From scrap mecha to science fiction paradise

Chapter 242: Ship of Theseus
Boom!

A heavy truck violently crashed through the wall and drove into the bungalow.

Brick and stone debris were flying everywhere, sand and dust were swirling, and the violent roar drowned out all other sounds at this moment.

"Are you okay?"

Lin Yu reacted the fastest, and with the combat intuition given by his fighting skills, he realized the crisis at the first moment and pulled Bai Wei and Bai Ling away.

Although he was buried by the collapsed wall and bricks, fortunately he only had a few scratches and quickly climbed out of the ruins, pulling up Bai Wei and Bai Ling at the same time.

"fine."

Bai Wei shook her head.

Bai Ling immediately looked at the cockpit of the heavy truck.

boom!
boom!
The truck's door seemed to be kicked from the inside by some huge force. The first time it was kicked it deformed directly, and the second time the entire door flew out horizontally and embedded deeply into the wall like a knife.

Accompanied by a small amount of flying dust, a sturdy figure sitting in the driver's seat slowly retracted his legs and stepped down.

He looked like a strong white man wearing a thick black coat.

But the skin is too pale, like an albino.

His height is also much taller than that of an ordinary person, estimated to be more than two meters. Even Lin Yu, who had undergone the transformation of the Heavenly Soldier Project, is still a head shorter than him.

"Come after me, you go first."

When Bai Ling saw the burly white man getting out of the car, she gritted her teeth, waved her hand to let Lin Yu take Bai Wei away, and she prepared to fight.

"What's your background? A cybernetic or a biochemically modified body?"

Lin Yu did not move, but just looked at the white man with interest.

"The rust remover of Theseus' ship has undergone a large amount of genetic modification, and more than 80% of his body is prosthetic, all of which are B-level or above."

There was a hint of bitterness and hoarseness in Bai Ling's voice.

"Then it seems that you are in quite a bit of trouble."

Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh when he heard this.

The Ship of Theseus, the name actually comes from the philosophical Theseus paradox.

In short, if you keep replacing damaged parts of a ship, and one day all the parts have been replaced, is it still the original ship?
If so, then if a part of this ship is taken away to make a new ship, which of the two is the original ship?

This was just a philosophical question a long time ago.

However, today, when prosthetic technology and even gene cloning technology are highly developed, it is a practical problem that the Blue Star Federation needs to face.

All the body organs and tissues are replaced, even the brain's memory structure and thinking structure are replaced, and emotions can be influenced and regulated by various means. Will you still be yourself?

Is another person who backs up your memory, simulates your personality, clones or inherits your body still yourself?

Of course, the Ship of Theseus organization mentioned by Bai Ling is not an organization for philosophical discussions on this aspect.

The most controversial point of the Theseus paradox is:
Whether a ship is still the original ship by constantly replacing parts is not the point, but this kind of replacement can allow it to exist forever.

That is - eternal life!
And a certain group is a fanatical pursuer of immortality.

Anti-Entropy Group.

The entropy of all things increases, and they are always moving from order to disorder. Subtle chaos and errors continue to accumulate, and what follows is inevitable destruction.

While Anti-Entropy Group is fanatically pursuing immortality through biotechnology, it is also involved in the field of prosthetics.

After all, prostheses are nominally medical devices, and it is normal for a giant company mainly engaged in biomedicine to get involved in related derivative fields.

The Ship of Theseus is a company under the Anti-Entropy Group that is engaged in the development of electronic machinery and prosthetics.

Judging from the name, the status of the Ship of Theseus within the Anti-Entropy Group should still be quite controversial.

The more crazy a person is who seeks personal eternal survival, the more difficult it is for him to accept the idea of ​​the Ship of Theseus.

Therefore, Anti-Entropy Group should not pay special attention to this company engaged in research related to electronic machinery and prostheses.

However, Blue Star Blue State's most mainstream technology is prosthetics and electronic machinery.

Backed by the giant aircraft carrier of Anti-Entropy Corporation, the Ship of Theseus had no shortage of funds or biological technical support, and naturally soon achieved many extraordinary achievements in the field of prosthetic research and development.

The A-class prosthesis, Heart of Kosche, is one of their iconic masterpieces.

Not surprisingly, the special Heart of Cosice in his body must have come from the Ship of Theseus.

This also made Lin Yu's heart move slightly.

The organization that Bai Ling had previously infiltrated was the Ship of Theseus.

Could she know something?
He was very curious about the current function of the Heart of Koschei in his body, as well as the reasons that might cause Turing Intelligence to take risks.

It's just that obviously now is not the time to ask questions.

"You know it, but you're still standing there like an idiot. Take my sister away. I'll try my best to drag her away..."

