Alien Relic Hunter

"How do you know the content of my dream?!" Ishikawa Teru was startled, and subconsciously reached for his pocket, but found nothing.

"Are you looking for this?" The man took out the small box that Ishikawa Teru regarded as a treasure and asked.

"Give it back to me!" Ishikawa Teru shouted.

"Okay." The man did not embarrass Ishikawa Teru and threw the small box to him readily. After catching it, Ishikawa Teru immediately opened it and looked at it. The contents were more than a dozen memory cards the size of fingernails. None of them were missing, but the traces left by Ishikawa Teru on each memory card were destroyed. Obviously, The other party has already read all the contents of these dozen memory cards.

After the initial panic, Ishikawa Teru had slowly calmed down. He put away the small box and looked at the other person - this was a young man who looked to be in his early twenties. He was wearing a very common shirt on the street. A pullover sweatshirt, a pair of baggy overalls, and white canvas shoes covered with colorful graffiti... This look is a bit like a hip-hop youth wandering the streets. If you add a satchel to your waist and stuff it into the satchel, A few cans of spray paint, that's more like it.

"You just said...you have also entered...a similar dream?" Ishikawa Teru asked tentatively.

"Yes, but the content of the dream is slightly different from yours." The young man nodded, "Your dream is mainly about research on cultivating living tissue that can replace the internal organs of living things. The vitality contained in this living tissue is the vitality of living things on earth." Hundreds of times, even mice that have been dead for more than half an hour can miraculously come back to life after being implanted with this living tissue... Even permanent irreversible trauma to the brain caused by lack of oxygen can be repaired... If this technology is leaked, it will definitely cause shock in the academic world... To be honest, I am a little curious why you don't choose to contribute this technology. This thing can buy you a supreme status and use it for several lifetimes. Endless wealth..."

"This technology is incomplete, and the most critical difficulty has never been overcome." Ishikawa Teru said. He was basically sure that the other party only took a cursory look at the contents of his storage card and did not read it carefully. "Dreamland The theories and formulas provided in it are all accurate. In reality, I have also done experiments, and it completely works... But there is a 'black box' in the experiment. If I can't crack this 'black box', I will never be able to Replicate the experiment in the real world."

"What black box? Tell me." A trace of curiosity appeared on the young man's face, "Maybe I can help you."

"Black box" was originally a term in the computer field, which refers to treating a certain program as a black box that cannot be opened. All tests and operations must use the "black box", but in this process, the "black box" was It is considered to be a complete and indivisible individual, and only the parts other than the black box can be observed and modified. As for the things inside the black box, everything cannot be moved.

"A material called 'Blood of God'." Ishikawa Teru said truthfully, "This material has unknown composition and origin. It is not even clear what role it plays in the experiment, but every experiment We all need it, without it, the experiment cannot proceed.”

"Blood of God..." The young man chewed the word carefully, "It seems that the civilization that taught us knowledge is a civilization full of religious atmosphere... Obviously the level of science and technology is much more powerful than human civilization, but faith Gods… so interesting.”

"What did you say...the civilization that imparted knowledge to us?" Ishikawa Teru asked doubtfully.

"Have you never thought about the origin of these dreams?" the young man asked.

"I've thought about it, but I don't have any conclusions..." Ishikawa Teru sighed, "If God really exists in this world, then I'm afraid I can only attribute it to God's revelation."

"God doesn't have time to play such boring tricks..." The young man laughed dryly, "Don't you think that this form of dream is very similar to the 'dream entrustment' in the legends and stories of the old era?"

"In a dream...? When you say that, it seems a bit..."

"Did you know? In fact, with the technology on the Ark, people can already 'entrust their dreams'. Just last month, 'Dream Technology' officially launched the 'Dream Customization' service. This service is especially popular with those who are rich and like to pursue Exciting people are looking for it, and the reservations are already reserved for two years.”

"Dream customization?" Ishikawa Teru was stunned for a moment. He had never heard of this service. Although he was considered a rich man, he could only be regarded as the "middle class" on the Ark at best, far from those who were truly wealthy. There is still a huge gap among people.

"They stimulate the human brain through trace currents and magnetic fields, and combined with hypnosis technology, they can allow customers to enter customized dreams... It is said that the success rate is more than 75%... Don't you think , is our experience similar to this kind of dream customization business?"

"It's very similar... but does that kind of service require a lot of instruments and equipment to complete? It shouldn't be possible to make me fall into a customized dream without knowing it, right? Moreover, every time this kind of dream requires Whenever it occurs, I will have obvious heart palpitations... I will check the surrounding environment before falling into the dream, which can basically ensure that my dream has not been disturbed by the outside world. Moreover, I can enter that place in this small hotel. Dream, this doesn’t make sense, does it?”

"Your thoughts are only limited to the technological level of human beings... What if the person interfering in your dreams is an alien civilization whose technological level is far higher than that of humans? You must know that the knowledge and technology we come into contact with in dreams are also human beings' What we have never had...then why can't some alien civilization be controlling our dreams?" There was a hint of excitement in the young man's tone.

"Alien civilization...you mean, aliens?!" Ishikawa Teru was slightly startled, "But, what is the purpose of aliens doing this?"

"I don't know. If they were willing to communicate with us, they would have already communicated with us." The young man shook his head, "But at present, it seems that they want to help us... Not only do they not show any malice towards us, , and they also teach us various advanced technologies... No matter how you look at it, they should not be the enemy of mankind."

