Chapter 33

She has done all she could; how to deal with and prevent the aftermath is not her concern.

After sending the message, Xia Ke opened the system store.

The projects she was to unlock were ones she had already planned: a thermostatic suit and a bionic prosthetic limb.

Unlocking and purchasing access to the constant temperature suit requires 90 points, while unlocking and purchasing access to the bionic prosthetic limb requires 130 points.

Xia Ke currently has 255 points in her account, which was a hard-won breakthrough to three digits, but after buying two items, she is back to square one.

Looking at the pitiful 25 points on the screen, Xia Ke felt like crying.

Why are these points like her previous salary—she can't save them! As soon as one sum comes in, it's immediately spent.

The only consolation was that spending the points would bring her a huge amount of wealth, so it was still worth it.

Xia Ke's gaze returned to the system's blue screen.

The price of the two items whose permissions were just unlocked is displayed above.

The physical product of the constant temperature suit costs 20,000 yuan, and the research and development data costs 170 million yuan. The price of the bionic prosthesis varies depending on its function and effect. Xia Ke currently has no need for the bionic prosthesis, so she only spent 150,000 yuan to buy a bionic prosthesis arm for research and development reference. The research and development data for the bionic prosthesis is expensive, costing a total of 570 million yuan.

To be honest, Xia Ke has earned a lot in the past six months. She is the only one selling space rings in the entire Blue Star market, with no competitors and a complete monopoly.

She has earned more money than she could in several lifetimes by guarding the space ring, such a cash cow.

However, her eyes still went dark when she saw the prices of the thermostatic suit and the bionic prosthetic limb.

Damn, that's too expensive!

The two add up to a total of 740 million. That's 100 million! Not ten thousand or a million, it's 100 million. Even if you count the zeros on your fingers, you'd have to bend eight fingers!

Indeed, knowledge is the most valuable thing.

Xia Ke doesn't plan to buy the research and development data on thermostatic clothing and bionic prosthetics yet; she doesn't dare to buy such expensive data and keep it in her hands too early.

She thought it would burn her hands!

We can only purchase materials from the system once both departments have recruited enough staff and can start working normally.

Xia Ke closed the system screen with a slight sense of disappointment.

She thought she was already very rich, but after browsing through the system's shop, she realized she was still worthless.

She picked up the two items she had just bought from the system store.

The first is a thermostatic suit. Although the name sounds like a piece of clothing, it is actually a button embedded in a square metal box, similar to a space ring.

Xia Ke has already read the instruction manuals for two products on the system's purchase page.

When using the thermostatic suit, it needs to be placed close to the object that needs to be kept at a constant temperature. Once the button is pressed, the thermostatic suit will automatically recognize the shape of the object and then form a ring of harmless, invisible, and penetrable radt-7 material one micrometer away from the object.

The ratd-7 can effectively exchange hot and cold air, thereby maintaining a constant body temperature.

Xia Ke couldn't understand what Ratd-7 matter was; it was something that didn't exist on Earth. In her understanding, a thermostatic suit would form a transparent, non-sealed membrane on the body when opened. This membrane could maintain a constant body temperature, and since it was invisible and couldn't be touched, it didn't interfere with normal life.

She held the thermostat in her hand and gently pressed the switch.

Although Hongqi Village is located in the low latitude of the south, it is situated in a mountainous area at a relatively high altitude, so the temperature is still quite low in winter.

Especially since it rained a few days ago, the temperature was even lower.

With each autumn rain comes a chill, and Xia Ke now just wants to stay in bed every morning.

But the moment the temperature-controlled suit is activated, all the cold, chill, and biting wind are drawn out of the body.

The temperature was just right, neither too cold nor too hot, everything was perfect, so comfortable that every pore on my body opened naturally. I opened the window, and the autumn wind, carrying fallen leaves, blew against my face without any biting cold, but rather with a cool and pleasant feeling.

After trying the thermostatic suit, Xia Ke never wanted to take it off again. She opened the online store and bought another batch of thermostatic suits. These thermostatic suits will be distributed to the employees of Hongqi Piao as company benefits and given to her family and friends. The rest will be used as research and development samples.

She declared that the thermostatic suit is the savior of the unheated winters in the South!

