

In combat mode, it can serve as a signal base station, carrying twenty drones and spider robots to conduct reconnaissance within a 12km range. Its shooting correction system allows the wearer to hit the same bullseye with automatic rifle fire in bursts. Its motion analysis system allows the wearer to see the enemy's movements 0.3 seconds later. Its trace analysis system can reconstruct the enemy's past activity trajectories...

Suger initially read very carefully, but soon some parameters became incomprehensible to him.

But based on what he understood, even with the highly developed productivity of this era, it was unrealistic to buy such a piece of equipment for 14,000.

How do I activate this combat mode?

"Forget it."

Qiu Lianglongzhi sneered, touching the Gu Diao as if cleaning off non-existent dust.

"If the combat mode works, it wouldn't be this price. You've seen everything, so do you want it or not?"

Suger was very tempted. Even if he could only use the normal mode, this exoskeleton, which was mainly designed for agility and mobility, could provide good safety. However, he still cautiously said, "Let's do as agreed. I'll pay 30% of the price first and try it out for three days."

Akira Ryuji waved his hand impatiently.

"That's between you and Juan. If you really want it, give me a straight answer now."

"Of course I'm sincere, as long as there's nothing wrong with the product."

Su Ge's cautious emphasis elicited a cold laugh from Qiu Lianglongzhi.

If this young man knew history, he would know how ignorant his doubts were.

However, he did not try to change Suger's attitude. After all, it was the era of cybernetic bodies. Even if the Gu Diao was once the king of reconnaissance-type individual exoskeletons, it was now outdated.

"Take it and give it a try. There's no need to hesitate. Unless you decide to get a prosthetic body someday, this is your best option."

Qiu Lianglongzhi handed over the exoskeleton, and at the last moment before Su Ge took it, Qiu Lianglongzhi still felt the cool touch of the Gu Diao's surface coating, like skin.

In his youth, he was entirely natural; the only biological modification he had ever undergone was having a wisdom tooth extracted.

At that time, he and others opposed the government's use of cybernetics for military and production purposes, marched, joined the army, and then entered the Gu Diao—that famous special reconnaissance unit, thinking that he was going to become a hero.

The bright surface of the Gu Diao muscle electro-induction layer revealed his old face. The bridge of his nose, which had been broken many times, under his brownish-yellow prosthetic eye, had been replaced with chromium alloy fifty years ago, just like his chin.

He is now a complete cyborg.

"Just like that?"

Suger struggled to hold the exoskeleton, which weighed over forty kilograms.

Qiu Lianglongzhi came to his senses and said to Su Ge, "Take off all your clothes."

Suger put down the exoskeleton and took off his clothes.

He originally thought that it would be difficult for the Gu Diao to wear, just like medieval knights needed squires in armor, he would also need a helper.

But the subsequent donning process was surprisingly simple. He first stepped into the exoskeleton on his feet, and then, with each joint he put on, he provided a new fulcrum for the next segment of the skeleton. He put on the entire exoskeleton in two minutes. Immediately afterwards, he activated the shaping function from the initial donning. The exoskeleton began to heat up, and he felt pressure and contraction in various joints throughout his body. Based on his various physical data, some key, unshaped structures heated up, reshaped, and hardened.

After a 15-minute rest period, the exoskeleton cooled down.

The field of view displays the real-time power of the Gu Diao, as well as data from its temperature, radiation pressure, gas, and other sensors.

……

As Suger stepped out of the warehouse, the outline of the Gu Diao sculpted body beneath his hunting jacket bulged like muscles, and his shoulders broadened by three inches.

"How about it?"

Juan Martinez came to greet him.

Suger felt the feedback from every joint in his body and said conservatively, "Not bad."

"Let's inspect the goods." Shen Ke understood Su Ge's meaning and said to Qiu Lianglongzhi, "Let's see how much military-grade goods actually weigh."

Qiu Lianglong shouted towards the metal mesh cage, "You, get down! Lu Ze, you help him stretch his arms and legs!"

The two sparring partners in the ring immediately stopped. One of them stepped off the ring, while the other stood up straight, his gaze sweeping across the audience before settling on Su Ge.

Suger walked toward the metal mesh cage, and the Gu Diao's extremely high fit made him feel as if he were wearing another version of himself.

The moment I stepped into the metal mesh cage, the signal displayed on the screen changed. There was still wireless power transmission here, but the signal inside the cage was independent.

He tried to move each finger, clenching his fist, feeling a power that seemed to bulge out of his skin, making him feel like he could break a telephone pole with his bare hands.

"Hurry up and punch me."

Lu Ze impatiently beckoned to Su Ge, who nodded.

"sorry to bother you."

He tried to get close to Lu Ze and punched him in the chest.

There is no skin there; six composite armor plates on the chest protect the respiratory system.

Suger instinctively withdrew his strength, but just as the punch approached Luze, Suger's vision blurred, and Luze kicked his ankle at a speed that Suger could not even see, causing him to lose his balance.

This sudden situation triggered the Gu Diao's movement correction. The exoskeleton helped Su Ge turn halfway around and adjust his center of gravity, but before he could regain his balance, Lu Ze kicked him in the abdomen.

boom!
Suger's back slammed into a metal mesh cage two meters away, making him feel dizzy.

At the same time, his brain felt hot.

Just like that time when she controlled the gray-haired man to commit suicide in Yamata.

what happened?

He was a little dazed, and some movements vaguely appeared in his mind.

A strange intuition made him realize that this was the database of the Gu Diao's motion analysis system.

This data should have been available only in combat mode and required a connection to a supercomputing platform to run, but it was "connected" to him.

He tried to grasp that feeling.

More sensations emerged: the radiation pressure, temperature, humidity, and gas molecules of the surrounding environment—information that his senses had failed to capture—were all conveyed to him through the Gu Diao.

He was sweating profusely as the Gu Diao's first self-cleaning process was spontaneously activated.

He couldn't see the changes with his naked eye, but under this strange sensory influence, he "saw" the Gu Diao emitting a translucent ultraviolet light.

(End of this chapter)