The middle-aged woman in charge just wanted to nag a few words and didn't really care if there were many or few people.

She turned the LCD screen on the table to Bai Chen and pushed the mouse forward:

"Choose for yourself. After you've chosen, fill out the application form and tell me.

"Here, for the biological prosthetics, any that are not marked can be transplanted for free. Yellow ones require additional contribution points, and the specific amount is written on the back. The red ones are free, but the risk is very high, and you must sign a volunteer agreement.

"The gene modification is a reward for you, all free. Different colors represent different risks, so you must read carefully."

Bai Chen nodded politely:

"Thank you."

Shang Jianyao immediately pointed to the chair opposite the display screen:

"Sit down."

Bai Chen didn't want to bend over to operate it, as it was too tiring and troublesome, so she readily sat down, turned the mouse wheel, and pulled down the biological prosthesis list, looking at the options one by one.

Many of these were things that Jiang Baimian had mentioned and analyzed before, including the "Viper" type, "Dragon" type, "Feline" type, "Aberrant Bat" type, "Black Ratman" type, "Phoenix" type...

--The names of biological prosthetics are not necessarily real creatures. The rule is to comprehensively consider them based on the corresponding prototype and the final function. If they are biased towards the latter, they are often named after fantasy or mythological creatures.

As Bai Chen looked through them, Shang Jianyao leaned over without any sense of being an outsider, pointing and commenting. Jiang Baimian was on the other side, while Long Yuehong's position wasn't ideal, so he had to support himself on the back of the chair, helping to consult from above.

After a period of discussion, Bai Chen, who already had a plan, quickly made a decision.

She chose the "Merman" type biological prosthesis.

This type of biological prosthesis has stable technology and low risk. It requires a large number of additional contribution points, but Bai Chen calculated that her savings plus the upcoming field subsidy were just about enough. Jiang Baimian had promised to lend her a large number of contribution points for free, but Bai Chen felt that she shouldn't borrow if she didn't have to.

The cost was one aspect; the function of the "Merman" type biological prosthesis was another aspect of Bai Chen's final choice.

It has the ability to extract oxygen from the water through a special skin surface and corresponding internal structure.

This can effectively solve the problem of the "Old Task Force's" lack of underwater combat capability. According to the description, humans who have transplanted this biological prosthesis can survive underwater for nearly 24 hours, and even with strenuous exercise, they can maintain it for about two hours.

In addition, the "Merman" type biological prosthesis has two other abilities.

One is "Flame Jet"—the cells of this biological prosthesis are active; not only can they produce oil themselves, but they can also extract fat from Bai Chen's body and store it. At critical moments, this fuel will be converted and compressed to the palm of the prosthesis, creating an effect similar to a flamethrower.

Of course, this replenishment is slow, and it may not be full for several days. The designer has taken this into account and added the function of directly absorbing oil fuel using that special skin surface. That is to say, Bai Chen can replenish the fuel for the flame jet by inserting her arm into a gasoline barrel.

The second is "Subsonic Attack."

This is the main means of damage for the "Merman" type biological prosthesis underwater. In other environments, it can also play a big role.

As a biological prosthesis, the intensity of the infrasound it produces is not too high. It is divided into several frequency bands, mainly targeting humans, and can cause targets to experience dizziness, nausea, and frustration. In the best case, it can cause enemies to faint.

"This is not bad." Jiang Baimian agreed with Bai Chen's choice.

Shang Jianyao even looked envious:

"You can set off fireworks yourself!

"And you can dive for a long time..."

He seemed to want to get a biological prosthesis like this for himself.

"Not bad." Long Yuehong echoed the team leader's words.

Bai Chen no longer hesitated and marked it.

After completing this matter, she began to consider the specific goals of gene surgery, combining the characteristics of the biological prosthesis, her own combat habits, and the transformation risks of different points.

Watching the pages turn one by one, Long Yuehong cautiously suggested:

"You are good at sniping, you can strengthen this aspect of 'talent'."

He had just seen that the transformation risk of "Firearm Talent" related points was very low.

Bai Chen nodded slightly and said:

"This is one of the options."

The upper limit of gene modification is three traits, and the "Firearm Talent" corresponds to more points, and there are many aspects that can be improved. The risk-return ratio is very good.

--"Firearm Talent" includes improvements in vision, reaction, judgment, perception, and coordination.

Seeing that she had finalized the first transformation project, Jiang Baimian said after deliberation:

"For the second, I suggest you choose 'Enhanced Self-Repair Ability'.

"One aspect is because of long-term underwater activities. Even if you don't lack oxygen, your body will be under great environmental pressure. Over time, there will be various problems, such as rheumatism. The other aspect is that the principle of 'Subsonic Attack' is the special vibration of certain cells in the biological prosthesis, which will also have a certain impact on your own body."

