Chapter 17 Who says cyberpunk doesn't have summoning mechanics?
Inside the control room, under the stark white operating lights, the cold light was like a knife, illuminating every inch of metal and flesh with exquisite detail.
V stood beside the operating table, his dark blue prosthetic eye flashing rapidly, a near-manic grin spreading across his lips.
"Welcome to the glorious evolution, Buggy-senpai."
As soon as V had a thought, several robotic arms moved like living things, and the laser cutting unit hissed as it sliced through the canvas and skin.
The surgery will take longer than V anticipated.
Three full hours passed before the robotic arm's hum gradually subsided.
V took a step back, removed the gloves stained with electrolyte and tiny bloodstains, and his prosthetic eye gently swept blue light across the operating table.
Bucky was still under deep anesthesia, but his once comical yet frail arms were gone.
Instead, there was a pair of mechanical arms covered in matte black armor, with thick joints and huge fists.
"Finally done..."
V let out a soft sigh and brought up the system interface.
[Patient: Bucky (human)]
[Energy Level: Tier 2]
[Implants: Deep Diver-II Cortical Array (2nd order), Gorilla Arm Type II x2 (2nd order components)]
[Neural synchronization rate: 1% (connection has been broken)]
[Note: This individual has a unique genetic condition; no rejection reaction has been detected during prosthetic compatibility testing.]
He nodded in satisfaction, then a slight smile appeared on his lips, a strange curve that was a mixture of amusement and deep meaning.
"Now, it's time to wake you up, Buggy-senpai."
Countless streams of information flashed through V's eyes, rushing past like a waterfall.
At the same time, Bucky opened his eyes.
However, he is different from the loud and exaggerated Bucky the Clown of the past.
At this moment, his eyes were sharp and clear, like a mirror whose surface had been wiped clean of all dust.
Upon closer inspection, one can detect a hint of inhuman blankness in the eyes reflected by the cold white light of the operating lamp.
V's lips curled slightly, a hint of anticipation in his eyes as he gave the command:
"Activate your Devil Fruit power!"
Bucky's lips barely moved, and a steady, mechanical voice came from his throat:
"Yes, Master."
That's right.
From beginning to end, V never truly considered helping Bucky.
The so-called "win-win cooperation" and "surpassing Roger" are nothing but lies fabricated to make Bucky willingly cooperate with them.
Once Bucky was successfully brought into V's control, he was completely under V's control.
For V, who possesses top-tier hacking skills, a simple puppet program is all he needs to bring Bucky, who has already been implanted with a brain-computer interface, into a state of complete control.
In cyberspace, Bucky's will is nothing more than a stream of data that can be edited at will.
And V is the puppeteer who holds the right to rewrite.
This method also has an extremely covert advantage:
The original consciousness of an object implanted with a puppet does not disappear; it is merely suppressed and isolated deep within the system.
It can even be converted at any time if needed in the future.
At V's command, Bucky's arms suddenly snapped off at the shoulders.
What's surprising is...
There was no blood at the break point; only the neat mechanical interface and the flashing scarlet blood circuits.
Two gorilla arms hovered in the air, their fingers spread and clenched, the metal joints emitting a deep, powerful hum.
"Stable synchronization rate, no delay in neural signal transmission..."
V's eyes flashed.
"It's done!"
He knew it!
Since Queen of the Beasts Pirates can modify his animal-like body...
There's no reason why a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user who can change their clothes wouldn't be able to do this.
After all, the awakened form of the Paramecia type is to influence the surrounding environment.
"We already have three wards, and there will be even more in the future. Even if one of them is occupied, it won't have much of an impact."
V was calculating in his mind:
"Next, as long as I continue to modify and train Bucky, I will essentially have a combat-type cybernetic robot that I can call upon at any time—a 'summon' that can never escape my control."
Who says cyberpunk doesn't have summoner-based gameplay?
Most importantly...
V looked up and saw a bunch of arms soaking in medicine in the corner of the control room.
That was clearly the original product that had been replaced by Bucky.
"Come on, even Koby can give me such a big surprise..."
"As the great Buggy, you certainly won't let me down, right?"
With a thought, V handed Bucky's arms over to the black market and chose to exchange them for prosthetics.
[Materials detected: Human hands (Quality: Tier 4)]
[In progress...]
"There's a Tier 4?!"
V sighed in delight.
The next moment, a brand new set of prosthetic arms suddenly appeared in front of him.
In the control room, the cold light of the shadowless lamps illuminated the freshly made prosthetic body.
V's gaze fell on the system interface, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.
[Prosthetic Body Name: Split Wings]
[Level: 4]
[Type: Dual-arm prosthetic component]
[Structure: Composed of biomimetic muscle fibers and high-strength alloy skeleton, with an adaptive color-changing camouflage layer covering the skin surface to simulate human skin texture and temperature.]
[Core Capabilities: Reconnaissance Drone Hive, Combat Drone Module]
[Reconnaissance Drone Hive: A miniature launch bay is hidden under the skin of the arm, and a single arm can store up to 5 "Ghost Eye" reconnaissance drones.]
The drone is about the size of a hummingbird, features an optical camouflage coating, flies almost silently, has a maximum cruising radius of 10 kilometers, a flight time of 72 hours, and transmits 1080P high-definition images and thermal imaging data to the user's brain-computer interface in real time.
[Combat Drone Module: The fist can transform and unfold into a launch port to release an "Armor-Piercing Bee" combat drone.]
The drone, shaped like a falcon, is equipped with a high-strength alloy shell and a miniature explosive chamber, enabling it to launch high-speed ramming attacks or be remotely detonated.
[This prosthetic body has been unlocked for purchase in the store. Price: 10,000 Trade Points]
This prosthetic accessory is now available for purchase in the store.
[Reconnaissance Drone, Price: 300 Trading Points]
[Combat drone, Price: 1000 Trading Points]
"Hiss~!"
Looking at the impressive documents and introductions before him, V gasped in shock.
Fortunately, this is a private space, the control room, so it will not have any impact on global warming.
"Are you serious, Bucky!?"
At that moment, V laughed like a 500-pound child.
Without a doubt.
When the black market transformed Buggy's arm into a prosthetic, they definitely referenced the abilities of the Split-Split Fruit.
Even V didn't expect this...
Bucky's arm can actually transform into a drone operating platform!
"If a regular Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user can have this effect, what kind of interesting prosthetic bodies will Logia-type and Mythical Zoan-type users be able to create!?"
"This is really exciting..."
V gazed at the pair of [Split Wings] prosthetic bodies that shimmered with a deep blue light, pondering who could perfectly wield them.
End of this chapter...