The Mechanic

Obviously, Eden's deciphering and decoding of human DNA has been perfected, but it did not reveal all the knowledge to humans, but only selectively revealed some. Taking advantage of this subtle knowledge gap, Adam locked several target chromosomal base pairs, made subtle and precise modifications, resulting in controlled variation of those DNAs during the transcription process, and finally expressed as corpus callosum, which is surgically difficult to express. Identified functional malformation. It is this functional deformity that makes human beings lose their instinct to preserve individuals.

The problem is that Pan is also unable to determine which genes Adam has tampered with, because all its training data are still from the human knowledge base. And Zhang Xun did not have enough knowledge to judge in this regard. If he wanted to correct these nanorobots from the root, he had to cooperate with the genetic engineers of Feathered Snake City. Even so, they may not necessarily be able to decipher Adam's design in a short time.

But time is running out. He must inject nanobots into the rebels the day after tomorrow to return them to normal.

So Zhang Xun faced a choice. He can create a batch of nano-robots according to Adam's design, 'cure' those rebels, and stay in Feather Serpent City to continue his plan. Or he can choose to take the dying James and Cindy, plus a Diego who was involved in all this for no reason, and embark on the escape journey again. It's just that this time they may not have the chance to come back.

He stared at the dense characters on the screen until his eyes hurt and his mind was buzzing.

He knows that after this decision, he can no longer turn back. Even Adam can use his lack of understanding of human nature as an excuse, but he has no excuses.

He is about to choose to do an evil thing, something he knows is wrong but chooses to do it anyway.

A day later, he brought twenty-six injections to the research institute where the prisoners were held. The high priest and Tian Yu were already waiting for him, they were looking at him, staring at the box in his hand.

I want to infuse them myself, Zhang Xun said.

The high priest nodded and signaled Paulino to escort the twenty-six prisoners into the observation room. All the prisoners had metal rings of some kind worn on their foreheads, as if to control their movements, in case the modified individuals suddenly tried to resist.

Zhang Xun entered the observation room with the box, and looked at the twenty-six pairs of tired and chaotic eyes that were tortured by various mental diseases.

I'm going to inject you with nanobots. They will modify your brain structure so that you won't suffer any more. But...it will change your personality, modify your human nature. Gradually you may lose certain I might forget that I'm human. I might find a way to fix the side effects, but I might not. If any of you don't want an injection, you can tell me now.

Tian Yu, who was outside the observation room, frowned and wanted to interfere, but was stopped by the high priest.

Look at their reaction. The high priest said calmly.

One person asked, After the injection, I won't hear those voices anymore? Will I be able to sleep?

Zhang Xun looked at him with calm and emotionless eyes, To be honest, I'm not sure. Maybe you can still hear it, but those voices won't bother you anymore. I think you can sleep.

Another asked, Is it true that all pain goes away?

Zhang Xun was silent for a moment, then nodded, You will gain peace.

What about after the injection? What will they do with us?

If you are really healed, the high priest agrees to release you. All the sins you have committed before can be forgiven.

If they don't agree, are they going to continue to detain us?

Zhang Xun nodded silently, put the box in his hand on the table, and opened it. The twenty-six injections emitted a faint blue light.

A prisoner who was tortured by auditory hallucinations and had not slept for more than a month was the first to walk out of the line, and said to Zhang Xun wearily and weakly, As long as it can make me sleep, anything will do.

He stretched out his arms, with blue veins under his pale skin. Zhang Xun took a deep breath, picked up an injection, and pressed it on his arm.

Six tiny needles quickly pierce the skin and extend into the blood vessels. The bright blue liquid was quickly pushed down, and countless nano-robots were poured into the prisoner's body.

Zhang Xun suddenly felt a little nauseous, and he swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva to suppress the feeling.

These people have no choice, and the so-called voluntary is just another kind of coercion. And he is an accomplice. From this moment on, he is in fact indistinguishable from Adam.

No, he was even more evil than Adam. Because Adam is at least for an initial goal that he cannot change. And he just wanted to save James, to get the power to fight against Eden, to use that power...to save his father.

Whatever is said to prevent the extinction of human beings is only for selfish reasons in the end.

In the end all twenty-six people agreed to inject she. Zhang Xun didn't show any mood swings throughout the whole process, he was so calm and cold, almost like a machine. But back in his lab, he rushed to the bathroom and threw up the entire contents of his stomach.