I think I misread Chapter 315.
Amy's gaze was instantly drawn over, and a wave of sympathy subconsciously welled up in her heart.
In her understanding, people wearing Prosthetic limbs were disabled and must face many inconveniences in life, which naturally triggered a sense of pity in her.
"Sigh, what a pity, such a young guy..." she thought silently, her eyes unconsciously following that mechanical arm.
However, as she watched, the sympathy on Amy's face was gradually replaced by astonishment, her beautiful eyes widening more and more.
She saw that young guy use that mechanical arm to pull his phone out of his pants pocket with incredible naturalness, his mechanical fingertips sliding and tapping on the screen with fluid, unhindered movements.
Then, he started scanning to pay, and casually shoved his phone back into his pocket.
The entire process was smooth as flowing water, no different from how a normal person would use their arm.
It was even more coordinated than some clumsy people.
"What... the... here... (What the hell)?" Amy forgot to chew the takoyaki in her mouth, stuttering, barely able to believe her own eyes.
"Lin Ruoxi, Chu Yuqing, look quickly!" Amy grabbed Lin Ruoxi's arm beside her, pointing at the guy who was about to walk away.
"That guy, his arm! Isn't he disabled? How can his arm be so flexible?!"
"It's exactly like a real one! Am I hallucinating?!"
Seeing the look on Amy's face as if she had seen a ghost, Lin Ruoxi and Chu Yuqing looked in the direction she was pointing, immediately revealing knowing expressions.
"Oh, you mean that," Lin Ruoxi said in a calm tone, as if she were talking about something very ordinary.
"That is another product of our Xingchen Technology, the Rebirth series Neural Induction Prosthetics, not a hallucination."
Chu Yuqing took over, explaining in detail: "It is not a traditional mechanical Prosthetic limb; it captures the user's residual neural signals to control the Prosthetic limb's movements with almost zero latency."
"Furthermore, it can provide tactile feedback, retaining the most realistic skin sensation. So using it is no different from a real arm."
"Neural induction? Zero latency? Real tactile sensation?!" Amy listened, dumbfounded, her head shaking like a rattle-drum.
"Impossible! How is this possible? How could current technology achieve this level?"
"This is simply something out of a science fiction movie. I don't believe it! I must be hallucinating today!"
Netizens in the Livestream room also clearly saw that scene through the high-definition lens, and the comments exploded instantly:
[I saw it too! That mechanical hand is so smooth at using a phone!]
[Fake, right? It must be an actor. How could there be such a flexible Prosthetic limb!]
[I'm a medical student. Theoretically speaking, current technology is absolutely incapable of achieving such precise neural control and tactile feedback!]
[But it looks really real. That guy's movements are too natural.]
[Amy, don't believe it! It must be a plant arranged by Xingchen Technology! To hype their new product!]
Looking at Amy and the netizens in the Livestream room with their "Don't even try to lie to me" expressions, Lin Ruoxi helplessly shrugged.
"I knew you wouldn't believe it. Look, he hasn't gone far yet. Why don't you run over and ask him yourself? Seeing is believing, hearing is hearsay."
Upon hearing this, Amy instantly perked up.
Right! I'll go see for myself what's going on.
She didn't care about her image anymore, swallowed the food in her mouth, and said to the camera, "Guys, I'm going to go see what's happening!"
Then she trotted to catch up with the guy who had already walked to the street corner.
"Excuse me, Hello! That... please wait a moment!" Amy said, panting slightly as she blocked his path, shouting in a mix of English and broken Chinese.
The young guy stopped, looking at the foreign beauty who had suddenly blocked him, a trace of confusion appearing on his face.
He didn't know why this foreign beauty had stopped him.
But he wasn't impatient, responding in Chinese: "Hello, is there something wrong?"
After all, seeing how pretty Amy was, he was also thinking about interacting a bit more; this was a common male psychology...
Amy barely understood. She pointed at the guy's incredibly flexible mechanical left arm, her cheeks flushed from excitement and running.
She asked in a tone of disbelief: "This arm of yours... is it real?"
"I mean... how can it be so flexible? It's just like a real one! This is too incredible!"
The young guy was stunned for a moment; he couldn't understand this string of English and felt a bit distressed.
The two women who followed behind saw the guy's expression and knew he couldn't understand English, so they translated Amy's words for him.
The guy immediately looked down at his mechanical arm, a smile with a hint of pride appearing on his face.
He raised his arm, flexibly opening and clenching his fist in front of Amy, even performing a few complex finger movements; the level of fluidity once again made Amy and the audience in the Livestream room hold their breath.
"Of course it's real!" The guy's voice was very calm, yet carried a heartfelt joy.
"This is Xingchen Technology's Neural Induction Prosthetics; it... makes me almost forget that I ever lost an arm."
This scene was transmitted in real-time to thousands of viewers around the world via the live broadcast signal.
The guy also saw Amy's recording equipment and knew she was likely a streamer, so he harbored a little bit of a desire to show off.
Lin Ruoxi and Chu Yuqing acted as temporary translators, clearly relaying the guy's words in English to Amy and the audience in the Livestream room.
"He says..." Chu Yuqing translated softly.
The guy cooperated by moving his fingers, the metal components emitting a smooth sound.
"He also says," Lin Ruoxi continued translating, her tone carrying a hint of pride.
"The most magical part of this Prosthetic limb is that it can simulate tactile sensation, and can even feel the force with which you touch it."
The guy pointed to his mechanical palm.
"Tactile sensation?! OMG! How is this possible!" Amy covered her mouth, her eyes wide as saucers.
She really couldn't believe that metal and circuits could actually simulate real senses.
Driven by intense curiosity, she reached out and tentatively touched the cold metal surface.
"Can he feel it?" Amy asked nervously.
The guy understood what she meant through the translation and nodded with a smile.
To demonstrate more intuitively, the guy took the initiative to extend his hand to Amy.
Amy understood and also extended her hand to shake his.
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