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Chapter 134 - 133: An Epoch-Making Product

"Neuro-gear?" Walter couldn’t help but perk up.

"That’s right, like this," Lin Qing extended a finger towards him. The nail flipped open, revealing a small blade that reflected a silvery white glow, sending a chill down Walter’s spine.

The chill wasn’t because the blade was particularly sharp or well-hidden. He noticed that it wasn’t emerging from flesh but stored in a sophisticated sheath, which itself was part of the finger, serving both as a container and a functioning digit.

This girl’s hand... is it artificial?

As if to confirm his suspicion, Lin Qing flipped her palm over, making it bloom like a lotus, revealing extremely complex circuitry and interfaces inside.

Walter was dumbfounded.

He was well aware of the current state of prosthetic limbs or robotic arms. Let alone operating with the freedom of a natural limb, even performing a few basic grip actions required by daily life was exceedingly difficult!

But this hand in front of him was fair and tender, the skin pristine as new, and moved with such lifelike fluidity, without any trace of artificiality!

He suddenly realized what the other party meant by neuro-gear.

It could directly capture neural signals, including receiving and feedback, executing the signals’ content perfectly!

In other words, it’s a bionic limb!

If he hadn’t witnessed it himself, Walter would find it hard to imagine such technology had become reality.

"If you accidentally leaked this branch of the Dimensional Limit Mechanism... you would certainly die, and many others would too," Lin Qing withdrew the device from her hand, speaking matter-of-factly. "I know Walter Company is a trustworthy partner, but sometimes the problem isn’t on your side."

It seems she was also aware of the internal leak in the family, "Rest assured, I’ve taken care of the company’s matters, I assure you it won’t happen again."

Lin Qing indifferently replied, "I hope you will keep this in mind consistently. Previously, the company sent a letter saying they wanted to inquire about future business expansion; that’s actually why we approached you."

Walter felt his heart pounding. Having led the company for so many years, rarely did anything move him. But the mechanism was an exception; every interaction with it hit him with an unparalleled impact. "Are you planning to let Walter Company produce this... military equipment?"

Because that hidden blade and heaps of data interfaces were clearly not intended for the disabled.

"Indeed, it requires multi-industry collaboration from fields like surgical medicine, neuroscience, mechanical manufacturing, and electronics manufacturing," Lin Qing drank a sip of tea unhurriedly. "Didn’t I instruct you to acquire a bunch of companies before? I’ve observed your execution of this plan was excellent, so we can proceed to the next phase of cooperation."

"But... such equipment, it doesn’t look like something an ordinary company can create," Walter decided to be honest.

When facing a client like the mechanism, any evasion could backfire.

The companies he acquired... weren’t ordinary ones, but rather were nearing bankruptcy, thus available at extremely low prices.

"Of course not, I didn’t expect you to achieve it all at once either," Lin Qing smiled. "Those acquired companies have equipment... though not very advanced; they have workers... albeit not very skilled, but at least it’s better than starting from scratch. Moreover, to launch a research project, the key is the personnel. I’ll give you a list, containing potential leaders in relevant industries."

Potential... leaders...

Walter mulled over this statement, "So, they haven’t become leaders yet?"

Lin Qing nodded appreciatively, "Perhaps they’re still struggling, in a downturn of their lives, making it the perfect time for investment."

He couldn’t help but shudder.

Is this also the power of the Dimensional Limit Mechanism?

If a company’s rise and fall could be evaluated through stock prices, profits, annual reports, etc., how did they assess a person’s strengths and potential? People are the most complex elements in this world, yet the mechanism seemed to see through them at a glance.

This prophetic information gave him a chill.

Walter finally understood... why those obscure little companies could soar rapidly after hooking up with the Dimensional Limit Mechanism.

Possessing such capabilities, they could definitely be considered as the new humans!

However, he absolutely couldn’t let this emotion show on his face... Whether shocked or fearful, the Walter Company had to display competence and couldn’t afford to miss this opportunity.

After pondering for a moment, Walter Vis asked, "I will try my best. But these people must be smart, being frustrated should only be temporary. Besides money, they might have other pursuits, so I need a more specific project... or goal."

Not some small-time business like rifles and artillery.

But epoch-making products that could actively attract genius researchers to devote themselves fully.

Lin Qing placed a solid-state hard drive on the table, "Of course, that’s something the mechanism also wants to see. This contains blueprints for two sets of equipment, both top secrets of the mechanism. I won’t nag about how to protect them. These two products I classified as A and B. A is full-function military equipment, which Walter Company must prioritize providing to us. B is a civilian version with many functions weakened, which the company can sell on the market, the profits of which, regardless of how much, the mechanism will not interfere."

Finally, there was direction.

The Walter Company’s new product.

He picked up the hard drive and carefully placed it in the inner pocket of his suit.

...

After sending Lin Qing off, Walter immediately returned to his residence. He instructed the butler to prepare a new computer, and after dismissing everyone, he connected the hard drive. The computer was offline, in an absolutely secure physical isolation state.

After inputting the password dictated by Miss Lin, the hard drive opened.

The data inside even allowed a choice of language.

After skimming through, he couldn’t help but tremble slightly, taking deep breaths repeatedly to no avail. The so-called AB products were essentially artificial eyeballs... its effect similar to smart glasses, but fully integrated into the eyeball, directly simulating the transmission of visual nerve signals. In other words, it doesn’t project optical images on the retina but transmits information to the brain through electronic signals.

The military A product has many additional functions, like low-light night vision, infrared sensing, target tracking, data sharing, etc...

Version B is merely a simple eye replacement, but it still has functions like zoom and photo capturing.

If realized, what would this mean?

It would be akin to completely curing blind people and all nearsighted patients from the world! Because it doesn’t rely on the human visual system, if the person installing it wishes, they could even drill a hole in the forehead and place the eye there, it would still function — because its signals are directly transmitted to the brain!

This is clearly the product Walter has yearned for.

If he didn’t have to supply A class products to the mechanism, he would focus solely on manufacturing the civilian B version. Even an ordinary person could understand the vast prospects of such a product, the revenue and prestige it could bring to the company!

Of course, this idea was extinguished as soon as it emerged in Walter’s mind.

Because what was truly terrifying was the Dimensional Limit Mechanism capable of designing such things.

The only reason they didn’t manufacture it themselves is likely because the mechanism is researching so many things that they could only put less critical projects out for collaboration to avoid schedule delays.

The mechanism’s importance is irreplaceable, but Walter Company is not.

Hence, he must prioritize military products first.

At the same time, Walter also understood the reason the mechanism wouldn’t ask him for profits from the B-level product; it’s because these profits are used to offset their purchase of the A-level products.

As for the technology involved, Walter was completely clueless. All the data combined amounted to nearly 4TB, almost filling up the drive, the preface and introduction taking up just a tiny part. But that wasn’t his concern because the other party had already told him what to do.

—Find those potential leaders and spare no expense to bring them under the Walter Company’s banner.