While the operation was in progress, the heroes were also preparing to retreat.
Several people took advantage of the sandstorm to dig outside.
After falling into a tight siege, the knights buried their vehicles in the ground. Although the sandstorm can block a lot of things, it is not always so thick. There are always times when it is relatively thin. If there is a storm in the sky during this period,
The passing satellite just happened to catch a glimpse of the clues, but if not all, a nuclear bomb dropped from the sky.
You know, Tao Enhai is here. The identity of this old knight is not something that Tianji trash can match.
They collected all the scattered supplies. They took away what they could. If they couldn't, they simply put some thermite and burned it all.
Those 3D printers are also a treat. Those that can be taken away are taken away, and those that cannot be taken away are dismantled on the spot, or explosives are simply planted.
Everything that could store information was taken away.
But these things are not that time-consuming.
Soon, the heroes were fully prepared.
Only the operating room is left.
As for the optical auxiliary instrument that Xiangshan has been wearing - it looks like exaggerated lenses, very cartoonish. Due to the size of the brain and head, the specifications of the prosthetic eyes will be limited. The eye socket is only that big, and the light that can pass through
There are only so many, and the accuracy can only be so high.
Although the eyes Tao Enhai gave Xiangshan were powerful, they could not transcend the laws of optics.
This auxiliary lens allows Xiangshan to directly reach the level of a high-power optical microscope.
He put down the scalpel and said, "The spinal separation is complete. Dr. Tao, how are you now?"
A series of complex ripples appeared on a window in the corner of Xiangshan's field of vision, and then several large characters appeared: Thinking quickly, nothing abnormal.
Since there is no tactile sensing device in the brain, even the anesthesia process can be omitted for this operation. Tao Enhai staying awake can also help the surgeon confirm whether there is anything wrong with the operation.
At least this step isn't there yet.
Xiangshan said to Lu Xiu: "Come and break the skull."
He needs a little rest.
The technology required to open the skull is relatively not that complicated - it is still essentially a blacksmith job. Tao Enhai's skull already has locks controlled by an electronic system. Before the operation began, Tao Enhai had already locked these locks to
Lifted.
Just dismantle them layer by layer from the outside to the inside.
Soon, Lu Xiu dismantled the head, exposing a brain connected to a life-support device and a computing unit. The brain was wrapped in a layer of silver-gray clusters. If a natural person touches it, it will even feel
Somewhat hard.
Xiang Shan said: "The electronic equipment will be dismantled soon. Dr. Tao, how do you feel now?"
Tao Enhai still retains a certain degree of consciousness. He can observe the outside world through the signal input by the camera, and can also output information through wireless signals. But once the electronic device connected to the brain is disconnected, he will really fall into complete darkness.
Theoretically speaking, he will feel that his "perception" and "emotion" are being stripped away bit by bit.
[It’s okay.] Tao Enhai didn’t have the slightest worry: [I saw what you did just now. It’s okay. Keep doing it.]
Lu Xiu glanced at Xiang Shan. He found that some of the knight's habits were indeed very close to his teacher. Xiang Shan nodded to him and said, "Continue."
Lu Xiu understood this and slowly removed the electronic equipment from Tao Enhai's brain.
Xiangshan covered the side of his head with one hand.
As the operation progressed, he found that Tao Enhai's memory about the operation was actively flowing in. He didn't know whether this was his own forgotten memory that resonated with it, or whether the memory storage format of the new era had become so consistent with human thinking.
But it was bringing back memories...more memories of the past.
And this caused pain.
"Hero?" Lu Xiu looked at Xiang Shan a little strangely and couldn't help but ask.
"It's okay." Xiang Shan shook his head, as if he wanted to shake off the phantom pain: "Move to the hatch of the protection cabin and start peeling off the brain-computer barrier."
Lu Xiu nodded, picked up the brain, moved it directly above a jar, then took out two scalpels as thin as needles and began to make large movements on the surface of Tao Enhai's brain.
The brain-computer barrier is a protective layer formed by the accumulation of metal-based proteins on the original brain-blood barrier. Influenced by the neurobioelectricity of the brain, the pattern of the brain-computer barrier is closely related to the structure of the high-level cortex. Therefore, it has become the basis of the natural brain-computer interface.
.
Lu Xiu quickly completed the stripping.
Then, the canned protective cabin was opened, and Lu Xiu held the brain with one hand and slowly and steadily sent it into the protective liquid.
The configuration of this protective fluid is also very particular. Tao Enhai will soon have the inner layer of his brain hollowed out, leaving only the neocortex. In this case, the brain will lose its supporting structure.
The neocortex is where various advanced thinking activities and memories are located. The structure of the nerve cell network is the material basis of the human soul.
Even a mere shock to the neocortex can cause subtle changes in temperament or damage to memory, let alone folding.
The preparation of this protective liquid is also very particular. It can ensure that the nerve tissue receives just the right buoyancy and is suspended in the liquid. Even if the inside of the brain is hollowed out, the outside can still be suspended.
