The Creators: From Night City

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The shop is small, but it is very famous. Although the shop has only been open for two days, it has already caused a great stir in Xiyong, a city with a small population and solidified social circles due to energy shortages.

Craftsmen are respected everywhere, let alone a 'miracle doctor' who can cure anything and solve any problem.

"Mr. Sabur, is Enya alright?" The patient's family asked anxiously to Dr. Jiang, who had just finished the examination.

"She didn't die. Her emotions remained stable, but the logical thinking components of her brain were severely damaged, which severely limited her thinking ability."

Jiang Bing removed his hand from the patient's head and said with eager eyes.

Although the patient named Enya was so badly injured that only her head and an extracorporeal circulation device were left to support her, her vital signs were indeed still very stable, so Jiang Bing was not lying.

After all, the logical processing system in the other person's brain is almost a complete mess, and the person is currently a 'cyber vegetable', so how could their emotions be unstable?

"Can you cure her?" the patient's family member, Su, asked anxiously.

After all, he had already sought help from every engineer he could find in Chillon before, but the results were all disappointing.

"Of course, of course," Jiang Bing replied perfunctorily. He was so eager that he was practically ready to pry open the patient's head and examine its internal structure.

The design details of this 'mechanical android' that claims to be a patient are unbelievably beautiful. It is the first time Jiang Bing has ever seen an entity that can so perfectly integrate nanomechanics and metal, using the flexible properties of nano elements to give a 'robot' the dual characteristics of both machine and 'flesh and blood'.

As a veteran Sentinel, Sue always felt that this mysterious doctor was strange, but he had no other choice, after all, Enya's condition was deteriorating day by day, and recently it had become so serious that she could no longer communicate with the outside world.

"Do you need any materials? I can use my connections to look for them in Xiyong. If that doesn't work, I can even go to the wasteland to look for them myself?"

“Normally, it would require AI-related dissociation and expansion programs, related consciousness filling algorithms, and preferably a systematic and universally applicable mind map. After all, the brains of you ordinary ‘people’ are just a combination of nano-flesh and blood and circuit boards. What determines your consciousness is not neurotransmitters, but electric current, nano-circuit boards, programming data, and this ‘algorithm’ that constitutes life.” Jiang Bing began to mutter words that Su didn’t understand at all.

'Has this engineer lost his mind?' Su thought to himself.

"Snapped!"

Jiang Bing's clapping brought him back to reality.

"But since you've run into me, you don't need any of these things anymore. Consider it a loss for me today, I'll cover the 'expenses' for all of these things."

Jiang Bing, engrossed in the new technology, was now so focused on research that he was willing to pay for the consultations and even spend his own money on materials. The 'new humans' in front of him were like a treasure trove, and their creators were indeed quite capable.

At the very least, this was the first time Jiang Bing had ever seen a 'robot' that could grow and develop like an ordinary living being.

These people can not only grow and develop over time, but their internal organs, bones, and even brains are a fusion of mechanical and nano-sized "flesh and blood." This allows these "mechanically ascended" new humans to not only survive in harsh natural environments, but also greatly enhance their survival capabilities.

First, although they can eat, they don't necessarily have to. As long as they have energy to maintain the normal operation of their body's batteries, their internal nano-life support system can keep working and sustain their survival.

The 'body battery' device, which replaces the heart's function, allows 'humans' to survive normally even in environments lacking oxygen and water.

This means they don't need to breathe. Of course, it's the new version of 'humans' that doesn't need to breathe, like the patient Enya in front of us.

After all, they don't need oxygen to break down organic matter in their bodies and produce ATP molecules to power cellular activities.

Through the body's life-sustaining circulatory system, they can directly use the body's batteries to replace the energy molecule ATP with electrical energy to power the next generation of cells in the body.

Of course, if those devices made of nano-elements can still be called cells.

Finally, aside from the brain that stores the memory sticks and 'CPU', their bodies have no absolute vital organs. Even if they suffer severe damage, the nano-life support system can still heal the wounds in a short time.

Of course, this feature is only available in the new version of 'New Humans'.

