"What side effects?"
"Eating a lot." The nurse said, "After the mitochondria are enhanced, the energy consumption will be faster. You can think of it as a larger engine burning more fuel. So your appetite will increase significantly. Also, after the mitochondrial surgery, there will be a five-day adaptation period."
"What does adaptation period mean?"
"During the adaptation period, you will be very weak and your consciousness will be blurred, similar to being drunk or having a high fever. It is recommended to rest in bed for these five days to avoid adverse reactions." The nurse said, "After five days, your body will recover and be more energetic."
"I think it's worth a try," Jiang Ye looked at his wife, "What do you think?"
"I'll listen to you," Cen Yemeng nodded.
Jiang Ye made his selection, and based on the nurse's recommendation, chose age modification surgery, 40% mitochondrial enhancement surgery, eye enhancement surgery, liver and kidney enhancement surgery, and digestive tract enhancement surgery.
The total cost for both surgeries was 36.8 billion. If they had come a month earlier, they could have gotten a discount to 31 billion, but they missed it. However, a few billion was nothing to Jiang Ye; it felt about the same as the cost of a bottle of drink.
An hour later, the couple entered the surgery process.
First, a full-body examination was conducted, from the tips of their hair to their toes, covering all organs, tissues, and cells.
The couple were both wearing blue examination gowns. The fabric felt a bit like plastic. As Jiang Ye lay down in the examination equipment, he felt like a bag of vegetables being packaged and waiting for a label.
The examination results came out in ten minutes.
Both were very healthy, which was expected. After all, Jiang Ye and Cen Yemeng had regular check-ups every few days and were served by a dedicated medical and nutrition team.
Jiang Ye's liver and kidney function were stronger than ordinary people's, already close to the expected surgical outcome, so the liver and kidney enhancement surgery was canceled. Cen Yemeng's eye function was also stronger than ordinary people's, making the surgery less difficult and reducing the cost.
Jiang Ye was quite pleased, feeling that the hospital was quite reliable and even proactively saved them money.
In fact, even if the doctors hadn't said anything, the couple wouldn't have understood the examination data. They would have gone through with the surgery, and billions would have been earned just like that. But the fact that the hospital didn't try to rip them off indicated a high level of professionalism.
Then came the surgery, which lasted five hours.
The age modification surgery was very quick, taking only one hour.
The process was similar to Jiang Senlin's surgery back then. The couple entered two separate operating rooms, each with a computer, playing games intensely.
They were even playing a team-based game with an ancient martial arts theme, communicating with headphones.
Jiang Ye's character was a swordsman, and Cen Yemeng's was an archer. Both were clad in armor, resembling iron cavalry. They set out to rescue prisoners, pursued by countless soldiers along the way.
Cen Yemeng unleashed a barrage of arrows, shooting down the approaching enemy soldiers, while Jiang Ye wielded his long saber, deflecting incoming arrows to protect his wife.
The most difficult part was that Cen Yemeng's arrows were limited. After running out of arrows, she had to retrieve them from the enemy corpses. The enemies would then seize the opportunity to charge, surrounding them and attacking wildly. At this point, Jiang Ye would unleash his saber, creating a path through the chaos, with heads rolling and blood splattering, emitting red light.
"This game is so bloody. If someone who faints at the sight of blood had this surgery, they'd probably pass out immediately," Jiang Ye quipped, "It would be better to make the blood green for aesthetic pleasure."
"Green blood? Are they still alive? They'd be celery spirits," Cen Yemeng said, busy shooting arrows, "Honey, your skills are impressive. You'd be a formidable general in ancient times."
"In middle school, I practiced my saber skills relentlessly in shooter games. I was MVP in every match, known as the number one saber wielder in Binshui Third Middle School. My reputation isn't for nothing?" Jiang Ye boasted.
"I've been hit by an arrow! Fight properly! There's a sniper hiding under the bridge, shooting at me. Block them all!" Cen Yemeng urged.
As the couple approached the prison gate, the music suddenly changed.
Majestic drumbeats and rapid pipa melodies.
"It seems like a big boss is about to appear," Cen Yemeng said nervously.
Suddenly, an iron gleam emerged from the prison gate. A tall horse slowly walked out, carrying a towering strongman on its back. Golden light flowed from his eyes, like a majestic ancient god. He held a long spear, with faint golden dragons flowing along its shaft.
A red character name appeared: Yue Fei
Attack: ???
Health: ???
The minor enemies they had fought their way through had attack power and health in the single digits, occasionally in the teens.
Yue Fei's head displayed a series of question marks, clearly indicating his power was too great to be measured.
"Holy crap!" The couple exclaimed in unison, stunned into silence.
The boss guarding the level was Yue Fei. How could they possibly win?
In that moment of stunned silence, Yue Fei galloped his horse forward, accompanied by terrifying sound effects, instantly reaching Jiang Ye's swordsman character, stirring up a gust of wind and dust.
Jiang Ye swung his saber, attempting to resist.
With a flash of iron light, Jiang Ye's swordsman character's head exploded, as if shot by a heavy machine gun.
Cen Yemeng's archer character tried to escape. Before she could turn, another flash of iron light struck, and her head also exploded.
Yue Fei retracted his spear and calmly rode back, blood dripping from the tip of his spear.
The nurse walked over and patted Jiang Ye's shoulder.
Jiang Ye took off his headphones and suddenly realized he had changed.
The skin on his hands had become whiter and more delicate, his hair had fallen out all over the floor, and upon touching his head, he found his hair to be smoother and thicker.
Jiang Ye suddenly understood why Yue Fei had suddenly appeared to end the game: his surgery was complete. It was the same process when Jiang Senlin had his surgery; during the surgery, the game was an intense battle, and after the surgery, the game characters were instantly killed by an insurmountable force.
The nurse handed him a mirror.
Jiang Ye looked at his face and couldn't help but be surprised.
"Wow, was I this handsome when I was younger?"
"He's as good-looking as Daniel Wu or Eddie Peng!"
It's just that his hairstyle was a bit messy. During surgery, hair grows at an accelerated rate, and now it was so fluffy it looked like a bird's nest, you couldn't even see if there were eggs hidden in it.
Jiang Ye put on his headphones. Cen Yemeng was giggling, looking very happy.
"Was your surgery successful?" Jiang Ye asked.
"Extremely successful! How about you, honey?" Cen Yemeng replied, "I feel like your voice has become younger too."
"Mine was very successful. My face is younger, and my body is full of vitality."
"I want to see you, honey."
"Let's wait until all the surgeries are done. I want to see you too," Jiang Ye said, "Your voice has changed too, it's a bit childish."
Taking off his headphones, the nurse took out clippers and began to trim Jiang Ye's hair.
Jiang Ye suspected this nurse was a hairdresser by profession. In just a few minutes, his hairstyle was restored to its pre-surgery state, with the edges neatly trimmed.
"So handsome," the nurse said with starry eyes, "You're the most handsome client this month!"
Jiang Ye laughed heartily, feeling exceptionally cheerful today, as if he had been reborn.
Next were the organ and mitochondrial surgeries.
Jiang Ye felt a pang of apprehension, his palms sweating slightly with nervousness. He imagined the organ enhancement surgery would involve being on an operating table, with doctors cutting him open and then stitching him back up.
However, the surgery process was nothing like he had imagined.