Otherworld Girl Development Guide

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"My country is amazing!"

"Ha~ How cheap can it be? Production capacity certainly can't keep up. It's better to cooperate with foreign friends and collect patent fees..."

"Don't run, my house depends on you."

Compared to the general public, Bilibili's influential figures have been offering their own speculations about the price of prosthetic limbs.

Since it's covered by medical insurance, an exorbitant price is impossible, but it won't be too cheap either. After all, the developers also need to recoup their technology costs and then develop the next generation of mechanical prostheses, thus creating a virtuous cycle that benefits more disabled people.

The final estimate is that the price will be between 10 and 30 RMB, and it will likely be divided into high, medium and low grades to meet social demand.

"Next question, sir..."

"I'd like to ask, are these prosthetic limbs sold overseas?"

The neon-accented English made the small-eyed host pause for a moment, then he said, "Please say it again, I didn't hear you clearly..."

The Japanese reporter repeated it four or five times before the small-eyed host finally understood.

Regarding this issue... unfortunately, we must first meet domestic demand before considering exports, but we can accept orders now...

Orders are acceptable, but a small "deposit" is required first. As for when to ship... well, that depends on my mood.

"Next, this lady..." The small-eyed host pointed to a foreign lady.

"Hello, I'm a reporter from the BBC. I'd like to ask if you will share this technology with all of humanity, since it's a good thing that benefits all of mankind."

"Regarding this... I won't answer unconstructive questions. As for benefiting humanity, I suggest starting with the big picture: energy conservation, emission reduction, and carbon reduction to make our planet a better place."

After answering three questions, the press conference came to an end.

"I hereby declare this press conference over."

The press conference ended simply, but its impact on this little planet is profound.

Which country doesn't have disabled people? In the past, they were limited by technology and couldn't do anything about it. But now, they've created some really cool-looking mechanical prosthetics. The disabled people in China are the happiest of all.

A few days later, the pricing for mechanical prostheses was announced, with prices ranging from 180,000 to 300,000 RMB, depending on the length of the missing limb.

In fact, the lowest 18W is enough to ensure a normal life for disabled people; anything higher is just a difference in performance.

For a time, the attitude of the United States' allies became ambiguous. As long as they could secure the "mechanical prosthetics" project, they would gain the support of disabled people in the country, which would greatly increase their votes. Moreover, once the deal was reached, who would manufacture the mechanical prosthetics? It would definitely be someone from their own faction. They would reap both fame and fortune, gaining all the benefits!

However, as the hope of Earth, the Land of Hope could not remain ambiguous, so it also announced its participation in the research and development of mechanical prosthetics.

India, not to be outdone, announced that they would develop a humanoid mechanical prosthesis that could completely replace the human body, giving humanity an eternal vessel—in short, an urn.

Land of Hope.

Texas.

Outside the government building, countless disabled people from Hope Country held up signs and various slogans. Many of them were disabled soldiers, as well as injured workers.

We want to become normal people!

"We have the right to return to being normal people!"

"Where did our tax revenue go?!"

.....

Inside the government building, an assistant hurried into the governor's office.

“Governor! The people are causing trouble again, and the social media people are here too... If we don’t deal with this, it will cause us a lot of trouble.”

The governor frowned slightly as he looked at the rioting crowd. Even if these guys were sent to a "private prison," they wouldn't become a source of labor.

"These thugs! Get the police to remove them..." The governor waved his hand impatiently, as if shooing away flies: "...Tell the media that the people of the beacon of light need to accept reality! We're only responsible for turning them into cripples!"

"Continue? That's something only a 'ideological' person could do!"

Chapter 16 Commander-in-Chief, you know me!

On the other side of the sea, in a highly confidential conference room.

The United States and its allies are having a meeting.

This series of combined attacks completely stunned the United States, forcing the US to convene its allies to discuss how to counter China's prosthetic limbs.

“I don’t believe it at all! This is impossible!” Da Ying said incredulously.

"But the facts leave no room for us to refute them..." Chicken Sauce shrugged.

"Gentlemen! I must remind you that our current situation is not optimistic!"

The King tapped the electronic map on the table. Rabbit symbols were spreading across the globe. Each rabbit that appeared represented a country placing an order somewhere.

In particular, wealthy dog ​​owners, in order to purchase mechanical prosthetics as quickly as possible or to obtain priority delivery rights, signed the best price agreement for oil with [unclear - possibly a specific entity].

"The rabbits are to the east...to the south...they've already surrounded us..."

"It's alright, we Japanese are loyal. We haven't even placed the order yet," the Japanese representative said, bowing.

"But you common folk have already gone to the rabbits to make purchases! And you've done absolutely nothing!"

The King roared angrily, then looked at his allies and slowly narrowed his eyes.

After exchanging glances with the "King of Understanding," the representative of the Great Ying Empire awkwardly said, "Your Excellency, you know me! We are gentlemen who uphold our promises and will absolutely not be troublemakers..."

The King nodded noncommittally, his gaze falling on Chicken Sauce.

"Commander-in-Chief, you know me. We never surrender..."

With his gaze fixed on Hanscat, Hanscat's representative looked around and said, "Commander-in-Chief, you know me. We're just here to discuss the tunnel boring machine..."

"President, you know me, we are a democratic country..."

"President, you know me. We Koreans are absolutely your most loyal supporters. The three... that was a personal matter!"

"President, you know me. India only has two hundred million people..."

.......

Trump took a deep breath, leaned back in his chair, picked up his soda and took a deep sip. His allies were all incredibly skilled.

Not to mention its own allies, even within the United States, some companies have extended olive branches and started flirting with it.