Compared to the factors mentioned above, the superior physical attributes brought by the mechanical body are actually the least noticeable enhancement.

"Go next door and buy two packets of nano-elements from Kaya. Leave the rest to me. Oh, and make sure they're the standard size." Jiang Bing waved his hand, already shooing people away.

Chapter 641 Su's Story

The development of technology in this world is quite interesting; nanotechnology has permeated everything in the world.

Through these two days of learning and the 'medical fees' given by the patients, Jiang Bing has gained some understanding of the historical background of this world.

Much of the history before the final battle has become obscured, but there are still many widely accepted historical consensuses.

First of all, this is still Earth, that's beyond question.

But Jiang Bing had no idea which century Earth was in at this moment. Time had long since declined with the end of world civilization, and the Gregorian calendar system that Jiang Bing was familiar with no longer existed here. At least, he had not received an accurate answer after asking around for the past few days, and there was not even a 'person' who understood the Gregorian calendar system.

Secondly, the technological development of this world is also very futuristic.

The world has become the mess it is today, largely thanks to three major oligopolies that rose to prominence at some unknown time and have almost monopolized the Earth.

The three major capital entities are Edos Corporation, Orca Aerospace, and Four Star Manufacturing.

The Star Ring that Jiang Bing saw was originally the flagship product of Orca Aerospace Corporation. This company almost unified the aerospace industry, most of the transportation industry, and went the furthest down the path of private military service contractors, with the largest physical force.

Edosys stands out in fields such as programming, AI, networking, precision manufacturing, and high-tech industries.

However, the true cornerstone supporting the development of this world and the decisive factor determining its direction still belongs to the 'Four Stars,' the manufacturing oligopoly.

It is not only the world's largest manufacturing company, but also revolutionized semiconductor technology by collaborating with Edos Corporation to introduce advanced artificial intelligence into their scientific research and development, enabling the production of nano-elements to directly reach singularity-level technology.

This nanotechnology, created and designed by artificial intelligence, has surpassed the comprehension of all humankind in the world. It is like another technological explosion, directly and forcefully eliminating all competing companies in the foundry industry.

This versatile, flexible nanotechnology, capable of replacing, optimizing, and constituting almost everything, has become the underlying foundation supporting the development of the entire world.

Firearms, weaponry, medical supplies, materials, manufacturing, space transportation, production, and even construction, clothing, the internet, and finally, the birth, aging, illness, and death of humans, as well as the creation of new life, all depend on it.

It can be easily converted into nanowires, processors, storage devices, components, and even circuit boards and the flesh and blood of 'new humans'. It is like a universal building block, a low-end 'ether'. As long as there is a blueprint and an energy supply, it can build almost everything.

However, despite Jiang Bing's persistent questioning, he could not find any information about the advanced artificial intelligence that Four Stars had introduced from Edos Corporation, nor could he understand the truth behind the creation of this nanotechnology.

However, he felt that he was inextricably linked to the "deity" of the "Mother Realm".

Soon, while Jiang Bing was manually programming the white-haired beauty named Enya in mid-air, Su retrieved the nano-elements that Jiang Bing needed.

As Jiang Bing sat at a workbench, hammering away at the world's most common nanoprinter to manufacture the necessary medical parts, Su, ever the astute one, began paying Jiang Bing's 'medical fees'.

Jiang Bing treats patients without accepting gold prescriptions or Witcoin, a physical blockchain currency similar to Bitcoin. He only accepts payment for knowledge when treating patients.

Whether it's a common data stick, a rare paper document, a poster, a book, or a storage device of various forms, as long as it contains knowledge, it can be used by Jiang Bing to offset the cost of treatment.

Therefore, Jiang Bing also earned a nickname in Xiyong in just a few days.

'The Strange Engineer Who Loves to Listen to Stories'

After all, the robots are the ones being treated now, so it's not surprising that doctors are called engineers.

probably.

The reward Su prepared was based on the knowledge he had acquired during his time as a sentry, and the payment method was slightly different.

He chose to dictate.