The transformation risk of related points is higher than "Firearm Talent", but after listening to Jiang Baimian's words, both Bai Chen and Long Yuehong felt that it was necessary to add this.

Only the honest Shang Jianyao muttered:

"Those are not big problems. By the time they become big problems, who knows if we will still be alive..."

Before he could finish his words, Jiang Baimian glared back at him.

During this process, Long Yuehong even glared at him.

After Bai Chen added "Enhanced Self-Repair Ability" to the surgical target, Jiang Baimian smiled softly:

"Are you worried that the transformation risk in this area is relatively high?

"Don't worry, I have a way. The latest research shows that when doing the 'Enhanced Self-Repair' transformation, adding 'Immunity Enhancement' can form a balance in the postoperative reaction and effectively reduce the probability of gene collapse.

"And the combination of these two can also allow you to adapt to environments with more severe pollution."

Bai Chen listened quietly and was silent for a while before saying:

"Okay."

She showed enough trust in Jiang Baimian's suggestion.

Shang Jianyao sighed when he heard this:

"None of these three traits are as interesting as the 'Merman' biological prosthesis."

"Then which one do you want?" Jiang Baimian glared at the guy.

Shang Jianyao pointed to a row of words:

"This one."

He chose "Damage Reduction".

After doing the corresponding transformation, the skin and muscles will have great changes, which can effectively reduce the damage caused by guns and bombs.

"Don't even think about it." Jiang Baimian laughed "Hehe", "This belongs to a large-scale, high-risk transformation, which is only recommended for fertilized eggs. For adults like you, there is a 100% chance of gene collapse."

Shang Jianyao was very disappointed.

During the conversation between the two, Bai Chen completed the application form, handed over the mouse, and turned the display screen back to its original orientation.

"Swipe your electronic card and pay 50% of the contribution points. After the operation is successful, you can make up the rest." The middle-aged woman pointed to the card reader next to her.

After Bai Chen paid the fee, she nodded:

"I will now formally book a time for you."

"How long will it take?" Bai Chen asked.

The middle-aged woman checked and said:

"There is a ready-made 'Merman' type biological prosthesis, so there is no need to wait. Therefore, you will be notified within a week at the latest and three days at the earliest."

…………

647th floor, Room 14.

"Nervous?" Some Shang Jianyao "interviewed" Bai Chen.

"Not really." Bai Chen originally only planned to respond so plainly.

But for some reason, she added another sentence:

"When I followed you to break into the 'Underground Ark' at the beginning, I wasn't very nervous either."

The risk factor of these two things is actually similar.

Shang Jianyao looked "shocked":

"You, you have such a side!

"You even mock me and Da Bai for being reckless!"

Jiang Baimian cleared her throat and helped Bai Chen resolve the embarrassment:

"Hey, how is your mental trauma recovery? Are you going to explore Room '522' tonight?"

Shang Jianyao was indeed distracted:

"It was completely healed last night. After exploring for a while, I discovered the 'Tieshan City Second Food Company'."

"Ah?" Long Yuehong was surprised and confused by the side.

One of the five holy sites of Buddhism?

Is this too coincidental?

Jiang Baimian frowned slightly:

"This is too coincidental, right?

"Could it be that someone wants you to know something, explore something, so they deliberately moved Room '522' near you?"

"Possibly, 'Bodhi' or 'Zhuang Sheng's' opponent?" Shang Jianyao had obviously considered this issue.

Jiang Baimian thought for a while and asked:

"What's the situation inside?"

The Shang Jianyaos scrambled to tell the experiences of last night, and finally summarized:

"From time to time, there is a strange sense of being watched, and the woman's reaction is also strange. She is afraid of me. She should be the big Boss..."

In a place where "Heartless" cannot enter and there are no other survivors, a woman has lived for seven or eight years or even more than ten years, which is obviously a big problem.

"You only searched two floors, and you are not sure if there are other 'people' there." Jiang Baimian picked a logically flawed place.

She considered it and said:

"Don't explore further for now.

"When the operation time for Xiao Bai is determined, I will arrange a field training session. You can apply for the 'Six Senses Beads' and then go."

In that way, Shang Jianyao would have two more powerful items to ensure his safety: the "Six Senses Beads" and the "Life Angel" necklace.

Shang Jianyao didn't respond directly, but instead cared about another issue:

"If you carry the corresponding props in the 'Mind Corridor', how will the negative effects manifest themselves?"

He looked eager to try, as if he couldn't wait to experiment with the "Life Angel" necklace now.

Jiang Baimian gave her speculation from the theoretical aspect:

"Maybe... the types that affect the body will lose their effect, while those that are more spiritual will still be effective."

The body of an Awakened in the "Mind Corridor" is just a manifestation of the spirit.