The human cervical spine consisted of 33 vertebrae, including the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal.
Inside the spine was a substance called the spinal cord, which was composed of countless neurons.
One end of the spinal cord was connected to the brain, and the other to the limbs and bones, providing an unimpeded bridge for human nerve conduction.
Therefore, once there was a problem with the spine, it often meant that the spinal cord was damaged. The commands issued by the brain could not reach the corresponding torso, resulting in paralysis.
According to conventional medical methods so far, nerve damage was still irreversible in clinical practice. Only the various stem cell treatments that were still in the laboratory showed occasional success.
The STEM chip did not essentially cure paralysis. Instead, it used itself as a medium to connect the two ends of the disconnected nerve, so that the signal transmitted by the brain could be transmitted across the fracture.
Therefore, according to the function of the STEM chip, it would be most effective when implanted in the cervical spine.
The reason why cervical spine implantation was needed was because, as shown in the movie, the chip could intercept the nerve signals sent by the host's brain at the cervical spine, thereby controlling the host's body.
Of course, it was also possible to implant the chip in the host's lumbar spine, but in that case, it would probably only be able to control the host's lower body.
At this time, in one of the operating rooms in the research institute, Samuel was anxiously lying in front of the observation window, staring blankly at the person on the operating table through the cold glass.
It was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl with a face full of freckles and a head of soft and brilliant blonde hair.
At this time, she was lying on the operating table, seemingly in a deep sleep. The corners of her mouth were slightly raised in her sleep, exuding a peaceful aura.
The girl was wearing a blue surgical gown, revealing only a small part of her smooth back. Her skin glowed like ivory under the shadowless lamp.
Anyone who saw such a girl would think that she should be strolling on the green grass, not sitting in a cold wheelchair.
At this time, the girl was connected to a blood pressure monitor, a heart rate monitor, a BIS machine, and other instruments. Her mouth and nose were also covered with an oxygen mask, and she seemed to have entered a state of deep anesthesia.
Looking at this scene, Samuel showed a complicated expression.
Just three days ago, the mysterious boss from the East had gone crazy and pulled up his national file. In exchange for healing Annie's injury, he made him sign an agreement.
At that time, Samuel's first reaction was to refuse.
Although the other party was his boss, and was very talented and charming, he himself was in the industry. Of course, he understood the situation of his daughter's injury.
If that kind of injury could be easily healed, he wouldn't have waited for ten years.
However, when he saw the unquestionable confidence in the other party's eyes, Samuel's heart could not help but waver …
Of course, ordinary people wouldn't be able to do it, but if it was this mysterious young man in front of him, perhaps it wasn't impossible?
He seemed to understand the doubts in the other party's mind, so he suggested to cure Annie's disability first. If it was effective, he would have to sign the agreement.
Thus, for the sake of his daughter's future, he finally agreed.
Recalling the situation again, the corner of Samuel's mouth could not help but twitch.
It was a very strange agreement.
The content of the agreement was roughly an invitation — inviting him to join an organization called "God's Forbidden Zone".
According to the agreement, this organization was a secret organization lurking in the depths of the world, even older and more mysterious than the Freemasonry.
As for the name God's Forbidden Zone, it reminded Samuel of a saying that had been circulating in folk science:
[Humans usually only use 10% of their brain cells. Even those geniuses in the field of science and technology like Einstein only use 20%. More than 70% of their brain cells are in a dormant state.]
[As for the reason for dormancy, some people speculated that it was because God was afraid that humans would be too smart and break the taboo of heaven, so he deliberately sealed off most of the functions of the human brain.]
Of course, folk science and religion naturally could not be trusted. There was no need for nature to evolve an organ structure that required a lot of energy but was useless. A little more energy expenditure meant a reduction in the chances of survival. It was the same for the human brain.
In the end, it was found out that the so-called name "God's Forbidden Zone" actually originated from a marketing advertisement for health products.
However, although the organization in the agreement was also called "God's Forbidden Zone", it was not the explanation above, but the literal meaning —
"This is the holy land of science, God's Forbidden Zone!"
According to the agreement, this organization was jointly founded by a group of people who were committed to the development of biotechnology. They tried to break the Hayflick limit of humans, obtain a longer life, and even tried in vain to steal the rights that only the gods had —
Immortality.
It was obvious that this was a group of lunatics.
The agreement also stated that if one joined the organization, one must abide by confidentiality regulations. One must not reveal the existence of the organization to any third party, and must not do anything detrimental to the organization. One must even be physically restrained and implanted with a chip called "God".
God was the name of "God" in English.
However, the organization known as God's Forbidden Zone named the chip that controlled God. Was this arrogance toward theology or a provocation toward religion?
Of course, these were no longer important.
The agreement had already stated the consequences of betrayal: Once one joined God's Forbidden Zone, one must be implanted with the God chip. From then on, every word and action would be monitored by the chip.
In the chip, there was an artificial intelligence named God that monitored the host at all times. Once the host had the thought of revealing the secret, God would detect and warn the host.
If the first warning was ineffective, God would deprive the host of control over the body and contact the organization's headquarters, waiting for the organization to send arbitrators to deal with it.
If the host's personal freedom was restricted and the chip was violently dismantled, God would initiate the self-destruct program and kill the host at the same time.
Although he was quite shocked by the technological prowess of Chen Chen and the organization behind Chen Chen, "God's Forbidden Zone", to be able to create such a terrifying chip, the conditions proposed by the other party left Samuel no choice.
He still remembered the warning in the other party's eyes when the other party proposed the condition of "curing his daughter first before joining the organization".
If he suddenly changed his mind after his daughter was cured, the consequences would be unbearable for him...
However, there was nothing more important than Annie getting back on her feet. God had already deprived her of ten years of youth. Even if this was a sin, she had already paid for it cleanly.
Even if there was more, let him, her father, pay for it on her behalf!
Thinking of this, Samuel looked at the operating theater with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
At this moment, in the preparation room on the other side of the operating theater, Chen Chen also walked in wearing a surgical gown.
He first nodded at Samuel, who was looking out the window. Then, he began to put on his gloves and took out the surgical instruments he needed.
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