575: Chapter 575 Implantation Completed and Testing Begins

"Are there any side effects after neural implantation?" Oriental Chen asked.

"Frankly, there is such a possibility," Dragon Three said bluntly.

"What side effects?"

"The biggest side effect is that your emotional thinking ability will be severely weakened, and your rational thinking ability will be greatly enhanced."

This was understandable; after all, the neural implantation process was to enhance his knowledge reserves, and these were all rational things.

"What are the consequences of the weakening?"

"Decreased emotional capacity, possibly difficulty empathizing, lack of sympathy, not easily moved, cold-bloodedness, and so on," Dragon Three replied.

"Besides that?"

"You might lose some memories, or some memories might be triggered. So, there might be some cognitive impairment for a short time, but you will adapt quickly."

"Is that all?" Oriental Chen was a little disbelieving.

"There might be other issues, but they vary from person to person. We will only know after the neural implantation is complete," Dragon Three answered.

"Alright, let's begin!" Oriental Chen knew he wouldn't get any more answers by asking.

"The implantation process can be very dangerous, so we need to inject a sedative," Dragon Three said.

A black robot flew over and, with a 'creak,' injected the medicine directly into his arm.

Within a few seconds, the drug took effect.

Oriental Chen felt his whole body weaken and soon fell asleep.

After he fell asleep, another robot entered, its mechanical claw holding a helmet covered with a bunch of antennas, looking like a hedgehog.

The helmet was placed on Oriental Chen's head.

"Neural implantation program initiated..."

"Mapping neural pathways..."

A prompt sound echoed in the room.

The neural implantation process first requires mapping the implantee's neural pathways, followed by analysis and simulation.

This step is to ensure, as much as possible, the implantee's original memories.

Of course, it is also possible to perform an overwrite implantation on the implantee. In that case, the implantee would be completely transformed into another person.

However, Mars Base would not do that.

Because the neural data they implant is only knowledge-based data and cannot form a complete personality in a person.

After the analysis is complete, data can be implanted targetedly.

The principle of implantation is the same as the learning process.

Signals will continuously stimulate the corresponding neurons, and through this process, brain training is accelerated, replicating the neural data 1:1.

This process can be understood as copying data into the brain.

The process was long, and soon a day and a night passed.

It could actually be faster, but it easily causes damage to the brain.

The sedative wore off, and he awoke from his sleep.

He frowned, his head aching.

"You're awake," Dragon Three was still there.

"How long have I been asleep?" Oriental Chen asked.

"According to Blue Star time, exactly 24 hours."

Oriental Chen nodded.

The cover (cover/hood) on his head was gone now.

"Is it over?" Oriental Chen asked.

"It has been completed."

Oriental Chen still nodded.

His head hurt, but besides that, he didn't notice any changes in himself.

"Mr. Dongfang, please rest for a moment; we will conduct some tests later," Dragon Three said.

"Okay!" Oriental Chen nodded again.

"Do you want to lie down and sleep for a bit?" Dragon Three asked.

"Okay!"

"Whoosh~"

The chair began to transform, its back slowly lowering.

The seatbelt still restraining him had not been removed.

Because he was still very weak, removing it might lead to injury.

Oriental Chen fell into a deep sleep.

In between, robots came over twice to replenish some nutrient solution for him.

This sleep lasted another 24 hours.

When he woke up again, he felt much more comfortable.

"Whoosh~" The chair back automatically and slowly rose.

"Mr. Dongfang, how do you feel now?" Dragon Three was still standing beside him.

"Much better," Oriental Chen said.

"That's good. Let's start the tests. This process might be quite long, but if you get tired, you can rest anytime."

"Okay."

"Next is the first test: Symbol Test."

"Please state the meaning of the symbols you see..."

The Symbol Test primarily assessed his graphic recognition ability.

This test included common Blue Star symbols, symbols used by the Dragon Kingdom 100 million years ago, Blue Star characters and Dragon Kingdom characters, and logos.

After the neural implantation, Oriental Chen should be very familiar with Dragon Kingdom culture.

Theoretically, there should be no problems in recognizing Dragon Kingdom characters and symbols.

However, during the testing process, he still experienced some discomfort and rested several times.

The reason was that some test content conflicted with his emotional cognition.

For example, a Dragon Kingdom character, he knew he had never seen it before, yet it felt very familiar. This complex feeling intertwined, making him feel very uncomfortable.