With this little gadget, you don't have to worry about being cold and bundled up like a bear in winter, nor do you have to be sweaty and smelly in summer.

It's practically a portable, convenient air conditioner.

The thermostatic suit uses light-powered technology to automatically recharge, ensuring continuous and efficient operation under light conditions. In other words, as long as a light source is present, the thermostatic suit can automatically replenish its energy, maintaining its function without interruption.

It eliminates the need for numerous charging cycles, making it convenient, energy-saving, and worry-free.

Xia Ke, in high spirits, hummed a song as she went to study the bionic prosthetic limb.

Bionic prosthetics are far more complex than thermostatic suits.

The bionic mechanical arm in Xia Ke's hand is made of some kind of imitation human skin, and the difference is obvious at a glance.

That's actually quite good. If it were indistinguishable from real skin, that would be truly terrifying.

According to the instructions, the outer skin can be peeled off, allowing the use of only the inner mechanical body. The presence or absence of the outer skin does not affect the function of the bionic arm.

The outer leather layer mainly serves a decorative purpose and is not very useful.

Xia Ke personally thinks that not adding an outer skin makes it look cooler, giving it a cyberpunk aesthetic.

The framework, composed of an iron skeleton and muscular lines, reflects light and is inlaid with mysterious red and blue materials that simulate the nervous system. Once fitted with a bionic prosthetic limb, these mechanical nerves seamlessly connect with the human nervous system, allowing the brain to control the bionic organ as freely as it would control a native organ.

Xia Ke didn't quite understand how to install and operate it this summer. The steps may be complicated and intricate, and installing a bionic prosthesis is not something that can be done by one person alone.

Ten days later, the first batch of newly recruited employees from all over the country arrived at the company.

On her first day at work, after getting familiar with the work and daily rest environment, a woman with a powerful aura arrived on the fourth floor where the bionic prosthetics business department was located.

She calmly and politely called out the names of several people, "President Xia is looking for you. Please come with me for a moment."

The person who was called didn't say anything, but silently followed Liu Yun's footsteps.

They were all new employees who had just joined the company, and they didn't know each other well yet, so the atmosphere was eerily silent the whole way.

Upon arriving at the office, Xia Ke first welcomed everyone.

"Welcome to Red Flag Flying."

"I'm here to talk to you because I have something urgent to tell you."

Xia Ke took out a bionic prosthesis from under the table. "You guys should first familiarize yourselves with the structure of the bionic prosthesis, then study how to install and connect it with the human body. After successful installation, test the performance of the bionic prosthesis."

The people Xia Ke called over this time were all newly hired employees of the Bionic Prosthetics Department. These people were originally attracted by the promotion of Bionic Prosthetics in the Red Flag Piao announcement. Almost as soon as Bionic Prosthetics appeared, everyone in the office except Xia Ke and Liu Yun focused their attention on Bionic Prosthetics.

Everyone's eyes were filled with a strong desire to explore.

"President Xia, has the bionic prosthetic limb been developed?" If it has been developed, then why hire so many R&D personnel?

"No, this is a sample."

"You can use it for experiments without worrying about harm, but remember, it cannot be used on humans at this stage. It can only be tested on humans after obtaining an application from the relevant authorities when it reaches the clinical trial stage."

The bionic prosthetic limb product itself is certainly not the problem, but its installation process is complicated, involving the connection between the human body and mechanical nerves, which is not a simple matter.

Anything involving people should be given the utmost attention.

"Don't worry, Mr. Xia, we understand." Among the new recruits in the Bionic Prosthetics Department are medical students, biology students, materials science students, and mechanical engineering students. Any one of them knows the experimental procedures and precautions better than Xia Ke, an outsider.

However, no one found Xia Ke's nagging annoying. The boss repeatedly reminded her that the product could not be used on people without application and approval, which showed that she respected and valued life and was a conscientious and responsible person.

It's always better to work for a conscientious boss than a ruthless one.

After employees are recruited by the company, in principle, a leader should be selected from among them to oversee the work, just like Ma Yan in the Flying Car R&D Department.

Although Xia Ke had interviewed these people, she didn't know them well enough, so she didn't choose a leader for the time being. She planned to wait until they had worked together for a month before choosing a leader based on their individual performance.