When Zhang Yu used the power of the Ocular Prosthesis to clearly see the true face of the examination hall for the first time, his first reaction was that not wearing the Ocular Prosthesis and seeing fewer advertisements might not be a bad thing.
But after taking a few more glances at the light screens all over the ground, and the various advertisements on the light screens, he realized that he was thinking too simply.
A large amount of information about spirit roots, prostheses, and prices kept pouring into Zhang Yu's mind.
"Pre-God Spirit Root? Will military-grade God Spirit Roots also be downgraded? Will they flow into the civilian market?"
"And the prices of these spirit roots and prostheses... "
The first time he saw these prices, Zhang Yu was naturally taken aback: "Could it be that the world's prices have shrunk by ten million times, and only my money remains the same?"
But Zhang Yu quickly rejected such an absurd idea in his heart.
Then he saw that some advertisements had the words 'Spirit Coins' after the price.
Zhang Yu thought to himself: "Spirit Coins? Is this the currency used by the higher-ups? It seems that Spirit Coins are really valuable. A few Spirit Coins can buy a spirit root?"
Thinking of this, Zhang Yu suddenly sighed slightly in his heart: "Just these advertisements all over the ground contain countless information."
"If I get into university and don't use the Ocular Prosthesis, I won't even be able to see the advertisements, let alone other useful information. Compared with other people who have Ocular Prostheses, there will be a huge information gap..."
"If I'm poor to that point, I'm afraid I really won't have a chance to turn things around."
Just the tip of the iceberg in front of him made Zhang Yu feel the importance of the Ocular Prosthesis.
But at the next moment, he suddenly felt a discomfort in his eyes.
He subconsciously reached out to his eye sockets, but felt that he couldn't feel anything, and his hands couldn't block any of his vision.
"That's right, my perception of my eyes has been cut off."
"The feeling I have in my eyes now comes from the prosthesis... Is the prosthesis uncomfortable?"
And this kind of dislocation where his fingers touched his eyes, but his eyes couldn't feel anything, made Zhang Yu feel extremely awkward.
It was as if his eye sockets were telling him that he had no eyeballs.
But his brain, his thoughts, were telling him that he had eyes. Not only did he have eyes, but he was even accepting a pair of Ocular Prostheses.
And when the gaze of the Ocular Prosthesis swept towards Zhang Yu, allowing him to look face-to-face at himself lying on the operating table in a third-person perspective, this awkward feeling became even more serious.
It even made Zhang Yu feel that the discomfort from his Ocular Prosthesis had deepened.
At this moment, two numbers appeared above Zhang Yu and Ye Lingxiao's heads, which was their synchronization rate with the prosthesis at the moment.
Zhang Yu 97%
"When you are accustomed to the powerful body that you have cultivated bit by bit, and accustomed to this close state of mind and body, any disharmony between the body and mind will bring you discomfort."
Hearing this, Zhang Yu nodded slightly in his heart. He knew that although this body used to belong to the original Zhang Yu, he had completely gotten used to this body after a year of continuous hard work. In the process of surpassing the limit and practicing the exercises again and again, he had become inseparable from this body.
Huang Zichou in front continued: "The closer the combination of body and mind, the more uncoordinated you will feel after connecting to the prosthesis, which will reduce the synchronization rate."
"And as the synchronization rate decreases, you may experience various reactions such as nausea, irritability, phantom pain, phantoms, etc. Don't worry, these are normal phenomena."
"It's like now, after cutting off the original connection with the eyes and connecting to the Ocular Prosthesis, your brain thinks that the eyes are gone, but the prosthesis is telling you that they are there. In this contradiction, the brain may judge that you are injured, and then gradually produce phantom pain..."
At the same time, in the network of the True Gods, several examiners were also evaluating the performance of the two.
A minor god named Mu Guiyin said: "Zhang Yu's physical body is indeed powerful. But precisely because it is too powerful, he is too dependent on this power, and it will be more difficult for him to adapt after changing the prosthesis."
"On the other hand, Ye Lingxiao started to undergo various surgeries when he was still in the Immortal Element Zygote. He has been transformed countless times since he was a child, and he has long been accustomed to the sudden changes in his physical body."
"And after the magic power reaches 100, with the Ye family's wealth, he must have tried many prostheses. It's just that after practicing with the replacements, he eventually switched back to his own physical body, so the acceptance of the prosthesis must also be very high."
Mu Guiyin sighed: "This is the gap in background. This gap will inevitably be further reflected in the synchronization rate data in the next level, allowing Ye Lingxiao's synchronization rate to always be higher than Zhang Yu's."
"Of course, the most important reason why Ye Lingxiao can ultimately win is..."
Listening to Mu Guiyin's sigh, Huang Zichou thought to himself: "This guy Mu Guiyin was strongly supporting Ye Lingxiao in the last level."
"How many shares of Oasis Group and Ye family did this guy secretly have people buy?"
Although he was slandering in his heart, Huang Zichou had to admit that Mu Guiyin was right. Ye Lingxiao's advantage in this level was too great.
And after Zhang Yu and Ye Lingxiao had adapted to the 'Foresight' Prosthesis for a while, Huang Zichou brought the second prosthesis of this level.