Bai Ling stared at the Rust Remover, not daring to look away even a bit, but when she caught a glimpse of Lin Yu and Bai Wei who were still standing there stupidly, she became furious and urged him on.

But only half of the words were spoken.

Click~
The first is the subtle sound of the mechanism.

Then came the flying armor and a sharp sword that shot out.

puff!

The sound of flesh being torn apart rang out simultaneously.

The sky sword shot out and turned into a light blue stream of light, piercing straight through the neck of the Rust Remover.

As if worried that the blow would not kill him, it circled around his neck again.

The pale, hairless head fell with blood spurting out, rolling right in front of Bai Ling's toes.

Bai Ling: "..." "What did you just say?"

The Pure Yang Emperor's mask covering Lin Yu's face folded back by itself, revealing his face, while he turned his head to look at Bai Ling.

"Is this...solved?"

Bai Ling's expression was a little dazed.

"if not?"

Lin Yu asked back.

There are also gaps between technologies.

Although prosthetic technology also uses the ABCD grading system commonly used by pilots, this system is actually differentiated by authority requirements because different levels of redemption authority are required for various types of resources and technologies.

Its level can only represent the value or rarity of the resource, and does not necessarily represent its performance and combat capability.

It is possible that the weapon technology on the mecha is only E-level, but if it is reduced in size and adapted to the needs of the human body to be transformed into a prosthesis, it would be C-level or even B-level.

Not to mention that the value of many technologies is not only reflected in combat capabilities.

It is true that prosthetic technology is used to enhance military strength, but in essence it tends to enhance and replace many aspects of human functions. Improving motor function is only a part of it, and it must also be adapted to the body's own tolerance.

If we talk about combat capability alone, the pilot driving the mecha will definitely crush the cyber transformer.

Of course, it would be another matter if the pilot was unable to drive the mecha.

There are also many pilots who have been ambushed and assassinated by cyber transformers.

Otherwise, Zhao Xing and his companions would not have to hire Qiao Wa and others as bodyguards when traveling.

Therefore, each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

And there is no conflict between them.

It's just that because pilots can operate mechas themselves, they often don't undergo prosthetic modifications for reasons such as the pursuit of military power.

Putting aside the impact on physiological functions and other aspects, cyberpsychosis is an extremely unprofitable risk.

Back to the point.

Although the Pure Yang Emperor is just an exoskeleton armor and not a mecha, it is essentially designed by Lin Yu for combat with pilots.

The Sky Sword missile is a purely lethal weapon.

The Gengjin-style Sky Sword made of blade-like chitin can even break through the ultra-high-strength composite armor of mechas.

It would be easy to suddenly attack and kill a mere cyber transformer.

Faced with Lin Yu's question, Bai Ling was naturally speechless.

"you……"

She looked at Lin Yu, then at her sister.

I really want to ask them what they have been going through in the past three or four months.

He could actually make the bad and stupid pretty boy human trafficker in his impression become so powerful.

"Hehe, I've already said that Brother Lin is not you..."

Bai Wei smiled and planned to strike while the iron is hot to change her sister's impression of Brother Lin.

only……

boom!
The same crashing sound as before was heard again.

But the sound of the collision was amplified countless times.

The direction of the impact also changed from the heavy truck's cockpit to the trunk.

Accompanied by a huge roar, the entire carriage was directly knocked open, and seemed to be torn into pieces, breaking directly into two pieces.

A giant crocodile covered with metal scales leaped out from it, and when it landed, the entire ground shook.

"This is a transformed C-class dimensional beast, hurry up..."

Bai Ling's expression changed drastically.

A C-class dimensional beast, this is not comparable to a cyber transformer like "Rust Remover".

Dimensional beasts often have combat power comparable to that of pilots.

Especially the dimensional beasts that have undergone transformation by the Ship of Theseus.

This is definitely a terrifying monster that pilots of the same level would find difficult to fight against.

Although no one knew why the Ship of Theseus was crazy enough to transport this thing here, it was obvious that this was definitely not something Lin Yu could handle.

Not to mention in the Black Snake Camp, even in the city, it would be difficult to find a C-class pilot in a hurry.

Even if there is, a C-class pilot can only be said to be able to fight against it.

If one wants to truly deal with this killing weapon specially modified for the Ship of Theseus, with only one pilot of the same level, it is still unclear who will win or lose.

She turned around and wanted Lin Yu to take her sister and run away quickly, and at the same time she was ready to sacrifice herself to divert the enemy.

result……

When I turned around, I found that there was nothing beside me.

The strange exoskeleton armor, which was mainly white with black embellishments and looked like something out of an ink painting, was already holding her sister and riding on a flying sword. It soared into the sky from the collapsed house early in the morning and in the blink of an eye it was already the size of a grain of rice.

Bai Ling: "???"

Can't you wait for me to finish speaking?

(End of this chapter)