C100 (1/2)

Duan Lingfei seemed to have had a very, very long dream. In his dream, he stood in the middle of a vast river of stars, as if he was the king of the universe.

Then he woke up in the dark and found himself in the hospital bed. There were a few bouquets of carnations on the bed, faintly fragrant, and the sun shone through the curtains, making the room seem bright and warm.

Due to the development of his neural field, his recovery ability was astonishing. Only a few small wounds on his body were left with faint red scars. Even the knife that was deep on his back was already scarred.

The only thing that made him uncomfortable was that there were more than a dozen circular metal plates stuck to his head. They were connected to a precise apparatus beside him using wires and a row of colorful data was displayed on the screen. He did not know what they were.

”You're awake?” A familiar voice sounded from the side.

Duan Lingfei turned around, and realised that the one who spoke was Old Professor, and could not help but blurt out: ”Professor, why are you here?”

”Three days ago, you were injured in a gang fight on the street. After losing too much blood, you were sent to the hospital in a coma.” Old Professor did not directly answer Duan Lingfei's question.

”The hospital immediately arranged for the best surgeons to rescue you. However, they found out that your wounds are healing at an astonishing speed. You only need to sew up the wounds on your back and then bleed a little, so there won't be a big problem.”

”This ability to recover aroused everyone's interest. Your brain scan showed abnormal brain activity, so they called me over.”

Old Professor said as he pointed to the apparatus at the side, ”This is our most advanced brain wave monitor, it can detect the fluctuations of your brain and then integrate the data with normal people's. During the three days you were unconscious, this kind of comparison has been going on for a long time.”

”I was unconscious for three days?” Duan Lingfei laughed bitterly, if Old Professor did not say anything, he thought that he had only slept for a bit.

”Didn't you say that my wounds are healing very quickly?” Why have you been in a coma for so long? ”

”That's what I wanted to tell you.” Old Professor's expression became serious: ”The reason you're unconscious doesn't have much to do with your external injuries. The main reason should be because of your brain.”

As he spoke, he tapped on the device a few times. Immediately, rows of contrasting images appeared on the screen.

”I remember the last time you went to my institute, it was found that your brain cells were more than twice as active as normal people, roughly reaching 23%. When you were admitted to the institute three days ago, that number had already risen to 24%.”

”For the past three days, the cell activity in your brain has been fluctuating up and down. However, since yesterday, it has stably remained at around 25%. This is 2% increase from before.”

Duan Lingfei was puzzled: ”What's the difference?”

”Of course there is. Don't underestimate this 2%. After all, a normal person's level of development is only about 10%.” The Old Professor said in a serious tone, ”You should know that our laboratory once used the Chimpanzee for experiments. Under special circumstances, the Chimpanzee's brain area would also be developed, greatly strengthening its intelligence and body.”