Then he saw an arm, pure white and lifelike, floating in front of Huang Zichou.
He introduced, "This is the professional-grade arm prosthetic from Tianwu Group—Sword Tomb."
"As a long-established enterprise specializing in the research and development of combat prosthetics, Tianwu Group's lightweight 'Sword Tomb' incorporates all the advantages of previous generations, making it highly suitable for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators."
"Not only is it made of high-strength materials, capable of withstanding the power competition of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, but after injecting mana, it can also automatically convert mana into high-energy sword energy."
"The interior of the Sword Tomb can even store a level 20 sword technique."
"Currently, thousands of sword techniques are available in the Tianwu Mall. Simply place an order to purchase and download the sword technique to the 'Sword Tomb' for immediate access to a level 20 sword technique."
"With a thought, the Sword Tomb can execute sword techniques according to a pre-set strategy, with the assistance of the prosthetic's internal artifact spirit to correct the trajectory of the sword moves…"
As Huang Zichou introduced the Sword Tomb, beams of light lit up around them, showing a user wielding the "Sword Tomb" and unleashing waves of sword energy.
Watching this scene, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "This is a prosthetic for the Foundation Establishment stage?"
"It can even store sword techniques…"
Zhang Yu increasingly felt that wealth played an even greater role in the Immortal Path during his university years.
However, he quickly suppressed this thought, as the immediate priority was the Foundation Establishment exam.
"I wonder if these gods are afraid that the Qi Refining stage prosthetics won't be challenging enough, or if they chose this type of Foundation Establishment stage prosthetic, instead of some Qi Refining stage prosthetics, for advertising purposes."
Zhang Yu understood that the professional-grade prosthetics for the Foundation Establishment stage were definitely stronger and had a greater load capacity than those for the Qi Refining stage.
It was like how an advanced-level cultivation technique for the Foundation Establishment stage would definitely be more powerful and harder to cultivate than an advanced-level cultivation technique for the Qi Refining stage.
He secretly speculated, "This Foundation Establishment stage prosthetic probably has a considerable burden."
Seemingly understanding the concerns of the two examinees, Huang Zichou reassured them, "Although the 'Sword Tomb' is specifically designed for the Foundation Establishment stage, this time it's not about implanting the prosthetic into you."
"Whether it's blood circulation, muscle strength, or your flesh and bones, they are not truly connected to the prosthetic."
"You don't need to use mana to maintain the operation of the prosthetic, there are no mana requirements, and there are no side effects such as material and cell rejection…"
"It's just temporarily connecting your nerve signals to the prosthetic to simulate the feeling of having a prosthetic. So you can connect multiple prosthetic nerve signals, and you can also connect to the Foundation Establishment stage prosthetic nerve signals."
Zhang Yu understood that this exam was ultimately just testing their physical bodies' adaptability to unfamiliar prosthetics through remote connection of nerve signals. It was still far from true prosthetic implantation, which allowed them to connect to this Foundation Establishment stage prosthetic.
After a moment, as Huang Zichou finished his introduction, he used the Ministry of Health's talisman again, severing Zhang Yu and Ye Lingxiao's connection to their right arms.
In that instant, Zhang Yu felt a void in the area below his right shoulder, no longer feeling the existence of his arm at all.
However, this feeling only lasted for about ten seconds. Soon, Zhang Yu felt the presence of the new arm.
He watched as the "Sword Tomb", floating in mid-air under the influence of divine power, clenched its fist, bent its arm, and swung… making various movements according to his thoughts.
But the more he tried to adapt to this arm prosthetic, the more awkward he felt. Even the movements of the "Sword Tomb" seemed to have a slight delay, always a beat slower than his thoughts.
And the next moment, the Sword Tomb completely stopped, no matter how Zhang Yu urged it, it was difficult to move even a fraction.
Watching this scene, Zhang Yu was shocked: "Is my synchronization rate too low, and I can't establish a connection with this prosthetic anymore?"
Just then, a sound came from the Sword Tomb: "Your free trial period has expired. Please watch the video to receive more time."
At the same time, Zhang Yu noticed that Ye Lingxiao's Sword Tomb had also stopped, issuing the same warning.
Damn it… Zhang Yu cursed in his heart: "What's going on? You're giving me this during the exam? Am I supposed to watch an advertisement video now?"
Huang Zichou quickly explained, "It seems that we accidentally used too much of the free trial time during the previous test."
"For daily use, as long as you become a member of the Tianwu Mall, you can skip the ads."
Zhang Yu looked at him explaining to the audience and thought, "You're not explaining to us examinees at all, you're directly explaining to potential customers, right?"
"And damn it… you don't care about the mistakes during the exam, but you care about the product's user experience."
At the same time, Huang Zichou said in the internal network: "Everyone, quickly use the link I sent you to help watch the video together. If we each watch one, the rewarded free time will be enough for the exam."
So, the five god examiners present immediately wandered off, collectively watching the video through the divine power network.
As for directly recharging to buy a membership? Who would pay for that? What kind of expense is this membership? How do we get reimbursed?
Thinking of this, the five gods decided to honestly finish watching the video.