The US feels a deep sense of powerlessness regarding this; it can't even impose sanctions because its entire supply chain is inside China's territory.

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The mechanical prosthetic limbs are like a meteorite crashing into the Pacific Ocean; a tsunami has already begun, but it hasn't yet hit the faces of any country.

However, it is foreseeable that this will soon cause a huge uproar, since every disabled person has the desire to recover and become an ordinary person.

Especially after a report in an inconspicuous corner of an official newspaper that "a certain research institute in my country is working on the technology of artificial lenses" was unearthed, it seemed even more fantastical.

Yes, it's fantasy... This is developing at a pace that's a bit too fast.

Compared to the turmoil on Earth... Zhou Mingrui is worrying about something else that has come up because of the technology of mechanical prosthetics.

With prosthetic limbs already out, how far are we from seeing our anime waifus become real?!

Artificial intelligence and algorithms are the core issues that have not yet been resolved, but we are already capable of creating three-dimensional shells for our two-dimensional paper doll wives.

Then Zhou Mingrui decided that since he had already "splurged" on one leg, he didn't mind spending all his money and could also accumulate some technical skills along the way.

Looking at the "2D paper doll" lying on the experimental table like Sleeping Beauty, Zhou Mingrui's lips twitched. It even used the appearance of "Luo Tianyi," but thinking about it, it was normal. As a virtual singer in China, it was appropriate to use it.

If they were to actually use Hatsune Miku, it would be a slap in the face to Japan... But most likely, it wouldn't be a lawsuit for copyright infringement, but rather a direct bow of congratulations: "Awesome!"

"What is this? Detroit Turns into Human?"

"Boss, you're overthinking it... It's only foreign countries that bully robots. Why don't you try it in China?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingrui immediately pictured the scene in his mind... For the sake of an expensive housekeeping robot, the parents and the mischievous child would team up. Rabbit is very careful with her belongings (I can't bear to throw away my old items), and she's even afraid of damaging the robot vacuum cleaner. How could she let someone smash her own housekeeping robot?

"Hmm... I suddenly think what you said makes sense. So what is the market for this kind of robot?"

Star Ring Corporation never considers the market when developing projects; they develop the technology first and then deal with the rest, otherwise they simply leave it in the warehouse to gather dust.

"A reception robot or a virtual idol?" the product manager pondered for a moment before replying, "The four treasures of otaku?"

Zhou Mingrui glanced at "Luo Tianyi's" perfect face. She was indeed very suitable to be a receptionist or to go back to her old profession. A two-dimensional wife coming to life in three dimensions... which otaku could resist!

Looking at the soulless and heartless girl, Zhou Mingrui clicked his tongue in regret: "Well done, take her to the warehouse and seal her up."

If the previous products could be categorized as civilian and entertainment-oriented, the next one is a proper military product—the universal driving suit, prototype.

Zhou Mingrui looked at the General Motors driving suit standing behind the tempered glass and suddenly felt like he was "stepping into the future".

The general-purpose driving suit looks like the nanotech bio-armor from Crysis, but it doesn't have the same exaggerated functions as bio-armor, or rather, its functions are not as advanced at this stage.

Super soldiers clad in nanotech bio-armor do look cool fighting on the front lines, but their primary purpose is to serve the game's setting. Their application shouldn't be limited to special forces; that would be too narrow.

Its research and development is not for individual combat, but to replace traditional anti-G suits/driving suits. It has a large number of electronic components embedded inside, mainly brainwave human-computer interaction.

Once the driver enters the vehicle (powered armor is also a vehicle), the driver wearing the universal driving suit will integrate into the circuit, rather than being in the circuit, reducing the difficulty of the driver's operation and increasing the vehicle's reaction speed.

The advantage of universality lies in its convenience for large-scale industrial production. As production lines are established and output increases, costs will decrease to an acceptable level. After all, war is not a game for one person.

With the continuous feedback of brainwave control data for artificial prosthetics, brainwave control technology will mature rapidly. After the military takes it and further enhances its stability, and after small-scale testing, it will only be a matter of time before it is deployed.

The universal driving suit's outer shell is woven from high-tech nanofibers mixed with carbon nanotubes, providing a fully sealed, three-proof function. After procurement, its functionality can be specifically enhanced according to the military branch, maximizing the driver's chances of survival after the vehicle is destroyed.

It's versatile, reliable, stable, easy to maintain, and increases soldiers' battlefield survivability. Doesn't that make the US furious?

Chapter 17 is arranged very clearly.

After watching the Shangqiu ambassador leave the reception room, Queen Estée rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on.

Recently, these people from Shangqiu have been buying up yellow crystals throughout the kingdom. After emptying the kingdom's inventory, they've started buying from the common people, and now they've almost completely depleted the kingdom's yellow crystal reserves...

Finally, Queen Estelle had to remind these fanatical Shangqiu people that the export destination for yellow crystal was the Empire, and it had little commercial value. The Empire did not export to the Kingdom of Bel at all. Perhaps only in commercialized cities like Crobel could yellow crystal be purchased in large quantities.

A few days later, the Kingdom of Bell had sold out of citrine. Without organic crystals, how could titanium crystals be manufactured?

The researchers' eyes immediately turned red. Because of this, the top officials in Shangqiu have been so pressured by various research units that they have been losing sleep. The pressure from the rest of the country is even greater!

Organic crystals are currently in extremely short supply, and there's even a shortage... This has forced the Chinese to consider establishing a company in Krobel, the largest international city on the mainland, to purchase them.

Therefore, the top officials in Shangqiu had to hold a meeting to discuss how to obtain more organic crystals; money was not an issue!