Beneath his smooth, mechanical face, which resembled a helmet, the speaker began to methodically recount everything it knew.

"It's no secret that the Mother Domain was born from the largest database of humankind. She is the embodiment of all human knowledge and memories, and the final destination of all human memories. At this moment, she is in outer space outside of Earth, in the 'colonization zone' established during the glorious era of humankind. She looks down on this land from the starry sky, constantly plotting a counterattack against Earth and taking it back from 'Nieqiba'."

Su is usually a man of few words, so when he speaks so much in such a short time, he inevitably stammers and needs to slowly organize his thoughts.

"Before the final battle, under her leadership, humanity built a brilliant civilization on this planet: metropolises, Ruva, orbital elevators leading directly to space, bustling mega-commercial cities, vast industrial zones, opera houses, manufacturing plants, giant matrices, and the Sun Tower. Human civilization was brilliant and prosperous."

"By the way, the ultimate battle was between the 'Mother Domain' and the Nieqiba. This war resulted in both sides suffering heavy losses. Initially, the Nieqiba had the upper hand and launched a counterattack along the space ladder to the colony outside Earth's orbit. Then, the 'Mother Domain' destroyed a small portion of the colony, sending it to the ground from space and leveling the largest Nieqiba gathering points, thus preventing the Nieqiba's attempt to exterminate humanity." Although 'Su's' words were somewhat disjointed, they were still systematic.

He got more and more fluent as he spoke.

"But you should know the consequences of this action. The shockwave from the falling debris in the revegetation area also leveled everything on the surface."

Su seemed worried that this commonplace knowledge wouldn't be enough to cover Jiang Bing's medical expenses. After a moment's thought, she added some strange tales and rumors she'd heard from who-knows-where, stored in her "memory stick."

"Although I have not witnessed the collapse of the reclaimed area, it is said that Xiyong was not a mountain range before, but an ocean, and the Great Desert was not a desert, but also a vast sea."

This interesting anecdote really piqued Jiang Bing's interest.

After realizing that he was still on Earth, he tried to compare the surrounding environment and terrain to pinpoint his exact location, but to no avail.

It is likely that the shockwave from the falling star ring leveled mountains, evaporated oceans, and permanently altered the entire planet's surface.

The topography of the five continents and four oceans that he was familiar with probably no longer exists.

Outer space is the territory of the 'Mother's Domain', and for him to fly into space to look down on Earth seems somewhat reckless at this moment.

Chapter 642 Visiting Hall

At this point, Su felt it was somewhat inappropriate to speak of the "Mother's Domain" openly, so she instructed Jiang Bing, "These things are just what I've heard; I don't know how much of it is true."

The mother domain is an AI; this was the most useful piece of information Jiang Bing obtained from 'Su'.

However, since they are all cyber nanotech new humans, Jiang Bing could understand why their 'God' was an AI.

However, the constant refrain of "Mother's domain is above" made Jiang Bing reflexively want to scratch his toes, as if he had developed PTSD from being prayed to, fearing that he would hear "Black King is above" from the other party's mouth.

'Su' was unaware of Jiang Bing's intense inner turmoil; he continued to recount the knowledge he possessed.

"The residents of Xiyongli are the remnants who were abandoned by the 'Mother's Domain' during the final battle and left on the surface. Another group of people who were brought back to the colony by the 'Mother's Domain' are called the Heavenly Royal Family. I think this title is full of jealousy and irony."

"However, no one can influence the thoughts of the 'Mother Realm'. In fact, we don't even know what the criteria are for the Mother Realm to choose the 'Heavenly Royal Family'. The greatest wish that people on the ground can have is to one day reconnect to the Mother Network and upload their memories with their deceased relatives and friends to the 'Mother Realm'."

As Su spoke, a hint of sarcasm crept into his tone, suggesting he belonged to the "believers" faction.

"May your memory live on forever." This was the last sentence left on the network by the Mother Realm before she disconnected and left Earth. So it naturally became the prayer that all the survivors kept on their lips, and people used this sentence to pray all day long.

