The bulletproof capability might be slightly inferior to Heavy Subdermal Armor, but it's very tough and provides excellent cushioning against impacts, and also has some automatic repair abilities.
Most importantly, it's flexible enough and doesn't require any major surgery to open up the skin, just an injection of nanorobots into the skin.
For current street combat, it's already adequate for defending against normal firepower. She has Sianwistan, so she doesn't need to face heavy firepower directly.
In fact, when truly facing heavy firepower, the role of Heavy Subdermal Armor is quite limited. Against those powerful weapons, wearing a heavy bulletproof vest is more useful than having a thick layer of armor under the skin.
Mercer nodded, feeling a bit tempted: "Get me one too..."
"Wait until you've installed the hacker prosthetics," Old Wei shook his head.
"This is so expensive, even the basic model costs 70,000 Euros..." V couldn't help but say: "A regular Heavy Subdermal Armor is only 50,000 Euros."
"Which is more important, life or money?" Mercer countered, making V sullen and speechless.
"And the Krenzikov, this also needs to be installed, right?
It can effectively help her control the acceleration of the Sianwistan, and also maximize her reaction speed and physical strength even when the Sianwistan is not activated.
With both combined, her combat intensity during slowed time should reach the top level."
After Mercer finished speaking, Old Wei sighed: "Should we, maybe, take it slow? At least install Krenzikov separately from the Sianwistan, let her adapt to it first, Mercer."
"Alright, Old Wei, I'll listen to you. Then we don't install Krenzikov just yet, let's just add a labor-saving shock absorber for the hand, along with matching artificial joints, tendon enhancements, and install the Sianwistan."
After Mercer finished speaking, Old Wei turned to V: "Are you sure you'll listen to him?
Even though I think your physical condition should handle it, since the 'cell adaptation' injection itself is already quite a burden, adding joint and tendon modifications can easily trigger inflammation and rejection reactions.
Plus, with the Sianwistan, which can accelerate your nervous system, after installation, your neurological burden will also be significant.
You might have headaches for days, and the inflammation will make you feel terrible."
"...Bring it," V gritted her teeth and agreed.
She believed Mercer wouldn't harm her.
"V..." At the crucial moment, Mercer hesitated: "Why not just install the Sianwistan first, adapt for a while... I'm actually not quite sure about your tolerance level either."
Seeing his hesitation, V instead relaxed and smiled: "No worries, go ahead, at worst I'll just take a few days' rest, plus I have the Pain Editor, if necessary I'll just crank up the Pain Editor's settings a bit."
"No, you must turn it down... No, it's best to directly remove that thing. Although numbness to pain can improve your performance in real combat, it can also make you easily overlook your body's discomfort.
By the time you notice the problem, it's often too late."
Mercer shook his head decisively, seriously saying: "Listen to me, V, why not just remove the Pain Editor altogether?"
"...Fine, it's just a piece of junk anyway, if we're not installing it, we're not installing it."
V displayed unexpected compliance.
Victor glanced at Mercer and chuckled: "She really trusts you."
"Of course, it's the charm of a brother, those who know, know." Mercer laughed heartily, then said: "That's it then, we'll delay the frontal lobe ICE for a week, not to push you too hard."
Victor commented: "Even if you wanted to push harder, I wouldn't agree... girl, if you're in pain all over, just curse at him—really thinks everyone is as thick-skinned as him."
"Haha, no worries, Old Wei, I can endure hardships." V said, warmly referring to Old Wei.
Victor shook his head and began contacting suppliers to send goods for him.
Mercer reminded: "Old Wei, do you have a new Network Access Vault? Don't forget I've got a girl here too."
"Yes, except Arasaka's new MK3 hasn't been launched yet, others like Zeta, Internet Supervision and such good stuff, I have them."
Old Wei nodded, glancing at Qiwei: "Why not let her go first? Just replacing a Brain-Computer Interface and a Network Access Vault won't take long."
"Sure." V got up from the surgical chair.
"I..." Qiwei looked a bit troubled: "It might cost quite a bit, right, Mercer? My stuff can still be used..."
"I know they're usable, but being usable and being good are two different concepts. Anyway, it's not like it's free. What I'm giving you guys is a loan, it's all to be repaid.
Don't blame me for making you spend money upgrading prosthetics."
Mercer said.
Qiwei shook her head: "How could I blame you... I'm just... never mind, thank you, A, I'll repay the money as soon as I can."
Mercer counted his wallet, thankfully earning a sum from Old Captain, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to upgrade both their prosthetics today.
V's set, fortunately, didn't require spending on the Sianwistan, yet even so, with a Prosthetic Eye, Subdermal Armor, joints, tendons, Brain-Computer Interface, it would cost 150,000 to 160,000.
A Network Access Vault alone would be 40,000 to 50,000 euros.
Sigh, poor, still too poor.
V scratched her head, didn't say anything—not knowing what to say.
The money spent on this prosthetic modification alone was enough to buy her out.
"Alright, Qiwei, let's do a check-up."
Mercer had Qiwei lie down for a check-up.
Old Wei scanned for a while and came to a conclusion.
"Intelligence 14, Reaction 12, Composure 13, Physical Potential 9... finally meeting a regular genius."
Old Wei let out a long breath.
"Am I... considered a genius?" Qiwei was a bit at a loss.