At the same time, its osmotic pressure is the same as that of cellular fluid.
While ensuring these two points, the protective fluid must also be transparent.
Otherwise, the surgeon's field of vision will also be blocked.
Xiangshan connected the data interface of his wrist to the data interface of the protective cabin.
Soon, Xiangshan gained an additional view - that was the bottom of the protective cabin.
Countless arthropod-like tiny limbs poke out from the edge of the field of view. Although these limbs are as thin as needles, some have sharp edges and some have bifurcated front ends. These things can all be used for cell-level operations.
What's even more valuable is that these tiny limbs are all mixed with extremely sensitive pressure-sensitive materials.
They all provide a "tactile feel".
Xiang Shan paused for two seconds and said to Lu Xiu: "Add anesthetic. You decide the type and dosage."
Xiangshan is not that familiar with the drugs of this era.
"Ah...I'll come..."
"There's nothing to 'ah' about." Xiangshan said sternly: "If I weren't here, then you wouldn't just need anesthesia."
Originally, surgery required a specialized anesthesiologist. Anesthesia can not only reduce the patient's pain, but also reduce the interference of the patient's activities to the surgeon. However, each person's tolerance and reaction to specific types of anesthetics are different.
——Especially the reinstalled artificial enzyme system of the Baseline Man. This requires anesthesiologists to handle and grasp it.
Especially this anesthesia was to stop Tao Enhai's brain from most of its physiological activities and avoid "thinking". If not done right, "anesthesia" would become a "death penalty".
In modern surgery, not only the surgeon, but also the anesthesiologist is responsible for the patient's life. The strong anti-hypoxia ability of the baseline people ensures that they can not fear the hypoxia caused by cardiopulmonary arrest, and specialized anesthesiologists have become quite rare.
.But suspending the physiological activities of the brain itself is still a technical task.
Lu Xiu nodded and quickly injected a few drops of medicine into the protective cabin through a pipe. He was very familiar with his teacher's reaction and tolerance to medicine.
Xiangshan took a deep breath in his imagination.
Neurosurgery is the crown jewel of surgical operations. The difficulty and risks are frighteningly high. That terrifying threshold is enough to drive most doctors who are interested in the brain to the neurology department.
"I know enough about primate nerves." Xiang Shan said to himself: "I have done something similar before..."
Memories burst out again.
It was in the distant past. As an assistant, "Martial Ancestor Xiangshan" assisted Tao Enhai in operating on a knight who had injured the brain of a creature.
Xiang Shan didn't hesitate any longer. In the protective cabin, many tiny "surgical limbs" were cutting towards Tao Enhai's brain.
Delicate but sticky touch...
The bottom layer of Tao Enhai's brain was close to a ball of rotten meat.
According to Tao Enhai himself, he was already aware of the speed king's manipulations in space. However, there was a lack of conditions in space, so he relied on inhibitors to support him all the way to the earth.
According to Tao Enhai's original idea, he originally wanted to find a doctor on Earth. Although in this era, there are very few such doctors among non-scientific knights, there are always people in the world who can perform this surgery.
In Tao Enhai's view, rather than taking a huge risk to let his disciple get started and then leaving a psychological shadow on this young disciple, it is better to wait a little longer. This is better for both himself and Lu Xiu.
.
But as soon as Tao Enhai landed, he was surrounded by protectors.
What's even more unfortunate is that none of the knights who came to help have this skill.
No, maybe a doctor came to help, but he fell on the road.
If Xiangshan hadn't come here, Tao Enhai would have lost his bet.
Xiangshan continuously manipulated the surgical limbs to cut out a piece of tissue from Tao Enhai's brain. Once the tissue was separated from the brain, tiny limbs dragged it to the bottom of the protective cabin and then sent it out.
The lowest part no longer resembles brain tissue at all. Xiang Shan did it very quickly.
However, when approaching the hypothalamus, Xiangshan's movements slowed down.
——You must be careful...
Normal nerve tissue and cancerous cells are entangled with each other.
Cheer up to the mountains with 120,000 points of spirit.
But unexpectedly, the more Xiangshan acted like this, the smoother the operation went.
--No……
Xiangshan was suddenly shocked. Halfway through the operation, he was no longer in charge.
Something "something" flowed out from the inside of his "soul" and extended his "hand" into the protective cabin...
The technique of commanding those limbs is not just Xiangshan's.
--I see……
Xiangshan understood instantly.
——Doctor Tao, you are fighting side by side with me...
The source of this information is the memory that Tao Enhai just gave to Xiangshan.
It contains Tao Enhai's memory.
When a highly skilled surgeon is challenged with an unfamiliar surgical technique, he may perform the operation while reading the information. This does not necessarily mean that he will perform the operation poorly. In other words, only those who have extraordinary confidence in their skills will
Only then would you do such a thing.
What Xiangshan did was an upgraded version of this kind of thing. His level of internal strength allowed him to control Tao Enhai's power.