"Speaking of which, what kind of knowledge did you come into contact with in your dream?" Ishikawa Teru asked.

"Human body modification." The young man said, suddenly taking off his hoodie, revealing his upper body.

At least one-third of the exposed torso alone is composed of artificial parts - through the transparent silicone skin, Ishikawa Teru can see the internal organs and various parts of the young man's body. The machinery and pipelines fit together perfectly. The bright red blood surges in the polymer tube. A titanium alloy piston pump replaces the original heart and presses the blood to every corner of the body...even the lungs. After a drastic transformation, the surface was covered with silver metal foil, and countless small wires were connected to the metal foil.

"Human body modification... this is a violation..." Ishikawa Teru stopped mid-sentence. He hesitated for a while, and then changed the question, "Exclusion... how do you solve the rejection problem? "

"As long as the human body's immune system is completely blocked, there will be no rejection problem." The young man said.

"But... in that case, the human body will completely lose immunity, just like patients in the late stages of AIDS. Any bacteria or virus in the environment can kill you?" Teru Ishikawa looked shocked.

"As long as the entire body is replaced with a cyborg prosthesis, only the brain is retained, and the brain is placed in a completely sterile environment, wouldn't this problem be solved?" The young man shrugged, "Shielding the immune system I am still in the trial stage of this subject... Actually, I just lied to you, I have not been able to solve the problem of rejection at all."

After saying that, he took out a syringe, stuck it in his neck, and pushed all the liquid inside into his body.

"I have to take an injection of immunosuppressant every four hours, otherwise I will die suddenly..." the young man said to Ishikawa Teru, "But my body is gradually developing resistance. A month ago, I only needed Just inject every twelve hours, then it became eight hours, and now...it's four hours."

"and you……"

"Yes, I am gradually heading towards death... When the immunosuppressants are completely ineffective on my body, it will be the day of my death. Before that, I have only two ways to choose. This is my only way to survive... Of course, their probability is not 100%." ​​The young man raised two fingers, "The first way is to do as I said, replace all the parts of the body with cybernetic prosthetics, leaving only the brain. ; The second way, I need your help. As long as the living tissue you cultivated can be implanted into the body, no matter how serious the problem is, it can be solved... What you are studying is a miracle seed, something that can live. A miracle of dead people, flesh and bones!”

"But my experiment is stuck. I don't know where to get the 'Blood of God'! Unless the things in the dream can be brought into reality, but this is simply impossible! I can't even bring out my notes, let alone You said 'Blood of God'! I can't save you..." Ishikawa Teru said with some frustration, "You are really brave... You actually dare to apply those technologies to yourself... Real-life experiments, I Basically, they are still in the stage of verifying the theory... As for cultivating that kind of living tissue, I haven't even started trying it in the real world..."

As he spoke, his voice couldn't help but deepen: "It's all in vain if you try. Without the 'Blood of God', it's impossible to succeed..."

"Do you think I want to transform my body into this?" The young man smiled miserably, "I have a rare disease, a disease that is more difficult to treat than cancer... It is impossible to cure it with current medical technology. Cured my disease... Even if it is cured, I can't afford the astronomical treatment fees. I can only try to save myself... Those dreams may be just an adventure to you, but to me, But it is salvation in despair..."

"Who performed the surgery for you?" Ishikawa Teru asked again, "Your level of body transformation cannot be completed by one person... Someone must have helped you. You told others about the dream. Right?"

"Besides you and me, there is indeed a third person... But it was not me who told him about the dream, but he took the initiative to find me. He called people like us the 'Chosen Ones'... ...There are millions of people on the Ark, but only we have been favored by that alien civilization. We are special, we are different from others... We should be called the leaders of mankind - he is so You told me."

"He...that, the third person, has he also entered this kind of dream?" Ishikawa Teru asked in surprise, "Who is he? How did he find you?"

"He is a doctor in an underground clinic. At that time, I tried to make some simple cyborg prostheses myself and entrusted him to implant them into my body. He could see at a glance the technology of those prostheses and the dreams. Things come from the same origin, so he told me everything... and with the knowledge he gained in the dream, he has successfully created a trial product."

"What is it?" Ishikawa Teru asked.

"He called it the 'Coffin of Immortality'. This thing is a bit like a hibernation cabin, but unlike the hibernation cabin, the 'Coffin of Immortality' can keep human consciousness awake while preserving the human body. In this state..."

"Isn't that true immortality?" Ishikawa Teru's heart moved, "If combined with your technology, the human body can be preserved in the 'Coffin of Immortality', and then a cyborg prosthetic body can be created. body, and control this body through consciousness..."

"We have also thought about this kind of operation, but there is a fatal problem in the eternal coffin - a person who enters the eternal coffin can never come out again. Even if he only lies in it for ten minutes, his body will age rapidly after coming out. , will die within a day. We have tried many ways, but have been unable to solve this problem... For this reason, six people have been 'wasted'." The young man said and suddenly stared at Ishikawa Teru, " So, you know how important your research is to us, right?"

"Indeed... according to what you said... the technology I obtained in the dream can just make up for the gap in this 'ring'... But the problem is back to the original point. I don't have the 'Blood of God', and all my skills They are all based on the 'Blood of God'... Without this thing, my knowledge is just a pile of waste paper."

"Perhaps there is a fourth person... The technology he obtained in the dream is to create the blood of God." The young man said, "But before finding the fourth person, I hope you can join our organization."

"organize?"

"Yes... Since our purpose is to study 'eternal life', the name of our organization is - 'Immortal Society'."