Jiang Bing, however, felt that this was not a good thing to say.

Just as his ten fingers danced like they were playing Flight of the Bumblebee, hammering the nanoprogrammer—which resembled a giant toaster—almost until it was smoking, several uninvited guests barged into the clinic.

The leader was a burly man with a thick, fleshy build. He had a katana at his waist and a Gauss rifle on his shoulder. His armor, made of mechanical plates and high-strength synthetic leather, was distinctly Japanese in style, but the shoulder armor, leg armor, and chest pouches gave the entire suit an entropy-increasing aesthetic.

The most striking feature was the demon-like metal mask on the other person's face, which wasn't worn on their face but rather embedded directly in their head.

"Captain Mann, what brings you here?" As a senior member of the Sentinel Team, 'Su' naturally recognized Sentinel Captain Mann.

"Su?"

Mann's voice was hoarse, like a rock that had been polished by wind and sand for thousands of years, or like a phlegm stuck in his throat.

"Oh, you've come to accompany Enya to the doctor?"

"Yes, Captain, you are too?"

"Please queue up before seeing a doctor. Be civilized, set a good example, and don't cut in line." Jiang Bing didn't even turn his head, continuing to tap away at the screen of the nanoprogrammer, while also using his consciousness to connect to the network and mentally assist in the operation.

The human brain has hundreds of billions of neurons that make up the main body of the brain. When the 'humans' of this world were created, they were also based on human bionics, and the complexity of their brains was even greater.

This meant that Jiang Bing would have to put in quite a bit of effort to repair it.

Of course, this is according to normal methods.

"Friend, the Prophet requests your presence at the meeting place after you have finished your business."

Mann explained his purpose.

"Chion's prophet? Orco?" Jiang Bing didn't even turn his head, continuing to knock and finish.

“Friend, please show some respect to the prophet,” Mann cautioned.

"What do you want from me? To see a doctor?" Of course, without the other party answering, he could basically be sure that was the other party's purpose. After all, he had only been in Xiyong for a few days, and the only thing he was known for was his superb medical skills.

"Once you meet him, the prophet will naturally inform you." This man, also named Mann, was far more impolite than Jiang Bing's bodyguard.

However, Jiang Bing didn't care much. In his view, everything here was a treasure trove waiting for him to explore. It didn't matter who he treated; the title of 'prophet' was so prestigious that it might be even more valuable.

So he pressed the print button, and as the nanoprogrammer buzzed, a nanochip was quickly generated.

“This is the ‘medicine’,” Jiang Bing said, tossing the chip to Su.

"For internal use, you'll have to find a 'card reader' to connect the patient yourself. The built-in association expansion program will automatically sort out the patient's messed-up programming logic."

"As for the body," Jiang Bing glanced at the patient, whose head was now hanging on the stretcher, "you can discuss it after he wakes up. I'll probably be back by then, and we can talk then."

Jiang Bing patted off the non-existent dust from his clothes, picked up his cane from the corner, and went out first.

The name "Yejiantang" itself is full of mystical and religious connotations.

As the residence of the prophet Orko, this place was naturally the most heavily guarded location in Chiron. After all, without the prophet's guidance, Chiron would have been destroyed long ago by the previous attacks by Nergigáb and random natural disasters.

He was undoubtedly the soul of Chion.

The audience hall is located underground in Xiyon, deep enough to penetrate the entire stone pillar and reach deep into the ground.

When Mann led Jiang Bing down from an elevator converted from a dilapidated bus, through a run-down passage, and to the entrance of the audience hall, the first thing that caught Jiang Bing's attention was the two guards at the door.

A robot in the traditional sense and a 'sacred guardian'.

“Rael, this is Sabur, the technician invited by the Prophet,” Mann introduced him.

The Holy Guardian named Rael is a woman, or at least appears to be one.

She was nearly two meters tall, wearing a transparent cloak, and her entire body was covered only by a one-piece bikini-like orange armor that barely covered her skin. This armor, which was not much bigger than a bellyband, did not provide much physical defense and was purely for covering sensitive areas.