Chapter 398 - 266: Lin Qi’s Ultimate Disguise
Lin Qi calmly piloted the U107, arriving above the No. 1 Prosthetic Clinic.
A long line still snaked around the No. 1 Prosthetic Clinic. The "Divine Power Lin Qi" incident had just blown up, and the hype was at its absolute peak.
The hype would probably start to die down in another two or three days.
But even when the hype on the cyber network faded, the pre-booked business for the No. 1 Prosthetic Clinic wouldn’t disappear.
After all, the old man was shrewd enough to charge a sixty percent deposit, and the agreements clearly stated that deposits were non-refundable in case of cancellation.
It was a legal contract. Even if someone tried to sue, the old man couldn’t possibly lose the case in any Cyber City.
But what troubled Lin Qi now was...
’No parking spaces. This is a bit of a problem.’
Lin Qi’s vehicle wasn’t nearly as high-end as Liu Xuan’s, which could park wherever it pleased.
He couldn’t just designate a parking zone wherever he wanted.
If he didn’t want his vehicle towed by the HGPD, Lin Qi had to find a proper parking space.
Frustrated, Lin Qi had to pilot his vehicle nearly a kilometer away before he finally found a place to park it safely.
He then walked to the Prosthetic Clinic.
Although the name "Divine Power Lin Qi" was famous on the cyber network, his face wasn’t nearly as well-known—certainly not as famous as his Bull.
It wasn’t until Lin Qi walked straight into the clinic, ignoring the queue and the numbers being called on the outdoor screen, that someone finally recognized him with a jolt.
"Was that... Divine Power Lin Qi?"
"I think it was. I saw he was wearing a United Pharmaceutical uniform."
"Holy shit! I just saw my idol! I’d love to get a look at his Bull and absorb some of his good luck!"
Once inside the Prosthetic Clinic, the commotion outside no longer concerned Lin Qi.
No matter how wild their ideas were, they couldn’t just storm the Prosthetic Clinic to act on them.
The laws in Red Fruit City were not just for show.
Even out-of-towners who dared to break the law in Red Fruit City had two choices: pay a hefty fine or serve over ten years of hard labor in Red Fruit City Prison.
As Lin Qi entered the Prosthetic Clinic, he activated his Spiritual Vision and checked on the old man’s situation.
The old man was busy installing a Divine Iron Bull for a client. Judging by his practiced movements, Lin Qi estimated that by the time the current pre-ordered stock ran out, the old man’s installation speed would be even faster.
’One hundred thirty Bulls a week?’
’Too few!’
’Let’s make it two hundred!’
Between Liu’s Heavy Industries’ production volume and his own reputation, the old man could definitely get his hands on two hundred units.
Without disturbing the old man’s intimate session with the Divine Iron Bull, Lin Qi found the A-Class Suppressor that had been left on the desk.
Underneath the A-Class Suppressor was a note from the old man. It read: "You little rascal, take it easy with the Prosthetic Bodies. Don’t actually turn yourself into a cyber madman."
This had always been Lin Xin’s biggest worry for the two of them.
The old man had plenty of Prosthetic Bodies himself, but as a Prosthetic Doctor, he had enough self-control and knew his own limits.
As for Lin Qi...
Lin Qi set the note aside, placed the A-Class Suppressor on a metal tray, and walked toward the Prosthetic Clinic’s storeroom.
From the storeroom, he grabbed some special tools and loose prosthetic parts.
Taking everything with him, Lin Qi headed down to his personal workshop in the basement.
After entering the workshop, Lin Qi took a deep breath. ’I should have done this ages ago,’ he thought. ’After all, the best disguise... is no disguise at all.’
The very thought of it made his Wizard instincts stir, leaving him feeling agitated.
But Lin Qi knew that after acquiring the "Rapid Growth" Ability, implanting Prosthetic Bodies would no longer be a major problem for him.
The primary obstacle preventing a Wizard from implanting Prosthetic Bodies had always been the fundamental power of a Tier Three Wizard: the transformation into their true Tentacle Monster form.
If he were to use that power, all his Prosthetic Bodies would be shed due to the physical transformation.
Furthermore, the body parts replaced by Prosthetic Bodies would not regenerate, as the Tentacle Monster form possessed no powerful healing abilities.
Thus, in a way, Prosthetic Bodies actually weakened a Wizard’s power.
Worse, after a Wizard reverted to their human form from the Tentacle Monster state, the loss of these Prosthetic Bodies would result in massive, traumatic injuries.
If any of those were prosthetic organs, the trauma could even be fatal.
’No matter how good the disguise, there’s always a risk of exposure.’
’Those three S-Class Pharmaceutical Researchers mentioned in the literature seemed to have succeeded in their disguise, but the author still managed to guess their Extraordinary Professions.’
’Since I have ’Rapid Growth,’ I’ll make my disguise perfect by turning the fake into the real thing.’
’Who would ever suspect that someone genuinely full of Prosthetic Bodies could actually be a Wizard Professional?’
With these thoughts in mind, Lin Qi began to work.
First, he removed all the Prosthetic Bodies that had been modified to function as an Exoskeleton, then began the repairs.
But he wasn’t just repairing them.
He was also applying everything he had learned recently to optimize and tune the Prosthetic Bodies.
If he was going to get implants, he was going to get the best.
Lin Qi was confident that once he installed this set of Prosthetic Bodies, he could decisively defeat an Implanter on Brother Green Hair’s level in a one-on-one fight, all without using any Extraordinary Power.
After all, Lin Qi had another persona he had been cultivating for a long time.
Thanks to the Potions he had been taking long-term, Lin Qi’s physical constitution had reached the Tier Two standard. Although he wasn’t an Extraordinary Professional like a Martial Artist or a Knight, his ability to utilize the performance of his Prosthetic Bodies was still far superior to that of an ordinary person.
Lin Qi worked for a long time, not finishing the modifications on the Prosthetic Bodies until after two in the morning.
He had taken a complete Exoskeleton system and radically modified it into implantable Prosthetic Bodies.
Next up was the implantation surgery.